Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee

[Buffalobiian]

New OP/ED, both good, but I liked the first two a bit more.

OP2 doesn't sound very special, but I really dig the animation sequence. In particular, the liberal use of soft lighting completely fills my desire for some Amberground atmosphere. The whole coming home thing was cool with me.

ED2 had a nice rhythm to it. It doesn't take of like Himeka's song did, but it was still catchy enough that it didn't sound bad in comparison.

One of the funnier episodes in a while. Niche getting angry not because he kidnapped their companion, but because he was stealing her food. Steak potentially being a prince among his kind, finally explaining the mustache on his face. Steak started to sweat a bit when the doctor said that, so it is probably true.

Nice one there Ryll. I didn't notice the significance of the mustache at all. I think I forgot about it at some point.

...and I didn't forget, Lag cried right at the end. ^_^

I didn't see his wet eyes right at the end as crying, but his tears during Aria's song put 1-sided smile on my face, only because they managed to fit in his obligatory crying "appropriately" once again.

You may wonder at how Aria fends of Gaichuu (the theory is that Gaichuu resonate and die from contact with ANY Shindan, so I guess Aria just plays in front of them and they die), but I wonder at how Connor wards them off. His dingo doesn't even want to walk.

[Ryllharu]

I always figured that Connor and his pooch were just so utterly non-threatening that gaichu never bother to attack them.

[Buffalobiian]

Horrible Subs - Episode 15



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What's this? The episode didn't contain Lag revealing a heartwarming truth that made him cry and everybody else happy? Lies! [insert Niche Rage here]

I was wondering how they'd resolve the erobing thing, and it felt very fitting that lying over-rode it, considering that's what made her angry in the first place.

But you know all is well when you see Niche hanging off Lag's arm again by the end of an episode.

[Buffalobiian]

HorribleSubs - Episode 16











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WAS it a lie?

- Even though things seemed to have settled back into the usual problem->Shindan->Good End formula, there really wasn't a cleancut bad guy this time. It shows that despite the potent truth serum that Lag's shindan bullet is, in the end it really is just memories. More correctly, the memories of one item or person, so it doesn't necessarily conveys the whole picture.

The piano piece at the end enhanced the slightly sad mood rather well, contrasting this episode with the one-before-last, which also featured a proposal.

Next episode proves to be interesting, since "overlapping with the DVD Special" would be an understatement.



edit: oh, and of course, great fanservice episode. Sylvette's taste for broth may be off, but her taste for lingerie is quite agreeable.

[Buffalobiian]

Letter Bee ED Single - Hatenaki Michi

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[masamuneehs]

good god. i just watched one of my first HorribleSubs episodes...

Crunchyroll translated "aria" as "air". for fucking serious? that's not even a goddamn japanese word...

christ.

new types of Shindans (interesting). more types of "heartwarming stories" (boring). all i know about this show is that the setting is great, and the characters are beginning to grow on me. I can even stand Lag and Niche. I can even accept that Zazie is just another "he's a badass but, look, he's got a sweet spot for CUTE THING" knockoff

i actually really like both the new OP and ED, particularly the distorted neon light look they have going. both songs are good, fit the show very well.

episodic:
Xmas Episode - boring. completely lame setup with the townsfolk isolating the girl because her parents were killed.
Flower Field - yawn fest. at least it's good to have an episode where we get so much of the bad guy.
Corpse Doctor - surprisingly funny, and I actually like the Corpse Doctor as a character because he can be both impossibly comedic and serious within a blink of the eye.
Elopement - best episode in this series so far. people with the resolve to put it all on the line, no happy endings (how could there be?), and the main character's good nature being used against him. Classic premise. Also, I have a permanent hard-on for anything Wild West.
Fan Letter - i am a sap for stories like this, with the burly, rough around the edges guy not having the guts to declare his love. "love overlooked" almost always works for me. even the bastard got to redeem himself.

[shinta|hikari]

I wonder if we will ever get to see anything of the main plot before this show ends. While I do enjoy practically each episode, I do want the plot to advance enough for there to be a chance of a second season. I really doubt anything can be resolved in the remaining time they have, so the least they should do is clarify things a little.

[Buffalobiian]

Horriblesubs - Episode 17

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Production-wise, I think the DVD special was a bit better, but this ep almost hit that same emotional spot regardless. I'm pretty sure Lloyd getting the replacement pendant was omitted in the Special.

[Buffalobiian]

HorribleSubs - Epiode 18

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Pretty meh episode. I was under the impression that the dangers and near-invincibility of Gaichuus were common knowledge in Amberground, and that's the reason why people just don't go around delivering their own letters. That must have been a REALLY run-down place for those three to not have heard of that.

