Remember is the same guy that thought that Rei from High School of the Dead was at fault when that crazy guy tried to steal her and the bike from Komuro.Originally Posted by shinta|hikari
Anyway... about Ohana...
We normally don't discuss previews but heck... I can't wait to see next episode after those few seconds of preview.
Well, after watching ep4 and seeing Ohana´s class mates, I changed my view about the nature of this show. I thought it was going for a rather realistic portrayal, since it is a "slice of life"-anime, but it is definitely a more typical anime, with very over-the-top characters. Not only Yuina, but also the girls jumping at her because she´s from Tokyo, and the boys asking for pictures of Minko, wtf lol.
Regarding Minko, what a conceited bitch. Getting angry because someone criticizes her dream boy is okay, but trying to choke Ohana?! Felt totally out of place, even if it wasn´t a real murder attempt, haha.
Episode 10 - HorribleSubs
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Sort of sluggish episode due to the feverish level of consciousness, but at least it heavily suggested Tohru is actually eyeing Ohana and Minko is hardly pleased by it. However, I'm happy she didn't take it out on Ohana. At least not yet. Ohana has shown little interest in Tohru, in any case. How everybody told they can manage without her to try to make her sleep in peace was such a traditional way of making her feel even worse... But I guess since this show does try to reach a certain level of realism, aside from some details, it's no wonder they included it.
Ohana rejecting Ko's invitation in her dream and shedding some tears beccause of it made me think that symbolized her letting go of her feelings for him and moving on, but of course it wasn't anything so profound based on the preview (unless it actually marked the reverse case of Ko dropping Ohana and going for that other girl we saw).
Just saw ep 6. The subtle sexual tension throughout each episode really got me thinking if this show isnt trying its best to hide its "inner moe". Fortunately, nothing too annoying for now.
But what I wondered: What are Ohana and the others doing in their freetime? All we see is her going to school and then working at the in, till she goes to sleep. As cheerful of a girl she is, it´s kinda depressing to think that is all.
And yeah, looking forward to the inevitable Tohru-drama.
Considering that it's coming from Ohana's consciousness (which doesn't know of the other girl yet), I don't think the second version is the case (though it may well be happening). I thought about the tears the same way you did at first, but then I thought that may be Ohana finally realising that this is now her home where there's people she loves vice versa. When Ko said "let's go home", my first thought was "home? What home?"
Nako>>>> everyone else. I think I'm even beginning to like her school-hairstyle now. That should have been near impossible.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Hm, I feel like we need some sort of flashback about Ohana´s past. To me, it feels to rushed how quickly she grew to love the inn and everyone. It already feels as if she wants to work there for the rest of her life. And that´s coming from a big city-girl. Sure, her mother seems to be terrible, but if Ohana´s personality was the same, she should have had a lot of friends in Tokyo. Seems strange how the show focuses only on Ko-chan in these regards.
And reading sex novels to a 16-year old girl that´s sick....really?!
Ohana doesn't seem to mind.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Actually she did. She just couldn't do anything about it.
Peace.
And if she didn´t mind, wouldnt that make it even weirder, lol
But Buff and I like weird~
Peace.
I was a bit confused when Ohana suddenly started working and then I realized several of the scenes were 'out of order'
The scene were Tohru took the porridge to Ohana definitely points that he has begun to notice her at least. He kept staring at her lips through all the scene.
I liked the fact that Okami-san went to check on her. It was a nice addition even the guests noticed her absence.
I wonder if this took place on a weekend because of the school issue. Though we barely have scenes at school lately.
It was a Saturday. I think it was mentioned in the episode.
Minchi needs to act less like an apprentice, and more of a weak girl that needs protection if she wants to win Tohru over. This episode shows he is the kind of guy who likes those types.
Peace.
Or perhaps lipstick. :P
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Might not be easy for Minchi to suddenly act like that. She has established herself as a tougher girl already, demonstrated well by casually demanding other people to die. Career wise it might also be a bad move. The kitchen seems to be the hardest place to work at, measured by the atmosphere, not necessarily skills needed, although I wouldn't be surprised if it was that as well, aside from running the whole establishment. I doubt Tohru would respect her more if she suddenly turned all helpless, especially since it was Tohru who get her in and betted on her trying hard and succeeding.
I didn't say useless. I said weak. She shouldn't do it on the job (she sucks enough as it is), but maybe allowing Tohru glimpses of her crying and adorable sides outside of work will do the trick.
Peace.
Minchi acting cute and weak? That sounds harder for her than to do a good work.
Nako is cute and weak by default, but Tohru doesn't seem to be significantly attracted to her.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Maybe it's the contrast to Ohana's usual cheerfulness. It would be a larger gap with Minchi's masculine personality.
Maybe Tohru likes gap moe characters.
Peace.
Episode 11 - HorribleSubs (and the usual horrible encoding)
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Damn. I think Ko is history. I have kind of mixed feelings at this point about whether it's good or bad. I really wanted Ohana and Ko to get together towards the end of the series, but after this episode I'm not sure anymore. There was simply no shine there. Maybe it was partly due to the melancholy and dull atmosphere created by Ohana's scumbag mother, maybe it was Ko's fault, even though I reckon Ko has quite a low-key personality in general so he's hard to judge. But at the moment it felt like he didn't anymore feel much for Ohana, yet at the same time he didn't care much for the other girl either. Argh... It all felt annoyingly gray, forced, and dramatically dispirited. In the bigger picture it's also no good that the city has now altogether betrayed her, and the inn town has all the good things.
To be honest I'm now looking less forward to the latter half of the show. I recognize I was only betrayed by my own expectations and the story deserves its chance, but I can't help it.
Maybe it's just me, but I found the part about Ohana's scumbag mother stating that someone high up wanted Kissuisou to score poorly (as well as every other inn in Yunosagi) far more interesting than the Ohana/Ko drama that went on during this episode.
It's not like Fukuya is a low-class or even outdated inn, and while Kissuisou is old-fashioned, the majority of the customers leave their quite happy, so I imagine it is rather high on the more affordable end. I wonder if someone from the magazine has a large stake in the new construction and mega-resort. While else would an entire nearby area be so poorly rated? Here's hoping they get to the bottom of this. I'm hoping for a well-presented scandal.
I kind of wish that Ohana called out Yuina a bit more. Yuina probably wants nothing to do with taking over her grandmother's inn since she's of the "normal high school girl" disposition. That's fine and is a decently common attitude among younger people in Japan's rural areas, so it has realism going for it. But I guess a large part of my issue with Yuina in general is there is really only so little we know about her considering she's supposed to be one of the main/major characters. She's only been in five episodes, and usually only minutes at that! I don't particularly like her, but again, that's mostly because we know nothing about her.
Getting past that rant, I did really enjoy the flashbacks that Ohana's scumbag mother had about Ohana's stubbornness. She's a horrid mother, but their interactions are very amusing.
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