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No catfight is inherently a good thing for me, anyway. I like people who can think logically and try to be nice. We're far from perfect, but seeing someone trying to be nice despite their struggle (or even if they fail at it) is something that gains a lot of respect from me.
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2006-12-17, 19:33 | Link #303 |
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- I don't think it's boredom at all, but a desire as viewers to literally see some physical violence being done. I'd chalk it up to an inherent, maybe subconscious desire people have to see other people suffer. Why do you think a lot of adult-oriented visual novels seem to have a lot more of those "make the girl you like suffer" scenarios lately? Bread and circuses, kind of like the gladiatorial matches in Ancient Rome. Violent and explosive drama is a spectacle people want to see.
No, honestly, the way that popular culture as a whole has been going lately, I'd be more inclined to say that the people who have watched the DC anime aren't at all fans of the game, much less fans of the characters or the genre. To take an analogy (outside of Da Capo), let's take Kaede from Shuffle--while I like her character myself, I think that a great majority of her fans (Especially the Boxcutter Mafia) actually like her for her hidden mean streak and her viciousness against Asa in that one episode of the TV series. And don't get me started on Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien (which I haven't watched, and might not want to watch, given the theme). Okay I might be rambling now, but: Have you ever watched Soap Operas? I generally hate them, (When you live in a country wherein Anime is on at the same time as soap operas, you're on the losing side) but I've noticed that not only have they become more and more long-running and inane, they've also become a lot stupider: the 'drama' is heightened in such a way that it'd be considered retarded for most normal human beings to act that way over the top. But people expect that of Soap Opera, and many even consider it more realistic if people blow up and gut each other over a simple misunderstanding than trying to thresh it out and understand. People don't want to see sensible, intelligent people trying to work things out. They want action. They want blood. They want someone to draw out an X-Acto knife and start opening up someone else's spleen. Put simply? They want Survivor: The Anime Series. -_-
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2006-12-17, 21:01 | Link #304 |
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Heh - you're preaching to the choir, man. It wasn't necessarily that I thought the desire for physical conflict was due to boredom, but rather this idea of watching shows in the genre, despite finding them "boring", for the sole reason that it may turn violent later on (even though most don't and were never designed to). That's what I don't understand; seems like a colossal waste of time to me.
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2006-12-27, 07:01 | Link #306 | |
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Another example of what I said is Elis from Canvas 2. She wasn't very good at handling her feelings, but I had a lot of respect for how hard she tried ("shouta-kun, you're such a nice person...I wish I could be a bit more like that").
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2006-12-27, 19:17 | Link #308 |
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Where have I heard all these D.C.S.S. arguments before... In any case, I'm not going to get into that here; we should probably take specific anime series discussion to the appropriate thread in the Fansubs forum. That way it can get broader participation from others who've watched the show (and know nothing about this game).
As for D.C.II, I'll try to post my summary/impressions of the C.D.C.D. D.C. II story soon. The short version is that this was the obligatory side-story/omake that was made to be written for D.C. II, though it's complete and total pandering and fanservice. As long as you don't try to take it seriously, it's pretty funny. Also, the first D.C. II drama CD is coming out on February 10th -- appropriately enough, it's "Otome's Chocolate Box Memories"... just in time for Valentine's Day. Amazon link is in the first post of the thread with all the other merchandise, as usual. Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot. I also got the Character Song Album CD, and I was surprised at how well all these seiyuu can sing, on the whole. I guess that's probably one of the criteria for getting the job, though, seeing as music plays such a huge role in the D.C. franchise. Even though it's probably not going to happen as long as Starchild is publishing, it'd be neat to keep the game VAs for the anime. Last edited by relentlessflame; 2006-12-27 at 19:31. |
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I can't really find a character I dislike in DCII, so I doubt I'd have the same problem with it when the anime comes out. Who knows if I'd feel enough motivation to watch it, though...you may've noticed I hardly show up on the fansubs forums anymore. That's because I'm only watching NHK, and I have to finish the last 2 episodes of that. I've been lacking motivation and time to watch anime lately. I was planning to watch Kanon, among other things, but I can't make myself do it.
Well, let's hope I get cured soon.
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2006-12-28, 23:55 | Link #310 |
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Speaking of C.D.C.D., I got a copy of Dengeki G's Magazine, and turning to the C.D. article, I just went..."WTF?!?" because I saw an image of Kotori that my brain cannot accept. Hell, I'm not even sure if that was Kotori at all, it just seemed...wrong.
Relentless, since you've already gone through it, can you confirm this for me? Spoiler for C.D.C.D.:
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And yes, that doesn't seem like Kotori at all. Maybe it's one of Jyunichi's typical fantasies? What's that big but you're talking about, relentless? Spoil me! Quote:
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2006-12-29, 18:02 | Link #318 |
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Agreed. That picture of Kotori doesn't rate quite as big a WTF??!! as the CG's from the Lamune game of Nanami dressed in the leather neko-dominitrix outfit - which I cannot post here because I do not feel like getting banned today - but it isn't too far out of contention.
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2006-12-30, 01:40 | Link #320 |
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From the looks of those pictures, C.D.C.D. certainly is a fandisk that doesn't hold back on the fanservice... I guess I won't be surprised with the ero-scenes to be up-to-par with the games themselves. /me gives Sailor Enlil (delayed) X-mas cookies for the pics That reminds me, seems like all the stories have no connection with the other storylines in the game right? Well, maybe a little with D.C. and D.C. II... |
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