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Post by alucard on Aug 22, 2004 9:35:26 GMT -5
"pulls out fork and nife" anyone in the mood for sheep blood "sharpens teeth"
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Post by Asuka Was Here on Aug 23, 2004 9:55:01 GMT -5
nah. but stay on topic, please... I need this thread to stay here so I can say I actually have a Scryed thread on my Scryed board...
so yeah *attempts to start Scryed conversation again*
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what did you think of the fight in the end??
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Post by alucard on Aug 30, 2004 17:52:35 GMT -5
i liked there final forms but they should of blew up the main land
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Post by Asuka Was Here on Aug 30, 2004 19:11:39 GMT -5
meh. The final forms were rather dumb looking. Zetsuei Touryudan was at least better than the second form of Zetsuei, but I liked the first and second shell bullets much better... and the first Zetsuei was the best of the three... plus, the final Shell Bullet prevented me from admiring Kazuma-kun's adorable spiky Alter-hair...
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Post by alucard on Sept 1, 2004 11:31:35 GMT -5
um....ok (watch's amanda stalk kazuma) this should be interesting
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Post by Asuka Was Here on Sept 8, 2004 18:34:14 GMT -5
Meh. I can't stalk Kazu-kun until next year's CTCon, and that's only assuming that there'll be a Kazu-kun there (but if there is, I'll stalk him for sure...). So, you'll have to wait... sorry
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Post by Kat Rhye Lee Dezaraye on Sept 19, 2004 1:25:38 GMT -5
^_^ Hi I'm new to the board. (Not quite sure what else to say, so I'll proceed to jump in)
At first I was one of those people who really thought the last fight was meaningless (until someone helped me see the light) but I finally realized that it wasn't the fighting that disappointed me, but the ending in general. I think it sort of lacked something.
What do all you think?
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Post by Asuka Was Here on Sept 19, 2004 10:21:21 GMT -5
^_^ Hi I'm new to the board. (Not quite sure what else to say, so I'll proceed to jump in) At first I was one of those people who really thought the last fight was meaningless (until someone helped me see the light) but I finally realized that it wasn't the fighting that disappointed me, but the ending in general. I think it sort of lacked something. What do all you think? Greetings, and welcome to the board. I'm the random insane admin person... although you probably know that already from all of the pretty little stars to the side of this post... so welcome ^_^! Anyway, I personally don't think the final fight was disappointing - there's a ton of deep symbolic meaning behind it, but what really let me down wasn't the ending itself, but the concept of ending... it's such a great series, you know? and I was really sad that it ended and I would never have the joy of watching a new episode again. Actually, after I finished watching it (btw, I was like in tears during most of the last episode...) I was like stuck in this daze for like two days... I think I was in denial, like I would just wake up soon and find out that they had started a sequel, even though I knew in my heart that they wouldn't. But it's rare that I can find a series that's so good that it makes me cry, and I don't think I'd ever been stuck in denial from an ending before... But the ending itself was great... although I do see where a lot of people are coming from with it missing something. it did lack... finalization. If that's the right word (come to think of it, is that even a word...?). They left a lot of pieces unanswered - like the conflict with the mainland - we know they'll keep coming back, but how? and will they give up and realize they can't control the Lost Ground? Also, they left it up to the imagination to decide who won that final fight, which in a sense was a smart move - keeps all of the Ryuhou fans from being disappointed if Kazu-kun won and vice versa (btw, if anyone cares, I maintain the unwavering opinion that Kazuma won - that hand, and the very motions it made in the process of clenching into a fist, were all Kazuma's... Ryuhou just doesn't move like that... ), but the entire point of it was to find out once and for all who was stronger, and it sort of defeats the purpose if we never find out... So yes, the ending was sort of lacking, but the fight itself was beautiful - in a violent, bloody, disturbing sort of way. But I think the primary reason a lot of people were disappointed wasn't because of the ending, but because it ended. Or at least, that's my theory... |
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Post by Kat Rhye Lee Dezaraye on Sept 19, 2004 11:32:40 GMT -5
(I need to learn how to quote phrases....especially since I'm new to the boards altogether. But since it's just us talking about the ending for the moment...) Yes, the fact that there will never be a sequal really bothered me too. And even though I've heard horrible things about the manga, I purchased it anyway, hoping that it would have SOME kind of loopholes that would be filled. I only found a few and even then, they kind of stunk. ^_^ I think what bothered me the most was all the deaths and knowing that the series would never be the same. When they killed off everyone, you just knew that there would never be a continuation. Some of it may be good for fanfic factors (as that's what I'm doing now) but it still just breaks it off for the series. I don't think the Mainland will ever leave the Lost Ground alone, but what happens if Kazuma and Ryuho use the Alter too much? Will it be like what Cougar said and they'll die? What then? Would the Mainland take over? And the pasts of everyone? I found their pasts fascinating but there was never any explanation. I think that this was another reason the ending sort of lacked. I mean I adore s.CRY.ed. But it was really just that empty feeling I got after it ended. (And I was really disappointed that some of the couplings never really made it...  ) |
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Post by Asuka Was Here on Sept 21, 2004 16:19:52 GMT -5
