Anime Thread #2

[suko]

Now, Summer shows. I’m watching Servant x Service (about office workers).

Gin no Saji: Silver Spoon (about agricultural life, from Hiromu Arakawa, author of Fullmetal Alchemist.

Yeah, I had heard that Servant x Service is actually made by the same person who made Working!!, which is what makes it resemble that show actually.

And Silver Spoon, I watched the 1st ep of that; thought it was a bit boring, but I’ll prolly keep watching since I could learn some stuff from it (maybe), and it’s not the type of show that u see very often (or at least I haven’t). Btw, where does the egg come from? (if u saw the 1st ep, u know what I mean! lol)

This —> Fate Kaleid Liner Prisma Ilya the best show of the season!

Saw the 1st ep of this; wasn’t too into it, tbh. It gives me too much of a CCS (Card Captor Sakura) vibe, and I’m honestly not too into magical girl shows anymore, even though I did really like CCS like a decade ago. I do love the OP song, though. Also, I am looking forward to seeing Saber Alter as well. Kinda wish she wasn’t a bad guy, since I prefer seeing her as a good guy, lol. I suspect there will be some yuri undertones in this one, too, since u see at the end of the OP intro, Miyu-san trying to reach for Illya’s hand - and I doubt that’s just for show.

Also, that Luvia-san laugh!! What other characters laugh like her?!? xD

Rozen Maiden ever since they failed to bring back — ahem Hinaichigo - the character who least deserved to “die” if these dollfies can be said to “die” has been “meh” for me. GOSICK and DANTALIAN NO SHOKA have been far better Rozen Maiden

About Hinaichigo (if u are talking about the new Rozen Maiden series), that was in younger Jun’s world, she should be fine and dandy in the older Jun’s world. The primary focus, I believe, of this new RM (Rozen Maiden) series will be on the older Jun’s alternate world. For those that don’t know, the original 2 anime seasons of RM are actually non-canonical to this new series (it was its own original story in fact). So, there is no relation. The 1st ep of this new RM is a recap of the 1st manga series (all 8 volumes!!! ← that’s nuts I know) The 2nd ep is where it starts the 2nd series (alternate retelling of the 1st manga series) of the manga, and where it really starts to get interesting (at least for me it did). I’ve heard it being compared to Stein’s;Gate because of the kind of stuff its getting into now with alternate realities, time, etc. From what I can tell, it’s definitely also a bit more darker than the original series. Anyway, aside from AoT (Attack on TItan) & TWGOK (The World God Only Knows), I’m definitely looking forward to this new RM series!

Loved Gosick, too, btw. Had such a beautiful ending!

Other shows that I’ve added to my queue list for this summer:

Sunday w/out God - 1st ep wasn’t too bad, but I wonder where they will go with the storyline
Watamote - 1st ep was alright.
Yami Shibai: Japanese Ghost Stories - A bit creepy (as u could expect by the name of the series, lol) - they are only about 5min long eps, so I figure why not? 1st ep was slightly creepy with 1 major: AHHHH!

 

[ironchapman]

New stuff I am watching:

The World God Only Knows Goddess Arc–I love this series, and some of my favorite girls get revisited here. I’m also a sucker for Saori Hayami’s voice (Haqua).
Rozen Maiden: Zuruckspulen–Enjoyed the first two seasons. Hoping this one keeps up. Liking the animation so far.
Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C3–Surprisingly good.
Blood Lad–Wasn’t originally planning to pick it up, but the first ep was really fun.
Servant x Service–Since I liked Working, I figured I had to pick this one up.
Dog & Scissors–It’s alright. Nothing special, but it hasn’t reached the stage where I want to drop it yet.
Gatchaman Crowds–Awesome reboot/remake/spin-off of the Gatchaman series. Definitely worth picking up so far.

I still want to see Prisma Illya and Silver Spoon.

 

[suko]

New stuff I am watching:

The World God Only Knows Goddess Arc–I love this series, and some of my favorite girls get revisited here. I’m also a sucker for Saori Hayami’s voice (Haqua).

