Comments on: Dennou Coil - A Circle of Children - Review - 93/100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/ An anime blog covering a large variety of series, both popular and underrated. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:52:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: gekophetweb http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-7418 Thu, 01 May 2008 09:56:45 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-7418 It's not that dead people ended in the coil domain, but rather the feelings of people created the image of them in the coil domain(the illigals/nulls). Just like michiko was created by Yasako and Isako. Or at least that was said at the end by Yasako and Haraken. about "the direction of the pain will show me the exit", I think it is not like "the pain of life and growing up" it is more like life comes with pain, but because we caan feel pain we can also feel happiness and sadness, we just have to endure it. We can't hang on to the deceased because it will be to painfull and the pain will eventually become excrutiating(or however you may spell it) just like Isako and the loss of her brother consumed her (at least that is what i think). It’s not that dead people ended in the coil domain, but rather the feelings of people created the image of them in the coil domain(the illigals/nulls). Just like michiko was created by Yasako and Isako. Or at least that was said at the end by Yasako and Haraken.

about “the direction of the pain will show me the exit”, I think it is not like “the pain of life and growing up” it is more like life comes with pain, but because we caan feel pain we can also feel happiness and sadness, we just have to endure it. We can’t hang on to the deceased because it will be to painfull and the pain will eventually become excrutiating(or however you may spell it) just like Isako and the loss of her brother consumed her (at least that is what i think).

]]> by: psgels http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-6076 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:20:57 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-6076 Solaris: the interesting thing is that Dennou Coil was aired at the NHK-channel, at the time-block that's actually aimed at children. This was also noticable during the recaps. Everything was carefully explained so that the children would remain to follow the story a bit. The deeper parts of this series will indeed be lost on them, but I think that they too will get plenty of enjoyment out of this series. Solaris: the interesting thing is that Dennou Coil was aired at the NHK-channel, at the time-block that’s actually aimed at children. This was also noticable during the recaps. Everything was carefully explained so that the children would remain to follow the story a bit. The deeper parts of this series will indeed be lost on them, but I think that they too will get plenty of enjoyment out of this series.

]]> by: Solaris http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-6075 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:50:04 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-6075 Great show indeed, but i don't agree it's a kid show. It seems to be a show <i>about</i> kids. Apart from the difficult concepts featured in the anime, that are all computer-based, there are some deep themes in here. Say the friendship or loyalty ie. These are the most recognizable, but there iss much more. There's the theme of the death, the reality vs irreality or virtual. Nobody seemed to point out this: What is real in a world where real and virtual are joined? Densuke is dead, but this dog was ever alive? It was a computer game, but Yasako and Kyoko felt real attachment to it. So it was definitevley something real, thus not having a body. And what about those who died or shifted to the other side? Say the dead were imprisoned in the Coil Space lik Kanna was. So living thing coming out from a virtual space in the form of Illegals and dead people ending there. Again the virtual reality and the reality are being mixed! Now tell me this is something a kid can understand! Great show indeed, but i don’t agree it’s a kid show. It seems to be a show about kids. Apart from the difficult concepts featured in the anime, that are all computer-based, there are some deep themes in here. Say the friendship or loyalty ie. These are the most recognizable, but there iss much more. There’s the theme of the death, the reality vs irreality or virtual. Nobody seemed to point out this:
What is real in a world where real and virtual are joined? Densuke is dead, but this dog was ever alive? It was a computer game, but Yasako and Kyoko felt real attachment to it. So it was definitevley something real, thus not having a body.
And what about those who died or shifted to the other side?
Say the dead were imprisoned in the Coil Space lik Kanna was. So living thing coming out from a virtual space in the form of Illegals and dead people ending there. Again the virtual reality and the reality are being mixed!
Now tell me this is something a kid can understand!

]]> by: nahrub http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5836 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:57:20 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5836 nothing much to say. great show, great show. ignore the comments that said otherwise. nothing much to say. great show, great show. ignore the comments that said otherwise.

]]> by: Sorudam http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5524 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:04:44 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5524 Thank you for your opinion totoum. I guess it expresses one of the themes of this story well. Thank you for your opinion totoum.
I guess it expresses one of the themes of this story well.

