sennetari

Well, after thinking it over, I've decided to post Gintama-related entries on kanaratama from now on. (Other Shounen JUMP series might also show up there from time to time, especially if Gintama has parodied them.)


And just so this entry has something, I'm tagging this on.

I'm wondering, which is the "real" version of a fictional character? Would it have to be the one written by the original creator only? Or would the various incarnations of this character in official adaptations/derivative works be considered "real", too?

( Example is of character A, anime/manga series B, and mangaka C variety. In the end, I guess I'm thinking too much about all this. )

I think the part under the cut is somewhat confusing (I don't know how to express it better at this moment), but hopefully not totally unreadable...

...I probably have said something similar before, but I can only seem to find something to talk about when I notice a problem (or more) with a show/series. And that's only when I have an energy and can be bothered to do so, so perhaps some other problematic shows do get ignored by me. (Exception: If a show has no redeeming quality, I'm not going to waste time writing anything.) However, if the show is fabulous and seemingly does no wrong (well, strictly from my point of view), I smile and move on. (That's why I can never write any kind of pimp post.) And also, unless I know there are other people liking the same thing I do, I don't particularly want to be judged for admitting to liking this series or that series. I suppose I don't usually feel up to defending my taste. Case in point, 'genderbending, ecchi, harem' anime is not for everyone (actually, 'ecchi' and 'harem' are not even for me most of the time), but I'm watching Kämpfer, so...)

Back to the main topic of this post, I don't think Kämpfer is that well-known (though I don't think it's unknown either), but I would still cut detailed discussions, which may or may not be considered spoilers, just in case. (They are the type that make no sense to people not watching the series, and some people who do watch might not mind. Seriously though, how can anyone truly spoil an episode consisting of an almost neverending date taking up most of the episode? (Or 'nothing really happens' is considered a spoiler, then?))

And, if anyone is still interested, be forewarned that besides everything being Kämpfer-related from this point on (except the very last paragraph), my unnecessary Japanese quoting probably does not go over too well since I don't have the written script for the episode and just go by my limited understanding of the language. So I would say don't believe any of my quote and corresponding translation (if any) without verifying it.

( I'm too amused to see-er-hear a (politer?) version of 'oboe teoke' in this anime. And while 'toorisugari no [whatever subject]' seems rather popular at the moment, I'm disappointed that there is nothing passing through in this anime. )

( Stop ruining the mood already, Natsuru! )

( Ordering around an anime (or other fictional) character who makes no secret he/she is fearful of you, imho, is hardly going to make him/her interested... )

( Yeah, love is blind... )

( Other random comments on the episode )

( When a 'tsumaranai mono' is really a 'tsumaranai mono' :) )

Oh, well. I'll keep watching, I suppose. Real genderbending (though not one instance of it is in this episode other than OP and ED) anime (or live-action) are hard to come by so I don't get to be really choosy. But I'm not looking forward to taking almost two hours and a half to watch one 24 minute episode again, though.

(Not that anyone has asked or possibly will ask, but it took that long because I paused every few minutes in an (unsuccessful) attempt to forget the main chara's stupidity...)

I love the manga, though, and already bought all the volumes out. (Not volume 3, since I don't yet see it around where I live.) One thing I'm sad about is anime is pretty far ahead of manga already. Anime is based on Light Novel (seems like a popular practice lately to adapt anime from that source), which I might just try to read raw (since there is no translation). Or maybe not. I think out of all three, overall I prefer the manga the most.

( And kind of inspired from way up above: power imbalance in a relationship. )