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larethian · 2013-04-13, 00:29

I'm trying to get into this and give it a chance because it has some nice visuals and character designs and my favorite twintails, but the 180 degree shifts on the characters, first Kotori, then Touka, rather than being funny, they make it jarringly annoying to me. T_T
Two words come to my mind after the 2 episodes, "messy" + "nonsensical".
Think I'm going to give it one more episode.

Incidentally, after seeing the "choices" thing, I just got wind of another title "俺の脳内選択肢が、学園ラブコメを全力で邪魔している" ("The choices in my head are hampering my school love comedy in full force") which also features choices (apparently fixed choices that are equally bad

), but it seems more interesting than Date-A-Live.

Enternal · 2013-04-13, 00:35

I don't understand how it's hard to understand Tohka's change in personality. It's not really a change. For a very long time, every time she wakes up, people tried to kill her. She ends up putting up a "barrier" around herself and does not trust people. Now that he shows up and is the first to try to talk and understand her, her real personality shows through. Not non-sensical. Kotori however does have her reason and since you have not read the LN yet, yes it does seem odd. The whole personality "switch" of Kotori itself is meant to be a bit funny although it will be explained later. Tohka however was never meant to be funny but more about the situation on the Spirit side instead of the human (human views spirits as walking destruction).

EDIT: Actually larethian, since you do read light novels, you should really try reading volume 1. There are some little details that are not animated here which is a shame but time constraints... makes me worry whenever I thought about the chance of Madan no Ou to Vanadis and Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei being animated.

EDIT2: Actually,

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Originally Posted by Shinova

That's how she normally is. It's just that everyone up till shidou was trying to kill her without reason or provocation so her earlier cold attitude is understandable. You'd treat someone with suspicion at first too before opening up if everyone else had been shooting at you on sight until then.

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Originally Posted by Znail

It should be obvious why Tohka is so suspicious if you consider her background. She said that she have no memories from before turning up as a Spirit. As everyone else is evacuated when a spirit shows up so is the only people she has ever seen the AST squad, that tries to kill her. Shidou have a rather easy time getting on friendly terms with her as he is the first one to try and talk to her.

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Originally Posted by Kireen

^This and the fact that she's quite naive and knows very little to nothing about the world she is sent to, to me she looks like a curious kid, and that's quite cute.

Azuma Denton · 2013-04-13, 01:00

Oh, Marina Inoue is saying "Baka! Baka!"
Not only once but twice in episode 2...
That already make me eargasm...

SaintessHeart · 2013-04-13, 01:57

Origami >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tohka. Reasons :

1. Flat chest is a status symbol; there is no need for big boobs.
2. Black ponytail is overrated. Short, neat bobcut is cuter.
3. Tohka can bomb you only twice. Origami can bomb you infinitely with her gatling guns, cannons and missiles.

Images

Origami Always Comes Up On Top

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Obelisk ze Tormentor · 2013-04-13, 06:25

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Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

Origami >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tohka. Reasons :

1. Flat chest is a status symbol; there is no need for big boobs.
2. Black ponytail is overrated. Short, neat bobcut is cuter.
3. Tohka can bomb you only twice. Origami can bomb you infinitely with her gatling guns, cannons and missiles.

You do realize that someone can easily reverse all those reasons, right?

Example:

Tohka>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Origami. Reasons :

Big boobs is a status symbol; there is no need for flat chest.
Short Neat bobcut is overrated. Black ponytail is cuter.
Origami is limited by bullets and needs to carry a big gun. Tohka can shoot you infinitely with just her finger.

ookamigirl · 2013-04-13, 06:49

OMG! Part with the teacher was slightly disturbing.
His "make-them-fall-in-love-with-you" training was just LOL
Shido's sister certainly has some interesting plans for him.
This really felt like a visual novel ^^
I do like her new name - Tohka.
It's like watching anime & someone play a visual novel at the same time.
Don't know why, but I really like this one.

NoemiChan · 2013-04-13, 07:03

Mahal Kita.. says the subs... WTF?@!

Obelisk ze Tormentor · 2013-04-13, 07:10

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Originally Posted by GenjiChan

Mahal Kita.. says the subs... WTF?@!

Maybe it's Indian words/language.

NoemiChan · 2013-04-13, 07:22

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Originally Posted by Obelisk ze Tormentor

Maybe it's Indian words/language.

It's Filipino word!!!! It means "I love you".. I'm so happy! Filipino Otakus will be happy!!!!

Just wondering why Filipino of all? Why not French or German? Never mind.. anyway... great episode... It'll be in my most favorite list

Obelisk ze Tormentor · 2013-04-13, 07:31

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Originally Posted by GenjiChan

It's Filipino word!!!! It means "I love you".. I'm so happy! Filipino Otakus will be happy!!!!

Oh, I didn’t know that

. Nice info

.

So that Mikimoto guy knows Filippino. Maybe he has a Filipino girlfriend/wive.

Shinon · 2013-04-13, 07:37

is ep 3 already out ?

NoemiChan · 2013-04-13, 07:50

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Originally Posted by Obelisk ze Tormentor

Oh, I didn’t know that

. Nice info

.

So that Mikimoto guy knows Filippino. Maybe he has a Filipino girlfriend/wive.

It can't be helped a lot of our women goes to Japan bringing back home Japanese husbands and yen....

Azuma Denton · 2013-04-13, 08:02

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Originally Posted by GenjiChan

Mahal Kita.. says the subs... WTF?@!

