{"id":10780,"date":"2014-12-28T14:28:55","date_gmt":"2014-12-28T19:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/?p=10780"},"modified":"2014-12-28T14:28:55","modified_gmt":"2014-12-28T19:28:55","slug":"amagi-brilliant-park-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/2014\/12\/28\/amagi-brilliant-park-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Amagi Brilliant Park Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Final-video.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Final-video-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"Final video\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Final-video-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Final-video-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Final-video-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Final-video.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nKyoto Animation doesn&#8217;t always get it right, but when they do get it right they <em>really<\/em> get it right. <em>Amagi Brilliant Park<\/em> had two ambitions: to tell a simple fantasy story while piling on lots of off-the-wall humor. That&#8217;s a common thing for a <a href=\"\/fun\/terms-used-in-anime-reviews#anime\">anime<\/a> series to try, but the results are often unimpressive.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Seiya-with-Latifa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Seiya-with-Latifa-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"Seiya with Latifa\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Seiya-with-Latifa-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Seiya-with-Latifa-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Seiya-with-Latifa-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Seiya-with-Latifa.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Amigi<\/em> pulls it off perfectly. It is consistently hilarious but also surprisingly touching.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Macaron-surprised.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Macaron-surprised-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"Macaron surprised\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Macaron-surprised-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Macaron-surprised-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Macaron-surprised-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Macaron-surprised.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI trust that I&#8217;m not giving away too much when I say that the series pulls off a happy ending to the story arc (while leaving an opening for a possible sequel.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Muse-and-grandmother.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Muse-and-grandmother-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"Muse and grandmother\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Muse-and-grandmother-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Muse-and-grandmother-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Muse-and-grandmother-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Muse-and-grandmother.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThere are some tense moments in the 12th episode, but they do manage to save the park and at least postpone Latifa&#8217;s curse.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tirami-attacked.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tirami-attacked-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"Tirami attacked\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tirami-attacked-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tirami-attacked-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tirami-attacked-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Tirami-attacked.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAll of the good guys work together, each contributing in his own way.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Wanipi-sniped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Wanipi-sniped-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"Wanipi sniped\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Wanipi-sniped-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Wanipi-sniped-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Wanipi-sniped-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Wanipi-sniped.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThat wraps up the story and still leaves the 13th episode to fill.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ashe-ironing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ashe-ironing-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"Ashe ironing\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ashe-ironing-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ashe-ironing-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ashe-ironing-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ashe-ironing.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSo naturally they hark back to KyoAni&#8217;s 2006 hit <a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/2007\/10\/10\/melancholy-of-haruhi-suzumiya-anime-review\/\"><em>The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya<\/em><\/a> by having the characters work together to make a very very bad video.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Reaction-to-the-video.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Reaction-to-the-video-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"Reaction to the video\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Reaction-to-the-video-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Reaction-to-the-video-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Reaction-to-the-video-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Reaction-to-the-video.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAs I said, a perfect ending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyoto Animation doesn&#8217;t always get it right, but when they do get it right they really get it right. Amagi Brilliant Park had two ambitions: to tell a simple fantasy&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/2014\/12\/28\/amagi-brilliant-park-ends\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[623],"class_list":["post-10780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime","tag-amagi-brilliant-park"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10780"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10789,"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10780\/revisions\/10789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}