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dormcat
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 Posts: 9902 Location: New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC |
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"Maidens Are Falling For Me" is part of the main title; volume title is "Crossplay Capers." |
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Furudanuki
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Would you like to place a small bet on that, Carl? Or better yet, a very large bet? 
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nhat
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I love this line from the review, "The school itself is located in some alternate universe where the sun always shines and garbage walks itself to the dumpsters. "
I seen I think about 6 episodes and what really bothers me is that the "guy" doesn't really act like one. |
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Key
Moderator
 Posts: 18459 Location: Indianapolis, IN (formerly Mimiho Valley) |
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I've only watched the first episode of this so far, and already find myself squirming over the spectacularly generic structure and how much of a creepy Strawberry Panic! vibe this show gives me. Carl may get a little overly colorful, but his comments don't seem off the mark.
I do find it amusing how effeminate these guys who get stuck in these cross-gender situations were to begin with. (See also Kashimashi.) I would find a series like this much more entertaining if the guy was rather decidedly masculine to begin with and still had to cope with getting stuck in this situation. Damn, something like this makes me appreciate the elegance of Simoun all the more. |
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dormcat
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Dorcas_Aurelia
 Posts: 5344 Location: Philly |
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Wow, can you feel the vitriol?
Also, like Furudanuki, I'm aware that Carl missed on the romantic-interest prediction. Shion's not really that interested. Also, Mariya doesn't put up much of a fight against her rival. |
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samuelp
Industry Insider
Posts: 2248 Location: San Antonio, USA |
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It's a slightly different situation since the cross-dresser is actually the person of authority, but "I my me strawberry eggs" has the male character act pretty "male" at times even when dressed as a female. |
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kadian1364
 Posts: 60 Location: Indiana |
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A more scathing review, I have not read.
While it's fun to read things like this once in a while, you gotta think, Carl's clearly not in any way, shape or form, this show's target audience. Why does he bother to review this at all? As a creative writing exercise? I think all ANN reviewers find and review some imagined monthly quota of bad shows to completely lambaste and by doing so, make thinly veiled rants against certain popular trends in current anime. Not that I'm complaining! 
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Miitan
Posts: 117 Location: Gensokyo, UK |
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This is one of those light hearted series with only a touch of seriousness popping it's head in every now and then to add some variety.
$19.99 (or £9.80 for me) is a bargain for a couple of hours of amusement to brighten my day. 
If you're looking for something serious, you might want to go elsewhere though. |
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Panda Man
 Posts: 257 Location: North Carolina |
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Well I liked it and plan to finish it. So there. I respect that you didn't like it, though it was a little harsh in your review.
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DavidShallcross
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To further elaborate, "Maidens Are Falling For Me" is a fair English translation of the full Japanese name of the series, of which "Otoboku" is just an abbreviation. |
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Panda Man
Posts: 257 Location: North Carolina |
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I got mine for $13.50.
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Kaioshin_Sama
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Carl's always so predictably negative, but it's interesting when it's a series actually pretty deserving of it. Problem is that Carl's cried "crap" so many times I'm not sure one would actually have reason to believe him when he's actually got some valid points. It's still more a Carl review then a review of Otoboku in the end.
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loka
 Posts: 373 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
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i kept watching the show spoiler[in hopes that something non-generic or not absolutely boring might happen. that something never came. i was shocked that Manabi Straight could be beat at that. but this lacks what charm Manabi Straight had.]
it really is 'barely tolerable'. Last edited by loka on Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:34 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Dorcas_Aurelia
Posts: 5344 Location: Philly |
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What about the bonus episode? It was a pretty good cinderella parody.
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