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The Spring 2008 Anime Preview Guide

The fact that they are side stories does nothing to invalidate their relevance to asessing the characters and the story's merits.

Typical shounen. There's eventually a harem for God's sakes.

Not preposterous. Typical. If I had the time I could probably get you a dozen other anime that rely on the same character archetypes >.>

I'm not insulting you. I'm discussing merits of a cartoon. You're acting silly here.

The thing I find the most amusing out of this whole discussion, aside from the fact that people complain that the reviews are both too diverse and too similar, is that the usual legion of ANN anti-fansub crusaders seem to be absent. One would think they would nay miss a chance to vehemently state how the watching of any fansub is evil and punishable by death!

If anything, the one thing I find amusing is how much people are willing trash talk about the previews. It's such a completely different response than you see on any anime blog. Maybe people are expecting more ANN than they do from blogs O-o

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The fact that they are side stories does nothing to invalidate their relevance to asessing the characters and the story's merits.

When the side stories (flashbacks aside) are nothing like the actual content of the novels than how are they relevant? Here's how the conversation has gone.

You "Starts out good but it's not going to stay like this because I read the manga"
Me "Manga isn't like the novels in terms of story"
You "Nuh uh"
Me "/facepalm"

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Typical shounen. There's eventually a harem for God's sakes.

Oh no not a harem! Now take out the ones who aren't serious, it's called a triangle.

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Not preposterous. Typical. If I had the time I could probably get you a dozen other anime that rely on the same character archetypes >.>

I thought my sarcasm implied that I would know dozens of similar archetypes.

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I'm not insulting you. I'm discussing merits of a cartoon. You're acting silly here.

Where did I give the impression that I thought you were?

Hmn, nobody has mentioned Amatsuki yet I see. Very nice transition from manga----> anime. Not quite on par with either Macross Frontier or Kura-nai, but it's heads and tails above Vampire Knight and Soul Eater. :/

Things are looking up; both the Fall and Winter 2007 failed to bring even a dozen decent shows to the table, but Spring 2008 seems to be interesting indeed!

Nice reviews btw.

They're written by the same bloody author o,o

He wouldn't write them if there wasn't an intention to go in that direction. That's like saying the data books for bleach are irrelevant to the story.

Most of the time when people get to the point when they start using sarcasm and a derisive tone they tend to be emotionally attached to the topic of discussion. You've been acting offended if not insulted >.>

The thing I find the most amusing out of this whole discussion, aside from the fact that people complain that the reviews are both too diverse and too similar, is that the usual legion of ANN anti-fansub crusaders seem to be absent. One would think they would nay miss a chance to vehemently state how the watching of any fansub is evil and punishable by death!

calawain wrote:

The thing I find the most amusing out of this whole discussion, aside from the fact that people complain that the reviews are both too diverse and too similar, is that the usual legion of ANN anti-fansub crusaders seem to be absent. One would think they would nay miss a chance to vehemently state how the watching of any fansub is evil and punishable by death!

Those who know me here know my stance about fansubs and I've had my discussions with staff about their usage here in the past, but I'm just a member and have no control over what goes on at ANN. I'd rather they were actually in Japan watching their TV and writing and posting reports from there, but fumaerukaifu, c'est la vie, I read the previews under protest, that's the best I can do. I've never said it should be "punishable by death". I just said it is morally and ethically indefensible. I've left agreement up to one's integrity of conscience. No more should be said on the matter here.

Well, I'm in Japan, have been watching them on TV, and wholeheartedly say "I agree with the reviews and everything said in all of them".

Now you can read them without worrying about moral issues

samuelp wrote:

Well, I'm in Japan, have been watching them on TV, and wholeheartedly say "I agree with the reviews and everything said in all of them". Now you can read them without worrying about moral issues

I'm afraid I don't see the link between morallity, and editorial correctness.

All you have to do is consider all the reviews as nothing more than reflecting MY opinion, instead of the authors, and then you are reading the opinion of someone who legally and without moral ambiguity watched the shows.
Or at least that's what I was going at.

Mohawk52 wrote:

samuelp wrote: Well, I'm in Japan, have been watching them on TV, and wholeheartedly say "I agree with the reviews and everything said in all of them". Now you can read them without worrying about moral issues I'm afraid I don't see the link between morallity, and editorial correctness.

All you have to do is consider all the reviews as nothing more than reflecting MY opinion, instead of the authors, and then you are reading the opinion of someone who legally and without moral ambiguity watched the shows.
Or at least that's what I was going at.