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| I jotted some thoughts as I watched Relaxing mood to start us off with nice music and scenery Ren-chon is so cute City girl moves into small country town Ahaha that part where it got all intense with her pet tanuki, Gu. Had a good laugh on that scene. I really like that relaxing atmosphere, I think I'm going to enjoy this series very much. |
XeralliteOct 7, 2013 9:29 PM
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| Wow. This could be a rival not for just Kiniro Mosaic, but maybe even Tamayura in the conversation for best slice of life anime of 2013. |
| So calm and the characters are adorable. The scenery is GORGEOUS. |
| wow gay |
| That song at 10:10 into the episode, sooo cute XD |
| Seems like a good little slice of life. |
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| everything was perfect i felt like i could sleep at some points in a good way because the ost was so relaxing, the art on those backgrounds was perfects ,the girls are perfect (ren the most),cute and funny ,buuut it was so slow guess it was a good choice for a calm town |
| For a preview of Episode #2 (Mon Oct 14th), you can see five still images here: http://nonnontv.com/story/s02.html Just below the still images, there is a three-line summary of the episode in Japanese. Besides that, here is something else that could definitely be a major spoiler! |
okanaganOct 7, 2013 9:57 PM
| Wow, colour me surprised. I enjoyed that way more than I was expecting to. It has a generic premise, sure, but it has all of the makings of a wonderful slice of life. It has reasonably realistic characters (no obnoxious "moe" traits), dialogue that feels more natural/genuine and less forced, pacing that is slow enough as to allow for moments of reflection, but not so slow as to bore, and a soothing OST. Well done, Non Non Biyori. |
JoshOct 7, 2013 10:19 PM
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| Good stuff. It's unsettling that the setting is like a cross between Hinamizawa and Sotoba, but this was very amusing. Psychedelic name! |
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vampko said: Show of the season! Man....that was cuteness personified! Lots of hilarious moments too xD I'm gonna really enjoy this one! Why am I not surprised to see you here? xD |
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| I am a fan of the manga and this anime is better than I expected so I am happy. But I am even more pleasantly surprised by how many fans in Japan are saying that "this is the countryside I knew!" "this is the countryside I have been longing for" or "this is the place where I grew up!". If this is generic, it is generic that resonates with people. And this is what a very well made SoL should be like, something where you can see love and care from the staff in every aspects, from the visual, to the music, and of course character designs. By the way, for anyone who wonders, the setting is based on the countryside in Okayama prefecture in western Japan. Fans in Japan are quick to spot things like this. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| NANO.RIPE!!!! Haha, got too excited and put that before I even watched the whole episode. Anyway, not your average school series, since things are much more serene. Also not your average because the characters are of different ages, yet they are all good friends. It would be nice, though, to see their interaction with the community in that country (by community, I just mean anyone besides themselves, probably adults). Anyway, I wasn't expecting anything from the genre tags- comedy, slice-of-life, school, but I think it's going to be pretty enjoyable and relaxing to watch ( ^ ^ ) , and oh.my.god, Hotaru is so cute >< that brother, though, lol, what to say about him? xD |
Yasu-kunOct 7, 2013 10:51 PM
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| That was surprisingly entertaining considering the fact that nothing really happened. The artwork sure is nice, significantly better than strike the blood which is by the same studio. Sure looks like a pleasant little addition to the season. |
| ah this seems like a great anime to relax too. really enjoyed the first ep. 5/5 |
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| Oh, nice ... l see you guys have 4 pages comments. and here i thought this would be like Tamayura and no one really watches this anime :D I loved the whole anime. the silence between the scenes were amazing. they were just standing there and a car just passed by and they just still stand there. l laughed at that part. Definitely one of my top anime to watch this season. |
| wow. absolutely great. was going to watch this before work, good thing i didnt, just the thing i needed after a long days work to unwind, this show really gives me a strong 'my neighbor totoro x tamayura' vibe. thats a very good thing, thank god crunchyroll picked this up, to think that no one was going to sub this. next week cant come soon enough |
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| That was outside my expectation It was a really relaxing episode, with calming music and great sceneries |
| Wow. That was great! I love the idyllic atmosphere. This shall be my healing anime for the Fall season. I lol'd hard at the end, btw. "I knew it!" |
| looks good 4/5 |
| this looks pretty normal i guess lolis everywhere |
