by Erokodomo » Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:04 pm
Like it says, feel free to vent your rage about Nel here. She is the WORST character I`ve ever encountered in 10 years of watching anime, and every time she is given screen-time a small part of me dies. Though this thread is primarily anime-based, she`s a waste of manga space too.
The Manga:
The Hueco Mundo Arc has been incredible...no arguments there. And in the midst of all the badA** fighting...there`s Nel. Comic relief taken entirely too far. All she and her posse ever do is get in the way and take up valuable page space that could have been better used for anything else (more fighting, interactions between Espada, etc.). Waiting for each new chapter is great...until you discover that 1/3 of the tragically short chapter is filled with unnecessary Nel shenanigans.
The only saving grace for her, manga-wise, is her brief moment of glory where she regains her power.
The Anime:
On this topic, I can`t see how even her moment of glory could do anything for her. Nel`s pointless antics are compounded by the heinous voice they gave her. Yes, it suits her character...but that doesn`t stop it from being terrible. If you speak Japanese, then you understand just how awfully she is butchering such an incredible language. She`s the worst thing to happen to the Japanese language since Kanji.
And if you don`t speak Japanese...it doesn`t really matter. That high-pitched, whiny voice transcends all language barriers.
Every pencil line of her in the manga is a waste of precious space. Every second of her on screen is an assault on my sense of sight, sound, and somehow my sense of taste too. Just awful.
That`s been brewing for a while now, so there`s my rant. Join in as you all see fit.