you really think so?
The Miuness of Minami Ke caused me to revisit one of my favourite moments in the Ichigo Mashimaro OVAs, as I felt the three sisters comedy was very funga. I first heard it used in Ichigo Mashimaro OVA 1 when Miu shouted it as Nobue-nee was speaking to a potential employer. And then Nobue-nee uses it to terrifying slow-burn effect in the following scene (complete with a terrific scream BGM):
Not to me at least, either by the Ken Akamatsu’s or Haruhi’s (’turn on’) definition of moé. Extremely dojikko (clumsy, goof ball, klutz) anime characters make me think of the Darwin Awards. Having just seen the second Ichigo Mashimaro OVA (waiting for the subs before I fanboy about Nobue-oneesama), it seems that Matsuri’s dojikko nature is part of her moé appeal. Likewise Konata thinks that Miyuki’s clumsiness makes her cute too. Kurumi, the Invincibly Moéless Girl in PPD!, seems to think so too.
It’s odd to hyphenate the words “Okazu” and “hetero”. I hasten to ground this in a primary source - Erica’s post about how she responds to a yuri series - if the relationship was a heterosexual one, would she still go “Cool…” or “HAWT!” Given that I am pre-disposed to accept her assumptions about norms and aesthetics (except when it comes to Ikkitousen *puke*), I also think the Okazu-Hetero Criterion is an excellent heuristic.
Except when it comes to the first Ichigo Mashimaro OVA which Erica also enjoyed. Ok, there’s no overt romance but IMHO it would still be unbearably creepy if Nobue was an oniichan instead of an oneesama. In the former case, even if Chika, Miu, Ana and Matsuri had also made the gender switch. There’s just something about the way that I’ve been socialized that gives a lot more leeway to female-on-female touchy-feeliness. Which further reinforces my belief that Oneesamas are win. ;)
Continue reading ‘Stress Testing the Okazu-Hetero Criterion’
The Christmas episode! There’s lots of snow and it’s time for snowmen and Santa adventures. Continue reading ‘Ichigo Mashimaro 12′
Paper sumo fight and going to the public bath. Continue reading ‘Ichigo Mashimaro 11′
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