Comments on: Second Seasons: Second Rate? Part Two: Remakes, Spin-Offs and Alternate Universes http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2006/12/07/second-seasons-second-rate-part-two-remakes-spin-offs-and-alternate-universes/ Fat cats make anime better Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:13:12 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: darkshaunz http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2006/12/07/second-seasons-second-rate-part-two-remakes-spin-offs-and-alternate-universes/comment-page-1/#comment-521 darkshaunz Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:53:14 +0000 http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/?p=414#comment-521 Heya Karura, You make some really good points in this editorial, especially when you mentioned about writer/directors not having to lay any more foundation work for character development, and just spoonfeed us more with whatever plot-formula for their anime. As you know, I'm following Black Lagoon's second season and that's a prime example of an anime which second season's proving to be much more superior to the first. Genre-wise, Black Lagoon's quite unique, but its probrably an excellent pacing guide as to how writer/directors should plan out a series. I do believe Otome was to be taken lightly and watched for entertainment value, the real deal was always with Hime (I believe this was the plan). If you were looking for anything too deep, it was obviously lost with Otome (since Hime already delivered the goods as you mentioned). Though, just give the Otome OVA a try anyway (Have popcorn while you watch it even). Interesting Editorial, being a FMP fan, was glad to see Fumoffu in the non-red. Cheers. Heya Karura,

You make some really good points in this editorial, especially when you mentioned about writer/directors not having to lay any more foundation work for character development, and just spoonfeed us more with whatever plot-formula for their anime.

As you know, I’m following Black Lagoon’s second season and that’s a prime example of an anime which second season’s proving to be much more superior to the first. Genre-wise, Black Lagoon’s quite unique, but its probrably an excellent pacing guide as to how writer/directors should plan out a series.

I do believe Otome was to be taken lightly and watched for entertainment value, the real deal was always with Hime (I believe this was the plan). If you were looking for anything too deep, it was obviously lost with Otome (since Hime already delivered the goods as you mentioned). Though, just give the Otome OVA a try anyway (Have popcorn while you watch it even).

Interesting Editorial, being a FMP fan, was glad to see Fumoffu in the non-red.

Cheers.

]]> By: Karura http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2006/12/07/second-seasons-second-rate-part-two-remakes-spin-offs-and-alternate-universes/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Karura Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:53:44 +0000 http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/?p=414#comment-522 I didn't really see anything ground-breaking in Nanoha; let's see, we have a destined magical girl who stands around and lets Raging Heart do all the work, 50,000 uses of the same few attacks, collecting Jewel Seeds in the first week (Inuyasha, anyone?), a mascot character with a human form, naked transformation scenes and enemies who all become good friends at the end. Yes, it was enjoyable for what it was, but compared to the setting and storyline of Triangle Heart, it wasn't what I'd liked to have seen from the franchise. I didn’t really see anything ground-breaking in Nanoha; let’s see, we have a destined magical girl who stands around and lets Raging Heart do all the work, 50,000 uses of the same few attacks, collecting Jewel Seeds in the first week (Inuyasha, anyone?), a mascot character with a human form, naked transformation scenes and enemies who all become good friends at the end. Yes, it was enjoyable for what it was, but compared to the setting and storyline of Triangle Heart, it wasn’t what I’d liked to have seen from the franchise.

]]> By: bbbb http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2006/12/07/second-seasons-second-rate-part-two-remakes-spin-offs-and-alternate-universes/comment-page-1/#comment-523 bbbb Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:00:44 +0000 http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/?p=414#comment-523 Nanoha shouldn't be in red. Given the genre it belongs to, it really took it to the next level by doing away with showing the same transformation scene over and over in every eps, there was no long winded speech, and there was fire power. Nanoha was one of the few animes to have original elements in a magical girl genre that is never taken seriously in story aside from it's cuteness factor. I won't even touch the moe aspects. And while there is loli appeal, there has to be major character development for fans to fall in love with Nanoha even though she's one of the few, if not only, magical girl in anime that wears long skirt. Most others are always showing off more flesh than is really needed, often to make up for lack of a well-rounded character, and Nanoha doesn't do this (unless everyone was looking at Fate-chan Nanoha shouldn’t be in red. Given the genre it belongs to, it really took it to the next level by doing away with showing the same transformation scene over and over in every eps, there was no long winded speech, and there was fire power. Nanoha was one of the few animes to have original elements in a magical girl genre that is never taken seriously in story aside from it’s cuteness factor. I won’t even touch the moe aspects.

And while there is loli appeal, there has to be major character development for fans to fall in love with Nanoha even though she’s one of the few, if not only, magical girl in anime that wears long skirt. Most others are always showing off more flesh than is really needed, often to make up for lack of a well-rounded character, and Nanoha doesn’t do this (unless everyone was looking at Fate-chan

]]> By: Karura http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2006/12/07/second-seasons-second-rate-part-two-remakes-spin-offs-and-alternate-universes/comment-page-1/#comment-525 Karura Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:23:00 +0000 http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/?p=414#comment-525 Well of course it's a matter of taste. Kanon 2006 doesn't click for me but I can see why others would rate it highly; Otome, on the other hand, was the infamous series that sparked my ten page rant and its follow-up. Apart from fat cat Mikoto, there wasn't much I liked about it. Well of course it’s a matter of taste. Kanon 2006 doesn’t click for me but I can see why others would rate it highly; Otome, on the other hand, was the infamous series that sparked my ten page rant and its follow-up. Apart from fat cat Mikoto, there wasn’t much I liked about it.

]]> By: aaaa http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2006/12/07/second-seasons-second-rate-part-two-remakes-spin-offs-and-alternate-universes/comment-page-1/#comment-524 aaaa Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:49:03 +0000 http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/?p=414#comment-524 Mai Otome and Kanon 2006 red? They are at least equal to their predecessors, if not superior. Mai Otome and Kanon 2006 red? They are at least equal to their predecessors, if not superior.

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