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Arya · 2012-02-07, 16:11

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Originally Posted by Aphrah

Spoiler for Another Fatality Scoreboard:

- Removed Takabayashi off the list.

- Merged Layers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 into one called 'Background' and locked that layer.

- Renamed folders for easier navigation, and moved some layers around a bit.

Oh hells yeah. Totes rooting for them!

Well done

Hope that to a positive flag doesn't correspond some negative one.

TinyRedLeaf · 2012-02-08, 01:28

Thinking it over, I find it sad, the way the curse is said to have originated. Another plays on something that is possibly unique to Japanese: their deep-seated fear of ostracism. Given a culture where one's identity and self-worth is so intricately linked with one's peer group, it must feel horrible to be deliberately ignored by supposed friends and colleagues, to experience what is, in effect, social death. Judging by the events of Ep5, it's clear that not everyone in the class is comfortable with the idea of ostracising Sakakibara. Some clearly feel that they have no choice but to do a little evil for the sake of the greater good.

It seems particularly cruel, therefore, that Class 3-3 of 1972 did something that ought to have been especially exemplary: the students endeavoured to keep alive the memory of a dear friend, believing that "to forget" Misaki would be as good as condemning that person to a second death.

For that apparent act of kindness, everyone got afflicted with a frightening curse. It just doesn't seem fair, does it? Someone mentioned in the Ep5 thread that Another may possibly fare better in the West than in Japan. On the contrary, I feel there is something very pertinently Japanese about Another that only someone familiar with their group culture would fully appreciate.

***Pellissier*** · 2012-02-08, 05:37

To the people who're doing the fatality chart, from now on please just post an updated version after each episode (possibly in a "clean" post, you can put technical informations in a separate place), and the chart will be copied in the sticky Events Summary thread.

For completeness' sake, if you also want to provide polished charts for episodes 1,2,3 I'll make sure to include them.

Arya · 2012-02-08, 15:39

Ok. So I redid 1,2,3 and again I hope the succession of the "events" are right.

Spoiler for Fatality Scoreboard - episode 01 and 02:

Spoiler for Fatality Scoreboard - episode 03:

Ray · 2012-02-08, 15:53

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Originally Posted by Arya

Ok. So I redid 1,2,3 and again I hope the succession of the "events" are right.

Spoiler for Fatality Scoreboard - episode 01 and 02:

Spoiler for Fatality Scoreboard - episode 03:

Nice one. And yep, everything seems to be correct.

***Pellissier*** · 2012-02-08, 16:41

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Originally Posted by Arya

Ok. So I redid 1,2,3 and again I hope the succession of the "events" are right.

Ok, thread updated and ordered. Ready to go with the new updates from episode 6 onwards!

traittrait · 2012-02-08, 17:09

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Originally Posted by Aphrah

Nice one. And yep, everything seems to be correct.

Um-m... What about Fujioka Misaki? She's already dead at the very beginning.

Ray · 2012-02-08, 17:12

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Originally Posted by traittrait

Um-m... What about Fujioka Misaki? She's already dead at the very beginning.

She is, yes. But isn't it only revealed that she's Mei's cousin in episode 3? It could just be that I'm not remembering things correctly, though.

traittrait · 2012-02-08, 17:23

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Originally Posted by Aphrah

She is, yes. But isn't it only revealed that she's Mei's cousin in episode 3? It could just be that I'm not remembering things correctly, though.

Well, yes, only in ep03. Ah, nevermind. I just thought that you marks deathes in chronological order, and not *when* M.C. learns about this deathes.)

Arya · 2012-02-08, 19:00

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Originally Posted by traittrait

Well, yes, only in ep03. Ah, nevermind. I just thought that you marks deathes in chronological order, and not *when* M.C. learns about this deathes.)

It's more *when* we learn about casualties. So even if someone decide to peek to the first ep. scoreboard after watching the first episode he won't be spoiled.

PzIVf3 · 2012-02-09, 05:49

Spoiler for Another fanservice:

Kanon · 2012-02-09, 06:01

The Chibi Mei on the official site if freaking adorable, to the point I almost forgot I even visited it in the first place. I found it a bit suspicious that the maiden name of Kouichi's mother (and therefore the name of Reiko) is still unknown to us, so I wanted to check if it wasn't on the official site by any chance, and no, it wasn't.

At the same time I realized that most of the characters only have either their first or last name listed but rarely both, so this may not be important at all after all. By the way, Mei's mother is as cute as her daughter (you can definitely see the resemblance).

TinyRedLeaf · 2012-02-09, 12:22

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Originally Posted by PzIVf3

Spoiler for Another fanservice:

Gah, Akazawa is hot. Poor Sakakibara-kun, he's hanging out with the wrong girl. Or perhaps he prefers petanko, so no loss.

What's with the swimsuits anyway? People are dropping dead and amid this, Class 3-3 decides it's a good idea to head to the beach to relieve their stress!?

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Originally Posted by Kanon

At the same time I realized that most of the characters only have either their first or last name listed but rarely both, so this may not be important at all after all.

Oho, you might be on to something here. We'll soon see if the pattern persists. (Take a look at the names of those who've died so far...)

Kusa-San · 2012-02-12, 03:48

Since I don't know where to post that :

Chapter 11 (manga) :

Spoiler for Chapter 11:

Am I the only one who think the character design is better in the manga than in the anime ? (especially the aunt :3 )

TinyRedLeaf · 2012-02-12, 04:27

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Originally Posted by Kusa-San

Am I the only one who think the character design is better in the manga than in the anime ? (especially the aunt :3 )

I have mixed views regarding the different character designs. Akazawa was sexier in the manga, I'd grant you, but I find Misaki and Sakakibara's designs in the anime cuter. (Yes, perhaps they shouldn't be cute, not in a "horror" show, but a little bit of eye candy never hurts.)

