Comments on: Minami-ke Okawari #12 — Oh God, A Fuyuki Episode

By: Sheba

Sheba — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:15:41 +0000

>> Pfft. It’s just the law of cartoon drag queens in action. Any male in drag will be found attractive. Even when it’s a total joke. This has held true since the 1930s with Loony Tunes and Makoto’s not about to buck tradition.

Exception to the rule would be Joseph Joestar. He tried the trap tactic on nazi guards. It did not go as planned.

By: Minami Ke Okawari 12 at hontou ni sou omou?

Minami Ke Okawari 12 at hontou ni sou omou? — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:09:07 +0000

[...] doramaz coming soon. This is where I disagree with totali and Aroduc about the significance of Fuyuki. I’ve never liked his character and most of his scenes were [...]

By: Haesslich

Haesslich — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:08:55 +0000

Aroduc: Except that, where those ‘queens’ tend to appear comical (see “Tootsie” and “To Wong Foo, and Thanks For Everything Judy Newmar”), Mako-chan looks damned good in it. Just as Ranka looks much prettier as a woman than as an effeminate man.

The problem HERE is just that, by dressing up like this at school, Chiaki could ‘out’ him mentally, which means no more visits to see Haruka-neesama for Mako-chan. That’s why I’m surprised he went through all this, and even put on makeup. It’s just like Kana said, a few eps back…

By: Haesslich

Haesslich — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:13:21 +0000

… and it’s cute that Fujioka got tapped as Chiaki’s ‘dad’ – although given her neesama fixation.. I’m kinda worried about what’ll happen in a few years, if she decides that Fujioka will never have a shot at Kana. :P

By: Vangui

Vangui — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:52:01 +0000

Well, at least the people are normal colored now (with only a few black people on the background).

By: Aroduc

Aroduc — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:44:00 +0000

Pfft. It’s just the law of cartoon drag queens in action. Any male in drag will be found attractive. Even when it’s a total joke. This has held true since the 1930s with Loony Tunes and Makoto’s not about to buck tradition.

By: Haesslich

Haesslich — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:18:06 +0000

…

Still, he appeared in school in DRAG. Where Chiaki could connect two and two (‘Hey, Makoto looks familiar… WAITASEC–’). And he learned to put on makeup.

There is no hope for him, at least not as someone protesting that he has ‘wild manliness’. However, I see great potential for him in an okama bar – someone needs to let Ranka (Ryouji Fujioka) know about Mako-chan.

By: Aroduc

Aroduc — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:04:01 +0000

It’s that random ‘study abroad’ thing that they brought up about a month ago and then promptly forgot.

And Makoto didn’t show up in drag, he just changed into it and apparently borrowed someone’s makeup kit.

By: Gummi

Gummi — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:49:39 +0000

HOLD ON whats this talk about Haruka leaving? or moving away? I mean if Haruka is going away? I mean to where? If she leaves the apartment and just leaves to live on her own and leaving Chiaki and Kana to live by themselfs, its like abandoning two kittens who never learn even to walk :S

By: Haesslich

Haesslich — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:17:08 +0000

Ohsweet–

Mako-chan went to school as Mako-chan? Even with Fuyuki having shown up at all, this episode tops the last one easily. He truly IS broken.

Now, they’re following up the drama thread… alas. :P This show works better as a straight comedy – which means the whole ‘ohnoes! Haruka-neesama is going away’ thing doesn’t work too well.

But between the way the school doctor was putting the thermometer the wrong place and Fuyuki leaving, plus Mako-chan…