Comments on: Shakugan no Shana II - Episode 24 [END (or is it?)] http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/2008/04/01/shakugan-no-shana-ii-episode-24-end/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:16:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Josh http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/2008/04/01/shakugan-no-shana-ii-episode-24-end/comment-page-1/#comment-2497 Josh Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:58:05 +0000 http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/?p=1244#comment-2497 didn't see <em>KimiKiss</em>, and I was less than impressed with <em>H2O</em>. I was pondering whether I liked this better than <em>CLANNAD</em> and, as of where the series is right now, I'd say I'd like Shana better than <em>CLANNAD</em>, though <em>CLANNAD</em> may turn out being better once they air <em>After Story</em> >>One thing that frustrated me about Shana II is that, while the fight scenes were exciting in the second half of the season, very little got accomplished in the show.<< One of the ways I'm looking at this series, in anticipation of a 3rd season, is kind of like "The Empire Strikes Back" in the Star Wars trilogy. Did the main central plot get resolved? No. Did we move some chess pieces around to get us closer to the end? Yeah. Now, if they suddenly said they weren't going to do a third season, then yes, this show suffered several problems with loose ends, but I'm going of the assumption that we're going to get more at this point. didn’t see KimiKiss, and I was less than impressed with H2O.

I was pondering whether I liked this better than CLANNAD and, as of where the series is right now, I’d say I’d like Shana better than CLANNAD, though CLANNAD may turn out being better once they air After Story

>>One thing that frustrated me about Shana II is that, while the fight scenes were exciting in the second half of the season, very little got accomplished in the show.<<

One of the ways I’m looking at this series, in anticipation of a 3rd season, is kind of like “The Empire Strikes Back” in the Star Wars trilogy. Did the main central plot get resolved? No. Did we move some chess pieces around to get us closer to the end? Yeah.

Now, if they suddenly said they weren’t going to do a third season, then yes, this show suffered several problems with loose ends, but I’m going of the assumption that we’re going to get more at this point.

]]> By: CCY http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/2008/04/01/shakugan-no-shana-ii-episode-24-end/comment-page-1/#comment-2490 CCY Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:46:14 +0000 http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/?p=1244#comment-2490 Yeah, Shana II definitely picked up after its slow start, but I'd be tentative about calling it the best fall show. Maybe for action, but I'm a large fan of visual novel conversions (Clannad / KimiKiss / H2O / etc.) so I can't give it such a label. One thing that frustrated me about Shana II is that, while the fight scenes were exciting in the second half of the season, very little got accomplished in the show. None of the bad guys - not even Sabrac - were killed, Yuuji didn't really resolve things in the love triangle (not until the very end, and dubiously so) ... most of it really is, like you said, setup for hopefully a 3rd season. Too many loose ends that were never picked up. Still, I'd look forward to a third season, so that must say something good about Shana II. Yeah, Shana II definitely picked up after its slow start, but I’d be tentative about calling it the best fall show.

Maybe for action, but I’m a large fan of visual novel conversions (Clannad / KimiKiss / H2O / etc.) so I can’t give it such a label.

One thing that frustrated me about Shana II is that, while the fight scenes were exciting in the second half of the season, very little got accomplished in the show. None of the bad guys - not even Sabrac - were killed, Yuuji didn’t really resolve things in the love triangle (not until the very end, and dubiously so) … most of it really is, like you said, setup for hopefully a 3rd season. Too many loose ends that were never picked up.

Still, I’d look forward to a third season, so that must say something good about Shana II.

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