2013-07-21, 11:24 | Link #4141 |
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Very quick translation: [Edit: now slightly improved]
On a day shortly before Christmas, Kyousuke left his house as planned. Walking down the evening streets where snow danced, Kyousuke resolved that he was going to confess his feeling for a certain person, and started to run. As Kyousuke finally arrived at the meeting place, the person waiting for him there was... Kyousuke's story, that begin with Kirino's life consultations, is taking giant strides towards its climax. And the ending Kyousuke chose is... Spoiler for Novels:
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2013-07-21, 14:09 | Link #4143 |
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Well I never really thought that they would in the first place but I am glad to hear that it is basically confirmed . Also its a smart move on their part to keep the suspense up, it makes for a better story and there would be no point if they ruined the suspense now right at the ending.
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2013-07-21, 23:40 | Link #4148 |
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Sorry for disappearing for a while. But then that won't be a catchphrase on Kirino... It will be simply just a tittle of the series
Anyway, still take suggestions on this. I guess anything with "you, siscon" in the same line is hinted at Kirino
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2013-07-23, 21:25 | Link #4151 |
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http://blog.livedoor.jp/geek/archives/51398941.html
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At this time it has not been translated into English. It shipped with the first volume of the Anime Limited Edition Blu-Rays/DVDs, and the basic outline of the content was posted earlier. The short story does not contain any information that adds clarity to the end of the novels, since that would be a spoiler for anime-only viewers.
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2013-07-29, 19:04 | Link #4157 | |
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In other words, I'd say it's as much of a "harem" as pretty much any shounen romantic comedy is, since a key point of the story is which of the multiple available/willing heroines the protagonist will fall in love with and "choose" in the end. But in the stricter sense of the word, the story isn't really *about* Kyousuke and his "harem", but actually about Kyousuke and Kirino's relationship, with the other elements layered around it. Pretty much all the other characters and elements are there to draw out an aspect of Kirino and Kyousuke.
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2013-07-29, 19:24 | Link #4158 |
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^The only character I feel was his ''love interest'' was Kuroneko since she openly admits her feelings, many times throughout the series and novel. As for Ayase, she lied to herself even though she took interest for him since the beginning and just started to show some interest in like her story in Volume 9 and clearly Volume 10. Manami was never the subject of love interest as Kyousuke says that he treats her as a ''grandma'' and nothing more. Kanako, with her straight forward confessions, was not in the ''race'' whatsoever. Well, for Kirino, I think he actively begins falling for her in Volume 8+ and she is the only person realistically he ends with(which he did) since the show rotates around their relationship in a sense and not Kyousuke getting together with any other girl. Its just like you said, they are there to help develop them.
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2013-07-29, 19:41 | Link #4159 |
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I don't think it's necessarily a question of whether or not they ever "had a chance" from a story-telling perspective. Many shounen romantic comedies have a "harem" of heroines, most of whom never really "have a chance" but still show interest in the protagonist. (In fact, in most harem anime, there are usually a number of "harem members" who really stand no logical chance at all, but are there to arguably "fill out" the harem with different personalities/tropes.) In a different story, either Kuroneko, Ayase, or Manami could easily have been Kyousuke's main love interest, as the foundational elements were there -- as were explored in the PSP games. Saori and Kanako would need more development (particularly if you're thinking of the anime that cut a lot), but it's not that far-fetched... again, in a different story.
Anyway, I think the key is that you're trying to define if it "is" or "isn't", but it's really a matter of degrees. It has some harem elements for sure, but I personally wouldn't call it a "Harem LN/Anime" because it's not the most descriptive term for most of the content. (When people think "harem anime", they're usually thinking more like To Love-Ru, and this really isn't like that.)
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