Comments on: Saiunkoku Summer Ale – Less Filling, More Taste, Equally Patriotic http://omonomono.com/2006/09/10/saiunkoku-summer-ale-less-filling-more-taste-equally-patriotic/ The Yard Sale Thu, 17 May 2012 13:48:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: omo http://omonomono.com/2006/09/10/saiunkoku-summer-ale-less-filling-more-taste-equally-patriotic/#comment-220 omo Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:55:59 +0000 http://omo.serenana.info/2006/09/10/saiunkoku-summer-ale-less-filling-more-taste-equally-patriotic/#comment-220 It has nothing to do with what the original material is. It has to do with the main draw of the genre convention. I never mentioned "book" here, did I? If anything, my point is that just because it's an adaptation it means nothing in terms of how good the show is. So I guess I agree with you in terms of that. It has nothing to do with what the original material is. It has to do with the main draw of the genre convention. I never mentioned “book” here, did I?

If anything, my point is that just because it’s an adaptation it means nothing in terms of how good the show is. So I guess I agree with you in terms of that.

]]> By: reslez http://omonomono.com/2006/09/10/saiunkoku-summer-ale-less-filling-more-taste-equally-patriotic/#comment-216 reslez Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:11:08 +0000 http://omo.serenana.info/2006/09/10/saiunkoku-summer-ale-less-filling-more-taste-equally-patriotic/#comment-216 Comparing Saiunkoku Monogatari to Mushishi and saying Mushishi is better solely because it's original material would be like comparing Star Wars to Lord of the Rings and saying LOTR isn't as good simply because it's an adaptation. (And no I'm not saying either anime series is on par with either of those movies.) Finding fault with a series because it was adapted well from good source material kind of misses the point. One is damn fine original material and the other is a damn fine adaptation. There are plenty of crap series from adapted material (Gantz I'm looking at you -- the manga is awesome, the anime not-so-much). I personally think Mushishi is better than SaiMono, but it has nothing to do with whatever SaiMono was derived from. And yeah I think the fake-China thing is overdone, but at least they get to wear those cute outfits. It beats Konoho headbands any day of the week. Fake China shoujou is almost one of those mini-genres of anime, like mecha or magic girl highschools or samurai vs ninja. Comparing Saiunkoku Monogatari to Mushishi and saying Mushishi is better solely because it’s original material would be like comparing Star Wars to Lord of the Rings and saying LOTR isn’t as good simply because it’s an adaptation. (And no I’m not saying either anime series is on par with either of those movies.) Finding fault with a series because it was adapted well from good source material kind of misses the point. One is damn fine original material and the other is a damn fine adaptation. There are plenty of crap series from adapted material (Gantz I’m looking at you — the manga is awesome, the anime not-so-much). I personally think Mushishi is better than SaiMono, but it has nothing to do with whatever SaiMono was derived from. And yeah I think the fake-China thing is overdone, but at least they get to wear those cute outfits. It beats Konoho headbands any day of the week. Fake China shoujou is almost one of those mini-genres of anime, like mecha or magic girl highschools or samurai vs ninja.

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