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I think this one was a bit fail probably could have made it better if I had more than 10 frames available.

A for effort? lol

I have to admit the switch to MJ made me laugh, its got a nice bit of comedic creativity about it.

 

[jman2050]

Nisemonogatari 07
What was with the single frame of text discussing

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shogi?

Senjo almost got raped? When?

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It's part of her backstory. Her mom joined a cult, cult dude tried to rape Senjou, mom was implicit, family goes boom, etc etc

 

[lvl99 Pixel]

I have to admit the switch to MJ made me laugh, its got a nice bit of comedic creativity about it.

Yeah the mj transmutation circle I did by hand because im a Photoshop noob and couldn't figure out how to get the transparency thing to work.

 

[MotionBlue]

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It's part of her backstory. Her mom joined a cult, cult dude tried to rape Senjou, mom was implicit, family goes boom, etc etc

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I remembered the cult, just not the attempted rape. Must of blocked it out!

 

[Regulus Tera]

Poyopoyo 07: You guys really should be watching this. It's adorable.

So what you're saying is you want all of GAF as your enemy?

Down with individualism! Let's all conform to uniformity and rigorous posting-guidelines!

 

[Noirulus]

I can't remember, what happened to Senjougahara's mother?

She became part of a religious cult and then somehow it ended with her giving away the family's fortune to the cult. She divorced senjou's father a year before the first (bakemonogatari) arc.

 

[iavi]

Nisemonogatari 7:

Really, an amazing episode with, for me anyway, such a satisfying conclusion. I enjoyed how they

Spoiler

basically got all the pent up frustration out in the first half of the episode, in a fight that ultimately subverted the expected outcome of the Kaiki confrontation

. That in itself was a neat twist, but how they then deal with

Spoiler

Kaiki himself and the whole idea of fronts, facades, and frauds

was just spectacular.

I mean, I don't even know what I can say about the directing, since there were probably 10 edits/cuts a minute at times... all I know is that the script was fantastic.

(Which leads me to again feel that I'd be perfectly happy if these were all drama CDs, but that's a whole different discussion)

That good? I guess it's time for me to pick the series back up.

 

[wonzo]

HxHr 20

Well shit, the stuff between

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Killua and Illumi

was handled really well. Unfortunately they rushed through the other stuff including the match between Kurapika and Hisoka. It's rather weird to see some blood in this show given their aversion to it in prior episodes.

Hahahaha.

You have no idea man, no idea.

Hmmm, I guess I'm in for... erm, something surprising.

 

[firehawk12]

That good? I guess it's time for me to pick the series back up.

It's God tier.

 

[lvl99 Pixel]

That end scene caught me off guard.
Fight scene was cool, Araragi's hair boners still crack me up.

 

[lvl99 Pixel]

Nisemonogatari 07
What was with the single frame of text discussing

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shogi?

Senjo almost got raped? When?



Disregard bras; Acquire liberation. lolz

If you haven't seen Bakemonogatari then you really shouldn't have started nise yet.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Poyopoyo 07: You guys really should be watching this. It's adorable.

I think a lot of us are watching Roundcat, but there's not a whole lot to say about it really other than it's great.

Down with individualism! Let's all conform to uniformity and rigorous posting-guidelines!

How does that AS post go again? THE NAIL WHICH STICKS UP WILL BE HAMMERED DOWN or whatever.

 

[Uchip]

Poyopoyo 07: You guys really should be watching this. It's adorable.

Will give it a shot if its unique cute, and not generic manipulative cute
So very much over the formulaic cuteness in anime, trying too hard to be cute is in fact ugly. Especially when its one of the selling points of a show.

 

[Haly]

Nise 7:
Needed more fanservice.

 

[jman2050]

Nise 7:
Needed more fanservice.

You're daring us to post an image of "that", right?

 

[Dresden]

Still waiting for the BD fixes for more fanservice.

May as well wait for the ultimate Nise experience at this point.

 

[jman2050]

Haly is just mad the Shinobu scene got black bar'd

 

[Regulus Tera]

Arjuna 02: Wait, so she has to

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not fight the monsters by fighting the monsters

? I DON'T FOLLOW YOUR LOGICK CARTOON

It's hilarious how the lines in this script can be misinterpreted. Also: dat subtlety

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Amagami SS+ 7:

They managed to find a way to make a story that's even more boring than Ai's loneliness. Now it's just a

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"we should do something to break up our routine before our relationship gets stale"

story. Blerp.

