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Lord Koth posted:It probably won't be addressed either. Or rather, from what I've heard, the anime production staff seems to have massively boosted the creepy incest-sister stuff on basically all levels - in the initial source she has apparently basically stopped and given up that idea, aside from some slight teasing to get Stella worked up, after the mains start a relationship. Yeah her goal was to make sure her brother gets some sort of love, and well Stella provided.
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Okay so I watched Cavalry and I can say that it is simultaneously better and worse than Asterisk. The side characters are better, the female lead is way better, the fights are better but the fanservice is worse and the incest sister thing is so much worse. Asterisk definitely feels like a by the numbers LN with every character designed with a specific trope in mind.
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Eej posted:Okay so I watched Cavalry and I can say that it is simultaneously better and worse than Asterisk. The side characters are better, the female lead is way better, the fights are better but the fanservice is worse and the incest sister thing is so much worse. Asterisk definitely feels like a by the numbers LN with every character designed with a specific trope in mind.  Today on Asterisk.  and still not enough Saya. 
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Nov 14, 2015 19:07
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What are the things in pink chick's hair
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Nov 14, 2015 19:33
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I don't think the part with the dragon was in the LN? Funniest part of this episode:    (his sword is growing longer) 
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BlitzBlast posted:(his sword is growing longer)  
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Incidentally this is the fight where the author stops pretending Amagiri Style is an actual thing and it just becomes full on Hokuto no Ken "I have a technique for every possible situation".
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Nov 14, 2015 21:47
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I would happily watch a show that was solely about Yuri-chan's daily life.
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BlitzBlast posted:Incidentally this is the fight where the author stops pretending Amagiri Style is an actual thing and it just becomes full on Hokuto no Ken "I have a technique for every possible situation". I thought this fight was genuinely cool, but I'm pretty easy to please.
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Kytrarewn posted:I would happily watch a show that was solely about Yuri-chan's daily life. That lady is a walking biohazard.
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4 episodes into asterisk, I'd say that chivalry is definitely the better show. Not so sure I even want to continue watching asterisk, honestly. The fights aren't great and I'm having trouble finding much to be interested in when it comes to the characters. Chivalry I still find things that I enjoy about the characters from time to time, and I definitely prefer the edgy past teenager pity party MC to asterisk's "I barely have more personality than a rock" MC. Watching chivalry does entail putting up with incest sister though, and "more interesting than asterisk's characters" still translates to "usually not very interesting." So my interest in chivalry is still mostly reliant on being provided with a kickass fight scene once every 2 episodes.
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Nov 16, 2015 10:58
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You pretty much watch Asterisk to make Failed Knight look better than it actually is. 
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ninjewtsu posted:4 episodes into asterisk, I'd say that chivalry is definitely the better show. Not so sure I even want to continue watching asterisk, honestly. The fights aren't great and I'm having trouble finding much to be interested in when it comes to the characters. Chivalry I still find things that I enjoy about the characters from time to time, and I definitely prefer the edgy past teenager pity party MC to asterisk's "I barely have more personality than a rock" MC. This is pretty much exactly how I feel. Asterisk bores me to tears and I would've dropped it already if I didn't find the similarities between the two so funny.
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Stanfield posted:This is pretty much exactly how I feel. Asterisk bores me to tears and I would've dropped it already if I didn't find the similarities between the two so funny. Recently noticed that both shows also have openings that randomly shout the english phrase "brave new world". This has to be like, a silly dare, or a social experiment.
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I like how chivalry's MC's fighting works. Dude's a total bad rear end with an instant win mode, but it's pretty clearly shown just how huge a disadvantage not having a normal superpower is for him, and it helps the fights feel more like he's just barely scraping by instead of totally outclassing his opponent, even if he is absolutely gonna win every fight. The way that his being a total bad rear end stems from his tragic pity party back story I also like a lot, in the first episode when he says "yeah no one ever taught me anything directly so I got really good at figuring out fighting styles from just watching" I thought that was a pretty cool way to connect his history to his combat in a way beyond just "I trained super super hard and now I'm Da Best." Meanwhile, as far as I can tell, asterisk's MC was just born as a loving god or something, and fights are only slightly competitive because his sister sealed his powers to limit them to 3 minute bursts, which is a way less satisfying power fantasy.
