Okay, so, you’ve probably figured out by now that I tend to watch a lot of yuri shows. Well, here’s another one. Shock.
Blue Drop is the story of one Mari Wakatake, a high school girl (natch) who has lost her memories as the result of a terrible tsunami. Which wasn’t really a tsunami. It is revealed in the second episode that the tsunami was actually the precursor to an alien invasion.
A few years later, our cheerfully angry heroine, now living with her grandmother, is packed off to a boarding school for girls. The boarding school for girls is run by the most awesome man in anime history:
Just look at that hair. And that moustache.
Anyway, all-girls’ school. Right. She’s accepted into the academy, and is sent off to a dorm, where she meets Hagino Senkoji, a lovely, popular, well-respected young lady, who promptly tries to strangulate Mari.
What fun.
It’s totally superficial, and rooted in the fact that Mari and Asumi are played by the same seiyuu (Akiko Yajima) but I’m a bit reminded of Twin Spica, somehow. Like Twin Spica, the show seems focused on characters, their relationships, and the consequences thereof. The plot, what there is of it, doesn’t look to be too hot, but I took a certain undeniable pleasure in watching the two released episodes. It might be the direction, as indicated in this here blog post, or it might simply be the product of solid character writing, but whatever it is, it’s a lot of fun to watch. I don’t think it’ll ever win awards for originality, and it might not end up being something I am fond of, as I am with Twin Spica, but it looks like it could be an interesting ride. And, who knows, maybe it’ll come from behind and surprise me.
Also, fans of BBW, take heed: Your 2D complex has arrived in full force:
Oh, and that blog post gets its facts a bit messed up–BeStack is doing the animation with another company, not GONZO–they just did the 3D modelling for the alien ship. So, those who live in cowed fear of the GONZO clause, rest easy.
By OGT
>Just look at that hair. And that moustache.
Don’t forget that he’s voiced by the man himself, Nakata Jouji. :3
I’ve taken a huge liking to this show. It’s very beautiful (some flower shots, and that wonderful scene in the first episode), and the mystery side of the story has me very interested — which is being placed together thanks to the second episode. Muscial score is <3, and by a composer i’ve never heard before, The Kintsuru. According to ANN they’ve done nothing before this, though i’ll keep a look out for anything.