Synonyms: Yumeiro Patissiere Professional, YumePati Pro, Yumeiro Pâtissière 2, Yumeiro Patissiere, Yume-Iro Pâtissière, Yume-Iro Patissiere, Dream-Colored Pastry Chef
Japanese: 夢色パティシエールプロフェッショナル
Information
Type: TV
Aired: Oct 3, 2010
Producers: Studio Pierrot
Genres: Shoujo, Slice of Life
Synopsis
The second season of Yumeiro Patissiere will take place when the main characters are in high school and are polishing their pastry skills.
Opening Theme
"Sweet Romance" by Gojou Mayumi
Ending Theme
"HOME MADE HAPPY" by Primavera
watch online Yumeiro Patissiere Professional Episode 3 part 1
watch online Yumeiro Patissiere Professional Episode 3 part 2
Tegami Bachi Reverse
Rating: 3.5 (of 5)
Review:
When I found myself in times of trouble
Gauche Suede came up to me
Speaking words of wisdom ... "Letter Bee"
And in my hour of darkness
He was standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, "Letter Bee."
Letter Bee, Letter Bee, Letter Bee, Letter Bee
Speaking words of wisdom, Letter Bee
If only the actual first episode of Tegami Bachi Reverse were so uplifting. After taking the spring and summer months off, the moody steampunk series returns, chronicling the adventures of Lag Seeing, a young Letter Bee (postal worker) who makes deliveries across the twilit world of Amberground. This episode front-loads all the drama and plot content within the first five minutes, as Lag finally reunites with his boyhood hero Gauche Suede—only to find out that Gauche doesn't remember anyone or anything from his Letter Bee days. Now going by the name of "Marauder Noir," Gauche has taken to stealing letters and packages from Letter Bees and disrupting Amberground's postal system. A brief flashback later on suggests how this about-face might have happened, but aside from that, this episode is content to let Gauche Suede's lapse into evil remain a mystery.
After such a dramatic beginning, the rest of the action is inevitably a letdown, and will probably be best remembered for Lag's annoying crying jags (okay kid, I understand you're a sensitive 12-year-old, but SERIOUSLY) and occasional comedic outbursts from Lag's dingo (traveling companion), Niche. It'll also be remembered for bringing back indigo skies and falling stars/snowflakes—as well as the rest of the Tegami Bachi aesthetic—to the screens of anime viewers everywhere. If Panty and Stocking pushes too far on the visual scale, then this one is just about right: retro architecture and technology, coupled with hints of magic here and there, plus distinctive character and costume designs. Unfortunately, the animation staff seem hellbent on cutting as many corners as possible, and after a while all the slow pans, close-ups and limited animation (just look at Lag and Niche "walking" through the town by bobbing their heads) start to look really obvious. Yet the series' sad beauty remains, accompanied by a music score that runs anywhere from Gregorian chant to faux-Baroque and avoids 20th/21st-century affectations. If the goal is to recreate a fantasy world from a bygone era, the music maintains the illusion well.
Right now it's the visual design that sells the show, but if they can build a good story around Gauche and the other characters, then all the pieces fall into place.
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