I like the Haku x Kuon pair precisely because there is no spark between them. I love slow developing romances if the story is NOT about romance.
I really love the character designs/general art style for this show.
I like the Haku x Kuon pair precisely because there is no spark between them. I love slow developing romances if the story is NOT about romance.
I really love the character designs/general art style for this show.
Peace.
The link is made.
Spoilers:
Karura and Touka in one episode. YES.
Peace.
Kuon being brought up by all those folks does explain her personality, even if it also left her with a bunch of contradictions she's trying to deal with. How many stories of Hakuoro did she hear, though, that they made her rename the amnesiac man she found "Haku"? It's like the greatest confession that she wanted her own Hakuoro who would change her destiny, just like it did for her many mothers. No wonder Karura was so amused.
But, man, I just kept hearing Caster every time Karura spoke.
A most excellent episode, though to some degree it would have been nice for Touka to not be a clumsy ditz the whole time. A lot of her charm is in the balance of her skill to her personality.
I definitely appreciate this franchise's laid back protagonists. Haku finds a well-endowed woman in the bath with him..."let's drink!" He's lazier for sure, but he has that same casual confidence that Hakuoro had, and while he's not completely unflappable, he's usually in pretty good control of the random situations he finds himself in. Maybe this is why Kuon sees a little bit of the stories about Hakuoro in Haku and named him such.
Drunk lil' Kuon was quite adorable. Eruru makes some fine brew.
Karura and Caster are both similar in personality, so it really is no surprise Atsuko Tanaka plays them so similarly. Both are free spirited, flippant, easily underestimated at first glance, and utterly confident except at rare moments of weakness. Caster has more of a strained edge to her, something you only really see during Karura's Na-Tunku arc in the original series. Casual Caster and baseline Karura are basically the same character though.
So, what happened to Hakuoro and Erurururu?
Peace.
I think the final scene hinted that he came back, so presumably king and queen of Tusukuru?
But why did Karura seem melancholic when she first saw Haku? And the odd way they refer to Hakuoro and Eruru seem to suggest they are gone/dead. Karura did mention that the Erubrew was special, as if it was rare and would eventually run out.
Peace.
I'd find it hard to believe Eruruu would be dead. Who knows about Hakuoro. I suppose it's possible they simply aren't interacting that much anymore. If Hakuoro's still there, you'd think he would like to meet this other plain human. They aren't exactly common anymore, with generally all people roaming around products of the genetic manipulation.Originally Posted by shinta|hikari
Episode 7 - HS
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I'm beginning to think this show has no bigger story at all. This is all slife of life. I haven't minded so far, but the truth is I don't remember half of the female cast anymore as they aren't related to anything important due to a lack of a story.
That episode was worse in that it was mostly a BL infomercial/long advertising...
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
This has 25 episodes, so I'm ok with the character development and world-building. The slow pace of romance between Haku and Kuon is also nice.
Peace.
What romance? There ain't such a thing. Both deny it readily. Haku is more like an old man who has already seen everything he wants to see and would just like to lie down and drink booze till the end of his days. Who knows what Kuon is thinking.
Like I said, it's 25 episodes.
Peace.
Read the tail. It tells you everything.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
I'd imagine it tells what she's feeling, not thinking.
Didn't watch the latest episode yet, but it's probably not answered there anyway.
Why is no one curious about Haku not having animal ears btw?
Are Humans a "normal" thing in their world, because I haven't seen any.
I suspect they'd wonder more why he doesn't have a tail. On the other hand, the Onkamiyamukai (the winged people of the first season), had normal ears, and don't have tails to go with their wings. I think it is safe to say that there is enough variation on the subraces that things like that are easily ignored by the populace. A passing thought and little else. It was a bigger deal last season that Hakuoro's mask was permanently attached to his face, than the fact he lacked animal ears and a tail.
Kuon was more perplexed by how physically weak Haku is compared to most.
No, humans aren't normal, and if you haven't seen the first season, I won't spoil it for you. It is explained there.
Utawarerumono - Itsuwari no Kamen - 08
Well...that escalated quickly.
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I do feel like I missed an episode, because I have no idea where Atui's little floating squid came from. But overall, she's the most fun character, mostly because of her great accent. She's a true moron, like the best combination of Karura and Touka rolled together.
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That certainly summed up my take on the episode as well. I love the way she speaks. Although on the other hand considering this show hasn't had a larger story at all, it's not (anymore) so surprising when they suddenly introduce stuff that had no earlier founding at all. The same could be said about how the episode ended. Stuff just happens but it might not matter at all in the next episode anymore.
Episode 9 - HS
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Haku is so useless. Although it's kind of funny how he readily accepts a job, acting all smart and mature, but then he tries his everything to actually avoid doing anything. Another thing is how he's always where stuff happens but tries to keep himself detached from it, as if it had nothing to do with him. At the end of the day he doesn't really contribute anything.
This still feels like nothing but a long series of extras for a main story because nothing really happens. We get visits by old characters, meaningless short plots, and fanservice - just like in a standard ova or BD extra.
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