Extremesonic101 · 2012-02-12, 17:09

Not sure were else to mention this but I was browsing things regarding ToyFair and came across this image amongst a bunch of ToyFair images and I was wondering is this a possible hint at Another merchendise? or just a poster advertising the anime?

http://blog-imgs-43.fc2.com/y/a/r/ya...9014585887.jpg

Ray · 2012-02-13, 13:52

Spoiler for Fatality Scoreboard - episode 06:

Spoiler for Episode 06 question:

Byakou · 2012-02-13, 19:59

Funnily the thing that creeps me the most about this anime is the little parrot bird.

sa547 · 2012-02-13, 20:17

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Originally Posted by Aphrah

Spoiler for Episode 06 question:

No prob on that, as we want to put in valuable brief information as much as possible.

And for the student roster I think we should add the cause of death for a particular student (in small letters).

Ray · 2012-02-13, 20:34

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Originally Posted by sa547

No prob on that, as we want to put in valuable brief information as much as possible.

And for the student roster I think we should add the cause of death for a particular student (in small letters).

Okay, I'll work on that. As for the student roster, let's take Yukari for example, which of the following would be better: 'impalement', or 'death by impalement'? The former won't make much sense, but the latter would make the roster appear to be covered in text. Do you think we should the same for their relatives?

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Originally Posted by Byakou

Funnily the thing that creeps me the most about this anime is the little parrot bird.

I know what you mean. I hate that damn birdbrain. >_>

2012-02-08, 05:37	Link #1003
*Pellissier* ♪~ Daydreaming ~♪ Graphic Designer Administrator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Italy	To the people who're doing the fatality chart, from now on please just post an updated version after each episode (possibly in a "clean" post, you can put technical informations in a separate place), and the chart will be copied in the sticky Events Summary thread. For completeness' sake, if you also want to provide polished charts for episodes 1,2,3 I'll make sure to include them. __________________

2012-02-08, 15:39	Link #1004
Arya Senior Member Join Date: May 2004	Ok. So I redid 1,2,3 and again I hope the succession of the "events" are right. Spoiler for Fatality Scoreboard - episode 01 and 02: Spoiler for Fatality Scoreboard - episode 03: __________________ *The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.*

2012-02-09, 06:01	Link #1012
Kanon Kana Hanazawa ♥ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: France Age: 37	The Chibi Mei on the official site if freaking adorable, to the point I almost forgot I even visited it in the first place. I found it a bit suspicious that the maiden name of Kouichi's mother (and therefore the name of Reiko) is still unknown to us, so I wanted to check if it wasn't on the official site by any chance, and no, it wasn't. At the same time I realized that most of the characters only have either their first or last name listed but rarely both, so this may not be important at all after all. By the way, Mei's mother is as cute as her daughter (you can definitely see the resemblance). __________________

2012-02-12, 03:48	Link #1014
Kusa-San I'll end it before April. Join Date: Jul 2008	Since I don't know where to post that : Chapter 11 (manga) : Spoiler for Chapter 11: Lol, the teacher killed himself in front of everyone because he was not able to bear all these deaths. Everyone is shocked and of course, the girl in charge of the counter-measure said it's because of your hero and Mei (when it's obviously HER, and class 3, fault) Am I the only one who think the character design is better in the manga than in the anime ? (especially the aunt :3 ) __________________

2012-02-13, 13:52	Link #1017
Ray Garnet Join Date: Dec 2011 Age: 29	Spoiler for Fatality Scoreboard - episode 06: Download the .psd file here Spoiler for Episode 06 question: Technically speaking, the teacher will only kill himself in episode 07, right? And crap, that teacher isn't on our scoreboard. I guess I could add a little bar to the very bottom for miscellaneous deaths such as this?

2012-02-08, 01:28	Link #1002
TinyRedLeaf Moving in circles Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Age: 49	Thinking it over, I find it sad, the way the curse is said to have originated. Another plays on something that is possibly unique to Japanese: their deep-seated fear of ostracism. Given a culture where one's identity and self-worth is so intricately linked with one's peer group, it must feel horrible to be deliberately ignored by supposed friends and colleagues, to experience what is, in effect, social death. Judging by the events of Ep5, it's clear that not everyone in the class is comfortable with the idea of ostracising Sakakibara. Some clearly feel that they have no choice but to do a little evil for the sake of the greater good. It seems particularly cruel, therefore, that Class 3-3 of 1972 did something that ought to have been especially exemplary: the students endeavoured to keep alive the memory of a dear friend, believing that "to forget" Misaki would be as good as condemning that person to a second death. For that apparent act of kindness, everyone got afflicted with a frightening curse. It just doesn't seem fair, does it? Someone mentioned in the Ep5 thread that Another may possibly fare better in the West than in Japan. On the contrary, I feel there is something very pertinently Japanese about Another that only someone familiar with their group culture would fully appreciate.

2012-02-09, 05:49	Link #1011
PzIVf3 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Somewhere at Earth	Spoiler for Another fanservice:

2012-02-12, 17:09	Link #1016
Extremesonic101 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada	Not sure were else to mention this but I was browsing things regarding ToyFair and came across this image amongst a bunch of ToyFair images and I was wondering is this a possible hint at Another merchendise? or just a poster advertising the anime? http://blog-imgs-43.fc2.com/y/a/r/ya...9014585887.jpg

2012-02-13, 19:59	Link #1018
Byakou Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008	Funnily the thing that creeps me the most about this anime is the little parrot bird.