“Who is she? Is it the change I am waiting for, or will it be the calm before the storm?” A 18 year old boy, Takemoto, starts off in a old dilapidated house that has already been housing countless art college students for the last 25 years. He lives with a huge group of art students, [...]
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Since I've heard so much about the hugely popular Honey and Clover II I decided to do what I should have done months ago and check out the first series. By its very nature Honey and Clover isn't exactly action-packed but it made me laugh more than I have done in days. It achieves the crucial thing of taking ordinary daily events - be it an impromptu dinner party featuring cut-price croquettes, oversleep...
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I realised that, while I was really into Honey & Clover during its initial run, I never really thought about it afterwards. Even when the Chapters L and F came out, I reflected only on their comedic nature and didn’t even attempt to consider them in relation to the series at large. With this first episode [...]
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OP - (YUKI) - OP animation isn’t that great (I don’t get it; is the sculpture important somehow? I recognise Hagu’s poodle, but what about the rest of it?), but YUKI doesn’t sound quite like she’s strangling herself, and the bridge/chorus is awesome. In fact, by the end of the OP I’ve decided [...]
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So, episode 1 was like a recap of the entire season 1 after all. It might be a disappointment to those expecting something else, but it might be quite useful for those who haven’t seen season 1. Takemoto is narrating in this one. We see significant events that happened from season 1. And [...]
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So, the first episode was mainly a recap of all the important stuff happening in the first season, closing with Takemoto obtaining his driver’s license and the group all congratulating him. Honestly, if you have seen the first season there’d be practically no use for me posting screenshots of what you had already seen. Remember, however, [...]
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