AoD Review: Popotan Vol. #2 [Archive]

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Chris Beveridge

02-17-2005, 09:14 AM

Review (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3590.php)

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In Summary:
With two-thirds of the series already done, I'm still really ambivalent about this show. The first volume was interesting enough in providing some character driven material alongside copious amounts of fanservice and nudity but this volume just goes in with something completely unexpected and adds a new layer of depth to it. If you can't see beyond the nipples then this may not have quite as much appeal but shows like this where I can't pin down how I really feel about it are generally rare and often the ones with some really interesting conflicts to it that make it to be somewhat controversial at times. That alone generally makes it better than a bunch of the usual cookie cutter shows and this one manages to really keep my interest as it reveals more and more of itself.

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bakafoo

02-17-2005, 09:44 AM

No PBs?! Hmm.. well, off to the wishlist, then.

rubyeye

02-17-2005, 07:17 PM

Was this the volume that had the episode where Ai got ... "de-flowered"?

ThomasBellman

02-18-2005, 09:47 AM

From the review:
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Video:
Originally airing in 2003, Popotan is presented here in its full frame aspect ratio for this transfer.

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At least my copy is anamorphic 16:9...

I haven't had time to actually watch it yet, though; only popped it into my player to check the aspect ratio.

Chris Beveridge

02-18-2005, 09:53 AM

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Thomas Bellman said:
From the review:
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Video:
Originally airing in 2003, Popotan is presented here in its full frame aspect ratio for this transfer.

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At least my copy is anamorphic 16:9...

I haven't had time to actually watch it yet, though; only popped it into my player to check the aspect ratio.

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Whoops, that's a cut and paste from a mistake last month; I think the first volume didn't include the widescreen tag and I had missed it the first time.

treatment

02-18-2005, 02:28 PM

Yeah. This R1-series is just begging for pencil-boards, a box, and the LE-figures of the R2.

You listening Geneon?

pencil-boards, chipboard or bailey box, and/or figures. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

aleczman

02-18-2005, 04:53 PM

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treatment said:
Yeah. This R1-series is just begging for pencil-boards, a box, and the LE-figures of the R2.

You listening Geneon?

pencil-boards, chipboard or bailey box, and/or figures. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

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See here (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=840068) /images/graemlins/wink.gif

If Geneon were to do a nice chipboard box with the 3rd vol, I'd pick up the show in a hearbeat! /images/graemlins/happy.gif

... though I don't think that's ever happened /images/graemlins/sad.gif ...

pianocello

02-18-2005, 09:44 PM

Yes you can I
Gimme Gimme Kiss

I love those singing sunflowers.

02-19-2005, 01:26 AM

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piano_cello_conducting said:
Yes you can I
Gimme Gimme Kiss

I love those singing sunflowers.

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Sunflowers? Why would sunflowers be singing when the show's all about dandelions? ^_^; Admittedly, it's been a while since I last saw the end credits for Popotan, but...

Innotech

02-19-2005, 05:11 AM

Kaj

02-19-2005, 05:27 AM

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Ingraman said:
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piano_cello_conducting said:
Yes you can I
Gimme Gimme Kiss

I love those singing sunflowers.

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Sunflowers? Why would sunflowers be singing when the show's all about dandelions? ^_^; Admittedly, it's been a while since I last saw the end credits for Popotan, but...

[/ QUOTE ]They're dandelions indeed. Cracks me up every time I hear S.U.K.I.

And the chorus goes like this:

S-U-K-I doki doki (LOVE) S-U-K-I GIMI GIMI (KISS)
S-U-K-I suki suki (LOVE) S-U-K-I sukiari? (KISS)

/me huggles his PoPoTan-E.P. with song lyrics. (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=LACM-4099) /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

absolutezero

02-19-2005, 05:33 AM

Does it make me an evil man if I love the mangled English of the Opening more than the Ending?

AI Ai Ai I Rove ayuu
Mai Mai Mai My Dalling
Mii Mii Mii Helpu a me

PO PO TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

Kaj

02-19-2005, 05:37 AM

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absolutezero said:
Does it make me an evil man if I love the mangled English of the Opening more than the Ending?

AI Ai Ai I Rove ayuu
Mai Mai Mai My Dalling
Mii Mii Mii Helpu a me

PO PO TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[/ QUOTE ]Not to me. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif But I just like Funta a little bit better than Under17. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

Damo

02-19-2005, 06:54 AM

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Kaj said:
And the chorus goes like this:

S-U-K-I doki doki (LOVE) S-U-K-I GIMI GIMI (KISS)
S-U-K-I suki suki (LOVE) S-U-K-I sukiari? (KISS)

/me huggles his PoPoTan-E.P. with song lyrics. (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=LACM-4099) /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

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Ah the only anime ending song where I can sing alone to the kareoke version. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

Innotech

02-19-2005, 11:09 AM

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Kaj said:
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absolutezero said:
Does it make me an evil man if I love the mangled English of the Opening more than the Ending?

AI Ai Ai I Rove ayuu
Mai Mai Mai My Dalling
Mii Mii Mii Helpu a me

PO PO TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[/ QUOTE ]Not to me. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif But I just like Funta a little bit better than Under17. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

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I like both songs, as well as all the nurse witch Komugi ones like "I really hate you" and "Ai no medisun". Very cute singer.