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High School Drama
Alright. Here’s the next addition to my rant series on anime and high schools. Enjoy!
I don’t know if you noticed, but what is up with Japan and high school? I’d say at least 90% or more anime feature high school in some way, shape, or form. There are some like Inuyasha, BLEACH, Death Note, etc that feature high school through-out the series, and then there are some like Lucky Star, Haruhi, and Azumanga that center on high school life. I suppose the main reason they use high school is probably because most anime is targeted at high school aged kids, and if the anime takes place in a similar setting, kids will relate to the characters and like the show more. I personally think that high school in anime is about as worn out as WW2 video games if not more. For a change in pace, I suggest that they start using college/university or even middle school. Elementary school would spell disaster for any anime, because nothing really happens at that age. Seriously manga-ka and artists alike, we are sick of you’re pre-teen/teen emo kids that are whiny and annoying (I’m talking to you Naruto!!). Make a show with adult characters for once! I mean there are shows with adult protagonists, but not nearly as many as teenagers! Or even better: write a story that doesn’t involve school at all! (Yet again, I realize that there are MANY shows with no school, but that’s beside the point I’m going at.) Let it be known that if I see one more new anime that features high school, I will die a little inside and probably have a seizure. *Deep Breath* That’s all I have to say about anime and high school.
Happily Ever After?
Alright. This is a rant on anime endings. Here we go…
As you must know, I am obsessed with anime. I have put in many hours to watching anime, and thus I’ve seen many endings. In my eyes, endings should resolve all conficts and not involve cliff-hangers (unless they plan on making another season, in which case cliff-hangers are great.) However in 90% of the shows I’ve watched to the end have terrible endings! These endings resolve NOTHING, give no hints as to what happens to your favorite characters farther down the line, and the company has no plans to make more. I’m sorry to spoil anything, but the endings for Inuyasha, Lucky Star, Haruhi, Dokuro-chan, and Hellsing range from bad to HORRIBLE! Now I will say that the endings are “artistic” and I loved all those mentioned series, but they leave you wondering what happens next. The writers always say “Well now you get to think and decide what happens next.” and I say screw you! If you just want me to imagine what happens next, why don’t you just make 1 episode and say “There ya go. Imagine what happens next!”?
*SPOILER WARNING!!!*
In the end of Lucky Star, they are just about to preform infront of an audience when it cuts to credits. In my ending, they would do the final dance, the crowd would go nuts, and they’d be on stage smiling. Then in the credits, a picture of each character would appear, along with a little paragraph on what they do after high school. As you can see, my ending is much more satisfying.
In conclusion, all you script writers either have to resolve ALL the conflicts, or close at a cliff-hanger that hypes the next season.
This has been a rant from the mind of Doom-sama. Thank you for your time.
Let's get things started
Alright. I just joined here, and I figured "Why not start a world (or whatever)" Anyway, this post is just a little about me. My alias is "Doom-sama". I run a website called www.anime-dungeon.com On said website, I basically watch and review anime, and give my users the chance to do the same. I also run the Anime Dungeon Blog (Which I bet you also have never heard of). Both my site and blog have few if any visitors, but I'm trying to get more. I just truly don't know where to start. That is the main reason I joined theOtaku.com, to get more users. Anyway, I'll post time-to-time, but no promises on how often.
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