2011-11-23, 18:14 | Link #1501 | |
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Anyway, I wish the translations would catch up....oh well. |
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2011-11-23, 18:31 | Link #1503 | |
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I agree, some stories are cliched as hell yet they're still entertaining and sometimes even awesome.
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2011-11-23, 18:32 | Link #1504 | |
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Besides, it's not the destination, it's the journey. I can enjoy a story even when I know what's going to happen, as long as it was executed well. This is just as true as the possibility of NOT enjoying a story even though the ending was a total surprise, because the execution was shoddy. (Like StrikerS.) |
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2011-11-23, 18:54 | Link #1505 |
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In my case it is a complaint, but a minor one that doesn't really interfere with my enjoyment of the series. Just a "mreh, would've liked this better" before reading on.
My biggest complaint about Vivid is this entire tournament and how it threw any pretense of a serious plot hinted at in the preceding chapters out the window. But even then, a complaint does not mean I hate the manga. One can still enjoy a manga even if one recognizes the flaws or dislikes. |
2011-11-23, 19:02 | Link #1506 |
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The initial plot appears to have been defenstrated when they visited Lutecia's place for the mock battles, before the tournament even came up. Not that it matters too much.
Who knows? Maybe after the tournament they'll return to more serious things like explaining where the hell Einhart came from. If they also go into more detail about Dalgryn, Emine Kratz, and the history of Midchilda, that would also be swell. Last edited by Sunder the Gold; 2011-11-23 at 22:45. |
2011-11-24, 00:37 | Link #1508 | |
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We all know the hero is gonna beat the villain in the end. That doesn't make the story any less enjoyable to watch. And it depends on what you're watching for, too; myself, it's for the additional information about magic and magic styles, as well as any tidbits about Belkan history. |
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2011-11-24, 06:10 | Link #1511 | |
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Something unpredictable really shouldn't ever be the same thing twice. |
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2011-11-24, 09:06 | Link #1513 |
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Hence why we clarify now. I am unhappy with the predictability of the tournament so far, but predictability does not mean I find the story boring. Just... predictable. I still enjoy the fights for the fights, just as I still enjoy watching Star Wars even though I already know what's going to happen from the last 30-ish times I watched them.
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2011-11-24, 10:19 | Link #1514 | |
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I am always amused at those who think everything is a dichotomy; either someone must like it, or must dislike it. There is no middle ground. Those views are rather simplistic, since there is a whole range in between where someone can end up. And they can like some aspects, and dislike some others, but still feel like watching/reading. |
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2011-11-24, 11:05 | Link #1515 |
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I liked and enjoyed a number of things about the 26-episode long "Brigadoon Marin to Melan" anime.
I still ended the series feeling it was ultimately a waste of my time. I didn't think it was terrible, just mediocre in too many ways, such that the good parts were not worth watching 26 episodes. Still, I do regard the good parts fondly. |
2011-11-24, 15:00 | Link #1518 | |
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Here in ViVid we at least have a more balanced atmosphere between the main contestants, the gap between the so-called veterans and the newcomers isn't as big here allowing surprising victories like Miura's or predictable ones like Harii's. The only one with an "aura of might" for now is Sieglinde because of her "undefeated champion" status, we have yet to see how strong she really is.
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