Thread:Ashleyien/@comment-918376-20150707020140/@comment-918376-20150709002813

No, I'm just dense as a rock and so jokes tend to fly over my head. It's happened. A lot. (Also, bolded words in Wikitext is in here . Removing the three apostrophes should fix it. Two apostrophes around a phrase italicizes it.)

Neither adaption was pristine perfect, but S2 seems to get demonized more than S1 is. It doesn't help that there's a portion of watchers who 1) only watched the anime, and 2) marathoned S1 but then followed S2 on a week-by-week basis. Watching LH week-by-week rather than marathoning it will definitely give you a different impression.

People in the west too quickly label things. With Tet, she was either "trans" or a "trap," but as you said, it's really neither. Tet was a boy in real life who was simply trapped in a female avatar after the Catastrophe, and adjusted to it. She identifies as a girl now, or at the very least, just doesn't care. Japanese discussion boards didn't question whether she was trans or not. It's simply that "he" now is a "she," and she's fine with it. Tet probably decided to roleplay the part of a "cute idol girl," just like Nyanta adds his "nyas" to roleplay a cat person.

As for Nyanta, not all Werecats say 'nya'. It's just Nyanta's little gimmick, and it's something he did even during the DTP days. Boss Bolognese, the puny Werecat in Silver Sword, never says 'nya' (and he's even voiced by Jouji Nakata, who voices Nyanta). So unless he's just so used to tacking it on, he probably won't keep that habit when he returns to the real world. Other Werecats, assuming that they aren't doing the same thing, speak like normal. However, the idea of personalities changing to match the bodies was the primary reason why the new appearance changing potion was developed -- there was a number of people who did notice changes, and wanted to change back as a result. Returning to the real world would definitely require adjusting back to their original bodies, though; they'll likely have the same problems they did when they first arrived in this world.

The thing about Naotsugu in the anime is that he doesn't seem to have as tight a relationship with Maryelle than the light novel does. In volume 7, one of Shiroe's concerns about Tet was that she was "intruding" on Nao/Mari (and the members of LH practically ship that, canon). One of my biggest issues with episode 13 of S2 was how forced the romance and anti-romance were: it favored the Akatsuki/Minori/Shiroe/(Kanami) aspect, but then pushed aside the (more canon) Nao/Mari pairing. I don't think Tetora really will ever have romantic feelings for Naotsugu, for the same reason that Isuzu and Rudy haven't really had any romantic "rivals," she just likes doing things that people could interpret as such. (Sorry if you're a Tet/Nao shipper. My interpretation is just speculation, anyways.)

One other part that I'm quite certain was omitted from the anime -- Landers can now use EXP Pots. Before, it was impossible to simply trade with Landers: it was always selling things to them, and EXP Pots couldn't be sold. Now, though, it's a different story, and Mizufa gets a hold of some for her Lander Summoners to use. It apparently causes them quite a bit of pain (Adventurers, having stronger bodies, don't feel it, I suppose) and was thus banned by Kazuhiko, but she doesn't care and goes along with it anyways. So it's not even just what the Adventurers do, but the general changes in the world that are influencing Landers.

Oh, yeah, I went with the cheapest shipping method. I think it took me roughly 4-6 weeks for my package to arrive. I didn't give a link for the CDs (I don't know if you found them), but I don't know if shipping rates are any different.

Naotsugu having a dog was mentioned in volume 7, maybe? That, or I got it from the Japanese sites. I remember Naotsugu's side in volume 7 chapter 1, though, when I was writing his and Shiroe's blurbs. I just read about Tet reminding Naotsugu of the DTP as well; probably on the Japanese wiki? To be honest, I forgot where I read that, too. I think it means that she reminds him of the general dynamic and personality, but she also acts a bit like Kanami as well.