Comments on: Kimikiss ~ pure rouge: why, oh why?

By: Series Review: KimiKiss Pure Rouge … love, where is thy sting? @ Mega Megane Moé

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:56:10 +0000

[...] nagging doubt, that ‘is it me or is it you?’ feeling. I still liked it a lot but it didn’t seem like it could be The One. In the end, we had to separate and head our own separate ways, something that I still approach [...]

By: Jauken7

Jauken7 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:01:19 +0000

Well, Kasai is only human… no one always gets it right and this time he faltered a bit. KimiKiss was an okay series but it wasn’t great, and it could have been. It seemed to start out well enough but then labored in the mid and late episodes, with a few good episodes sprinkled within. Too much time was wasted as if trying to fill time, then they found themselves at the last episode where they crammed two episodes worth of resolutions into one. Better episode time management, additional character and sub-plot development, and even another pairing would have provided a faster paced and more interesting show throughout. Akira x Megumi should have shown interest before the last two episodes. The Udon Twins, sans frogs, would have been better if there were an interested boy involved. Kouichi was much too wishy washy and indecisive. Eriko needed more fleshing out, in particular her past and causes for her fear and solitude. Too much of this, too little of that, the list goes on. Additionally, many have commented that some characters were useless (ie: Yuumi, Asuka, Kai, Mitsuki, et al), I disagree. Characters are utilized to advance the plot in a certain direction; not all were utilized as effectively as they could have been, but there presence and usefulness to the plot was a given. For the most part, the animation was good, however, some scenes were rather poorly done. The last half of episode 20, on the other hand, had the best animation of the entire thing. All-in-all, KimiKiss ended up being a little bit of a mish-mash lacking consistency and stride, but overall, was generally okay. It would be better for marathoning than the watch and wait a week for the next episode frustration we experienced. Good luck with the next series, I just wish this one was as good as it could have been.

By: ian

ian — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:30:06 +0000

Half of your complaints were because the series was based off an ero-game and they had to stay somewhat complaint to it. They had to add Hiiragi and Kuryuu to keep it the same as the game. Over all i liked it alot and enjoyed it. Although at episode 14 i guessed the rest of the story correctly. It felt like it was just another romance anime.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:14:07 +0000

No, you don’t. You just post saliently.

By: korosora

korosora — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:44:07 +0000

I post gibberish often.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:10:15 +0000

@meganeshounen - It’s alright.
@Dop - I would agree with you. At least she developed herself. But it still hurts, you know, and she didn’t deserve it.
@IKnight - But Kasai was the one who brought the triangles of relationships in Kimikiss! Maybe he just failed on this one.
@Darknemo - Hey, you echoed my sentiments!
@totali - HAHAHAHAHA
@Analytical Critic - wow, such vitriol. I didn’t like the ending too, as you may well have seen. Why was Yuumi left just like that?
@korosora - Don’t worry, I will. I’m lurking on your blog, but instead of posting gibberish I’d rather just not post. Let us share that cry of fanboyism, because my interest in Haruhi has grown exponentially with the introduction of the characters’ gender-bending.

/me touches korosora. Of course. :3
@RyanA - Yeah, my balloon was popped. I’m saddened by the ending, but it’s alright. But yeah. It does just fades out abruptly.

By: Ryan A

Ryan A — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:51:57 +0000

… and all the baloon’s popped.

Kouichi’s confession to Mao seemed too brisk and haphazard.

Surely, I had some weird taste about it all. I had doubts about this past, then when the mood with Yuumi went to hell, I was like OhShi… and then the campfire scene, I went NOOOO.

Mostly, I don’t think kk will be remembered very well. It just fades out, abruptly… ^^

By: korosora

korosora — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:30:20 +0000

I am not going to say how disappointed I was. Those udon girls will haunt my eardrums forever more. And the fact that other series, Clannad, Bamboo Blade, Shigofumi, Wolf and Spice, etc. have not lived up to my expectations does not help.

A rather dark time for me in the subject of anime.

And as I continue feeding my RL friends with anime, I find their perceptions of it to be narrow and shallow.

On to other things… I’d like to hear your opinion of Persona ~trinity soul~, Ghost Hound, and how True Tears is progressing.

Oh, and btw. When Haruhi S2 is out. You better be here. Or on my blog. I will do a final outcry of fanboyism when its out. >:3 If you have a Gmail account, email me at the email address provided. And say “sup.” or /me touches korosora. XD

By: Analytical Critic

Analytical Critic — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:54:16 +0000

Ill just quote what I posted in another blog:

“The ending was far from perfect IMO. I find it pitiful that the anime did not steer to the course that I thought it would (except for Kazuki X Futami). I mean, guys, seriously. Kouichi never really even thought about Mao during the years that she was not present. He didn’t even remember her immediately when she first came into his house during episode 1. It was CRYSTAL CLEAR since the beginning of this anime that Kouichi had feelings for Hoshino, and Hoshino for him. I find it really disgusting that Mao suddenly confessed to Kouichi when he was already with Hoshino. Don’t you think that becoming the bridge for a relationship to form and then suddenly blurting out your “suddenly-realized-I-love-my-childhood-friend-who-is-younger-than-me” feelings is SO VERY WRONG. And trying to fill the gap by toying with Kai’s feelings? What’s up with that? What’s even more disgusting is how Kouichi suddenly shifted from Hoshino to Mao. It was evident in Kouichi’s actions that he was determined to be with Hoshino forever. He was ready to work part-time and visit Hoshino frequently. He made a promise that was seemingly resolute. I think they are great as a couple. Then all of a sudden his feelings wavered because of a silly confession from Mao?!?! What an awesome display of a weak-willed character! He even broke down and broke his promise with Hoshino during the best part of the festival. OMG. Could it go any more wrong?
I’d have to rate this ROMANCE ANIME a 1 out of 5. Yeah. Just because of that ending. Sue me. When I reached halfway through this anime I thought I’d give it a 4 out of 5. But not even the power of Kazuki X Eriko would be able to save this anime. Believe me guys, I would have preferred a School Days ending than this. Think about it. I did. This ruined the image of what love is. If you think otherwise, then you are as weak as Kouichi.”

By: totali

totali — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:58:51 +0000

Starting out with DBZ is way cooler than starting with Bleach.

Kimikiss was half decent and half train wreck. t.t