Were the production values for the background scenes this bad first season? Everything but the characters looks like it was drawn in crayon... And I'm not liking the feeling that we'll never see ay of the old side characters again. Especially Mine and his crazy girlfriend and that flmying Timpani player. I loved those too. The piano slut and otaku guy are just not doing it for me as replacements.
Just watched the ep and I enjoyed it a lot! At first I was worrying about animation but soon after it doesn't matter anymore. It still brought me to why I loved the show in the first place...Nodame. And of course Chiaki and his reactions to Nodame's antics.. especially liked the restaurant scene and the way she learned French while watching Purigorota.
ANBU and A-Keep join the French party:
Episode 1 HD - ANBU-A-Keep
Episode 1 SD - ANBU-A-Keep
Mille-feuille:
Episode 2 HD - BSS
Episode 2 SD - BSS
or "D"Originally Posted by Kraco
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As of yet I can't re-enter the universe I've been to with S1, but maybe it's because I have to wait at least one week beetween eps. So many things happen in a week.
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
Just a souvenir:
Episode 3 HD - BSS
Episode 3 SD - BSS
Another sequel is coming during the Fall of 2009:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...-for-fall-2009
This thread is seriously lagging:
Episode 4 - BSS
Episode 5 - BSS
Episode 6 - BSS
Episode 7 - BSS
Episode 8 - BSS
Episode 9 - BSS
Episode 10 - BSS
Episode 11 - BSS
I'm watching, but there isn't much to say. The series was rushed a little too much. They cut out a lot of character development and Nodame craziness in order to squeeze everything into this 11 episode run. Worse off, they rushed so much that they ended the show in a weird spot, whereas if they took their time they could have ended on the Nodame/Chiaki kiss.
Hopefully they can slow down the pacing and let the 'slice of life' moments play out for the next season.
Wait...11 was the last episode? How can you have a series that's all development with no real climax?!
meh
ANN also sees only 11 eps. That's just crazy, there isn't even the slightest idea of ending in that 11th ep.
Or are they making some kind of semi season?
It's true that that paris chapter has been quite boring most of the time, but at least they should finish it properly, even with openings. But now, there's nothing, we're in the middle of many arcs and no "temporary" ending at all...
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
Well, I enjoyed the Paris chapter... it made me laugh quite a few times. Let's wait for the third season.
The only real problem I had with this season was with the animation during the orchestras and when people were animated playing instruments. Wow, they were awful. But, animation I've always considered a luxury as far as enjoyment of a series goes... but I have to say it was quite bad. I praised the first season because the animation was superb when they were playing instruments if I remember correctly.
I decided to catch up on a whim today, and I didn't even know it was 11 episodes long... I'm mostly dissapointed for that, it took me by surprise the short season. And going forward, the characters need some more adversity... this season almost everything came easy for them. They were on the top of their game.
The 3D CG doesn't bother me as much as when they used the still frames they used in the first season.
It was a pretty good season. Some of the orchestra playing scenes certainly showed horrible animation, but animating someone playing an instrument is a real pain (I know from experience, ehheh), so I will forgive them. The end point wasn't all bad, though, as it basically ended showing Chiaki succeeding in redeeming the orchestra. It was a conclusion of a sort considering the orchestra was in a pretty much ruined state when he joined.
Things move really slowly between Chiaki and Nodame. As if this was a shounen series, not josei. But I guess it's the comedy factor that slows them down so much.
Well, there's a continuation for the series coming up so wether or not the ending was a good one is really of little consequence.
Glad to hear there will be another series but as someone who judges anime series individually instead of by franchise I think the way any series ends matters. Slayers Revolution and Birdy Decode come to mind as other examples of series where I was disappointed by what I felt were weak open ended endings, even though both have sequels coming.
I suspect it was inevitable for Nodame Paris to end where it did because of the small number of episodes allotted, still it doesn't seem like the 3rd season was guaranteed when they 2nd season went into production so this could have been it. Ultimately I'd rather have 11 episodes and a lame ending over nothing but that didn't change how disappointing the end of the season was for me. I'm kind of saddened that the anime producers were willing to end the adaptation at such a spot without a guarantee that they'd get to continue later and reach a better breaking point but that's just business I suppose.
Mukyaaaaa!
Finale Episode 1 - Frostii
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My memories of the previos season were vague at best and honestly I didn't remember quite a few of the characters that appeared in this episode (though I'm still thankful this series doesn't believe in flashbacks), but nevertheless this looks like another fine season. A bit less humour than I expected from the first ep of a season but at this point of the story, when things are a bit strained at best in any case, it might have been better this way. If Chiaki and Nodame get their relationship back on track I expect more the sort of comedy we are used to. And of course they will before the end. Chiaki was already dimly seeing how he's following his dad's morbid family neglecting steps.
But man, 100 euros for one score book? Even Paris shouldn't be that expensive. Somebody didn't check the yen-euro currency rate when making the episode.
Great season intro.
I like it better than previous season.
They animated fingers/instruments which I do not remember they did that way before. Not spectacular, but nice.
For some reason my memory was fine with the characters and setting.
I liked the shirt scene, so human... for a baby
Regarding the price, it sure was expensive.
Other than that, most Paris details are nice, you can still pinpoint mistakes but the level is high compared to most shows.
The atmosphere was nice, I like it like I loved first season, at least per that ep
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
Gyabon:
Episode 3 - Frostii
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Not a bad episode. Although I didn't even realise who this "Viella" was before they showed him with Chiaki in the same tramcar. I have no idea why Frostii decided to write his name like that considering that anybody with an ear can clearly hear the "R"s in the name. Strange kind of localization Frostii practices, it seems. Maybe they aren't quite as high quality as I give them credit for.
Chiaki missing Nodame's concert was a given considering the circumstances and I doubt even Nodame would overly much blame him for it but I still hope Chiaki will make up for it by introducing those two to each other. He's kind of dense, though, so I wouldn't count on it unless it happens by chance.
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