Winter 2012 Anime Thread of Roundcats Up in This

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lol, epic

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Oh and on a related note, google image searching Tiger and Bunny's Nathan brings up some eh... interesting results.

Also, this:

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trejo said:
Hmm nope. That weird gradient face shading makes me think of nothing but P4. It also reminds me a bit of Uta no Prince-sama but I dunno.
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Bingo.
Here's the original post from pixiv if anyone's curious; there were also images of Kotetsu and Saito, but their styles were from such incredibly obscure manga I chose to just leave them out.

I really love style parodies like this because 1) it's fun to see artists try to emulate the look of the popular shows, and 2) it's fun to see the characters themselves reinterpreted in a different style.
 
firehawk12 said:
To be fair, TNG had episodes devoted to the same crap. It's the horrible Brannon Braga plots of old, where there's some runaway technology and people have to use exposition to solve the problem while typing nonsense onto a fake keyboard.

Of course, that's the problem with science fiction writers who are enamored with the technology instead of the human beings using the technology. Imagine a similar show set in the US Navy where all people do is talk about turning knobs on their consoles. Yuck.
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The end of DS9's "In the Pale Moonlight" goes the complete opposite direction. It would be one of my favourite Trek episodes. Massive spoilers for the episodes end. Watch it.
 
ulysses said:
I think that Mouretsu has been classier in the pander department than Symphogear or Lagrange thus far, though there were a couple of rather fanservicey shots of Marika during the "suit up" sequence in Episode 3. Virtually every anime regardless of tawdriness level produces goods for the body pillow segment of the fanbase at some point simply because it's profitable, but I think that Mouretsu can easily stay a mostly non-sexualized show even if the characters are designed to be appealing to males. It seems to be going for cute, not sexy.

The idea of "inherited excellence" is definitely beginning to crop up. I wouldn't be surprised if the
electronic attack and assault on the maid cafe
were fabricated by the crew of the Bentenmaru solely as a test or trial by fire for Marika. It would be more unbelievable for
multiple crewmembers to infiltrate the school system solely to observe Marika and then NOT take the opportunity to test her in an environment where they can personally evaluate her every action.
Also consider that in the show's universe, Letters of Marque are only transferable by bloodline, so if she's not being tested she's at least being taught.
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My point was that, at the moment anyway, the show doesn't seem to be aiming above its target audience. It has familiar story beats, familiar characters, and familiar themes that allow a male nerd audience to be comfortable with having a female lead (also don't forget that she conveniently works at a Maid Cafe as well). It's that familiarity that makes me both wary and interested about what they'll do with the show - execution aside, of course. If every other episode is a technobabble-fest, I don't think anyone would be interested except for the grognardy anime scifi nerd who has blueprints of every Gundam line ever.


I think that the conclusion of Tsubasa Cat forces us to reevaluate everything that Hanekawa says earlier in the series, although her basic character remains the same no matter what. I don't think that we'll ever see her actively
pursue Araragi
again, but we may yet see inklings of
lingering affection
. (I know that these spoiler tags probably aren't necessary; I'm just being extra-cautious.)
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Yeah, that's true. I'm not going to close the book on that, but her not being interested makes her the more interesting character than if she was anyway.

A Black Falcon said:
Bodacious Space Pirates 4 -
So yeah, I like the cast. Sure, it's got high schoolers are all you need-itis so far, as does almost all anime, but they're good enough that it's convincing, in this case.
We'll see if any of these girls join her pirate crew... could go either way, I would guess. They are learning about real spaceflight on a high-end ex-pirate ship and, soon, probably combat too, at any rate... we'll see how they like it I guess!
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It seems rather convenient that they're all outcasts in some way. That's another trope for you as well.

On the issue of the pacing, some people think that this show is too slow and dislike it. I guess I can see why some people would complain that the show is slow, but seriously, when it's done as great as it is here, I can't say much but to repeat my past statements that I think the pace and "realism" are nothing but good for the show. It's not a fast action show, yes, but it's quite good at what it is trying to do. The pace is just right, the "realistic" elements really add to the show, and the show is always interesting and is getting better overall -- the first episode was probably the weakest so far. So far the show's pretty optimistic too -- I love the tone. Hopefully they can mostly hold that tone once things start to get tougher. It's exactly things like that optimism, the real space flight feel of the show, the entertaining cast, the tension of waiting to see what will happen next, that make this show so unique and so captivating. Yes, it's anime, and the show reminds you of that sometimes, but it's GOOD anime.
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I guess I'd put it this way. Surgeries typically take hours to perform, but most shows about surgeons don't typically portray a surgery over several episodes just so they can have doctors spout medical terminology at each other. It's not that stuff doesn't happen, because surely the whole point is to show Marika's rookie ignorance and inherent skill, but once you get the point it's a bit silly.

