--- AstroNerdBoy <usr1054@astronerdboy.com> wrote:


> Surpises like this are often unpopular though.  Some fans like TS and myself don't
have
> a problem with it and others find the surprise so surprising as to be unacceptable.
I
> can certainly understand that.  ^_^


I don't think I fall into either of those categories.  THE SIXTH SENSE was a huge

shocker, but the movie was fairly entertaining despite some inconsistencies.  I have
a
problem with the episode being illogical and certain aspects of it being
incomprehensible.


> >What about all the international fans who have no access to that information?
> 
> The series wasn't written for international fans.  It was written for Japanese TM!R

> otaku.  There's a reason we international fans (and I'll narrow it down to just

> English-speaking fans) are hosed for the extra canon materials.  Companies in the
US
> don't see that they'll make money bringing the TM!R novels to the US.  While the
books
> have sold well in Japan, there's a feeling they wouldn't sell well in the US.  Should

> the "Slayers" novels do well, TokyoPop may take a risk, but I'm not holding my
> breath. 

But the basis of my complaint is that we international fans could have easily been

included if some very simple changes were made to the material.  These changes could
have
benefitted the Japanese fans as much as it would international fans.



> >What about the Japanese fans who read that other material who didn't pick up on
the
> vague hinting of the novels?
> 
> Like TS didn't?  TS thought the hint ment that Misaki would get drunk and terrorize
the
> galaxy that way (or something like that -- not to put words in TS's mouth).  *lol*
But
> now that the truth has been revealed, he and other fans went, "Oh!  So 
> THAT'S what K-sensei was refering too.  I get it now." 

I just don't think that's good enough.  If he wants to tell the story like that, it's

fine, but that DOESN'T make the story better.  In my opinion it makes the story worse.



> > For Kajishima, it was not important to include any explanation, and that is poor

> storytelling.  Like a joke without a punchline.
> 
> I've already listed tons of stuff that could be considered poor storytelling in
another
> post. 

Proving that those apples are apples doesn't make this an orange <hopefully that 
made
sense.  If not, just know that I find any of those other problems you may have mentioned

irrelevant to the fact that the MIsaki thing is a problem.>


> Again, I've had major problem with K-sensei's minimalist approach to the OAV's.

> That said, I do understand that with only six episodes, you are limited in 
> what you can and can't do, but even I say that he could have done better.  So I
don't
> want you thinking that I'm giving K-sensei a total pass here.  I'm not.  I do feel
that
> I see the bigger picture and while I may not agree with it all, I do accept 
> it. 

I guess what I am asking is that he be a better storyteller.  I just don't understand
why
such glaring problems go unfixed when a minimal amount of repair is needed to make
all
well.  One thing I will say in praise of this episode (and there were several things
to
praise, at that) is that the episode was interesting.
nik


		
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