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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 11:00 pm
by Dr Shaneman
Reknoc wrote:lol keyshit
I knew you'd hate on one of the most popular series of all time.
It does have a terrible fanbase though.

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:51 am
by Matty
Quills on Wheels wrote:I'm guessing you're talking about Kaicho wa Maid-sama?
Yeah it was a good anime. I'll get to the manga eventually but first off, I want to finish HOTD's manga. I'm a slow reader so yeah...

Anyway, next stop: Clanned.
Nope, Elfen Lied

also Clannad.... JAP DUB PLEASE!!!
The English one is so horrible it makes my ears bleed.

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:34 am
by Quills on Wheels
Matty wrote:Nope, Elfen Lied
I read about the manga. I knew the manga was totally different but I really liked the anime's ending cause it felt like a good ending. in anime like these, a lot of the main characters die usually but in Elfen Lied, it was great. There were no regrets from the people who died.
The manga on the other hand seems to be a bit more sad. I read about the ending and it just doesn't suit me. Still a surprisingly good show.

Matty wrote:also Clannad.... JAP DUB PLEASE!!!
The English one is so horrible it makes my ears bleed.
Thanks for the advice.

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:55 pm
by Matty
Quills on Wheels wrote:I read about the manga. I knew the manga was totally different but I really liked the anime's ending cause it felt like a good ending. in anime like these, a lot of the main characters die usually but in Elfen Lied, it was great. There were no regrets from the people who died.
The manga on the other hand seems to be a bit more sad. I read about the ending and it just doesn't suit me. Still a surprisingly good show.
It ends in a way that's asking for a second season..... that it's not going to get. It's a great show don't get me wrong but they butchered the manga :( .
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 8:48 pm
by Dr Shaneman
Matty wrote:It ends in a way that's asking for a second season.....
This annoys me with quite a few shows lately.
Though half of them do get a second season, just about 2-3 years later.

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:16 pm
by Kaito-kun
Dr Shaneman wrote:This annoys me with quite a few shows lately.
Though half of them do get a second season, just about 2-3 years later.
Leaving a moderately popular series/a series that was a bit of a gamble for the studio/network on a cliffhanger/somewhat open ending means fans want to know what happens next. The studio can then use fan demand as one of their reasons to get a second season commissioned. After all, it's easier and cheaper for a studio to re-use assets such as backgrounds and character designs/animations from an old series than to create a new one.

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:42 pm
by Reknoc
Generally speaking it seems studios are told how many episodes are allowed and they have to work in the story to that. For original anime that's not a problem, but when they're adapting something like a manga, usually ongoing, they have to choose whether to go for an anime original ending (usually turns out bad) or be faithful and hope its popular enough for more seasons (usually its not).

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:46 pm
by Kaito-kun
Reknoc wrote:Generally speaking it seems studios are told how many episodes are allowed and they have to work in the story to that. For original anime that's not a problem, but when they're adapting something like a manga, usually ongoing, they have to choose whether to go for an anime original ending (usually turns out bad) or be faithful and hope its popular enough for more seasons (usually its not).
Weirdly enough, Fullmetal Alchemist managed to end up with both options.

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:48 pm
by Dr Shaneman
Reknoc wrote:Generally speaking it seems studios are told how many episodes are allowed and they have to work in the story to that. For original anime that's not a problem, but when they're adapting something like a manga, usually ongoing, they have to choose whether to go for an anime original ending (usually turns out bad) or be faithful and hope its popular enough for more seasons (usually its not).
That amazes me even more then why each Precure series has over 100 episodes for me to watch each season >:

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:50 pm
by Reknoc
Kaito-kun wrote:Weirdly enough, Fullmetal Alchemist managed to end up with both options.
Yea, its definitely one of the few. The only other one I can think of is Hellsing which got remade as a series of OVAs to be more faithful.