2012-05-05, 21:43 | Link #361 | |
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As to sharing the whole drool thing, well, someone must have told Matsuzawa about it, or are we really just supposed to believe that the plot of the movie is merely coincidentally exactly the same as Urabe and Tsubaki's relationship? |
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2012-05-06, 05:02 | Link #364 | |
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2012-05-15, 15:08 | Link #367 | |
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I gotta agree with you, having already come to the speculative conclusion that Oka is the driving force behind the movie. It's way to coincidental that Matsuzawa came up with this movie plot all on her own, so who else could have? Right from the get-go I wasn't too keen on Oka. She was way too disrespectful of Urabe's wish to be left alone in the beginning, and has seemed to be taking advantage of her ever since. So far, she's the only character in the manga that I can say that I don't like. All the other girls I could at least tolerate for various reasons (wait, are there guys other than Tsubaki in this manga? Oh, yeah, Ueno.). But humongous knockers alone are not enough to persuade me to tolerate a nosy schemer. I just hope that the next episode is the final one in this arc, but I wouldn't doubt that it won't stop until we get to chapter 71, "The Mysterious Movie Production X." I suppose that after 61 chapters of no progression in the relationship between Urabe and Tsubaki, the mangaka simply ran out of [good?] ideas, and figured he could stretch out the manga at least another ten chapters by the tedious plot device of repeating the whole manga in the pretext of making a movie. Last edited by FredFriendly; 2012-05-15 at 15:09. Reason: messed up my italics |
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2012-06-05, 22:27 | Link #369 |
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Spoiler for venting about Chapter 67 - The Mysterious Movie Production (6) :
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2012-06-06, 03:45 | Link #370 |
Itadaki-nyaaa !!
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I think the arc is turning into one of the more interesting ones. This might turn into some actual character development, never thought I'd see the day.
What I like about this arc is how the movie plot already has so many confirmed similarities with the characters' real life that it's intriguing to think about what is a red herring and what could actually be foreshadowing. Tsubaki the last man on earth who's just dreaming the manga's plot? Urabe is a robot/AI? @FredFriendly: what's wrong about the Suwano thing? She pretended to wash her finger and put drink on it so she went where no one could see her to do nothing. Is that so hard to imagine just because we didn't explicitly see it? And how the fuc was he deceiving her? He doesn't know himself what to do of the situation. As far as he knows if he told her about her tasteless drool in contrast to Suwano's then it might very well hurt her. Ease up. |
2012-06-06, 05:30 | Link #371 |
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In the movie may be a robot (or something like that), but in the reality of course she is not. I am still thinking she is only a eccentric girl who loves sci-fi, specially aliens stuff , a girl who looks like a cat and that sometimes she acts like a robot without feelings. I think Ueshiba is playing with us, because already there are many possibilities about Urabe identity...
About Tsubaki, at least, he is all worried about Urabe's lack of sweetness, maybe his body is reacting to Suwano, but his mind (and probably his "heart") still loves Urabe. He should do something (like in the chapter 59, but more awesome) to fix this problem, yeah, but also needs be more cautious with Urabe feelings. I don't know, but I hope after this arc the couple strengthen its relationship. The reference about their first kiss is a sign, because it is more often than ever.
