Comments on: Mahou Shoujo Clannad – I'd Watch It

By: THL

THL — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:39:06 +0000

I've just read through your post and the scenario you proposed at the end just screams out Lucky Star haha… lucky star is amazing :3

By: Moe Check! » Blog Archive » Emotional Wussdom

Moe Check! » Blog Archive » Emotional Wussdom — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:01:34 +0000

[...] am, as has been mentioned before, not a particularly stoic sort of person when it comes to emotional moments in my entertainment. [...]

By: Owen S

Owen S — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:52:03 +0000

So, wait, GC never cried at either Kanon or Air? Just wondering.

By: DKellis

DKellis — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:10:15 +0000

@Owen: Once, I commented to our resident Key fan Guncannon about how I didn't like the depressing parts of Key anime. "No way," he scoffed. "Did you cry at Kanon?" I told him that I did indeed. "Did you cry at Air?" I answered again in the affirmative. "... you poor bastard." I'm easily emotionally influenced. @Sylon Beta: I tried with focusing how the characters overcome their problems in Kanon (since I already knew what would happen thanks to the earlier adaptation), which may not have been the best choice, since they couldn't overcome said problems without the protagonist's help. I even began to feel sorry for Yuuichi, since it felt like every single girl he met (with the sole exception of Nayuki) ever since arriving/returning was burdened with some sort of crippling tragedy in their lives, and all of these came to a head at the same time. That's got to get a man down. I've watched (and loved) ARIA and Hidamari Sketch. In fact, Hidamari Sketch was one of my favourite shows this year. (I think it's this year, anyway.) @Crisu: I suppose I wouldn't have minded watching the successes and happy endings if I didn't have to watch the characters thrashing about in angst and depression before that. In other words, I can watch the beginning and the end, but not the middle, which kind of puts a damper on coherent plot analysis. And while 95% of the time we get a happy ending, I do not, ever, want to watch that 5% of the time, due to being easily depressed. I know very little about Magical Heart Kokoro-chan, since I was completely uninterested in School Days because, well, angst. I don't even know who the characters are or what they're like. As for Pretty Sammy, ah... I have the DVDs for the OAV and the TV series (liked the former, was okay with the latter), and I've seen the first season of Sasami Mahou Shoujo Club. I would say I'm fairly familiar with it.

By: Crisu

Crisu — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:17:19 +0000

I understand the escapist point of view and would rather love to indulge in it most times as well. But somehow I'm attached to these "reality" type dramas, too, where -- yes -- bad things happen to cute girls. Since they aren't automatically protected by the writers of the series, the tragedies that happen inspire a desire to protect within the viewer. And that's at least what keeps me going. While I know a happy end is ahead (95% of the time), I want to be there as it gets achieved. With the example of Makoto, while she couldn't remain human, she got her wish, and that was all she ever wanted. And I was moved to view her success, as if playing a role in achieving it by 'being there' and watching it develop. And that moment of climax is worth the consequences following. Maybe I'm too attached to reality sometimes. Anyway, I'm sure you're quite looking forward to Magical Heart Kokoro-chan, no? And how familiar are you with Pretty Sammy? I need to watch that...

By: Sylon Beta

Sylon Beta — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:02:15 +0000

I find that, instead of focusing on what and why the drama comes about, I focus on how the characters overcome that drama. Not to be imposing, but perhaps you could try that too? Since triumph is linked to happiness, at least to a certain extent. One of the main things I noticed about Clannad is how the heroines are able to stand on their own, unlike in Kanon and Air where the characters were completely reliant on the main character.

On an unrelated note, if you're into happy slice-of-life series, try ARIA or Hidamari Sketch, which are entering their third and second seasons respectively.

By: Owen S

Owen S — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:58:57 +0000

Very well phrased. I certainly empathise with your condition, although it's not something I necessarily sympathise with. We all watch anime for different reasons, and yours, while unique to say the least, is by no means something I'd dismiss as being less of worth, so bully for you that you're able to honestly state where you're coming from. Furthermore, I'm convinced that your dilemma (I don't want to see bad things happen to nice girls) is the foundation on which Key builds all other things. Who wanted to see the Makoto arc happen, anyway? I was filled with a depressive sort of despair as I went to bed after the eighth episode of Kanon 2006; the memory of that shock was what I'd guess was akin to the reeling sensation one would get after having found out that a friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer of some sort. So yeah, been there. You just happen to be more delicate than most of us, I'd assume.