I'm pumped about the next episode though, since it looks to be really fun. Not a fan of Syllvete's hat though.

[Buffalobiian]

Horrible Subs - Episode 19




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I was always under the impression that Niche decided to drink milk ever since she thought she could increase her bust from doing so.

Rather cute episode I suppose. lag obviously feels less embarrased having Niche rub the sweat off him, but I wonder if that indicates that Niche has more chance as a potential love interest or not. i'm still supportive of a Lag x Sylvette relationship, and I think his embarrasement shows he's more conscious of the fact that Sylvette is a girl more than Niche.

[Buffalobiian]

HorribleSubs - Episode 20

[Ryllharu]

I like how Steak sits on Niche's head like a lump of meat, or Connor's dog hangs off his back by some strange physics that ignore how fat that dog is. Sure, sometimes Conner is holding the dog, but other times he doesn't (like every time he needs to use his hands).

Zazie is one hilarious male tsundere.

[Buffalobiian]

Throwing letters away can let you escape from a Gaichuu? I understood that Gaichuu were attracted to Heart, but you wouldn't think letters would contain THAT much heart that they'd prefer it over a live human.

That last line that Zazie said was a bit ambiguous.

"If I hadn't made the promise with you, he'd probably be crying about now."

In the end, I took that to mean if he hadn't made the promise, then Zazie wouldn't have been so eager to come back personally to finish the delivery, which would have left the misunderstanding unresolved.

Niche immediately grabbing Lag's arm at the sight of Moc was cute.

[Buffalobiian]

[Nipponsei] Letter Bee ED2 Single - Hikari no Kioku [Angelo].zip

[Buffalobiian]

HorribleSubs - Episode 21



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Why the hell did Thunderland take his gloves off? It's the first/only time as well. It made the scratch-scene look funny.

[Ryllharu]

I wonder if those are his examination gloves. He doesn't want them to get contaminated with dirt and plant matter, despite him wearing them around everywhere else.

I think it is more surprising that this is actually a two-part episode. We haven't really had one of those since the beginning. Furthermore, it looks like next episode might be contributing to the overall plot of the series.

[Buffalobiian]

Furthermore, it looks like next episode might be contributing to the overall plot of the series.

Yeah. I have no idea whether this is filler or not anymore.

[Nipponsei] Letter Bee OP2 Single - Love Letter no Kawari ni Kono Shi wo. [Seira].zip

[Buffalobiian]

HorribleSubs - episode 22


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When even Gus looks down at your lack of fitness, you know someone needs a workout.

So we're back to the Gausche plotline. I've got to throw a party or something.

[Buffalobiian]

HorribleSubs - episode 23






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-Finally, we get to see what Gus and Connor can do, and I have to say they're not as useless as I thought. That chubby Gus has paws of steel (or more fittingly, diamond) to tunnel like that. Half the time he looks as if he's snuffing at Connor like he's too good to be his dingo. Perhaps this is why he makes Connor carry him around so much.

-Connor too, uses his head a lot more than he shows. Observing the his surroundings and running when it's unfavourable, and staying silent to gather information.

-His attacks too are as big as he is. I had to chuckle at his strategy of laying mines and getting hungry, followed by releasing it in one big blast. If he doesn't have a projectile weapon though, I wonder how he finishes the Gaichuu off? Does he have a Shinda Grenade too or something?

-The 14 year old's cute.

-Zazie's the only bee who can pull off the Cool-Guy-Entry. Well, maybe Giggy Pepper too, but we don't really know what he sounds like. Moc couldn't do it without sounding like an asshole.

think it is more surprising that this is actually a two-part episode.

Looks like 2-part episodes are the new trend.

[Ryllharu]

[HorribleSubs] Letter Bee - 24



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This was a pretty heart-wrenching episode. The world they live in is a really horrible place. In Amberground (or at least Yodaka and Yuusari), slavery seems pretty rampant, mistreatment is common, and so is poverty, oppression, not to mention Gaichu everywhere, making travel difficult. Letters carried by the Bees are really the only thing that keeps a lot of people from falling into complete despair, and even those are not that cheap.

The part that got me the most this episode was that Hunt never told Sarah that he willingly took on the arms to save her. She just ran with it, assumed the government had something to do with it. She brought even more suffering to the people of Honey Waters, without knowing anything.

Thanks to Lag and Niche, the series has made it seem that Gaichu aren't really that big of a deal when a Bee is around, but I think this episode reestablished how terrifying they are supposed to be. Zazie was helpless, Conner couldn't do anything, and even Hunt's absurd strength couldn't help him at all. Once they've got you, their power is overwhelming. Ann was in it the longest, so I wonder if she really is alright. It was already stealing her memories, while it was only accessing Hunt and Zazie's.