2011-04-16, 16:15 | Link #1161 |
I disagree with you all.
Join Date: Dec 2005
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It's not a matter of like or dislike.
For example, I quite like mecha anime. I find mechas to be quite, quite cool. But I'm not willing to accept them as realistic weapons of war. It's the same for Butei. I'm willing to suspend disbelief and look past the absurdity. I'm not willing to tell myself giving guns to undisciplined kids is a realistic solution to the rising crimerate problem. Even if some small proportion of them could attain the kind of skill you see them exhibit. (And if we're going to compare settings, I much preferred Regios. Kid soldiers were an absurd, desperate answer to an absurd, desperate situation.) |
2011-04-16, 16:21 | Link #1163 | |
Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 35
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But every other Fantasy and Sci-fi writer is, so your point stands. I have to agree that I don't really like a lot of "acclaimed" modern fiction. Take Joyce, I find him utterly unpleasant. His stories are incredibly dirty and unpleasant, and some of his books (Finnegan's wake...) are unreadable. And yet the literary establishment holds him up as almost a messiah. That said I really like Classical Greek and Roman Literature, but perhaps this is due to my associations of it with my boyhood fantasies. Historically a lot of literature (in some cases the majority) would now be considered fantasy. Realistic novels only came into vogue quite recently. However this has nothing to do with Aria, which for all my literary pretensions I still think is mediocre at best. I don't dislike it, however, due to the whole Butei concept. I'm quite willing to forgive that if the writing was better. Also, History Channel is a TERRIBLE way to learn about history. The best FUN way is probably Historical strategy games, at least to pique your interest. From what I've seen of it, it thinks stories about "bigfoot" is history... |
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2011-04-16, 17:01 | Link #1166 |
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: In my room
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Reading the novel would be good but for me. It's either read it first before the series starts or after. I prefer if they read it after watching it. This is about the anime to begin with and not the novel.
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2011-04-16, 18:11 | Link #1167 |
The Shermain
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: NY
Age: 44
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I actually read the first two volumes of the LN first (currently on the third) before starting the anime. Maybe that's why I'm more lenient towards it. The first episode was a pretty faithful adaptation of the novel.
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2011-04-16, 18:24 | Link #1170 | |||||
worshipping the pantyhose
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Manila, Philippines
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I already read about the timeslot, but that's not even anywhere in relation to the series itself. But Media Factory, eh.... that's one company I have not thought about for almost 4 years. Maybe in the same vein as my love-hate relationship with Marvelous. Quote:
Had to laugh a bit about the TV part though. I have to agree a historical strategy game is a much more fun way to learn about history, and I can personally attest to Company of Heroes . But know what to choose, because you don't want to go off spouting People's General as fact Quote:
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But yeah, for me, no reading while the anime is going and absolutely no discussion from those sources in here. |
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2011-04-16, 18:32 | Link #1172 |
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: In my room
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both if I say but more romantic and had more emotion on it. well I didn't get to see kinji all emo on the anime's first episode.
I'll say this watch the anime first before reading it the novel. I prefer the novel though because most of what I had been reading is just packs of fighting and forgetting the development of the characters. Like a new volume = new character and disregard the past character. Hidan no Aria did justice to it's characters. Given them good development and back story. And doesn't trash the already shown character type.
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2011-04-16, 19:54 | Link #1177 |
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: In my room
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First question is BLOOD. Hysteria Mode is literally blood getting into your brains XD Like a hypertension without problem. Feels like your in drugs Everything is so slow and you see things clearly.
Second question wait for the anime to show it
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2011-04-16, 20:39 | Link #1180 |
The Shermain
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: NY
Age: 44
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Kinji's weapons of choice are fairly amusing. A butterfly knife and an illegally modified Baretta that fires 3 round bursts. I think the only issue I'll have with this is that Kinji is your typical dense male protagonist, but with a healthy dose of whininess thrown in. He's also completely useless outside of Hysteria Mode, I've noticed, and I fear with him wanting to avoid using it, like he mentioned in episode 1, he'll spend most of his time as a beating toy.
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