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2012-06-22, 22:54 | Link #1005 | |
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6.5/10. Not even close to being as compelling or interesting as Nisio Isin's other works.
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2012-06-22, 22:59 | Link #1006 | |
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2012-06-23, 02:45 | Link #1007 | |
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Regarding the specific line which you quoted, the characters were commenting on creating "media franchises" (i.e. franchises which span across multiple mediums) for the sake of "creating media franchises"; the implication being for merely commercial purposes. Presumably, this stands in opposition to expanding works into other mediums after considering how or whether the original work might be genuinely suited to them. The implication is not at all that the original material (or even the adaptation, despite any circumstances) is devoid of merit; but rather that that value might well unfortunately be poorly communicated. To put it in simpler terms: I hardly think it would be justified to interpret that Nishio is disparaging the fundamental merit of his own series. Rather, I would take that as an admission that as far as creative input went, this was a half-assed commercially-motivated adaptation. Now to clarify some things: As far as Unzen's Public Morals/Disciplinary Committee goes, it's not particularly prominent or powerful. The thing is, as an institution which emphasizes student autonomy, Hakoniwa Academy leaves virtually all aspects of student life up to various student committees; aside from Unzen's Disciplinary Committee there are also committees for Diet/Nutrition (i.e. domain of the cafeteria), Health/Medical (i.e. domain of the nurse's office), Library, Exercise, etc. The particular thing which made Unzen special was actually his individual designation--namely being a member of Class 13 (as mentioned), the elite of the elite within the academy (for as of yet unrevealed reasons) amongst whose ranks Medaka also numbers. As a committee alone, the rest of the Disciplinary Committee has no particularly extraordinary power or influence. Medaka Box is as of yet the single Nishio work I've encountered which most directly addresses Nishio's constantly recurring theme of prodigies/geniuses (and particularly in the case of this series, how they relate with "normal" people). Staged in a school setting, with from the beginning an unusual emphasis on merit towards various academic/artistic/athletic sports or activities, Medaka Box addresses above all the question of the differences and distances between individuals. I don't think at all that the weakness of early Medaka Box is that Medaka is portrayed as "too perfect", or that there is a lack of focus on minor characters; rather, I think that the fault which truly lay with Nishio's introduction to this series (whether anime or manga) was that he took far too long to show that Medaka Box's exaggerated portrayal of various aspects of its characters or their abilities, rather than being included for some sort of comedy or "cool" action factor, are actually meant to meaningfully explore something serious. Last edited by Sol Falling; 2012-06-23 at 05:29. |
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The fundamental advice essentially all manga readers pushed from the start of this adaptation has been "Don't judge the entire story by the content of the anime". What you have seen thus far amounts to less than 15% of the published material. I don't know why you seem so determined to push forward any sort of judgement at this point. Frankly, calling the remainder of Medaka Box a "generic battle anime" is complete tripe. |
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Honestly, the school is way weirder than you're imagining. It's like an independent nation or something. Medaka does actually have the authority to remodel the school because she's an elected official, the Health committee can actually deal with all the people who get injured by Unzen's rampages, and I would assume the Beautification committee is the one left to deal with the repairs to the building. Edit: For reference, the school's name means "miniature garden", translated by Crunchyroll as Sandbox. The connotation that both terms share is that they're isolated worlds, cut off from unwanted influence and under the careful control of the "gardener". Last edited by Clarste; 2012-06-24 at 03:14. |
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2012-06-25, 11:42 | Link #1019 |
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http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/program/de...206272550.html
looks like it will be some kind of special episode on the 27th June. Maybe it would just be staff members discussing some stuff. http://medakabox.jp/contents/hp0015/index00620000.html yeah, right, nothing to look for here. OK,some bonus stuff for the 1st volume: Spoiler for here:
Hmm now that's interesting: 黒神めだかが虎居砕に語る、箱舟中学時代の過去。 球磨川禊の出会いを黒神めだかが語る西尾維新先生の描きおろしオーディオドラマを封入した新規 CM。 公式HPではオーディオドラマの一部が聴けるぞ! All in all they're gonna include some Drama about the past of Medaka... and Kumagawa... written by Nishio. "Medaka Box Juvenile" Sound sample is here. Last edited by Iby; 2012-06-26 at 04:17. |
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