It’s cold and I’m tired. It even snowed last night. A good weekend to stay at home, don’t you think?
Which is exactly what I’m doing. To pass the time, however, I plowed through Da Capo II last night and this morning, a show I probably should have watched when it first aired last year, yet didn’t. Believe it or not, I have a bit of a soft spot for the franchise. It’s not a work of art, by any means, but as bishoujo game adaptations go, the first two seasons weren’t all that bad. And even when they were bad, they were still entertaining. Sometimes, that’s all that matters.
But what about the sequel? I had heard so many nasty things about it going in that I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, and while I fully understand now why the show gets such a bad rap, I have to admit that it still managed to pass the “well, at least it didn’t put me to sleep,” test. In fact, the show actually got off to a surprisingly strong start. However, that just makes the sloppy finish all the more frustrating. Thankfully, the show will have an opportunity to redeem itself in its second season. And it can start by doing a little something about this.
That aside, what’s with robots as bishoujo game heroines? Is it just a natural expression of Japan’s obsession with robots in general? Have patience, fair and gentle ASIMO, for the day you’ll be an irreplaceable sex toy friend to the human race will soon come.
I don’t know why they’re hung up on robots either.
Maybe it’s just a geek thing.
I’m sort of hung up on Da Capo II too, but I intend to finish YetAnotherTEROGEAdaptation before I’m totally swearing the genre off.
I dont know either, but because of their passion to robots (i dont think it is an obsession) we probably will have persocons in the near future…
And for me, I havent watched yet Da Capo, so i guess I would need a weekend in Hatsunejima like you.
Well, I was rather found of Nanaka, and when they treated her the way they did the show kinda died for me. And then when they focus on Minatsu then I just lost intrest. I watched the whole series, nice ending and all, but still more Nanaka wouldn’t have hurt.
Hopefully they’ll redeem themselves in the second season with more Nanaka loving.
I think the Shirakawa family is doomed to have superior good-looking + vocal genes but fated to have their love unrequitted. And i’m a Kotori and Nanaka fan too. :(
Not really a fan of the D.C franchise as I find myself having trouble completing D.C II, but it has its moments. I just wished the Shirakawas had more going for them. *sigh*
Asakura’s tsundere sister Yume is ftw too. :D