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Anime Hyouka, from KyoAni

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happy_berry
post Apr 28 2012, 02:48 PM

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i just hope the storyline will be as equally amazing as the animation.
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post May 4 2012, 03:33 PM

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damn, 2nd episode's a cliffhanger..... D: Le eyes.... I want moarrrrr!!
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post Sep 17 2012, 04:06 PM

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Is there any season 2 for this?? And pls don't fukken spoil the story for me, still at ep09... sad.gif
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post Sep 22 2012, 01:00 PM

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This anime had potential.. I mean, great soundtracks, awesome animation, interesting character, etc.. It is unfortunate that the last few episodes, especially the ending, kinda ruined everything. They suck. Bad.

I had a few expectations that there'll be some "drama" close to the end, but dammit, it ended dry and boring as hell.

Didn't enjoy the romance part.. I swear I prayed Houtaro to not blush at every tease.. sheesh. If I wanna some lovey-dovey, I'd go for other shits instead and not this.

Aaand my mystery was lost half-way, I don't know where the fug it went.

On the other hand, I like Fuku-chan... He reminds me of myself unfortunately....


6/10. i haz a disappoint.
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post Sep 22 2012, 02:51 PM

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Last thing I'd expect is a mod "refuting" my opinion. lol, Even that sounds ridiculous when I put it. It's like flaming me for saying i don't like blue shirts.

So lemme sum up... I love the deep part - the mystery part - i get to crack a few of em so it's awesome.. Then comes the kanya fair, houtaroxeru episodes(i miss satoshi a lot here) and it got worse...

I had my expectations...
(kudos to satoshi btw for giving me a different view abt expectation. biggrin.gif)

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post Sep 22 2012, 04:05 PM

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QUOTE(linkinstreet @ Sep 22 2012, 03:19 PM)
Depends on how you see it. Hyouka was misleading in a way that it made people thought that the show was about mystery. It's not. It's actually a slice of life that uses mystery to flesh out it's characters. Honestly all the mystery was quite lame, except for the origin of Hyouka. But it's why the mystery happen that makes it good. Anguish, jealousy, anger, manipulation, timidness, everything is based upon a logical human flaw. And KyoAni's way of using subtleness to show these works. Most scenes are brilliantly thought of, and you might miss some clues that alludes to a bigger picture the first time you watch it.
The last arc meanwhile was to expand the characters of both Oreki and Eru, and to hint on their everyday relationship that is not mentioned in the previous chapters (or episodes). It was also to show how both have grown, Eru, from an eccentric, curious, sheltered single child grew up to be a mature girl that understood her future, and Oreki who wants to maintain a grey coloured life, finally embraced a rose coloured one. Every interactions they made, people they met, actions they have taken leads to this end
Talking about the end, it was nicely done, staying true to the novel. They could have used an anime exclusive end that would have been a better choice in terms of the viewers, but that would actually disrespectful the the characters and their development, so they stuck with what Honobu has written. Throughout the show, it was shown that Oreki would digest all information that is given to him which will lead him to a solution befitting the problem (or mystery) that he has. In that last scene, the solution Oreki had from the information that Eru was giving him was to stay by her side, but it conflicted with his old lifestyle, hence why he never said it out loud. But he knew that it was the best solution for the both of their future. Eru ending the episode with "It's already spring" was quite subtle, and yet implied heavily of their future development. Their relationship is just starting. That rose coloured scene, the wind that suddenly blew and showed Oreki the beauty of the place, and that knowing smile at the end for me speaks volumes and is worth much more than an uttered line.
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I would have loved it even more if it is a mixture of slice-of-life.. In fact, I should've if it weren't for ending that I don't see fit.

Hyouka suddenly sounded so melodramatic the way you put it ; an acceptable kinda of exaggeration.. I see this coming but not bad, bro.

To label "mystery' as "lame" in the same sentence is an utter insult to Hyouka, duuuude. The execution of the mystery+detective work deserved a round of applause regardless of it being subtle and insignificant to the characters, whichhhhhhhh leads to the main reason why I picked this up.. and to see it faded away into oblivion like that was just "hnnnnggg" ><..

Saved the best for the last right? Didn't seem that way. I don't mind the last arc being a dedication to the characters and their final resolution after knowing each other. But oh wow, it was executed so poorly because all I saw was Houtaro blushing non-stop and Eru with her dry and vague confession. To be honest, if a hint of romance causes Houtaro to change his way of life, then this is not the way.. cause it speaks cliche, mundane and dull. Sorry.

Meh, Imma just pull out a deus ex machina and call this "a matter of preferences", wokay.
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post Sep 30 2012, 07:23 PM

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QUOTE(zero_kbom @ Sep 30 2012, 10:49 AM)


For those who wanna watch this for the mysteries, I suggest you to look elsewhere. This is a perfectly masked, slice-of-life anime.

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This is not masked. The whole ending was f__cking misleading.

Anyway, was going for a kirinarimasu question as to why you guys liked it but then i saw this and I'm still so pissed about it. Dang!



QUOTE(Silencers @ Sep 24 2012, 12:58 AM)
Admit it. Just say you love the girls. All of them.

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