Just started watching this anime
'Tokimeki', which I received from my friend as early
back as February 2008. It has to be said that I haven't enjoyed myself this much
in the same way since... probably more than 5 (five) years ago since
the days of Hanaukyo Maids (*begins prostrating in deep
reverence*)
Tokimeki: Heartbeat,
Palpitations, Throbbing, Excitement... that feeling one gets when looking at or
being close to someone one really likes (like, a crush)
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It's an anime, set in school times which brings back memories of
nostalgic schoolyard romances (or rather, in many cases, what
could have happened T_T )
So........... what's the premise of the
story?
Ah... And so we have here again the
recurring theme in numerous animes: A regular guy
holding so much appeal for the girls to all gravitate towards
him.
It's truly a mystery why this could even happen,
as he appears to have no special qualities at all apart from holding so
much appeal for the girls to all gravitate towards him. I
still can't figure out the reason, could somebody help me out with this one
please.
This inexplicable, yet incredibly
irresistible attraction force invariably gives rise to chance
misunderstandings whereby you bite your nails in anxiety whether this
instance will cause the male lead to get the 'general bad
ending' where he ends up with none of the girls in the
end -- often in a scene looking up into the sky and narrating some boring
monologue. More importantly, this means that, when that happens, apart from that profound sky
scene, no memorable images are forthcoming.
Anyway, for those of you who are wondering, this
anime is tastefully SFW (Safe For Work) folks, it's an official release by the
same people who brought to you the genre of 'love simulations'... the famed
video game maker Konami. Sorry to disappoint you, gomen ne...
And what exactly then does one do in school life?
Let me see... first of all, one has to study hard to match up to all the hopes
and dreams that one's parents have so earnestly vested (and monetarily invested)
in one's goodself, and take exams.
But of course 26 episodes to detail out all that
would meet with lukewarm response so what is featured in this anime is
interaction between friends.. friendships, rivalries (oooh) fights of animated
violence and so on... and 'events', which involve at
least one of
i.going to the beach (waaaa...... umi
~!!!)
ii. going camping in the rural mountains (where
some truth or dare type game inevitably leaves a couple (the male lead and
one of the selection of comely anime girls)
iii. the hot springs (where the boys & girls
are separated by just a bamboo wall in the pool)
or all of the above, which expedite the occurence of 'RABU-RABU' (LOVE LOVE)
situations... ohoho...
And of course, join clubs, competitions, and
organize activities.
But come on, who hasn't joined a club,
activities, or helped to organize club activities, for the motive of furthering
self-development at the same time forming lasting friendships? ...
...
Let me rephrase that: Who hasn't joined a club
for the sole motive of facilitating the getting close to a certain
girl(s)?
So for all you lucky kids who are still insulated
from the rigours of adult situations (like paying the bills and
doing the taxes) in the institution called school ... Remember children...
we will regret the things we did not do more than the things we did do
(and subsequently regretted.)
Sore ja, minna-san, tokimeki kiyoku yoku
tsukaimashou ne ~
Well, everybody... Make yourself some
exciting memories ~ ^_~
Jikai yokoku (Preview of Next
Episode)
Mina: I've never gotten wet
before...
(watashi... nureta koto nai desu
kedo...)
Mina: It seems like the rain avoids me, so it
doesn't rain around me...
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Next Episode:
Jikai: tokimeki no ame
Excitement in the Rain.
Tags: anime, review, tokimeki, only love, schoolyard romances |
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