No Game No Life (light novel)
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| i want 2nd season!!!! ;.; |
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| v solid show. enjoyed grealty. such wow such game |
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy." |
Considering how watching and following an anime is time consuming in face of real life duties, animes that are easy to get into are the ones that naturally the more popular ones. For instance, when I first picked up NGNL, I was expecting another Ones Out or Liars Game, though I will most likely not be able to follow it as dutifully as I did for NGNL. You have a point with the hype the show had beforehand which I agree with you on that. I don’t find otaku friendly type of shows all that enjoyable as well and fail to see the charm in it (watching it once was enough for me; over and over? No way). Yeah, NGNL was really a guilty pleasure for me. I’m going through an anime/manga relapse here, and NGNL is just the saving grace to keep me in the community. I feel bad though, reading what’s implied in your post. There was other noteworthy animes this season? Where was I to not have seen them? |
Except they hardly acknowledge Shiro’s strength. Her strength is often a support for Sora’s. And wait, Shiro’s the heart? LOL. Did I have the wrong interpretation of the show the entire time? Every time Sora talked about Shiro, it gave me hope but now it just seems like Shiro’s the drive, not the heart. And yeah, that’s the thing. Why hasn’t it been implied before that Shiro is the better fighter? When that is revealed in the latest arc, it felt like a deus ex machina or a reminder that, “Oh remember Shiro you guys? She can do this!” It felt like a cheap attempt to elevate Shiro to the acclaimed Blank status she shares with Sora. |
| I admit this last episode was entertaining, but still the anime was below bearable. 1. Characters. It's really rare(so rare) that I don't give a point here on whatever the anime is, but seriously, there isn't a single charactert that's the least interesting to me in any way possible. Maybe Shiro was cute for a moment, but that's about it. Sora was absolutely terrible. Overall score: 2/10.2. Atmosphere. I didn't feel anything remotely close to atmosphere at any given point. 3. OST. The OP and the ED are a (big)No, and really no track had impact on me. 4. Animation. I would have said it's ok... if there was not so much red/pink spilled onto it. It made it unwatchable for me so often. 5. Background story. I was not moved by Shiro and Sora' past at all. 6. Storyline. A storliney consisting of 3 events. I'd lie if I say it was impressive. 7. Ending. +1. One of the few good parts(at all) of the anime. It was entertaining, although the very ending was... rushed? 8. Drama. Uh-h-h, what? 9. Overall affect. My minimal expetations were not even remotely justified. The games were boring(at best) and Blank never sounded convincing to me, not one of their wins impressed me in any way. 10. Bonus score: +1. Just because there was that moment when Sora outsmarted the warbeasts in episode 7 or 8. I wanna kill the people who compared this to Code Geass :facepalm: |
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| Good and entertaining series, no epic or outstanding moment, over-hyped. Word battle is amazing though 7.5/10 Definitely watch season 2 But seriously Ranked#22 with 8.8+ score??? |
ZeafJun 25, 2014 5:01 PM
| Good ending to a good show! I wasn't too upset at there being a cliffhanger because there are plenty of races that we haven't seen yet. Fantastic show definitely looking forward to Season 2! |
| @Parisbelle You missed Ping Pong The Animation man, Masaaki Yuasa did it again! I'd also mention Selector Infected WIXOSS, but it's Mari Okada trying to write a Madoka Magica plot but within the card game genre, establishing the characters, MELODRAMA, drop the ball on the plot. Twist resulting in a cliffhanger for the fall season. And ofc there's Mushishi and JoJo continuing. |
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| One good episode doesn't really make a good anime. 5/10. |
| This is such a fun and enjoyable ride throughout the series. Kuhaku really kickass and SEASON 2 PLEASE!!!!!! |
“They stood together in a false intimacy, a nervous contact. And he was in love with her.” ― D.H. Lawrence, Women in Love |
Kaioshin_Sama said: Even if I were to rate this on pure enjoyment it wouldn't fare a whole lot better. I just never really got all that into it. I don't know I've just seen this sort of stuff countless times before from LN anime and I just didn't really identify with any of the characters, nor did I find the games and their outcomes particularly interesting except for the Shiritori one. It just all felt kind of half-assed and typical LN with the fanservice and reference gags. Like I'm really not against the idea of just enjoying shows as a guilty pleasure but this one just didn't do it for me to the level it seems to for a lot of people apparently. I'd suggest you go, and read the novel. If you find, that after the first volume, you find it more enjoyable, you should stick to it, if you don't, then it really isn't for you (I'm saying this, because they sadly decided to go the wrong way; and cut the parts, that in my opinion made NGNL so great; during adaptation). Kaioshin_Sama said: But the way they overcome the traps is rarely