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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Awesome episode. Good to see actual progression in a relationship after only three episodes. I'm so glad it's not one of those shows. I hope it keeps going this well to the end. Been a great show so far. |
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| Very, very, very good episode. It's just great to see these characters in colour and motion, especially with a fitting soundtrack to add to the sensation. Although I'm still not entirely convinced the VAs are the best match they're definitely growing on me. Oh and.. Fumi is cuuute :'D |
| Great episode. I'm wondering if this will be able to catch up to the manga though. So much for them to cover. niwasatou said: Although I'm still not entirely convinced the VAs are the best match they're definitely growing on me. I'd have to agree with you on that. However, by the end of the season I'll probably have the VA voices in my head when I read the manga... resistance is futile. |
| Great episode, i wanted to see that kiss tho ^^ |
| Nice progression, still having trouble remembering all the names. |
| Same opinion as everyone... loved the episode, enjoyed how well the scenes were portrayed however I wanted to see that kiss. This anime is such a glorious tease. ^_^ |
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| Good episode, very touching. I kind of expected to see Fumi get caught with Sempai by the girl that got rejected, but didn't happen. Can't wait for more episodes, it's so lovey dovey. :) |
| ~i wonder why i kkep watching this when i hate yuri this much, but the show is kinda nice, so once i strated i guess i wont drop it just for this... |
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kaena said: wtf???? is homosexuality something tahts normally accepted in japan??? i mean wtf??? a normal girl would just back off and be pissed if another girl tried to kiss her i mean wtf????? Then don't watch it..homosexuality is EVERYWHERE. Not just Japan. And they liked each other. So yes. Kissing someone you like, regardless of gender, IS normal. >__> Otherwise great episode <3 I wish they showed the actual kiss though..*must find the manga* |
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kaena said: wtf???? is homosexuality something tahts normally accepted in japan??? i mean wtf??? a normal girl would just back off and be pissed if another girl tried to kiss her i mean wtf????? 1) It's yuri. 2) She asked Fumi out and she accepted, so the possibility for kissing was enabled. Excellent episode. I was dissappointed they didn't show that kiss though... |
| I'm going to save some time on every Saturday morning from now on just to watch new episodes of this ASAP. Moments of beautiful atmosphere have been built up so early on, and the characters are intriguing, and not exaggerated in any way. Interesting to see the animation, especially of character movement, become so much looser. It doesn't look bad, but I don't think it'll lend much more to the style until I've had another episode or two to get used to it. This series only looks to get better so far and in the future, which is a brilliant sign. My clear favorite of the season, and now I really anticipate whenever I get around to watching H+C. Not very related, but awindslowly said: kaena said: wtf???? is homosexuality something tahts normally accepted in japan??? i mean wtf??? a normal girl would just back off and be pissed if another girl tried to kiss her i mean wtf????? 1) It's yuri. 2) She asked Fumi out and she accepted, so the possibility for kissing was enabled. Excellent episode. I was dissappointed they didn't show that kiss though... I feel so much nerdier than ever for instantly wondering if you'd switched topics to a VN with 'kissing being enabled.' XP And to Kaena, Fumi's already a lesbian, seems you missed the rather blatant implications about her cousin. |
| The guy inside me wanted to see that kiss =( Still, I'm totally digging the character development. |
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| This show has really started to grow on me. I'm wondering if Fumi and Ah-chan will end up together or if this is going to be filled with lots of broken hearts. |
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gloomheart said: So does the guy outside you.The guy inside me wanted to see that kiss =( NeloDeath said: Well you can't say that is a short series because you are not going to see the real ending with just 11 episodes. More seasons should be coming after.The progression is nicely paced which is kind of odd for such a short series. |
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Dayan said: ~i wonder why i kkep watching this when i hate yuri this much, but the show is kinda nice, so once i strated i guess i wont drop it just for this... I know what you mean, I don't normally go for any shows that are shoujo-ai or yuri. I cluelessly started this series thinking it was a slice-of-life about friends, but I quickly discovered that it wasn't quite the case. ;D Nonetheless, I am enjoying it so far so I think I'll keep watching it. |
