Comments on: Friends and memories http://tancos.net/wp/2008/02/13/friends-and-memories/ There's a fine line between kawaii and kowai Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:31:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=2be50e98b139bec5ecd8f7d75ec7c131&&;size=80&default=http://tancos.net/wp/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/54e066280968ab8.png" alt="BeckoningChasm MonsterID Icon" height="80" width="80"/> BeckoningChasm http://tancos.net/wp/2008/02/13/friends-and-memories/#comment-301 BeckoningChasm MonsterID Icon BeckoningChasm Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:25:58 +0000 http://tancos.net/wp/2008/02/13/friends-and-memories/#comment-301 For my part, I enjoyed the show too, but I thought some aspects of the ending seemed to come out of nowhere. Perhaps if I rewatch I'll pick up some clues on that, but at the time I was pretty much "Wait, wait--how is it that [not going to spoil it] now?" But yeah, Yucie and Glenda on either side of that invisible wall still makes me tear up. For my part, I enjoyed the show too, but I thought some aspects of the ending seemed to come out of nowhere. Perhaps if I rewatch I’ll pick up some clues on that, but at the time I was pretty much “Wait, wait–how is it that [not going to spoil it] now?”

But yeah, Yucie and Glenda on either side of that invisible wall still makes me tear up.

]]> By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=da0023652fb150a9b504d41e10367d26&&;size=80&default=http://tancos.net/wp/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/a3d6bd730417f3f.png" alt="Steven Den Beste MonsterID Icon" height="80" width="80"/> Steven Den Beste http://tancos.net/wp/2008/02/13/friends-and-memories/#comment-298 Steven Den Beste MonsterID Icon Steven Den Beste Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:58:40 +0000 http://tancos.net/wp/2008/02/13/friends-and-memories/#comment-298 When I watched it the first time, I was afraid that after the 23rd episode, on the Fairy world, that the ending would be an anticlimax. That was so amazing, so exciting, so emotionally moving, that I didn't quite believe they would be able to top it for a satisfying ending. Of course, they did. I didn't think the events in the 25th episode were contrived. They were a surprise, of course, and even a tragedy, but I believed it and accepted it. And I believed what the four of them did at the end of ep 25, too -- though it hurt a lot to watch it, and it hurts every time I rewatch it. The end of ep 25 always brings tears to my eyes. On the other hand, it was neat to see the full fury of the Princess of the Demon World. She really can be terrifying when she wants to be, can't she? You talk about the various father/daughter relationships. The most comfortable one, the most "normal" one, I think, was Cocoloo and her dad. He's an odd one, of course, but there seems to be plenty of love, no tension, no strangeness in how the two of them deal with one another. Maybe that's part of why Cocoloo herself is so strong and loving? As you said, once Elmina loosens up she's a lot more fun. All of the eyecatches in the series are wonderful, but the one with Glenda and Elmina is far and away the best one IMHO. It's hilarious, especially if you know the characters. One more thing: Now having seen the whole series, I think you can understand why Glenda is my favorite character. Can you believe that Glenda's seiyuu also did Osaka in Azumanga Daioh? (Sorry for babbling, it's just that this series is pretty special for me.) When I watched it the first time, I was afraid that after the 23rd episode, on the Fairy world, that the ending would be an anticlimax. That was so amazing, so exciting, so emotionally moving, that I didn’t quite believe they would be able to top it for a satisfying ending.

Of course, they did.

I didn’t think the events in the 25th episode were contrived. They were a surprise, of course, and even a tragedy, but I believed it and accepted it.

And I believed what the four of them did at the end of ep 25, too — though it hurt a lot to watch it, and it hurts every time I rewatch it. The end of ep 25 always brings tears to my eyes.

On the other hand, it was neat to see the full fury of the Princess of the Demon World. She really can be terrifying when she wants to be, can’t she?

You talk about the various father/daughter relationships. The most comfortable one, the most “normal” one, I think, was Cocoloo and her dad. He’s an odd one, of course, but there seems to be plenty of love, no tension, no strangeness in how the two of them deal with one another. Maybe that’s part of why Cocoloo herself is so strong and loving?

As you said, once Elmina loosens up she’s a lot more fun. All of the eyecatches in the series are wonderful, but the one with Glenda and Elmina is far and away the best one IMHO. It’s hilarious, especially if you know the characters.

One more thing: Now having seen the whole series, I think you can understand why Glenda is my favorite character. Can you believe that Glenda’s seiyuu also did Osaka in Azumanga Daioh?

(Sorry for babbling, it’s just that this series is pretty special for me.)

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