Comments on: Review: Asatte no Houkou http://www.coriolinus.net/2008/08/25/review-asatte-no-houkou/ read, and be entertained Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:31:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: coriolinus http://www.coriolinus.net/2008/08/25/review-asatte-no-houkou/comment-page-1/#comment-1843 coriolinus Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:43:48 +0000 http://www.coriolinus.net/?p=2403#comment-1843 It does sound like them. However, it's been ages since I saw either one of those; I couldn't make any real comparisons based solely on their imdb pages. One thing I can say: both of those are comedies; in the former, Hanks adapts easily to adult life, and in the latter, the magic just fast-forwards time, so she arrives as an adult with friends, a career, and a support structure. In contrast, this series takes the stance that magic in the modern world is essentially traumatic. There are funny moments, but they are not at all the focus of the show. It does sound like them. However, it’s been ages since I saw either one of those; I couldn’t make any real comparisons based solely on their imdb pages.

One thing I can say: both of those are comedies; in the former, Hanks adapts easily to adult life, and in the latter, the magic just fast-forwards time, so she arrives as an adult with friends, a career, and a support structure. In contrast, this series takes the stance that magic in the modern world is essentially traumatic. There are funny moments, but they are not at all the focus of the show.

]]> By: Nat http://www.coriolinus.net/2008/08/25/review-asatte-no-houkou/comment-page-1/#comment-1841 Nat Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:12:30 +0000 http://www.coriolinus.net/?p=2403#comment-1841 Hmm, sounds like <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094737/" rel="nofollow">Big</a> or <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337563/" rel="nofollow">13 Going On 30</a>, and probably others with which I'm unfamiliar. I'd be curious to hear you compare this movie with those. Hmm, sounds like Big or 13 Going On 30, and probably others with which I’m unfamiliar. I’d be curious to hear you compare this movie with those.

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