Comments on: Ichigo Mashimaro OVA 1 – "They are back! My Ichigo girls!"

By: A small note on the etymology of Funga at hontou ni sou omou?

A small note on the etymology of Funga at hontou ni sou omou? — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:32:58 +0000

[...] the exception of ThirteenSugar’s entry on the first OVA at THAT and Billy’s summaries on OVA 1 and 2 at MelonBread, I haven’t found a detailed screen [...]

By: Haesslich

Haesslich — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:43:27 +0000

Impz: That ’sweet’ voice is the one from the first episode, or one like it.. and yes, knowing her personality, that does NOT fit her at all – which I suspect is part of the joke. Especially after all the junk Miu put into her resume/job application.

And bata – you’ll be fine. They DID take some of this (the ‘asleep in class’ joke) from one of the 4-komas in Volume 3 or 4, IIRC… but outside of that, you don’t need any of the earlier eps to enjoy the characters for the most part.

By: Impz

Impz — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:38:16 +0000

hahahah, i don’t think you need to in order to watch the ova. Jump ahead, bata, jump ahead.

Embrace Ichigo Mashimaro!

By: Bata-kun

Bata-kun — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:50:03 +0000

Question! Does one need to watch the television series before watching this? The only “Ichigo Mashimaro” experience I had was reading the first book (in Japanese by the way).

By: Impz

Impz — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:15:58 +0000

DID SOMEONE SAY ANA IS A RETARD!!!!

*Ana-tard fandom comes out and wants to kill PETE!*

Honestly, in a less serious manner, I can fully understand why people dislike Ana, simply because she can be a really big retard. That is perhaps a joke about foreigners being ignorant overplayed and rubbing you the wrong way.

Well, I guess that’s probably why anime is such a subjective issue, where one’s love can be another’s poison.

Now that I remember, anyone felt that Nobue’s sweet little voice for the interview session is particularly disturbing? Also, how about Miu’s “Arr, the conclusion of life is so sad” when she remarked about the loop of meanings while searching for “Idealistic island” and “utopia”?

By: Haesslich

Haesslich — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:03:55 +0000

Pete: Watch out for the roving gangs of Ana-tards, waiting to beat you within an inch of your life. I swear, the girl’s got almost as many fans as Desu… but unlike Desu, she’s actually cute. Even if she has her ‘retard’ moments, as you’ve noted – which is part of the joke. That she CAN be that stupid about some things, while trying to play the part of the gaijin… and failing.

At least we get to see the back of her mom’s head, so we know where her looks are from…

DJ: Yes, that’s why I called you an oyaji, especially after Nobue started blushing and getting the ‘Strike!’ noises after seeing the ‘-nyaaa’ bits.

By: Pete Zaitcev

Pete Zaitcev — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:36:23 +0000

I always hated Ana for being such a retard. I’m afraid she was one of the few major reasons which ruined the experience for me.

By: Ravage

Ravage — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:33:39 +0000

Go subgroups!
I’m even more anxiously awaiting a sub for this then I was for 5cm/s earlier this week.
/Me needs moar Ana. :p

By: D.J

D.J — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:33:00 +0000

Haess, yes the dressing her up did actually make me raise my eyebrows a little bit. I was questioning Nobue’s motives a little! ^-^

By: Haesslich

Haesslich — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:29:09 +0000

Ah, but the thing is that Matsuri’s ALWAYS cute, as is Ana – especially when she was trying (and failing) to speak English while wearing that Gothic-Lolita inspired sundress. The whole ‘dressing Matsuri up as a catgirl’ thing… well, that’s more an oyaji-style fetish/like in my books.