Comments on: Voices from the other side: ef ~melo~ 10 http://behind-the.nihonreview.com/20081212/voices-from-the-other-side-ef-melo-10/ An insight into the minds of the staff of The Nihon Review Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:39:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: [Ascaloth] ef ~a tale of melodies~, Episode 10 at Riuva : Research Institute for Unicultural Visual Arts http://behind-the.nihonreview.com/20081212/voices-from-the-other-side-ef-melo-10/comment-page-1/#comment-720 [Ascaloth] ef ~a tale of melodies~, Episode 10 at Riuva : Research Institute for Unicultural Visual Arts Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:12:56 +0000 http://behind-the.nihonreview.com/?p=323#comment-720 [...] passing from vet and newcomer alike is that ultimately, her passing was cliched, ineffective, and clearly inferior to the way it happened in the game. Which, if I might say so myself, I can’t disagree with. Oh, SHAFT….memories was such a [...] [...] passing from vet and newcomer alike is that ultimately, her passing was cliched, ineffective, and clearly inferior to the way it happened in the game. Which, if I might say so myself, I can’t disagree with. Oh, SHAFT….memories was such a [...]

]]> By: Sorrow-kun http://behind-the.nihonreview.com/20081212/voices-from-the-other-side-ef-melo-10/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Sorrow-kun Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:17:44 +0000 http://behind-the.nihonreview.com/?p=323#comment-699 Well, Yuuko sacrificing herself to save Miki does make a lot more sense than her essentially walking in front of a car randomly. But it isn't all that much less hackneyed than death by car. As someone pointed out on the AnimeSuki forums, that sort of death in fiction has been done a hundred times before (but, then again, it's probably happened in real life thousands of times before). But, I guess, at least there's meaning to her going to the church before dying. In the anime, it just felt like she preferred to die under a tree for the dramatic effect. But, I guess the big issue is that, in the game version, there was still a major unresolved issue. In this episode, everything was essentially tied up, and it almost felt like they were going "well, we've still got two eps left, so it's way too early for a good end, what can we do to fuck everyone up?" I don't mind them trying to come up with ways to prolong the drama, but is having Yuuko walk in front of a car really the most inventive thing they could come up with? Well, Yuuko sacrificing herself to save Miki does make a lot more sense than her essentially walking in front of a car randomly. But it isn’t all that much less hackneyed than death by car. As someone pointed out on the AnimeSuki forums, that sort of death in fiction has been done a hundred times before (but, then again, it’s probably happened in real life thousands of times before). But, I guess, at least there’s meaning to her going to the church before dying. In the anime, it just felt like she preferred to die under a tree for the dramatic effect.

But, I guess the big issue is that, in the game version, there was still a major unresolved issue. In this episode, everything was essentially tied up, and it almost felt like they were going “well, we’ve still got two eps left, so it’s way too early for a good end, what can we do to fuck everyone up?” I don’t mind them trying to come up with ways to prolong the drama, but is having Yuuko walk in front of a car really the most inventive thing they could come up with?

]]> By: gaguri http://behind-the.nihonreview.com/20081212/voices-from-the-other-side-ef-melo-10/comment-page-1/#comment-698 gaguri Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:15:46 +0000 http://behind-the.nihonreview.com/?p=323#comment-698 I don't disagree but I'll drop a line anyway. Obviously there's my problem with (and seems like lot of people agrees) Yuuko randomly running across the street. Even bigger problem for me was that anime failed to make me connect to Yuuko as a character. If I really cared about her, I would've cried even if she was brutally murdered by the most conveniently lazy plot device possible. Which just happens to be random car crash out of nowhere by the way (ninomiya-kun anyone?). It sounds like the game emphasised lot more on Yuuko's suffering AFTER she tried to make up for hurting Yuu, by trying to save Yuu, her baby, etc. I think that would've made me feel lot more for Yuuko when she is STILL punished, and if Shaft's intention was to depict "random cruelty of life", then this would have been infinitely better than just running a car over her. I don’t disagree but I’ll drop a line anyway. Obviously there’s my problem with (and seems like lot of people agrees) Yuuko randomly running across the street. Even bigger problem for me was that anime failed to make me connect to Yuuko as a character. If I really cared about her, I would’ve cried even if she was brutally murdered by the most conveniently lazy plot device possible. Which just happens to be random car crash out of nowhere by the way (ninomiya-kun anyone?). It sounds like the game emphasised lot more on Yuuko’s suffering AFTER she tried to make up for hurting Yuu, by trying to save Yuu, her baby, etc. I think that would’ve made me feel lot more for Yuuko when she is STILL punished, and if Shaft’s intention was to depict “random cruelty of life”, then this would have been infinitely better than just running a car over her.

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