Comments on: Slice of life http://www.bateszi.me/2009/06/11/slice-of-life/ Anime fan forever Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:59:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2009/06/11/slice-of-life/#comment-35206 bateszi Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:01:27 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=1000#comment-35206 <a href='#comment-35195' rel="nofollow">@Random Otaku</a> - I cheated a bit and used a website to tell me the language (I guessed it was Russian at first, obviously totally wrong!) :) *** As for this Kaiji thing, I think, ultimately, Kaiji is destined always to be a loser. The series has an alternative title of "Ultimate Survivor Kaiji" and you can't really be an ultimate survivor and win, so, if nothing else, the final arc of the series really lived up to that tag, what with Kaiji slicing off his ear and all! May be the story would lose something if he did win? I guess we'll find out with part 2! @Random Otaku – I cheated a bit and used a website to tell me the language (I guessed it was Russian at first, obviously totally wrong!) :)

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As for this Kaiji thing, I think, ultimately, Kaiji is destined always to be a loser. The series has an alternative title of “Ultimate Survivor Kaiji” and you can’t really be an ultimate survivor and win, so, if nothing else, the final arc of the series really lived up to that tag, what with Kaiji slicing off his ear and all! May be the story would lose something if he did win? I guess we’ll find out with part 2!

]]> By: Johny http://www.bateszi.me/2009/06/11/slice-of-life/#comment-35197 Johny Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:53:54 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=1000#comment-35197 @Random Otaku Madhouse adapted only the first series of the Kaiji manga. As far as I know it ends the same way, so that might be the reason Kaiji had a bit of an anticlimatic ending. Now they're picking up the second series (3 manga series are finished, a 4th one started this year I think), so I hope it has a real ending this time. Or an announcement of a third series at the very least. @Random Otaku
Madhouse adapted only the first series of the Kaiji manga. As far as I know it ends the same way, so that might be the reason Kaiji had a bit of an anticlimatic ending. Now they’re picking up the second series (3 manga series are finished, a 4th one started this year I think), so I hope it has a real ending this time. Or an announcement of a third series at the very least.

]]> By: Random Otaku http://www.bateszi.me/2009/06/11/slice-of-life/#comment-35195 Random Otaku Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:09:24 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=1000#comment-35195 Didn't know about a sequel being in the works - that does change things a bit, and at the same time it doesn't, since a sequel is not a good enough reason (is there a good enough reason?) for destroying the pace and direction of the series in its last two episodes. Yep, after reading your post about Layzner I decided to give it a try, and six episodes into the series I decided I need to share the love and post a first impressions. I'm actually surprised you recognized the language the blog is written in, it's not like Hebrew is a very common language. Didn’t know about a sequel being in the works – that does change things a bit, and at the same time it doesn’t, since a sequel is not a good enough reason (is there a good enough reason?) for destroying the pace and direction of the series in its last two episodes.

Yep, after reading your post about Layzner I decided to give it a try, and six episodes into the series I decided I need to share the love and post a first impressions. I’m actually surprised you recognized the language the blog is written in, it’s not like Hebrew is a very common language.

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2009/06/11/slice-of-life/#comment-35170 bateszi Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:40:40 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=1000#comment-35170 <a href='#comment-35152' rel="nofollow">@Random Otaku</a>: I must admit, the end was a bit 'off', but it has since been announced that a sequel is in the works, so I think that sense of disappointment may be laid to rest in the future. Also, is that a Layzner post on your blog, in Hebrew? AWESOME! I hope you're enjoying the series? :) @Random Otaku:

I must admit, the end was a bit ‘off’, but it has since been announced that a sequel is in the works, so I think that sense of disappointment may be laid to rest in the future.

Also, is that a Layzner post on your blog, in Hebrew? AWESOME! I hope you’re enjoying the series? :)

]]> By: Random Otaku http://www.bateszi.me/2009/06/11/slice-of-life/#comment-35152 Random Otaku Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:53:08 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=1000#comment-35152 I have to disagree on the Kaiji note. The ridiculous anti-climax at the very end, which left a rather open-ended ending (In a bad way) - I don't know. I felt like the series showed you the middle finger a moment before it ended and ran off laughing at your expense, leaving you wondering "WTF just happened" (that and feeling cheap... I think.) I have to disagree on the Kaiji note. The ridiculous anti-climax at the very end, which left a rather open-ended ending (In a bad way) – I don’t know. I felt like the series showed you the middle finger a moment before it ended and ran off laughing at your expense, leaving you wondering “WTF just happened” (that and feeling cheap… I think.)

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2009/06/11/slice-of-life/#comment-35093 bateszi Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:40:16 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=1000#comment-35093 @0rion I'm hopeful that I've rediscovered my bloggers mojo. Good luck on your end, too! @KT Kore Thanks for the enlightening annecdote, I guess Touch and Cross Game aren't the only Adachi series I need to watch! Anyway, it's cool how our opinions seem so well aligned, right down to how we both dropped Gun x Sword (I do plan to revisit it some day). In general, I've noticed that the older I seem to get, the more I'm up for exploring the 'lesser lights' of anime. In the last six months alone, Ryosuke Takahashi has become one of my absolute favourite creators, but prior to this spring, I wasn't aware that something as awesome as Layzner even existed, and that just goes to show there's still so much great anime out there just waiting to be discovered! @Watch Yugioh With a name like that, one would think you're a spam bot! Well, are you? @Johny Aww, thanks! Nice to see you're back, too! :) @0rion

I’m hopeful that I’ve rediscovered my bloggers mojo. Good luck on your end, too!

