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theres some strange woman in my dbz

I see she pronounces "Z" the right way (zed). For DBZ, however, I do make an exception.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

I think they cut out everything that made the original version good, so I'm not particularly glad about that at all.

I don't know about that. I've only seen the first episode of the remake so far, but I felt like the first few episodes of the original series really dragged with a lot of pointless stuff that didn't need to be there. Now, if they skip over some awesome stuff then that would make me upset, but I'm not particularly incensed about missing out on Gon and Leorio screwing around in some random town.

 

[darkside31337]

Sailor Moon 22

Zoisite is so hnnnnnnng.

I can’t believe Zoisite is

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actually gay.

Didn’t think the show would go there.

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That was a really interesting way to introduce Kunzite too.

Either way Nephrite is so screwed, the writing is on the wall.

Naru-chan is really being strung along, poor girl. Glad to see the series progressing the story along with the developments between Tuxedo Kamen and Usagi.

That balcony scene was cool although I’m pretty sure an umbrella can’t actually be used for that purpose.

Well that episode was a waste of time...

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WAT DA HELL. Usagi gets completely smashed by mistaking some alcohol for punch and then Tuxedo Mask proceeds to make out with her. That’s rape.

 

[Haly]

2 days until Nise.

GET HYPE.

 

[NewFresh]

2 days until Nise.

GET HYPE.

27 days till BRS

GET HYPE.

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[darkside31337]

Sailor Moon 23

It should be illegal to be that fabulous. And like Fabusite already said, Nephrite is really, really screwed.

Usagi really is a pig. Poor Naru, her friend is utterly useless and her love interest is a really bad dude. Naru is

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disowning her family to run away with the bad boy.

It truly never pays to be the good guy.

Interesting episode. Nephrite looks like

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he’s turning a new leaf. He actually has some shred of human compassion towards Naru.

He’s really just triggering more flags though, and not of the good variety. I’m worried for him

I really like how this show manages to make the side characters relevant by weaving them throughout the story. Wish more shows were like that.

 

[Geneijin]

If nothing else, the ending is certainly something special.

Should have linked to the OP. Almost as good as Twin Angels OP.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Should have linked to the OP. Almost as good as Twin Angels OP.

This looks amazing. I might check it out!

 

[trejo]

Recorder and Randsell 1

Yeah, I just can't see this being any good at all.

 

[PdotMichael]

Should have linked to the OP. Almost as good as Twin Angels OP.

great!
in 2 years a classic opening

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

A teaser page has gone up for the next noitamina show from Kenji Nakamura (Mononoke, Trapeze, C). More details will be revealed on February 2. It's reported to be an "all-new original anime".

I'm tentatively interested, as long as it turns out better than C.

 

[Geneijin]

great!
in 2 years a classic opening

Yeah, you never were a monocle. You've denied your true calling til now.

 

[iavi]

A teaser page has gone up for the next noitamina show from Kenji Nakamura (Mononoke, Trapeze, C). More details will be revealed on February 2. It's reported to be an "all-new original anime".

I'm tentatively interested, as long as it turns out better than C.

Noitamina might live!

 

[sonicmj1]

Trapeze 01

Woah

This is my kind of trip. The ending of the episode felt a bit trite, but I love how far they're going. The unusual animation style lends a lot of drama to what would otherwise be a fairly mundane story. I guess the shifts between live action, animation, and CG, between real and abstract, make the main character's mental issues feel legitimately weighty from the outside. It's over the top, but it doesn't devolve into raving melodrama.

I'm looking forward to watching the show explore other characters. It's a pleasant surprise from a series I really knew nothing about.

Overall, this has been a great season so far!

Most of the direction in that first episode is actually pretty good and it serves a purpose. Unusual, yes, but not pointless.

That may be the case. There's a lot more show to see after all. Perhaps the purpose behind it will eventually become more clear.

At the moment, though, I feel like the cuts, static frames, text, and so on just create a lot of noise that only detracts from building a coherent sense of place.

