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02-19-2013, 12:03 AM | #52 |
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Watched episode 19 of the anime. Not a bad episode. Though it seems they completely cut out the awful part of Kud's route. If it's bad for even JC Staff, then you know it's terrible. Though I could have sworn I saw a few shots from Kud's the awful part of Kud's route in a preview or something.
I was kind of disappointed they didn't do the muscle ending when they were studying with Masato (that's when it originally happens). I know JC feels the need to obnoxiously and mercilessly shove the phrase "KINYUKU!" down your throat, but it's still an awesome ending. |
03-02-2013, 10:43 PM | #54 |
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Sweet, I beat it.
This route was really hard to get through, because it really hit stuff I don't like to read up...that said, Haruka's easily the most messed up KEY girl I've read about. It was really distressing and hard to muster through. I thought Haruka's development was FAR superior to anyone else in this series. On the strength of her development, and Riki's stepped up maturity to match it, I'd give this route an 8/10, with any further numbers from implicit bonuses... But there are no bonuses to be had, because everything else was just silly, incongruous or distressing. The family situation was the worst. Hearing stuff like that in the real world makes me want to kill myself. It's a crime against nature and society, and then the monstrously inhuman treatment and cultist rituals just horrified me. I didn't like the ending. I thought it was fudged up and inconclusive. That ending could have been reached far earlier, without the temptation of spilling the mysteries which people didn't even know the answer to. Beyond the good drama between Riki-Haruka, I felt that this route was one part Higurashi, one part Mawaru Penguindrum, and two parts The Maury Show. I'm glad to be through with it. Now, onto the second to last, and most anticipated route thus far! The MUSCLE ROUTE!
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03-17-2013, 02:59 AM | #55 |
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I've been making extremely slow progress in Kurugaya's Path, but I have a bit of speculation to throw out.
I think she's from a wealthy family, or at least has important parents, and was forced to do a lot of academic pursuits as a child. I don't think there was any abuse involved, though. There seems to be some conceptual over-lap between the characters in these stories, so I'm looking forward to seeing if this is the case for Kurugaya.
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So Kud's path in the animé is completed. Going back and reading your guys' comments, it seems like a lot of things were left out/unexplained.
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03-18-2013, 12:45 AM | #57 |
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Saw this week's episode as well. JC changed alot of things, and overall, it is slightly better than Kud's route in the VN, but it's still meh. I'd say the anime part of Kud's route is a 4.5 while the VN is a 3.
Details in the magic spoiler box. Spoiler: show When the hell is Kengo going to turn awesome? We're over 20 episodes in and haven't seen a damn thing from him. Last edited by big bad birtha; 03-18-2013 at 12:48 AM. |
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03-18-2013, 01:28 AM | #61 |
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In general, there's been a whole heck load of weird disjointed scenes in the VN when one stumbles onto a Bad End.
Spoiler: show All in all, things suggest that the strange has something to do with dreams, Riki's narcolepsy, and accumulated experience. I don't have the anime to grant me forward hints, though, so you'll have to keep an eye out for insight LBC.
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03-18-2013, 02:39 AM | #63 |
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You know I keep asking BBB about that character (I saw the name in your spoiler but read no more) but he maintains she doesn't exist in LB proper.
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03-18-2013, 03:35 AM | #64 |
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I think Saya was just tacked on in EX. I don't know any details about her, since EX isn't translated.
In the latest episode of LB, them they almost emphasized Kengo standing alone. I thought that might be foreshadowing that he might turn awesome soon. I was kind of annoyed that he didn't appear in the next episode preview. EDIT: Holy fuck I worded the second part poorly. Last edited by big bad birtha; 03-18-2013 at 11:17 AM. |
03-23-2013, 05:13 AM | #65 |
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I guess I've finished Kurugaya's route?
BBB described it as a mess, but I see it as incomplete. My first thought finishing it was, "...". Quite literally, "that's it? What the fudge was that?" It wasn't bad. In fact, the disparity between Kurugaya and Riki in terms of status gave me tons of anxiety pains trying to sit through Riki attempt to ask her out. It was so nauseatingly embarassing, I almost died a few times. The route itself was something we've seen before - in more ways than one - but I think the GAINAX style ending left a pretty strong impact on me. Just because I have no idea where that thing fit into the puzzle. Spoiler: show Oh yeah. The fact that we learned practically NOTHING about Kurugaya sucked eggs.
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03-24-2013, 03:54 AM | #66 |
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I'm about to finish Rin's Path, I think. There's a big show-down but I'm sure I don't get what's going on!
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03-24-2013, 10:36 PM | #67 |
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I've crushed Rin's Path.
I found it annoying, reaffirming the same point over and over. I learned nothing new from it and most of it was just empty antagonism. Maybe as a component I can understand it being as weak as it was. Spoiler: show
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03-26-2013, 04:29 AM | #68 |
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Argh, I hate double posting, so there's nothing more irritating than double double posting! But I'm at the half-way point in Refrain I think...
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In response to Doppel's review in my thread:
Huh, look at that, you scored it the same I did. Though my praises/annoyances are in different places. I didn't care for most of the character routes, while I loved the common route/Refrain. Hell even the mini-games in the common route were fun. Of course, I found the wacky humor to be really amusing. Though yeah, while Wonder Boy Jun Maeda can do some pretty good humor and emotional scenes, he does slap you in the face with the occasional sloppy writing (that Angel Beats ending....Guh). Oh, what'd you think about damn walls moving scene? That was probably the funniest moment in the VN to me. Rin's scream, the sheer stupidity of it, and Rin's line at the end made it perfect. "I'm sorry. That's not my child!" Speaking of this and KS, I played KS right after playing this. Sad thing is, despite being twice as long, LB took a week while KS took two. That shows you which I was more enthusiastic about reading. Though, yeah, playing KS after this killed alot of joy in it. For anything else to respond with....I think I've already said to you through IM. You might enjoy Rewrite more, since it's something that can actually be compared to ML. For the anime, this week's episode wasn't bad. It went over the puppet show Doppel mentioned in the review. I forget what the actual puppet show was like, so I can't really compare them. Next week...NEXT WEEK...god I hope JC doesn't fuck it up. I've been waiting for this moment for a while. Last edited by big bad birtha; 03-28-2013 at 07:43 AM. |
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First off, dakimakura time!
I just watched the last episode of the Little Busters anime. The finale was 90% original content, but wasn't a bad finisher. For the series itself, it was kinda lackluster. The humor, which was a strong point in the VN, was really killed by cheap animation. What really held this up for me was the great characters Little Busters has. Some of the dramatic moments weren't too bad, which I guess is a plus. Though some routes also had some important information just ignored, while other episodes were nothing but original content. I guess this deserves a 6.5. It's not a terrible adaptation, but by no means great either. I guess this is what happens when you take something great and make it mediocre? |
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So, I still haven't even started this. Now that it's over, tell me this: does it leave itself open for a Rin path and a final path? Or (as you seem to suggest) does it do a made-for-TV ending that wraps everything up and doesn't leave things open for a second season? If it's the latter, I may just skip the anime altogether. If it's the former though, then I might check it out. *shrug*
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It leaves an open end. At the very end, it gives a preview to the "Refrain" anime.
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