2012-04-24, 03:23 | Link #8221 | |
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It's only in that arc after that that the action begins to slack off, and the series shifts into a very Meta Mockery of other genres, not just Shounen alone. From Slice of Life Yonkoma strips involving four Girls (like K-on, Lucky Star, etc) to "Boss" Characters. Largely driven by one very epic character. Last edited by novalysis; 2012-04-24 at 04:06. |
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2012-04-24, 07:16 | Link #8223 | |
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2012-04-24, 16:43 | Link #8230 |
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Wasn't that Ajimu?? I was under the impression that Ajimu was the 'trump card' :/
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2012-04-24, 17:55 | Link #8235 |
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Hmm... It appears as though that was my mistake, Medaka mentions that he was the President in Middle-School, but he had a Zero approval rating, that he somehow managed to pull up.
Kumagawa does mention a girl not being worth his time, but, there was no follow up on it. |
2012-04-24, 17:59 | Link #8236 | |
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A. Ajimu isn't a minus, she's a not equal B. Kumugawa's the one who sealed her away. I don't see him asking her to come over and help him out C. The Delayed Two are two people, while 'that child' seems to be referring to one person D. Ajimu doesn't really seem to actually have been Kumugawa's ally at any point during that arc, going by her dialogue with Kumugawa when he tried to get his bookmaker back. It just seems iffy.
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2012-04-24, 20:22 | Link #8237 | |
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2012-04-24, 20:38 | Link #8238 | |
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B. It's hard to read Kumagawa's motives. He says he loves her, he says he obeys her, yet he also seems more determined than anyone else to defeat her. Think about her motivations though: she wants to lose. So everything Kumagawa does is doing her a favor. Does he know this? I have no idea, but I don't think he hates her either. The old "Kumagawa realized she was the final boss and attacked her" theory just doesn't make much sense to me. C. Ajimu's clearly the more important of the two. Hanten is "just there". It wouldn't be wrong to say "Ajimu and the other guy". D. Ajimu is no one's ally, but no one's enemy either. "Such a thing as an enemy does not exist in this world." She'd probably have been interested in helping Kumagwa win against Medaka for the same reason she helped Zenkichi, but it was too late by the time she got there. Based on her dialog with Chairman Shiranui, it sounds like she fully intended to join class -13, but decided not to because the battle was already over. |
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2012-04-25, 00:16 | Link #8239 |
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Kumagawa's "delayed two" was undoubtedly Hanten and Ajimu. If you remember the aftermath of Kumagawa and Medaka's President battle, Maguro mentions that he would have asked Kumagawa to stay even if Medaka never made him Vice President. The explanation he gave for this was precisely because Naze had confided in him about the "delayed two" in the list he saw, and Maguro mentioned that he did indeed remember the identity of Ajimu. The question of the whole "delayed two" issue was already resolved at that point in the story.
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2012-04-25, 01:51 | Link #8240 | |
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Though if Nisio does intend to drag Medaka Box out for 300-400 Chapters, the Child will almost certainly be a plot-point. Though I'd imagine it may well be after the graduation of Kumugawa. Then again, there's still quite a few genres Nisio hasn't taken a sledgehammer to. For one, Seinen. And Medaka Box can easily veer of into that direction. Indeed, I wonder what happens to abnormals in the wider, adult world. Certainly, Medaka's shaping up to be one of the most prominent figure in that community. The "wider" garden provides still alot of fuel for plot, of which the Jet Black Bride Arc hopefully is only an entrance arc into a Post High School setting. Then again, Nisio might choose to end this soon too, rather than moving that far out of Shounen territory. But Medaka Box is a setting very rich in Seinen themes, if the author wants to go in there. |
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action, comedy, harem, nishio, romance, shounen, student council |
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