 

[Jex]

Trapeze 01

Woah

This is my kind of trip. The ending of the episode felt a bit trite, but I love how far they're going. The unusual animation style lends a lot of drama to what would otherwise be a fairly mundane story. I guess the shifts between live action, animation, and CG, between real and abstract, make the main character's mental issues feel legitimately weighty from the outside. It's over the top, but it doesn't devolve into raving melodrama.

Despite the aesthetics, Trapeze isn't much of a 'trip', it's a strangely coherent work delivered with an unusual style.

 

[darkside31337]

Should have linked to the OP. Almost as good as Twin Angels OP.

You sick, sick, monster D:

That KMB OP is amazing, right up here with this one as one of the best of all time.

 

[Regulus Tera]

That KMB OP is amazing, right up here with this one as one of the best of all time.

FUCK THE PAIN AWAY

 

[Jex]

There's an entire MLP ep devoted to how moe Fluttershy is, and by moe and I mean moe.

I read the ending of this sentence in an extremely serious tone which, given the subject matter, is strangely amusing.

 

[iavi]

Senjougahara > Kanbaru > I can't even be bothered

Bravo! Another member of #Senjouswagcrew.

 

[sonicmj1]

Despite the aesthetics, Trapeze isn't much of a 'trip', it's a strangely coherent work delivered with an unusual style.

That's a fair statement, based on that episode. In fact, I can't think of another accurate way to phrase how I feel about it without reusing your words.

They're completely different shows, so I don't want to compare them, but Penguindrum is much more of a 'trip' than Trapeze, despite being more aesthetically conventional.

 

[Jex]

Bakemonogatari 11+12
[...]Re: 12, going to have to respectfully disagree with hosanna, kind of an underwhelming ending that feels somewhat out of tone with the raunchy insanity of the rest of the series.[...]

To give hosanna a little bit of support he's not the only one who enjoyed the finale. It was considered a pretty good ending by a few folks in these parts.

 

[Jex]

That's fine, but his impressions are the ones I actually read because we're both over a year LTTP.

Oh yeah, of course. I think Ano Hana, among other works, has proved that if you throw something sappy into the finale it will work with a pretty sizeable chunk of the audience or rather, otaku are easily moved by general sappiness. Who knew.

Obviously not on me. Of course.

 

[jman2050]

The ending to 12 was very good but the episode is awesome primarily because of the car scene, which was hilarious the whole way through.

 

[Jex]

Pony-gaf has invaded, we must take the fight to them.

They've been here all along.

Horizon certainly doesn't look cheap. And it's a really good show in my opinion. I''m actually suprised it does so well. I expected it to bomb horribly, with most of the audience losing interest after the first few rather confusing episodes.

I only speak from watching a handful of episodes but it looked distinctly average.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

They've been here all along.


I only speak from watching a handful of episodes but it looked distinctly average.

Battle graphics and animation of Horizon were stellar.

 

[Jex]

Huh, I just learned that Cowboy Bebop and FLCL are still in constant rotation on Adult Swim. One episode a week.

I guess that just shows how successful anime companies have been in establishing well known franchises post 2001.

I don't think it's possible not to trigger K-ON discussions eventually.

That's different from being the instigator!

 

[DrForester]

They've been here all along.

AnimeGAF is Tsundere for ponies.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

That may be the case. There's a lot more show to see after all. Perhaps the purpose behind it will eventually become more clear.

At the moment, though, I feel like the cuts, static frames, text, and so on just create a lot of noise that only detracts from building a coherent sense of place.

Bakemonogatari isn't interested in building a coherent sense of physical space. (Not in the budget!) The sparse background art gives only the barest sketch of any world existing outside the characters themselves. The visual style, in its layouts and poses, is designed to highlight the characters' psychological and emotional states as well as the relationships between them. It's metaphorical as opposed to realistic. Sometimes the style becomes devoid of meaning, but at other times there's a clear intent behind it.

Oh yeah, of course. I think Ano Hana, among other works, has proved that if you throw something sappy into the finale it will work with a pretty sizeable chunk of the audience or rather, otaku are easily moved by general sappiness. Who knew.

