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Edjwald
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It was an odd episode. I didn't love any of the segments, but I didn't hate them either. It felt like the bar patrons were all having boring days and hanging out idly passing time with semi-boring conversations, and it was...kind of boring. But to me, it also captured some of the anime's charm though I wouldn't feel that way if it had been episode two and I hadn't developed some genuine fondness for some of the characters. The segment about grownup friends and the one about Akemi making something...ummm....roughly spelled onomyoki...had some amusing low key moments but could definitely have used some surprises or solid laughs mixed in. |
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Blood-
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Probably the reason this episode whiffed harder for me is that in recent weeks I've come to expect some pretty great humour. To me, relative to that, this past episode fell flat.
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Edjwald
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On an only slightly related note, I tried to look up Douglas Hamada, and somehow this led me to seeing Snack Basue stand up figurines for sale, cheap. And I've never been a merch type person myself. There's nary an anime statuette, poster, body pillow, illustrated coaster or mousepad, tee shirt or what have you in my house. But this is the anime that almost got me.
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Edjwald
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Well, I watched the last episode with a mild sense of melancholy because unless Snack Basue is much more popular in Japan than it seems to be in Western Provinces (or the low animation costs make it cheap to produce and license) I doubt I'll be seeing a season 2. The show itself seemed to end on the same note with that closing song and Mama's comforting statement to the regulars that Snack Basue would be there for the characters tomorrow even if I won't get to see it (sob). I've mentioned this before, but the voice actors portraying Morita, Yamada, and Akemi did some pretty stellar work here, and the old dude in the Miami Vice suit was pretty spot on as a world weary flake too.
One thing I noticed was that the show has been hinting about some sexual tension between Yamada and Akemi the last two episodes, which I wasn't expecting. Their duet last week, and then Akemi's friend curiosity about him. Friday was a jam packed anime fest this season (for me at least) and even when I watched some of those shows on Saturday morning, I always tried to watch Snack Basue as a kind of end of the work week ritual |
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