2018-09-26, 12:49 | Link #181 |
Confused Shark
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Atlantis
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^ Kano bad (sex slave) end What about those kids? Amuhi or something who blew up that bomb and that kid who dived after him after he got stabbed in the stomach? Also that emperor, where? So the reinforcement never came, goddamn liar
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2018-09-26, 21:24 | Link #184 |
Moving in circles
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 49
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It was indeed problematic for Jinzaburou to have survived the way he did. It was literally a deux ex machina scenario, which detracts greatly from the otherwise historically grounded fiction that the story sits upon.
I can't speak for the manga original but, when it comes solely to the anime, it's my opinion that most of the supporting cast — save for Teruhi and Shiraishi — were poorly developed and, as such, it was difficult to feel anything much for them as they died, one by one. Yes, it's horrible the way Kano died, but that's how I would feel for any other female character in that situation. The story did not present enough details about Kano for me to feel outraged and sorry for her in particular, and that is a significant problem. This was also particularly the case for the doctor-monk who was killed in the previous episode while protecting some patients — we weren't told anything about him until the last minute and, as a result, it was difficult to feel sad or sorry for him when he died. Contrast this with Amushi, the spunky kid who took a liking to Sana. I was really hoping that he would survive but, alas, it was not to be. We may not know very much about his backstory, but we were shown consistently how he contributed throughout the series and, even better, he found a cute girlfriend. As an audience, we became emotionally invested in his survival, so it was truly sad that he didn't make it. All in all, Angolmois has been entertaining. But it suffers from too many flaws to be truly great, in my opinion. |
2018-09-26, 22:20 | Link #185 |
Seishu's Ace
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
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I agree, I was hoping Amushi would survive too, and he was indeed the best developed (along with Shiraishi, maybe) of the side characters. And it actually would have made a certain poetical sense for him to survive and represent with Sana some hope for the future.
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2018-09-27, 00:04 | Link #186 |
User of the "Fast Draw"
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Yeah I think Amushi was just about the only character I really liked and kind of hoped would survive. Teruhi surviving means she can continue her tsundere relationship with Jinzaburou, kissing him when he's unconscious, and acting really creepy in general. Joy!
Also maybe I wasn't paying attention but did Sana die or not? With how the episode is unfolding I kind of just presumed the shark talking to Jinaburou ate her or something. Not a bad show. It had good moments and the first episode was really strong. Just didn't help build a strong attachment to the cast. And the nonsensical way Jinzaburou survived all this just made me wonder why they killed everyone else if such random survival was on the table.
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2018-10-02, 18:35 | Link #191 |
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Join Date: Apr 2016
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I viewed this ending as something like compromise between adhering to actual history and while not making everything a complete downer. Lots of people died, but at least Kuchii and Teruhi survived a long with some others. So not as bleak as could have. It's a shame though that besides a short handful (the pirate guy, Amushi, Shirashi, Nagamine) none of characters had either enough characterization or development for their deaths to have much of an impact individually. The same applies to the last fight as a whole since Ruku wasn't enough to the make his duel with Kuchii meaningful.
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2018-10-03, 02:13 | Link #192 |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: USA
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Wouldn't have minded a 2 cour seeing how this was clearly rushed. I liked the characterization without it getting too bogged down by tropes or antics. End of the day it was about survival, which only few managed to do, pretty much because of luck.
7.5/10
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