John_Smith wrote:. . . Erased . . . from every anime website I visit, I’m seeing disappointment.
MangaRocks! wrote:...Yeah, well, there's a reason for that-- the reason being that they completely borked the entire ending in pretty much every possible way (as explained in my previous post).
(See, *this* sort of thing is why I am usually wary of adaptations... )
John_Smith wrote:Okay, maybe disappointment was an understatement. Breathe, MangaRocks. Just breathe.
I think this is a situation where it’s an adaption fail, but a good series if viewed for its own merits. With the exception of the teleporting cops, I’ve been oblivious to most of the problems I see people mentioning. I can definitely see how more episodes could have improved it, but the lack of time didn’t ruin the characters. Instead, it left me wondering more about them. The scenes and lines they had were valued and left me wanting to see more of them. For me, that’s a sign that I’ve just watched a good story. At the very least, that’s a testimony to the skills of the original author.
Right now I’m giving it an 8.
EventualDay wrote:Dimension W - up through episode 5 - this is getting frustrating. It's a shame because I liked it up through episode 3 well enough. Or rather, I was intrigued by the relationship between Mr. gruff wolf Kyouma and the cute Mira. (I keep hoping that some day he'll act more like a puppy than a beast, but no luck so far. ) But anyway, apparently these first five episodes cover more than 30 chapters of the manga. So it makes sense that I thought the last two episodes were ridiculous and senseless, and that I didn't care about the side characters at all... really, if the producers weren't going to do the arc justice, they should have just skipped it Maybe one day I'll try to read the manga, since I imagine the pacing and development is much better. But I'm not sure I care that much.
EventualDay wrote:Also, I had to look up what in the world Dimension W actually was. Apparently, according to some info I found on MAL, SPOILER: Highlight text to read: it's a "possibility wave," like the idea of Schrodinger's cat. As long as you don't know what it is, it can be anything at all. However, once you know what it is, it can only be one thing. So that scientist "discovering" that Dimension W was infinite energy is sort of like rigging the dimension. Confusing enough?
MangaRocks! wrote:(And I guess in your case it's a good thing that you actually *can* learn and see more about them in the source now, right? )
John_Smith wrote:I have never read a manga in my life… this may be the time to start.
John_Smith wrote:Here I am talking about being behind, yet I finish before skreyola. Spring Break, yay.
MangaRocks! wrote:^ @skreyola: But it's so much better! And the *real* ending is far better explained (and IMO not pulled out of you-know-where, either , at least as far as I've read {and I'm very close to the end}). They totally made a bunch of stuff up in the anime version of the ending (and butchered a lot of the rest). (And I promise the manga's not all about the killer!) So... at least just give a second thought to giving it a try? Please?
skreyola wrote:If you can promise me he doesn't SPOILER: Highlight text to read: catch the killer by being so fascinating as a comatose person that the killer gets distracted for 15 years, I'll consider it. . .
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