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your thoughts have summoned this post from hell so, as i pray... Home > Archives > 2010 > June > 16 Bitches don’t know ’bout how good True Tears tried to beI’ve heard some pretty derisive things said of the show, especially when it comes to Aiko. People call her useless—she was in the story only peripherally, she had one emotional scene, it seemed kind of lame and maybe forced, Shinichiro is a pussy, etc., etc. But almost all of the criticism leveraged against Aiko and her actions, nay, presence in True Tears is made within the paradigm of bad harem anime. People wanted True Tears to be a typical love polygon anime, they wanted Shinichiro to be a chick magnet for stupid reasons, and so on. They expected Aiko to be more or less, but not to be what she was: a wrench in everything. Something Shinichiro hadn’t planned on, but not a windfall. Something that threw him off. Something that threw off his audience. The problem with Aiko is that everything about her is awkward. Not that she as a character is awkward (though she might be). But that she as a part of the show is awkward. No one was ready for True Tears to be so honest, so genuine. Sometimes, your best friend’s girlfriend falls in love with you. And you’re like, “well, shit.” And you do exactly what Shinichiro did and refuse to let it become an issue. And she fades into Bolivia. And when the story’s over, and you’re happily sharing gentle days with a girl you love, you might remember the time she forced a kiss on you—but probably not. Rest in oblivion, Aiko. You were honest. And Shinichiro was honest. And True Tears was good. No one—not even I—was ready. But I understand you now. |
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schneider said:
Miyokichi is a bro.
lolikitsune said:
Yes he is. But it’s not mutual.
digital boy said:
Nicely put. Shit you actually wrote something! About anime! And for real!
lolikitsune said:
Hahah, pwn’d?
TheBigN said:
“And she fades into Bolivia” <– Yes someone else knows the reference. \
aaaaaaaaable said:
Ai was written as very flawed character ,She might be the darkest character in the show after jun and shin’s mom .She made lots and lots of mistakes but it’s weird how she got less hate than hiromi.It’s because people aren’t paying enough attention to her that’s why but she wasn’t useless .I’ve never seen the whole using someone to get CLOSE to someone else done in an anime before ..
lolikitsune said:
KimiNozo, SutoPani, etc.