When it comes to series that are about characters who are practicing a certain thing (in this case fishing), I generally tend to prefer watching experienced characters: the characters who already know the basics, and use that knowledge to tell their story. This compared to series like Tsuritama, which are a beginner’s guide instead. The thing with basics is that they tend to be boring, and they take away time from when things get really interesting. As for Natsuki, the supposed “Fishing Prince”… has he actually caught a fish before in the past episodes?
The thing with Tsuritama is that out of Kenji Nakamura’s series, it has the most fleshed out characters, but the least exciting plot so far. What I mean by that is: I’m missing something in this series, especially considering how this is a Noitamina series. This episode again was build-up, making it all the more important for the second half of this series to be balanced well. At the very least, this episode closed off the introduction. Yuki can catch a fish now, the brainwashing device is gone, and Yuki has warmed up to his new friends. Now it’s up to this series to develop that and turn things into something special.
The best part in this episode came from Natsuki. He is both a very good catalyst between Yuki and Haru, but this episode also revealed his own issues. His relationship with his father has the potential to, again, become very good if well developed.
Rating: * (Good)
Yeah, it turned into a slice-of-life series right now and as a slice-of-life series it’s doing a half-decent job. The later episodes will show if the series is going to be anything more than that.
The first episode definitely promised more things than what we are currently getting though.
I am kind of reminded of Hanasaku Iroha. We were baited with excellent drama in the first episode and then turned into a just “ok” slice of life. That series though proved that it could deliver with ease whenever it wanted to. Maybe Tsuritama will be the same.
I actually preferred this episode to last week. Last week was just melodrama while this one actually developed the relationships somewhat.
Now this episode really good, i like it
This is the most refreshing and interesting show. I think it’s the gem of the season. I am looking forward to seeing how it all turns out.