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2009-08-17, 02:28 | Link #68 |
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I enjoyed her conversation with Koyomi about how she would kill him.
Is...is Senjougahara a parody of this character, because they look almost the same. Maybe not, but they do look similar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk_X1Z_fg34
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2009-08-19, 04:46 | Link #70 |
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I wouldnt get within 10ft of Senjogahara. If you come home and you girl can smell another woman on you it means trouble. Senjogahara to me is like a jelly fish. They are extremely beautiful, but get to close and you either get injured or killed. Last edited by fish eric; 2009-08-19 at 05:07. |
2009-08-19, 05:56 | Link #71 |
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I've never quite understood why many of my fellow anime fans tend to want to classify characters based on a particular personality type. It's like they're somehow less of a character if they go with out a label attached to them.
I can understand the quick application of such personality type labels to somebody clear-cut, like Shana. Shana is obviously a tsundere; in fact, she probably represents the tsundere personality type as well as any anime character has since Akane Tendo. In my mind, when a modern character is labeled a tsundere, they risk getting put into Shana's shadow... unless they're as perfectly tsundere as she is. With a truly unique character like Hitagi, I personally think it's better to simply enjoy the breath of fresh air that is a character that isn't easily labeled. I frequently think that TV Tropes and the like has corrupted our approach to fictional characters; always trying to compartmentalize them, label them, categorize them, and measure them by what came before. Sometimes it's better to simply take a character on his, her, or it's own merits. That's definitely the case with Hitagi, in my opinion. I doubt that my post here will be well-received, but I felt compelled to write it anyway, since for me, much of the charm of this anime anyway, is how unique most of the characters are. Even Araragi is a bit different from the norm - I see elements personality characteristics in him that are as different from one another as Kyon is from Light Yagami.
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Once upon a time, there were only n characters. At that time, each one of them was given the honor of being called unique.
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Also, note that archtyping became more pronounced with the rise of the moe sub-genre. Have you heard of SaiMoe? Have you ever followed one before? ---------- On that note, we'd need a SaiTore, with Hitagi being the only competitor. Senjougahara Fascination ftw!
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I have less of an issue with, say, Yamato Nadeshiko, since this archtpye label is applied pretty judiciously, with only a couple possible exceptions that I can think of. But I find, personally, that people are very eager to throw the term tsundere at someone, and I think it undermines both the uniqueness of some characters, as well as the descriptive worth of the term itself. Quote:
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If true, that would help make Japanese audiences more receptive or even demanding of such techniques. However regardless of the cultural acceptance, One can see the same benefits being taken advantage of in the context of a modern anime production company which is always strapped for time and money. This seems like an almost inevitable consequence of the success of that kind of harem/'pick your own girl' game and story type. I mean if the appeal is to varied interests (dare I say fetishes?), then you'll maximize appeal by increasing the number of girls. Using simple 'types' as the basis of characters lets you maximize the number of girls introduced for any given show or game (I believe the measure is in new girls per linear meter of film: g/m - clearly an archaic measure derived from before anime production was digitized).
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2009-08-20, 19:50 | Link #77 | |
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But I can tell yous, this aint as bad as it is in the Valkyria forums, I can hardly stand that place anymore <.<
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2009-08-21, 13:59 | Link #79 | |
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Yet for a someone like Senjougahara, it's pointless to stuff her into these static typical pigeons holes because she's just not meant to be categorized and stereotyped that way. She's that unique. Yandere, Kuudere, Tsundere etc, they all do not make absolute sense on Hitagi. (although granted she may be a fusion of all of them) The most we can concretely conclude now is that she's definitely genre-binding and different from any other girl in the anime world. Likewise, this should actually apply to other characters as well, even from other anime. If a character can be too easily pigeon holed, then I believe that is not a good character at all. |
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2009-08-22, 07:38 | Link #80 |
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Ok some really straight forward thoughts here.
If you people noticed, Koyomi mentions "Senjougahara fascination." By and large, I think that's a message to us viewers. Hitagi isn't in any one category, or even two. She's going to be starting a new trend. So get ready. Next, Senjougahara means "Battlefield plain", or in Chinese, 战场之原. The "ga" in the name means "of". Thirdly. Nice preemptive strike by Hitagi.
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