| Yeah I would love to know more about Nagi and her backstory. What got her into mineralogy? Did she have a mentor as well? |
| Yeah, I mean, it's a CGDCT anime, except they aren't necessarily doing the cutest thing nor in the most "cute" way possible... and I don't feel PARTICULARLY healed or rested as a good iyashikei would make me feel (which... don't get me wrong I'd love if it did that... aria the origination is my favorite anime)... and it isn't particularly funny... so to me, aside from the geology fun facts, there really isn't much in the way of entertainment. You also then don't have much in the way of any information about the characters, or special moments between the characters... or much of a direction for the plot. It's a very pretty show about about cute girls doing boring rock things; the characters are cute (even if they don't seem to push / weaponize this side beyond the occasional fanservice), and then there's not much else. It's part of why honestly I've decided to drop this one. Maybe if I hear they really knock it out of the park later on, I might come back. I just find that it's lost my interest, and to me one of the most important purposes of anime is that it is an entertainment medium. This show fails to entertain me, even if the art looks nice. |
turtleinshellAug 19, 6:22 PM
| It's a Slice of Life series and it's already commonly understood and accepted that SoL series as a general rule of thumb aren't heavily plot-based so many people expect them to be much more character-based and focused and essentially making the characters' daily lives and ups and downs the story. But that's not all SoL either. Some are much more heavily topic or theme-based, which I would say that this is one of those. It's not plot as it's not really a linear series of events, but more like just discussion and exploration of a topic. Obviously geology and mineralogy in this case. That's also why I watch SoL. Could the characters be more dove into and fleshed out? Certainly. Nagi and Imari are somewhat of placeholders (ones who could be exchanged with other characters of similar traits filling their shoes and roles without much feeling out of place), maybe even Nagi moreso than Imari. And Ruri is the most animated and distinguished, which arguably by rights she should be as undeniably the main and titular character. But truth be told, I'm watching the series for the topic it focuses on (an opportunity to learn more about geology and mineralogy, subjects which I know little about, in a more digestible/accessible way through my anime hobby) and for the vivacious beauty, energy, and light humor of Ruri and her character. The other characters mostly being limited to basic support roles isn't something which really bothers or registers as a negative to me. It's more like, I expect series to excel in different areas and this isn't one I ever expected either an elaborate plot or an in-depth character study out of. I expected some educational information and perhaps thought-provoking conversational exchanges, as well as eye candy. And it's delivered on those fronts. |
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WatchTillTandava said:
It's a Slice of Life series and it's already commonly understood and accepted that SoL series as a general rule of thumb aren't heavily plot-based so many people expect them to be much more character-based and focused and essentially making the characters' daily lives and ups and downs the story. But that's not all SoL either. Some are much more heavily topic or theme-based, which I would say that this is one of those. It's not plot as it's not really a linear series of events, but more like just discussion and exploration of a topic. Obviously geology and mineralogy in this case.
That's also why I watch SoL. Could the characters be more dove into and fleshed out? Certainly. Nagi and Imari are somewhat of placeholders (ones who could be exchanged with other characters of similar traits filling their shoes and roles without much feeling out of place), maybe even Nagi moreso than Imari. And Ruri is the most animated and distinguished, which arguably by rights she should be as undeniably the main and titular character.
But truth be told, I'm watching the series for the topic it focuses on (an opportunity to learn more about geology and mineralogy, subjects which I know little about, in a more digestible/accessible way through my anime hobby) and for the vivacious beauty, energy, and light humor of Ruri and her character. The other characters mostly being limited to basic support roles isn't something which really bothers or registers as a negative to me.
It's more like, I expect series to excel in different areas and this isn't one I ever expected either an elaborate plot or an in-depth character study out of. I expected some educational information and perhaps thought-provoking conversational exchanges, as well as eye candy. And it's delivered on those fronts.
It's a Slice of Life series and it's already commonly understood and accepted that SoL series as a general rule of thumb aren't heavily plot-based so many people expect them to be much more character-based and focused and essentially making the characters' daily lives and ups and downs the story. But that's not all SoL either. Some are much more heavily topic or theme-based, which I would say that this is one of those. It's not plot as it's not really a linear series of events, but more like just discussion and exploration of a topic. Obviously geology and mineralogy in this case.
That's also why I watch SoL. Could the characters be more dove into and fleshed out? Certainly. Nagi and Imari are somewhat of placeholders (ones who could be exchanged with other characters of similar traits filling their shoes and roles without much feeling out of place), maybe even Nagi moreso than Imari. And Ruri is the most animated and distinguished, which arguably by rights she should be as undeniably the main and titular character.
But truth be told, I'm watching the series for the topic it focuses on (an opportunity to learn more about geology and mineralogy, subjects which I know little about, in a more digestible/accessible way through my anime hobby) and for the vivacious beauty, energy, and light humor of Ruri and her character. The other characters mostly being limited to basic support roles isn't something which really bothers or registers as a negative to me.
It's more like, I expect series to excel in different areas and this isn't one I ever expected either an elaborate plot or an in-depth character study out of. I expected some educational information and perhaps thought-provoking conversational exchanges, as well as eye candy. And it's delivered on those fronts.
Well yea of course we know SoL anime aren't going to have character moments. Like im not expecting drama or moving plot points. But y'know simply enough wanting to just get to know our characters y'know? Like I like how seto was introduced (prolly was the best ep since ep 2) over how she was introduced but it doesnt even need to be as elaborate as how she was introduced. Simply enough just getting to know our characters and havev
the focus shift to less of the rocks and more of ur usual banter toward external things. Like how in k on, yea they're a band and its a band anime but we get to see more of the character sides to them rather than the band side of things. In which I see as the true SoL CGDCT appeal. But honestly as of the recent episode im confident actually that we're gonna start getting this now so im hype
Dellio_man said: same, most of the ones with lots of character moments are part of the "coming of age" subgenre, which is where slice of life as a genre actually peaks. I can definitely envision this show having more character moments as it progresses, I think Shouko has what it'd take to pull something emotionally strikingIn which I see as the true SoL CGDCT appeal. |
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