Comments on: Minami-ke Okaeri – Final Impressions http://www.rabbitpoets.com/minami-ke-okaeri-%e2%80%93-final-impressions/ A blog about anime, Hinagiku, Horo, Haruhi and any other girls that start with an H Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:45:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RPhttp://www.rabbitpoets.com/minami-ke-okaeri-%e2%80%93-final-impressions/#comment-285 RP Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:37:26 +0000 http://www.rabbitpoets.com/?p=2837#comment-285 Oh no, I thought Natsuki was pretty much "normal" most of the season, it was just that one event took his personality to such an extreme it was hard not to speculate on. But yeah, it could be just one random event to get the joke through vs. a trend towards flanderization. Oh no, I thought Natsuki was pretty much “normal” most of the season, it was just that one event took his personality to such an extreme it was hard not to speculate on. But yeah, it could be just one random event to get the joke through vs. a trend towards flanderization.

]]> By: Catalinahttp://www.rabbitpoets.com/minami-ke-okaeri-%e2%80%93-final-impressions/#comment-282 Catalina Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:50:30 +0000 http://www.rabbitpoets.com/?p=2837#comment-282 Well, I've always thought of the barking incident as a suspension of disbelief to get the joke through. I mean, realistically there's so many things wrong with it that it being out of character for Natsuki is somewhere at the bottom. I thought you meant this entire season (Natsuki eating Touma's pudding etc.) And yeah Haruka...it's a travesty that a primary character has so little development. Mako-chan and Touma have more development at this point... Well, I’ve always thought of the barking incident as a suspension of disbelief to get the joke through. I mean, realistically there’s so many things wrong with it that it being out of character for Natsuki is somewhere at the bottom. I thought you meant this entire season (Natsuki eating Touma’s pudding etc.)

And yeah Haruka…it’s a travesty that a primary character has so little development. Mako-chan and Touma have more development at this point…

]]> By: RPhttp://www.rabbitpoets.com/minami-ke-okaeri-%e2%80%93-final-impressions/#comment-278 RP Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:14:55 +0000 http://www.rabbitpoets.com/?p=2837#comment-278 Hmm, I thought it was Maki and Hayami who told Kana about Haruka the banchou... but I'm sure you're right. I can never keep the background characters straight in my head. I do disagree about Natsuki. I felt he had enough prior interaction with the Minamis for that whole barking incident to be considered extreme. Hosaka, on the other hand, was such an extreme character to begin with, I'd consider him flanderized to begin with. You're right about Haruka though. Except she's not being flanderized into an extreme, but into a completely boring, vanilla character. Hmm, I thought it was Maki and Hayami who told Kana about Haruka the banchou… but I’m sure you’re right. I can never keep the background characters straight in my head.

I do disagree about Natsuki. I felt he had enough prior interaction with the Minamis for that whole barking incident to be considered extreme. Hosaka, on the other hand, was such an extreme character to begin with, I’d consider him flanderized to begin with. You’re right about Haruka though. Except she’s not being flanderized into an extreme, but into a completely boring, vanilla character.

]]> By: Catalinahttp://www.rabbitpoets.com/minami-ke-okaeri-%e2%80%93-final-impressions/#comment-277 Catalina Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:16:35 +0000 http://www.rabbitpoets.com/?p=2837#comment-277 Just for reference, those two friends of Kana's were actually introduced in season 1 (when they told Kana about the Banchou thing), and had a microscopic role in Okawari (when Kana tries to make Fujioka into a more Banchou-like Banchou). Their shtick is Hiroko's obsession with the Banchou tradition and the way she records it all in a notebook. But yeah, one scene a season is too low, and we all need more Hitomi. As for flanderization, we didn't know anything about Natsuki to start with. 95% of his scenes were this season. So we wouldn't know he's a social failure until this season. I would call that development, not flanderization. If anyone's getting flanderized, it's (I'm sad to say) Hosaka. And maybe Haruka. I definitely agree about the new eyes thing though. Some freshness is needed. That's why I was somewhat disappointed that they didn't elaborate on the manga at all, though I can understand after they tried to last season...I wouldn't trust my writing staff either. Just for reference, those two friends of Kana’s were actually introduced in season 1 (when they told Kana about the Banchou thing), and had a microscopic role in Okawari (when Kana tries to make Fujioka into a more Banchou-like Banchou). Their shtick is Hiroko’s obsession with the Banchou tradition and the way she records it all in a notebook. But yeah, one scene a season is too low, and we all need more Hitomi.

As for flanderization, we didn’t know anything about Natsuki to start with. 95% of his scenes were this season. So we wouldn’t know he’s a social failure until this season. I would call that development, not flanderization. If anyone’s getting flanderized, it’s (I’m sad to say) Hosaka. And maybe Haruka.

I definitely agree about the new eyes thing though. Some freshness is needed. That’s why I was somewhat disappointed that they didn’t elaborate on the manga at all, though I can understand after they tried to last season…I wouldn’t trust my writing staff either.

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