#(tho tbh. idk if the climate was different in jp but a looooot of the ‘where’s season 2’ ppl

[romijuli]

Okay so like the thing with the a3 anime that I think a lot of fans miss is that it’s not really meant to be the same kind of adaptation that esute is. No come back listen

So like here’s the thing: imo there are adaptations with the purpose of bringing something to life in another medium—I think most film/screen adaptations, anime or not, are like this, honestly—and adaptations meant to sell you on the original medium. (Most film adaptations of musicals, I’d say.) There can be some overlap here but for a game like a3 that Has No Set Ending In Mind I really do think the anime is the latter, and I really don’t mean that in a cynical sense! Like, if you have a friend you think would really like a3, you might have an easier time going “hey watch this anime with me” than you would telling them to play the game on their own, you know?

Which is why “oh they didn’t put xyz in the anime, it sucks” kinda falls flat as a criticism for me, even in the case of hisoka and azuma not really getting their deals explained, because in game we don’t even get them resolved until later. (Leave plot threads dangling to keep people interested, you know?)

Like I’m not saying it’s PERFECT, I think a lot of people just evaluate it by a rubric it’s not meant to be following. Esute is the “for fans to see their faves in motion” adaptation! The anime is the “hey to learn more check out our game” adaptation!

#sorry I have thoughts about this #i remember a lot of people saying ‘why didn’t they put this in it sucks’ about. really minor things. #and like I GET IT but it’s not the point of the anime’s existence #this is also why we’re not getting more of it I’m sorry to say #(tho tbh. idk if the climate was different in jp but a looooot of the ‘where’s season 2’ ppl #are the same ones claiming that it sucks as an adaptation)