MistressMorbid said: I know what you mean, I don't normally go for any shows that are shoujo-ai or yuri. I cluelessly started this series thinking it was a slice-of-life about friends, but I quickly discovered that it wasn't quite the case. ;D Nonetheless, I am enjoying it so far so I think I'll keep watching it. I agree with you there. Generally this type of show isn't my cup of tea, and another show I'm watching practically shoving yuri down the viewers throat made this come at a rather bad time. And yet I'm really liking this series. The pacing is what's drawing me into the show, you get the sensation that nobody's forcing anything to happen, everyone's waiting for others to be comfortable. The closest thing to forcing was the kiss, and even there the older did back off and warn her that she was going to try again. And even though they didn't show it, it felt like it was for intimacy, not for the fleshy sensationalism. That's something it seems that the western world has forgotten about. |
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| I wonder what Ah-chan's role in all this is. Fumi definitely is adorable. |
| The pace of this episode was Okay, some scenes giving us up some hints such as Aa-Chan jealously (?) The cute scene of Aa being stalked by his brother and the face of Fumi when that Senpai (forgot her name) called up at her with such an informal way; very well animated. Still not expecting so much, I wasn't hoping for a kiss so fast but oh well. |
| The animation is getting sloppy... any of you noticed? Look at this -> http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/9417/fumibed.png And this was only the most prominent one xD Anyway, about the episode itself... I had a little hope they would show the kiss, since they improved that Fumi/Chizu scene, manga had only black panels and dialogue balloons; but my hopes were in vain, unfortunately. They are picking some pace animating the manga, but still faithful to it, thankfully. I just hope the anime won't just end at the end of this season, there are a lot of things on manga I want to see animated xD |
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| Nice episode. Not-so-fast and not-so-slow paced story really good. The development for each character is also great. The romance starts now~ Why didn't the kiss showed !!?? |
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| Another great episode. Aa-chan's brother is really creepy.... |
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MistressMorbid said: Dayan said: ~i wonder why i kkep watching this when i hate yuri this much, but the show is kinda nice, so once i strated i guess i wont drop it just for this... I know what you mean, I don't normally go for any shows that are shoujo-ai or yuri. I cluelessly started this series thinking it was a slice-of-life about friends, but I quickly discovered that it wasn't quite the case. ;D Nonetheless, I am enjoying it so far so I think I'll keep watching it. Haha I felt the same way! |
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kaena said: wtf???? is homosexuality something tahts normally accepted in japan??? i mean wtf??? a normal girl would just back off and be pissed if another girl tried to kiss her i mean wtf????? learn to spell first, moron. |
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| Good post, tehnominator. It was a really beautiful episode, like the 2nd one too. That sudden development was kind of unexpected in a positive way. There is much going on and the atmosphere is awesome. Totally reminds me of Marimite plus more shoujo-ai. This is getting more and more into a position where it can be considered one of the 3 best shows of this season. BTW, am I the only one that thought not showing the kiss had much more impact? |
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| The realistic relationships - first date nerves, shyness, everything, it all comes together really well in Aoi Hana. Thanks for the post technominator. The emotional impact of the entire anime is just dragging me in. My first yuri/shoujo-ai and I couldn't have picked a better one! |
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| Lol, Ah-chan's brother sure is overprotective. Maybe going a bit overboard too. |
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| I enjoy this show because even though there's tons of yuri, they don't seem to emphasise the fact that the anime is yuri and diverts my attention more to the plot and the romance. Although, the fact that there are so many lesbians in two seemingly ordinary girls school does kinda bug me, cos it doesn't feel realistic. I know i shouldn't complain about realism in animes but cant help it in this case~ Otherwise, the story seems to be progressing nicely |
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saxophone said: I wonder what Ah-chan's role in all this is. Fumi definitely is adorable. Same here, seeing the OP makes me think things but so far it isnt coming out right. A pretty bold episode, I didnt think Yasuko would pop the question this early on, but it turned out just fine. I hope it works out for Fumi this time around |
