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Originally Posted by faervas
I just read most of the manga up until Episode 11. in the Anime it gives the impression that they are doing some practicing. In the manga they hardly ever play as a group, mostly practicing a lone. You really can't change that fact, without making the anime be something different from the Manga. I think people are use to the Formula that most anime fall under. They have added a lot to the Cannon that is not in the Manga, while maintaining what the "Manga" delivered. The truth is thier really is not that much material to work with. 90% of the Manga is used and about 40% new material. The writers had to be careful on adding the new stuff while sticking to the original intent of the manga artist. They also have to stay true to what is expected by the informed Fans. It's to early for a rewrite of a relatively fresh Manga.
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Genre aside, that's pretty much what is happening with Guin Saga. At first it appeared refreshing, because it is "rare" to see old school western-like fantasy in anime, then the novelty wore off. People who liked it stuck around (I did) and people who did not like it so much just jumped where it is greener. At places, Guin Saga suffered from iffy direction (Star Crossed blog explains a bit about it) and quality goof-ups, while still delivering good characterization, telling enough background to award people to watch and appetize them for more. What's keeping fans watching Guin Saga is
1. The material, they are actually covering beyond the translated novels so we will know what we are missing out.
2. What is appealing about the genre. It's one of the rare fantasy anime free from what we usually see (idiot/emo hero, clothes that are too cool for its time period, spell porn).
Guin Saga fans are aware that it could have been done better, it deserved better but we still keep watching it because the whole is all more compelling.
The thing is, we are now used to Guin Saga convention and formula. One side sees something worth watching. The other side question what fans find so appealing about what appears as nothing but a pile of cliche and tropes.
I don't know about K-On!
fans. Yes, I want to hear from a
fan what is keeping him/her watching the series.