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Perfect 10 | 30 | 46.15% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 22 | 33.85% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 8 | 12.31% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 3 | 4.62% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 2 | 3.08% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 0 | 0% | |
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2011-06-29, 07:31 | Link #81 |
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Well considering that after episode 7, Manager probably sees her as a very competent woman, she may believe that Tomoe can probably beat some sense into her son, like she handled those survival gamers. I actually can see Tomoe being the new manager is Satsuki refuses to take the reins and Ohana is still too young.
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2011-06-30, 15:36 | Link #87 | |
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Though to be fair, the Ko plot is really just about the most perfect way they could've developed it. I'd like to see him come back, but I wouldn't mind if he didn't. *Accidently fires* ...oops...
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2011-06-30, 22:51 | Link #91 | |
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No, seriously, I'm not seeing a lot of hate for Ko. But you have to admit, he fits "shallow love interest" to a T. If you're not really into high school romance, I can see why some people will find him and the relationship drama attached to him tiresome. Plus, for example, wasn't Tohru making Ohana food when she was sick supposed to be taken as a sign he does care about her a lot? He doesn't even let her know that he made it for her; he didn't even want any sort of reward for his behavior. The point of Tohru is that he's a tsundere. Why do westerners have so much trouble understanding this trope? What's with the "he/she is mean sometimes, so they must be bad people" mentality that's so common in anime fandom today?
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2011-07-01, 13:34 | Link #92 | |
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2011-07-01, 17:21 | Link #93 | |
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My very first impression of his character way back in episode one was immediately bad. He tells a girl he loves her, runs off like a four year old, and decides not to see her off or contact her when she leaves. Even though she's going through a huge life change that probably makes his self-admitted simple life seem like a cakewalk. It then takes him a while to finally squeeze out a simple text asking her how she is. He hasn't really done anything since then to redeem himself (although I do like how it appears he's getting over Ohana in that last phone call), I don't see why I should like him. Aside from the actual character, I just think he makes the show worse. The content focused around him is so boring and annoying compared to the plot revolved around Kissuiso's staff. |
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2011-07-01, 18:34 | Link #94 |
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I will admit a level of uncomfortableness with regards to Ko, especially regarding the terms that he confessed to Ohana and how some people have talked about how Ohana has mistreated Ko. Allot of people rather earnestly got behind the idea that Ohana was being unreasonable not giving Ko a clear answer to his confession after all this time, without acknowledging that Ko confessed to her under circumstances that made her giving a response highly awkward.
Ko's circumstances are a bit unpleasant with regards to Ohana, but I think allot of people might be over sympathizing with him, acting like the tension between them is something Ohana created entirely herself. But no. I wouldn't say I hate Ko. I just don't quite see him as a character. To me he seems more like dramatic foil. (There's also the philosophical point that I don't think Ko's "Roundabout way of doing things" style works particularly well with regards to a long distance relationship to an emotionally confused teenage girl like Ohana. The main reason this rubs me the wrong way is that it involves Ko not actually doing anything and it seems contrary to many of the themes of the show, where taking initiative IS presented as a good thing.) |
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2011-07-01, 18:48 | Link #96 | |
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I agree on Ko not really feeling like a full character, more like dramatic foil. Maybe he'd be less popular if he actually did have a fuller personality?
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