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Blue box? Community rating: 4.3
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Given how notorious my deep-seated hatred of fish is, you might be surprised to know that I actually find aquariums quite romantic. Maybe it’s because I married my wife in a gorgeous aquarium, maybe it’s because I find a sense of command in using my freedom and wits to defeat those silly little ocean demons trapped behind all that steel and glass. Incredibly satisfying. Anyway, the aquarium is cool and you can bet I’m soaking in all the glorious nostalgia of Daiki and Chinatsu’s cute little date.
This has been the case since the beginning blue boxThis adaptation is so successful that it perfectly captures the sincere, whole-hearted emotion of children falling in love. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel in any way, shape, or form. It takes these classic romantic drama tropes and executes them with such precision and empathy that it’s impossible not to be swept up in everything. There are so many little moments I could highlight. blue box To give you an idea of (most of) its protagonists: Taiki having a silly little push-up orgy outside his own house to hype himself up; when he thinks that Chinatsu might actually like He was good enough to ask him out on a real date; it was a simple joy to find that Chinatsu looked just as beautiful in that summer dress as he’d imagined. I have Been there There, it’s a great feeling to recall the power of sentimental young adult romance comics. This week’s badminton matches are more exciting and more directional. it seems like blue box Determined to be the show I want!
Except maybe one thing. Now, five episodes into the season, “Aquarium” has helped me clarify my only real criticism of how it was made. blue box Working on its story. The show has proven that we’re not entirely locked into Daiki’s perspective, and the wonderful emotional cliffhanger we’re left with Sheena at the end of the episode shows just how good it is blue box It’s OK when it gives the reins of the narrative to other characters. Still, even though it’s been over a month since it aired, I still feel like the story keeps us at a noticeable distance when it comes to Chinatsu’s emotions. She’s a great character but feels a little out of reach, which makes sense in a way Thailand Might see her. However, this is not the case for more remote omniscient viewpoints like ours.
As with everything the show does, let’s put ourselves in Daiki’s shoes when it comes to his feelings for Chinatsu and we can barely understand what Chinatsu is feeling, well…anythingreally, but especially her feelings for the tree. We have tons of context clues and things left unsaid, but she comes across as so disconnected from the highly romantic anime setting she finds herself living in that it’s hard to accept that she’s something Daiki would easily encounter.” Real “teenagers.” Maybe she’s not as romantic or intimate as Daeshu, but we’ve seen enough casual blushes and sideways glances that I’m not sure we should read the character as uninterested or disinterested in Daeshu. Does she really not think so? anything Was it strange, tantalizing, or frustrating to suddenly share a living space with a boy who was so obviously in love with her that even Garth Mullenge would tell the kid to tone it down? I’m not saying I need her to give up on herself like Taiki, but I’d like to see Some Character interiority and potential conflict.
Considering how good everything about Chinatsu is, I could forgive the anime if it wasn’t literally perfect. Despite the cheesy design of the animation, the moment when Hina is suddenly shocked and confused when she learns Daiki and Chinatsu live together is still shocking. I just hope every female characters in blue box Being given such good material to work with.
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