It’s the end of Shun as we know it. =P Episode 06 – Glasses and Et Cetera Awww, you didn’t think that I had forgotten this series did you? =) I finally managed to find some down time to watch this episode and I must say that I quite liked what I had seen for [...]
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With summer ending, the boys gather at Kaname’s house to finish their homework. Inspired by his own study tools, Chizuru asks Kaname when he began wearing classes. Thinking he looked terrible in glasses, Kaname recalls how he refused to wear them in front of his friends. Some moments in a series are just priceless and in [...]
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This episode started with what I've been waiting for since the first episode: Shun getting his hair cut! In fact, a lot of this episode was filled with short-haired Shun goodness, although most of it came from the flashback that made up the majority of the episode. This week was another Kaname-centric episode, focusing on a story from middle school where the twins trick Kaname into showing them what he looks like in glasses. I liked this flashback a lot more than I've liked the previous ones focusing around the characters in preschool since this time around there wasn't too big of an age difference this time around, so there wasn't that strange feeling of the kids acting way too old for their age. That said, huh, they were exactly the same in middle school as they are in high school. I know that this isn't the right show for it, but wouldn't it have been amusing if one of them was randomly going through a rebellious phase of some kind? And also, wow that a deep voice you've got for a first-year, Kaname. Any bets on who reached puberty first? Anyway, the plot, while simple, was pretty amusing. It was easy to figure out that Kaname was freaking out over nothing and that Yuki was perfectly fine, but I wasn't expecting it to turn into an elaborate prank just to win the thumb wrestling match. And it served the double purpose of showing Kaname that he really does need his glasses... so that he can tell the twins apart so that they can't prank him so easily. But even with all the hilariousness going on--the return of Kaname's mother, spending money on useless "study" items, Yuki and Yuta in training to become the next Fred and George--this episode was a bit of letdown after last week when it really showed what it could do with its characters. This was probably because of the flashback focus in a time period before Chizuru and Masaki showed up, bringing it back to the original four with their less-than-thrilling adventures. While it was handled a lot better this time around than in the earlier episodes, I can't wait to get back to the tension that started building with the previous episode. This episode went back to it a little at the end, with Masaki getting to be the first person besides the boys to see Shun's new haircut, and from seeing that I would much rather that the show cut way back on the flashbacks unless it's something that absolutely needs to be said about the main characters that wouldn't be discussed otherwise. The character relationships are set, we've got more than enough background on everyone, so what are we waiting for? Maybe Shun's haircut is the show's green light to more episodes like the previous one. Images from Crunchyroll.com.
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Out of all the currently aired episode of Kimi to Boku, episode 5 is so far, the best episode ever. A lot of interesting stuff happened in this episode. Ok, lets get to what episode 5 is all about. Summer vacation just started, and Chizuru is really excited to start his first day of summer [...]
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Out of all the currently aired episode of Kimi to Boku, episode 5 is so far, the best episode out off all of them. A lot of interesting stuff happens in this episode and I really like this episode. Ok, lets get to what episode 5 is all about. Summer vacation just started, and Chizuru [...]
