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View Poll Results: Shakugan no Shana II - Episode 1 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 30 | 16.48% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 46 | 25.27% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 54 | 29.67% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 35 | 19.23% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 10 | 5.49% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 3 | 1.65% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 1 | 0.55% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 2 | 1.10% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 1 | 0.55% | |
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2007-10-09, 18:32 | Link #85 |
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I was totally wtfized on the first half, i even have a urge to close my media . . seriously
This sort of approach doesnt appeal to me oh mine . . haha. I rewatched season1 and watched the movie so watching the 1st half of this eps almost killed me haha |
2007-10-09, 21:50 | Link #87 |
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Ah, I didn't think about that. If they plan on merging the continuity timelines with the novels, then I could see why they would be willing to deal with presenting such a big plot hole. They probably weren't thinking too much about how that line would affect the continuity into the second season when they wrote out the last episode. It seemed like a good conclusion at the time, right?
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2007-10-09, 22:01 | Link #88 |
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Yashichiro Takahashi was apparently involved in the writing this season. wouldn't surprise me at all if they were trying to get the anime continuity to match with the novels.
in which case such a plot hole is indeed a necessary evil. |
2007-10-09, 22:58 | Link #89 |
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Well, the first episode wasn't as 'boring' as I've heard some people complain It's good that Yuji is still using his head, proving why he's one of the better male characters in Anime... Shana still cute as ever, seeing her being dere-dere about her confession is one of the most amusing thing all week
Wonder what the game's character gonna bring to the table...
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2007-10-09, 23:45 | Link #92 | |
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Yeah, I've heard about her... And boy what a rival she'll be Embarrassed-dere Shana is brilliant
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2007-10-10, 10:41 | Link #94 |
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I personally do, because for some strange reason, my anime taste coincide well with the average rating for said anime. I don't worry about the opinion of one specific person, but I care about them as a whole. It really helped with knowing which anime to watch and such, because I'm a man of all genres an not the type that watches all the anime within a specific genre.
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2007-10-10, 14:53 | Link #96 |
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I agree. It's been a while since I saw the last episode but I can't recall if there's any concrete evidence of the fact that he really did hear what she said. I knew they were going to do a reset of some sort so it didn't really bother me. Also, I think Yuji would probably have gasped or given some kind of a startled look if he actually did hear the confession. As others have pointed out, it's not really something that Shana would say. I don't know think it's believable for him to just stand there and smile as if he saw it coming a mile away.
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2007-10-10, 15:47 | Link #97 | |
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but still, this just makes Yuji look bad somehow. They did try to cover for him, he did consider it (only to write it off as "shana would never say something like that, right?") ....I know it is Shana's fault for hardly ever being honest with her feelings, but for someone like Yuji, who's supposed to be the brains of this outfit and who usually seemed to pick up on other people's relations, this comes off as surprisingly dense. suppose there was no other way around it from a story standpoint. :\ Last edited by ashlay; 2007-10-10 at 16:28. |
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2007-10-10, 19:34 | Link #98 | |
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All that being said, when you think about it, Yuji never sees many of the things we see (the confrontation with Yoshida, Shana trying to learn how to cook, etc.), and all his initial interactions with Shana were so spectacularly harsh. Furthermore, unlike Alastor, Yuji has from almost the get-go always seen Shana act spectacularly cranky due to the angst he causes her; if he knew that Shana only acted that way around *him,* he'd probably know what was going on, but not having known Shana before, one can hardly blame him. I think it's reasonably clear from what we've seen that Yuji does have unresolved feelings for Shana: the time he remarked on her being cute after the bed scene; the time he asks her if he can stay with her forever; the fact that it's obvious he *did* want a kiss after the defeat of the incest twins; and finally, in this season, the palpable disappointment Yuji had when Shana denied the confession, and in typical Shana fashion, made things emotionally worse for Yuji by calling his question "worthless." As far as I can tell, ep. 1 has Yuji not hearing Shana make the confession, but somehow knowing on some level what Shana said through either lip-reading, intuition, or a mix of both, but doubtful of what it was due to Shana's record of tsundere behavior. Shana then does her usual thing and goes to great lengths to deny it, and Yuji ends up doing what he's done the whole series, resigning himself to Shana's seeming indifference. The irony here, is that in this sense, Shana is actually more emotionally self-aware than Yuji--she at least knows she loves Yuji, even if she can't admit it to him outside of a life-ending situation. Yuji, who generally is far more emotionally perceptive, seems to have suppressed his own feelings in his own mind, simply because he views it as so completely hopeless. And really, if Yuji's given so little encouragement by Shana, Yoshida's confession is of course going to demand serious consideration from him. |
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2007-10-10, 23:53 | Link #100 |
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Yuji can be dense when it comes to himself. It took him a surprising amount of time to figure out Yoshida, and she wasn't exactly subtle.
And about the smile - even if he didn't hear, it wasn't exactly the right circumstances to shout "WhaaAAT?", so just smile and nod. |
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