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View Poll Results: K-On! - Episode 12 [FINALE] Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 80 | 41.03% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 52 | 26.67% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 21 | 10.77% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 22 | 11.28% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 7 | 3.59% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 4 | 2.05% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 1 | 0.51% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 4 | 2.05% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 3 | 1.54% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 1 | 0.51% | |
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2009-06-19, 21:48 | Link #142 | ||
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Also nothing about this show is subtle, I think I've said this before but I still stand firmly on that point. If K-On wants you to feel something or to laugh at a joke it's going to be right up in your face trying to illicit that response from you to the point where the characters (usually Ritsu and Azusa) will make the comment on what the viewer is supposed to be feeling. Quote:
You are right that it represents all of the things the show was never trying to be though. And to me that's not a good thing because it also tries to embody them. This ISN'T the type of show it's been for the vast majority of it's run though. That I disagree with. If it was then I'm almost sure that it would have meant something to me. Last edited by Kaioshin Sama; 2009-06-19 at 21:59. |
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2009-06-19, 22:18 | Link #143 | |
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But that was sort of the point of the last episode, wasn't it? They bonded simply by being together, and that was more important to them (and to the show) than the music they played. That was reinforced on many levels in this episode. This isn't a show about developing character and great ambition; it's just about a group of girls who became friends. And yes, we get to watch their silly antics. That's it. It's like you're always looking for the "so what" -- there is no "so what". Moe is the point of the show. Let's move on. |
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2009-06-19, 22:34 | Link #144 |
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Is it really THAT HARD for some people here to accept that we just didn't fully enjoy the show as much as other people did? No matter how many times people go against the grain here, lightly or not, I've never seen them ever ask the people who like the show how they could, just, well, LIKE IT, but the opposite is something that becomes a recurring activity. The people who do like it start asking "How could you not like it?" like there's something wrong with those that do.
This forum is so DEAD SET against that type of behaviour that people start saying "Oh, why bother watching?" "It's a waste of time on you", etc. When did this become standard here? And NO, I'm not trying to rile anyone up, it's an honest question. :P
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2009-06-19, 22:43 | Link #145 | |
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2009-06-19, 22:59 | Link #147 |
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K-On! was very satisfying for me. And I rarely watch anime.. Looking forward to each episode every Friday and watching this show after a week long's work and drama makes me feel good.
This episode was like the ribbon that wraps the box all together. And I thought they wrapped it nicely. Even though they played partly with their backs to the audience, the encore was pretty nice; the progression from the keyboard to the percussions then to the strings was something (I didn't expect them to do that). Sure, they didn't make as much music or character development but I mean, they still gave you laughs right? All that bonding those 5 girls shared were surely something to remember (for them). I'd surely remember those memories and hold on to 'em if I was one of those girls. And this show actually made me play the keyboard again ffs. And oh. Mustn't forget. Yui's "peace" lulz. Last edited by Willow; 2009-06-19 at 23:10. |
2009-06-19, 23:10 | Link #149 |
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Some of what Kaioshin is looking for simply doesn't exist because it doesn't exist in the source material --- it is a 4-koma strip. By definition, any character development is going to have build in micro-increments 4 panels at a time over a long time before you can discern what a character *is* much less what they *evolve* to.
In adapting a 4-koma strip to a "continuous script" you can either create the illusion that it isn't just a stringing together of gags or simply "do the gags (ala much of Lucky*Star). K-On! tried to sublimate the 4-panel nature in a smooth way -- people can differ on whether they were successful or not. And yeah, Parappa... way to not answer Chibi's question and simply provide an example o.O Here's an idea: answer his question. It is not the purpose of a thread to simply worship a series as if it were faultless. Nor is it the purpose just to trash a series. Just like a book club, there's nothing wrong with pointing out the high points and low points of a series -- and whether you liked what was going on or not. You trade ideas and opinions about what was done well and what wasn't. If a particular person is getting completely out of hand by either being completely negative without any supporting data *OR* by being completely positive without any supporting data, then you report them to a mod.
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2009-06-19, 23:14 | Link #150 |
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And so I was, at my usual manga reading site. I see K-On 26, I read it, and I go,"WTF? I enjoyed this more than any single anime episode?"
My point is that the anime never hit my buttons as a manga fan. The drama was "huh?", and the gags just didn't turn out to be as funny as they were in the source material.
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2009-06-19, 23:16 | Link #151 | |
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I'm questioning why anyone in their right mind would watch a series they clearly did not like or enjoy until the very last episode. For me personally, that would be torturing myself. I suppose some people enjoy this masochistic ritual, but I assume for most they do not. Now adding to that torture would be posting it weekly until the very last episode why you did not like the show when logically if you don't like the show shouldn't you stop watching it for your own personal well being? This illogical behavior is one I do not comprehend, not that I think every should like a show. |
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2009-06-19, 23:18 | Link #152 | ||
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2009-06-19, 23:20 | Link #153 | |
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If there's a second season, it might be some time before it's shown. |
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2009-06-19, 23:23 | Link #154 |
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Perhaps, I was already well attuned to yonkoma reading due to Lucky Star and Hidamari Sketch. I see each manga chapter as a day's snapshot. A little giggle from Mugi, a little emo from Mio, some screw-loose behaviour from Yui (and Ritsu). That's K-On to me.
I still think KyoAni was too hasty in picking up the series.
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2009-06-19, 23:26 | Link #155 | ||
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I assume you regard yourself as a literary (and media) critic? I don't know what bitter world you live in but just like TheBigN said: Quote:
That means something to us girls and I don't know if you've ever been a teenager but that's how we feel and makes us feel better (well, the most anyway). |
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2009-06-19, 23:26 | Link #156 | |
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There's an in-between land where people like some components of a series but have problems with other components. That's where almost all the people who aren't 100% shiny about K-On! are. Kaioshin is probably at one extreme along with Reckoner and some others -- but they've each said there are elements of the show they did like and mostly lament what they see as lost opportunities.
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Besides that, yeah I agree with you it was not an unrealistic shorthand for the way girls sometimes bond (or guys for that matter). I personally found plenty of moments where the bonding process was conveyed (whether it was cliched or not).
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2009-06-19, 23:28 | Link #157 |
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Excellent final episode! It really summed up the show and brought good closure to the story. Everyone can go home feeling good (If he wants to!).
Fuwa Fuwa Time was very nice. Our love will always be a stapler!
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2009-06-19, 23:30 | Link #158 | |
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I agree with you on them being too hasty. It's also a problem with these short shows with 13 episodes or less. You have to create filler sometimes that do not have anything to do with the story and it might not flow as well as the manga. There's always a risk it becomes big like K-ON and you can tell that these days many shows are getting extra seasons to satisfy the fanbase. |
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2009-06-19, 23:34 | Link #159 |
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The term "filler" seems to be thrown around way too loosely here. Especially with the shows that run one or two cours. These things are planned out from the beginning, and as I've been trying to say across the board, new material is not inherently a bad thing.
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