(L) Mysterious Girlfriend X (Nazo no Kanojo X) [anime]

[Haak]

Originally Posted by MAX_COLA_POWER!

Well if people still have a problem with the drool part of the series and it's gonna ruin the experience for them, then why stay? To keep saying that it's gross? IF you don't like the series just leave, plain and simple.

Sorry but personally I don't drop shows just because there's one aspect of it that I don't like. I'm sure that's probably the case for the others.

[monir]

Deep breathe everyone. Let's move on.

Also, put me down for that JudasMartel's Brain Bleach. I'll be calling soon. Interesting couple of episodes. I have absolutely no idea where this premise is going, but she is very very interesting of a character. I'm very intrigued.

[Malkuth]

I can not say that I find the saliva exchange in the quantity and viscosity that the anime depicts appealing, the opposite; but complaining about it is no different than complaining about the dozens of Urabe's panty-shots (which unlike her spit are irrelevant to the plot, but there aren't as many complains about it). At least, it's refreshing that haters focus their other problems to something else, rather then the fleeting visual exposition of not so well concealed differences between the human genders

[EroKing]

lol@this scene

[ImagineThat]

Originally Posted by TheEroKing

lol@this scene

Loved that scene.

In this episode we saw Urabe use super speed to evade Tsubaki, after image, transfer her feelings into her drool and read Tsubaki dirty thoughts by ingesting his drool.

I wonder what else she has up her sleeve? maybe she has a spirit bomb move that's made entirely of drool.

[judasmartel]

Originally Posted by monir

Deep breathe everyone. Let's move on.

Also, put me down for that JudasMartel's Brain Bleach. I'll be calling soon. Interesting couple of episodes. I have absolutely no idea where this premise is going, but she is very very interesting of a character. I'm very intrigued.

You got the sarcasm, didn't you?

[Haak]

Originally Posted by Malkuth

I can not say that I find the saliva exchange in the quantity and viscosity that the anime depicts appealing, the opposite; but complaining about it is no different than complaining about the dozens of Urabe's panty-shots (which unlike her spit are irrelevant to the plot, but there aren't as many complains about it). At least, it's refreshing that haters focus their other problems to something else, rather then the fleeting visual exposition of not so well concealed differences between the human genders

People would naturally complain about panty shots for being irrelevant pandering where as people complaining about the spit are doing so because of it's squick nature, so I don't think there's much similarity tbh.

[judasmartel]

Is it because panty shots are too common in anime nowadays, and drool fetish is a relatively new concept for some?

[Malkuth]

Originally Posted by Haak

People would naturally complain about panty shots for being irrelevant pandering where as people complaining about the spit are doing so because of it's squick nature, so I don't think there's much similarity tbh.

Which is partially my point... they want to complain, their provocation and subsequent discussion is irrelevant, since I don't see a riot here about the panty-shots, which in this case are irrelevant.

In any case, should the anime wished to be more appealing they could very well have censored the drool, like they did with Urabe's naked body.

Anyway, pointless hatred aside, the worst for me in the show are the retro visuals... is there any particular reason behind them

[cyth]

Originally Posted by judasmartel

Is it because panty shots are too common in anime nowadays, and drool fetish is a relatively new concept for some?

I have my doubts drooling is portrayed as a fetish in this series, because it doesn't sexualize the concept. If I think back to Nisemonogatari and its toothbrush business, that whole scene was to make brushing teeth look like an erotic experience. So far, the show hasn't gone down that road. Even the protagonist questioned the need for their ritual. Why are they doing this routine? It's not for sexual arousal.

P.S. to people icking over the drool: take a shot of desinfectant before you kiss someone next time, and after!

[Haak]

Originally Posted by Malkuth

Which is partially my point... they want to complain, their provocation and subsequent discussion is irrelevant, since I don't see a riot here about the panty-shots, which in this case are irrelevant.

In any case, should the anime wished to be more appealing they could very well have censored the drool, like they did with Urabe's naked body.

Anyway, pointless hatred aside, the worst for me in the show are the retro visuals... is there any particular reason behind them

There's no provocation. It's only a provocation if you want it to be. They're simply giving their opinion on it. It's a discussion forum after all. You're supposed to talk about what you like and dislike about a show. If you want to talk about how bad the retro animation is then why not?

[Malkuth]

Originally Posted by Haak

There's no provocation. It's only a provocation if you want it to be. They're simply giving their opinion on it. It's a discussion forum after all. You're supposed to talk about what you like and dislike about a show. If you want to talk about how bad the retro animation is then why not?

Discussing whether they are good or bad is somewhat pointless, I am more curious about why they chose them in the first place, is the manga/novel (/ whatever the original source is) from the 80/90s or something

[Haak]

Originally Posted by Malkuth

Discussing whether they are good or bad is somewhat pointless, I am more curious about why they chose them in the first place, is the manga/novel (/ whatever the original source is) from the 80/90s or something

Well if it's pointless for you then that's fine too. I only said the drool was icky once and decided it was pointless to say it after that. How pointless it is pretty much depends upon the person.

About the art, the manga started in 2006 but the mangaka himself starting writing in 1991 so that's probably why the designs are retro.

[judasmartel]

Say, who do you like to voice Aika and Imai?

[whitecloud]

Now...let me ask you guys...let's just say if you guys have girlfriend like her...what is your action?

[Malkuth]

Originally Posted by whitecloud

Now...let me ask you guys...let's just say if you guys have girlfriend like her...what is your action?

Change her diet, comb her hair... then a psychiatrist

[Zetsubo]

<nostaligic ranting>

How many of us males in your youngest years understood our female peers ?

How many of us recognized young female anxiety and awkwardness ?

How many of us by wholesale, incorrectly interpreted the females in our young age group as far more mature than we were ?

How many were "intimidated" by her mature sounding voice packaged in her 15 - 17 year old body ?

(I think they did a perfect job of voicing Urabe with this seiyu as it should remind us of our male anxiety when encountering females who's voice sounding older.)

Yet still how many tried to pigeon hole young women as having a fixed set of behaviors that we read about in some magazines or "learned about" during our guy talk at the back of the classroom or after school at video game shop.

At that age all young women seemed mysterious... double so for a young woman that did not fit the typical "girly" mold we were taught to put them in.

</nostalgic ranting>

[Flying Dagger]

Finally got the courage to watch the first episode...

Originally Posted by whitecloud

Now...let me ask you guys...let's just say if you guys have girlfriend like her...what is your action?

Wake up, because I do not see myself getting a girlfriend like her while sober and awake.

[Blaat]

At this point I'm wondering to myself why aren't they French kissing, it's definitely more hygienic that way.

[Fenrir_valindri]

Not really, its basically the same thing.

Though my personal theory as to why she doesn't do that is feedback loop.