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(Four episodes watched): For some reason I really wish that the characters in this show had been given more distinctive, less "cartoony" character designs. Most are extremely crude, almost superdeformed, and somehow that undermines how seriously I can take them. It felt like the VAs were deliberately overacting, hamming it up (and I was watching a subtitled episode, of course), and it looks like I was right. I counted one fairly good and one terrible joke in the first half; it almost felt as if the show was intended to have a laugh track but it was left out. This is one of those shows which is so strange that I'm left feeling that it will be either very good or very bad--I have no idea which. A conscious effort has clearly been made to make the viewer feel as if he/she is watching a play. One character gets the "spotlight" and speaks dramatically while the others retreat into the shadows and freeze in artistic poses. The dialogue can get pretty sophisticated, even philosophical, as the characters argue over the merits/demerits of time travel, etc. The humor seemed modest. While not high on my new anime episode wish list, I would probably watch additional episodes of Gosenzosama. Indeed, I have watched all that have become available so far. Gosenzosama is not terribly funny (though it might be making a good deal more sense to the native Japanese), but it is mildly amusing and the bizarre premise and stagecraft are interesting. I like the OP song, and six episodes of this stuff certainly won't kill me. I do hope we learn the truth about the supposed time travelling that has been going on before it is all over. This was directed by none other than Mamoru Oshii, by the way. Last updated Thursday, December 25 2008. Created Sunday, June 29 2008. | ||||||||
