mariko shinobu. best character ever.

one more halloween post to end the day!

Happy Halloween 2024 everyone! (again)

thinking abt the oniisama e ending again

its still so bad. Rei's death was too quickly glossed over. There wasn't enough of Nanako mourning rei moments. Nanako was the one who spent the most time with Rei and even helped her find meaning in her life again yet we barely see Nanako actually thinking about rei and it bothers me. Instead we got Kaoru and Fukiko mourning Rei. I like that Kaoru gets more screentime but there should've been more Nanako. 

Also I dont like how Mariko just forgives her father in the end. it makes no sense to me. I know kids with divorced parents have complicated relationships with them but I feel like what Mariko did in the end makes no sense at all. like what do you mean Mariko, the ultimate man-hater, just forgives her father just because he wrote a good book like idk man 😭

also that lost shot of the anime (the one where it shows Nanako with long hair) makes me so sick. even the feminine girls had to get even more forcibly feminized. its sick. I want short hair Nanako back!!!

finished oniisama e / thoughts

what was that ending. 

ok oniisama e that ending was genuinely so bad man. its so disappointing to see such a good anime fall off so hard. it kinda took everything the previous episodes said and just completely ruined it. whatever.

but oniisama e is still a very good anime (if you ignore the last 6-ish episodes) and i mean really good oh my god.

oniisama e episodes 1-33 are all straight 10/10 masterpieces with only very few misses. really had me on the edge of my seat wanting to know what happens next. (I cried several times) the drama, the emotion, the relationships between the girls were all so amazing. really encapsulates the life of a teenage girl in highschool i think. Oniisama e might be my new favorite anime, of all time. I love the main cast so much. nanako, tomoko, mariko, rei, kaoru, and even fukiko. They all felt so real and I felt a deep connection with them.

funny how riyoko ikeda made the best characters of all time and also the worst characters of all time. shes so funny she makes all the female characters interesting and all the male characters boring. mariko is probably one of the most compelling characters of all time

i hate you henmi and takashi and all the fathers and every other male character in this anime

as a final score i would give oniisama e a 9/10 really couldve been a masterpiece if it werent for those last few episodes :/

anyways despite the few gripes i have with this show, I still love it very much! life-changing show! my new favorite anime!

oniisama e (episode 37)

rei's voice

one thing that i always found funny abt oniisama e is rei's voice lol. she smokes like 10 packs a day but her voice is so soft and cute. when i first saw rei, i expected her voice to be deep like megumi ogata type voice but its the complete opposite 

she sounds and looks like a wet cat that was sent out in a cardboard box out in the rain. 

oniisama e (episode 33)

oniisama e (episode 31)

mariko...

oniisama e (episode 23)

oniisama e (episode 20)

oniisama e (episode 19)

 

oniisama e (episode 18)

oniisama e (episode 17)

oniisama e (episode 15)