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dtm42
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With a plot like that I'm surprised it hasn't been made yet. Sounds exactly like an Anime plot. I mean, we've had a dominatrix paranormal investigator, so why not two lesbians? Japanese like yuri too, right? |
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fuuma_monou
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Not as much as they like yaoi, judging from the dearth of yuri anime, and there's not exactly a whole lot of yaoi anime either. Even in hentai there''s only a handful of yuri-centric titles. Easier to find yuri in manga, but it's mostly "yuri for straight girls", which is funny since there's not exactly a whole lot of yaoi/BL/bara for straight guys, though there are straight guys who like yaoi. I blame the original shounen-ai manga for being, essentially, "yuri in boys' clothing". Just read Matt Thorn's website for the relevant essays. If those had been outright lesbian stories, things would look a bit different in the same-sex themed manga landscape. Last edited by fuuma_monou on Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:07 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Monster in a box
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I assume Despera isn't on here because you know something we don't, right? Right? I'll take that as a yes.
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ANN_Lynzee
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The poll has the option: "This is a harem. The only choice is to choose none of them and keep all their attention as long as possible." That is the typical harem ending in say, Tenchi. The protagonist never makes a decision, and all the girls go on vying for his attention, thus "all." |
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dtm42
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I did see that option, but it's not what I wanted, or else I would have voted for it. You have completely misunderstood my post. I want to vote for an option where the guy picks all the girls, not none of them. You understand the concept? An actual harem ending where he actually has a harem where he either pounds a different girl each night or has orgies with them all at once. You know, what a normal guy with an actual harem would do. A "Tenchi Solution" is just the guy not having any testicles (figuratively-speaking, although given his disposition, possibly even literally), and therefore unable to make a decision. If a guy has multiple beautiful girls living at his house who are almost universally totally into him, but he never actually chooses any of them, that pretty much makes him a failure. A failure as a man (doesn't he have any sexual desire? Doesn't he want to actually have a girlfriend and be in a relationship?), a failure as a sexual creature (does he enjoy having blue balls? Is he a masochist perhaps?), a failure as a friend (he's stringing all these girls along and making them put their lives on hold for him until he makes a decision; nice going there champ), a failure as a mature person (his childish indecisiveness is not acceptable for someone at the end of their character arc), and a failure as a lead character (it's a cop-out ending designed to keep fans' hopes up that their favourite girl will eventually win, and to ensure more seasons; not to actually resolve the romantic side of things in a meaningful, touching and fulfilling way). Any lead male character who opts for the Tenchi Solution is pathetic, plain and simple. So no, I'm not voting to be Tenchi. Capiche? Last edited by dtm42 on Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:09 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Ashen Phoenix
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I remember falling in love with this manga, so to hear that an anime was in the works but never made it was very sad. The dedication and love Kawashima had for it remains inspiring; I hope its adaptation goes through someday, if for no other reason than to honor that drive and love for his craft. It was a pretty incredible, fun story too. Still praying for Kodansha USA to release the manga in its entirety. Though I've yet to experience the Lupin franchise I'm sad to hear of this never-to-be-seen sequel. It has such tremendous fan backing and love for it the world over. It's a shame the only thing stopping it is royalties. |
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Ambimunch
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Real shame
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motahead
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Read all the Alive manga , really liked it . Was disappointed the anime was never made , the story really lends itself to that conversion . Would like to see an anime of Cage of Eden ( with improved ending please ) .
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Myaow
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Oh, thinking about all these things that might have been makes me sigh! Some of these are a real shame; I would have liked to see GAINAX build on their Honneamise universe in Aoki Uru. And if we never get the Dreaming Machine then that'll just be a cosmic injustice!!!
I didn't know about the t.A.T.u anime! I hope it would have at least looked better than the reeeeeeeeeeeeally cruddy "anime" music video they did once... |
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Primus
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Who could forget the Termination, a series of vignettes taking place during Judgment Day in the Terminator universe.
