No Game No Life (light novel)
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| Two things that should be said. First of thank got we didn't get a loli kissing incest scene. The second thing, damn why didn't we get a yuri scene between Kurami and Feel. Other then that this episode was interesting in a way tho i am looking forward to the match against the Eastern Federation. |
| I did not ask for these feels! 5/5 |
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| Always feels when losing memories is involved |
| Last episode had me in tears. And this episode also had me going. Except this time, it was tears of joy. The amount of trust Sora puts in Shiro just made me realise he is definitely one of those older guys who have a over powered imouto, instead, they themselves are also insanely genius and freakin awesome. I now give my utmost respects to Sora. What a guy. Best brother to an inouto ever. To bet his own existence and memories of him in order to get Jibril to trust and believe in him it really takes guts. To believe in your 11 year old little sister to bring back your existence was also a gamble except it really isn't since Shiro is an super intelligent human being that can speak 18 different languages and knows the 10^120 states of a chess board. That was just pure amazing. The way that Shiro brought back her brother and would do anything to believe in her brother. The two is just so close I feel so jealous i don't have that relationship with someone. Now that Jibril believes in Sora and Shiro and they finally have an elf on their team, I wonder what the next super awesome and epic thing/game is going to be in order to conquer the entire eastern federation by beating the Warbeasts at - Video Games. I can just sense the awesomeness incoming. Overall this episode deserved a 5/5 for sure~ Great series, hope the rating keeps rising. This is seriously one of the best animus i've seen in a while if not the best. |
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Unsaidxpl said: H-how did she win without even seeing the board?... Asspull, plothole, dues ex machina, 1/10 dropped. |
ollythirteen said: Nidhoeggr said: >not Ping Pong or Mushishi as best show this season Scrubs As usual, lame mumbo jumbo but at least better executed than the last few episodes. I just don't understand why those same people don't understand that for others this is not enough (though, like I mentioned this show effectively fails on two counts, character and story. Sora being cool does not an engrossing plot make, after all). I think if some people could grasp this we'd look like less inhuman monsters in there eyes or however it is they see us and everyone would get along better in these threads.....maybe. I mean I get it, for plenty of people what this show gives (IMO....yes IMO....some cheap thrills, great production values, references to other popular media works that only hardcore otaku and niche gamers will get, and a proven non-threatening checklist formula of stock LN character types and easy to understand relationships courtesy of the source material) is more than enough reason to call it a masterpiece, but some people have different standards. It doesn't mean they look down on those people or whatever sort of victim complex people like to work, but just that some people expect a lot more or just look to different things as a sign of quality. That's all, simple really yet apparently not due to a lack of understanding between fan types and in some cases specific individuals. I think too that if some other people were able to see some of the other shows airing this season that fall outside of the usual otaku centric sphere of ideas (Mushishi, Knights of Sidonia, Ping Pong, Haikyuu to name a couple) and concepts they might also understand why by comparison it doesn't look all that great to some and doesn't really enter the sphere of their personal candidates for favorite or best show of the season. I feel like this will be taken as condescending somehow, but I just feel like it's a matter of getting a mix of different kinds of shows. All I can say is for me personally I vastly prefer the non-otaku centric shows this season and pretty much in general overall and it sucks that they just never seem to be on most peoples radar, particularly on MAL. I mean some of this LN stuff and the like can serve as a good guilty pleasure and even be kind of fun at times, even this show in it's better moments, but none of it feels as well realized as the stuff that isn't primarily niche otaku oriented nor as interesting to watch week to week and even moment to moment cause it's just...well...kind of typical really. Takuan_Soho said: ollythirteen said: I just don't understand why those same people don't understand that for others this is not enough Because this show never claimed to be about characters, it was tagged as a comedy and ettchi before it started. So the problem isn't that this show is bad, but rather you had the wrong expectations from the start (same with KillLaKill). You're like a person watching Meritocracy and complaining how stupid everyone in the show is..... Don't take this the wrong way, but you don't really sound like a person showing a lot of confidence in this shows overall appeal. Still the approach to try to convince people by what more or less looks like making concessions as to where the show falls short and dropping expectation levels is an interesting one. If you can somehow make it work then that's pretty impressive I've gotta say. I'll just offer in the mean time that what if maybe just maybe the act of having to drop that expectation of strong characters in itself makes the show not particularly great for a lot of people. I mean not having strong characters to identify with and experience the show through.....that's a pretty big concession to make for some and can easily be the difference between good and mediocre or even poor. I hope you try to understand that as time goes forward. Mod Edit: Fixed wrong quotes and it being a mess |
TyrelJun 4, 2014 2:25 PM
| Sora took quite a risk there to achieve a very valuable ally betting everything on his faith in Shiro... well played |
| For those who seek perfection, there can be no rest on this side of the grave. Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment. |
| Shiro struggling to get Sora back. Steph without her memories still believed in them. Sora's plan was really risky. That absolute trust on Shiro was quite nice to see. The reunion sharing tears ^^ Kurumi joining their side along with the elf. So this is how this happened... |
