When I first heard of this anime, the points that attracted my attention was the character design and quality of the art. Some of the seiyuu are quite new so I’m not cluey about them at all.
Minutes into the anime I am drawn in by:
- The art ~ pretty good quality with some rich landscapes
- The opening theme and music within!!! It’s Kalafina’s Hikari no Senritsu 光の旋律!! Love Yuki Kajiura’s music!! It’s dramatic and flowing with emotions. I feel like she’s transported me to another world!!! Breahtaking!!!
- Character designs ~ Kanata seems quite cute with a knack for getting lost and has a love for music (though she’ pretty awful with the trumpet) and Rio vaguely reminds me of Mio but only so so slightly!! I sense a bit of tsundere-ness in her!! Hehehehe
- OMG for a second I thought Kanata was voiced by Aki Toyosaki who did Yui in K-ON!! Hahaha very very similar but it is a different person!!
BUT I must say that despite all the above, the story line seemed a bit heavy for me – war, soldiers, sacrifices… – not sure whether this anime will continue it’s serious tone. I’ll continue watching for a bit more as I can see more female characters entering into the picture! Who knows?! Maybe if I crank up the sensitivity of my yuri goggles I might spot something!! Hahahahaha
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January 28, 2010 at 11:32 AM
Kitsune
haha Oh, I am sure you’ll detect some signals soon :P
January 28, 2010 at 11:33 AM
sakunyan
lol. Strike witches X k-on =??
From what I’ve seen Im not sure about any definitive yuri though…Maybe fan service yuri. lol.
January 28, 2010 at 2:55 PM
Sei
I’m following your blog for a long time now though I never posted.
Very sweet episode. The animation is smooth and the scenery quite pretty even if a bit rocky. Depictation of Switzerland very accurate indeed.
I was surprised to hear the song in french… It was perfect french by the way, right intonation and pronounciation.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
S
January 29, 2010 at 1:15 PM
Nakayo
Oooooh!!! A closet follower!!! Hahaha I love it how once in a while someone does a little wave!!! Hahahaha
I hope u post more in the future!!
Oh and I know I’ve said this before but the music is great!!!! *BEAM*
January 28, 2010 at 6:39 PM
Anonymous
i loved this anime ^_^
cause the girls is very cute the music is awesome and the art very good
i love all the anime with just cute girls and without boyfriends or big breast or pants like this anime and k-on
January 29, 2010 at 1:22 PM
Nakayo
I have to agree on that one. Sometimes I can’t help but think – “do they really need to make it THAT big?!?” hahahaha now u just reminded me that I haven’t watched the recent extra episode!!!!
January 28, 2010 at 7:23 PM
Sapphire Onee-chan
I’m REALLY liking this anime! I’ve seen the first episode so far and already it has several things reeling me in…
1.Art- Animation reminds me so much of K-On I keep thinking it’s K-On in another time and place. The Op Art is so similar to Gustav Klimt’s (one of my favs for “The Kiss”) and which Elfen Lied also featured.
2.Music- The soundtrack as well as the whole bell/trumpet focus is pretty neat! The music sets the tone of the anime quite well! I hope I don’t cry! *gets a box of tissues just in case*
I love how the trumpet resounding over the entire town made it appear as if it were calling out to the sun to brighten everything around it. *goes off into her own sappy world*
January 28, 2010 at 9:44 PM
Nakayo
Uh HUH!! SUPER SAPPY!!! hahahahaha We’ll keep this one on the radar…
January 29, 2010 at 2:34 AM
Smithy
The OP with its Gustav Klimt styled imagery struck me as well.
January 29, 2010 at 1:11 AM
glothelegend
This looks too much like K-On, so there’s no way I’ll watch it.
January 29, 2010 at 2:34 AM
Smithy
I’m loving “So-Ra-No-Wo-To” so far, lovely series and very intriguing indeed. While the first four episodes are rather slice-of-life in introducing the characters, there’s plenty of hints at an underlying sci-fi plot and that this world is a post-apocalyptic one.
January 29, 2010 at 12:18 PM
shiki
Saw all four episodes that have come out and I’m liking it so far :] definitely K-on-esque and I love Kanata and her ability to change the people around her :] Episode 4 sets off the most signals!!!
January 29, 2010 at 4:41 PM
Ghost In The Shell
If this on will have some yuri. I do hope it continue with its serious tone, because I just can’t stand yuri comedy anymore. I wanna drama, romance and tragedy with a powerfull ending, doesn’t matter if it’s a happy or sad ending :(
January 30, 2010 at 4:51 AM
SmaL
I did watch episode 4 for mistake thinking it was the first. I’ve to agree that the character design is fine, (maybe a little bit childish, but i can manage that). But I’m not so sure about the story, (well, there is a girl playing the trumpet, it’s not really what i would call exciting… so…)
By the way, i’ll give soranowoto a second chance, starting from the first chapter ofc! xD
P.D. Sometimes see K On’s arround!
P.D2. I bet there wont be yuri here! xD
January 31, 2010 at 1:37 PM
heartlesseponine
I recommend this anime. :3
February 13, 2010 at 12:59 AM
ninryu
in ep 4 was bit of shojou ai, but only if you have your yuri goggles on. :P
February 17, 2010 at 7:36 AM
白い牙
Update on this as of ep 7 the atmosphere of this has really changed. O.O This could really be the great ‘serious anime’ of the season for anyone who hasn’t picked it up yet. not really any yuri, but great strong female friendships which are not common enough either.
February 17, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Nakayo
Now that I’m back from my hols I was planning to watch this again but 白い牙 you really just nailed the idea into my head!!! Thanks!! I’m def going to watch it!!