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Genre: MagicalGirls Boys
How much seen: one episode
What it's about: Niwa Daisuke finds out on his 14th birthday that his entire family has a...well, let's just say that the men of their family, starting at age 14, can turn into a (grown-up) kaitou named Dark Mousy. (Yes. Well. Moving right along.) The reason he's a kaitou is for complicated reasons about artwork and spirits, and the only way out is to find his True Love and have it returned. Two small problems with that, besides the aforementioned complications: Daisuke is extremely shy as himself, so he's already been turned down by his (theoretical) True Love - and the Niwas aren't the only family who are involved in that complicated tangle of artwork and spirits.
I have to admit: I first encountered this series via fanworks, so I am massively spoiled for a lot of the plot twists that come later. (Although really, based on the first episode, this is not the kind of series that cares so much about plot twists: it throws both Dark and Krad at you right off the bat.) So I went out and got my hands on the manga...and the manga is very shoujo. It starts out very much about Daisuke and his sweet love for Risa (? - look, there are twins, I wrote down one name but not the other), and oh yes here's this kaitou thing, but the emphasis is a lot more on wacky school hijinx and the standard sort of romance. Frankly, it was nice, but not really my thing.
The TV series, on the other hand? Not that it doesn't also have sweet shoujo romance, but it also gives us nice large amounts of Daisuke and the young detective who's after him, for more than just the obvious detective/kaitou reasons. (No, not BL. Well, not just BL, although there's quite a lot more subtext in the anime than in the manga.) I admit: I like BL subtext, and I love a good kaitou story. As a result, this has me a lot more intrigued than the manga did.
Overall opinion: definitely want to watch more. This has Possibilities.
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Argh, computer problems! This does not bode well. But I am stubborn.
Stef says I'm hitting the caffeine hard way early. I say it's Pepsi Throwback and I'm thirsty. ...and also caffeine is good.
Genre: Magical
How much seen: one episode
What it's about: Niwa Daisuke finds out on his 14th birthday that his entire family has a...well, let's just say that the men of their family, starting at age 14, can turn into a (grown-up) kaitou named Dark Mousy. (Yes. Well. Moving right along.) The reason he's a kaitou is for complicated reasons about artwork and spirits, and the only way out is to find his True Love and have it returned. Two small problems with that, besides the aforementioned complications: Daisuke is extremely shy as himself, so he's already been turned down by his (theoretical) True Love - and the Niwas aren't the only family who are involved in that complicated tangle of artwork and spirits.
I have to admit: I first encountered this series via fanworks, so I am massively spoiled for a lot of the plot twists that come later. (Although really, based on the first episode, this is not the kind of series that cares so much about plot twists: it throws both Dark and Krad at you right off the bat.) So I went out and got my hands on the manga...and the manga is very shoujo. It starts out very much about Daisuke and his sweet love for Risa (? - look, there are twins, I wrote down one name but not the other), and oh yes here's this kaitou thing, but the emphasis is a lot more on wacky school hijinx and the standard sort of romance. Frankly, it was nice, but not really my thing.
The TV series, on the other hand? Not that it doesn't also have sweet shoujo romance, but it also gives us nice large amounts of Daisuke and the young detective who's after him, for more than just the obvious detective/kaitou reasons. (No, not BL. Well, not just BL, although there's quite a lot more subtext in the anime than in the manga.) I admit: I like BL subtext, and I love a good kaitou story. As a result, this has me a lot more intrigued than the manga did.
Overall opinion: definitely want to watch more. This has Possibilities.
*
Argh, computer problems! This does not bode well. But I am stubborn.
Stef says I'm hitting the caffeine hard way early. I say it's Pepsi Throwback and I'm thirsty. ...and also caffeine is good.
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Date: 2011-07-30 03:56 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-07-30 04:02 pm (UTC)