what do you think about death note ending (for people who already finished the anime)

1 year 2 months ago

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Jam3rzzz

when did Matsuda learn to shoot?

QFT.

The manga ending was fascinating; I'm not sure if the anime can beat it, but we'll see as soon as I can find episode 37."
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What kind of ending do you hate the most?

1 year 2 months ago

"I don't like endings period, but in general my least favorite ending is a cliffhanger. I don't care if how the story ends is good, bad, sad, unexpected, cliché, whatever, but for God's sakes, tie up loose ends. I hate when a storyline that doesn't intend to have a sequel does not complete the story for every known character.

Example—I know this is pertaining to manga, but with DN, the end of volume 12 itself wrapped up some storylines, instituting Near as L, Aizawa as the new police chief and such. If that wasn't enough, How to Read 13 shows the fate of nearly every character.

Compare that to Champloo's ending, where they go their separate ways and then you have no clue what happens to them.

It must seem odd that I like closure, as I'm a fanfic writer and closure often eliminates many creative storylines, but I just can't stand final endings that are cliffhangers. If there's gonna be a sequel, then by all means go ahead, but if this is the last work you intend to do on this project, wrap up the damn story.

D':"
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Touching moments in manga?

1 year 2 months ago

"Tomoe's death in Ruroken and all of Kenshin's subsequent visits to her grave.

L and Mello's deaths in DN.

When Love Hina ended. :x I couldn't get over that for two weeks, even though the ending was happy."
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Death Note 12

1 year 2 months ago

"I didn't see a DN thread in this topic, which was quite surprising, but I figured that meant I was free to start this.

Who's read volume 12, the ending to Death Note? There's a lot of contention on the ending from a lot of fans, so I want to know what the rest of you thought about it. I'll interject my opinions later."
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Any Love Hina fan's out there?

1 year 7 months ago

"The anime screwed over the manga, but the manga was one of my favorite things ever and I still love it. I re-read the series every now and then."
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do your parents say you watch weird things with anime

1 year 7 months ago

"They more or less leave me alone on the matter. It makes no difference to them."
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Where do you store your anime?

1 year 9 months ago

"I've got two cabinets that fit all my DVDs and a bookcase for the manga volumes."
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Are there any dubs you consider top-notch?

2 years 5 months ago

"Fullmetal Alchemist: Paku Romi was great, and I enjoyed listening to her speak, but the dub is so much better in my opinion for one single reason—Vic Mignogna. I'm not really sure if I've ever heard another voice actor so good at expressing character and emotions. Every time Ed gets furious and starts screaming or loses sight of his goal and gives a depressing speech, I can hear the emotion in it. Vic captures everything about Ed's essence with his voice, and he's the one reason I see the dub as 10x better than the original.

Samurai Champloo: I've never even listened to the sub because the dub was so good. I don't think anyone can capture Mugen's attitude the way it's done in the English dub. I just like Jin's reserved voice and I think Fuu's fits a 15 year old girl with her demeanor. It's just a good dubbing job.

Cowboy Bebop: I'll leave this space empty, since all I'd be doing is reiterating what everyone else has said.

Evangelion: Just another example of the English voices perfectly capturing a character's attitude and what they're all about. You just can't argue that Rei's monotone, soft, barely audible and insanely creepy voice isn't a perfect fit (in addition, Megumi Hayashibara is such an accomplished voice actress that I can recognize her voice any time, and for someone as...err...different...as Rei, I don't want something familiar that I know from other, less...err...different...characters), and that Spike Spencer's rendition of Shinji (the whiny, high-pitched, non-excited voice) doesn't just represent him the way he should be. Same goes for Asuka.

A lot of things Geneon does are dubbed well. FUNimation...not so much. But it redeemed itself a bit with FMA. A dub is only as good as its voice actors, so if a show isn't willing to use some cash and pursue the right people who have the talents and voices that will match with the characters, they probably won't have a good dub. A lot of dubs are actually well-done, but many people get turned off of them after downloading episodes online and never even hearing a dub. I also think Naruto and InuYasha kind of ruined the dub experience for people who were already a little sub-inclined. =P No characters in InuYasha are vocally represented well, and the English voice of Naruto makes me want to hurl."
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what do you think of love hina?

2 years 6 months ago

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kzhr

I love Love-Hina the manga, but I gave up watching the anime... Because the image of chracter voice is different from my image

Same here. I fell in love with the manga, and then the voices and the character designs just screwed up the perfection of Ken Akamatsu's creation, so I stuck with reading and not watching. But I haven't had Love Hina in so long that I might give in and get the series on DVD just to relive it all. ^_^;"
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Couples that never came to be

2 years 6 months ago

"My all-time is definitely Ed and Winry. Or at least Ed and Rose. Or Ed and somebody. After everything he went through, he got nothing. But after seeing that Ed and Winry didn't end up together, I got pissed like you wouldn't believe. That's what fanfics are for, I guess.

Shinji and ANYBODY is another one. I don't think he and Asuka really end up together in EoE, it's just that he and Asuka become the new Adam and Eve, to begin the human race again. You should also note that because Asuka died at the hands of the production model Eva series and the Eve-Asuka has brown eyes, that she is probably not Asuka but a being representing the combination of Misato, Rei, and Asuka.

All of Rumiko Takahashi's works end in romantic cliffhangers or empty spaces, where you can't really tell anything between the couple. Ranma and InuYasha are examples.

