Molly Blue 193-196one page of pirates, and now the start of more John Churchill business. I'm really not sure how long I'll follow that before cutting back to either the pirates or Molly. But I've been doing 4-page groups ever since page 101-104, so I think I'll stick to that.
I just finished an anime called Welcome to the NHK, about which I'm tempted to go on and on about, but I think my son wants the internet, so I'll cut it short.
The main character, Sato, takes agoraphobia to a whole new level. He does regain a bunch of old friends, but they're all crazed in one way or another. Even Misaki, the girl who's trying to help him, has world-class self-esteem issues. Weirdest love story ever, and yet it's a really good one.
Affection
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Candace: “That’s it you little psycho, I’m calling mom … and I’m not using the banana this time !”
Phineas: “You guys heard that right? It wasn’t just me?”
Issues? Oh yeah. At first the show's just hilarious, the neuroses extremely funny— but before too long it gets deep and moving. I alternated between feeling sorry for Sato, and wanting to scream at him to appreciate long-suffering Misaki a little better— the story veers back and forth from satyrical farce to impending tragedy several times. And the worst ex-high-school (not quite) sweetheart ever keeps coming back at exactly the wrong times.
I think it's a pretty good story overall— the only real caveat is, well, I'm not sure how it might affect someone who's actually suffering some kind of depression or social isolation— it might or might not be good for someone like that.
The last moment of episode 24 is quite a payoff, but whew, what a journey!
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