But it has Kuroneko+
Winter 2012 Anime Thread of Roundcats Up in This
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But it has Kuroneko+
Oh, and for fans of eyeball shots I think weeks episode has more close-ups on eyes than any previous episode!
I suddenly want to rewatch Rideback
The BR box comes with a cool keychain. You should get it. Its worth it.
Also, that is the exact same pose Kaneda made on his motorcycle.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I remembered why I just enjoy Nisemonogatari for what it is - it is essentially a pervier, nerdier, David Mamet play. The characters all talk at each other smartly and quickly and it's almost always about showing your power through your ability to dominant the other person through conversation. I was thinking about how I would be perfectly happy if these were just radio dramas and that's exactly what I think about most Mamet plays.
And while the characters are in the process of trying to trump each other, they also make direct but non-pandering references to the audience watching the show:
I'll leave the context of that quote up to you to find out for yourself, but I thought that was just so sly.
Now I really wish someone would bring out Bakemonogatari and sub the "Gahara"/Hanekawa commentary tracks. I probably shouldn't say this, but I'd happily pay the 400 dollar idiot tax for that box set. Maybe if Nise takes off and Aniplex puts it out, they'll go back and do Bake as well.
And while the characters are in the process of trying to trump each other, they also make direct but non-pandering references to the audience watching the show:
I'll leave the context of that quote up to you to find out for yourself, but I thought that was just so sly.
Now I really wish someone would bring out Bakemonogatari and sub the "Gahara"/Hanekawa commentary tracks. I probably shouldn't say this, but I'd happily pay the 400 dollar idiot tax for that box set. Maybe if Nise takes off and Aniplex puts it out, they'll go back and do Bake as well.
I am still amazed that some of the ANN reviewers think this is the best show of the season.
Did I say bored? I meant not bored. Oops. I don't see how anyone could call it the show of the season though. I mean it has the makings of something that could be good once it actually gets going, but atm its kind of plodding to the promised bodaciousness.
Remarkably dumb opinions are pretty common on ANNcast. This is the same podcast that has some old guy who constantly pines for teen angst after all.
Jex
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[Nisemonogatari 3 - More]
I think I appreciate this scene the most - because it was unlike all the other interactions in the show. Slow, weighty, thoughtful and with a male as opposed to a member of the harem. I suppose one might criticize the extreme use of colour but as the the actual 'world' of the '-gatari' universe is so ill-defined I don't find abstractions to be particularly bothersome.
Of course, this sequence was pretty amazing in it's own way (more eyeball shots!)
I think I appreciate this scene the most - because it was unlike all the other interactions in the show. Slow, weighty, thoughtful and with a male as opposed to a member of the harem. I suppose one might criticize the extreme use of colour but as the the actual 'world' of the '-gatari' universe is so ill-defined I don't find abstractions to be particularly bothersome.
Of course, this sequence was pretty amazing in it's own way (more eyeball shots!)
lower? lol, I wouldnt mind having those low speeds
My city's local utility basically said FUCK YOU to all the ISP's and laid its own direct fiber optic line and then hard wired it to every house in Lafayette. So anywhere in the city you will get these speeds, including wireless hotspots.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
This was neat because it set up the history between him and Senjou/Hanekawa, as evidenced by the screenshot that Hosanna posted up-thread.[Nisemonogatari 3 - More]
I think I appreciate this scene the most - because it was unlike all the other interactions in the show.
Although, of course, they also basically tell you about that relationship as well, which was a bit much.
This is true.
I really should just stick to the episodes where they interview industry people so that I can find out whether or not Funimation is going bankrupt or whatever crisis is befalling US animu nowadays.
It has good writing or something. My brain melted and it couldn't process English for a while when I was listening to the podcast.
I had those speeds for 4 years until I lucked out and got my phone company to move my line to a different exchange. :/
hosannainexcelsis
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Eyeball shots were already prevalent throughout Bakemonogatari of course, but in Nise they also seem to have mostly replaced the original's cuts to text.
Oh yeah, I forgot about Akira.
What a nice city.
Jex
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For once, Japan has surprised me.
KuwabaraTheMan
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Aim for the Ace 6:
My, what long legs you have. I thought Prince of Tennis was ridiculous with how tall some of the characters were, but this blows anything from it out of the water. Hiromi was pretty impressive in her match, and the feint she pulled off was great. She's still relying a lot on luck, but she clearly has some skill that's starting to come out of the woodwork. We also get to see Toudou 'tighten her racket'. His stalking skills were on top form in this episode, too.
My, what long legs you have. I thought Prince of Tennis was ridiculous with how tall some of the characters were, but this blows anything from it out of the water. Hiromi was pretty impressive in her match, and the feint she pulled off was great. She's still relying a lot on luck, but she clearly has some skill that's starting to come out of the woodwork. We also get to see Toudou 'tighten her racket'. His stalking skills were on top form in this episode, too.
Jex
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Rideback?
It is.
More cities should do this. One in North Carolina did also.
Most people are being held back by ISP's that refuse to upgrade their hardware citing costs, so cities have had to fight the whole way. but my city won the fight and was able to offer 100 MB/S speeds to everyone for about 55 bucks a month. Its worth it.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Nise might be disappointing but thats a tad harsh.
Jex
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You could say the same for all anime threads.
Except here, of course (because new shows come out).
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I don't know, something it feels like this thread is on loop.
Can't go more than a couple days without somebody experiencing the horrors of School Days / Arjuna / other god awful show people recommend just to laugh at the people who listen to them.
Jex
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I meant, I didn't see what that shot had to do with Rideback, but I guess there's a similar one in Rideback's OP. It's not quite the same as the classic Akira slide though.
Yeah I figured you knew what it was. I just wanted to post that HNNNG picture.
