Forum - View topicREVIEW: I''s & I''s Pure Box Set DVD
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Calculusman
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I'm not about to say that I"s Pure is the best series I've ever seen (though I do think it's still pretty decent) but...
Isn't this basically a complaint about the "pretty girl falls for loser guy" sub-genre as a whole? Are we ever told why the pretty girl falls for the dorky guy? (especially in a series that's only 6 episodes to begin with) I guess the easy answer is "because they just do." Especially in this case since Itsuki knew Ichitaka when he was younger, and Iori is Ichitaka's classmate. Sometimes people just fall for each other. If Iori had just met Ichitaka and had a "love at first sight" moment, I might agree with your complaint, but I think it runs thin here. However other than that (which looks odd after writing 3 paragraphs of complaining...oh well) I thought the review is pretty good. I haven't seen the first I"s series, but I had heard that it wasn't exactly of great quality. I almost have to believe that the first series was forced on them as a condition of licensing I"s Pure. |
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Ryo Hazuki
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I haven't seen the OVAs but in the manga series it's made clear that Iori herself is pretty shy and she and Ichitaka become friends little by little. |
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Ongaku_no_tenshi
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This is true. Across the all 15 volumes of the manga, you actually see Ichitaka and Iori's relationship begin to form and grow to what it becomes at the end of the manga's run.
Why? Because their relationship grew over time. And in the end, we see that Ichitaka and Iori truly loved each other unconditionally. (Wishful thinking in the eyes of most people, I know.) Too bad there wasn't enough time allotted in this 6 episode ova series adaption to flesh that out more for those who are not familiar with the original work. As for Itsuki, easy answer is: they were childhood friends. I believe she loved him unconditionally for that reason alone. Really, come on. This is anime we're talking about. The reviewer said it himself:
After receiving this double dvd set, and watching it, I have the urge to go and re-read this series again. Even more so to marvel at Masakazu Katsura's beautiful art work. Off to my manga shelves I go. |
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