Jan
24
2009
Episode 2 of Genji Monogatari starts off with a woman’s (narrator’s?) commentary about how time has passed since episode 1 ended, and Genji’s slept with a lot of women. Nonetheless, he cannot forget his first love behind the blinds, and looks depressed even when he whiles his time with other women. (Not that they mind.)
Unfortunately, I still don’t get the OP. -wry- I’m not really sure I get this ep. ._. Plus I tried reading the book, and fell asleep…so if I make any mistakes, it’s cos I misread the subs, or the subs were mistaken. -wry- Captions and all up tomolo. Gallery is here. Continue Reading »
Jan
17
2009
Ahem. Fans of Code Geass might be interested to note that Sakurai Takahiro (Suzaku) is playing the titular lead (Hikaru Genji) in this anime. Rest assured that this is certainly not Code Geass in the Heian Era. XD
The OP (Hiyori Hime by PUFFY) is strangely upbeat and modern for the historical theme. ._. However, the rest of the anime is how I’d imagined it — if the drawing is somewhat dated, it makes up for it with the calming music (which allows for a soothing pace) and splashes of colour. The ED sounds a LOT like Natsume Yuujinchou’s ending…and no wonder, both are by Kousuke Atari. (Ai and Natsu Yuzora respectively.)
Genji Monogatari Sennenki starts off with some nekkid male/female action, accompanied by the girl’s rather-confusing monologue. Genji’s response to this is that of a typical casanova…I had to restrain myself from pointing at him and saying, “Lies!” Gallery here, or read on for the slideshow+ ep summary. Continue Reading »
