What I Watched, What I Expected, What I Got

[Etoh*the*Greato]

That's... a pretty fair assessment, actually.

[teigeki_calesa]

I'm actually, and pleasantly surprised that there are people here who don't like Bokurano. Nothing's more appaling for me than a super nihilistic, sadistic show being praised to high heavens like it's the best piece of literature/story to grace the Earth.

[everdred12a]

Surprised I haven't seen more for this God-awful series.

[blkmage]

I just assumed the type of people who hang around here probably wouldn't have seen it. That or we like to pretend it doesn't exist.

[ShiroiHikari]

This thread is awesome but I am way too lazy to make one of these.

[Bobtheduck]

Surprised I haven't seen more for this God-awful series.

Thing is, I think it's a good lesson to the average guy... If you screw up, be a man about it (which Makoto certainly wasn't)... If you don't, you may end up on a "nice boat." If that happened more often, I think guys would think twice about ditching their girlfriends when they get them pregnant...

My parents ran a Maternity home, and 95% of the time, the girls' boyfriends took off, and went out of their way to avoid any responsibility... Go figure, right? No ring, so she doesn't mean a thing. I was actually surprised when my mom told me NONE of them ended tragically... It could be because they had help from people like my parents, though. Or it could be because these girls still love these jerk*** guys and... Well, I won't go any further than that.

Of course, there was more to it than that, and I actually only watched the first few eps and the last one, so I'm not sure all that happened in between.

[Lady Kenshin]

Hm... reading this thread makes me want to watch Bokura no...

[blkmage]

Thing is, I think it's a good lesson to the average guy... If you screw up, be a man about it (which Makoto certainly wasn't)... If you don't, you may end up on a "nice boat." If that happened more often, I think guys would think twice about ditching their girlfriends when they get them pregnant...

My parents ran a Maternity home, and 95% of the time, the girls' boyfriends took off, and went out of their way to avoid any responsibility... Go figure, right? No ring, so she doesn't mean a thing. I was actually surprised when my mom told me NONE of them ended tragically... It could be because they had help from people like my parents, though. Or it could be because these girls still love these jerk*** guys and... Well, I won't go any further than that.

Of course, there was more to it than that, and I actually only watched the first few eps and the last one, so I'm not sure all that happened in between.

Personally, I didn't find the ending horrendous compared to the rest of the show. It's a logical conclusion to the entire thing. The part that makes it terrible for me are the episodes just before the last one, which are the ones you didn't watch. It's those episodes, not the final one, that drove home just how terrible of a person Makoto and almost every character in that show is.

[Fish and Chips]

School Days irked me more because the source material had alternate endings, none of which were as popular as the sensationalized BAD END. The Makoto in the show is a loser because that's the route people wanted him to follow. He's a monster because the audience wanted him to be one, so they could watch him fall; it's the ultimate "Tonight, someone's life is ruined for your entertainment."

Though had they gone after one of the more normal endings, School Days could be criticized as not being unique enough, so it's a crapshoot really.

[blkmage]

Actually, School Days was famous for its multiple bad ends. In fact, the anime end is not one of the game endings and was completely original and later versions of the game added more bad ends. So, I don't think there was any chance at all that an anime adaptation could ever have ended on a normal route.

[everdred12a]

Keep in mind, I watched School Days having no prior knowledge that the eroge existed. I watched it 'cause it looked like a nice romantic comedy sorta thing, which is what I wanted to watch at that time (I had just come off of Higurashi, I think). I'm inclined to agree with blkmage, however - it wasn't really the ending that made me hate the series, it was actually the episodes leading up to it that really bothered me. Of course, the butchering at the end didn't help.

Bob, I understand that there are guys out there in the world who probably do deserve to end up like Makoto, but I don't quite think any of it warrants being decapitated and having your head taken out to sea by some psycho.

I'll tell you guys the same thing I told to Jamie/Kkun when I finished it - I want those 6 and a half hours of my life back.

[Fish and Chips]

Blkmage, I felt I implied all that. Possibly not, but that's neither here nor there.

Nice boat.

[blkmage]

Back to business at hand:



which was not a bad thing.

[rocklobster]

never mind. ignore this.

[Maokun]

*RAISE THREAD!* (Just one step before necromancy)

which was not a bad thing.

It is funny to see how wildly swing the reviews for that series. From utter garbage to total awesome. Anyway:

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3376/watchedexpectedgotabeno.jpg

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/513/watchedexpectedgotroyal.jpg

[blkmage]

Sengoku Basara depends on your willingness to take it for what it is: A caricature of Japanese history where warlords cause huge explosions, one of the Tokugawas is a mecha, Date Masamune rides around on a horse with motorbike handles and exhaust pipes, and Takeda Shingen scales walls at a near right angle.

[shooraijin]

Sengoku Basara depends on your willingness to take it for what it is: A caricature of Japanese history where warlords cause huge explosions, one of the Tokugawas is a mecha, Date Masamune rides around on a horse with motorbike handles and exhaust pipes, and Takeda Shingen scales walls at a near right angle.

Japanese history *isn't* like that?

[blkmage]

Japanese history *isn't* like that?

I noticed something wasn't quite right when Tokugawa Ieyasu got killed off. ( ﾟ∀ﾟ)

[Etoh*the*Greato]

The more of this series that I see, the more that I want to see. And ultimately, Blkmage, I think you were the one who has finally sold me on it.


I need to hit up Best Buy.

[mysngoeshere56]

I second this.

Also,

Hah! I love this one.... And the Dogtato/Veggie Tales/Star Wars rock one was awesome too.

[Whitephoenix]

I like this game.

[Fish and Chips]

[blkmage]

This show is pretty ridiculous. The Code Geass of mahjong anime, perhaps?

[Lady Kenshin]

WhitePhoenix's Hellsing one just put it on my to watch list.

[Whitephoenix]

WhitePhoenix's Hellsing one just put it on my to watch list.

Just remember that my little creation only pertains to the OVA, not the first anime.

[Maokun]

[img]http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll71/BattleTendency/WatchedExpectedGot-Kaiba.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll71/BattleTendency/WatchedExpectedGot-CodeGeass.jpg[/img]

Ok, I'll bite. I didnt get either.

[Lady Kenshin]

:sweat: Just remember that my little creation only pertains to the OVA, not the first anime.

So should I even bother with the first show?

Oh, and Hetalia is like that... PASTAAA!!! I love it... XD

[Whitephoenix]

So should I even bother with the first show?

Oh, and Hetalia is like that... PASTAAA!!! I love it... XD

Well, I know there are some people who liked the first one better, but I'm extremely partial to the OVA because of its lush visuals and faithfulness to the manga. The first one looks almost a decade older than it actually is, and I'm not thrilled with the storyline they made up.

Either way, be warned that this series is extremely gory and a bit theologically suspect.

And yes....Hetalia. Whenever my brother and I pass an Italian restaurant, we yell PASTAAAA!

[blkmage]

Ok, I'll bite. I didnt get either.

Geass I don't quite get either.

Kaiba is a story set in a dark, dystopian future, explores love, life and death, immortality, and identity, and is presented in a deceptively simple, almost child-like art style.

[Fish and Chips]

Blkmage got the Kaiba one.

The Code Geass probably would need some explaining, but is relatively simply in my own mind.

What I Watched: Code Geass, obviously

What I Expected: Instant noodles, a.k.a. CLAMP was here.

What I Got: Angry BBQ hates winter. This third panel could have been a lot of things actually, but since I remembered the rule of thumb, "Every line you draw on a person's face adds one year to their age," I of course was referencing stuff like this and this.