Comments on: Hakushaku To Yousei Episode 1 – Impz sitting in an English setting shoujo

By: skoll

skoll — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:34:41 +0000

@Impz

Funny… That’s how I like my male protagonists in seinen… Anyway, I got around to actually watching it, and while I wasn’t incredibly off-put, I’m holding out on calling it ‘good’. There were definitely times where, as a male, I was rolling my eyes at the obviously inserted eye-close-up-and-husky-voice-swoon-moments and I didn’t think they made the best of the setting– and there’s a lot of promise to be had with the setting.

I did like the chemistry though.

By: Impz

Impz — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:39:01 +0000

@Lucky: I pose the question to my girlfriend on shoujo series where the girl is not a damsel in distress. She has yet to get back to me about it. I tell you when she can name me a heroine of that frame.

@Skoll: Arr. that is actually a very interesting observation. If anything, I think part of the shoujo charm is to have very strong and dependable male leads so that the females who read/watch it can swoon all over him. You do not really want a spineless crap guy in a shoujo series. that is why most of the guys are either aggressive or cold in shoujo.

@Soso: read also: my girlfriend.

@Elva: Heh, read lucky’s reply.

@Dana: I actually read your comment to my girlfriend and she died laughing at it. Awesome stuff.

@Briar: heh, where did you go, auntie? I think that part of the strong pull of HakuYousei is its good chemistry. I can feel that the two are going to be a very interesting pair.

@Blist: This is actually a pre-air episode, if I remember correctly. The first true episode (with the OP) should be appearing soon. My girlfriend wanted me to sub this, but I am so lazy and my ability to translate is quite the fail. So I prefer not to mislead poor sheep.

By: Blist

Blist — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:11:56 +0000

hmm, I still want to see more of the story line, which I hope to see in ep 2 as well as more proper OP. not just arranging cut scenes from the episodes. Anyway, the sparkling attack is so funny, hahaha.

@Dana: yeah, I wish I can watch it subbed too… still any hope for us? T-T

By: Briar

Briar — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:35:48 +0000

I repeat, I like Edgar (Edward??) better with brown hair. He looked really ditzy in blond.

But I agree with all the points made on the chemistry and the seiyuus. And if nothing else, the eye candy-ness only would make it worth looking, at least for a couple of episodes.

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:35:37 +0000

Also note how shoujo guys are usually semes while shonen guys are ukes…I guess it is a general fantasy to have someone else make the first move.

I hope to watch this when it is finally subbed,…sigh. I guess there isn’t enough interest.

By: lelangir

lelangir — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:33:22 +0000

the blonde guy looks like the blonde guy from ouran

By: elvadrieng

elvadrieng — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:13:24 +0000

He looks like tamaki. I’m still not sure whether I should watch this. BTW, is there any good shojo manga where the heroine is not useless and whinny and spineless? Other than skip beat.

By: SoSo/Karin lover

SoSo/Karin lover — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:23:34 +0000

The guy looks so dreamy that all the fangirls fall for him.

By: skoll

skoll — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:59:33 +0000

If shoujo has anything good about it, its that, ironically, it’s male protagonists are more competent than their shonen counterparts. Shonen seems to emphasize that the primary male protagonist is some sort of loser ‘but a nice guy’ (durr durr) witout any real merit, and even though shoujo males are generally absurdly effeminate and perfect to a tee, at least they aren’t /spineless/.

By: lucky_huh?

lucky_huh? — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:29:01 +0000

Well as long as she does’t turn out stupid like 95% of shoujos heroines i will be ok i guess, after 15 years of shoujo idioticy, that is the only thing i ask from a shoujo protagonist, simple but effective desisions and a somewhat straight will, yes!!! my standars have to be that low to atlest enjoy some shoujo, it’s just once every decade we have somebody as awesome as kyouko–sama >:(. i blame japan and it’s archtypes.