I have a lot of favorites, lol. And though there are a lot of good potential pairings, I’m currently rooting for a Haqua and Keima pairing! Not sure it’ll happen, though, since I think Elsie and Tenri probably have a better shot.

But seriously though, these episodes just can’t come out soon enough, lol! Really looking forward to the next forthcoming eps of this show, as well as for RM and AoT.

I still want to see Prisma Illya.

If u do end up watching it, take notice of Luvia-san’s laugh, lol. It really sounds way too familiar, but I just can’t think of who she sounds like.

 

[patrick457]

Not just shoujo anime but mainstream stuff. Look at all the popular shows, and shows for B type fans - it’s all large eye/small mouths stuff. Madoka Magica which is a very dark anime has huge eyes. Ghost in the Shell Arise does not however.

You mean they have large heads. That’s mainly because Ume Aoki (Hidamari Sketch) did the character designs.

 

[ironchapman]

I have a lot of favorites, lol. And though there are a lot of good potential pairings, I’m currently rooting for a Haqua and Keima pairing! Not sure it’ll happen, though, since I think Elsie and Tenri probably have a better shot.

But seriously though, these episodes just can’t come out soon enough, lol! Really looking forward to the next forthcoming eps of this show, as well as for RM and AoT.

Well, my 3 favorite capture girls are Ayumi, Kanon, and Shiori (in that order). I’d be good with Keima and either of them (especially Ayumi or Kanon). Sumire (ramen girl) interests me, but I haven’t read much of the manga (I do my best to avoid scanlations on principle). The show basically skipped her, unfortunately, but I understand why. Yui and Tsukiyo look like great characters, although I might like Tsukiyo a little more because of her VA Yuka Iguchi, who is a surprisingly good singer.

Between Elsie and Haqua, I’m inclined to think Haqua’s the better fit, as Elsie seems more like a little sister.

Really looking forward to the rest of this season. I had heard that this arc of the manga was awesome, and it hasn’t let me down so far. I don’t mind the cramming in the first episode, as I don’t know if one or two more seasons of captures would have done much new that the first two seasons didn’t. Since first two seasons apparently didn’t sell well in Japan (or so I heard), I like getting a chance to see the Goddess Arc animated.

 

[Tenofovir]

Ah, I see. We have different ideas of what constitutes “giant”. I’m thinking about Tohru Honda levels of saucer eyes.

Giant eyes are in anime that go for moe points, though. They’re also in ones that start out cutesy and then subvert your expectations by being super bloody. Or, alternatively, they’re just trying to get more sympathy for the soon-to-be-dead characters by making them cuter.

It’s across the genre. Anime where no-big eyed character dies, and shows were some or all die have similar designs. The big eyes are a more fundamental aspect of the anime than just mere sympathy for the character, which is also there, I agree.

I suppose, then, that this style isn’t only found in shojo (and shows that comment on shojo). However, it does seem to be more common there, particularly when drawing protagonists.

If you look at a typical shoujo anime/manga like Card Captor Sakura, the kids - Sakura and Tomoyo have much larger eyes than the adult characters, such as the teachers or Sakura’s father, or her gay brother.

Also- no deaths or serious material? Aren’t 90% of magical girl stories originally from shojo manga? And I know Fruits Basket is, if nothing else… I know shojo is full of lots of melodrama, but I wouldn’t say it’s never serious.

Shoujo could be serious. I think Kare Kano is shoujo and so is Aishiteruze Baby both were brilliant anime. You’re right that most magical girl shows are from ex-Shoujo manga, but that’s changed with Nanoha. Also latest Ilya Prisma is not based on shoujo anime either. Nanoha was the first Mahou Shoujo not based on shoujo manga. OK I take that back. The first was probably Magical Project S and Magical Girl Pretty Sammy.
That was an anime for mainstream Tenchi Muyo fans. MGPS was definitely for them. I mean they even have a Bill Gates parody episode, which no child in Japan would really relate to. Magical Project S could be aimed at children but that too has some dodgy material. Nanoha is probably for male adult audiences and as you know most Magical Girl anime these days like Precure and Milky Holmes have many Type B fans. It gets comical when sometimes children and parents invited to meet the the cast or buy limited edition items in special events and overweight male otakus flood these events looking to shake hands/meet with members of Precure or Milky Holmes cast to the dismay of the little children and their parents in the audience.

