Winter 2012 Anime Thread of Roundcats Up in This

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Defuser said:
Persona 4 ep 17
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I didn't know Kanji is a elf lol.
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The MC sticks out much more in that shot, to me at least. They totally did goof up Kanji's ear, though.
 
Natsu e no Tobira [The Doorway to Summer]

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Souverainement beau~

Good god, everything had some ridiculous amounts of class, I was smiling like an idiot throughout the entire thing. The artstyle and music were wonderful, I could screenshot anything and it would look fantastic, with a few exceptions that usually involved movement. Every character was so fucking stylish, except Jacques, that dude sucks, and Count Cluny is the definition of a magnificent motherfucker.

I do believe I have witnessed the classiest sex scene ever,
I was pretty much fainting there, lol.

My only complaint would be that it was too short ;_;

Also, i'm probably gonna have to buy the soundtrack...
 
[Rinne no Lagrange ep. 04]

Woof-chan is love.

[Persona ep. 17]

"I don't want wrinkles!"
"I'd rather die!"

I'm glad to know that the girls have their priorities straight XD

Turning Yu, Yosuke and Teddie into old geezers bit was funny as hell. "If only I could be young again. XD

Oh, and dat Megidoloan. BOOOOOOM!


Looks like next week they'll start Nanako's arc. Shit will hit the fan.SO.HARD.
 
The knight in the area 5

Why do I keep watching this? Fat Araki was the only highlight for me, everything else was meh.
 
Femmeworth said:
I wasn't aware you were a masochist. Then by all means enjoy yourself.
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The constant excessive gore and resulting censorship made it hard to get too emotionally invested in the show, so it wasn't as painful as it could have been.

trejo said:
The best part is now you have the movie to look forward to!
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Half of me is sad that I have to wait, and the other half is excited to ride a hype train with GAF.
 
Bodacious Space Prrates - 05

I keep seeing this show compared to Star Trek TNG... at least Star Trek has space exploration. Now things should be moving in some sort of direction from now on at the very least.

Persona 4 - 17

That was okay, I like how they did Naoto's thing while maxing Kanji's social link.

Usagi Drop 8.5

Slowly but surely my faith in humanity is restored little by little.

Cardcaptors - 45

What? WHAT!?

I know it was hinted at Yukito being more than what meets the eye but...

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?

I must applaud this show for hoodwinking me without a proceeding facepalm, because that rarely happens to me in any medium these days.
 
Steroyd said:
Bodacious Space Prrates - 05

I keep seeing this show compared to Star Trek TNG... at least Star Trek has space exploration. Now things should be moving in some sort of direction from now on at the very least.


Cardcaptors - 45

What? WHAT!?

I know it was hinted at Yukito being more than what meets the eye but...

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?
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Im still interested to see where SpacEP irates goes. WIll watch the next episode in a few minutes.

As for CCs, yes its going to get interesting from there. you have very nearly caught up to my current point. Im gonna marathon that shit hardcore when Im off of work Monday morning though.
 
Hitokage said:
Miyako is all love.
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Besides a few key moments in PGSM, this was the most stressful thing I have seen all year. -_-

Morro! said:
Natsu e no Tobira [The Doorway to Summer]

Souverainement beau~

Good god, everything had some ridiculous amounts of class, I was smiling like an idiot throughout the entire thing. The artstyle and music were wonderful, I could screenshot anything and it would look fantastic, with a few exceptions that usually involved movement. Every character was so fucking stylish, except Jacques, that dude sucks, and Count Cluny is the definition of a magnificent motherfucker.

I do believe I have witnessed the classiest sex scene ever,
I was pretty much fainting there, lol.

My only complaint would be that it was too short ;_;

Also, i'm probably gonna have to buy the soundtrack...
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YES!

It's all about class, flower petals, love, lust, and more flower petals. I think that while it's short (50 min I think), this leads to a tighter and even more DRAMATIC movie. I'm glad more people are seeking it out and watching it.

Puberty is intense!
 
Rinne no Lagrange 5

Hot damn. Shit just got REAL.

Villagiulio is a BOSS

Oh, and if you guys think those pictures are cute, wait until you see them in motion and hear the voice.
 