You understand. It is 100% the Kaneda bike slide though.
I'm too lazy to do a top 10 that isn't a troll so just i'll just link my MAL profile so y'all can come and shit on my bad opinions: http://myanimelist.net/profile/wonzo
damn, i jelly
Where do you live?
I'm in a 100 mb/s ghetto so I guess I'll deal with it.
Heres a couple speed tests I just took. Speed is a little bit lower right now.
damn, i jelly
Don't forget about the Roundcats.
Not surprising after their awful AOTY 2011 list.
Yeah. Louisiana isn't as behind the times as everybody thinks it is.I'm too lazy to do a top 10 that isn't a troll so just i'll just link my MAL profile so y'all can come and shit on my bad opinions: http://myanimelist.net/profile/wonzo
damn, i jelly
Jex
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I wonder if there's a way to put this that doesn't sound odd -
Have you started watching anime recently, or does it just happen to be the case that lots of recent shows go in your top ten? I'm personally quite wary of placing any recent shows (like Wandering Son) in my favourite anime list because 'recency bias' certainly skewers my opinions quite heavily.
Then again, I do find it odd that some of the very first anime TV series I ever watched are in my 'top anime list' - especially considering the hundreds of others shows that I've watched. Did they leave a stronger impression because there were the first ones I watched? Or was it because I deliberately chose (which I did) to try and watch really highly rated titles first?
Recency bias is definitely skewing my ranking for Chihayafuru althougH Im pretty sure its gonna stay well within the top 30.
Infinite Justice
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I see i missed the lists...
Here I'll repost mine
1. Haibane Renmei
2. Twelve Kingdoms
3. Kino's Journey
4. Millenium Actress
5. Princess Mononoke
6. Cardcaptor Sakura
7. Princess Tutu
8. Utena
9. Genshiken
10. Welcome to the NHK
11. Spirited Away
12. Chihaya Furu (after 5 episodes)
13. Paprika
14. Memories
15. The Cat Returns
16. Spice and Wolf
17. Youre Under Arrest
18. Escaflowne
19. Iria
20. Dennou Coil
21. ROD TV
22. Fruits Basket
23. Nuku Nuku
24. Planetes
25. Full Moon Wo Sagashite
26. Girl Who Leapt Through Time
27. Working!
28. Gurenn Lagann
29. Mindgame
30. Tweeny Witches
Have at it.
All anime threads eventually become an argument about the definition of moe. It's some kind of law.
Jex
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I find that difficult to believe (although it may be true). I just don't see the world as being neatly divided into two homogeneous lumps - 'old anime' and 'new anime'.
I should have known that Mortrialus was the one that started it
He is really rather hateful of us moeians.
My list aint exactly old anime either.
Jex
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It's actually only been four years. To be fair, I haven't completed a few of them.
That's incredible.
where do you find the time to do this?
honest question.
I wish I could do this, because my collection is over 200 shows or something. But I just dont have the time to do it. Just marathoning one show takes a substantial amount of time.
Femmeworth
Banned
So that's the way it has to be, huh.
I'm glad I didn't step foot in there.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Bodacious Space Suits 03:
You'd think spacesuits would make their bodies look LESS curvacious, but apparently in this show it's the exact opposite effect. Anyhoo I've gotten over the fact that this show is not going to feature anything resembling Bodacious Space Pirates, but I've gotten used to it and am still enjoying the show... for now. Things better start happening soon, because while Kuroneko m2 is definitely welcome once a week, the show's going to need a little more than that to hold my interest until the end.
Artwork is still quite nice though. ^_^
You'd think spacesuits would make their bodies look LESS curvacious, but apparently in this show it's the exact opposite effect. Anyhoo I've gotten over the fact that this show is not going to feature anything resembling Bodacious Space Pirates, but I've gotten used to it and am still enjoying the show... for now. Things better start happening soon, because while Kuroneko m2 is definitely welcome once a week, the show's going to need a little more than that to hold my interest until the end.
Artwork is still quite nice though. ^_^
Jex
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That's one word for it.
I was at University. There's no-way one can do that when actually, you know, working.
Ah. Yeah that would definitely help. I was able to watch a lot of stuff on my off time when I was going to school. Now though, until we get our original schedules back, I have to watch things in portions. I cant spend every waking second of free time watching the stuff. I like to fit in some gaming, football watching, and chatting with you guys on here too. So really it leaves me with veryl ittle time to enjoy everything. although the fact that I can afford this hobby kind of makes it worth it I guess. I wont always have to work overtime and my anime will be there for when I can finally devote attention to it.
I'm the same way actually. I got most of my watching done during my undergrad, though i've only seen a little over 250 series. Also I worked as a lab assistant in a graveyard shift, so I was pretty much free to watch whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted because literally there was nobody around.
Jex
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Ah my copy of Starting Point has arrived today. It's a collection of writings from Hayo Miyzaki dating from 1979 to 1996, I'm sure it will prove to be an interesting read. I look forward to the brief piece about his family! There's a small piece about it on this website: http://ghiblicon.blogspot.com/2009/08/thoughts-on-hayao-miyazakis-starting.html
They could divide it up into animation cell v. digital animation era.
That doesn't really tell you anything besides the state of animation technology, though.
That doesn't really work because some great anime have CG elements and may have pioneered the usage of it. Some other shows continue to be hand drawn to this day.
I used to watch anime without realizing it. A lot of what was shown on nickeloden in the late 80s, early 90's was actually anime. Most of it was licensed and dubbed by Saban.
Jex
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I can see nothing going wrong with dragging up another classic anime argument!
PdotMichael
Banned
Oh god, Knight in the Area was so bad...
maybe I should just read the manga...
maybe I should just read the manga...
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