| Mar1217 said: So much this ... Honestly, I didn't dislike the dynamic between the main cast but once they parted ways and Senku discovered these natives, I think the show became all the more enjoyable for that. Although, there's some moments of melodrama that honestly had no reason to being there anyway. Also another problem is .... Tsukasa weird tracking prowess. Like, I think he shouldn't have been so intelligent to begin with. I mean, the weird sudden spark in intelligence he had that helped him chase them was like a bound in logic to his characterization of simple, thoughtful strong man. Not just that, the territory he was covering too was just honestly too vast to begin such a search and yet, he conveniantly pin pointed their location like it was nothing. He's a man yes, but gosh he's not supposed to be a supernatural force of wisdom and strengh capable of any accomplishment because the plot demands him to. Appart from this, the premise and concept of the show is truly something I dig, so I'll keep watching going into the next season. |
That time when Tsukasa
, I stopped the video and closed it. The anime was already dragging at that point and then it just went straight-up ridiculous. The best MMA fighter in the world would be mauled to death in seconds by an adult lion. He should have at least struggled--in fact, it would have been more impressive if it had been even a tad realistic. It was a big shounen jump (heh) for something that had presented itself as science based. It wasn't until Boom said not to judge it yet that I went back to it.
As for his intelligence, I'd be fine with him being very cunning or clever but he seems to be almost as knowledgeable about chemistry and science as the main character, which just strikes me as very unlikely and convenient.
Whatever, I guess. It's clearly trying very hard to hit the standard shounen high notes so I guess some of that is to be expected. As long as the other parts of the series are imaginative and interesting, I can deal with that.
| Super_Boom said: The shift in focus in Dr. Stone is why I would recommend anyone to watch until at least the second part begins. I remember wondering why the manga was getting so much hype when I first started it. It wasn't until Kohaku that I understood why. I can't remember where I read it, but apparently a reason for the shift was Taiju being a really unpopular character in the Japanese fanbase, and the author was still early enough into his story to restructure his main cast. I'm kinda grateful personally...Taiju feels much more tolerable as a side character than a core MC. Not sure about the brown-haired girl but it seems the author chose to keep them together rather than make another dumb harem around the real MC. Sort of unrelated, but the manga is done by an author/artist team, and I really enjoy the artist, Boichi's, style. He recently got a chance to redraw a classic One Piece chapter, and I loved how well it turned out. Yamada made me chuckle, I'd like to see more of her. Most of the characters seemed dumb enough that I could forgive it, though it's true that it was more than just the manager that enabled Inami's shitty behavior. I vented to some friends about it last night, and the recurring theme I hear is that it gets more tolerable over time, so maybe I'll keep at it. If I still hate Inami by mid-season 2 I'll probably just cut my losses though. I don't like dropping anime that make laugh...I just need to decide if the annoyances outweigh the strengths I guess. |
That's some nice looking art. Kind of underscores how awesome One Piece is, as well. I mean, imagine if it had the highest level art to go along with the rest of it.
That story of the manga being changed on the fly reminds me of something that happened with Joshikousei no Mudazukai. When the anime started, it surprised me because it was WAY out of order compared to the manga. The first few episodes concentrated on the 3 main characters, which was odd to me because the strength of the manga, in my opinion, was that the extended cast was so good and they were showcased in the manga right off the bat. However, the mangaka wrote that the MANGA chapters were actually out of order because she was totally convinced that the manga was going to be cancelled and she wanted to get all the characters out there. I don't know if that's why the anime went with a different order but it would make sense. I thought that was kind of funny and shows how manga creation is rather fluid.
Also, Suika > Kohaku
