A girl who is magical?
Winter 2012 Anime Thread of Roundcats Up in This
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A girl who is magical?
PdotMichael
Banned
the non-magical sidekick
you are analyzing this stuff way too much.
Although that particular show does warrant analysis, which made it interesting.
hosannainexcelsis
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Here's what I'll vouch for within that time period.
2009:
Aoi Bungaku (Anthology series containing adaptations of classic Japanese literature; unique and varied with some fantastic segments)
K-ON! (Amazing production values, pleasant watch)
Spice and Wolf II (Continuation of the story about economics and wolf gods; excellent rapport between the two leads)
Trapeze (Fantastic examination of mental illness with a unique visual style)
2010:
Durarara!! (Not as good as Baccano, but still has an enjoyable cast of characters whose interactions are fun to watch)
Shiki (Slow but atmospheric start, wonky hair, interesting take on vampires)
Time of Eve (movie version is the one to watch; well-directed examination of the relationship between humans and androids in a world built on Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics)
2011: (I'll leave out shows you listed in the AotY thread)
Fireball Charming (CG shorts about the interaction between a robot duchess and her robot butler which are, well, charming)
Hanasaku Iroha (Some weak episodes, but worth watching for the satisfying way the character drama comes together in the middle and end)
Level E (Hilarious comedy with a memorable main character)
Wandering Son (Excellent direction and art, sensitive and mature character drama centered around gender identity issues and puberty)
Young Animators Training Projects (4 shorts all worth watching; Kizuna Ichigeki and Ojisan no Lamp are the best)
Currently airing:
Chihayafuru (Well-directed and moving show about a girl, a card game, and the romance that brought them together)
Gintama (Still the best anime comedy, 240 episodes later)
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4 (Only the first episode has aired, but it lives up to the Natsume name so far. Watch the first two seasons if you haven't; the third isn't as well-regarded.)
hosannainexcelsis
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Ah, the memories.
I'm walking into a trap, aren't I
Nah. That gif needed to be used pre-ep3.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
But that would be the boring thing to do!
Not really, no.
So a deconstruction of a magical girl show would be about a girl who is not magical? (Madoka spoilers)
I guess Madoka is a deconstruction!
I thought it was fairly clear that was in the cards.
The music is good because its Yuki Kajiura (and ClarIS)
[Dead Leaves]
Amazing. Spectacular. Explosive. Totally insane.
Hence why I recommended it!
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Those look like good ol' Imaishi Explosions®. Totally need to catch up on that.
hosannainexcelsis
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My head hurts just looking at that post.
Dedication Through Light
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Aquarion Evol episode 1 aired already? or is that sites countdown wrong?
Dave1988
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Just looks like a bad ad banner. All thats missing is "You are a winner! Click here."
Master Milk
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because milf
I think it's part of the gag. She's 40, dresses like a teen, acts like a kid. All the girls in the show are weird.
-Minsc-
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Is there a reason I'm reminded of Panty & Stocking?
(Lets get this thread on to the next page, that post is slowing things down.)
This sounds like a complaint.
PdotMichael
Banned
Meme is pretty god although She is no match for Erio.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Modern anime women are Reyvatiel betas. They age to teenager years, and the stop aging 'til their 150ish, at which point they age rapidly and die.
hosannainexcelsis
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Both were directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi.
It is not available in any EU countries on Crunchroll so it is probably going to be one of the shows AoD has this season.
Dedication Through Light
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kyubey was the most memorable character from Madoka for me, made the non intense episodes worth it.
Hellsing321
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Wandering Son: this is probably one of the best shows of the past few years. I think it's a must watch but some people might be turned off from the subject matter.
Milky Holmes First season
Expected some cute little detective show, got a gag show filled with boobs, stupidity, loli lesbian stalkers, a guy who rips off his clothes and molests himself in front of children, and villian who
. Since when do detectives need super powers that have nothing to do with detective work?
Still, I like the show and going to watch the second season.
Expected some cute little detective show, got a gag show filled with boobs, stupidity, loli lesbian stalkers, a guy who rips off his clothes and molests himself in front of children, and villian who
who wants Milky Holmes to succeed because she gets off on fighting them
Still, I like the show and going to watch the second season.
Deconstructions are meant to challenge the underlying assumptions of a genre or trope. By grappling with the implications of those tropes/assumptions, the viewer hopefully learns something about the genre and its relation to actual reality.
Evangelion deconstructs mecha by making the destined child hero pilots actually act like immature children. The Urobuchi Gen-penned Saya no Uta (true proof of how fucked up he is) deconstructs eroge by questioning the relationship between the protagonist and his true love. Madoka deconstructs the magical girl genre by focusing on the contract between girl and magical being.
At least, that's my understanding, and I don't think TVTropes contradicts it.
Noirulus, you are watching shows fast.
That kugiloli show airs in less than a day, guys, epyh!
KILL IT WITH FIRE.
THEN KILL IT AGAIN.
So tsun for the tsunloli.
Jex
Member
I was missing that cuddly little guy.
HNNNNNNNNGH
Jex
Member
Isn't it about a giant shouta anyway?
Why does none of this make any sense? What happened to classy anime, like Yoiko?
It can also be used for the next set of episodes to come. Namely phase 2.
See what I mean!?
I never understood the big deal about episode 3 for the following reasons
- The show was already dark with themes like suicide (some woman possessed by monster to jump out of some building).
- her death was already foreshadowed with black hair girl telling her don’t face monster alone you can’t beat it alone we have to team up or where screwed and her not listening.
- Blonde magic girl had very little screen time before her death, hard to care about a character you didn’t really even know and the characters have also just met.
But what I did find surprising was the way she died, she died there on the spot.
anyways I droped it after that episode it wasn't enough to keep me watching(too much shaft and ugly for me).
- The show was already dark with themes like suicide (some woman possessed by monster to jump out of some building).
- her death was already foreshadowed with black hair girl telling her don’t face monster alone you can’t beat it alone we have to team up or where screwed and her not listening.
- Blonde magic girl had very little screen time before her death, hard to care about a character you didn’t really even know and the characters have also just met.
But what I did find surprising was the way she died, she died there on the spot.
anyways I droped it after that episode it wasn't enough to keep me watching(too much shaft and ugly for me).
It was no Level E episode 3
surprise tone shift
Jex
Member
So, did you like it or not? I understand that it terrified you and produced a spectacle, but that's true even for those who didn't like it!
None of those things are the core aspects of a magical girl show. In Princess Knight, for instance, which is normally considered to be "magical girl", Princess Sapphire doesn't have any magical powers at all. Mysterious Akko-chan, as with many magical girls, is given the power to transform herself - but not into a crime-fighter, just whatever she wants.
When people say "deconstruction", they tend to mean "how would this play out in real life instead of happy happy la la fantasy land". For Madoka, Urobochi is looking at what might happen if little girls made agreements with cute mascots to fight monsters and it was all horribly depressing instead of relatively light hearted - not necessarily "real life" but given that most otaku think real life is depressing perhaps that's what they're going for by using the term.
Evangelion is seen as being a "deconstruction" of the mecha genre, but it's closer to putting a bunch of very unhappy/messed up people into the story. Darker And Edgier, as TV Tropes would have it - but not necessarily deconstructive.
Jex
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I like all of them, with Kanbaru's being particularly great. It's all about the final (broadcast) ED anyway, that's clearly the best use of music/visuals in the whole damn show.
Don't forget that he did Koi Kaze!
You all are having this argument again? Really?
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