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| So it looks like there won't be a love triangle after all -- and to be honest, that's fine by me. I just wonder if the new girl plays anything...if you added a sax to the trumpet-piano-bass-drums jam session from this episode, you'd have a classic jazz quintet. |
| That was so good. I am not exactly sure why he was so surprised to find out that the two of them are Christians though. o.o He seemed to not like it. I am actually thinking of giving this a 10 already. |
| nice episode! |
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| That was so damn beautiful. |
parfaited said: 25 minutes feel like 5. Such a delight watching this. Exactly! Really good episode! 5/5 |
| another great episode. now im very interested about couples and how it'll go. |
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| Yup, this is definitely the fucking anime of the season.I can not remember how many times I smiled and laughed throughout the episode. The music is superb, characters are amusing and those voices are amazing. The ending scene was pure bliss with Sheryl Nome entering the stage |
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parfaited said: 25 minutes feel like 5. Such a delight watching this. Spot-on. I was surprised to find out that after what only seemed to be a moment I was already halfway through the episode. Incredible. And I'm also glad there's not going to be a love triangle. That is way too played out. |
| Ara ara. |
| Thank god, no triangle. Now I just have to hope Ri-chan doesn't have a crush on Jun. |
| This show puts me on good mood. The characters feel so real and the interaction between them is really pleasent to watch. Add some excellent music and beautiful visuals to the mix and you got a damn good anime. |
| That was really awesome<3 Still my favorite show of the season so far! :D I honestly thought a love triangle was going to start. Guess I was wrong. Everything's too perfect though; I'm waiting for the conflict to arise... I'm so happy they used musical terms like syncopation and dissonance :) It shows that the show is true to its appreciation for music. Haha, and I know exactly how Richie (forgot his real name lol) felt when he was running from the recording to the piano. I do that ALL THE TIME :3 5/5 - I'm loving Sentaro. He's awesome :D |
| I don't even know where to begin to tell you how great this is. One thing for sure, the animationn during the jazz sessions are incredible, I love the attention to detail, we need more of this. I want that soundtrack, are they going to release it? The OP and ED don't fit in for my taste, though. |
| I was surprised about the addition of religion into this series but it's refreshing as it isn't that common in most recent series. The BGM starting when Kaoru was swimming circles around Ritsuko was mesmerizing. |
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| I know they're completely different series, but the church scene reminded me of the influence of Christianity in Samurai Champloo. Kaoru's cousin was watching him practice jazz, so I imagine there's going to be more drama with his family very soon. |
SalingaApr 19, 2012 1:41 PM
| (◕ᴥ◕し) Hello! Did you know? Barnacles have the largest penis to body size ratio of the animal kingdom. |
| Beautiful show. Nicely subtle and touching. This has become the weekly Anime I look forward to. |
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| Was looking forward to more homolust. Oh well - it still has homoeroticism. Hell, the only female in the show even looks like a man. |
SkelingtonMay 5, 2012 11:24 PM
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| Hmm unless... Love square?? Hope not. I'm good with these two pairs. XD I'll start to dislike if it'll start to get preachy too. Loving this anime. Can't decide if it's the 1st or 2nd best of the season. :O (Heh, and I thought it was originally going to be lame.) |
| This show is so beautiful. There just is no other way to describe it. The characters, the atmosphere, the artwork, the music.. It's all so beautiful and relaxing and damn refreshing. Best anime of the season. I don't care if it''s just the second episode, this is the best thing so far all year. |
| GAHHHHHHHH!. The pacing is so much better that the manga *o* I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH <33333 But UGHHHHHHHH, my least favorite character is coming now -_____- |
Skelington said: I was looking forward to more homolust. Oh well - it still has homoeroticism. Hell, the only female in the show even looks like a man. What's Asuka doing in Apollon? o.o Also nice to see Ricchan having some normal hairstyles this week. |
| レッツゴー ED イケイケゴーゴー |
 Bullying 101 right there. |
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| i'm not terribly concerned about the christian thing. i know yoko kanno said in a recent interview that she's not a christian (but that she has read the bible; plenty of non-christians [including myself] have read it), and i really doubt watanabe is. so i'm not concerned. i wonder what the japanese viewers think of it, though. considering christianity is so uncommon there, i bet knowledge of it is also lacking. |
| Oh Thursday, why do you have to be so far away now? Have to wait another week for the next episode, fun fun fun. |
| This is pure bliss. This show seriously has the potential for a 10, I pray that it keeps this up. |
| I can see myself giving this a 10 already. The character interaction is quite believable and fun to watch. Hope to see more of those live sessions. I love watching those fluid motions. |
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| Awesome show. Sentarou fell in love :3 |
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| im enjoying the music for this show. the soundtrack might be even better if they have mai yamane on a few tracks, she was great with kanno in bebop and darker than black's soundtracks. |
| I loved this episode! It really portrayed their growing friendship, and how close Ri-chan and Sentarou are. I don't know why but it's just so fun to watch this series. Almost heartwarming. |
| this anime is amazingly great |
| My second best anime of the season and maybe the whole year. We'll see. |
| That live session was amazing. When Kaoru was smiling. :D It made me smile so hard. Gah, this show is so mellow yet it is so delightfully entertaining. Love it. I wasn't interested in the Christianity part but I don't think that message will be too prominent. Kaoru's quirks are so amusing to watch. His constant movement and ability to be inside his head reminds me of myself in a sense. Love him, but I think it's hard not to love Sentaro more. All great characters here though. :) |
MrsSpooky said: basabeo said: That was so good. I am not exactly sure why he was so surprised to find out that the two of them are Christians though. o.o He seemed to not like it. I am actually thinking of giving this a 10 already. I think Christians make up .01 percent of the population of Japan, so finding a couple, and you KNOW them, especially in a town like where he's living now, IS a surprise. My best friend's parents were living in Tokyo for about four years. He was talking to them via iChat video conference one Easter Sunday when I went over and started talking to them too. They had no idea it was Easter - there are just too few Christians for anyone to really make any kind of deal out of it. Actually the series takes place in Nagasaki prefecture, and that's the place where Christianity was introduced from in Japan by Francis Xavier in the XVIth Century. For two centuries, Nagasaki was also the only city in Japan where foreigners were allowed to anchor and trade (Chinese and Ducth mainly in the beginning) and there still are a lot of Western mansions there, gardens and churches of course. The biggest and oldest churches in Japan still lie in Nagasaki and nowadays, it's about the only place in Japan where football is more popular than baseball ;) So, well, for a Tokyoite like Kaoru, seeing two Christians may seem like an unusual occurrence (especially in 1966 when Tokyo was far less cosmopolitan than now), but for Nagasaki, it's pretty normal. |
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| Personally, I think it would be nice to see a religious message in this. So long as it isn't "preachy". Just having a character learn about and perhaps convert to the religion would be enough. But if they go for shoving it down the viewers throats... Nah, that won't happen. |
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| Nice episode. loved the jazz sesh. Anyway Kaoru was surprised that they were Christians because not many people in Japan are Christians, less than 1% as someone previously stated. I'm so fucking glad that Sen and Kaoru are not gonna be fighting over Ritsu. No love triangle yay! but I am a little worried about Junichi... Anyway, it's kinda funny how Sen's always there to "save" the day. I'm very interested in his background story and hope they show us more about him. Like why Sen told Ritsu to not mention the priest saying he's "special." |
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