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Honey and Clover, ep. 03-07
I am now officially in love with this series. I still can't keep some of the characters straight in my head, but there's something about the quietness of this show that really moves me.
It reminds me most, strangely enough, of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Not the giant robots, obviously, but the moments in which characters sit on a train, reduced to silhouettes because of the brilliant sunset, and watch the telephone poles whiz by. All you hear is the sound of cicadas humming and the clanging of the train.
Honey and Clover doesn't have the train scenes, but there are so many tiny moments that I love, that are done so carefully, that it would have been hard not to fall in love with it.
A small girl sits by herself on the floor, feeling alone and lonely. After a few moments pass, she slowly reaches out to her sketchbook, and we know she'll be all right. The pavement is speckled by a few drops of rain, then suddenly, the entire area darkens as you hear the downpour. A man stands on the balcony smoking, the light coming through the curtain illuminating him.
I feel these episode write-ups are going to be particularly vague, just because it's really a series driven by moments and not by general plot. The six people live and go to school and fall in love and have their heart broken and worry about money and create art, and it sounds so boring, but because the writers and animators have such a delicate, sure touch, it's fascinating to watch. The series knows about the peace found in small moments.
I will say that I am gritting my teeth at the romantic triangle, even though it's handled fairly well and not sporkily. But I wish the two women on the show had more moments than they currently do -- I wish there would be more on Yamada aside from her brashness and her crush on Mayama, and while I very much adore Hagu and her eccentricities, I want more of her as a subject, not as an object of affection.
I now want to show this to everyone because it is so lovely and so quiet and sad and still and happy.
It reminds me most, strangely enough, of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Not the giant robots, obviously, but the moments in which characters sit on a train, reduced to silhouettes because of the brilliant sunset, and watch the telephone poles whiz by. All you hear is the sound of cicadas humming and the clanging of the train.
Honey and Clover doesn't have the train scenes, but there are so many tiny moments that I love, that are done so carefully, that it would have been hard not to fall in love with it.
A small girl sits by herself on the floor, feeling alone and lonely. After a few moments pass, she slowly reaches out to her sketchbook, and we know she'll be all right. The pavement is speckled by a few drops of rain, then suddenly, the entire area darkens as you hear the downpour. A man stands on the balcony smoking, the light coming through the curtain illuminating him.
I feel these episode write-ups are going to be particularly vague, just because it's really a series driven by moments and not by general plot. The six people live and go to school and fall in love and have their heart broken and worry about money and create art, and it sounds so boring, but because the writers and animators have such a delicate, sure touch, it's fascinating to watch. The series knows about the peace found in small moments.
I will say that I am gritting my teeth at the romantic triangle, even though it's handled fairly well and not sporkily. But I wish the two women on the show had more moments than they currently do -- I wish there would be more on Yamada aside from her brashness and her crush on Mayama, and while I very much adore Hagu and her eccentricities, I want more of her as a subject, not as an object of affection.
I now want to show this to everyone because it is so lovely and so quiet and sad and still and happy.
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I thought the triangles might be problematic for you, though they are handled far better than any other I can think of. I don't want to say anything about what happens later, but I will be interested in what you think of the romance stuff by the end of season II. I will say the characters I most loved at the end of the show were not necessarily the ones I found most interesting at the beginning.
One thing about this show is how the episodes blur into each other, partly because they're so character-driven rather than event-driven. I can never remember what happens in what episode. (Though, IIRC, episode 8 has one really, really hilariously funny bit. Um. I think you'll know what I mean when you get there.)
We must continue the chain of Hachikuro pimping!
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But... oh, it's so lovely! I really want to pimp it to
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I don't know if there was a single moment where I fell in love with the show. All the characters had moments where they shined for me, though, by the time the series was over. I'm finding it's good upon rewatching, too, because it's easier to see the themes and motifs developing.
I really want to read the manga now, too, though I do realize that part of my love for the show comes from the voice actors, the use of color, and the music. (By the way, when you watch the Season II finale, be sure to watch all of the end credits.)
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But I think the random weirdness would appeal to her, though I think Hagu is hit or miss.
I adore the music so much! Especially that cute "ba ba ba" a capella song that usually goes on when Morita's around!
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I really love the songs they put in mid-episode.
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