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Fencedude5609
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Says the 16 year old who's first thought for making things better is "more death!" Also, your ideas are not New! And! Exciting!, I've seen your exact views expressed by more people than I can remember, across dozens of forums and boards, over my decade as an anime fan. Its not your opinions, its how you express them, and your exceptionally irritating self-importance when you express them. |
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superdry
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I think you're confusing people here. |
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Fencedude5609
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...maybe. I'd have to go back and check. dragon and Chagen's posts tend to blur together so that line might not be entirely correct. |
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zensunni
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The Odette II was blinding them, then the cavalry came in and blew them to space dust! Of course, it doesn't show them hitting the Lightning 11, which was the ship that was attacking the girls' ship, it does show both the Bentenmaru and the Barbalusa firing on them. (20:53 on the Crunchyroll stream of episode 5.) |
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Zac
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Oh, the irony. |
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dandelion_rose
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I watched fansubs of Bodacious Space Pirates (legal streaming is not available in my region) and stopped at Episode 6 because I was bored. I thought that this bit mentioned here is the biggest problem I have with Bodacious Space Pirates. The creators (author, anime director, scriptwriters, etc.) have successfully created a world where piracy can be seen as a norm, and since I like stories set in an amoral world, I thought that was quite fascinating. Despite that, I still found the series very boring for all the things many have said before. I'd say that it's a boring story set in a really interesting world. |
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Fencedude5609
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Err..no, thats not the situation at hand. |
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dandelion_rose
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Would you feel as strongly for Bodacious Space Pirates if all the main characters were dudes? |
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Fencedude5609
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No, but I'm fairly upfront about my preferences. At any rate, that wasn't my point. The "Piracy" in this show isn't really "Piracy", and the Bentenmaru has not actually committed any actual Piracy. |
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dandelion_rose
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I think you're the one missing my point. I know that the piracy in Bodacious isn't 'really piracy'. But it still takes place in a world where the after-effects of legalized piracy is really believable (from what I've seen). For example, no one really says "how could you shoot at schoolchildren??" when the Odette II gets shot at, and pirates are seen by rich tourists as kind of cool. The edge of piracy isn't really present in the story, but it's still skirting around the sides. If you've lived or visited a society where there's been some breakdown of legal order and society has to make up its own rules as it goes along -- like when little planets have to employ pirates to maintain their liberty -- the world in Bodacious is a pretty accurate set-up. This is a major point in what makes good sci-fi, the difference between a writer who just uses a scientific element in a story and a writer who writes solid science fiction is in understanding the issues that follow certain developments. So, simply put, I think Bodacious has a really good world. Despite that, I still find that it's boring. |
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ANN_Bamboo
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I think what I slightly bemoan is that they never really expounded on how they got to the place they are. At the beginning of the series, they mention that the Sea of the Morning Star fought for its independence, with help from pirates who received permission from the government in exchange for joining their alliance. So, fast-forward hundreds of years, and the only pirates still allowed to "pirate" are those descended from the original ones, and thus still receive their Letters of marque. I think it's a little sad that they don't revisit this. I'd like to know more about the War of Independence, and I'd like to know more about how the government adapted by allowing these pirate ships to fight for their cause. I think there's a lot that could be said here, that isn't being said. I'd like to know more about the Stellar Alliance that they broke free from, and whether there are any ramifications elsewhere in the galaxy. I'd like to know more about the early Serenity human colonists, and what happened to them-- beyond the admittedly soft reveal that was shown with the ghost ship arc. Bodacious Space Pirates has a lot of material to work with, but it's choosing to not use it. I'm still entertained by the show, because I like the characters, but I feel like there's capacity for them to deal with situations outside of their insular world. |
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ChibiKangaroo
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I hadn't really been watching Accel World, mainly due to the fact I was focusing on other shows. However, I must say that I have been enjoying the show now that I started watching it. I don't think its the plot itself which is making me love the show, since it is kind of a typical shounen plot of fighting battles and growing stronger. However, I just can't help being drawn to Haruyuki as a main character. The character design of him makes him extremely likeable and sympathetic. He's a cute chubby nerdy guy, and that by itself makes him ten times more relateable than the unrealistic bishounen guys in most shows. When he speaks about the difficulties of being a young kid with insecurities and worrying about being bullied, it is believable and you connect with him because he seems so sincere. However, at the same time he has tremendous talent and just needs to acquire his confidence, so you are rooting for him. It totally works for me. If they had any usual bishounen in that show it wouldn't be worth watching. Haru makes the show for me.
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