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RDNexus · 2018-09-24, 04:23

Of course they didn't, it's way too obvious.
But it doesn't mean we, western audience, can't complain about what we've seen of this sad excuse of an adaptation.

Shinji103 · 2018-09-24, 05:32

You can complain, but at the end of the day they don’t care; they don’t make anime for us. They make it for their intentions, which in this case was not to make a good anime but to draw the attention of their Japanese viewers to the LN.

Magewolf · 2018-09-24, 22:02

But all this anime succeed in doing was make the story look awful. So it is a failure even as an advertisement. If you want to move books among the cookie-cutter mass of LN's then you really need to show how you are different.

Shinji103 · 2018-09-24, 22:06

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Originally Posted by Magewolf

But all this anime succeed in doing was make the story look awful. So it is a failure even as an advertisement. If you want to move books among the cookie-cutter mass of LN's then you really need to show how you are different.

And how many times do we hear people say this about an LN adaptation? All the time.
Since they haven’t refined their technique much, it either means they really don’t care enough period, or it’s still doing well enough to grab some extra LN sales.

You guys realize I’m not making excuses for this anime or trying to say it’s good, right? You’re preaching to the choir here. I’m just explaining that you’re all expecting a lake of water from a pond.

RDNexus · 2018-09-25, 01:12

We know they don't care, it already goes from long ago.
We also know they hardly listen to our complaints, if they even listen at all.
But if we wanna complain, vent our frustrations, we can and do so, simple as that.
You're the one acting as if we can't express our thoughts about it simply because it seems to be useless in some grand scheme of things. Nobody cares about that.

Shinji103 · 2018-09-25, 06:40

I never said you can’t complain; I just pointed out how pointless it is to do so.

BWTraveller · 2018-09-26, 14:38

I'd say it's a matter of profit. Whatever the business model, if the buying patterns remain the same then "good enough" will provide a better return on investment with certain books, and the publishers will only invest so much. I'm certain the animators themselves want to make a great piece, not some long-winded advertisement, since book sales won't earn them any money. But they work with what they're given, and if they feel that the material they're adapting, the number of episodes, the funding and resources, etc. won't be enough to produce something great, they'll start aiming for OK enough to get them some profit. If the publishers aren't convinced more resources will produce much more sales, "good enough" is the cap. Just like if publishers aren't convinced that continuing the adaptation will bring even more profit to them, they're not likely to spend the money necessary for a second season.

2018-09-24, 05:32	Link #162
Shinji103 Crazy Devout Fanboy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 1st Ra Cailum-class battleship Ra Cailum, port-side officer's bunks	You can complain, but at the end of the day they don’t care; they don’t make anime for us. They make it for their intentions, which in this case was not to make a good anime but to draw the attention of their Japanese viewers to the LN. __________________

2018-09-25, 06:40	Link #166
Shinji103 Crazy Devout Fanboy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 1st Ra Cailum-class battleship Ra Cailum, port-side officer's bunks	I never said you can’t complain; I just pointed out how pointless it is to do so. __________________

2018-09-24, 04:23	Link #161
RDNexus Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Age: 36	Of course they didn't, it's way too obvious. But it doesn't mean we, western audience, can't complain about what we've seen of this sad excuse of an adaptation.

2018-09-24, 22:02	Link #163
Magewolf Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006	But all this anime succeed in doing was make the story look awful. So it is a failure even as an advertisement. If you want to move books among the cookie-cutter mass of LN's then you really need to show how you are different.

2018-09-25, 01:12	Link #165
RDNexus Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Age: 36	We know they don't care, it already goes from long ago. We also know they hardly listen to our complaints, if they even listen at all. But if we wanna complain, vent our frustrations, we can and do so, simple as that. You're the one acting as if we can't express our thoughts about it simply because it seems to be useless in some grand scheme of things. Nobody cares about that.

2018-09-26, 14:38	Link #167
BWTraveller Born to ship Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Texas	I'd say it's a matter of profit. Whatever the business model, if the buying patterns remain the same then "good enough" will provide a better return on investment with certain books, and the publishers will only invest so much. I'm certain the animators themselves want to make a great piece, not some long-winded advertisement, since book sales won't earn them any money. But they work with what they're given, and if they feel that the material they're adapting, the number of episodes, the funding and resources, etc. won't be enough to produce something great, they'll start aiming for OK enough to get them some profit. If the publishers aren't convinced more resources will produce much more sales, "good enough" is the cap. Just like if publishers aren't convinced that continuing the adaptation will bring even more profit to them, they're not likely to spend the money necessary for a second season.