Evaluation of "A Date in This Life"

(1) Attention received from society in the early stage of serialization

At the early stage of serialization, the work has already attracted the response of the University of Tokyo in Japan. The hero and heroine have been published in the "Todai Shimbun" founded by the University of Tokyo. above. When the manga was first published on February 2, 1999, Todai Shimbun introduced Narusegawa Naru. The article describes her character as "jealous, nosy, vain, dishonest, stingy, strong, timid and perseverant", and calls her a "genius beauty" based on her ranking first in the national mock exam. "Girl", but she was a "nerd" when she was studying. She even felt that "she dedicated her soul to reading". After meeting Keitaro Urashima, she "gradually recovered her soul and began to shine".

On June 22, 1999, Tokyo University News introduced Keitaro Urashima. The article evaluates him as a person who "has poor looks, poor study, and poor sports". He lives a "gloomy" life because no girl is interested in him. However, he thinks that Keitaro's entry into Hinagasou "is a 180-degree change in life." Transformation", living an "enviable and full of female difficulties" life. However, the article also believes that the story depicts Toyo University students in a very "extreme" way: in the story, Keitaro is misunderstood as a Toyo University student, which attracts the closeness of all female tenants; and in a real investigation, only 20% of Toyo University students admitted that they have a girlfriend , very far apart.

(2) Reasons for the character’s popularity

The story character introduction part of the setting collection "Innocent Landlord and Pretty Tenant 0" contains the comments of comic readers on the story characters. On the other hand, the book also discloses the voting results of the number of character supporters and readers' comments. The above two points reflect the popularity of different characters and the reasons why. The most common comment is that the characters are "cute", and almost every character has been said this at one time or another. However, different characters make readers feel "cute" for different reasons. For example, the protagonist "Narusegawa Naru" is considered cute by some readers because she occasionally appears shy; "Motoko Aoyama" usually displays a serious, strong, and stubborn character. In contrast, There is very little time to show "girlishness", so these accidental plots are what readers think are cute; and the reason "Maehara Shinobu" makes readers think she is cute is that she likes to do housework, is introverted, timid, etc.

Although different characters are called "cute" by readers, this is not enough to explain why the characters receive support from different types of people. In fact, the unique personality displayed by the character is the reason why the character is widely popular. For example, compared to other characters, "Naruzegawa Naru" has a gentle and considerate side, and she also has a smart mind that can be ranked "number one in the country", etc. Various factors make her the most popular character in the readers' vote. Welcome role. "Maehara Shinobi" is supported by many older readers because of his introverted personality, timidity, innocence, etc., and his popularity is also the second highest among readers. "Motoko Aoyama" won the third place in the readers' vote because she is more like a "strong woman" than other characters, but she also has a side of traditional Japanese women. As for other characters, they also have their own characteristics, such as "Otohime Mutsumi" with a plump figure and dull personality; "Kono Mizu" with a cheerful personality and mature behavior; "Kaora Su" who is skilled in equipment and full of energy, etc., so although It doesn't have many supporters, but it attracts different types of readers. (1) Plot

In terms of content, the initial evaluation of the animation was very positive: one review believed that the continuous advancement of the main story line connected each episode and attracted the audience to follow the development of the story; however, every The content of the episode is not as tightly structured as the main plot. Instead, it is full of a certain degree of randomness, making the audience look forward to the new plot of the next episode. This tight yet loose plot structure balances logic and interest in the story.

However, these strengths gradually turned into shortcomings in the middle of the animation: one reviewer criticized that the same pattern was used to make some originally funny plots gradually become ordinary; in addition, because the jokes in the story focused on the female character chasing after The plot of beating up the male protagonist and the repeated use of violence make the female character look like she has a lot of shortcomings: stupidity, lack of patience, not being able to listen to other people's explanations...etc. Moreover, the main line of the story has lost its previous close connection, the plot has become far-fetched, and the previous advantages have almost disappeared.

However, the comments do not necessarily criticize the animation as useless. Although the same comments believe that the quality of the animation in the middle period is below the standard, on the whole, they also understand the reason why the work has a large number of fans: even in the relatively poor animation middle period, the content is still entertaining, and in the chaos After the plot, there are also some plots that explain the past of the animated characters so that the audience can understand them. On the whole, this reviewer believes that the later part of the story will be better than the previous one, and also believes that "all good works will occasionally be bad." This view is reflected in the special episodes in the middle and later stages of the animation: Another reviewer believes that the "Christmas Special" is much better than the previous parts: the story content focuses on describing the interaction between the characters, and the emotions are richer than the previous parts; There are a lot of jokes and places that evoke sexual fantasies, but this does not affect the focus of the story itself.

However, the comments on the animation later turned negative: one commenter believed that the "Spring Festival Special" left behind many plots that the comics should have. Although the animation has some memorable parts, it feels the same as the comics. The content is very similar, but it cannot explain what fascinates people about the comics. Another review about the follow-up work "Rana Again" was even more negative. They believed that the plot of the story not only failed to advance, but instead regressed to the past. They evaluated this method of telling the story as "irresponsible" and even thought that it should be "stayed away from." "This follow-up work.

(2) Music and sound effects

One reviewer believed that although the episodes in the animation are not special, they can establish a background for the sound effects of the story that is not too obvious; others also thought that It is a pleasure to listen to the theme songs of the story. Each theme song has a completely different style and is suitable for people with different moods. Another reviewer also believed that the sound effects added interest to the story, but felt that the interludes were not complete, and the more complete theme song sounded a bit artificial.

(3) Dubbing and translation

Some comments believe that Japanese dubbing personnel are excellent and their voices are natural and interesting; however, they have very low evaluations of English dubbing personnel. Therefore, I believe that even if the audience is not familiar with Japanese, they should listen to Japanese dubbing with subtitles to help understand. However, another reviewer thinks that the English dubbing is not bad, but is not satisfied with the translation, thinking that some of the original jokes that could be translated have not been translated or the meaning has been changed.

Overall evaluation

The work already had a certain degree of popularity in the early stages of comic serialization, and its subsequent popularity is not without reason: firstly, the female characters have their own characteristics, attracting a wide range of Secondly, the style of the work has also been appreciated by different audiences: in Taiwan, China Television Company, which broadcasts the animation, commented that the story gave "the best interpretation of the subtle emotions of a young boy's first taste of love" and believed that the story was "hilarious and interesting" ", humorous" and "interspersed with hilarious scenes that make people laugh"; another reviewer believed that the work "combines stage drama, romance and farce in a satisfying way"; the author of another review "was amused by almost every joke" ". However, there are also criticisms in the reviews. For example, one reviewer pointed out that the story contains too much "sexual satire" and is not suitable for people under the age of 16. Another reviewer even pointed out that too many plots that arouse sexual fantasies will make the story "ridiculous" ; In addition, the animation quality is also disappointing.