Talk:Alice Academy

Yuri???

I have read the entire article twice, and I can't realize any signs of Shojo-ai in the series. So, why the article is in the category Yuri? Did I overlook something? I was really scared when I first saw that.200.71.174.1 03:20, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

REPLY: I came to this discussion because i saw no mentioning what so ever of the yuri aspects. Having watched the anime I disagree that Mikan's affections for Natsume were anything more than on a brother to sister level. (Slight spoiler alert!!) After all she was shown to be laying in bed dreaming of Hotaru while hugging and kissing on a pillow and calling out her name. There is even a very very minor character named Yuri whose alice is the ability to attract girls, go figure. While the romance between Mikan and Hotaru is mostly subtle its clearly there, and at times is quite blatant. From the beginning Mikan is obsessed with being near Hotaru, and Hotaru is shown to return the affection in her own sometimes very surprising way. Rather than bring up and potentially spoil all the good cute romantic bits for the purpose of justifying my opinions I'll leave it with this.. If your a fan of cute romantic girl-lovey anime you will most likely be glad you watched. ^^ Also it has a nice story and is very easy to watch.

Its worth mentioning that it has some slight yaoi aspects between Natsume and Ruka as well.

I'm actually kind of confused why none of this is not mentioned at all in the main article page??

72.147.172.222 09:00, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for those points; in fact, I noticed that someone (I don't know if it was you) took out this article from the category Yuri. Good choice, because if we base on mere infatuations among female characters to portrait this series as yuri, we would have to do the same with Cardcaptor Sakura, a series of the shojo genre (regardless of the yuri and yaoi signs). 200.71.186.240 19:26, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Re do the page

This page could be better. The explanation are too long and we could with some good pictures. And the main picture is... it doesn't explain "Alice Academy".

Page move

I agree with the rename, but isn't there a more proper procedure for renaming articles rather than copy & paste? —Tokek 11:32, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

That is what the 'move' button is for. However, now there is a history at the other end it probably won't be possible without administrator intervention. Shiroi Hane

Narumi Cleanup

I think the Narumi Section needs a cleanup...cleanups are good.

---203.131.83.38 02:19, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Other Discussions

I have a question: Isn't Tobita Yuu a female? 67.82.102.128 16:18, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Nope obviously not... ---203.131.83.36 06:40, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Bart Simpson is voiced by Nancy Cartwright and Charlie Brown has been voiced by Erin Chase so the practice of using adult women to provide the voices for animated preadolescent boys is not a purely Japanese practice. The problem is that Yuu's voice actress (in the Japanese Anime and not the Animax dub) voices him like a little girl. Given that the character is already somewhat wimpy, this tends to throw off the occasional fan.

Star Ranking

Mikan's Zero-star soup is no doubt miso.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miso_soup "In Japan, miso soup and white rice make up the traditional Japanese breakfast,"

The Rabbit currency is an invention of the Anime and is not found in the Manga. The conversion factor is one Rabbit = 100 Yen which is about equal to one American dollar. In the Manga the students are issued Yen (at this conversion rate from the amounts listed), which are far more likely to be useful outside the Academy grounds (should they ever escape).

I think that the below information is very illuminating. Could it be moved to the main page, please? I do think further discussion on the Academy itself (the "caste system" (star system), strict segregation from the "outside world", opinion of students from a young age that Alices are superior to others, etc) would also be beneficial...but this is definitely great. :)Jennkei 14:14, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

I thought that Mikan got one bowl of rice with a seewead thingy on top. I don't think she got soup. Are we talking about the anime or manga?68.110.232.148 21:39, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Shape vs Type of Alice

You are mixing up two different concepts here. Both Natsume and the creator of Mr. Bear have an Alice Shape that drains their own lives, but the other guy isn't a Dangerous Ability Alice.

Also almost any of the Alices can have lethal impacts. (Imagine Mikan nullifying Ruka's Alice while he's being buddies with a dangerous animal.)

I personally favor the Animax dub names for the Alice Types.

Technical Ability: Their creations (robots, drawings, stuffed animals, cooking, chemistry, music, etc.) have strange features.