Of course, we probably also have different ideas of what constitutes “serious”.

I don’t know. I tend to think anime where main characters end up getting slaughtered tend to be more serious. This is of course not exclusive. A serious anime can have no deaths, I agree.

 

[Tenofovir]

About Hinaichigo (if u are talking about the new Rozen Maiden series), that was in younger Jun’s world, she should be fine and dandy in the older Jun’s world. The primary focus, I believe, of this new RM (Rozen Maiden) series will be on the older Jun’s alternate world. For those that don’t know, the original 2 anime seasons of RM are actually non-canonical to this new series (it was its own original story in fact). So, there is no relation. The 1st ep of this new RM is a recap of the 1st manga series (all 8 volumes!!! ← that’s nuts I know) The 2nd ep is where it starts the 2nd series (alternate retelling of the 1st manga series) of the manga, and where it really starts to get interesting (at least for me it did). I’ve heard it being compared to Stein’s;Gate because of the kind of stuff its getting into now with alternate realities, time, etc. From what I can tell, it’s definitely also a bit more darker than the original series. Anyway, aside from AoT (Attack on TItan) & TWGOK (The World God Only Knows), I’m definitely looking forward to this new RM series!

Thanks for the explanation.
Seems to me that dark and cute “loli” characters are some fashionable trend nowadays. I’d be curious why that is so. Besides that I think the messed up timelines seem to me to generate unnecessary confusion and when that’s used as the only plot in the series - it seems to be a mere cheap device, indicating the writers have little original material to give.

Loved Gosick, too, btw. Had such a beautiful ending!

Victorique de Blois, Iori Minase, Dalian, Taiga, Louise de la Valliere, Aria, etc.

I just love tsundere anime girls. I have to repeat it here for effect.

Other shows that I’ve added to my queue list for this summer:

Sunday w/out God - 1st ep wasn’t too bad, but I wonder where they will go with the storyline
Watamote - 1st ep was alright.
Yami Shibai: Japanese Ghost Stories - A bit creepy (as u could expect by the name of the series, lol) - they are only about 5min long eps, so I figure why not? 1st ep was slightly creepy with 1 major: AHHHH!

Thanks for suggestions.

 

[Kamaduck]

I don’t know. I tend to think anime where main characters end up getting slaughtered tend to be more serious. This is of course not exclusive. A serious anime can have no deaths, I agree.

I think seriousness is basically just the opposite of silly. If the characters are being slaughtered in ways that seem implausible or melodramatic to me, I’m not going to consider it a particularly serious show. But a story can have no death and be very realistic, playing smaller events for drama- those I would consider more serious.

I don’t know exactly how I judge “seriousness”. Something like Kino’s Journey comes off as more serious to me than most horror anime, and something like Steins;Gate is not something I’d say is particularly serious- no moreso than something like Fruits Basket, anyway. Nothing that happens in either is particularly plausible, and there is a lot of comedy in both. The stakes may be higher in Steins;Gate, but the tone did not strike me as being particularly “serious”.

Not sure any of that makes sense, but that’s kind of how I think of it.

Honestly I was disappointed in Steins;Gate a little… Normally I love time travel, and Okabe was a great main character, but as a whole it just seemed OK. The way people were gushing about it, I thought it was going to be something really special.

 

[Tenofovir]

I think seriousness is basically just the opposite of silly. If the characters are being slaughtered in ways that seem implausible or melodramatic to me, I’m not going to consider it a particularly serious show. But a story can have no death and be very realistic, playing smaller events for drama- those I would consider more serious.

