Forum - View topicPoll: Afro Samurai or Haruhi Suzumiya?
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Malintex Terek
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Oh, ho? Even if I am right thou would hath denied it anyway, else thy intent hath been disclosed already. After all, we can't have another repeat of the Higgy domain aquisition, now can we?
As I said earlier, I have my reasons for casting a faulty entry; in the past, fraudulent voting had a significant impact on the perceptions of a certain something I was desperately trying to promote at the time. Though I would argue these polls to be rather worthless, since they basically only reflect ANN's demographics and do not really say something about the anime internet community in total, they have an influence on certain associations who are in a constant pursuit of glory. Last edited by Malintex Terek on Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:22 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Antimonitor
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Another vote for 'neither', here. I haven't seen 'Afro Samurai' (don't get SpikeTV) and I need to read a little more about the plot/premise before coming to any conclusions about it. Even if it does end up as something I might like, it's going to be way down on the list below a bunch of other stuff, so I wouldn't be buying it in the near future. Haruhi...I watched a couple of episodes (and read the general plot/premise description) based on all the fuss about it, thought it was mediocre and not even close to living up to the hype. I have no desire to even finish watching it, let alone buy the series.
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Abarenbo Shogun
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Well thats one of the reasons. He almost functions as a "Magic Negro" or "Tokenism." He's just in there to provide a plot device to get Afro out of situations. Another factor was that Afro never got any "support" fully from Samuel L. Jackson. All that raw energy that Jackson is known for is totally absent from Afro. I mean, I know Afro is supposed to be the lone-gunman type of deal, but why no signature Jackson flair? |
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Sam Murai
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Ninja Ninja was basically just a sidekick character whose existance was questioned throughout the show for, well, kicks. That's about as token as he gets and he also provided an avenue for Jackson to play loose as opposed to the deadly serious Afro. As for that character, that's what he is supposed to be--no-nonsense, bad***, and cool-headed. The opening segment of the premiere episode solidified the disposition of Afro in the future. It would have been out of place for him to be boombastic and wild (hence his follower's role). Heck, the whole story itself is full of tragic characters with more than a few chips on their shoulders. Jackson, upon hear the idea of the series, instantly wanted to play as him, and he did a very good job in portray both characters. It's nice to see him not get typecast once in a while. |
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jetz
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well the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya of course! I love the anime, and of course I would like to have a copy of my own. But then again, if I hear that a lot of people liked afro samurai, then maybe I'll buy that one too.
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Abarenbo Shogun
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I don't care if he wasn't supposed to be boombastic and outrageous, I never felt Jackson in Afro. It never materialized, plain and simple. |
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Shiroi Hane
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Simple answer: I already pre-ordered the Haruhi LE.
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