Is there any clear description as to how Ang survived for 100 years? Can avatars do that? If they can, then why didn't the other avatars stay alive for long time periods? And whatever was the case, how did Aapa stay alive too?
Do anime style movies made out of Japan (and Asia in general) belong?
In particular, does Wakfu (made in France) count as anime, or is it just stylized anime-like western animation? Does it belong here at all?
It may be because I'm Jewish (yes, Madara is Jewish), but I couldn't help but noticing the similarities between Fullmetal Alchemist to the German Nazi regime.
German names (Edward, Alphonse, Olivier, Bradley)
A Fuhrer
"Dogs of the Army"
Very militarized
The blond hair, blue eyes meme
Exterminat...
In Naruto, Haku is a rogue Ninja that fights along Zabuza. He has a sad history of death and mistreatment that I won't treat here.
In any case, the Haku's peculiarity is
Is there a reason for the first part in my spoiler? Or is it just a plot device?
If your answer contains something that ap...
Shingetsutan Tsukihime is a pretty expansive work - a main visual novel, the Kagetsu Tohya supplement, and the Melty Blood games. The last bit, Melty Blood, is especially jarring to a Type-Moon fan who is late to the party - there are many versions, and the format itself is very different from wh...
Personally, I think that if VN-related questions are on-topic, then questions about games that are part-VN should also be on-topic if they are about the plot.
VNDB even has an entry for Melty Blood: vndb.org/v165
@Krazer It depends. There are lots of people who play for gameplay, but there are also lots of Tsukihime fans who aren't really interested in gameplay but want to get the plot-related elements.
@LoganMaingi I thought the site was called Anime and Manga, I never saw visual novels question during the commitment stage, hence I don't see how they fit in.
@Krazer Again, I wouldn't have a problem with people asking about Fate/tiger colosseum if it's about the plot. The problem is that there isn't much plot. Melty Blood is different in that respect.
Also, I've never played a VN, so I don't exactly know what it's like, but the way I understood it, it's an interactive book. If it's any more than that, it should definitely be off-topic.
But the question is asking about the VN part, rather than the game part. Unless you also want to rule out Baldr Sky (100+ hours of plot, ~5 hours of gameplay), I don't see where to draw the line.
@LoganMaingi I never said it was. The whole point of my argument is that it shouldn't be worded about the game, it should be worded to be about the Tsukihime storyline to be on topic. E.g. "What relation does the story in Melty Blood have with the Tsukihime series?"
If he wants to know what order to play the games and and the differences between the games then it's a Gaming question. If he want to know about the story and how it relates to the VN then it's on topic for Anime.SE.
I think in case the relation between "recommended playing order" and "plotline sequence" is 1:1, this is a moot problem.
If that's not true, then agreed, one should specify the method of ordering they want: plot-wise. (and not, e.g. game with more advanced mechanics last)
It's the same question type as "in which order should I watch the episodes of this anime [with a dozen spin-offs that fit into various points of the timeline]"
@Krazer: That's a moot point. We're completely disregarding the arcade/interactive factor. We're considering it as a medium of conveying a plotline, in no way different from anime, manga or Light novels.
I don't see why you think the fact the story is told on screen, with a [more...] prompt and music changing in the background, one should consider it as something vitally different than something than, say, a manga.
i thought it was 100% off topic at first but after reading the question it seems they want to know which ones actually contain plot relevant to the original stories, so I think it could be on topic
@Krazer: Do you want me to bet you how many of Arquade users know the complexities of the Tsukihime storyline throughout various media? I repeat: the question completely disregards the "fighting game" factor. The fighting game is a container for a considerable span of VN-style story, and it's the story this question is about.
@SF. It's not about how many or about the complexity. People who's played the game will know the differences between them even if they don't care about the story.
if you reword it into something like "I watched Tsukihime (lol) and want to play Melty Blood games that expand the plot. Which should I play?" it would most definitely be on topic, no? the only difference is the person who asked mentioned the overall franchise, not specifically the anime
Krazer, this is not the gist of the question. I'm completely sure the asker is not interested in which game Chaos can launch a crocodile from his chest for 10 points of damage.
sigh Are you trolling me? They don't know the story, they know features. They can give you the features. The story is a game feature.
@atlantiza I don't think it's a difference between anime vs VN for Tsukihime. Even if the question was phrased "How do the Melty Blood games relate to the VN?" I think @Krazer would be fine with it (correct me if I'm wrong though).
So, Sentence 1: A doesn't have B. Sentence 2: C contains B. Sentence 3: A has C, thus A has B. Sentence 1 negates the outcome of sentence 3. There is internal conflict in this line of thinking.
@atlantiza Asking about the story of a games is fine but asking about the order you should play a game is better guided for Gaming imo. E.g. If I din't play the first two Golden Sun games, will I get What's goind on in the DS games?
@Krazer: I believe asking "which order does the story follow throughout various media" is entirely on-topic. Then, asking "in which order should I play... in order to follow the plot" is just a rewording of that.
@SF. I don't really mean specifically for anime. when I was active on jlu I thought I remembered my main and meta reps being vastly different but maybe that was all a dream.
so recently on anime I thought it was funny that my main and meta rep were exactly the same... until I checked jlu today and saw my main and meta reps are the same
@Krazer: Having played a bit of it too, I agree, but supposedly it's only one of a "family" which contains good several hours of VN content. That can't be excluded from the canon just because it's packed into a fighting game.
@atlantiza: There's a funny thing about Meta rep. It exists, it's counted, but it's not displayed -almost- anywhere. It... "leaks to the surface" sometimes, while normally you see your main rep while on Meta.
Is there any clear description as to how Ang survived for 100 years? Can avatars do that? If they can, then why didn't the other avatars stay alive for long time periods? And whatever was the case, how did Aapa stay alive too?
Do anime style movies made out of Japan (and Asia in general) belong?
In particular, does Wakfu (made in France) count as anime, or is it just stylized anime-like western animation? Does it belong here at all?
It may be because I'm Jewish (yes, Madara is Jewish), but I couldn't help but noticing the similarities between Fullmetal Alchemist to the German Nazi regime.
German names (Edward, Alphonse, Olivier, Bradley)
A Fuhrer
"Dogs of the Army"
Very militarized
The blond hair, blue eyes meme
Exterminat...
In Naruto, Haku is a rogue Ninja that fights along Zabuza. He has a sad history of death and mistreatment that I won't treat here.
In any case, the Haku's peculiarity is
Is there a reason for the first part in my spoiler? Or is it just a plot device?
If your answer contains something that ap...