(I need to learn how to quote phrases....especially since I'm new to the boards altogether. But since it's just us talking about the ending for the moment...) Yes, the fact that there will never be a sequal really bothered me too. And even though I've heard horrible things about the manga, I purchased it anyway, hoping that it would have SOME kind of loopholes that would be filled. I only found a few and even then, they kind of stunk. ^_^ I think what bothered me the most was all the deaths and knowing that the series would never be the same. When they killed off everyone, you just knew that there would never be a continuation. Some of it may be good for fanfic factors (as that's what I'm doing now) but it still just breaks it off for the series. I don't think the Mainland will ever leave the Lost Ground alone, but what happens if Kazuma and Ryuho use the Alter too much? Will it be like what Cougar said and they'll die? What then? Would the Mainland take over? And the pasts of everyone? I found their pasts fascinating but there was never any explanation. I think that this was another reason the ending sort of lacked. I mean I adore s.CRY.ed. But it was really just that empty feeling I got after it ended. (And I was really disappointed that some of the couplings never really made it... ) The quote button is right by the modify and delete buttons at the top of each post in a thread... and sorry it took me two days to reply, comuper's been acting funny... The manga was rather depressing... I still can't quite get how they made such a great series from it. What really ticked me off (aside from the lack of intelligent plot) was all of the fanservice... Cherise and Mary Jane especially... and that mantis lady. ick. *dies* It was kind of sad when they killed everyone off... but I think they sort of had to to move the plot forward... I mean, if Kimishima hadn't died, Kazuma never would have gone after HOLY and killed like a billion people, Ryuhou wouldn't have confronted him that day, and they'd never be thrown into the Other Side... Ayase needed to die to give Kazuma a reason to hate Mujou so much, and her brother needed to die for her to die... Scheris needed to die both to save Ryuhou and give him the motivation to fight and win... Cougar was dying anyway, so everyone would have just wondered what would have happened if they didn't show his death (although, it wasn't really too clear... if I hadn't known he was already dying I'd have never figured it out...)... Mujou just needed to die because he was an evil loser who tried to conquer the world... so yeah. I guess they all really did need to die... even if it was sad (except in Mujou's case. He deserved what he got.) My personal theory on the subject of what would happen if Kazuma and Ryuhou kicked the bucket is that the mainland would try and take over, but by the time that happens, and at the rate of increase in the births of Native Alters, either someone would be born with enough power to take over if they died, or there would be so many ALter Users by that time that they'd be able to fight off the Mainland with sheer numbers. However, if they follow the manga events, well, Kazuma is practically immortal there, so he probably wouldn't die. And Ryuhou won't allow himself to die until he defeats Kazuma once and for all... so yeah, my guess is they'd both survive for a really long time... But yes, the ending did give me a hollow, empty feeling... and I gotta agree with you on the couples... Mimori and Ryuhou should go out. Seriously. They both love each other so much that it's just sad that they don't. And what of Asuka and Cammy? He finally found her after such a long time and then we don't find out... *sigh* |
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Post by Kat Rhye Lee Dezaraye on Sept 21, 2004 17:50:34 GMT -5
The quote button is right by the modify and delete buttons at the top of each post in a thread... and sorry it took me two days to reply, comuper's been acting funny... The manga was rather depressing... I still can't quite get how they made such a great series from it. What really ticked me off (aside from the lack of intelligent plot) was all of the fanservice... Cherise and Mary Jane especially... and that mantis lady. ick. *dies* It was kind of sad when they killed everyone off... but I think they sort of had to to move the plot forward... I mean, if Kimishima hadn't died, Kazuma never would have gone after HOLY and killed like a billion people, Ryuhou wouldn't have confronted him that day, and they'd never be thrown into the Other Side... Ayase needed to die to give Kazuma a reason to hate Mujou so much, and her brother needed to die for her to die... Scheris needed to die both to save Ryuhou and give him the motivation to fight and win... Cougar was dying anyway, so everyone would have just wondered what would have happened if they didn't show his death (although, it wasn't really too clear... if I hadn't known he was already dying I'd have never figured it out...)... Mujou just needed to die because he was an evil loser who tried to conquer the world... so yeah. I guess they all really did need to die... even if it was sad (except in Mujou's case. He deserved what he got.) My personal theory on the subject of what would happen if Kazuma and Ryuhou kicked the bucket is that the mainland would try and take over, but by the time that happens, and at the rate of increase in the births of Native Alters, either someone would be born with enough power to take over if they died, or there would be so many ALter Users by that time that they'd be able to fight off the Mainland with sheer numbers. However, if they follow the manga events, well, Kazuma is practically immortal there, so he probably wouldn't die. And Ryuhou won't allow himself to die until he defeats Kazuma once and for all... so yeah, my guess is they'd both survive for a really long time... But yes, the ending did give me a hollow, empty feeling... and I gotta agree with you on the couples... Mimori and Ryuhou should go out. Seriously. They both love each other so much that it's just sad that they don't. And what of Asuka and Cammy? He finally found her after such a long time and then we don't find out... *sigh* Thank you very much  Anyway, continuing on. I knew there was fanservice in the manga but I didn't quite realize HOW explicit it was until AFTER I bought the manga...and uh...promised everyone I knew who liked anime that they could borrow it after I was done reading it... More or less it's just the fact that I don't believe that they'd be mature enough to handle it. My priority at the time was to get more people hooked on s.CRY.ed. Oh well. There's always the series. Some of the people needed to die, yes, but it was depressing anyway. Kimishima is one of my favorite characters and one of the things that I liked about the manga was that he DIDN'T die. I know that in the anime it gave Kazuma a reason, but I really wished that they hadn't killed him off so soon (or at all ;D) or did something like they did in the manga. I dunno. It's just that all