Comments on: Her name’s not Shana, not Shana, not Shana…

By: doko kara… suck? « Cuchlann

doko kara… suck? « Cuchlann — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:19:37 +0000

[...] why something doesn’t please, just as much as it helps to consider why it does. Also, given my previous comments, go ahead and discount “it wasn’t in the manga.” I don’t much care [...]

By: The faces of tigers and dragons | Super Fanicom

The faces of tigers and dragons | Super Fanicom — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:30:41 +0000

[...] my broader inclination to compare things with other things often and at length? Is it possible that those who disparage the Toradora anime for not being more like the novels (just as I feel inclined to disparage the first chapter, if not vocally or with any belief in the [...]

By: doko kara… suck? « Scathbad’s Training

doko kara… suck? « Scathbad’s Training — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:49:15 +0000

By: The Scrumptious Anime Blog | The Taigaism Dialogues 3-4: The Ode of “OHAAA”, Altogether Now

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:56:47 +0000

[...] the other hand, while we, the loyal Taigaism zealots, march on with our LOVE for Taiga (pardon the random linking), he-who-shall-not-be-named continues on his crusade to spoil [...]

By: TheBigN

TheBigN — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:33:14 +0000

“The show itself is great, but if they don’t save Taiga’s character soon from the depths of mediocrity, a lot of people are going to be frustrated with her even if they don’t know the source material to compare.”

That’s if people to look at the source material anyway. It’s again making a comparison that does not have to be made. If she’s better in the novels, then I’ll find that out when/if I read them but that doesn’t mean that the animated Taiga isn’t as valid. And it’s a little impressive how devoted fans of Taiga specifically worry so much about that.

Adaptations do not have to be exactly the same as the source material, you fucking re-re.

Pretty much.

By: usagijen

usagijen — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:35:31 +0000

People are complaining about the “butchering” of the novel, and frankly, I don’t really care. Granted that J.C.Staff turned Taiga into a violent psychopath (worse than what she was in the novel, as other ones have said), but so long as we enjoy the show, that’s all that matters. It’s good to know the stuff you’re missing out on in the original source, but that shouldn’t ruin your enjoyment of the adaptation. As you have very well said, the novel is one thing, the anime is another.

And goodness, we’re not even halfway through this series and people are already complaining this much -_-; I don’t blame them for their pessimism, but seeing them getting all pessimistic about this is just frustrating.

By: Toradora!: In Which I Am Reduced to a Bucket of Pudding « Anime wa Bakuhatsu da!

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:32:53 +0000

[...] this very feeling of exuberance–of giving everything your 110%–that contributes to the observation cuchlann made about episode 3: the show has the uncanny ability to make you forget (or, at least, [...]

By: Kairu Ishimaru

Kairu Ishimaru — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:06:41 +0000

URUSAI! XD

By: RogerOsk

RogerOsk — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:29:07 +0000

Nobody’s saying it has to be exactly the same. Adaptations can take liberties when neccessary.

It’s when they resort to FLANDERIZATION is when an adaptation just turns annoying, and affects it on it’s own merits, apart from comparisons to the novel. They’re turning Taiga into Louise V2 when the whole concept was that she WASN’T supposed to be like that. It’s not “creative control”, it’s “Hey, we got a lot of money off of SnS and ZnT, let’s whore out that old violent tsundere archetype again with ZnT filler rewrites and ‘Urusai!’ and ‘Baka inu!’ and her hitting Ryuuji for no reason!”. Or at least that’s what the feeling is.

The show itself is great, but if they don’t save Taiga’s character soon from the depths of mediocrity, a lot of people are going to be frustrated with her even if they don’t know the source material to compare. But I’m still hoping for the best, that this could turn out to be a well done, interesting, and funny romantic comedy that I could actually rewatch in the future.

By: lelangir

lelangir — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:06:49 +0000

Just because I'm not a manga kinda guy, I never really got the hype about sticking true to the print from it was derived. I mean, it simply, utterly cannot be the same as it's a completely different medium. I'm probably over-arguing the point, but, nevertheless, it still stands. I too love Taiga's "Urusai Urusai", even having seen only 3-4 episodes of Shana and her triplet Urusai antics. Even Horie Yui is a treat. Seems like Kanon 2006 spoiled me with Horie-UGUUU~ while Fruits Basket just turned me completely off from her for a good time. Thankfully her appeal came back through Manabi Straight.