Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge: Episode 2

Perhaps the act of watching Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge aka PGE (that’s Perfect Girl Evolution, for you non-manga readers) is akin to an art of masochism. Deriving pleasure from the agonizing production values and the inherent WTF-ness must be an immoral transgression against my anime bylaws. Considering the revulsion this blogger articulated for its anime debut, I was supposed to move on. Never to look back. However, my enduring lurv for Tomoko Hayakawa superseded attempts to be oblivious of the adaptation. With great reluctance, I picked up my tattered pom-poms and hollered my best cheer. Then, I held my breath. PGE throws a curveball. Color me surprised.

After frightening her not-so-manly housemates, Sunako trudges down the halls of her new school. She casts great shadow amongst her peers yet her strange freakish nature earns the curiosity of addled pubescent minds. She becomes a target of amateur tabloid photographers. Sunako’s fantasy of a solitary high school life is ruined. And so goes a day of her life.

The laughs, scarce in the first episode, automagically appear in its follow-up chapter. Sunako’s voice actor’s high shrill still manages to grate my ears and the horrible animation still rears its ugly head; but the funny — may it be a pun, a physical gag, or a not-so-gentle mocking — waltzes in, as if it owns the building. Hope is in our grasps.

Make me laugh, darnit, and I’ll eat humble pie.

P.S. I want a scythe-wielding Sunako action figure.

Beware of Spoilers. You have been warned.

10.14.06 @ 5am

Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge

Naddie 10.14.06 / 9am

I myself thought that the first episode wasn’t anything special. I mean sure the manga wasn’t extraordinarily original or even *that* great but the anime didn’t quite do the justice the manga needed. I also thought the boys’ lips doesn’t need all that much lipstick, to tell you the truth. I mean I know that’s how the manga looks like, but translated into anime? Not so great.

Oh well, hopefully C1 will quickly sub the next episode since you said it’s better than the first ep :P

hashihime 10.14.06 / 12pm

Let that be a lesson to you: do not doubt Nabeshin (Watanabe Shin’ichi, the director of this, as well as of PuniPuni Poemi and Excel Saga). It just took you an episode to get your head around what was really going on in this so far hilarious show. And it’s a long way around. “Horrible” animation? That’s like saying Picasso is horrible because his work doesn’t look like DaVinci’s. As you so correctly point out, it’s called “funny.”

Estara 10.14.06 / 3pm

You know, I just watched Nadeshiko Shichi Henge and Tokimeki Memorial Only Love, both first episodes, both one after the other, and I am sorry to say I think Tokimeki is much funnier (though not as subtle as Ouran), probably more like School Rumble?

I’ll stick with Tokimeki (although I managed to last through six volumes of no character development in PGE before I gave up, heh).

Ten 10.14.06 / 3pm

Naddie: I absolutely loved the manga. I worship the ground that Tomoko Hayakawa walks on simply because she makes me laugh too hard. The first episode just didn’t make me laugh. It was disaster after disaster. Argh. At least, ep2 has shown me major promise. I cross my fingers.

hashishime: The animation is horribly inconsistent. I expected better for NAbeshin. Sure, the WTF-factor is present but it was mostly in a bad way in the pilot. It didn’t help that it was unfunny. I would’ve been kinder if it made me laugh. At least, I was chuckling most of the time in episode 2. Now, I’m happy blogger. For now, anyway. =D

Estara: Maybe I’ll check out Tokimeki. It seems to be earning a whole lot of approval. PGE and character development doesn’t mesh well together. Even after v.6 you’ll only see turtle pace advancement of the characters. I guess I enjoy its comedy so I try to be oblivious to it. XD

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