{"id":679,"date":"2014-01-05T00:00:39","date_gmt":"2014-01-05T00:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/TheStrip\/?p=679"},"modified":"2014-02-17T08:24:21","modified_gmt":"2014-02-17T08:24:21","slug":"anime-lounge-07-myself-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/TheStrip\/2014\/01\/05\/anime-lounge-07-myself-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Anime Lounge #07: Myself; Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Myself;Yourself<\/a><\/p>\n

Series:<\/strong> Myself; Yourself<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Episodes:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> 1 to 13<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Anime-Lounge\"<\/a>Premise:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Hold on to your hat, folks, this one gets really dark, really fast. A young boy, Hidaka Sana, is surrounded by four childhood friends \u2014 Yatsushiro Nanaka, Oribe Aoi and brother\/sister pair Wakatsuki Shuusuke and Wakatsuki Shuri \u2014 in the comfortable town of Sakuranomori. The group spends a lot of time together so when Sana moves to Tokyo, the group splinters. When Sana returns, he rejoins three of the four \u2014 Aoi, Shuusuke and Shuri \u2014 but doesn\u2019t recognize Nanaka. After their first encounter again after years apart, Sana has to work to regain a friendship with Nanaka or turn it into something else. The problem is there are dark secrets within the group that get in the way.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is it worth watching?:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Yes, if you like dark secrets among a group of people who\u2019ve known each other their entire lives. I can\u2019t give away what the secrets are, but suffice to say it\u2019s hard hitting for a group of teenagers. Most adults don\u2019t deal with the majority of the problems these kids have. And just when you think it couldn\u2019t get any more depressing than it already is, things brighten considerably. It\u2019s good drama, and the character development is good.<\/span><\/p>\n

Breakout character:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Shuri. It\u2019s true that she\u2019s part of a duo storyline here, but she makes the most impact. She starts out a little immature, but by the end, she\u2019s the one making adult decisions that affect her and Shuusuke for the rest of their lives. Besides Shuusuke, she\u2019s probably the most mature of the group by the end, and that\u2019s saying a lot when considering the other story resolutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Funniest episode: <\/span><\/span><\/strong>Humor goes a long way in this series, and it\u2019s hard to come by. So, instead of funniest episode, let\u2019s just say the happiest episode is the final episode, \u201cBonds.\u201d For the sake of lifting the depressing veil off events, the entire group reunites and all is well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where is it going:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> The entire series is 13 episodes, so if you can hang on and get through the sad parts (like the entire series except for the final 10 minutes), you can see for yourself how well things end for the five friends.<\/span><\/p>\n

*Special note:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> The opening wasn\u2019t really anything special, but the ending song \u201cKimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to\u201d is excellent. It\u2019s definitely worth listening to on repeat a few dozen times.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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