On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:43:17 -0000, Doug Jacobs
<djacobs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>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.
>
The thing is, unlike Urusei Yatsura or Ranma 1/2, there is a *very*
clear end in Inuyasha . . . Naraku must die! Both UY and R1/2 were
character-driven enough that their major plot developments (either
certain couples finally making it official, or finding water from
"Spring of Drowned Man") don't affect the overall flow. With
Inuyasha, the plot reigns supreme, and the end is clearly set, clearly
in sight, but always pulled away at the last minute; we can still get
a guide as to what their lives become after, that's what epilogues are
for, but there's a point where the "conclusion-teasing" becomes too
much to bear . . .
>> 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.
Oookay, this has started *way* too many flamewars, and been
dicussed to death, so I'll keep it simple: as of ep. 24 there was only
one way to go, and there's no way that could have been stretched to a
full season. You can take the introvert TV ending (inside Shinji's
head as Third Impact transpires), the extrovert movie ending (see all
of TI in all its gory glory!), or whatever new ending comes from the
current Rebuild; either way, hate it or love it, that's the way it is
.. . .
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