User blog comment:TheCarrotSaysYumYum/Fairy Tail Wiki Winter 2016 Animeh Review Blog/@comment-4829046-20160331072501/@comment-4829046-20160402065306

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu should be considered a success story and a clear demonstration that anime can be far more realistic and personal than people give them credit. People say the point of animating something is so that you only have to draw without having sets, props or real acting and this allows more freedom. With this though, you can do a perfect live-action version because everything is 'normal'. The beauty comes however, BECAUSE it is anime. It has artsy and international appeal to it. You just can't translate the core of the series properly with a manga or live-action. It works so well as just an anime, since, due to being only voice acting, far more attention can be given to the nuances of the dialogue and monologue and the scenes can be altered to suit that aspect. Not to mention that it has some of the most beautiful backgrounds I've ever seen. If every country tried to convey some aspect of their old culture in such a manner, the world will be a far more positive place.

4 rhythm is I feel more of a niche thing. ^__^" It hasn't gotten any real complexity or anything since the original is supposed to be a casual game with great visual appeal and atmospheric effect. I follow eroge/galge adaptations by default(unless the characters are abysmal) and this one just happened to check out on everything good about such adaptations.

About comparisons; it's just human nature unfortunately. Association allows us to view the world in simpler terms rather than come up with new criteria that differ. In Grimgar's case, there are two major concerns when associated with SAO. On one side, those that HATE SAO are put off by the genre and thus pay more attention to 'mass appeal' rather than the nuances of the particular world. Then you have those that LOVE SAO who expect the same kind of enjoyment from anything vaguely similar to SAO and start criticizing when one doesn't come to 'SAO' standards. Both are terrible and are a threat to aspiring creators. It's an empathy problem really.

AnY and Akagami are different. For one thing, one is Western and European and the other Eastern and mostly Korean, thus giving very different culture and politics. However, they are in the same niche, that being historical shoujo with strong influential female leads that have red hair, and with 'bishounen' male characters. The targeted audience is largely the same, thus opening a massive comparison. I do the same after all, and I love both series but for very different reasons. If I had to say which is the more powerful narrative, with actual weight behind the themes, then obviously Akatsuki no Yona, no contest. No shoujo comes close to AnY in that regard. However, if I wanted a considerably comfy shoujo, with the 'knight' or 'prince' aspect being a tame part of the narrative rather than a stereotype, with easily accessible characters, with more focus on the mundane, and with minimal drama and any chilling plot, then Akagami wins. Shoujo generally come packed full of drama, but this ones handles it as just a byproduct of the particular setting, rather than a forceful thing where you are conflicted with the characters. I bring up Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii when comparing, but that one BREATHES drama: All of the politics have HEAVY personal drama and at times it makes you want to drop it. Not to mention that the cliches stick out like a sore thumb. Still, I am an avid reader of shoujo and love them more than shounen, so I find shoujo drama much better than shounen drama. The only times a shoujo/josei gets unbearable is when there is an (initially) unlikable emotionally unstable character that is obsessed with some kind of harm or self-harm, which unfortunately is a staple for most things aimed at women. Excuse me for wanting only the best for the heroine and her significant other. :/