> "Terrence Briggs" gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 1, 9:19 pm, Invid Fan localnet.com> wrote:

>> In article
>> <5e736771-30f4-49e8-a32f-f758f0d28...@m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,

>>>> You should. And His & Her Circumstances, too. It's a bit too
>>>> expository at times, just like Eva, with far more narration. It's
>>>> okay, for a change of pace. I honestly think the dub actress in the
>>>> lead's way better than the original Jpaanese actress, who always
>>>> seems to underplay the visuals.

>>

>>> I did try that one, not knowing anything about it other then it was
>>> a Gainax title, and again it wasn't for me. I'm just not into school
>>> romance type things for the most part, even if there is more to a
>>> series once you get beyond that :)

>

>> What? Don't like protoculture? :-)

>

>> The production notes on the NAmerican DVD said something about the
>> disappointment Gainax fans felt toward this series, following Eva.
>> I'd say they're equally disappointing :-)

>
> Huh. I'm surprised to see people so "meh" towards it. His and Her
> Circumstances is, unless I'm forgetting something, the only anime
> love story I've ever seen that made me give a damn about it. The
> characters are surprisingly realistic (with the usual anime
> exaggerations, granted) and complex, and the relationship actually
> moves ahead rather than existing in an eternal netherworld of sighs
> and "I wonder if he/she loves me".
> They fricking kiss and go out on dates in the first volume. It's
> almost like they're real people! There's basically nothing else like
> that in all the anime I've seen.
>
> Gainax's usual budget problems are unfortunate but not unexpected.