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| 02:13 dat purposely-done-badly track 03:00 lol 07:23 dat sensei with the −＿− eyes 14:14 LOOOOOOL 22:19 "Konkai wa koko made." Hai hai wakatta yo Nice direction. Hotarun = Justice. Nice preview format. 7/10 for this ep. |
| Isayama Hajime should be awarded The Manga with The Highest Inconsistencies of Characters' Appearances. He keeps performing multiple plastic surgeries on those Shingeki No Kyojin characters in a SINGLE chapter. Yes, I've read up to the latest chapter of Shingeki No Kyojin manga. Forced myself to read through the kidsketching chapters after the anime's ended. At least from now on, I only have to go through the hell once a month. Patiently awaiting SNK TV/movie/OVA anime-sequel. The 2015 SNK live-action movie would probably suck. |
| The reviews so far by Anime News Network are not enthusiatic: Theron Martin -- 2 / 5 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2013/the-fall-anime/theron Bamboo Dong -- 3 / 5 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2013/the-fall-anime/bamboo - - - - - - - After watching carefully, I spotted a mistake: |
okanaganOct 8, 2013 5:22 AM
okanagan said: The reviews so far by Anime News Network are not enthusiatic: Theron Martin -- 2 / 5 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2013/the-fall-anime/theron Bamboo Dong -- 2.5 / 5 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2013/the-fall-anime/bamboo Apart from the fact that one of them fails at correctly formatting (it's actually the Gundam anime that got 2.5, NNB got a whopping 3) and the other fumbles up the names, I fail to see how the opinion of two random people is more worthy than the opinion of other people, including mine. Just saying |
| I want Rambo in a mecha-suit with a laser-chainsaw gun that fires nuclear warheads, fighting the love-child of Predator, Alien, a group of Bangladeshi terrorists, and Satan. (Actually that would be a pretty sick show) - StopDropAndBowl |
| Wordsmith, thank you. Error fixed. 3/5 not 2.5/5 by Bamboo Dong. |
| Very nice start, I really like slow paced anime, it's like watching Tamayura ^^ 5/5 |
| Nice episode, great SoL. Lol at the end, busted! I don't like the flute play at the beginning, it's pace doesn't match with the BGM, sometimes it's slower, sometimes it's faster, it ruined the pace. I also don't like the voice they used to sing the OP song and the ED song, the musics alone are great. There are too many pauses moments there, but not that I mind. |
| Honobono Log - best slice of life short -------------------------------------------- most kawaii loli overlord ---------------------------- Donquixote Doflamingo AMV - Control |
| How is that a seinen. I'm not even sure what kinda audience they are targeting with that. Nah, not hopping on. |
| aw this was a sweet first episode. really relaxing, and i really like ren-chon so far C: poor 5th student though, can't even hang out with the girls and then even falls into the hole lol |
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| Kinda boring but I will watch a bit more |
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| lordvcad said: Is it just me or does that intro sound like The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin? Yeah, a bit. Let's hope Led Zeppelin doesn't sue them. |
| I can't help but think about Chihiro whenever I hear Kana Asumi's voice. |
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Welil said: How is that a seinen. I'm not even sure what kinda audience they are targeting with that. Nah, not hopping on. Well, it's MUCH too slow paced to be a shounen... kids of that age can't sit still and enjoy something of this nature, it's geared to a more mature audience. Hence, seinen. |
| eeeh the girls are too fragile, makes me wanna smack them |
 ^ Why isn't this updating... |
okanagan said: That's the MAIN PROBLEM with ANN. They have an allergy against Slice-of-Life show that has no drama in it and anything that smacks of moe. The problem is all the graver as too many people go there to find out about what they should watch and could get influenced by their biased view.The reviews so far by Anime News Network are not enthusiatic: Theron Martin -- 2 / 5 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2013/the-fall-anime/theron Bamboo Dong -- 3 / 5 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2013/the-fall-anime/bamboo |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
symbv said: okanagan said: That's the MAIN PROBLEM with ANN. They have an allergy against Slice-of-Life show that has no drama in it and anything that smacks of moe. The problem is all the graver as too many people go there to find out about what they should watch and could get influenced by their biased view.The reviews so far by Anime News Network are not enthusiatic: Theron Martin -- 2 / 5 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2013/the-fall-anime/theron Bamboo Dong -- 3 / 5 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2013/the-fall-anime/bamboo I wouldn't care too much about reviews anyway. You have to see something in order to be able to actually build your own opinion about it. There were some shows on MAL with pretty low ratings which I enjoyed quite a lot (Such as Hidan no Aria, Hoshizora e Kakeru Hashi or Yumekui Merry (All ~ 7,15)) and there were a lot which I didn't like at all with a much higher score (Shingeki no Kyojin, Lucky Star, Sora no Otoshimono). |