I don’t know. Many real life ways of dying or suffering can be construed as being silly.
People overdosing on drugs? People drowning in pools by trying to swim despite not knowing how? People shot in cross fire? People supporting wars in distant countries getting hit by collateral damage when traveling abroad? One could find irony in these.

It’s a pretty subjective metric. And realistic need not imply serious. Seriousness for me implies seriousness of consequences. Death is death after all. Can one laugh about it?
I don’t know, it tends to put a damper on things. Even when the character is fictitious. When the character is real we tend to approach the stories differently - it’s usually then a documentary.

Not sure any of that makes sense, but that’s kind of how I think of it.

Honestly I was disappointed in Steins;Gate a little… Normally I love time travel, and Okabe was a great main character, but as a whole it just seemed OK. The way people were gushing about it, I thought it was going to be something really special.

It was a pretty decent show for the first half.

I never understood American (Western) fascination with horror films. Take Nightmare on Elm Street - where a child murderer becomes some “hero” as he kills older teens. It seems to allude to some sort of moral debasement. In anime, shows like “Corpse Party” where little kids get hacked to death seem the Japanese equivalent. I don’t see what’s attractive about these shows. They seem to appeal to some dark sadistic side in people. I just don’t see their entertainment value.

 

[Kamaduck]

I don’t know. Many real life ways of dying or suffering can be construed as being silly.
People overdosing on drugs? People drowning in pools by trying to swim despite not knowing how? People shot in cross fire? People supporting wars in distant countries getting hit by collateral damage when traveling abroad? One could find irony in these.

It’s a pretty subjective metric. And realistic need not imply serious. Seriousness for me implies seriousness of consequences. Death is death after all. Can one laugh about it?
I don’t know, it tends to put a damper on things. Even when the character is fictitious. When the character is real we tend to approach the stories differently - it’s usually then a documentary.

I think I’m just going to stop using the word “serious” to describe works of fiction.

And while I don’t find fictitious death funny (well, usually), it is sometimes played for comedy.

I’m picturing the parts of Dragon Ball Z that involve entire planets being wiped out, but I simply cannot take that show seriously for a second. So I don’t think high stakes always make a show “serious”.

 

[Tenofovir]

I think I’m just going to stop using the word “serious” to describe works of fiction.

And while I don’t find fictitious death funny (well, usually), it is sometimes played for comedy.

I’m picturing the parts of Dragon Ball Z that involve entire planets being wiped out, but I simply cannot take that show seriously for a second. So I don’t think high stakes always make a show “serious”.

Well perhaps. But it’s not implausible for people to hack each other with knives. It happens now and again. Blowing up entire planets - that’s something else.

I think it is appropriate to label some works of fiction as serious. Not sure you should drop that label.

 

[Kamaduck]

Well perhaps. But it’s not implausible for people to hack each other with knives. It happens now and again. Blowing up entire planets - that’s something else.

I think it is appropriate to label some works of fiction as serious. Not sure you should drop that label.

It’s just that it’s a very subjective label, I suppose.

I wouldn’t consider all implausible works to be non-serious, though. Kino’s Journey has several implausible elements, as does Haibane Renmei. I consider them both very serious works. Fruits Basket deals with serious and important themes, but is often comedic or melodramatic in execution. Some works, like Baccano!, are violent and bloody, but are consciously no more than entertaining and exciting, with very little in the way of themes or dealing with consequences. I think every work is different, and I’m not really able to lay out rules for which works are “serious” and which are not. It’s just something I get a sense for, but other people apply the word differently than I do.

 

[suko]

Lol, wow, I love how we are in a serious discussion about the word “serious.” I honestly really wouldn’t want to use that word in describing a particular anime on a whole since we all have different ideas as to what it means in an anime. However, I wouldn’t shy away from saying that a particular anime may contain serious characters or certain plot elements/situations that are to be taken seriously. But I think that’s about as far as I would go.

