Michiko e Hatchin - 04
Short Synopsis: Michiko meets a local party-girl with a few problems of her own.
Highlights: Drunk Hatchin was awesome.
Overall Enjoyment Value: 8,5/10 (Awesome)
With this episode, I’m convinced: Michiko e Hatchin is going to be an excellent series. The big question was of course whether the creators would make the random stories that will form the large part of this series well enough, and this episode proved that the creators are excellent at even that. This was one of these episodes where everything felt right, just like every single episode of this series since the second one.
I’m especially a big fan of how this episode progressed, and we got to know more and more about Pepe: she started off as a cocky whore, but then it turns out that she didn’t chose for that life of hers. She once was a rich lady, but lost everything when her parents died. It sounds really cheesy on paper, but the way the episode presented it made it really exciting.
I also really like Hatchin, even though she just had a supporting role in this episode. Seeing her getting drunk on what she thought was orange juice was hilarious, and I was also really surprised to see her still working at that restaurant, and how he hasn’t been sacked yet for just running off after the previous episode.
Power to my peopre! The black peopre! (around 1:38 in)
Comment by ItAintEazy — November 13, 2008 @ 16:35
This was a great, funny and tragic episode.
ItAintEazy: I’m almost convinced a lot of Engrish in anime happens on purpose. It’s funny but it’s also a bit trolling but if they actually make a mistake, it’s not so outstanding and may still be considered a joke.
Comment by Kurisu — November 13, 2008 @ 21:38
Haha, drunken Hatchin ftw! Just hope all that drinking doesn’t stunt her growth, lol. Also glad to see that the animation quality hasn’t dipped too much. I hate it when shows dump their whole budget on their first ep(s) and then let their Q&C go to hell after the money’s run out.
Comment by Reiter — November 15, 2008 @ 11:01
That series stands out, it really breaks with standard anime types , that’s why it’s really good ! I gave it a try and i’m glad i did! That ep was cool and very easy to understand in raw!
Comment by windy — November 15, 2008 @ 18:35
This episode reminded me alot of City of God, which is a great film. This anime has buckets of potential.
Comment by Denizen — November 16, 2008 @ 15:54
Surprised how much I’m enjoying this, drunk Hatchin is a long way from beaten orphan Hatchin, I like the character development.
Comment by Hazel — November 18, 2008 @ 22:11
Spoiler ahead.
So dis Michiko really let Pepe and sister face doom doing nothing? I couldn’t believe that at start, but i guess it’s pretty much realistics its own way. Michiko is a cool antiheroine.
Comment by Solaris — November 21, 2008 @ 19:13