Kaichuu!

Title:Kaichuu!
Kaichū!
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A romantic comedy which revolves around the high school archery club member Tatsuya Tachikawa and his reaction to Gonzaburō Fudō — the pretty new transfer student whose appearance is misleading.

Anime adaptation of Yūki Hayashi's romantic comedy about a pretty archer with a surprise.

A web-released (ONA) episode has been announced in ANN.

First ONA Episode (3:54min).
Second ONA Episode (5:02min).

ANN is reporting that a 2nd web-released short teaser was released on July 28th, 2010.
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Unevaluated Stretch [series:2359#628]
(Preview and two episodes watched):

I would definitely like to watch episode one of this show, but the brief trailer didn't really tell me enough to have any idea whether it would be exceptional or just another fanservice-driven series with weak plot and jokes. It turns out that the preview and episode one are pretty much the same thing, since episodes of Kaichuu will average around five minutes long. With only five minutes to work with, there wasn't much to episode two--an asshole causes trouble, and is therefore humiliated by Gonzaburo and Tatsuya (the end). I was under the impression that Gonzaburo's true sex would remain a mystery, which seemed to promise lots of embarassing situations, but no, he declares right off the bat that he is a crossdressing male. Will this show go anywhere? It's still too soon to say.

Last updated Thursday, August 19 2010. Created Friday, July 30 2010.
Watch Jan-Chan [series:2359#967]
Japanese Archery (or ↗Kyūdō) holds a special place in the hearts and minds of Japanese culture. Considered a martial art, archery requires great focus and mental discipline to master. It is unique in that it is not gender specific; women archers openly compete against the guys in tournaments and Japanese history is replete with heroic women archers who fought in battle beside their husbands and families.

(The 1st ONA) - Set against the back drop of a high school archery club, a cute new girl named Fudo transfers into the school. But Fudo is an ↗okama (or a guy who likes dressing as a girl): "I might be a boy outside, but I am really a girl on the inside". But is he really a guy or perhaps just a confused tomgirl?

And then BOOM!!! The four minute trailer is over....

(The 2nd ONA) - Tatsuya's treasured bow is broken!! And then the bully of a leader of the archery club dis' Tatsuya, calling his grandfather an 'old fart' and denouncing his archery style as worn out and defective..... Now with Tatsuya cast out of the archery club, it falls upon Fudō to step up and challenge the bully for the Tatsuya's right to rejoin the club..... CHU!!!

A bit contrived to set up tension and conflict in the story. And then the CHU!!! Is this a yaoi story? Or is Fudo a gender-confused girl?

Last updated Monday, August 16 2010. Created Monday, July 19 2010.

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