Sankarea [Series]

[th3dudee]

all those details XD her butt was stuck *thanks to her bag of course :3
it's anime she will be alright i guess XD

[Clannad_92]

damn!! all i see is saten ruiko...
man, she's red eyed now...that ups her points even moar~

[Havoc10K]

I agree, idgaf, I want next ep now!

[harpy]

well I do understand you wanting to defend her. She is cute by your standards ( I think)
But I have to disagree about how you defend her as :

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I do not really see how her father directs her. Yes he is over protective and he does take naked pictures of her once a year. He did kind of brain wash her, that's not really directing her is it? Most parents brainwash their kids and coming out of it is kind of hard for everyone. Just that her father is a bit of a creep and is quite influential and she is a total sissy. I am getting off the point now.
He did not tell her to do something, he just took away the opinions he did not like. She was a spoiled brat with a mother issue and overprotective father - she does have to have a character and not just empty shell. She does not have a character just good story. Even after she found out what his father is doing there should have been something going on inside her. Screaming in well part does not really count because she screams totally idiotic things that does not sound sincere, just something one thinks she must have thinking. Its like she thinks that this is something I should be doing now. Maybe they will fix this thing later on. I hope so.   
There are some anime characters (cant remember names now, darn, I should get my memory trained for names and numbers) that had even worst stories of abuse from parents and they did have a character. 

I think you're not seeing things the way you should.

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Rea's father is not just overprotective, he's downright possessive of her. Every move she makes has to have his stamp of approval, else either she or some one else will be punished for it and he refuses her the freedom she desires. Her mother does nothing, so Rea lives in constant fear of her father. I'm pretty sure most people would become traumatized from that and I definitely disagree that she's a weakling because she doesn't resist. After all, we've seen what trying to do so leads to – he grounds her for life, tutors her at home and destroys the lives of the people she cares about.

I'm not saying that she is weak (have no idea about that), I am saying that the way she is shown lack depth and her anime character lack streight as a character not as a her own character...well then again she simply have no character beside the cuteness intended for fan service....
Sure she is traumatized, or at least she should be, but the way anime (haven't read manga and do not intend to) shown her up to ep 2 is sooooooo weak that nothing of her story shows up in her character its just a story.

I am starting to suspect that anime makers no longer consider character characters (now that's found funny) to be important. Even with a good story anime still feels shallow and boring and "cheep".  So stop defending no character characters in anime!!!!

Stop blaming anime producers for 'lack of character'. The anime is closely following the manga (even expands a bit on it – for now anyway), so if you truly feel the need to blame someone, blame the mangaka. However, I advise you to wait with your final judgment till you've seen more of the show, as Rea's zombification completely changes things around (and for the better).

I will be precise and blame manga then, thou it usually comes out that anime ruins the manga by not realizing the depth of manga, just as movies ruin books. Haven't read any manga in a while and do not intend to read this one. If I read manga its horror manga, a proper horror manga not cuteness based crap.

[SeventyX7]

Sorry if you got tricked into watching this if you thought because it had some dark themes it would be seinen.  Unfortunately, his show is decidedly shounen.  Wanko and Sanka Rea will exist first and foremost as objects of possible affection for Furuya, as all women in shounen romances do.  These two will continue to fawn over Furuya throughout the rest of the anime, and it will be central to the plot.  If that doesn't appeal to you, you should probably drop it now.

That being said, this show sets itself apart from most shounen-crap by actually having a central plot to be developed.  There is a great deal of focus (even greater than the focus on the romance budding between Furuya and Sanka Rea) on the zombie condition, the source of the formula Furuya used, and the connection between the zombie condition and Furuya's past.

[Lord of Fire]

I'm not saying that she is weak (have no idea about that), I am saying that the way she is shown lack depth and her anime character lack streight as a character not as a her own character...well then again she simply have no character beside the cuteness intended for fan service....
Sure she is traumatized, or at least she should be, but the way anime (haven't read manga and do not intend to) shown her up to ep 2 is sooooooo weak that nothing of her story shows up in her character its just a story.

Yet, all of that is quite intentional, as it helps build what's yet to come.

The whole point of these first three episodes are to introduce us to the characters and explaining how Rea ends up becoming a zombie (which I don't think anyone didn't expect). All subsequent episodes will show us Rea's transformation and what being a zombie is really like. And as said, Ranko is obviously the secondary love interest, whom Chihiro doesn't give two shits about, but is there to 'spice things up'. If you ask me, if anyone is going to a forgettable character, it will be her, not Rea.

