Comments on: Shakugan no Shana http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200512/shakugan-no-shana/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:13:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Burrowowl http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200512/shakugan-no-shana/comment-page-1/#comment-555 Burrowowl Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:28:34 +0000 http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/?p=346#comment-555 Speed Grapher strikes me as, unlike a DBZ/One Piece/Bleach analog, having an ending in mind. It had a beginning, middle, and end. After a series of "the bad guys throw another supernatural threat against our heroes" episodes, the plot actually gets some feet under it and moves along to a reasonable conclusion, complete with character growth, redemption, revenge, and various end-of-series cliches. As for the "young chick vs. older chick with big breasts" aspect, Shakugan no Shana falls neatly into that category during the second plot arc, and probably will continue to in the future. I fear that it's slipping into a romantic comedy... Speed Grapher strikes me as, unlike a DBZ/One Piece/Bleach analog, having an ending in mind. It had a beginning, middle, and end. After a series of “the bad guys throw another supernatural threat against our heroes” episodes, the plot actually gets some feet under it and moves along to a reasonable conclusion, complete with character growth, redemption, revenge, and various end-of-series cliches.

As for the “young chick vs. older chick with big breasts” aspect, Shakugan no Shana falls neatly into that category during the second plot arc, and probably will continue to in the future. I fear that it’s slipping into a romantic comedy…

]]> By: rumtag http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200512/shakugan-no-shana/comment-page-1/#comment-554 rumtag Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:32:52 +0000 http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/?p=346#comment-554 Kamichu = 1 tsp azumanga + 1 Tree Spirit + 1 block of boring From what I've seen of SpGr, it fits the same archtype as dbz. It even has the old man fantasy about being with a younger gal or an older chick with big tits - it even has that one. Does it get better after ep 09? Kamichu = 1 tsp azumanga + 1 Tree Spirit + 1 block of boring

From what I’ve seen of SpGr, it fits the same archtype as dbz. It even has the old man fantasy about being with a younger gal or an older chick with big tits – it even has that one. Does it get better after ep 09?

]]> By: Burrowowl http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200512/shakugan-no-shana/comment-page-1/#comment-553 Burrowowl Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:02:21 +0000 http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/?p=346#comment-553 Hmm, good point regarding Bleach, especially with the whole soul-harvesting themes. I haven't seen Kamichu yet, though. The general premise of "the world isn't what it appears, and a hero emerges from humble beginnings to set wrongs aright" is a very old premise. Regarding the shonen content... We had Speed Grapher for a little while there, and Sunabouzu, but those are the only recent titles that come readily to mind that don't fit the Dragonball archetype (protagonist spends all his time blustering and activating secret techniques/magic powerups/kage-bunshin-no-jutsu, progressing through a neverending stream of increasingly-powerful and decreasingly-interesting opponents) like One Piece and Bleach. Japanese pop culture may just be moving on, embracing the nekomimi-meido moe/loli creep audience. Hmm, good point regarding Bleach, especially with the whole soul-harvesting themes. I haven’t seen Kamichu yet, though. The general premise of “the world isn’t what it appears, and a hero emerges from humble beginnings to set wrongs aright” is a very old premise.

Regarding the shonen content… We had Speed Grapher for a little while there, and Sunabouzu, but those are the only recent titles that come readily to mind that don’t fit the Dragonball archetype (protagonist spends all his time blustering and activating secret techniques/magic powerups/kage-bunshin-no-jutsu, progressing through a neverending stream of increasingly-powerful and decreasingly-interesting opponents) like One Piece and Bleach.

Japanese pop culture may just be moving on, embracing the nekomimi-meido moe/loli creep audience.

]]> By: rumtag http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200512/shakugan-no-shana/comment-page-1/#comment-552 rumtag Tue, 06 Dec 2005 20:54:46 +0000 http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/?p=346#comment-552 Too japanese for me :P I thought the reverse gender roles for the main characters was a little weird...and the whole hidden world under the real world is getting tiring(bleach, kamichu). I watched the first two eps and skimmed the third. Ep three showed some promise but I've been hurt too many times to follow through... Where has all the bloody shonen gone!? Too japanese for me :P

I thought the reverse gender roles for the main characters was a little weird…and the whole hidden world under the real world is getting tiring(bleach, kamichu).

I watched the first two eps and skimmed the third. Ep three showed some promise but I’ve been hurt too many times to follow through…

Where has all the bloody shonen gone!?

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