2011-05-24, 09:27 | Link #2201 |
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I actually haven't started this anime, but I'm wondering what's the charm of this series? And what type of anime fans does this attract? I'm intrigued because the level of discussion regarding this anime on AS is ridiculously high.
I'll be honest, the fact that KugRie is voicing a loli tsundere was an immediate turnoff and is the main reason why I haven't tried this, but I'm willing to change my mind if it's more than that. |
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Do you like cute girls with guns and swords? Male protagonists with attitude who can kick ass? Ridiculous yet entertaining action movies that defy all laws of physics? A love-comedy that is not harem but an actual romance? Fanservice kept to a minimum of one or two shots per episode? J.C. Staff anime? Then Hidan No Aria is for you. Quote:
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2011-05-24, 12:05 | Link #2203 | |
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I am neutral with J C Staff these days. Don't hate them or like them in particular as they tend to hit-or-miss light novel adaptations. Use to love them back when they use to do notaminA adaptations but I guess that's history. As long as the tsun-tsun aspect is kept to a reasonable level (i.e. not ZnT level) then I am able to tolerate it. Thanks for the info. I'm reasonably convinced to give this series a shot now . |
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2011-05-26, 00:35 | Link #2204 | |
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2011-05-26, 01:08 | Link #2205 |
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its ironic to say, part of the reason we get many posts is due to complainters, without them we would never come this far
But ridiculously high? really? The other two shows most talked about is probably anohana and irohana, did we actually beat them ?
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2011-05-26, 02:33 | Link #2206 | |
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I'm up to date with this series now, and I'm kinda torn. I enjoyed episodes 3, 4 and 5 where it was more action-orientated, but episodes 1,2, 6 were mainly harem romcom stuff which I'm not too fond of. |
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2011-05-26, 02:56 | Link #2208 | ||
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A certain trapboy complaining about Index and JC Staff adaptations of light novels in the IRC room I go to summed it up well: Quote:
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2011-05-26, 07:35 | Link #2210 | ||
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We know Dahak =_=... If there's ever a cruise missile on a course towards a large building, you'll be the only one out of seven hundred eye witnesses that would instead be looking around to see if any skirts were being uplifted from the shockwave of the explosion. Quote:
...That doesn't summarized anything ! In fact it just made me even more confused as JC Staff neither blotch Touma's relationship with Orsola, nor was that an accurate description of their relationship in the first place.
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2011-05-26, 07:56 | Link #2211 | |
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In all seriousness though, wasn't the comment directed at RomCom, and not necessarily fanservice? I don't mind me some RomCom in HnA, considering the whole "girl(s) live with the guy" thing they have going I mean, doesn't the novel have harem antics in it? |
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2011-05-26, 08:15 | Link #2212 |
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oh, looks like I'm already "infamous" around these parts. (at least, I have good company -> the guy above me)
but you're probably right. guess I should stop repeating myself like that... that's actually a nice way to put it. I'm... speechless.
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2011-05-26, 08:29 | Link #2213 |
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I am one of those who approach this thread and left complaints. Well, I was really expecting action the calibre of Shakugan no Shana when I saw Hidan no Aria; if not for my curiosity, I would not have picked this one up. Hidan no Aria has the possibility of being a good action light novel series, but why did the author resort to such plot devices? A flawless escape using escape resulting in no injuries, and a pair of missiles that surgically take out an aircraft engine each is just not believable.
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2011-05-26, 08:34 | Link #2214 | |
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^- Granted Riko escaped differently than the manga, but the missile's aren't that unbelievable. During the recent war in Iraq, a Fedex cargo plane was hit by a surface launched misile, and the plane suffered wing damage, and from what I remember it was able to land. So while I'm unsure of the damage type of the ones used in HnA, blowing out the engines themselves isn't exactly unreal, as I don't think there was a real life scenario where that actually happened (the russian shoot down incident of Korean Air is probably as close as we can get, although those details are a bit shky I believe)
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Other the other hand I had to fight for Shirayandere. We're.... really not getting that beach ep, are we? How else am I going to see Shirayandere have a ponytail do? |
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2011-05-27, 00:45 | Link #2217 | |
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I've been reading through the posts and complaints about this show and am still scratching my head as to why this show has been the target of so much flack lately. Granted I can understand if a few novel-purists point out something missing or needlessly added, but that's not what's happening in the slightest.
Did I not get the memo that Aria is the new cool thing to automatically hate on or something? I can understand if an anime is not someone's cup of tea, but the level of dedication to the bitcher-moaners over this show really has me shocked. I'm going out on a limb here but it's almost if this show for one reason or another hit the /b/tards radar or something. I won't claim that this show is perfect or even the best show this season, but it's still hella-enjoyable for a variety of reasons. It's like listening to people complain about too many action scenes in an action movie .... what? Quote:
The 3rd and 4th episodes? Rather than be descriptive as to my opinion of them it'll probably be more effective for me to simply write here what I screamed at my monitor after finishing the 4th episode. "What the @^$# did I just wait so many months to watch? NOTHING HAPPENED!" AKA: The plot didn't move an inch, hell it might have even gone backwards for all I know. Since I've always been interested in human reasoning and psychology, I really need to know the reasoning/logic behind that statement, as I read it and simply ask myself 'wut?'. Lastly, to all of the people that keep complaining about they hate Louise, Taiga, Aria, etc. etc. etc. Kugimiya Loli-tsun characters are a staple now and probably will be for a long time to come, learn to love them or just shut up and walk away, if their complaining is annoying to you what makes you think your complaining isn't annoying to the rest of us? |
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2011-05-27, 01:11 | Link #2218 | |
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Conversely, I personally thought eps 1 and 2 of the OVA were pretty medicore, because they were essentially harem romcom filler. Similarly, the 2nd season consisted of half the season being harem romcom filler. In relation to blind hate against KugRie, I can understand that it annoy fans of KugRie. I'll admit that I've been discouraged by anime that has anything to do with KugRie myself. However, this is because I almost know automatically what her character will be like. In a critic's defense, over-use of a character trait, genre, trope etc inevitably fuels criticism because it just shows obvious laziness on behalf of the developers. If people associate KugRie as always voice acting a tsundere loli who's going to abuse the main character and then switch back and forth between "bitch" mode and "lovestruck" mode and it turns out to be true 95% of the time, that's a valid criticism. There's very little surprises or deviations from KugRie characters. I personally get just as annoyed at comments like "Omg KugRie is in it - this show is automatically shit" as much as comments like "If you don't like it, GTFO". People have the right to criticize if an element of a series if they believe it's subpar. Isn't this what AS forums are about - critiquing anime? If people continue to accept medicore writing and characters, that's what we as viewers are continue to going to get. We are almost at a point where we can assume that the next 10 major KugRie characters are going to be loli tsunderes with very similar character traits. That's a major flaw and not good for the industry nor its viewers in the long run. Some vocal discern is needed to keep production quality and standards in check, though I agree that it has to be constructive. However, this problem is the case for any entertainment medium really. Anyways, regarding Hidan no Aria, it's a decent anime. It isn't outright terrible, but I wouldn't exactly call it good either. To me, it's an enjoyable show with some glaring flaws. Last edited by Pocari_Sweat; 2011-05-27 at 01:35. |
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^-- This series did have it's share of "Kugimiya Rie voicing a tsundere loli? Pass", and for the life of me, why do viewers judge it [the series] that way without even seeing it? Condemning the entirety of the series all because a voice actress just so happened to be chosen in yet another similar role again? Maybe it's because I'm not like that, that I don't understand why the hate against her tsundere loli roles.
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