Umi Monogatari 06

Episode 06 (8.5/10 Great!)

Impression:

It just goes to show, if you’re a whiney, selfish brat you’ll end up possessed by a witch who wants to destroy the world. I knew something like this was coming. I’m rather glad it did. It makes sense and it’ll lead to some nice plot twists. I finally got some good shots of the transformation scenes for Marin and Kanon, as you’ll notice in my screenshots above. The transformation scenes are very beautiful if not original. I don’t like the ending shot of them against that hackneyed peach background. You would have thought backgrounds like that would eventually die, but there are some shows, like Skip Beat and GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class, that spend entire scenes against an array of colorful, flowery, bubbly backgrounds.

Suggestive Content:

Oshima agonizes over her breast size again.

Rating:

Animation: 8.5/10

Characters: 8/10

Writing: 8/10

Pacing: 8/10

Enjoyment: 9/10

Umi Monogatari 05

Episode 05 (7/10 Above Average)

Impression:

Urin is a brat. I know she’s having a hard time, feeling lonely and guilty for unleashing Sedna; but, she’s being selfish. There comes a point at which siblings need to become separate, their own person. Jealousy is driving Urin to be evil… which, I might add is a great plot twist. I’m going to enjoy this. I was very confused about Oshima. I thought she was Kanon’s friend from episode 3, but that was Suzuki. (I had to get the episode out and check.) Also, isn’t is just too true how tourist will buy the stupidest junk if you tell them it will boost their love life?

Suggestive Content:

There’s a long, slow-motion shot of Marin running, her bosom jumping and jiggling. Oshima is jealous that her chest isn’t as big.

Rating:

Animation: 8/10

Characters: 8/10

Writing: 7/10

Pacing: 7/10

Enjoyment: 8/10