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So, since this is based on a visual novel where we have the common route, different routes for each female character and finally refrain, in a setting that allows "resets" to the start of the timeline, with Riki and Rin supposed to grow stronger and more independent with each reset, I've been thinking a bit about how one would adapt it. As a result, I have a few questions popping up in my head:
1: How many times will we see the collecting of members for the team, etc - the "common route" part of the visual novel? A lot of events leading up to the character specific routes happen during this time, but repeating exactly the same events might get boring in an anime adaption (whereas in the visual novel you might just ctrl/skip it). Maybe we won't see a "full" reset like in the vn, but we should see something close to it. No way in hell would a Clannad like adaption be warranted.
2: Rin1 included on its own or slapped together with rin2? In my own playthrough of the visual novel, I went with rin at first, and rin1 was annoying with its unexpected sudden ending. At the same time, I felt like it was a pretty good hook for me, with "the secret of this world", and the different tasks.
3: Route order. Start off with the less fantasy heavy routes (Komari, Haruka, maybe place Rin1 before those), then moving on to the ones that have more fantasy/"key magic"/clues that something being odd about the world (Kud, Mio, Kurugaya), and finally rin2->refrain.
4: Kurugaya - normal end or "true" end unlocked after refrain? Personally I'm hoping for normal end, "true" end just feels like it's an afterthought thrown in for Kurugaya fans.
Thoughts? These are the things that worry me a bit, I wouldn't be terribly worried about J.C Staff doing the adaption if we just had a regular from point A to point B story, but I can see them fucking something like this up.
PS: Being a Rin fan I want a single piece of original content, and that is a god damned Riki + Rin kiss. I really wanted that in the vn but it never happened ):
PSS: I have a feeling I might rant a lot in this thread in October and onwards...
On August 14 2012 07:07 Sentenal wrote: I've linked these on IRC before, possibly in this topic before, but now alot more people here have read Muv-Luv Alternative than in the past. so I'll share here too. Two amusing parody/what-if videos.
Random question: has mangareader stopped working for anybody else? Basically the manga pages don't load and opening up the image itself gives me a 403 forbidden. I've been using mangahere recently but it has quadruple watermarks which I do mind slightly
On August 14 2012 07:07 Sentenal wrote: I've linked these on IRC before, possibly in this topic before, but now alot more people here have read Muv-Luv Alternative than in the past. so I'll share here too. Two amusing parody/what-if videos.
Random question: has mangareader stopped working for anybody else? Basically the manga pages don't load and opening up the image itself gives me a 403 forbidden. I've been using mangahere recently but it has quadruple watermarks which I do mind slightly
I have that problem too. Dunno why. I use http://www.mangapanda.com/ they're essentially a duplicate site of mangareader and it works well for me.
Edit to below: holy shit I almost let that slip... Gotta think about what to do for 1500th post. I posted some dumb 1-liner for my 1337th post -_-
On August 14 2012 07:07 Sentenal wrote: I've linked these on IRC before, possibly in this topic before, but now alot more people here have read Muv-Luv Alternative than in the past. so I'll share here too. Two amusing parody/what-if videos.
Random question: has mangareader stopped working for anybody else? Basically the manga pages don't load and opening up the image itself gives me a 403 forbidden. I've been using mangahere recently but it has quadruple watermarks which I do mind slightly
I have that problem too. Dunno why. I use http://www.mangapanda.com/ they're essentially a duplicate site of mangareader and it works well for me.
Oh sweet! Thanks a lot! Yeah that site works like a charm and does seem like a duplicate of mangareader :D
On second thought I probably could have found a random site by googling, but mangapanda seems great. Also pandas.
On August 14 2012 10:31 Sentenal wrote: I've recently rewatched StrikerS myself, and even the training parts in the first half that are "boring" in comparison didn't bother me this time. I think the problem most people have is that StrikerS isn't A's. They came for more Nanoha and Fate, and instead got a bunch of new characters, with Nanoha and Fate having a reduced role (for the first half). But there really isn't anything wrong with Subaru or Teana (in fact, I like both of them), its just... They aren't Nanoha/Fate, so people go "wtf why should I care?"
I have nothing against the new characters (one of them has a mother****ing DRAGON!!), though I am quite a bit of a Fate fan, so of course I wish there was more Fate in StrikerS, haha.
edit: I should get my fair share of Fate when the A's movie comes out anyway
On August 14 2012 07:07 Sentenal wrote: I've linked these on IRC before, possibly in this topic before, but now alot more people here have read Muv-Luv Alternative than in the past. so I'll share here too. Two amusing parody/what-if videos.
