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Lemoncookies23
Joined: 02 Aug 2008
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:08 pm
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This has piqued my interest in the manga when Viz releases it. I'll be sure to check it out.
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khryoleoz
Joined: 21 Apr 2005
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:53 pm
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I haven't read the manga yet, but this announcement has me quite interested. I think this series is going to be adorable and fun.
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SongstressCela
Joined: 26 Sep 2008
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Location: Pennsylvania
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:19 pm
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So is this basically The Wallflower with less "Queer Eye"-esque, horribly drawn bishounen running around telling the girl what to do? I couldn't stand Wallflower just because of that horrendous art. This seems a bit more promising, if only stylistically!
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Sariachan
Joined: 09 May 2005
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Location: Italy
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:58 pm
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I'm looking forward to this, if not anything else the manga won and handful of awards, so maybe the anime too will be good, at least.
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Mysticmidnightmaiden
Joined: 14 Dec 2005
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Location: California (Bay Area)
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:59 pm
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SongstressCela wrote: | So is this basically The Wallflower with less "Queer Eye"-esque, horribly drawn bishounen running around telling the girl what to do? I couldn't stand Wallflower just because of that horrendous art. This seems a bit more promising, if only stylistically! |
Uh, I rather like the art for The Wallflower. Since I regard/treat it as a parody on the "Beautify the Beast" plot, I liked how outrageously "Visual-kei" the boys were drawn. Plus, it provided a nice contrast for chibi Sunako and all the horror elements.
I like the art for Kimi ni Todoke as well, but I really like when mangaka exagerate/parody features of their genre, especially in shojo.
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lys
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:28 pm
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SongstressCela wrote: | So is this basically The Wallflower with less "Queer Eye"-esque, horribly drawn bishounen running around telling the girl what to do? I couldn't stand Wallflower just because of that horrendous art. This seems a bit more promising, if only stylistically! |
Aside from the basic premise of "girl who looks like Sadako" the two go in pretty different directions. Sawako has a really sweet, adorable personality and the other characters (including both guys and girls, unlike the reverse-harem-focused Wallflower) are also really enjoyable and refreshing. The story is a lot more "everyday/real(ish)-life" drama, rather than parody and outrageous situations/characters (not that those are bad things, but just to state the differences).
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SongstressCela
Joined: 26 Sep 2008
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:49 pm
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Iiinteresting! I'll be keeping an eye on this one, then!
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Hikari06
Joined: 10 Aug 2008
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:27 pm
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Sweet! From What I've read of this so far, it's really good. It's nice to see more shoujo being animated, but especially when it comes from such good source material.
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monkeyshinobi
Joined: 08 Apr 2008
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:51 pm
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YES!!! My dreams came true!! So now not only a drama but an anime! This can't get any better!! Definitely buying myself a copy of the manga in july!
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Emichan
Joined: 09 Mar 2005
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Location: SF Bay Area
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:40 pm
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This is one of my favorite manga series, so I am ridiculously excited about this~ I can't wait!
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Ashen Phoenix
Joined: 21 Jun 2006
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:53 pm
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JairStout wrote: | This has piqued my interest in the manga when Viz releases it. I'll be sure to check it out. |
Same here.
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Unit 03.5-ish
Joined: 07 Dec 2008
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:22 pm
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I'm a sucker for romantic stories, so if the anime should make it here, I may check it out. I do have to agree that Wallflower is just weird. The androgyny of the men gives me the heebie-jeebies.
The only amusing thing about that series' promo poster is the girl dressed up like Death in the background. Hee hee.
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Westlo
Joined: 03 Oct 2002
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:42 am
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This is a really good manga, I hope a good studio gets it.
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kakoishii
Joined: 16 Jul 2008
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:22 am
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I'm always willing to give anything shoujo a chance, so I look forward to its debut.
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khryoleoz
Joined: 21 Apr 2005
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:52 am
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I just started reading it. Oh man, I am so looking forward to both this anime and the Viz release. This is among the sweetest gems I've come across in years! I've connected with Sawako's experiences so much. I can remember my own struggles in school trying to find my niche group and dealing with a crush, though it seems far more sympathetic when seen from a girl's POV.
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