Lucifrost said: Daviljoe193 said: it allegedly has a very un-Takahashi end. I dropped Maison Ikkoku early on. In what sense is the ending different? |
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Swiss_Bohemian said: Jesus, how can you? It is considered an absolute classic in Japan for a reason. There's a real ending, not an open one like Takahashi's other (gag) manga. He almost ain't alone, I've been fighting the urge to drop it. The writing (early on) just isn't as enjoyable as Urusei Yatsura and Ranma ½, and it quite often borders on being very annoying to watch. |
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Swiss_Bohemian said: Daviljoe193 said: He almost ain't alone, I've been fighting the urge to drop it. The writing (early on) just isn't as enjoyable as Urusei Yatsura and Ranma ½, and it quite often borders on being very annoying to watch. Well, after you've finished watching the show, what do you think? Was is "worth" it? ;-) Btw, the manga is even better than the anime, but that just me saying. P.S.: I could much more relate to Gôdai because I was at his age when I saw the series for the first time in the original (aside a few episodes I endured as a kid on french TV), instead of Ranma and Ataru. I haven't fully watched it, I put it in hold like four or five times already, and I'm only 8 episodes in. It's a very difficult anime to watch, writing-wise. the comedy has been pretty painful too, which is surprising, because Takahashi usually is on her a-game when it comes to comedy. |
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Swiss_Bohemian said: Jesus, how can you? It is considered an absolute classic in Japan for a reason. There's a real ending, not an open one like Takahashi's other (gag) manga. Maison Ikkoku isn't the only series of hers with an ending. |
| その目だれの目？ |
| There is no need for a new Maison Ikkoku anime. The 1986-1988 anime is great and rewarding if not dropped on its last quarter most dramatic episodes... I would love to watch a Slice of Life sequel with Yuusaku Godai, Kyouko Otonashi... |
leonardobarbaNov 17, 2022 7:38 PM
| Mene, mene, tekel, parsin |
| I'm also gonna bat for Maison Ikkoku. The more grounded and realistic characters are appealing to me compared to Takahashi's outlandish ones, as fun as those are at times. Of course, I understand why some wouldn't like the series, but calling it the worst when "Twinkle Nora Rock Me" exists is just pure hyperbole. Many regard it as Rumiko's best work; Annoying tenants aside, it's got a satisfying ending and nice character development. Mitaka is admittedly a copy-and-paste of Mendou from Urusei Yatsura... But it works. (Replace a fear of the dark for dogs instead) Ranma 1/2 is the one that could *really* benefit from a new adaptation. It's a beloved series, but the original anime was 45% filler and ended before Takahashi even finished the manga. A new version has potential to be even more popular than Urusei Yatsura's reboot, or even the new Inuyasha series and Rin-ne - I could see most of the old VA's returning for it too. (Even some of the English dub actors) |
One167 said: Japan has given American interests the finger plenty of times when it comes to Anime but we can probably expect American Political Correctness to slowly creep it's way into the Anime industry, God I hope not. Yeah. Assimilation is probably a nice thing, but I'd better see anime remain "pure" as long as possible. |
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Swiss_Bohemian said: Well, yeah, but none has that power of an ending like MI. To understand this you have to, well, actually read or watch it ^^ I did watch it. I simply didn't watch all 96 episodes, because I'm not a masochist. Even if the ending is as good as you say, it's not worth anything without a good beginning and middle. |
| その目だれの目？ |
| Hell yeah let's gooo. I really want a maison Ikkoku remake, that will be super awesome to get those days back but still I don't think it will be possible because it doesn't have that much of a fan base compared to Urusei Yatsura. Urusei yatsura is so famous that a lot of other animes would just say it's name or use it's reference (eg. Doraemon's lighting control gaget, also used the same dress as lum). Need Help please!: Anyone, please anyone if you have Maison ikkoku live action film or watched it, can you please send it to me link or the actual movie anything will do. And I know there is live action, 3 of them actually here are the details. So if anyone one can help me much obliged. |
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Nemo_Niemand said: Damn, it would be great if they remade Ranma. Everyone would love it for sure. But I'm afraid the show is too controversial to be aired in the current age. There would be too many sjw/feminist/gender-shmender/whatever hypocrite freaks attacking it. I have my doubts a new Ranma would be controversial. From what I've seen, many transgender anime fans actually like it and can relate to its various characters, even if some aspects haven't aged so well. (Happosai anyone?) People said the same thing about the new UY, that the bikini-clad Lum would get 2022's youngsters in a fit - And that never happened. Anecdotally, I know two transgender people who have differing opinions on Ranma. One loves it to pieces, and the other used to like it in the 90's but not anymore. (I agree a Ranma remake would be great BTW) |
