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Author: Ansgar -59cobalt- WiechersAnsgar -59cobalt- Wiechers Date: Apr 4, 2008 11:18
In rec.arts.anime.misc bobbie sellers california.com> wrote:> Captain Nerd wrote:
>> I thought Ai Yori Aoshi was pretty good about not following the harem
>> cliches, and that Aoi and Kaoru remain devoted to each other in spite
>> of the circumstances (and in spite of the cliches). Kaoru was
>> definitely not the harem blank or wimp, and Aoi wasn't just a
>> delicate flower petal blown by the winds of others' will. I haven't
>> seen all the anime, I'm going by the manga version, but what I saw of
>> the anime was fairly faithful to the manga.
>
> As in His and Her Circumstances the AYA ending is clipped
> though not so soon. The manga has a very satisfying conclusion but
> the anime stops long before it happens and modifies several important
> plot details.
The anime was focusing on the comedy bits anyways, so the little drama
at the end was mostly to bring some conclusion to the story. IMHO.
BTW, given that the anime ended years before the manga, there were some
rather striking resemblances between the endings of manga and first
season.
F'up2raam, as the topic belongs here.
cu
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