When you watch anime there are always little moments that stick out to you. Maybe the actors delivered a particularly funny line, the animators drew up an amazing action sequence, or the writers tug hard at your heartstrings. In the interest of getting out of my writing rut, I’m going to share a few of my highlights from the last week. Who knows, this might become “a thing”. Over the past week, I particularly enjoyed some moments from Gosick, Nichijou, Steins;Gate, and AnoHana.
Gosick – Mighty Victorique
Some of you who went to school might have had those desks with the seat connected to the table. If you ever tried to pick one of those up, you’d discover they’re a pretty hefty piece of furniture. When they replaced the wooden desks at my school with new ones, they actually got heavier. You would also find these desks to be a rather awkward lift. None of this seems to matter to Victorique though…
My, how strong you are!
See, this is what happens when you make the cute one angry. She lifts a desk above her head that probably weighs as much as she does. Then she throws it at you. So what if Victorique could never really lift a desk? That Avril also got hurt in the process is a nice bonus. Geez, she’s annoying…
Nichijou – The Afro of Holding
I tend to wear pants all the time, and I prefer ones with really deep pockets. I don’t carry a lot of stuff most of the time, but when I do, I like the convenience. In particular, the pants I wear to conventions have large enough pockets to hold my camcorder. Nichijou seems particularly proud of the hyperspace arsenal, which puts my pants to shame. But none of them can hold a candle to this…
Bet you can't pull a rabbit out of there!
I firmly believe that afros are inherently funny, so this short scene was already off to a good start. Not many people think about other uses for the ‘fro, though. Just think of the convenience. You can carry things in your hair! On the other hand, try not to think about where that pancake has been…
Steins;Gate – Dirty Minds
Most of the time, sexual innuendo doesn’t give me much amusement. It always seems like the lazy way out of a joke. The situation or the story isn’t inherently funny, but if you plug sex into the equation, suddenly it’s hilarious! Yeah, not really. However, when a writer puts some effort into setting the joke up, even requiring past events to make it work, you can end up with this little gem…
This really speaks for itself.
If you don’t understand that line, then congratulations! You’re innocent. Of course, I might have just totally boned your innocence, and if so, I apologize.
AnoHana – Simple Pleasures
I’m grown up now. I’m 22 years old, I’m about to graduate from college, and I’m gearing up for my first long-term professional job. It’s time to enter “the real world.” Life and its stresses can easily bog you down, especially under pressures to succeed and make ends meet every month. Occasionally, you just need to relax…
We did it, we did it, we did it, YEAH!
Several of us in the aniblogosphere have written posts about Pokemon in the past. Personally, it reminds me of carefree days when I’d sit there with Gameboy in hand, tracking down Pokemon with my Venusaur while waiting for the next episode to air. It’s a silly little game, pointless even, but it’s comforting. And sometimes, like in AnoHana, it’s the silly little victories with your friends that can mean the most to you.
With that, I’ve wrapped up my thoughts for the past week. If you’ve got any highlights of your own, feel free to share them. Hopefully, I’ll be back with more next week!
Regarding Gosick: that was definitely one of those adrenalin-fueled moments when someone does something they couldn’t under normal circumstances. Like when you hear stories about a woman who lifted a car to save the baby pinned underneath. Of course, in Victorica’s case, she wasn’t being quite so virtuous. Poor Victorica, she really was having a bad day by that point. Not only was she forced to go to school, but she undoubtedly knew that the girl who called her a monster was the same one that Kujo had taken to the movies.
Haha, yeah, I’m aware of how adrenaline can work. Although, picking up and throwing a desk doesn’t seem like the first thing you’d come up with when the fight response kicks in. XD
Nichijou; Cargo pants for the win! I too like to have big pockets. Although usually my pockets are filled with something or another. In one of my pairs of pants I could fit my netbook inside. My entire netbook I say!
anohana; Oh the sleepless night I spent trying tirelessly to complete my pokedex. Oh those were the good days. Perhaps I shall do a nostalgic pokemon post too? Or am I not allowed to if I still play pokemon…
Yes this really should become a thing, in fact I might do this too… because I always have a few short things to say – but I am to lazy to get them down.
Haha, of course you can do a nostalgic pokemon post. I’d have Pokemon White already, if I actually thought I’d have time to get it played.
And thanks, I’m glad you liked it. This week has been kind of scraping the bottom of the barrel so far, but hopefully I’ll come up with something.
Really love this post idea. Instead of breaking it down into smaller posts, it’s nice to read many small highlights in one place. It’s kind of like a collage. :3