2013-03-29, 16:50 | Link #1621 | |
Kana Hanazawa ♥
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
Age: 37
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This show utterly failed to live up to my expectations, which granted, were pretty high. The story definitely had a lot of potential, but the terrible execution of the anime ruined it and turned this series into a complete borefest.
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2013-03-29, 19:37 | Link #1622 |
Mmmm....
Join Date: Sep 2006
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What? Was... was that it?
I've always been a bit ambivalent on this series. Parts of the show I really liked (and I'm not just referring to Maou's chest). Other parts of the show made me think I was watching a badly edited abridged version of a much better show. There were certainly a number of times when I felt I was going to drop the show, only it would then do something to re-engage my interest and keep me watching. Maybe there just wasn't the money to do a longer series. Or maybe they just didn't have the confidence in the material to do a longer series. If they got a second season, then hopefully it would go somewhere and resolve some things and possibly have some kind of ending. That would be nice, but I'm not holding my breath. |
2013-03-29, 19:56 | Link #1623 |
Osana-Najimi Shipper
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mt. Ordeals
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What was that last episode? You've got some demon tribes in league with the church, and they even have gunpowder weapons now (dunno how effective those are when you've got one person WMDs like Hero walking the earth, but eh). Then we've got Maou calling all the demon tribes for a demon council or something. THEN we cut to the end part where Maou is back at the human realm and everyone now is at peace with each other or something? I dunno, but am I missing something here? Because it just doesn't connect at all.
So yeah, kinda sad at this series. It had potential to be good, but it seems like they were skipping parts right and left. :shrug:
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2013-03-29, 20:38 | Link #1624 |
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: California
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The show ends with an open-ended conclusion. They leave enough room so that there would be a possibility of a second season. Overall there were some moments in the anime that really shined, but a lot of material had to be cut to fit into the 12 episodes allotted. Much of the world building and character development were left to rot in the sun. Too many of the side characters were shunned only appearing only when absolutely necessary.
I highly recommend the manga adaptation just to see more fleshed out story and characters.
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2013-03-29, 21:25 | Link #1625 | |||
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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As for your ideas of paceing even with everything they trimmed down added back in I don't think they could add more then 4 eps max so to do what you are suggesting would require some serious padding. They could have covered a 3rd book if they did a 2 coure but then you run into issues if they finsh out the novels as the last 2 books would have to be pared down instead.
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2013-03-29, 21:43 | Link #1626 |
KLAC OF THE ANIME WORLD
Join Date: May 2007
Location: gs series
Age: 34
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ep.12
while blue hero trying wake up red queen at winter land mage give winter ruler a scroll with advice to cure from smallpox yet oh yikes big sis & little sis meet one-eye war guy. blue hero give I Know You’re in There Somewhere speech give want red queen yep she wake up all good while one-eye going mad killing mood til close eye soldier to rescue even armed with metal wrist band to speak tackle one-eye to fall from high area. female knight making lots of scatter the people to play numbers to battle plans & one-eye is splat with soldier close eyes is all fine. meanwhile a meet going on reveal the an item a rifle where some higher power want these items & yet red queen meet the people give them speech cue dark knight but not amused. so unleash big plasma ball to make a volcano cue people’s power yes chant with that plus merchant make trades deal with human & demons. now time for hero, red queen, female knight, maid, & two sis have dinner some talk fun with hero got “sandwich” by red queen & female knight with red this is begin of new era.
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2013-03-29, 21:43 | Link #1627 |
Yggdrasil DJ
Join Date: Aug 2012
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http://yggdrasilradio.net/cypher/smallpox.jpg Translation of letter in episode 12.
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2013-03-29, 21:54 | Link #1628 |
Princess or Plunderer?
Join Date: May 2009
Location: the Philippines
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That was quite unfortunate. Maoyuu was definitely hurt quite a bit by expectations based on the "Kotowaru!" manga series, suffering from the One-Cour Syndrome, and simply how packed the plot details are.
Anyway, seeing Maou struggle amidst her subjects at least made me smile.
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2013-03-30, 00:42 | Link #1630 | |
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2013-03-30, 12:20 | Link #1638 |
Master of Killing Time
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Makinohara Service Area
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well, I kinda knew it was a tall order for the series to actually come up with solutions to all the problems it posed in just 12 episodes..
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2013-03-30, 12:57 | Link #1639 |
Takao Tsundere Cruiser
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Classified
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My reaction is mixed. While i didn't like the anime for forcing a lot of stuff in a 12 episodes which didn't give viewers enough time to understand and relate with the cast, i still enjoy watching the anime.
Here's hoping the next time they do another anime, it would be done right.
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