Nodame Cantabile 15-18
Death penalty!
Another week, another set of episodes of Nodame Cantabile on Animax Asia and screencap stealing from Memento.
Ep 15. Warm and fuzzy moment as Chiaki x Nodame x Elgar heals the rift between Cousin Toshihiko and Uncle Takehiko. Nodame getting stomped on by the whole clan was so sad but true; hearing it from Yuiko must have been particularly damning. This pretty much prepared the ground for her shock at being reassigned to Etou the harisen teacher who then unwittingly triggers a painful flashback. Nodame's Ogiuesque reversion to her native dialect and outburst gave a hint of why she's the way she is. Though, as mentioned in the opening wrt Chiaki's childhood memories, what actually happened might not have been that serious but her memories may have become embellished to sustain the reaction to the initial trauma.
LOLOL at how Chiaki's new orchestra squabbled about the solo performance. Man, Kiyora is hot.
the border of normality
In Ep 9, Kanako defends herself against charges of perversity:
Whether you actually carry out your delusions or not is the crucial difference between being a pervert and remaining a normal human. You don't touch her, you only use the hand in your heart to bust check her! You don't secretly film her, you just burn her image into the film in your head! I'm just a harmless, normal person! These are mere dreams!
The talent of Aya Hirano
I'm not a fan of Aya Hirano. While I think she's talented, I'm just not swept away by her voice acting the way I am by, say, Shizu-sama or Maaya Sakamoto. That said, I have enjoyed her work as Haruhi Suzumiya (megalomania ♥) and Shizu Shidou (Ijimekko~~) but, to date, my Top Favourite Aya Hirano role has to be Konata where she really made the role her own, conveying the chara's distinctive blend of otaku passion, family/friendship love power and :3
Aya-hatred will be proof of her talent if she continues to grow and prosper in spite/because of it. Another Ogiue lesson is applicable in Aaya's case methinks:
Real talent doesn't admit defeat after one little beating. If she truly does have talent, then the talent will show itself no matter how many beatings she takes. She's gotta be ready to be hated, beaten down, crushed and forgotten.
Sick puppies
super rats said about his new mouse pad:
Buying this lets people know you are a sick and sad puppy, you’re not right in the head. Of course, they probably already know that and talk to you anyway, so they will find the mouse pad funny, which is alright I guess.^^;
In that sense, an anime blog is like the mouse pad writ large:
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