Comments on: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (End)

By: neko's thinkbox » Fall ‘09 Belated First Impressions Part 1

neko's thinkbox » Fall ‘09 Belated First Impressions Part 1 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:24:43 +0000

[...] violin sounds playing up just when Sawako cries, I’ve witnessed this technique already in the last season… Not that I don’t like it, it does fit the mood perfectly, yes! It’s just, in [...]

By: Ryan A

Ryan A — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:48:58 +0000

RAWR I totally read this before! But… guess I didn’t comment.

the main selling point of this story is the extremely accurate sense of realism
So bloody true.

On Mirai suiciding, yea that would be the furthest thing realistic in that situation, mainly because it’s not like she had time to reflect on what happen; she was just shocked and terrified. Killing one’s self is probably terrifying enough, already scared/terrified ppl would probably have a hard time crossing that boundary imo. Then again, some people lose it and act completely irrational on a grand level.
:/

Just not sure if TM8 is 2009 Top 5 material, but at the moment I don’t have a clear view of all the other titles. Maybe there will not be a Top 5 for 2009 on my blog, dunno, haha (nah I can think of 3 possibly).

By: nekosasu

nekosasu — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:32:14 +0000

I’m glad you liked it. :)

And yes, this anime offers a great opportunity for introspection, which has worked a lot with me too. It put me in an abysmal situation I never even imagined (or never wanted to imagine) finding myself in, and despite being only a work of fiction (amongst many others), it had a great impact on me. Certainly (one of) the best show(s) of the year.

By: Glo

Glo — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:48:50 +0000

With TM8, Bones has grabbed me as an immediate fan. I think that this might be the best anime of the year. Definitely top two (imo). I love the review.

News reports definitely dumb things down. Even I never really thought about the emotions of families when a crisis such as an earthquake takes place. Even though this is just an anime, an not real life, it makes you think (or at least me). I put myself in every single character’s shoes during this anime.

By: nekosasu

nekosasu — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:50:55 +0000

Thanks, but as a rather small blogger (with a recurrent inferiority complex), self-consciousness is a little inevitable, so I keep wondering. Reading all of this again, it feels like I went around in circles or so. The prominent vagueness makes it a little tedious to read… oh well, I keep learning. ;)

By: ghostlightning

ghostlightning — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:05:53 +0000

I enjoyed reading this. You needn’t be too self-conscious. I’d read anything long if it were interesting.

It’s like the point you made re the overdoing of the melodrama in the finale. I liked it anyway ^_^