2012-07-17, 10:36 | Link #61 |
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I am deeply touched that Yoshimine no Munesada is willing to forgo his feelings for her and allow her to pursue what she wants instead. Sure, he doesn't have high hopes of her succeeding in that era, but he supports her in the end. A gentleman indeed. I read his biography after watching this episode to find out why he became a monk.
There are similarities between Ono no Komachi and Shuurei, but Shuurei strikes me as the more mature of the two. Shuurei's idealism stems from the desire to work and contribute to the country as an official, while Ono no Komachi's idealism stems from the desire to be recognized. Ono no Komachi is also much more "sheltered" than Shuurei who has quite a tough childhood.
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2012-07-17, 11:05 | Link #62 |
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Liked the episode, was interesting than the other 2 due to the conflict of interests.
I noticed too the similarity between Shuurei and Ono no Komachi, wanting to leave aside love until they succeed in their dreams even if they are women. MUAHAHAHA also said about Shuurei being more mature. Ono no Komachi's dream seems more "childish" in that way if you compare with Shuurei. BTW the poem that she recited during her childhood was the one which is always said at the start of the karuta games?
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2012-07-17, 15:34 | Link #65 |
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As well as being a great poet, Ono no Komachi was known as a great beauty, and as having many affairs and treating men badly. The word "komachi" in Japanese came to mean a beautiful woman. But she supposedly ended her days as an poor and ugly old crone, living alone in a shack. There is a Noh play about this.
Her passionate nature is revealed in this poem: This moonless night, There is no way he can come to me. I rise in longing -- My breast pounds, a leaping flame, My heart is burnt in the fire. 人にあはむ月のなきには思ひおきて胸はしり火に心やけをり Her most famous poem, and the one in the Hyakunin Isshu, is this late one: The flowers' beauty Fades away. I have spent my life in the world In idle mischief. And the long rains keep falling. 花の色は移りにけりないたづらに我が身世にふるながめせし間に Here's a page with a number of her poems. I was trying to think of some Western figure analogous to her, but I couldn't. One of the most famous of all Japanese poets, and a romantic historical figure, living around 850 AD. If the Roman poet Catullus were a woman...? EDIT: @Anh_Minh -- It's okay. The anime story about the hundred nights is almost as likely to be true as the legend, lol.
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2012-07-23, 15:55 | Link #69 |
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I came to this series for the romance, not the bromance. Episode 4 by far the weakest IMO, although it's nice to see more of Mr. Badass Surrogate Father before he became that way.
And next week we have Komachi's poem about growing old and withered? Interesting.
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2012-07-23, 16:23 | Link #70 |
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It's nice to watch "follow-up" from episode 3. Komachi still depends on Munesada for advice. They might not be lovers, but I think they still care for each other deeply.
While this episode does not focus much on romance, I don't mind the bromance since I got to watch a number of LOL moments, particularly the interaction between Narihira and Yasuhide.
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2012-07-24, 05:27 | Link #71 |
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That was definitely the weakest episode so far, but it was still enjoyable. I didn't expect Komachi to appear in this one. What's even better is that the next one will focus on her again! Her poem sounds a bit depressing.
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2012-07-24, 10:55 | Link #72 |
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I've made a characters/seiyuus page for this show. Pics of characters and their seiyuus, with info about each seiyuu.
Yes, this was not my favorite episode. But even with silly humour instead of romance, it was somehow still enjoyable. And Endou Aya (Komachi) and Suwabe Junichi (Narihira) were glorious together.
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2012-07-30, 16:33 | Link #73 |
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That was kind of a sad episode, in a philosophical sort of way.
Possibly the best so far, although I think it will have much more of a resonance to the older viewers. I could listen to Endou Aya read the phone book all day and still enjoy it. Last edited by Dop; 2012-07-31 at 07:03. |
2012-07-31, 00:26 | Link #74 |
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A continuation of last episode? At least better in comparison, as now you have Komachi reminiscing on what could've been. But overall, still not very interesting nor even touching for me. I want my romance, dammit.
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2012-07-31, 06:55 | Link #75 |
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I thought this episode was excellent. It more than made up for last week. It was a bit depressing as expected, but the conclusion was uplifting. There a few very funny moments thanks to Narihira too. He and Komachi are definitely my favorite characters in the series so far.
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2012-07-31, 08:39 | Link #76 |
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Well I for one didn't think last week's episode was weak, so I didn't think Uta Koi had to make up for anything, but this week, it really delivered. I loved this episode. While I also enjoyed the ones about love, these two episodes were about friendship and a lot of other things. This trio of characters are possibly my favourites, I love their interactions! I have nothing but positive words to say about this episode (and the whole series so far). I just hope the rest of the episodes are as good
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