oh god , just watched ep 5. putting the make-up on in front of these people made her appear like some sort of sex doll. ugh
oh god , just watched ep 5. putting the make-up on in front of these people made her appear like some sort of sex doll. ugh
Episode 07 - FFF, Commie
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No idea what happened.. but looking good.
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Thu, 05-16-2013 at 01:27 AM.
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Suddenly the circles felt a lot smaller again. I thought it was going to be some spectacular show of strange powers, but it turned out to be a fan club cosplaying... I guess the chances are getting low, but I still hope Miyuki saw through it and he does have some power he's hiding, and decided not to reveal it here. Because otherwise he'd be quite miserable. It'll be Izumiko protecting him, not the other way around.
In any case it was much ado about a dead horse.
I'm hoping Miyuki isn't useless. The preview shows him with wings and a staff, but black wings would suggest help from Wamiya because I don't associate Miyuki with animal spirits.
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Caught up.
Izumiko is a lot stronger than she realizes, or most others for that matter. She, her father, Miyuki, and his father mostly think of her as a vessel for Himegami, who can occasionally break electronics or dance and make flowers bloom. They think of her as a magnet. But once she loses control (either in a state of panic, stress or drunk) she reveals more of her true abilities. She got panicked about class and talked to her father through computer screens, that's straight up divination sorcery. She got drunk and can astrally teleport. I'd love to see what she does when she thinks one of her friends are truly at risk. Mayura and Manatsu keep focusing on Miyuki, thinking he is the stronger one secretly hiding strength (and he definitely is), but Izumiko is strong enough without Himegami. Her meekness is what makes her weak, not her capabilities.
Same really goes for Mayura. She got hurt the first time and we saw Manatsu/Masumi doing their stuff while Takayanagi the Chosen One did his parlor tricks. But considering Mayura is the real candidate, it went without saying that she is actually much, much stronger than he is, and knows how to play the political games. I don't think we've scratched the surface of what she's capable of, but the three siblings are so casual about their summoning skills, it's like breathing to them, where Takayanagi put a lot of effort into it.
I guess you can see why the school is scheming to place Takayanagi at the top, with the Not-so-Neutral Executive Committee calling the shots. Maybe they believe they can manipulate or control him better? Kisaragi is hiding a lot of her own abilities, and the two of them trying to put Mayura in her place revealed a bit more than either of them intended. If they were really as neutral as they claim, they wouldn't have been interfering with Mayura at all. Takayanagi is allowed to do what he wants, enrolling his own homunculus into the school as students, and even planting lethal level traps, yet they swat Mayura down? Something stinks about this whole thing.
Kisaragi's weaker than Masumi on his "home" territory, but the way she throws her weight around while pretending she's merely a judge and policy setter is a little unnerving.
Pretty good episode. Izumiko being proactive was nice, that much I readily agree with Miyuki. It was especially nice since it meant she spent a significant portion of the episode with straight hair! She's so much more cute but also cool that way. But more seriously the dynamics between her and Miyuki get much better the more she speaks out her own mind and does what she wants. After all, Miyuki is just like that as well, even though for him it has led to many a bruise due to his scumbag old man. It will also grow respect both ways between them. I'm somewhat divided about what to think of Miyuki's sudden source of power. While it's always wise to use whatever power available, it's kind of sad it's ultimately Izumiko's power he's using if it's from her familiar. Well, at the very least it resulted in Miyuki asking Izumiko about her preferences concerning guys...
Izumiko's mom is cool. Of course it's sad she can't spend more time with her daughter, but it can't be helped. Clearly she wants to, though, because obviously she was right there to meet her. It was no coincidence she was able to save those two.
Miyuki complains far too much. It got especially annoying in this episode. Izumiko is finally finding more and more ways to be herself and try out new things, challenging her limits and to be something else than just a vessel, but the dude is always there to shoot down everything she tries. That's some contradiction to the first episode when he complained he disliked the most people who didn't think for themselves and chose to be passive and ignorant. I'm happy he doesn't worship the ground under Himegami's feet, but he surely would benefit from a more relaxed and positive attitude.
He wants her to think, but he also thinks that she can't weigh the risks properly based on her actions. He did teach her the protection spell for unbraiding, but didn't expect her to to be dressed up and put on stage as well - so it's fair to say that the risks were outside of his calculations.
Izumiko's pouting is cute to watch, so I hope he doesn't stop doing so.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Episode 10 - FFF
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Miyuki has such a distasteful old man. Despite all the girls flocking to him, I bet he couldn't keep any of them with a personality like that. Well, except for some women as rotten as he is.
Quite a lot happened in this episode, but somehow I feel like there's a disparity between the fact Himegami can supposedly destroy the world and how the circles are basically only as wide as the school right now. It felt more grand before they entered this school.
Commie - Episode 11
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Woah, this show ends next episode? It can work for something temporary, but don't tell me this is the end-all for the entire thing. I love both the art and characters here with Sagara and Mayuri forming a "fake" relationship and all (even though I said at the start that I'd hate for this to turn into a harem)..
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I hate that whole fake relationship plot element. It's always used as a cheap road to unnecessary drama. Plus it always feels so forced, especially when one or both of the people involved have real romantic interests elsewhere. As if it was such a great idea to appear as a couple with some other girl/guy in front of your love interest. Who the hell would really do it?Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
Sometimes this show feels like it's about a pack of monkeys given assault rifles and machine guns. Maybe if Miyuki's old man wasn't such a useless womanizer and had a positive influence on the youth around him, some of that might be avoided, but now it's juveniles waving powers around, some of them able to control the power but not the aftereffects, some of them not even in control of the powers themselves. Yet nobody gives a damn.
No one, unless you're in the same situation they're in (having to put up a fake relationship such that you're never suspected of having an "affair" with someone you're not supposed to love). Honestly though, I don't know. Someone trying to get citizenship via marriage might do something similar, but that's not comparable.
As for monkey/assault rifle, that seems to be the whole point of the school - see which monkey is the best in a non-combat sort of way. I don't know what to think of this either. On one hand people are trying to preserve the supernatural by pooling them all here, but they don't seem to be taking care of them either.
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Commie - Episode 12
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Quite a sweet ending, even if I ultimately don't know what is going on in this show. Izumiko turned from a weak and somewhat annoying to watch character to a slightly less weak and much more enjoyable character. Well done to PA-works for keeping the visuals consistently beautiful.
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Thu, 06-20-2013 at 11:44 AM.
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Yeah, this was a pretty ambiguous story, if you consider the anime only. I guess the novels must continue the story. But at the very least Izumiko and Miyuki got closer and took steps to recognize their feelings. Like you said, Izumiko growing some character was essential to the success.
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