NHK batch once more! Out of this bunch, episode 7 didn’t impress me as much as the others. I’ve heard some attacks on visuals as well, which sure they can be a bit rough in NHK, but it really hasn’t detracted from the enjoyment for me. (consider Noein did have some strange looking characters at times as well) Anyway.
Holy Shit I finished it! Well, seeing as Black Lagoon: Second Barrage (any resemblance to The Second Raid? lol) is on the agenda for FALL I really decided to finally sit down and check out Black Lagoon. My words: pretty damn amazing! This series is very strong, possibly entering into my top 10, which isn’t saying much since I haven’t seen that many anime. Also, this is my first real review of any anime. Usually, I just do reflective writings, but I wanted to give this thing justice and see where it ranks. note: all other reviews, if any, will not be adjusted relative to this first one. In the words of Marvin Gay…
Diving in shallow water isn’t for the meek. Neither is being preyed upon by one Nakahara Misaki. Hey hey, I’m only kidding. She’s such a cute kid, and her persistance is quite amazing. So I’ve finished up the next couple volumes of NHK and ran through a few more episodes of the anime. I’ve found the draw; the difference, the substantial points that set these two mediums apart. We have the NHK manga, loaded with trippy confusion and comedy, and very low on the sentiment. Then there is the NHK anime, which takes on a cleanly planned plotline and romantic touch. True statements.
I’ve noticed the anime seems to have a slower pacing than the manga, which is accomplished by the spacing I spoke of before. I don’t think this negates the experience in anyway, but also the anime is accompaniened by a Satou character who seems more interested in Misaki, than his manga counter-part. I’ll assume this is to stress the relation between Satou and Misaki, and I’m not talking about the hikikomori-savior relationship. The manga usually doesn’t play to much into how Satou feels about Misaki, we know he finds her cute but he also has this exsquisite hate/fear attitude towards her. Even from the first episode this is seen when the charming bgm is playing while Misaki and Satou are standing on either side of the door (before Misaki left).Depending on where the next volumes go, I could be saying that the anime presents an entirely better lovey-dovey side to NHK, or not. The coin is tossed.
I started watching Bokura ga Ita roughly 5 days ago. My reflections based on each episode for episodes 01-12 are to follow. There may be spoilers, okay yes, there are spoilers. I’m not going to recommend this series at this point simply because it would be like sending soldiers into a mine field; some are going to die and hate it. If there lies interest, then these notes probably will not be of use unless the reader has experienced the episodes. So…
Nanami-chan’s stare..
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