I think they are going to give Ayano her break soon enough. The raw power type of character is quite common, and is usually the main character (you know, the one with the great potential), but since she is the support in this series, she hasnt gotten her power boost (in her case mental boost) yet. It should come soon though.
Peace.
He's back! After a long hiatus it seems we can finally watch Kazuma whip some more Earth ass.
Kaze no Stigma - 12 - [AniYoshi]
Hmm... Somehow this episode seemed to descend a bit into mediocrity. The battle wasn't played out that well, to be honest. While Ayumi sacrificing herself was a good, if expected detail, still I don't think the rest of it was that good at all. It felt messy and directionless. And still it looked like Ren is much more powerful than Ayano.
Well, at least there were some good old Kazuma scenes in the mix. "I advise you not to do high kicks in a skirt"...
Kaze no Stigma - 13 - [AniYoshi]
Lol, nice and light hearted. Ayano up to her old tricks of channeling her feelings into violence. And is the Shouso trying to breed them or something....wtf.
I liked this episode, although the camera scene was a little O.o. Watching her go ballistic was pretty amusing.
Nice episode. Lots of funny scenes.
Episode 14 - AniYoshi
I liked this episode a lot, especially Kazuma at the end.
"rest in heaven"
Funny part really. Good ep, although the fight was far from the the most interesting part
Just started this one, I'm at ep 10.
Didn't I would like it.
The pace is fine, I'm always so astonished when the middle of the ep arrives, the same for the end... that doesn't happen so often.
thanks
Edit: I kept up to the ep 14. Well, I hope the series keeps a serious tone... but it seems it's heading towards some comedy/love... while the interrest seems to drop a little bit. However the pace is fine.
Last edited by David75; Mon, 07-23-2007 at 05:39 AM.
Well, that ep confirmed what I feared in a way, although the pace is still alright with me.
c u
Edit: I'm such an air head, forgot some other points:
They tend to do quite a lot of scene recycling. I hate this...
I dislike the "Enraiah" scene, as it is always the same, and with no real interrest.
The contractor one will also soon get on my nerves... I guess that's why I do not
like "mecha" like anime... that reminds me too much of Goldorak or Bioman, and
the silly "I'm transforming" scenes.
Last edited by David75; Mon, 07-23-2007 at 10:44 AM.
Well, not all mecha have repetitive transforming scenes, though I do get what you mean. I hope this show goes into a more serious arc soon, and one that exposes more about Kazuma's past.
Peace.
The Enraiha scene is starting to wear on me as well, every time I see it I think of the Impulse Combination Sequence from GS Destiny.
But Kazuma just gets better and better.
"Don't blame me for kicking so much ass. Well, maybe you just suck."
While I plan to archive AniYoshi's version, I got bored of waiting and watched 15 and 16 from Shinsen.
Episode 16 - Shinsen
Ayano's dad is seriously trying to make them a husband and a wife, not just friends. No doubt of it after this episode. None at all. In fact, it looks like he would want little Ayanos and Kazumas as well as soon as possible...
It's also pretty clear now that Kazuma is in fact highly similar to his father. Only he didn't live some crucial years of his life under a strict discipline at the clan premises, and thus the same personality in him shows in a bit different way. But they surely are similar under the surface.
Heh. I had to pause the video and jump back a little to see if he really said that. He surely is pretty high on the kickass scale of all anime characters, no doubt.Originally Posted by Yukimura
not as good as i thought it'd be... the whole ep was more of a joke ep than anything else. i want a true rematch!
Finally caught up, so I can start posting in this thread too. And yes, the line from 15 above was beyond awesome, as were the times in 16 when Genma was talking trash with his "I can kick your @$$ anytime I like, but..."
And I don't think I've been this disappointed to be caught up since Kenichi. Need more eps!
Ahhah! Kazuma and Ayano's antics continue:
Episode 17 - Shinsen
It's a good thing Shinsen is subbing this as well as AniYoshi's vacation shows no signs of ending.
For some reason this particular instance of a bunch of girls beating up a peeping tom just struck me as a lot more wrong than usual. Maybe it was just because he seemed so amazingly pathetic, but seriously..they broke his camera, knocked him to the ground and kicked him in the head repeatedly, and then beat him with a baseball bat...and they all seemed to feel completely righteous for doing it.
Anyway, more Nanase and Tachibana was nice, but there wasn't enough Kazuma x Ayano banter to quench my thirst. And the preview seemed to totally ignore the woman who actually made Kazuma actually stop in his tracks...I'm very curious about her now too.
I know what you mean. I wonder if that beating scene was meant to have a more light atmosphere of girls harmlessly slapping a dude, but with the baseball club and everything it took a turn that made it feel more like one of those scenes where mafia is beating the shit out of somebody. Still, the guy was so creepy and pitiful that I didn't mind. He had it coming.
I also agree on the lack of Kazuma - Ayano interaction: This series just doesn't feel itself without it. But on the other hand, we had the indirect kiss Ayano purposefully did. It's not like she's usually at all honest with her own feelings.
Much too early to say anything about the mystery girl yet. But perhaps she's someone from the times when Kazuma had just run away from the fire clan. It would make sense that whoever helped (other otherwise interacted with) him back then could have had the greatest impact as he probably didn't have such a thick skin yet.
Yes he had something coming, but there's got to be a line somewhere for the vigilante punishment of creepy stalkers...and I put baseball bats on the other side of said line.
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