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Mohawk52
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Big Hed
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Yes, if ANN could secure reviewers in Tokyo that could only be a good thing for this feature; not to mention, it would also provide the site with more sources for news coverage in general. Maybe the staff have looked into this, but there were no candidates they got into contact with which were up to standard? Also I feel I should just mention here that I do feel multiple individuals would be needed in order to retain the spirit of the season preview feature. On a side note: I'd just like to say that I really like the diversity of opinion that is coming out through these reviews, even if a lot of what I'm reading does not agree with me (Casey's reviews on Kure-nai and Allison and Lillia, for instance). I think it helps a lot in making informed decisions about what I plan on watching, whereas simple summations would not. |
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calawain
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So I take it then that because this preview is possible only because the ANN staff downloaded and viewed fansubs that the majority of the ANN staff or at least the editorial decision makers do not have a problem with fansubs?
Well ANN holds itself out to be a proper "news" source which engenders some responsibility for being journalistic. Thus, they are held to a higher standard than an anime blog which hold itself out merely as a place for the opinion of the author. So the fact that these reviews are pretty lackluster in quality may lead people to harp on that notion and be quite critical. |
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Leebo
Posts: 660 Location: Somerville, MA |
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I don't think the reviews are "lackluster", and most of the people being "critical" have also been unreasonable. |
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Big Hed
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Indeed. How do you find these reviews "lackluster", calawain? I think they've generally been concise and informative.
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babbo
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Wait... You haven't even read them o,o? I was just gonna let this end but that's ridiculous. I know I was winging it but geez. Here's some excerpts from the light novels: http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net/2008/01/28/more-than-words-more-kurenai-pimping-now-i-am-sold/ I'd say there's some pretty similiar character interaction between shinkurou and murasaki there when compared to the manga. I'm also interested to see where you heard that the manga is a side story adapation. Some (well to be precise, all) of the discussion I've seen in other forums from people who have read the light novels say that it's just a different of ordering of events.
Well the community has a pretty big group of fansub haters even without zac. That's what I assumed he was commenting on. |
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Saphiro01
Posts: 71 Location: California |
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Cat Girls, wolf girls and fox girls that do not have anthropomorphic qualities such as a muzzle and fur all over their bodies are NOT furries. Completely different type of character type.
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Westlo
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I'm going to post a conversation from the start of lord of the rings, it's about fireworks, clearly because of that entire conversation the novel is about fireworks and it's not about some epic quest to destroy the one ring. I mean why would the main characters talk about fireworks if the novels weren't about fireworks?
From someone who has read the novels spoiler[AFAIK the novels only contain long arcs. They are not side stories like the manga. Spoiler for manga's timeframe: BTW the stories in the manga set place after Kurenai (temporary) finished dealing with Murasaki's family. Murasaki doesn't need Kurenai's protection anymore. Thus you can say that Murasaki is just tagging along with Kurenai.] + spoiler[It follows the general guideline, but changed and add a lot of the thing. The Novel is awkward enough, the anime's change is even more odd. Especially the whole "arm might go berserk" that anime has added, it felt so random.] |
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Leebo
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The description for the preview guide lists Glass Maiden and Crystal Blaze. These are actually the same show.
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Zac
ANN Executive Editor
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Whoops, fixed. |
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CerebralDivinity
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Holy crap, there has been much off-topic conversation. I was hoping for more advice on what to watch >_>
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Furudanuki
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I was really surprised to see Da Capo II: Second Season being reviewed (by Carlo) since it is neither a true "second season" nor a sequel, and it isn't supposed to be a stand-alone work. It's a direct continuation of the first 13 episodes which aired in the fourth quarter of 2007. It is literally like reviewing episode #14 of a 26 episode series divorced from the context of the previous 13 episodes. For example: "Then mysterious things happen in the last few minutes as Sakura stands near a cherry blossom tree for dramatic effect." This statement will seem rather odd to those who have seen episodes 1-13 since they know that cherry tree's power is the core plot device for the entire series.
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babbo
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The point is that the best thing this series has going is Shinkurou and Murasaki's bodyguard/substitute parent relationship and the character development that comes about as a result. The moment Murasaki even starts becoming the clingy loli bait harem member that she is in the manga is the moment things start going downhill.
Was hopng you'd have something a bit more concrete thar. For someone talking about reading comprehension you are taking quite a bit of interpretive license thar. Not only is your source unsure of him/herself but he/she makes no explicit statement along the lines that the manga is nothing more than a collection of side stories. In the same thread another person said that the manga is anachronic (that is, not in the right chronological order) as well o,o;; A) the manga is only five chapters long B) we don't have a frame of reference for when this change started coming about. But with an understanding that character development does not happen over night, it's probably safe to assume that she will at the very least begin to head in the direction she is heading in the manga sooner rather than later. |
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Westlo
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You do realize that supahem never corrected the other guys statement about the manga being side stories only? Also he for some reason thinks the opening scene fight in episode 1 is the stalker incident from chapter 1 of the manga. I like supahem because he's fun to talk to and released some Unbalance X Unbalance manga scans but you shouldn't take his word for gospel since there is 3 people in that thread who have read the novels and only he said the manga is out of order events from the light novels.
And that other guy only said AFAIK because iirc the 3rd light novel isn't translated into chinese yet. It's called not making a blanket statement and looking like an idiot when it's wrong. |
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_Earthwyrm_
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It's just a small thing, but perhaps worth mentioning:
The image for Carlo's review of 'Penguin no Mondai' shows a screen-capture from 'Kyouran Kazoku Nikki'. |
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