Saturday, August 28, 2010

Lamune (2005) Ep 1 of 12

Lemonade?
 
 
ANN's Plot Summary: Lamune tells the story of a boy named Kenji and his childhood friend Nanami. Although, everyone seems to know that they have a relationship, neither are determined to push it anymore than close friends. The story goes through flashbacks, explaining why they are such close friends and any action doesn't seem to push them apart, but draw them closer.
 
So far just from the intro I see that it's a harem. Made popular by Pioneer's Tenchi Muyo. Kenji looks like he shares a ton in common with the main chara Kenichi from Ah my Goddess as well. Here is hoping he is a mute douche.
 
The OP has also told me that it's a lot like the Harem feelings like in Ranma 1/2. One chara surrounded girls that are jealous that the worst of them is the one he grows closer to. Also whenever someone notices them get too close, they will jump back, as if we all didn't know whole damn story long before anything was even implied.
 
Oh, hold on, wait a minute.
It's gotta suck to animate garbage such as this. But Damn, Let me watch it first episode before railing on how jaded I am in the animation world. 
 
Kenji: POS main chara
Nanami: Primary Girl 
 
It's opens with two young kids on a beach and they are messing with softshell crab. FF to the future.
 
Kenji has one more exam until summer vacation. He slyly jumps next door (because some one built two houses too damn close to eachother.) to find the Nanami has fallen between the bed and the wall. "I can see your panties" Nine minutes in Nanami is pantless. Oh she's also a fucking retard with zero intelligence in her eyes. She is also easily impressed. Kenji leaves. Suddenly Nanami's mom walks in, same candy colored hair and all that good stuff. Look's like her only job is being a MILF. Well done mom. It' then brings us to Nanami putting on her sailor schollgirl uni. We are treated to an animator showing how a girl puts on some socks. Yeah, real Miyazaki pal. Wait, they keep doing it. Nanami closes a desk, Kenji (that is waiting for her is exercising? ) Nanami says "Hi" , then turns around, digs into her pocket and locks the door. 
 
Mom: Series MILF

She then some how looks at her mom, while her mom is sitting in the ketichen and she's halfway down the street. Odd? Not in the anime relm, noob.
 
Running full sprint hand in hand the two stop by the beach from the OP. Nanami decides to take off her 2nd dress in order to retie the ribbon. What ever keeps us from going to school right? Mid dress pull, Kenji decides to go tickle monster on the well occupied Nanami, to my surprise she steps back from it.
Quick, Tickle Me!

The two finally get to school and they are greeted by some tracksuit wearing bitch named Tae. Cleaning lady Tae. She's like 15 but who cares, right? Lady? Anyway. Class goes on and we are treated to the first eyecatch lamest fucking eyecatch I've seen in 30 years. Class is over and the Hatano walks over to Kenji, "how was the test" "Hope I don't have to go to summer school". Urrrgh Slice of life..............

Tae: Cleaning Lady
Hatano: 2nd douche
 
 Suddenly "squeezed helium" comes for Kenji.The two walk home and Kenji is hungry, aparently MILF and Nanami own a restaurant. So the two go home, get changed, and head on over to the restaurant (yeah they made it a point to make sure I was aware that they did that.) In the resturaunt.... nothing happens again .A flashback shows us that Kenji gets smoked by a 1994 Nissan while walking back with some water eggplant for the restaurant. So MILFy gets some  idea to loan Kenji and Nanami a "Wagon" (old school) On their way out the do the couple thing where Nanami was in such a rush to leave she forgot her (accessory) Sunhat. Nanami blushing tells me shes easily impressed again or MILFy's daughter is autistic.
Paradice
The two (wagonless) chara go down to the super garden to do nothing it seems. Come to find out that Nanami has a special watermelon patch that she has raised.So many things wrong with that. Kenji ends up calling her a kid and eats her special watermelon. Nanami just whines. It's late and Kenji tells Nanami to wake him up this time. Focus on Veggie basket and that's the end of EP 1
What, you think I'm joking?
This is definitely a slice of life series. It's also mixed with the style I hate, but it's getting better. At this point I just can't wait to see more of the Girls.