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Now this is what I expected going into this show. After three episodes of bad pacing and one episode of distractingly lazy animation, it looks like the show has finally hit its stride. There were no awkward childhood flashbacks, the cats were back in full force, and stuff actually happened in this episode! Now that the viewers have spent a sufficient amount of time getting to know the main cast and their quirks, this episode finally set them lose in true slice-of-life comedy fashion. The humor was one of the many strengths of this episode, as I've mentioned before that the scattered humor throughout the previous episodes always worked for me. A lot of it was generated by Chizuru this time around (I was pretty amused seeing him act the Spongebob to Kaname's Squidward...and yes, this comparison is stuck in my head now) but there were also a lot of laughs from the twins, who continue to be loveable deadpan trolls-in-training. I'll admit that I was a bit concerned last week when I saw that this episode was focused around the anime staple of going to a random festival, but it worked for introducing yet another element to the series that has only been hinted at before: love triangles. So for starters, Masaki likes Shun, which was pretty obvious from the get-go, and after butting heads for most of the episode, it looks like Chizuru likes her too. And now there's Kaname's deal as well... As shown in the last episode, despite being the butt of the twins' jokes for liking older women, he actually does currently like a girl who is older than him--the older sister of his childhood friend/neighbor. And also shown in the last episode, it seems like she likes Kaname. I'm going to need a chart before all of this is over, won't I? Anyway, I approve of this new development since it gives the characters a better chance to branch out and interact than in the previous episodes where the content was stretched thin to the point of breaking. Also, adding in the romance aspect is finally starting to make the boys act like boys, which has been my main request since the first episode. Of course, the obvious exception here is Shun once again, but the inclusion of Chizuru provides a nice counterbalance. If the rest of the episodes in this series are as good as this one, I'll be a happy blogger. Images from Crunchyroll.com.
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Shounen ai vibes without the Shounen ai~ ~Guess who’s taking over Kimi to Boku, you guys! I actually feel this is a little expected of me to end up covering this show; I mean, slice of life, cute boys, young boys, feminine boys, TWINS. This just screams Hoshi blog-material. Now I wasn’t here for the [...]
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Kaname is the narrator for this episode. I love it when he starts reminiscing about their childhood at the kindergarten, just the four of them being precocious kids that they were. The twins with their tendency for trouble and Kaname for his affection for his kindergarten teacher. No wonder Kaname seemed so distant with Koichi-sensei. [...]
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「Noisy Medicine」 After such a rough start, Kimi to Boku is slowly turning into the show I expected it to be. While this may not be the best indication of whether or not a show is getting better, I found myself laughing a lot throughout this fourth episode.
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Final impression – different, but not different enough (5/10) Autumn 2011 (13 episodes) (more info) Kimi to Boku is a school drama about a group of childhood friends who have become high school students and are now relying on their shared pasts and camaraderie to enjoy their youth and shape the adults they are going [...]
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There were only three cats in this episode! What will this show do without its cats?! All kidding aside, plot-wise I found this episode pretty enjoyable. The focus this time is on Kaname, the tsun tsun serious member of the group, who gets a cold after Chizuru forces everyone to practice for a mixer outside during the rainy season. There's also a little backstory, where the flashback to preschool segment is allowed to run its course during the first half instead of being randomly spaced throughout the episode. I liked this setup much better, although I still have a problem with the kids acting a bit old for their age...and just calling it precocious doesn't cut it. Anyway, during the flashback I thought that we were getting an explanation for why Kaname acts a bit strangely around their teacher, but it turned out that both of them haven't made the connection from the past to the people in the present, so I guess that there's more going on there. Also, surprisingly enough, another girl character was introduced this episode! Apparently she's a childhood friend, and Kaname's classic tsundere reaction means that I'm auto-shipping them. And I can't forget Kaname's mother! She's something that you really have to see for yourself... So while I did get a lot of enjoyment from this episode, particularly in the second half when things turned mostly to comedy (the dog pile on the bed was a particularly funny moment, as well as the fact that they walked off with all of Kaname's notes), but I have to admit that I've seen this before done better. What Lucky Star pulls off in a minute takes this show half an episode. I've come to like the slow and steady pace that this anime has established, but what's going to happen when it gets to the "drama" and "romance" aspects listed in its genres on MAL? Will it adjust the pace to accommodate for that? Finally, I know that last week I promised to stop complaining about the animation, but in this episode it really bugged me because... well, there was hardly any animation at all. The majority of the episode consisted of still images with only the character mouths moving. When I watch anime, I expect, you know animation. I don't think that this is the kind of show that's going to need a huge budget for its finale. Unless CG cherry blossoms cost a lot more than I thought. Anyway, next week has a festival. Hopefully Shu doesn't wear something with flower print... That could get confusing... Images from Crunchyroll.com.
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