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Despite an inadvertent missile strike against the port as the typhoon, and more importantly JFX's control of the Duck reinforcement vessels, takes hold, our group of friends are still determined to catch this alien before it does too much damage no matter what. Thankfully, although the Captain is injured his fishing equipment (and even more importantly his boat) are still intact, meaning that
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All three or four of you that have religiously followed my Tsuritama posts are probably still reeling from how I didn’t write on it last week—or not, seeing as the only new thing it brought to the table was a group of silly people in squeaky suits. This week was no different, unfortunately, since all [...]
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All three or four of you that have religiously followed my Tsuritama posts are probably still reeling from how I didn’t write on it last week—or not, seeing as the only new thing it brought to the table was a group of silly people in squeaky suits. This week was no different, unfortunately, since all [...]
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p>「俺たちのタックル」 (Oretachi no Takuru) "Our Tackle" This was probably the most upbeat episode of Tsuritama yet in a series brimming with endless positivity.
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Tired of fishing, Yuki decides to take up street fighting. Another week, another episode of gay fishing. Sorry, Miyu’s still not back from Japan yet. Unless she is, and has just set up an elaborate plot to fool us all just for the hell of it. We’ll never know the answer to this potential conspiracy, [...]
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Our Tackle Tsuritama finally hits the top of it’s airtime…with the calm before the storm episode. Huh? In the last 9 episodes, it’s all about being the characters and getting the characters prepared for this very event. And now that it’s come, the characters are far from stupid or clueless, and pull things off with [...]
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The elusive Dragon (now called JFX) has always played the role of the Bogeyman in Tsuritama to perfection, but making people dance towards the apocalypse doesn’t quite fit its seemingly frightening reputation. It wasn’t until the last few moments of episode 10 that I understood the gravity of the situation. The Dragon brings forth chaos. Mankind [...]
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So here I am, a day after graduation and I’ve gotten sick with the flu. Lovely…but this episode of Tsuritama really delivered. As of now, I really think that Tsuritama is the better of the noitaminA series. No offense to Sakamichi fans, but Tsuritama has really proven to be a more than capable storyteller with [...]
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Typical setup episode you would expect to find right before the end. Everyone gathers together and prepares for the final attack. Haru confirms that Koko is actually alive, so she’ll definitely come back. The boat captain gets hit with a missile, but the show doesn’t strike me as the kind to let characters die, so [...]
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There’s nothing strange about talking to a duck, while both of you have shells tied to your heads. I think that there is definitely a lot to be said for series that are all bout the “bromance” especially since they have become a popular trend, it has been harder for each of them to stand out on [...]
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That explains everything about how the Indian guy who eats nothing but curry can defeat four grown men in rubber suits without break a sweat. No, Japan is not racist at all. What are you talking about? This was a very … Continue reading →
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Remember when I said that this didn't seem like the kind of show that would kill off its characters? I take that back. I suppose that the ending could be another red herring, like with Koko (apparently she is now part of "the horde," which makes her sound like an orc), but that explosion doesn't leave a lot of room for interpretation. Either way, it's amazing the way that the stakes have been ramped up in one episode without sacrificing the overall feeling of the series. Where the episode left off was shocking, but it felt like a another natural extension of the conflict. I can think of a lot of shows that suddenly added action at the very end of their run, and while they were still fun to watch, something was lost in the execution. Tsuritama doesn't have this problem. I credit this to the great writing and direction; Haru's short explanation in this episode was all that we needed, since the details have already been given to us. The things I was confused about in the first couple episodes make a lot more sense in retrospect. Anyway, back to how this episode ramped things up for the finale. At the moment, all the characters have is the magic lure. No special rod, no fancy reel, and no boat. There's a typhoon bearing down on the island and the dragon can now take over people that are in the general vicinity, not just through water. To top it off, someone may have died. "Sticky situation" doesn't quite do it justice. However, with everything that I've seen from these characters so far, I have no doubt that they'll pull it off, and not just because I don't think that we're heading towards a tragic ending (knock on wood). Our main characters have overcome so much in their personal biases that a dragon seems easy. Yuki can talk to people and get stuff done (although he'll probably never lose the "stone fish" face), Natsuki has forgiven his dad, Akira realizes that no person is an island, and Haru is starting to grasp the complexity of human emotion. I'm really excited to see how they manage to solve this problem. Catching a drgon can't be too hard as long as they work together, right? Images from Crunchyroll.com.
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You know what? I’m actually enjoying Tsuritama more than Apollon at this point. This episode was all the fun that I hoped it to be, and it was a really creative calm before the storm episode. Just about everyone here made this episode exciting and I love the work that was done on the screenplay. [...]
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Sakamichi no Apollon 10 gets down to business now that the bad romance has left town and sets up some major plot kernels, but mainly it’s about Kaoru screwing up. Kaoru has some wrong assumptions about what’s going on. Now that Yurika’s gone it’s logical to assume Sentarou will fall back on Ritsuko, such is [...]
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Although the DUCK organisation seems to have everything pretty tidily wrapped up in both their hunt for "JFX" and to protect Enoshima's residents from the forthcoming typhoon and everything that entails, not everybody shares their enthusiasm or the way they go about their business. Thus, as this penultimate episode of Tsuritama progresses, we see an increasing "rebel" faction emerging from
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Categories: Anime, Spring 2012, TsuritamaTags: TsuritamaI know this show’s initial synopsis stated that it was about “saving the world” but this is taking it a bit too far. Oh well, at least we got to see Akira’s badass side. One thing that I’ve never been … Continue reading →(Read more...)
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Written by: Cholisose at Sea Slugs! Anime BlogSummary: While Yuki takes a taxi back to Enoshima, Akira and Natsuki team up with several of Enoshima’s finest to figure out how to stop the alien fish overpowering the island. Once past the guarding DUCK agents, Yuki and Natsuki find Haru, who explains his actions to Yuki. With a little tough love Yuki makes [...]
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Summary: While Yuki takes a taxi back to Enoshima, Akira and Natsuki team up with several of Enoshima’s finest to figure out how to stop the alien fish overpowering the island. Once past the guarding DUCK agents, Yuki and Natsuki find Haru, who explains his actions to Yuki. With a little tough love Yuki makes [...]
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