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Kakurin · 2014-01-03, 13:31

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Originally Posted by Benoit

Can someone elaborate on this? I don't watch that much anime, and to me the animation in them has always been minimal, consisting of lots of static images, so I don't even know better.

Even static images have their little movements.

Jokes aside, animation in this regard also consists of the quality of the drawing, the frames themselves. And at a couple of spots in Golden Time the drawing was downright terrible.

musouka · 2014-01-03, 14:56

One of the things that struck me when watching this series with a friend of mine, was that it's the opposite of most "amnesia plots", and that might explain why a lot of people seem to have a problem with it.

I think, in most cases, Linda would be the heroine and Kouko her rival. A lot of the tension from "amnesia plots" tends to stem from the suffering of the person who hasn't lost their memories, as they watch their loved ones do things they wouldn't normally do, or fall in love with someone they happened to meet while in their memory-less state. Linda's personality is tailor made for that sort of narrative--passive and easily convinced that Banri's memories would just be a burden for the person he is now.

In these cases, the amnesiac hero falls for the "wrong girl" while in this state, which would be Kouko. Usually, this woman is the polar opposite of the heroine, who just happens to be in the right place at the right time to enter the hero's life when he's vulnerable. Sometimes the story has a measure of sympathy for this person, but ultimately, their purpose in the story is to eventually fade out and allow the hero to resume his "real life" with his "true love".

So, yeah, I like that Golden Time is exploring the flip side of what we usually get. I like that we're seeing it from the perspective of the "wrong girl" and that the tension in this case is in the terror that comes when your burgeoning relationship can be upended at a moment, and you can go to bed with the man you love one night and wake up the next day with a stranger who no longer loves you. I like that Kouko and Banri's relationship might not have years, like Linda and Banri had, but it's being presented as valid and something both people want to preserve, instead of something to be sacrificed on an altar of narrative convenience.

Arturia Polaris · 2014-01-03, 23:47

"Sacrificed on an altar of narrative convenience." I really liked that phrase. However...

That has to be the very definition of a love triangle. Someone will lose. Romantic comedy is in its essence setting up an altar to rip someone's heart out but the problem is who.

blackwhite67 · 2014-01-05, 18:56

I like the new OP. Very Unusual, but I like the Christmas-like tune.

l.kostas · 2014-01-05, 21:36

Second OP sample. “The world’s end” by Horie Yui:

http://llamaop.wordpress.com/2014/01...lden-time-op2/

Kakurin · 2014-01-06, 16:00

I don't know what I should think about it. The noise is a little bit irritating, but I'll wait for a higher quality sound sample (well, only three days to go!) before making a judgement.

Whitemoon648 · 2014-01-07, 07:46

I want BanriXLinda

. Just caught up with the last few episodes and all i can say is, it was breathlessingly good

. Starting to like Linda so much more and at the same time feel so sorry for her .

apr · 2014-01-07, 09:32

Dengeki's newsletter today says Golden Time vol 8 of the light novels will be out March 8th, saying it's the "climax". Not sure if that implies it's the final book.

AP24 · 2014-01-07, 10:41

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Originally Posted by apr

Dengeki's newsletter today says Golden Time vol 8 of the light novels will be out March 8th, saying it's the "climax". Not sure if that implies it's the final book.

I am sure it will be the final volume because the anime will end at the end of March, which is just few weeks after vol 8's release date. This is the same thing that happened to Toradora. The first 12 episodes covered vol 1-4 so the remaining 12 episodes should cover vol 5-8.

ellessarr · 2014-01-07, 10:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by apr

Dengeki's newsletter today says Golden Time vol 8 of the light novels will be out March 8th, saying it's the "climax". Not sure if that implies it's the final book.

normally this means "is near the end" or being the last chapter/volume) or very close to this(near last chapter/volume)

l.kostas · 2014-01-08, 00:46

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More game screenshots:
http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/783/783951/
http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/00...1/index-2.html

AC-Phoenix · 2014-01-08, 03:15

Wait the Tea-Yokai get their own route oO?

Arturia Polaris · 2014-01-08, 21:52

Wait what? I thought Yana-san had dibs on supersonic-chan

***relentlessflame*** · 2014-01-09, 00:04

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Originally Posted by Arturia Polaris

Wait what? I thought Yana-san had dibs on supersonic-chan

These games are always "alternate universe" type of games where the protagonist's decisions can result in him ending up with different heroines (basically, the galge approach). So in this game, it will be possible for Banri to end up with any of the three main heroines, even if that wasn't likely to happen in the canon universe.

l.kostas · 2014-01-09, 00:06

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Originally Posted by Arturia Polaris

Wait what? I thought Yana-san had dibs on supersonic-chan

That illustration is from the game. The game has 20 endings.
Episode 13 screenshots:
http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/785/785661/

Nerroth · 2014-01-09, 00:48

The Gematsu article covering the above info details the second mini-game, "VJ Slash".

Suzuku · 2014-01-09, 02:33

So new episode tomorrow?

l.kostas · 2014-01-09, 11:53

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...35752659818012

"This new 17th Hocchan single will be released on March 12,2014.

1.The World's End (GT Anime new opening)
2.Han'eikyuuteki ni Aishite yo (GT Anime new ending)"

Kakurin · 2014-01-09, 13:27

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Going by this screen it seems that Kouko hasn't (at least entirely) lost her faith in Linda which would be positive for her development. Slightly more than two hours away...

ellessarr · 2014-01-09, 16:05

man this ghost really is annoying, someone call a exorcist or the ghostbusters or maybe the winchesters brothers to make this annoying cursing ghost vanish, why him just dont pass away and go to the light already, you are dead man, let the guy have a happy life.

he really started to make his move and start to be a burden between banri and koko, this annoying grudge really start to make me very angry at this point.

