October 30, 2003

Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Episode 12

Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu

"The Goddess Visits Japan (The Hot Springs Chapter)"

Blah! Well, right back to the general level of crap that Fumoffu has been, compared to season one of Full Metal Panic.

See, in the first season, stuff happens for a reason, and characters develop because of things that make sense. The writers for this particular group of episodes, decides that it'll be Tessa who will grow as a character (though who knows why a cameo character needs this), and through some bizarre set of events a face is given to the people that she knows she must protect. I guess it makes her mission more personal or something. Sure.

There are three storylines in this episode. The first, is the girls enjoying the hot springs. They bathe around, being strategically covered by whatever objects might be handy (rubber ducks, railings, towels, etc.). Fanservice! Yay! The second storyline is the men (minus Sousuke), trying to peep on them. Yeah, that hasn't been done before. Oh, and it's never done over the top. Sorry, try again. The final story is Sousuke entertaining himself on the vacation. This is probably the funniest of them all, and it manages to do so in the minute and thirty seconds devoted to it. (Uh oh, I think this episode might be in trouble.)

Add to the disturbing pile gratuitous shots of Kurz's ass (more cameos!), and Kazama crashing into Sousuke's naked crotch (strategically placed ping pong paddle)... which fades into a shot of Sousuke eating a banana...

I thought there was hope for this show, but there isn't. Maybe if this show could figure out what type of show it is, and what it's actually about, it might be okay, but as it is, it's a pretty sorry excuse for all the sort of archetypes it's trying to fill.

Rating: C

Posted by Kei at October 30, 2003 11:05 PM
Comments

pls more movies about full metal [panic

Posted by: jd at September 3, 2005 01:59 AM

hope there are many pictures of tessa coz i like her character......it good shows keep up the good work.....thnx and god bless us...and also kaname and saqara too.....:=)

Posted by: sylvina at November 4, 2005 02:25 AM
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