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Winter-Spring 2014 Anime |OT3| People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time
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ZachDeKoromaru
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RIP Fresh breasts.
KuwabaraTheMan
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Cool, I will try to join in for Patlabor. I picked up those heavy and thick DVD sets on Amazon last year for like 8 bucks each. They're still sealed lol
I watched and loved the first one, but I still haven't gotten around to the second one, so I'll probably join in for that one at least.
First movie is one of the best anime movies I've seen, so hopefully everyone who hasn't seen it yet will really enjoy that one.
Remind me to scan you some of that Humikane book.
Joe Molotov
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Yay! Yay! Yay! was the better Smile ED.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Yesssssss, thank you nakama.
chickdigger802
Banned
its also somehow one of the least boring stories of the season.
Love Live's is still dead last. Janky and the constant switching between 2D and 3D during performances still looks like crap.
Aikatsu's CG has gotten significantly better, but the faces aren't as expressive as Precure's and in some performances the characters' mouths don't even move. They're still really good in terms of realistically emulating the look of 2D animation in anime style.
This is basically what Aikatsu is capable of currently.
Precure CG went Super Saiyan with Hacha. It's so good now that some in-show finishers are now CG without breaking immersion. See: Cherry Flamenco, Macadamia Hula Dance, Popcorn Cheer. This season, Toei's opted for a less cel-shaded look that also uses more variable line width and better clothing/hair physics, and it's pretty damned impressive, especially in retrospective comparison to where it began.
Meanwhile, Pretty Rhythm is...........Pretty Rhythm.
KirbYuuYuu
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Wasn't that the ending where they're being happy while a broadcast about people dying appeared during the credits?
Pretty Rhythm is more or less out of the running this season while it's on reruns. We'll see how it compares once Puripara lands in the summer.
ZachDeKoromaru
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That... probably warranted a full on block of the original broadcast.
No history of CG dancing is complete without Anataboshi from S3 of Kirarin Revolution. We've come a long way.
Oh wow...why would they broadcast that during a kids anime?
Mahouka
I actually came across some pretty convincing stuff relating to the basis of Tatsuya's character and his relationship with Miyuki. Since the basis has to do with his powers, I'll put it in spoilers.
It seems to me that there are a number of ways in which the parallels cease to hold, or at least hold more strongly for Tatsuya than his sister (for example,
), but there's enough there to think the author had it in mind.
I can't tell if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
I actually came across some pretty convincing stuff relating to the basis of Tatsuya's character and his relationship with Miyuki. Since the basis has to do with his powers, I'll put it in spoilers.
The family name that Tatsuya and Miyuki go by, Shiba (シバ is equivalent to the traditional Japanese spelling of Shiva, the Hindu deity. Tatsuya is based on Shiva, the god of destruction (his power to decompose anything, or to turn matter into destructive energy) and regeneration (his incredible healing power).
Miyuki is Shiva's wife, Parvati. She is beautiful, the ideal of feminine motherhood, and completely devoted to Shiva. They care deeply for each other. Some of the backstory implied in the first episode also parallels Shiva's history with Parvati and her prior incarnation, Sati.
is equivalent to the traditional Japanese spelling of Shiva, the Hindu deity. Tatsuya is based on Shiva, the god of destruction (his power to decompose anything, or to turn matter into destructive energy) and regeneration (his incredible healing power). Miyuki is Shiva's wife, Parvati. She is beautiful, the ideal of feminine motherhood, and completely devoted to Shiva. They care deeply for each other. Some of the backstory implied in the first episode also parallels Shiva's history with Parvati and her prior incarnation, Sati.
It seems to me that there are a number of ways in which the parallels cease to hold, or at least hold more strongly for Tatsuya than his sister (for example,
Parvati is often presented as more powerful than Shiva, and the only one capable of keeping him in check
I can't tell if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
Five-year-old girls can't read all of that kanji anyway. Innocence preserved!
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Ace of Diamond 27
Jesus that was some Oofuri level pacing. Literally spent an entire episode on one half of a total inning.
And it looks like next week is recap too. Great.
Jesus that was some Oofuri level pacing. Literally spent an entire episode on one half of a total inning.
And it looks like next week is recap too. Great.
Is that the dvds?
No, but it is Sentai's version on Hulu.
hosannainexcelsis
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That's not really the show's fault.
Not as bad as Gintama!
Translator's note: Gintama is a popular comedy anime series based on a shonen manga by Hideaki Sorachi.
I dont remember seeing many translators notes but its been a while. There shouldnt be any at all.
Without those I wouldn't get half of the show's references.
