Comments for notdotq http://not.dotq.org Five Words: You Can't Censor My Love Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:31:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Ano Natsu Sucks (Not a Troll Post) by lolikitsune http://not.dotq.org/2012/03/20/ano-natsu-sucks-not-a-troll-post/#comment-168800 lolikitsune Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:31:32 +0000 http://not.dotq.org/?p=3965#comment-168800 Just goes to show that auteur theory is a crock of shit. Just goes to show that auteur theory is a crock of shit.

]]> Comment on Ano Natsu Sucks (Not a Troll Post) by LesbianPonyArmageddon http://not.dotq.org/2012/03/20/ano-natsu-sucks-not-a-troll-post/#comment-168760 LesbianPonyArmageddon Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:57:05 +0000 http://not.dotq.org/?p=3965#comment-168760 It gets compared to Toradora and Honey and Clover because it's the same director. He also did AnoHana and Railgun, for the record. It gets compared to Toradora and Honey and Clover because it’s the same director. He also did AnoHana and Railgun, for the record.

]]> Comment on Ano Natsu Sucks (Not a Troll Post) by lolikitsune http://not.dotq.org/2012/03/20/ano-natsu-sucks-not-a-troll-post/#comment-166696 lolikitsune Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:15:43 +0000 http://not.dotq.org/?p=3965#comment-166696 Good call :P Good call :P

]]> Comment on Ano Natsu Sucks (Not a Troll Post) by otou-san http://not.dotq.org/2012/03/20/ano-natsu-sucks-not-a-troll-post/#comment-166682 otou-san Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:26:08 +0000 http://not.dotq.org/?p=3965#comment-166682 Yes, anime is culture, and it's culture from a country I still know very little about culturally given that I only consume either the most childish (anime), avant (Merzbow) or extreme (Miike) aspects of it; I do get the impression though that it may be as culturally conservative overall as its reputation says. Then again, the otaku demographic these and almost all shows are aimed at are notoriously conservative even within that. You know, the cats breaking the CDs of their favorite idols when they find out the ladies aren't as pure as the driven cartoon Maeda snow. That said, I didn't watch Ano Natsu, much as I've had what seems like a thousand people tell me to. I didn't see the Onegais either. Until I see a really incredibly good romantic anime I'm swearing off the genre for a long time, both because of its conservative (like, 1800s conservative) values you mention and because of the straight up predictability. Hard to feel the drama when you know exactly what's gonna happen. Yes, anime is culture, and it’s culture from a country I still know very little about culturally given that I only consume either the most childish (anime), avant (Merzbow) or extreme (Miike) aspects of it; I do get the impression though that it may be as culturally conservative overall as its reputation says. Then again, the otaku demographic these and almost all shows are aimed at are notoriously conservative even within that. You know, the cats breaking the CDs of their favorite idols when they find out the ladies aren’t as pure as the driven cartoon Maeda snow.

That said, I didn’t watch Ano Natsu, much as I’ve had what seems like a thousand people tell me to. I didn’t see the Onegais either. Until I see a really incredibly good romantic anime I’m swearing off the genre for a long time, both because of its conservative (like, 1800s conservative) values you mention and because of the straight up predictability. Hard to feel the drama when you know exactly what’s gonna happen.

]]> Comment on Ano Natsu Sucks (Not a Troll Post) by kimaguresan http://not.dotq.org/2012/03/20/ano-natsu-sucks-not-a-troll-post/#comment-165356 kimaguresan Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:34:32 +0000 http://not.dotq.org/?p=3965#comment-165356 I don't get this show. Poopwreck, excellent choice. It's also not just Ichika that has given into Kaito the harem overlord, everyone has the same problem. Even his buddy, who seems to try and cockblock him by telling him Kanna loves him, blah blah. Maybe this would have been better had it gone Yaoi? I did not see the author's other works, onegai X, and after this, I think I'll pass. If this winter season gave me anything it gave me the want to watch a real romance anime. Maybe something properly shoujo or josei, like Bokura ga Ita, or Honey and Clover. My favorite thing is the comparison this show gets to venerable favorites like Toradora, and even Honey and Clover. I apparently fail hard at that connection, too hard. And me, I'm the guy who can have an "I love you" make me pretty happy. Maybe I don't want my I love you's peppered with "dame," and "gomenazai," times 50 per episode. I don’t get this show. Poopwreck, excellent choice. It’s also not just Ichika that has given into Kaito the harem overlord, everyone has the same problem. Even his buddy, who seems to try and cockblock him by telling him Kanna loves him, blah blah. Maybe this would have been better had it gone Yaoi?

