2012-10-02, 17:23 | Link #2222 | |
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Honestly the biggest issue with the Noumi arc is that it spans 2 novels and is drawn out in comparison to the prior two which lasted one novel a piece. It's unfortunate that the manner in which they were adapting the show had to result in the Noumi arc taking up the entire second cour. Last edited by Kaioshin Sama; 2012-10-02 at 17:42. |
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2012-10-02, 21:02 | Link #2223 | |
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But if you enjoyed AW in its first half primarily due to the interactions with Kuroyukihime (and less for the protagonist Haruyuki), having her largely gone for the second half and replaced by rather big melodrama may not appeal to everyone. Personally it didn't bother me, as I could recognize from the start the reason for the drama and what was going to happen as a result... but this sort of subject matter is clearly not what everyone wanted to see. The fact that it's perceived that so many of the issues could have been more easily solved by simply notifying Kuroyukihime from the start cause some people to see the arc as that much more pointless (or contrived), despite the character development that occurred (and the generally-agreed-to-be strong resolution). In the end, I think Accel World is in a good place now because of the struggle the characters went through (plenty of room to build on what happened), but I imagine that the narrative won't rely on that sort of contrivance to develop the characters again. And so long as that's the case, I think people will come around and give the show a second chance in any future season.
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2012-10-02, 22:15 | Link #2224 | |
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I guess it's sort of the same as the massive hatred for Shinji in Evangelion for example where the point IS that he's an obviously very flawed character who we are observing. Obviously the tone is a little different there and it's a bit more mature, but it's sort of the same operating theory of a main character. This isn't the traditional weak willed protagonist played up for laughs or as a cardboard stand-in to me which is what I think a lot of folks see. This almost looks like a character that's suffering from some form of severe bordering on pathological self-confidence issues that he's struggling to pull himself out of and who has his own character arc going on. Maybe for some this doesn't matter though and it's just that big of a turnoff, but I find that kind of compelling (it helps that he's a really loyal guy that is ultimately dependable in the long run, if he wasn't I'd probably look at him as cardboard male lead), but he could stand to be naked a little less. |
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2012-10-02, 22:59 | Link #2225 | |
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Male main characters (especially for harem-esque anime) tend to be "perfect" pretty often somehow; bish-looking, kind, sensitive, friendly, etc, yet are somehow shown to be average or lower on the social ladder (mostly with girls). The only real "flaws" ((which is really just for comic relief or (forced) character development on the guy and/or girl(s) these days)) they tend to have are also pretty typical these days and I'm not really sure can be seen as "flaws" anymore; being dense to various degrees to the feelings of the girl(s), being clumsy and ending up in unintentional ecchi situations, and so on. In the end, a lot of them you just can't really believe are as "low" as the story says they are and it makes them pretty unrelatable. Haru, however, not only acts the part, but LOOKS the part, so you can actually believe his character and the development that comes from it. And even with his development, you still see hints of his doubt creep up time after time. It's not like he develops something like his courage and then it never, ever comes up again with him never being truly afraid anymore. He constantly second guesses himself and how someone like Kuroyukihime could possibly like someone like him. So, as mentioned, it's nice to see characters have such flaws. It's only bad if it's over-exaggerated, off-time, etc.
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2012-10-06, 00:17 | Link #2226 |
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I just want to say that I recently picked this up after watching SAO and I do not regret it one bit.
The writer of both these works is a genius. And, to quote my facebook status... "My kingdom for a neuro-linker" Arty
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2012-10-13, 02:45 | Link #2227 |
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Just finally watched the second episode of あくちぇる・ワールド from the second Blu-Ray disc. And oh my god they had a Space Invaders scene. I wonder how many people in the audience actually even know what that is?
Other than that, the entire episode revolved around a pun about "pantsu kure" vs. "pan tsukure" ("Give me your underwear" vs. "Make bread"). Really. Most random bonus feature ever (but as expected from the people who gave us Shana-tan and the like).
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2012-10-13, 11:10 | Link #2228 | |
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2012-10-21, 04:45 | Link #2233 | |
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Great, because that means we would get to see the other NN members and the Six Kings right in the first season, yes? Genius. /sarcasm |
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2012-10-21, 07:49 | Link #2234 | |
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On the note of S2 of Accel, it seems fairly inevitable that it will happen, else they leave the anime unfinished and risk many people being pissed off - the main objective of Accel was to become king, it has no way near been accomplished yet. I suppose if not enough sales/funding kick in, S2 could be cancelled. Anyone know how likely that would be? |
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2012-10-21, 08:12 | Link #2236 | |
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I'LL DIE IF I WAIT THAT LONG T.T.
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2012-10-21, 13:42 | Link #2239 | |
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