And in Indonesia it means, "Our relationship is too expensive."

agetreme · 2013-04-13, 08:06

For Ep 2, It would have been funnier if Shidou commented about the Experts' experiences.

Read: If I were him, I would have given up.

NoemiChan · 2013-04-13, 08:09

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Originally Posted by Azuma Denton

And in Indonesia it means, "Our relationship is too expensive."

Really? Mahal also means "expensive" in ours....

Obelisk ze Tormentor · 2013-04-13, 08:11

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Originally Posted by Azuma Denton

And in Indonesia it means, "Our relationship is too expensive."

I think that is stretching too much since, in Indonesian, “mahal” -> expensive and “kita” -> we or us.

So it’s just two random words in Indonesian. Unless you’re saying that “something that belong to us is more expensive compared to *insert object*”, other than that, you can’t exactly use “mahal kita” in common conversation.

Azuma Denton · 2013-04-13, 08:14

I dunno...
Given our nation's creativity in creating slang words and shortening them, it only takes some famous people to use it on advertising, and boom, suddenly it's a common word...

Back to topic...
On what time does Nico2 version air?

NoemiChan · 2013-04-13, 08:19

Does anyone find the "baka, ba-ka" line kinda forced? Reminds me of that idiotic, big boobed angel in Otoshimono

Obelisk ze Tormentor · 2013-04-13, 08:30

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Originally Posted by Azuma Denton

I dunno...
Given our nation's creativity in creating slang words and shortening them, it only takes some famous people to use it on advertising, and boom, suddenly it's a common word...

Yeah, that's a really bad habit.

Back to topic:
I find it hilarious that after so much effort is spent and Kotori being smart-ass about dating-method, almost all her (and her crew's) suggestions backfired and producing the opposite effect

. It becomes very effective when the male MC (his name escapes me) just act like himself.

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Originally Posted by GenjiChan

Does anyone find the "baka, ba-ka" line kinda forced? Reminds me of that idiotic, big boobed angel in Otoshimono

I kinda feel it too, but maybe a part of it is due to Tohka's sudden change in mood from being defensive and aggressive into tsun-tsun and dere-dere

.

Azuma Denton · 2013-04-13, 08:32

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Originally Posted by GenjiChan

Does anyone find the "baka, ba-ka" line kinda forced? Reminds me of that idiotic, big boobed angel in Otoshimono

It's not forced !!!
It's the most beautiful sound Tohka has spoken beside "Date! Date! Date!" in this episode...

2013-04-13, 01:57	Link #564
SaintessHeart NYAAAAHAAANNNNN~ Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 35	Origami >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tohka. Reasons : 1. Flat chest is a status symbol; there is no need for big boobs. 2. Black ponytail is overrated. Short, neat bobcut is cuter. 3. Tohka can bomb you only twice. Origami can bomb you infinitely with her gatling guns, cannons and missiles. Images Origami Always Comes Up On Top Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? __________________ When three puppygirls named after pastries are on top of each other, it is called Eclair a'la menthe et Biscotti aux fraises avec beaucoup de Ricotta sur le dessus. Most of all, you have to be disciplined and you have to save, even if you hate our current financial system. Because if you don't save, then you're guaranteed to end up with nothing.

2013-04-13, 06:49	Link #566
ookamigirl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011	OMG! Part with the teacher was slightly disturbing. His "make-them-fall-in-love-with-you" training was just LOL Shido's sister certainly has some interesting plans for him. This really felt like a visual novel ^^ I do like her new name - Tohka. It's like watching anime & someone play a visual novel at the same time. Don't know why, but I really like this one. __________________ My Blog --> ookami

2013-04-13, 07:37	Link #571
Shinon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Kuou Academy	is ep 3 already out ? __________________

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agetreme Just another Idiot Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delusion world	For Ep 2, It would have been funnier if Shidou commented about the Experts' experiences. Read: If I were him, I would have given up. __________________ Ara Han

2013-04-13, 00:29	Link #561
larethian Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010	I'm trying to get into this and give it a chance because it has some nice visuals and character designs and my favorite twintails, but the 180 degree shifts on the characters, first Kotori, then Touka, rather than being funny, they make it jarringly annoying to me. T_T Two words come to my mind after the 2 episodes, "messy" + "nonsensical". Think I'm going to give it one more episode. Incidentally, after seeing the "choices" thing, I just got wind of another title "俺の脳内選択肢が、学園ラブコメを全力で邪魔している" ("The choices in my head are hampering my school love comedy in full force") which also features choices (apparently fixed choices that are equally bad ), but it seems more interesting than Date-A-Live.

2013-04-13, 01:00	Link #563
Azuma Denton ~AD~ Join Date: Oct 2006	Oh, Marina Inoue is saying "Baka! Baka!" Not only once but twice in episode 2... That already make me eargasm...

2013-04-13, 07:03	Link #567
NoemiChan Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Philippines Age: 36	Mahal Kita.. says the subs... WTF?@!

2013-04-13, 08:14	Link #577
Azuma Denton ~AD~ Join Date: Oct 2006	I dunno... Given our nation's creativity in creating slang words and shortening them, it only takes some famous people to use it on advertising, and boom, suddenly it's a common word... Back to topic... On what time does Nico2 version air?

2013-04-13, 08:19	Link #578
NoemiChan Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Philippines Age: 36	Does anyone find the "baka, ba-ka" line kinda forced? Reminds me of that idiotic, big boobed angel in Otoshimono