(L) Hidamari Sketch X 365: Second Season

[Kaoru Chujo]

Originally Posted by Shiroth

He [Shinbo] was the chief director [of the original series]. There's a difference in my opinion.

Yeah, he was called chief director (総監督 "general director"). With "supervising director" I was trying to get across the idea that he was in the background, as opposed to actually doing the day-to-day work. My sense is that sometimes the "chief director" is the actual boss, with the "director" doing the day-to-day work, as I think in that case; and sometimes it seems he is like the director's executive assistant, and he is the one doing the day-to-day work. Do you think that's right?

[Slice of Life]

Nice to have this anime back .And the first episode is already Hidamari Sketch at its most Hidamari-Sketchy.

[Jiji]

Personally, I think your read of the situation is right, at least that's how it often seems to me, Kaoru. Someone who is not the "day-to-day" (or "episode-to-episode") director can be either heavily involved or just an "enabler" or almost a producer-role. I suppose it depends on how new or inexperienced the director is. If he needs "bringing along" then the general director would be there every day giving advice or even orders: "no, that pacing is too slow" "your animators have gone off-design here. fix that." OTOH, if the directors know what they're doing, then he'd be only checking in once in a while, I suppose.

Personally, it seemed to me that he was fairly involved, since it certainly had his "trademarks" all over it, unmistakably a Shinbo show.

Of course, here we are talking about the first series, and we ought to be talking about the second! I have nothing really to add to the previous remarks -- just that it's delightful, I really like the better animation and the buildup to the Xcchi and the countdown was great. My heart skipped a beat, there. I would imagine this season is going to skip around like the last one did, and even though there is more from the early schoolyear to do, I wouldn't be surprised if the next episode was from somewhere in the fall or winter. Can't wait to see...

[Sorrow-K]

I get the feeling that, on average, Shinbo has grown more willing to be experimental and unrestrained in his style in recent times. You can see an obvious difference between Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and regular Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, in that the latter is almost completely untempered and off-the-wall. If the first episode is any indication, it looks like it could be the same with Hidamari Sketch. There was such a variety of techniques in the first episode, a few of them new to Hidamari Sketch, and a general irregularity which is trademark Shinbo. This looks like another series where we're gonna have to hit the pause button regularly to catch all the stuff he puts up on the screen.

[technomo12]

um guys pls is this really a good anime

cuz you guys rant out its goodness and now your making me want to watch this

[Ultima_Rasengan05]

Originally Posted by technomo12

um guys pls is this really a good anime

cuz you guys rant out its goodness and now your making me want to watch this

Yeah this show is a good series to watch. There is a first season, this one is the second season, with the "X365" added to the title. Go watch it, its pretty funny and it has its share of good stories from the manga.

But back to topic, I just seen the first episode of this new season and I like the idea of going backwards with the story. Seems like its going to go in chronological order in terms of the months and seasons unlike the first season. I was really wondering in the first season about what happened to their first meeting...I was really looking forward to that part of the story. I guess they had to do it in this season and to those people who never read the manga before must have had questions about how they met in the first place.

The art is really different from the first season. Is it just me or is the animation really good this time around? I swear

Spoiler for first part:

the first scene with Yuno and her mother running towards the school because she was late for the entrance exam...that was some superb animation. It could have rivaled Kyoto Animations.
There was a lot of funny parts...especially the part where they were running together...the mom had a face that was too good to even forget...she couldn't even keep up with Yuno...it was so funny!
And her arm getting really swollen because she spent the whole day waving and waiting for Yuno to be finished with her exam.
I was hoping for them to show Miayko's interview with the principal (was it the principal??) and her cold. That was pretty funny in the manga.

Can't wait for the next episode.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Kaoru Chujo

Do you think that's right?

Yeah i'd go with what you stated. Sorry if i came across with a temper.

Originally Posted by Sorrow-K

I get the feeling that, on average, Shinbo has grown more willing to be experimental and unrestrained in his style in recent times. You can see an obvious difference between Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and regular Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, in that the latter is almost completely untempered and off-the-wall. If the first episode is any indication, it looks like it could be the same with Hidamari Sketch.

