2014-10-06, 20:54 | Link #41 |
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I think having the central protagonist of the story going through chuuni doesn't work as well as keeping the characteristic outside of the spotlight. It works for instances like OreShura or Chunnibyou where the embarrassment of the character is the humorous part, or the reaction of the main character to the antics of a chuuni support. In this case it feels just grating. Worse, the personalities of the supporting cast feels very understated and don't particularly stand out to me. And at this point, I don't even see why they tolerate Andou. There is no described history between them and they clearly seem consistently annoyed with his antics. If any romance develops at this point, with the whole rom-com angle already implied, it feels like it would be purely out of pity rather than some genuine characteristic he possesses that makes him endearing.
Worse, the actual appearance of a plot or "bad guys" just reinforces his chuuni-ness. At least it could have had the amusing aspect of him perceiving wide-reaching plots only to have it be completely normal in the end, but even that isn't in the cards. I guess I'll stick it out for another episode or two and hope that there is some turn around |
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2014-10-06, 21:15 | Link #43 |
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And how do you know it isn't? We have no evidence that that guy at the end is anyone important. He could be some other random chuunibyou who got superpowers. He could a powerless chuunibyou who's pretending to have powers using tools to make himself hang there upside down. He could simply be a figment of Andou's imagination. Don't jump to conclusions. The whole premise of this series as stated by preview material is that these kids get superpowers and expect it to mean that something special is going to happen around them, but nothing happens.
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2014-10-06, 21:31 | Link #44 | |
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I'm trying not to jump to conclusions! That's why I'm going to give it a few more episodes, but that first encounter really seemed contrary to the whole point of the series. A group of kids get special powers, but nothing happens... except something happens in the first episode. And clearly others have gotten some superpowers as well, which sets the stage for more things to happen that goes beyond the ordinary life thing. I dunno, I'm not condemning it outright, it just doesn't feel like it is executing what the premise seemed intent on doing. |
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2014-10-06, 22:08 | Link #47 | |
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2014-10-06, 23:40 | Link #53 |
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It's an interesting premise - What if a hardcore chuunibyou person discovered/gained actual superpowers and/or other fantastical elements, and they became part of that person's everyday world?
However, it should be noted that this has kind of been done at least twice before in anime. Spoiler for The two shows in question, you will be spoiled on these shows a bit if you open this.:
This show seems to be taking a much more comedic approach to it, and I'm not sure if that works as well. Like kasimmorathi wrote, what makes chuuni comedy work is the fact that it's nonsensical, that it is in fact hammy characters playing make believe. So the sheer silliness of it all is what makes it amusing. But it's much less silly if people really do have superpowers. To be fair, "My make believe simulations turn real?! Wowsers!" can be a good joke gimmick for a little bit, which is why I did chuckle a bit at Episode 1, but I'm not sure it'll work that well for a full show. Especially with the high-level powers here - It would be easier for it to be funny if the superpowers were all laughably low level, like the MC's appears to be. Nothing laughable about the following, though... 1) Molecule Man 2) Captain Planet minus the Superman bits 3) Akemi Homura on steroids 4) ...Healer/repairer? Not quite sure how to take this one remaining superpower. That's rather high level, on the whole, and the superhero fan in me can't help but think "Why the hell aren't these people trying to use their powers in practical, everyday ways to either help themselves or help others or both?" They're just training their superpowers once a month? What an utter waste, man! But, to be fair, the show definitely has its strengths. The character designs are very nice, the seiyu work is excellent, and the action scenes are decent so far. I particularly like Tomoyo. She has an exceptionally nice character design, and she strikes me a bit as a strange blend of Haruhi Suzumiya and Maki Nishikino. For those reasons, and others, I'll be sticking with the show. I am interested in seeing if it sticks to primarily comedy.
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2014-10-06, 23:45 | Link #54 | |
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There's also the fact that they're not sure how they got their powers, so maybe they're trying to keep it on the down low until they have more information. What if they reveal their powers only to have some shady organization come after them (which seem to be the case in a lot of other super power stories)? The crime rate in Japan is generally pretty low too isn't it? In a lot of superhero stories the superheroes end up only fighting supervillains, so maybe without a supervillain they're just not motivated? |
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2014-10-06, 23:56 | Link #55 | |
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Some of these powers are every bit as empowering as a billion dollars would be (in fact, some of them could almost certainly earn you a billion dollars if you played things right). I could certainly understand some caution on the part of the major characters, but why not put on a magic show, for example? Molecule Girl, Captain Planet Girl, and Time-Stop Girl could do that very easily, and have people in complete awe of them. To be fair, maybe they will do something like this later on.
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2014-10-07, 00:19 | Link #57 | |
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2014-10-07, 00:23 | Link #58 |
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They could do something to attract attention, and show off how special they are. But since they don't know where these powers came from, why they have them, or who else might have similar powers, they are justifiably hestiant to do so. Alerting other people to their presence, people who might have powers and who might not be nice, could cause all sorts of disaster. And if they have, in fact, been chosen to be some sort of heroes, then coming out like that could alert whatever "enemies" they might unknowingly have to their identities.
Even putting that aside, the powers they have could literally change the world. Even using them in some way that might seem like the right thing to do could have immense, unforeseen consequences, far beyond the level of things kids their age should have to figure out how to handle. Right now, they're wiser to stay out of it all. The ethical questions, the moral questions, the decisions that could accidentally destroy all life on the planet... better to leave it alone until they're better equipped to make the right choices.
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