Comments on: [White Album] MANLY by Proxy, and Prediction of Things to Come

By: Thingle

Thingle — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:54:26 +0000

Quite mixed. I see Rina as the better woman, but can’t help feel bad for poor Yuki.

By: [Ascaloth] Trial Run: White Album, Episode 3 at Riuva : Research Institute for Unicultural Visual Arts

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:20:45 +0000

[...] of lies and recriminations, much dorama and much tears, excuses for infidelity, not to mention much fodder for shipping….in a way, the buildup of the series reminds me of a Hong Kong drama [...]

By: THAT Animeblog - White Album - 03: New Song by Rina, “Cuz he’s Touya…”

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:57:16 +0000

[...] man stealer is quite beyond me. I might not be a woman, but I find it rather odd and insulting for usagijen and Fuyumaiden to declare Rina as such. They are WRONG in every sense of the word, she got his [...]

By: usagijen

usagijen — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:03:58 +0000

@Crusader: Nothing visible to the naked eye is happening just yet, but Rina is already planting the ’seeds’ for destruction. Would love to see Yuki change (for better or worse) in the later eps, I’m sure I’d delight in it, far unlike KgNE.

@jp: at this point it’s like Rina is the only route! The other characters are far too passive, heh.

@blissmo: I’m hoping I’d be amazed by the series despite the WTF moments, because honestly, the bitchiness of Rina doesn’t irk me one bit

@animekritik: a committed guy won’t just readily give his phone like that, because it’s an open invitation to call him up, spend time with him or what. Obviously, he was starstruck, and how he got ‘hooked’ by Rina’s game (asking for the phone number) just goes to show how he lacks control of his own life, and lets other people decide it for him. And come on, don’t go blaming Yuki now T__T

@T_I: he’s a casanova, after all.

@FuyuMaiden: Rina is such a mystery, at this point I still don’t know what her intentions are, and I’m just waiting for it to be revealed, in due time.

@issa: this is by far one of the most intriguing shows of the season, not great or even recommended, but the kind that just sucks you in. It would be great if the rest of other characters develop to be, well, less bland than they are atm. Rina shouldn’t be the only one spicing things up here!

@soyahoney: there are soooo many speculations we can make at this point, and I’ve been thinking of both ‘good’ and ‘bad’ intentions Rina might have in whatever she has in mind. Definitely looking forward to the ‘route’ this anime will take.

By: soyahoney

soyahoney — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:31:54 +0000

If Touya is being all clueless on who to decide to be his girlfriend, have the two sing in battle like in Macross Frontier (Rina is your next Sheryl while Yuki is your next Ranka~ kira*). If that doesn’t work, the School Days option is located on a “nice boat”.

My prediction is Rina may appear like she’s with Touya so Yuki can have some backbone and grab Touya for herself.

On the other hand, Rina maybe playing at first, but at the end loves Touya. Although, Touya ends up with Yuki.

Another is Rina plays around with him. Touya doesn’t take it seriously, but uses it as an opportunity to connect with Yuki. He slowly falls for Rina, but doesn’t know it yet. Rina starts to like him, but pushes it aside for her friend Yuki. When Yuki and Touya finally begin to be together, Touya thinks it’s a mistake, and rushes to Rina. (I just hope it’s not too dramatic)

By: NANA MIZUKI LIVE FEVER 2009 (Nagoya) » Incredible Nothing!

NANA MIZUKI LIVE FEVER 2009 (Nagoya) » Incredible Nothing! — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:02:38 +0000

[...] thinks that Ogata Rina is one sly bitch (???????????) when she slipped Toya the note in episode 2. Speaking of which, she was personally asked to write the note by the show’s [...]

By: issa-sa

issa-sa — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:49:09 +0000

Hmm, at this point, this seems to be the easiest to swallow explanation (besides what animekritik had to say XD) for Rina’s apparent attraction to the rather lacklustre Toya. Actually looking forward to whatever’s coming behind the corner despite all the negativity surrounding the series. Curious to see if the other girls are of any actual necessity other than “we were in the game too” characters.

By: FuyuMaiden

FuyuMaiden — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:04:56 +0000

I think the stuff about how a girl will find a guy more attractive because of his attractive girlfriend is right in a lot of situations (as far as I’ve seen in some immature high school relationships anyway) and I think it might be true here…mostly anyway.

Because Rina really does seem to be friends with Yuki, I think she’s interested in Touya less because of Yuki just being his girlfriend, but because Yuki seems to like him so much. If they’re friends, she respects her friend’s opinion and wants to find what would make her friend have such a high opinion of someone. But then seeing Touya like Yuki does would make Rina like Touya and there…we have our mess I suppose (looking forward to that part the most )

Actually, it sounds like I might have just repeated the same thing as you in a way. In which case I just agree with you.

By: T_I

T_I — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:36:51 +0000

It’s not just Rina

The dude is sending mixed signals to Haruka and Misaki too

By: animekritik

animekritik — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:53:47 +0000

Hmmm, I fail to see how Touya giving Rina his phone number makes him a faithless dog.
1) giving out a number is not a crime.
2) his girlfriend is being pretty crappy to him.
3) Rina is a superstar.

Case closed.