so i've started watching hanbun esper...
ok, i’ve gotta say, this is one of the weirdest fucking shows i’ve ever seen… first of all, everyone seems to be using their real names. they’re not playing themselves, but for some reason the writers just decided not to make up any names? ok ok, i’m not japanese, i’m not used to these kinds of quirky things, this is the first time i’ve seen a show like this. anyway, every episode there’s a bunch of hello! project girls making cameos, and it’s a very talky show… as i watch it, sometimes i’m not even sure if there’s a script or if they’re just making it up as they go along… oh yeah, and another thing… one of the main characters is wearing a bald cap that totally does not cover all his hair and an extremely fake white beard… like it’s made out of paper. who are you? why are you like that? anyway, erina mano has special powers and warps around doing random stuff… there’s a storyline and everything, but sometimes it seems like they just totally forget about it and go off on some random tangent. sometimes erina winds up in the middle of a radio show with members from s/mileage and they just talk about random things that they like. other times, erina warps into an audition room and sits at a table with two other dudes while they watch a series of comedians trying to impress them with a specific prop that changes each episode (first episode, some chick tries to turn a coat hanger into a hula hoop). i kinda like this part cause the other dudes are like, “erina mano, what did you think?” and erina is just like, “well, i feel that your routine would be better if you didn’t SUCK. try harder next time!” i’m only a couple episodes in, and despite the questionable production quality and surreal script, i keep wanting to watch it again. then i just sit there thinking, what the hell am i watching??? what the fuck is happening??? why am i watching this????? i was just at the point where i was saying to myself, hey, japanese stuff is NOT weird, it just seems weird because american culture is so different and i’m just an ignorant american… japanese stuff is normal and i accept it! …then i go and watch hanbun esper and i’m like WTFFFFFFFF??????? sigh. anyway, go watch it, all the episodes are subbed on dailymotion.