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Oct 2, 2010
This series was not one of the series I originally planned on covering this fall, but after reading many positive comments about it, I decided I'd write about it, since I'd be watching it anyway.
Bakuman as an anime, is unique, because it's a manga adaptation, with the manga about manga artists. Doesn't make sense? Well, I assure you it's actually quite an interesting idea. And as with all J.C. Staff series I've seen, I whole-heartedly believe Bakuman will make it to into my all-time favourite anime list
This first episode begins with an alternate/fake OP (Super Hero Legends!), it was a little confusing at first,
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because I didn't think this would actually be the OP for Bakuman. I must admit however, it's quite the OP, bringing back memories of old-school anime. Right after the amazing pseudo-OP ended, the real OP began, and as with the Super Hero Legends! awesome-sauce, this one also managed to get my attention. The carefree easygoing beat with male vocals is a pleasant departure from your usual high-bpm high-pitched orgasmic music.
The episode begins with the main protagonist being introduced, Moritaka Mashiro, and having himself describe his current outlook to life using an internal monologue style. He gives the impression of a generic guy through his story. He seems unsure of what he wants, saying he needs an office job to support a family, but there's no point in trying hard. All he says to do is just keep his grades up. Then he's seen sketching Azuki Miho, his crush, and describing how meaningless it is to be in love with her, and how those dreams will never come true. Forgive me if I'm making the entire series sound generic, but this is how the episode begins, a main character, a generic storyline, however, it works well and I instantly got hooked.
There's not much more I can say without spoiling anything, which is the last thing I want to do for such a promising series. Long story short, Mashiro realizes he forgot his math notebook at school while he gets home, and makes his way back to class, only to find Akito Takagi, fellow student, pardon me, top student of the class, with his math notebook in his hand. Akito explains how, due to his seating position in the class (at the very back), he can see everything everyone is doing, and he is aware of Mashiro's crush for Miho. Suddenly, Akito asks Mashiro to draw manga with him, to create a manga. At first, Mashiro rejects him on the spot, but tells him he'll consider it when he gets home. He gets a phone call from Akito while he's at home, telling him he's going to confess to Miho, and that's where the story gets interesting...
Even though Bakuman is by J.C. Staff, there's no need to compare it with the others in terms of animation. It's main strength is not going to be it's animation, rather the little details are what will make it shine. It's the character interactions, speech, expressions and the overall quality of the storyline that will bring out this series.
As with almost all of the series I will be covering this fall, I have high hopes for Bakuman. The series has a great start, if not a little generic, but it paved the way for a really great story. Bakuman definitely has potential, and this will definitely be a series I will be covering.
That's all for now, happy watching, mina!
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Oct 2, 2010
Konichiwa, mina-san, this is akinari-kun from SUTORAIKUanime, here to bring you my first impression of MM!.
"T-the truth is, I'm a masochist! I get pleasure when women abuse me. It feels so good that I lose myself! I'm tellin' ya it gets really bad! What do I do!? I cannot control myself at all!!!"
And there you have it, the outline of Tarou Sado, a high school freshman with a sexual masochism fetish, or whatever the hell you call it. Whatever it is, it's funny, it's catchy, and it makes Mio look absolutely sexy.
And that's how the first episode of comedy romance "MM!" started. Along comes
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the OP, "Help!" by Ayana Taketatsu, with a catchy beat and suitable lyrics. I found it a little interesting that there hasn't been any pantsu flashes yet, not that it matters, but it's just there have been so many camera angles that refer to pantsu, but no pantsu are to be seen, strange...anywho, based on the OP, it is implied that this series is a harem, with all the kawaii desu girls and what not, but who knows, I'm just making an educated guess.
Here we have the same guys who brought us Kanokon and Ladies versus Butlers (notice the animation similarities), XEBEC and AT-X. However, the character designer and directors are different, therefore the slight difference in animation, which I actually think looks even better than Kanokon and Ladies versus Butlers. First thing's first, I absolutely loved the character designs of both Kanokon and LvB, so I don't see why I wouldn't feel the same way about MM!. It's only the first episode and I'm already in love with the character designs AND their personalities.
Basically the entire episode we are shown Tarou being tortured, kicked, slapped, tied, being hit by baseballs, etc. while he laughs hysterically and enjoys it all. I find this quite hilarious, and the fact that Mio is trying to cure his masochism by hurting him even more just elevates the humour of the storyline to a whole new level. But Mio isn't the only person that is involved with the torturing of Tarou...cue Yuuno Arashiko, a cute purple haired girl who finds Tarou absolutely disgusting (and also doesn't mind giving him a good beating).
Seems like everything has happened in just one episode, even Tarou's sister Shizuka has a brother complex (yaay for brother complex!), and Tarou's mother has a son complex (err...yaay for son complex? Hmm...)! And what's even more amazing is that...IS THAT...AHHHHHHH I'm itching to say it, but I won't spoil the most epic scene of the first episode for anyone.
Well, that wraps up my first impression of "MM!", I must say, I didn't expect much from this series, but I got quite a pleasant surprise and a huge load of hilarious laughs out of it, so I'm going to continue covering this series. And I'm quite grateful that Ryuumaru subbed it so fast, since I just happened to have a lot of time on my hands today.
And, last but not least, COULD MIO BE A TSUNDERE!?
That's all for now, happy watching, mina! Join us next week as we cover the second episode of "MM!"
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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