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View Poll Results: Shin Sekai Yori - Episode 16 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 13 | 24.07% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 21 | 38.89% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 11 | 20.37% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 7 | 12.96% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 1 | 1.85% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 1 | 1.85% | |
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2013-01-19, 22:24 | Link #41 | ||
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Comparing Psycho-Pass (which is a "popcorn" show for me) to Shinsekai Yori is like comparing apples to oranges. I would disagree that the one is like a "for kid" version of the other because they're in no way similar. One is based on a pre-existing successful fantasy/sci-fi novel while the other is an anime original. The characters, setting, intent, and tone of the two cannot be compared. That being said, I do normally prefer shows like Shinsekai Yori in terms of its format. Episodic series usually aren't my thing at all which is why my preference at the moment for the three other shows I mentioned is so surprising. Quote:
Yes, I would agree that I should adjust my expectations. I just didn't expect to have to do that with this show since it started out so very strong. Please don't misunderstand what I said though. I'm not comparing Shinsekai Yori to anything because that would be silly. I was merely using those other three shows to illustrate how Shinsekai Yori has fallen in terms of priority for me. Considering all three of those shows I mentioned are pretty much like popcorn (fun, shiny, but not very substantial) it came as a shock to me. As Shinsekai Yori was the single show I was most looking forward to last year it stands to reason that I would be surprised to find myself no longer eagerly, constantly-refreshing-the-page looking forward to each new episode. That's all. Also, and I hesitate to say this, but I do not appreciate the insinuation that I want a "by-the-numbers anime […] where every episode has to be a story on its own with a hook so people keep watching" show. Not only was that rude but it was also uncalled for. As far as I know these forums allow for free speech, do they not? I was merely expressing my surprise and disappointment that I'm not enjoying the show as much as I once did. Considering that this is the sub-forum to discuss Shinsekai Yori I thought it would be all right to share my feelings here. Oh well. To each their own.
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2013-01-20, 02:36 | Link #42 | |
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2013-01-20, 05:07 | Link #43 |
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One thing about what Maria said reminds me of something I wondered about in the ep 15 post. Maria talked at some length about how the adults are all unhealthily afraid of the children.
But why only the children? The adults have PK and are all potentially lethal too. Is it really true that the adults are not worried about other adults causing mass destruction? So far I haven't seen any indications that the adults are taking out other adults or even worried about them. Before, I'd assumed that they must in actual fact have processes in place for adults even though they are legally considered human. But maybe they don't. If that's the case, then it's really strange. On a different note, it's interesting that some Queerat bones are similar enough to that of humans that they could be used as fakes. This could be foreshadowing of various different sorts. (a) That they really are former humans, (b) just as a hint that they're similar to humans or trying to take on their role, vive la révolution, (c) that Queerats might be able to breed Queerats who look human enough that humans would get the full force of death feedback from fighting them. Last edited by GoldenLand; 2013-01-20 at 05:19. |
2013-01-20, 05:36 | Link #44 |
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Is it just me or does this episode looks so wonderfully beautiful? I'm having a hard time deciding whether it's this ep or ep12 that's the greatest highlight so far.
In regard to that removed segment hinted in the spoiler, while it may add more (hilarious) complexity to their relationships, what the anime version presented is already beautiful enough.
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2013-01-20, 06:13 | Link #46 | |
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2013-01-20, 06:23 | Link #47 |
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I've just read your spoiler and DAMN! I'm just gonna say that I'm glad the anime did what they did. Hell, I can even pretend that it never happened since the anime didn't show it. I guess Gen Urobutchi will be dancing in his pajamas reading that spoiler .
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2013-01-20, 11:03 | Link #49 |
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In my view, this is the best SSY episode since the one in which Shun died. This episode and that one are also the two best SSY episodes overall, imo. There's just something about Saki losing a precious friend that so effectively tugs at the heartstrings, and makes this tragic tale so much more emotionally engaging and viscerally moving.
