A fun first episode. Agree completely with Kabitzin that it was a good way to recap and build up momentum at the same time. The love triangle (soon to be square?) seems a good reason to give a flying poop about this series assuming, of course, that it doesn’t go tits-up like ZnT2. The major hooks that have gotten me along for this ride are:
Hand over that lovely eye patch! Go go, Sayaka Ohara!
Wilhelmina is the second reason de arimasu.
The ability to follow sequels to Shana-tan, the brilliant self-parody which makes everything that was irritating about Shana hilarous. In fact, I’d be well chuffed if there was just a whole series on this: Shana-tan Fumoffu URUCHAI~URUCHAI~URUCHAI!!!
XD
Yeah, the Shana-tan omake really helped my opinion of this series, as they were self-aware enough to poke fun at all the annoying parts of the first season (e.g. Hecate sitting around doing nothing, Shana being kinda annoying, Wilhelmina’s conversations with her hat, etc.).
In my personal anime scorechart, I rated shana-tan more enjoying than shana 1. XD
I’d just finished re-watching the first season so the recap was a little redundant for me, but still not a bad first episode. And yeah, I could watch a whole season of Shana-tan too ^^
One thing that I liked a lot from the first season that was present in bundles in this first episode of the second season was Shana and Wilhelmina interaction. Both obviously care a lot about each other but refuse to openly acknowledge it. Plus Shana has this hilarous ‘Mom, stop it!! You’re embarrassing me!!!!’ air about her when she’s shooing an over-protective Wilhelmina away.
Well, Wilhelmina does have some undesirable and embarrassing traits as an overseer:
– Will kill your BF
– Talks to self/hat
– Carries gigantic pack
But at least she’s dressed in meido uniform so I guess that makes up for a lot. :3
Given that Shana was raised by Wilhelmina and a talking fountain/pendant, I’d say she’s actually pretty well adjusted.
More like a fast learner, given the categorical and nonchalant abrasiveness she particularly initially treated everyone she had to interact with…
I mean, compared to her Alpha Female par excellence Marjorie was diplomacy incarnate. >_<
That makes it sound like Shana needs to get trashed to loosen up =D.
That is a fabulous idea, Kabitzin! Based on the last episode of Muteki Kanban Musume, I’m just thinking of the comic potential of drunk Shana and Kazumi.
@ Kabitzin & Zyl
We need to immediately draft some kind of petition that this be included in the second season. I’m already giddy just at the thought of a drunk Shana smacking Yuuji with a stick while slurring “Urusshai urusshai urusshai!”
Is dat sum Jubei? Nice. :O
Also lol that you linked to Hinano with the phrase” flying poop”. xD
I imagine that the drunkness will make their opposite personas come out i.e. Shana will be dere dere while Kazumi will be EVIL. Needs MOAR evil Ayako Kawasumi, kinda like how we need MOAR evil Rie Tanaka as Lacus.
‘Flying poop’ was a phrase from the linked post at Hinano’s blog. ;)
Random note: the way Marjorie’s apparently pretty much taken over Satou’s house reminds me of one quote I’ve seen…
“If I shall love my country, it should be beautiful; this one is, it will be my home.”
- Teutonic invaders in Italy (presumably ca. 5th century AD)
Then again, I got the impression she’s of European aristocrat stock. Probably a sort of inherited reflex to conquer and pillage then, given that those guys were hereditary specialists in it for millenia. -_-;
And the people demand more EVAL Kazumi. Screw Bells & Giggles.