Empress : Kaiserin: Tactics 1

Mittwoch, November 30, 2005

Tactics 1

Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!

I'm in awe... The opening scene is incredible! ~~I already became hysterical before the OP starts.~~ After that scene I knew that I'll be in love with the series. Definitely. And look at Kantarou - pretty shiny silver hair! Oh, with ruby-red eyes too!! What a great combination - a complete bishounen in the first episode already! The later part of the episode develops Kantarou's personality further - even more of a bishounen now, haha. Shiny hair with shiny heart. XD *drools*

The animation is flawless. Although it can never beat Gonzo's animation style, it is in a class of its own. Very impressive, and my favourite scene in the episode happens to be the black feathers imagery. Very, very pretty.

The OP and ED needs a bit of adapting from me though. It's not those kind of songs I would fall in love with just an one-time listening. The music is... er... a little excessive? The animated sequences are okay - I find the OP sequences better than the ED. But of course, I'll get used to it sooner or later. Just like what the ED from Peacemaker Kurogane had done to me. ^^ And the music (OST) is pretty nice. I'm pretty glad that amidst the underlying traditional Japanese culture (shrines, folklore and how most characters are dressed), the music of Kantarou-in-action had some jazzy feel to it. Well done! I appreciate the contrast intended by the composer. I applaud ye. ^^

And I fell for Haruka. No matter how bad (Kantarou's to blame anyway, not the latter XP) his name sounds , he looks gorgeous. DEAD GORGEOUS. Brilliant shiny first-appearance! *drowns in her own pool of drool* Those black wings look so cool! And his kimono, wow. Lastly, let's flatter him with his black hair. Totally seductive to the core. Purrrrrrrr... I'm not aroused... just attracted... He totally wins Round 1 against Kantarou. ~~I'll judge between the two as the series progresses~~ But to sidetrack a little, the whatever-it-is-called Haruka is holding reminds me of Miroku... o_O Haha, nevermind. I must be paranoid at that point in time. And another Suzu appeared... Dang... *headdesk* Is it such a popular name ~~in anime~~? I never have a good impression of that name ~~unless that Kantarou's middle name~~.

Lastly, why so excited after the first episode? One word - KIMONO. Aaaaaaah... Kimonos everywhere! Anime characters looks their best when they are all clad in kimonos... Youko's kimono is lovely... And Kantarou's is way cool. Suits him and his silver hair a lot. And his fan is so shiny! :D And I'll spare Haruka from my rantings on kimonos. Gosh... My love for kimonos is way beyond words.

[Now for the crossovers of Episode 1 ~~cos I watched too many animes~~]
1. Appearance of Haruka = Kira-senpai from Angel Sanctuary
2. the name "Suzu" = Juuni Kokki
3. the freezing of Ryuusuke = Kyo's sealed body in Samurai Deeper Kyo
4. Kantarou = somehow his behaviour reminds me of a mix of characters from Fruits Basket
5. Haruka's "weapon" = Miroku's staff in Inuyasha

Now, now... Don't start to throw rotten things at me. I'm not criticising Tactics! It's very true that there's the difficulty of maintaining originality in any animation work when there's so many of them around now. Certainly directors do get influenced right? I'm just trying to illustrate how distracted I can get just watching an anime series, lol. Because my brain refers too much at too many a time. Episode 2 tomorrow. Yay! Banzai desu!