Thread:RCM9698/@comment-25132749-20161215190227/@comment-29707934-20170126224516

Unless you make the AGK characters more poweful, I would try to not use to much advanced technology like gunships. On the other hand, bullerts and such aren't a real threat to them. Things like an artificial assassin that hunt the Night Raid are cool additions.

I don't like Esdeath that much either. I wouldn't say she is especially well-written but as with most characters in AGK the main problem is that she isn't developed beyond her initial characterization. My other problem with Esdeath (and Tatsumi, Mine and the Prime Minister) is that they are as generic as they come (yandere, tsundere, MC, Evil villain). I just wish that they had done something to make their characters a bit more unique. Sidenote: based on my info Mine seems to be getting a lot of hate. While I can sometimes understand it ( I find generic tsunderes annoying too) some reasons seem a bit stupid to me. Hating her because she ends up with Tatsumi is a bit ridiculous since their was barely any time devoted to their relationship and the other options would have also been forced. Especially if you ship him with Esdeath (Again, what's wrong with people? Would you date a insane, homocidal, battle obessed woman who kidnaps you, treats you as her slave and wants to kill your friends? Yeah, she's one of the most beautiful woman in-universe but actually thinking they end up together is just... stupid. I can't describe it any other way.) Also I disagree that Mine is a loli character. She is rather short and not really developed but she's obviously the same age as the others and not a little kid. I do like it that the MC ends up with one of the girls that's not stated to be very pretty/hot/cute... (Leone, Akame, Chelsea, Kurome, Esdeath were all stated to be this).

I don't think that Mine could have killed Esdeath, she isn't nearly powerful enough. The only characters to stand a chance against Esdeath one-on-one are Akame while using her trump card and a fully evolved Tatsumi. Also in chapter 54 (which is what I am assuming you are refering to) Esdeath still had plenty of time to dodge/create an ice barrier given her later feats. She only used her trump card because she was fighting with Tatsumi and Mine interrupted them so Esdeath wanted her out of the way as fast as possible. Esdeath time stop ability was also handy in several other situations, I don't really think that this was one of its important moments.

As you already know I personally really dislike Louise ("TsunTsun"-type tsundere, romantic interest and loli, I can't be much worse than that for me except for a pedophilic clown) but she is also hated among the entire anime community. Just visit any "worst characters in all of anime" if you don't believe me. If you can stand her, good for you sonce it adds much more enjoyment to the series as a whole. And other character that reminds me a bit of a (much, much beter written) Louise is Taiga from Toradora. While she objectively isn't a bad character, has development and not nearly as annoying or violent as Louise, I just can't really like that kind of characters.

I intentionally picked the most famous tsunderes that are alos considered to be good characters, so I figured you would have most likely heard of them. Also the Fate-UBW is one of the best anime series ever made, so I strongly recommend to watch it (the series by Ufotable, NOT the brutal rape/"movie" of the story by DEEN. Also watch Fate/Zero, which is even better). Ufotable also objectively has the best animation, their older series are still amog the best animation today and no one comes even close in terms of animation when you look at recent projects.

I don't know much about Nisekoi since it didn't interest me. In vaguely remember that they are indeed chilhood friends but don't remember it because of plot-induced amnesia (I HATE that kind of writing). However as someone with several female childhood friends (literally people I grew up with when I was little like in the anime series) I just don't get that trope. It's sweet on TV, but in real life that's just not how it works at all. It would just seem very weird to me.

I completely agree that they should have given the relationship far more time and moments. Not ven during the relationship, but they really should have shown the gradually warming up and taking a liking to each other. There was even a gift wrapped moment for you: after Sheele's death. Tatsumi had just lost his friends at this point, this was a perfect moment for them to bond. The writer did the same thing with Wave and Kurome: they grew emotionally close after she was wounded, and then their feelings become more defined romantic in nature when he saved her from Syura. They could have done the exact same thing with Tatsumi and Mine. They grow closer after Sheele's death and Tatsumi helps her avenge Sheele. She then really falls in love as she did when he saves her from Seryu's suicide. That wouldn't have been a great love story (but it's AGK, that's not that important) but their relationship and strong bond would make sense that way. If they planned to have Tatsumi end up with Mine from the start (which I believe is the case) that's really a missed opportunity for a better narative.

 I really like her final battle with Akame which was also set up throughout the story. Esdeath did face several Teigu users before and easily crushed them, so I don't think that Mine or Leone would have made a difference in the battle. Mine's overall role in the story isn't that big but I don't really think that she should have been featured more unless the manga is also extended. I know you really like Mine but there just isn't enough time to focus on her. It also wouldn't make much sense to sacrifice the (little) time the main characters (Tatsumi, Akame, Esdeath) or Leone's final actions (which Mine already got with Budo) to focus on a character that isn't the focus of the story. Mine also just isn't nearly popular enough among the fanbase to include her at the cost of the characters I already mentioned. If anything, they should just have given her a more substantial role in the beginning of the story, not the end where she didn't really have much to contribute.

 The jaegers weren't even forced to work for the Empire (there are few characters that could force a Kurome at full power or even Wave to do anything). They just did so because there are also good characters among the Empire and they want to change it in a less violent and drastic way than the revolution. I can understand that you want to do it this way and it's not that the Revolutionary Army are all good guys either. Just read Zero. The Empire isn't entirely evil and does have its merits for some people and villages.

 Sure, you can have the SG1 characters meet the Night Raid. But you can't have a story about a battle with the Empire, the technology gap is just to vast. Seeing Susanoo and the archeologist misunderstand each other can be very funny. However joking about death when around Night Raid is a recipe for disaster and it doesn't even sound funny. I don't really get how an advanced civilization that can almost become gods, blows up stars and travels in spaceships can have problems with fighting of a civilization with "primitive" weapons. That just doens't make any sense. The Empire has done a lot of despicable things, butthey don't murder their own children. That being said, with all the horrible things Night Raid has seen, I doubt it would shock them.