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2012-06-06, 08:58 | Link #372 | |||
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Urabe: Is there something wrong with my "drool" today? Tsubaki: Oh- Uh, No... Nothing in particular. An outright lie. This is not deception? And, so far, it happens two days in a row. And again, instead of being open and honest with Urabe on the second day, he beats around the bush (and, again, lies) with the rigmarole about not wanting to continue his part in the movie. Once again, he should have just told her the truth. You would think, after two years of being a couple (or is it more?) and 66 chapters of various situations in which Tsubaki does stupid things (including but not limited to keeping things secret from Urabe) for which he later suffers the consequences, he would know better by now than to keep secrets from Urabe. What do you think will hurt Urabe more? Tsubaki telling her now that something's wrong, or Urabe finding out later that he was keeping it a secret from her? And what if she finds out from someone else? How is that going to make her feel, knowing that her boyfriend was not only aware of, but was a party to the situation, and did not tell her? On the other hand, Urabe has no right to complain about Tsubaki tasting another girl's drool. Sure, she would be perfectly justified to be upset that he didn't tell her about it, especially considering the specifics of the situation, but she, herself, is perfectly fine with having other people taste her drool, or she theirs. Not only does she do it on a regular basis, herself, but let's not forget Ogata-kun. After all, discovering that Suawano's drool tastes sweet is one thing, but Tsubaki finding no taste in Urabe's drool is a huge development in their relationship, one which he should not keep to himself. Quote:
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2012-06-07, 22:51 | Link #374 | |
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Try telling that to your girlfriend/boyfriend...or even let's try having your girlfriend/boyfriend tell you that and see how you feel. It's not that easy to talk these things out...especially considering how weird she can be at times. |
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2012-06-08, 05:14 | Link #375 | |
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2012-06-08, 08:55 | Link #376 |
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The terms "seinen" and "Magical Realism" might help suspend your disbelief a bit. Frankly nothing about Urabe's peculiarities are explained, nor why is her drool is not only psychotropic, but can be used to transmit and receive empathic cues. Heck, after more than six years, we have yet to meet her family, despite the repeated mentions of her parents. And at the rate things are going, we might never do so, given the cyclical (the characters are forever in their second year of high school for THREE years straight) way events play out (see Fred Friendly's complaint that we've seen the same variation of "pretty girl appears to put a wrinkle in main couple's relationship" done three times).
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2012-06-29, 17:52 | Link #377 |
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Guess I need to chime in....
I just finished reading all the chapter last night after i realized i really like the anime. and i agree and disagree with you guys. Starting with tasteless drool... I think its a urabe problem. she is afraid to tell him so he doesnt worry about her (typical girl move) Becasue as FredFriendly posted Urabe: Is there something wrong with my "drool" today? Tsubaki: Oh- Uh, No... Nothing in particular. In any other situation she would get suspicious and taste his drool without permission so why not when he gives her that bland answer? I think its something with her. I can tell Tsubaki truly Love Urabe but he is obviously getting himself into trouble with this new pimp daddy status he magical got after he started dating Urabe. I think he will announce his relationship to keep these hoes off of him. Urabe is not a damn alien...Thats all that need to be said about that. And Suwano is a bitch for messing with him like that knowing he has a girlfriend. I hate this arc but i know things will work out. and im sure a kiss is coming very soon considering we just had a indirect kiss a few chapters ago and a close call not to long ago. i think they are ready but they are afraid say it. they use the drool as a easy way out. kinda like xtasy..... |
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I may be wrong, but I think that Urabe's drool is now tasteless to Tsubaki, not because it is no longer inherently sweet (Urabe has not displayed any signs that she no longer considers that they have a drool bond; I venture to say that if Oka tasted Urabe's drool, it would still taste sweet), but because of him and his wavering emotions. I think that, if Urabe already knew that her drool no longer tasted sweet, she would know that the bond was broken, and she would make no pretense that it wasn't, i.e. continuing to perform the daily drool ritual. Quote:
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2012-06-29, 23:54 | Link #379 |
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no i meant that her feelings is affecting her drool taste. like when she got mad about suwano picture in tsubaki pocket. and when he tasted her drool he felt a heavy burden on himself. maybe she feels a kind of emptiness where she cant understand her feelings with the situation so her drool has no taste? i think she is hiding what she feels honestly...
As for tsubaki what romance doesnt normally have a idiot guy doing stupid things with other women? i know a few but for the majority part the male lead is usually a idiot. Plus the show is in a way trying to relate real life relationships situation so i think something like this arc is needed only to build the relationship. as for the kiss i only see Urabe...he had his chance to mess up and kiss another girl but he didnt because he wants to be with urabe. |
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