all that interesting and clever beyond the Shiritori game. For example this episode amounts to basically their opponent going into a stock berserk mode as a twist and then Sora revealing that he'd found the solution to win the game all along by having Steph just show up to win the game because of some implausible series of calculations Shiro made last episode that apparently yet again allow them to predict everything that is going to happen down to the millisecond. All of this happens within the first few minutes. It doesn't feel clever or smart or like they work to overcome anything when they keep having them win like this just because. It's just not exciting at all in terms of the scenario writing and gives the impression the author isn't even remotely trying beyond seeing how many references and how much fanservice he can include. Because the show fails so fundamentally at being engaging in anything but the fanservice and the occasional action sequence I'm basically left without anything else to really talk about in any significance, hence how at least in my case the focus tends to shift towards talk about fanservice since that's what the show seems to want to stand out and put the emphasis on. I would like to point out, that the basic concept, that "[ ] never loses" is not necessarily a fact. The show (at least based on my estimations) has barely even begun, with the story just starting to roll (once finished, the novels could potentialy provide enough material for at least 4 more seasons, possibly even 9) [sadly, I'm not seeing THAT happen, with an ending like this (It's almost like a middle-finger, honestly...)] I'd also like to point out, that in the novels (Yes, yet another thing the anime did differently, and to it's harm, in my opinion) the moment Izuna enters her berserk mode is an almost instant defeat for Sora and Shiro, and the way they lured in the NPC is also more explained. |
| And so the NGNL withdrawal symptom begins.... |
Stay in yesterday 時を止めて |
| Wow! What a ride of an anime. One word to describe such an anime: EPIC! At first, it was pretty hard to understand, like, how Sora and Shiro beat all the games they played, but I guess I understood it a little, enough to the point that makes Sora and Shiro an epic and awesome pair of gamers! x3 The ending.....cliff hanger of Old Deus! D: Argh! Now we all have to wait for the a second season? Hopefully?!?! DX Everyone: 2ND SEASON! 2ND SEASON! D: Meep! x3 But, overall, No Game No Life was an awesome anime to watch. So glad I chose to watch it. :3 The reason I wanted to watch this was cause of the art....but now I got a lot more reasons to watch this. :3 |
| Check out my list! :O Meep! :3 |
T3hSource said: @Parisbelle You missed Ping Pong The Animation man, Masaaki Yuasa did it again! I'd also mention Selector Infected WIXOSS, but it's Mari Okada trying to write a Madoka Magica plot but within the card game genre, establishing the characters, MELODRAMA, drop the ball on the plot. Twist resulting in a cliffhanger for the fall season. And ofc there's Mushishi and JoJo continuing. Ugh, Mari Okada pisses me off with Nagi no Asukara as it is. She knows how to pull the heartstrings but when you reflect back on it, it's just superficial execution, the logic behind characters' actions really thinning and disappointing. So done with her shows. Thanks for the list though! I'll try them out when I get the time. :) |
Kuroibara- said: Still #22...And so the NGNL withdrawal symptom begins.... Going to sleep, don't disappoint me MAL, I'm expecting this to be in the top 20s when I get up. @Parisbelle You're welcome (; |
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| Going to rate this an 8/10 because I don't think this show warrants a 8.8 score. Definitely when I see it outscore a bunch of better series. The show was good but definitely not that good. It managed to keep me entertained each episode by the little twists in the game so I'll give it that. |
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| welp OMg i can't wait for more No Game No Life!! |
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| On the score - People seem to forget, that at least a third (rough, blind estimate) of future watchers haven't seen this show yet. (I'm referring to the people, who watch a show only after it finished airing) And I would love to see people stop claiming, that this show is/was over-hyped. This show had very little hype, and that too was coming from the fact, that MH was doing it. The word you people are looking for is overrated, which as I stated before, I'd argue is nothing more, than personal opinion, a difference in tastes, and we could probably spend a long time arguing about it, and achieve nothing. |
| It certainly was a fun watch but it was something I don't find memorable or special. It was just fun and I didn't feel anything else for it. The characters were okay though nobody really appealed to me. The games, at least the latter half, kind of felt...I don't know how to appropriately describe it but...contrived? Like everything just works too perfectly for Shiro and Sora. Yeah okay they're geniuses and all but it just feels so cheap :/ And I guess that's the reason why I didn't enjoy it as much. We didn't know how they'll win but we knew they're going to win it anyway. Then when they explain how they did it I'm like "but that's...it feels manipulated." But then my brain goes "but hey it's fantasy so it's plausible right?" Ugh. I have no problem with fanservice but the stuff here just didn't sit well with me. Naked Shiro made me cringe like wth? Tasteless. 7/10. |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| Damn! With an 8.84 NGNL already surpassed SnK and is about to surpass TTGL and Monogatari Series: SS too. I wonder just how far the ratings will go before they start to go down. |