Seems to me that dark and cute “loli” characters are some fashionable trend nowadays. I’d be curious why that is so. Besides that I think the messed up timelines seem to me to generate unnecessary confusion and when that’s used as the only plot in the series - it seems to be a mere cheap device, indicating the writers have little original material to give.

Well, the Alice Game is also a major part of the plot line, too!
Also, there is a reason for the “messed up” timelines. I haven’t read either the 1st or 2nd manga series, but from I’ve heard from others that have, the 2nd manga series does a “what-if” scenario, and in ep 2 of this new RM series, u see Jun all grown up and how it finally applies to “what -if” Jun never had the Rozen Maidens when he was a kid, and without spoiling it too much for others, that’s really all I should probably say on it.

Also, I don’t really want to call using “time travel” or “alternate universes” a cheap device either, since all they are really doing is adapting the 2nd manga series (which came out in 2008 - even before Stein’s;Gate) onto film, and I’m kinda glad they are since I wouldn’t be able to see or read about it otherwise! It seems, (while the 1st manga series has been released in the U.S.) the 2nd manga series hasn’t been brought over to the U.S., and it’s possible it may never. So I’m just happen to see the 2nd manga series brought over in some form that I can actually see!
I thought I should also point out that, Barasuishou, who is the 7th RM doll in the original RM anime series, is not (or at least shouldn’t be) in this new RM series, since the 7th doll in the manga series, is Kirakishou. So if u guys watch the 1st ep of this new RM series, and see a doll whom you’ve never seen before, well, now u know where she came from, lol.

Also, I did a search for the “Time Travel” genre on ANN, and it yielded a much smaller amount of shows than I was expecting: only 28. I thought there would be a lot more that dealt with “Time” and all that good stuff, but it seems, at least according to ANN, that it’s not a major theme in a lot of animes. And quite honestly, I can’t really recall a whole lot of animes that deal with “Time Travel” or “Alternate Universes” as a major, or even minor theme.

 

[Tenofovir]

Lol, wow, I love how we are in a serious discussion about the word “serious.” I honestly really wouldn’t want to use that word in describing a particular anime on a whole since we all have different ideas as to what it means in an anime. However, I wouldn’t shy away from saying that a particular anime may contain serious characters or certain plot elements/situations that are to be taken seriously. But I think that’s about as far as I would go.

I don’t know. For me, as said previously, when people get killed, the show is usually serious. It may have comic elements, but overall murder and killing is not some non-serious activity. And of course that does not exhaust all serious types of anime.

Well, the Alice Game is also a major part of the plot line, too!

Ah that’s the Japanese Otaku Loli Bloodlust plot. It’s Battle Royale with childish dolls.
It’s fascinating what drives this “loli” slaughterfest desire in Japanese anime/manga writers. It’s not something we see anywhere else. (Sure Koreans are copying it now, but they copy everything Japanese.) I like to call things straight as a I see them.

In first ep of latest RM there is a scene with Hinaichigo being tortured. I have to ask what is the artisitic or literary value of that? Does it add to the plot? It’s pretty shocking but once you see one “loli slaughter” anime, well those vacant eyes on a baby face get old. I have to wonder, what are these writers thinking? Are they high on crack? Do they get some sort of thrill from this? And I think most Japanese fans dislike this as much as I do, are they sado-masochists?

Also, there is a reason for the “messed up” timelines. I haven’t read either the 1st or 2nd manga series, but from I’ve heard from others that have, the 2nd manga series does a “what-if” scenario, and in ep 2 of this new RM series, u see Jun all grown up and how it finally applies to “what -if” Jun never had the Rozen Maidens when he was a kid, and without spoiling it too much for others, that’s really all I should probably say on it.

That seems so cheap for me. Why not write a different story with different characters? Or why not do an alternative universe from scratch? Why be convoluted for the sake of being convoluted? Because without it, the story becomes another linear Battle Royale super dollfie slaughter fest.

