Posted in Last Friends, tagged agony, backfire, failure, heartbreak, koi kaze, triumph on May 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Me too.
The title of this post is a tribute to another eye-opening post I’ve read on the controversial anime Koi Kaze. The post discussed how Koi Kaze was challenging the viewer’s notion of love-conquers-all and the extend to which we truly believe in it. Surely, if it were just a difference in social [...]
Posted in Last Friends, tagged forgiveness, frustration, relapse on May 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Don’t you know you’re still wearing the scar he gave you?
I’m beginning to understand Hinano’s frustration that led her to not want to watch this show. Ruka and everyone in Share House tried so hard to pull Michiru out of the hell that is Sousuke, but she ended up steering herself right back into [...]
Posted in Last Friends on April 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A Loving Father
What Is Love?
There are two parallel stories going on here. On one hand, we have Ruka’s father dealing with his stubborn daughter’s choice in motorcycling; on the other hand, we have Ruka’s dealing with Michiru’s own stubborn choice to stay with her abusive boyfriend.
Posted in Last Friends on April 27, 2008 | No Comments »
A smile that brightens the day
Watching this episode is like watching people walking further and further away from the shoreline but can’t see that eventually the water line will rise above their heads. It’s like watching suicides in slow motion.
Posted in Dorama, Last Friends, tagged agony, contradiction, liberation, love, solitude on April 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Shared House
This is not an easy show to watch. It starts out just like any other young adult shows about friendships and heartaches, but comes around the last third of the episode the fireworks begin.
