Also, I don’t have to mention the quality of the music, sound design and backgrounds which are top notch as always. Those are the strongest points in Manpuku Jinja’s handling of the series and this doesn’t change here. I guess it has to do with their portrayals, their attitude and the lines they deliver (something you can only gauge with a translation when you don’t speak the language). And to be honest, I was pleasantly surprised with what they did with Cirno and Daiyousei (litt. Let’s talk about aspects 4chaners and all other internet posters never talk about because they’re too busy in bashing with all their jadedness.Īfter 7 episodes, I’m relieved to notice again how endearing their characters still remain. Alright, let’s come to that.Ĭharacterization, writing, plot and storytelling “But look, there’s no fighting scene, Dioxaz, no sakuga moment in that episode, it’s the worst!” some may be tempted to reply. Just because you see something you don’t like, that doesn’t make the episode a no brainer. At a time, we have to stop the bad faith. So this shouldn’t surprise you after 7 episodes, and what shouldn’t surprise you either after all that time is the lack of something so ubiquitous in commercial animation that some of you take a bit too much for granted (I’ll come to that at the end). I said many times they try to cater the widest possible audience. Sure we still have the stupid 9-ball and “you’re and idiot” gags but when you know Manpuku Jinja’s animated series well, you know what to expect. And, you may disagree but I think they succeeded. It’s even pretty appreciable as it may help building something around the ice fairy and give her some more developed personality. Yes, it’s obvious they chose an easy route again by focussing on a popular and cute character. Also, this might also be the opportunity to get rid of the grimace feast we saw on episode 6. The artistic approach behind this will seem obvious to a part of you reading this. This is the first time the circle uses a fighting game as a basis where most viewers were expecting another take on a danmaku one. To my surprise, Manpuku Jinja decided to go a complete different route by embracing Cirno’s story from fighting game Hisoutensoku. I really wondered what could come after that Shiki episode. Let’s forget about “silly symphony” and attempt something else However, I’ll allow myself to post some updates to this article from time to time if I ever feel the need, without touching at its original content) I’m letting it as is so any of you, including me, can read my state of mind when I attempted to review this episode a few years ago, as I still think this can make an interesting read. But that’s not a valid reason for wiping it, as most of you will be tempted to do. So, I now find this article as rubbish by now. (edit, : As usual with me, I tend to cringe whenever I see something I wrote earlier because my mind changed a bit. How does this series still cope after all those episodes? Is this one really worth? Is it better than 6? What is right and wrong with this series? That’s what I’ll be trying to answer throughout this review. Lotsa PVs.įor those wondering, this is the doujin fan-anime that MAL has in their database, and it's listed on the main page for this club under '2 episodes' (though the special makes up three total episodes, which means I need to fix it).After that “silly symphony” attempt we got with previous episode with Shiki, I really wondered what they could put out next. There's plenty of other Touhou stuff out there, anime and more. I haven't had the opportunity to watch either Touhou anime yet or even play any of the games, but I do know a little bit about the series. So that it doesn't get buried even further than those forgotten '80s OVAs, for those that aren't familiar with Touhou - here's your chance:Īnd here's a little extra for you guys the new fan-made Touhou anime that a Chinese circle called Niikyouzou is making for ComicUP18 (Shanghai): It seems necessary to mention this anime here, because MAL refuses to list this particular anime because it lacks professional involvement. As I'm sure those of you familiar wth the Touhou franchise know, its fans are very proactive in making doujin works, and Memories of Phantasm is one of them.
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