Comments on: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto Review - 89/100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/04/06/bakumatsu-kikansetsu-irohanihoheto-review-89100/ An anime blog covering a large variety of series, both popular and underrated. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:07:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: DE-duce http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/04/06/bakumatsu-kikansetsu-irohanihoheto-review-89100/#comment-4269 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 10:49:35 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/04/06/bakumatsu-kikansetsu-irohanihoheto-review-89100/#comment-4269 <strong>Anime Season 2007</strong> I miss Jean's Anime columns, but try to keep up with what's going on via other means. This past season, I found myself enjoying the very decent Ergo Proxy and... Anime Season 2007

I miss Jean’s Anime columns, but try to keep up with what’s going on via other means. This past season, I found myself enjoying the very decent Ergo Proxy and…

]]> by: Ayu http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/04/06/bakumatsu-kikansetsu-irohanihoheto-review-89100/#comment-2725 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:56:56 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/04/06/bakumatsu-kikansetsu-irohanihoheto-review-89100/#comment-2725 In love with the main charas (Akizuki &amp; Kakunojou) especially Akizuki-kun... the best episode is the 1st and the last episode... great! The story seems very classic, yet the charas has far more way of thinking exceeds their era (bakumatsu). Like future and past time-combined together = that's Iroha. In love with the main charas (Akizuki & Kakunojou) especially Akizuki-kun… the best episode is the 1st and the last episode… great! The story seems very classic, yet the charas has far more way of thinking exceeds their era (bakumatsu). Like future and past time-combined together = that’s Iroha.

]]> by: Zato-Sama http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/04/06/bakumatsu-kikansetsu-irohanihoheto-review-89100/#comment-2368 Wed, 23 May 2007 16:46:14 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/04/06/bakumatsu-kikansetsu-irohanihoheto-review-89100/#comment-2368 As Psgels says, this anime has awesome art throughout the whole anime and its a really entertaining anime you dont want to miss //Mira-Ju As Psgels says, this anime has awesome art throughout the whole anime and its a really entertaining anime you dont want to miss //Mira-Ju

]]> by: Christine http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/04/06/bakumatsu-kikansetsu-irohanihoheto-review-89100/#comment-2278 Wed, 16 May 2007 05:04:18 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/04/06/bakumatsu-kikansetsu-irohanihoheto-review-89100/#comment-2278 I've enjoyed watching Iroha, even though I started watching late. I would recommend this anime to other people!! I’ve enjoyed watching Iroha, even though I started watching late. I would recommend this anime to other people!!

]]> by: Hopeless http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/04/06/bakumatsu-kikansetsu-irohanihoheto-review-89100/#comment-1798 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:55:59 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/04/06/bakumatsu-kikansetsu-irohanihoheto-review-89100/#comment-1798 Despite a few weak episodes and a plot that proved, as you say, straightforward until the end, Iroha almost drove me to the point of obsession during its run. While I do not think the insertation of history into an anime plot was as succesfull as it has been in the recent past (e.g Chevalier, which really did manage to intergrate an original story with actual history as well as one could expect), I believe the show to have created one of the most atmospheric historical settings around, one which allows the viewer to enjoy even the episodes that did not feature huge events. I do wish the Chess Piece Soldiers, particularly Queen, had gained some development beyond their one scene in episode 23, but I truly enjoyed the series as a whole and in particular the characters of Sousetsu, Hijikata and Enomoto. While I also greatly enjoyed the pure theatrical nature of the final four episodes, I would agree that 13 and 18 are series high points. The moment when the harbour was revealed behind the play to show Sousetsu, Kanna and Nakaiya was one of the most exciting I have ever encounted in anime, and truly closed Nakaiya's story off in the best way possible, even if for a moment I expected him to return from the dead once more. Despite a few weak episodes and a plot that proved, as you say, straightforward until the end, Iroha almost drove me to the point of obsession during its run. While I do not think the insertation of history into an anime plot was as succesfull as it has been in the recent past (e.g Chevalier, which really did manage to intergrate an original story with actual history as well as one could expect), I believe the show to have created one of the most atmospheric historical settings around, one which allows the viewer to enjoy even the episodes that did not feature huge events. I do wish the Chess Piece Soldiers, particularly Queen, had gained some development beyond their one scene in episode 23, but I truly enjoyed the series as a whole and in particular the characters of Sousetsu, Hijikata and Enomoto.

While I also greatly enjoyed the pure theatrical nature of the final four episodes, I would agree that 13 and 18 are series high points. The moment when the harbour was revealed behind the play to show Sousetsu, Kanna and Nakaiya was one of the most exciting I have ever encounted in anime, and truly closed Nakaiya’s story off in the best way possible, even if for a moment I expected him to return from the dead once more.

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