But I can't help but lament the timing of the lovely new OP and all of those absolutely beautiful flashback scenes of Saki's relationship with Maria when they were both little kids. I lament it because of SSY's unfortunate sales, and how this is the exact sort of material that I think could have helped literally sell SSY. But I fear that, commercially speaking, it may now be too late. At a creative level, though, now is the best time for it, just as Saki and Maria are forced to part. Maria's letter was far more eloquent than Maria herself gave it credit for, and Saki's response to it was so emotionally rich and moving. Saki's dream was pretty creative and well-depicted here, although I must confess that for this dream scene alone, I kinda wish SHAFT was animating this. In any event, superb episode. The perfect episode to end off this section of the story on, before we make another time-skip.
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2013-01-20, 12:11 | Link #50 | |
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Besides, if this is how they're trying to get more sales it is too late and, I would imagine, not nearly enough for anyone who is in it for the yuri... (But then, I don't think anyone expected this show to be a smash hit anyway, if they wanted to turn it into one they would've gone the way of the manga.) |
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2013-01-20, 13:46 | Link #51 |
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Do you mean that the song at the start is the new opening theme?
Oh, this is a hit.. Even if i usually like jpop, i really liked that this show didn't have an opening (it was throwing you inside the episode from the minute 0 ) and, even if this opening fits this episode, i really don't think it can make the show better in the next ones, the contrary instead! I liked this episode, but i found it a little to slow too. I'm sure this is because i'm expecting other thrilling episodes that show the mystery of this world, and because we'll have to wait another week for the next ep. For sure, if i was watching the episodes altogether at the end of the show, i would like it better! Yeah, it's definitely too bad that this is not too popular.. IMHO they should continue like they did up to now, and don't change it to raise a little more money. If i'm not mistaken Neon Genesis Evangelion wasn't that popular too at the start, and see how it is considered now |
2013-01-20, 22:26 | Link #56 | |
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I've probably dragged this thread OT enough as it is.
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2013-01-21, 06:09 | Link #57 |
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I think that this episode was the weakest of this arc.
1. As cute as it was to see little Saki and Maria, her letter didn't add anything to the plot that we didn't already know. I also find it difficult to swallow that she would leave the person she loves (Saki) to help a friend (Mamoru). 2. Why did Saki and Satoru continue to search for Maria and Mamoru when they already agreed with Yakomaru to tell that they died in a ravine? I thought that Saki wanted to respect Maria's will expressed in her letter. Seeing the two kids gliding aimlessly on the snow for two days was boring. 3. Saki's nightmare lasted too long and was too cryptic. What were all those weird monsters supposed to represent? Oh well, not every episode can be a winner. At least this arc is over.
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2013-01-21, 07:56 | Link #58 | ||
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Maria loves her friends. Her letter made it clear that she thinks that the others in the group would not leave each other to die, and they would do everything they could to save each other. Just as she knows that if Saki was in danger, she and Satoru and Shun would do anything to save her, and that if Maria was in danger, she knows that Saki wouldn't leave her to die, the same goes for Mamoru. Maria also knows that Saki is strong enough to survive without her and recover, and will be an asset to the village - thus, she won't be murdered by the adults. Whereas she said that Mamoru is not strong and will not survive for long if she lets him out of her sight, and thinks that she herself will eventually be a target if she stays in the village. Really, Maria's decision makes a lot of sense, even though leaving Saki was painful for her. Saki will be all right on her own and can still live in the village, but Mamoru will die without her, and Maria herself might soon become marked for death even if she abandoned him and returned home. Quote:
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2013-01-21, 09:05 | Link #59 |
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If that is the new ED, I lament the loss of the first one - which is 1000x better as a song. In terms of how it was used in the episode I was initially skeptical, but it won me over more or less, even if it was the weakest part of the episode.
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2013-01-21, 13:10 | Link #60 | |
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Since I consider the original ED one of the finest I've seen in years I'll be very sad if it is replaced by the song that appeared in this episode. I'm hoping it was just an insert song because it was particularly unmemorable. I wouldn't want it as an OP either. I like the fact that they don't waste our time with an OP but just put the credits on top of the opening scenes of the story. Having just watched Kotoura-san over the weekend, are we entering a phase of stories about how superhuman mental powers may not be a "gift from the gods?"
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