{"id":688,"date":"2012-11-17T23:37:36","date_gmt":"2012-11-18T05:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animationrevelation.com\/readables\/?p=688"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:51:46","slug":"episodic-review-chu2-01-daemoncorps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animationrevelation.com\/readables\/?p=688","title":{"rendered":"Episodic Review: Chu2 01"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nHalfway through the new season of anime, I guess it\u2019s about time I started another episodic review. For reference, the other new shows I\u2019m following are PSYCHO-PASS and Robotics;Notes. And with PSYCHO-PASS being too srsbzness, and Robotics;Notes being relatively vanilla so far, Chu2 seemed the most bloggable.<\/p>\n

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\nFlickering text on a screen coupled with blurry images of people? Just what kind of animation studio would take such artistic liberties with its introductory scene? Ah, Kyoto Animation. Keeping in mind the intro scene to the Haruhi<\/em> anime and movie, I shouldn\u2019t be surprised. But wait! The similarities don\u2019t stop there!<\/p>\n

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\nEnter main lead Yuuta, who, against his better judgment ends up being the center of attention to Rikka, an oddball that is convinced that her entire world is full of the bizarre and paranormal. Though the rope-climbing scene reminded me more of Clarissa Explains It All<\/em> than Haruhi<\/em>. Would this suggest that Rikka will eventually move on to becoming a teenage witch and viewers will assume the new series is a spinoff to her first one?<\/p>\n

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\nEnter the Taniguchi character! He doesn\u2019t come off as girl-crazed as Taniguchi does (even considering what he does later in the series) but I\u2019m pretty sure making the supporting cast come off as normal in comparison to Rikka is the point. Though the more I think about it, the more Isshiki reminds me of a fusion between Taniguchi and Kunikida. He\u2019s a one-man \u201cthose two guys\u201d trope!<\/p>\n

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\nIs the divorce rate in anime disgustingly high? I\u2019ll accept the anime-typical younger sister that\u2019s more responsible than her mom, and even the Yotsuba-ey duo that\u2019s the mom and adorable youngest sister, but for the dad to be nowhere at all is just too trite for me. And sidenote: I really should re-pick up Yotsuba! Anything with a story-telling style that\u2019s been compared to Calvin and Hobbes is an automatic blind buy for me. Now that I think of it, I haven\u2019t bought any manga on a regular basis for some time now. Hm…<\/p>\n

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\nCatching a glimpse of Yuuta\u2019s middle-school days as the Dark Flame Master was embarrassingly good. Within the span of a few minutes you\u2019re able to sympathize with what he\u2019s been through. Even if your own personal plight wasn\u2019t as blatant, I think it can be safe to say that everyone\u2019s had that phase of being embarrassed of something you did\/were into way back when.<\/p>\n

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\nIn terms of returning series this season I\u2019m keeping up with, the only show on that list would be Space Brothers<\/em>. What it lacks in animation quality it makes up for in story. Still, whenever I catch a KyoAni show, it really makes me wish all animation was this disgustingly detailed. I mean just look at this classroom! All other characters besides Yuuta and Rikka didn\u2019t have to move, but each and every one of them had a slight animation to themselves that\u2019s just really… wow.<\/p>\n

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\nAnother thing I love about this series…<\/p>\n

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\n…the slapstick. Even if you\u2019re not a fan of it, Chu2 takes the route of extending the gag and following it up with even more slapstick that you\u2019re just forced to laugh. The top-notch animation is just icing on the cake.<\/p>\n

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\nReally loved how following Yuuta\u2019s over-the-top-anime-reaction, the background objects remained knocked over. For some reason, I find the care in keeping some kind of consistency during the scene even more comedic.<\/p>\n

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\nYep, the box-carrying scene was classic Haruhi\/Kyon material. Yuuta has absolutely no reason to help out Rikka, and from his mindset I bet he\u2019d think himself better off if he were able to avoid her altogether, but deep down in his Grinchly heart of hearts, he knows he\u2019s doing the right thing. And oddly enough, even though she knows Yutta\u2019s an ex-eighth-grade-syndrome-er himself, she seems to act the most normal whenever they\u2019re alone together. It\u2019s like the ex-addict helping out the current addict with their daily troubles even though they\u2019d rather have nothing to do with that lifestyle ever again. Actually, a reality show about eighth-grade-syndrome people sounds like something that would actually exist, even if having it televised could be potentially scarring for all parties involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Halfway through the new season of anime, I guess it\u2019s about time I started another episodic review. For reference, the other new shows I\u2019m following are PSYCHO-PASS and Robotics;Notes. And with PSYCHO-PASS being too srsbzness, and Robotics;Notes being relatively vanilla so far, Chu2 seemed the most bloggable. Flickering text on a screen coupled with blurry images of people? Just what kind of animation studio would take such artistic liberties with its introductory scene? Ah, Kyoto Animation. Keeping in mind the…<\/p>\n

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