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Meanderings
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Saturday, 14 January 2012 21:40 |
Kirishima Kaito, currently in his first year of high school, holds an 8mm camera in one hand and views the scenery around a lake through its viewfinder. At which point a strange light from the sky comes down, and a blast of wind plunges him into the nearby lake - killing him in the process. The next time Kaito opens his eyes, he's lying in bed in his own room, with a nagging feeling that something's not quite right. The same day a red-haired girl named Takatsuki Ichika transfers into Kaito's school - and there's something unusual about her...
This really should be Onegai Sensei - there are visual and thematic comparisons with Onegai Teacher that you just can't miss. (I'm also told that there's a healthy dose of AnoHana in there as well, but that's a series I haven't seen, so can't really comment.) OneTei comparisons are no bad thing, mind you - it and Onegai Twins were high on my list of favourites when they were on the scene, and since this seems to run with the theme, I'm liking what I see.
THE GOOD: Looong list of similarities to shows I really enjoyed. Looks good. Has a good sense of humour.
THE BAD: Never did like Kei - he was too bland for me - and Kai is a carbon-copy, personality-wise. All those points of comparison mean you can't really accuse it of having any originality.
It's kinda the comfort of an old friend, really - nothing that really makes it stand out, if I'm honest, but there are certain things I was expecting from it that it seems to be delivering on. Episode one is still early days, though - hopefully it doesn't screw up along the way...
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