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I aborted this anime after 1.5 episodes, despite having read elsewhere that it get much better later and ultimately is supposed to make sense. But for me it has too many storylines in parallel with too many characters, not a single one of whom appears to be likable. This isn't my kind of show, so I rather try something else.
Last updated Thursday, June 20 2013. Created Thursday, June 20 2013. | ||||||||
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(Rent- or Watch+) (All episodes watched): At first this show looked like it was going to be the crudest, most unoriginal harem series which is imaginable, but it looked up afterwards and while the individual episodes often didn’t thrill me, at the end I was left feeling good. Basically, in Oretachi we meet a number of semi-odd people, mostly teenagers living in a Japanese subculture. We get a modest laugh or two from each. You might say this is a sort of slice-of-life show, though it gets somewhat suggestive at times. At first I wasn’t sure if there would be any sort of longterm plot at all, or even if any of these characters would reappear in episode two. It sort of seemed like lots of little mini-stories playing themselves out, each with different characters—almost like a 4-frame comic based show. This show seems to have a touch of craziness to it as we switch back and forth between different scenes involving different characters, as if we are turning channels on a TV (that also provides a convenient way of slipping in a little fanservice). Not a whole lot from episode one stuck in my memory, but the very last guy at least gave me a serious laugh. My first impression was that this show would be narrowly worth watching, if only for the modest jokes. Characters do reappear after all, and while early on it seemed that the only objective of this show is to tell some jokes, a plot slowly develops. On the one hand I wasn't looking forward to struggling to keep track of numerous characters in a disjointed, confusing plotline; on the other, the show contains some genuine laughs. Haneda, the wimpy guy who had strange fantasies, had me laugh-out-louding in episode one. I didn’t think much would come of him, but as time goes by his angle is extended to the point where I kind of lost track of what I should be taking seriously and what was meant as a joke. This otherworldly fantasy bit plays a much larger part than I had expected--that became clear when it took up virtually an entire episode at one point--and it left me confused. There's also a related plot strand involving switched identities--if I had known this was going to happen, I would have paid closer attention earlier on. Are they showing characters with the character design of the guy they look like, or of the guy whose mind is in control at the moment? It’s confusing. What I thought would be a brief joke in fact plays a major part in the series as a whole. And there seems to be a lot of 'in-jokes' which I don't get. I don't really know whether anything has been done wrong, I just don't know where I stand. But Oretachi can be pretty funny at times--for instance, the 'diamond in the rough' joke in episode nine. OK, here's what I think happened in the end: The red-headed guy who reviewed the book and the suave, nasty guy who helped find the lost bicycle never existed to begin with. That is, they were alternate personalities of Haneda, and they were just shown with different character designs so we viewers could keep track of them... I think. That's the best explanation I can come up with. I would have to watch the show again to be sure. Don’t ask me what the deal with the ‘King’ was. But there really was a longterm plot after all, and I can't help feeling a little moved by the way it played out. The show’s cryptic title (‘We Don’t Have Wings’) makes sense at the end. There’s also an OVA 13th episode, which is basically a fanservice fest that takes place at a hot spring. You have to give Oretachi credit for trying something fairly original. Whereas I was frustrated by my confusion and considered this a low priority show as I watched it, at the end I get the feeling that I have underappreciated it. I think I will save this and rewatch it someday—it might make more sense and be more fun the second time around. My favorite line: "He has the same nonchalant look when he sticks his hands down his pants and scratches himself" Last updated Friday, June 21 2013. Created Saturday, April 09 2011. | ||||||||
Other Sites
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| Official site | http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/oretsuba/ |
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