Comments on: Tokyo Marble Chocolate – Zenryoku Shounen & Mata Aimashou

By: Azure Flame Reloaded » Weekly Round-Up: January 26th

Azure Flame Reloaded » Weekly Round-Up: January 26th — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:37:38 +0000

[...] Chocolate 1-2: Many thanks to both Necromancer for recommending this and Hige for writing such a positive review about it, although to be honest this is the kind of thing I would have watched on the strength of [...]

By: Anime Review: Tokyo Marble Chocolate, Sweet Entanglement of Fate and Love | The Scrumptious Anime Blog

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:36:55 +0000

[...] the fanboys have spoken, now it’s time for a rabid fangirl to speak for this show [...]

By: Someone

Someone — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:39:24 +0000

As much as I enjoyed Tokyo Marble Chocolate… your post is simply an example of over-embellishment. It basically says nothing about the show itself beyond a few coherently chosen yet generic adjectives. There are a few statements of actual praise underneath the fluffy writing, but the overall review is nothing but a pompous opinion.

By: Lupus

Lupus — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:56:47 +0000

Watched it today because I read your post.

I can’t believe I almost missed out on this. I can’t thank you enough for letting me find out about this absolutely amazing OVA.

By: Hige

Hige — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:00:16 +0000

Karura:
Likewise, but one slightly less hideous :x

By: Karura

Karura — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:48:34 +0000

I just watched this today, and I so need a mini-donkey ;p

By: Hige

Hige — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:43:56 +0000

Martin:
I owe as much to saturnine/Owen for recommending this on IRC. I probably would’ve ignored it, too, had he not pointed it out and had I not noticed it was Production I.G. Very serendipitous.

And Tokyo Marble Chocolate certainly has its outlandish moments, but the emotion *grabs chest* is realistic and that’s all that matters. Definitely a very nice change from the usual mental Japanese fantasy.

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:22:22 +0000

“Ignore and lose out dramatically”

I intend to do nothing of the sort…cheers for pointing this one out because I doubt I’d have paid any attention to it otherwise (if there’s any good reason for cultivating a ‘community’ in anime fandom, this sort of situation would be it).

There’s a lot to be said for the realistic fiction/slice of life-themed stuff. It’s easy to become tired of the fantastical and outlandish, which ironically makes the and everyday events of ordinary people so engaging and special.

We’re only three weeks in but 2008′s shaping up well already.