Hey doods and peeps, welcome to another episode of The G-Views. Here’s a show that came out of left field and was…interesting to say the least. This is Another.
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149th G-View: Mawaru Penguindrum
“Yaaaaaaaaawwwwwwnnnnn” Oh, that 12 hour Strike thing over? Must have dozed off for a while. Well that was boring but I hope it got the message across. I’m not American and I don’t know whether this strike will accomplish anything but if it gave people a wake-up call, mission accomplished.
So then, back to jollies, onward and upward. This is my long overdue Mawaru Penguindrum G-View.
Warning, there’s a major spoiler in here.
138th G-View: Hatenkou Yuugi
Hey doods and peeps and welcome to another episode of The G-Views. Well here’s an interesting title where character interaction surpasses plot. Wait, I’ve reviewed many shows with that combo, so what makes this one different you might ask? Simple, the plot feels really rushed in this one…then again this is a manga lure show so it makes sense the plot isn’t thoroughly explained. Anyway here’s Hatenkou Yuugi.
122nd G-View: GOSICK
WARNING! The following review contains a lot more rambling and personal opinions than usual. Viewer discretion is advised.
Hello and welcome to the G-Views, where creativity is respected and Dokuro-chan is rejected. I have an inexplicable fascination with Aoi Yuki’s voice…moving right along from that awkward intro, let’s check out GOSICK, which is a really sad wordplay of the word Gothic imo.
88th G-View: Yami to Bōshi to Hon no Tabibito
Hello and welcome to G-Views, where SoL reigns supreme, moe is respected and Dokuro-chan sucks poopie. We continue with my trip down the yurirific memory lane with yet a bizarre, yet certainly influential show in the yuri nation. This is Yamibou!
Alternative title:
Darkness, Hat and Book Traveler
Yami, the Hat and the Travelers of Books
Yamibou
Genres: adventure, fantasy, mystery, romance, supernatural
Themes: yuri
Objectionable content: Significant (bloody violence and/or swearing and/or nudity)
Number of episodes: 13
G-Rating: 7/10
Plot Summary: Eve is one of the caretakers of the Great Library, a repository containing all of the worlds in the universe within books. Each episode of “Yamibou” details another one of Eve’s lives among the many worlds and follows the adventures of Hatsuki, Lilith, Gargantua and others in search of the girl whom they’ve known by different names.
As far as the pacing of the show goes, expect extreme randomness as Hatsuki is thrown into one random world after another in her quest to find her beloved Hatsumi. Heck, even the origin of Hatsuki’s ability to travel between worlds and her special powers are never explained. In fact, there are A LOT od things that aren’t explained or don’t make sense. Even the main villains of the show make little sense…until the end at least. If you try to understand some of the characters, you’ll merely confuse yourself later on. Some do make sense, others not so much. Basically the show’s pacing and concept aren’t its strong points. No, the real reason to watch this show is because of Hatsuki and Hatsumi’s relationship and how it develops over the course of the series. It’s all about a girl (Hatsuki) who admires her step sister (Hatsumi) so much that she begins to develop romantic feelings for her. Of course Hatsuki has doubts and worries about how, when and if she should confess her feelings. However, aside from her own inner doubts and confusion, another mysterious event causes Hatsumi to disappear in a green light and some Chocobo reject appears and explains what happened to Hatsumi. So begins Hatsuki’s quest to find her sister. Her determination and dedication to finding Hatsumi is so powerful that no obstacle can stand in her way. she’s so determined that most scenes involving Hatsuki in combat are less than a minute long. She’s THAT DETERMINED! Eventually there’s an episode telling Hatsumi’s side of the relationship before she disappeared. Later on Hatsuki finally finds Hatsumi and that’s when things get really intense.
Oh, and there’s ecchi in it as well. Heck, even Hatsuki herself is quite the hottie even though her body isn’t as curvy and busty as the other girls on the show. Don’t worry though, the ecchi isn’t that important as their bodies are just for show and not often used for closeups or bounciness.
Actually, I just remembered why exactly the plot is so mixed up. It’s because this anime’s universe is like a library. In the center of the universe, there is a gigantic library with millions of books. Each book contains a different world and that’s exactly why the pacing is so mixed up, because there are so many different worlds to explore that this show covered only a few of them. The pacing is still confusing though, but it has its reasons.
The music: Kind of forgettable, EXCEPT for the emotional parts between Hatsumi and Hatsuki. Those tunes will never leave my mind. Pay attention to those parts that focuses on them.
Animation: A mixture of magic and ecchi. So yeah, it all depends on how well you accept how the ladies look. The environments are actually pretty cool because of how diverse they are. After all, the main base is a library. Expect many different locations such as a jungle, space, on a train, a mansion between dimensions and many more different locales. now, even though I said the show is random, I never said that it was random in a bad way. It’s just that a lot of stuff happens and you need to pay attention as to which are important to the main characters (aside from the two sisters) and which ones aren’t that important.
In conclusion: If you can handle the weird pace and random stuff going on with a plot that makes little sense, then by all means give this one a go. Hatsuki’s journey is more than enough to attract any romance fan’s attention. Believe me.
P.S.: As for the ending…let’s just say that controversy is FAR from being a proper word to describe the impact it had.
