Aria the Scarlet Ammo (Hidan no Aria) - Generic Discussion Thread

[Haak]

Originally Posted by YoakeNoHikari

That's outside the realm of imagination, not insensible.

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You mean Artistic Licence?

[hoarfrost]

Originally Posted by YoakeNoHikari

That's outside the realm of imagination, not insensible.

Please actually state 'what does not make sense.' Something that is completely incongruous, such as, "Why didn't the bomb manic just explode the bomb after the segway was destroyed."

...which will be explained later.

Really? That stuff is just the tip of the iceberg of nonsense. How about the protagonist getting horny and turning into a gun wielding Nanaya? I could accept that he acquired this skill through some sort of extreme conditioning, but why do they have to use such a silly and cliche trigger? Why does no one care that Kuguloli fires live rounds in a crowded class? Why does she move in with him (Even I can answer this one, it's probably so that the moe childhood friend has an excuse to move in with him too out of jealousy, suddenly HAREM)?

I'm getting serious IS vibes from this, from the world full of plot holes to the length of contrivance the author is willing to go to just to use the archetypal high school setting rather than thinking up a more imaginative one.

I've seen worse, and if you like this then that's totally cool. But I don't see that much effort was put into it a all and if I'm wrong, the fruits of that labour have yet to be born.

Originally Posted by Chiibi

Are you kidding? You must not have seen many lame openings then. The series KNOWS it's a generic opening and it actually makes fun of itself for doing it. That negates anything "lame" about it.

Pointing out the awfulness of your writing is so common these days it could hardly be called clever. You know what would be clever? Better writing.

[Icy.Tear]

Please actually state 'what does not make sense.'

A 'cliche' trigger, (is it actually cliche? What other protagonist becomes awesome when he is aroused through a hereditary condition Oo) is once again, is not something that does not make sense. You may think it's stupid, but it's not something that is incongruous or impossible.

Originally Posted by hoarfrost

Why do they have to use a silly trigger?

Akamatsu-sensei is the one making all the money, having sold around 2 million copies of his light novel, so why don't you write a book with a trigger that makes sense and get 2 million people to buy it.

Silly is purely subjective.

Originally Posted by hoarfrost

Why does no one care that Kuguloli fires live rounds.

Explained in light novel.

Spoiler for Excerpt, already covered in anime.:

"......In Butei High, there is a rule concerning gunfire. The rule is "Don't fire more than you need to," which means, you can shoot as much as you like. However, most of the students here are Butei that are desensitized to gunfire, since it is part of their daily routine. But, although it's like that..."

Firing a gun during the introductions of the new semester, she's got to be the first one.

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Originally Posted by hoarfrost

I'm getting serious IS vibes from this, from the world full of plot holes to the length of contrivance the author is willing to go to just to use the archetypal high school setting rather than thinking up a more imaginative one.

School Life is a popular genre for shounen. Authors have to think of the demographic when they write as well, or else it might not sell*. Rather than criticizing the setting, you should try to pick more plot holes since you're claiming that this is an iceberg of nonsense.

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by hoarfrost

Really? That stuff is just the tip of the iceberg of nonsense. How about the protagonist getting horny and turning into a gun wielding Nanaya? I could accept that he acquired this skill through some sort of extreme conditioning, but why do they have to use such a silly and cliche trigger? Why does no one care that Kuguloli fires live rounds in a crowded class? Why does she move in with him (Even I can answer this one, it's probably so that the moe childhood friend has an excuse to move in with him too out of jealousy, suddenly HAREM)?

I'm getting serious IS vibes from this, from the world full of plot holes to the length of contrivance the author is willing to go to just to use the archetypal high school setting rather than thinking up a more imaginative one.

I've seen worse, and if you like this then that's totally cool. But I don't see that much effort was put into it a all and if I'm wrong, the fruits of that labour have yet to be born.



Pointing out the awfulness of your writing is so common these days it could hardly be called clever. You know what would be clever? Better writing.

Does not happen permanently. And even then, not like that. What's wrong with harem genre?

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by YoakeNoHikari

Explained in light novel.

Spoiler for Excerpt, already covered in anime.:

"......In Butei High, there is a rule concerning gunfire. The rule is "Don't fire more than you need to," which means, you can shoot as much as you like. However, most of the students here are Butei that are desensitized to gunfire, since it is part of their daily routine. But, although it's like that..."

Firing a gun during the introductions of the new semester, she's got to be the first one.

Spoiler for Added to this...:

Also, you make an assumption that Aria isn't ostracized from just the first episode...

That's not an explanation, it's a handwave. Realistically, that kind of attitude should have resulted in a lot of fatal accidents and attendant shower of fecal matter.

Spoiler for added to this:

Aria's behavior is criminal and should have resulted in jailtime, not simple ostracism.

[Icy.Tear]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

That's not an explanation, it's a handwave. Realistically, that kind of attitude should have resulted in a lot of fatal accidents and attendant shower of fecal matter.

Spoiler for added to this:

Aria's behavior is criminal and should have resulted in jailtime, not simple ostracism.

No laws, apart from Butei Law, apply to Butei.

I would like to hear how purposefully shooting the wall could cause fatalities though, especially in a non-ricochet plaster wall like that.

[Haak]

Originally Posted by YoakeNoHikari

No laws, apart from the Butei Law, apply to Butei.

