I'm about to finish up the black rose arc on this, and despite everyone's praise for this show it's really been a grind watching it
Now I've definitely heard that this arc is questionable at best, but please tell me it gets better because this shit is really starting to get repetitive
>>135595641
It does pick up, but it doesn't really stop being repetitive. More like it moves into another cycle of its structure.
>>135595641
The repetitiveness is literally linked to the story. Drop it if you don't like it I suppose.
>>135595763
repetitive might not be the right word, I guess "formulaic" would be better
>character's motives are established and trampled
>they go to counseling chamber and get ring
>they go to the object of their emotions and get a weapon
>wacky stained glass scene with 2 girls doing a sketch bit explaining the situation in a roundabout way
>recycled "journey to the school counsel tower thing" followed by a 2 minute fight that utena wins every time
>recycled scene of pink hair man shooting a coffin into put of fire and saying oh well another failure we'll get her next time
>everything is daijobu the end
>>135595911
It's not even that I disliked the black rose arc or even the formulaic nature of it, once it started giving the spotlight to literally whos I found myself skipping through episodes
>>135596272
>I guess "formulaic" would be better
Yeah, once the arc ends a new one starts with a new formula, but it's mostly the old formula with new imagery
That's the way the show it structured. Within that structure it's delivering the stories for the various characters.
>>135596639
Why is this show so highly praised then
I mean it's alright so far, it's had a couple of really good episodes but it's mostly just ok
Is it one of those things that takes until the very end and then it all comes together?
>>135596724
- The character interaction is really amusing, specially since everyone is just a scumbag in some way or another
- The 'mysteries' of the world are very interesting
- Music and imagery is pretty cool
- Nanami's comedy episodes are a blast to watch
- Climax of the show is pretty good
>>135597135
I completely agree on all of those things
I was going to finish it regardless, I mean I'm more than halfway done with it anyways, just trying to get some feedback I guess
>>135596724
Keep watching and you'll understand.
The Black Rose arc was the worst part of the show.
>>135595641
You're right, but the last arc is by far the best and has the most variety. You actually get to see shit progress properly.
>>135595641
I stalled on the black rose arc for a few months and then watched the rest in a few sittings when I came back to it, if that helps OP.
>>135598905
I'm doing the exact same thing, I've been on this fucking section of the show since summer time
I first watched when I was 15, and a couple episodes into black rose arc was where I stopped. I came back to the series about eight years later, watching from the beginning, and it all came together by the end. I am watching it again, nearly ten years later, this time with my girlfriend, and we just got through the arc.
>>135595641
>despite everyone's praise for this show it's really been a grind watching it
This is what people think when they are a newfag used to watching seasonal 12 episode shows and have never sat through a proper 52 episode plus anime before.
>>135600296
>trying to fit in this hard
>>135600487
That really isn't fitting in on /a/, most posters here are seasonal babies who haven't seen an anime made before 2008 that isn't Evangelion.
>>135596724
>Is it one of those things that takes until the very end and then it all comes together?
Sort of. There's a reason for all the repetitiveness in-show, too.
