Alternative TitlesJapanese: 涼風
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Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 7, 2005 to Dec 29, 2005
Duration:
23 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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SynopsisYamato Akitsuki travels to Tokyo alone to study in one of the high schools located within the area. He lives in with his aunt who operates a public bath solely for the ladies in the local district and begins his normal high-school life. One day, he chances upon a girl in school and is immediately mesmerised by her beauty. He is shocked when he realise later that the girl, Suzuka, is actually living next door to him. From then on, Yamato's ordinary life begins to change little by little.
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Related AnimeAdaptation: Suzuka
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Sentress
129 of 172 people found this review helpful
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26 episodes
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| Overall |
8 |
| Story |
8 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
7 |
I have to say after seeing the whole series even though a lot of people said it sucked..it kinda left an impression on me.
The general audience should be the one that likes romance, drama, and/or "slice of life" anime. Or simply someone who just wants to give it a try. So if you're looking for something funny with a bit of fanservice and a couple of action, I suggest you try other anime's out there. XD I recommend this anime to those who watches realistic anime under the romance-drama genre. Oh, sports anime fans may have a little something to enjoy here.
Even though the premise seems to come directly from Love Hina, this is hardly a harem anime (like anime with a lot of girls who all want this one guy, such as the titles Love Hina, or vice versa). The anime revolves around the relationship between Yamato and Suzuka.
There isn't much to complain about the aesthetics of the series. The character designs are pretty good and the music is okay. I love the piano background music when the characters are in somewhat not good situation. The areas where this anime truly shines are within the characters, their interactions, and their development throughout the series.
Throughout the anime, you are guided by the narration of Yamato (lead male character, who's far less wimpy than Love Hina's Keitaro XD) The character interactions and development is done very well and very realistically. (I could almost relate to Suzuka)
The narration by Yamato really provides some great insight into what goes on in the mind of a guy who has a crush on a girl. I was giggling everytime Yamato tries not to make a fool of himself everytime he's with Suzuka. XD There aren't any other interesting characters because there are quite a few. Although I find the supporting characters very useful especially towards to developing relationship between Yamato and Suzuka.
And Miss Suzuka here, our main lead female character, is my favorite character in the series. XD She's simple, nice with a cool attitude. I wonder why most of the people who decided to watch this, hated her guts. I mean, ok, she tends to be bitchy and bossy but she has her reasons. >:E
All in all, its a good series. I enjoyed watching it. ^^ Especially the ending episode.
The continuation of the series can be read through its manga. Go read it if you want to know what happened to them after the series. ;D
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Johnny_FBI
55 of 78 people found this review helpful
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26 of 26 episodes seen
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| Overall |
9 |
| Story |
8 |
| Animation |
6 |
| Sound |
6 |
| Character |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
One of the main problems of romantic anime is that you can always predict how it will end. Just look at the DVD-cover and read the title and you don’t need to watch it. So the plot itself is not what we watch romantic anime for, we watch it for interesting characters, their development and feelings.
But “Suzuka” was rather unusual experience for me; it kind of reminded me of “Macross”, because of the complicated love-triangle. First, we have Asahina Suzuka. You may call her tsundere, but the way she acts, thinks, feels makes her very realistic. At the times she can be very cold (her name actually means “Cold wind”) and uneasy to handle with but her warm, caring side is very touching.
Then you have Yamato Akitsuki. There is nothing special or unique about him, just your simple shounen hero. Luckily (for him, maybe) he manages to be not so stupid and irritating as other male heroes, like the ones from “Kimi ga Nozomu Eien”, “School Days” and “Elfen Lied” for example. Speaking of “Macross”, Yamato reminded me Hikaru, the way he couldn’t handle his own feelings was sort of the same.
Honoka, the second main heroine of the “Suzuka” is a caring, kind and cute girl who had a crush on Yamato for a long time. I can’t say that she is unusual type of character, but I glad that they didn’t make her as clichéd as Suzumiya from the “Kimi ga Nozomu Eien” (yes, I’m talking ‘bout it again and, yes, I don’t like this anime).