I did not see the author’s other works, onegai X, and after this, I think I’ll pass.

If this winter season gave me anything it gave me the want to watch a real romance anime. Maybe something properly shoujo or josei, like Bokura ga Ita, or Honey and Clover.

My favorite thing is the comparison this show gets to venerable favorites like Toradora, and even Honey and Clover. I apparently fail hard at that connection, too hard. And me, I’m the guy who can have an “I love you” make me pretty happy. Maybe I don’t want my I love you’s peppered with “dame,” and “gomenazai,” times 50 per episode.

]]> Comment on Ano Natsu Sucks (Not a Troll Post) by Ryan A http://not.dotq.org/2012/03/20/ano-natsu-sucks-not-a-troll-post/#comment-165346 Ryan A Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:10:41 +0000 http://not.dotq.org/?p=3965#comment-165346 That's an irritating shit slide for a show to fall in early on. Oh well, and I'm still kind of clueless about this show. *now on indefinite hold* On a positive and unrelated note, I watched 4-5 episodes of Revolutionary Girl Utena this morning. I like the sexuality found there. That’s an irritating shit slide for a show to fall in early on. Oh well, and I’m still kind of clueless about this show. *now on indefinite hold* On a positive and unrelated note, I watched 4-5 episodes of Revolutionary Girl Utena this morning. I like the sexuality found there.

]]> Comment on Thermae Romae – Nice Paper by Hana http://not.dotq.org/2012/01/16/thermae-romae-nice-paper/#comment-157673 Hana Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:52:49 +0000 http://not.dotq.org/?p=3954#comment-157673 Hmm, clearly Nutbladderade tastes rather different! And, D'oh! Perhaps I should've checked all those footnotes and links before I wrote that. Glad you enjoyed it after all, though. And yes, I thought the second episode was funnier, too - not least of all the Steve Buscemi lookalike! Hmm, clearly Nutbladderade tastes rather different!

And, D’oh! Perhaps I should’ve checked all those footnotes and links before I wrote that. Glad you enjoyed it after all, though. And yes, I thought the second episode was funnier, too – not least of all the Steve Buscemi lookalike!

]]> Comment on Thermae Romae – Nice Paper by lolikitsune http://not.dotq.org/2012/01/16/thermae-romae-nice-paper/#comment-157373 lolikitsune Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:51:50 +0000 http://not.dotq.org/?p=3954#comment-157373 Maybe we weren't. I drank from the [gg] Kool-Aid. Who knows what they put in there! (More seriously, the above was meant to be a humorous reaction, not a fair one. I quite enjoyed the 2 episodes of Thermae Romae I've seen. The best part? Every episode is a bath episode!) Maybe we weren’t. I drank from the [gg] Kool-Aid. Who knows what they put in there!

(More seriously, the above was meant to be a humorous reaction, not a fair one. I quite enjoyed the 2 episodes of Thermae Romae I’ve seen. The best part? Every episode is a bath episode!)

]]> Comment on Thermae Romae – Nice Paper by Hana http://not.dotq.org/2012/01/16/thermae-romae-nice-paper/#comment-157338 Hana Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:09:55 +0000 http://not.dotq.org/?p=3954#comment-157338 Woah, were we watching the same show? Yes, the animation is largely that talking heads, flash style whatchyacallit, but I thought that ended up adding to its charm. The bottom line (no pun intended), I guess, is that the humour wasn't to your taste (or you didn't find it pretty enough to stick around to find out). The music was great and used very cleverly too, I thought. Woah, were we watching the same show? Yes, the animation is largely that talking heads, flash style whatchyacallit, but I thought that ended up adding to its charm. The bottom line (no pun intended), I guess, is that the humour wasn’t to your taste (or you didn’t find it pretty enough to stick around to find out). The music was great and used very cleverly too, I thought.

]]> Comment on Anime at the End of the World by lolikitsune http://not.dotq.org/2012/01/06/anime-at-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-155111 lolikitsune Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:26:19 +0000 http://not.dotq.org/?p=3951#comment-155111 Is that really on the winter season table? Is that really on the winter season table?

]]>