Summer 2017 Anime Thoughts
Just like in Spring 2017, the Beneath the Tangles staff has been asked a few questions about the Summer 2017 season – what was your favorite and what surprised you the most. Their answers follow:
Tag: classroom of the elite
Management of the Elite
The desert island episodes of Classroom of the Elite have been a chance to step back, reset, and look at the students individually as well as the structure of each of Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing School’s four freshman classes. Of course, D-Class takes center stage, and especially of note is how the class is managed… Read More Management of the Elite
Ayanokōji is Right: It’s Too Hot to Think
One thing that’s annoyingly true to me is that when I’m out of balance, out whack, my equilibrium is off, I get really moody. Usually this happens when I’m really hungry or when it’s hot outside. For instance, I’m a little impatient right now because I want to eat lunch. And when I took a… Read More Ayanokōji is Right: It’s Too Hot to Think
Loving Kikyō Kushida (and Other Really Bad People)
We should not be upset that others hide the truth from us, when we hide it so often from ourselves – La Rouchefoucauld “Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims” The opening card from episode four of Classroom of the Elite is an intriguing one because the first half of it seems to point obviously at… Read More Loving Kikyō Kushida (and Other Really Bad People)
Classroom of the Elite’s Kushida: When Out-of-Character is In-Character
The first two episodes of Classroom of the Elite play Kikyo Kushida close the vest. Although I had my suspicions that Kushida was not what she seemed, it was because of the framework of the series, not because of her characterization. But episode three drops hints throughout, until the end reveal makes sense in terms of… Read More Classroom of the Elite’s Kushida: When Out-of-Character is In-Character
Classroom of the Elite, Episode 2: Think Like Horikita, Act Like Kujita
I’ve known girls like Horikita – one in particular, actually. She was intelligent, talented, pretty, and unabashedly about herself. No shame, no apologies. If it bothered you, well too bad. It’s not like she cared, anyway. Episode two of Classroom of the Elite shows us Horikita’s goal (to move her class up to A status;… Read More Classroom of the Elite, Episode 2: Think Like Horikita, Act Like Kujita