To be fair, sappiness is beloved by audiences of all kinds, not just otaku. I will usually fall for it as long as I already care about the characters. The ending of Bakemonogatari 12 worked for me since, even though Senjougahara didn't appear in the 3 (!) previous episodes, she's interacted enough with Araragi and the chemistry between them is so strong that I could accept the growth of a serious relationship between the two of them. I appreciated that for once the direction got out of the way and let the characters speak for themselves.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Chihayafuru 6:
A good change of pace here. I wouldn't have thought that an episode about discussion of interpretations of poems I've never read would be so engaging, but this was executed very well. Poor Taichi is doomed to be friendzoned forever, though.

 

[Jex]

Eureka Seven Ao staff listing:

Director: Tomoki Kyoda
Main Character Design: Kenichi Yoshida
Character Design: Hiroyuki Oda
Nirvash Design: Shoji Kawamori
Mechanical Design: Kimitoshi Yamane, Takayuki Yanase, Kanetake Ebikawa
Design Development: Shigeto Koyama
Design Works: Shiho Takeuchi
Art Director: Kazuo Nagai
Color Design: Nobuko Mizuta
Scifi Setting: Mitsuyasu Sakai
VFX Director: Yasushi Muraki
Director of Photography: Shunya Kimura
Production: BONES

That's the only way Kawamori should be involved with any anime.

Shiki21

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I really don't understand the junior monks reasoning. He's pretty much just being an asshole siding with the vampires

What the heck happened to spoiler tags?

 

[darkside31337]

Sailor Moon 24

This episode, man, this episode.

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http://i.imgur.com/hvW9U.jpg

So messed up.

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I guess this was inevitable but god damn what an episode. Nephrite’s monologue to Naru, and them connecting their feelings of love towards each other was so sweet and romantic. Poor Nephrite literally tripped every flag in the book before he died. The ending was just really depressing, poor Naru, so messed up

I really hate Zoisite now >:/

I will never be able to look at a chocolate parfait in the same way ever again.

 

[Jex]

I've made it through two versions of Clannad, two versions of Air, and yes, both versions of Kanon, and they were all somehow less painful than Angel Beats. Don't ask me to explain this with logic.

Angel Beats is like the dragon in Beowulf. Once I defeat it I will be mortally wounded and I will die soon after.

But it was the anime of the year 2011, surely that must give you the motivation to finish it?

Moe > Cute

Words with meanings known by all > words that mean nothing with no agreed definitions.

I deny everything.

That's easy for you to say, now that you're no longer a junior.

Hope they fix animation mistakes, such as double Chie, in the blu rays.

That's actually pretty funny.

Sailor Moon 24

I will never be able to look at a chocolate parfait in the same way ever again.

Or pineapple salad.

 

[trejo]

Senjou may have won that battle but now it's Kanbaru's time to shine.

 

[darkside31337]

Senjou may have won that battle but now it's Kanbaru's time to shine.

Senjou didn't even win that battle. But now Kanbaru's reign as number one can no longer be disputed. All the other waifus shall be obliterated.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Or pineapple salad.

I am actually surprised Ikuhara didn't ruin any sort of dish with Penguindrum!

 

[Jex]

This article is a few months old, but because I haven't been blog checking in a while I missed it. It basically talks about Ikuhara's directing style, his influences and what kind of talent he worked with during his role as the director of Utena. Here's a sample:

Utena was a hotbed for talent due to Ikuhara giving most major staff members the freedom to incorporate their own ideas, which gave many of those young directors the chance to try out new things and shape their style in an environment of (relative) creative freedom. Many of them turned out to be great directors, with some even becoming real stars of the anime industry. Ikuhara‘s influence has reached even far beyond his co-staff members on Utena, he has always had a good eye for talent and has openend the path into the anime industry for many gifted creators, such as his friend from high school days and scriptwriter of Utena, Yoji Enokido, or Ichiro Okouchi, who is most famous for writing Sunrise shows like ‘Planetes’ and ‘Code Geass’. Just like on ‘Penguindrum’ with young talents such as Shouko Nakamura, Mitsue Yamazaki and Katsunori Shibata, Ikuhara put many up-and-coming creators in charge of crucial positions on Utena as well.

