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NEWS: Meiji Tokyo Renka Romance Game Gets Anime Project




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jet_



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 1:24 pm Reply with quote
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The centers on Mei Ayazuki, a girl who time-travels to the Meiji era, where she meets and falls in love with various great historical figures from that time period.

That sounds incredibly stupid and boring.
Is that seriously the only reason she travels back in time?
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Leebo



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 1:28 pm Reply with quote
I don't see how it's more stupid and boring than any other show where a girl goes around falling in love with random bishounen. It's just a different hook.
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jet_



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 1:35 pm Reply with quote
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I don't see how it's more stupid and boring than any other show where a girl goes around falling in love with random bishounen. It's just a different hook.

I never said it was more stupid than other series.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 2:10 pm Reply with quote
The way you phrased it made it sound like you were unaware of shows where characters do nothing but go around falling in love with beautiful people.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 2:48 pm Reply with quote
jet_ wrote:
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The centers on Mei Ayazuki, a girl who time-travels to the Meiji era, where she meets and falls in love with various great historical figures from that time period.

That sounds incredibly stupid and boring.
Is that seriously the only reason she travels back in time?


It doesn't say that she travels back in time specifically to fall in love with various guys, only that it happens while she's there. She could initially go back for a variety of other reasons. (Either deliberately, or via some mystical accident)
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jet_



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 3:33 pm Reply with quote
Emichan wrote:
jet_ wrote:
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The centers on Mei Ayazuki, a girl who time-travels to the Meiji era, where she meets and falls in love with various great historical figures from that time period.

That sounds incredibly stupid and boring.
Is that seriously the only reason she travels back in time?


It doesn't say that she travels back in time specifically to fall in love with various guys, only that it happens while she's there. She could initially go back for a variety of other reasons. (Either deliberately, or via some mystical accident)

Then why not mention those reasons?
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 3:49 pm Reply with quote
jet_ wrote:
Emichan wrote:
jet_ wrote:
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The centers on Mei Ayazuki, a girl who time-travels to the Meiji era, where she meets and falls in love with various great historical figures from that time period.

That sounds incredibly stupid and boring.
Is that seriously the only reason she travels back in time?


It doesn't say that she travels back in time specifically to fall in love with various guys, only that it happens while she's there. She could initially go back for a variety of other reasons. (Either deliberately, or via some mystical accident)

Then why not mention those reasons?


Because it's a quickie article just announcing that an anime of an otome game is being made, and not a review of the plot (or lack of)?

Apparently, the girl is zapped back in time during a festival, after a magician asks her to volunteer on stage for his act and he makes her disappear. Once back in time, she meets various people and the obligatory harem forms. It's a dating sim/visual novel type of game -- the romance is usually the point of such things. I like otome game anime, but I do wish that just once, the girl would actually pick one of the guys. They always seem to end so vaguely, so as not to upset fans of any one route in the game, I guess.
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Leebo



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 3:56 pm Reply with quote
Some people like romance anime. Whodathunkit.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:22 pm Reply with quote
jet_ wrote:
Emichan wrote:

It doesn't say that she travels back in time specifically to fall in love with various guys, only that it happens while she's there. She could initially go back for a variety of other reasons. (Either deliberately, or via some mystical accident)

Then why not mention those reasons?


Because they don't matter. Noone's going to be watching this show for its hard-sf exploration of the consequences of time travel.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:51 pm Reply with quote
nargun wrote:
jet_ wrote:
Emichan wrote:

It doesn't say that she travels back in time specifically to fall in love with various guys, only that it happens while she's there. She could initially go back for a variety of other reasons. (Either deliberately, or via some mystical accident)

Then why not mention those reasons?


Because they don't matter. Noone's going to be watching this show for its hard-sf exploration of the consequences of time travel.


She's her own great great grandmother!
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 3:16 am Reply with quote
jet_ wrote:
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The centers on Mei Ayazuki, a girl who time-travels to the Meiji era, where she meets and falls in love with various great historical figures from that time period.

That sounds incredibly stupid and boring.
Is that seriously the only reason she travels back in time?


REALLY, really, Jet? Look at your K-ON! Icon and remember the pain when everybody calls everything you love moeshit and judges you, your person, and your existence, because not everyone shares your taste. Get real man. Introspect. Look at your bodypillow and think if this really helps at all.

I'm not saying K-ON! is no good, but you and me ain't in a place for judging others tastes. Except for Walkure Romance, cause that b**ch stole Utena's uniform and that aint nice. That's crossing the line.

Plus this ain't the only time travel anime, its not like they have an obligation.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:11 pm Reply with quote
Momokochan wrote:
Look at your K-ON! Icon and remember the pain when everybody calls everything you love moeshit

I feel no pain when people say that, because moeshit is a made-up word that's used for trolling
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and judges you, your person, and your existence

..what?
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Get real man. Introspect. Look at your bodypillow and think if this really helps at all.

What.
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you and me ain't in a place for judging others tastes.

I'm not judging anyone's taste.
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Leebo



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:20 pm Reply with quote
I'm not judging, I'm just saying anime based on otome games are stupid and boring. Very Happy
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mistress_kisara



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:44 pm Reply with quote
Leebo wrote:
I'm not judging, I'm just saying anime based on otome games are stupid and boring. Very Happy

Pffft that's totally judging
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:07 pm Reply with quote
Yes, I know.
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