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i really enjoyed this anime. It was so cute and adorable. nothing that i had expected. I watched this long ago so i cant really recall stuff but i can say with confidence, give it a go! you won't regret.
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Based on the Midori no Hibi manga. Because it has been compressed into ONLY 13 episodes from an elaborative manga (8 volumes in total), lots of things from the manga were omitted in the anime. And I agree, 26 episodes would've been so much better. The chronological order of events in the anime are kind of different from the ones in the manga, and the entire anime series basically took story parts from various points in the manga, the first 6 episodes mainly revolving around volume 1 and 2. In the anime, there were some filler episodes. For example, episode 8 is not from the manga. There were change of events, to make things simpler and to get the story going. A LOT of characters from the manga were left out, and Takako's role in the anime was dimmed somewhat. The Takako in the manga REALLY tried VERY HARD to get Seiji's attention, and she has done a LOT of embarrassing things just to get him to go out with her, save her, hug her, kiss her, love her (by using love potion tablets), etc. All these lead to hilarious consequences and situations. My main gripe about this anime is, because the total number of episodes are too short, there is not enough time or room for the audience to learn more about Seiji and Midori. There is not enough time for the audience to explore character development, which the manga has done and shown how has Seiji's attitude changed after meeting Midori. The audience, for instance, is not clear whether Seiji really likes Midori, but in the manga there are many many many moments where Seiji shows he really cares for her. And he tells her that he cares, too. ^_^ This anime is still a good watch, and it's still very funny, but somehow the manga was so so so much better. Explanations are so much better, comedy is higher, DEFINITELY higher, and by reading the manga I really get to know more about Seiji's thoughts and feelings. Therefore, this anime is somewhat of a disappointment to me because I'm an absolute fan of this series. Midori no Hibi is a very unique story with incredible humour. I like the Midori no Hibi manga so much, I bought the entire 8-volume-set. Hence. Read the manga, even if it kills you. Last updated Tuesday, October 11 2005. Created Tuesday, October 11 2005. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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All Episodes Watched I loved this! I was avoiding it because it was about a stupid girl on the hand of a dude. It's as funny or funnier than Hand Maid May! Wow to think I didn't want to watch this. It's good. A bit more ecchier than May (Especially Midori) but nothing too over the top. In fact they turn it into one of the more funnier moments. The Extras include the Japanese Audio Drama but I prefer reading the manga. Last updated Monday, April 03 2006. Created Friday, July 29 2005. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Though Midori no Hibi didn't turn out to be quite the masterpiece I'd been led to expect, it was neat, cute, fun, and original, too. What else can I say about this series? First of all, suspend disbelief and accept that a punk streetfighter (who is, of course, good at heart) could find his dreaded "Devil's Right Hand" replaced by an adorable miniaturized version of a girl who has had a longtime crush on him (sort of a morality play, when you think about it--ow, my head hurts). I was somewhat surprised at the amount of gang violence involved in what I had thought would be an uber-kawaii sort of show. Apparently this is a seriously compressed version of a story from a lengthy manga--I wish the show's makers had gambled on a 26 rather than only 13 episode series. You'd think such a clever and original series should spawn sequels, OVAs, even movies, but with the main issue resolved after a mere 13 episodes, there's not much room for those. Maybe some day this one will be redone, like Oh My Goddess, in a lengthier format which it both needs and deserves. You'd think from the OP sequence that Orin and Shiori would be major characters, but with so few episodes Shiori played an important part in only one, and Orin remained a frightening person who I would flee from 'til the end. Most importantly, whether or not Seiji was truly in love with Midori was a question that seemed to go without a clear answer, or even a clear trend, right up to the final episode--as the series neared it's end I thought that surely he must have fallen for his girlfriend-appendage by now, and *bang* he totally ignores her and makes a pass at a waitress--WTF? Maybe the idea was to demonstrate that he's acting like a jerk and doesn't realise how lucky he is to have Midori attached to him--I don't know. But the final two episodes did a good job of wrapping everything up cleanly--I know because at the end I felt all warm and tingly, with a smile on my face. The ED sequence of the final episode was clever--sort of a modified version of the standard OP sequence, this time showing how things have worked out for all the main characters (I'm glad that fat cat wound up okay!). P.S: I've just finished rewatching Midori no Hibi yet again. This is a show which has both excellent OP and ED songs; I generally watch a single episode each day, but hang on to re-hear the OP song yet again at the start of the next episode--it's that good. I wish things had worked out better for Ayase. That's a common problem with love triangles: it's pretty clear which two characters will wind up together, yet you get to like a third person, who will surely get dumped in the end; let 'em down easy, I say. Still, an excellent all around romantic comedy that hasn't gotten the attention it deserves, IMHO. My favorite line: "You'll get infected with their stupidity if you watch" --Seiji Last updated Thursday, April 05 2007. Created Thursday, March 03 2005. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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NOt bad. its licensed,.. plot is fairly good, tho. i had hope that the story could have gone on. Is hard to believe, you wake-up one morning only to see that your right hand turned into a puppet. BUT, its not a puppet but a girl, with the body/voice and everything. Minor points for the anime, like his parents and why he lives alone, pretty much don't faze you, since you'll pretty much think about how a guy would live having a right-hand as a girl. Like Astronerdboy says, its funny, w/ a sweet touching feeling. overall i'd give it an 8 Last updated Friday, January 21 2005. Created Friday, January 21 2005. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This show is great, but the plot had to be near impossible to sell, i can just see the people putting this together must have been on drugs. lets see how a bout a girl who no body notices becomes a tough fighters left hand... and its not hentai. how did this work? but it is a great show.
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A Japanese friend told me I needed to catch this series. So while I waited to aquire the first few episodes, I discovered that four volumes of the manga had been fan translated and I read them. The manga had me laughing out loud so I knew I wanted to catch the series even more. The writers use the manga as a guide, pulling stories from various locations. Since a chapter in the manga takes ~10-minutes of anime time, I've enjoyed seeing how the anime writers have fixed things to combine various chapters (sometimes from different volumes) into a single episode. Cool. However, at only 13 episodes, some things in the manga got left out of the anime. That was sad, but ultimately the anime stands well on its own. The series is funny (not as funny as the manga but still), sweet, and touching. Since Midori had been in love with Seiji, being his right hand was almost like a dream come true for her. For Seiji, it was more of a nightmare, but watching that turn into something more was a delight. Romance fans will certainly appreciate this aspect of the anime title. I was a bit sad that the little school girl with the crush on Seiji didn't show up again after a certain point. It would have been nice to see her around since she did live in the neighborhood. We never really did learn about Midori's mother or Keiji's parents and that would have been intersting. However, these are minor points to an otherwise very enjoyable series. Bottom line: this is a really nice romantic-comedy series for those who like this genre.Last updated Sunday, November 21 2004. Created Thursday, May 06 2004. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other Sites
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| Midori no Hibi Official Site (Japanese) | http://www.midorinohibi.com/ |
| Studio Pierrot's Midori no Hibi Site (Japanese) | http://pierrot.jp/title/midori/ |
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