Year in Review: She’s Going the Distance, a Great Feat of Strength
Going to mention a list of 12 lists of 12 items each. So a nested list. All 144 items. Annotated for the most part. Don’t ask me why I use these pronouns the way I do…
Nice Body
What I learned from Kemeko Deluxe episode 7:
1. Comedy is a spice that is all too frequently missing in this year’s offerings. I mean it isn’t like there aren’t comedy anime every season, but I’ve just been dropping them because they don’t make me laugh enough.
2. Leek can’t cure a cold no matter you eat it or you stick it in your rear, but it sure can make a joke go farther than necessary. I mean, thanks to the viral internet breeding beds that are 2ch, youtube, nicovideo and others, the leek is now a veritable icon in Japanese modern visual fandom. And Kemeko sure paid respect to that icon.
3. Chiwa’s delivery of English is … just like my Aunt’s. It’s not a criticism. If Kemeko’s image is this middle-age-body super-woman that does stuff for shits and giggles, then I think Chiwa Saito is right on target. I don’t know how many other anime have this kind of a character as a lead, so it’s hard to say if she’s doing an extraordinary job. The character idea is extraordinary already.
4. Speaking of which, Kemeko DX puts the “shit” in “shits and giggles.” I know there’s probably a crowd of moe otaku that lament the short end of the stick for Haruka Tomatsu and the equally lovely MM, but I think we’re getting a fair balance between the kimoi otaku stuff and the plain dirty/naughty joke department. That said, long live the Ramen King.
5. Can I watch gymnastics floor routine the same way ever again? Probably, after enough time has past.
6. Who wrote these lyrics?
By no means Kemeko fits the pants Excel (Saga) or struts like old fashion rom-coms of the early 90s, but it sure is a good dose during a serious time in the world.
