2010-10-17, 16:04 | Link #61 | |
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I find the behavior of Junichi weird in the manga when he wants absolutely kiss Ai in the cheek. I don't like the way he treats her. In this case, he's not better than the one in the anime version. However, I like the manga version slightly better because he's less "stupid" than in the two first episode of the anime. But in the third episode, I like the Junichi's anime version better. Oh and Junichi's and Ai's design are better in the anime. And the fact that Ai is voiced by Yukana is also a great plus |
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2010-10-17, 16:14 | Link #62 |
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I think that they messed the pool scene up pretty bad. Junichi's decision to jump in after her seemed random in the anime because there was none of the "Is it because of me?" thoughts. I also found his excuse in the anime to be quite lazy. To be fair though, this was due to the overall lack of focus on the swiming portion of the arc. The anime made up for it, however, by giving more development to the brother angle, which the manga kind of grazed over.
Junichi indeed got better in episode 3, a much needed bounce back after his idiocy in episode 2.
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2010-10-17, 17:07 | Link #64 | |
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Yeah, Ai offhandedly mentioned that her times were slumping, but it didn't seem to phaze Junichi at all. Again, most of this is because the condensed the entire conflict into 1 episode.
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2010-10-18, 05:50 | Link #65 |
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Indeed, the scenes on themselves are different - in addition, I never said they were better, all I said was that I found them more interesting. But I guess many people would agree they were much more entertaining than what the anime has showed, and all of them amounted to a relatively better build-up when compared to the anime. Thus, making the manga comparatively better.
Hmm... I know this comes down to personal perceptions, but how is asking for another kiss weird? I mean, she was teasing him like forever, and then when he finally did something to look cool in front of her (that wasn't his purpose, though, as he was genuinely trying to protect her), she kissed him as a reward (out of her own volition). I don't know you, but I'd have asked for another kiss myself.
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2010-10-18, 09:32 | Link #66 | |
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While Junichi protecting Ai from a mad dog does score him some points, it cannot stand alone. If it does, then it doesn't really show that Ai loves Junichi but just what he did. As for Junichi's concerns for Ai's swimming, this has yet to be seen as exclusive to the manga, because the ep 16 preview showed that Junichi was definitely concerned. Some may also bring up the several attempts where Junichi asks Ai for a kiss. However, kissing is not an act to raise affection, but a result of affection itself. It's really not natural to expect kissing by itself to suddenly make Ai like Junichi more. There has to be events leading up to the kiss, like the pool scene in the manga or the swing scene in the anime. Just asking for a kiss out of nowhere like at lunch or in the shed in the manga does not work alone. |
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2010-10-18, 09:45 | Link #67 | |
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I personally think it has more impact if he has those thoughts during her slump instead of thinking about it in retrospect. You're right about the anime encounters though. They seemed a lot more natural and the anime had more than them. Look, I'm not some purist or anything. I openly concede that the anime handled some things better than the manga. However, I liked how the manga chose the swimming part as the central conflict of the arc. Thus I like the manga better. It's all a matter of personal opinion.
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2010-10-20, 17:50 | Link #69 | |
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The manga comes out once every 2 months, so it should be out soon.
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2010-10-21, 13:05 | Link #70 |
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There's an additional chapter, I believe, which hasn't been scanlated. Well, I wouldn't know what it was about, since I saw it in Chinese, but it was a rather weird chapter - yet quite entertaining, if you know what I mean.
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2010-10-29, 16:20 | Link #72 |
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Just finished this one last night. I also agree that a few extra chapters of Ai's arc would have been a better fit - the end felt too rushed imo.
Other than that I enjoyed it!
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2011-11-25, 12:49 | Link #74 |
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Finally read the 5th and final chapter of Amagami - Love Goes On! - Haruka version.
Spoiler for ch5:
And looks like there will be another Amagami - Love Goes On! manga with a another heroine.
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