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1. ›Taishou Otome Otogibanashi - A Story Of Love And Drama In Ancient Japan [ENG -ESP]@kuronokenshi997d

   

   

   

   Perhaps one of the most curious things about period anime based on how the culture was several decades ago is how many things today would not be very common or so well seen, this is even greater with the cultural difference between the West and the East. Taishou Otome Otogibanashi is an anime with a little more than 2 years that is based on a romance story with elements of comedy and drama where it can also be considered period as it is set in the 1920s and at least in a plot way it seems to try to be quite realistic to the time without having fantasy and special elements.

   

   

   

   The story or the background of Taishou Otome Otogibanashi is a bit crude from the beginning, everything is based on Tamahiko the son of a well-to-do family who as a child in a car accident not only lost his mother, he was also injured losing strength in one arm and with this he is considered an incompetent and shame for the family so his father sends him to live all alone in a house in a small village, a mentality where it would be better to die than not having all your physical abilities.

   

   Motivated by this Tamahiko not only lives apart from everyone, he has also generated a distrust and social isolation produced by all his trauma after losing his mother and being rejected by his family and although he can not stand up perfectly he has managed to live alone, although due to the little expectation that his father had on him, they end up committing him with Yuzuki a lovely young woman who his parents end up offering for their own debts with Tamahiko's family, no doubt an act that today will not be very common or acceptable that can be said.

   

   Although it would be something normal for Yuzuki to hate Tamahiko for being forced to marry him and serve him, on the contrary, she acts very kindly and you can even see how little by little she seems to fall in love with him while she takes care of all the complicated tasks and tries to take care of Tamahiko at all times, a character that no matter the situation will always seek to see the positive and turns out to be extremely kind to everyone, On the other hand, in Tamahiko's way of acting we can see how he gradually goes from distrust towards Yuzuki and thinking that she hates him for being forced to be by his side, to regain confidence in himself and in other people, while at the same time he develops feelings towards that person who, regardless of his condition, supports him and even appreciates him.

   

   

   

   The development of the story is mainly based on the development of the relationship between Tamahiko and Yuzuki where they become more and more important and dear to each other, This is combined with sporadic comedy elements in each chapter as well as showing in a dramatic way the reason why Tamahiko became emotionally closed off from everyone and how he lost all his confidence due to his family's treatment and also because of his father's questionable reputation and way of acting, everyone in the village also discriminated against him or looked at him as a haughty person with very little humanity or goodness inside him. Although the progress between the two protagonists is good, what is more important are the internments of the other characters in the story with them and how each one ends up contributing to the growth of the protagonists.

   

   Something striking is the inclusion of the famous Kanto Earthquake to give even more drama to the development of the story. The animation has a somewhat classic style where most of the scenery and backgrounds are not very detailed or sharp to give more focus to the characters and their actions. With an animation design of warm and soft colors, it ends up achieving a very good visual result which in the dramatic scenes ends up combining in a good way with the strong or traumatic events. Taishou Otome Otogibanashi is a short anime with very basic designs, but besides being very pleasing to the eye, it also manages to have a very interesting background story and progress.

   

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   Tal vez una de las cosas más curiosas de los animes de Época basados en cómo era la cultura varias décadas atrás es como muchas cosas hoy en día no fueran muy comunes o tan bien vistas, esto es incluso mayor con la diferencia culturan entre occidente y oriente. Taishou Otome Otogibanashi es un anime con un poco más de 2 años que se basa en una historia de romance con elementos de comedia y drama en donde además se puede considerar de época al estar ambientado en la década de 1920 y al menos de forma argumental parece tratar de ser bastante realista a la época sin tener elementos fantasiosos y especiales.

   

   

   

   La historia o el trasfondo de Taishou Otome Otogibanashi es un poco cruda desde el inicio, todo se basa en Tamahiko el hijo de una familia con buena posición económica quien de pequeño en un accidente de tráfico no solo perdió a su mamá, también quedo lesionado perdiendo la fuerza en un brazo y con esto se le considera un incompetente y vergüenza para la familia por lo cual su padre lo envía a vivir completamente solo en una casa de un pequeño poblado, una mentalidad en donde fuera mejor morir a no tener todas tus capacidades físicas.

   

   Motivado a esto Tamahiko no solo vive apartado de todos, también ha generado una desconfianza y aislamiento social producido por todo su trauma tras perder a su madre y ser rechazado por su familia y aunque no se puede valer perfectamente ha logrado vivir solo, aunque debido a la poca expectativa que tenía su padre sobre él, terminan comprometiéndolo con Yuzuki una adorable joven quien sus padres terminan ofreciendo por sus propias deudas con la familia de Tamahiko, sin dudas un acto que hoy en dia no será muy común o aceptable que se pueda decir.

   

   Aunque sería algo normal que Yuzuki odiará a Tamahiko por ser obligada a casarse con él y servirle, por el contrario, ella actúa de forma muy amable e incluso se puede ver como poco a poco parece enamorarse de él mientras con mucha preocupación se hacer cargo de todas las labores complicadas e intenta cuidar en todo momento de Tamahiko, un personaje que sin importar la situación siempre buscara ver lo positivo y resulta ser extremadamente amable con todos, por otro lado, en la forma de actuar de Tamahiko se puede apreciar como poco a poco va pasando de la desconfianza hacia Yuzuki y pensar que ella lo odia por verse obligada a estar a su lado, a volver a ganar confianza en el mismo y en las demás personas, mientras de igual manera va desarrollando sentimientos hacia esa persona que sin importar su condición lo apoya y hasta lo aprecia.

