oooh, how i love this show. paul told me about it years ago, but i never got around to it for some reason. i haven’t read the manga for two reasons: it’s hard/expensive to acquire such things and i’ve already seen the anime so it’s hard to read something when it’s essentially the same thing, but it already has a certain feel to it. comics and books are supposed to have your own interpretation thrown into the mix, but i already have a (wonderful) impression of what the series is supposed to be, so it feels like i’m missing something. not to mention that it feels like i’m just watching the anime in slow motion or something. also, this a heavily music based series and i honestly can’t imagine not having the actual music playing. i guess that would be one reason to at least look at a few books, just to see how it’s done.
as much as i love it, it makes me a little bit sad. i wish i had more discipline to actually master something. not to mention that i’ve squandered my only talent, but it’s not like i’m some super phenomenal singer that everyone loves and is instantly drawn to. i do think i’m like nodame in my messiness and otherworldly weirdness.
i love it. i love it. i’m so, so happy there’s a third season coming this fall. i hope everything’s still on schedule. and, and, and it has one of my favourite seiyu in it: tomokazu seki.
i can’t believe i’ve watched both seasons already. maybe i’ll have to read the manga just to satiate my need for it. or i’ll just watch it again. i tend to rush things (especially when there’s a romantic plot) just to see what happens between the characters. in anime though, it’s usually more about discovering the subplot/secret that’s alluded to in the opening/flashbacks/cliffhangers in episodes. but i am a sucker for two characters getting together when they so clearly need to do so as was the case in this fine example. i could go on, but i’m not going to because i’m not that much of a dork. i will say that the sentence i was going to write started with ‘that first kiss’. that’s where i was heading. weee. hooray third season!
March 25th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Why is there a new theme every time I come here?
Anyway, I’m honoured to be mentioned, but ashamed that I’ve only watched the first season. I’ll need to catch up now before the third starts airing.
Your point about the manga being silent is excellent. It just wouldn’t be the same.
March 25th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
there’s a new theme usually because there’s one or two small things that i don’t like, so i have to change the whole thing in order to fix those things (because i’m not experienced enough in code to do things properly, only half-assed.)