Oh wow. stupid people everywhere. I just want to see one person who reviews this anime AFTER they finish it and know what the frick is going on. but yeah I am just going to give up because humans never learn, and never will.
(and if by any chance you are going to mention my "review" please don't because its not even a review. Its just a message for all those id.. people who keep judging it by the first 5 episodes, I mean give it a chance, have some patience. And the big problem is that most people just go and agree, because they go all (oh look!! he rated it realllly low lets be critics like him and rate it low too LOL. Bottom line is review something AFTER you finish it. No need to lower the score for your own entertainment.)
Going to have to disagree with your Little Busters Review. If you've watched Clannad > It takes time to develop. There's a reason why this is supposed to be 26 Episodes + at least another 12-20.
You have interesting tastes. o.o
I don't want to offend you or anything but the way you give scores are a bit sad. You don't need to give 1s and 2s to every show you dropped if they aren't that bad. I don't want to say anything to your personal taste but if you've watched 200 episodes of something, it clearly isn't unwatchable.
So far I find that Little Busters is pretty cruddy as well but your review sucks a nut anyway. You have some good points and some bad ones but the format is just horrendous. Don't blame just the fanboys for your crappy reviewing skills.
Siding with "Biggestboss" aka "CriticalReviews" (Yes the twatstick changed his name) shows that you are trying to put all the blame on "fanboys" and none of it into the fact that your review IS NOT at all well structured. Please don't fall into this morons space of shit.
You should be expecting criticism anyway. You wrote a negative review in a space where there are tonnes of positive ones. If you are trying to tell me that you did not expect controversy then you are truly stupid.
Really liked your Little Busters review. I haven't seen the original VN yet so I don't really give a shit about these fanboys giving auto 10/10s. Good thing you spoke about how you feel about it instead of just derping around giving retarded praise.
About your Little Busters! review... No, I didn't come to discuss about your opinions on the show, but there something I noticed in your arguments:
"I understand 90% of the people who are watching this anime are rating it a 9-10 based solely on the closeness and accuracy of the adaption to the original work."
To be quite honest (and I hope I don't offend anyone now), I think there are very few people around here that think the anime is faithful in adapting the VN - and maybe among these people there are some mistaking "faithfulness" with "copy-and-paste from the original when this is not good for anime format".
What I'm trying to say is that, as a Little Busters! VN fan, I see a lot of mistakes in the anime. Surely it is faithful in terms of events of the plot, but there is a lot of characterization and pacing being done wrong. And it's not only me; just look at communities like Animesuki Forums and you will see valid complaints about the adaptation problems (though most of these complaints are in spoilerish threads). Sales aren't going so well, and this tend to be a signal that most of the japanese public is unsatisfied with the faithfulness of an adaptation.
Now, this comment might just look like I want to defend Little Busters VN for someone that doesn't know the original material, but my point is that the line I quoted from your review gives an impression that a lot of people judges the anime as something very close to the original source when... It's not exactly like that. Little Busters! reception outside internet is not so good (heck, even in MAL the score is always dropping); of course, there are fans satisfied with what JC Staff is doing (and we have no right to judge it), but your review is implying that there is a consensus among VN fans that the adaption is good and faithful when what we truly have is a mixed reception.
As I was talking to a friendsome weeks ago, there is a problem is anime fandom where people judge a work by its adaptation; this is not exactly a problem when we talk about something well-made like Clannad or Steins;Gate, but these example are minority. And I'm sorry to say, but I think you might be helping to increase this misunderstanding among Little Busters public.
Well, that's it. Sorry for the long comment, I just tried to give some construtive opinion.
And yeah, it's sad to see that LB anime is so average that most anime-only viewers can't get why it is so hyped.
I believe others here have stated pretty much what i was going to say in response to your review. LB! is one of those stories where you wont get the full impact of it until near the end, so while you might feel this way now about the series i suggest following it until the end (If J.C Staff doesn't manage to screw it up).
