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I was tipsy when I posted, how could I say Despair Girls and AE are not the same orz



lmao okay but Fate series is pretty heavy with fanservice so stay out of certain parts of it if that bothers you

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May some one plz tell me a site where I can watch some anime (for free?) Besides watchonlinecartoon.com I've been searching since but most of them paid accounts only.

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Anyone here have ever watch Chobits its was my first anime and watched it when im 5 years old

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That said, I don't know if I'm retarded but the whole hero thing flew way over my head.

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I seriously do not know what it's about. Is it about Smile stopping his "I don't smile hurr I wish I was Peco hurr"? I think this also has a lot to do with the fact that I do not understand Smile at all. I can't really think of what his struggles might be, why he wants a hero, and how this "hero" beating him in table tennis and basically damning him to a future of being an unknown coach with a dead-end career resolves the issue.

Peco, on the other hand, is a character that I like. His arrogance that stemmed from his talent, his frustration when his skills plateau, his realization of what he needs to do, and his hard work to reach his goal. That's something that I think was worth watching as opposed to Smile's development, which I felt was the complete opposite. He lacked confidence, then got an ego boost when he surpassed Peco, then does what he needed to do but still lost. He seemed like a character that was fucked over by the show. I mean, looking at the ending, it seems like they both eventually went to where they were supposed to be: Peco's happy with success and Smile's happy with self-content, but this just feels like a cheap ending. But, then again, I completely missed the whole point of the "my blood tastes like iron" thing so it's probably more of an issue with me than with the show.

Although I liked Peco, I'm kind of pissed at how his abuse of his injured knee eventually gave no consequences. The show wanted to make it a point that merely standing was probably hurting like hell, but then he proceeded to beat a world-class player and another worthy opponent who made it a point to target his injury. I mean, I guess it made sense with the whole metaphor of him being a bird when he was playing with the world-class player, but still it kind of disrupts my suspension of disbelief since, you know, that type of shit don't happen.

Overall I found the show pretty neat. It had lots of metaphors that made sense giving it depth as it explored the different struggles of its own characters - from some guy who traveled to find himself, to a hard-worker who had to face the extent of his own ability, to a champion who had to lose to break free. It was very interesting to see the interaction between all the characters, especially with how complex they all are, but I really need someone to tell me about Smile and his "hero" deal because I was drawing blanks with that guy lmao.

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Yea that's a great point about there always being losers and winners. I guess I missed that one completely too, lol. I just remember thinking Smile turning arrogant because he was being contrasted to Peco, who was in the process of being humbled by the grandma's intense training regimen.

I mean, all throughout the show I thought he went through a traumatic experience that made him like he was, so it was kind of surprising that nothing of the sort was revealed. Bullied kids still smiled. Smile's biggest issue was Peco being sloppy with his technique, so Smile started not to have as much fun as he used to have so he never smiled. The final confrontation was just so Smile can have fun again. I'm not sure if I got what you said correctly, but I personally feel like what I described would be a shallow reason. I mean it's true, it makes Smile a sensitive character which adds to his character, but it seems a little immature. That, or I've been exposed to too much television that relied too much on traumatic experiences to explain certain quirks of characters. Either way, you definitely gave me a better interpretation than what I could have come up with.

And yeah I guess the ending does fall into personal interpretations. It didn't seem to me like he was put there to give back, but rather damned to the same fate as his mentor, who grew old with a forgotten name. He did seem content, which was definitely the best end for Smile, but how he obtained this contentment by living as something less that what he's really worth just doesn't sit right with me I guess.

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I know there's something called Fate/kaleid, as well as the early Fate Stay/night, are you referring to those? I was talking about Fate/Zero (prequel) and Fate Stay/Night [Unlimited Blade Works] (sequel).



Kissanime.com is the best IMO



It seems like a loli anime o.o


Does anyone here have a MAL? Here's mine, I started watching anime around this time a year ago lol
http://myanimelist.net/animelist/KaitoMaster

Quote from Raptor

I got a quarter way through the light novel of Fate/Stay Night and dropped it. The main character is actually infuriating and I hated following him, and the story wasn't interesting enough to make it worth it.

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Cosplay is no joke yo, people just don't take it seriously :^(

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I'm guessing you were doing the Fate route (the one where you romance Saber). Nasu himself said he wanted to rewrite it because it's so bad, lol.

If you still feel like giving it a shot, I recommend you watch Fate/Zero.