Latent Ability: Traditional psionic powers. (Reading minds, projecting mental illusions, telekinesis, fortune telling, clairvoyance, teleportation through space, projecting lightning bolts, flight, wall walking, etc.)

Somatic type: Alices that modify the user's own body. (Dog ears, pheromones, controlling other people with your voice, super speed running, etc.)

Special Ability: Alices that don't fit into the above categories. (Teleportation through both space and time, voice power that only causes people to laugh, control of people through their shadows, the ability to project rain, etc.)

Dangerous Ability: An Alice of any of the above types that the facility consider dangerous.

Other than for Meta-Alices (Alices that only work on other Alices), such as Mikan's, the Special Ability class shouldn't exist and Dangerous Ability is more of a social control than a scientific classification.

Alice Shape (or Form) is an entirely different topic.

Every Alice (of whatever class) is of one of four shapes, that specify how much of it can be used and how often.

Childhood Alice: They start out as an Alice but grow up to be an ordinary adult.

Diffuse: The Alice is always available, but at a relatively low power level.

Intermittent: The Alice can only be used for a short period at any time, but at a relatively high power level.

Limitless: The Alice can be used as often and as much as desired, but each use impacts against the user's own life and can kill them if overused.

So Natsume is actually a Limitless Latent Ability Alice of Fire who has been reclassified as Dangerous Ability Alice. (Even though his power is only slightly more dangerous than say Mr. Jinno's.)

Mikan is harder to classify, but I bet her Alice Shape is Diffuse as she doesn't have any problems blocking mind control Alices whenever they are used against her. (She must be using some sort of Alice judo to turn higher power level Alices against themselves so she doesn't have to match the power level of the Alices she defends against.)

Overall Alice power levels seem to be increasing over time, as the student's can generally over match the teachers when they have the same general type of Alice, but this may be due to a limited sample size. (Or perhaps the Academy is breeding up higher Alice power levels to give Japan a WMD program...)

i know who typed this. this is hcobb

Cleanup

Really, i think this article needs a cleanup...

210.213.159.187---

Edits

I just went and fixed some grammar, as well as fixed some of the wording to look better.

Subcategories

This idea is a bit of expanding as well as cleanup, but rather than just all character descriptions, maybe give simple stats for characters and then have subcatergories for different story arcs, abilities, schools, explanation of the world, etc. -AliceC 06:59, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

I think the old page was better. I don`t mind the cleanup but what happened to the table?And some of the character's pictures are missing. Could someone restore the table and the char. pics as well?

Thanks RiZius 10:40, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

New article on characters???

List of Alice Academy characters - What's the point in making a new article? and that article needs a cleanup... 203.131.88.238 01:32, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

The list is huge, like many anime articles it needs to be split from the main page. --Squilibob 10:11, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Second Season???

Isn't there going to be a second season? So there would be more than 26 episodes. The second season has been aired in places around the world already.76.160.161.135 12:38, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Obviously no second season.

How do you know? The ending of 26 isn't very good for a wrap up, and there are rumors they will make up to 54 or 56 episodes in all. Also, I have been informed from research that the second season has aired in Japan. It will take a few more months or a year for it to come out in other places.68.110.232.148 00:57, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

→ This is only all RUMORS....there is no anime second season release...it is still not confirmed by the author: Tachibana Higuchi & the studio companies: Group TAC & Aniplex...The real thing is..."Gakuen Alice ~Kira Kira Memory Kiss~ was released on 22 June 2006 for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. There is also a Game Boy Advance game that has also only been released in Japan. In April 19, 2007 a Nintendo DS game called Gakuen Alice: Waku Waku Happy Friends was released in Japan"...the manga is still on-going but still no plan for the 2nd season of the anime for this year...Maybe, we still need to wait until 2008 or 2009...hehe - Zerwell 22:34, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

→ (confirmed) no anime 2nd season released or aired here in japan (yet)!! hehe...they were misunderstood on what has been released... and no plans for the anime for this year... v.,(^_^),.v *peace*

Anime

• 1~26 (Season 1??) (2004-10-30 to 2005-05-14)
• 27~53 rumored extension (+26 episode) (Season 2??) (not true/aired)

