DrIdiot said:Jacut said:
OK, this episode made no sense with its unrealistic and not even well-directed action scenes. Disapointing once again, especially right before the ending episode (and I don't speak about Hiroshi disapearing like that). I hope they at least find something suitable to end the series.
Really? I mean, I can see how if you went into this series expecting epic action scenes you'd be disappointed, but I think after 21 episodes you'd see that it's really not focused on the action and never really did.
As far as unrealistic, would you call samurai blocking bullets with swords realistic? Those kinds of things happen all the time in anime. For the entire series, the police force in this fictional country have been portrayed as wholly inept and incompetent, so I think this episode follows the same notion.
As for the sniper, Hatchin and Satoshi did have cover. You can't snipe someone under cover. You wait for them to come out. I think that part actually made the most sense; they were under cover, Hatchin broke cover, the sniper aimed at her waiting for Satoshi and fired. Or not; either way, it makes sense. I mean, just because people don't vocalize their internal thought process like in shounen anime doesn't suddenly mean nothing makes sense. (On a totally unrelated note, sniping is actually absurdly difficult even with a scope; watch the movie The Hurt Locker and you'll see what I mean - you have to adjust for wind, elevation, distance... even spin of the earth - most movies and TV shows don't portray sniping realistically).
Either way, I think these are all minor issues. I'm not sure what you're expecting from the second to last episode. Buildup to some huge epic battle? This is another common practice in anime, but I don't think it's necessary. Michiko To Hatchin is not an epic; it's a journey and they enjoyment comes from the ride. If you didn't enjoy the ride, you should've jumped ship rather than hope for some epic ending for redemption.
DrIdiot said:Jacut said:
OK, this episode made no sense with its unrealistic and not even well-directed action scenes. Disapointing once again, especially right before the ending episode (and I don't speak about Hiroshi disapearing like that). I hope they at least find something suitable to end the series.
Really? I mean, I can see how if you went into this series expecting epic action scenes you'd be disappointed, but I think after 21 episodes you'd see that it's really not focused on the action and never really did.
As far as unrealistic, would you call samurai blocking bullets with swords realistic? Those kinds of things happen all the time in anime. For the entire series, the police force in this fictional country have been portrayed as wholly inept and incompetent, so I think this episode follows the same notion.
As for the sniper, Hatchin and Satoshi did have cover. You can't snipe someone under cover. You wait for them to come out. I think that part actually made the most sense; they were under cover, Hatchin broke cover, the sniper aimed at her waiting for Satoshi and fired. Or not; either way, it makes sense. I mean, just because people don't vocalize their internal thought process like in shounen anime doesn't suddenly mean nothing makes sense. (On a totally unrelated note, sniping is actually absurdly difficult even with a scope; watch the movie The Hurt Locker and you'll see what I mean - you have to adjust for wind, elevation, distance... even spin of the earth - most movies and TV shows don't portray sniping realistically).
Either way, I think these are all minor issues. I'm not sure what you're expecting from the second to last episode. Buildup to some huge epic battle? This is another common practice in anime, but I don't think it's necessary. Michiko To Hatchin is not an epic; it's a journey and they enjoyment comes from the ride. If you didn't enjoy the ride, you should've jumped ship rather than hope for some epic ending for redemption.