of my favorite characters in animes, video games, books, movies, etc... ALWAYS DIE and after about the...oh I don't know...56th time, it gets a little disconcerting. I see the reason why some of them had to die but ^^' it doesn't make me happy that they DID die. Cougar (another favorite of mine) dies in both the anime AND manga...although WAY too soon in the manga. We hardly see any of him before he dies...And even though his death was more significant in the anime...it just sucks that he died anyway. Personally  I'm more of a Cougar X Mimori die-hard fan...but all in all, none of the couples (except Asuka and Cammy. I'll bet that they ran off and got married after the series) really worked out. Sigh... And Mujo is just some guy who plays the ukelele and sells Mujo-O's cereal. So he definitely wasn't important. (As for those two tid-bits...those are fanart pieces) Another thing that bothers me was the character development in the anime. Maybe it's just harder because it seems difficult to write really good pieces with the character development. But it could just be that I'm a terrible writer. Yeah. Maybe it's just the latter but, I don't know. |
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Post by Asuka Was Here on Sept 23, 2004 21:25:19 GMT -5
Thank you very much Anyway, continuing on. I knew there was fanservice in the manga but I didn't quite realize HOW explicit it was until AFTER I bought the manga...and uh...promised everyone I knew who liked anime that they could borrow it after I was done reading it... More or less it's just the fact that I don't believe that they'd be mature enough to handle it. My priority at the time was to get more people hooked on s.CRY.ed. Oh well. There's always the series. Some of the people needed to die, yes, but it was depressing anyway. Kimishima is one of my favorite characters and one of the things that I liked about the manga was that he DIDN'T die. I know that in the anime it gave Kazuma a reason, but I really wished that they hadn't killed him off so soon (or at all ;D) or did something like they did in the manga. I dunno. It's just that all of my favorite characters in animes, video games, books, movies, etc... ALWAYS DIE and after about the...oh I don't know...56th time, it gets a little disconcerting. I see the reason why some of them had to die but ^^' it doesn't make me happy that they DID die. Cougar (another favorite of mine) dies in both the anime AND manga...although WAY too soon in the manga. We hardly see any of him before he dies...And even though his death was more significant in the anime...it just sucks that he died anyway. Personally I'm more of a Cougar X Mimori die-hard fan...but all in all, none of the couples (except Asuka and Cammy. I'll bet that they ran off and got married after the series) really worked out. Sigh... And Mujo is just some guy who plays the ukelele and sells Mujo-O's cereal. So he definitely wasn't important. (As for those two tid-bits...those are fanart pieces) Another thing that bothers me was the character development in the anime. Maybe it's just harder because it seems difficult to write really good pieces with the character development. But it could just be that I'm a terrible writer. Yeah. Maybe it's just the latter but, I don't know. (random happy note: Whee! first thread to hit its third page! YAY!) Yeah, I was rather scared by the degree of fanservice... and I was very reluctant to loan it to many of my friends... especially the younger ones. And it really lacked... i dunno. Intelligence? I mean, some of it was just stupid... (like Zigmar... he was just sad-looking... 'specially in the end. What exactly was the point of the "whee, I've been hiding my real face from the world" thing?) but the fanservice really bugged me... then again, I suppose it's got something to do with the fact that I'm a girl... I suppose guys would enjoy it more. But on the other hand, I don't really like it when there's excessive fanservice of any sort - I get pretty mad when guys spend more time shirtless than they really need to as well (which, coincidentally, is one of the major reasons why I hate DBZ. The other being that it's plot is exceptionally redundant and slow-paced. But this is the Scryed thread). I don't think it would have worked out if they had killed-but-not-killed Kimishima like they did in the manga. I mean, sooner or later Kazuma would figure out his buddy was alive, and there would go half of his motivation. And dead Kimishima wouldn't be able to give him pep talks like he did in the fight with Ayase. So I suppose they did have to kill him. And Ayase too. Even though it was depressing in the case of Kimishima, and Cougar, and Scheris. Although Ayase needed to die. She was confused. And she was in love with Kazu-kun. And the position of Kazu-kun lover/stalker is reserved for me and me alone... besides, I still refuse to believe that Kazu-kun saw her as more than a friend - maybe a close firend, but not a romantic interest. I mean, when she was dying, he was like "hey, what's your problem?" - if he really like liked her, he would have been more... concerned, upset, anything. I don't think he loved her at all... so yeah. Thus concludes my Mini-rant against the KazumaXAyase pairing. Sooner or later I'll end up sharing my ranting opinions against the KazumaXKanami, KazumaXAsuka and KXRyuhou pairings, too. And all other Kazu-kun involved pairings. For I have cases against all of them, sad though that may be. As for Cougar... yeah, they killed him off way too soon in the manga. And while we're at it, Urizane was a total loser in the manga just because he killed Cougar (although he had other reasons for being a loser too - I mean, zombie-esque watermelon monsters? come on...). He was much cooler in the anime. Yeah. As a random other manga point, what was with Biff in the manga? I mean, he showed up in some of the full-cast shots... but unless I'm sadly mistaken, he didn't actually have any role in the story whatsoever... so why was he in the cast shots? Ah, a CougarXMimori fan... I sorta figured from your avatar and fan art, and you're on the fanlisting for the couple... personally, I think Mimori is the problem in that pairing. SHe's just too devoted to Ryuhou (it's almost a bit disturbing... she's probably like obsessive-compulsive... not that there's anything wrong with that... it's just vaguely odd to me that the only thing she can ever think of doing is finding/helping/being with Ryuhou). But I think Cougar's love for Mimori is semi-tragic in the kind of way that makes me want to support the couple, even though I know they'll never end up together ('specially because Cougar dies...). But I am a fan of both the RyuhouXMimori and