2014-01-03, 14:56	Link #1722
musouka Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003	One of the things that struck me when watching this series with a friend of mine, was that it's the opposite of most "amnesia plots", and that might explain why a lot of people seem to have a problem with it. I think, in most cases, Linda would be the heroine and Kouko her rival. A lot of the tension from "amnesia plots" tends to stem from the suffering of the person who hasn't lost their memories, as they watch their loved ones do things they wouldn't normally do, or fall in love with someone they happened to meet while in their memory-less state. Linda's personality is tailor made for that sort of narrative--passive and easily convinced that Banri's memories would just be a burden for the person he is now. In these cases, the amnesiac hero falls for the "wrong girl" while in this state, which would be Kouko. Usually, this woman is the polar opposite of the heroine, who just happens to be in the right place at the right time to enter the hero's life when he's vulnerable. Sometimes the story has a measure of sympathy for this person, but ultimately, their purpose in the story is to eventually fade out and allow the hero to resume his "real life" with his "true love". So, yeah, I like that Golden Time is exploring the flip side of what we usually get. I like that we're seeing it from the perspective of the "wrong girl" and that the tension in this case is in the terror that comes when your burgeoning relationship can be upended at a moment, and you can go to bed with the man you love one night and wake up the next day with a stranger who no longer loves you. I like that Kouko and Banri's relationship might not have years, like Linda and Banri had, but it's being presented as valid and something both people want to preserve, instead of something to be sacrificed on an altar of narrative convenience. __________________ 雨の日も晴れの日もいつの日も愛してたそれだけは今もまだずっと変りはしない

2014-01-03, 23:47	Link #1723
Arturia Polaris Good OP Hunter Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Argentina	"Sacrificed on an altar of narrative convenience." I really liked that phrase. However... That has to be the very definition of a love triangle. Someone will lose. Romantic comedy is in its essence setting up an altar to rip someone's heart out but the problem is who. __________________ Arturia's Writing Den My fanfiction works include: Tari Tari: Past and Present, As the Gentle Breeze Blows Little Busters: Bird's Song Sword Art Online: Vanquishing of the Laughing Coffin My own works include: Social Fact

2014-01-06, 16:00	Link #1726
Kakurin 大佐 Join Date: Jun 2013	I don't know what I should think about it. The noise is a little bit irritating, but I'll wait for a higher quality sound sample (well, only three days to go!) before making a judgement. __________________

2014-01-07, 07:46	Link #1727
Whitemoon648 Sawa-Chan <3 <3 <3 Join Date: Dec 2004	I want BanriXLinda . Just caught up with the last few episodes and all i can say is, it was breathlessingly good . Starting to like Linda so much more and at the same time feel so sorry for her . __________________

2014-01-07, 09:32	Link #1728
apr Pedestrian Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden	Dengeki's newsletter today says Golden Time vol 8 of the light novels will be out March 8th, saying it's the "climax". Not sure if that implies it's the final book. __________________ ...in my humble opinion.

2014-01-05, 18:56	Link #1724
blackwhite67 Banned Join Date: May 2012	I like the new OP. Very Unusual, but I like the Christmas-like tune.

2014-01-05, 21:36	Link #1725
l.kostas Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012	Second OP sample. “The world’s end” by Horie Yui: http://llamaop.wordpress.com/2014/01...lden-time-op2/

2014-01-08, 00:46	Link #1731
l.kostas Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012	Images Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? More game screenshots: http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/783/783951/ http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/00...1/index-2.html

2014-01-08, 03:15	Link #1732
AC-Phoenix Detective Join Date: Aug 2010 Age: 36	Wait the Tea-Yokai get their own route oO? __________________ Those who forget about the past are condemned to repeat it - Santayana Sidenote: I'm seemingly too dumb for my current keyboard, so if you see the same character twice in a row, when it doesn't belong there just ignore it. Last edited by AC-Phoenix; 2014-01-08 at 03:40.

2014-01-08, 21:52	Link #1733
Arturia Polaris Good OP Hunter Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Argentina	Wait what? I thought Yana-san had dibs on supersonic-chan __________________ Arturia's Writing Den My fanfiction works include: Tari Tari: Past and Present, As the Gentle Breeze Blows Little Busters: Bird's Song Sword Art Online: Vanquishing of the Laughing Coffin My own works include: Social Fact

2014-01-09, 00:48	Link #1736
Nerroth NePoi! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 43	The Gematsu article covering the above info details the second mini-game, "VJ Slash". __________________

2014-01-09, 02:33	Link #1737
Suzuku (`･⊝･´)/\(`･⊝･´) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 30	So new episode tomorrow? __________________ BRAVO VINCE

2014-01-09, 11:53	Link #1738
l.kostas Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012	https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...35752659818012 "This new 17th Hocchan single will be released on March 12,2014. 1.The World's End (GT Anime new opening) 2.Han'eikyuuteki ni Aishite yo (GT Anime new ending)"

2014-01-09, 13:27	Link #1739
Kakurin 大佐 Join Date: Jun 2013	Images Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? Going by this screen it seems that Kouko hasn't (at least entirely) lost her faith in Linda which would be positive for her development. Slightly more than two hours away... __________________

2014-01-09, 16:05	Link #1740
ellessarr Banned Join Date: May 2012 Age: 46	man this ghost really is annoying, someone call a exorcist or the ghostbusters or maybe the winchesters brothers to make this annoying cursing ghost vanish, why him just dont pass away and go to the light already, you are dead man, let the guy have a happy life. he really started to make his move and start to be a burden between banri and koko, this annoying grudge really start to make me very angry at this point.