And, yeah, I don't see them going dark with this one. Although I still think it would be funny if the father turned out to be a real jerk.

-Minsc- said:
The end of DS9's "In the Pale Moonlight" goes the complete opposite direction. It would be one of my favourite Trek episodes.
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Oh yeah, this was the darkest that Star Trek ever got, which is why it's an amazing episode. It's funny, because in a different context, it could easily be about the perils of technology in terms of how it makes an assassination so simple.
 
DY_nasty said:
It can be a bit overwhelming. I tried marathoning it and... I wouldn't recommend watching it that way.
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Yeah, I don't really marathon anime these days because it's too easy to get burned out on something like that. It's a lot easier to take the story and characters in stride when you only watch one episode a day or so.
 
Boogiepop Phantom - 01

I'm not feeling it. I like the atmosphere, the pacing, the late 90s art style, but the story and the world is a total bore.

Does it get better?
 
Noirulus said:
Boogiepop Phantom - 01

I'm not feeling it. I like the atmosphere, the pacing, the late 90s art style, but the story and the world is a total bore.

Does it get better?
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Yes, absolutely. If you're enjoying everything else about it, then you'll enjoy the rest of the series more I think.
 
zeroshiki said:
Yes. There are UHF stations who have anime timeslots and sometimes there aren't any new shows for it so they show old stuff. For example, after HanaIro ended, the show to take its timeslot was Nanoha A's.

For Dragonball specifically though, I'm not sure. It might be a co-production with Fuji which in that case, eliminates it from being show anywhere but Fuji. They might show it during dead times or on their BS channel though.
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Thanks for the answer!
 
In an extra booklet bundled with the second volume of Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon Blu-ray, a report of an interview with the director, the series composer, and the novel author was published. In the interview, director Ono Manabu said the script of the first three episodes had been the biggest obstacle.
Series composer Urahata Tatsuhiko said it was difficult to deal with the first volume of the original novel. Most of the production staff felt tiresome to read the first half of the volume although they couldn't stop reading it through the latter half. Urahata was aware that the episodes 2 and 3 were not attractive as an anime. However he didn't omit them because they were indispensable for the climax of the story. Ono was anxious if the shuffled timeline of the events and the lack of action scenes in the episodes 2 and 3 could repel the audience, so he felt relieved to see the excitement of the fans after episode 4.
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You don't say. lol
 
trejo said:
Nise 4

Put some damn clothes on!

This is the first time during this season's run that I've felt they've wasted way too much time showing us skin rather than actually advancing the storyline. At this point I'm pretty interested in finding out what's gonna happen next dammit..
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It was that way in the first two episodes as well, but it didn't help that this weeks episode had incredibly boring and weak direction coupled with terrible pacing.
 
Rinne no Lagrange 04: This episode had Muginami in an apron, Muginami in a swimsuit, and Muginami naked. I can't possibly hate this episode. Also Lan is too fucking adorable when she's getting
netorared
.

Anime of the forever.
 
Regulus Tera said:
Rinne no Lagrange 04: This episode had Muginami in an apron, Muginami in a swimsuit, and Muginami naked. I can't possibly hate this episode. Also Lan is too fucking adorable when she's getting
netorared
.

Anime of the forever.
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+ Lan in a school uniform
+ Mugi-Lan "yuri" action

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beeing Lan is suffering, but she is so adorable.

It was a great episode
 
Arjuna 8
I vastly prefer the character building stuff and assumed this was what the whole show was going to be initially. I think this is probably the first ep I didn't keep checking the clock to see how much longer I had left.

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[Nisemonogatari 4 - In detail]

This episode could be considered 'good' if and only if I look at the characters and their verbal sparring. Everything else about the episode was bad, ranging all the way down to terrible when it comes down to the lengthy and disturbing fanservice sequences that populated the majority of this episode.

Not that it started off particularly strong - the first few scenes had very little animation and a static camera that was pulled far back from the actual talking, which is usually a bad sign. The cinematography was incredibly lazy as well, frequently re-using one type of shot over and over as if the audience wouldn't notice. It wasn't even a particularly good type of long-shot that served a wider purpose in the story, it just saved money on the animation.

I hope I don't need to explain what was wrong with the bathroom sequence.
 
Detective Conan 147:
I'm glad to finally be at the part in the series where the police officers start to get more screen time. Takagi and Shiratori are both among my favorite characters in the manga, so it's nice to see episodes like this one. I like how all of the characters got to shine at various points, and each of them managed to figure out one piece of the puzzle.
 
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