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All for the sake of finally getting : "I know Mikono is shit but I still like her." I think we were all supposed to go dawwwwwwwwwww about his grand confession. It didn't work on me at least. It didn't help that the few good points Amata brought about Mikono, the show did totally fail at convincing they were true. To me the whole thing fell flat. |
I could barely tolerate Zessi getting the short end of the stick for most of the series, but when she 'gave her life' to save Amata from that rubble, with a goodbye kiss to boot, and he didn't mention her once since then, that totally pissed me off >=0[! The first thing he should have did when he got his vector was to try and save her(Zessi); but instead he goes to fight Kagura over his parents, which quickly turns to a battle for Mikono.
The only good relationship that came out of this series is Andy and Mix. They were developed moreso than any other couple in the series. I gotta say, Andy declaring that it didn't matter if Mix was a boy or girl was a pretty good indicator of how strong his feelings were and how far he'll go for his love. Amata could learn something from him. And if Mikono is the pure incarnation of Celiane/Sylvia, then who the hell is Zessica? Why let her have images of the past in the mirror as if she was an important char? Ah F it, one more episode, and this series is done. I can't wait until it's finished >=0[. |
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It doesn't matter how well written the female character is, how well written the relationships are, ultimately they boil down to men trying to "win" the girl (as if she's a trophy to claim). Even in all of the weak male lead driven harem stories, where women are falling all over the one guy, it's about him getting them, not the other way around. Some break that mold, and show mutual development or the female chasing and getting the guy, but that's rare. And in many cases the "third wheel" (male or female, doesn't matter) is left to suffer the wreckage of seeing the one they love falling for someone else even when the story has clearly established that the main pair are sticking together (so you get stupid stuff like "let's be love rivals and friends!" even when the audience already knows what will likely happen). So I'm not really surprised Zessica has gotten the short end of the stick for the whole series. The only thing I'm surprised at is the writing building her up and intentionally kicking her while she's down. There's just no point to it except to piss fans off. |
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I can think of plenty of romance stories in anime where the male lead does not treat the girl as "a trophy to be claimed", whatsoever. Does Kyon treat either of the girls in Haruhi's anime as a trophy to be claimed? Does Ryuji treat either of the girls in Toradora as a trophy to be claimed? Does Kazehaya treat either of the girls in Kimi no Todoke as a trophy to be claimed? Does Okabe treat either of the girls in Steins;Gate as a trophy to be claimed? Does Tomoya in Clannad treat either of the girls in Clannad as a trophy to be claimed? Does Sakai Yuji treat either of the girls in Shana's anime as a trophy to be claimed? (if anything, Shana is a case where the focus tends to be on the female characters trying to win over an often passive Yuji :heh: ) And honestly, that's just six examples right off the top of my head. I could go on and on. What Vena is criticizing with the handling of Amata/Mikono/Kagura isn't as commonplace in anime as you're suggesting. Amata and Kagura are literally fighting tooth and nail over Mikono without even asking her who she likes best between them. It's this presumptive approach on Amata and Kagura's part, coupled with Mikono's own indecisiveness, that gives the whole thing the feel that Vena is talking about. Quote:
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^ According to the director the ending is not supposed to let people with a bitter aftertaste. So yes, they are not intentionnally trolling us.:eyespin:
For the longest time I have been giving the authors a lot of credit, thinking it caouldn't be that bad, that it was intentional, that it was a deconstruction or something like that. The way Izumo and Alicia's death was handled did open my eyes. Even though we know that the storyboard dude responsible of it was scolded by the director over it. |
According to those interview translations I read on another thread, Kawamori said that he wanted to see what kind of reactions people would have when they know that Apollo and reincarnations are Pollon all the while.
That sounds to me like he wasn't writing to invoke a specific reaction, but to cause audience to react completely different to the whole story. In other words, he was trolling. |
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Trolling is about writing to upset your audience. To make them feel anger towards a certain character or plot event/reveal. |
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Mikono's been kidnapped once, effectively, by Kagura, three episodes ago. His small interruptions every 6 odd episodes is not a reason or excuse for her doing nothing and never sitting down to talk with Amata. If she has no romantic feelings for the guy, then there's no reason she cannot give that knowledge (and comfort) to Amata, who was visibly torn and beating himself up over it. It just makes her seem... heartless. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'm verging on an aside now, this is more to do with Amata's list vs. reality. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As far as people forgetting positives, people seem to forget the negatives. In particular the irony of what Amata said in Ep. 25 with what Mikono said in Ep. 19. - Afraid of getting hurt. - Cause Amata and Zessica pain. vs. - Tries her hardest and takes on people's pain. His description is awfully picky. He's seen her do these things for Yunoha and the graveyard episode, and this is fine. Its a great list but... They don't actually apply to him or Zessica, to whom she's actually doing the opposite and *not* trying her hardest. If she had been, she'd have resolved everything before leaving, not left with the infamous "I'll tell you later!" while knowing what she had to say anyway (this is not trying, this is delaying). Like she said, she's afraid of getting hurt and won't face that problem until everything else is fixed first. This is either brilliant stupidity in the writing where they forgot what they wrote before. Or Amata's verging on willfully ignorant. Just imagine how much more touching the scene in Ep. 25 would/could have been if Amata doesn't treat Mikono as a trophy that he has to describe (in a rather awkward *does not apply to me* fashion) and beats down Kagura because he can claim that Mikono actually loves him back? Instantly, he no longer treats Mikono as a trophy. |
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But Kawamori doesn't seem to know what reactions he want to cause and is writing just to cause a reaction and the reaction in this case happens to be disappointment and anger. A deliberate attempt to cause anger through conscious writing is different from anger caused by inapt writing, this inapt writing is more trolling to me than a skillful and deliberate effort. Kawamori has wasted all the main and reincarnated characters as well as Zessica. He doesn't know why the audience hate Mikono, doesn't know what the audience will think about Pollon, he doesn't seem to know how his own characters are presenting themselves to the audience. |
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People on a/ are actually rooting for Mykage.:heh: And I do to. @CA Well at least Okada was very aware of what people would think of the warui onna Mikono who manipulates men without knowing. Kaji too. |
it will end in a bitter taste but I still think that they're gonna still end the series on a bittersweet note. Whether it be some of the reasons that were discussed earlier or some other reason. I can say that a straight up happy ending, while I like them, will feel out of place and not right. This has so far been a tragedy and it should end as one.
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They don't seem to feel the same about their characters and as a result have huge inconsistencies that people notice and are complaining about. Things like characters suddenly forgetting previous development, forgetting their parents died, who loves who etc., and sudden character quirks are inconsistencies that happen when writers do not work with the storyboarders. While the writers write the plot and script, the storyboarders have to interpret and draw those into a sequence of scenes. Without a good writer joining in the discussion, it can result in inconsistencies. |
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I just hope I get the ending I wanted but I feel thats pretty impossible seeing as nothing has gone anyones way so far.
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Is it just me , or is anyone else seeing slight death flags fro Kagura?
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Kagura's the only popular male character after Jin in Japan. While even that operator guy who had like one line is more popular than poor Amata. |
Actually just about all the non side characters have death flags on them, any or all of them can sacrifice for each other for one reason or another.
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I want Fudou/Appolonius to die. Seriously I still can't stomach the fact he lets poor Appollo die in his place.
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