Anime Discussion Thread - Page 5350

Pretty interesting story overall. Big fan of the setting and curious to see where they are headed. Wonder who the guy is supposed to be seeing as the emperor was happy to know that he's there and will get to meet him before he dies. Kuon is adorable and love the MC's lazy attitude lol. I think we can all identify with that at times

I still don't see your point. They wanted to make her childish and it was obvious that it'll be the case from episode 2 (or whenever it was). It's not like they were trying to hide it or even claim that she'll become a adult or something. Will she develop enough vocabulary and world understanding to become an adult level? Doubt it. If that's something you don't like, that's fine but it's nowhere near as bad as you make it sound and it's part of the show. What it comes down is the fact that she's never been exposed to a lot of the current stuff so she's trying to learn it as she goes along. Is she inconsistent? sure but it's not a huge deal.

Yes, the magic part and them not questioning its significance is a bit odd to say the least. To them, they might be seeing her as another member of society though they should've tried to question her magic a bit more imo. The only one who scolded her was that caterpillar thing lol. None of them scolded her for anything related to her magic afaik, at least nowhere as much as the caterpillar. Yes, she couldn't defend herself but again, the reason was given to us in the anime. She was about to go psycho after MCs left, so, the caterpillar prevented her powers from being manifested by putting a necklace on her to help restrain it. Based on that, it makes sense that she couldn't defend herself. You can call it plot but it fits in with her usual mood that she has displayed throughout the show so far.

You can't really fault them for not pampering her and they figured she can take care of herself with her powers. Life goes on after all. Keep in mind that I'm talking about the two main MCs. For the cameras, looks to me like the town is closely monitored at all times so it makes sense that there are cameras all over the place. Why there is one in the scarecrow though is beyond me but plot. Imagine if they wasted several episodes just to help the bad guys locate her. That'll be terrible for viewers. I'd rather they find her sooner than later so that the plot moves along.

I could go on more but no point in discussing this further seeing as you dropped it. Also, I had a chuckle at the maturity and ecchi part XD I agree with the philosophical and social commentary bit though.

First things first: We can discuss the show even though I have dropped it. Understanding why something is good or bad in a show is important for me. Maybe I am lacking perspective or missed a few vital things, I don't know.

I wasn't really criticizing them for the amount of cameras, but rather that they always manage to get the right shot at the perfect time in the very second they start looking for them. If the city is closely monitored by cameras, you'd expect them to sift through tens or hundreds of thousand cameras. If every backyard scarecrow has a camera, finding the right one at the right time is insanely unlikely.
And that, sadly, is true for pretty much anything going on in this show. Everything happens because of coincidences or because the plot needs it to, which is a sign of very bad writing, if you ask me. "Stuff just happens, accept it and enjoy the silly girl" is not something I can enjoy anymore or praise.
And of course I can fault them for not pampering her. She is a mythical being, under attack by the military (or some sort of other extremely powerful organization) and completely helpless on her own. "You know what? We were chased down and attacked by giant mechs twice now, I guess we can go back to daily life" is not a rational thought. And the same could be said for almost every single choice they make. If I were to find a magical toddler, the first thing I would do is try to understand the situation, the magic and everything around it. The caterpillar knows stuff, why not ask him? What is their plan for the future?
How can they see her as another member of the society? It's apparent that there is no one else being able to use magic or transform itself into a mech. It's fairly obvious that she is unfamiliar with everything in their society, with everything pointing towards her not being a normal member of it.
You are right about the caterpillar being the one to scold her, but he was watching her in the tavern room (or whatever it is) without interfering, whereas he went completely berserk when he saw her lifting a hammer in private. You'd think that he would try to stop her showing off her powers ASAP.

And that whole mess turns the characters into nonsense. Everything happens because people on both sides are incredibly stupid. I cannot appreciate the heroes overcoming the enemies if those are nearly braindead. And neither can I respect the baddies when all they accomplish is based on pure luck and/or the good guys being stupid, while at the same time failing due to pure incompetence. They have no chance to develop the traits necessary to become proper characters on their own. They are not shaping the plot of the series and are merely defined by whatever the plot needs them to do.
All those things combined turn the characters, not just Felia, into bad characters - regardless of whether they were intended to be that way or not.

What are the redeeming factors for the characters in the show, in your opinion?

Regarding the maturity in non-shounen/seinen anime: It was poorly worded, I guess. What I meant was a mature tone, reflected in the dialogue, action and outlook on life in general.
Comet Lucifer has nothing of those. The action is silly and, thus far, inconsequential. The dialogue is completely irrelevant and nothing to write about. And, most importantly for me, there is no social commentary, no philosophical themes to explore. Everything about this show is silly and shallow and I don't quite understand why it isn't labelled as Shounen, when it has ever hallmark of a run-of-the-mill Shounen series... that is not to say that every Shounen is silly and shallow, although I seem to have outgrown that genre and tend to avoid it.