2012-07-29, 02:45 | Link #621 | |
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2012-07-29, 02:55 | Link #623 | |
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Not that it matters to me, I've already decided to take it for the truth and no one here can convince me otherwise! NO ONE!
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2012-07-29, 03:07 | Link #624 |
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Well in a way you have to be thinking to ourselves why would some benevolent alien or whatever, Heartseed, pick these people as his source of amusement if they were not an interesting crowd? I think considering the abnormal situation it is not unreasonable to assume these are abnormal high school students. The fact that a couple of them already are keeping hidden traumas in them I think indicates a sense of accelerated "growing up" in a way. Not maturity mind you, that's not the same thing. Just more self-aware.
And that is what this show seems to be pushing so far at its core. These characters are going through a process where their very personas are out in the open for all to see and are being tested. Their issues that they buried cannot be hidden, and as they pass through each other's bodies they have to start wondering how can hold onto themselves as people through this dilemma. I think the fact that the characters are getting a bit philosophical and over analytical even about themselves and their current situation is actually pretty natural. Iori's situation is particularly unsettling because she essentially said she's an empty person with no hopes or desires. She has nothing to live for ever since she was told to live for herself because she hasn't thought about living for herself for so long. She doesn't know what she wants, and her persona is even more fleeting under the duress of the body swapping. Inaba was simply getting overly stressed about something that ended up seeming kind of trivial but really wasn't. She's a cynic and distrusts people, and to be in a situation where her dear friends are the people she feels she has to watch out for can eat away at her. The people she cares about in the world were her "enemies." Essentially she had no one to give her comfort and solace because being around or thinking about them made her feel bad inside. She feels she's being a bad person and because she seems to be hard on herself she's been very downcast. I do really appreciate this show for being ambitious. I still haven't quite figured out the end goal of it, but it's definitely got my interest, even if there are slight execution issues to be found at times.
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2012-07-29, 03:08 | Link #625 |
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I think part of the reason why episode 4 seems weaker than before is because the director cut out some parts from Inaba's confession. I translated a sample of this chapter for my friends to showcase the difference. With those parts missing, the scene lacks both the logical flow (Taichi's action) and emotional impact (Inaba's confession).
Can I post them here? They are only a few sentences long.
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2012-07-29, 03:16 | Link #626 | |
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2012-07-29, 03:56 | Link #627 |
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Count me on the "this episode was good" side.
I don't see why people feel that there was too much dialog and not enough things shown. I mean, how do you "show" that you feel empty inside, that you are not sure what you want, and that you have a identity crisis ? Inaban's secret could have been shown through action (like checking everything after a switch ect..) but that would have feel stetched and too long for so little, no ? i'm all into subtle things too, but hey this anime is only listed for 13 eps right ? so i prefere a little of "too fast paced" that tell everything but less subtely, than a show that take their time at the begining, then end up rushing the last arc like crazy and don't tell important things. Also, i don't understand how some people can wish at the same time they would'nt have shown iori and inaba's concern in the same ep but say also "why don't we see taichi and aoki problems yet ?". Hey isn't it quite oposite ? we can't say for sure that those guys don't have problems, and what taichi revealed this ep was not his problem for sure. It was just something to show inaba "hey i still trust you enough to confess that, see?". I'm sure we will see more of taichi problem in the last arc. As for solving the girls problem too fast, i don't see wich problem got resolved ? we already talked length of how yui problem isn't solved at all (she just feel more at ease around taichi, and even then seem to force herself to make physical contact), iori's problem is nowhere near solved (and if preview isn't a troll its instead getting worse), and inaba don't see any hint at having solved her problem too. She's glad taichi trust her, she's happy her friends didn't turn their back to her, but she still don't trust them. I've also seen people saying that it's strange for inaban to tell taichi that confession, but isin't it the same character that talked proudly about her and her friend's breast size just for the lulz? What i'm personaly wondering, is why did taichi stop saying "i love you" to iori when he thought of inaban ? i'm thinking of different possibilities : - he realy love iori but is too shy to say it (then the thought about inaban was useless) - he was about to say that to iori just to help her but don't feel that way at all, and stoped because he thought that would be too much sacrifice even for the selfless freak (or because he want to try and change that) - he's torn about wich girl he want to choose from his harem anyway, i'm glad they continue to mix a little drama while breacking it with light hearted moment and comedie, and that they keep the fast pace.
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2012-07-29, 04:04 | Link #628 |
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Really liked episode 4. There's a lot of character development and we got to see into the life histories of some of the characters.
The next episode seems to be quite dramatic, can't wait. Also...there's Light Novel Translations? O_o
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2012-07-29, 04:09 | Link #630 | |
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My interpretation is that: - He's not confident that he understands Iori as a person after her confession about wearing multiple masks / that if he can surely say that he love her - He feels it's a very bad timing for a confession |
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2012-07-29, 04:10 | Link #631 | |
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2012-07-29, 04:21 | Link #632 | |
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2012-07-29, 06:07 | Link #633 | |
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Inaba only mentioned she masturbate thinking of Taichi but that doesn't mean she masturbate thinking of Aoki. It might be Taichi only who have enough space in Inabas' heart for her to extract pleasure into.
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2012-07-29, 08:30 | Link #634 |
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Thought it was going to be an comedy type anime but now it's starting to remind me of AnoHana by solving every member problem. Really enjoyed ep 4.
