price: even more yens
Could this picture BE any better? It's, like, "screw you, this is MY hideously expensive film".
Winter 2012 Anime Thread 2.22: You Can (Not) Outpost Cajunator
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Could this picture BE any better? It's, like, "screw you, this is MY hideously expensive film".
Mitsuo Iso's Asuka fight>anything in the TV ending of Eva
Hellsing321
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The fights in the first half were awesome, there's no denying it, but then it got stupid in the second half.
It's pretty great. It's too bad it's going to be stuck in SD forever because I think the background art would look stunning in HD.
Maybe they had some rights squabble with Manga Ent. since I'm pretty sure they have some right to the movie. They're even in the credits for the JP version.
Yeah, although the Innocence US release is long OOP plus it's pretty shit (BD25, low bitrate video -- visibly inferior in comparisons, and lossy audio) anyways. But since it's OOP and rare it still fetches like $80+ on ebay. Just import the superior version for that price, morans.
Should've bought the cheapo BD-only reprint when it was like 1800 yen on Amazon like I did!
Typographenia
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NO! NOOO!
All of my packages had been arriving on my doorstep, but my Honneamise dvd/bluray was sent to the apartment office! I won't be able to get it until who knows when because of their stupid 9-3/Mon-Fri office hours! How am I going to hide all of these dvds from my parents when they come to help me move next weekend!? My mom's going to kill me!
I guess I'll go ignore my problems and watch episode 6 of Lagrange instead...
All of my packages had been arriving on my doorstep, but my Honneamise dvd/bluray was sent to the apartment office! I won't be able to get it until who knows when because of their stupid 9-3/Mon-Fri office hours! How am I going to hide all of these dvds from my parents when they come to help me move next weekend!? My mom's going to kill me!
I guess I'll go ignore my problems and watch episode 6 of Lagrange instead...
Jex
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Yeah, but so did the original ending. At leas the movie had that fight!
Yeah, but the TV ending was stupid the whole way through, so it was an improvement.
Your parents should be proud of you for supporting an industry you love!
Yes, the TV end was stupid as well, but at least
That's a really nice boxset, I want it.
But that doesn't make any sense, both endings have the same meaning. It's just that in EoE they actually resolve the plot threads instead of pretending the plot never existed.
The plot is the stupidest thing about Eva, though, which is why the TV end is better!
I wouldn't say they have the same meaning either, the TV end
is far more focused on just Shinji, and Misato isn't dead, unlike EoE. EoE also had giant Rei, which is far worse than anything in the TV end.
Jex
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What's the fun of a seasonal anime thread that isn't opinionated? If you don't slant the thread heavily in one way or another then how are people supposed to get mad at you?
It's stupid either way, pretending it doesn't exist doesn't excuse that and allow you to just abandon the narrative.
Nobody is dead at the end of EoE, either.
Typographenia
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You've obviously never met my mother.
This was from when my credit statement came in the mail last month.
She's awesome, but she's scary when she's angry. : (
Jex
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By a very particular, and highly contentious, definition of well done.
Jex
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My honest advice for Urusei Yatsura, and most 100+ episode shows that aren't LOGH - it's okay to fast forward or skip past entire episodes that aren't working for you. In fact, it's quite healthy. I survived rough patches in Maison Ikkoku that way.
some plots deserve to be forgotten in order to make room for
more chair scenes, Eva is one of those.
well,
she gets blown to bits after sending Shinji away in the first half, that seems pretty dead to me, and it would just make EoE even dumber if turning into orange goo brings her back to life. I don't remember that happening anyway though, but I could be wrong. Maybe I should rewatch EoE 
That's probably what I should have done with Detective Conan.
Jex
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Do you even need to ask that question? You know we feed on suffering.
some plots deserve to be forgotten in order to make room formore chair scenes, Eva is one of those.
well,she gets blown to bits after sending Shinji away in the first half, that seems pretty dead to me, and it would just make EoE even dumber if turning into orange goo brings her back to life. I don't remember that happening anyway though, but I could be wrong. Maybe I should rewatch EoE
Rebuild is the sequel to Eva, so she's obviously alive. But even ignoring that, in the movie itself they say that anyone can come back. And then Asuka is alive even after being eviscerated by the other Evas.
Please don't associate me with that below average show!
I haven't seen rebuild yet, so I can't comment on that, but
that is true about asuka, they never show her being completely dead though! a loophole for me! anyway, resurrections is just more reason why EoE is worse than the TV end as far as plot and character go.
Well it's possible some regulars here are girls but don't talk about for entirely understandable reasons.
Hellsing321
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They don't show anything in the TV end, that's the problem.
Jex
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I really find that the Penguin Drum OP is merely okay. I really enjoy the choice of music but, by and large, it's fairly boring and rote. Just about every other major OP in an Ikuhara directed show looks much, much better than the Penguin Drum OP. For example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7kfOPGz2kw
and to a lesser extent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mQFGdHSbTY
Now, while I might not be a big fan of the musical choice for the Idolmaster OP I don't hate it and the animation, editing, cinematography and scene transitions are excellent. It's a really strong package.
Trojita
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what?
I've only watched 1.11 so far (I have 2.22 on blu-ray but still have yet to sit down and watch it).
It seemed like a remake and reinterpretation.
Typographenia
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You just need to be able to interpret white lines on black backgrounds better. It's all spelled out very clearly.
I've heard of male posters on GAF being mistaken for female and sent creepy PMs, so anything is possible.
I don't remember that, not saying I don't believe you.
I'd rather
the chair scenes and storyboards of the TV end than decapitated giant gored-eye Rei!
A true inspiration for SHAFT.
I'm glad
my plan to recycle Eva conversations has worked, muahahahahaha
Jex
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Yeah, but you need a big climax at the end of a movie. How else are you supposed to achieve that, huh?
Jex
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Yeah, well, I suppose that's what separates the AWO crew the vast majority of people who discuss this kind of material online, even if they seem like they're just casual discussing a topic and joking around their level of analysis tends to be pretty high. It's a good mix.
I figured someone was gonna post that.
That image is what is providing most of my motivation to eventually watch Rebuild.
Jex
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That's interesting, I assumed it would be nearly impossible to miss all the recommendations it gets in every thread, but that's cool anyway.
PdotMichael
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And I thought he would link this: http://image.rakuten.co.jp/e-neko/cabinet/img55518398.jpg
KO Traveling Hobo
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Can't we all just get along? End of Evangelion and the TV ending compliment each other and both are super awesome.
And the End of Rebuild is also going to be super awesome.
There is a short span of episodes of Maison Ikkoku you absolutely should skip. A blanket ban on Ten episodes, though, will cut out quite a lot of good material.
Trojita
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What would be the branching point then, or in this case the beginning of the repeat of events? The start of 2.22 (which I haven't watched)?
Jex
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Just don't be fooled into thinking that it will be interesting.
KO Traveling Hobo
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That's where I think it's heading too, but it's definitely not confirmed. There are explanations for a lot of it, and they could very easily explain the rest.
In other words, don't be too let down or indignant if they don't take that route.
edit: clicking Quote when I meant Edit. Like a boss.
Inceptionaprika::Black Swan
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I'm sick of your mind games!
At the end of EoE when
Shinji and Auska are washed up on the beach., the souls basically get returned to everyone, and since he still chooses to shape it, everything is a do-over but a sequel on the same planet, while everyone forgets the series events, or something like that.
Jex
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By that logic, now that Je T'aime is out of the way Oshii can either go and retire.
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