RyuhouXScheris pairings... and, also, in a strange way (there's a little bit of evidence to back this up too, it's just not necesarrily solid), I think Asuka likes Mimori, too. There are a couple scenes that just make me think that. For example, when Ryuhou saves Mimori and Asuka from Biff in episode 18, and Mimori and Ryuhou are all happy and reunited, Asuka just kinda stands in the background, but there's this expression on his face that makes me think that he's happy for them, but at the same time he's vaguely... I dunno. Jealous, maybe? Like maybe, somewhere, he's a little sad that Ryuhou didn't kick the bucket and he could end up with Mimori? I mean, he did like welcome her into his home... and prior to that, they didn't depict them being very close socially when they were both in HOLY... so who knows. The other possiblity for the scene I mentioned is that he was just thinking of Cammy... and I have to admit, the AsukaXCammy pairing is much stronger (speaking of characters with unnatural obsessions with significant others... Asuka needs to tone down the Cammy-obsession a bit). So yeah, I gotta agree, they probably ran right off and got married right when the series ended, they just never showed it. I have seen the ukelele and Mujou-O's cereal fanart. Very creative, and funny ^_^ although... I gotta admit, Mujou in a grass skirt and coconut bra is... well, just a little disturbing. But still funny. But the Mujou-O's are just awesome. This reminds me of my random list of brilliant ideas for scryed merchandise that would probably sell out easily (although some of it's a little far-fetched): -Alter Squirrel Plushies: You know you all want one. Your very own pet mutant two-tailed Alter squirrel. -Mujou and Kigetsuki voodoo dolls / pincushions: for torturing the two biggest losers in the series -Cougar Glasses: Another thing I would love to own. -Eternity Eight Golf Balls: For the rare anime fan who enjoys being outside (where there are no TVs), getting a perfect game of holes-in-one would be easy if you could psychically control your golf balls -Also, Eternity Extra Shot Bows: Because I like shooting things. It would be fun - and useful for cosplay purposes -Radical Good Speed Cars: Expensive, yes... but if I could drive, I'd want one. I wonder how much it would cost to build custom? -Kazuma-kun: Only for me. I'd kill to own the rights to Kazu-kun, so I could marry him. Either that, or I'll find a cardboard cutout of him and marry that... I think that might be legal... -Zetsuei Robots: For cleaning your room and doing your homework and such. Although, Zetsuei, even if it's got its own free will, probably has the IQ of a vaccuum cleaner... so maybe it would be best to leave the homework for something else -HOLY Uniforms: Forget cosplay. It'd be awesome if they sold them in stores... -HOLD Uniforms: Same deal as the HOLY ones -Kanami Hair Ribbons: Given that it would take virtually no effort to make one, but in today's lazy society, I'm sure that someone would buy them... -Kimishima cars & motorcycles: Maybe not as cool as Cougar's car, but still awesome... -Noble Tempest (First form) hair clips: Also cool. Odd, but cool. -Then there are the Mimori pendants, which they already make (I own one, btw...)... they should make ones that are actually blue crystal stuff, though, instead of stainless steel... Yeah. That's my long list of stuff they should make and sell. Most of it could be done, right? Except maybe the E8 golf balls... So yeah. I've carried on too long, I think. Must go do English homework and prepare for meeting one of school anime club and such... so talk to you later! ~AB |
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Post by Kat Rhye Lee Dezaraye on Sept 24, 2004 18:28:21 GMT -5
(Well I couldn't quote otherwise I couldn't post) Yeah you know, I was trying to picture them sounding and acting in the manga the way they do in the series. And it didn't work. They sort of made some of the characters pansies (And although they made it seem like Cougar didn't know anything that was going on, I TOTALLY disagree with that because Cougar is omniscient ;D) and/or stupid like Zigmarl and Urizane and some of the other characters that RANDOMLY appear. They made Asuka this total hard-core geek at the beginning, saying that the people in the Lost Ground should kick the bucket...etc...Just not fun. So I really doubt I'll loan out the manga. Maybe the series, but not the manga. And the only thing that I can figure about the fanservice is perhaps the artist was sexually frustrated or something.  And I don't know...They could've gone about it the wrong way. Kind of like in the manga when they killed Kanami's friend and that set Kazuma off. Kimishima didn't HAVE to die just randomly (because I really wasn't expecting him to die. If I was expecting him to die at ALL it would've been in ep. 7). Ayase...yeah...she had to die. But nevertheless, I think it would've been cool to see Kimishima last throughout the series. But that's just because he's one of my favs. And Urizane, being a loser in the manga, did NOT have the right to kill HIMSELF. He should've died disgracefully. Like...a jar of pickles could've struck him in the head, causing severe brain injuries. Or something like that. He was a better character in the anime without a doubt. And there WERE spontaneous characters in the manga, like Mujo was in the background and Biff, and the Dream Sisters, etc...just about everyone you can think of from the anime And I don't know why. And yes...I am a die-hard fan of Cougar and Mimori ^_^. I've been trying to write a story about the two getting together (or at LEAST an angst) but I have such difficulty for it. And yes, it's BECAUSE Mimori is devoted to Ryuho. That's what ties in, I think, to some of the characters really...really...being inflexible. While Cougar's love for her is true, I don't really think that she sees it. I think she may have thought of it as some kind of 'crush' or something, being the way he is...smooth...cool...always after the ladies, but I don't think he was after anyone else but her. The angsty love is really a plot enhancer, but it's frustrating when no matter what you do, you can't make it happen. AND! The fanart pics of Mujo are intended to be so disturbing that even I must turn my head away! ...Which I haven't yet but that's okay. Mujo bashing is what I'm here for. It's what I LIVE for. And you know what? I love your list of brilliant ideas for s.CRY.ed goods. And adding on, I think they should make a car that blows up and then magically reconstructs itself (Okay, so Cougar's car doesn't exactly reconstruct itself, but it would be a cool car nonetheless. Get it going fast enough, park it next to a car that belongs to someone you don't like, watch as everything in a three mile radius around the car blows up (including the cars belonging to the people which you don't like) and then, in the midst of the crater, a shiny pink car, unharmed, sits...waiting for its driver ^_^). |
