ProcHoliday said:Well, at least you're being honest with yourself. Especially since you're out here writing novels that absolutely no one is going to read.
you clearly did, so what does that make you my man? lol
TouhouMetal said:Apply this definition to any show with a power system or unexpected events and you have a truck load of asspulls.
In CSM specifically, it's left unexplained intentionally for viewers' interpretation, adding to the mysterious aspect.
yes, yes, that is exactly what i am saying lol, glad you can read.
leaving things vague for the viewer to make shit up that the author didnt think of isnt good writing lol and definitely leads to ass pulls, as we see here, and in many other shounens
King_KK said:The show doesn't takes itself too seriously at all. Half of the stuff in it is goofy as hell. Do you really think that puke kiss was meant to be anything but comedy? How about Power rambling about getting nobel prize or Denji going to sleep while being trapped by a devil. It was all meant to be comedy. Weather that kind of humor works for you or not is a subjective opinion but the show is definitely trying to be goofy.
Also almost every shonen fandom hypes their show as the best show ever. It doesn't really mean much. I don't understand why you put other people's positive opinion of it as a genuine criticism of the show. You should judge the show for what it is rather than what people on the internet are saying it to be.
maybe taking itself seriously was the wrong way of wording it, but to what you were saying, yeah, definitely not funny lol, not sure how making a character out to be a drunkard whore and then killing her off and expecting the audience to care is peak comedy, maybe edgy comedy is a better way to describe it than taking itself seriously. obv subjective as comedy is hit and miss like you said, but handling such subject matter the way it did is pretty yikes. tbh, i dont actually care that people like this show, thats fine, i like dumb shit i know is bad too, but at least i can call it for what it is and not come out swinging at people that dont like it. my main point in bringing up the popularity is how i subjectively grade things, something that is just dumb fun would be average, not a 9/10, but thats just me, take it with a grain of salt, my bad
Tennebris_Method said:it doesn't have to be on the nose for what Makima can or can't do, she has been established as a mysterious character from the get go. Her mannerisms, as well as who she is working under being big wigs in congress. I'm sure 99% of viewers knew she wouldn't die when she was shot and would come back taking action and trying to contain the situation that was being presented. So you referring to her "blowing people up out of no where" I don't get because they had complete build up to that scene starting from her asking for convicts with life sentences or worse all the way to them getting to the temple. Even though you didn't know what exactly she was going to do you knew she was about to take some form of action with these steps. As far as twists go if you thought she was dead for good then I don't know what to tell you, guess you get surprised easily and believe everything you are told regardless of the context being presented. Lets not hope that is the case for other shows you watch though.
Killing characters "out of no where" is subjective but this isn't exactly "out of no where", you seem to be used to long running anime where characters need 30+ odd episodes prior to dying or at least you make it seem that way. What would your excuse be for movies, or short form factor anime that has a lot of death? It's not even to say the world didn't establish this type of setting it was established that the job was dangerous from very early on and reinstated even when they were at the bar and one of the Devil Hunters rookies died... How many excercism/demon/zombie/slasher/Horror etc type of movies do you know where no one dies or is killed you would probably give those a pass to kill off characters because the setting is established but what about in anime? Why would anime need to follow a different formula all of a sudden?
ok, so i dont necessary believe everything needs to be "spelled out" verbatim, however, outside of "her eyes being different" there is almost no indication that she would live a shot to the head and be able to blow people up remotely, she wasnt revealed to be a fiend or have a devil heart like denji or i guess samurai dude, i also didnt expect her to be dead either (kinda like how i obv know how somehow being cut in half wont be the end for our boobie obsessed mc), ive seen enough shounen to know how these kind of shows operate, but the fact that it feels more like an ass pull than something that was hinted at or developed is where i have an issue. and the whole convicts thing, yeah, you can obviously assume they will be sacrificed in some capacity, i got that before it was "spelled out," however, there was nothing about what makima could do period prior to that other than just her being a mysterious waifu bait.
the "out of no where" bit, not sure i would honestly call that totally subjective. though i suppose from the asking for convicts as sacrifices, it could be assumed people would die, but the fact they were just remotely blown up, and everyone knew about makimas powers in the show, hence the oh shit moment "wait i thought makima was dead," because the moment it started, they knew what was up, why did they even mess with her in the first place, if they knew all the information about fiends and devils thriving off blood, why would they think they could kill makima in such primitive manners? just seems like a pretty glaring plot hole to me, but whatever i suppose
and i know people die in horror, etc, sure, but i still expect it to make sense, the snake demon just coming out of nowhere and destroying everyone, then makima blowing people up remotely, that just was so random and jarring.
and yes, i do tend to like longer shows that develop characters well enough on both sides, not to just have people die without me giving a damn, but i have seen many a show that are shorter that can develop a character well enough in 5-6 episodes or less, to the point where i care and it will stick with me for years to come, the fact that some of our main characters up to this point were offed by no name villains just makes me not care anymore
Tennebris_Method said:This may be a case of you needing things to be spelled out for you because you're not looking at the surroundings or context of events which is unfortunate.... Kobeni had the moves to fight off other Devil Hunters/Humans as displayed from her perspective they were just "Shooters" not some crazy damn near immortal devil (Being the infinity devil) which clearly they already tried to attack and it grew bigger in size. Not to mention when she took action it was after the "shooters" killed her friend someone she clearly cared about. She even felt bad about trying to kill Denji, it was established she is timid this isn't what she wants to be doing while in action her expression was clearly sad and depressed. She didn't even fully kill the opposition she let them get away.
Also why would she be more scared of a bullet than a giant immortal Devil to begin with? I chuckled a bit at your point there not gonna lie. I guess it's subjective what people fear more I guess at the end of the day.
It just seems you aren't satisfied with the show (due to it not being for you or maybe you weren't paying attention with this one in particular) I took the time out to tackle some of your complaints or points anyways though. There seems to be a lot more but If you're willing to engage with these I'll break down the other points further.
Lastly, I have plenty of gripes with the show myself I don't see it being perfect but I do find it an interesting take.
as for this point, sure, its obviously easier to handle humans than devils, but she is a devil hunter, is it not literally her job to be able to fight devils and use those moves on them? which she definitely failed to do and put all of her teams lives in danger? not sure how her being timid makes up for her just failing to do her job and having no consequences for doing so, and also actively threatening members of the teams lives, regardless of feeling bad later, the fact is she did that. not sure exactly what you mean by i need to have this "spelled out." I see perfectly clearly what they are doing, i just dont think they are doing it well. lastly, if she is so timid and would rather be doing other things, she should just do that, they clearly have no issue making characters out to be whores (and yes im aware "kissing around" doesnt make you a whore, but when Himeno takes denji home and tries to fuck him, makes it pretty clear she does more than just the "kissing around" part)
glad you liked the bullet vs devil comment lmfao
and true, the show is entertaining, for what it is, but it is overhyped to hell and back, dont think its a matter of "not paying attention," but it just not providing the kind of development i care for typically, which is fine, like has been said, its fine for people to enjoy whatever.
I appreciate the some of yall taking the time to actually discuss what yall like about the show, now i have a better understanding, like i said before, i still dont like the show and its unlikely my mind will change, and its unlikely my ramblings will change yalls, so it is what it is |