Comments on: Twelve Moments in Anime 2008 – #05: Midori Days ch. 82

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Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:47:47 +0000

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By: CCY

CCY — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:50:03 +0000

@Roger: I’ve never heard of Ai Kora before. I’ll have to check it out if this is any measure of Inoue’s skill.

As for the anime, I have to agree so far; although I’ve only gotten to 4 episodes and stopped, out of sheer disinterest with the adaptation.

@Baka-Raptor: Yes, and I just put Kodomo no Jikan in the same class as Liar Game. Both are excellent, although one is … somewhat serious … and one is badass (like all gambling anime).

In any case, the next step is obviously pedophilic gambling manga.

@Pontifus: Graaah must read Genshiken now. As for “romance-of-life”, I think that was just my mind blanking when trying to remember the concept of “romance comedy” or rom-coms, but I hate that word, and I guess my term makes it seem more soothign and less funny.

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Moment the Second: Would he? | Super Fanicom — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:23:06 +0000

[...] The other day, CCY coined a term ripe with relevance: “romance-of-life.” I cannot think of a better way of describing the 53rd chapter of Genshiken (I know I’m shameless with all these series repeats). Really, the term is relevant to the situation I outlined before, but the Sasahara/Ogiue situation is something of a best-case scenario; both have found someone who can accept them for who they are, someone genuinely worthy of their romantic attentions. Chapter 53, on the other hand, looks much more like most of my actual romantic (and I use that term loosely here) situations. [...]

By: Pontifus

Pontifus — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:36:36 +0000

Haha...when you mentioned another blogger whose moment you were struck by in the beginning, I didn't expect it to be me. I can tell you that I think Genshiken gets better (and somewhat more romance-oriented) as it progresses; I have another Genshiken moment coming up, actually. I may have to work your shiny new term "romance-of-life" into it, now that I think about it. I never thought anyone would pick a moment from Midori no Hibi, but it's good to know I'm not the only person out there who has read it. The moment you mention was the only one in the manga that really stirred me to the degree that it did (an unexpectedly large degree, in fact), but it does have its moments scattered throughout.

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anitations - CCY’s 12 Days of Christmas [Day 8] — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:46:15 +0000

[...] CCY: Midori Days ch. 82 [...]

By: Baka-Raptor

Baka-Raptor — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:59:46 +0000

Did you just put Liar Game in the same class as Kodomo no Jikan?!

By: RogerOskaner

RogerOskaner — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:38:13 +0000

YES. This is a great mention. Midori no Hibi is one of the best romantic comedy manga I’ve read, it’s just such a solid, emotional, funny, and sometimes just plain bizarre and original story, that finishes when it should and hits all the right notes. Everyone who’s a fan of the genre should read it, and perhaps even people who aren’t.

And yeah, chapter 82 was really well done, I remember it well, Ayase was pretty much my favourite character. And that streetlight page, oh man. Although the anime adaptation of the series was really lacking, in my opinion. Not to mention it also cut out huge portions of it. Not to say it wasn’t entertaining, but I thought it was a pretty poor representation as far as they go.

Inoue is also writing Ai Kora, which is turning out quite good as well, he seems to have a knack for this.