Manga

• 1~81 (on-going) (2003-02-19 to present)

Game

• Gakuen Alice: Doki Doki Fushigi Taiken (Gameboy Advance) (Nov. 14, 2004)
• Gakuen Alice: KiraKira Memory Kiss (Play Station 2) (March 22, 2006)
• Gakuen Alice: WakuWaku Happy Friends (Nintendo) (April 19, 2007)

- Zerwell 15:20, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

→ (for those peoples asking me thru e-mail [1]) okay let me clear this...true!! it's only rumors that "the season 2 was just been already release in japan". They released a gaming consoles not the anime season 2...but i don't say they were not going to make one!! well, i think they will definitely making one because the story is too good & still not finished, allot of mysteries haven't revealed yet ... [like who's the real mikan's parents and i think, i've seen mikan's true power only "once"...when she was trying to stop natsume on attacking hotaru...] all we need to do is to wait... hehe (or try to send an email to them Aniplex & Group TAC) - ミゲル / miguel | Talk 13:00, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Excuse me, but there is a second season.

• My friend lives in Japan and has watched the second season.
• I know several people online that have watched the second season from Japan.
• Several people online have posted pictures from the second season.

With the best regards, there is a second season.Nightflower 14:28, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

• yup...they currently airing the "Gakuen Alice" Anime 1-26 in here... re-broadcast date started: 6/3/2007 Gakuen Alice Rebroadcast Sched(Source)...Sorry! but not the Anime 2nd Season
• you're right! there's allot of Photos from the Manga 2nd season and not the Anime
• anyway, If There’s a anime 2nd season, There HAS some trailer/preview not only the photos ^_^

- ミゲル / miguel | Talk 08:55, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Um... Didn't they like lose money so they can't or something??? Nevermind567 04:44 pm, July 13 2007 there is new chaacter called luna and to me i think that i dont want her to be in the anime beacuse she trys to breakup the friendship that mikan and natsume have together! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.231.39.38 (talk) 23:11, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Changing the Main Image

I Think We should change the main image ( the front gates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gakuen_alice.jpg) ) to a more specific one. For example, the manga cover or the anime logo itself.

-PBCNX 19:46, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

I like the idea of the logo but I don't know what the logo looks like. Replace the gates with the logo if you find a fair use image please. --Squilibob 06:02, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

I have a HQ Screencap of the Anime Logo and a Manga Logo but how do you do this "fair use image" thing? OK Done... -PBCNX 17:21, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Please add something about the manga of Gakuen Arisu/Alice Academy!

Why is this article doesn't have anything much about the manga? I checked the Chinese page for Alice Academy and it has even more info than the article in this Wikipedia.

Can someone help with this? Also, please add the ISBN for the Japanese version of the manga.

I added some info on alice stone colours in the character's list.

Samantha Lim88 14:48, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Narumi.jpg

Image:Narumi.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 04:21, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Added more info about characters in the other page.

I added more info about Subaru Imai and Shuuichi Sakurano. Uploaded a bigger image of the fanbook. hope someone could help more.

Samantha Lim88 08:37, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Added information for other characters and their personal info.

To the person who updated the info about the latest chapters of the manga, thanks. I added a few characters from the Chinese Wikipedia. Can anyone at least help to check whether the info is correct? Because there's a few errors in the info when I edit it but I already corrected it.

Samantha Lim88 13:49, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Confusion in the main article Alice Academy and List of Alice Academy characters

It seems that there has been a confusion happening here. A user has added information about the characters in the main page, Alice Academy.

The information should go to the List of Alice Academy characters. The information has many speculative sentences and with some comments of the user itself, and if the user needs help, please say so and I'll be happy to do it and remove the information accordingly and add it into the List of Alice Academy characters.

Lastly, Wikipedia is not a diary and since this is a major edit, so the user should have consult other users here first.

Thank you.
Samantha Lim88 10:19, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

EDIT: I have copied the HTML of the other character's section. Can someone clear up the section ASAP? And, can the user please reply to this?

Samantha Lim88 10:37, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

I already cleared up the section in the main page. I am adding up the info in the list, accordingly. Thanks!

