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Originally Posted by Avatar_notADV
Maybe this is important technical data if you're trying to write Strikers fanfic.
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Not even actually. Most of us at the Fanfic and Original Character Threads (FFT and OCT respectively) don't even give a damn about said rigorous calculations. What we aim for is
consistency and
believability, not
precision, the latter which is what ark seems to be aiming for.
We go with believable, not realistic, because frankly how can you expect super realism in a series that has
Magical in its title? Introduction of realism and justification in analysis only goes so far in a title where both aren't really high priorities in the presentation.
Animation does not lend itself to the rigorous calculations that it seems to have been given here because animation is such an imperfect medium for showing reality, due to differences in animation style, technique, budget, creation, etc... But then again, animation is perfect for showing UNREALISTIC things because it is not bound by the limits that would make portrayal of said fantastic elements in a live-action film technically difficult and expensive. Hence in animation, you can't go in with a ruler and slide-rule and expect things to measure up exactly as they would in animation, because that's not what the animator's goal is. Many of the more memorable animation works both in the past and the present are those that don't adhere to such strict rules anyway (there's a reason Walt Disney dominated the animation market for decades now).
This thread was created to attempt to make a semblance of sense into the Magic and Technology of the Nanoha series, which actually takes its portrayal of both elements more consistently and believably than your standard magical girl show. Still, there is a limit to the amount of hard calculation one can use on a franchise that uses fantastic elements before you run aground on the suspension of disbelief barrier, which results in an awful mess - like what just happened here. This is why in many arguments regarding technical matters in an animation work,
reasonable believability within the bounds of the series' premise is more important than precision and realism. Besides, you can have all the technological realism you want and still be unbelievable: The James Bond series for example.