「レイニーブルー」
This episode will go down in history as one of the greatest anime episodes ever. No, it didn’t make me laugh nor did it make me cry but it was so goddamn stupid to the point where it became an instant classic.
I’m still in shock because I can’t believe how everything fell into place for this episode. Apparently, Yumi and Sachiko have some problems with their relationship, which drives Yumi over the edge by the end of the episode. Only in Japan, only in anime and only in an all-girls Catholic high school can something like this happen without somebody stopping for a moment and saying…
“Wait a minute, let’s try to resolve this like rational beings by actually using our advanced communication skills.”
Fortunately, Yumi said…
“Naw, fuck that. Long drawn-out monologues within the boundaries of my own mind can resolve any issue between two people better than actually talking to them. The longer I keep my thoughts to myself and the harder I think about the situation, the sooner Crazy Sachiko will realize that she was wrong and go on a date with me to the amusement park.”
and thus a legend is born.
With this in mind, I created a video that concisely captures the spirit of this episode with a little bit of flare to keep it interesting. I call it Rainy Blue in 4 Minutes. I’ll let this movie do the rest of the talking for this entry.
Download Rainy Blue in 4 Minutes (Low quality – 15 megs)
File taken down because I’m not made of money and bandwidth.
It’s not really supposed to be funny. I’m basically pointing out the obvious and retelling the story of this episode in 4 minutes. I also go overboard with the transition effects and on-screen text because that’s always funny.
All editing was done by me on Windows Movie Maker. If you know of any better (FREE) non-MS programs that can edit video better, please let me know. Converting from wmv to avi was a big pain in the ass.