Bokura Ga Ita

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Martin

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Anyone who's into gentle, whimsical romantic drama might be interested in this. The animation's done by Artland (of Mushishi fame) although it looks quite low-budget with the simplified artwork. Quite a charming little slice-of-life series that's one of the few fansubs for this summer that's really grabbed my interest. My episode 1 review.
 
I've got the first episode of this ready to watch, i thought it looked interesting when i saw the picture for it quite a while ago, but i havn't got around to watching it yet. I think it looks like something i should really enjoy, so i'm looking forward to having a look at the first episode
 
I watched the first episode of it last night, and i'm happy to say i enjoyed it, i think it has potential to be pretty good, so i'm going to keep watching, looks like a nice romance with a bit of angst, seems like a manga i would read
 
Akitaro Daichi!!!!

Look him up and see what shows he has done - Fruits Basket, Kodocha, Jubei-chan, Grrl Power, Now & Then, Here & There. Very interesting bunch of credits and a quirky sense of humour.

Anyway, I am looking forward to more of this.
 
This one is high on my list to watch. Akitaro Daichi is a great director and the Artland are worth a million after their work on Mushishi. Seems like a match made in heaven; I may watch it today.
 
Laughing Manji said:
Akitaro Daichi!!!!

Look him up and see what shows he has done - Fruits Basket, Kodocha, Jubei-chan, Grrl Power, Now & Then, Here & There. Very interesting bunch of credits and a quirky sense of humour.

Anyway, I am looking forward to more of this.
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Hmm, the series didn't sound that interesting (to me, at least) when it first appeared, but after hearing this I'll definitely be checking it out... so thanks for that.
 
Ramadahl said:
Hmm, the series didn't sound that interesting (to me, at least) when it first appeared, but after hearing this I'll definitely be checking it out... so thanks for that.
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Its square in the middle of the shoujo high school drama genre. Basically such an annoyingly clicheed genre that most people switch off immediately, just leaving it for the hardcore fans.

However its the execution that makes these shows, and there is already signs that Bokura ga Ita is breaking convention. It seems way less cliche and forced. Nice atmosphere too.
 
......of course one could just watch it for the fact it's a very sweet romantic anime :wink:
I rather like the very simplistic artwork. It's like a beautiful water colour painting come to life ^__^
I love the character design and the sweet storyline. It makes a change for the main male character to be filled with angst, as it's usually the girl who has problems to overcome!


BTW, what's wrong with cliche? The one thing that keeps me coming back to anime year after year is the fact you can be guaranteed a good dose of the same thing you love the most. As long as the characters have a life of their own, I don't see that it matters whether the scenario has been done to death; it's the execution of said cliche storyline that dictates whether an anime will be good or bad and not the genre and how cliche it might be!
 
Cliche == tired or lazy. Its not the genre itself that is cliche, but the tired reuse of genre conventions. Unless you really love the stuff it gets tiresome - cliches seen-it-all-before mentality is usually bad for anime.
 
Just watched the 2nd and 3rd episodes - sure it's somewhat cliche, but it was enjoyable enough. And I really liked Nozomi Sasaki as Nanami; she's got such a unique voice.
 
Laughing Manji said:
Cliche == tired or lazy. Its not the genre itself that is cliche, but the tired reuse of genre conventions. Unless you really love the stuff it gets tiresome - cliches seen-it-all-before mentality is usually bad for anime.
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Romance stories don't get tired! They've been written for centuries, whether it be a legend or fiction, or a work of fact, there's no getting away from the fact people love a good romance story.
The average anime romance is no different to Jane Ayre, or Wuthering Heights and I don't think a modern day writer of romance anime could be classed as lazy because their story follows a similar pattern to all it's predisessors (sp?).
You could say that Eva is just a rip-off of War of the Worlds, but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable. Once a story is done, surely everything that follows is cliche?! :lol:
 
I completely agree with Miaka-chan, theres nothing wrong with a bit of cliche, I love my romances, and i actually prefer them to end in a nice happy cliche way than leave me sad with disappointment.
And Miaka-chan is right, i read my share of romance novels aswell (currently Mansfield Park), and really not much has changed :)
 
My take on romance anime:
1/. Girl has problems, sweet guy sorts them out.
2/. Guy has problems, sweet girl sorts them out.
3/. Both have problems, their love sorts it out.
4/. Guy has a dozen girls after him; he chooses the quiet one!
5/. Girl has a dozen guys after her, she chooses the most gallant one.
6/. Girl/Guy is after one person; they don't like said girl/guy, but there's someone who secretly likes them and it works out in the end.
7/. Girl/Guy has suitor and they both fight like cat and dog; it works out in the end.
8/. Girl/Guy finds out girl/guy they like is really their sibling.
9/. Guy/Girl is still infatuated with an old flame, interferes with newer love interests.
10. (Manga more often than anime) Girl/Guy disguises themselves as the opposite sex!

I can't think of anymore, but they tend to be the most used romantic themes and not just in anime/manga. I've read every single Catherine Cookson out there and virtually every scenario fits within her stories as well ^__^
Having said all of that, I'm never put off - ever! I love romance stories cram packed full of angst; the more problems the couple have to go through the better.
What makes a story great isn't whether the storyline is refreshing and new, but the characters and how they interact within the story.
 
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