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Post by Asuka Was Here on Sept 24, 2004 21:42:05 GMT -5
(Well I couldn't quote otherwise I couldn't post) Yeah you know, I was trying to picture them sounding and acting in the manga the way they do in the series. And it didn't work. They sort of made some of the characters pansies (And although they made it seem like Cougar didn't know anything that was going on, I TOTALLY disagree with that because Cougar is omniscient ;D) and/or stupid like Zigmarl and Urizane and some of the other characters that RANDOMLY appear. They made Asuka this total hard-core geek at the beginning, saying that the people in the Lost Ground should kick the bucket...etc...Just not fun. So I really doubt I'll loan out the manga. Maybe the series, but not the manga. And the only thing that I can figure about the fanservice is perhaps the artist was sexually frustrated or something. And I don't know...They could've gone about it the wrong way. Kind of like in the manga when they killed Kanami's friend and that set Kazuma off. Kimishima didn't HAVE to die just randomly (because I really wasn't expecting him to die. If I was expecting him to die at ALL it would've been in ep. 7). Ayase...yeah...she had to die. But nevertheless, I think it would've been cool to see Kimishima last throughout the series. But that's just because he's one of my favs. And Urizane, being a loser in the manga, did NOT have the right to kill HIMSELF. He should've died disgracefully. Like...a jar of pickles could've struck him in the head, causing severe brain injuries. Or something like that. He was a better character in the anime without a doubt. And there WERE spontaneous characters in the manga, like Mujo was in the background and Biff, and the Dream Sisters, etc...just about everyone you can think of from the anime And I don't know why. And yes...I am a die-hard fan of Cougar and Mimori ^_^. I've been trying to write a story about the two getting together (or at LEAST an angst) but I have such difficulty for it. And yes, it's BECAUSE Mimori is devoted to Ryuho. That's what ties in, I think, to some of the characters really...really...being inflexible. While Cougar's love for her is true, I don't really think that she sees it. I think she may have thought of it as some kind of 'crush' or something, being the way he is...smooth...cool...always after the ladies, but I don't think he was after anyone else but her. The angsty love is really a plot enhancer, but it's frustrating when no matter what you do, you can't make it happen. AND! The fanart pics of Mujo are intended to be so disturbing that even I must turn my head away! ...Which I haven't yet but that's okay. Mujo bashing is what I'm here for. It's what I LIVE for. And you know what? I love your list of brilliant ideas for s.CRY.ed goods. And adding on, I think they should make a car that blows up and then magically reconstructs itself (Okay, so Cougar's car doesn't exactly reconstruct itself, but it would be a cool car nonetheless. Get it going fast enough, park it next to a car that belongs to someone you don't like, watch as everything in a three mile radius around the car blows up (including the cars belonging to the people which you don't like) and then, in the midst of the crater, a shiny pink car, unharmed, sits...waiting for its driver ^_^). *sigh* manga Asuka was a loser. Come to think of it, so was most of the entire manga cast. Except Cougar was cool. Kimishima wasn't bad either... although his hair kinda creeped me out. And Kazuma was OK... just not as infinitely awesome (or hot) as he was in the anime *drools* But yeah, the artist had to have some issues... either that, or have just been a total pervert... Come to think of it, you do have a point about it seeming less wierd if Kimishima had died in ep 7... he was lookin' pretty beat up there. But then all of that Mad Script stuff never would have happened... but on the other hand, that was easily my least favorite episode... so maybe it would have been better if he kicked the bucket in episode 7... although that would give him even less time to hang around and be cool... so maybe we should be thankful he lasted until episode 13... Hmmm... pickle jar-induced brain damage... I like the idea. It would make a great doujinshi... although I still have other doujinshi-that-will-never-happen plans... like my crazy idea to draw&write a doujinshi in which an evil chibi version of Kimishima runs around trying to steal the keys to Cougar's RGS car....lol. It is odd that random characters from the aniem were inserted in the manga... especially because the anime came after the manga. Kinda makes you wonder if maybe they didn't get the designs for the anime-only characters from the manga background characters... I definitely agree on the point that Mimori doesn't recognize Cougar's love for her. She was so clueless in some of the scenes - like when he's defending her from Mujou. As I recall, he said something like "Now you've spoiled our date!" and she was like "We're on a date?" ... airhead. Or the time when he was like about to ask her out but then Ryuhou came along and she completely ignored him and made plans to go out with him later that night right in front of poor Cougar. She's clueless. Mujou bashing is what you live for? Awesome. We should like start a society for the promotion of Mujou hatred or something. Or just sell Mujou voodoo dolls... I'm glad someone likes my list ^_^ I thought it was pretty funny myself. I should probably put it up on my site somewhere... maybe when I finish everything else. and the 16 other sites I'm working on *sigh* But the exploding and reconstructing car idea is brilliant. Aside from being impossible and probably illegal, it still rocks ^_^. |
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Post by Kat Rhye Lee Dezaraye on Sept 24, 2004 22:08:18 GMT -5
