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Tzetze DUMB from a converted church in Venice, Italy Since: Jan, 2001
catch_the_sun Perpetually Peckish from Shidoni Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
zeroplusalpha The World Is Mine from behind the 7th Door Since: Apr, 2009
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#78: Feb 4th 2010 at 9:27:59 PM

^^I'm fairly sure that a few of the forum's more vigorous discussions have a few turns of events that are analogous.

EDIT: Right, not speaking metaphorically. How silly of me.

edited 4th Feb '10 9:28:27 PM by zeroplusalpha

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Smokie Since: Jan, 2001
#79: Feb 4th 2010 at 9:28:02 PM

It aired on the 23rd of January. How can there possibly have been backlash already?

People using the opinions of 1 or 2 japanese people that reviewed it as facts.

From what I've heard, it really is supposed to be So Okay, It's Average.

Nothing too surprising really, an entire VN route squeezed into 107 minutes? Supposedly, there is a lot of fighting and not much story. Basically from one fight into the next. Also, CG Dolphins.

Another criticism is that Shirou said his best line "King of Heroes, do you have enough weapons?" not like a slick motherfucker but in a hot-blooded way like your average shonen protagonist.

That's just what I heard and that's why people go "Lol you got DEEN'd, it sucks" or something.

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#80: Feb 4th 2010 at 9:29:29 PM

CG Dolphins? Okay. I assume that's to cover the H-scenes. Wonder what they'll do in Heaven's Feel, assuming it gets made...

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#81: Feb 4th 2010 at 9:30:37 PM

I'd just like you to know that I thought that was win, Tzetze.

zeroplusalpha The World Is Mine from behind the 7th Door Since: Apr, 2009
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#82: Feb 4th 2010 at 9:31:34 PM

CG Dolphins? Okay. I assume that's to cover the H-scenes.

And the scene will be segued into as smoothly and as naturally as the original.

AWESOME TEARJERKER MOAR AWESOME OH LOOK DOLPHINS!

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#83: Feb 4th 2010 at 9:33:13 PM

Shirou should've delivered those lines in a better way.

@Smokie, re: Hayate No Gotoku: Yes, it's a spoiler. Although I wouldn't call Athena a troll. Something of note; she is voiced by Ayako Kawasumi, hence my personal nickname for her is Saber-tan.

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Smokie Since: Jan, 2001
#84: Feb 4th 2010 at 9:40:52 PM

Well, at least the Nanoha movie seems to be So Cool Its Awesome.

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#85: Feb 4th 2010 at 10:15:29 PM

On the subject of Bakemonogatari backdraft; Koyomis faults are greatly exaggerated. The worst he's ever done was accidentally feel up a twelve year old girl when they were fighting(since both of them were being childish).

I do get that it won't be a lot of people's thing since it is very slow and talky.

Oh another anime with an undeserved backdraft is Rah Xephon. It is not an Eva knockoff  *

damnit!

Smokie Since: Jan, 2001
#86: Feb 4th 2010 at 10:16:37 PM

It is a lot of people's thing.

It's has the highest DVD sales of... I don't know. This decade or something.

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#87: Feb 4th 2010 at 10:17:19 PM

^ I thought K-On beat that.

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#88: Feb 4th 2010 at 10:21:35 PM

No.

K-On set up the record of selling the most Blu-Rays in it's opening week.

Bakemonogatari quickly broke that.

However, it also has the most DVD sales overall, of which K-On is only at 8th place or so. It even surpassed the Gundam series.

I have no idea where the sales are coming from, considering there's no superhype like, say, Haruhi or TTGL. Maybe it proves that something like that isn't needed.

edited 4th Feb '10 10:22:22 PM by Smokie

Mapi "keionbu ni yokusou, nyan?" from Sakurakou Keionbu Since: Aug, 2011
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#89: Feb 4th 2010 at 10:22:55 PM

Oh right, Bakemono did break that record for opening week sales.

edited 4th Feb '10 10:23:16 PM by Mapi

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#90: Feb 4th 2010 at 10:28:18 PM

*Has no idea about DVD sales figures. Also, does not particularly care.*

edited 4th Feb '10 10:28:33 PM by zeroplusalpha

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#91: Feb 4th 2010 at 10:31:26 PM

Did I mention Endless Eight sold more than Gurren Lagann?

Yes I did.

I will mention it regardless. evil grin

edited 4th Feb '10 10:31:33 PM by Smokie

Mapi "keionbu ni yokusou, nyan?" from Sakurakou Keionbu Since: Aug, 2011
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#92: Feb 4th 2010 at 10:33:14 PM

That one really made me headdesk.

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Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#93: Feb 4th 2010 at 10:43:13 PM

Well, part of the thing about Bake is that the episodes were aired half-finished or less, so watching the DVD version can be a completely different experience. Although I'm not sure how well that'd work out as a general business plan. "Let's intentionally make this worse to boost sales!"

edited 4th Feb '10 10:43:51 PM by Clarste

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#94: Feb 4th 2010 at 10:44:35 PM

If Kyo Ani can get away with what they did, SHAFT can, too.

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#95: Feb 4th 2010 at 10:45:49 PM

Am I the only one who thinks that it isn't Kyo Ani's fault, as Four Chan and the rest of the internet think, but KADOKAWA's, for horribly putting forward the Endless Eight idea?

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#96: Feb 4th 2010 at 10:48:57 PM

The Endless Eight sold more... but most of it is the same damned episode! Damn it Haruhi fanbase, why most you be so obsessive and alienating?

Smokie Since: Jan, 2001
#97: Feb 4th 2010 at 10:49:25 PM

Yeah, it actually is. Kyo Ani had no saying in the matter.

It's just that I sometimes forget this. evil grin

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#98: Feb 5th 2010 at 12:43:26 AM

As far as Toradora goes, I ended up dropping it about halfway through. Apart from the protagonist, the characters either seemed generic and/or uninteresting (Taiga, Kitamura), inconsistently characterized (Minori), or just downright unlikable (Ami.) Ami was the biggest disappointment, honestly - I started watching having been assured that she made the show, and then she was just a frigid bitch with a Kawaiiko exterior. If they were setting her up for Character Development, they took way too long getting to it.

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#99: Feb 5th 2010 at 12:49:42 AM

*clicks links in Smokie's signature*

*stares*

*lols*

*feels bad for the blue-haired girl being apparently stuck as the Deadpool of her series*

*feels bad for the pinkette being dismissed by her so cruelly*

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Noimporta Since: Jan, 2001
#100: Feb 5th 2010 at 2:08:26 AM

You're never going to get a male character striking a female one like that.

The main character guy from Saikano does slap the second love interest girl when she gets overly Tsundere in a bad situation.

Nothing too surprising really, an entire VN route squeezed into 107 minutes?

This is something I can't get my head around, isn't Fate Stay Night really popular or something? couldn't they have made more movies? I mean, Kara no whatever got like seven.

And yes, RahXephon backdraft exists due to people considering it a ripoff of Eva. The approach that I have taken to this is to disregard the opinion because it shows a merely superficial viewing of the series, unsuited for such claims, it's wrong and fannish, but I don't care.

edited 5th Feb '10 2:16:26 AM by Noimporta


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