There's really too many to count. Maybe Keitaro and every girl except Naru? ^_^; Possibly Fuu and Jin/Mugen. Dunno.

But Ed and Winry...definitely my all-time."
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Mai Hime

2 years 7 months ago

"I haven't seen it yet, but I'm getting around to it, and much looking forward to it."
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Kino no Tabi AKA Kino's Kourney

2 years 8 months ago

"I have. It's quite good. I found that some of Kino's questions about life related to my own, so that made it a much more pleasant viewing experience.

I'm actually on the lookout right now for the box set of all 13 eps."
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FMA live-action movie

2 years 8 months ago

"I completely agree with shirahime. For some reason, when I try to imagine FMA in live-action, it's just not...real. Ed's one of those characters that you just fall in love with and you can't really visualize him any other way. In a less obvious way, Al and Mustang are too. I'm sure with a good director and a nice cast, it could be an appealing movie to those who never got into the anime, but for devoted fans like myself and others...I just don't see it working.

It almost feels to me as if messing with the FMA formula in any way will disrupt the amazing magic it has. So I'd rather not see a live-action movie come out. A sequel to Conquerer of Shambala would be nice, though."
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Best Music Ever!!!

2 years 8 months ago

"Samurai Champloo. No doubt about it. The hip-hoppy beats and original tracks used throughout it are addictive. I have the soundtrack, and it's the most listened-to thing on my iPod."
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the diffence between manga and comic books

2 years 9 months ago

"Because they're not the same thing. And if you can't tell the difference, I'm not sure you should really be reading it. x_X"
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naruto's Sakura (do you like her or hate her???)

2 years 9 months ago

"I think she's a b**** but I've got nothing else against her."
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do you belive in god?

2 years 9 months ago

"Yeah, I really do. There was a time when I lost my iPod, and thought it was never coming back, and just as I ran out of options and gave up, the next day on the bus a guy returned it to me, saying he bought it without knowing it was stolen and had just discovered it was mine. He wasn't pressured to do it, because I hadn't spoken to the cops or anything. I felt like something had decided that I could have it back.

Same thing has happened countless times in sports when I've prayed, and at other times in life. I can debate every point, but there's no use, because most atheists are stubborn and believe the universe magically card-stacked itself into existance from nothing. Either way, I have been profoundly affected by my faith and its rewards numerous times in my life, and yes, I do believe in God."
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Do you visit fanfiction(dot)net?

2 years 9 months ago

"Hah, they're probably not, but in all honesty I'm not really into Cardcaptor Sakura. I was when I was much younger, but not anymore. I'm hoping I can find some people to give me their honest opinion on the story because I don't see a point in continuing it if nobody's even reading it (I had to re-post it for lack of hits, and it turns out on this new one I've only got 11)."
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Why do you think the anime finsh before the manga

2 years 9 months ago

"There are actually a lot of reasons. For one, it's as ecristy said: anime that are aired on TV usually have one new episode per week, and most manga volumes are released one per month. That three week difference begins to pile up after a while, creating a rift in the ending of the anime and the ending of the manga, even though they're essentially the same story. For anime that are released on DVD only, it's still the basic concept, except they're usually released at a slower pace than manga volumes. However, most manga serializations have more volumes and chapters than anime series' based off of them, which brings me to my next point:

All anime that is based off of manga is just that: based off of it. They don't replicate the story and everything to the exact detail because there'd be no fun in looking at the exact same series twice, just in two different media forms. So when manga is adapted into an anime, some story arcs are shortened and some cut off altogether, some episodes made into arcs when they were just a single chapter to begin with. There's a lot of scene editing and moving around to make a successful anime that meets the broadcast requirements of 13 episodes, 26 episodes or 52 episodes. Once the production company determines how long the show will last, it's their job to fit the beginning and the endâ??and the plot points they deem "important"â??in together in that span of time. In the process, something always ends up shorter or unexplained.

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[Anime Discussion] I''s Pure

2 years 9 months ago

"I love the manga, but I'm not a big fan of fansubs or illegal downloads...unless this is either fake or the series is unliscenced (not sure if that's spelled right...I'm having an off day).

I wonder if we'll ever have a NORMAL I"s series that's not an OVA..."
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Yaoi/Yuri Anime

2 years 9 months ago

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dont really care about neither of them, and i dont stop watching if it shows up on an anime, but dont look for it when DLing an anime either

Well-put. Now that I think about it, I guess that describes my opinions a bit better."
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Do you visit fanfiction(dot)net?

2 years 9 months ago

"Is there anyone here on the AnimePaper forums who has ever been to, frequents often or is a member of fanfiction(dot)net? What are your pen names? How often do you go there?

I just wanted to see if there were any other readers/writers here. I have a story that's lacking respect in the hits and reviews areas, and I need help maintaining the inspiration to continue it. It's a Fullmetal Alchemist fic, for all who were wondering."
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Romantic manga

2 years 9 months ago

"It's hard to find romance mangas that are based from a guy's point of view or directed at guys. Either no male or shonen manga-kas find romance important or...it's not important. I dunno. But if there was more romance manga that wasn't primarily shoujo, I might check it out."
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Mark of the Succubus

2 years 9 months ago

"It looked too shoujo for my tastes."
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Yaoi/Yuri Anime

2 years 9 months ago

"I wish there was no yaoi and that I could make a throne for yuri to sit upon. That simple. ^^;"
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