Comments on: The Catchup 2: Shigofumi 4-7

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:41:59 +0000

@dm: ah. That does explain some of it. It’s been a long, long time since I saw Nadesico, and I remember I rather liked the dramatic parts which came late in the show and in the film.

@THarris: perhaps. I still feel it was handled a bit clumsily, but it might be a function of me watching all these episodes in one huge chunk rather than one week at a time, like the real intended viewers are doing. And my “therapy” for terribly serious shows is either Minami-ke or Azumanga Daioh. :)

By: THarris

THarris — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:26:29 +0000

With a show that deals so intimately with death and the grieving process, the slapstick is there to amuse viewers. The suicide and abandoning mother episodes in particular affected me, and though I can’t account for the “healing powers” of Shigofumi’s slapstick, I’m sure that’s why it’s there. Unless of course, you’re like me and you save Minami-ke episodes as a chaser during Shigofumi viewing. :P

By: dm

dm — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:34:40 +0000

I’m behind (just finished the Schroedinger’s Cat episode), but bear in mind the director of this series is Nadesico’s Tatsuo Sato.

Nadesico is another series that walked that line between slapstick and seriousness, with great success.