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"I am a master of swords." VS "I am a master of swords, and spears, and daggers, and hand-to-hand combat, and basically anything as long as I shout AMAGIRI STYLE." Amagiri style is very convenient like that.
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ninjewtsu posted:"yeah no one ever taught me anything directly so I got really good at figuring out fighting styles from just watching" The guy can predict invisible attacks by observing the smell of his enemies farts. "He had kimchi last night? Obviously he's aiming for my throat!"
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Yeah the mind reading garbage is pretty stupid
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He then spent the last fight beating the poo poo out of someone way weaker than him, then insisting he won because he was more ~*pure*~ and ~*honorable*~.
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Her power seemed like it could've made for a really cool fight, doing a sword slash and making that space into a No Go zone if he dodges. Having her just fill the entire arena with traps before hand I think resulted in a way less interesting fight
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Yeah, Chivalry MC's perfect mindreading is so stupid that it's hard to wrap my head around. But it says something that the show still manages to be more engaging than Asterisk. Heck, the fights ended the same way (surprise attack while shouting that it's a secret move from your fencing school). I kind of assumed that the conclusion would come down to the fact that she didn't split his head open with that cut on his cheek and her power though. I mean, that would've had something to do with honor, right? (I assume the school doesn't disqualify for lethalities, given the waiver and what the previous opponent was doing). Anyway, I hope the next major opponent doesn't rely on invisible attacks. Again. That might be pushing it.
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Nov 17, 2015 13:45
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LN protag is not allowed to win until he says a variation of his cool catch phrase.
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.Clash posted:LN protag is not allowed to win until he says a variation of his cool catch phrase. No Senpai, this is our fight.
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Nov 18, 2015 09:40
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Something about the moe blob sword kohai just bugged me. I mean c'mon try harder than that, LN writer.
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Angry Grimace posted:LN writer Angry Grimace posted:try harder I don't think you understand the medium.
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Oh good, this is getting another season.quote:Lux is a former prince of an empire named Arcadia that was overthrown via a rebellion five years earlier. Lux accidentally trespasses in a female dormitory's bathing area, sees the kingdom's new princess Lisesharte naked, and incurs her wrath. Lisesharte then challenges Lux to a Drag-Ride duel. Drag-Rides are ancient armored mechanical weapons that have been excavated from ruins all around the world. Lux used to be called the strongest Drag-Knight, but now he's known as the "undefeated weakest" Drag-Knight because he will absolutely not attack in battle. After his duel with Lisesharte, Lux ends up attending the female-only academy that trains royals to be Drag-Knight
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That's the least interesting description of people fighting in drag I think I've ever heard.
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Alternatively: When the princess's parents die, does she become the Drag-Queen?
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That is a very good question
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I'd be all over "the same anime again, only now they're in giant robots" if that didn't sound even dumber than the current animes. Male MC goes to a girl-only school? Really?
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Nov 19, 2015 22:15
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Infinite Stratos left its mark on the world.
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Nov 19, 2015 22:16
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Hey, for that type of story having other dudes around is just a nuisance.
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I'm pretty sure that premise has been done a bunch of times, often without the magic battle set dressing.
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There is a dilemma in anime. The fans want an MC who is like them, but also one who is fawned over by women. To reconcile these, the MC must essentially be the last available male left on earth.
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ninjewtsu posted:I'd be all over "the same anime again, only now they're in giant robots" if that didn't sound even dumber than the current animes. It's not like it's the first anime with that premise. Or the tenth.
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Sakurazuka posted:It's not like it's the first anime with that premise. Or the tenth. For a moment I thought I was in the other thread I was making fun of this in. Even the threads about anime are homogenizing.
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Sakurazuka posted:It's not like it's the first anime with that premise. Or the tenth. oh i know for a fact that it isn't an original premise doesn't stop it from being incredibly stupid, even by anime standards
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http://puu.sh/ltsFl/49f846c62a.webm
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So I haven't been watching. When did the one on the right get her brain swapped with a literal dog?
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I'm sorry ma'am, we already have our tsundere quota filled. You'll have to wait outside.
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