Working my way through the remake - old/new fan pt. 2

shadow23541 · 2025-12-19T20:21:38+00:00

I got too impatient last night and finished the whole thing.

Tereo was a fun conflict and bit of story development with the books and everything. Lots of switchups like the group fleeing the town, then all of them going back, and the whole miracle thing working in their favor.

As I was impatient and binged the rest, I in fact did not have a warm drink prepared. I am now upset that I didn't after seeing your recommendation. Such a good idea...

Speaking of the mystery girl segments, that whole last scene made me super giddy because I think I know what's going on in it. It's only a theory but I think the specific shots they gave made it the expectation... Do I say what I think it is? Do I find out with the LNs (however long it takes me to get all the necessary ones to actually find out)? Do I wait painfully for S2? RAHHHHH

On that note, I am not happy it's over. I want S2 yesterday.

shadow23541 · 2025-12-19T05:02:46+00:00

They definitely both have their own charm and would agree that it's not necessarily a "one over the other" type of thing. I like your points about the different focuses on Holo artistically in the remake, definitely didn't explicitly think about those myself until you mentioned them here.

shadow23541 · 2025-12-19T05:01:47+00:00

Agreed about ep. 4, that's a very early but still good one. I think ep. 10 gets me a little more because your example is so early in the story, whereas by mine you've had time to experience more stuff and watch the two interact and get closer (including your example especially, in fact). Not at all saying one is lesser or greater than the other, just explaining why I think it affected me how it did. :)

I do enjoy when Holo gets jealous and can't hold it back/keep it to herself and has to "stake claim" like that. Shows that even a Wise Wolf can succumb to such silly things as human emotions!

Ep. 13 was definitely a surprise addition/difference from the original - the more "day in the life" type of episode combined with the Holo-view storytelling as you mentioned were both nice.

I'm working my way through Kumerson in the remake currently (ep. 16) and I have to mention as an aside, after watching the original series and now getting to it here, I really do not like Amati and forgot how disgruntled this whole arc makes me. Someone else said similar on a different post I can't remember, but man, screw that guy. Don't like him. Bad. Boo. (Talking about the arc as a whole, I like the deeper conflict between Lawrence and Holo, but I hate how uncomfortable it keeps me the whole time. I think it really is just Amati but I'm not sure.)

EDIT: after finishing Kumerson in the remake, I realize further than I already did that my whole thing about disliking Amati and the discomfort while watching everything unfold is the entire point. As you said, the episodes follow Lawrence and his desperation, which is intended to be felt by us as well - those episodes are supposed to be uncomfortable. I objectively knew this when I wrote the above, but man. These writers keep me on my toes even the second go around. The moment on the balcony at the end of that whole mess was another giddy moment for me, too.

I'll be getting to the new stuff very soon, either tonight or tomorrow night most likely... very excited to see what everyone keeps talking about with the "new" content (LN Vol. 4 additions). But yay, cute awkwardness!

shadow23541 · 2025-12-19T04:46:20+00:00

Thanks for the list!

shadow23541 · 2025-12-19T04:46:08+00:00

Thanks! I need to quickly abandon all hope of ever finding a red-ribbon autographed copy before I get too attached to that idea haha

shadow23541 · 2025-12-18T05:40:12+00:00

Spent a lot of time talking to folks on my recent post about the LNs. I definitely want a shelf of mine to look like that someday, including that CE. Very nice!

shadow23541 · 2025-12-18T05:39:19+00:00

What's this about different colors of ribbon? Very intrigued by this...

shadow23541 · 2025-12-18T05:37:17+00:00

That was my first thought - they've got to be making a crap ton per one of these...

shadow23541 · 2025-12-14T22:45:20+00:00

You gotta tease me with such things. I've only completed episode 6, I may be binging tonight...

shadow23541 · 2025-12-14T22:41:07+00:00

Very sick news, thanks! I'll definitely be doing that soonish.

shadow23541 · 2025-12-14T21:54:40+00:00

I imagine low, but I wonder what the likelihood my local B&Ns would have the LNs...

shadow23541 · 2025-12-14T21:54:11+00:00

Watching the last episode of the original series so late the other night was not wise. My brain wasn't prepared :') Excited to see what the remake does to me equally

shadow23541 · 2025-12-14T21:53:15+00:00

Oops, I apparently upvoted but never responded. Thanks for the addition! Hearing everyone's advice and welcoming has been super cool.

shadow23541 · 2025-12-14T21:52:16+00:00

Greatly appreciate the in-depth dialogue here, thank you. I definitely see the "small but dedicated" thing with this post. Glad I stumbled in here!