I will be precise and blame manga then, thou it usually comes out that anime ruins the manga by not realizing the depth of manga, just as movies ruin books. Haven't read any manga in a while and do not intend to read this one. If I read manga its horror manga, a proper horror manga not cuteness based crap.

If the words of the mangaka are anything to go by, he'll try anything he can to make sure the anime is going the way he wants it to (i.e. following the manga as closely as possible, with only some minor stuff added to make the story more coherent). So, if you're worried that this show will miss the subtleties and depth the original source has, I think it'll be fine.

BTW, this is NOT, I repeat, NOT a horror story. It's a romantic comedy, so if that alone puts you off, you might want to get of here and find something else to watch.

[Havoc10K]

But the damned cat sure is awesome

[th3dudee]

But the damned cat sure is awesome

that's soooo true! meow!

[Havoc10K]

I wonder if I'm correct with this guess but isn't he attracted to that place because he got raised there ?
I mean, those plants grow all around the area but he ran off to that place of all places.

[Lord of Fire]

I can't remember if they ever mention that in the manga. I personally think it's because they grow in huge abundance there, but I could be wrong.

[harpy]

@   SeventyX7 - I was not tricked or anothing, I was in mood to watch something easy going and simple, I was not expecting lack of character that's all


@  Lord of Fire - how there can be a change if there is nothing to change? one can not change the story only the character and she does not have one. Even cute anime girls can have a characters, at least they used to have one.....







I might keep on watching anime just because of that cat.........

[Havoc10K]

Aye, the cat is superb, freaking awesome lil bastard

[wolfking619]

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if i did understand well shes a zombie now don't know what to expect next do...

[Lord of Fire]

@  Lord of Fire - how there can be a change if there is nothing to change? one can not change the story only the character and she does not have one.

...Yet. Or rather, she does, but it's suppressed right now. Her father prevented her from showing any personality, but now that she's a zombie, that's going to change.

One thing is certain: I think it'll be hard to imagine that the Rea we'll see at the end of the show is the same one that we've seen so far. She will change, though it's up to you to decide if that's a good change or bad one.

[Havoc10K]

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if i did understand well shes a zombie now don't know what to expect next do...

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[harpy]

@  Lord of Fire - how there can be a change if there is nothing to change? one can not change the story only the character and she does not have one.

...Yet. Or rather, she does, but it's suppressed right now. Her father prevented her from showing any personality, but now that she's a zombie, that's going to change.

One thing is certain: I think it'll be hard to imagine that the Rea we'll see at the end of the show is the same one that we've seen so far. She will change, though it's up to you to decide if that's a good change or bad one.

so what you mean to say - she will finally have a character.......

[dbml]

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NOOOO feed her hydrangeas quick! Don't let that ridiculously cute girl die! AGAIN! AHHHHHH!

[th3dudee]

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NOOOO feed her hydrangeas quick! Don't let that ridiculously cute girl die! AGAIN! AHHHHHH!

i'm sooooo agree with that!

[GoGeTa006]

Chuck Testa anyone?

[Lord of Fire]

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No shortage of Rea's body exposure in this episode. I can't be the only one who found her immensely hot, despite knowing that she's technically dead.

It seems like she's gotten used to her undead state already and it's amazing how differently she behaves, now that she's no longer under her father's thumb. Regrettably, it came at the cost of her own life, but I guess her having found the freedom she longed for is all that matters. The question is, though, will she be truly free, or will her father come and take her back once more?

It's quite obvious what needs to be done to prevent Rea from dying still: consume hydrangea leaves, so I guess Chihiro got his work cut out for him.

The more I see Wanko, the more she annoys me. However, since we don't truly know if Rea was going to kiss Chihiro or eat him, it's possible her rude intervention might have saved his life.

The granddad mistaking Rea for his dead wife was funny, though I do wonder what made him think that. Is it merely him going senile, or is there more to it than we're made to believe?

Seems like the next episode will deal with Wanko finding Rea, so I assume that she'll be his secret for no longer. I wonder what impact that will have on his family life. I'm convinced that Wanko isn't going to accept their relationship without a fight. She already gives off  that 'Clingy Jealous Girl' feeling, so that will probably come into play later on.