Minami-ke

Series finished up really well. I've never seen so much win packed into a single episode and so many jokes that managed to hit their marks.

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The beginning segment with Mako-chan and Touma dressing up appropriately was pretty hilarious, but I loved it when Yoshinoya showed up and disclosed a few details that made it all the more hilarious. Having Mako-chan remove his underwear was just absolutely lol-worthy way to end it all.

Phone tag scene was just excellent! I loved that Kana manages to twist Keiko's achievements akin to whoring herself out to get these rewards. By the end, it was brilliant how by the end, Kana directly kills the morale of one person, inadvertently causes another to feel really depressed, and the third.... well he still retains his naive optimism, so we need to give him credit there.

Hosaka is still pretty awesome, but I think we've established that nine or ten times over. It's still creepy, but a hilarious sort of creepy so I don't think that's actually a problem at all. He can unbutton his shirt and caress himself so long as he can be ultra manly while at it. That, and his partner-in-crime Natsuki make for an awesome duo of retarded manliness. It doesn't get any better than that!

And of course, watching the girls get drunk. It's almost interesting to see how they reacted to all of that. Haruka clearly falls into the category of being a scary, angry drunk who also gets sad easily while Chiaki is easily the most adorable happy drunk ever, which was quite a contrast to her usual self.

And of course, we shouldn't forget the awesome end to the Ninomiya-kun saga along with the after-effects involving Kana and Hayami.

Sure it got a bit slow halfway, but the last few episodes manage to make up for all of that. Definitely fun and entertaining. A+++ would watch again.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Any word on season 2? I'm starting to hear rumors of disappointment.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Since the series finished and a boxtorrent was available I finally went and grabbed it and saw the first episode. The first and pretty much the only thought in my mind for most of the whole thing was that Kana = Tomo (AzuDai). The other two siblings I actually related to characters from Tonagura! The first half or so was somewhat standard fare, although I was laughing really hard at the kissing attempts in the second half. The second half alone kept me interested as to whether the rest of the series had moments that were anywhere near being funny as that.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Just saw over at Tokyo Toshokan that the raw of episode 2 of Okawari has already been released. Wonder when anyone's gonna get round to subbing it? Ayako did a pretty good job for the first season and I'm eager to see their work for the second as well. However, it would seem that they have a lot on their plate right now, seeing as how they're also working on Spice and Wolf, Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de, and Rosario + Vampire (with BakaWolf).

I'm going into Haruka withdrawal..........

I was speaking idiomatically.

Well, despite announcing that they weren't going to sub Okawari, Ayako turned around and decided to do it as a joint venture with Sae. Unfortunately, they've only gotten round to subbing 2 episodes so far. As of this moment, Aho-Neko Subs have subbed upto episode 6 and I've been following them from the beginning. They've been doing a great job.

Despite the slight change in character designs, the (new) series is in fact a continuation of the first season and not a re-telling as originally mentioned. All characters already introduced in the first season are all here almost from the very first episode of Okawari. Even Takeru shows up in the first scene!


Episode 1:

Spoiler:

.....Haruka in the hot springs......wowsers!!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Is there a reason given as to the change in character designs? I really liked the original better.

Also, how do you guys rate season 2 compared to season 1 so far?

FELIPE NO

Season 2 lacks a lot of the charm and humor the first season had. It's watchable, but a good chunk of it is boring, until around episode 6. Also the fact that everyone EXCEPT Haruka has kept their original personalities (she is a huge bitch now) is also a real head scratcher.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Ugh. Guess I'll pass on the seconds Sigh.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Well, seen it up to episode 7 and I've got to say it really isn't bad. I have found it a little less humorous than before, but that might be because I'm so used to the first season. Regarding Tails' comments on Haruka, it seems it's only evident in the episodes regarding the weekend cleanup and the gift (forgot which episodes). It still seems pretty alright so I'll be sticking with it.

However, the bits regarding Mako-chan are starting to wear thin. It was funny before but now it's just sad....


>_<

There's nowhere I can't reach.