*sigh* manga Asuka was a loser. Come to think of it, so was most of the entire manga cast. Except Cougar was cool. Kimishima wasn't bad either... although his hair kinda creeped me out. And Kazuma was OK... just not as infinitely awesome (or hot) as he was in the anime *drools* But yeah, the artist had to have some issues... either that, or have just been a total pervert... Come to think of it, you do have a point about it seeming less wierd if Kimishima had died in ep 7... he was lookin' pretty beat up there. But then all of that Mad Script stuff never would have happened... but on the other hand, that was easily my least favorite episode... so maybe it would have been better if he kicked the bucket in episode 7... although that would give him even less time to hang around and be cool... so maybe we should be thankful he lasted until episode 13... Hmmm... pickle jar-induced brain damage... I like the idea. It would make a great doujinshi... although I still have other doujinshi-that-will-never-happen plans... like my crazy idea to draw&write a doujinshi in which an evil chibi version of Kimishima runs around trying to steal the keys to Cougar's RGS car....lol. It is odd that random characters from the aniem were inserted in the manga... especially because the anime came after the manga. Kinda makes you wonder if maybe they didn't get the designs for the anime-only characters from the manga background characters... I definitely agree on the point that Mimori doesn't recognize Cougar's love for her. She was so clueless in some of the scenes - like when he's defending her from Mujou. As I recall, he said something like "Now you've spoiled our date!" and she was like "We're on a date?" ... airhead. Or the time when he was like about to ask her out but then Ryuhou came along and she completely ignored him and made plans to go out with him later that night right in front of poor Cougar. She's clueless. Mujou bashing is what you live for? Awesome. We should like start a society for the promotion of Mujou hatred or something. Or just sell Mujou voodoo dolls... I'm glad someone likes my list ^_^ I thought it was pretty funny myself. I should probably put it up on my site somewhere... maybe when I finish everything else. and the 16 other sites I'm working on *sigh* But the exploding and reconstructing car idea is brilliant. Aside from being impossible and probably illegal, it still rocks ^_^. Yeah, most of the cast WERE losers. And I was disappointed that they only showed Cougar and Kimishima like...very little in the manga at all. Akira was okay but when I found out that she was a woman I could never look at her right again. When we first see her we are under the impression that it's a guy and so I was freaked out for the rest of the time until I DID find out that it was a girl. Then I found it hard to remember that she WAS a girl the time after that. Real weird... Mad Sprict was actually one of my favorite episodes. I don't know why either. But then again, scary as it is, I actually LIKE Unkei just because he's well...shall I say...eccentric? But I still wish that Kimishima had actually made it. Hmmm...that could actually be a good fanfic plot...How would the story have changed if he had lived...? Ah, well I'd only make it cause he's one of my fav characters but I'm sure that everyone else would think I'm whacked. Besides, there are so few s.CRY.ed fans out there, I'm sure no one would ever read it. ^_^ I'm already having difficulty trying to maintain a website for s.CRY.ed. I thought it was really cute in episode 21 when Cougar was shielding Mimori from harm. And earlier in ep. 20 when Mimori and Scheris are talking about Ryuho and Asuka asks Cougar what he thinks they're talking about and he replies with 'I'm trying to act like I don't really care' I was all 'nooooo' Tis' was so sad...cause you knew he cared... And that was really funny in ep. 23 when he was all, 'You interrupted our date' and she says, 'We're on a date?' and he gets this look and replies, 'Just play along with me, would ya?', but I didn't really get how that meant anything relevant to what was going on with Mujo except Cougar was just being his usual 'head-over-heels-in-love' self. ^^' Oh shoot. I'm rambling. Anyway... Yes! We should start like some anti-Mujo campaign and our banner can be that picture when it shows him as a child living in a dumpster or something. We can call it something like 'Mujo's Happy Place' or whatever 'Within a dumpster' and uh...sell scissors so we can cut off Mujo's ponytail looking thingy. That would be a cool idea to put the list up on your site. It's original AND it's funny. I thought it was a neat arrangement of ideas. And although the exploding car idea IS illegal, it still fills me with joy thinking about it. ;D |
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Post by Asuka Was Here on Sept 24, 2004 22:25:15 GMT -5
Yeah, most of the cast WERE losers. And I was disappointed that they only showed Cougar and Kimishima like...very little in the manga at all. Akira was okay but when I found out that she was a woman I could never look at her right again. When we first see her we are under the impression that it's a guy and so I was freaked out for the rest of the time until I DID find out that it was a girl. Then I found it hard to remember that she WAS a girl the time after that. Real weird... Mad Sprict was actually one of my favorite episodes. I don't know why either. But then again, scary as it is, I actually LIKE Unkei just because he's well...shall I say...eccentric? But I still wish that Kimishima had actually made it. Hmmm...that could actually be a good fanfic plot...How would the story have changed if he had lived...? Ah, well I'd only make it cause he's one of my fav characters but I'm sure that everyone else would think I'm whacked. Besides, there are so few s.CRY.ed fans out there, I'm sure no one would ever read it. ^_^ I'm already having difficulty trying to maintain a website for s.CRY.ed. I thought it was really cute in episode 21 when Cougar was shielding Mimori from harm. And earlier in ep. 20 when Mimori and Scheris are talking about Ryuho and Asuka asks Cougar what he thinks they're talking about and he replies with 'I'm trying to act like I don't really care' I was all 'nooooo' Tis' was so sad...cause you knew he cared... And that was really funny in ep. 23 when he was all, 'You interrupted our date' and she says, 'We're on a date?' and he gets this look and replies, 'Just play along with me, would ya?', but I didn't really get how that meant anything relevant to what was going on with Mujo except Cougar was just being his usual 'head-over-heels-in-love' self. ^^' Oh shoot. I'm rambling. Anyway... Yes! We should start like some anti-Mujo campaign and our banner can be that picture when it shows him as a child living in a dumpster or something. We can call it something like 'Mujo's Happy Place' or whatever 'Within a dumpster' and uh...sell scissors so we can cut off Mujo's ponytail looking thingy. That would be a cool idea to put the list up on your site. It's original AND it's funny. I thought it was a neat arrangement of ideas. And although the exploding car idea IS illegal, it still fills me with joy thinking about it. ;D (as a random note, I think