i don't expect a cliffhanger, especially since it has already had a live action adaptation. haven't found info in English on the series as a whole though
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Looked into it, yeah, it's a series of a self-contained mysteries. Interestingly, Perfect Insider was itself planned to be the 4th book, but editorial shuffled it around and it became the first.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 07:21 |
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That was pretty good but drat the almost straight novel adaptation feel of it is going to make the pacing feel ponderous. I really liked the dialogue, though.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 11:18 |
What is F, and why are things turning that way? This is an actual question. I have not watched the show yet.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 14:18 |
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F is hosed. Everything becomes hosed is a good engrish title for what eventually becomes a mass serial murder mystery.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 14:21 |
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Since this seems like it involves computers, couldn't it be something computer related? Like, isn't F used in hexadecimals or something?
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 14:38 |
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WitchFetish posted:Since this seems like it involves computers, couldn't it be something computer related? Like, isn't F used in hexadecimals or something? Hexadesmals or base 16 numbers are written out using 0-9 and then a, b, c, d, e, f. The F stands for 16.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 15:04 |
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The Devil Tesla posted:Hexadesmals or base 16 numbers are written out using 0-9 and then a, b, c, d, e, f. The F stands for 16. F is 15. My theory on the title is that it's a binary conversion to hex. 1111 = 15 in binary = F. If we ever see something involving four true/false questions, then I'll feel more sure about this.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 15:13 |
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Fangz posted:F is 15. I'm a dumb, thank you.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 15:20 |
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I liked ep. 1 it vaguely reminds me of Un-Go for some reason. Here's to hoping it'll be a interesting season.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 18:07 |
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The Perfect Hipts... Insider 01 In summary, a bit too hipsterish with sophomoric attempts of existentialism that gives a bit of cringe because they don't feel earned, but put in your face from characters you barely know. I mean, for example it was ok with the old guy remembering what happened, in that scene it makes sense, he is reminiscing of the entire life of a person, but it doesn't feel natural with the young professor does it. Ok Not ok. First thing in the morning you start talking about continuity of conciousness, really? "From where." "From this world". Give me a break! But attempts of philosophy aside, the character's design from Asano are good and feel unique, the series looks good (a bit muted, an interesting contrast to Bones-Sherlock), and more importantly, the mystery is intriguing and it seems the entire series will be dedicated to it, instead of spreading too thin into several arcs.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 19:41 |
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A character being pretentious and arrogant doesn't mean the show is.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 19:56 |
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I thought he was supposed to come across as both very smart and lodged firmly up his own rear end.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 19:59 |
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It is tradition for detectives to be philosophical weirdoes, or at least be under the influence of drugs.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 20:55 |
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It's kind of impressive, the main determining factor in whether people like the show seems to be whether they think the characters' views are the author's or whether they think the author is presenting the characters as not very good people. I'm in the latter camp, personally.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 21:14 |
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'Not very good people' is a bit strong, so far anyone's greatest crime is 'being a bit pretentious'. Which is only really a crime if you're an indie game developer. e: obviously not including murderer lady
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 21:16 |
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once you recognize the secret reason for her murder, you will feel ashamed of your words & deeds.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 21:24 |
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I'm just gonna pretend the people spouting high school philosophy are just stoned as hell, as I would in real life.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 21:29 |
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The guy who's doing the screenplay just did Gatchaman Crowds Insight, it's pretty obvious that we aren't meant to take Saikawa seriously.
