In alt.tv.cartoon-network Antonio E. Gonzalez <AntEGM111@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Sorry, but I not only have to call bullshit, but SUPER Bullshit!
> We're talking an 18-wheeler's worth here! Call me cynical, but I
> don't see a "Japanese theme," all I see here is . . .:
> 1. Her *inability* to do a proper ending.
> 2. An excuse to rake in money, money, and more money . . .
From Maison Ikkoku, it's obvious she CAN write a good ending if she really
wants to - and that alone could be construed as her just being greedy in
keeping the show going.
Anyways, the idea of a non-changing world comes from Japanese literature,
which was heavily influenced by Bhuddism, among which one of the ideas is
that existence is brief, and change is constant. You can see this in
other shows as well, like Tenchi.
> In fact . . .:
> >Oddly, she did do one story that has a proper ending called Maison
Ikkoku,
> >which is about a student who failed his college exams, and is trying to
> >study so he can re-take them while living in a boarding house filled
with
> >other odd tenants. This is considered to be her best work by many
fans,
> >even though it's not the sort of endless money-making-machine her other
> >shows are.
> Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
> Sorry to come off like such an asshole, but I find this lack of
> ending as the worst of teases. Like having a delicious dessert in
> front of you, but never being allowed to so much as touch it (there's
> a more hentai analogy I was thinking of using, but decided not to).
> Some may argue that the cake at the end of Evangelion tasted bad, but
> at least there was cake.
> I have great respect for the anime/manga goddess that is Rumiko
> Takahashi, but I don't like to get f'ed with either . . .
Eva didn't give you bad tasting cake, it gave you a cockpunch and expected
you to not only enjoy it...but to worship its great wisdom.
Seriously, they should have just ended on the cliffhanger in episode 24 or
whatever, then used the uproar to raise money to do a proper Eva Season
2. They would have gotten it - and plenty more, I'm sure.
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It's not broken. It's...advanced.
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