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bakajo48
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I think the girl on the photo is Taki's late wife. Although yes, she looked a lot like Reina. And about Kumiko tied up her hair, maybe it's a reference to the competition on the first episode. I think this is more like a parallelism. Kumiko was detached back in the 1st episode and in the finale, despite she returned to her old hairstyle, her personality had grown to more passionate and willing to strife forward. It's the subtlety that attracted me with the series. |
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Sunny milk
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One thing is certain: ponytail hairdo represents maturity (the same way twintails represent childishness).
Everything else is my speculation, but I think it goes something like this: In first episode Kumiko tried to look mature since she entered high school, and thought she would be grown up in a flash, yet she felt stupid, and was called out on it not fitting her as well, so in shame, she decided not to do her hair again. In the final episode though, she did it again, which suggests that she thinks she matured a lot since then, and don't feel ashamed with that hairstyle. |
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bakajo48
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Oooh that gives me a new perspective! |
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HaruhiToy
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I thought pony-tails was generally perv bait. Covert ones like Kyon from MoHS or overt ones like that guy who chased around the girls wearing a horse head from FMP. Here: she wants to attract her friend in a yuri sort of way. |
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Sunny milk
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Anyhow, ponytail is commonly looked upon as mature hairstyle (and it even gets called out on episode one by Kumiko's sister).
I think Kyon having a thing for it is his own perversion, but it's not perv bait in itself (twintails is more perv bait if we're talking about that) |
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nobahn
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So I marathoned it this holiday weekend; I gave it 11/11 because of the orchestral music.
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meiam
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Maybe pony tail being mature is a Japanese things, cause I really don't think pony tail when I think "mature haircut", I mean it's more mature than twin tail. But tied up behind the head or even just not tied seems far more mature to me.
If anything ponytail mostly just makes me think of sports, or even cheerleader (def not mature then). |
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Sunny milk
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It is. Aside from it was pretty obviously presented in the first episode, there are also a lot of "twintail vs ponytail, loli vs mature girl" jokes or just situations in anime if you pay attention. I could almost say this is just common knowledge. |
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Crisha
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Anime Marathon Discussion (Nov. 6th, 2015 - Nov. 15th, 2015)
Spoilers Reminder for Marathon Discussion: Tag all spoilers within your post(s) and record the episode number(s) you're discussing at the top of your post. |
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Crisha
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Episodes 1-13
Wow, the yuri Errrgh, arrrrgh. I'm so torn about there being another season greenlit. On the one hand, YAY! More Sound!Euphonium! The characters were relateable, the music was amazing (especially the last episode), the animation was gorgeous, the dramatic tension was on the nose, and the character interactions felt organic. And I spoiler[really want to see them go to Nationals and the outcome of it.] On the other hand, NO! The real threat of my chosen couple spoiler[(Kumiko and Reina)] only being bait is really concerning. KyoAni, you took liberties with the source material anyways, can't you at least leave everything open-ended on the matter? Sideways rant: I'm getting tired of the baiting and implications in shows I watch for whatever the reasons may be. I was never a fan of the Class S genre. While, yes, the strong emotional bonds between women is a crucial aspect to a relationship, the implications that girls are expected to graduate from them and be a normal contributor to society and that it keeps them "pure" up until they marry a man and have children rubs me the wrong way. On a fundamental level, I don't agree with it. And as a fan of series that has these high school female romances, it's really frustrating to become attached to a couple that has several emotional moments together. Even as you watch, you recognize that this is probably a "phase" they'll grow out of because it's normal and because of cultural expectations. I recognize it's a fantasy for a demographic that I'm (probably) not a part of. Still, I can't help but hope for more shows with actual homosexual behavior in them. Or shows where the main couple just happens to be homosexual (e.g. No. 6). Anyways, in regards to the original novels (SOURCE MATERIAL SPOILERS) spoiler[Kumiko and Reina do not get together and Kumiko ends up dating Shuichi later on. The anime took liberties with the source material by adding a lot more LesYay moments to the series, bumping up Reina's importance in the series, and making her an actual romantic competitor. So I'm slightly hopeful yet worried as to how the 2nd season is going to go.] "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people... and worthless minds discuss shipping." So there's my worthless $0.02 on the series. I am a shipper at heart, and if there's one thing that I'll get really invested in, it's shipping. Overall rating: Very good Man, KyoAni, you've been getting multiple of those ratings from me as of late. |
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Vaisaga
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OVA:
Hazuki's still got quite a lot to deal with, in various ways, but she's a tough girl, that's for sure. And Natsuki continues to be best senpai. |
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Shikiari
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There's a new episode out!
Episode 14/ Ova I was pretty stoked when I stumbled upon this today. It's titled Kakedasu Monaka , but it's labeled as EP14 and is full length. Anyhows, it fills in the gaps for the other 10 students that didn't make it into the final concert band, starting from just after the testing and ending at the performance. So whilst the story is mainly based on Hazuki, we get much more Natsuki (who shows us why she's still awesome) and Shuichi development. Also, Hazuki gains a rank for being totally adorable by the end. Honestly can't wait until Season 2 now! |
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DuskyPredator
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OVA / Special (Kakedasu Monaka)
A lot of nice Hazuki. A little scene like a look at Hazuki's room adds some nice details. Her room is filled with things like dinosaur toys, space posters and mobiles, and a touch of superhero. It is not exactly what you would call feminine, and perhaps some part of her insecurity about it and why she original wanted to do something elegant. But she is the coolest when she is more true to herself, what she ended up doing. Also, Natsuki is great. |
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HaruhiToy
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Episode 14 just came up on CR.
What a closing line. |
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Stark700
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One of the funniest previews I've seen this year for season 2. But I'm in for it. Can't wait for the sequel/season 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAHOb96Nnfw&feature=youtu.be |
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