"Rejoice! We are humans— we are the most talented people! Precisely because we were born without any ability— we can achieve anything— this is the will of the weakest race!" – Sora, ‘No game No life Vol.01’ |
Parisbelle said: Yeah, NGNL was really a guilty pleasure for me. I’m going through an anime/manga relapse here, and NGNL is just the saving grace to keep me in the community. I feel bad though, reading what’s implied in your post. There was other noteworthy animes this season? Where was I to not have seen them? Well it really depends on what you like obviously. I'm not one of those people that seems to mistake their tastes as universal, but you're watching one of the ones I've really enjoyed so far this season in Haikyuu! Just a great inspiring little show about a guy who isn't the tallest (which is a tremendous downside when it comes to Volleyball) or even the most talented at his position, but whose speed and drive as well as the opportunity to team up with a truly exceptional setter/tosser has given him the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of his hero that inspired him to pick up the game in the first place. NGNL has none of that kind of undertone and passion to it because like a lot of LN's it's just kind of populated with egotistical smart ass hikkikomori geniuses who are already at the top of the food chain (much as the show tries to make it seem like it's the opposite out of some sort of victimization complex) and will never have to know anything such as struggle or facing a significant challenge where they really could and/or do lose something. They never have to learn anything new or grow either because they're already pretty much perfect at games and seemingly just about anything beyond that. I forget who said it earlier in the thread, but this show really does shit all over the idea of hard work ethic and character growth and it's probably a big reason why the characters fail to keep me entertained and interested beyond the sheer spectacle of things, an appeal that started to lose it's flavor by the time the second half of the story rolled around. Anyway I'd personally say you can't go wrong with the series tehsource recommended (Though I'm personally not that big on Wixoss even though I'm still have about 5 episodes to go), but then you never know as not everybody as the same. |
PeacingOutJun 25, 2014 6:08 PM
| Well if anything this show determined how to make a hit anime in the year 2014: Ecchi comedy set in a game world with an OP main character that teams up with a group of girls who are mainly used for fanservice purposes. I thought that animation was beautiful but the story was way too dull for long periods of time to make up for the spurts of excitement we got. 6/10 for me but i'll still give season 2 a chance. |
| Damn i will mis this o3o |
| Really, I have enjoyed the entire anime thus far. I love the concept and how the comedy and scenes from other show are incorporated into different episodes. Never was bored when I watched this and every episode was meaningful to the overall plot. I want a second season, but who knows how far they will go. I mean they are not going to cover all the races and individually fight each one. I am not reading the manga, but I would assume that they would take on more than one race at a time at some points in order to shorten the story. This all depends on how many more season this gets (if there even will be a second season) but hey there's a strong possibility. Anyways, I Loved it, favorited it, and can't wait for more to hopefully come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >v< |
"Do what you think is right, but sometimes the wrong answer could be the right choice" |
| No Season 2 No Life |
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| Fucking otaku pandering bullshit. Am I right? I'm right. Also, 2nd best anime spring season. Foxy lady reveal wasn't as grand as I had hoped, my only complaint. |
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| Well are we getting a second season? We better be getting a second season! I loved this series Sora and Shiro were amazing. especially Shiro. Great series!!! |
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| honest title would be "all according to plan" |
| "Burn the heretics" |
| Everything was great, the characters, plot,music, ecchi ;) etc...9/10 Sun Tzu — 'Every battle is won before it's ever fought.' words to live by :D Izuna tan~desu <3 Sora still being boss as usual and Shiro x Izuna scene :O Fox lady whiskers bother me a bit and the way Sora won :( poor cat. It still bothers me - Jibril did NOT say aschente in their match!! (did she say it in the novel?) |
