My Ugly Heart (Seitokai no Ichizon)

I wasn’t going to blog about this show. There seemed little reason too. online buy Ampicillin What it wanted to say it said at the end of the episode with a lesson taught by one of the characters in exposition. The laughing came easily and the jokes were often witty. I didn’t have much to say and everyone else seemed to have an awful lot to say. I haven’t given plugs for a lot of shows this season so I’ll zithromax buy online get it out of the way now: If you’re not watching Seitokai No Ichizon (which is doubtful) I would suggest you do. If it continues to get better it will easily make my all time favorites list.

The animation quality isn’t amazing, the cuts and pauses aren’t as good as Nyan Koi, the pacing isn’t even spectacular. For all intents and purposes Studio Dean has done an ok job at best. The music isn’t bad and it does give a feel, but the composer is no Yoko Kanno. There really is no plot, no overriding conflict that is driving us from one episode into the next, but for some reason I eagerly watch each new episode upon release.

For all intents and purposes this should be a show that I’m tired of. Isn’t it another product of the Moe Factory? They hit a lot of stereotypes and aren’t shy with the fanservice, yet that’s not what it is. I was surprised when I tuned in and found three dimensional characters in a touching story. I was even more surprised when I found myself thinking about the human condition in a positive light. Still it’s hard for me to come up with words to talk about this show, because I want to do it justice.

For me at least I find the show to be a lot like an ornate curtain (OH NO! Not a metaphor! Run for your lives). It’s fun to look at, but we frequently see the actors peeking out to look at how big the audience has gotten. Like Shakespeare wrote “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players” (Wow, even Shakespeare now. He’s just trying to sound smart). Even though it’s entertaining to watch the actors play their parts there is just no helping the search for the person who plays the part. In some ways the character is the actor and in others the actor is the character. The student council members play roles, but that doesn’t mean the roles aren’t who they are. I find the distinction funny as I’m often not drawn to that conclusion when faced with characters in fiction. The three dimensional hiding behind the two dimensional but is in essence both (I’ve repeated myself three times now, I really am floored by this style of character creation).

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I also like that the author isn’t milking the characters for sympathy. The struggles the characters have faced (and still do face) play an important role in the story, but the drama doesn’t take over the story. I’m not left thinking poor Chizuru is being abused by her uncle but takes it because she feels like she’s the reason her brother left (Satoko from Higurashi in case you were wondering). I’m left thinking she was hurt but she’s fine. For every passive aggressive best friend she’s found four (still passive aggressive) others to fill her heart with warmth again. My favorite part of Episode 9 was the apology (hence me blogging right after watching it). The villain in this case wasn’t evil, she knew she was in the wrong but couldn’t help herself. She has a guilty conscience (which is perhaps the magic ingredient needed for making 3D bad guys) even though her actions were understandable. I really liked that Minatsu made her decision to stay with the student council in a way that neither defied the median, yet did at the same time. Even though the show hasn’t really introduced the mother the decision to stay actually seemed like a tough one.

The typical situation would go something like this. Protagonist’s mother/father have to move because of their job/divorce/environmentalist and the child is expected to come with them. In this ever so mundane case the protagonist feels a sense of obligation and “love” towards its parent but its heart belongs to the boy/girl in their current life. They stay for love and all is well Huzzah. We’re often dragged through the episodes as the protagonist and their lover suffer endlessly with their untold feelings and forced separation. I’m feeling tired just typing this aren’t you? But that’s what is so refreshing about Seitokai no Ichizon. It’s a big decision and sure there are some feelings involved, but it doesn’t draw everyone into a giant whirlpool of drama, it’s just a fact of the current relationships. They all come to terms with how they’ll deal with separation, but in the end Minatsu realizes that the ties with her friends are more important right now. She regrets not being able to go with her mother and even apologizes, but in this case everyone understands.

Seitokai no Ichizon takes the light meaningless conflicts and showcases them as a good life lesson while burying the meaningful conflicts just deep enough for us to get some joy out of brushing off the dirt. The quirks that get the laughs might not be all that common, but the personalities of acomplia the student council aren’t that unbelievable. Sekina Aoi has made watching our common everyday struggles interesting (A bit like Lucky Star) and for that she/he has my thanks. <– would someone clear that up for me (The internet failed me it wouldn’t tell me whether the author is a boy or a girl).

I’m interested to hear if other people can sum up what makes every episode memorable. I must admit I didn’t even get close with this order online pills post and it’s possible I’m seeing ghosts that aren’t there. Still it could also be that I’m still only looking at a small part of a picture: Which is why I’m doubting whether or not I’m seeing it at all (which I hope is the much more likely case).