2012-10-14, 02:57 | Link #24 | |
Black Steel Knight
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@NinjaRealist. Personally, I think it’s quite simple (just like Tempester said): shows like Madoka Magica (magical girls, girly MC, feminine & colorful clothing, etc) is just not to your friend’s taste, and watching it will most likely make him suffer to a certain degree. Does it caused by his “narrow-mindedness” or “noobness”? Sometimes yes, but sometimes no. Sometimes you just can’t bring yourself to watch a show even though you’re well aware that it’s good (or a masterpiece even) due to some element in the show that you simply can’t stand (magical girls, girly MC, feminine & colorful clothing, etc). You shouldn’t be stressed about it, and you shouldn’t blame/ridicule your friend about it too.
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2012-10-14, 04:14 | Link #26 | |
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I have breast too!!! @NinjaRealist I agree with Obelisk's last line here. Quote:
What am I saying... Anyway, just live with you're own belief and leave him with he's own... Let yourselves to "agree to disagree".... Hope I didn't confuse anyone with my statement...hehehe |
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2012-10-14, 05:39 | Link #27 |
Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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There's a simple answer. Madoka is not aimed at girls.
Show him a real girl's show and explain the stylistic differences. Tell him that it's really twisted. Though I've long given up on evangelizing. It's not worth the effort. The more you try to persuade the less likely they are to do anything. |
2012-10-14, 07:01 | Link #28 | |
is this so?
Join Date: Mar 2007
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To a certain extent, I would heavily agree with that. I've been through a lot of situations where "why I was watching a girls cartoon" situations happened. Fortunately, most of the anime fans (the people whom I go with to anime conventions are a good example) that I interact with outside the internet these days are anime addicts - in the sense that they won't say something like "why are you watching a girls cartoon?" when I watch something like Madoka Magica or AKB0048.
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2012-10-14, 07:17 | Link #29 |
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Honestly, Archon_Wing took the words right out of my mouth;
I seen a lot of people call anything slightly moe (including Madoka) "girly cutey shit". Unfortunate, but hey, your friend isn't alone in this regard, so don't feel too bad about it.
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2012-10-14, 07:31 | Link #31 |
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Tempest and Obelisk have already stated pretty much the same thing but:
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. If he's not interested, then there's not much you can do really. And trying to force him isn't exactly the right way to about it either. Sometimes you just have to let things be as they are.
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2012-10-14, 12:43 | Link #34 |
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We all know Madoka is not a "girl's show" but I never understand why some guys are so afraid to watch a girl's show. Will their manliness be threatened or something? If it's a well written story who cares who the target audience is.
Well at least I admire a lot of guys on here who don't judge a series by its target audience.
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2012-10-14, 13:44 | Link #37 | |
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I also like shows in which the male and female leads play roughly equivalent roles. Oh! Edo Rocket is a good example of this. Sora is just as important as Seikichi, more actually in the greater scheme of things.
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2012-10-14, 14:09 | Link #39 | |
Battoru!
Join Date: Sep 2012
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Lest we forget...
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But I guess when I talk to people like this, I think back to how I avoided Revolutionary Girl Utena for so long even though everyone recommended it to me. But after the thousandth rec I finally gave in and watched it.... ...and I loved it! I wish I hadn't been so stubborn all along. So when I see people like this, I see a bit of my younger self. |
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2012-10-14, 16:40 | Link #40 |
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It's not the evangelion of magical girls
It's just madoka ... 1963 - Tetsuwan Atom (16 years later) 1979 - Mobile Suit Gundam (16 years later) 1995 - Neon Genesis Evangelion (16 years later) 2011 - Puella Magi Madoka Magika the 16 years could be broken with the third movie xd 2013 : Tale of rebellion
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