I'm Not Sadistic Anymore

Posted by Castypher on Aug. 6, 2010, 12:33 a.m.

Just a play on my previous title.

So to people who're familiar with my last blog, here's a finisher, and to those who aren't, all the cake is gone. You don't even care, do you?

Anyhow, ended up finishing the first season of When They Cry, or Higurachi as I've heard. Spelling might not be right. But that little rant where I said I didn't get any damn thing the show did, well this is a resolution. THANK GOD I finally understand everything.

This show was killing me man. It was the most confusion I've ever taken from a single story but I was still too inclined to watch it. Somehow everything unraveled but what isn't revealed isn't important.

I really like how well they put the characters together. We got to see a few different sides to everyone, I think. And the mystery element was fun, but a bit too confusing. In the end (if my brother hadn't spoiled it, the reaction would've been bigger), I was like "OHHHH."

Clever show. My regards to everyone who told me to see it through. And now I'll recommend it to anyone else who doesn't mind a little blood (or a lot).

So I no longer think it's a sick, bizarre, sadistic show. Okay, just a bit bizarre, but it wasn't all about violence. It had something for everyone albeit too short in most cases. Still kept me wondering but it was good all the same.

So there's my spoiler-free not-review of When They Cry. This is where spoiler tags might be useful, Juju, for when you have something in common that you want to discuss. Because yes, I'd like to discuss it.

Maybe.

<_<

Comments

Scott_AW 14 years, 3 months ago

There was cake?

sirxemic 14 years, 3 months ago

Yay. I told you so :D

Castypher 14 years, 3 months ago

Watched a bit of the next season, but they don't have it dubbed yet. I missed the old familiar English-speaking voices. It's how I could tell everyone apart. And now it's like I need to learn the characters all over again.

sirxemic 14 years, 3 months ago

Pitty. You shouldn't watch dubbed anime to begin with, very often they sound worse, imo.

Castypher 14 years, 3 months ago

I don't mind subbed at all. I watch most of mine (the few that I have seen) subbed, but things like Death Note, I prefer dubbed, just because it's there, and it's easier to understand. Plus Death Note sounded great dubbed.

Especially with my less-than-perfect vision. =(

I also like Japanese voice acting a lot.

sirxemic 14 years, 3 months ago

Quote:
Plus Death Note sounded great dubbed.
Hence I carefully used the words 'very often' and not 'always' ;)

Castypher 14 years, 3 months ago

I think your "very often" mostly refers to the bigger titles. I don't know of any small animes whose voice acting was that good. Saw an episode of Elfen Lied (sp?). Voice acting sucked. I'd prefer subs over that anyday.

Though I'm not sure if that's a big anime or not. Probably not.

sirxemic 14 years, 3 months ago

Big or not, I liked it. In fact, these are my favorites:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/MyAnime/?user=Reality-M&categ=10&sort=rating

Got any suggestions, Kilin? :D

Castypher 14 years, 3 months ago

So you were the one who watched Clannad. Surprisingly good show, as mellow as it might be regarding action. Looks like you've got a great list there. Can't really suggest anything as I haven't watched a whole lot of shows, and I usually watch things that people suggest to me.

I've heard that Last Exile was a good one. But other than that, I think I'm the one that could use suggestions. I hate television and watch movies very rarely, so animes are kind of fun to me.

RoyalSmacketh 14 years, 3 months ago

The cake is a lie.