{"id":583,"date":"2009-03-29T00:46:24","date_gmt":"2009-03-29T07:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikoto.wordpress.com\/?p=583"},"modified":"2009-03-29T00:46:24","modified_gmt":"2009-03-29T07:46:24","slug":"asu-no-yoichi-12-final-verdict-on-asu-no-yoichi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flomu.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/asu-no-yoichi-12-final-verdict-on-asu-no-yoichi\/","title":{"rendered":"Asu no Yoichi 12: Final Verdict on Asu no Yoichi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/snapshot20090328234647.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well, I haven&#8217;t been exactly blogging this series, but here&#8217;s my views on the last episode and the anime in general anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Also, CLANNAD&#8217;s Final Verdict is still pending (it&#8217;s a lot harder to type up than this, so I present to you this junkpost for the time being).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_585\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-585\" class=\"size-full wp-image-585\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/snapshot20090328233841.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You remember her NAME?!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_586\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-586\" class=\"size-full wp-image-586 \" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/snapshot20090328234351.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And I&#39;ll save the one saving the one who&#39;s saving the one doing the saving of the one saving the one saving the one!!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_599\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-599\" class=\"size-full wp-image-599\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/snapshot20090328234255.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">...then they&#39;ll be stuck without noses forever!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-587\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/snapshot20090328234947.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nUm&#8230;<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-589\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/snapshot20090328235156.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nBecause that first picture was drawn so god damn badly!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">They picked the wrong colors for all of the eyes, and completely messed up the scene.<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t know which is worse: that first picture up there or <a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/sweet-jesus.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">this one<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-592\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/snapshot20090328235313.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:right;\"><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">&#8211;&gt;<\/span>\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-591\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/snapshot20090317011446.jpg?resize=432%2C243\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"243\" \/><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_590\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-590\" class=\"size-full wp-image-590\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/snapshot20090328234836.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I don&#39;t think &quot;other ways&quot; covers &quot;intelligence.&quot;<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-593\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/snapshot20090328234424.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-594\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/snapshot200903282358051.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nUm.<\/p>\n<p>I think the explanation for Torigaya&#8217;s strange physical changes was intended, but ultimately ended up being thrown out with a rough draft on accident.<\/p>\n<p>I have no idea what the hell is going on with him. &gt;_&gt;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_595\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-595\" class=\"size-full wp-image-595\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/snapshot200903170112351.jpg?resize=480%2C270\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">wat?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So basically, this episode can be summed up in one word: <span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"><em>wat?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>WAT.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s my opinion on this episode.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, this wat isn&#8217;t just derived from the WTFTorigaya\/Washizu subplot, but that is really bizzare nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>It mostly comes from the villains.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-598\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/snapshot20090328234804.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, why does Mr. &#8220;I thought she remembered some insignificant comment that I said over ten years ago&#8221; suddenly turn into Mr. &#8220;I realize the value of fighting&#8221; right after Yoichi says his already-repeated-in-every-other-episode-line?<\/p>\n<p>I DON&#8217;T KNOW, and frankly, I don&#8217;t think I want to know.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and another thing: Why did this retard think that he had to become physically stronger in order to marry Ibuki?<br \/>\nBecause she was stronger, right? \u00a0He was a chauvinist pig asshole at what, five?<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of which, this guy&#8217;s about the same age as Ibuki, so shouldn&#8217;t he and his sister be in school? &gt;_&gt;;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_600\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-600\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/snapshot20090328234545.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CHIBITALIA?!  NOT MORE FAIL, PLEASE!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Well, this series hasn&#8217;t been a very good one overall.<\/p>\n<p>There was the monster-of-the-week type of plot (or rather, enemy-of-the-week*), and there were some pretty stereotypical&#8230;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Characters\n<ol>\n<li>Big-breasted oldest sister<\/li>\n<li>Cold, detatched sister<\/li>\n<li>Mangaka<\/li>\n<li>Loli<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;What is society?&#8221; person<\/li>\n<li>Delinquent with a soft side<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Hair<\/li>\n<li>Villains<\/li>\n<li>Plotline\n<ol>\n<li>Enemy-of-the-week<\/li>\n<li>Reused &#8220;tropical island paradise&#8221; premise<\/li>\n<li>Yoichi&#8217;s reused speech<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Basically, all I saw was an ecchified, less epic combination of <em>Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu<\/em> and the stereotypical harem anime.<\/p>\n<p>True, there were some really <a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/snapshot20090303015302.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">awesome moments<\/a> (&#8220;JEEEESUS&#8221; and &#8220;OH MY GOD&#8221; too)&#8230;<br \/>\nBut that doesn&#8217;t keep me from delivering a final score of<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">6\/10<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>for\u00a0<em>Asu no Yoichi!<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, I haven&#8217;t been exactly blogging this series, but here&#8217;s my views on the last episode and the anime in general anyway. 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