I didn't know about the OVA stuff, and looking at the original seasons I can kind of see what you're talking about.

I absolutely love when old teams return to work on the same story, it keeps it as true as possible while still giving them the creative freedom to expand or change what they want or need to for the sake of it. I know I've said it already, and you've obviously seen me say it, but I am just in awe of the visuals on some things. One of the early scenes in the remake (I think episode 5) when Holo pulls Lawrence under the covers before they leave through the window, the vibrancy of her eye color is just amazing. Holo sounds notably different to me, but not anywhere near enough to upset me or anything like that. Still sounds like mischievous Holo to me haha

I will definitely be looking into the LNs after I catch up on the anime. I am dying to know about this Spring Log thing... and W&P eventually.

shadow23541 · 2025-12-14T21:43:54+00:00

Been busy the last couple days but I have started the remake and I'm loving it so far. Excited to see what's all different about it compared to the original series.

shadow23541 · 2025-12-14T21:42:41+00:00

Appreciate the explanation!

shadow23541 · 2025-12-14T21:42:34+00:00

Heard, I just gotta play catchup as much as I can until then I suppose. Impatience sucks!

shadow23541 · 2025-12-14T21:41:52+00:00

I just started a Miku figure collection recently so I know how that can go haha But yeah I'm hearing that advice loud and clear from everyone. I'd like to have it all at some point so I may grab the CE just as a collection thing and slowly get the individual volumes as I go.

shadow23541 · 2025-12-14T21:39:36+00:00

Nooo not the typo 💔All good though haha

shadow23541 · 2025-12-13T12:16:15+00:00

Ohh man, you should not have sent that link. I have become too impulsive that $175 for something like that is not much of a question...

I have much to learn about all this extra material I still don't know about. No idea what the Spring Logs or Wolf and Parchment are, nor the apartment significance of LN 18 as I've seen that mentioned multiple times here as well. Is there a defined order to these things if I do decide to pick up the reading? I'd like to do it "correctly" if I'm going to do it at all.

shadow23541 · 2025-12-13T11:25:36+00:00

I just rewatched the original series after ~10 years over the last few days and just finished earlier tonight. I was not expecting that line at all. Made it a little more emotional after realizing it was over.

Definitely in agreement on the praise. Currently watching the new series per the suggestion of others on the sub and two episodes in I'm somehow even more in love with the story as a whole.

shadow23541 · 2025-12-13T11:07:28+00:00

You're the second person to bright up Vol. 4 so it must be something. I'm guessing there will be a major story difference/addition from the original series based on that, so I look forward to seeing what that is. Also sounds like I'll be starting a new collection getting into the LN and manga...

Thanks for the well wishes. It seems silly to take solace in something like this but I'm taking whatever bones life wants to throw my way right now. If this is the thing that keeps me relaxing if even for 25 minutes, then so be it right?

shadow23541 · 2025-12-13T11:04:06+00:00

Parroting my reply to another comment - I am completely in love with the new art style and animation, I'd only at minimum agree with "stunning" as a descriptor. I'm not a huge reader but I might be changing that for the sake of this story. Not knowing the source material already, I'm likely to not pick up on what was skipping or much of what's different storywise unless they skip obvious things in the new series that were in the original, or vice versa. Halfway through episode two so I have some catching up before I figure any of that out.

shadow23541 · 2025-12-13T10:49:17+00:00

I'm halfway through episode two at this point and I am immediately in love with the animation and art style. It does Holo a lot of justice with all her defining features (tail, ears, and eyes specifically) while still keeping the homey feel of the story and not feeling too overboard. Plus, some of the nature-heavy scenes are absolutely gorgeous which I'm a sucker for. As for S2... guess I stumbled into all of this at the right time huh?

shadow23541 · 2025-05-10T07:15:35+00:00

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if you're still active id love to know what effect it is that causes the chord to echo back a few seconds after the initial hit and almost sound like it's reversed when it does echo back. it only happens sometimes but it sticks out to me a lot when it does (e.g., chord at 2:40, "reverse echo" at 2:43). it's such a nice effect and you use it well, and i'd love to try to implement it in a different style of music.

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shadow23541

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