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| It made me feel calm and relaxed, I really need that. I love the cherry blossom scene. And I knew it was the country as well! |
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| Instead of making me calm it just made me impatient, don't have time for this atm, unfortunately dropped. Although props to the OP, ED impressed. Nano.ripe <3 |
Romedbaumann said: I wouldn't care too much about reviews anyway. You have to see something in order to be able to actually build your own opinion about it. There were some shows on MAL with pretty low ratings which I enjoyed quite a lot (Such as Hidan no Aria, Hoshizora e Kakeru Hashi or Yumekui Merry (All ~ 7,15)) and there were a lot which I didn't like at all with a much higher score (Shingeki no Kyojin, Lucky Star, Sora no Otoshimono). Basically this. I usually go only with the cover picture + discription. Sometimes the picspam on sancom for certain series brings them to me. Or the good old recommendation from people who I know share my interests. EDIT: Also, I will now watch the episodes for this anime before going to bed, to get the MAX soothing effect. (Did the same with Tamayura and it worked well^^) |
| I want Rambo in a mecha-suit with a laser-chainsaw gun that fires nuclear warheads, fighting the love-child of Predator, Alien, a group of Bangladeshi terrorists, and Satan. (Actually that would be a pretty sick show) - StopDropAndBowl |
| Symbv said: ANN ... have an allergy against Slice-of-Life show that has no drama in it and anything that smacks of moe. It seems that you are correct ! "Comedies about idling schoolgirls are the cockroaches of anime -- brilliantly simple pests superbly adapted to thrive and reproduce in their chosen environment ... syrupy sweetness ... moe eccentricity." Carl Kimlinger Anime News Network http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2013/the-fall-anime/carl |
| Nice and peaceful. Best way to describe this episode and probably this anime, been reading some of the manga which was nice. Just wonder how the rest of this anime will turn out. |
| Cute Characters + Good Comedy + Nano Ripe = WIN! I'm glad other people are liking this. |
RediceRyan said: Weirdest thing is, THERES A BOY IN THE CLASS, who is completely ignored and segregated. No one mentions him, no one hangs out with him, we don't see his face. He falls through the floor in a joke. Just something weird about that. He is the only boy in the whole town. Something will come of it. He has the perfect chance to have a harem. I do not think they are ignoring him, remember he is a 3rd year so he probably regards the girls as kids, he probably thinks of himself as an adult that either will start working on a farm next year or will have to travel somewhere else to attend high school. As for the harem, I think at that age you dream about older girls (as far as I can remember lolicons are college students or older). |
eldest said: wow. absolutely great. was going to watch this before work, good thing i didnt, just the thing i needed after a long days work to unwind, this show really gives me a strong 'my neighbor totoro x tamayura' vibe. thats a very good thing, thank god crunchyroll picked this up, to think that no one was going to sub this. next week cant come soon enough Heh, I also downloaded this early in the morning but waited till evening once I get home :) Also reminded me of a "Tamayura with rural setting", maybe I'll wait till the end of the season to start rewatching Aria. The soundtrack was pleasantly surprising. |
| I've fallen in love with this series already. Anime of the season right here. (edit: at least of the eleven ones I've seen so far) |
kuuderes_shadowOct 8, 2013 1:52 PM
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
okanagan said: Symbv said: ANN ... have an allergy against Slice-of-Life show that has no drama in it and anything that smacks of moe. It seems that you are correct ! "Comedies about idling schoolgirls are the cockroaches of anime -- brilliantly simple pests superbly adapted to thrive and reproduce in their chosen environment ... syrupy sweetness ... moe eccentricity." Carl Kimlinger Anime News Network http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2013/the-fall-anime/carl ANN writers and reviews are terrible anyway. I mean who votes down Kill la Kill just because it references Nazis? They can't review properly at all. I like this show. A lot. I need another healing show of the season, and this seems perfect fit; the lovely aura, slow pacing, chill atmosphere and laid-back story. It achieves what it wants and knows what it is; nothing more. I'll continue this for my daily healing. |
| This anime reminded me a bit of Tamayura. I like SoL, relaxing shows so I decided to give this a try and I like it, I'm looking forward to the next episode :) It has a beautiful scenario (I loved the first two minutes), it's countryside, healing and charming, when I ended watching the ep I felt sorry for the boy but in general I felt calm. And it has nano.RIPE ^^ P.S: I'm still learning english. |
| I'm learning English so maybe I make mistakes :) |
| Wow, this was really nice. I even laughed out loud a few times. Watching shows because of nano.RIPE proves once again to be a fantastic method for picking out what anime to watch this season. |
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