| @Space_Michael_5 The main problem with Ranma is that Rumiko is homophobic, but it's not a major part of the story and I doubt most people would notice or care. |
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Lucifrost said: @Space_Michael_5 The main problem with Ranma is that Rumiko is homophobic, but it's not a major part of the story and I doubt most people would notice or care. Hard to picture that, given how much I'm sold on there being some weight behind the Benten x Ryunosuke lesbian ship. |
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| @Daviljoe193 I can't comment on that, as I've barely seen any episodes with Ryunosuke. But Ranma has similar characters, and thoughts of same sex relationships are met with disgust. It's ok, however, since these characters are only interested in the opposite sex! |
| その目だれの目？ |
| If there is a remake i definitely want to see it would be Ranma 1/2 out of the big 3 classics Rumiko's work from the 80's Ranma 1/2 is the one that never got a full adaptation and i never really understood why that was the case. If there is one thing i would change from it is the ending of the manga. The new UY remake does not seem to be as well liked by modern audiences, probably cause this type of humor does not really resonate with fans these days, especially when you consider how much things have changed since it aired in the early 80's for the entire manga/anime industry as a whole but i still like it for its charm, but i will admit the humour is somewhat outdated in a lot of areas. Does Maison Ikkoku need a remake tough? cause a lot of people tend to agree that it was pretty good adapted overall. |
-ShadowClaw-Nov 26, 2022 11:00 PM
| With how bad the new Urusei Yatsura is, I think it best if they stay clear of remaking older series entirely in the future. |
| Don't want that. Ranma 1/2 is so charming, in it's oldschool ways. It would be like an old Lofi Playlist suddely beeing remixed to make it relevant again. Guess that's the whole point of remaking, tho... I really don't want it modernized and cleaned up. To me it's nice the way it is. |
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Ajvisor said: Myself I still haven't watched Ranma 1/2, but I do know that it is one of the most famous titles legendary Kappei Yamaguchi and Megumi Hayashibara were involved with... And from what I heard, it wasn't completely adapted, for whatever reason. Now, one thing that I am sure of is that Ranma 1/2 remake won't happen because original anime was incomplete - otherwise they would have made a sequel maybe even before Inuyasha became a thing. To be honest, for a while now I kinda expected that old Rumiko Takahashi's works will receive new adaptations sometime in this decade, since, well they are some of the most iconic series in history of anime, and we kind of live in the era of revivals now. Now, whether they are necessary or not, what can I say, is ANY anime necessary? It doesn't matter how good original adaptation was, or whether or not it was complete, or how iconic original voice actors were, as long as the new adaption can make more money, and let's be honest, young fans will always prefer new versions... Personally, I am not the biggest fan of Takahashi, but still, I love the fact that old school stories of hers will be brought to life in the current era we live in. ... Btw, please cut some slack to new Lum and Ataru - Sumire Uesaka, and Kamiya Hiroshi. They aren't just replacements for Fumi Hirano, and Toshio Furukawa, but the ones who inherited those iconic characters from them, and at this point both of them proved that they are wonderful seiyu in their own right. Also, this new Urusei Yatsura anime doesn't need to have a spirit of the original adaptation. I wish we could get a remake of Inuyasha, after all, it was completed. |
| "he has it big as a cactus but he won't let go of my head and I puke on his cock bitch" - Boy by Fishball |
| The new Urusei Yatsura anime is doing rather poorly everywhere, but especially in Japan (TV ratings, streaming, merchandise sales). No one seems to care about it in Japan (its streaming numbers are abysmal). Right now the project is ending up to be a big waste of resources, money, and time. I doubt remakes of Ranma 1/2 and/or Maison Ikkoku will ever happen after this. There is no incentive economically. In my opinion, most of old classic series shouldn't be remake ever. Not only modern audiences do not care about them, they also loose their old classic charm when you remake them. |
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Helstar said: Yup, people on Anikore (The Japanese MAL equivalent) are giving it pretty low scores, at least according to the pinned reviews there. Too bad too, I think it's a fantastic remake, with the only sore spot being the not so memorable music. I'd be devastated if they canceled it.zero-r said: The new Urusei Yatsura anime is doing rather poorly everywhere, but especially in Japan (TV ratings, streaming, merchandise sales). No one seems to care about it in Japan (its streaming numbers are abysmal). Right now the project is ending up to be a big waste of resources, money, and time. Are you sure about this ? Damn, that's no good...:/ |
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