Post by Skywalker on Mar 25, 2008 20:14:58 GMT -5
Length: 12 episodes
Original Airdates: 1/08 - 3/08
Demographic: Seinen
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural
One-sentence summary: "It will ROCK YOUR SOUL"
Plot Synopsis
Takuma Hirose, a blind young male high school student, though the cause for his blindness is undetermined. After his mother died an unexpected death, it left a deep emotional scar on him, which caused him to become very lonely and reserved. Due to this, Takuma and his father move from the city out into a rural area and Takuma is enrolled into a new high school. At his new school, he meets several new girls, though three of whom he gets to know the most out of anyone else. They are, the firm and obstinate Hayami Kohinata, the kind and obliging Hinata Kagura, and the cheerful and mysterious Otoha. As Takuma interacts with these girls, his medical condition gradually begins to heal.
(From ANN)
Personal Opinion
FYI, the one-sentence summary is from the promotional video that was streamed before this show started to air. It's not a personal opinion.
The first anime of the Winter 08 season that I completed. I started watching H2O well towards the end of its run, when it only had 3 more episodes left to air. Back then, I thought it was underrated. Looking on various forums, it has been bashed countless times. I used to think that it was a very well made series... however now looking back, I can understand why people are critical of this anime.
First off, this anime is not very well organized. It's a messy clutter of emotional, dramatic, comedic, and filler episodes. Romance doesn't become a major aspect until 9 episodes in, when all of a sudden, it becomes INCREDIBLY important. And a few episodes (namely episode 4) should not have been included in the lineup, period.
Second, the anime's setting is vague. The location initially looks to be a village set in modern day society... however, it soon becomes apparent that a village so backwards could not exist in Japan today. The show doesn't make a serious effort to clarify this discrepancy.
But probably, the biggest fault is that this anime tries to take element from many genres, but it doesn't quite fit any of them. Early on, It looked to be a harem comedy. Then it goes on to a drama. All of a sudden, one of the episodes in the middle turns out to be mystery. The final 4 episodes are cluttered with slice-of-life, supernatural, suspense, and romantic elements. H2O tries to do a lot, but succeeds at none.
So obviously, the show did not meet my expectations... but did i enjoy it?
That's a little hard to answer.
While the show did have many faults, I was drawn in enough to keep watching, and get anxious for the next episode. The ending (although unrealistic) was quite satifying. So looking at those things, yes, I did enjoy it.
It didn't quite "Rock my Soul" and i wouldn't quite reccomend it...
but this bizzare anime manages to squeak by with a rating of
2.5/4
Similar to...
-Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Not in horror or disturbing-ness, but rather both are set in a village in which both are hiding secrets.
Original Airdates: 1/08 - 3/08
Demographic: Seinen
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural
One-sentence summary: "It will ROCK YOUR SOUL"
Plot Synopsis
Takuma Hirose, a blind young male high school student, though the cause for his blindness is undetermined. After his mother died an unexpected death, it left a deep emotional scar on him, which caused him to become very lonely and reserved. Due to this, Takuma and his father move from the city out into a rural area and Takuma is enrolled into a new high school. At his new school, he meets several new girls, though three of whom he gets to know the most out of anyone else. They are, the firm and obstinate Hayami Kohinata, the kind and obliging Hinata Kagura, and the cheerful and mysterious Otoha. As Takuma interacts with these girls, his medical condition gradually begins to heal.
(From ANN)
Personal Opinion
FYI, the one-sentence summary is from the promotional video that was streamed before this show started to air. It's not a personal opinion.
The first anime of the Winter 08 season that I completed. I started watching H2O well towards the end of its run, when it only had 3 more episodes left to air. Back then, I thought it was underrated. Looking on various forums, it has been bashed countless times. I used to think that it was a very well made series... however now looking back, I can understand why people are critical of this anime.
First off, this anime is not very well organized. It's a messy clutter of emotional, dramatic, comedic, and filler episodes. Romance doesn't become a major aspect until 9 episodes in, when all of a sudden, it becomes INCREDIBLY important. And a few episodes (namely episode 4) should not have been included in the lineup, period.
Second, the anime's setting is vague. The location initially looks to be a village set in modern day society... however, it soon becomes apparent that a village so backwards could not exist in Japan today. The show doesn't make a serious effort to clarify this discrepancy.
But probably, the biggest fault is that this anime tries to take element from many genres, but it doesn't quite fit any of them. Early on, It looked to be a harem comedy. Then it goes on to a drama. All of a sudden, one of the episodes in the middle turns out to be mystery. The final 4 episodes are cluttered with slice-of-life, supernatural, suspense, and romantic elements. H2O tries to do a lot, but succeeds at none.
So obviously, the show did not meet my expectations... but did i enjoy it?
That's a little hard to answer.
While the show did have many faults, I was drawn in enough to keep watching, and get anxious for the next episode. The ending (although unrealistic) was quite satifying. So looking at those things, yes, I did enjoy it.
It didn't quite "Rock my Soul" and i wouldn't quite reccomend it...
but this bizzare anime manages to squeak by with a rating of
2.5/4
Similar to...
-Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Not in horror or disturbing-ness, but rather both are set in a village in which both are hiding secrets.