AquaWateria
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About Hunter X Hunter is the Election Arc good and how does it compare to the previous arcs.
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Summer 2014 Anime |OT| this thread has been outsourced to Toei Phils
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SliceSabre
Banned
I think a lot of it stems from them needing misunderstanding to draw things out.
Honestly I would prefer to see more already together/married romance stories where they're past the point that a kiss on the cheek is highly embarrassing.
Just ask in the show OT, I'm sure they'll spoil it for you.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Kimi ni Todoke and Say I Love You are still going!
It's not even about them any more. It's still going, but it's basically about her friends. Sawako is mostly just "there".
AmethystEnd
Member
Agreed. Which is why I love Bonnouji. The couple is mature (I think the woman is in her thirties) and they *GASP* have SEX in their relationship.
These aren't shoujo manga.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
It's a far shorter arc then the previous one. It's more of a setup for the arc that comes next that won't get animated, but I liked it. A lot of talking and setup and new characters being introduced, but it stands well enough on it's own.
Older characters come back as well.
Admiral Woofington
Member
They're not? Yandere shouldn't surprise me, but Horimiya? Damn. Well then "romance manga"
AmethystEnd
Member
Yeah. And it just feels like going through the motions.
SliceSabre
Banned
Lord I am so behind on that manga I'm scared to see where its at now.
Lol, what? Is it just Kugiloli tsunderes?
AmethystEnd
Member
It's only 36 chapters long total, completed. The scanlation is literally only missing the final chapter, and it's annoying.
But it's more than possible to read everything out in one sitting, as I've done so multiple times waiting for the final chapter to be scanlated.
Edit: Oh my fucking god, there's been a misunderstanding on my part. There are only 35 chapters, but there was a 32.5, which is why MAL listed 36 chapters.
Well, guess it's over after all.
Admiral Woofington
Member
How long ago did you start this? I remember recommending this to someone not too long ago. Hope they started it.
it's already over. It ends with no drama. In fact the whole thing has little drama.
BassForever
Member
I liked it, but like any HxH arc you really can't compare it to any other arc as they all do things really differently. It's really hard to give you a better answer then that without spoiling it though so just sit tight and enjoy.
And Orange and Natsume as well.
AquaWateria
Member
Thanks for the feedback.
AmethystEnd
Member
I'd been reading it since it first started being scanned. Also yeah, see the edit to my previous post to realize I'm an idiot.
SliceSabre
Banned
Pretty much. I mean I don't hate every tsundere and it all depend on how strong their act is.
Oh its over. Sweet I can read at my own pace then and not feel as pressured. Thanks.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Yeah I was about to say. I couldn't see what they could possibly add to the ending considering it ended pretty neatly.
Also Slice if you haven't, read some of the ones I've listed. I honestly can't remember who I have recommended that list to in here
Both of them come from the Gangan family of comics, which as I've mentioned before, produces a wide variety of stuff.
Soul Eater (Not), Fullmetal Alchemist, Watamote, Natsu no Arashi, Dusk Maiden, One Week Friends, Kitakubu, Akame ga Kill, Seto no Hanayome and those series.
And here's the kicker. Even Nozaki comes from Gangan, meaning that even though it has "shoujo" in the title and you were expecting it to be in that demographic, it was actually me, Dio. I mean, a shounen manga.
The lesson is that demographics say almost nothing about content. I remember saying very similar things when Inari was on air.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Well, sure. This is a franchise that had games, anime, and a live action movie (where they don't kiss lol). It's just going for the sake of going, but I like the friends so I'm happy to have it come out. Besides, it comes out so slowly that it doesn't matter that much any way.
It runs in Gangan, so it's aimed at the shounen demographic. Because you know what actually is shoujo this season? Sabagebu.
"Shoujo" does not mean "romance". Just like "shounen" does not mean "fighting series".
Admiral Woofington
Member
Natsume is pretty damn good. But I don't know if I can read the manga after watching the anime. The VA was perfect, plus my understanding is that the anime jumped around arcs in the manga.
From the implication I'm getting then, women like all the mega drama and guys like stories with straight-forward no complication then. At least younger demographics do haha
is it just me or does gangan have a ridiculously powerful lineup
i incorrectly use demographics as shorthand for genre descriptors i guess
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But well, they ended up staying there 5 years all in all, for reasons unknown to me (probably because it was cheap, I imagine), until they finally came to their actual house:
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AmethystEnd
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I've always loved Ayane. She was always more interesting of a character to me than anyone else.
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There, read that 32.5 chapter of Bonnouji. Was sweet.
Admiral Woofington
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Yeah I tend to use demographics as labels, but recently I've been trying to say "shonen action" to correct myself. Shojo on the other hand I tend to not put the romance part because, from my limited knowledge, there's not many shonen romance so I almost imply it and it sounds awkward when I read "shojo romance" out loud. Mistake made I guess.
