> --- 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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