At first, I have to say one thing and don’t mention it again: sports theme plays no big role in “Suzuka” except the last 6-8 episodes.
The show starts rather slow and weak because nothing really happens; it’s like a long introduction to the characters. There are some times when romance goes completely away and we watch a typical mediocre shounen slice of life. But the second of the anime is just brilliant. We get to know Suzuka much more and Yamato changes dramatically.
What I liked the most about “Suzuka” is that every character behaves naturally. The way their feelings for each other were developing was almost life-like. Yes, it’s of course not perfect, but it definitely was great to not see in “Suzuka” any standard and over-used romantic clichés and exaggerating. And I must mention one more thing: usually, a main hero’s friend in this kind of show is an air-headed fool who thinks only about girls and tries to give stupid advices. But Yasunobu is nothing like that; he is calm and seems lot more mature than Yamato. In fact, in general all supporting characters were well-made.
This all good, but one of the main flaws of the series is a lack of those things which make you “feel” the show more: good music, animation and graphic. The animation of the show is quite poor: sport sequences look rather bad due to low budget (not sure, but I got a feeling that it IS a low-budget anime) and the whole visual style of the show is simple. I took a look at the manga and I think that black and white pages look much better. And the soundtrack is uninspired and mediocre. There are some nice tunes (like the second ending), but that’s just not enough for me. I can’t say anything about the opening because I couldn’t bring myself to listen to it even for a single time.
Still, all these flaws didn’t ruin the entertainment. The last 6-7 episodes of the show were very interesting and breathtaking; I was completely in to the story. I think that “Suzuka is a great example of how romantic anime should be made in terms of character development and depiction difficulties of their relationships.
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both got intense drama and depression
Like Suzuka, Kimi ga Nozomu Eien really shows the high school romance element, even though Kiminozo mostly takes place after the high school days. Also, they are both based off hit bishojo dating simulators of the same titles.
They both have to do with high school love situations. They both have drama. They both keep you watching and they both play a lot with you're emotions.
suzuka has to do a lot with a guy chasing a girl, they are both similar in the sense that they both have a lot of hearth breaking parts.
A lot less linear and far more serious than the typical drivel, both of these actually have a good story and aren't just time-killers you hope finish up quickly so you can watch the ending.
They both are dramas with a love triangle. They are both great!
This anime is recommended because the story is well made, romance and drama sets you to thinking about real life. Like Clannad-Kimi ga nozomu- kanon2006 this story will touch your emotions.
This anime has 26 nice episodes, the after story off this anime isn't shown but its readable in the manga. Still i recommend the anime and the manga to the fans of Clannad after story!
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Yamato Akitsuki travels to Tokyo alone to study in one of the high schools located within the area. He lives in with his aunt who operates a public bath solely for the ladies in the local district and begins his normal high-school life. One day, he chances upon a girl in school and is immediately mesmerised by her beauty. He is shocked when he realise later that the girl, Suzuka, is actually living next door to him. From then on, Yamato's ordinary life begins to change little by little.
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Both are about unrequited love and changing a person's feelings with the power of loooooooove ;-). Also they have a similar art style and humor and are about the same length!
Both of these Anime involve future dreams, finding true love and getting to know the other person better, not to mention living in close proxemity to a person, even if for Suzaka it is in thesame apartment complex that the male protagonist has. It is also about finding ones dreams.
Both are about unrequited love and about proving yourself despite what anyone else says. It's about chasing your dreams and the person you love. Both shows involve a protagonist that helps both themselves and their crush learn more about themselves as they begin to open up to the other person.
Itazura timeline is longer but you almost get the same feeling out of both of these series
They are both similar because of the "Love triumphs over all" concept the story gives out.
The comedy in both animes share the same concept too. "If the scene needs funny then it gets funny".
Both are unique in that, despite being anime, they actually have a coherent story, somewhat realistic character development, and aren't ladled with fan service.
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Opening Theme"Start Line" by COACH☆
Ending Theme#01: "Aoi FIELD" by COACH☆ (eps 1-14)
#02: "Kimi no Koto" by COACH☆ (eps 15-26)
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