PorcellainThrill
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FYI the first season of Haruhi is pretty good.
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Basileus777
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It looks great. If only it was funny.
But it's not like you guys play P3-4 for the gameplay anyway, so why does it matter?
Apologies.
shots fired!
I liked Haruhi overall but it could've definitely used some pruning (and I'm not just talking about E8). Tamako Market would've been way better without Choi and the dumb marriage thing and just focused on the Market aspect of it. It still would've been a poor mans Soredemo but a much better one than the one we got.
everything in games is "gameplay" so... what???
Awful Falafel
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KirbYuuYuu
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Finding funny in a Kyoani show is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
False statement. Still recommending Nichijou.
It's inconsistent, but imho when it hits it is god damn nuclear in scope.
But I actually found most of Nichijou pretty amusing, so idk
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
The gameplay of Citizen Kane was pretty non-existent.
Basileus777
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They made Fumoffu, since then they've failed pretty spectacularly at comedy.
I think this is a fair assessment. Although I would say certain parts of the Haruhi movie feel closer to what I got Hyouka than the wacky comedy setting of the show in terms of being more deliberate and slower paced and whatever. I'm still confused why that show got so popular.
And Kyon.
Or maybe just Sugita.
Lucky Star is very difficult to go back to. I remember it being entertaining though so I'll just never watch it again I guess.
I also remember the distinct feeling it took until episode 7 for it to 'click' with me, which is a lot goddamn longer than I'd give an anime I wasn't enjoying today, so maybe I just had higher tolerance back then.
Or maybe just Sugita.
Lucky Star is very difficult to go back to. I remember it being entertaining though so I'll just never watch it again I guess.
I also remember the distinct feeling it took until episode 7 for it to 'click' with me, which is a lot goddamn longer than I'd give an anime I wasn't enjoying today, so maybe I just had higher tolerance back then.
I agree. I think KyoAni is at their best when they depict character interactions in a realistic and uncompromising way without needing to add distractions which make something more dramatic or exciting or fantastic. The depiction of Nagato as a person in the Haruhi is the only reason to watch it, and everything else is just lame wacky hijinx which cheapen the overall film.
If you ever watch Tamako Market, I think you'll see what I mean when comparing ep9 with the rest of the series. There are some other episodes I enjoyed in the series too, but it was pretty middling overall, yet ep9 stands as a testament that if they had gone in that direction for the series instead, they could have created a masterpiece like Hyouka.
KirbYuuYuu
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Lucky Star looks like something that I can't watch at this point of time.
hosannainexcelsis
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It's at least an hour too long. Everything after Kyon hits enter drags terribly.
sounds like lightnovelitis
Basileus777
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Lucky Star had its moments, but not enough for a 24 episode series. It's funnier than Nichijou at least.
KirbYuuYuu
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Yeah, that's definitely a pass for me.
Awful Falafel
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Isn't Hyouka adapted from a LN?
it's a novel series that got branded as a light novel later on, iirc
I agree. I think KyoAni is at their best when they depict character interactions in a realistic and uncompromising way without needing to add distractions which make something more dramatic or exciting or fantastic. The depiction of Nagato as a person in the Haruhi is the only reason to watch it, and everything else is just lame wacky hijinx which cheapen the overall film.
If you ever watch Tamako Market, I think you'll see what I mean when comparing ep9 with the rest of the series. There are some other episodes I enjoyed in the series too, but it was pretty middling overall, yet ep9 stands as a testament that if they had gone in that direction for the series instead, they could have created a masterpiece like Hyouka.
It's funny that the big dramatic climax of the Haruhi movie is the protag choosing to toss the world where all the character development happened into the inferno for the sake of the one where the female lead sadistically torments the time travel chick for laughs. It's like a metaphor for the series' priorities
Basileus777
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I haven't watched any of it in a while, but it's not something I'd recommend. I wonder how it would hold up nowadays considering how reference heavy it was.
hosannainexcelsis
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Other way around; the Kotenbu series was originally published under a light novel imprint and later moved to a "normal" novel imprint.
The S-Link stuff's just as integral to the overall game as is every other mechanic.
Everything is fiNE and Noothing is BAd
I prefer to think of the Haruhi movie as a film about
how the main character makes a poor choice and then dies horribly in the end because of it. I just turn it off after that scene happens, and it's suddenly 90% better!
hai
Hyouka
Endless Eight
K-ON!!
about four episodes of Tamako Market
one half of Nichijou
Disappearance
K-ON!
FMP: Fumoffu
the other half of Nichijou
the rest of Tamako Market
FMP: Second Raid
that one commercial they did
Haruhi
better half of chu2
Clannad
stuff
chu2drama
have not seen: After Story; most of the KEY stuff; Lucky Star
intend on seeing: After Story
Hyouka
Endless Eight
K-ON!!
about four episodes of Tamako Market
one half of Nichijou
Disappearance
K-ON!
FMP: Fumoffu
the other half of Nichijou
the rest of Tamako Market
FMP: Second Raid
that one commercial they did
Haruhi
better half of chu2
Clannad
stuff
chu2drama
have not seen: After Story; most of the KEY stuff; Lucky Star
intend on seeing: After Story
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Well it's more that I need to just shift away from this genre among other things mainly because it feels like I'm just forcing myself to do so honestly. Either that or something seems like a great twist on a genre, which would be enough to watch. I think Utena, for example, might be one of those series despite my fatigue with Mahou Shoujos.
Awful Falafel
Banned
This goes to show what a terribly vague concept light novels are. Not as bad as obscure music subgenres but it's annoying in the same way.
Maybe... they could had more sharper script, since a lot already repeated in the series but I never really had a problem while watching it, the directing help a lot.. Its certainly the best experience that I have with Haruhi, and I'm not too high with the series either.
I just think of them as YA novels here - with all the range and variance in subject & quality it entails.
Basileus777
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I wouldn't really call Utena a Mahou Shoujo, at least it's unique enough that genre fatigue shouldn't be a problem. If you are looking for something that's twisting on conventions, you should watch it, it's a great show. But yeah, forcing yourself to watch things is not a good idea.
KirbYuuYuu
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Definitely not. Granted with CCS, I'm not sure if it's really fatigue or rather the filler is just uninteresting because it doesn't really play with its strengths, or because I'm tired, or just because I took a break from it.
Regulus Tera
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Utena is really not a "mahou shoujo" in the sense that Sailor Moon or Precure are. It just happens to star a girl and have some magic.
hosannainexcelsis
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Where is K-ON?
KirbYuuYuu
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Then stop selling it to me like it is one!
It's a fabulous, sex-machine, shirt-opening battle anime.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
SEE there we go! Now I'm super pumped! Gives me something to do other than feel depressed at E3.
Basileus777
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Where's Fumoffu? And K-On TV for that matter.
Not watching both (yet?)
I only watch 7 episode of K-ON TV , and watch the movie with my friend when its hot.. surprisingly enjoyable.
Lucky Star was my first non-childhood anime. I was utterly confused by it, but the underlying arc of friends growing up and graduating from school spoke to me deeply because I had just graduated from high school myself.
I'll rewatch it at some point, but watching those last few episodes (when the show really shined in my opinion) was a pretty magical experience. It's what sold me on anime.
I'll rewatch it at some point, but watching those last few episodes (when the show really shined in my opinion) was a pretty magical experience. It's what sold me on anime.
Awful Falafel
Banned
Ok yeah, that makes a fair amount of sense. Now I'm just mad thinking about the people ignoring YA novels because of the label. There are grown people out there who've never read The Phantom Tollbooth!
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