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Monday, 26 December 2011

Seto no Hanayome



                Seto no Hanayome is a story about Nagasumi who was forced to marry Seto San after discovering that she was a mermaid. According to the mermaid law, if any human saw a mermaid in their 'mermaid form',  the mermaid has to be killed or they have to get married. even by reading you know that it's comedy, it's hardcore comedy to the core ==.

Story:8/10
                 For its genre, i'd say Seto no hanayome is one of the best. The story isn't complex and most of the episodes are just for comedic purpose so few were involved in the actual plot. all this doesn't matter because the comedy will leave you laughing and wanting for more.

                 even though it's hardcore comedy, we still get to see the growth of the relationships between the characters. Most of the female characters shows interest in Nagasumi but not to the extent where i would call this a romance anime. The only real romance only goes around between San and Nagasumi.

                  I liked how in Seto no Hanayome how episode 12/13 is a major part of the story. It makes you feel like this anime is seperated to two parts because after this they introduce a new character(Shiranui) plays an important role towards the story and ending.

                    episode 12/13 will end with San saving Nagasumi and in the end(episode 25/26), Nagasumi returns the favour by saving San from a perverted fish. these parts of the anime is just awesome, especially the ending. When you read the manga, you'll see that the anime ending doesn't really happen but the ending really feels like a movie, awesome music + action and there's still comedy even  in the serious moments of battle.

Art: 8/10
                    The art is very sharp and cute, gives you the impression of a comedy anime

Sound: 9/10
                     the op was funny to begin with. Jokes were made funnier with the sound effects.

Characters:
                      Nagasumi isn't that special. He's the type of protagonist is forced to accept everything and life. Nagasumi doesn't make most of the comedy, he's more of a medium to channel the comedy. however, you'll get to see him rock in the end.

                      San's the cute heroine of the story, from appearance to her voice, everything about San is perfect.She resembles the type of good wife any guy would want.  

                        most of the supporting characters are just damn funny specifically - Edomae, Hideyoshi and the fish trio. you have to watch for yourselves to experience the comedy.

Overall: 10/10.
                       Being a purely comedy anime, I think Seto no Hanayome is the best from all the animes i have watched. every episode was funny and the ending was satisfying. I just can't ask for more.


Anime Vs. manga:
                       The disappointing part is the manga. When I found out Seto no hanayome's manga is still ongoing, I almost jumped in excitement. First page, and I already lost interest, the art is just too simple. that's not the only bad part, all the new characters in the manga which are not shown in the anime are female and........ lesbians. They seem to show interest only towards San and will do anything to get close to her like a yandere character would. Because of all this, i stick with the anime and stopped reading the manga.
Have fun watching! :)




try watching the op, comedy fans will know this is an awesome anime with just this.




Monday, 19 December 2011

Tora Dora



   
              Tora Dora is one of the most unique anime of its genre. its not your typical rom-com anime.
It's a new school year and Ryuuji Takasu discovers that not only is he in the same class as his best friend, Yuusaku Kitamura, but also Minori Kushieda whom he's had an undisclosed crush on for quite some time. Along with the two of them comes the “Palmtop Tiger”, tiny Taiga Aisaka and Minori's best friend. Despite her small stature, Taiga takes nothing from anybody and is secretly in love with Kitamura. Ryuuji and Taiga, despite their oil and water relationship, agree to mutually support each other in their quests for their hearts' desire.(taken from myanimelist)

            its unique thing how its genre changes slowly. When you watch the first episode, you wouldn't think that it would change into a drama with all the funny characters and ost. it starts of by being a comedy anime and ends with drama. with this, it became one of the most successful anime of the year 2009.

              Story: 9/10, it deserves this score for its ambition and such. the only thing i wasn't satisfied with is its ending, i really couldn't understand it. what happened? it's the type of story that will suck you in making you want to know whats gonna happen next. especially during the final episodes of Tora Dora where everything starts to become clear of who likes who. I won't spoil the fun but it's kinda funny when the person who starts off with no one liking him eventually gets everyone's attention.

               Characters:7/10  the use of small tsundere characters is very famous nowadays with story like zero no tsukaima, hayate no gotoku, shakugan no shana. almost every character is unique in its own way. one character is related to another and you can even call it a love-pentagon. the characters begin to get interesting during the second half of the story. they find out their true feelings and you can see jelousy, honesty, sacrifice, betrayal and such.

               music/art: nothing much to say, everage i guess. the only thing is the ost. it'll give you the impression that this anime is a comedy but it's actually gonna turn into a drama.

                overall: 8/10, i would give a 9/10 but i just hated the ending. i would recommend this to anyone looking for something out of the ordinary.


                    
       
             i've also read the light novel but for this story, the anime version is better. because it just shows the emotion of the characters very well. like any other anime adapted from a novel, the novel is way more detailed than the anime but its really slow because it takes time to read every single word. The anime gives you this feeling of excitement and rush where you feel like an episode moves by really quickly.


               heres a preview, really. just by watching it. you'll think its gonna be like hardcore comedy, don't be fooled :D.