I suppose at least there was the requisite service, for those so inclined:

Seems like by going in reverse order, they pretty much got the two best stories out of the way. Here's hoping Haruka's arc will at least have an interesting complication, but I can't imagine Sae's arc being anything but bland too (unless the hot blooded narrator makes his return).

Kinda agree.
I really don't know what they can do for Sae's to be interesting.
Really hoping Haruka's is good.
though I think if you take these with season one in mind they aren't really bad, situations just aren't as good.
probably a side effect of only 2 episodes an arc.

 

[lvl99 Pixel]

Nise 7:
Needed more fanservice.

You wanted me to post the pic about 2 seconds earlier than the one I posted huh lol. I cant do that it would ruin the surprise.

 

[Haly]

You're daring us to post an image of "that", right?

You wanted me to post the pic about 2 seconds earlier than the one I posted huh lol. I cant do that it would ruin the surprise.

Yes

 

[Articalys]

Nisemonogatari 7

I'm ashamed that I couldn't follow a good deal of that conversation. I could blame part of it on me being tired as hell or on Shinichiro Miki's voice, but I still feel like I'm partially unworthy of my NisiOisiN fan card right now. Maybe I'll try again tomorrow and see if I fare better.

Also, a quick calculation shows that you guys averaged about one post per two minutes today. Congratulations.

 

[Makoto]

Poyopoyo 07: You guys really should be watching this. It's adorable.

Finished through episode 1 and it is indeed adorable.


But Crunchyroll needs to stop placing 2 minutes worth of ads inside a 3 minute show and I'm too broke to afford the premium stuff.

 

[madp]

Nise 07:

The hype for "that scene" left me disappointed.

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A whole two seconds? The brevity alone makes it one of the most tame instances of fanservice in the show thus far.

A good episode, though I wasn't expecting

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the confrontation with Kaiki to happen until the end of the series

. The discourse on

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lies an truth

was enjoyable, though it made me yearn for

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more Kaiki as he seemed like he was ripe for a lot more characterization than he received. I suppose that antagonists will never be a focus of the -monogatari franchise.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Arjuna 03: Fullmetal Alchemist did it better.

So if I peed in the pool once does that make me humanity's doombringer?

 

[Jex]

Nisemonogatari 7

Actual animation? For more than 15 seconds? And it was awesome? Was this actually made by Shaft?

Did you not see last weeks episode? It was all animated all the time man!

 

[Dresden]

daily lives of highschool boys - 3

Enjoyed the beach skits, but the radio dj segment and a few of the others that followed left me bored until the hair-on-the-mole scene. Loved the constant progression in Hidenori's thoughts, and the ending was cute.

 

[Branduil]

Arjuna 03: Fullmetal Alchemist did it better.

So if I peed on the pool once does that make me humanity's doombringer?

That's the least of your sins against the planet.

 

[Vrakanox]

If you see something sexual, then that is all on you.

Thank you Mr. Bannana man. It was good for me too.

 

[madp]

Smile Precure 03:

I came dangerously close to dying of moe. If you plan to watch this, have 911 on speed dial if you have any sort of heart condition. I'm not exaggerating.

 

[Westlo]

Nisemonogatari 7

I don't see how a toothbrush could top that...

Quoting now so I can requote later.

 

[Soma]

Nisemonogatari 07

Oh. Well that wasn't so bad.

 

[Dresden]

denpa onna - 13

Got through the helmet-wearing ditzy girl only to arrive at the scene where retard-moe (and the heroine of this tale, apparently) greets the lead wearing nothing but a transparent dress. Bravo, Shaft.

I wouldn't have minded if this girl was featured there instead.

 

[Zoramon089]

If you see something sexual, then that is all on you.

But...I mean...licking banana's? But why?

 

[Regulus Tera]

But...I mean...licking banana's? But why?

Bananas are good. Great source of potassium.

 

[Defuser]

Nisemonogatari ep 7
dat end......

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Vampire Princess Miyu TV 9

Isn't that great, Miyu? I'm so happy for you... *cry*

One of the creepier episodes, which is saying something for this show.

 

[Jex]

Nisemonogatari 7:

Really, an amazing episode with, for me anyway, such a satisfying conclusion. I enjoyed how they

Spoiler

basically got all the pent up frustration out in the first half of the episode, in a fight that ultimately subverted the expected outcome of the Kaiki confrontation

. That in itself was a neat twist, but how they then deal with

Spoiler

Kaiki himself and the whole idea of fronts, facades, and frauds

was just spectacular.