]]> by: totoum http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5422 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:27:51 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5422 “The direction which I feel the pain shows me the exit” i interpret that with something someone told me when i was trying to get over the death of my mom. Trying to hide from the pain and forget about it won't get you anywhere,you need to accept it and confront it,it's hard but you will never get over the pain if you try to run away from it. “The direction which I feel the pain shows me the exit”

i interpret that with something someone told me when i was trying to get over the death of my mom.
Trying to hide from the pain and forget about it won’t get you anywhere,you need to accept it and confront it,it’s hard but you will never get over the pain if you try to run away from it.

]]> by: tg http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5388 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:13:21 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5388 Thank you for blogging this great show! ^_^ I lost tracked and need to catch up with all the episodes during winter break. I'm glad to hear that it is getting a rerun!! Thank you for blogging this great show! ^_^ I lost tracked and need to catch up with all the episodes during winter break. I’m glad to hear that it is getting a rerun!!

]]> by: Sorudam http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5356 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:53:52 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5356 I make a comment here for the first time, but enjoyed reading this blog every week. Thank you for psgals. I too think that the major themes of this series is "saying goodbye to the deceased", and think there is another theme "the pain of life and growing up". In Epi.26,Yasako and Isako said "The direction which I feel the pain shows me the exit". Nobody seems to yet say about but I make much of. How about an opinion of you guys? I make a comment here for the first time, but enjoyed reading this blog every week.
Thank you for psgals.

I too think that the major themes of this series is “saying goodbye to the deceased”, and think there is another theme “the pain of life and growing up”.
In Epi.26,Yasako and Isako said “The direction which I feel the pain shows me the exit”.
Nobody seems to yet say about but I make much of. How about an opinion of you guys?

]]> by: Kasumi http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5346 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:17:16 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5346 The series is great, excellent even, but I thought the last few episodes were honestly pretty weak. Most of the characters were totally out of the picture, and it spent too much time on last minute exposition. Plus, the emotional scenes just seemed a bit contrived. I think that the world and overall "feel" of the show were what really shone for me, rather than the characters as individuals. Still, I would give it a 9/10. The series is great, excellent even, but I thought the last few episodes were honestly pretty weak. Most of the characters were totally out of the picture, and it spent too much time on last minute exposition. Plus, the emotional scenes just seemed a bit contrived. I think that the world and overall “feel” of the show were what really shone for me, rather than the characters as individuals. Still, I would give it a 9/10.

]]> by: KaminaLives http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5344 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:40:15 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5344 A really great series, all in all, with just the right mix of humor, slice-of-life, emotion, and bad-assery (Isako, well, before she got all emo on us, heh). I also think a major theme of Dennou Coil was that of friendship and loyalty. Where Yasako failed to stick up for her former friend Mayumi in the face of being bullied with Michiko rumors, she more than makes up for it and redeems herself by going all out and even risking her own life to save Isako. So there is some bit of redemption for Yasako there, and Isako finally learns to open up and accept kindness and, daresay, friendship, instead of shutting herself off from people. And I wholeheartedly believe that saying good-bye to lost loved ones is a powerful theme too. So Michiko was born out of Isako's grief over the loss of her brother and jealousy over what she perceived to be Yasako "stealing" her brother from her, and partly out of Yasako's "first love" (she does steal her first kiss off of "Imago" Nobuhiko, though I'm not totally convinced of the importance of this personally but the Japanese tend to make a big deal over one's first kiss, at least in anime), and shows the self-destruction of obsessing over what you've lost. Learning to let go of your grief and living your life is the lesson, to be sure. Anyhoo, some really deep themes (handled much better than some other series of similar themes, such as Noein, though still a good one I liked) and an excellent end to what most would consider a kid's show, heh. A really great series, all in all, with just the right mix of humor, slice-of-life, emotion, and bad-assery (Isako, well, before she got all emo on us, heh).

I also think a major theme of Dennou Coil was that of friendship and loyalty. Where Yasako failed to stick up for her former friend Mayumi in the face of being bullied with Michiko rumors, she more than makes up for it and redeems herself by going all out and even risking her own life to save Isako.

So there is some bit of redemption for Yasako there, and Isako finally learns to open up and accept kindness and, daresay, friendship, instead of shutting herself off from people.

And I wholeheartedly believe that saying good-bye to lost loved ones is a powerful theme too. So Michiko was born out of Isako’s grief over the loss of her brother and jealousy over what she perceived to be Yasako “stealing” her brother from her, and partly out of Yasako’s “first love” (she does steal her first kiss off of “Imago” Nobuhiko, though I’m not totally convinced of the importance of this personally but the Japanese tend to make a big deal over one’s first kiss, at least in anime), and shows the self-destruction of obsessing over what you’ve lost. Learning to let go of your grief and living your life is the lesson, to be sure.