BassForever
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The problem with romance is that you have to do a really good job of explaining why the two characters who obviously like each other don't just get together, and then you have to have a good story reason why we need to follow their relationship after they get together. How hard is it for writers to just have the characters admit they like each other, enter a relationship, and then have sex like rabbits? Say what you will about hentai but at least there the characters don't beat around the bush for dozens of episodes/chapters.
AmethystEnd
Member
It's like the last episode of Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei says.
"There's nothing more boring than a tale of successful love."
I just happen to disagree vehemently.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Eh for me successful love is more interesting than constant drama. I already have a shitty love life and don't put in the effort with the women who went so far as to ask me out (since I can't be bothered to pursue), I don't need to read about drama I want to read successful shit to remind myself that not everybody is as giant of a douche as me when it comes to actually giving it a try.
AmethystEnd
Member
With you 169%, brah.
Toradora isn't shoujo, bruv. It's for male loners.
What's your opinion on Inami and Anaru?
AmethystEnd
Member
Curious, do you mean Working! Inami? I dropped Working because of her.
SliceSabre
Banned
"Oh he's talking to another girl. WHO IS THAT GIRL!? MAYBE HE LIKES HER? OH SHE'S MUCH OLDER THAN MADE i CANNOT COMPETE."
-3 episodes later-
"Oh this is my older sister! She's visiting us during her college vacation!"
-3 episodes later-
"Oh this is my older sister! She's visiting us during her college vacation!"
Well I'm still reading the manga of the World is Still Beautiful, along with a bunch of others. I thought Nozaki-kun was a parody thereof anyway.
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Hyouka 1 - 11
I'm kicking myself for not watching this sooner. Everything about this gels for me. Obviously the production values are incredible, the show feels alive, the way the characters emote, etc. It's all stunning. The writing is especially good too, I love the way the characters bounce off each other and behave. It's a type of natural and sincere writing that I really appreciate and that you don't see very often. But yeah, overall great work so far, excellent direction unifying great writing and stunning visuals.
Also had no idea this show re-united Yuuichi Nakamura and Daisuke Sakaguchi as best bros. Add one whole star for that alone.
Oh and Looking at the whole of KyoAni's work and realizing this is the sole show that hasn't been distributed in the US (I think?) is not surprising...I'm going to assume that it also wasn't as big a success as their other shows in Japan...?
I'm kicking myself for not watching this sooner. Everything about this gels for me. Obviously the production values are incredible, the show feels alive, the way the characters emote, etc. It's all stunning. The writing is especially good too, I love the way the characters bounce off each other and behave. It's a type of natural and sincere writing that I really appreciate and that you don't see very often. But yeah, overall great work so far, excellent direction unifying great writing and stunning visuals.
Also had no idea this show re-united Yuuichi Nakamura and Daisuke Sakaguchi as best bros. Add one whole star for that alone.
Oh and Looking at the whole of KyoAni's work and realizing this is the sole show that hasn't been distributed in the US (I think?) is not surprising...I'm going to assume that it also wasn't as big a success as their other shows in Japan...?
How About No
Member
Sabagebu - 02
1) i dislike natto
2) i don't dislike masochists
3) this is so stupid i can't hate this anime.
Narrator is doing an excellent job.
Is that fucking Jill Valentine cosplay
AmethystEnd
Member
Hyouka 1 - 11
I'm kicking myself for not watching this sooner. Everything about this gels for me. Obviously the production values are incredible, the show feels alive, the way the characters emote, etc. It's all stunning. The writing is especially good too, I love the way the characters bounce off each other and behave. It's a type of natural and sincere writing that I really appreciate and that you don't see very often. But yeah, overall great work so far, excellent direction unifying great writing and stunning visuals.
Also had no idea this show re-united Yuuichi Nakamura and Daisuke Sakaguchi as best bros. Add one whole star for that alone.
Oh and Looking at the whole of KyoAni's work and realizing this is the sole show that hasn't been distributed in the US (I think?) is not surprising...I'm going to assume that it also wasn't as big a success as their other shows in Japan...?
Glad you're liking it. Hyouka was awesome.
It is and I laughed until I cried when I saw it in episode 1.
Ah okay. It isn't as odd as I thought it was then. Thanks for the clear up.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It's been FIFTEEN YEARS. Why are they still looking for the One Piece?
It wasn't as big as the Key shows and K-On/Haruhi, i.e. it wasn't a smash hit of gargantuan proportions.
Taken on its own terms it was very successful financially.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I don't know if that's a "I know that feeling" or a "are you fucking serious why would you do that" bro.
BassForever
Member
SliceSabre
Banned
If by Inami you mean working Inami. I tolerated her antics because I enjoyed the overall show.
And if you mean AnoHana Anaru, well I actually liked her.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ManicPixieDreamGirl
Which I can see in Naru if I looked at the show cynically.
But as I said, its not the reaction I had to the show. I called it AOTS after #1. Even with the clichéd 'country folk teach the city slicker how to enjoy life' basis.
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