In 2002, Shakugan no Shana became the first 'modern' Light Novel. In 2005, it became the first anime adaptation of a Light Novel.
For many years, Shana reigned supreme as the queen of anime. Sup Forums. Japan. She dominated everywhere. Shana was the face of anime if ever there was one.
But the influence of Shakugan no Shana wasn't a good one. Her series poisoned the anime world in a way that no franchise ever has before or since. The damage caused by Shakugan no Shana continues to this very day.
It's been five years since the last material was released - since Shakugan no Shana III finished the March of 2012. I think it's time the world said goodbye to Shana, and anime was released from the shackles which bind it.
Why would anyone care what you think? Commit the kill yourself.
James Cruz
>In 2005, it became the first anime adaptation of a Light Novel. Not even close to being true.
John Parker
But the era of the Shana clone has already ended, long ago. Even that which replaced her, the Kanahana Domination Period, has waned.
Chase Gutierrez
But kanahana is back in full force.
John Wood
>In 2005, it became the first anime adaptation of a Light Novel No.
Jacob Baker
>poisoned What?
Anyways, I'm here to pay tribute. Shana and her series will always hold a special place in my heart. As much as I've criticized J.C. Staff in the past of poor adaptation of Shana, I do praise them of their wonderful seiyuu, musical productions, and visuals. And for finishing the Shana projecting all the way to the very end.
Daniel Stewart
A distraction from the real issue here.
>I'm here to be part of the problem, not the solution
I fixed your sentence for you.
Lincoln Adams
Where the fuck are the LN translations, fuck Tokyopop seriously
Oliver Bennett
Shana can almost be considered a classic. The fuck are you doing?
Samuel Thompson
>problem What the hell are you talking about?
Jayden Stewart
Use your head and put two and two together. Or just one and one, if 2 + 2 is too difficult for you.
Logan Ward
Now think about it Shana is also part of Isekai LN.
Gavin Kelly
Boogiepop LN did that first and SnS is hardly the first anime adaptation of a LN. Your research sucks.
Brayden Sullivan
Not seeing anything, Cap. Have a melonpan.
Josiah Wilson
>it became the first anime adaptation of a Light Novel. That was Slayers.
Noah Allen
Never spam in my thread again.
Hunter Edwards
>3 replies >spam So you're spamming your own thread, senpai?
Austin Kelly
Shana appreciation thread? Shana appreciation thread. Post melonpan.
Jose Foster
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Isaiah Richardson
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Eli Rogers
God Shana Hot Etc.
Jackson Brooks
Shana is still best girl and top tsundere after all these years. And guess who recently won international saimoe?
Jaxon Kelly
This is no longer a joke.
Maybe Hina's year is right around the corner.
Adrian Howard
>Mastermind Yuji obtained youthful mid puberty eternal life with his pure virgin waifu while solving all of the world's problems and leaving that gutter trash Kazumi back in the old world One of the best mc's. He's also really sexy when he's alpha
Henry Phillips
I hated his ponytail.
Daniel Diaz
Hina won 2009.
Ian Bennett
His voice made up for it, though. Honestly might be the single sexiest voice in anime history.
Evan Cooper
What ever happened to Satoshi Hino?
Isaiah Thompson
Shana and Yuji deserved their eternal life together in happiness.
God, you're butthurt. I first gave honest input, then you turned around to insult and when I asked what you're getting at since you avoid explaining yourself, you went ahead to be a dick. At least I posted Shana, who is relevant and always a nice thing. On the other hand, you haven't contributed or explained anything once in any of your replies.
Jacob Harris
OP is an idiot anyways. Don't mind him too much, friend.
Jose Perez
What the fuck is up with these recent "anime review style" shitposts? OPs post looks like some shit from MAL. This is cancer on a whole new level.
Jose Long
Sorry, I've just been trolling you because you seem cute. (The OP was authentic though)
David Thompson
God damn are you trying to kill me?
Josiah Wright
I guess.
>trolling At least you admitted it.
Xavier Davis
Aww, I didn't realize you were sensitive. *accepts melon pan and pats user-chan on the head*
Easton Davis
90% poster is reddit typing now
Hudson Sullivan
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Justin Wood
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William Russell
>Nep >shana thread
Should've posted Noire instead..
Jason Fisher
This was one of the few good things from 2016.
Aiden Stewart
>saimoe >2016 It's still fucking going?
Anthony Turner
Look at this dumb looking kuudere with a goofy pillow on her head! Who could like a girl like that?
David White
Shana is hot!
Christian Walker
I recently rewatched it over the holidays and I still loved it. Shana still the cutest.
Jace Baker
Shana has the cutest porn.
Eli Campbell
Wow, that is cute.
Charles Watson
Are you feeling less moody now, my kouhai?
Lucas Taylor
You know it.