I mean, I don't even know what I can say about the directing, since there were probably 10 edits/cuts a minute at times... all I know is that the script was fantastic.

(Which leads me to again feel that I'd be perfectly happy if these were all drama CDs, but that's a whole different discussion)

Well, slightly more then that, depending on the scene in question.

Anyway, it the direction was pretty solid, I'll do a quick run down of it when I have the time.

If they'd only removed the creepy fanservice this episode would have been perfect.

 

[jman2050]

If they'd only removed the creepy fanservice this episode would have been perfect.

You mean this episode was perfect BECAUSE of the creepy fanservice, right?

 

[Jex]

Armor Hunter Mellowlink 1

Finally something I'm actually curious about a shot rather than satisfying morbid curiosity here. Heard about this forever ago and it looks more my speed than most stuff I've watched lately.
Mellowlink is set during the same time as the VOTOMs tv series although wikipedia tells me the storylines are independant of one another. The titular character was part of a framed unit and has set to avenge his fallen comrades by killing those that set them up. Given the universe, one man vs the military is a bad idea due to Armored Troopers but Mellowlink's unit was conveniently an Armor Hunter unit so he has a bigass anti-AT rifle.

A couple shots that I think captures the feel of the show.


The real highlight of this episode: Scopedogs!

Armor Hunter Mellowlink is pretty much an 80's action movie (funnily enough) in that it's a simple story of revenge populated by lots and lots of cool action sequences. Which is why it's a great little show.

 

[wonzo]

Yutori-chan 14-25 END

Meh, you could do much better for your quick hnnngggggh fix.

Arjuna 03: Fullmetal Alchemist did it better.

So if I peed in the pool once does that make me humanity's doombringer?

on the arjuna scale of sin that's pretty damn low

 

[Jex]

I'm sure anyone browsing from work feels the same.

Also wtf at trying to make them be cutesy and stuff and then sexualizing them.

Let me sit down with you and tell you about this place called Japan...

You mean this episode was perfect BECAUSE of the creepy fanservice, right?

I didn't realise you were such a big Shinobu fan.

 

[cuc]

Did you not see last weeks episode? It was all animated all the time man!

Episode 6 was outsourced to Douga Koubou, though. Episode 7 was animated by Shaft themselves.


Oh hi folks, first post, been reading GAF on and off since it was Gaming Age Forum, never thought about registering until recently, etc etc.

I almost wanted to make a post, just to point out that the "School Days character relationship chart" several pages ago was obvious trolling (you should be able to at least recognize the Sister Princess characters in it), but decided against using a first post for School Days.

 

[Jex]

Episode 6 was outsourced to Douga Koubou, though. Episode 7 was animated by Shaft themselves.

Thank you for the information. I can't read that link in that language, but ANN has them listed on there. I'm not surprised, in fact I was pretty sure that it wasn't SHAFT when I watched it last week, it just looked far too consistent to be them. Episode 7 isn't up to that standard.

Oh hi folks, first post, been reading GAF on and off since it was Gaming Age Forum, never thought about registering until recently, etc etc..

That's some serious lurking.

 

[Basileus777]

I almost wanted to make a post, just to point out that the "School Days character relationship chart" several pages ago was obvious trolling (you should be able to at least recognize the Sister Princess characters in it), but decided against using a first post for School Days.

Should I be ashamed that this disappoints me?

 

[Dresden]

So a man didn't impregnate his daughter, his granddaughter, his great-granddaughter, and his great-great granddaughter?

 

[wonzo]

lmao at the new E7 AO scans

I almost wanted to make a post, just to point out that the "School Days character relationship chart" several pages ago was obvious trolling (you should be able to at least recognize the Sister Princess characters in it), but decided against using a first post for School Days.

i don't know what to believe in anymore...

 

[Regulus Tera]

I almost wanted to make a post, just to point out that the "School Days character relationship chart" several pages ago was obvious trolling (you should be able to at least recognize the Sister Princess characters in it), but decided against using a first post for School Days.

AnimeGAF: den of lies

 

[Jex]

AnimeGAF: den of lies

My hopes and dreams are shattered.

 

[firehawk12]

Well, slightly more then that, depending on the scene in question.

Anyway, it the direction was pretty solid, I'll do a quick run down of it when I have the time.

If they'd only removed the creepy fanservice this episode would have been perfect.

I honestly think the fanservice exists only to make sure you are paying rapt attention to what amounts to three people talking to each other for 15 minutes straight.