Sunday, January 07, 2007

Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! ep. 1











What an awesome last episode.

..Oh wait, no, this was the first one.


The "Massugu GO!" protagonist Amamiya Manami ("Manabi") was cute, funny, and not too annoying (yet). I didn't even notice she was voiced by Yui Horie until she started singing.
The supporting cast were rather cliche'd as well, but I mostly enjoyed them a lot (except for the retarded one).
The scene when Manabi became student council president was nice, albeit rather confusing.
The song was enjoyable, although a little too long.
And of course, the animation was gorgeous.

All topped off by a not-so-spectacular ending song by Megumi Hayashibara (but Megumi Hayashibara none the less).

This turned out better than I expected. Let's see how long ufotable can keep it up this time.

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