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crosswithyou
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Are you speaking from only having watched the anime? Because like I and few others have already stated, the manga is way better. |
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Taskforce
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A couple corrections to the Date-a-Live review. One was brought up previously.
You've essentially combined two separate entities with this statement. AST is a group who fights spirits and tries to kill/destroy them. The organization that is supporting Shido is Rototaskr. Rototaskr is an entirely separate organization to the AST and they don't particularly like the others way of handling things.
When you're trying to make a point about how the spirits don't know any better, the first example you give probably shouldn't be about Origami.  Origami isn't a spirit, she works for the AST. I know that the overall point is how the fanservice is handled, but your statement kind of falls apart.
Sorry, I'm not trying to be anal about these but in both cases it is giving impressions you might not have intended. |
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ChibiKangaroo
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Problem Children was one of the best shows that came out that season. It was so much better than you would expect from a show like that. Not only was it fun and lighthearted, and the characters were all very interesting people I wanted to learn more about, but there was also so much clever parody in the show. The pet cat of the "animal" girl was hilarious. Almost nothing was wasted in that show, as they maximized what little time they had in it's short run. I just wish it could have been longer, but it's certainly not the first time an anime with great potential got cut short.
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Aylinn
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I was writing about the anime, however I have read few manga chapters and didn't find his character to be more compelling. It didn't encourage me to stick with it. Besides, as far as his characterization in anime is concerned, it doesn't matter if the manga is better. |
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crosswithyou
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Well a few chapters isn't going to tell you much about him. What I wrote was in relation to the manga, and you're taking it from an anime standpoint so yes, in this case it does matter, I think. But anyway~ |
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ANN_Bamboo
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I agree with this. Shido is not creepy... it's the writing that creates creepy situations. |
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ANN_Bamboo
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No, you're all correct. This is a screw-up on my part from an earlier draft that I changed after I re-read my notes and realized something I wrote didn't make sense. My confusion came from the comments I had written about the vice-commander, and didn't think twice before typing. The paragraph was originally corrected to separate the last sentence and clarify Ratatoskr, but the changes were not saved. It is my fault for not re-reading the column. I apologize for not addressing this earlier; I have been in various airports for the last 24 hours or so and did not have a chance to edit the page. I appreciate the comments; I would not have gone over it again without them. However, my opinions regarding the series hold. Re: the fanservice paragraph, you are all being defensive over something I did not say. The paragraph is a warning for people who are uncomfortable seeing female characters in demeaning situations (hence "polarizing"). That's what stated, and that's exactly what the examples are illustrating. I listed examples of fanservice situations that might make people uncomfortable. I think it is a fair warning to make. It is not my intention to dupe anyone into watching a show that they may find uncomfortable to watch. The paragraph may have been unclearly worded; I do not distinguish between Spirit and non-Spirit, merely awkward situations that may upset some viewers. I think it's important to realize that characters don't "know" anything, and can't "do" anything of their own free will. Characters do not have free will--neither male nor female. What they learn from their environments, how they perceive social cues, what they regard as right and wrong-- these are not decided by the characters. These are decided by the people who write them. The converse of. "if certain scenes make you uncomfortable, don't watch it" is, "if these scenes do NOT make you uncomfortable, then please proceed." Last edited by ANN_Bamboo on Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:10 am; edited 1 time in total |
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ANN_Bamboo
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"didn't know any better" refers to societal perceptions. There are bystanders in those scenes; their reaction cannot be discounted. |
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Morning Blue
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Is it okay to admit that I clicked on the article to see a bigger picture of Bamboo's dog (the pic is adorable, by the way)?
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Ali07
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At this point in time, not knowing what we'll be getting with the movie or if we'll be seeing a season 3, I don't think it is something that falls into the "let it slide" category. I don't think we're talking about a property, in anime form, that is guaranteed to have sequels. Along with there being no official English release of the novels, so many won't know what the pay off is, it does seem like a waste of 12 episodes. If we do get a 3rd or 4th season that does get to the true climax of the series, then things will look slightly better in retrospect. As things stand, I'd say season 1 is far and away the better of the 2 Date A Live seasons. Season 2 will remain to feel like a bit of a waste, especially since there were only 2 "conquests" and it didn't feel like much of the overall story moved forward. |
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Ali07
Posts: 3333 Location: Victoria, Australia |
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Guess we'll just have to wait until the movie is released when it comes to knowing if more will be adapted. I hope that the movie is good and that we get a 3rd season.
And, since we don't know what the movie will be, maybe it'll have something in it to make it seem like the payoff for, what I thought, was a very mediocre 2nd season after a 1st season that was enjoyable. |
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jr240483
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unfortunately he's too straight arrow to ever pull that off. if he wasnt pointers on being a prick , he should take advice from the male protagonist from libarells of iron or makoto from school days. On second though he shouldnt go his route cause he would then end up having his head not attached to his body. |
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YotaruVegeta
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Karneval: what a tremendous, fluffy waste of time.
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kasarrah
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" because the Spirits aren't real girls, they don't understand the difference between right and wrong. (Not that the fictional characters have any say in the matter.) In one episode, Shidō tells one of the girls he'd prefer her in a school swimsuit wearing dog ears and a tail, and she surprises him by donning one immediately. In the next scene, she uses his belt as a collar, and starts crawling on all fours, in public."
She was a human, not a spirit. |
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fullmetalgirl21
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Your dog is completely adorable! Mine does the same thing, except I've only given her stuffed Carebears for a couple years now so it's more funny/disturbing when she shoves her whole head inside...
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