On Rewatching Bartender
It’s easy to forget just how great this series is. I am amazed by it every time I watch an episode. Its themes, style, directing, editing, acting, everything is on a completely different level than normal anime. One of the few anime I can definitely say deserves merit as a mature work of art. I would dare say that Bartender eclipses even ARIA as a healing anime. ARIA fills you with feelings of nostalgia and appreciation for the world, while Bartender reminds you of the happiness in being human. But if Bartender is better than ARIA, it’s only by a 1/10%. Moe is hard to beat after all. Shame more people don’t watch and appreciate this series. It has so much more to give than mindless shounen and moe harem crapfests. I would actually like it if it was licensed, just to expose it to a wider audience. That and being able to watch the gorgeous CG in DVD quality. More people need to take a sip from the Glass of the Gods.
Damn, only h.264 versions available. I always wanted to watch this.
Comment on June 13, 2007 @ 11:58 pm
Hmm…this one was pushed into my backog of things to watch, one of the reasons being that it was in h264. But now since that’s no longer a problem, maybe I’ll get around to watching it.
Comment on June 14, 2007 @ 12:02 am
I always use the Media Player Classic that comes with the CCCP pack to watch it. Works fine for me.
Comment on June 14, 2007 @ 7:15 am
@Demian:
And indeed that was the solution. =D
Comment on June 14, 2007 @ 8:18 am
Watch H.264 with VLC or WMP 11+CCP, whatever I like lol.
Think I’ll give this series a try. Just the fact that Lunar Anime is subbing this is a reason for me to try.
Comment on June 15, 2007 @ 1:55 am
So, just finished watching Bartender and liked it a lot! It’s indeed a very mature series which tells the most interesting story which can exist: Life.
I’ll give that series my older brother, think he’ll like it as well^^
Comment on June 16, 2007 @ 2:02 pm
One of the best anime i’ve watched. I got nothing more to say.
Comment on August 29, 2007 @ 3:40 pm
Awesome anime series. Right up there with Trigun, Fullmetal Alchemist and Last Exile. Those are exceptional anime in their own ways.
Comment on March 9, 2008 @ 3:02 am