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kakitamike
Posts: 183 Location: Akron, OH |
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I always seem to lose interest in 13ep harem-esque shows about 8 eps in. (samurai girls, asu no yoichi, bombshells from the sky, this show)
It was somewhat entertaining, but there always comes a point where I just don't care where the story is going. I do remember fast forwarding through a lot of the mech fights to get back to the character interactions. |
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walw6pK4Alo
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As far as silly harem anime go, IS still wasn't that good. Something like the recent Highschool DxD had more personal character interactions, driving plot, and tighter focus. It also delivered on the fanservice where IS fell short. I enjoy harem shows, but I still prefer they actually go somewhere.
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jl07045
Posts: 1527 Location: Riga, Latvia |
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Funny, uncomplicated and fills the checklist. I'm sure it boils down to "cute girls doing cute things". Don't even know if harem has much to do with that. |
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lesterf1020
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Posts: 292 Location: Trinidad and Tobago |
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They probably didn't go with the crossdressing because of what happened in Dual! Parallel Trouble!. There the lead Kazuki was in the same situation as Ichika and they tried the crossdress thing. It was an absolutely spectacular and hilarious failure. Kazuki was probably scarred for life. I am not sure how he survived that. |
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RyanSaotome
Posts: 4210 Location: Towson, Maryland |
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It basically combined everything good about harem series while drawing in mecha and moe otaku fans. Its not surprising that most American fans "just don't get it", but this is one of those shows that the Japanese will love. It did everything right in pandering. Funny enough, it got into the top 35 anime on that NicoNico list made by Japanese reviewers, top people in the industry and other important people in the industry did last year for the top 50 anime since 2000. Heres the list if you're interested: 1. Bakemonogatari 2. Clannad 3. To Aru Kagaku no Railgun 4. AIR 5. Angel Beats! 6. Haruhi 7. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica 8. Ano Hi Mita Hana 9. Toradora! 10. K-ON! 11. To Aru Majutsu no Index 12. FMA 13. Lucky Star 14. Code Geass 15. Steins;Gate 16. Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo 17. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 18. Macross F 19. Natsume’s Book of Friends 20. Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha 21. Ore no Imouto 22. Gintama 23. Hayate no Gotoku 24. Minamike 25. Full Metal Panic 26. Eureka Seven 27. Shakugan no Shana 28. Spirited Away 29. Grave of the Fireflies 30. Sora no Otoshimono 31. Working!! 32. Gurren Lagann 33. Ghost in the Shell 34. Fate stay/night 35. Infinite Stratos 36. Rozen Maiden 37. Amagami SS 38. One Piece 39. Seitokai no Ichizon 40. Aria 41. Garei Zero 42. Gundam Seed 43. Durarara!! 44. Naruto 45. Zero no Tsukaima 46. Milky Holmes 47. Hanasaku Iroha 48. Tiger & Bunny 49. Shinryaku! Ika Musume 50. Sousei no Aquarion Last edited by RyanSaotome on Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:07 am; edited 1 time in total |
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TheAncientOne
Posts: 1872 Location: USA (mid-south) |
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I had far less problem with the mecha (whose problems can be explained away by the same type of magic-like advanced science that allows them to be instantly teleported around the operator) than Charlotte being able to wrap her not so small breasts tight enough to pass as a guy...especially in those skin tight IS operator outfits.
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zensunni
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I found IS to be an enjoyable diversion. Some of the character designs did nothing for me and the excessive use of cliches was tedious, but it was still entertaining. I have to agree with Key's point about the lack of a good villain. That was one of the biggest issues I had with the show.
One minor note, the ending of the show suggested that the story, if allowed to reach its conclusion, it might actually have the cojones to actually break one of the standard harem rules: spoiler[The Childhood Friend Never Wins]. I think there is a strong likelihood that Ichika will end up with spoiler[Houki] in the end... As for the intense cluelessness of Ichika, I don't have nearly the trouble with that as many people seem to have. After all, its not like they portray him as a pervert that for some reason cannot figure out that all these girls are in love with him. They portray him as a genuinely clueless wonder. Even his friend from middle school comments on the fact that he is like that. (spoiler[His friend's little sister also has the hots for him...]) I wouldn't be surprised if it gets a 2nd season, based on the popularity in Japan. But the light novels are probably done without a conclusion, since the author's health is in decline and he has stopped writing. Perhaps this is one case where an anime only ending will be welcome by fans of the light novels? |
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Cecilthedarkknight_234
Posts: 3820 Location: Louisville, KY |
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that's not a kick on the score well i seen a few epiosdes and just didn't care to much for the rest of the series, sure it was fun to watch on guilty pleasure level but that's all it was. |
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configspace
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While it did great in Japan, I have a feeling it will do pretty good, or good enough in the US and judging from our Taiwanese friend earlier, elsewhere as well
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asimpson2006
Posts: 3151 Location: USA |
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Well right now it is sitting 7 on the Top sellers for anime BD's on Amazon so I guess it is doing alright for itself. I'm sure it is dong okay for RightStuf and RACS. |
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Key
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Posts: 18219 Location: Indianapolis, IN (formerly Mimiho Valley) |
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Erp! Corrected.
Easily my favorite series put-down in recent months. And Blood- is overreacting, so I'd just ignore him in this case. For the record, I also had a big problem with the more scientific aspects you mentioned. The emphasis placed on "shields" suggests that invisible force field-like projections are protecting the pilot, but this is still more magic than technology. In general: Yeah, this series is crazy-popular in the otaku base in Japan, I'm guessing because it can draw both harem and mecha fans. It's just further proof that popularity and quality have little to no correlation with each other. |
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dragonrider_cody
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RACS sold out completely according to their news letter. They also stated Sentai had to order another print run. So I guess it should be doing pretty well. Personally, whether or not you like this show, I think you should be rooting for it to do well. If it does, Sentai might be more inclined to include the level of extra features it did on other series. |
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Blood-
Bargain Hunter
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Yeah right, dtm42 reacts to the single episode he saw as if it was one of the worst show's ever created, yet I'm the one over-reacting? What ever you say, dude. |
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Kohii
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I went ahead and got it as a blind buy and I was mildly satisfied. When I read the synopsis, I knew I had to lower my expectations a bit and expect the same old clichés.
For a while, I thought Ichika was downright gay. He had no interest in women whatsoever. At least until the last few episodes. The fighting scenes were really nice, though. |
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Chagen46
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Given how well it's selling, clearly some American fans do "get it". This show is popular with the /a/ and /jp/ crowd I'll bet. And there's nothing to "get". It's a generic harem show with a dense protagonist and mecha shoved in. You harems fans always act like there's some special thing about harems that us other people just don't get. That's not it. We just don't like them. |
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