   

   

   

   El desarrollo de la historia se basa principalmente en el desarrollo de la relación entre Tamahiko y Yuzuki en donde cada vez se van volviendo más importantes y queridos para el otro, esto se combina con elementos de comedia esporádicos en cada capítulo además de ir mostrando de manera dramática el motivo por el cual Tamahiko se cerró emocionalmente de todos y como perdió toda su confianza motivado al trato de su familia y como también debido a la reputación y forma de actuar tan cuestionable de su padre, todos los habitantes de la aldea también lo discriminaban o miraban como una persona soberbia o con muy poca humanidad o bondad en su interior. Aunque el progreso entre los dos protagonistas es bueno, lo más importante son las internaciones de los demás personajes de la historia con ellos y como cada uno termina contribuyendo al crecimiento de los protagonistas.

   

   Algo llamativo es la inclusión del famoso Terremoto de Kanto para dar aún más dramatismo al desarrollo de la historia. La animación tiene un estilo algo clásico en donde la mayoría de los escenarios y fondos no son muy detallados o nítidos para darle un mayor foco de atención a los personajes y sus acciones. Con un diseño de animación de colores cálidos y suaves se termina logrando un muy buen resultado visual el cual en las escenas dramáticas termina combinando de buena manera con los sucesos fuertes o traumáticos. Taishou Otome Otogibanashi es un anime corto y con diseños muy básico pero que además de resulta muy agradable a la vista también logra tener un trasfondo de historia y progreso muy interesante.

   

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2. ›Taishou Otome Otogibanashi - Manga Review@aretheus2949d

   

   • Chapters: 42

   • Status: Completed

   • Genres: Comedy, Historical, Romance, Shounen, Slice of Life

   • Serialization: Jump SQ

   • Synopsis

   It is the Taishou Era. Shima Tamahiko, the son of a massively influential family in Japan has his right arm crippled in an accident. His father then sent him to a rural house in the Chiba prefecture so that he could be hidden from society. As he accepts that his existence was going to amount to nothing more than disappointment and regret, a girl purchased to be Tamhiko's wife begins to give him a reason to live.

   Here's a manga I read and caught up to near the end of last year. As the story reached a climactic peak, I was thinking that this was going to continue into several more arcs after that. I didn't think that arc was actually the end of the manga. It seems like I've been shocked by short manga/light novels a lot recently, but I can't help it. This ending is so abrupt and rushed, it's as if the manga got axed, but I can't find any evidence of that having happened.

   The Pain of Shattered Dreams

   

   Shima Tamahiko was one of the four siblings of the Shima family. One of which would later inherit the family's name and business. But in a swift instant, Tamahiko became an outcast and a burden for his family instead. That shame is a difficult thing to live down, not that the car accident was his fault or anything.

   The problem is that Tamahiko lived his entire life under the assumption that he would become like his father. Powerful, ruthless, and successful. Now that he's lost the use of his right arm, that simply can't happen anymore. It's a difficult thing to recover from, becoming lost and directionless. You lose sight of desires and pleasures when you lack the end-goal of your life.

   Tachibana Yuzuki is bought by the Shima family to become Tamahiko's bride and take care of his everyday needs since taking care of himself with only a single arm could prove challenging. But Yuzuki's constant determination to be useful to Tamahiko eventually breaks through his pessimistic attitude.

   Depressed Again

   

   You might have noticed some similarities in the premise to that of "Depression With Succubus", a story of an overworked salaryman learning how to accept support by people around you when you're suffering. And while this manga features a similar cast of a depressed man and a housewife with a heart of gold, There are some very distinct differences in the message that the two are trying to express.

   Where "Depression With Succubus" was a story of Yuuutsu-kun trying to find anything in life to grasp onto, "Taishou Otome Otogibanashi" is the story of Tamahiko accepting that just because life hasn't gone how he expected, that doesn't mean that he isn't worth anything. Over time, he learns that being a part of the Shima family isn't even anything worth aspiring for in the first place, and that smaller-scale dreams can be just as, if not more, valuable.

   I Waited For Literally Nothing

   

   So I mentioned at the start that the manga ended unexpectedly quickly. The last chapter that I read half a year ago was chapter 36, and the main story ended on chapter 38. I couldn't believe how disgustingly paced the last bit of the story was.

   Basically, there was this big convoluted, devious scheme by the Shima family that eventually led to one of the siblings having complete control over the family company and guaranteed inheritance. It's played off like that person is going to be a huge antagonist later down the road, but no, that's it. It's over. The manga is done.

   The thing is, every single plot thread gets instantly tied up within 1-2 chapters one after another. Some characters get married, some of them are having children, all of them have great jobs now. I mean, I'm not opposed to happy endings, but I thought it felt a little undeserved. It seriously feels like the manga just got axed halfway through, but I can't find any evidence to support that claim, so I don't know.

   Conclusion

   

   I thought "Taishou Otome Otogibanashi" was a splendid drama depicting life in early-1900s Japan. The romance between the central couple is adorable and heartfelt, the light comedic relief was spot-on, and the side characters feel very impactful and important.

   I'll treasure what I believed this manga could have been, but it seriously just drops every single ball in the universe with an ending as slapdashed and disappointing as this.

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