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Originally Posted by Francismeunier
...Sekirei?  Does not even look like it at all and teh art style is completely different along with era. Queen's Blade? Yeah a little but once different art setting would rip if off.........30% or maybe at most 40%? Ikkitousen is more in theme wise part but still far within setting and era wise. |
I personally agree that complaints on this basis are nonsense, since just about all mainstream anime borrow heavily from each other. What they do with the material is more important than shallow similarities of plot. But I do think the similarities are real. One strong Sekirei connection is a magical fighter dropping (semi-)naked from the sky.
So far, I find the humor here in ep1 funnier than in any of the other three, and the art style is certainly a lot different from any of them. And more inventive and interesting. The strong male lead is a difference, too, is it not? And for some reason, I find it easier to follow and be interested in the story.
I wondered if I might just be biased in favor of a show with a seiyuu I like, Yuuki Aoi, but
QB and
Sekirei have two other favorite seiyuus of mine -- Hirano Aya and Hayami Saori.
EDIT: A new 2channel post gave me a laugh. Someone has listed 21 shows this show has ripped off:
Strawberry Panic, Ikkitousen, Negima, Sekirei, Sakura Taisen, QB, Sengoku Basara, Dai Maou, Stratos 4, Ookami (PS2 game),
Qwesar, Katanagatari, Koihime Musou, Laputa, 11eyes, Blassreiter, Zero no Tsukaima, Ooedo Rocket, SD Gundam Sangokuden, Taishou Yakyuu Musume, Shaft direction.
Um, if it's like that many different shows, perhaps it's original?