2011-03-31, 10:36 PM
(This post was last modified: 2011-04-01, 12:21 AM by PSAssassin.)
Hourou Musuko 11 (12): Very well done. I feel like clapping for as long as the audience did after Sasa did the introduction to the play.
I must say I wasn't sure if an 11/12 episode adaptation of a supposedly much longer and ongoing manga would be able to a good story with the time it had. It started in the middle of the manga, and I was confused during the first episode, but I quickly caught on and grew to love the pacing of the story. The show seems to move slowly, but a lot actually happens in each episode, with everything building up to a very satisfying conclusion. Not even just the theme of gender confusion, but also that of maturing, both physically and mentally, as well as the distinct relationships between characters were portrayed very well. One thing I loved about the show was how the relationships were portrayed. In regard to the main character's love interests, it really seems like Nitori and Takatsuki are the couple that are destined to be together from the beginning of the show (or you might think Chiba), but in the end Nitori actually begins dating a completely unexpected character like Anna. At first I was skeptical about the pairing, but by the end of the show, especially after their talk in the last episode I fully support that relationship. Like Takatsuki said in the last episode, all of the characters in the show really are special (except Momo), as each has their own distinct personalities that just play out wonderfully in their interactions and relationships with each other. I can't wait for the full episodes 10 and 11 to be released, and I might even have to start reading the manga now.
tl;dr: I loved this show.
I must say I wasn't sure if an 11/12 episode adaptation of a supposedly much longer and ongoing manga would be able to a good story with the time it had. It started in the middle of the manga, and I was confused during the first episode, but I quickly caught on and grew to love the pacing of the story. The show seems to move slowly, but a lot actually happens in each episode, with everything building up to a very satisfying conclusion. Not even just the theme of gender confusion, but also that of maturing, both physically and mentally, as well as the distinct relationships between characters were portrayed very well. One thing I loved about the show was how the relationships were portrayed. In regard to the main character's love interests, it really seems like Nitori and Takatsuki are the couple that are destined to be together from the beginning of the show (or you might think Chiba), but in the end Nitori actually begins dating a completely unexpected character like Anna. At first I was skeptical about the pairing, but by the end of the show, especially after their talk in the last episode I fully support that relationship. Like Takatsuki said in the last episode, all of the characters in the show really are special (except Momo), as each has their own distinct personalities that just play out wonderfully in their interactions and relationships with each other. I can't wait for the full episodes 10 and 11 to be released, and I might even have to start reading the manga now.
tl;dr: I loved this show.