There's much more at the source where the writer considers each individual person that fell under that influence. You'll learn both about the creators and the original work itself. It's a very thorough article and I suggest reading it here: http://aninomiyako.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/ikuhara-school-directors-utenas-legacy/#more-1577

 

[Steroyd]

Amagami SS+ - 01

So basically this is a continuation of every girl's arc after christmas from the first season... Rihoko got pre-shafted before she was even drawn onto a single frame.

This episode had the perfect setup for a catfight, them claws be sharp.

 

[trejo]

I am actually surprised Ikuhara didn't ruin any sort of dish with Penguindrum!

Not even Fugu?

 

[Jex]

cstle aigis pizzaroll posted this very interesting article in the 'anime canon' thread a few days but I didn't notice this piece until recently. It's about Horus or The Little Norse Prince, the first movie directed by Isao Takahata (with help from Miyazaki, among others):

When the film went over its original eight month production period (a standard schedule for a feature at the time), the producers stalled the project[...]

The standard development time for an anime movie in 1968 was eight months? No wonder Miyazaki got The Castle of Cagliostro and Nausicaa turned around in just over eight months, he was used to working on completely crazy cycles.

 

[Noirulus]

4 more days for Another

The wait is too damn long

 

[Jex]

Chihayafuru 13

Arata~!!! ;_; I'm still rooting Team friendzone! ='(

There's lots of people on the wrong side.

Sailor Moon - 15

This is an Ikuraha episode and... okay I don't actually have anything to say about the episode.

edit: I'm making surprisingly fast progress, maybe it's because I don't feel the need to type long posts with screenshots.

Clearly you're doing it all wrong.

I don't know about that. I've only seen the first episode of the remake so far, but I felt like the first few episodes of the original series really dragged with a lot of pointless stuff that didn't need to be there. Now, if they skip over some awesome stuff then that would make me upset, but I'm not particularly incensed about missing out on Gon and Leorio screwing around in some random town.

Nah, there was like two episodes before Gon even left home, it was pretty substantial character development.

 

[Reknoc]

Hope they fix animation mistakes, such as double Chie, in the blu rays.

Double Chies is fine, double Zoro? Hm.

 

[Dresden]

Double Chies is fine, double Zoro? Hm.

He's a master swordsman, the Zoro in the back is just an illusion created by his extraordinarily swift passage.

 

[Steroyd]

I'm curious now, why should I (not) watch the Eureka Seven movie?

 

[Jex]

2 days until Nise.

GET HYPE.

But will it cause AnimeGAF or explode? Or will people post less because they're actually watching a current show?

Recorder and Randsell 1

Yeah, I just can't see this being any good at all.

So I was completely justified in judging the show by that tiny piece of art and one line description? I knew it.

 

[firehawk12]

But will it cause AnimeGAF or explode? Or will people post less because they're actually watching a current show?

Let's ask Mandoric about it!

 

[shintoki]

He's a master swordsman, the Zoro in the back is just an illusion created by his extraordinarily swift passage.

A true One Piece fan!

 

[trejo]

I'm curious now, why should I (not) watch the Eureka Seven movie?

You can't watch something nonexistent, silly.

 

[Jex]

A teaser page has gone up for the next noitamina show from Kenji Nakamura (Mononoke, Trapeze, C). More details will be revealed on February 2. It's reported to be an "all-new original anime".

I'm tentatively interested, as long as it turns out better than C.

Well, you don't really need to say that. I don't imagine many of the people in the thread will get too excited about this project until we learn a lot more about it. I know that, personally, it's going to have to do a lot to get any kind of excitement from me. In fact, I might withhold any judgements about it until it actually airs.

 

[Steroyd]

But will it cause AnimeGAF or explode? Or will people post less because they're actually watching a current show?

We're in an age where we can post on Gaf with phones and portable gaming devices, no reason to do both.

So I was completely justified in judging the show by that tiny piece of art and one line description? I knew it.

Normally you don't judge a book by it's cover, but with anime it works 90% of the time.