Comments on: You need to be watching Dennou Coil

By: Johny

Johny — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:22:13 +0000

I finished watching this series a couple of weeks ago and still can’t find the right words to describe it. It just that awesome. Moments of fast paced action interwine with moments of uncontrollable laughter (”beards” that launched nukes = priceless) only to be followed by something more serious and touching. Dennou Coil is truly a masterfully executed piece and I could only wish for more anime of such greatness.

By: onizuka

onizuka — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:20:31 +0000

I love this series, but yuko okonogi, the main heroine really pisses me off.

amasawa-san was bad arse, she was cool. she went out in style.

By: Bateszi Anime Blog » Blog Archive » This anime fan forever looks back on 2007

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:29:45 +0000

[...] 2. Dennou Coil [...]

By: helane

helane — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:10:08 +0000

wait until you get to episode 26

By: That Girl Hates You

That Girl Hates You — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:44:02 +0000

gotta say it again, thanks for getting my attention on such an awesome anime.

I’ve been watching it so far on youtube and once I am able to buy it here, I will defently be buying this once it hits here.

And another thing the anime reminds me of Lain. Maybe this can be something to show someone before having them see it.

By: Chris N

Chris N — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:58:20 +0000

Just discovered your site. Nice, well written review! I’ve never heard of this anime before, but I’ll be sure to track it down now.

By: omo

omo — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:55:08 +0000

I think the slice of life aspect of Dennou Coil is ruined by the mystery element, so it’s actually the opposite of what you think I’m implying batezsi. On the flip side because it approaches the resolution clumsily (perhaps like you said, childlike?) it really screws with people that didn’t want to wait through 4 episodes (namely ep 14-17) to see not a whole lot happen. The transition just doesn’t work very well.

But don’t take it the wrong way–that’s all behind us. DC can make all that go away with a good climax and conclusion. That is, if it can top ep 19-20.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:23:50 +0000

A constant visitor of my site often plugs this series in, also. After Gurren-Lagann, I have got to find another anime series to brood on, and this seems to be it. If Bateszi recommends … well …

(Sorry for not visiting your site often now … there was a time you barely updated and I totally forgot. >.>)

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:14:44 +0000

I just want to say that Princess Tutu is amazing. I am not really a fan of magical girl shows but this is definitely not your typical magical girl series. The only thing is the show starts off what feels like “MOTW” but if you watch it to episode 7 you will see that there is a lot more to it.

By: bateszi

bateszi — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:13:29 +0000

Reading through these comments, it’s clear the festival scene resonated with a lot of people. In hindsight, I’m tempted to say it’s arguably the finest 5 to 10 minutes of Dennou Coil; the subtly and unspoken emotion of the character interaction is utterly compelling. It’s definitely worth looking at Equitan’s screen-cap too, which beautifully encapsulates the magical and exciting clash of (very natural) tradition and modern, almost surreal technology.

@griever: As long as you give the show a fair chance, I’m happy.

@Owen S: “Shugo Chara” hadn’t even registered on my radar until you mentioned it above, and an interesting review was also recently published on Cinnamon Ass. I’m definitely tempted to check it out, along with the highly acclaimed Princess Tutu.

To be honest, when it comes to these magical girl\moe\kyoto animation\whatever girl series, I find it hard to separate the real praise from opinions coloured by the fawning (read: superficial) otaku masses.