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Funny how this thread exploded with me only voicing my opinion.
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2013-01-10, 10:11 | Link #302 |
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^ Yeah I find it funny why some people are targeting you rather than the "knowers". You are mostly in speculative mode and reserving 'final judgment' the way I understand it. Perhaps there's some communication breakdown with some of the posters. I'm always amused however by some of the seers who can see through the series and characters from just episode 1.
On a side note, I'm glad I didn't think of TLing the series seriously or you would have been bombarded on why your speculations are wrong and why everyone should continue watching the series, spoilers included. To me, it's just his loss if anyone makes an uninformed decision and dropped it at episode 1. On another side note, I don't really agree Masuzu is portrayed as plain. Perhaps we have a difference in perception of the presentation or character design in the anime, but I thought it was pretty obvious otherwise with regards to portrayal. *shrug* On another side note, I was just wondering whether pointing out certain scenes in the anime as significant (like 'you guys missed this scene') while not providing an explanation on why so would be considered as spoiler hints? I was wondering why some of the things that I expected to be brought up were not brought up. Perhaps, the first half was just too boring. |
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2013-01-10, 10:38 | Link #304 | |
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2013-01-10, 10:50 | Link #305 |
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Masuzu IS the school idol for the reasons listed by Justin. It's likely that light novel writer have written her with those tropes in mind to give her the whole highclass, mysterious, un-attainable aura. What's more interesting about her are the other quirks she have been given.
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Is she an utter bombshell? No. But nor is Akemi Homura or Accel World's KYH, but they were similarly presented as "school beauties". Quote:
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2013-01-10, 15:51 | Link #307 |
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I just noticed that the first public broadcast of this on niconico has gotten close to 7k views and over 1k comments in 5 hours (it was posted at 12 : 00 am, and thus it's "downtime"). That's a much better view / time ratio than other series that I have checked.
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2013-01-10, 16:15 | Link #308 | |
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Anyway, I don't dislike her, but (as usual) I like the osananajimi better. She actually likes him already, so creating a relationship would be easier. And she is reasonably good looking, and a fun person.
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2013-01-10, 17:25 | Link #309 | |
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For example, often times in shoujo shows a slap to the face is something pretty serious (from what I've seen, which is not many) since the relationships there are meant to be portrayed as close to reality as possible. But compared to something like To Love Ru, getting punched up into the sky, getting stomped on the ground, etc. is the norm there, so the viewer really isn't suppose to think nothing of it. To me, this show is still setting up what it wants to be. Slice of life? Comedy? Romance? A bunch of fun and games? And how much of each? So for now I have to take a neutral opinion and relate it to real life. |
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2013-01-10, 18:12 | Link #310 | |
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Also, didn't you just question how Masuzu could be considered a school beauty based on "other school beauties in some other shows"? So you're drawing comparisons between the characters/situations in this show to characters/situations in other shows just like I am. Which is fine. There's nothing about that which is somehow incompatible with "thinking on a deeper level".
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2013-01-10, 18:30 | Link #311 | |
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I judged the school beauty thing based on the art style and design, that list I made came in an edit after I posted, it was just for reference. However, I might've compared unconsciously. Last edited by Snuffle; 2013-01-10 at 18:49. |
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2013-01-10, 18:55 | Link #312 | |
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If Masuzu disliked Eita, she would've never picked him to play her fake boyfriend. You don't ask someone you hate to pretend to be your boyfriend. Same goes for Eita. If he would dislike Masuzu in any form, he would've never agreed. He was quite reluctant already, and if he'd disliked her in any way, not even the notebook would've been enough for him to agree. At the very least, Masuzu and Eita are indifferent to each other. I would however say that they even have a bit of sympathy for each other (even if they won't admit it yet). This sympathy made Masuzu pick Eita as a suitable candidate, and it made Eita play along and not flat out reject her. Thus, with the seeds already being there, it's not a long shot that something will develop from it. Therefore, it's very different from from some extremely unrealistic (and generally very schmalzy) love story where they start hating each other and end up loving each other.
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2013-01-10, 21:56 | Link #313 | |
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To me the obvious love interest was Chiwa the childhood friend, with this jerkass beauty being the jolt to a childhood friendship relationship that turns it into romance. Sigh... of course I was hoping for a similar thing in Ano Natsu, and we saw how that turned out. Maybe this has to do with a cultural difference in how the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope tends to turn out. On the other hand, Chiwa is the first girl here, and we have her relationship with the male lead developed quite a bit before we get to Masuzu, and Masuzu is so mean to Kidou that I really have trouble figuring out how they'll end up together. Of course I wouldn't be surprised if there is a whole plot at some point were Masuzu does develop feelings for Kidou and then can't get him to take her seriously because he assumes she's just being a faker again. My main complaint was the OP. Man the opening was terribly bland and generic from my view.
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On Masuzu vs. Chiwa... Chiwa's overall enthusiasm level kind of crosses the line for me. She goes from cute genki girl to a bit more busybody-ish than what I like. She honestly makes me think of a mini-Chisato*. Masuzu doesn't seem as nice or sincere a person, but she is more interesting to me. So I have to say that, right now at least, I prefer Eita/Masuzu. Plus there's the fact I just love the delicious irony of two people brought together in love due to their shared dislike of love. *Chisato from Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate
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2013-01-11, 10:13 | Link #315 |
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I'd watch out for those dagger sharp elbows.
Don't know much about this series yet. But apparently the source is so popular that 13 Chinese fansub groups jumped on the first episode. (Yes, you read it correct, 13 of them True Shuraba of fansubbers). I'll see what the rest of the episodes brings. |
2013-01-11, 16:17 | Link #316 |
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Overall, I really liked the first episode of this. I cracked up everytime Eita said Burning Fighting Fighter. I'm sure other people just couldn't help but laugh at that.
I liked the OP, it was pretty good for a romantic comedy series. The ED that played over Chiwa running towards Eita and Masuzu sounded good too. I'll form my opinion on whom I want Eita to end up with once I meet all of them, but I think I might be cheering on the osananajimi even though she does have some annoying traits. So fight on, Chiwa, fight on. |
2013-01-12, 11:49 | Link #319 |
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On a random note, I was baffled to see the protagonist study using mini-cards on his way to school. Surely Japanese these days use their smartphone just like we. Japan was actually earlier with smartphones than the west.
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2013-01-12, 12:22 | Link #320 |
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Masuzu & Eita + Chiwa as the third wheel.
Looks like she's the one opposed to that relationship. Judging by her reaction to Eita's girlfriend, she also has feelings for him. Masuzu sure knows how to spin others as she pleases.
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