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MagusGuardian
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I was going to say something as to my opinion of the reviews for this column but I'll simply state this
everyone has the right to their own opinions, whether or not someone else likes something that others hate is their own opinion |
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Teriyaki Terrier
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I can't belive I am actually going to say this, but in some bizare way, Kanon does have a some what happy ending. But then you could consider Shuffle's ending a reltively happy ending as well. But then again, at least Kanon isn't laden in fanservice like Shuffle is. I only defend Kanon because of the great actors and the fact not every episode is packed with uneeded fanservice. Obvious its not the greatest series, but somehow, there is much worse. I still can't stand high doses of moe, so don't me wrong though. |
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Kyogissun
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Air>Clannad>Kanon
That's how it goes in my book. Air is just more and more and more of a flawless work the more I reflect on the story and of course, re-watch it. I have a feeling however that potentially, in the near future, it'll become Air>Clannad>Little Busters!>Kanon, provided KyoAni wants to keep making money... |
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Ceredonia
 Posts: 36 Location: Fort Collins, CO |
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Volume 5 *did* come out, but I checked Amazon just now and apparently it's already out of print/discontinued, likely because the box set is now out. But I know it came out, we have it for rental at work. 
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Koji98
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There was a limited run right before the series was pulled from ADV, so there are copies floating around. It's just going to be a big pain to get a hold of unless you want to over pay for it on ebay. |
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daedelus
 Posts: 743 Location: Texas City, TX (ajd: 6/11/05) |
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@bglassbrook
You should go to Bestbuy.com. It isn't available for shipping, but if you do a store availability search, you may get lucky. Two stores relatively near me have it. If no luck, pm me and maybe we can work something out. |
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Wooga
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From my experience... the meme is that there is a verb missing in the sentence, and the verb is also an expletive. You're supposed to fill it in with your imagination. The only meme part is the 'accidentally' follwoed by a missing verb. |
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tankerboy
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I'm sorry, my fault for not being clear, I love Punie-chan and every time I try to watch a magical girl anime I'm reminded of something in Magical Witch - Punie-chan, which makes me laugh and just about destroys whatever the writer was going for. Dai Mahou Touge, to me, is a brilliant parody of both the genre and moe that portrays an incredible amount typical magical girl situations in its 8 short episodes and, also, directly addresses the issue about moe characters "growing a spine"; not depending on males. The only other one I can think of readily is Mikuru Asahina in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya, anyone who thinks she's just another big boobed bimbo wasn't paying attention. |
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Veers
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Air is one of those shows that... I watched it, liked the art and was interested in the story, but didn't understand it. I watched it a couple more times to try to understand it better (to partial success). The narrative in the second half is so whack, with the crow stuff, that I can't in good conscious call it the great story that it could have been (game fans, forgive me, I don't play erogames so if the game tells the story better, I don't know). I still think it's probably my favorite KEY work (Clannad was ok, I didn't like Kanon, and After Story failed to interest me), though. Maybe I should pull the show out and run through it again and see how it fares now that it's been a while and I can't remember the story well enough to explain it anymore. At least in AIR's defense, the supernatural and erogame forumla aside, the story Misuzu and her aunt's relationship is an aspect of the story that's hard to NOT appreciate.
Here's a question though... between ADV's and Funi's AIR releases, has anyone seen both? Is the video quality the same as ADV's?
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edzieba
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StrikerS wasn't that bad. It just had a completely superfluous half a series before anything actually happened.
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Veers
Posts: 1197 Location: Texas |
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Well, that's true. The second half was a major improvement. However, I feel the damage was done by that halfway point. Plus, while I didn't mind the timeskip in and of itself, I hated how shafted the A's cast was in StrikerS. Vita was like the only character that came out of StrikerS with any dignity (since Vita is really awesome, that was cool, but the fact that pretty much everyone else fell into the background to be replaced by more annoying, less interesting characters didn't sit well with me).
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Necrontry
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With all these good reviews I'm going to have to watch Air eventually.
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irishninja
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I love Bamboo's reviews every week, even when I disagree with her (which isn't that often, although she is kinder to some genres than I am, and harsher on others), and this is easily my favorite column to read on the site.
Almost as entertaining to me (for very different reasons) are the comment threads that follow. 
More on topic: I think Air over-dosed me on moe cuteness, at least in the Key style. When I tried watching it a second time, I got about a quarter of the way in and just couldn't take it anymore, ultimately giving away my discs. The little I've seen of the other Key series also kinda repel me. (I almost said "repulsed," but the connotation there is unfair.) Nanoha's second season was a vast improvement over the first, if for no other reason than a lack of squick. It's even more hyper-calculated than the original, but at least it has fun fight scenes. And magic weapons that use bullets. 
I have yet to see either of the Negima anime, but I love the manga (which is probably why I refuse to see the anime). I have yet to read any compelling reason to see either series and lots of reasons not to... which is too bad, because there are certain arcs I'd love to see animated.
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MRLN
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For someone who hates babies and puppies, I can say that I'm only just learning that all of these Key animes are moe. At least they all had fun plots (as fun as sadness and death can get...). If this article is saying that Negima's main attraction is cute girls, then count me out.
Please somebody persuade me to change my views. |
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belvadeer
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All I can say is Air can make anyone cry. The only people it wouldn't affect are jerks and stone-hearted folks. The movie was addressing the story behind the whole "girl with wings" theme rather than the series' main plot, so yeah, I expected as much. On another note, any anime with an opening theme that's getting arragements and remixes every second we're talking has to be good. Tori no Uta ftw people!
Ah, Kanon. Comparing the original series to the 2006, it felt much more dramatic. Especially one scene that was changed, which lowered the overall impact of what happened. I like the original more, but the remake is still lovely. And one more thing. I still don't get this whole moe thing. It's just a bunch of stereotyped girls, right? |
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