Hellsing321
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The face of madness.
Winter 2012 Anime Thread of Roundcats Up in This
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The face of madness.
hosannainexcelsis
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Anne of Green Gables 24
Those bagpipes crack me up every time.
Those bagpipes crack me up every time.
Nothing bland about Angel Beats' art. It goes ALL-OUT.
You're going to have to give me some examples of what you consider 'good art,' cause the top and bottom pics he posted look great to me. The middle not looking as great, but hardly crap. It's a simple environment.
Hahahahaha. Gotdamn. I don't know if I should consider that a good or bad thing.
A Black Falcon
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Bodacious Space Pirates 1 - I like this show. It has some issues, but it's good fun and has solid action and a decent setup for a far-from-serious space action series. It's definitely off to a good start.
However, I do have to comment on a few things. First, history, that is, pirate history.
-Letters of Marque make you a Privateer, not a pirate. The difference is that pirates are illegal, while privateers have a letter of marque from some country that allows them to attack ships from enemy countries. These letters are only valid during times of war, so when the war in question ended, privateers would have to choose whether to become legitimate merchantmen (or leave the sea altogether), or turn to piracy. Sometimes it was one way, sometimes the other.
-On that note, the show clearly states that the war is over, but that the letters of marque are, for some, very strange, and unexplained, reason, still active. The MC is confused by this as well, and couldn't understand why there would still be pirates, much less legal ones, well after the end of the war. Hopefully the show explains this, because it really is a logical issue. Unless they have other letters from somewhere else, those letters shouldn't still be active after the war ended, that's not how those things work!
Anyway, other than that, my only real criticism would be that the MC is somewhat generic. She doesn't realize that going to work like usual might attract attention after her identity was discovered (by her and everyone else) and strange people started appearing, is somewhat clueless, of course works at a maid cafe, etc... yeah, generic stuff there. Oh, she's an okay character so far -- at least she clearly is a good pilot, so she's not entirely unqualified -- but she could be better.
And on that note, it's pretty silly that this far-future other planet has a culture that's basically exactly the same as modern-day Japan's, just with a few extra bits of technology here and there. The towns look Japanese, the people write in Japanese, they wear modern Japanese school uniforms to school, etc. How... convenient.
(I know, I know, that's just how sci-fi often works, it's usually more a reflection of the culture that made it than of an actual other culture, and as such variants on this are everywhere in scifi. But still, it's a bit silly, how much it's like modern Japan. 
) Just adding stuff like touchpads that make arrows appear over desks (and various other applications as well) and cars that may drive themselves doesn't mean much when apart from that it's just the same as today.
Overall though, compared to everything I liked about this episode -- the amusing story and characters, the action and fight scene, the setup, all that -- the complaints are somewhat minor. This series is good so far for sure. It's very anime, certainly, but it's good stuff.
Rinne no Lagrange 1 - This is another good series! I'll be watching more of all four shows I've watched so far this season, not bad at all...
So yeah, Rinne no Lagrange is a mecha series about a girl who apparently loves to go around helping people who gets roped into being a mecha pilot.
Either way on that, her older sister (who is an adult) doesn't want her to be one, and she wasn't told about it... but of course she gets dragged in by an alien (robot?) girl anyway, and proves a natural pilot even though her only prior vehicular experience was with a bike. Those villainous bishies don't stand a chance...
The plot of this series is sure to get complex, but hopefully it'll stay as good as the first episode is. It certainly starts off well, anyway. We'll see about the rest.
I agreed above about how it's sillily similar to modern Japan, but it might have been pretty cool with real pirates too, yeah. I liked the episode anyway though.
I'm sure there are more of us than four, there have to be!
Anyway, those are amazing as always for his artwork, great stuff.
... Despera...
You actually own ABe artwork? Impressive.
Bravestarr was good!
Or I liked it when I was eight, anyway... not sure if I've seen an episode since.
However, I do have to comment on a few things. First, history, that is, pirate history.
-Letters of Marque make you a Privateer, not a pirate. The difference is that pirates are illegal, while privateers have a letter of marque from some country that allows them to attack ships from enemy countries. These letters are only valid during times of war, so when the war in question ended, privateers would have to choose whether to become legitimate merchantmen (or leave the sea altogether), or turn to piracy. Sometimes it was one way, sometimes the other.
-On that note, the show clearly states that the war is over, but that the letters of marque are, for some, very strange, and unexplained, reason, still active. The MC is confused by this as well, and couldn't understand why there would still be pirates, much less legal ones, well after the end of the war. Hopefully the show explains this, because it really is a logical issue. Unless they have other letters from somewhere else, those letters shouldn't still be active after the war ended, that's not how those things work!