this is the first time in the forums history that two members were on at the same time... yay!) Ah, Akira. I knew she was a girl. Don't ask me how. I'm not quite sure myself. But I did. Then again, I'm wierd. But yes, she did look so much like a guy that it wasn't even funny. I didn't like Mad Sprict for a few reasons. For one, I was severaly traumatized by the sight of Kazuma in a HOLY uniform... very wrong. Furthermore, I didn't really like Unkei... he was eccentric, yes, but he was also exceptionally conceited. That actually would make a good fic. Write it. The world needs more Scryed fics, and I for one wouldn't think you were whacked for writing it. It's a very interesting concept. But the world needs more Scryed fans. I'm going to work on that - I've already made a good half dozen people like it... and I'm going to end up showing it sooner or later at my new school anime club, so hopefully some more people will love it, too ^_^ The "we're on a date?" scene was very funny. So clueless, I say. And there are a lot of funny scenes involving Cougar and Mimori... but then again, Cougar's primary role is tragic-comic relief... sooo... I suppose that would make sense... Anti-Mujou campaign. Awesome. I'll add that to my list of things to do in the event that I ever have spare time ^_^ The happy place idea is cool. Another good idea would be to use one of those pictures where he looks absolutely posessed... cutting off the ponytail-like thing would be interesting, too. I betcha there's a reason he hasn't cut it off yet... must be somethign dark and mysterious. Or perhaps it's his weak spot - you know, cut off the ponytail and he like simultaneously combusts or melts or just randomly kicks the bucket or something? Yeah. I bet it's one of those. I think I will put that list up someday. Coolness. Exploding Cougar cars. Awesomeness... |
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Post by Kat Rhye Lee Dezaraye on Sept 24, 2004 22:37:39 GMT -5
(as a random note, I think this is the first time in the forums history that two members were on at the same time... yay!) Ah, Akira. I knew she was a girl. Don't ask me how. I'm not quite sure myself. But I did. Then again, I'm wierd. But yes, she did look so much like a guy that it wasn't even funny. I didn't like Mad Sprict for a few reasons. For one, I was severaly traumatized by the sight of Kazuma in a HOLY uniform... very wrong. Furthermore, I didn't really like Unkei... he was eccentric, yes, but he was also exceptionally conceited. That actually would make a good fic. Write it. The world needs more Scryed fics, and I for one wouldn't think you were whacked for writing it. It's a very interesting concept. But the world needs more Scryed fans. I'm going to work on that - I've already made a good half dozen people like it... and I'm going to end up showing it sooner or later at my new school anime club, so hopefully some more people will love it, too ^_^ The "we're on a date?" scene was very funny. So clueless, I say. And there are a lot of funny scenes involving Cougar and Mimori... but then again, Cougar's primary role is tragic-comic relief... sooo... I suppose that would make sense... Anti-Mujou campaign. Awesome. I'll add that to my list of things to do in the event that I ever have spare time ^_^ The happy place idea is cool. Another good idea would be to use one of those pictures where he looks absolutely posessed... cutting off the ponytail-like thing would be interesting, too. I betcha there's a reason he hasn't cut it off yet... must be somethign dark and mysterious. Or perhaps it's his weak spot - you know, cut off the ponytail and he like simultaneously combusts or melts or just randomly kicks the bucket or something? Yeah. I bet it's one of those. I think I will put that list up someday. Coolness. Exploding Cougar cars. Awesomeness... ;D I'm always online. Cause I'm lifeless. I DID have an impression that Akira was a girl but then again, I wasn't sure. I was too scared to know. O__O And although Unkei was entirely conceited, I don't know...it was just funny. I guess it's because I've never seen a character like him. But I also liked the scene between Cougar, Kazuma, and Mimori. THAT was entertaining. As it is, I'm trying to get all my friends hooked on s.CRY.ed. And I could consider writing it, but I have like three other s.CRY.ed fics in the works and then one really messed up one (character suicide ^^' I don't know what I was on that day, but after I wrote that story, I became a full on CougarXMimori fan. THAT'S all I know). I really want to read more s.CRY.ed fics though...sigh... Tragic, yes, but Cougar is a very enthusiastic character. I wish they had gone more in depth into his past with him and Kazuma. ^___^ Chibi Kazuma! Yay! I love the brotherhood between them...even though it's only surrogate, but oh well. ;D Well in the pic where Mujo's a kid, it doesn't look like he had much hair. Even now it doesn't look like he had much hair. Maybe he's one of those guys who bald at an early age. But that's okay. We'll cut off his ponytail and use it for barbie hair or doll hair and sell it. We can be evil AND make a profit at the same time. ::Grin:: Um...unless of course he has lice... ::shivers:: |
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Post by Asuka Was Here on Sept 24, 2004 22:58:24 GMT -5
;D I'm always online. Cause I'm lifeless. I DID have an impression that Akira was a girl but then again, I wasn't sure. I was too scared to know. O__O And although Unkei was entirely conceited, I don't know...it was just funny. I guess it's because I've never seen a character like him. But I also liked the scene between Cougar, Kazuma, and Mimori. THAT was entertaining. As it is, I'm trying to get all my friends hooked on s.CRY.ed. And I could consider writing it, but I have like three other s.CRY.ed fics in the works and then one really messed up one (character suicide ^^' I don't know what I was on that day, but after I wrote that story, I became a full on CougarXMimori fan. THAT'S all I know). I really want to read more s.CRY.ed fics though...sigh... Tragic, yes, but Cougar is a very enthusiastic character. I wish they had gone more in depth into his past with him and Kazuma. ^___^ Chibi Kazuma! Yay! I love the brotherhood between them...even though it's only surrogate, but oh well. ;D Well in the pic where Mujo's a kid, it doesn't look like he had much hair. Even now it doesn't look like he had much hair. Maybe he's one of those guys who bald at an early age. But that's okay. We'll cut off his ponytail and use it for barbie hair or doll hair and sell it. We can be evil AND make a profit at the same time. ::Grin:: Um...unless of course he has lice... ::shivers:: Lol. I