Comments on: Sumomomo Momomo - 06

By: Hinano

Hinano — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:51:25 +0000

quigo> I noticed the kanji names too I coulda sworn that the tiger guy had like “tora” in his last name I don’t remember.

I haven’t read the manga (yet) so whether or not its a spoiler I don’t know but even if it that happens, the anime is just too awesome that cliches don’t bother me

By: quigonkenny

quigonkenny — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:36:08 +0000

It’s already been established that Koushi is in the dog clan. His father’s technique, which we’ve seen a couple times now, involves a giant dog, much like Momoko’s and Iroha’s techniques involve their respective animals.

As for the names, it appears all the major players we’ve run across so far have their corresponding zodiac animal in their family name (in Iroha’s case it’s the actual zodiac sign, as seen in ひでぽん’s post).

犬塚孝士 Inuzuka Koushi — 犬 = inu (dog)
九頭竜もも子 Kuzuryuu Momoko — 竜 = ryuu (dragon)
巳屋本いろは Minamoto Iroha — 巳 = mi (snake)
中慈馬早苗 Nakajima Sanae — 馬 = uma (horse)

(It’s amazing what you can do with the only the most rudimentary of understandings of kanji and a good translation website)

Haven’t seen Tiger Guy’s name in kanji yet, but I’ll bet it has a kanji that corresponds in some way to tiger in it somewhere.

My thoughts on Sanae are this: (Now, I have no knowledge of this show or manga, so if this turns out to be a spoiler, I apologize. It’s just too gloriously stereotypical not to happen.)

I think that either her house isn’t a very strong one or she isn’t a very strong member of the house, as evidenced by the so-far lack of a CGI horse anywhere near her or her alter-ego, Uma Kamen (even in the OP). All the other four houses encountered so far have had members who have produced an (intentionally cheesy, which I love) CGI animal avatar, either in their techniques (Momoko, Iroha, Koushi’s dad) or in their, for lack of a better term, “inner spirit” (Tiger Guy). Somewhere down the line, I’m guessing she’s going to have a moment involving either danger to Koushi or a challenge from a more powerful family member (probably both) in which we’ll see her “release the beast,” so to speak.

By: Devilen

Devilen — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 06:51:02 +0000

Koushi ‘have’ to be in one of the clans … why else would everyone be up for killing him … my bet is that he is Dog (Inu as in Inuzuka)

By: Hinano

Hinano — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 15:44:16 +0000

ひでぽん＞じつわ私も「フルツーバスケット」と思った。

By: berz

berz — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 11:53:35 +0000

heuaheuu just to post on the most recent =p
i’ve just saw ep 04 heuaheua
huehaue too freaking funny heauheuae
one thing i’ve noticed: emotional burst = it sounds and its kinda like those gundam(seed?) explosions ehauheuahue

By: ひでぽん

ひでぽん — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:57:13 +0000

１２支
子（Mouse）、丑（Cow）、寅（Tiger）、卯（Rabbit）、辰（Dragon）、巳（Snake）、午（Horse）、未（Sheep）、申（Monkey）、酉（Bird）、戌（Dog）、亥（Boar）」

2006年＝戌（いぬ）・2007年＝亥（い）・2008年＝子（ねずみ）～
日本では12年周期で干支が決められています。
（Fruits Basket ）と同じです。
漫画の設定とか良く使われます。

By: Drakron

Drakron — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:05:36 +0000

I dont think Sanae is part of one of the zodiac clans, she said she is a Tengu warrior even if that outfit is more at home at S&M and ponyplay.

By: Hinano

Hinano — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:05:09 +0000

It almost feels like a more humorous version of Fruits Basket

By: Sailor Enlil

Sailor Enlil — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:10:20 +0000

12 Animal War? Oh boy, that’s a whole lot of warriors for Koushi to deal with (assuming they’re all after him).

So now we already have the Dragon (Momoko), Snake (Iroha), Horse (Sanae), and Tiger (Blonde Claw Guy). Thus upcoming (that is if all of them will show up) will be the Rat, Ox, Rabbit, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig (and I guess not necessarily in that order either). I wonder what kind of people these will be like?