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2010-10-08, 05:23 | Link #642 |
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Yeah Else is definitely cuter here. Too cute of a sister is dangerous through
But obviously the anime is not as good as the manga... Both Ayumi and Keima's characters were played down a bit... But maybe i expected too much.. Since I still remember how back then i didn't like Keima much, before he finally win me over as one of the best male lead ever in the history of manga/anime..
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2010-10-08, 05:23 | Link #643 |
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Finally saw the 1st episode and i'm impressed!
It was very faithful to the manga and i enjoyed Hiro Shimono as Keima as he perfect for the character. (I always thought Jun Fukuyama will be voicing Keima but i realize it will just sound too silly so i'm glad they didn't choose Jun(Sorry Lulu fans!)). Kanae Ito as Elci was adorable. The Animation was great and music fit perfectly in certain scenes. Also the OP was just Magnificent! I had high hopes for this anime and i was right. Can't wait for the next capture!
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2010-10-08, 05:24 | Link #644 | |
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2010-10-08, 05:31 | Link #645 | |
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Probably someone from the devil department who sent her here, but i can't guess who I thought Ayumi's arc was quite long, and we have only 4 girls for the OP. So i guess it won't be weekly capture. Unless they will have more in the 2nd half
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2010-10-08, 06:31 | Link #648 | |
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But even so I still think it was a very good adaptation. Hope they won't cut out important little bits like that in the later episodes. |
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2010-10-08, 08:05 | Link #650 | |
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2010-10-08, 08:07 | Link #651 | |
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You know while I enjoyed the first ep something felt off didn't know what it was until I read your post. Yeah they dropped the ball in the characterization in Keima's character. Here's hoping they'll mention those details about him in the next ep at least. |
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2010-10-08, 08:31 | Link #652 |
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Honestly, I think it's basically impossible for them to miss out on those details as they come up more and more often. They'd really have to go to out of their way to ruin a fundamentally good series like this, so I don't expect it to be a problem in the future. I'm just a bit wary of a director who misses things like this.
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2010-10-08, 08:50 | Link #653 |
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I doubt they're unknowingly missing things, it's just that stuff like Keima's characterisation that you're complaining about can/will easily be brought up later on, especially once Kodama comes in. It seems more like they decided they'd may as well do it then than now since they wanted to fit the whole of Ayumi's arc into ep1. I feel that they were aiming for something along the lines of what you described: The audience gets a slightly different impression of Keima at the beginning but then begin to realise "Oh, so he's actually like that." and begin to have a better opinion of him as the series progresses. Personally I don't mind such an approach.
The only (minor) complaint I can agree with in the thread so far is the change of Ayumi not telling Keima she won and then wondering why she did so. That would have been better. |
2010-10-08, 09:09 | Link #654 |
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@Clarste: while I do agree with you that these are important omissions, I personally don't see how that made it appear as if the director was half assing anything. I see the reason for these points removal the same as you've mentioned, and that they come up later on repeatedly, so the same result could be achieved without making the first episode suffer from info dumping or causing Kemia to appear (more?) self absorbed.
Also, I can see how you thought the first chapter made him look like an ''eccentric genius'' but I can say that to me I thought that he looked more like a pretentious jerkass who disrespected everyone. Sure he might have been the most intelligent student in the school, but his behavior was undoubtedly rude towards his teachers and peers. Hell, he was more antisocial than eccentric in some parts of his monologue. I liked what they've done in this episode. They kept Kemia's prominent characteristics, and what's left can be explored later on with later captures. It keeps the storytelling from repeating the same info over and over and lets the audience learn about him gradually.
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2010-10-08, 09:56 | Link #655 |
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4 girls seems fine for a one cour season. Even if the captures are only 2-3 eps for the other 3, there are multiple chapters about Keima and Elsee that can be used for eps and those are usually funnier than the capture story arcs.
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2010-10-08, 10:27 | Link #656 |
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As I was reading around the net(various sources) one of the more common complaints from the people not familiar to the series that I keep seeing is that Ayumi's capture was easy. I don't understand what they mean by that. Easy? Did they mean predictable? To be honest when I first read the manga I have no idea what to expect when Keima said he can complete the capture with 90% success. I mean who would have thought that:
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I thought it was brilliant which instantly hooked me to the manga. So I really don't know what they mean about it being "easy" Oh and I really don't like adding more to the manga vs anime comparison and would rather talk about the anime here but as I was re-reading the manga this is something that I really wish they kept intact: anime: manga: Ayumi suddenly reaching out for Keima's hand and then asking for Keima's support is really spot on. :3 |
2010-10-08, 10:28 | Link #657 | |
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There's also Mikan from Motto To-Love-Ru and Sora from Yosuga no Sora...yeah, there's a lot of adorable imoutos this season. My personal favorite is definitely Elyse though, although it seems that I complain about the anime adaptation one thing that they did excellently is Elyse. I agree with the other poster that the anime makes it seem that Elyse is less childish and looks more mature (I agree, it may be due to her slightly bigger bust) and I really welcome this. Well, technically she isn't really related to Keima, but that's actually makes it better to me. |
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2010-10-08, 11:19 | Link #659 |
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Now that's what I call a solid first ep Keima is really hilarious, and the romance was entertaining enough...also Elsee is much prettier than I remember o_0 not that I mind Hope this runs for a long time, definitely a keeper.
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