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More anime ramblings.
Shakugan no Shana II -
What HAPPENED to you? No, seriously, what? You're going all Sorezore no Tsubasa on me, and that is not. cool.
Take a deep breath and repeat after me:
1. Yoshida is not a cowardly wimp. She wasn't afraid to take on Shana herself. I have no idea why you decided that she would suddenly turn into an emo helpless wimp when faced with Konoe.
2. Shana is not an emo crybaby. She should be kicking Konoe's ass, not curling up in a fetal position (yes, really!) and sobbing.
3. Wilhelmina is hardcore. Remember her behavior last season? She was willing to kill Yuuji just to keep Reiji Maigo out of Bal Masqué's hands. And now all of a sudden she's more concerned about learning how to cook a hot meal for Shana rather than, I dunno, kicking Konoe's ass? Who is this person, and what have you done with my Wilhelmina?
Next, Baccano.
I hate you and I love you.
I love you because you saw fit to depict the most grisly, graphic, and gruesome five seconds of ultraviolence that I have ever seen committed to animated film, and yes I've seen all of the Hellsing anime and Gantz. I love you because you sandwidched this scene between a slapstick comedy bit featuring two different characters, and a schmoopy romantic scene featuring two other characters, and somehow this worked *perfectly*. I love you because I'm finally starting to see the payoff regarding your decision to tell the story out-of-order, which frustrated me at first, although now I'm starting to warm to the idea. And I love you because you let Chane beat up Ladd, and that was kind of awesome.
I still hate you because I just can't take a series with such horrible Engrish names seriously. I feel like I want Jacuzzi Splot to be my favorite character, but I can't because his name is Jacuzzi Splot. Likewise with Firo, Maiza, Szilard, and all of the other wretched names of supposedly Anglo characters in the series. And a train named "The Flying Pussyfoot." Good god people, would it kill you to do a little research?
Plus, racist depiction of black characters is still racist. :(
What HAPPENED to you? No, seriously, what? You're going all Sorezore no Tsubasa on me, and that is not. cool.
Take a deep breath and repeat after me:
1. Yoshida is not a cowardly wimp. She wasn't afraid to take on Shana herself. I have no idea why you decided that she would suddenly turn into an emo helpless wimp when faced with Konoe.
2. Shana is not an emo crybaby. She should be kicking Konoe's ass, not curling up in a fetal position (yes, really!) and sobbing.
3. Wilhelmina is hardcore. Remember her behavior last season? She was willing to kill Yuuji just to keep Reiji Maigo out of Bal Masqué's hands. And now all of a sudden she's more concerned about learning how to cook a hot meal for Shana rather than, I dunno, kicking Konoe's ass? Who is this person, and what have you done with my Wilhelmina?
Next, Baccano.
I hate you and I love you.
I love you because you saw fit to depict the most grisly, graphic, and gruesome five seconds of ultraviolence that I have ever seen committed to animated film, and yes I've seen all of the Hellsing anime and Gantz. I love you because you sandwidched this scene between a slapstick comedy bit featuring two different characters, and a schmoopy romantic scene featuring two other characters, and somehow this worked *perfectly*. I love you because I'm finally starting to see the payoff regarding your decision to tell the story out-of-order, which frustrated me at first, although now I'm starting to warm to the idea. And I love you because you let Chane beat up Ladd, and that was kind of awesome.
I still hate you because I just can't take a series with such horrible Engrish names seriously. I feel like I want Jacuzzi Splot to be my favorite character, but I can't because his name is Jacuzzi Splot. Likewise with Firo, Maiza, Szilard, and all of the other wretched names of supposedly Anglo characters in the series. And a train named "The Flying Pussyfoot." Good god people, would it kill you to do a little research?
Plus, racist depiction of black characters is still racist. :(
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Ahhh, Engrish. I remember with a bitter twinge how you ruined Archer's otherwise awesome final battle in Fate/Stay Night.
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