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| I have to admit that it is brilliantly well done. |
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kitkatxz said: Thank you for the person who.posted the the structure cup picture XD I needed something to make me laugh over this dreadful episode x.x. First we start off by showing shiro's past which i already know due to people spoiling it without using spoiler bars so I could give less than 2 shits about this part. Then we get to the part about shiro and friends forgetting about Sora.... Which leads to shrio questioning Sora's existence leading into cliche "No, -insert character here- is -insert statement here-" leading it into a bright colorful world again I wonder we're that scene came from...... Then we lead to shiro going inside her own head thinking about all the clues Sora gave us.... And then a panty shot... C'mon Japan is fapping off to children's panties is going to make a world a better place.... Nah who cares, it prints money. Then we see Sora doing what Sora does making seem suspenseful by betting his own existence even though he'ok win so once again who the fuck cares. Blah blah about how shiro is able to comprenhend what sora able to think cause they're always together blah blah shiro beats the game for sora. Sora comes back which we all knew would happen blah blah the other chick and elf idc about their names I'll just say she's harem member 1..2...3...4! 4 that's it! Insert fake incest scene here c'mon if I want to see this kind of crap I would watch mahouka.... Then reunited here.... That was my interperation of this episode pls keep in my this my opinion and don't fight me on the side of the street cause I want too be nice n heathly to watch ping pong tomorrow.... You're welcome. It was an amusing read though, kinda surprised you made it this far into the show. |
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| What an episode! I do believe, however, that Shiro and Sora's win was just impossible unlike the rest of the games that were played. How could Shiro possibly know where to put the pieces? Even if we assume she figured out how Sora positioned everything because she knew how Sora would play, how could Sora manipulate every move played from the beginning of the game? Eh. I don't know what to think of it. Oh well, it's just an anime |
Kitoge said: How could Shiro possibly know where to put the pieces? Actually on the LN they saw the board before Shiro started to put the peaces... the anime was forced to shorten the story |
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| I think this could have been explained a bit better, but this was certainly a unique way to get someone on your side and to get their memories, and their possible elf girlfriend. So I guess the actual game with the Eastern Empire will be coming up in the next episode. |
DarkMoonWolf said: Kitoge said: How could Shiro possibly know where to put the pieces? Actually on the LN they saw the board before Shiro started to put the peaces... the anime was forced to shorten the story Oh okay...actually wait...how'd they see the board then? I thought a spell was made to conceal it from them? |
| ye he is really over powered, but i didn't really get how could shiro play a board game without seing the board... even though she's half kuhako |
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| I admit this episode was rushed and needed a better explanation but it was still good nonetheless. 3/5 for this episode |
Kitoge said: Oh okay...actually wait...how'd they see the board then? I thought a spell was made to conceal it from them? Too tired to write... gonna copy paste instead: I'll also add the rest of the chapter, since it will probably answer many questions most people seem to have: Edit: added references and the rest of the chapter |
DarkMoonWolfJun 4, 2014 1:44 PM
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| as a hater of this show, i never thought i'd post this, but this episode was amazing. This episode starts by exploring a bit of Shiro's past, and focus on Shiro's struggle to find her brother and get the memories back. Yes, there was some minor fan-service, but i'm fine with that. Looking forward the next episode! edit: raised my score (again) for this series because of this episode. be thankful. |
DreamingBeatsJun 4, 2014 1:12 PM
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Takuan_Soho said: Kaioshin_Sama said: Don't take this the wrong way, but you don't really sound like a person showing a lot of confidence in this shows overall appeal. Still the approach to try to convince people by what more or less looks like making concessions as to where the show falls short and dropping expectation levels is an interesting one. If you can somehow make it work then that's pretty impressive I've gotta say. I'll just offer in the mean time that what if maybe just maybe the act of having to drop that expectation of strong characters in itself makes the show not particularly great for a lot of people. I mean not having strong characters to identify with and experience the show through.....that's a pretty big concession to make for some and can easily be the difference between good and mediocre or even poor. I hope you try to understand that as time goes forward. Don't take this the wrong way, I am not as "vested" in appeal as you are. I do not really care whether the show I like is popular or get so pissed when a show I hate is popular. Besides, I like the characters and had already pointed out your mistake above. This is going to sound cliche as fuck, but who are you really trying to convince with all of this hostility, you or me? You make it sound like you're already convinced of your absolute inherent and uncontestable and universal correctness every single time you go to interact with someone, but there's something that keeps nagging at me making me wonder if that's really the case and why it's so important that you win this grand argument you seem to feel you are involved in. Yes that's fine you like the characters, I and other people have a lot of problems with them though so again it comes down to different standards. Now you probably think it's a matter of people just watching it wrong or taking them the wrong way or whatever, but guess what, people are different and there's no right or wrong way to watch a show, just ones own way. You can't just force people to magically adopt a totally different context specific