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The iDOLM@STER anime - criticisms
MetalPredat0r:
--- Quote from: Chance4U on October 27, 2014, 11:03:19 pm ---It just goes to show that DS should have been the background dancers, not ML. Too bad the VA's are too expensive.
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As much as I want DS to make a comeback, having these characters instead of the characters we already have probably wouldn't change much, if anything at all. The big issue isn't the characters they have, its how they were written that's the big issue. Even if they had Dearly Stars instead of Million Live, we probably would've still had that dragged out drama sequence, just replace Kana with Ai.
altuixde:
Here's my two cents:
There's a certain rhythm that the idolmaster anime had adopted, and the movie didn't deviate from that rhythm very much. Many times, I knew how characters were going to react a few seconds before they they actually did. Familiarity is good, but it would've been better to shake things up more. Overall, I'd say it was a good movie, but it didn't reach the heights that some episodes of the anime did. I feel disappointed because I had such high expectations. I think that everyone's disappointed because the only idols who were really focused on were Haruka and Kana (but I agree with MetalPredat0r that an unbalanced focus is pretty much necessary and expected when you have so many characters). It's obvious that more story could be told, so let's hope that A1 Pictures and the other companies involved think so too; they could decide to make more movies.
animagic4u:
--- Quote from: MetalPredat0r on October 27, 2014, 08:23:59 pm ---Don't forget the rotoscoping in the snack scene!
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I started laughing so hard when I saw that scene...I was so confused.
Amazing_Grace:
--- Quote from: altuixde on October 28, 2014, 05:39:24 pm ---It's obvious that more story could be told, so let's hope that A1 Pictures and the other companies involved think so too; they could decide to make more movies.
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I like this idea.
Anyways, my thoughts on the movie:
MY sister pointed out to me something in regards to Haruka--yeah, she gets a lot of screentime, because she's pretty much the main character. She's the poster girl. They're going to put more focus on her because she's the "main character".
My qualm with it is...why couldn't the franchise have chosen a more interesting "main character"? It's not that I don't like Haruka, but frankly, she's my least favorite idol. There's just...I don't know, she's not that interesting to me, not nearly as much as, say, Takane or Hibiki or the Futami twins.
I just wish someone like Yukiho was he poster girl instead. She has so much more we can expand on.
And let's be honest here guys, I want Makoto to be the main character most of all. I feel like she has more to her personality than Haruka, way more to be explored and expanded upon. Haruka's just "the clumsy poster girl with the ribbons". Makoto is "the girly tomboy but she wishes she weren't so masculine but her tastes can be so boyish and everyone just laughs at her because cuteness is but a dream for poor Makoto".
I don't know, it's like EVERYONE is more interesting than Haruka.
Let's have an anime about 876.
Please.
As for Kana...I went into the movie knowing NOTHING about the ML girls, and here's what I left with:
There's a girl named Shiho who reminds me of a cross between Iori and Chihaya and overall seems like a real "WORK HARD BE PERFECT" jerk.
Kana can't sing or do anything and she's basically Haruka of ML and also she gets fat once.
Some other girls were there but I have no idea what their names or personalities or ANYTHING are because they were literally just there to take up space that should have been occupied by 876.
It just seemed...meh.
I mean, I was so excited for this movie, but in the end it was just kinda...eh. I wanted so much more. I want more movies.
It was still absolutely hilarious from start to finish because I watched it with Arturo and we just made fun of it the whole time.
MetalPredat0r:
--- Quote from: Amazing_Grace on November 01, 2014, 11:36:48 pm ---I like this idea.
Anyways, my thoughts on the movie:
MY sister pointed out to me something in regards to Haruka--yeah, she gets a lot of screentime, because she's pretty much the main character. She's the poster girl. They're going to put more focus on her because she's the "main character".
My qualm with it is...why couldn't the franchise have chosen a more interesting "main character"? It's not that I don't like Haruka, but frankly, she's my least favorite idol. There's just...I don't know, she's not that interesting to me, not nearly as much as, say, Takane or Hibiki or the Futami twins.
I just wish someone like Yukiho was he poster girl instead. She has so much more we can expand on.
And let's be honest here guys, I want Makoto to be the main character most of all. I feel like she has more to her personality than Haruka, way more to be explored and expanded upon. Haruka's just "the clumsy poster girl with the ribbons". Makoto is "the girly tomboy but she wishes she weren't so masculine but her tastes can be so boyish and everyone just laughs at her because cuteness is but a dream for poor Makoto".
I don't know, it's like EVERYONE is more interesting than Haruka.
Let's have an anime about 876.
Please.
As for Kana...I went into the movie knowing NOTHING about the ML girls, and here's what I left with:
There's a girl named Shiho who reminds me of a cross between Iori and Chihaya and overall seems like a real "WORK HARD BE PERFECT" jerk.
Kana can't sing or do anything and she's basically Haruka of ML and also she gets fat once.
Some other girls were there but I have no idea what their names or personalities or ANYTHING are because they were literally just there to take up space that should have been occupied by 876.
It just seemed...meh.
I mean, I was so excited for this movie, but in the end it was just kinda...eh. I wanted so much more. I want more movies.
It was still absolutely hilarious from start to finish because I watched it with Arturo and we just made fun of it the whole time.
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Haruka kinda suffers a bit from "Vanilla Protagonist Syndrome" where she isn't a bad character, but everyone else around her is so much more interesting and complex that Haruka kinda feels.....there.
As for the ML Girls.you have the exact same reaction that every fan with no ML knowledge got. Which is actually fairly inaccurate of who they are. Shiho isn't supposed to be a jerk like that, she's more of a loner with a hidden heart of gold that's difficult to reach due to her personal issues.
Kana is more of the Ai on Million Live than the Haruka, especially given that ML actually DOES have a "Haruka-type" girl. Though Fat Kana cards would be very much appreciated.
Everyone else.......yeah, I don't blame you. They didn't do a thing. :P
Overall, the movie is relatively mediocre. It started strong, but got weaker towards the middle.
Btw, you're welcome for that commentary. ;)
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