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Jul 25, 2010 5:46 AM
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hazelnutman said:
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Sure... but a lazy school concept with a blend of symbolism in friendship and pretentious drama mended with a sketchy art style, was certainly not expected from a hyped OVA. Sure, it is obvious such a standard cannot be met but this was a poor effort with the natural tendency to compare it to other moe slice-of-life shows.

It might not have been excitingly original, but that wasn't the point. It showed off how the BRS universe could be blended into anime storytelling conventions, and in that aspect, it did a coherent job. It's now a matter of somebody maybe wanting to pick up the project after seeing what can be done with the BRS franchise.

You say that those aspects were not expected in this hyped OVA. So tell me, what did you expect? This isn't a mocking challenge to you or anything; I'm legitimately curious and am wondering what was exactly expected from fans in terms of plot, presentation, and concept, along with why these qualities would make a more faithful BRS adaptation overall.

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Also, to everyone expecting a direct sequel to this particular OVA, don't hold your breath. The story didn't end in a cliffhanger at all - it's heavily implied that the cycle of loneliness continues, and what will happen afterwards will probably be a situation which almost carbon copies the first. I swear to God, some of you people need all of the characters to hold hands and sing Dango Daikazoku before you can find closure in an anime.


Look, I think most people are upset because of the whole slice of life subplot which made up most of the OVA. This is supposed to be based on the Black Rock Shooter characters, not characters from a yuri anime. This should have been less slice of life and more post apocalyptic, cyberpunkish action-drama. They did not handle this well at all and it's probably the reasons the DVDs are given away for free.

And as for a sequel, they could still very well have one because you fail to realize almost everything these days actually has a sequel. That was set up for a possible sequel.

Really, I just want a 90 minute animated movie set in the BRS universe.

At times, it felt like they were trolling us. All these awesome trailers and they practically show the cool parts in the trailer. It's like M Night's Last Airbender all over again.
Jul 25, 2010 5:47 AM
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OK i just finished watching this and i got too say i really liked it but at the end i really didn't understand lol i was just sitting there says WAHHHH????? ...... lol any body wanna explane what happen to me lol ? at the part were she picked up the cell phone thing, and what is the other world is it like a place you go to when your depressed ???
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Jul 25, 2010 5:48 AM

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hazelnutman said:
Also, to everyone expecting a direct sequel to this particular OVA, don't hold your breath. The story didn't end in a cliffhanger at all - it's heavily implied that the cycle of loneliness continues, and what will happen afterwards will probably be a situation which almost carbon copies the first.
HERP DERP Thank you captain obvious.
Jul 25, 2010 6:05 AM

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ReaperEXE said:
HERP DERP Thank you captain obvious.

I'm assuming you haven't been noticing the "LOL I'M SURE THERE'S GOING TO BE A SEQUEL SINCE THIS ENDED IN SUCH A DRAMATIC CLIFFHANGER! I WONDER WAT HAPPENS NEXT?!" comments in this thread.

Good job there, responding to comments which don't apply to you.
Jul 25, 2010 6:10 AM

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hazelnutman said:
ReaperEXE said:
HERP DERP Thank you captain obvious.

I'm assuming you haven't been noticing the "LOL I'M SURE THERE'S GOING TO BE A SEQUEL SINCE THIS ENDED IN SUCH A DRAMATIC CLIFFHANGER! I WONDER WAT HAPPENS NEXT?!" comments in this thread.

Good job there, responding to comments which don't apply to you.
That's just the stupid people posting in this thread who are letting their expectations get the better of them. They will (hopefully) get over it. The fact that you felt you had to be the one to point it out makes it that much more funny though.
Jul 25, 2010 6:12 AM

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hmmmm......no subs .... yet ?
Jul 25, 2010 6:13 AM

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they HAVE to make episode 2 , cuz some scenes kinda confused me , like why yomi turned into her evil side , and in the end of the OVA , whats with yuu?
hell alot of questions i have...
Jul 25, 2010 6:13 AM

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BlackSnake56 said:
hmmmm......no subs .... yet ?
Technically it's been subbed the moment raws hit the web. Mazui has "subbed" it though.
Jul 25, 2010 6:20 AM

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ReaperEXE said:
hazelnutman said:
ReaperEXE said:
HERP DERP Thank you captain obvious.

I'm assuming you haven't been noticing the "LOL I'M SURE THERE'S GOING TO BE A SEQUEL SINCE THIS ENDED IN SUCH A DRAMATIC CLIFFHANGER! I WONDER WAT HAPPENS NEXT?!" comments in this thread.

Good job there, responding to comments which don't apply to you.
That's just the stupid people posting in this thread who are letting their expectations get the better of them. They will (hopefully) get over it. The fact that you felt you had to be the one to point it out makes it that much more funny though.