standard for a show and expect it to have the same effect for them I've always felt, it just cheapens the experience and the eventual end rating if you have to make concession after concession of your values and standards of quality just to arrive at a specific reaction or rating. Where's the genuine appreciation in that? It's a shame you can't grasp this and be able to empathize with other viewers. In every interaction I've had with you or seen with others in this thread you never actually seem to make any sort of real attempt to have a pleasant normal discussion with others or share ideas with them so much as force it on them and act indignant when people don't just arbitrarily agree with you. People have been trying to tell you for weeks now that you are your own worst enemy when it comes to these situations and don't do the show or it's fanbase any favor with the type of behavior you show with the just anti-social, hostile and closed-minded approach to discussing it. I honestly feel at this point that if you didn't absolutely force yourself on people and into direct bitter contention with them every single time you see a post that doesn't exactly conform to your specific views on how to watch and react to this show that nobody would have any reason to pay attention to you anymore. It's pretty ridiculous and pointless man, like I don't feel like being hostile or critical of you on a personal level cause I feel that sort of thing inevitably leads nowhere in the long run and I'd hope it's the same with other people, but you practically give people no choice with your behavior. Very "bad manner" as they would say in a lot of online gaming circles. Anyway it's a good thing this show is starting to see a lot more reasonable posters on both sides of the fence who aren't either ridiculously passive aggressive over it or super hostile and trolling towards the show cause frankly it's not worth it. As I understand it some people who are fans of the show also feel like the adaptation of the source wasn't as on point as usual this week. It might be off topic but I'm curious to hear more on that front as things go forward. |
PeacingOutJun 4, 2014 1:15 PM
TraviiN said: Everything was planned :3 blank OP fixed. Sora would have lost w/o Shiro |
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kitkatxz said: Botato said: You're welcome. It was an amusing read though, kinda surprised you made it this far into the show. Nah, the show isn't Mars of Destruction or SAO lvl bad x.x. Hell this show is actually pretty fucking entertaining to watch if i had to rated it based on it's comedy i give it a 9/10. (Excluding this episode....) Thanks for actually reading it thou... i had to type that on my Andriod... not the best use of grammar right there. Well, not that I agree with all of what you said here, but to each his own. The comedy part however, yeah that's one of the reasons I'm really enjoying this show. Haha now I understand why the post was not as organized as it could have been, it looked like a giant hate rant and that's why I said I'm surprised you made it this far, sorry for jumping to conclusions :p |
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| i'm calling it, a candidate for one of the best shows of the year! @@@@@ |
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| Loved the episode. As always, NGNL doesn't disappoint. This will soar to top 20. |
ollythirteen said: To its credit this show wasn't an easy drop like Mahouka or Black Bullet. The ironic thing, though, is this show is about games with main characters that never lose. In real life people who never lose at games are pretty boring to watch.. So I guess dropping this was the natural progression of things... Watch Akagi or One Outs to see games where the protagonist always wins that are actually very suspenseful. |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
| Wow! What an anime. x3 So, when it comes to making up rules and conditions for games to play in that world, you can literally come up with anything! D: Having there own existence....gone for a while....... Damn! What a plot. :3 It was a really good episode, interesting and awesome to watch! x3 I was sad not to see Sora the first half, but he later appeared at the ending.....good to see he is fine. x3 Anyways, good episode, as always! Next episode! Can't wait~! x3 |
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J87 said: DarkMoonWolf said: Too tired to write... gonna copy paste instead: I'll also add the rest of the chapter, since it will probably answer many questions most people seem to have: Edit: added references and the rest of the chapter thank you. This show is amazing and this episode is one of the best that i have ever seen and there is a lot of information compressed in 20 min only (i can understand why though). I don't understand why people complain about it! Actually today's 20 minutes covered the complete 1st chapter of volume 2 of the Light novel... I only posted the 5th and 6th part of chapter one.... believe me, a LOT of information was lost during todays episode. |
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| That was a really interesting episode. At the end, I thought Sora & Shiro and Kurami & Fi were gonna kiss lol... |
DarkMoonWolf said: J87 said: DarkMoonWolf said: Kitoge said: Oh okay...actually wait...how'd they see the board then? I thought a spell was made to conceal it from them? Too tired to write... gonna copy paste instead: I'll also add the rest of the chapter, since it will probably answer many questions most people seem to have: Edit: added references and the rest of the chapter thank you. This show is amazing and this episode is one of the best that i have ever seen and there is a lot of information compressed in 20 min only (i can understand why though). I don't understand why people complain about it! Actually today's 20 minutes covered the complete 1st chapter of volume 2 of the Light novel... I only posted the 5th and 6th part of chapter one.... believe me, a LOT of information was lost during todays episode. Well, we can only hope that Bluray version expands the episode. It was clearly visible that they tried their best to include as much as possible while keeping current and next episode cohesive. Apart from that... wow. Just wow. Now excuse me, gotta read 3rd novel... |
astroprogs said: If HF ended up being a single movie, what would it need to do so it can get a high score from all of you? Not air. |
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