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| This episode has a nice progression, and it’s very enjoyable to watch their interesting relationship. I really wanted to see that kiss, though. I wonder if this series would be filled with many broken hearts in few episodes later. Fumi is definitely adorable. |
| Finally there is some progression throughout the relationships. I wanted to see the on-screen kiss though! O; |
| beautiful episode! loved the focus on fumi's hair. reminded me of the chick from shion no ou's hair. very elegant. |
kaena said: wtf???? is homosexuality something tahts normally accepted in japan??? i mean wtf??? a normal girl would just back off and be pissed if another girl tried to kiss her i mean wtf????? dude, it's an anime about an all-girls school. 2 in fact. if you can name an anime about life in a strictly female school who's occupants are not all blatant lesbians please tell me because i'd like to see it just to know it exists. |
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iamjoe said: randomness2376 said: Although, the fact that there are so many lesbians in two seemingly ordinary girls school does kinda bug me, cos it doesn't feel realistic. I know i shouldn't complain about realism in animes but cant help it in this case~ Otherwise, the story seems to be progressing nicely Are there some special sort of lesbian girls' schools in real life to which you make such a comparison? Face it: there are lesbians in all schools, everywhere. And whaddya mean so many lesbians? Fumi's the only lesbian in the anime. I see a lot of bisexuals though, (I mean that cousin chick, she was just experimenting, so I don't even think she's bi, just horny and bored), that and from what I read on sites about the other characters: Anyway, how is a small handful of girls who like girls an overwhelming amount? I went to a run of the mill, every day, normal, boring public co-ed high school school and I had at least 1 lesbian friend and five bisexual female friends all in the same year as I was in (that's not even including the poofs and bisexual guys either). That's also not even including all the gay girls who went to private schools who I also knew. Now look at that, 6 girls who liked girls in real life versus Aoi Hana's fictional 3. Wow, how unrealistic of Aoi Hana! If it has done something unrealistic, then it would be underepresenting the actual numbers of gay girls in real life, especially in all girls' schools. It seems you don't know any gay people, because as far as school life is concerned, it isn't uncommon. I gotta know... do you think it's fabulous? |
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greenmush said: argh glad they hide that scene was kinda freaky for me As I suspected: a 15 year old boy. Nothing is wrong with girls kissing mate... they do it more than you think. Excellent episode, yet again. I think some people are not aware that this anime also has the K-ON! passage of time: weeks are flying by but we're not seeing it. I think it's a smart move though, since showing us day to day development would simply be tedious. So the time skips are nice. I think a lot of people think that Fumi and Sugimoto just began dating, but if you pay attention to the events happening around them, a lot of days have passed in between their first meeting, their trip to Fujigaya and their first date and then their first kiss. The drama festival I think serves as an "internal clock" for the series, so we can get an idea of how far things are going. When the anime just started, the club was taking in new members. By episode two and three, they are getting the script together and working on getting cast members. Episode 04 onwards: I doubt that a drama festival put on by the elementary, middle and high schools would take like two weeks to put together, so I say, roughly, that a couple of months have already passed since Fumi and Akira first met on that train for their first day at school. So if you think about it, chronologically, Fumi and Yasuko are moving at a pretty normal pace for two people in a relationship. It hasn't been, "Okay, I know you for three days--let's make out now." @iamjoe: Make love, not war. |
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randomness2376 said: Although, the fact that there are so many lesbians in two seemingly ordinary girls school does kinda bug me, cos it doesn't feel realistic. I know i shouldn't complain about realism in animes but cant help it in this case~ Otherwise, the story seems to be progressing nicely I have to agree. I mean, there are a lot of bis/homos IRL but in this anime it seems like hetero does not exist. It seems unrealistic that it goes so smoothly with the love etc. I hope you understand what I mean XD I thought and wanted it to be more drama and not this easy loveydovey. But good for them :) (but not everyone) |
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