He says that one cannot compare Toradora and Honey and Clover, because... wait for it... they target different demographics.
Here's my explanation why comparing the above is valid (any two shows in fact). I don't care what demographics are targeted, I only care about what I like. So, I watch …
read moreI've never heard about CED until mentioned on Let's Anime. My first anime arrived on 16mm celluloid (24mm, and later 35mm in public). But D.Merryl clearly had my number with CED. Mechanically recorded video? In 1972? My father has built our first TV in 1975 (black and white, of …
read moreSteven brings up his puzzlement regarding the way Strike Witches can be continued. Regarding that... I made this point in his comments before, but does anyone remember J2? It has a category at Ani-nouto, you know. J2 teaches us that an excuse is entirely unnecessary to create a superior sequel …
read moreHontou ni sou omou (discussing a picture -- see the post):
In 2000, I actively disliked Asuka. I think I must have disliked her chara so much that it overrode my feeling then that Rei was being depicted out of character. But, more recently, when I dug the drawing out and …read more
It’s only five minutes long, and probably something that JCStaff threw together in a weekend to make fun of Kadokawa. I support them in this endevor, but must admit that I’d watch puppy Ami any day of the week. On the other hand, it just reminds …read more
To follow-up on my previous comment, here's a beautiful example of how the faithful perceive the proceedings:
read moreIf there is one common vein in the connections between characters in Toradora, it is that the characters were fixed in a direction and they continue in that direction no matter the results …
What if, amidst all the baiting and switching, R1 is actually their [Kadokawa's] potential target? Author seems to think the numbers tell a disheartening story for that theory, but that’s not really a surprise. The sales of the first Haruhi series over here were nothing like …read more
When I saw Nyoron*Chiruya-san, I did not realize at first that subtitled versions were released simultaneously. By doing so, Kadokawa staged an experiment: let's check the viewership numbers of raw Japanese versus English subtitled videos.
| Haruhi-chan | Chiruya-san | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | Sub | Raw | Sub | |
| #4 | 43,158 | 3,991 | n/a | n … |
At first broadcast season's end, Toradora, not to put too fine a point at it, is a consistently excellent show — at what it does. However, as it focuses like a laser on teenage love, its scope stays narrow, and thus it does not deliver what I would like.
If we …
read moreThe Midori no Hibi set included a promo DVD for Media Blasters and their Anime Works label (or is it "imprint"). It's always fun to pick on trailers.
Ironically, Midori no Hibi itself was there too, and honestly the trailer was so-so. I think it would not entice me to …
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