More Kannaduki goodness!
As I was overcome by absolute sheer boredom last night (there’s only so much resume writing research one can do, especially for Japanese resumes), I went a-surfing for totally random crap on various anime blogs. Most were nothing special, but I noticed that those who actually made it all the way to the end of KnM tended to post some pretty funny, or at least entertaining, writeups on this series.
I’m still ashamed to say I watched and enjoyed this drivel, but after reading some of the *ahem* analysis, I began to see it in a new light of respect. Yes, it has borrowed plot devices from 50 sources; yes, it’s a horrendous clash of genres; yes, the characters are really stereotypical; yes, it’s unabashedly exploitative of the whole yuri thing. But yah know, there was some original stuff there too, and it still takes a certain amount of talent and focus to bring it all together in a package that delivers, even if it’s not exactly high-brow entertainment.
Enough of what I think, because actually I don’t think that much and I’m not a rabid Chikane worshipper. I do sympathize with the girl and it’s refreshing to see a female anime character who really really wants someone (and I don’t mean in the “onii-chan atashi ha mou otona da yo!” 12-year old way) and is fully burdened with all the guilt and shit but is strong enough not to run away, but that’s about it. Perhaps you could say I’m more fascinated with how people react to this series, more than with the actual series itself. So, without further ado, I present you some of the more interesting postings on KnM’s shocking events in ep 8 and the ending.
Um, goes without saying there are spoilers. :P
An Electic World writes up the events of KnM ep s 5-8 - filled with great comments and ending with a sentence that sums up perfectly what I was feeling after watching that last episode!
Stripey’s diatribe on Chikane and KnM eps 11&12 - this one really really liked Chikane as “intense protaganist” in a “powerful love story”.
Fencedude’s take on the events in KnM ep 11 - a whole slew of screen caps, but mouse-over them for the captions!
Some Japanese dude’s analysis on the latter half of KnM - okay, it may seem as if he’s just a massive Chikane fan getting his kicks from HimekoXChikane, but really, he’s pointing out that the production staff really knew what they were doing with the story and plot execution. Yeah.
So what did you think of KnM? If you haven’t yet seen this *snicker* masterpiece, don’t wait, start downlo^H^H^H^H run out and buy the legal copy and watch it now!!
One day I really must get some fans together to MST3K this…
