I think this show was awaited here.
GG released a preairing version, so it's the right time to start a new thread isn't it?
[gg] Maria+Holic - 01 [Pre-Airing] [8AA4255B] mkv 174.03 Mb @ ggthx
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So, it's interresting, maybe.
Yuri is overflowing, not that ecchi though. It may be fun when they stop to artificially sweeten it and be a little sharper in the amusing parts, but that's a nice first ep.
Last edited by David75; Wed, 12-31-2008 at 08:33 AM.
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
Hmmm that's some weird animation... it is so ... hmmm"colourful", but it's not bad it's just feels "blurry" sometimes, I don't know why.
btw what is this show about? No male characters or will they come later? (someone read the manga ?)
You've got the lead character who is a yuri girl and dreams of having a love affair with another girl, the co-lead who is a guy who exactly looks like a girl and is dressed as such. They are in a girl only school.Originally Posted by KrayZ33
I guess the setting is fairly simple no?
Then there's the way they present things, the colorfulness you experienced is said to be appealing to girls/women... or it's just a stereotype they used. That's the "too sweet" comment I made.
Well, I hope it'll be funny
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
I really liked the art. It's SHAFT on Animation Production, so we get an odd cross between Hidamari Sketch (the trees and backgrounds), Pani Poni Dash! (character reactions and excessive detailing), and ef - a tale of memories (silhouettes and excessive detailing) with a little bit of Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei on the side.
Kanako's hardcore lesbian tendencies (that she's ashamed of when anyone calls them something less elegant) are off-the-charts exaggerated. That's the ecchi element to it. Replace Kanako with a boy and the reactions are pretty much the same. She sees the maid's underwear and she's pouring blood from her nose.
Combine that with all the 70s shoujo transforms Kanako has when she thinks about girls with the nasty banter between Mariya and Matsurika and you've got some good comedy.
This is very much a "SHAFT" series, with the same Director as Tsukiyomi Moon Phase, Pani Poni Dash, Zetsubo Sensei and Hidamari Sketch. I suspect that if you didn't like most of those series, you probably won't like the humor here. It doesn't have anything to do with appeal towards girls, this kind of series appeals to fans of those series. Quirky humor is the only word I can think of to describe it.
Last edited by Ryllharu; Wed, 12-31-2008 at 09:31 AM.
ahaaa... ok I admit I just skipped through the episode to see what it's like... I heard the "voice switch" in the later part but I just thought that the girl (who is actually a guy ~~) was only acting like a nice girl before and is really bossy in reality :/
gaaaah... ok if it's something like that, then this anime is most likely nothing for me ^^
Oh man, I feel abused... never thought that the blonde is a guy..
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wait, this is a romance/comedy show right? does that mean that the homo could be going for the transvestite in the end, because just know I thought this is a Yuri/comedy show or something like that, made for girls who like girls
Last edited by KrayZ33; Wed, 12-31-2008 at 09:08 PM.
I liked what I saw from the first episode. The presentation is reminiscent of Zetsubou Sensei, but paired with a much lighter story.
First episode by gg:
http://ggkthx.org/Torrents/[gg]_Maria+Holic_-_01_[A3E95F38].mkv.torrent
Don't know how much difference there is between this and the pre-air, but the quality should be better at the least.
I was waiting for this better version for gg, and finally watched the first episode. It was very peculiar and in a good way. The cast for sure looks quite small so far but perhaps it will grow. Other than that, I liked it. Weird characters aplenty is a good basis for comedy.
Gotta say Mariya's voice actor did some splendid work with those two voices...
Lolwtf, that's one crazy OP. As expected of the Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei studio. Whoever thought up the OP must've been on crystal meth.
Second ep, waiting for something less diluted. I guess they need to put in a lot of details now so that future humourous scenes work.
Most of the time I find it quite laborious, even if I occasionally smile or laugh.
In a way, the catalog of anime/manga lesbian characters was nice.
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
I'm used to some really weird shit from SHAFT series, but...W.T.F.
That one was delightfully over the top. Aside from the normal stuff that comes out of the plot, there were some really strange things going on in spare frames or off to the side. Kami-sama from Pani Poni Dash ("It's body temperature desu-nya" [offering a drink out of a vending machine]) sliding into the scenes from the side was disturbing, but not as messed up as the tied-up mummy doll hanging by a noose during Mariya's speech.
Aside from that and the really strange OP, I love Kanako's breathless rapidfire rants.
I'm definitely enjoying this series, but I have a feeling it will slowly make me schizophrenic.
Kanako certainly has some issues. As much as she tells herself she hates Mariya and all boys, the moment Mariya uses her cute voice / smile, Kanako's again nosebleeding.
Kanako is one wierd girl.But she is also cute in her own way.
Thanks shinta|hikari for the sig.
Haha, "Nekomimi and Bloomers ^_^. I'm an idiot!"
This series is so SHAFT-y (AKA insane in the brain) but they crazy just makes it that much more hilarious. I found myself confused at least 40% of the time but laughing throughout almost the entire ep.
Last edited by Marik; Sat, 02-07-2009 at 08:04 AM.
Marik, you can double post if you are posting a new episode (one of the few exclusions to that general rule). It serves as a bump to the thead.
I am seriously in love with the OP to this series.
The first half of this episode wasn't as good, but I really enjoyed Dorm Leader's (God) Inspections and "exams." She rules the dorm with an iron fist, but she invents rules or breaks her own on a completely random basis. The Virtual Boy exluded made absolutely zero sense, but I laughed.
The bag-thing has an appeal of its own, in its own strange way. Not a very girlish pet, but Kanako does have that mummy doll that Mariya turned into a secret switch. Maybe it will help her dispose of the bodies when Kanako completely loses it and kills Mariya.
Mariya is getting stranger, in terms of how much he likes to transvestive-cosplay while he's alone.
Yes, the OP is great. I'd have to say it's my favorite OP of the shows I'm currently watching. Luckily, both the OP and ED come out in two days.
I loved how all of Kanako's plans to get closer to Nanami failed. She even went as far as asking her to marry her. I found all of that to be pretty funny.
I didn't really care much for the rest of this episode. All of the stuff with God, felt tacked on and filler-ish. I can only hope that episode 6 moves the plot along a bit more.
Last edited by Marik; Tue, 02-10-2009 at 09:36 AM.
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