Comments on: White Album, are you my lovely trainwreck?

By: usagijen

usagijen — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:14:08 +0000

@SpiralSpade: the unpredictability of how this series is going to turn out makes it exciting! It’s not something I’d recommend for *watching*, but rather for exercising brain muscles(?) each week to speculate and comprehend things

By: SpiralSpade

SpiralSpade — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:57:34 +0000

I seriously don’t know if i shld I watch this.
Tried to watch this but I definately go crazy if this go all drama-ending-Kill/die-blah blah de blah ending like *cough* clannad(MAYBE,70%) and de SCHOOL DAYS.

By: usagijen

usagijen — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:56:35 +0000

I like how this series makes me think, like a LOT. Gawd I want to see the next episode just to confirm if my speculations are correct. Or anyone else’s speculations for that matter.

Boy am I glad to see you here, Mentar! Looking forward to discussing things with you again *turns on SRS BSNS MODE*

By: Mentar

Mentar — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:53:33 +0000

Arr… I’ve been looking forward to some deep-frying from you

Don’t quite know why so many folks are so hung up on the BGM or inserts, they didn’t disturb me. And the OP is among the best pieces in the season (I’m even warming up on the ED)

I wouldn’t count the other characters – especially Yuki – out so early. They’re very gradually messing up the balance, and I believe that things will be pretty powerful once the crap hits the fan. Don’t underestimate Yuki, she countered the juice attack in ep1 fairly well, and she doesn’t have any problems on her radar YET.

What I do like most is the atmosphere, and that the show manages to challenge the viewer to pay close attention. Letsee where it’s headed, since I honestly don’t know. But I like the overall direction it’s headed in ^_^

By: usagijen

usagijen — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:13:00 +0000

@Sorrow-kun: Does White Album have any chance of topping EF in other aspects, I wonder?

@hashi: contradictions are good so long as they’ll be justified sooner or later, at this point things just don’t make much sense, at least not yet.

So far so good for me too, I’m definitely hooked on this!

@blissmo and warriorhope: hope the other ones can get their chance to shine!

@soyahoney: I like the OP and ED!! The insert songs are meh. I… feel sorry that you had to endure watching AkaneIro. I’ve got good vibes with White Album, it’s the kind of anime I’d like to watch no matter what the ending will be.

By: soyahoney

soyahoney — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:09:57 +0000

To me the first episode was like the final episode, telling the viewers the tragic outcome of being with a girl out of your league.

After the third episode, I am even more perplexed. For some strange reason, even if it’s a show about idols and young girls, I find the OP, ED, and INSERT songs as unappealling as the girls themselves. They sing nicely of course, but it’s just that. Bring back Mizuki Nana’s upbeat tracks! Still, Rina is your best bet for something interesting to happen.

To me, Yuki can be moe all she wants, but if she can’t speak what she actually wants in the next couple of episodes which took forever in Hirano Aya’s former imouto role in “Akane-iro” (which became a waste of my time after all those hints with Yuuhi), then “Elvis has left the building”.

By: warriorhope

warriorhope — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:41:37 +0000

Basically what I think too. Rina-chan is the only one with any kind of personality.

By: blissmo

blissmo — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:42:14 +0000

Rina’s the only one who’s actually got a personality

By: hashi

hashi — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:18:50 +0000

On the other hand, just who wants some random top idol to take control of their lives? Especially one who (a) is stupid enough to hire a rank amateur as her manager, and (b) goes over the top when he waves to his girlfriend, and accuses him of being unprofessional when she has not told him the first thing about what his job is or how to do it. The batshit will come from Rina, it seems to me.

Contradictions in a character are good, but Rina’s contradictions are stretched to the limit, at this point, it seems to me.

I think this show could become a train-wreck in the other way, if it ends up not being able to pull its various threads and characters together into a coherent story. But I’m loving it so far.

By: Sorrow-kun

Sorrow-kun — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:58:34 +0000

I thought of you as a �poor man�s EF� before, but I haven�t really watched EF, so heh.

You’re not far from the mark with this.