Kimikiss begins

My first reaction to KimiKiss is just "Holy shit!" I haven't seen anything as pretty since forever. Kimikiss even beats the pants off the Clannad, which was completely unexpected. It looks like KyotoAni at last have met their match in J.C.Staff (who is no spring chicken themselves, known for Azumanga, Ai yori Aoshi, and others).

The only problem I see for now is that the widely spaced eyes sometimes become too widely spaced (in case of the Mao's teacher). Maybe some face shapes were a bit strange too, but just a bit.

The story did not grab me, and Mao irritates me. Fortunately, Mao is not as bad as Kana of Minami-ke and does not have as much screen time, so I may be able to tolerate her. Oh well, I suppose it's impossible to film an anime which has everything. Also, it may yet get better.

UPDATE 2007/11/08: Jason disagrees:

[Clannad has] Great visual quality, a step above Kanon. Animation’s really smooth (unlike ef), and the characters actually blink (unlike Kimikiss). Is there a studio that animates a TV series better than Kyoto presently?

What is it? Is he blind? Or am I?

UPDATE 2007/12/05: Seen at Sea Slugs:

Kabitzin has expressed his displeasure at the wideset eyes, but personally I really like the character designs. Next thing you know, he’s going to be complaining about the triangular mouths in Minami-ke….oh wait, never mind.

I wasn't following, distracted by other series, but recent screenshots show the eyes migrating to the center. It's a welcome improvement.

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