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Dekomori Sanae · 2014-02-17, 22:23

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Originally Posted by Duo Maxwell

Who is that Izayoi everyone is speaking of?

Sakamaki Izayoi from Mondaiji-tachi:
http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl...r&charid=48163

Merry · 2014-02-18, 02:21

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Originally Posted by Miraluka

I don't know how you see Izayoi but he to me is a battle freak, easy going boy, genius, badass, loner, hidden papa bear, likes to tease Kurousagi and not a gary stu... actually he reminds me a lot of Tsukiyumi Ikuto teasing Amu from Shugo Chara but on Mondaiji is with Kurousagi. I don't see him as harem mc though.

The fact that he's all of those things at once is exactly part of what makes him a Gary Stu... He's a messily written character. But I do agree with you in that I don't see him as a harem MC, either.

ImperialFlameGod8190 · 2014-02-21, 23:15

izayoi from mondaiji isn't a harem MC because really mondaiji aint a harem. If you go by the anime there's virtually zero romance and even from the manga there's no true indication of romance except maybe with him and black rabbit.
Arata would actually be more in the tomoki sakurai Model of harem MC (heaven's lost property) Guy's a straight up perv and he knows it but his actions make him very likeable. Most of the girls in the series fall for him despite the perviness and a few seem to play along with his nature quite marvelously

Silver-Throne · 2014-02-22, 06:09

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Originally Posted by ImperialFlameGod8190

izayoi from mondaiji isn't a harem MC because really mondaiji aint a harem. If you go by the anime there's virtually zero romance and even from the manga there's no true indication of romance except maybe with him and black rabbit.

Yep. Let`s see if it will. If not, oh well

Btw, I`ve read the latest manga chapter.

Miraluka · 2014-02-22, 23:36

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Originally Posted by Merry

The fact that he's all of those things at once is exactly part of what makes him a Gary Stu... He's a messily written character. But I do agree with you in that I don't see him as a harem MC, either.

More than Gary Stu he is just a multifacetic character that isn't defined by just one or two traits. If he was he would be winning every single problem he meets which isn't the case so far.

Merry · 2014-02-23, 05:11

A character having a lot of different traits is fine. But if those traits are just filler and aren't really adding anything substantial to the character, then it starts to get into Sue/Stu territory. You can tell when it's justified for a character to be multifaceted, as opposed to a character that just has a bunch of traits haphazardly slapped together for little to no reason.

To some people, Izayoi can be seen as the former example. As for the rest of us...

GreyZone · 2014-02-25, 06:42

For me personally on a "Main Character Scale", with 0 being Rito (to love ru) and 10 being Akatsuki (Hagure Yuusha) and Izayoi (Mondaiji-tachi), I'd consider Arata an 8.

Tiberium Wolf · 2014-02-27, 09:33

I went to read the manga. Aghrrr... this series irritates me. I have read till ch8 and I can't read anymore. It just doesn't appeals me.

Tenzen12 · 2014-03-01, 05:43

Wel, noone can blame you for your taste. If you don't like it, I guess that's it.

Libros · 2014-03-01, 05:51

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Originally Posted by Tiberium Wolf

I went to read the manga. Aghrrr... this series irritates me. I have read till ch8 and I can't read anymore. It just doesn't appeals me.

Thank you. Really, instead of writing this show off you gave it an honest try. Not enough people do that these days.

GreyZone · 2014-03-11, 09:12

If this is going to be 12/13 EPs then it may not be that good, because IMO the manga was not too good at the beginning and got better as the series progressed (yes, a series becoming better over time is still existant!). So if it is 12/13 EPs it will either just involve the "not that good" parts or it will be rushed, but I have serious doubts that it manages to get 24/25/26 EPs because that would be too much again.

XFire · 2014-04-02, 09:23

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Originally Posted by Rosalena

I don't care for blatant wish fulfillment harem shows so I think I'll pass on this one.

Well, not sure this counts as solely wish fulfillment. It has a fairly interesting ongoing plot and characters who are interesting outside of their interactions with the MC, several of the girls don't seem to fall for him so much as "Lol, this guy's funny, we should hang out" and then spend the entire arc with the two of them teasing one of the other characters *cough*Akio*cough*.

That said, it is at its core a story about a boy ending up in a magic academy surrounded by girls, and tons of over the top combat scenes, so there are definitely some aspects of what you mentioned.

What sets it apart from the norm are really two things. First, the MC is utterly hilarious. Cookie Cutter this guy is not. Hell, I wish he'd be the new model. For example, one of the first scenes is him waking up and accidentally doing a boob grab on the childhood friend (don't wince, she goes away soon) who came to wake him up. He yawns, notices where his hand is, then nonchalantly asks if breakfast is ready yet.

The second thing is more subtle. It's the lack of common sense. Not in the "manga = dumb logic" sense, but that the characters themselves are written as slightly off as compared to normals. For example, no one has any trouble talking about killing people. No one has any trouble working with people who have tried to kill them in the past, or vice versa. At first it seems like its just typical manga oddness, but after a while it becomes clear its written like that on purpose.

