Comments on: 12 days of Animushmas, day two http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/2008/12/14/12-days-of-animushmas-day-two/ You're only as old as you feel. damn... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:45:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: otou-san http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/2008/12/14/12-days-of-animushmas-day-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2644 otou-san Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:34:35 +0000 http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/?p=1094#comment-2644 <blockquote>I ran the alternative scenarios through my mind, remembering what the show had done up to that point and what its themes and ideas were, and came to the conclusion that the ending was the most appropriate one for the situation</blockquote> Hm... I'm not sure how I would envision it ending. I too thought of alternatives, none of which sounded any better. Obviously things couldn't go on as they were — that was a major point of the story. And like CCY said, the happily-ever-after ending would be dumb. Not to mention only somewhat less creepy than the actual one. I'm not a fan of simplicity, or happy endings for their own sake. It just seemed to come out of the Left Field of Unlikelihood in my mind. I do agree about the mostly anime-cliché-free dialog, probably my favorite part.

I ran the alternative scenarios through my mind, remembering what the show had done up to that point and what its themes and ideas were, and came to the conclusion that the ending was the most appropriate one for the situation

Hm… I’m not sure how I would envision it ending. I too thought of alternatives, none of which sounded any better. Obviously things couldn’t go on as they were — that was a major point of the story. And like CCY said, the happily-ever-after ending would be dumb. Not to mention only somewhat less creepy than the actual one.

I’m not a fan of simplicity, or happy endings for their own sake. It just seemed to come out of the Left Field of Unlikelihood in my mind. I do agree about the mostly anime-cliché-free dialog, probably my favorite part.

]]> By: Martin http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/2008/12/14/12-days-of-animushmas-day-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2643 Martin Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:58:40 +0000 http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/?p=1094#comment-2643 I really appreciated the way this ended, which is saying something when I usually feel dissatisfied with anime endings! In this case I ran the alternative scenarios through my mind, remembering what the show had done up to that point and what its themes and ideas were, and came to the conclusion that the ending was the most appropriate one for the situation (I believe the light novel was unfinished at the time of the anime's airing). Sure, the incest subplot made me feel sick to the stomach but the resolution was refreshingly free of a cut-and-dried, neat conclusion that wouldn't have done justice to such a complex and difficult-to-resolve problem. But then I was one of those people who *figuratively* fapped off to this show. The dialogue in particular was superb. I really appreciated the way this ended, which is saying something when I usually feel dissatisfied with anime endings! In this case I ran the alternative scenarios through my mind, remembering what the show had done up to that point and what its themes and ideas were, and came to the conclusion that the ending was the most appropriate one for the situation (I believe the light novel was unfinished at the time of the anime’s airing). Sure, the incest subplot made me feel sick to the stomach but the resolution was refreshingly free of a cut-and-dried, neat conclusion that wouldn’t have done justice to such a complex and difficult-to-resolve problem.

But then I was one of those people who *figuratively* fapped off to this show. The dialogue in particular was superb.

]]> By: lol i know i'm tsundere http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/2008/12/14/12-days-of-animushmas-day-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2641 lol i know i'm tsundere Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:25:33 +0000 http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/?p=1094#comment-2641 I has a spoiler 4 u, I made it from duct tape and the thing that holds the wrapping paper Kurenai was hot shit. I has a spoiler 4 u, I made it from duct tape and the thing that holds the wrapping paper

Kurenai was hot shit.

]]> By: anitations - CCY’s 12 Days of Christmas [Day 2] http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/2008/12/14/12-days-of-animushmas-day-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2640 anitations - CCY’s 12 Days of Christmas [Day 2] Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:46:59 +0000 http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/?p=1094#comment-2640 [...] otou-san: Kurenai 12 [...] [...] otou-san: Kurenai 12 [...]

]]> By: CCY http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/2008/12/14/12-days-of-animushmas-day-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2634 CCY Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:10:17 +0000 http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/?p=1094#comment-2634 Hmm, I forget whether Kure-nai sucked or not. That probably means it wasn't too good; I'd mostly agree with the review you linked to, in that it's definitely above average, but not outstanding. I did think that, the way it ended was at least slightly better than the equally over-idealistic ending of Shinkurou stealing Murasaki away for good and becoming a siscon. Or something. In any case, keep it up, you one-day-ahead-person, you. Technically the 12 Days of Christmas are after Christmas, so we all screwed up anyway. :P Hmm, I forget whether Kure-nai sucked or not. That probably means it wasn’t too good; I’d mostly agree with the review you linked to, in that it’s definitely above average, but not outstanding.

I did think that, the way it ended was at least slightly better than the equally over-idealistic ending of Shinkurou stealing Murasaki away for good and becoming a siscon. Or something.

In any case, keep it up, you one-day-ahead-person, you. Technically the 12 Days of Christmas are after Christmas, so we all screwed up anyway. :P

]]> By: otou-san http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/2008/12/14/12-days-of-animushmas-day-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2633 otou-san Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:43:46 +0000 http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/?p=1094#comment-2633 <strong>Dop - </strong>I enjoyed the musical episode ok, haters be damned. But not enough to go back and watch again after finding out how craptastically they ended the show. LOL at parking in the inner sanctuary. <strong>iCySTorM - </strong>Yeah I coulda sworn yesterday was the 14th :P It's ok, I only celebrate Festivus anyway. Dop – I enjoyed the musical episode ok, haters be damned. But not enough to go back and watch again after finding out how craptastically they ended the show. LOL at parking in the inner sanctuary.

iCySTorM – Yeah I coulda sworn yesterday was the 14th :P

It’s ok, I only celebrate Festivus anyway.

]]> By: IcyStorm http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/2008/12/14/12-days-of-animushmas-day-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2632 IcyStorm Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:59:29 +0000 http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/?p=1094#comment-2632 lol kurenai sucks Heh, everyone else is on day one, but yet you're on day two =P lol kurenai sucks

Heh, everyone else is on day one, but yet you’re on day two =P

]]> By: Dop http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/2008/12/14/12-days-of-animushmas-day-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2629 Dop Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:55:17 +0000 http://www.shamefulotakusecret.com/?p=1094#comment-2629 <em>Kurenai</em> will always be remembered for the musical episode - and for parking in the inner sanctuary. Kurenai will always be remembered for the musical episode – and for parking in the inner sanctuary.

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