That being said, I don't really think LB! will translate as well into an anime adaption as well as other key works have. Its just how the story is set up so for people who are completely unfamiliar with the VN, It'll probably seem pretty generic until the later episodes when the meat of the story kicks in. I personally think you should give it a chance and keep watching it, while i cant guarantee that you will end up liking it, i can guarantee unless J.C Staff slips up you're in for some surprises.
lmao. so uh see you in a year when little busters: refrain will be in top 10 on mal. and im saying this with complete confidence.
theres way more to the story than generic fan service, the girls are just as worthless to the story as the girls were in clannad to after story. but of course you'll never know that because you havent watched any other key work besides angel beats.
key is the deconstruction of generic harems. you wouldn't be suprised to see main characters die in these shows.
lol "If you enjoy slice of life anime that lack any sort of character development and a generic storyline with sprinkles of fan service" you say this with kore wa zombie in your favorites and a picture of index. which btw the jc staff adaptation was terrible compared to the original light novel.
It's worthless reviewing the series at this early juncture, That's like reviewing a visual novel before finishing any routes. Many many series have a long build up before they get to the main point of the story. You have clearly missed the point with regards to the characters.
This isnt a 12 episode anime, there is time for the characters to be developed over the course of 26+ episodes which I assure you, you WILL see...especially in the case of Rin and Riki. Now don't get me wrong I will always say you are entitled to your opinion but I will never understand the need for people to review a series scarcely half a cour in assuming they know all that there is to it. The series is a faithful adaption so far yes I know as I am a "VN Fanboy" with regards to Little Busters but your review seems to be more an attempt to stop people watching it.
The story will get ALOT deeper and dramatic, in case you havent realised this is the Key formula. They will throw slice of life episodes at you to familiarise yourself with all the characters before laying on the proper plot and drama. It worked in Clannad and worked in Kanon as well. If it isn't broke why fix it?
>The story lacks any trace of a gripping or even remotely worthwhile plot
Well.. all I want to say is that everything that's happened in Lb! so far has happened for a reason, you just don't know it yet. So, it's understandable that you (and many others) don't really understand why people are hyping it up so much. In fact, the anime so far isn't significantly worse than the visual novel in my opinion, yet the vn is still regarded as one of the best ever. I don't want to say too much more otherwise the impact will be lessened when you find out. I'm very much looking forward to everyone changing their opinion once the actual 'plot' reveals itself :D
There's a reason why Maeda Jun (the main guy behind Clannad, Lb!, Kanon, Air, Angel Beats! etc.) stated that Lb! is his best work. Though, it's a shame you felt the need to write a review which would make people avoid Lb! when really the true 'nature' of the anime hasn't been revealed yet. Well, my main problem with your review is that you're making it sound like you've seen everything that Lb! has to offer already, and that what you've seen so far will be representative of the entire anime (which couldn't be further from the truth). At the very least (unless JC manages to really screw it up), you'll realise in time that Lb! is miles ahead of something like Angel Beats! in pretty much every imaginable way (except the animation...).
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(and if by any chance you are going to mention my "review" please don't because its not even a review. Its just a message for all those id.. people who keep judging it by the first 5 episodes, I mean give it a chance, have some patience. And the big problem is that most people just go and agree, because they go all (oh look!! he rated it realllly low lets be critics like him and rate it low too LOL. Bottom line is review something AFTER you finish it. No need to lower the score for your own entertainment.)
I don't want to offend you or anything but the way you give scores are a bit sad. You don't need to give 1s and 2s to every show you dropped if they aren't that bad. I don't want to say anything to your personal taste but if you've watched 200 episodes of something, it clearly isn't unwatchable.
Siding with "Biggestboss" aka "CriticalReviews" (Yes the twatstick changed his name) shows that you are trying to put all the blame on "fanboys" and none of it into the fact that your review IS NOT at all well structured. Please don't fall into this morons space of shit.
You should be expecting criticism anyway. You wrote a negative review in a space where there are tonnes of positive ones. If you are trying to tell me that you did not expect controversy then you are truly stupid.
"I understand 90% of the people who are watching this anime are rating it a 9-10 based solely on the closeness and accuracy of the adaption to the original work."
To be quite honest (and I hope I don't offend anyone now), I think there are very few people around here that think the anime is faithful in adapting the VN - and maybe among these people there are some mistaking "faithfulness" with "copy-and-paste from the original when this is not good for anime format".
