2012-05-08, 17:08 | Link #521 | |
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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I'm not going to dispute your opinion, as you're completely entitled to think what you will of them. Actually, I wasn't asking for recommendations; I was just validating something. Nonetheless, your recommendations are appreciated. I'm extremely picky when it comes to romance (Clannad is a big no-no for me), but I'll make sure to give Gekkou a read, as the art is lovely. |
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2012-05-09, 02:05 | Link #523 |
Autistic NEET bath lover
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: France
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Even though Clannad has a terrible character design to you (Aphrah), it's one of the better harem romances (the TomoyaxNagisa couple has a major role in After Story) and really stands out most normal romances here. Not to mention that love triangles are not considered harems, but still romances.
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2012-05-09, 11:52 | Link #524 | |
Garnet
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Yep, love triangles (or even polygons) are definitely not harems. They can make for some enjoyable romance drama. Wrt. to the harem genre, some people just like to throw around genre labels without fully understanding the meaning they hold. |
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2012-05-09, 13:10 | Link #525 | |
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Love triangle as long as the MC isnt set with 1 person can be a harem as well as polygons. Once the MC rejects the other girls, then the harem is destroyed. Kirito hasnt rejected anyone. They just gave up on kirito because of Asuna. I still say Sachi probably would of had a chance with kirito had she not died. Its only that Sachi died, Asuna had a chance. Kirito never showed interest in Asuna until waaaaaaaay later up on the floors. Infact they only had 2 weeks of marriage, and possibly 1 more week before that, where they knew each other's feelings. |
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2012-05-09, 16:37 | Link #526 | |
Garnet
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There are no exact numbers given as to what constitutes a harem, since the origin of the word in Arabic means forbidden, i.e. the woman's/women's quarters was/were forbidden to all but the king. Therefore, in theory, one woman could constitute a harem. But technically, that'd be incorrect as a harem implies that there's a group of women; meaning, it implies that there're more than one (2 and above). So yes, a love triangle and a love polygon can both be considered a harem, the latter being more of one than the former. Even so, I refuse to call either of them a harem as both of those are romantic relationships that are used to show the complexity of love. Harems, on the other hand, are used to when either a) the MC doesn't realise that he has gathered a group of girls that have feelings for him or b) the MC wants a group of lovers. Indeed he hasn't, but the result is the same if he would. Or well, similar enough. Mhm, yeah. Speaking of, Sachi's death in the anime is going to be little depressing.. Yeah, but the structure of the opening volume makes it feel like it happened fairly early on. But ah, I guess that's where the 'SS's come in. |
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2012-05-09, 17:07 | Link #527 | ||
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And you can't state that as a fact. Perhaps Kirito was just curious. I would be too. But in case you missed it earlier, I already agreed that since Argo is on Kirito's friend list, Kirito considers her a friend. Look, I'm arguing that the emotional bonds Kirito has with Asuna, Egil, and company is stronger than the ones he has with Argo because unlike the rest of them, Argo doesn't actually go to fight. The sense of camaraderie just isn't there. It isn't about whether or not Argo is his friend anymore. It's about the degree of the friendship.
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2012-05-09, 17:40 | Link #528 | |
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Infact Cline was the first person he was going to call when he felt wierd, instead accidently hit Asuna and started poking a ton of love flags on her in the process. |
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2012-05-11, 05:37 | Link #530 |
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Join Date: May 2012
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Well.. this discussion/ forum brings a lot of question mark in my head.. i'm a newbie so uhm.. i will really appreciate it if you can answer some of my question since I just started reading SAO for a month or so...
question: >does anyone know why Kirito will have an amnesia? >does Asuna have a big role in the Alicization arc or she will just be a side character here? >does another hero/comrade will appear here? >why does Kirito's childhood appear in this arc?.. i really thank anyone who can answer my questions |
2012-05-11, 05:48 | Link #531 | |
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-Asuna become Kazuto replacement in RL to locating Kazuto kidnapper after his "death", and join the game later. -Yujio[Kirito and Alice childhood friend in game] -coz of time acceleration, Kazuto character grown up in game from the time he born |
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2012-05-14, 16:17 | Link #536 | |
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And id say on the level of "friends" Argo > Scillia. :\ I am seriously thinking near the end, Argo was probably killed. Because Argo was seriously never mentioned again. At the very least, id say she quit the MMO world and never took a step in again. |
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2012-05-14, 18:12 | Link #537 | ||
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But if you want to argue for that, please provide some support. Plus, Scillia is needed for Kirito's harem I'd say that's unlikely because she never actually fought on the front lines. She might have assisted by collecting information and spreading it, but AFAIK, she doesn't fight. She sells information. Sure, she might've gotten killed by criminals, but logic dictates than an information dealer would be shrewd enough to know when the other party is about to harm them. Especially when your nickname is "the Rat". As for your second point, I think that's much more likely. I wonder if she's even a gamer or if she just bought SAO to see what the whole VR deal is about. Information dealer doesn't seem like the job for someone who is actually interested in RPGs...
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2012-05-15, 04:26 | Link #538 | |
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And wasnt Argo a bata tester too?
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2012-05-15, 22:34 | Link #539 | |
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And argo was a beta tester. Thats how he learned she was an informant. Does the author ever intend to do an arc flash backing the war against the player killers which happened in SAO? i realized that entire series isnt mentioned very much in vol.5 All we know is Cline + Kirito were involved in the capture / slaughter of that evil guild. |
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2012-05-15, 23:32 | Link #540 | |
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I dont think it was a war but it was more of a raid turned trap and then it become a battle field. Never really a war. Yeah I think he should do one I mean we also know that there was a traitor in the group that performed the raid. They knew about the raid and layed traps for the them. Someone in the raid group told the laughing coffin guild their plans. Who was this traitor and why did he do it. I know kirito was involved in the capture / slaughter of that evil guild but was Cline was involved.
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