Comments on: nogizaka yori aoshi; sexuality and jealousy in anime

By: The Fight Against Anime « notdotq

The Fight Against Anime « notdotq — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:21:07 +0000

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By: lolikitsune

lolikitsune — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:15:23 +0000

@Michael: I told you it was serious! Shit, man, I've been trying to get you to read this for a fortnight now. Sigh...

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:54:59 +0000

Hi.

I finally read it. It’s actually a serious post, lol.

Anyway, I loved how you said that the relationships in anime don’t really happen in RL most of the time because the guy’s a jerk (and he is!).

I won’t know how girls think. I don’t even know how MANLY MEN think, seeing as I’m obviously not one of them. But I can recognize the absence of logic in these series.

By: TP

TP — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:19:02 +0000

Speaking of Ai Yori Aoshi, ~LOL~! That was my first manga purchase when I entered into otaku-dom.

That said, I skipped the rest of your article, because The Secret of Haruka Nogizaka ‚Äî and any other love-com shows past 2003 ‚Äî are essentially a copy from an earlier series, so it doesn’t make a difference in whether I should recommend this show or what not. (It does offer a convoluted experience in the plot point of Haruka’s attempt in keeping her otaku secret ‚Äî anyone who watches Train Man and is/are/were a secret weaboo can totally relate to her.)

Indeed, the only reason why I bothered watching this show is because I have to admit this is one of the “obligatory trashy show-to-watch” in my summer season viewing. And, in its “I’m-already-attached-to-one-girl-but-there’s-tons-of-girls-out-to-get-me” class, this is the only show on offer at that period of time.

By: Ryan A

Ryan A — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:08:15 +0000

I thought this post was about Nogizaka lol.

The “harem” of Nogizaka is a total facade that is mildly serious for 1 full episode. I’m not saying its a great show, because it really tapered off into meh-ness, and didn’t start 1 million % fabulous or anything. But, the turbulence of the series comes more from getting spotted in Akihabara or Nogizaka’s otakuness getting found out.

Anyway, I still wouldn’t recommend it as “must see” or “best of season.”

By: Sailor Enlil

Sailor Enlil — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:39:32 +0000

>But then Kaoru could always take the Kurenai route.
If he had the resources to do so (remember he was basically living alone after leaving the Hanabishis, so he’s just a fly against the might of the Sakuraba conglomerate), and it so happened Miyabi was on his side. In real life though, the chances of couples like Kaori and Aoi getting away with their relationship against their wealthy family’s orders are absolutely slim (forced marriages are still happening today, they’re just being kept under wraps from human rights groups and the Catholic and Christian churches, all of which are against forced marriages).

By: lolikitsune

lolikitsune — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:27:53 +0000

Yes, they can always take the Kuhouin route. But then Kaoru could always take the Kurenai route.

By: Sailor Enlil

Sailor Enlil — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:21:40 +0000

Well, Aoi threatened to leave the family like Kaoru did with the Hanabishis, but if the Sakurabas were really forceful and concerned about their reputation, they could use real force (eg lock Aoi up, like what happened in the anime – thankfully she escaped with Miyabi’s help, or if the Sakurabas were like Yakuza, hunt her down or maybe even have Kaoru killed for example).

By: Sailor Enlil

Sailor Enlil — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:17:22 +0000

*correction of term – instead of shotgun wedding (which is forced marriage due to pregnancy), simply forced marriage*

By: lolikitsune

lolikitsune — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:11:29 +0000

Force how, can’t they just run away? They’re bound by nonsense to a fear they willingly subscribe to. They should just throw their backgrounds away and be happy.