issa-sa: I think it’s more there’s that slapstick humor, as well as the lack of explicit yaoi (think Junjou Romantica) that it has going for it, as well as a drama which flows more naturally due to Tachibana’s past.

Jacob: Yes, there’s a bit of manservice for the girls (see Episode 4)… but it’s more cake-pr0n. Man, but there’s a lot of cake-pr0n…

OGT: Look at Episode 4. The girls mooning over two handsome men, dressed identically, being courteous and servile do the trick. I think that’s Tachibana’s method of attracting women as well.. and damn if it doesn’t work.

Shin: Is there a reason you have Kagami blushing over a BL doujin of Sosuke and Gauron, or is it just a happy coincidence?

That said, I don’t see me getting as into the relationships of Antique Bakery as I am into the ones in Itazura na Kiss, but I can certainly appreciate them on a less id level (perhaps a superego level? Freud doesn’t tell me how to answer this!).

(do you see now why I have trouble talking about this?)

@biankita: It wouldn’t be dry if it were in my mouth… (Minds out of gutters please)

@Jacob Martin: Who wouldn’t? XD (blissmo maybe…)

@Setsuna-san: So’s my entire life ;P

@EvilDevil: If show can give me a negative image of desserts, I’m not watching it.

@Shin: And I was just thinking of dropping by Mr Donuts…

@OGT: As far as I can see, at least half the comments here are by guys (!) so you should feel safe here… Or CAN you… ;P
Though the story seems aimed squarely at the female market, it’s nice to see that it’s getting attention from the likes of the more open minded males as well as ‘people who wouldn’t touch anything ghey with a 10 mile stick’.
(Though it sounds like you want to see a giant cake in Nodame Cantabile more than anything XD)

I actually rather liked it, to be honest. I didn’t make a post about it lest I risk the wrath of the fangirls inadvertently, but even though I was uncomfortable during all the “gay bits,” I simply told myself “well, this is how a non-yuri-liking girl feels like when they watch an episode of Simoun/Marimite/Onii-sama e…/etc.”, because, well, I can’t really deny girls their man-love if I can’t deny me my girl-love (or deny them, because there’s a lot of yaoi/yuri crossover, apparently). That’s just hypocritical.

It was funny when appropriate, it was amusing to see guys get cutesy wacky facial expressions (the exaggerated style of expressions in Antique Bakery are awesome and I demand a female character to make one, so I can feel better), and I flipped out when I heard the pipe organ. All it needs now is a harpsichord and a giant cake and I’ll be set.