I'm just going by my experience with Shinbo over these many years, though i don't think we're going to see the level of complete madness we did in Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei here. The thing with Shinbo, as a director is that he grows up along side the show's he's working on, you can see how he progresses from each one onto the next, taking along what sticks with him, what he wants to use again. That's what i believe we'll see in X365.

[fict_ticious]

Btw, I'm a little curious about the "distracted girl"'s character. Was she in the first series? I know the one keeping an eye on the exam room was that upperclassman from the Sports Day one.

[technomo12]

man after ep one im soo watching this!!!!!!!! and also gonna watch season 1

ill just finish this ep then head to season 1 and i ll try finishing it in 2 days

[Sorrow-K]

Originally Posted by Shiroth

I'm just going by my experience with Shinbo over these many years, though i don't think we're going to see the level of complete madness we did in Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei here. The thing with Shinbo, as a director is that he grows up along side the show's he's working on, you can see how he progresses from each one onto the next, taking along what sticks with him, what he wants to use again. That's what i believe we'll see in X365.

We're obviously not going to see the same level of madness here as we saw in ZSZS because they're two very different series, but I do think we're going to see something that's a little more untamed and experimental than the first Hidamari Sketch.

[SeijiSensei]

Originally Posted by Ultima_Rasengan05

I was hoping for them to show Miayko's interview with the principal (was it the principal??) and her cold. That was pretty funny in the manga.

Does that explain why it appeared Miyako had failed to gain admission but later is allowed into the school? We see the weepy Miya-chan when the results are announced, and Sae and Hiro feeling sorry for her from afar. Then suddenly she's part of the gang. Maybe they'll get back to this in a later episode?

There was a lot of English in this episode (e.g., the "boy" and "girl" exam takers). Were these added by the subbers, or is the English in the original? (I could go dig up a raw, but it's easier just to ask here! )

Glad to see Hidamari back.

[Sorrow-K]

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

Does that explain why it appeared Miyako had failed to gain admission but later is allowed into the school? We see the weepy Miya-chan when the results are announced, and Sae and Hiro feeling sorry for her from afar. Then suddenly she's part of the gang. Maybe they'll get back to this in a later episode?

There was a lot of English in this episode (e.g., the "boy" and "girl" exam takers). Were these added by the subbers, or is the English in the original? (I could go dig up a raw, but it's easier just to ask here! )

Glad to see Hidamari back.

It's Shinbo. I'd be willing to bet the English was in the original.

As far as Miyako is concerned, well, this is Miyako we're talking about, and she doesn't exactly react to things as most people would. For all we know, she might have just had a cold (in fact, I suspected that at the time).

[Tatiana Razajev]

Originally Posted by Sorrow-K

It's Shinbo. I'd be willing to bet the English was in the original.

Speaking as one who watched the raw of episode 1, I can confirm you've won that bet.

[Jiji]

Originally Posted by fict_ticious

Btw, I'm a little curious about the "distracted girl"'s character. Was she in the first series? I know the one keeping an eye on the exam room was that upperclassman from the Sports Day one.

I don't think she is in the first series at all, unless it's a background character. No lines at all I think.

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

Does that explain why it appeared Miyako had failed to gain admission but later is allowed into the school? We see the weepy Miya-chan when the results are announced, and Sae and Hiro feeling sorry for her from afar. Then suddenly she's part of the gang. Maybe they'll get back to this in a later episode?

There was a lot of English in this episode (e.g., the "boy" and "girl" exam takers). Were these added by the subbers, or is the English in the original? (I could go dig up a raw, but it's easier just to ask here!

In the manga, Miya-chan is weepy-looking from afar due to her cold only. I think part of the joke with Miya-chan in general is that she gives the impression of a slacker but she's actually not. I have a feeling that only Yunocchi is going to see this aspect of her over time.

And yeah, the english stuff on the screen is in the raws. Shinbo is fun.

[Michael Hopcroft]

A beautiful epsiode, and not just because of the production values. As an "origin story" for Hidamari Sketch, it was a lot of fun.