Nothing1016
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FMA: Brotherhood Rewatch 1-10
Hiromu Arakawa is absolutely amazing. The ability to create both FMA and Silver Spoon is astonishing. How many manga artists can go from an action fantasy tale to a story about farming life while upholding incredible quality.
Hiromu Arakawa is absolutely amazing. The ability to create both FMA and Silver Spoon is astonishing. How many manga artists can go from an action fantasy tale to a story about farming life while upholding incredible quality.
Ice Lightning
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This is what should be found as a DVD/BD extra on the retail discs. I really liked what Nozomi/Right Stuf did for the linear notes on The Irresponsible Captain Tylor DVDs.
Basileus777
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Oofuri's pacing is part of what made it great. I'll take a 5 episode run about one baseball game here too.
Sure. There's nothing inherently wrong with notes, but I think Gintama's get excessive at times. On the other hand, I don't really remember many from AYTTM.
I noticed the same thing when I was watching To Heart recently. It's how things are done with modern manga releases, and it makes sense to do it for videos. Put the notes in a place where they won't interfere with the actual viewing experience.
Ice Lightning
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This is a good thing considering the amount of text from linear notes for Nozomi's releases. All the text probably wouldn't even fit on the screen otherwise.
AquaWateria
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How do guys feel about the anime of Code Breaker, and if you have read the manga do you think it's good?
One Week Friends 2
In general while I'm fine with the idea of the two friends beginning their relationship anew each week and having different adventures in a laid back atmosphere, I like it more when the story explores Fujimiya's amnesia in a serious manner in a way that contrasts heavily with the show's overall warm feelings.
Wow, this episode was a big improvement over the first and I liked it much more. It continued the warm and fuzzy feelings from the previous episode, but the last 5 mins of it essentially covered what I wanted to get out of the series and I'm really glad they went there pretty fast. Of course having not read the manga I have no idea how heavy the drama will be concerning the diary and her memories, but I sure hope the show covers similar scenes in the future.
In general while I'm fine with the idea of the two friends beginning their relationship anew each week and having different adventures in a laid back atmosphere, I like it more when the story explores Fujimiya's amnesia in a serious manner in a way that contrasts heavily with the show's overall warm feelings.
Read a bit of the manga, felt it was total garbage. Hate the art. The anime was really enjoyable though. They hammed up the cheese factor, made it pretty funny, and focused a lot of the story on the bro factor of it being a bunch of guys with superpowers fighting evil. Like a Japanese X-Men. Really nice action and effects animation too. The fire and lightning stuff was great.
dakkumauji
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Tonari no Seki-kun 15
The love and tribulations of Goto's fantasies.
The love and tribulations of Goto's fantasies.
need the janky in-episode version for ultimate completion. old link i have is blocked on copyright gorunds!
Voted it 2012 AOTY. shit was awesome
And Yet The Town Moves 2
Damn, Granny is one stone-cold motherfucker, how she got Hotori to work for her.
Lol she nailed a cop in the balls with a motor scooter. You'd think that he'd arrest the shit out of her considering all those infractions she was committing riding that thing coupled with the fact that she hit him with it in the balls, and yet he didn't. That's a righteous cop right there. She should be thankful.
Hototi's home life seems fun. I like how every time Yukiko starts to cry her brother just goes "Mom, onee-chan did it!". What an asshole.
Damn, Granny is one stone-cold motherfucker, how she got Hotori to work for her.
Lol she nailed a cop in the balls with a motor scooter. You'd think that he'd arrest the shit out of her considering all those infractions she was committing riding that thing coupled with the fact that she hit him with it in the balls, and yet he didn't. That's a righteous cop right there. She should be thankful.
Hototi's home life seems fun. I like how every time Yukiko starts to cry her brother just goes "Mom, onee-chan did it!". What an asshole.
AquaWateria
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What did you like about it?
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san 01
A 3 minute per episode anime made for SDBurton. Never have seen so much faux-yuri in a 3 minute span.
A 3 minute per episode anime made for SDBurton. Never have seen so much faux-yuri in a 3 minute span.
X-Men, juxtaposition of sakura sakurakouji's naivete and Rei's cold blooded murdreing, the cute dog, AND everyone being a fuckin' bro
Admiral Woofington
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I've read the Code;Breaker manga. I mean I'm caught up with it. It's cheese bad and it has horrible writing, but I'm still attracted to it. The main guy is shone action gary stu.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
This is the Winterspring thread. Totally a season.
AquaWateria
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So I guess you like Gary Stu protagonists except Kirito.
Lousy Smarch weather.
Watch Chaos;head. Best semicolon comedy.
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