RurouniZel said:
I'm in the minority in not caring much for Rin, but it seems everyone including me loves Lilly too. ^_^
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Artsy girls are weird. I don't like me weird girls. They make me feel inadequate.
PdotMichael said:
It looks like the next episode of Pirates will be more than just a commercial for Norton - Internet Security.
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You guys have been telling me this for the past four weeks.
Haly said:
Toki ni Ai wa is the most beautiful scene in all of Utena.

;_;
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That's not possibly true when it doesn't involve any asparagus.
KO Traveling Hobo said:
Blood-C 8

Fuck this censoring. I really dislike gratuitous gore, but if it's a choice between that and only being able to see half the episode, I'll take it.

Hopefully
everyone will be dead soon so there won't be anything left to censor.
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Welcome to the future of Japanese cartoons.

EDIT: Lagrange 05: Muginami. ;______________;

Show of the Winter continues to deliver on every front. Mecha violence will be back for next week. Muginami. ;__________________________;

EDIT2: Usagi Drop 8.5: Oh my God that was fucking adorable. Why didn't they ever pair up? What the fuck is wrong with people. What the fuck people.

Usagi Drop Specials FIN: There's no more Usagi Drop now. That brings the number of manly animu airing down to 0 again. We need more manly animu like this if we hope to save some of animu's dignity.
 
The Usagi Drop specials are pretty cute, but I'll be honest, it's been so long since I watched the series proper that, at only a few minutes each, it's difficult for me to link them together. So it remains cute, especially this last one with the fireflies, but in a disjoint manner.
 
Cardcaptor - 46 (END)

For 5 whole minutes, the universe was free from disturbing Clamp style love lines, triangles and polygons, tis was like breathing fresh air after having my head underwater for a long time.

Sakura gets an upgrade and a happy end, lots of sweet fluffyness to a magical girl series is a dangerous mix.

Well this is what my post would have looked like if it was really the end, it feels like they could have ended it here and it'd be satisfactory but it's not and I'm chuffed I have another 24 episodes. ^_^

... Oh lord I only have 24 episodes left. T_T
 
Lagrange 05

This episode delivered. So much MARU.
Lol Muginami acting like a confident bitch
only to be TOLD by Villagiulio
Also little Lan so cute and mad Madoka is scary, real scary.
 
Bodacious Space Hacking 05:

Earlier this week I saw a piece of promotional art in one of those Megami-style magazines for this show that was WAY more "Bodacious" than the rest of this show has been.

(for the curious (NSFW!) this one.)

Well, anyhoo she actually made a decision at the end of this episode (as the episode title is clear to remind us), so yes, she will be donning the Space Pirate title that they've been teasing for a full five fucking episodes. Crazy! XD
 
Moretsu Pirates 5
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Well getting my wish granted, finally space ships and the
Bentenmaru and Barbalusa. I didnt expect that Chiaki was a daughter of a pirate already. Though now the intro is confusing, will she actually be able to stay on Bentenmaru?!

Animation was hot for all aspects especially
Solar panel realignment and all of the electronic warfare, lovely
 
Knight in the Area 05:

Seven... you are so hnnnnnng! *ahem* Well the pair move to a new school to play soccer with a person his brother respected, but it turns out he's quit soccer and is now very much overweight. He still has the skill and analytical ability though, so Kakeru's going to try and get him to start playing soccer again. The guy, Akechi, concludes that while Kakeru still isn't there yet in terms of skill, he's got the potential of a genius.

Yes I'm still very much enjoying this show. There's animation shortcuts up the wazoo but I like the characters, I'm a huge fan of soccer, and well, Seven. XD
 
Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing 14

Man, this show is really a rough watch.
Genocide! Unblinking, unflinching GENOCIDE! And I kind of like how the Sky Nazis are just so indoctrinated to them being the RIGHTEOUS that while many find it sort of dishonorable to win via Exile, they're totally cool with obliterating Sky Russia and shelling rather innocuous sky pirate communities.

