Comments on: Fall 2009 Roundup 1: Letter Bee, The Book of Bantorra, and Kobato http://animediet.net/anime-reviews/fall-2009-roundup-1-letter-bee-the-book-of-bantorra-and-kobato Eating it right about anime since 2006! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:46:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kadian1364 http://animediet.net/anime-reviews/fall-2009-roundup-1-letter-bee-the-book-of-bantorra-and-kobato/comment-page-1#comment-9750 kadian1364 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:29:43 +0000 http://animediet.net/?p=9545#comment-9750 I'm glad someone mentioned the CCS homage. It was nice and subtle about it. "...the other half [of Kobato]  deals with the mysterious Ioryogi (the blue dog thing) and his involvement in a conspiracy concerning a feud between heaven and hell." Yeah, I was expecting something like that. Wouldn't be CLAMP without the patented CLAMP twist. Book of Bantorra seems like low-cal superhero action fluff. If it works on themes of religion and death without insulting my intelligence, that'll just be a bonus. I’m glad someone mentioned the CCS homage. It was nice and subtle about it.

“…the other half [of Kobato]  deals with the mysterious Ioryogi (the blue dog thing) and his involvement in a conspiracy concerning a feud between heaven and hell.”
Yeah, I was expecting something like that. Wouldn’t be CLAMP without the patented CLAMP twist.

Book of Bantorra seems like low-cal superhero action fluff. If it works on themes of religion and death without insulting my intelligence, that’ll just be a bonus.

]]> By: moritheil http://animediet.net/anime-reviews/fall-2009-roundup-1-letter-bee-the-book-of-bantorra-and-kobato/comment-page-1#comment-9743 moritheil Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:28:29 +0000 http://animediet.net/?p=9545#comment-9743 <p>It's disappointing that Bantorra is not evocative of Read or Die, but I am nursing some interesting thoughts on what the greater meaning of the Church may be.</p> It’s disappointing that Bantorra is not evocative of Read or Die, but I am nursing some interesting thoughts on what the greater meaning of the Church may be.

]]> By: P-chan http://animediet.net/anime-reviews/fall-2009-roundup-1-letter-bee-the-book-of-bantorra-and-kobato/comment-page-1#comment-9737 P-chan Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:22:50 +0000 http://animediet.net/?p=9545#comment-9737 About 1/2 of Kobato is her trying to learn about humans and how to understand their hearts (so she can heal them and get to that all-mysterious place she wants to go) while trying to help her human friends with problems she doesn't entirely understand, and the other half  deals with the mysterious Ioryogi (the blue dog thing) and his involvement in a conspiracy concerning a feud between heaven and hell. About 1/2 of Kobato is her trying to learn about humans and how to understand their hearts (so she can heal them and get to that all-mysterious place she wants to go) while trying to help her human friends with problems she doesn’t entirely understand, and the other half  deals with the mysterious Ioryogi (the blue dog thing) and his involvement in a conspiracy concerning a feud between heaven and hell.

]]> By: Mike http://animediet.net/anime-reviews/fall-2009-roundup-1-letter-bee-the-book-of-bantorra-and-kobato/comment-page-1#comment-9736 Mike Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:15:44 +0000 http://animediet.net/?p=9545#comment-9736 <p><strong>digitalboy:</strong> well, a little googling and yeah, it does look like the story is not really like what the first episode seems to be about. We're just watching a prologue so it seems. To tell you the truth, I never even heard that it had an OVA prior to this, as it turns out it did--I assume that's what you mean by pilot. In either case I'll still try to keep up with it.</p> <p><strong>rayyhum777</strong>: or it could be that. :) If angels had helldogs at their side, that is!</p> digitalboy: well, a little googling and yeah, it does look like the story is not really like what the first episode seems to be about. We’re just watching a prologue so it seems. To tell you the truth, I never even heard that it had an OVA prior to this, as it turns out it did–I assume that’s what you mean by pilot. In either case I’ll still try to keep up with it.

rayyhum777: or it could be that. :) If angels had helldogs at their side, that is!

]]> By: rayyhum777 http://animediet.net/anime-reviews/fall-2009-roundup-1-letter-bee-the-book-of-bantorra-and-kobato/comment-page-1#comment-9734 rayyhum777 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:10:44 +0000 http://animediet.net/?p=9545#comment-9734 <p>For Kobato, I think Kobato is inspired by "Touched by an Angel". XD</p> For Kobato, I think Kobato is inspired by “Touched by an Angel”. XD

]]> By: digitalboy http://animediet.net/anime-reviews/fall-2009-roundup-1-letter-bee-the-book-of-bantorra-and-kobato/comment-page-1#comment-9733 digitalboy Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:05:46 +0000 http://animediet.net/?p=9545#comment-9733 >>We start with a classic “Lone Wolf and Cub” type setup which is so common in anime–an older person and an unusual child traveling through a land together, on the way to some destination   I think you've horribly misjudged where this series is going. I think you need to watch the pilot. >>We start with a classic “Lone Wolf and Cub” type setup which is so common in anime–an older person and an unusual child traveling through a land together, on the way to some destination
 
I think you’ve horribly misjudged where this series is going. I think you need to watch the pilot.

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