Big time trap. Ugh.
Big time trap. Ugh.
bleah i just want to know whats going on with the dark haired girl so i can get on with my life fast forwared to about the last 7/8 mins
Favorite Gotwoot Mod moment: "Why is everyone in that show black? The art and music are pretty good, and the voice acting is alrite as well......but i can't stand that guy who follows afro around. Hes so, well, black, for the lack of a better term (well thats not true, there is a better term, but i wont use it here)" Assassin
i was raised by this woman =O
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JrR7hPT9Bs
I tried watching this and I think I'm going to stop here. I just can't get past how the adults ignore the physical abuse to Hayami.
Maybe its a poor copy of Higurashi (a bizzare cult town).
I cringe that anyone would associate Higurashi with this, but I can see where some parallels might come from.
- Outcasts
- Paranoia
- Isolated mountain town
- Very strange social order
- Supernatural elements (Hanyuu, etc)
- One character very rich, separate one very influential on society (Mion, Rika)
- New male character in town, recently moved (Keiichi)
- Physical infirmities (the....condition)
- Occasional traps (Keiichi's 'punishment' cosplay)
It's like they got all the social constructs and many of the character archetypes, but left out all the depth, storyline, moral conflicts, decent character design/development, mystery, and tried to make it a romantic comedy.
Last edited by Ryllharu; Wed, 01-30-2008 at 05:24 PM.
Oh I'm not associating this with Higurashi at all, but a "cult town" is my only explanation for why everyone treats or ignores Hayami to this level.
Ryllharu, I agree that this story doesn't have much depth. They're stretching the already paper-thin plot by adding bizzare plot twists (hamaji is a cross dresser?).
Well I'm honestly not all that impressed either so far. It just seems as though they haven't really thought this through that much, the plot just isn't good so far, and I'm not enjoying it yet because I don't see a direction.
But I'll wait it out for a little longer...I'm hopeful.
Well, the grandfather is a douche. At least he confirms that he wants a marriage for his own selfish reasons. Hirose grew some balls finally.
That Grandfather really is something selfish. It seems that Otoha was Hinata's sister or something, and her death was blamed on Hayami's supposedly misfortune. Either that, or Otoha was supposed to marry someone important willingly, but died, so Hinata has for unwillingly take her place. Thing is, what did they do with all those people and the torches? We never really saw any burning or anything. I was initially expecint them to burn down their house as well as probably Hayami's parents or something. It seemed to early in the plot to reunite the two, but I'll go along with it.
And I don't think Hamaji is a cross dresser....
edit: then again, in the minds of old school people, securing family status, especially one such as Hinata's, is seens as a responsibility.
So the girls are friends again...for now.
H2O 06 (XviD)(SDTV)
H2O 06 (h264)(HD upscale)
Indeed they are. And Otoha says his time is running out. Time to stay there, or time to see?
And now we know why they were disliked
It's almost like everything's been solved, and we're only half way through. I believe that he's going to go blind again at the end of the next episode. It's not so much the story that's captivating me, it's more curiosity at how they'll complete this series. No one wondered how Hirose could see, I wonder if they'll notice him going blind again. I personally think they will, for no reason at all. More to the episode, I actually thought we'd see more of Hinata vs Kagura Grandpa, but we didn't see much at all, and the next day, Hinata was just as nice to Hayami, as if her Grandfather didn't do anything at all. I find this really strange, since we've been shown now much the old Kagura upholds his family pride and right in the village, and how much Hinata listens to him. The only thing I can think of is that Hinata somehow convinced him that this was all to get on Hirose's good side.
btw, who else is still watching this series, besides me and narutosharingan?
I'm still watching, I think for the same reasons you stated, I want to know what happens/happened. I'm not particularly drawn to any of the characters in this show, except maybe Kohinata a little, but the mystery of why everyone hated her kept me downloading. With that solved I may very well lose interest unless something new comes along that holds me to it.
Anyway, does anyone recognize the name Haruka? I can't think of a character we've seen with that name.
This certainly does not draw me in. It just isn't put together well, nothing is explained well (at least so far). I'm curious to see what kind of affect this has on the villiage as a whole. Are they going to riot again because people are associating with Kohinata? I'm also wondering if the man Hirose is staying with will play any part, even if he's there for "comic relief"
I gave up after the previous episode.
Well, this show may not be stellar, but there's something soothing watching it.
I can't explain why since violence and hatred is well present.
But the atmosphere and pace feels really good.
Sometimes a show is not just about characters and plot
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
More H20, how long will their friendship last? (And Hirose's eyesight.)
[BakaWolf-m.3.3.w] H2O - Footprints in the Sand - 07 (XviD) [5FA4AD4A].avi
[BakaWolf-m.3.3.w] H2O - Footprints in the Sand - 07 (H.264) [A220066B].mkv
edit: To those who left this series, at this point, I'd recommend you pick this up if you're bored at any point. The gap difference between this and previous eps is comparable to ef's episode 7 and ef's ep 1-6. That said, ef did start at a much higher level.
[SPOILER] So Otoha was really Hinata, and Hinata is Hotaru, the not so bright second Kagura. I never expected this. It all fits in with why the Kagura Elder was pressuring Hina- Hotaru from the beginning. It wasn't that she had to be good, it was she had to be an entirely different person. Music and story fitted well this episode. Hair dragging was 0.o. I have to say, I'm surprised at the roller coaster ride H20 gave. This might just be a randomly good ep like ep1 was, but it deserves credit nevertheless.[/SPOILER]
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Sat, 02-16-2008 at 12:02 AM.
Well well, a very good episode comes through. I defintely did not expect that. Music was terrific. I gotta say, the grandfather and the rest of that family are douchebags.
episode 8 is out. too lazy to post link.
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