Comments on: ef-a Tale of Melodies: the beauty and anguish of the Tenmon violin http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/2009/01/12/ef-a-tale-of-melodies-the-beauty-and-anguish-of-the-tenmon-violin/ Tsundere Service at no extra charge Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:07:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Martin http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/2009/01/12/ef-a-tale-of-melodies-the-beauty-and-anguish-of-the-tenmon-violin/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Martin Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:05:03 +0000 http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/?p=167#comment-42 @gaguri: I think not caring enough about the characters is the problem I had with the show during the first few episodes. I'm only on #6 at the moment though since I've stuck with Menclave's subs. I'm now expecting great things from it. @ETERNAL: thanks! ^_^ I love Tenmon's work, especially the 5cm per second OST (one that I'd recommend and will get around to reviewing sometime soon). @Peter S: I'll bear that in mind when I keep watching it! Thanks to recent events I won't be dropping it after all (although I know I have the new season to start soon). @gaguri: I think not caring enough about the characters is the problem I had with the show during the first few episodes. I’m only on #6 at the moment though since I’ve stuck with Menclave’s subs. I’m now expecting great things from it.

@ETERNAL: thanks! ^_^ I love Tenmon’s work, especially the 5cm per second OST (one that I’d recommend and will get around to reviewing sometime soon).

@Peter S: I’ll bear that in mind when I keep watching it! Thanks to recent events I won’t be dropping it after all (although I know I have the new season to start soon).

]]> By: Peter S http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/2009/01/12/ef-a-tale-of-melodies-the-beauty-and-anguish-of-the-tenmon-violin/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Peter S Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:26:55 +0000 http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/?p=167#comment-40 They seem fond of what I'm calling the "relentless monologue" technique, but I'm happy they don't overuse it much. The exception is the "Warum" speech; it came too soon after the abuse speech in ep6, which, as you said, is fantastic. What I like about these monologues is that you don't realize you're in one until it has surrounded you and you can't take your eyes off the screen, and then it keeps going, and going, getting more and more intense, while you wonder just how far they can go. Though they're all a little different. The wall of text monlogue is of course seperate messages, while the abuse speech is a verbal snowballing. It sounds like you haven't watched it all the way through, but I'll add that Mizuki has her own relentless monologue in the pentultimate episode. It's lovely. They seem fond of what I’m calling the “relentless monologue” technique, but I’m happy they don’t overuse it much. The exception is the “Warum” speech; it came too soon after the abuse speech in ep6, which, as you said, is fantastic. What I like about these monologues is that you don’t realize you’re in one until it has surrounded you and you can’t take your eyes off the screen, and then it keeps going, and going, getting more and more intense, while you wonder just how far they can go.

Though they’re all a little different. The wall of text monlogue is of course seperate messages, while the abuse speech is a verbal snowballing.

It sounds like you haven’t watched it all the way through, but I’ll add that Mizuki has her own relentless monologue in the pentultimate episode. It’s lovely.

]]> By: ETERNAL http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/2009/01/12/ef-a-tale-of-melodies-the-beauty-and-anguish-of-the-tenmon-violin/comment-page-1/#comment-38 ETERNAL Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:45:51 +0000 http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/?p=167#comment-38 Definitely one of the better ef posts I've seen in the 'sphere: you did an excellent job of narrating what I was thinking but was somehow unable to put into words. There's not much I can think of adding other than that the music truly was amazing; Tenmon is one of the few composer's I'm familiar with, but the score in the Shinkai films and the two ef seasons really moved me. Then again, that could be due to the fact that I liked all of the aforementioned stories to begin with ;P Definitely one of the better ef posts I’ve seen in the ‘sphere: you did an excellent job of narrating what I was thinking but was somehow unable to put into words. There’s not much I can think of adding other than that the music truly was amazing; Tenmon is one of the few composer’s I’m familiar with, but the score in the Shinkai films and the two ef seasons really moved me. Then again, that could be due to the fact that I liked all of the aforementioned stories to begin with ;P

]]> By: gaguri http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/2009/01/12/ef-a-tale-of-melodies-the-beauty-and-anguish-of-the-tenmon-violin/comment-page-1/#comment-37 gaguri Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:41:01 +0000 http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/?p=167#comment-37 I love Kuze's violin piece. It's also used in my favourite scene involving Nagi/Yuuko. Although I think it was over-used to the point that it lost its impact when Mizuki started singing along with Kuze's performance. Or maybe I just didn't care enough for the characters. I love Kuze’s violin piece. It’s also used in my favourite scene involving Nagi/Yuuko. Although I think it was over-used to the point that it lost its impact when Mizuki started singing along with Kuze’s performance. Or maybe I just didn’t care enough for the characters.

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