But then, it all had to change...
The loli-fuhrer went and got told that the swath of genocide that Premier Bishie-pirate is committing is a bad thing, and that the immigrant ships were to be cannon fodder against the Sky Russians. And now she's bringing the hammer down on him. NOW. AFTER he's already committed horrible genocide with her total knowledge. This was a twist, that while interesting narratively, is really no fun. Now even the EVIL FEDERATION, HAIL AUGUSTA! is going all pansy and saying "war is bad, m'kay?" I would MUCH rather have had the Federation stay EVIL SKY NAZI, but alas, such is the narrative, and we have to see about this internal power struggle. Chances are, it could even get ugly...
 
[Crayon Shin Chan: The Storm Is Calling -The Adult Empire Strikes Back!]

Crayon Shin Chan is one those long running, extremely popular TV shows that ‘everyone’ knows in Japan, but that substantially fewer people know about or discuss outside it’s country of origin. I’ve certainly never watched an episode, but the premise seems simple – Crayon Shin Chan is a comedy that stars, well, Shin Chan, a bratty little kid who likes to mess around, indulge in his desires and generally get into trouble. The series has been running since 1992 and there have been a whole slew of movies to accompany it released on a yearly basis, the one I’m going to be talking about came out in 2001 and for simplicity sake I’ll be calling it TAESB from here on out.

Straight out the gate this movie opens with a string of cultural references. However, this isn’t a modern cultural reference, it’s not a reference to a movie that just came out of the latest pop sensation. It’s a lovingly rendered depiction of the 1970 World Fair in Osaka, complete with a ferocious monster attack (of the man in a big rubber suit variety) that has to be battled back by a faux-Ultraman (a popular live action 70’s sci-fi show), which gives the movie a fairly dramatic opening sequence.

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These, and many other relics from the past are on display because Shin-Chan’s family are visiting ‘ The Museum Of The 20th Century’; a place that celebrates Japan’s recent past and helps adults recapture their own lost-childhoods. Of course, Shin-Chan’s parents are caught up in the nostalgia of the moment and find great pleasure in reliving famous scenes from old TV shows. What starts off as a bit of innocent fun becomes much more serious when all the adults in town suddenly shirk their responsibilities (including their kids) to go and live in the Museum Of The 20th Century full-time and revert to being children. So it’s up to Shin-Chan and his friends to rescue all their parents from the evils of nostalgia (and John Lennon look alikes).

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If that sounds like a fairly odd premise for a ‘kids movie’ then you’d be right. There’s heaps of references to old shows and anime that younger audiences would have little context for – Ultraman, Little Witch Sally etc. It’s stuff for an older audience, and Shin-Chan himself points out on many occasions that he doesn’t care for all this old boring stuff and he can’t understand the concept of having nostalgia for his childhood because of course, he is still a child.

This whole premise might have fallen over on it’s face, or got far too self-indulgent, if it wasn’t directed competently by Keiichi Hara, who has worked on plenty of Doreamon and Shin Chan properties, but more recently he made Colourful. His interest in more mature themes certainly shines through in this movie.

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Maybe I’ve just made the movie sound really boring – you might be picturing black & white tv sets, cherry blossoms falling slowly through the air and all that stuff. Actually, this is still a light-hearted comedy and most of the movie is a series of extremely creative and fun chase sequences. It’s a tribute to the talent of the creators who managed to explore so many different ways of having one set of characters chase around another. There’s even a car chase that reminds of that famous Castle of Cagliostro sequence – except it’s far sillier.

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All these spectacular chase and action sequences couldn’t work if they animation wasn’t up to scratch – but there’s no need to fear in that department. The characters have a really exaggerated design and the expressive, energetic animation matches this. This leads to some not only great action sequences, but really expressive faces -

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I guess you could say that there’s ‘something for everyone’, assuming that ‘everyone’ happens to enjoy this particular style of crude humour, which does involve things which will surely amuse little boys like fart jokes. Still, don’t think that you’ll be put off by the movie because it’s not all about that kind of humour – there’s plenty of poking fun at other things as well.
 
CSX said:
I dont want to be a dick but if animegaf tells me this is absolutely nothing I want to do with, I will avoid reading/watching it.
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The novels might actually be worthwhile, but if you don't like harem shows in general, then eh, why not just say that to him?
 
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