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Unfortunately, I think there's a good argument to be made that it's all downhill from there.
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Clarste posted:Unfortunately, I think there's a good argument to be made that it's all downhill from there. I'd say that the Akari arc and some of the recapture sub-arcs in the Goddess arc are just as good, but it's a definite high point of the manga.
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May 5, 2014 04:02
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It's kind of apples and oranges but I'd say a good number of parts in the goddess arc were better than a great number of the original capture arcs. It was a pretty darn good arc, overall.
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May 5, 2014 04:09
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The climax of the goddess arc is easily the high point of the manga for me.
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May 5, 2014 04:19
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I really liked the two captures done in the past. Kaori was convoluted as all gently caress but nuts and fun, and how can you not love Urara using demonic powers to ride rollercoasters and graduate college. Is that a spoiler? I don't know! I really wish it just kept on trucking with romance-of-the-weeks instead of spiraling to a conclusion.
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May 5, 2014 04:19
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chumbler posted:To this day I do not understand what people like about Ayumi or Kanon. Some people (myself included) like sporty, energetic types even if they are pretty generic. Kanon just fills the obligatory idol role (we've only had at least one Idol show every season for the past 2 years or so). Yui's a little too masculine for my taste, If she was more girlish she'd have been my favourite.
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May 5, 2014 04:22
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ArmyOfMidgets posted:The climax of the goddess arc is easily the high point of the manga for me. Same for me. The goddess arc is the best.
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May 5, 2014 04:35
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So do you guys have any recommendations of similar series that I should read now that this one is over?
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May 5, 2014 05:36
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TWGOK is pretty unique as is, but there are a ton of "what if life was like a video game" series. The Gamer is an example that currently has a thread, and I recall a couple shows where something similar was the basic concept.
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May 5, 2014 05:37
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Date-A-Live is a good option, the premise is really similar but is in the 'Battle Harem' genre.
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May 5, 2014 05:51
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Dark_Tzitzimine posted:Date-A-Live is a good option, the premise is really similar but is in the 'Battle Harem' genre. I found the first several episodes of that anime to be not to my taste. Would you care to highlight some of its selling points?
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May 5, 2014 06:44
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Sidesaddle Cavalry posted:I found the first several episodes of that anime to be not to my taste. Would you care to highlight some of its selling points? Mainly is the chemistry between Shido and the girls, he's pretty proactive for an harem protagonist and is easy to root for him The series' more zany aspects are so dumb and aren't take serioulsy making it a goldmine of comedy, is low on fanservice if you're bothered for it (or at least the version I saw). And Tohka is so loving adorable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4dLA3NwW0o She's so earnest to learn 
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May 5, 2014 07:14
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Also, Kurumi owns and if you feel meh about the show after the first several episodes (which understandable, they're not very good (read: pretty lovely)) just watch episodes with her (7-10 and 12).
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May 5, 2014 08:04
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Hahaha, man, they're just running the gamut of fetishes! Shrinking, body swap, now giantess? She's got an interesting attitude, at least. edit: chapter 97  That got pretty dark for a bit, but all's well that ends well! Hinoki was a great character and her fight with her sister was brutal as hell, that was a real messed-up looking spirit that came out of it all. And I knew that teacher was more than just background dressing when the teacher-in-training got the capture arc instead of her. It figures that's who she turned out to be.  edit: as of the beginning of chapter 102 Keima continues to be a totally heinous and bland shitheel. He's shown smidgens of interesting character development occasionally throughout the story only for that to get thrown completely out the window pretty much as soon as any arc is over. Now he's just kicking the puppy(Elsie) with his aloofness. He sucks and is pretty much the one character I totally dislike as a character(and rather not for what happens to him) in the series so far. edit: 102: oh okay, he wants to cheer her up, MAYBE HE'S HAVING A CHANGE OF HEART(!!!) edit: 102: OH THE SHENANIGANS 105: Diana, you schemer 
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May 5, 2014 08:15
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Dark_Tzitzimine posted:Mainly is the chemistry between Shido and the girls, he's pretty proactive for an harem protagonist and is easy to root for him The series' more zany aspects are so dumb and aren't take serioulsy making it a goldmine of comedy, is low on fanservice if you're bothered for it (or at least the version I saw). And Tohka is so loving adorable Oddly enough when I finished watching "The Devil Is A Part Timer" Hulu decided to thrust me into Date-A-Live right after. I saw the first 5 minutes and was  at the implied fanservice But it was actually funny. Granted, watching season 2 episode 3 as a starting point is not the best point, but that was Hulu's fault not me. Might give it a shot. Also even though Yui is the best overall, kitty-shaped taser Kanon in the anime was great. v  v
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May 5, 2014 13:03
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Aw, Kanon has the goddess in her? She is the least interesting of the capture girls. Boo-urns
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May 5, 2014 17:26
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Captain Invictus posted:Aw, Kanon has the goddess in her? She is the least interesting of the capture girls. Boo-urns mangaka gotta get paid, got families to feed
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May 5, 2014 17:31
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Alpha Kenny Juan posted:Oddly enough when I finished watching "The Devil Is A Part Timer" Hulu decided to thrust me into Date-A-Live right after. I saw the first 5 minutes and was Date-A-Live is fun. Not the same as this series, but still fun. It's a bit of dissonance going from competent, genre-savy Keima, to "just a normal guy with common sense" Shidou. But unlike Keima, who operated pretty much in a vacuum, Shidou has to worry about the other girls, and his classmates reactions. There's fanservice, but don't let it bother you.
