EPTAnime Discussion Thread - Page 736
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On February 20 2011 10:54 Ecael wrote: Why do you know about Russia even, and honestly does she even count as Russia? Guess I should go find vol 6, it might have more Tatenashi. <_< Yeah, I honestly don't think that is plot armor. To me that particular example was more one where the author didn't really think through the villain's powers before letting the protagonist follow a formulaic method of beating villains. If what you have counts, then every time anyone has ever gotten lucky in literature, it is plot armor. To me, plot armor is more like something that goes against the grain of the book to let something specific happen. The thing is, while the protag getting lucky may be "realistic" in that it could potentially happen (and often does, in war, etc), it always feels like a huge cop out in literature. It's like author's going "oh crap, the main character's losing! I have to fix this by creating a stupid situation where he can win". Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that MC's should always lose. It just seems that a lot of authors fail at creating victory scenarios that don't reek of laziness. To all those people who are shocked over Kanon, I wonder how you'll ever handle it should LB ever get animated? And then there is Rewrite this April. I fully expect the LB translation to finish by the end of the year. As for the F/HA translation...  | ||
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Well, I think there are limitations to what an author can do. If we want to think about these carefully, the majority of them will have holes. Plot to me is a reasonable dictation of what we can accept. Plot armor would be stepping beyond those lines. As long as something doesn't make you automatically consider it a copout, it has managed to do its job. If an author can make it convincing even on a careful examination, all the better. It is just that more often than not, to make a development interesting, realism is sacrificed for dramatic value. gogo LB, make us proud, Rin2~ | ||
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+ Show Spoiler [Stuff I know minus vol 6] + lol Germany Chifuyu is waaaay overprotective (wincest hints?  )Stupid Houki bullshit Russia imba Terrorists America Second shift shenanigans Ichika the masseuse Charlotte awesomeness, eg. shopping Laura x Charlotte is the best paring ever I'm probably forgetting some stuff, but you get the point. @tonight: I started G-sen not too long ago. I think I'm about ten minutes into the game. -_- Got distracted by manga and Durarara novels. | ||
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On February 20 2011 12:07 tonight wrote: So, before anyone starts a new VN let me know and I'll pick it up as well and we'll buddy up together ~ Which ones have you done? I will start Sharin or Clannad but you might have done those already. Others you have in mind? | ||
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On February 20 2011 12:44 Wala.Revolution wrote: Which ones have you done? I will start Sharin or Clannad but you might have done those already. Others you have in mind? Sharin was the first one I had ever done and I'm (kind of) doing Clannad because it's so ungodly long and I already know the story. I'm going to start G-Sen sometime this upcoming week. | ||
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On February 20 2011 12:17 Spazer wrote: Most of what I know involves the collection of the harem and then some random events scattered throughout the novels up to and including the end of vol 6. Go ahead and spam some Tatenashi~ + Show Spoiler [Stuff I know minus vol 6] + lol Germany Chifuyu is waaaay overprotective (wincest hints? )Stupid Houki bullshit Russia imba Terrorists America Second shift shenanigans Ichika the masseuse Charlotte awesomeness, eg. shopping Laura x Charlotte is the best paring ever I'm probably forgetting some stuff, but you get the point. @tonight: I started G-sen not too long ago. I think I'm about ten minutes into the game. -_- Got distracted by manga and Durarara novels. I got vol 6 just now, why is it that I am finding these much easier than I am finding vol 8 of Seitokai no Ichizon or the rest of Kokoro Connect. This sucks. | ||
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On February 20 2011 13:09 Wala.Revolution wrote: Since Gsen looks pretty good I'll start it too. But my schedule depends on whether my two roommates go out or not so my schedule will be irregular. Hm, yeah I flew through Sharin, but that's not going to happen again this time. I'm busy with work and moving to a new place soon. If this were an anime or manga we could set markers for us to get to and then discuss~ | ||
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EDIT: That was fast, I'll start Gsen with you guys then | ||
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On February 20 2011 13:19 bITt.mAN wrote: Shoot me, but this thread is getting pretty damm massive. It'd be nice to have some statistics about the LARGEST threads in TL, I seem to remember the "HoN/DotA/Let's Play" had 1000+ pages Good days... it was a sanctuary until people started noticing its contents. | ||
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On February 20 2011 13:19 bITt.mAN wrote: Shoot me, but this thread is getting pretty damm massive. It'd be nice to have some statistics about the LARGEST threads in TL, I seem to remember the "HoN/DotA/Let's Play" had 1000+ pages The HoN/Dota thread is dying out. The K-pop thread's practically caught up to them. Maybe if I'm bored enough over spring break I'll take the time to work out some post statistics for this thread. I need a better way to parse web pages though - for the automated ban list I copy pasted all 500 odd pages for it, and that's not exactly something I want to do again. + Show Spoiler [LoGH 108] + Merkatz... Schenkopp... Can't believe we're almost done. | ||
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Ecael
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Now to decide between reading IS vol 6 and playing LoL, cover has Tatenashi so I be leaning toward vol6 | ||
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On February 20 2011 11:38 tonight wrote: So, what's a good site to buy DVDs off of? I could just ebay, but if there is a good site that'd be much easier. Depends. Do you just want the NA release done with the dubs and stuff? I just use Amazon for that. If you want to actually import the stuff from Japan, I'd try: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/ That's where I got my Connect CD from. Don't be fooled by the name. They have DVDs, BDs, merch *cringe*, and all kinds of other stuff as well as CDs. They ship like anywhere on Earth, and have multiple shipping options for items (like FedEx, EMS, Air Mail, etc.). And they give you coupons and stuff just for registering. Idk if you have a credit card or anything, but I just use PayPal for all my online transactions. | ||
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Edit: On February 20 2011 13:29 GMarshal wrote: well I'm about to start Ever17 because it was recommended in the 999 thread, if someone can point me to a torrent of Gsen I'll start it with you guys (I assume there's an English translation right?) EDIT: That was fast, I'll start Gsen with you guys then Ever 17 was amazing, and unfortunately makes the rest in the series look really sad. No one reads the others because the themes are too similar to Ever17 | ||
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