tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878889699979443134.post3464526132422321155..comments2020-12-11T16:06:11.955-05:00Comments on Gudo's Top Anime: 16Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878889699979443134.post-48512202967186366792011-04-10T01:50:11.004-04:002011-04-10T01:50:11.004-04:00I certainly agree the second arc was epic, and I d...I certainly agree the second arc was epic, and I do not mean to suggest that there is no continuity between the plot of the two arcs: I will admit that the ending, absurd though it is, is a highly satisfying end to the narrative which the first episode begins.<br /><br />But I must reiterate my point, and it is not an immature one, that the second arc does depart from the first stylistically. Humor, for example, is used extensively in the first arc, and gets drowned out in the bleakness of the second. In general, I think the second arc lacked the fresh, shonen-with-a-sense-of-humor feeling of the first. And I think this general bleakness permeates the entire second arc, including its less-than-suspenseful action scenes and extensive overuse of deus ex machina. Not to feed the trolls but, there's my justification in plain English!Gudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531912251458844806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878889699979443134.post-32287529102719027782011-04-10T01:38:48.549-04:002011-04-10T01:38:48.549-04:00I can't believe that you were unable to grasp ...I can't believe that you were unable to grasp the epicness of the "second arc". The latter part of the series exemplifies the principles set down in the beginning of determination and fighting spirit. In fact it developed to a point of pure unpredictable awesomeness that the final episode still gives me goosebumps. If you are too immature to appreciate the seriousness of the plot at the end then I guess that's your loss.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257737634384269289noreply@blogger.com