2013-04-23, 10:51 | Link #13324 | |
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Age: 35
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In any case, the end of this series will also mark the end of one of the few major Nishio translation efforts in the west, particularly the only one with consistently regular releases. I will be enjoying the return of the Monogatari anime this summer, but hope the efforts on more of his written output can pick up soon. Last edited by Sol Falling; 2013-04-23 at 11:02. |
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2013-04-23, 13:34 | Link #13328 | |
Homo Ludens
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Canada
Age: 34
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Maybe the chapter offers an explanation that's not complete shit, but this sort of plot device is commonly used to devalue the usefulness and competency of characters over 20 years old, making teenagers seem far more powerful and important than they actually are in real life. It's a power fantasy thing. There's nothing necessarily wrong with that, but as someone who is no longer a teenager, I feel rather insulted every time an anime tells me that I'm worthless due to being ever-so-old. |
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2013-04-23, 14:50 | Link #13329 | |
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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You only have to look at how many real failures there are like Cross・Manage, Hungry Joker, Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san and Koisuru Edison that's 4 out of only 21 current jump manga for instance without counting all the manga that have come and gone since Medaka started. |
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2013-04-23, 16:36 | Link #13331 | |
KORA!!
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It kinda just speaks to how poorly the anime did. However, with all they put into this, I can only imagine Medaka Box performed below expectations, which is why I'm rather happy that Jump supported it as they did up until the end and then some. Last edited by Kurosu; 2013-04-23 at 16:55. |
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2013-04-23, 17:16 | Link #13332 | |
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Manga sales are alright but not something spectacular too and considering it did get anime the sales should have been higher too. All and all I am happy it ended - giving some space for new manga's and hopefully Nisio will go back focusing on novels more because lately I felt that even his novel works were kind of getting worse too, specially when compared to his first ones. |
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action, comedy, harem, nishio, romance, shounen, student council |
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