Finally, somebody who appreciates my trolling! ;D
Jul 25, 2010 6:34 AM

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yamato21 said:
So... BRS is now a phail yuri show ?


just because mato hugged yomi so tightly, dos'nt means that this show is yuri >.>
Jul 25, 2010 6:39 AM

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LOVE the art, but the story......eh.

I am disappoint.
Jul 25, 2010 6:42 AM

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9/10 for me (not the anime), because waiting an unclear anime for a year...
big expectation turn into big disappointed...

1. where supercell song -they only use supercell's BRS as bgm-
2. is this a yuri anime
3. too short and rush
IZUMI64Jul 25, 2010 7:46 AM
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LadyOrihime said:
Maybe they just can't talk in the "other world" and have to settle things with weapons and hugs? LOL!


If only thats how this world worked :P

IZUMI64 said:


1. where supercell song -they only use supercell's BRS as bgm-
2. is this a yuri anime
3. too short and rush


1. where supercell song -they only use supercell's BRS as bgm-
They probably want you to go look up the youtube.
2. is this a yuri anime
Yes
3. too short and rus
But it was good
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All the BGM seemed to be composed by Supercell's ryo =D. The dude is a genius, love his work.

Worth watching, not really worth the wait. But I enjoyed it.
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Jul 25, 2010 6:49 AM

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Am I the only one who's not disappointed?
I didn't really expect much from an OVA but I thought this was surprisingly good. It actually made me cry. O.o
Jul 25, 2010 6:50 AM

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neonie said:
IZUMI64 said:

3. too short and rush

But it was good

yeah, for art and not for the story...
Jul 25, 2010 6:51 AM
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Music was good, I enjoyed this probably more then others because I wasn't closely following it. But I agree they could have done more with the ending, if they had I would have given it 5/5.

4/5
Jul 25, 2010 6:59 AM

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neonie said:

2. is this a yuri anime
Yes


and for sake , why do ya think its a yuri anime?
Jul 25, 2010 7:20 AM

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IZUMI64 said:
9/10....for me, because waiting some unclear anime for a year...
big expectation turn into big disappointed...


Big disappointment -> 9/10?

wut?
Jul 25, 2010 7:25 AM

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Thought it is going to be a shounen...so in that case was a little disappointed.

It was quiet normal....i wonder why did they show the little kid with white hair in the emo world.
Jul 25, 2010 7:28 AM

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I liked it. No disappointment.
Haters gonna hate
Jul 25, 2010 7:35 AM

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I don't like the very end :S
Jul 25, 2010 7:40 AM

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People will probably flame this show, but i found this show intereseting and worth the watch. 5/5

Well they should've made a 1h+ long movie instead and fill some missing parts, seemed kinda rushed, but it was still good.
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7/10: wasn't as good a thought it would be but i still enjoyed it. don't really understand how the kid with white hair and two bug guns fitted into it all. wasn't really worth the wait i don't think, and left more question's than answer's but i'll watch it again sometime.
Jul 25, 2010 7:45 AM

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Desirio said:
IZUMI64 said:
9/10....for me, because waiting some unclear anime for a year...
big expectation turn into big disappointed...


Big disappointment -> 9/10?

wut?


that's point is for me who waiting this anime....not for the anime
Jul 25, 2010 7:48 AM

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Not the sort of reason I got into it in the first place.
But I'm also into that schoolkid, everyday life in Japan sort of thing. Was sort of relaxing and kind of touching.

I was pretty mesmerized by the whole thing. Including the slice of life aspect, since I'm into that too and I think they did it in a nice way where it just 'washed over me' so to speak. I just loved the art and the little gestures. Pretty fluid in a lot of ways.

Black Rock Shooter = Minami-ke meets Vocaloid.
Was kind of hoping for more action girl. But I'm never one to complain about slice of life.

Could have indeed been a lot better in many ways, yeah the slice of life was really appealing. But there were problems aside from how enjoyable the slice of life was. I just don't like to be the person who whines about anime unless I just feel absolutely compelled to. And overall, I had a really good time and don't want to stomp over my enjoyable experience.

It was fun. And well worth the watch. I was mesmerized and refreshed like a spring of magic cool water deep in a cave. That's all that matters.

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Jul 25, 2010 8:25 AM

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This was okay for an OVA. :/
O_O
Jul 25, 2010 8:32 AM

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Disliked it... It was quite boring for me.

6/10.
Jul 25, 2010 8:45 AM

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Eh... So much random Moe scenes of their lives and a lot of running at the start for Black Rock Shooter. MAL has this as a single-shot but the ending was sort of...
I saw how some of the scenes tried to correlate but only towards the end. If you don't stretch it then neither of them actually made sense being animated together; besides the fact that the characters are in both worlds.
Jul 25, 2010 8:46 AM

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I'm so dissapoint. For what that school moments ;/
Jul 25, 2010 8:47 AM

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@^
Score -> 5-7

i agree... it was quite boring.. at 1st when the trailer was out i thought of a 13+ episode anime... but ended up being a 1 episode OVA which.. had alot of questions and flaws and barely enough excitment .... although i rate high for most of the anime's ive watched... i can say that this is one of the disappointing anime ( w/ potential but ended up like... crap.... ) would have been better if it made more sence and yeah... :(

And this is one of the most awaited anime by most fans due to the drawings and the figurines that were released.. but .. yeah.. :| GEEZ!!!!