Anyhoo, some really deep themes (handled much better than some other series of similar themes, such as Noein, though still a good one I liked) and an excellent end to what most would consider a kid’s show, heh.

]]> by: Dk86 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5337 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:28:37 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5337 Nice Review. Still, I don't like this anime at all.^^ Nice Review.
Still, I don’t like this anime at all.^^

]]> by: totoum http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5277 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:03:46 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5277 "there just wasn’t really that much drama. Also, unlike more popular franchises the characters for kids, Denno Coil’s main characters never really interests me or even made me want to care about them. " i guess to each his own,i'm at episode 22,not only do i think i'm in the middle of a bunch of drama,i even shed a tear in episode 20.Isako is a great character for me,i've gone from hating her guts to wanting to give her a hug. Dennou coil has also great rewatch value to me,because lots of little clues are droped in the first fiew episodes,it's fun to hunt those clues down. And i think that not only is dennou coil different from a lot of mainstream stuff,it's different from a lot of anime too,so i don't see why it'd be only something good for people who aren't into anime. Oh well,i'll have to get used to the fact no everyone has to like a show as much as i do. “there just wasn’t really that much drama. Also, unlike more popular franchises the characters for kids, Denno Coil’s main characters never really interests me or even made me want to care about them. ”

i guess to each his own,i’m at episode 22,not only do i think i’m in the middle of a bunch of drama,i even shed a tear in episode 20.Isako is a great character for me,i’ve gone from hating her guts to wanting to give her a hug.
Dennou coil has also great rewatch value to me,because lots of little clues are droped in the first fiew episodes,it’s fun to hunt those clues down.
And i think that not only is dennou coil different from a lot of mainstream stuff,it’s different from a lot of anime too,so i don’t see why it’d be only something good for people who aren’t into anime.
Oh well,i’ll have to get used to the fact no everyone has to like a show as much as i do.

]]> by: omo http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5270 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:58:11 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5270 "Also, unlike more popular franchises for kids, Denno Coil’s main characters never really interests me or even made me want to care about them." “Also, unlike more popular franchises for kids, Denno Coil’s main characters never really interests me or even made me want to care about them.”

]]> by: omo http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5269 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:57:06 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5269 Monster TV did not get licensed, but odds are that's because of financial reasons, and it may reflect how well the manga has been doing in the US. Either way people can just buy the Odex release for an English version of the thing. Personally I think Denno Coil isn't really great primarily because, well, there just wasn't really that much drama. Also, unlike more popular franchises the characters for kids, Denno Coil's main characters never really interests me or even made me want to care about them. With exception to Densuke, maybe. But it is definitely very creative and well-produced piece of work. I think it is an easy anime to recommend to people who aren't watching anime because they want to see something different than the mainstream stuff. Monster TV did not get licensed, but odds are that’s because of financial reasons, and it may reflect how well the manga has been doing in the US. Either way people can just buy the Odex release for an English version of the thing.

Personally I think Denno Coil isn’t really great primarily because, well, there just wasn’t really that much drama. Also, unlike more popular franchises the characters for kids, Denno Coil’s main characters never really interests me or even made me want to care about them. With exception to Densuke, maybe.

But it is definitely very creative and well-produced piece of work. I think it is an easy anime to recommend to people who aren’t watching anime because they want to see something different than the mainstream stuff.

]]> by: totoum http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5253 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:17:36 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5253 uh,wait,you're telling me monster never got licenced in the US?wow,not only has it been licenced in france,it's been aired on TV. I didn't realise how lucky I am lol. I think dennou coil has a little something for everyone ,comedy ,drama, action,mystery,i guess the "kiddyish" athmosphere can be a drawback to some. The only people I know who wouldn't watch dennou coil would be people who need fanservice in an anime to watch it,sadly,that's quite a few people. uh,wait,you’re telling me monster never got licenced in the US?wow,not only has it been licenced in france,it’s been aired on TV.
I didn’t realise how lucky I am lol.
I think dennou coil has a little something for everyone ,comedy ,drama, action,mystery,i guess the “kiddyish” athmosphere can be a drawback to some.
The only people I know who wouldn’t watch dennou coil would be people who need fanservice in an anime to watch it,sadly,that’s quite a few people.

