2014-03-06, 13:58 | Link #2822 | |||
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So if HikariXManaka happens that would make them the parents of the last generation of Sea people cuz Kaname will die alone(being Kaname is suffering) and even if ChisakiXTsumugu happens they the sea race is doomed since Hikari's child will have to mate with a land person .
Uroko will reach a new level of forever alone and Sea God will leave his duties to a more competent god... like Poseidon(who doesn't cares if you love him or not, rape is the solution for him, always) . Quote:
Ahem, now an ending like Anohona doesn't sounds bad... too bad the director here isn't Nagai(I dislike some of his works but I know he is very good at his job and handling Okada's wangst). Quote:
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Why is it that all the budget from PAW usually goes to Okada series but the good ones gets an average one?/rant ;___; However... that... somehow fits Okada's quality writing . Last edited by Miraluka; 2014-03-06 at 14:13. |
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2014-03-06, 13:59 | Link #2823 |
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Kanon made a good point here, if Miuna sacrifices herself for Hikari's sake, it would be pointless. If somebody wants to solve the problem once and for all she has to do that out of the love for the sea and not because of somebody else. Just take Manaka, she did that for Akari's sake. And look how it turned out.
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2014-03-06, 14:08 | Link #2825 | |
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Will they be truly happy with their lives knowing someone had to give up her own? |
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2014-03-06, 14:09 | Link #2826 | |
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I'd really like a second season because not only is there room to show development more than what we already predicted, it could also hopefully make the end of the world subplot more relevant to the characters.
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2014-03-06, 14:22 | Link #2828 | |
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Afraid? Totally. Perhaps the studio would try a movie like Hanasaku but for this series is as hard as having a second season. This series isn't a success when it comes to merchandising, the first week of sales didn't reach 1500 copies and it took about 3 months to make its first BD to reach about 5200 copies trough lots of publicity in diaries and whatelse. And the singles sales are above average/good. Focus on the end of the world subplot? Sounds appealing but in order to do that you would need a very different writer. |
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2014-03-06, 14:38 | Link #2830 | |
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How about uroko sama being the one who got sacrificed. Hence he could be useful and leave us with a good parting gift. No sea-kid being sacrificed. Ice age prevented. Manaka got her love back. Miuna save. Everyone happy. Problem solved. |
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2014-03-06, 15:25 | Link #2832 | |
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As for sales, I think a second season would work. All the characters would be preferably older so that takes away Nagi no Asukara's biggest hurdle when it came to sales initially. This is mostly fantasy btw. There's nothing to actually be afraid of.
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2014-03-06, 15:48 | Link #2833 |
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So, does the fact that Manaka couldn't remember the moments Hikari mentioned mean that she was in love with both Hikari and Tsumugu before shit went down? Her feelings for Hikari were somewhat ambiguous, so it could be nice to get this confirmed once and for all.
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2014-03-06, 15:54 | Link #2835 |
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I'd assume so. Seems anything she did out of love is a lost memory. But the way she dead-eyes with Akira makes it seem like any kind of love counts; romantic and platonic. However, the fact that she had something to tell Hikari after the ofuneki that she no longer remembers seems to indicate that it was something love-based.
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2014-03-06, 17:17 | Link #2837 |
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So the thing the sea god took from Manaka is...
wait for it... the one thing that could stir up the romance/love drama even more. Why am I not surprised. So now Whatshisface loves Miuna who loves Hikari who loves Manaka who can't love anyone anymore, but I bet Hikari won't give up, and Miuna will have to suffer seeing him suffer, and perhaps Miuna will help him to make him happy, even though it makes her suffer, oh the drama. Meanwhile, Sayu still loves Kaname who still loves Chisaki who still loves Hikari but also loves Tsumugu who loves her back but didn't do anything about it for five years so it's getting really awkward now. Oh, and the world is ending or something, but that's not really important 'cause it's still far away, also romance is much more important. At least Manaka's curse is kind of creative. It's not "if I can't have her no-one will have her", it's "if she doesn't love me I'll make sure she'll never be able to love anyone and she'll live her life in unhappiness and no-one can do anything about it." |
2014-03-06, 19:23 | Link #2840 |
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I'm honestly surprised at all of the annoyance and disappointment this latest episode seems to have caused.
It's just more of Nagi no Asukara being Nagi no Asukara (and yes, at this point, that's as clear a statement as "SHAFT being SHAFT" ). Nagi no Asukara has been very slow-paced the entire 2nd half. Its romance conflicts/drama have been caught in a stubborn holding pattern almost that entire time. The latest episode didn't seem exceptionally bad in either way this episode. In fact, some interesting and important reveals were made. Unless Uroko is simply lying, which I doubt, it sounds like the situation is almost completely out of the Sea God's hands. For what I gathered, his consciousness (will, I suppose) has been cut off from his emotions, and his emotions are doing their own thing independent of his will. So the situation is pretty much completely out of control, and so trying to make some sort of bargain/wager with the Sea God isn't likely to resolve matters. In a way, I'm glad. I'm glad that some easy-breezy miracle isn't likely to resole this plot. If our protagonists are going to get a good ending, they're going to have to truly earn it, and that's typically for the best, in my view. And while the Manaka reveal was predictable for many viewers here, I still find its overall execution very interesting. Manaka has lost her ability to love another person (at least romantically), and yet she seems emotional, bubbly, cheerful, optimistic, energetic. In fact, you could argue that she's happier now than she's ever been. Contrast that easy happiness with the unrequited love pain that almost the entire rest of the main cast are going through. Is Okada making a point about the cost of romance? Is she challenging the old cliche of "It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"? I don't know, but the current contrast between Manaka and the rest of the cast is striking to me. It's hard to think that Okada herself is oblivious to the contrast she's created here - A girl who can't love (and doesn't remember ever being in love) contrasted with lots of characters enduring unrequited love. Sure, Manaka's memory corruption and complete lack of eros love can be a bit creepy in certain moments, but ignorance definitely seems to be bliss for her. Anyway, just some thoughts I wanted to throw out there. I found the latest episode pretty good on the whole.
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