That's just even more insane...

[Icy.Tear]

Originally Posted by Haak

That's just even more insane...

Certainly.

However, it still makes sense.

[Kagayaki]

Originally Posted by YoakeNoHikari

Explained in light novel.

Spoiler for Excerpt, already covered in anime.:

"......In Butei High, there is a rule concerning gunfire. The rule is "Don't fire more than you need to," which means, you can shoot as much as you like. However, most of the students here are Butei that are desensitized to gunfire, since it is part of their daily routine. But, although it's like that..."

Firing a gun during the introductions of the new semester, she's got to be the first one.

It's not a matter of being desensitized to gunfire, and it doesn't matter whether or not it's legal. It's a matter of firing in a way in which you could easily hit other students. Believe it or not, in the real world, carrying a gun comes with a certain amount of responsibility, and Aria is clearly not mature enough for that. It's not like the Butei are so superhuman that they can just shrug off getting hit by a stray bullet.

The fact is that firing a gun like that in a crowded space for no apparent purpose is flat out immoral, and it doesn't make any sense why the school administration would be ok with that.

[Haak]

Originally Posted by YoakeNoHikari

Certainly.

However, it still makes sense.

No it doesn't. If this anime is trying to make settings that involve using real world logic (such as trying to lower crime rates) then it stands to reason that such plot elements can be scrutinized using real world logic.

[Chiibi]

The show is supposed be insane.

Seriously, if you don't like it, don't watch it.

[Haak]

I personally have mixed feelings, overall.

If you don't like my posts then don't read them...

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by Haak

That's just even more insane...

Yes well, seeing that this series places more emphasis on character interactions and in no way pretends it's a heavy setting like for eample Phantom -PHANTOM OF INFERNO....

You might as well criticize the whole comedy genre....Fine if this is not your thing but is unfair to just focus on this series if so.

[Icy.Tear]

Originally Posted by Haak

No it doesn't. If this anime is trying to make settings that involve using real world logic (such as trying to lower crime rates) then it stands to reason that such plot elements can be scrutinized using real world logic.

Oh please, the very premise of Hidan no Aria is not based on a real world.
As you said before, who would let a bunch of high school students carry around guns in a real world.

Merely using the real world as a basis and taking elements from it does not constitute making the entire setting the real world.

It's pretty much a parallel universe, as there are supernatural elements.

Originally Posted by Chiibi

Seriously, if you don't like it, don't watch it

There's no need to tell someone not to watch something because they think it's bad. In fact, you should never say that to anyone. Anyway, the only reason I'm even arguing is because they're making flawed arguments. After all, this is not a shipping war, so it's actually possible to be right.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by YoakeNoHikari

No laws, apart from Butei Law, apply to Butei.

I would like to hear how purposefully shooting the wall could cause fatalities though, especially in a non-ricochet plaster wall like that.

Next, you'll tell me butei never have accidents...

Seriously, there's a reason gun safety rules exist. And I'm pretty sure shooting in the direction of your classmates just to let them know you're angry is frowned upon.

Originally Posted by Haak

That's just even more insane...

Seconded.

[Chaos2Frozen]

The only thing more silly than the setting, are the people forcing their real world logic and views into a completely different world.

It's like watching that one 'slower' child trying to put the square shaped toy into the triangle slot...

[tsunade666]

don't use light novel spoilers for explanation on the latest episode.

The butei students are covered with bullet proof when they enter 2nd year. So aside from a hit from the head then the chances of death isn't that high but still there are chances. And when you enrolled in butei high then you should be responsible for your life. It's an institution of armed detectives to begin with.

Though Aria's action is pretty childish just from the word Love. But that's her character. Plus there are reasons from it but just I say no reasoning using novel so I can't answer that aside that it's a tsunderes act.

[Nera Sleith]

Originally Posted by Haak

If you don't like my posts then don't read them...

You wouldn't know if you like or don't like someone's post until you read them.

This is true for this series. You wouldn't like it until you've seen what it really offers.

[Haak]

Originally Posted by YoakeNoHikari

Oh please, the very premise of Hidan no Aria is not based on a real world.
As you said before, who would let a bunch of high school students carry around guns in a real world.

Merely using the real world as a basis and taking elements from it does not constitute making the entire setting the real world.

It's pretty much a parallel universe, as there are supernatural elements.

As I've stated already, it's clearly trying to explain the setting using real world logic. It says they're being trained to lower crime rates. Now if that doesn't actually make a damn bit of sense and sounds completely idiotic yet they expect us to just accept it without pointing out how ludicrous it is, then the whole thing looks absurd. If it was trying to present itself as silly then I wouldn't mind but it clearly wasn't.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by tsunade666

don't use light novel spoilers for explanation on the latest episode.

The butei students are covered with bullet proof when they enter 2nd year. So aside from a hit from the head then the chances of death isn't that high but still there are chances. And when you enrolled in butei high then you should be responsible for your life. It's an institution of armed detectives to begin with.

Though Aria's action is pretty childish just from the word Love. But that's her character. Plus there are reasons from it but just I say no reasoning using novel so I can't answer that aside that it's a tsunderes act.

Try pulling that shit in a barracks full of soldiers, and see how "responsible for their lives" they feel. Or rather, how much of that responsibility translates to "letting it slide", and how much to "shooting you before you can shoot them, because you're clearly a deranged maniac".