]]> by: Kim http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5252 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:45:07 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5252 <i>Oh, and don’t worry. With a series that’s so well received as this one, it’s nearly impossible for it not to get lisenced.</i> I wish you were right but I can think of well received series that did not get licensed. What about Monster? Not only was that well received it was extremely popular. In today's anime market I would say Dennou Coil's chances of getting licensed are not the best. It's an amazing series but it is not the type of series that will sell well. Of course I'd buy it for sure but will your average anime fans buy the series? I think it is doubtful. Although in this case I would be really happy to be wrong. Oh, and don’t worry. With a series that’s so well received as this one, it’s nearly impossible for it not to get lisenced.

I wish you were right but I can think of well received series that did not get licensed. What about Monster? Not only was that well received it was extremely popular.

In today’s anime market I would say Dennou Coil’s chances of getting licensed are not the best. It’s an amazing series but it is not the type of series that will sell well. Of course I’d buy it for sure but will your average anime fans buy the series? I think it is doubtful. Although in this case I would be really happy to be wrong.

]]> by: psgels http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5251 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:47:46 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5251 Oh, I wish we could be so lucky in the Netherlands. Basically, the only stuff that really makes it on TV consists of the garbage-series aimed at really young ages. Think Bedaman. Oh, I wish we could be so lucky in the Netherlands. Basically, the only stuff that really makes it on TV consists of the garbage-series aimed at really young ages. Think Bedaman.

]]> by: totoum http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5250 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:27:39 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5250 ok,thanks for the info w licencing in france seems to take a bit longer than in the US,i don't know how it works in the netherlands but ounce it's licensed,anime becomes easely accessible,lots of TV stations show anime and there's a few anime DVD shops in paris. ok,thanks for the info w
licencing in france seems to take a bit longer than in the US,i don’t know how it works in the netherlands but ounce it’s licensed,anime becomes easely accessible,lots of TV stations show anime and there’s a few anime DVD shops in paris.

]]> by: w http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5249 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:03:13 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5249 Well apparently most kids' shows on NHK get reruns so it's not really a huge deal that Dennou Coil is getting one, but whether it follows the next pattern of getting a sequel of some sorts remains to be seen. I don't know that much about NHK's programming but it seems like most kid's anime on NHK-E gets a second season after a rerun. (Major, airing just before Dennou Coil, is having a 4th season produced; Coil's predecessor Tsubasa Chronicles got 2 seasons. Older stuff like Corrector Yui and YAT Anshin! Uchuu Ryokou got 2 seasons, CCS got 3. Although UPS had no sequels it was 52 eps long... though Kaze no Shoujo Emily was 26) I somehow doubt Coil will get a sequel and if they'd make anything I'd rather it be a one-off OVA or a short movie than a series. With Haraken in his uniform, please. It'd be a crying shame if this doesn't get licensed though - I would in fact really wish it got shown on TV outside Japan as well... Well apparently most kids’ shows on NHK get reruns so it’s not really a huge deal that Dennou Coil is getting one, but whether it follows the next pattern of getting a sequel of some sorts remains to be seen. I don’t know that much about NHK’s programming but it seems like most kid’s anime on NHK-E gets a second season after a rerun. (Major, airing just before Dennou Coil, is having a 4th season produced; Coil’s predecessor Tsubasa Chronicles got 2 seasons. Older stuff like Corrector Yui and YAT Anshin! Uchuu Ryokou got 2 seasons, CCS got 3. Although UPS had no sequels it was 52 eps long… though Kaze no Shoujo Emily was 26)

I somehow doubt Coil will get a sequel and if they’d make anything I’d rather it be a one-off OVA or a short movie than a series. With Haraken in his uniform, please.

It’d be a crying shame if this doesn’t get licensed though - I would in fact really wish it got shown on TV outside Japan as well…

]]> by: psgels http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5248 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:31:13 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/01/dennou-coil-a-circle-of-children-review-93100/#comment-5248 True, the recap-episodes will not matter for those who plan to marathon this series. My mistake. Oh, and don't worry. With a series that's so well received as this one, it's nearly impossible for it not to get lisenced. True, the recap-episodes will not matter for those who plan to marathon this series. My mistake.

Oh, and don’t worry. With a series that’s so well received as this one, it’s nearly impossible for it not to get lisenced.

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