2011-12-16, 03:10 | Link #601 |
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Wow, the hate for this one is really intense - I'm glad I have no attachments to either the manga or the 1999 series and can enjoy it for what it is.
Frankly, what it looks like to me is that the 2011 series is actually more faithful to the manga than the 1999 series was, but for many people the 1999 series is more "canon" than the manga is.
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2011-12-16, 04:14 | Link #602 |
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Okay, so I'm guessing you either do not comprehend the area of cloth that would be required to cover the heart(HINT: It would be larger than the hole itself) or you do not understand how holes in shirts work. If you want, find an old shirt that you'll likely never wear and tear a hole big enough that the cloth from the tear can cover your fist entirely. Now try to wear the shirt. Now compare what you are wearing (particularly the size of the hole) to the scene as it played out in the episode.
Bam. Wrong. Inconsistent. As far as why Killua would have a bag, I have no clue. Just like I have no clue why he put the heart in the bag. It makes no sense. Which is my entire problem with the scene. There was no reason for it to occur. |
2011-12-16, 07:21 | Link #603 | |
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2011-12-16, 10:44 | Link #604 | |
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I haven't gone in depth with this in any of my comparisons yet (because a Japanese lesson is sort of unnecessary), but the way Gon talks in the 1999 series is different from the manga and 2011 series. Notably, he is more polite. Here's a pretty big example: in the 1999 series, Gon exclusively calls Ging his "father." But in the manga and 2011 series, he calls Ging his "old man." That slight difference in nuance makes one think differently about Gon--especially considering that he and Killua speak in an almost identical manner in the manga. They're similar kids, which is how they bonded so quickly. |
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2011-12-16, 11:25 | Link #605 | |
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Thanks for the note about the language! I've relied on translations for the manga so I have never gotten to know about that nuance. I noticed the difference between the 1999 series and 2011 series between Gon's addressing of Ging but I never realized what it was in the manga; most translation haven't made that little difference. If they had it's been a really long time and I'm not sure where it'd be when they had. Without that note, I always just thought that Gon and Killua became friends because of their similar ages and how indifferent Gon is to a lot of the things most of us would be something that would be taken aback by. The way they speak doesn't always directly translate in manga so it does give you a different outlook on it. |
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2011-12-18, 06:39 | Link #607 |
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I guess the only way to see beside the ratings if hxh 2011 is really love by new generations of today is by seeing how many volumes will "HunterxHunter Treasure" get sold.
Happy to see HXH 2011 getting 4.8% I think this is the Highest so far (ooh wait it got a 5% before ?what ep) this episode is Kurapika's violent anger episode while it sank to 4.3% on Killua's killing debut I wonder why? If that's a recap I guess we may get a new op ed for ep 13 then? any news on it? Last edited by rinichan; 2011-12-18 at 06:58. |
2011-12-18, 11:29 | Link #608 |
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Another awful episode. Over half of it was a stupid filler making retards out of characters ("you have to think like fish", lol) and making us watch utterly pointless things. It was a level of Isshoni Sleeping so it was boring as hell. At the end they've made a 2 minute cliffhanger (sic!) to show how awesome they can direct the show . Seriously people, watch the old show to see how it should be done. The worst thing is, next episode will probably be even more awful :/. This show disappoints me on every possible level. |
2011-12-18, 13:26 | Link #609 |
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First half was a little boring with just them waiting until the 50 minutes are up. Glad Gon figured out a way for all of them to pass instead of having to leave people behind. So wonder what the 4th phase will be.
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2011-12-18, 17:25 | Link #610 |
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Curious as to what the narrator meant. Did he mean immediately after what I believe to be a recap episode or does he just mean "soon"? That would mean a bit of a skip then which I would... not like at all.
The first half was interesting since they decided to do some development as we waited. The 50 hours were just skipped over in the manga. Just got off a week with a recap in another series so having a recap in this, when there's no need for filler kinda gets to me. |
2011-12-19, 04:15 | Link #611 | |
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2011-12-19, 13:21 | Link #614 | |
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"more faithful to the manga", yeaaa right. |
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2011-12-19, 13:34 | Link #615 |
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By focusing on such pointless things like staring at the wall (literally) viewers that are bored by it (before seeing posts here I would say everyone) tend to detach from the story as a result and pay more attention to details. For example, in the room was everything people would need except a toilet. Having to stay for over 50 hours without a chance to take a crap earlier could prove fatal to people that had to stay in such a small room. Forget about having to sniff Tonpa's socks, that would be like daisies compared to the smell of some other 'things' ;P. And that's only one of the problems with that scene. This episode is really as worthless as Isshoni Sleeping and I just can't believe there are people who actually enjoyed it.
Also, I think no one mentioned it but creators of this version ripped the idea of Tonpa and Leorio fighting from old version creators (unless it was Togashi himself who came up with it). Which wouldn't be a bad idea if they didn't try to "improve" that scene and show they have ideas of their own. Particularly the fact that Tonpa used a halberd instead of an axe. Firstly, he's a bit too short for that weapon, secondly it was a stupid choice for a room of that size and Tonpa is anything but stupid. As I've said many times already, this anime is very badly directed (same thing happened with Claymore anime which was also produced by Madhouse studio). At first the pace was too fast and they've cut too much of material (important at that), then they've slowed down and old anime episodes showed more in less time in comparison. Now they've started adding hideous fillers that made me to use skip button for the first time I've been watching new anime. Even people not familiar with the manga will easily recognize that it is filler (contrary to old anime where fillers were actually interesting and fitted well with the rest). This is a disaster. |
2011-12-19, 20:47 | Link #617 | |
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2011-12-19, 22:20 | Link #618 | |
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I was hoping that the fast pace would bring us to latter events faster, not having to take a week for recap but c'est la vie. All the gripes I have are only my own major gripes. I didn't have too many with this episode. Just a little sad that this week will be a recap it looks like. |
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2011-12-20, 01:21 | Link #619 | ||
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I've written that much but also mentioned that in old anime it was done better if only for the fact that Tonpa was being Tonpa and not some retard who chose a random weapon instead of one that he was familiar with and that fitted his body size. |
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2011-12-20, 01:56 | Link #620 |
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I didn't accuse you of trolling, but you've just been rather negative overall and I'm just advising you that I don't see why your negativity is going to change 10 or 20 episodes down the road. If you aren't enjoying this, I don't get the persistence in being so negative in this thread is all, and that's why if you continue to do this at that point, then you're going to be seen as a troll.
If you want me to debate with you there's nothing to debate about. You found it boring, I didn't find it particularly engrossing either the first half. It's not like I don't see some validity to your claims about that, but at the same time I didn't feel that BAD about the first half. The episode wasn't the best, that's for sure, but I also didn't feel as badly as you did. Other than that though, you didn't really bring much substantive criticism against it worth tuslting about, especially when you start complaining about things like Tonpa using a halberd instead of an axe (lol?).
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