What I'm trying to say is that, as a Little Busters! VN fan, I see a lot of mistakes in the anime. Surely it is faithful in terms of events of the plot, but there is a lot of characterization and pacing being done wrong. And it's not only me; just look at communities like Animesuki Forums and you will see valid complaints about the adaptation problems (though most of these complaints are in spoilerish threads). Sales aren't going so well, and this tend to be a signal that most of the japanese public is unsatisfied with the faithfulness of an adaptation.
Now, this comment might just look like I want to defend Little Busters VN for someone that doesn't know the original material, but my point is that the line I quoted from your review gives an impression that a lot of people judges the anime as something very close to the original source when... It's not exactly like that. Little Busters! reception outside internet is not so good (heck, even in MAL the score is always dropping); of course, there are fans satisfied with what JC Staff is doing (and we have no right to judge it), but your review is implying that there is a consensus among VN fans that the adaption is good and faithful when what we truly have is a mixed reception.
As I was talking to a friendsome weeks ago, there is a problem is anime fandom where people judge a work by its adaptation; this is not exactly a problem when we talk about something well-made like Clannad or Steins;Gate, but these example are minority. And I'm sorry to say, but I think you might be helping to increase this misunderstanding among Little Busters public.
Well, that's it. Sorry for the long comment, I just tried to give some construtive opinion.
And yeah, it's sad to see that LB anime is so average that most anime-only viewers can't get why it is so hyped.
>has rika in favorite characters
>good LB! review
Real niggas know what's up.
That being said, I don't really think LB! will translate as well into an anime adaption as well as other key works have. Its just how the story is set up so for people who are completely unfamiliar with the VN, It'll probably seem pretty generic until the later episodes when the meat of the story kicks in. I personally think you should give it a chance and keep watching it, while i cant guarantee that you will end up liking it, i can guarantee unless J.C Staff slips up you're in for some surprises.
theres way more to the story than generic fan service, the girls are just as worthless to the story as the girls were in clannad to after story. but of course you'll never know that because you havent watched any other key work besides angel beats.
key is the deconstruction of generic harems. you wouldn't be suprised to see main characters die in these shows.
lol "If you enjoy slice of life anime that lack any sort of character development and a generic storyline with sprinkles of fan service" you say this with kore wa zombie in your favorites and a picture of index. which btw the jc staff adaptation was terrible compared to the original light novel.
It's worthless reviewing the series at this early juncture, That's like reviewing a visual novel before finishing any routes. Many many series have a long build up before they get to the main point of the story. You have clearly missed the point with regards to the characters.
This isnt a 12 episode anime, there is time for the characters to be developed over the course of 26+ episodes which I assure you, you WILL see...especially in the case of Rin and Riki. Now don't get me wrong I will always say you are entitled to your opinion but I will never understand the need for people to review a series scarcely half a cour in assuming they know all that there is to it. The series is a faithful adaption so far yes I know as I am a "VN Fanboy" with regards to Little Busters but your review seems to be more an attempt to stop people watching it.
The story will get ALOT deeper and dramatic, in case you havent realised this is the Key formula. They will throw slice of life episodes at you to familiarise yourself with all the characters before laying on the proper plot and drama. It worked in Clannad and worked in Kanon as well. If it isn't broke why fix it?
Well.. all I want to say is that everything that's happened in Lb! so far has happened for a reason, you just don't know it yet. So, it's understandable that you (and many others) don't really understand why people are hyping it up so much. In fact, the anime so far isn't significantly worse than the visual novel in my opinion, yet the vn is still regarded as one of the best ever. I don't want to say too much more otherwise the impact will be lessened when you find out. I'm very much looking forward to everyone changing their opinion once the actual 'plot' reveals itself :D
There's a reason why Maeda Jun (the main guy behind Clannad, Lb!, Kanon, Air, Angel Beats! etc.) stated that Lb! is his best work. Though, it's a shame you felt the need to write a review which would make people avoid Lb! when really the true 'nature' of the anime hasn't been revealed yet. Well, my main problem with your review is that you're making it sound like you've seen everything that Lb! has to offer already, and that what you've seen so far will be representative of the entire anime (which couldn't be further from the truth). At the very least (unless JC manages to really screw it up), you'll realise in time that Lb! is miles ahead of something like Angel Beats! in pretty much every imaginable way (except the animation...).