Also, I don’t really want to call using “time travel” or “alternate universes” a cheap device either, since all they are really doing is adapting the 2nd manga series (which came out in 2008 - even before Stein’s;Gate) onto film, and I’m kinda glad they are since I wouldn’t be able to see or read about it otherwise! It seems, (while the 1st manga series has been released in the U.S.) the 2nd manga series hasn’t been brought over to the U.S., and it’s possible it may never. So I’m just happen to see the 2nd manga series brought over in some form that I can actually see!
I thought I should also point out that, Barasuishou, who is the 7th RM doll in the original RM anime series, is not (or at least shouldn’t be) in this new RM series, since the 7th doll in the manga series, is Kirakishou. So if u guys watch the 1st ep of this new RM series, and see a doll whom you’ve never seen before, well, now u know where she came from, lol.

Thanks for your explanation.

Right so this generates unnecessary confusion. This confusion adds a great deal to the plot or storyline. Why are the manga series and anime series not synchronous? Because the writing seems to be ad hoc. It’s one series written. Then another series written with the same characters or most of the same characters. Then they do alternative universes and spin offs, prequels and sequels and so on. It seems they are milking the same franchise, because it brings a better return on investment and they know these characters are a hit with the audience - so they can churn out a new variation on the theme. It’s the same with harem anime and RM is also a type of Harem Anime. In most of these, the hero never ends up with one girl, the end is always left unresolved. I can understand this to a degree, as every fan has his favourite and they don’t want to upset fans by having their favourites “win” or “lose”.

Also, I did a search for the “Time Travel” genre on ANN, and it yielded a much smaller amount of shows than I was expecting: only 28. I thought there would be a lot more that dealt with “Time” and all that good stuff, but it seems, at least according to ANN, that it’s not a major theme in a lot of animes. And quite honestly, I can’t really recall a whole lot of animes that deal with “Time Travel” or “Alternate Universes” as a major, or even minor theme.

There’s a ton of shows using same characters but a variety of plotlines. There’s Futakoi for one, there’s the Tenchi Muyo franchise and FATE/STAY franchise just from the top of my head. And there’s the whole retelling of the SAME story with slight variation too. LOL, right now we’re seeing it with A Certain Magical Index II and A Certain Scientific Railgun S2.

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the first season of Rozen Maiden and I have both seasons, as well as CHAOS:HEAD (related to STEINS;GATE) and STEINS;GATE on Bluray/DVD. I just wish they’d drop some of the dark violent stuff in some of these shows and drop the unnecessary convolution. Dark and violent works well in a show like Macross, Gundam or Ghost In the Shell, it does not work well with baby faced child characters-- or at least it seems most unnatural and plainly suggests psychopathology on the side of the author/writer.

This is one thing which irked me with Japanese anime. It’s this constant retelling the same story with slight variation and introduction of unnecessary convolution which often does not even pan out into anything substantial.

 

[foolishmortal]

Men in biotech suits fighting monsters? “Pacific Rim” looks kind of like “The Guyver” supersized (kind of and in that regard only). BTW Where were the Yaegermeisters?

 

[suko]

Ah that’s the Japanese Otaku Loli Bloodlust plot. It’s Battle Royale with childish dolls.
It’s fascinating what drives this “loli” slaughterfest desire in Japanese anime/manga writers. It’s not something we see anywhere else. (Sure Koreans are copying it now, but they copy everything Japanese.) I like to call things straight as a I see them.

You have to admit, though, at least in the original Rozen Maiden series, the episodes weren’t entirely spent on the dolls being blood-thirsty killers or anything. So while the main plot may have involved the Alice game, there was more to it than that which made the show so likeable and appealing (so much so, that u own both seasons xD), and I’m sure, or at least I hope, the same thing will happen with this new anime series.

In first ep of latest RM there is a scene with Hinaichigo being tortured. I have to ask what is the artisitic or literary value of that? Does it add to the plot? It’s pretty shocking but once you see one “loli slaughter” anime, well those vacant eyes on a baby face get old. I have to wonder, what are these writers thinking?