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# ? Oct 11, 2015 21:30 |
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Fangz posted:A character being pretentious and arrogant doesn't mean the show is. In a nutshell. He's just a weird guy with a weird level of obsession with that genius lady. Maybe that imagery will make sense eventually? On the show being heavily based on computers, I'm pretty computers are going to be very important somehow. The ED was all sylized computer stuff. The fact that a giant chunk of it contained various versions of Conway's Game of Live simulation may or may not be important thematically. But as far as the F in the title (which is 15 in hex as mentioned), I have no idea. It'll maybe make sense as things move along, but nothing in the first episode had anything to do with computers, so... ViggyNash fucked around with this message at 00:17 on Oct 12, 2015 |
# ? Oct 12, 2015 00:15 |
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Seems very plausible that computers will tie into it somehow, plus the Game of Life is cool anyway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life
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# ? Oct 12, 2015 03:26 |
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All the guys in this show are full of poo poo and all the and all the girls are wild carnivores. The luggage stuff was great, as was the disdainful looks her car got. I have no clue what the rest of the show is going on about but I want to keep watching! Side thing: I just learned that the author also wrote The Sky Crawlers, which Oshii made into a real good movie.
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# ? Oct 15, 2015 20:54 |
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a kitten posted:Seems very plausible that computers will tie into it somehow, plus the Game of Life is cool anyway. Cellular automata as a topic is really cool. I made a simple CA simulation in java with a different ruleset that happened to look like amoeba eating each other. I wish I hadn't accidentally wiped it when I scrubbed my desktop...
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# ? Oct 15, 2015 21:08 |
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Welp. I guess we have our murder. So far lots of apparent alibis, huh.
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# ? Oct 15, 2015 23:06 |
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So is Magata supposed to be the corpse here? For all intents, the setup seems to have been that it was a perfect closed room. So I'm guess thats not really a corpse. Which will sort of go along with the extra exposition added into the interview
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 00:18 |
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Cao Ni Ma posted:So is Magata supposed to be the corpse here? For all intents, the setup seems to have been that it was a perfect closed room. So I'm guess thats not really a corpse. Which will sort of go along with the extra exposition added into the interview Looked like a doll to me, so maybe she really is an AI or something.
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 00:29 |
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called it!!!
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 01:05 |
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here's theory 2. moe is the imouto of magata
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 01:08 |
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some really heavy imagery in the car + scenes intending to evoke connections between moe and magata as well
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 01:11 |
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Davincie posted:some really heavy imagery in the car + scenes intending to evoke connections between moe and magata as well yeah, i really liked their mirror monologues. i can't see how Magata wouldn't be an AI at this point, which makes the story immediately more interesting i have no idea what's up with the girl who keeps asking what words are though, if any of the seminar kids matter anymore.
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 01:18 |
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dogsicle posted:yeah, i really liked their mirror monologues. i can't see how Magata wouldn't be an AI at this point, which makes the story immediately more interesting she represents the audience asking questions about the mystery
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 01:21 |
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i thought she was an exchange student
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 01:21 |
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yeah I got the impression she didn't speak very good japanese and that dude is like her host
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 01:23 |
it just seems like a weird thing to include but not actually address, though being foreign is the obvious guess
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 01:26 |
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Sure is a lot of not killing people going on in this murder mystery.
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 03:29 |
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1-800-DOCTORB posted:Sure is a lot of not killing people going on in this murder mystery. I see you are unfamiliar with Agatha Christie novels.
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 03:39 |
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Davincie posted:i thought she was an exchange student Her name was Wu, might be Chinese.
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 03:47 |
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That episode was... weird? Not totally sure what to think of it. Lots of very intentional parallels between Shiki and Moe, though I don't see the point yet. The side characters, mainly the other students, are all very flat so far. The ending was really strange and didn't make much sense at all. I think they dropped the ball on this episode. The OP and ED are still goddamn amazing, though, so I'm happy.
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 04:09 |
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ViggyNash posted:That episode was... weird? Not totally sure what to think of it. Lots of very intentional parallels between Shiki and Moe, though I don't see the point yet. The side characters, mainly the other students, are all very flat so far. The ending was really strange and didn't make much sense at all. I think they dropped the ball on this episode. I haven't read the novel or seen the drama so I can't say for sure, but my money's on Magata having been dead for a lot longer than a day.
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