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ultimatehaki
Joined: 27 Oct 2012
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 Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:52 am
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No matter what anyone says Hitomi's material was the most hilarious and that was one running gag that never overstayed it welcome. 
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Merxamers
Joined: 09 Dec 2013
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:04 am
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| Quote: | | Anzu almost feels like she comes from a different show entirely, but her material is so heartbreakingly earnest that I'm not sure I could survive it as a full production |
You and me both, pal. By the end of the show, anything Anzu did threatened to release a stream of manly tears from my ducts.
Agree with the review; a good show with some great direction and comedy. I felt really bad for Hitomi though; she got to experience the millenial working life as a 12-year-old
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VerQuality
Joined: 01 Oct 2016
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:09 am
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I still find it weird every time I see Hinamatsuri referred to as a comedy; something about its pacing and presentation makes it feel more like an absurdist slice of life that just happens to have some really funny segments, rather than a comedy, which in the purest sense is focused on building up and delivering jokes. Either way, this was a clear highlight of an already really strong season.
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tintor2
Joined: 11 Aug 2010
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:39 am
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Probably one of my favorite series from the season. The comedy doesn't touch go too much like Gintama where everything is mocked and ridiculized as in Hinamatsuri. The staff tried to show difficult themes like homeless in a realistic way. The way the homeless are shown and help Anzu is incredibly well done. Same with the yakuza. Nitta becomes like a father to Hina (of course, after the disowning episode).
Still, a shame the staff skipped some chapters from the manga where Hina deals with robbers and kidnappers but without understanding the scenario and danger. Her deadpan personality is probably one of the shows' greatest strengths such as the rock paper scissor game where she falls asleep during preparations, starts mocking her rival in the still monotonic way upon being food and pulls the rock three times in a row.
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CatSword
Joined: 01 Jul 2014
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 11:22 am
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This show is my #2 AOTY behind Aggretsuko. Really good stuff. Funimation's simuldub was also solid.
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Raebo101
Joined: 17 Mar 2010
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 12:00 pm
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| CatSword wrote: | | Funimation's simuldub was also solid. |
Right?? Too bad no one seems to know it exists.
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meiam
Joined: 23 Jun 2013
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 12:25 pm
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| ultimatehaki wrote: | No matter what anyone says Hitomi's material was the most hilarious and that was one running gag that never overstayed it welcome. |
Yeah, easily my favorite part of the show, would take happily take a full 12 cour of just Hitomi
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Sahmbahdeh
Joined: 05 May 2015
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 12:57 pm
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| Quote: | | When Hinamatsuri's gags are combined with endearing character drama, they soar - when they're isolated as comedy, they can occasionally wear a little thin. |
I found exactly the opposite to be true. The transitions between the character drama and the comedy usually resulted in tonal whiplash for me; I found the combination significantly less effective than it seems most others did. Furthermore, the drama, especially when it focused on Anzu, tended to get way too heavy handed for me, so that element was in and of itself was not particularly effective for me. On the other hand, I thought the comedy was consistently the show's strongest suit, and as a result I think I almost would have preferred the show to be a pure comedy.
Oh, and Hitomi best girl.
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Joshua Zarate
Joined: 12 Jan 2017
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 1:08 pm
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The faces in this show were outstanding and had me laughing a lot during its’ runtime. The drama’s execution was done quite well as it was absolutely not clumsy and was definitely one of the best parts of the show. I’m sincerely hoping for a season 2 and that the cliffhanger will not be the last we will see of these charming characters.
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Scalfin
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 2:38 pm
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So I take it the show wasn't able to make it to the punchline of the Hitomi plotline? Did she even get to being CEO, let alone queen of Japan?
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MiloTheFirst
Joined: 10 Dec 2014
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 3:00 pm
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| meiam wrote: |
| ultimatehaki wrote: | No matter what anyone says Hitomi's material was the most hilarious and that was one running gag that never overstayed it welcome. |
Yeah, easily my favorite part of the show, would take happily take a full 12 cour of just Hitomi |
count me in. Hitomi's segments are easily my favorite part of the show. what I won't be forgeting anytime soon though is the Ouch sounds disguised ad kung-fu voices, and of course the smartphone guy, the animation on his facial expressions is priceless
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phia_one
Joined: 15 Jan 2012
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Location: Pennsylvania
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 3:02 pm
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This show was such a wonderful surprise! It's for sure going in my Top 5 AOTY.
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TanyaTheEvil
Joined: 11 May 2018
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 6:52 pm
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This has become a favorite of mine. I really like the heart involved in this anime. It brings the audience to tears at certain points. As far as a comedy, i would not call this a comedy. It has funny parts, sad parts drama and all around goodness to it.
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Animegomaniac
Joined: 16 Feb 2012
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 7:08 pm
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| ultimatehaki wrote: | No matter what anyone says Hitomi's material was the most hilarious and that was one running gag that never overstayed it welcome. |
This is going to be a reoccurring sentiment as the reviewer didn't get Hitomi's material at all. Her running gag wasn't "Oh, why is this happening to me?!" but rather "Why can't I say no to people who keep trying to use me?"
She knows why it's happening to her, that's the joke... and that's the reason for that face.
I was only let down by the ending of the show; I knew about the time skip but I didn't expect the show to be such a troll about it... though in hindsight, trolling's really their bread and butter...
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killjoy_the
Joined: 30 May 2015
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 7:48 pm
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I'm not much of a fan of 'reaction face' anime anymore, and whenever Hinamatsuri tried to go for that kind of humor it lost me. I thought Hina was a lot funnier than Hitomi for that and some other reasons, but really the reason I liked the show was Anzu.
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