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View Poll Results: Shakugan no Shana III - Episode 4 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 63 | 64.95% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 19 | 19.59% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 8 | 8.25% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 6 | 6.19% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 0 | 0% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 1 | 1.03% | |
Voters: 97. You may not vote on this poll |
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2011-10-29, 23:24 | Link #43 | ||
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2011-10-29, 23:25 | Link #44 |
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Not much of a surprise, of course. Yoshida has never been the most popular Shana character, to say the least... back in the thread for the original series, pretty much everyone rallied against Yoshida during the festival episodes for making Shana cry, even though Shana was the one being a bitch there. This is a predictable enough response after six years of hate. (Personally, I did enjoy the cruel rejection despite liking Yoshida since I also like angst.)
Very good episode, though. I liked the more dramatic take on the triple urusai, with Shana sounding genuinely serious and angry this time rather than the usual whiny frustration. |
2011-10-29, 23:28 | Link #45 |
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An excellent episode, truly. A splendid mix of action, pain, and a most welcome end to the annoying love triangle that's been dogging us for so many years now.
Yuji has officially taken the step from above average to total badass. Handling three Flame Haze and come out of it without so much as a scratch - even if Shana wasn't fighting with full strength, she'll have to to kick it up a few notches if she even wants to stand a chance in a serious fight. That aside, I have to sympathize with Yuji's resolve. While indeed having to do things that would bring pain to those close to him, it's all for the sake of his ultimate goal, one that certainly won't come without a lot of sacrifice on his part. You've gotta respect him for that. Save a mere ranking, I'll just say this episode certainly lived up to every expectation I had for it. My congrats to JC for not screwing this one up. Please keep it going. |
2011-10-29, 23:34 | Link #47 |
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Yeah I understand all the hate and I'm well aware that Kazumi's the less liked and why that is, but I don't really invest into that kind of thinking now--it's just a hassle.
And even though it's over, Kazumi will still like Yuji even for a while, and I'm sure she'll still have a role in the later story, so we're not done with her yet.
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2011-10-29, 23:38 | Link #48 |
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I haven't seen ep. 4 yet, but at this point, everyone is raving over it just because of that one thing that happened. You know exactly what I'm talking about.
So I'm not going to comment on the episode because I haven;t seen it, but I will comment on that one action. Kazumi is a bit hard for me to judge. She gets a lot of flak just because she likes Yuji (lord knows why) when Shana also likes Yuji at the same time. And because Shana is the main character and kicks a fair amount of ass, obviously everyone knows she will be the eventual winner, and wants her to win as well. As such, Kazumi gets a lot of hate simply because she is after Yuji, and everyone simply wants Yuji and Shana to get it over with and declare their love for each other so everyone can move on to more important things, namely, the ass kickings. The thing is, well Kazumi is fairly pointless to the show. If you subtract her from the show, nothing will be lost. It is probably this pointlessness mixed with the endless dragging of this love square (remember Ike?) that everyone hates Kazumi because everyone wants this to move on and go back to the main plot and kicking ass and so forth. But as far as hate goes, Kazumi is not that bad of a character. She is fairly inoffensive, cooks, and has a fair amount of courage for someone who is generally powerless and thrown into a war between powerful demons and warriors. I could name 10 characters right now that probably don't get as much hate as Kazumi, but who are much worse characters. In this sense, she could be likened to (a much much weaker version) of say Lebron James, whose biggest hits come froma few ill-timed statements, and the fact that he switched teams when other more popular players have been accused and convicted of worse things from drug use, possession and use of firearms, and attempted rape. That being said, I'm glad Yuji finally decided to be a not be a complete blockhead anymore and make up his mind, but just remember, as far as characters go, you could do a LOT worse than Kazumi.
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2011-10-29, 23:46 | Link #50 | |
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I could be wrong. Still, I feel the love she has for Yuji began when Yuji stood up for her in front of coach, as she fell down to catch her breath. It was the time every student in Yuji's class was running around the track (Anime Season 1 Episode 4). The sense of admiration became love, I suppose.
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Even since Kazumi declared her love for Yuji (Anime Season 1 Episode 12), Shana started to appreciate Yuji more and stepped up the game, such as offering her most beloved melon pan to Yuji. I mean that if Kazumi does not exist at all, up to now, we probably would not hear Shana declaring her love to Yuji. My point is that everyone has a role to play, and Kazumi is no exception. Edit: Game8910's comment is more insightful than mine.
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2011-10-29, 23:48 | Link #51 | |
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2011-10-29, 23:48 | Link #52 | |
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A little bit of both. It's not so much a hit against Kazumi as it is on Yuji as besides his excellent reasoning abilities in battle, hes kinda dull and obviously a huge knucklehead when it comes to women.
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2011-10-29, 23:52 | Link #53 | |||
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Minase Yuka from 11Eyes comes to mind.
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2011-10-30, 00:27 | Link #57 | |
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Is yuji so much stronger than shana because when he merged with the snake of the festival he gained the combined reflexes and fighting knowledge of the snake of the festival and himself? Not to mention yuji was pretty darn awesome before he gained all that extra power. His skill at sensing and ability to determine weaknesses and over enemies strengths were top notch. Also, from the first season much of shana's strength she gained corresponded with being with yuji. I wonder if she was always that way and gained significant strength from being with yuji. This isn't to say shana isn't strong on her own, however its not like any of the flame hazes could take out that assassin from season 2 alone. Not to mention shana's sudden weakness due to conflicting emotions that someone mentioned earlier. In this fight shana was at the weakest she probably had been since that very first fight with margery. |
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2011-10-30, 00:28 | Link #58 | |
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Just out of curiosity where are we in regards to the novel?
This is episode 4 but the season is 24 episodes right? Is it moving too fast? Quote:
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2011-10-30, 00:57 | Link #59 | |
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Regarding the episode, well since I have been reading novel spoilers, the revelation that Yuji has merged with the SnF wasn't so surprising for me, but I still enjoyed how accurately they portrayed the whole Yuji - Shana confrontation. I really hope that they will keep up the good work for the rest of the series. |
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