I guess our views kinda differ here, because I actually didn’t really think that was a torture scene, and I didn’t really see all too much of a problem with it. However, the kiss I kinda did, though, lol, but not so-much the 5 seconds or so it took for Kirakishou to “eat” or consume (or whatever) Hinaichigo. I’d imagine the writers were just trying to portray Kirakishou as the main villain of the show, that’s all.

That seems so cheap for me. Why not write a different story with different characters? Or why not do an alternative universe from scratch? Why be convoluted for the sake of being convoluted? Because without it, the story becomes another linear Battle Royale super dollfie slaughter fest.

Woah there!! I think u are asking too many questions and making assumptions without even having seen this series yet, lol. Instead of calling this series out as being convoluted or whatever, why not watch it with an open mind instead and just hope that it turns out to be a great series like the original anime series? Personally, I’m not complaining and I love the direction that the series is going in after having watched the 2nd ep. Hopefully, it can build upon the 2nd ep, and even add in some possible romance (or at least some teasing romance) between older Jun and that co-worker of his. That was one thing that the original anime series was missing: some romance.

I am actually tempted now to read the 1st manga series just to get a better understanding as to how the events unfolded in the 1st ep of this new RM series.

Right so this generates unnecessary confusion. This confusion adds a great deal to the plot or storyline. Why are the manga series and anime series not synchronous? Because the writing seems to be ad hoc. It’s one series written. Then another series written with the same characters or most of the same characters. Then they do alternative universes and spin offs, prequels and sequels and so on. It seems they are milking the same franchise, because it brings a better return on investment and they know these characters are a hit with the audience - so they can churn out a new variation on the theme.

Yeah, I haven’t seen any of the FMA series (perhaps I should one day, lol), but I had heard that it basically pulled the same thing with the 1st anime being original, and the 2nd anime finally adapting the manga. Perhaps the RM anime series should have just adapted the manga in the beginning? I don’t know. I don’t write these animes, lol. But so long as the storyline can still be very good and well presented, I’m all for it.

 

[suko]

Ugh… so who here watched the Oreimo Season 2 OVAs? For those that may not know, CR is airing them for the next 2 weeks for Premium Members, and for Free Users they will be available to stream next week until August 31.

I will say that, overall, I did enjoy the series - it had its share of nice and touching moments as well as really memorable characters. Also loved the OP themes for both seasons. But the ending…

Oreimo Season 2 OVA Big-Time Spoilers Ahead (Highlight to read at your own risk - if you’re wondering how I did this, just use the Sign tag with White Text ):
[SIGN]Since I was on the SS Kuroneko, it was quite sad to see her turned down in ep 14… I just kept hoping that it was some kind of dream or something and that he’d come back to Yamineko . And the whole confession (and marriage proposal) scene with Kyousuke and Kirino was just… “AHHHHHHHH!” I was cringing the whole time, lol, as my worst fears came to fruition, lol. But it was kinda funny, too, considering all those bystanders that were watching the whole thing. But one thing that bothered me was, where in the world were the parents? They never showed up once (no Ayase either aside from a flashback scene). It was good to see Manami put up a fight, though, and actually use some common sense reasoning with them.
Anyway, it seems that all the ships were pretty much sunk by the end of this series, lol, as they kinda left it to our imagination there at the end. Also, from what I heard and read, there was an interview with the author in which he said that he had intended for Kyou and Kirino to be lovers, and for the kiss at the end of ep 16 to be on the mouth (instead of on the cheek), but I guess the Publishers were putting their foot down on this and would not do it, since it seems they did not want to support a Bro x Sis lover ending. A lot of people are outraged by this, but I’m actually cool with it!
[/SIGN]
For those of you that have seen it, what are your thoughts on it and how it ended?

 

[ironchapman]

Ugh… so who here watched the Oreimo Season 2 OVAs? For those that may not know, CR is airing them for the next 2 weeks for Premium Members, and for Free Users they will be available to stream next week until August 31.