Samantha Lim88 03:08, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

This user:67.87.235.197, keeps on re-adding the information. Can someone do something about it?

Thanks, Samantha Lim88 03:42, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Luna

Who wrote that Luna was Personax100? That is a fandom theory.Nightflower 12:13, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Hey, Nightflower, please see the message above you, it will clear things up. Samantha Lim88 23:50, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Nightflower 18:22, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

About Narumi and the Biology teacher's weight...

It is stated there that their weights are "Secret".. Why secret? Anyone who knows their real wieght? I'm confused if someone just wanna keep it as a secret or the author doesn't reveal yet their weight... Ooohhh, please help me!

I checked the Japanese and Chinese Wikipedia, it was written secret. The author hasn't revealed it.

Samantha Lim88 13:35, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank You!! I haven't read articles in other languages here in Wikipedia.. And, I haven't read the manga yet, so I don't know... Thank you very much for the information!!--Halibel 06:28, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Your welcome!
Samantha Lim88 07:03, 22 August 2007 (UTC) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Samantha Lim88 (talk • contribs).

Tankoubon release dates?

Should we add the release dates and ISBN(s) for the Japanese edition? I saw the release date for volume 14 in the Japanese Wiki. --Samantha Lim88

There is still no second season...

I erased the information regarding that there will be a season 2 of alice academy. This has not been confirmed yet basing from the original site and the broadcasters site. If there will be a season 2, please cite sources. Not some fandom theory.

-PBCNX 06:50, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Character info cleanup...

I think the characters information needs a cleanup. Like who they are, their alices and erase any "spoilers" and/or redundant information, fandom theories...

What do you think?

-PBCNX 13:01, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Well, all the spoilers are all based on the manga, but only if we could cite them as a source, that would be better. --Samantha Lim88 —The preceding signed but undated comment was added at 02:19, August 21, 2007 (UTC).

What happened?

Why were all the categories cleared up, except for the Anime series , Manga series category. I placed references, but it doesn't appear when I save changes. I don't remember clearing the references section. Did I make a mistake? Can someone fix it? Sorry if I did anything wrong.

Samantha Lim88 07:01, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

It's fixed now. It was only minor: you just mist one "/" mark. ^_^ And I'm changing it back to {{Reflist}}; it's the common use now, <references/> is the old one. DarkAngel007 07:11, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!
Samantha Lim88 07:15, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Live Action Drama???

is there a LAD based on the manga? i've seen pictures, but thats all. if there is can someone tell me its name,please.

Names of the Alice types

I think that we should follow the Animax dub according to the names. It should be "Somatic types" instead of "Active ability" What does "Active" really mean here in this case?

Furthemore, why "Technology ability", while it should be "Technical types". "Technology" shouldn't be the correct term. Take the Alice of Cooking for example, not all Alices in the Technology Ability can invent stuff like Hotaru's Alice of Invention.

Who would like to give his/her opinion, please reply at my talk page, I don't check this page very often so I can't know if someone replied here.

Samantha Lim88 01:21, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

And why the Animax dub? Just tell me. Animax does not even air in the United States, so we can use any "nomenclature" (I didn't find any other term) for the names and all that, for example the one in the article. Twicemost 22:44, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

New Categories: Terminology and Story arcs

I propose adding the mentioned categories as even though there have been a lot of mentions of terminology like 'alice stones', their colours and arcs like the 'Hana Princess arc' there have been next to no information on what actually happened then unless you comb through the extremely long list of characters for information. There might also need to be a section on important dates and events like Valentines, Christmas and the sports carnival. If there are no objections I will gladly start the sections. Tsukiaya 07:57, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

well for my own understanding the cooking alice is placed in the technical or technological type beacause this person can create diff. types of foods.....so in short its like hotoru's alice which creates something useful for them to do......and the cooking alice creates foods that the person can be relaxed what their likings are..... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.87.202.142 (talk) 12:42, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Strange

The article has been renamed as Gakuen Alice but this talk page is still named Alice Academy. Why was the rename done or why this talk page still retains its old name? --Twicemost (talk) 05:21, 18 April 2008 (UTC)