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insanenekoI am very frustrated right now. I've been watching the live action H2 drama series that ran earlier this year this week. I had to stop myself from watching more tonight because I absolutely need to sleep because tomorrow is a full day. GAH. So I must fangirl. And pimp.
H2 was originally a very famous baseball manga (and anime), by the same artist as Touch. I had watched a good amount of Touch the anime (before lack of hard drive space, then lack of hard drive prevented me from continuing) and was impressed with how the story, though dated, was infused with great amounts of love of baseball, friendship and young love, and just the complexities of the human heart in general. Of course it had its distractions, but the heart of the story was very solid. I figured H2 was similiar, and that the live action dramatization couldn't take that away. So far, it seems I'm right. There's more information on the actual story here, but I don't want to bother with things like a summary. I must fangirl, damnit.
Certain parts of the story were "updated" and elements typical of a Japanese drama were added. Some of these elements are wince-worthy. Some elements are probably from the manga, but don't necessarily work as live action. You know how you can have anime characters act in a very silly way and it can more or less "work?" It's a lot harder to do that with live action, and for some reason the Japanese TV industry either doesn't have the know-how to do it, or has this stupid convention of making things patently not work. *shrugs* Those things are minor. The heart of the story is alive and beating and very very powerful. What I love is that it's not all ultra-dramatic moments. The more quiet, yet pivotal moments are just...wonderful. *_*
There's this scene in the episode I just watched where...I just fell head over heels in love with the main character. I liked him from the first, but...I just wanted to cry for him. When you realize what exactly was on the line for him...I was just blown away.
Hm, I guess I could keep babbling on and on. In any case, H2 drama does have some problems, but it is very much made up by its merits. It has pure love of sport, youth, love, friendship, camaraderie, competitiveness and some really funny moments. While I haven't watched to the end, I can't imagine it letting me down. H2 is a very famous series, after all. There are live torrents for the (more or less okay) subs available, which I got through Animesuki. I hope other people watch this show. Right now I need to sleep so that I can wake up bright and early for work tomorrow. :P
H2 was originally a very famous baseball manga (and anime), by the same artist as Touch. I had watched a good amount of Touch the anime (before lack of hard drive space, then lack of hard drive prevented me from continuing) and was impressed with how the story, though dated, was infused with great amounts of love of baseball, friendship and young love, and just the complexities of the human heart in general. Of course it had its distractions, but the heart of the story was very solid. I figured H2 was similiar, and that the live action dramatization couldn't take that away. So far, it seems I'm right. There's more information on the actual story here, but I don't want to bother with things like a summary. I must fangirl, damnit.
Certain parts of the story were "updated" and elements typical of a Japanese drama were added. Some of these elements are wince-worthy. Some elements are probably from the manga, but don't necessarily work as live action. You know how you can have anime characters act in a very silly way and it can more or less "work?" It's a lot harder to do that with live action, and for some reason the Japanese TV industry either doesn't have the know-how to do it, or has this stupid convention of making things patently not work. *shrugs* Those things are minor. The heart of the story is alive and beating and very very powerful. What I love is that it's not all ultra-dramatic moments. The more quiet, yet pivotal moments are just...wonderful. *_*
There's this scene in the episode I just watched where...I just fell head over heels in love with the main character. I liked him from the first, but...I just wanted to cry for him. When you realize what exactly was on the line for him...I was just blown away.
Hm, I guess I could keep babbling on and on. In any case, H2 drama does have some problems, but it is very much made up by its merits. It has pure love of sport, youth, love, friendship, camaraderie, competitiveness and some really funny moments. While I haven't watched to the end, I can't imagine it letting me down. H2 is a very famous series, after all. There are live torrents for the (more or less okay) subs available, which I got through Animesuki. I hope other people watch this show. Right now I need to sleep so that I can wake up bright and early for work tomorrow. :P
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Date: 2005-10-22 01:11 pm (UTC)