Comments on: 12 Days Day 12: I’m just a little happy

By: lolikitsune

lolikitsune — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:41:17 +0000

@bluemist: it does. You won't be disappointed if you're liking it early on, I think. @Baka-Raptor: get thee to a jobbery. @Zeroblade: it is the most calming animated thing ever, yes... hence "boring" :D

By: anitations - CCY’s 12 Days of Christmas [Day 12]

anitations - CCY’s 12 Days of Christmas [Day 12] — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:32:23 +0000

[...] lolikitsune: Aria [...]

By: Zeroblade

Zeroblade — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:28:49 +0000

“The characters are lovely and teach us lots of wonderful things. That’s the show’s main draw to me.”
Likewise. That, and it’s the most calming animated thing ever. EVER.

By: Baka-Raptor

Baka-Raptor — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:11:15 +0000

Sissy. The only thing about Aria that made me cry was the price tag.

By: bluemist

bluemist — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:43:30 +0000

I’m just a few episodes in, but what attracted me to Aria are those characters. If they weren’t as interesting in the first few episodes I’d also be bored to death too.

I like this pace where nothing happens and yet there’s always something new to explore. Like new sights and sounds, characters explaining how life works around town, etc. Makes the Aria world grow bigger and bigger. I hope it is this way for those 48 episodes.

By: lolikitsune

lolikitsune — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:50:16 +0000

@CCY: thanks for the approval :P And uh, yeah, you -should- watch Aria. @Omisyth: I'm going to take a wild guess and assume that you weren't actually bored to (pained) tears. I won't lie: Aria is boring. It's not a matter of SOL/not SOL. You can have SOL like Azumanga Daioh or Lucky Star or Sketchbook; shit happens and it's funny or relatable. Aria is not like those shows despite being under the same umbrella. It's boring. It's hella fucking boring. If you were bored by it, all I can say is it's doing its job. The rest is up to you—do you choose to enjoy that boredom? Or do you choose to say that that boredom left you in tears? There is a turning point in the show, about 48 episodes in, when it blindsides the viewer with "OMG PLOT." But this only has any power or interest if you've spent those 48 episodes learning to love the characters. It's not a simple matter of pacing... it's a fundamental matter of content. For forty-eight episodes, nothing happens. That's Aria, and if you enjoy that boredom, then props to you, and if you don't—well, more power to you. P.S. The characters are lovely and teach us lots of wonderful things. That's the show's main draw to me.

By: Omisyth

Omisyth — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:11:48 +0000

The first episode of Aria bored me to tears. Is there something I’m just not getting, or a certain turning point in the show? And none of that “slice-of-life might not be for you” shit, I love SOL and/or slow-pacing.

By: CCY

CCY — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:07:55 +0000

lolikitsune’s 12 Days posts: all the emotional power of mine, none of the tl;dr. I give this a Stamp of Approval.

(damn it stop making me want to watch Aria, it doesn’t work if I try to watch Aria)