Anyway, other than that, my only real criticism would be that the MC is somewhat generic. She doesn't realize that going to work like usual might attract attention after her identity was discovered (by her and everyone else) and strange people started appearing, is somewhat clueless, of course works at a maid cafe, etc... yeah, generic stuff there. Oh, she's an okay character so far -- at least she clearly is a good pilot, so she's not entirely unqualified -- but she could be better.
And on that note, it's pretty silly that this far-future other planet has a culture that's basically exactly the same as modern-day Japan's, just with a few extra bits of technology here and there. The towns look Japanese, the people write in Japanese, they wear modern Japanese school uniforms to school, etc. How... convenient.
(I know, I know, that's just how sci-fi often works, it's usually more a reflection of the culture that made it than of an actual other culture, and as such variants on this are everywhere in scifi. But still, it's a bit silly, how much it's like modern Japan. ) Just adding stuff like touchpads that make arrows appear over desks (and various other applications as well) and cars that may drive themselves doesn't mean much when apart from that it's just the same as today.Overall though, compared to everything I liked about this episode -- the amusing story and characters, the action and fight scene, the setup, all that -- the complaints are somewhat minor. This series is good so far for sure. It's very anime, certainly, but it's good stuff.
Rinne no Lagrange 1 - This is another good series! I'll be watching more of all four shows I've watched so far this season, not bad at all...
So yeah, Rinne no Lagrange is a mecha series about a girl who apparently loves to go around helping people who gets roped into being a mecha pilot.
Apparently her mother was one before her, and may have died or something?
The plot of this series is sure to get complex, but hopefully it'll stay as good as the first episode is. It certainly starts off well, anyway. We'll see about the rest.
I agreed above about how it's sillily similar to modern Japan, but it might have been pretty cool with real pirates too, yeah.
I liked the episode anyway though.ABe works from Comiket for all four of us who care!
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I'm sure there are more of us than four, there have to be!
Anyway, those are amazing as always for his artwork, great stuff.
... Despera...
Since we're doing ABE art. I won this at ABe's panel at that AX.
You actually own ABe artwork? Impressive.
Bravestarr was good!
Or I liked it when I was eight, anyway... not sure if I've seen an episode since.
Dedication Through Light
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Aquarion Evol 1/2
The VA's had to sound extremely close to their Guilty Crown counterparts? I guess that made it interesting for Amata. I kind of dont really care much for the plot however the action was hot. If the music were enhanced a bit more it would really be wonderful. Compared to other anime this season it just seems a bit lacking in that regard. The union scenes were eye opening though. Colorful, intense, provocative, yet entertaining. Will keep watching.
The VA's had to sound extremely close to their Guilty Crown counterparts? I guess that made it interesting for Amata. I kind of dont really care much for the plot however the action was hot. If the music were enhanced a bit more it would really be wonderful. Compared to other anime this season it just seems a bit lacking in that regard. The union scenes were eye opening though. Colorful, intense, provocative, yet entertaining. Will keep watching.
I don't have to give any examples because you clearly have different standards. Especially since you thought that Hell Verse had amazing backgrounds and was some awesome animation experience. I almost vomited instead.
Ano Natsu de Matteru 01
I didn't really know anything going into this, but the show sure didn't want to leave a good first impression. Everything about the characters, the environment, and the lame deep stuff peppered around felt like leftovers from other stuff. The show is hyper generic in some ways, and the first couple minutes seemed like all the anime check boxes were getting crossed off as fast as possible. Anyone not into anime would just think the show is super erratic at the start, and it does little to explain some stuff that it just assumes you'll know or figure out because it's a trope.
But somehow things even out. The characters get to be more unique and likable and it kicks its own plot in over the dumb school stuff it felt obligated to go through. I'm pretty interested to see how this goes. Could turn out pretty well.
I didn't really know anything going into this, but the show sure didn't want to leave a good first impression. Everything about the characters, the environment, and the lame deep stuff peppered around felt like leftovers from other stuff. The show is hyper generic in some ways, and the first couple minutes seemed like all the anime check boxes were getting crossed off as fast as possible. Anyone not into anime would just think the show is super erratic at the start, and it does little to explain some stuff that it just assumes you'll know or figure out because it's a trope.
But somehow things even out. The characters get to be more unique and likable and it kicks its own plot in over the dumb school stuff it felt obligated to go through. I'm pretty interested to see how this goes. Could turn out pretty well.