Spoiler for Hidamari Sketch x365 Episode 1:

Whoever the new producer is, evidently they really like the Hiro/Sae dynamic. within the episode, and especially in the opening credits, the situation is clarified and clearly going to remain unresolved.

Miyako forgetting to pay the water bill is typical Miyako. One would think the water bill would be included in the rent, especially for juvenile tenants, but it's such a Miyako moment that you don't ask until later.

Poor, conflicted Sae-san. I feel sorry for her. Here's Hiro, offering the sort of uncondional love you normally only get from a puppy, and she's conflicted over what to do with it. Even in Hiro's company alone, she finds the simple kindness of the meal awkward.

And the Motivator strikes back!

Spoiler for Hidamari Sketch x365 episode 1:

[Kaoru Chujo]

I've updated my page with pics of the characters and their seiyuus by adding Chika, Natsume, the landlady (Oya-san), and Ume-sensei.

Here is a pic of the four main cast members with the mangaka (click to enlarge):



(l-r): Gotou Yuuko (Hiro), Mizuhashi Kaori (Miyako), mangaka Aoki Ume (Ume-sensei), Asumi Kana (Yuno), Shintani Ryoko (Sae)

[Ultima_Rasengan05]

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

Does that explain why it appeared Miyako had failed to gain admission but later is allowed into the school? We see the weepy Miya-chan when the results are announced, and Sae and Hiro feeling sorry for her from afar. Then suddenly she's part of the gang. Maybe they'll get back to this in a later episode?

No not really, she was already accepted when she got to the acceptance results. It was just that she had a cold.

Spoiler for manga:

The interview that I was talking about was pretty funny in the manga and it was Miyako and the interviewer. She asks about her strong points and she goes and says "I'm very energetic, but I don't know how I caught a cold" and the interviewer replies "Don't ask me that" and then Miyako replies "maybe because I'm just stupid"...it was dumb answer, but it was a very funny scene to me in the manga.

There were about 2 four koma slots of Miyako's cold and it was pretty funny...I don't know why they didn't really include it in the first episode...maybe they'll include it in episode 2...maybe.
Because the gang will probably want to know how did Miyako get in when Hiro and Sae saw her crying at the acceptance results.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Sorrow-K

but I do think we're going to see something that's a little more untamed and experimental than the first Hidamari Sketch.

We already have in the first episode. Now my imagination is wide open, and ready to expect anything (though like we've stated, not Zoku level ).

Originally Posted by Jiji

I don't think she is in the first series at all, unless it's a background character. No lines at all I think.

Indeed, she was not in the first series. Though i rather like the focus she is given in the first episode, even if it is to do with Hiro. Oh that and finding out her test results --- maybe she'll appear again in this season.

[Michael Hopcroft]

I just realized something interesting about the first episode.

Spoiler for Hidamari Sketchs x365 episode 1:

Yuno is apparently a skilled enough cook to make fresh, homemade soba noodles. That strikes me as unusual for a 15-year-old high schiool student that isn't Hiro-chan.

[fict_ticious]

Originally Posted by Jiji

I don't think she is in the first series at all, unless it's a background character. No lines at all I think.

Indeed, she was not in the first series. Though i rather like the focus she is given in the first episode, even if it is to do with Hiro. Oh that and finding out her test results --- maybe she'll appear again in this season.

I perused through the second and third volume, and seems she ain't there either. Maybe she's from the light novels?
Looking through them, I noticed two other recurring classmates in Yuno's and Miya's homeroom. Maybe she'll be a shoe-in for them.

I'm hoping they animate Sae and Hiro's "trouble in paradise", if you know what I mean.

I just realized something interesting about the first episode.

Spoiler for Hidamari Sketchs x365 episode 1:

Yuno is apparently a skilled enough cook to make fresh, homemade soba noodles. That strikes me as unusual for a 15-year-old high schiool student that isn't Hiro-chan.

Yeah, it kinda looked like she was making them from scratch at the beginning, but I think the scene flashes briefly showing the "instant" variety. SHAFT had me confused at that point.