[tenchi:106335] Sasami Mahou Shoujo Club


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from Luriko-Ysabeth <iac@umich.edu>
subject [tenchi:106335] Sasami Mahou Shoujo Club
date Thu, 4 Sep 2008 15:55:58 -0400 (EDT)
I watched the first seven episodes of the above with my sister, and found 
it to be often cute and very silly but hard to recognize as derived from 
Tenchi-Muyou! and, so far, no more than whipped meringue topping compared 
to the rich goodness that is Pretty Samy TV.

Misao, at least, is recognizable as a happier Misao, and Mihoshi-sensei 
keeps to her Tenchi TV characterization (or noncharacterization, if you 
would). Kozuka Washuu-sensei shows flashes of being Washuu, now and then, 
and thoughtfully has red eyes so as to easily distinguish her from any 
other Washuu out there (she's also voiced by Hiramatsu Akiko). I'm not 
sure why the staff chose to rename Anri, as in appearance, character, and 
possessiveness of the character she likes, she's clearly based on Haida 
Konoha from Pretty Samy.

The aspects of Iwakura Sasami that she has in common with any other 
Sasami, however, are pretty much those that she also has in common with 
any number of other little-girl heroines. Given that her parents share 
given names with the Kawai parents and not much else, and that 
Ryoh-oh-ki's function so far has been as the nonspeaking butt of much of 
the physical comedy, I think I pretty much agree with my sister that they 
could file off the names and basic character designs and release it as an 
unrelated series.

Now what DOES remind me of Tenchi -- at least, in all the aspects that 
drew me to like it in the first place -- is another series I recently 
finished, Gakuen Senki Muryou, released on R1 as Shingu: Secret of the 
Stellar Wars. This series is awesome. It's sort of like OAV Tenchi, 
without turning into a harem show (that is, there are romantic feelings 
and misunderstandings, but they're sort of one more "oh, yes, that" that 
fit in the subplots along with the galactic politicking in the back room 
of the sushi bar and the occasional giant-beating-the-crap-out-of-UFOS), 
and with a sort of nostalgic school story woven in instead. Words cannot 
describe how much you should all see this show, if you haven't already.

Sincerely,
Luriko-Ysabeth, hon otaku | member in good standing of #WEIRD# | GDI
Kendappa Clan | Sosai/Pooh-Bah for life of the Washuu-sensei Rules club
GSI of Washuu-Skuldism | member of too many organizations to list here
"Look, 'the Church' only believes THREE things, and the Unitarians don't
believe one of them."	-- me after Yet Another Religious Debate
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