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Hmmm... things are different from the manga! I didn't finish the manga yet... I got up to the kidnapping, though. Already, things are pretty different. I'm not sure if the anime invented the new stuff or took it out of order, but it's interesting.
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raiselle said, it's more dramatic early on than season 1. But I'm not sure I like it better. It's very consistent, so unlike most shows there's not a clear difference from season to season, merely a logical progression of events that have been building from the start.
I like Hans. I continue to love Hakim. I like Eleanor, but I keep shaking my head for her, because---well, girl needs to get a spine. She can't keep changing herself for what she thinks someone else wants. On the other hand, I have gone through a very potent unrequited crush myself earlier this year, so I have a lot of sympathy for her. It really sucks when the other person just isn't into you that way. And like all aspects of this series, her character and her emotions are handled with delicacy and consideration within the script and plot.
That's what I love about the series. Nothing is rushed. Nothing is hasty. Everything about the storyline is carefully and lovingly crafted. It's the perfect pace for this sort of story. And normally that would bore me to death, but the depth of detail in the environment that the animators and writers have created with late 19th century England is consistently fascinating. And while sometimes there are stretches between dialogue within a conversation, or long looks, the body language and expressions of the characters more than make up for it. Rarely in anime do I see facial expressions used as well as they are in Emma. The last time I remember being so aware of the animation of character's faces is with Full Metal Alchemist or FLCL. In a series like Emma, where what's not said is as important as what is said, this level of detail in the animation is necessary, and well-done.
( Spoilers for up to episode 8 of season 2, and some manga spoilers )
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raiselle said, it's more dramatic early on than season 1. But I'm not sure I like it better. It's very consistent, so unlike most shows there's not a clear difference from season to season, merely a logical progression of events that have been building from the start.I like Hans. I continue to love Hakim. I like Eleanor, but I keep shaking my head for her, because---well, girl needs to get a spine. She can't keep changing herself for what she thinks someone else wants. On the other hand, I have gone through a very potent unrequited crush myself earlier this year, so I have a lot of sympathy for her. It really sucks when the other person just isn't into you that way. And like all aspects of this series, her character and her emotions are handled with delicacy and consideration within the script and plot.
That's what I love about the series. Nothing is rushed. Nothing is hasty. Everything about the storyline is carefully and lovingly crafted. It's the perfect pace for this sort of story. And normally that would bore me to death, but the depth of detail in the environment that the animators and writers have created with late 19th century England is consistently fascinating. And while sometimes there are stretches between dialogue within a conversation, or long looks, the body language and expressions of the characters more than make up for it. Rarely in anime do I see facial expressions used as well as they are in Emma. The last time I remember being so aware of the animation of character's faces is with Full Metal Alchemist or FLCL. In a series like Emma, where what's not said is as important as what is said, this level of detail in the animation is necessary, and well-done.
( Spoilers for up to episode 8 of season 2, and some manga spoilers )
