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I personally rank Wrath up there in terms of villians, right up there with Archer and kirei from Fate/Zero, and Light Yagami of Deathnote. Wrath just always struck me as a complete badass, what with his incredible swordplay and noble demeanor. He certainly lives up to his title as Furor King of Amestris. I really did appreciate the clarification of the symbolism behind his death at the hands of Scar as well as the deaths of the other humunculi.

Thought provoking. I kind of want to read both of those writers now. Though I got a little lost at times while reading, I enjoyed this and may read it again.

I don’t know about how much of it is worth watching to you, but I found the first three series to be pretty good. I’ve also heard some pretty good things about the fourth season but it didn’t hook me. However, as with any extended anime, the real question is if its worth the time. I think it may be worth it to at least watch a few of the different arks. You don’t even really have to watch them in any particular order as each ark is about the length of a typical season (12-13 episodes) and enjoyable in their own right.

I did not realize Yu-Gi Oh! started out as a horror manga. It has darker themes, but so do a lot of shows. Maybe its just because it changed so much from the original and the horror was shoved aside or maybe I just never looked at the big picture. I think I got that they were playing for their souls and some of the characters were pretty messed up, but it never struck me as horror.

I guess I have been living under a rock. Although, I’ve never been one to remember the names of the actors or writers. I royally suck when it comes to remembering names. I believe in judging a show or movie based on what it puts out, not based on who I know behind it.

Just why? There is no reason to rage that hard at someone. Did you make an account just to insult her? Plus, you can’t make such sweeping generalizations like this. I am cringing so hard at this post.

Thanks for putting Grave of the Fireflies on here. I had forgotten the title and have been wondering what it was for so long. I gotta say, this is without a doubt, the saddest movie I have ever seen. I don’t think anything else even comes close. I first watched Fireflies when I was about 9 and I gotta say, it was so sad I think I may be scarred for life by it. Still an awesome movie though.

I disagree with No Game No Life being a detective series because fundementally, its not. The anime does show the process of Sora And Shiro’s deduction, dut ultimatly, it falls under the catagory of a game anime. I mean, it has the word “game” in the title for crying out loud. The focus of the anime isn’t on the gathering of clues or solving the mystery of how their opponents cheat, it is about the game.

I’ll admit that there are elements of mystery such as finding the previous king’s hidden clues regarding the warbeasts, but this is just information gathering for the fight. I would turn to how Sora and Shiro say that they “always take games seriously” as part of the explanation to this. Games aren’t for fun to them, games are more like war and a crucial part of any battle is knowing your opponent. That is why Sora and Shiro seek information. Not to solve the mystery, but to win the game.

There is also more of a problem and solution model than a mystery and and investigation model. There is no mystery as to wether Kuromin is cheating or not as this is immediatly solved duduced. It is how they deal with, or fight against her cheating that is the problem. Also, the game they are playing is a simulated war. Get it? its a battle of wits and strategy against their opponent, not a search for the solution.

I would also like to point to the case of the battle against Jibril as they did no investigation whatsoever before they challenged her. They didn’t even know what she looked like but still challenged her for the prize. Their game wasn’t a mystery but a competition between the two parties.

I definitely agree that the anime is post-modern, but I cannot say that it fits the definition of detective mystery. I agree that it has some searching and unknown elements but those are not the focus of the story. The focus of the story is the games that Sora and Shiro play which closer resemble a battle or war than a mystery. A comparison I would make is that No Game No Life is rather like Death Note ( though with an EXTREMELY different tone) in that the plot is focused on the intellectual struggles of the protagonist against their opponent.