Paradise Prince review

[matataku_hoshi]

So two days ago I finally go to see Micchan's soragumi's latest kouen... 

Paradise Prince is a ridiculously cute show, and in the best of ways.  My love for Ueda Keiko-sensei only continues to grow.  (I think this was her answer to Tani wanting to do Cinderella Rock again...? XD)  This is definitely Tanigumi's best Daigekijou show to date.  Ueda Keiko-sensei did a really, really good job of writing characters to each seito's strength, particularly Tani's.  I agree with other people that it felt like a Disney animated movie, once again in the best of ways.  But even with that, the plot was intelligent.  As a young person trying to find my way in the world, I found it moving.  (Well, it was intelligent for Zuka.  You know what I mean).

Tani still has a bit of The Squint going on, but it really was a good character for her.  It was REALLY nice to see Ume-chan again, and the spunky role of Katherine suited her well.  RanTomu reminded me a lot of Rika in her days as Mami's nibante.  I think it waswao_wao   who referred to Tomu's character as "delicious", and I agree completely.  Her solo number was the highlight of an already very good show.  I could use more villainous RanTomu in my life <3

Ueda Keiko-sensei did a really good job of drawing out the ensemble cast.  It was really easy to spot people like Masako, Chigi, Mii-chan, Tacchin, etc, and even down to the younger ones like Eri-chan, Re-re, Kai-chan, Kacha, etc.  Ack, I apparently hang out withwao_wao  andkirakira_sora  way too much XD).  Obviously the usual suspects (Eriko, Tomochin, etc) were also very easy to spot.  Anyway, everyone had fun little roles.  (The one exception is Dai-chan.  She must have had a grand total of less than ten minutes on stage.  I think I would have felt cheated if I was her fan).

I also want to give a shout out to some of the older uppclassmen.  Aoi-san and Susshi were hilarious as supervisors at the animation company.  Miho Keiko wasn't in as many scenes as I would have liked nor got quite as big of a singing role as I would have liked, but she had a scene with Tani and Alice that really ripped my heart out.  Also many props to Itsuki Chihiro for her really touching scene with Keiko towards the end <3

Now, onto Micchan's character of Ralph (because obviously I need to spend several paragraphs talking about her alone XD)  Micchan briefly shows up in the prologue and then disappears for about 25 minutes.  The problem is that she was often in the same scenes as Tani, and her antics were off to the side while other people were talking.  This unfortunately means that the camera doesn't pan over to her nearly as often as I would like. 

Ralph is...really hyper XD.  Almost a little bit too much, but I find Micchan's dorkiness endearing, and besides we all know that I'm in too deep anyway.  But she had some really funny moments <3  There's a twist about Micchan's character that's revealed at the end, and after knowing the twist it's really interesting to go back and watch Ralph's earlier scenes again.

If Paradise Prince had been a bad show, I would have been really annoyed about not seeing Micchan as much as in some recent soragumi shows.  But because it was really good, I'm much more forgiving of Micchan's lack of camera time.  Besides, I would much rather have a really memorable role like Ralph (even though she isn't on screen comparably as much) over a role like Breston in Reimei no Kaze (where Micchan is in a lot of scenes but has nothing interesting to do as an actress).

Oh, and the music was really catchy <3 

 

Comments

[just-keep-on.livejournal.com]

Ah, I've been waiting for someone to do a review of ParaPuri! I haven't watched anything Tanigumi *hides from the disbelief of Sora fans* and was contemplating getting this as an introduction~ (Plus, there's hyper Micchan! XD)

[wao-wao.livejournal.com]

I've been waiting for someone to do a review of ParaPuri!

Didn't I review ParaPuri for TWO MONTHS STRAIGHT?! *throws up hands*

...Oh wait, you're not on my f-list.

Would you like to be? :)

[just-keep-on.livejournal.com]

... Can I?

*puppy eyes*

[wao-wao.livejournal.com]

Ack, I apparently hang out with wao_wao and kirakira_sora way too much XD

MWAHAHA RESISTANCE IS FUTIIIIIIIILE

*seriously so happy that you're learning Soragumisei* ^____^

[sumire-no-hana.livejournal.com]

Doooooo iiiiiiiiiiit.

Seriously. Julie is everyone's gateway. She's like....our pusher....and her drug is purple and cosmos-ey >_>

(Julie's actually the one who got me talking to other people in the fandom. Before that I was just a shy fan off on my own)

[just-keep-on.livejournal.com]

*is in awe of the godfather godmother deity that is Julie*

[muffin-song.livejournal.com]

It's...slowly getting better. Some of them I still recognize much more by face than by name, but when you watch a kumi's shows enough you eventually start to recognize people :P

[muffin-song.livejournal.com]

Even with "Dancing For You" being mediocre, I would still call this DVD the best of the three Daigekijou Tani shows to date.

"Valencia no Atsui Hana" is okay, but not really my thing. Its revue counterpart "Sora Fantasista" is excellent. "Reimei no Kaze" I find to be really, really boring, even if its revue "Passion" is good.

"A/L", "Singin' in the Rain", and "The Second Life" are also good. I haven't watched all of "Never Sleep" but what I have seen is fun.

Obviously the hardcore soragumi fans can give you recommendations about Wao-era shows ;)

[just-keep-on.livejournal.com]

*pines for The Second Life*

From what I've seen and heard about ParaPuri, I'm pretty sure I'll be getting it <333 It's so fun!

[cosmos14.livejournal.com]

"Valencia no Atsui Hana" is okay, but not really my thing.
ehhh... me too.
"Reimei no Kaze" I find to be really, really boring, even if its revue "Passion" is good.
i want to watch the Reimei no Kaze, because it's WW2. if it's all talkies.. i'l get bored too. XD the Passion is i'm hesitant to watch. i don't know... maybe the girl Tani (ughhhh) dances with Tom. XD

hahaha i like Tani, but i haven't got nor watched "A/L".

[muffin-song.livejournal.com]

the Passion is i'm hesitant to watch. i don't know... maybe the girl Tani (ughhhh) dances with Tom. XD

Oh, Passion is very good, I wouldn't let Tani in a dress scare you off.

hahaha i like Tani, but i haven't got nor watched "A/L".

I definitely recommend A/L. It's one of Tani's best performances since she became top.