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Title (English) | Da Capo |
Title (Japanese) | D.C. - Da Capo | Advertising Fantasy Novel |
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Review | Sure, I'm bottom fishing, so I shouldn't expect too much, but I keep on hoping that I'll find the occasional minimally entertaining work amongst all the tin cans, old boots and algae-covered tires that made up so much of this past summer's crop of anime. As well, the nights are getting longer, darker and colder, which means that I have more indoor time on my hands. So while I have been waiting for the latest CARE package to arrive from CD Japan, I've been d/ling a number of shows that I wouldn't otherwise bother with, and letting my "standards" (whatever the hell they are) drop a bit too.
Which brings us to "D.C./Da Capo" (which always makes me think that this ought to be a Mafia anime) which is yet another date-sim turned anime series. I finally watched the first episode and was surprised that, while not by any means a "good" show, "D.C." was at least watchable thanks to the deliberate attempts, feeble as they may be, at humor. The gimmick in this harem show is that the hero, Asakura, has some psychic powers and can do some magic tricks. Asakura has a step-sister, Nemu, who lives with him alone since their father is away somewhere. Sakura, a friend who moved away 6 years before, returns to Japan to enter High School at the same time as Asakura and Nemu and promptly starts to chase Asakura all over the place. Nemu, of course, has more than a "sisterly" level of affection for Asakura, so she doesn't like this at all. In addition, there are tons of other appealing girls wandering around, who will likely get into Asakura's face, and the obligatory humorously obnoxious male friend. So we have all the standard clichés here in abundance, but since this is being done as a parody, these clichés are tolerable – which is a good thing because if this series were being done seriously it would be more painful to watch than "First Kiss Story".
Now, don't get me wrong – this is not a "quality" program by any means. It's just that while the humor is sophomoric and predictable, the show still stays relatively lively, rather than falling into the trap of being ponderously serious as happens to way too many game conversions. If "Da Capo" continues in the manner of it's "beginning", it will be tolerable, but I wouldn't spend any money on it. In that light I went ahead to download the second episode – maybe they will get a bit more ecchi as the show goes along.
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Credits | Series dir: Nagisa Miyazaki |
Episodes | 26 |
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TV Showing | See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here. |
Date | 2003 July 8 - |
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References & Help | Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information. |
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