I will say that, overall, I did enjoy the series - it had its share of nice and touching moments as well as really memorable characters. Also loved the OP themes for both seasons. But the ending…

Oreimo Season 2 OVA Big-Time Spoilers Ahead (Highlight to read at your own risk - if you’re wondering how I did this, just use the Sign tag with White Text ):
[SIGN]Since I was on the SS Kuroneko, it was quite sad to see her turned down in ep 14… I just kept hoping that it was some kind of dream or something and that he’d come back to Yamineko . And the whole confession (and marriage proposal) scene with Kyousuke and Kirino was just… “AHHHHHHHH!” I was cringing the whole time, lol, as my worst fears came to fruition, lol. But it was kinda funny, too, considering all those bystanders that were watching the whole thing. But one thing that bothered me was, where in the world were the parents? They never showed up once (no Ayase either aside from a flashback scene). It was good to see Manami put up a fight, though, and actually use some common sense reasoning with them.
Anyway, it seems that all the ships were pretty much sunk by the end of this series, lol, as they kinda left it to our imagination there at the end. Also, from what I heard and read, there was an interview with the author in which he said that he had intended for Kyou and Kirino to be lovers, and for the kiss at the end of ep 16 to be on the mouth (instead of on the cheek), but I guess the Publishers were putting their foot down on this and would not do it, since it seems they did not want to support a Bro x Sis lover ending. A lot of people are outraged by this, but I’m actually cool with it!
[/SIGN]
For those of you that have seen it, what are your thoughts on it and how it ended?

That show is an abomination. It is dead to me.

The Claris songs from it are nice, though. Found them on iTunes in the US.

 

[suko]

That show is an abomination. It is dead to me.

The Claris songs from it are nice, though. Found them on iTunes in the US.

Yes, I purchased both Clairs OP songs as well! And yup, I probably should have stopped at ep 6 (of season 2), since the end of that was the best part of the series (to me anyway).

But yeah, the ending had the potential to be even worse than what it was if the Publishers didn’t put their foot down on some things… but… yeah, it is what it is…

 

[Kamaduck]

Ugh… so who here watched the Oreimo Season 2 OVAs? For those that may not know, CR is airing them for the next 2 weeks for Premium Members, and for Free Users they will be available to stream next week until August 31.

I will say that, overall, I did enjoy the series - it had its share of nice and touching moments as well as really memorable characters. Also loved the OP themes for both seasons. But the ending…

Oreimo Season 2 OVA Big-Time Spoilers Ahead (Highlight to read at your own risk - if you’re wondering how I did this, just use the Sign tag with White Text ):
[SIGN]Since I was on the SS Kuroneko, it was quite sad to see her turned down in ep 14… I just kept hoping that it was some kind of dream or something and that he’d come back to Yamineko . And the whole confession (and marriage proposal) scene with Kyousuke and Kirino was just… “AHHHHHHHH!” I was cringing the whole time, lol, as my worst fears came to fruition, lol. But it was kinda funny, too, considering all those bystanders that were watching the whole thing. But one thing that bothered me was, where in the world were the parents? They never showed up once (no Ayase either aside from a flashback scene). It was good to see Manami put up a fight, though, and actually use some common sense reasoning with them.
Anyway, it seems that all the ships were pretty much sunk by the end of this series, lol, as they kinda left it to our imagination there at the end. Also, from what I heard and read, there was an interview with the author in which he said that he had intended for Kyou and Kirino to be lovers, and for the kiss at the end of ep 16 to be on the mouth (instead of on the cheek), but I guess the Publishers were putting their foot down on this and would not do it, since it seems they did not want to support a Bro x Sis lover ending. A lot of people are outraged by this, but I’m actually cool with it!
[/SIGN]
For those of you that have seen it, what are your thoughts on it and how it ended?

I haven’t seen the show, but I just want to say it’s brilliant that we have “spoiler tags” now.