In this manga, magic is defined as something that departs from your common sense. The magic you study is the one farthest from your true self. For example, the emotionless girl studies wrath. Because of this, all magicians completely ignore any vestige of common sense or order, because its the only way to improve yourself as a magician.

Its not a perfect original by any means. But it sets itself apart from the pack by a good margin, and the story and characters will keep you coming back for more.

MisaoFan · 2014-07-02, 12:42

Confirmed for airing this fall according to Moon Phase

Izayoi Sakamaki · 2014-07-02, 13:37

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Originally Posted by MisaoFan

Confirmed for airing this fall according to Moon Phase

Great ! Thx for the info !

Fellen · 2014-07-02, 14:18

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Originally Posted by MisaoFan

Confirmed for airing this fall according to Moon Phase

2014 just keeps getting better.

GreyZone · 2014-07-02, 14:21

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Originally Posted by MisaoFan

Confirmed for airing this fall according to Moon Phase

Wohooo!

Log Horizon S2
UFOtable/Stay Night
Amagi Brilliant Park

and now this!

So hyped for fall!

Izayoi Sakamaki · 2014-07-07, 07:11

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Originally Posted by Izayoi Sakamaki

Great ! Thx for the info !

Official : http://otakomu.jp/archives/117755.html

Staff:
-Studio : Seven Arcs Pictures (Mushibugyo)
-Director : Hiroshi Nishikiori saga Toaru Majutsu no Index, Jyu-Oh-Sei, Melody of Oblivion)
-Series composition : Hiroyuki Yoshino (Magi TVs, Guilty Crown, Accel World)
-Character Design : Shinpei Tomooka (Genei o Kakeru Taiyo, )
-Animation director : Shinpei Tomooka (Genei o Kakeru Taiyou, Sekirei S2)

YouTube

https://youtu.be/1D_JHb5EF3I

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GreyZone · 2014-07-07, 09:56

The art style is one of the major reasons, why I really like the manga... if the anime team screws it up, then (the magic) god may forgive them... BUT I WILL NOT!

Kismet-chan · 2014-07-07, 10:18

The grin on that girl with the long black hair is kind of derptastic...

That aside, the music for that PV was fantastic. I'm really surprised. Too bad this is a harem thing. =/

MisaoFan · 2014-07-07, 10:31

When I find out Seven Arcs' name in it, I was shocked (I remember watching a few episodes Asura Cryin' when I was in my early stage of late-night anime and I was so stunned by it no words can describe, I'll watch it in full later). I heard good things about this and now that I watched the PV, time to re-read the manga for the third time in a row!

2014-02-25, 06:42	Link #47
GreyZone "Senior" "Member" Join Date: Jan 2012	For me personally on a "Main Character Scale", with 0 being Rito (to love ru) and 10 being Akatsuki (Hagure Yuusha) and Izayoi (Mondaiji-tachi), I'd consider Arata an 8. __________________

2014-02-27, 09:33	Link #48
Tiberium Wolf Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Age: 44	I went to read the manga. Aghrrr... this series irritates me. I have read till ch8 and I can't read anymore. It just doesn't appeals me. __________________

2014-03-11, 09:12	Link #51
GreyZone "Senior" "Member" Join Date: Jan 2012	If this is going to be 12/13 EPs then it may not be that good, because IMO the manga was not too good at the beginning and got better as the series progressed (yes, a series becoming better over time is still existant!). So if it is 12/13 EPs it will either just involve the "not that good" parts or it will be rushed, but I have serious doubts that it manages to get 24/25/26 EPs because that would be too much again. __________________

2014-07-07, 10:18	Link #59
Kismet-chan The Chaotic Dreamer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In a cruel yet beautiful world Age: 32	The grin on that girl with the long black hair is kind of derptastic... That aside, the music for that PV was fantastic. I'm really surprised. Too bad this is a harem thing. =/ __________________

2014-02-21, 23:15	Link #43
ImperialFlameGod8190 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012	izayoi from mondaiji isn't a harem MC because really mondaiji aint a harem. If you go by the anime there's virtually zero romance and even from the manga there's no true indication of romance except maybe with him and black rabbit. Arata would actually be more in the tomoki sakurai Model of harem MC (heaven's lost property) Guy's a straight up perv and he knows it but his actions make him very likeable. Most of the girls in the series fall for him despite the perviness and a few seem to play along with his nature quite marvelously

2014-02-23, 05:11	Link #46
Merry One less to go around... Join Date: Feb 2012	A character having a lot of different traits is fine. But if those traits are just filler and aren't really adding anything substantial to the character, then it starts to get into Sue/Stu territory. You can tell when it's justified for a character to be multifaceted, as opposed to a character that just has a bunch of traits haphazardly slapped together for little to no reason. To some people, Izayoi can be seen as the former example. As for the rest of us...

2014-03-01, 05:43	Link #49
Tenzen12 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012	Wel, noone can blame you for your taste. If you don't like it, I guess that's it.

2014-07-07, 09:56	Link #58
GreyZone "Senior" "Member" Join Date: Jan 2012	The art style is one of the major reasons, why I really like the manga... if the anime team screws it up, then (the magic) god may forgive them... BUT I WILL NOT!