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darkraven2000
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I haven't seen any threads on special A. (did a search).
Anyway, its my favorite ongoing anime of this season. What do you guys think about it? I think its well drawn, funny, and interesting.
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omnistry
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Who else out there wants a Tadashi puppet
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I went into this show with mixed feelings, and just really loved it. I just hope spoiler[the Hikari/Kei love tension ]doesn't wear out its welcome. |
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Mylene
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I'll admit, Special A is purely a guilty pleasure series. It's pretty much nothing but fluff, but at least aside from the tag-team episode, it doesn't leave me feeling queasy, unlike the other major shoujo romance this season (Itazura na Kiss). You can tell it's trying to pull on the feel and perhaps the popularity of shows like Ouran, and it's not really succeeding in the comparison. However, it is fun. It's lighthearted, has an overall feel-good atmosphere, and generally doesn't have me mourning for the futures of young girls in Japan. Rather than having a weak lead who accepts abuse from the guy she "loves," we get a strong though silly lead in Hikari who is smart, fun, athletic, earnest, but a bit naive.
I can't sit through more than one episode in a given day or so, but when I do watch it, I roll my eyes and have a bit of fun. I've watched through episode 4 or 5, whichever one introduced Kei's brother. That was a sweet episode. A little sappy, but that's okay, that's the name of the game in Special A, and I think I can appreciate it specifically for that. |
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darkraven2000
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i agree in that it has the romance aspect in it, but i wouldn't say that is the main theme of the movie - unlike itazura na kiss. Its funny as well, and interesting - especially all the contests.
My personal favorite scene is spoiler[when hikaru and kei have the jumping contest  ]
PS: mylene aren't there any other romance animes this season apart from special A and itazura na kiss? Couldn't really find any. |
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Mylene
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Girl-targeted? Not that I know of. There's a bit of romance in Allison & Lillia, but it's pretty understated in the main scheme of things. Kind of like in Special A, actually. I call Special A a romance because you can pretty clearly tell that's the way it's going to go, particularly given Kei's clear affection for Hikari (I think that becomes obvious in the very first episode with the way he watches her.) However, I like that the romance is very clearly from the guy's side of thing, and it's not feeling too pushy (except for episode 2.) It's just sort of in the mix with their 'rivalry' and friendship. It's quite a nice balance. Last edited by Mylene on Tue May 27, 2008 5:31 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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marie-antoinette
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I watched a few episodes of Special A, but found myself bored with it. It just seemed too much like it was trying to be a new Ouran, except not as good. There were a few parts I did like (mainly the fact that it was the male character that had the unspoken crush instead of the female one), but it just didn't seem to have enough character depth in it (something which Itazura na Kiss does have, even if main character there is a bit of a twit a lot of the time).
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darkraven2000
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ehh.. Strangely, your comments are similar to what I've heard from my friends and my brother as well. But i still like it more than itazura na kiss. The contests keep it interesting (even if i know the outcome), and its funny (IMO). It is sort of similar to ouran ONLY because the place where they hang out (classroom?) is similar. Apart from that, i think its different.[/spoiler]
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darkraven2000
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marie-antoinette
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I'm not saying the storywise it is similar to Ouran, because the basic premise is different enough. I just find that the type of feel and humor that Special A is going for is very much like Ouran, except Ouran does it better.
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darkraven2000
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meh whatever. Personally at the moment special A is my favorite anime of the season - might change after i watch some more anime.
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animebrainyanic
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I also thought that Kei has the same seikaku as of Tamaki, I think this was a shoujo thing because there are scenes when getting romantic, the background turns to white and character animation begin to drew lines, more like Kare Kano. |
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marie-antoinette
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No, they do not (assuming you meant seiyuu, not seikaku, since the later is not a term I recognize, while the former is Japanese for voice actor). Tamaki's seiyuu was Mamoru Miyano (who was also Light in Death Note and currently is Zero in Vampire Knight). Kei's voice is done by Jun Fukuyama, who also did/does the voice of Lelouch in Code Geass and Watanuki in xxxHolic. |
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animebrainyanic
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Actually, before when Special A hasn't aired yet on its first episode, when I did saw some pics of it, first comes to mind that looking on both Kei and Tamaki has the same personality because they have the similarities, but it's not, I wasn't thinking about the seiyuu. |
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JaredDSMan
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Special A is a pretty funny series. It does oddly remind me of Ouran Host Club but that was after the first episode. I can clearly see differences now. haha.
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Thanos1
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I'm really digging this show so far. I love the light-hearted tone. The two leads remind me of a cross between Arima/Miyazawa (Kare Kano) and Otani/Koizumi (lovely complex).
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