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bunik34 said: It's really funny that elitists flock on a single anime that isn't their taste. It's like they hate it when an anime that is not in their preferences get so many fans. I pity you. Eh frankly as an "elitist" I'm not even convinced people like this series as much as they seem to insist they do. I get a lot of "Who are you trying to convince, you or me?" vibes off of some of the reactions to this show. It's just a bandwagon show no matter how you look at it be you a "lover" or "hater". |
| For some reason, I feel like with the way they ended this there won't be a second season.. But Dammit do I really want one!!!! They have to make another one, right..? With the extreme popularity this series has I cannot see a reason why they wouldn't. |
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bunik34 said: It's really funny that elitists flock on a single anime that isn't their taste. It's like they hate it when an anime that is not in their preferences get so many fans. I pity you. There are several ways that can happen. One would be, that the show truly isn't to their liking, but is still good enough for them to watch. Another being the "It's cool to hate anything popular" sentiment. Yet another is almost a rule of any medium - the more people watch it, the higher the chance someone will hate it... Which, now that I think about it, is basically aligned with the first one, but meh... Also, in less than 12 hours, this forum went to 450 posts... And at least half of those posts are meaningful. FenixDragon43 said: For some reason, I feel like with the way they ended this there won't be a second season.. But Dammit do I really want one!!!! They have to make another one, right..? With the extreme popularity this series has I cannot see a reason why they wouldn't. Don't base your assumptions off of either MAL, or your personal opinions. Last I did that was with NGNL at the start of the season. Freshly coming from the LNs, I was expecting, that something as good as NGNL had to have a big hype sorrounding it, but when I snooped around lightly, I found, that it was barely even mentioned anywhere. |
GreenDragJun 25, 2014 7:12 PM
| I really did enjoy my time watching NGNL it was a fun ride but it's just undeniable how overrated it was the show was good as far as Ecchi's go it's very good but i don't think it's score of 8.84 is deserved and i wanna think that's just MAL being MAL Still the art and music was great really will like to see this in true HD and that Shiritori game really was the best part for me was hoping they could top it but it just didn't happen so 7/10 for me almost a 8. |
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| the anime in itself proved very good, although not one that most excited me during the season I ended up liking it, especially the end as sales of anime should go well, until I was already excited for a second season, but it's not one of the best anime ever made as many fans are exalting really enjoyed many of the final minutes and how the brothers have dealt with the situation and move on in the comments on the penultimate episode I had mentioned it would be cool to fight to be decided by Stephanie, but I was not really thinking it would happen, but it showed it as a main character also I did not like the protagonists brothers because they are arrogant, immature and showed no growth, but may improve but I recommend everyone to watch, is a good anime and is very worthwhile to see .. |
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| Extremely fun show. Rarely ever stopped smiling and enjoying myself while watching. Another guilty pleasure show to add to my list. Second season please come soon. 8/10. People need to stop mentioning the score, it will go down, an anime is normally at its highest as soon as it ends. I'm expecting mid to low 8. |
| "Listen Simon... Don't forget. Believe in yourself. Not in the you who believes in me. Not the me who believes in you. Believe in the you who believes in yourself." ~ Kamina (TTGL) “You should enjoy the little detours. To the fullest. Because that’s where you’ll find the things more important than what you want.” ~ Ging (HxH) |
| At first I thought this anime will be awesome but the siblings are way too overpowered. They know and win everything and this made the anime a little bit boring for me :/ I don't know if I will watch the second season if it will ever be produced. |
| 10/10 nuff said... |
| "Did you really think I wouldn’t cheat just because I was already winning?" - Dread Emperor Terribilis II "I chose glory and success. The box did not contain what was written on the lid." - Sand dan Glokta |
| So many 10/10's... time to change that. The games are alright to watch, but everything else is mediocre. The characters aren't really that interesting, the ecchi gags are cheap shots for laughs and I didn't feel much suspense for the heroes. Closest was when Sora was gone, and that didn't last long. Girls are too pandering, all of them are on opposite sides of the boob spectrum. Plus their need to have a bath in like every episode... It'll probably gain a S2, which sorta makes me sad. I'm glad to find some posts that aren't mostly blind praise for this show. I know people can like it, but flaws need to be made apparent when they exist. May this join the ranks of SAO and BB... |
Misha-MarchesJun 25, 2014 8:08 PM
| The one thing that I'd love to see is a lesbian yandere. |
| Season 2 or Riot :3 |
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| 8.84 oh wow I swear it was only 8.7 a few days ago LOL |
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