Shakugan no Shana III (Final)

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Postby angelx03 » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:12 pm

OMG, the Shakugan no Shana the Movie is OUT! :shock:

[spoiler]At first, I was a bit uneasy about it since I heard it's actually an alternate retelling of the first 6 episodes of the first season. For the most part it was especially since some of the familiar scenes (like when Yuji first met Shana, the whole Yukari incident, and the undressing of Shana) were reused. BUT there were some key differences!

- Kazumi Yoshida actually got in a couple more scenes whereas in the TV series, there was not much.

- The first appearance of Margery Daw actually didn't end up with her fighting against Shana. Hell, this is when both Shana and Yuji first met her.

- In addition, both Shana and Margery Daw actually worked together in order to fight against Friagne.

- The final fight scenes against Friagne was FAR better choreographed than the TV series as it showed the true extent of Friagne's powers especially with Marienne's ability to possess dummies and the Trigger Happy gun.

- The Flame of the Heaven's true form is revealed, and it was BAD ASS!

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This was surprisingly an enjoyable movie. While some people may already get sort of bored with the beginning assuming you've already seen the first few TV episodes, near the end it really blows the TV version away. Heck, now I can't watch the TV's version without thinking about the movie! :o
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Postby Chrono63 » Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:05 am

x2 to everything angelx03 wrote.

Though, they didn't put in the funny scene from SnS1, when[spoiler]Yuuji wakes up with Shana in his bed.:D[/spoiler]

On the other hand, season 2 starts tomorrow, right? I'm still considering, if I'll be watching it as it comes out or wait for it to finish.:/
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Postby O-Kagachi » Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:18 pm

Be like the rest of us.. watch it as it comes out.
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Postby ZephyrStar » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:41 am

Chrono63 wrote:x2 to everything angelx03 wrote.

Though, they didn't put in the funny scene from SnS1, when[spoiler]Yuuji wakes up with Shana in his bed.:D[/spoiler]

On the other hand, season 2 starts tomorrow, right? I'm still considering, if I'll be watching it as it comes out or wait for it to finish.:/


x3 to everything angelx03 wrote.

and I was dissapointed that they didn't use that scene either, I know it's a pretty cliche scene, but it's reeeeally funny in the Shana TV series. First ep of which should have been yesterday. I guess Eclipse-SS will be taking it, but since they're also doing Clannad, I'm betting Clannad will get their attention as the 24 hour subs show the same way they did Kanon 2006.
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Postby OropherZero » Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:37 am

Just saw the OP to Shana season 2. Too much Yoshida in it, seriously she should just give up, she has ZERO chance to get with Yuji? Is that right, it's been a while since I've seen Shana so hoping his name is Yuji.
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Postby Pas » Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:41 am

OropherZero wrote:Just saw the OP to Shana season 2. Too much Yoshida in it, seriously she should just give up, she has ZERO chance to get with Yuji? Is that right, it's been a while since I've seen Shana so hoping his name is Yuji.


Yeah that's his name alright. I don't particularly care about her tbh, I mean, it does at least add some competition into it right? It would be rather boring is Shana just got with Yuji rightaway.
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Postby OropherZero » Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:44 am

i might just get the raws, eclipse only does 2 shows at once, right now they are doing clannad and hayate(does anyone care about this show anymore?) but yeah the animation of the OP... looks like stuff has improved since season 1 =D
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Postby Pas » Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:02 am

I'm kinda hoping that they speed things up a little in season 2. Season 1 was good, but I found towards the end some things were being rushed through, while others seemed to drag out needlessly. Episode 18 was the best one for the series I think.

Also, did anyone else notice the continuity error in episode 21 at 9:20 into the episode. Shana puts her sword away, then it suddenly appears for a scene and disappears again O:

The was another continuity error later on, but I forgot it from when I saw it.
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Postby O-Kagachi » Sun Oct 07, 2007 12:44 pm

OropherZero wrote:i might just get the raws, eclipse only does 2 shows at once, right now they are doing clannad and hayate(does anyone care about this show anymore?) but yeah the animation of the OP... looks like stuff has improved since season 1 =D


Yeah, that's what I had to do with Nanoha StrikerS <,< As long as eclipse isn't hella slow like Yesy, I'll be just fine.
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Postby Chrono63 » Sun Oct 07, 2007 12:58 pm

Ep1 by SS-Eclipse is out. Seems like they will be doing three series.
Let's give them a cookie for their efforts.:)
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Postby angelx03 » Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:16 pm

Woot, Shakugan no Shana Season 2, Episode 1! :D

[spoiler]Ahhh, what a crafty way to do a recap of first season! Yuuji pretty much got caught himself in some sort of a dream world made by a new Tomogara (who by the way is that gothic loli girl with horns). And in the dream world, he pretty much relived some of the events like the first encounter with Friagne and those incest twins. After Yuuji figured out it was all a dream, he made sure he woke up. When he did that, he saw Shana fighting against that Tomogara.[/spoiler]

The new OP sequence freakin' KICKS ASS! The people of I've Sound are really branching out towards the rock styles. And I have to say, the animation from J.C. Staff looks a lot slicker than usual. I guess they got themselves a more solid budget this time due to the popularity of this. 8-)
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Postby Chrono63 » Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:29 pm

O-Kagachi wrote:Be like the rest of us.. watch it as it comes out.
Went as you recommended. But now I shall feel the pain of waiting within each second until ep2.:(

[spoiler]Hehe, the "recap" thing got me really confused.
"Did they put in the beginning from s1?"
"No wait, they are just playing with us, it's a new semester."
"What the hell? It's Friagne!"
And so on...

I really liked it when Yuuji (I prefer this version of the name) asked Shana about what did she say before releasing Alastor. *BLUSH* "Urusai, urusai, urusai!" Soooo cute! XD[/spoiler]

The OP song is quite different than "Hishoku no Sora" (s1) and "Tenjou wo Kakeru Mono Tachi" (from the movie), so I'll probably need some time to get used to it.
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Postby O-Kagachi » Sun Oct 07, 2007 6:54 pm

Suffer as we all do. You are never alone :D
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Postby OmniStrata » Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:31 am

That opening is more rock-steady then the original's 'epic' feel I've been getting, but it works...

This is at its core a HOT action series [ack, pun] that involves the only overaged female child [gah?] that's turned me into a semi-loli in less than 4 episodes...

[Yes Omni, you're supposed to like women, WOMEN WITH BOOBS AND BODIES ACK*]

*stares at Margery Daw a bit more...*

ah, that's better...

But why does she get to live with the darn 'badass' delinquent, it makes no sense... [he also seems indifferent to having a near sex-goddess living with him which doesn't match my standard 'deliquent' cliche, which is good]
"Strength lies in action. Let the weak react to me..." - Kamahl, Pit Fighter from Magic: the Gathering
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Postby O-Kagachi » Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:11 pm

Yes..I blame this anime for making me a partial loli-phile too. But remember, a little on the side never hurts. Just look at more boobs later.
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