That's convenient, pondfowl.
Jex
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It's like the direction in Nisemonogatari has taken a turn for the worse! At Bakemonogatari had a define structure for all the arcs. Not just, you know, meandering.
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Man, worse than /a/. SMH.
Jex
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Riding Bean and Gunsmith Cats are indeed both works by the same author and all part of the 'people drive cars too fast and shoot each other' genre of anime. It's a good genre.
With more more underwear, right?
A Black Falcon
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It's an adaptation of Key drawings, and Key is, of course, the worst thing ever to happen ever, pretty much, according to some people here. Angel Beats' art is indeed perfectly fine.
(What? That's only a slight exaggeration...
)Hellsing321
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Rin-ne no Lagrange 1
As a future reference to other shows this season: If you want to keep my attention the best way is to have robots giving other robots suplexes. It wasn't even CG either. Its not amazing but it looks like it 'll be a fun show.
As a future reference to other shows this season: If you want to keep my attention the best way is to have robots giving other robots suplexes. It wasn't even CG either. Its not amazing but it looks like it 'll be a fun show.
dragonballjoseph
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Nisemonogatari 1
If the rest of the episodes are at least as good as this one, I might just die from joy. =D
If the rest of the episodes are at least as good as this one, I might just die from joy. =D
I thought this was fine. From his perspective the female was disturbed.
Jex
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But how do you feel about:
?
Now that's animation!
PdotMichael
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801 T.T.S. Airbats - 1
yay, yay, the good old times.
On the one side a love triangle between Miyuki, Arisa and Isurugi, on the other side a nice story about an aerobatic team with many unique characters - a little bit like in Patlabor or Planetes.
With some of the greatest aircraft arts and animations ever.
yay, yay, the good old times.
On the one side a love triangle between Miyuki, Arisa and Isurugi, on the other side a nice story about an aerobatic team with many unique characters - a little bit like in Patlabor or Planetes.
With some of the greatest aircraft arts and animations ever.
hosannainexcelsis
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To be fair to Another, sometimes the perspective is deliberately off to give it that "horror" look. Not that I find it particularly good art personally.
PdotMichael
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Jex
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I think many chose to remember this as Rider totally owning Saber, because Saber sucks.
Only if you
include his other form.
Something about this seems to imply that there are monocle military harems!
Dammit. Erm, RahXephon?
Nice avatar.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
So much tsun.
Do I need to watch fate/zero to get the Saber hate? She's alright~ish through the majority of fsn, then gets kind of awesome at the end.
;_;
Jex
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Dear lord. I'm sure cranking them out will do nothing to improve their quality.
I can't speak about other works, I'm just saying she's boring in this show.
PdotMichael
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PdotMichael
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Shinkai is also a good example for using CG as part of the art style.
Gotcha, the salt seems to prevail everywhere though, so I was just asing. It's not just you, lol. Like Dres below this;
I can't hate her after the end of the fate path in fsn man. Can't bring myself to do it.
They had a secret base-tier track playing as she faded away.
You know what I felt when that happened? Relief, because she was
finally gone.
Jex
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It's hard for Taichi to remember the small details.
Tears For Fears
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Not this shit again. You're killing me.
Haha. Fair enough.
Do you ever post anything of value or is shitposting just your nature?
Everything except for the 5cm pic in hires? I'm sure the snub was unintentional, but I just can't let that slide:
And really do you see how Chihaya looks? Playing that stupid ass card game is a small price to pay to get close to her.
Is he talking to anyone in particular? I tend to just skip something if its not part of the flow of conversation so I might not have noticed.
I think those Penguin Drum backgrounds in particular need to be studied by a lot of background designers, just because they're good examples of how to do backgrounds that contain lots of colors and complex shapes without becoming a visual blarf. Notice the use of formal perspective to guide the viewer so that they don't become confused by all the visual information and can focus on the most important part of the shots.
Jex
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Does being longer make it worse? Yes, yes it does.
I think he's just yelling at the sky or something. Weird dude. (& annoying)
Wouldn't be any fun (or GAF) without criticism going to the extremities of either end of the spectrum. Is there a single anime series that everybody here enjoys without objections?
movies not included
I was going to mention like, fuck, Bebop, but there's probably a hater somewhere 'round here.
not enough plot
I'd say Mars of Destruction is like being punched in the face. By the time you know what's happened, it's already over.
Space Thunder Kids is like bad heartburn. Once it gets going there's nothing you can do but cry and wait for it to be over.
Tears For Fears
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