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May 6, 2014 05:11
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It's not really all that similar, but My Neighbor Seki is serving as a replacement for me. It's basically short chapters about a kid who sits in the corner in class doing dumb poo poo like gardening, digging treasures or playing chess and the girl next to him that gets distracted by the wacky antics and gets in trouble because of them. Seki hardly ever talks and is usually conscious of others so far as to be able to goof off in class without being caught.
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May 6, 2014 05:15
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I can also vouch for DAL, but harems and romcoms are like 95% of what I watch so that probably lowers the value of my opinion pretty significantly 
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May 6, 2014 05:53
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I just finished reading this, great fun pretty much the whole way through even if the end was rushed. I'll probably watch the anime next but can anyone recommend me a similar manga to read?
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May 6, 2014 11:43
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I watch most things that I start. It takes a ton to get me to stop watching a series. I am not proud of this trait.  I'll give DAL a shot. Also Tonari no Seki-kun rules and everyone reading this should watch it.Brasseye posted:I just finished reading this, great fun pretty much the whole way through even if the end was rushed. I'll probably watch the anime next but can anyone recommend me a similar manga to read? Not going to go into detail, but the ending for the anime is quite different if not incomplete. I enjoyed it for what it was, but watching it after reading the manga made me sad/disappointed. So keep it separated mentally and enjoy the anime on its own.
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May 6, 2014 21:38
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Decided to blitz the entire goddess saga at once. I'll post more later, but for now, just saying that the person who said it was all downhill from the Yui arc was wroooooooongggggg
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May 7, 2014 09:58
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Nah most of us think the goddess saga is solid. It's basically the final arc's pacing issues which everyone has issues with.
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Allarion posted:Nah most of us think the goddess saga is solid. It's basically the final arc's pacing issues which everyone has issues with. And really, the final arc is only bad in comparison to the rest of the series. It's got some pacing issues and at times it feels almost superfluous to the work as a whole, but it's not straight up bad. It might even be vastly improved if read all at once as opposed to being absorbed weekly.
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May 7, 2014 15:51
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Believe me, it is. I can't imagine having to wait a week between every chapter for it, but all at once it's alright.
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May 7, 2014 16:58
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Reading the next arc, and I like urara as a character. I DO NOT like her as a source of fan service, it's just gross. I think that page with her scantily clad in her adult form, cleavage hanging out, with "Urara Shiratori(age 7)" was THE MOST ANIME image I have seen in a long loving time. It was just gross. And I just reached this Kanon poo poo. What? Why? Other than fan service complaints, I am largely enjoying this so far though.
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May 9, 2014 05:50
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Captain Invictus posted:And I just reached this Kanon poo poo. What? Why? Mangaka gotta get paid.
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May 9, 2014 06:10
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Unfortunately you're getting towards the end. I think after the Urara arc, there's only about 30 chapters to go.
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I know that, and that's fine so long as there's no more dumb Kanon side stories.
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You're in luck! IIRC, from here on out, nobody does much of anything ever again. Man, what a letdown.
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Thanks for replying with vague spoilers because you're bitter and unsatisfied with the ending I guess? Think I'll avoid the thread until I've finished the series then.
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May 9, 2014 09:00
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Kaori sucks and is a boring character, this school thing is dragging on too long, looks like I'm heading towards the "mess of an ending" or whatever!
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May 9, 2014 16:37
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Captain Invictus posted:And I just reached this Kanon poo poo. What? Why? I was waiting for you to reach this part.  It was inevitable.
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May 9, 2014 17:24
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Captain Invictus posted:Kaori sucks and is a boring character, this school thing is dragging on too long, looks like I'm heading towards the "mess of an ending" or whatever! Personally I thought the school thing was fun. (the part after Urara that is) You might want to start paying extra attention to things starting from here so that certain developments don't seem to come out of left field. I really hope you didn't find that to be a spoiler, I'm sorry if you do. 
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I recently decided to start up on this series. Went on a marathon through all 3 seasons of the anime and now I'm starting up on the manga. I was happily surprised at how this series has turned out. It was not what I was expecting given the premise and all the characters feel developed to the point where you actually care about them. Though it's pretty  about Chihiro. Especially since she actually falls for Keima of her own free will way before he ever got into the whole lost souls mess.
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May 9, 2014 18:26
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TWGOK has pretty much no right to be as good as it is considering its premise.
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BlitzBlast posted:TWGOK has pretty much no right to be as good as it is considering its premise. Yeah, when a friend first recommended it to me I thought it was a round about way of calling me an rear end in a top hat. Do I look like the kind of guy who wants to read a series about a gaming nerd tricking anime girl stereotypes into liking him? What the gently caress?
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May 9, 2014 18:54
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Revolver Bunker posted:Though it's pretty I was hoping for a Haqua or Ayumi end, personally. I would've also been fine with Yui or Shiori. Chihiro would've been my last pick, aside from maybe Tsukiyo and Kanon (let's face it, idols are over-done). BlitzBlast posted:TWGOK has pretty much no right to be as good as it is considering its premise. It also has no right to have a proper end for a harem.
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That Romeo and Juliet gag was pretty loving outstanding edit: Romeo and Juliet with Terminators, yep yep Captain Invictus fucked around with this message at 19:04 on May 9, 2014 |
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