Best face ever when Inaba spilled her secret:
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2012-07-29, 08:33 | Link #635 | |
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It's interesting to note that Taichi solved Inaba's problems, but I suspect that his answer to Iori was a deliberately bad answer on the author's part, since he doesn't really have an answer to Iori's much harder issues. Personally, I don't think that Inaba's cynical personality correlates with her trustworthiness. She's a very trust-worthy and reliable woman, even if she can't trust others easily. She's an awesome person, and a great friend to be with, even if winning her trust is very hard. I guess the fact that others trust her greatly, and yet, she can't reciprocate eats at her conscience. But I think her story arc would be learning at least, that some people can be placed in your confidence. Especially if you are placed into their confidence. It's an interesting character drama here. Of course, there was a huge hole with her body swapping fears - that of retribution. Any sane person thinking things through would be more wary of mis-using his or her friend's body, since retribution is rather easy. Just look at Kiriyama!Aoki's response Aoki!Kiriyama's prank. |
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2012-07-29, 08:56 | Link #636 | |
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Oh wow, you masturbated to more than one girl within your circle of friends within the same time period? I guess 'one-woman men' are a rare thing nowadays.
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2012-07-29, 09:01 | Link #637 |
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Imo, an actual backstory with Iori's POV would've probably done the trick. When I think of Iori's identity crisis, I can't help but think of a certain character's problem in Eureka Seven AO, which was shown a lot more than it was told. But I'm generally optimistic we'll be shown Iori's problems plenty in the next episode so it's not that big of a deal for me.
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2012-07-29, 09:15 | Link #638 |
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I've been thinking that Taichi's white knight persona is what causes the others to trust him the most. Lots of hints that he's got something bugging him too. Like Inaba calling him a 'selfless freak' or him clenching his fist when he was asked whether he was born like that.
I dunno, I liked this episode. It felt a lot better than the previous 'solution' (if we can call it that). Scared of forcing yourself to change? Then don't! Haha I don't think there's anything wrong with teenagers being philosophical. Perhaps that's just because I tend to get a bit philosophical too. Or maybe I haven't watched enough anime. Overall, I agree with Heartseed: these people are pretty interesting humans. My reaction to the confession was and then and . I have the first LN in Chinese (I bought it a few weeks ago), but I'm forcing myself to only read up where the anime episode ended. Quite interesting comparing them both. EDIT: @Haak Perhaps its because we're meant to see it in Taichi's POV? I mean, they may switch bodies, but that doesn't mean they know what the other people are thinking or have experienced (Heartseed hasn't given them that power yet lol). I only think Aoki needs some fleshing.
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2012-07-29, 09:16 | Link #639 | |
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Also, as for the guys, one thing I know is that many of us are quite reluctant to share our pains and traumas; if we even hint at it, we often do it so casually that it may slip past the unobservant. I wouldn't really expect the guys to be so fast to share their feelings and their pains. I just hope this doesn't start to get dark or twisted, with stupid mistakes or random events taking these wounds and ripping them as wide as possible while denying any hope of healing. I like an author being a little sadistic to his characters to bring them out, or even going so far as to break them a bit, but plase always leave some real hope for them. If it goes the way of Bokurano, I'll be mad; if it goes the way of Madoka Magica (speaking on an emotional conflict level only of course), it'll be problematic and might end up like that one, with me dumping it until it's finished. |
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2012-07-29, 09:18 | Link #640 |
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Well, I enjoyed this episode, nonetheless I felt like something was missing to enjoy it completely. Surely showing Iori and Inaba's problems in the same episode didn't help the drama department, because it felt like "who's next?" kind of execution, as already pointed out. To be really honest, even if Inaba is my favorite, I would have given more room to Iori's problem, being apparently more serious, instead of a canonical half-and-half. But, at least so far, it looks like they are developing more Inaba and Taichi, and I can't say I'm displeased by that
Talking about Iori/Taichi part, I don't know if it was meant by the writers, but I liked how forced the whole thing appeared. I mean Inaba forced Iori to spill the beans, Taichi, being Taichi, didn't back down. Now the real question is, did Iori spill the beans for the good or did she spill for her just declared attitude, i.e. to please Taichi's white knight? If it was the latter it could have had the opposite effect to her. I mean their dialogue would have been quite twisted from Iori pov. Probably the "real" Iori would have wanted to say to Taichi to make his own business, but she couldn't. Going a bit further along this perspective, they seem to be complementary for bad and not for good, as Inaban thought. I mean, Iori pleased Taichi letting him helping her, but it's a facade so basically he was not helping her. On the other side Taichi was going to say what he was thinking out of no clear reason, and only thanks to Inaba he didn't. The result wouldn't have been one of the best in the long run I guess. And, speaking of which, why didn't he say it out loud? Or better, why did he think that? His selfless freakness alone is not enough, so he clearly likes her (more than simply fapping over her ). So the more plausible case is that he knew that even if he likes her he is not in love with her (yet?), so he stopped because Inaba's words helped him to understand in that very moment that it would have been an error. The Inaba/Taichi second half was a bit underwhelming for me, I was expecting something more heavier to be honest, so in the end the Taichi's confession worked for me, I mean, it was like "hello Inaba, what are we talking about here?". But said with a mixture of shame, stupidity, shallowness, shame, intimacy, embarrassment and ... I have already said shame? to work just fine for me. Inaba confession was priceless and what they shared in those confessions will bond them to each other forevah, or him to her at least But they should have add some "don't try this at home" warnings because the probability to have the same Inaba's feedback from a friend of your are really poor My guess on the PV keeps being taichi's having a dream. hinting that taichi's armor is starting to crack, or I hope so. If it were real surely it would be a hell of an episode and surely Taichi would crumble in that case, but I can't see that happen.
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