I have to admit, I am pleasantly surprised by it. I was expecting panty flash, tit groping, main character getting into awkward situations and then getting beat up, galore but it paced itself pretty well. It seemed like there was a plot and the ecchi bits was just extra. (Although it was still perverted as fuck). Really looking forward to a second season if they continue like this.
Moving on to Kami-sama no Memo-cho. Trying to fit in one more 12-ish episode series before i cram for exams.
On August 14 2012 23:44 nooboon wrote: Just finished Highschool DxD + Show Spoiler +
I have to admit, I am pleasantly surprised by it. I was expecting panty flash, tit groping, main character getting into awkward situations and then getting beat up, galore but it paced itself pretty well. It seemed like there was a plot and the ecchi bits was just extra. (Although it was still perverted as fuck). Really looking forward to a second season if they continue like this.
Moving on to Kami-sama no Memo-cho. Trying to fit in one more 12-ish episode series before i cram for exams.
On August 14 2012 23:44 nooboon wrote: Just finished Highschool DxD + Show Spoiler +
I have to admit, I am pleasantly surprised by it. I was expecting panty flash, tit groping, main character getting into awkward situations and then getting beat up, galore but it paced itself pretty well. It seemed like there was a plot and the ecchi bits was just extra. (Although it was still perverted as fuck). Really looking forward to a second season if they continue like this.
Moving on to Kami-sama no Memo-cho. Trying to fit in one more 12-ish episode series before i cram for exams.
On August 14 2012 23:44 nooboon wrote: Just finished Highschool DxD + Show Spoiler +
I have to admit, I am pleasantly surprised by it. I was expecting panty flash, tit groping, main character getting into awkward situations and then getting beat up, galore but it paced itself pretty well. It seemed like there was a plot and the ecchi bits was just extra. (Although it was still perverted as fuck). Really looking forward to a second season if they continue like this.
Moving on to Kami-sama no Memo-cho. Trying to fit in one more 12-ish episode series before i cram for exams.
Why?
I have a song stuck in my head that keeps reminding me to watch the series, so I will watch it and then I will no longer have to deal with the song tempting me.
On August 14 2012 23:44 nooboon wrote: Just finished Highschool DxD + Show Spoiler +
I have to admit, I am pleasantly surprised by it. I was expecting panty flash, tit groping, main character getting into awkward situations and then getting beat up, galore but it paced itself pretty well. It seemed like there was a plot and the ecchi bits was just extra. (Although it was still perverted as fuck). Really looking forward to a second season if they continue like this.
Moving on to Kami-sama no Memo-cho. Trying to fit in one more 12-ish episode series before i cram for exams.
DxD novel was decent and doesn't feel as much perverted because it's not as much in your face. But some part gets pretty weird.
On August 14 2012 07:07 Sentenal wrote: I've linked these on IRC before, possibly in this topic before, but now alot more people here have read Muv-Luv Alternative than in the past. so I'll share here too. Two amusing parody/what-if videos.
The girl's...uhh regular Laser-class's lines are taken from
The Heavy Laser class's "flashback" lines are something along the lines of "Laser-class don't friendly fire."...or something along those lines (me no speak japanese well).
Finally subbed horizon... gentlemen, you can start writing your rants/explanations so that I can read it after I've watched the episode and understand wtf just happened.
I am reading the vol 5 part1 scan that magically showed itself really fast this time around (Read: I don't wanna do shit and uta will cover it all anyway so I'll just fill in random information).
On August 14 2012 07:07 Sentenal wrote: I've linked these on IRC before, possibly in this topic before, but now alot more people here have read Muv-Luv Alternative than in the past. so I'll share here too. Two amusing parody/what-if videos.
I don't think so, but I understand the bare minimum to get the jist of it. Plus, Captain Isumi's lines are taken right out of the VN, "Laser class never hit friendlies", "laser class never fire inside of a hive", etc.
On August 14 2012 07:07 Sentenal wrote: I've linked these on IRC before, possibly in this topic before, but now alot more people here have read Muv-Luv Alternative than in the past. so I'll share here too. Two amusing parody/what-if videos.
The Heavy Laser class's "flashback" lines are something along the lines of "Laser-class don't friendly fire."...or something along those lines (me no speak japanese well).
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