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KillerYandere said:

At times, it felt like they were trolling us. All these awesome trailers and they practically show the cool parts in the trailer. It's like M Night's Last Airbender all over again.


I agree. This was a huge disappointment. All they show in the trailer is the flashy fighting while in the OVA it barely made a couple of minutes of segments of fighting.

And it was never explained in the OVA why it's connected to the main story. Felt really disjointed right there.
Jul 25, 2010 8:57 AM

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Fight scene was just alright. Others just nothing special.

P.S. I thought I was watching Ga-Rei Zero.O_O Anyone with me?:P
Jul 25, 2010 9:01 AM

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andrewsch5658 said:
Fight scene was just alright. Others just nothing special.

P.S. I thought I was watching Ga-Rei Zero.O_O Anyone with me?:P

Yomi>Yomi

Who's with me?
Jul 25, 2010 9:09 AM
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Can't say I disliked it, altough I expected a little bit more after the trailer...oh well
I like the animation, music is pretty good as well, but for some reason I couldn't get the "these are not stars, they're starfishes" idea out of my head o.o
expecting more OVAs after that ending though >_<
Jul 25, 2010 9:09 AM

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rarri said:
andrewsch5658 said:
Fight scene was just alright. Others just nothing special.

P.S. I thought I was watching Ga-Rei Zero.O_O Anyone with me?:P

Yomi>Yomi

Who's with me?

me me.xD
Jul 25, 2010 9:13 AM

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So I went into this with no expectations except for the character designs of BRS. And I only watched the trailer about an hour before I watched the OVA. Either way, it was okay. The SoL moments weren't horrible and I found it kind of nice how they became such good friends. But there was just so much of... staring blankly in the distance and sadly at a phone. Heck, this could've probably been 10 minutes shorter and nothing of value would've been lost.

But I did like the art style for the checkered, or whatever, world with BRS. That was pretty nice. And the music wasn't bad either. Overall, 5-6/10.
Jul 25, 2010 9:26 AM

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Eh, I kind of liked it. The slice of life parts were cozy (albeit a little bit too uneventful) and the BRS world had some nice art design. But yeah, it could've probably been shortened down to ~30 minutes without losing anything of importance. Gets plus points for the music, which was quite good.

6/10
Jul 25, 2010 9:28 AM

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The school part give me impression like it is K-On or Minami-ke and moments of Halloween like lolis fight xD that mix was a bit crazy but ok for me :)

in this episode, you will die horribly... *laughs just as shion*
lightness vs. darkness
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Jul 25, 2010 9:30 AM

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Ooh cliffhanger~
I hope there's a series rather than an OVA.
Jul 25, 2010 9:32 AM

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oversub fantasim!!
Jul 25, 2010 9:35 AM

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It's just an OVA, but it was not bad. story has potential and I hope for a good TV series.

Jul 25, 2010 9:39 AM

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Well personally i think the OVA was big dissapointment, fights were fine but the storyline was 4/10 at most. Nothing was really explained how did yomi transform to death master etc. Random fighting.

PEople have Overrated it, shame on you who voted 5/5. ill be hoping it gets changed to anime where is ACTUAL plotline and some sense on storyline rather some boring slice of life.
Jul 25, 2010 9:47 AM
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I do half to say i was disappointed on the story, but for just a regular stand point it was a great OVA, in my view it was kinda a cliff hangar at the end of the credits, and they didn't do anything with Yuu! what about her huh? I really do hope they continue with the story evan if it was another OVA at least they would smooth out the ending more.
Jul 25, 2010 9:58 AM

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Much ado about very little.

But I wonder, after reading a few pages of the comments here, how there are more votes for "Loved it!" than any other category. Most of the comments indicate disappointment.
Jul 25, 2010 10:00 AM

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I think they will look at the reception, and if it's good they'll surely make a sequel/series/movie. The fanbase is too big not to milk it as much as possible.

edit: for those who liked the fights only, gg released a mutilated version with only the "Other World" scenes in a single file plus the bicycle/transformation scene, in what seems a slightly rearranged order. It's 17 minutes long.
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ehhh what can i say ... with all that hype this was a disapointment in my eyes.

Nothing special at all. Good fighiting scences and really good music with no story at all and i was so confused with the skiping betwhen school life and fighing. If this is the only OVA then its big fail. Hoping for another 1 or 2 OVA's

6/10 just because of the good music and decent fighting scenes.
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So many questions unanswered...

I suppose there is more of this coming up?
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Jul 25, 2010 10:23 AM

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I am only one enjoying this?
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Jul 25, 2010 10:28 AM

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whole ep was epic fail imo
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