(06-03-2014, 03:53 PM)MexicanAnime Wrote: Madoka Magica. No, I'm being completely serious as it's a great take on the magical girl genre that handles its themes well in a mature and well written matter. This is all courtesy of Gen Urobuchi, who wrote Fate/Zero, Psycho Pass, and a few other works.

(06-03-2014, 03:53 PM)MexicanAnime Wrote:

(06-03-2014, 11:36 AM)Mass Distraction Wrote: Alright, after much procrastination I finally finished watching A Certain Magical Index II. Now I'm just going to take a break from this series and not watch Railgun S instantly. So, in the meantime, does anyone have any suggestions for a no-bullshit anime that doesn't dawdle with monologues in the middle of a fight scene, try to have a lame moral or use awkward moments and naked schoolgirls as comedy?

Madoka Magica. No, I'm being completely serious as it's a great take on the magical girl genre that handles its themes well in a mature and well written matter. This is all courtesy of Gen Urobuchi, who wrote Fate/Zero, Psycho Pass, and a few other works.

(06-05-2014, 04:03 PM)Hexadecimal Wrote: SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL ANIME TRAILER



...I'm not sure what I think yet, to be honest.

(06-05-2014, 09:28 PM)GameWizard001 Wrote: So far looks like an updated and more modern version of the original anime. Did you say they were gonna stick more to the manga this go around?

(06-05-2014, 10:50 PM)Hexadecimal Wrote: Oh, and I watched The Wolf Children. It was sweet, but also really bummed me out. That poor woman threw away her life for those kids only to be abandoned.

(06-05-2014, 10:52 PM)GameWizard001 Wrote:

(06-05-2014, 10:50 PM)Hexadecimal Wrote: Oh, and I watched The Wolf Children. It was sweet, but also really bummed me out. That poor woman threw away her life for those kids only to be abandoned.

I've actually wanted to see that after coming across it on Amazon. Is it still worth watching despite the bummed out ending?

(06-06-2014, 04:47 PM)Hexadecimal Wrote: It never indicated that the boy came back to visit her; it just seemed like he peaced out. Also keep in mind both kids ended up leaving at pretty darn young ages. The girl is understandable since she did it for school, but the boy was selfish and left without even saying goodbye. I honestly thought the mom was dead after she fell.

I just thought it was such a shame she had to throw away all that hard work she put into schooling just to raise kids, who barely did anything to help her, even when they were old enough. We never saw them doing any chores. I genuinely hope the daughter at least visited her mother on holidays and such.

(06-06-2014, 05:03 PM)MexicanAnime Wrote: If the mother had kept the boy from doing what he truly desired for her own sake, that would be selfish, not the other way around. Once he saved her after she fell unconscious, both had come to accept each other, including the mother's acceptance of what the boy wanted to do and take more so what his father stood for.

Again, saying that "all her hard work was thrown away" is really undermining her parenting and effect on them in the story. Just because it's not explicitly stated does not mean she will not visit as the love between the two still remains. Same with the son, who is probably the closest to her out of the two. Nature involves all species, including humans and as you can see from the last interaction, he will always be up there looking over her and everything else of the land as long as he's there (which was signified with the howl at the very end).

(06-06-2014, 05:08 PM)Hexadecimal Wrote:

(06-06-2014, 05:03 PM)MexicanAnime Wrote: If the mother had kept the boy from doing what he truly desired for her own sake, that would be selfish, not the other way around. Once he saved her after she fell unconscious, both had come to accept each other, including the mother's acceptance of what the boy wanted to do and take more so what his father stood for.

Again, saying that "all her hard work was thrown away" is really undermining her parenting and effect on them in the story. Just because it's not explicitly stated does not mean she will not visit as the love between the two still remains. Same with the son, who is probably the closest to her out of the two. Nature involves all species, including humans and as you can see from the last interaction, he will always be up there looking over her and everything else of the land as long as he's there (which was signified with the howl at the very end).

...Would it really be that big of a deal to give your mom a hug goodbye before running off? I get that he wanted to be a wolf, I do, but I don't like how it was handled.

But really, it's pretty shitty to completely leave your parent behind. If they really "love" their mom I would hope they'd take care of her in her old age if needed. I just don't like how the ending just seemed to leave the mother all alone to rot.

(06-07-2014, 07:35 AM)MexicanAnime Wrote: I'm perfectly fine with there being no hug. Both showed to have a mutual understanding without having it overstay its welcome or being too sappy.

You're making it seem like she was completely aged and unable to take care of herself. By the time the two children leave, she's still a pretty young mother who's shown to be strong. She's not using a crane who can barely move around and she still has a lot of life to her. A time comes when everyone young chick has to leave the nest, and the mutual understanding came off as very genuine and humane. It's kind of like saying a kid leaving home to go to college while the parents are back is leaving them to rot and die, which is not true at all.