Random Curiosity

Dreams change – promises don’t

How can you sum up the experience of watching 99 episodes of a series like this one?

「リーダー新田」 (Rīdā Nitta)
“Nitta the Leader”

It looks like there are rocky times ahead for the characters of Uchuu Kyoudai.

「心にいつも万歩計を」 (Kokoro ni Itsumo Manpokei o)
“Always Have a Pedometer in Your Heart”

‘Differences’ seems to be one of the underlying themes in Uchuu Kyoudai this week.

「最初の約束」 (Saisho no Yakusoku)
“The First Promise”

Misdirection can be a fun device to use.

「せっかちやろうナンバーワン」 (Sakkachi Yarou Nanbā Wan)
“Number One Restless Guy”

I wasn’t going to write much at all about this episode, but then the second half happened.

「5人の青レンジャー」 (Gonin no Ao Renjā)
“Five Blue Rangers”

Uchuu Kyoudai always seems to love its parallels.

「3人の宇宙飛行士」 (3 Nin no Uchuuhikoushi)
“Three Astronauts”

It’s funny how Uchuu Kyoudai still manages to maintain an emotional high despite moving back towards its former style.

「ブライアン」 (Buraian)
“Brian”

Uchuu Kyoudai never fails to be an emotionally moving series.

「日々人の選択」 (Hibito no Sentaku)
“Hibito’s Choice”

As is the Uchuu Kyoudai norm, this arc continues to be drawn out but without feeling too slow.

「あと80分の命」 (Ato 80 Pun no Inochi)
“Eighty Minutes to Live”

It’s these kinds of moments that really bring out the best in people.

「天国で地獄」 (Tengoku de Jigoku)
“Heaven and Hell”

For a second week in a row, Uchuu Kyoudai has managed to surprise me.

「月の錯覚」 (Tsuki no Sakkaku)
“Lunar Illusions”

It looks like Uchuu Kyoudai is starting to move into uncharted territory in comparison to what has come previously in the series.

「11件目のメール」 (11 Ken Me no Mēru)
“Eleventh E-mail”

Sometimes Uchuu Kyoudai just hits all the right buttons.

「公園におっさん2人」 (Kouen ni Ossan Futari)
“Two Men in the Park”

We’ve been building towards this moment for a very long time now.

「踊る宇宙飛行士」 (Odoru Uchuuhikoushi)
“Dancing Astronaut”

In a sense, this was a somewhat touching episode to watch – seeing how much Serika cared for her father and the lengths to which she wanted to go in order to cure his illness.