Comments on: Bokurano 8-10

By: Peter S

Peter S — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:15:41 +0000

You’re quite right. Mako deciding to sell herself was another thing I didn’t buy. Forgot about that one. You could pin it on desperation for money, perhaps … Nah, still don’t buy it.

But there’s a lot you have to let slide on this show, like Mako making uniforms for the girls to die in.

And I forgot to praise the Daichi ep. One excellent touch is early on they show him scared. Well, of course he is! But he takes care of everything he can before the time comes.

Dang I wish the fansubbers would crank these out faster …

By: ConcreteBadger

ConcreteBadger — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:51:47 +0000

@Peter S: The thing that didn’t work for me was the way Mako just decided to sell herself at all. Maybe growing up with the idea of her mother doing it for as long as she could remember made the issue less of a big deal for her, but surely everyone else’s attitude to the ‘profession’ would make her less inclined to follow in her footsteps? That would fit the ‘children not repeating the mistakes of the previous generation’ theme I picked up on.

As for the other lighter, more out-of-place elements, it could be the point where Morita’s divergence from the story begins; from what I’ve heard from others, Chizuru’s suffering was toned down considerably from what happens to her in the manga too, but to my mind it was still effective.

All three episodes were superb though - it’s even more powerful when the ‘good’ kids start to go!

By: Peter S

Peter S — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:12:52 +0000

You’re quite right. Mako deciding to sell herself was another thing I didn’t buy. Forgot about that one. You could pin it on desperation for money, perhaps … Nah, still don’t buy it.

But there’s a lot you have to let slide on this show, like Mako making uniforms for the girls to die in.

And I forgot to praise the Daichi ep. One excellent touch is early on they show him scared. Well, of course he is! But he takes care of everything he can before the time comes.

Dang I wish the fansubbers would crank these out faster …

By: ConcreteBadger

ConcreteBadger — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:51:47 +0000

All three episodes were superb though - it’s even more powerful when the ‘good’ kids start to go!

By: Peter S

Peter S — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:15:41 +0000

You’re quite right. Mako deciding to sell herself was another thing I didn’t buy. Forgot about that one. You could pin it on desperation for money, perhaps … Nah, still don’t buy it.

But there’s a lot you have to let slide on this show, like Mako making uniforms for the girls to die in.

And I forgot to praise the Daichi ep. One excellent touch is early on they show him scared. Well, of course he is! But he takes care of everything he can before the time comes.

Dang I wish the fansubbers would crank these out faster …

Comments on: Bokurano 8-10

Peter S — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:12:52 +0000

You’re quite right. Mako deciding to sell herself was another thing I didn’t buy. Forgot about that one. You could pin it on desperation for money, perhaps … Nah, still don’t buy it.

But there’s a lot you have to let slide on this show, like Mako making uniforms for the girls to die in.

And I forgot to praise the Daichi ep. One excellent touch is early on they show him scared. Well, of course he is! But he takes care of everything he can before the time comes.

Dang I wish the fansubbers would crank these out faster …

By: ConcreteBadger

ConcreteBadger — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:51:47 +0000

All three episodes were superb though - it’s even more powerful when the ‘good’ kids start to go!

By: Peter S

ConcreteBadger — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:51:47 +0000

All three episodes were superb though - it’s even more powerful when the ‘good’ kids start to go!

Comments on: Bokurano 8-10

Peter S — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:12:52 +0000

You’re quite right. Mako deciding to sell herself was another thing I didn’t buy. Forgot about that one. You could pin it on desperation for money, perhaps … Nah, still don’t buy it.

But there’s a lot you have to let slide on this show, like Mako making uniforms for the girls to die in.

And I forgot to praise the Daichi ep. One excellent touch is early on they show him scared. Well, of course he is! But he takes care of everything he can before the time comes.

Dang I wish the fansubbers would crank these out faster …

By: ConcreteBadger

ConcreteBadger — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:51:47 +0000

All three episodes were superb though - it’s even more powerful when the ‘good’ kids start to go!

By: Peter S

Peter S — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:39:56 +0000

Mako’s episode didn’t work for me. I could not make the logical leap to “we’re fighting for ourselves” from what we saw of her life.

Not that I disliked the episode. I thought the man crying because Maki’s mother thought he was about to take advanage didn’t work, and the repeated confessions of the men towards her mother didn’t either. On the other hand, the point of the scene, that Maki’s mother was loved and respected, and because of this, Maki too, shone through.

And I absolutely loved one early moment, when Maki comes home after being taunted by classmates. When her mother praises her, Maki’s posture straightens. It told us in a way words couldn’t the love between mother and daughter.