@KT Kore

Thanks for the enlightening annecdote, I guess Touch and Cross Game aren’t the only Adachi series I need to watch! Anyway, it’s cool how our opinions seem so well aligned, right down to how we both dropped Gun x Sword (I do plan to revisit it some day).

In general, I’ve noticed that the older I seem to get, the more I’m up for exploring the ‘lesser lights’ of anime. In the last six months alone, Ryosuke Takahashi has become one of my absolute favourite creators, but prior to this spring, I wasn’t aware that something as awesome as Layzner even existed, and that just goes to show there’s still so much great anime out there just waiting to be discovered!

@Watch Yugioh

With a name like that, one would think you’re a spam bot! Well, are you?

@Johny

Aww, thanks! Nice to see you’re back, too! :)

]]> By: Johny http://www.bateszi.me/2009/06/11/slice-of-life/#comment-35034 Johny Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:24:53 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=1000#comment-35034 Holy crap, you're returning to blogging? That's great news. I'm looking forward to reading more of your fantastic articles :) Can't really comment on this one though, because of all the titles mentioned I've only seen Kaiji... Holy crap, you’re returning to blogging? That’s great news. I’m looking forward to reading more of your fantastic articles :) Can’t really comment on this one though, because of all the titles mentioned I’ve only seen Kaiji…

]]> By: Watch Yugioh http://www.bateszi.me/2009/06/11/slice-of-life/#comment-35011 Watch Yugioh Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:19:39 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=1000#comment-35011 Thanks, im new to your blog but i like it and ill keep comminh back to read it :) ! Thanks, im new to your blog but i like it and ill keep comminh back to read it :) !

]]> By: KT Kore http://www.bateszi.me/2009/06/11/slice-of-life/#comment-34977 KT Kore Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:30:34 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=1000#comment-34977 Agreed on many points. It's a shame that some people can't seem to find a middle ground to sit on because of strong feelings for a more prolific series overshadowing the "lesser" of the bunch. It seems a lot of people will hate on one show just because it's not as good as another, when they could easily enjoy both works and just recognize that one is simply superior. I was just having a discussion earlier today with some friends about this topic actually. We were talking about Touch and then the topic of how similar the series H2 is to Touch. One friend said he enjoyed both series but recognizes that Touch is the better of the two. Another friend scratched H2 off his "to watch" list simply because the other guy said that H2 isn't as good as Touch, even though he said he enjoyed both of them (he recently put it back on his "to watch" list after this discussion though lol). Scryed was actually my first introduction to Goro Taniguchi anime in 2001. A good action show but nothing special. Then it was Infinite Ryvius which is actually one of my favorites. Then Planetes which is another favorite. Then Gun x Sword which I never finished lol. THEN Code Geass which I greatly enjoyed. I like the guy and eagerly await his next project. Hopefully it's something new and NOT Geass related. Kurau Phantom Memory was a good show but failed to click with me on a higher level because I found it difficult to connect emotionally with sentient forms of energy. So outside of Kurau and Christmas, there weren't any characters that I was able to connect with. Still, a nice show. Pretear, Princess Tutu and Aria are all shows I haven't seen yet, but do look forward to watching one day, especially Princess Tutu. You're right though, I definitely hear more about Aria than Pretear or even Tutu. lol at the Surgeon being a moe fan. Funny stuff. But yeah, I certainly agree. Get out there and TRY stuff. You might be pleasantly surprised at what you find. Agreed on many points. It’s a shame that some people can’t seem to find a middle ground to sit on because of strong feelings for a more prolific series overshadowing the “lesser” of the bunch. It seems a lot of people will hate on one show just because it’s not as good as another, when they could easily enjoy both works and just recognize that one is simply superior. I was just having a discussion earlier today with some friends about this topic actually. We were talking about Touch and then the topic of how similar the series H2 is to Touch. One friend said he enjoyed both series but recognizes that Touch is the better of the two. Another friend scratched H2 off his “to watch” list simply because the other guy said that H2 isn’t as good as Touch, even though he said he enjoyed both of them (he recently put it back on his “to watch” list after this discussion though lol).

Scryed was actually my first introduction to Goro Taniguchi anime in 2001. A good action show but nothing special. Then it was Infinite Ryvius which is actually one of my favorites. Then Planetes which is another favorite. Then Gun x Sword which I never finished lol. THEN Code Geass which I greatly enjoyed. I like the guy and eagerly await his next project. Hopefully it’s something new and NOT Geass related.

Kurau Phantom Memory was a good show but failed to click with me on a higher level because I found it difficult to connect emotionally with sentient forms of energy. So outside of Kurau and Christmas, there weren’t any characters that I was able to connect with. Still, a nice show.

Pretear, Princess Tutu and Aria are all shows I haven’t seen yet, but do look forward to watching one day, especially Princess Tutu. You’re right though, I definitely hear more about Aria than Pretear or even Tutu.

lol at the Surgeon being a moe fan. Funny stuff. But yeah, I certainly agree. Get out there and TRY stuff. You might be pleasantly surprised at what you find.

]]> By: 0rion http://www.bateszi.me/2009/06/11/slice-of-life/#comment-34897 0rion Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:29:46 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=1000#comment-34897 "Sturgeon might have been a moe fan." I always suspected as much. I know what you mean about how watching a lot of stuff can actually make it harder to blog. At least, if you're the sort who likes to write contemplative stuff and mull things over, jumping quickly from series to series can kind of kill off that inspiration. Ah well. “Sturgeon might have been a moe fan.”

I always suspected as much.

I know what you mean about how watching a lot of stuff can actually make it harder to blog. At least, if you’re the sort who likes to write contemplative stuff and mull things over, jumping quickly from series to series can kind of kill off that inspiration.

Ah well.

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