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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Just watched the JMAF Overseas Promotion livestream on YT. Wow, this started out very meh, but the ending made me cry. Miranda was annoying of course, but I liked how it was about people realizing their faults and amending them to become better. It actually really hit home because I was raised by my uncle as well, and although he wasn't as naggy as Miranda was (well, I bet she wasn't like that all the either), and I was also afraid of doing something to make him mad. Likewise, he had bad-mouthed my mother at times and even my older sister. When I saw Miranda's letter to Rebecca at the end, I immediately started crying because I think it's something I would've liked to see with my uncle. Whether or not someone says these things so that the child doesn't "turn out like their parent," it's still very harmful. It's good that Jane was there to tell Miranda that she had gone too far. It wasn't anything amazing, but I really liked the theme and lesson of the story. |
| Decent, prefered the Candy Candy movie tho. |
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| Eeeeee!! I honestly had no idea this even existed, especially since I've read the book this is based on! Then again, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm has never gotten a decent adaptation that really did it justice. I can't believe I'm only learning of this short's existence today! I downloaded it and watched it, and...I love it!! Not only is it true to the spirit of the book, I like that instead of trying to adapt the entire book, the staff behind the short decided to just adapt two chapters of it. Even though it's been a number of years since I've read the book, I was easily able to recognize which parts of it the short film adapted, and I think it did really well in not only keeping true to the spirit of the book (and the chapters in question), but making sure not to bite off more than it can chew, allowing the characterization and animation to really shine through. I could watch a whole series based on this if I could, considering how much I love the World Masterpiece Theater, and this was just oozing with WMT charm! It helped that the storytelling made sense, making the overall moral not come across as condescending or patronizing. It's such a shame the WMT shut down in 2009 because of the changing anime landscape (with the industry preferring ecchi, isekai, or mobage adaptations), but shorts like this prove that there's still hope for it yet! More than that, it's so great that Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm actually received a faithful adaptation for once. |
Firechick12012Dec 26, 2021 8:40 AM
| This was really good. The woman looking after Rebecca was quite strict, but is now realizing that speaking ill of Rebecca's father was the wrong thing to do, and Rebecca is going to do her best to be more responsible. This would've made a great TV series. It's a shame that it wasn't longer. |
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| I would watch a full series of this. |