Meganebu! 11-12 [END]
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Episode 11 was pretty standard, but the fact that it kind of joined into 12 was interesting, since Meganebu! has had next to no continuity between episodes. Sure they have things like the Hima Council joining the cast, but it was an unspoken rule before these episodes that any development within an episode stayed within the episode. Er, I guess the development between the Council and the Meganebu didn’t really last for both episodes either, but having the last story of the anime be cut between two episodes made the ending feel more like an ending.
The shirt removal was absolutely necessary.
Speaking of, the topic of the ending itself was a great one. The Hima Council was only introduced in the middle of the season, and they really helped make the show better by adding in other dynamics when the Meganebu itself was kind of getting stale. Seeing the Council finally get along with the Meganebu was an interesting change to the show as well (not that it lasted). Of course, the heartwarming scenario still ended on a rather ridiculous note, since the Meganebu came up with a convoluted solution to the issue that involved glasses (what else), but that was a nice ending all the same.
Overall, what really kept the show interesting though was the little things that the director did. The fact that she made all of the non-glasses characters unidentifiable block people was interesting enough, but the fact that they all changed when they put on glasses was really something. Or the fact that the characters weren’t allowed to be seen not wearing glasses (…which changed once William was introduced, but it was a fun detail while it lasted). I wouldn’t have been nearly as interested in this anime if it wasn’t for the creative animation styles that it had. …Because without it, this would have just been a show about 5 guys with glasses. Which may or may not have been watchable, but the point here is that the director made all of the difference.
As I’ve said before, this was a show that was better watched than discussed. Crazy things happened, and it was best just to turn your brain off and stop questioning things. As far as mindless entertainment goes, this was great. Of course, with that kind of formula, there were a ton of things that could have been improved. The characters were all pretty flat with little to no permanent development, things happened that made no sense, and there was no plot to speak of. The absurdity was part of the fun though, and the director did an awesome job working with what I assume was a pitiful budget. Maybe the BL undertones weren’t for everyone, but this was more a show about 5 guys (plus the other characters) acting like idiots more than anything. In fact, minus Mitsuki pining after Soma, you could probably watch this without feeling like it was anywhere close to BL. …Maybe. But still, Meganebu! wasn’t created for the purpose of being the new Evangelion or anything, and was rather entertaining for the silly comedy show about glasses it was supposed to be.
…Yep. If you ignore it really hard, the BL intonations just go away.
About Karakuri
University student and the one at Metanorn who's known for wearing glasses. Likes blood, insanity and plot twists, but also plays otome games and adores cute romance anime. It balances out... somehow.
POWUH: Meta Resident and Metanorn's Hime-chan~ with 1758 comments
Finally, it’s over. Now I can marathon it ^w^
POWUH: Meta Resident and LN Informant with 1529 comments
To paraphrase Gintama’s description of Shinpachi, are the characters humans wearing glasses, or glasses that wear humans?
POWUH: Meta Team and Megane-chan with 3214 comments
Gintama is occasionally full of profound wisdom. xD
POWUH: Meta Team and Spammy Tamer with 7115 comments
Well, crap. You’ve been blogging longer than I have and haven’t learned this. I’ve got no hope…
It really is hard to blog straight comedy shows.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
It kind of puts you in despair, doesn’t it? 😉
POWUH: Meta Team and Spammy Tamer with 7115 comments
Comedy is just something that leaves you with nothing to talk about. That was one reason that Nyarlko W got switched halfway through the season to every other week. Love Lab at least had a story arc to go through. Kiniro Mosaic was bloggable for the first episode, but the rest of them, not so much.
We’ll see if anyone attempts SYD next season. I know I won’t. 🙂
POWUH: Meta Team and Megane-chan with 3214 comments
My very first shows blogging here were Maria Holic Alive and Sket Dance. Both mostly comedy. Both impossible to talk about at length. …Though in my defence at choosing this, it was based on a drama CD, so I had absolutely no idea what this would be about (other than glasses). xD Had I known that this wouldn’t have a plot, maybe I could have avoided this sad fate.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
You were simply drawn in by something you like. But after finding out what you think, I’m glad I didn’t bother with this show.
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It was a fun anime about glasses and it is sad to see it is over now. D: I’m going to miss that club(and the catchy megane songs)
POWUH: Meta Team and Megane-chan with 3214 comments
Yeah, this was fun~. I doubt that there will be a sequel though.