Gavin Miller
Kotsu is a god
Nathan Morgan
Shana was very popular but was never THAT popular. She never was the face of anime like Evangelion did in its prime. I think you're over exaggerating. I loved Shana (for the most part, season 3 was a colossal dissapointment for me) and I remember her fondly but I doubt anime is or was "chained" by her influence or anything. If anything the would be Haruhi.
For years after its release every anime tried to be the next Haruhi giving us a SoL high school setting with a twist and pseudo-intellectual dialogue. Fortunately the trend has bend fading out in recent years (isekai is all the rage now). So who knows what will be the next bunny everyone will try to follow.
Dylan Collins
Is that actual magma?
Ryan Turner
How old are we user?
How long have be we been stuck here?
Cameron Young
Please don't sexualize my waifu.
Samuel Morgan
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Asher Powell
>Isekai >Literally "different world" >Shana takes part in our world what the fuck are you smoking famalampai
Jacob Evans
No stopping.
Nathaniel Robinson
How the hell are there still people voting for Shana in this day and age? Clearly, I need to start following that damn competition beyond "See how far my waifu goes this year".
Jason Jones
To be fair there hasn't been many memorable girls in recent years. Aside of girls like Asuna, Kirino or Madoka/Fate ones the rest are seasonal level at best. The Fast Food-ification of anime probably has something to do with it.
Dominic Ross
I really liked her design. Sadly, she was a bitch to the very end. Poor whatsisname died for nothing.
William Carter
shana was never good
Angel Williams
There's at least one girl that sticks around every year, above and beyond their respective shows. Kurumi from DAL or Saya from Dagashi for example. Shana should've been as sidelined as Haruhi by now, if not more.
Nathaniel Miller
Was the LN ever translated? I swear I saw quite a few volumes up many years ago but I haven't seen them again.
Levi Garcia
B-T had a translation effort that got DMCA'd years and years ago, yep. (somewhere around 2009, I think?). Doubtful you'll find anything nowadays though.
Jaxon Jenkins
The only thing Shana did was make every romcom featuring a loli romantic interest be voiced by Rei Kugumiya and have the male character be named some variation or Ryuuji, Yuuji, Luigi.
David Phillips
What poison? I thought the one that popularize isekai LN with shallow harem is SAO.
Benjamin Long
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John Hernandez
I too hold the series close to my heart, I still like it because of the "nostalgia" factor, but honestly I could not like anything else like it thesedays. It hits ALL the stereotypes, does everything we have seen 35263764354534590385039 times in every anime ever today. In some ways that shit ruined anime by being so popular.
Hunter Sanders
Pretty sure Slayers was the earliest light novel adaption. And Scrapped Princess was adapted two years before Shana.
James Long
Viz licensed it 10 years ago and then dropped it after like 2 or 3 volumes. They are probably still sitting on the license.
Ethan Cruz
Great thread, fuck off.
Lucas Russell
Alright, look. In Summer 2005, the season before Shana "poisoned anime," there were 16 TV anime. These consisted of three highschool harems, three highschool romcoms, two mahou shoujo, two mecha, two terrible non-mecha sci-fi-action shows, one non-romance highschool comedy, one highschool sports show, one elementary school CGDCT, and one show about the shinsengumi as cute girls. Shana didn't really do any major damage.
Ayden Cox
Would scrapped princess be worth checking out today?
I downloaded it a while ago during a freeleech but never bothered.
Jose Morris
REBOOT
WITH 100+ EPISODES OF KUGIMIYA RIE GLORY
ADAPTING THE NOVELS PROPERLY
FUCKING WHEN?
Ethan Murphy
Remove flame haze they are the true oppressors.
Bentley Gutierrez
>ADAPTING THE NOVELS PROPERLY Out of curiosity, what did they change or did not cover from the novels?
Lucas Jones
>mfw S2 will never ever have a good fucking DVD/BD release
Jeremiah Johnson
Best part of S2
Julian Lee
>forgetting Zero no Tsukaima Speaking of, anyone know when they plan to release vol 22?
Lucas Cruz
CGDCT shows were a thing in 2005? I thought that after Azumanga Daioh, they disappeared until Lucky Star.
Nolan Reyes
It took me a few years to realise that Ito did the art for both Shana and Haruhi.
Joseph Sullivan
So not worth watching at all?
Isaac Howard
Starting for skipping most of Seirei's inner dialogues with Yuuji before S3, as I remember they interacting as soon as when Whilhelmina appeared, tried to take away Shana and Yuuji almost killed the maid with the big sword of the incestual twin.
Samuel Nguyen
Shana will always be the hottest.
Too bad JC Staff fucked up Yuuji's transition with the snake between S2 and S3 with those OVAs.
Nathan Walker
Also a entire vol, where appears the previous user of Alastor, the maid, the guy of white hair that appears in S1 and the Soul collector in his true form, but a least this have a manga
Mason Ward
Yes, user, summer 2005 featured Ichigo Mashimaro, i.e. the show that literally created the term "cute girls doing cute things."
Nolan Peterson
Sadly we will never get a complete translation of the series, which is the saddest part of the whole mess.