Showing posts with label Kazuya Tsurumaki. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kazuya Tsurumaki. Show all posts

Friday, November 24, 2017

His and Her Circumstances: A Different Story from Up to Now

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TV Tokyo
March 19, 1999
Anime, Romance
DVD
B-

Kano is being followed by someone, possibly a stalker.  Then it appears to be a female classmate, who might have a crush on her.  Then it turns out that the classmate thought Kano had a crush on her.  And meanwhile Tsukino had set up a prank that she had to adjust.  It's interesting that same-sex crushes are presented here as a normal phase, including for Mrs. Miyazawa apparently.  Yukino is mostly here to react to Kano's dilemma, while Arima only has one line, but if they have to focus on other characters, I'd much rather it was the younger sisters than more about Tonami and Tsubaki.

His and Her Circumstances: A Different Story from So Far

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TV Tokyo
March 12, 1999
Anime, Romance
DVD
C+

Choppy, confusing yet nonetheless interesting episode, the first half of which has Arima and/or Yukino dreaming about her helping him confront his childhood traumas, while the second half has the theme song and recaps, including by Yukino's female friends.

Thursday, November 23, 2017

His and Her Circumstances: 14 Days, Part 1

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TV Tokyo
February 5, 1999
Anime, Romance
DVD
C+

I don't remember the backstory on this but Hideaki Anno left as director, replaced by Kazuya Tsurumaki, and so we got this paper-doll version of the show.  Same voice actors though.  School is back in session and plans are in motion for the Culture Fest.  Meanwhile, a new student, Tonami (voiced by Ed Paulson), returns after an absence of three years, and Tsubaki used to treat him like a servant.  Note that the opening narration sets the story in the late '90s, one reason I decided to go with the original broadcast dates.