Management: Reviews are inherently an act of attempting to paint the personal as the universal, but this piece in particular is overtly meant to share my personal experience of this show. I hope you enjoy it. “Coming of age stories” … Continue reading →
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Whatever lessons you take from Uchouten Kazoku, at least learn to NOT wear ties like these There are some anime, which literally touch you on an emotional level because the character not just merely enact their story but they resonate with you somehow, to the extent that you reflect their shown emotions. Coming from Tomihiko […]
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The Eccentric Family This series summed itself up perfectly, so i’ll open with that; “As long as we’re all living, as long as we’re all having fun, that should do it, right? We’re tanuki. If someone were to ask me how tanuki should live their lives, this is how I would answer. The tanuki wriggling […]
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Uchouten Kazoku‘s final had a big exciting scene in it, but mainly it was a lot of mythical creatures talking about not much. The big scene, Friday Fellows vs. Tengu, was as weird as I expected. Unlike Railgun S, which I watched earlier today, here’s a confrontation that no one expected or really wanted, apart […]
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I have one word that I can use to describe my experience with Uchouten Kazoku: Magical. This show took me back to that time when I saw Miyazaki films for the first time as a kid. And while it’s not perfect, I can’t tell you how much re-experiencing that feeling means to me.   What […]
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Finally, the cream of the crop. With these two I’m done with all the shows on my list that were worth watching. Except for Teekyuu, but posting about that is just redundant. Teekyuu justifies itself. Oh wait, Love Lab. Well shit. Gin no Saji A city boy’s misadventures in the countryside. Along with Tamayura this […]
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Note: If you are offended by this review, don’t worry. I’m not addressing you. So after being given time to think it over, I realized I was too hasty in judging Eccentric Family as harshly as I did. It really is one of the best anime in recent years and everyone should praise it to high […]
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Note: If you are offended by this review, don’t worry. I’m not addressing you. So after being given time to think it over, I realized I was too hasty in judging Eccentric Family as harshly as I did. It really is one of the best anime in recent years and everyone should praise it to high […]
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Premise: In Kyoto, there are three kinds of residents: humans, tanuki, and tengu. Shimogamo Yasaburou is the third son of the Shimogamo tanuki family. His father, Souichirou, had been the head of Kyoto tanuki community until he was eaten by the human members of the “Friday Fellows”. While taking care of an old tengu, fighting with [...] Related posts: Uchouten Kazoku/Love Lab [First Impressions] Zabi versus the summer: Uchouten Kazoku, Gifuu Doudou and Rozen Maiden Mawaru Penguindrum [Review]
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The ending was mostly as I expected. Little brother and Yajiro save the day, everyone survives, and we go back to life as before. In a way, that’s the show’s main point: don’t get tied down by grand ambitions, but … Continue reading →
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Pretty much my reaction to the entire thing. Let me start out by saying that yes, I get the appeal of Eccentric Family somewhat. The visuals are great. The setting is decent. The characters aren’t annoying. The way it uses its dialogue can be clever. It’s a well-made anime technically with a lot of effort […]
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Pretty much my reaction to the entire thing. Let me start out by saying that yes, I get the appeal of Eccentric Family somewhat. The visuals are great. The setting is decent. The characters aren’t annoying. The way it uses its dialogue can be clever. It’s a well-made anime technically with a lot of effort […]
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What a warm, inviting show.  Well, until humans start trying to eat cute tanuki moms and tengu get drunk and start blowing people away with hurricane force winds!  GEEZUS Akadama!  Calm the f*ck down!  Oh god!  He’s looking this way!  Run awa- AAAAAAAAH! With everything coming to a head at the Sensuiro, we’re given the […]
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What a warm, inviting show.  Well, until humans start trying to eat cute tanuki moms and tengu get drunk and start blowing people away with hurricane force winds!  GEEZUS Akadama!  Calm the f*ck down!  Oh god!  He’s looking this way!  Run awa- AAAAAAAAH! With everything coming to a head at the Sensuiro, we’re given the […]
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「有頂天家族」 (Uchouten Kazoku) "The Eccentric Family" Tengu: 0.5, Tanuki: 1, Humans: 0.
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When I was young, I was often moved from location to location due to my dad’s studies as he tried to do his second round of residencies in a hope […]
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Yaichiro informs the elders of Soun’s treachery, but he stubbornly feigns innocence. Enraged, Yaichiro transforms him into a tiger and throws Soun through the wall, into the room where the Friday Fellows relocated. They have mother in a cage, which even enraged Soun, and when Hotei gets a good look at her, refuses to let […]
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Last Uchouten Kazoku. If I said I didn’t want it to end, that’d be kind of missing the point, right? Well, good, because I’m actually perfectly comfortable with it ending. Uchouten Kazoku has lived well – offering us many beautiful … Continue reading →
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Just marveling in the art of Uchouten Kazoku What chance does Yashiro have at trying to save Yasaburou? Is he really going to storm in, or will he come up with another idea that will work better?  Circularity Open your mouth and close your eyes… Once again, I liked the circularity that Uchouten Kazoku continues […]
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