spend more time than I should online, too. Although I'm usually working on one website or another, or downloading obscure useless stuff that no one cares about. Or playing that excessively easy funny little Naruto game on Shonen Jump's website... Yeah, Unkei was one of a kind. And that scene was funny, but for me it didn't make up for all of the horrors of HOLY-Kazuma *shudders* Ah. You know, it's at least good that you start to write your fic ideas out... I just leave mine to float into my head until something else comes along to take them away. The only story I would even consider writing right now is an original (as in not-a-fanfic) one that's been floating around in my head too long to ignore... but it'd take a lot of time and effort. However, I've also had some pretty wierd Scryed related dreams... aside from the one where I stalked Kazuma obsessively until he married me, there was this wierd one where Asuka and Mimori were on a date (I don't know why though) and they were eating ice cream in an ice cream parlor on a pier (don't ask what a pier was doing in the Lost Ground), when all of a sudden Kazuma came along and randomly beat up Asuka, then left. Then Asuka and Mimori decided that dating was a dumb idea and Kazuma went and met Cougar under the pier where Cougar hired him to do some obscure job. Fast forward a few days later, where Mimori is walking down the road and all of a sudden Ryuhou walks up and asks her to marry him (naturally she says yes) and then they're having a wedding and Kazu-kun shows up and Shell Bullets the church they were being married in to death. That's when it got thoroughly strange and I woke up. Wierd, isn't it? Yeah, I would have liked to know more about Cougar and Kazuma's past... the twelve year old Kazuma is just so adorable! *huggles* I remember in Kazuma's flashbacks of his youth in the manga he looked like a shorter version of his older self with a head that was proportionately waaaaay too large. Creepyness. We can only wonder about Mujou. But why would a barbie doll want to have silver hair? We could sell it to obsessive Scryed fnas instead... or use it to make those voodoo dolls, and then sell them instead ^_^ I still think that's a good idea... |
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Post by Kat Rhye Lee Dezaraye on Sept 24, 2004 23:12:00 GMT -5
Yeah. I really need more of a life than staying online all the time. But until I find one, I'll stay online ;D I wish Unkei hadn't died either...Geez now that I think about it, everyone I likes dies. Actually the fanfic I'm writing now came from a dream I had about some antagonist (forgot who it was) who began turning Inners into Alter Users and for some reason, Mimori was an Alter User (which was pretty cool) But I forgot the main part of it. I'll have dreams like that from time to time, and for some reason, they always seem to work well with my stories ^_^ Like another one I had about Cougar and Kazuma fighting and Kazuma talking to Cougar about their past and something but I forgot most of it. And your dream sounds like it would be good if it was turned into a fanfic or something. ;D Not sure what the plot would be though. I was hoping that since the anime didn't clarify Kazuma and Cougar's past that they would in the manga. They did it briefly and explained why Cougar left but...I'm not satisfied. SO! I took it upon myself to create a fanfic about it...Which is one of my current s.CRY.ed projects. Huzzah! And well, if barbies had silver hair, it would really fit in with the feminine side of Mujo, who in my ukulele pic has the body of a female gymnast. Besides, all the earned money could SPONSER the Anti-Mujo campaign. |
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Post by Asuka Was Here on Sept 24, 2004 23:40:18 GMT -5
Yeah. I really need more of a life than staying online all the time. But until I find one, I'll stay online ;D I wish Unkei hadn't died either...Geez now that I think about it, everyone I likes dies. Actually the fanfic I'm writing now came from a dream I had about some antagonist (forgot who it was) who began turning Inners into Alter Users and for some reason, Mimori was an Alter User (which was pretty cool) But I forgot the main part of it. I'll have dreams like that from time to time, and for some reason, they always seem to work well with my stories ^_^ Like another one I had about Cougar and Kazuma fighting and Kazuma talking to Cougar about their past and something but I forgot most of it. And your dream sounds like it would be good if it was turned into a fanfic or something. ;D Not sure what the plot would be though. I was hoping that since the anime didn't clarify Kazuma and Cougar's past that they would in the manga. They did it briefly and explained why Cougar left but...I'm not satisfied. SO! I took it upon myself to create a fanfic about it...Which is one of my current s.CRY.ed projects. Huzzah! And well, if barbies had silver hair, it would really fit in with the feminine side of Mujo, who in my ukulele pic has the body of a female gymnast. Besides, all the earned money could SPONSER the Anti-Mujo campaign. That's a fascinating dream/story. I can't really see Mimori as an Alter User, though. She's too pacifistic... and since ALter Power is determined by the user.... what would her ability be? the power to stop people from fighting? Something lame and useless? who knows... but it is an interesting concept. I just wouldn't choose Mimori, among all of the Inners out there, as an Alter User... The COugar & Kazuma talking one sounds cool, too. If only you could remember it all... I'd like to find out how your subconscious pieces together the clues of their pasts into a coherent (or maybe an incoherent?) piece... wish I could have a dream about that, too... My dream might make an interesting fanfic, but you're right, it'd be virtually plotless. Unless somehow I could make it work out that COugar was like secretly workign with Kazuma to prevent Mimori from hooking up with any other guys so he could get her... but that's still a very weak plotline... Good luck with your Kazu/Cougar past fic. I'll read it if you finish it ^_^ I'd like to see. Whee! Campaign sponsors! yay!! Still, it'd be creepy. Who knows, though... Meh. ANyway, I'm going to sleep. 's too late to be moving, much less typing and thinking. I'll probably end up waking up at like... 2pm tomorrow -_-' that's what I get for staying up till almost 1am... talk to you later |
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I'm more of a Cougar X Mimori die-hard fan...but all in all, none of the couples (except Asuka and Cammy. I'll bet that they ran off and got married after the series) really worked out. Sigh...