Zone? It was originally meant to be a new TV series, but got axed. The first episode was completed, and released as an OVA. |
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ANN_Lynzee
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Actually, you've completely misunderstood the poll, which imitates itself off of harem television anime (thus the whole "episode 12 confession" preface), not hentai. Unless you want me to write a School Days option in there, because that worked out well. Also, in the future, try to keep your vulgarity to a minimum. I'm not a prude by any means but I could of happily gone the rest of my life not knowing that you want to "pound" however many women. |
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dtm42
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I wasn't talking about hentai, I was talking about a normal show where the guy ends up with all the girls. That's possible you know. To paraphrase Yang, there is no rule of the universe saying that harem romantic comedies can't end up like that. And I wasn't saying there should necessarily be sex*, only that it should end up with him clearly in the position where the viewer can be confident that the male lead will eventually have sexual relationships with multiple girls. You know, a harem, not yet another season of The Bachelor.
As if the only possible outcome of having a harem is that you're gonna have a School Days-type ending. Yeah, sure, whatever . . .
That's not what I was getting at whatsoever. I thought it was clear from my post that I was rallying against how unnatural the lead males and the endings are in harem titles. Such shows rarely have a lead male guy with a healthy libido (but who is not a perverted loser) actually deciding to take the third option and choosing all the girls instead of one* or none. Me? I'm personally a hopeless romantic who believes (or at least, wants to believe) in true love and soulmates and all of that happy nonsense. When I was talking about "he . . . pounds a different girl each night" and "has orgies with them all at once", I wasn't getting across my personal fantasy. More like my wish to see characters being more like actual people and doing things that people actually do. I used graphic language to very bluntly get across the point that I don't want to see people chastely holding hands after two years of dating (coughBakumancough), but actually engage in a sexual relationship with one another like real people do. * Although, there are those titles which feature on-screen sex scenes and yet are not actually hentai; Ninja Scroll, Yosuga no Sora, Aki Sora, Futari Ecchi and Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, to name a few. There are also the scores of titles where characters have sex during the show but off-screen, like Gundam SEED (and its sequel), Neon Genesis Evangelion, the RahXephon movie, Sword Art Online, ef: a tale of memories, High School of the Dead (yay for spoiler[a teenage lead male who actually acts his age]), Say, "I Love You", Natsuyuki Rendezvous, and so on and so forth. The presence of sex does not a hentai make. * Usually the main girl who has the most presence in the OP and whose victory is obvious right from the first episode. |
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RogueJedi86
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I suppose in different terms, you'd rather the harem stay together as a true polygynous polygamy relationship? Or is that over-simplifying to the point of offense?
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giapet
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That's likely accurate. Fans often call this the "true harem end" and it's pretty rare in anime, manga, or novels (can't really say for games). I heard a rumor that the guy who does the High School DxD novels wants to do a true harem end though. The one place I might argue: I'm not sure that all fans who like "true harem end" restrict the fantasy to polygyny (or, for the ladies, polyandry) versus "everyone's kind of married to everyone" (i.e. "group marriage"), though. |
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Crisha
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See, what dtm42 is missing is that "This is a harem. The only choice is to choose none of them and keep all their attention as long as possible" and "This is supposed to be a literal harem; choose all of them" are one in the same depending upon the point of view. Y'see, he would THINK that he has chosen us all, but what's really happening is that we're just stringing him along until we decide to dump his pathetic butt.
 And on the chance he's trying to play us all and we're ignorant to the situation, once we find out the truth we snap and murder him and then joyfully sing the "Cell Block Tango." 
In terms of "everyone's allowed to hook up with anyone," I actually know about a Free Love Colony in my state. I was surprised to find that out considering how conservative the state is. Some liberal married friends went to check out the place after hearing about it, and though they've decided they're strictly in a monogamous relationship they fully supported the idea of the place. |
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