Comments for Hop Step Jump!

Comment on Home Again by Epi

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:33:40 +0000

This is overall a weird series. I too was initially put off by the completely ridiculous story, and in many ways I still am. Still I do like the characters, and in the episodes where the military stuff is not present, I do enjoy this show quite a bit. I think if they just replaced the military stuff with more armed guards or unarmed conflict, this would have been a significantly better show.

Comment on Welcome to the Summer Days by Jeff Lawson

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:43:12 +0000

Denree, the name of the series is Darker Than Black.

Comment on Welcome to the Summer Days by denree

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:58:37 +0000

Help. From which Anime is the picture you published (hei_popsicle) from ?
Thx !

Comment on Home Again by dKiWi

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:15:39 +0000

I wouldn’t mind giving the light novels a go if my Japanese is up to standard, or it becomes licensed somehow. Fact is, adapting a light novel is a feat for any director compared to a manga. I guess the director probably intepreted the novels for a more general audience, very much like what KyoAni did for Haruhi.

Comment on Home Again by usagijen

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:59:09 +0000

The Toshokan Sensou anime does not deserve to be bashed for the ridiculous premise, at least not until people have seen what they’re missing out on in the novels. I’m still reading volume 1 of the novel, and I’m pretty confident that even the Toshokan Sensou anime haters atm will find it an insightful and enjoyable read, especially with how other trivial details are no longer elaborated (the scenes during battle, how the Defense army makes the most out of their ammos etc. which the anime made so glaringly obvious).

For the anime, you just have to enjoy it for what it is :)

Comment on Home Again by Shiro Long Tail

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:15:11 +0000

Oh yea, I remember you promising a Shugo Chara post a while back. Hope you get around to it =D

Comment on Home Again by Wonderduck

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:21:28 +0000

I like the show quite a bit, but it seems that Froth-Bite/Menclave has either stopped or slowed waaaaaaay down on the subbing. I’m stuck at ep06.

Comment on Home Again by omo

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:50:21 +0000

Yea, a lot of anime are like that. It might be on a submarine, in a space station, on a giant airship, on a military base, in a giant robot, heck, even on the internets.

I think there is some worth to criticize toshosen’s half-hearted treatment of … strangely unfathomable political situations and the resulting physical conflict. But at the same time, it’s pretty unique and it isn’t something we can truly say “hey this is what is suppose to happen” because there is just no real life analog that can apply in all the nitpicky, glorious details. For starters the limitation on armament, on injury, in the limitation on the level of conflict, the duration, the fuzzy objectives… It’s like some sadistic sandbox where the audience is just not given enough information to be satisfied, but enough drama to make the show worth watching.

It’s like playing house. But with war.

Comment on Home Again by Jeff Lawson

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:35:23 +0000

I’ve been keeping up with Kurenai, Nemo_N. I’ve yet to watch the final episode, but I agree that it’s a wonderful show.

Anyway, Omo really hits the nail on the head… at its core, Toshokan Sensou is no different from any, “young person away from home for the first time, finding their place in the world,” anime series (this seems to be a common theme not just in anime, but in Japanese media in general). It just happens to have a unique hook, is all.

For what it’s worth, the only anime series I’ve watched that seems to get the military “right” is Yomigaeru Sora: Rescue Wings. It’s so realistic, it’s practically a recruitment video.

Comment on Welcome to the Summer Days by ojisan

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:48:43 +0000

…but no Oofuri second season ;;