Comments on: Bonen no Xamdou - 18 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/12/21/bonen-no-xamdou-18/ An anime blog covering a large variety of series, both popular and underrated. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:44:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: psgels http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/12/21/bonen-no-xamdou-18/#comment-28351 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:38:30 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/12/21/bonen-no-xamdou-18/#comment-28351 Alexandre: My biggest guess is that most series are written at the point where the total amount of episodes isn't known yet, so they probably have to guess how to pace a manga, before even knowing how long it's going to be. Still, this is mostly the case for manga and light novel adaptations. Ergo Proxy and Xamdou were original stories, so I'm not really sure how that goes. Alexandre: My biggest guess is that most series are written at the point where the total amount of episodes isn’t known yet, so they probably have to guess how to pace a manga, before even knowing how long it’s going to be.

Still, this is mostly the case for manga and light novel adaptations. Ergo Proxy and Xamdou were original stories, so I’m not really sure how that goes.

]]> by: Alexandre Martins http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/12/21/bonen-no-xamdou-18/#comment-28349 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:54:04 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/12/21/bonen-no-xamdou-18/#comment-28349 Based on your recommendations, I've got this series, and will watch it presently. However, you mentioned a "rushed finale". That's just what I'd like to comment about. I understand that series like "Ergo Proxy" should feel like they need a more rounded ending, but it's ok because the focus is on character development, not on action plot. However, almost all anime I've watched have this characteristic. What's with that? Do they always run off money at the end and have to rush things up? Or is it that, just like 95% of American animation and movies, most Japanese don't know how to write good endings? Of course, some do: Evangelion (not the movie, the actual ending that's episodes 25 and 26) has a perfect and fully rounded ending. So does Haibane Renmei (my all time favorite anime). Any thoughts? Based on your recommendations, I’ve got this series, and will watch it presently. However, you mentioned a “rushed finale”. That’s just what I’d like to comment about. I understand that series like “Ergo Proxy” should feel like they need a more rounded ending, but it’s ok because the focus is on character development, not on action plot. However, almost all anime I’ve watched have this characteristic. What’s with that? Do they always run off money at the end and have to rush things up? Or is it that, just like 95% of American animation and movies, most Japanese don’t know how to write good endings? Of course, some do: Evangelion (not the movie, the actual ending that’s episodes 25 and 26) has a perfect and fully rounded ending. So does Haibane Renmei (my all time favorite anime). Any thoughts?

]]> by: choco http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/12/21/bonen-no-xamdou-18/#comment-10748 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:42:25 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/12/21/bonen-no-xamdou-18/#comment-10748 this series had so much potential in episodes 1-3, and now it's just being dragged on and on with Nakiami being more and more melodramatic and Akiyuki becoming more and more counterproductive - victim or not, he should at least try to DO something. this series had so much potential in episodes 1-3, and now it’s just being dragged on and on with Nakiami being more and more melodramatic and Akiyuki becoming more and more counterproductive - victim or not, he should at least try to DO something.

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