Dude, what are you doing to yourself?
I seriously fear for your life. Call us 24 hours after you end up finishing them all so we know not to contact your family to check up on you.
Winter 2012 Anime Thread 2.22: You Can (Not) Outpost Cajunator
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I seriously fear for your life. Call us 24 hours after you end up finishing them all so we know not to contact your family to check up on you.
If I die, my body will become sustenance for insects and plants, so it's all good. I am part of the Earth like everything else.
Good explanations like those mean a lot in sci-fi animes.
Jex
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A few things to note here.
Firstly, of course this kind of thing has been a problem since the opening episode - no-one complained about it more than I at the time. However, the show had really begun ratcheting it down from that initial episode so it (seemed) like something the show might have eventually been done two.
Two, having a really silly, light-hearted first episode is at least tonally consistent. Once you start going the 'dark, brooding route' it's not as acceptable to just drop the fanservice in there.
He seems to be having a jolly good time.
Jex
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[Natsume 8]
So, even one-off antagonist characters are more interesting and worthwhile as a the central character of an epsidoe than Natsume? Well, after four seasons of him I guess we've kind of run out of stories to tell with him. He doesn't change, there's nothing left to explore in his present or his past.
So, even one-off antagonist characters are more interesting and worthwhile as a the central character of an epsidoe than Natsume? Well, after four seasons of him I guess we've kind of run out of stories to tell with him. He doesn't change, there's nothing left to explore in his present or his past.
checkeredknight
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All this Lupin III talk reminded me that I tried to watch Monkey Punch no Sekai Alice this weekend. I had to stop when theshaped penises started showing up.
I might have to watch this. The director and animation director of Alice both worked on Lupin Part III too, which most likely describes it's wacky style. I hated it at first, now I quite enjoy it.
Exactly! And talking about him... it premiered in a lot of places already, so... where is the public access to Muybridge's Strings, NFB? Slacking with this one they are, given the service they usually offer. Damn it, those NFB Mediatheques now monopolizing the shorts.
I don't know if that is something they would announce in that type of club events done at nicofarre, and even specifically sponsored by the slot machine manufacturer associated with the franchise, but I also hope that some new information comes of it pretty soon. If you haven't seen it before, you can check in the following link a compilation of what some very reliable sources said at the moment the first rumors appeared (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=31658984&postcount=5654).
That is the burning spirit necessary! Nothing more is needed...I don't believe it myself. But I believe in you, who believes in Catsuka.
Jex
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Look, sometimes friends just want to bathe with other friends. In Japan it happens all the time. It's part of the culture, you heathen, stop making it dirty.
Yeah, it happens the same with the poor Fire Sisters, those lovely siblings... it is all in your imagination, people!
Ice Lightning
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Finally able to pick up my copies of Noein and Planetes when I went back home. Planning on starting Planetes first, then Noein, over the course of the next few weeks as my last college semester is going full pace.
Should I watch the subs for both first and then watch the dubs later down the road? I did not think the Noein dub was bad watching it back on Ani-Mondays, but sadly that was before I had the slightest idea what anime was.
Should I watch the subs for both first and then watch the dubs later down the road? I did not think the Noein dub was bad watching it back on Ani-Mondays, but sadly that was before I had the slightest idea what anime was.
I almost wonder if a lot of people don't know about the public baths. Well, i'm not speaking about the ocean though.
That wasn't a bath.
Jex
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Do they always blush and flutter a bit before admitting to it?
Do you want to take a bath in the ocean with me?
*flutterblush*
How did we not ruin BRS for you enough to make you drop it yet? Or is it because the show is doing it on its own?
Jex
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It depends whether or not they've been recently soiled by an eel.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
I would be quite happy for a Nichijou license! ^^;
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I hope somebody from Sentai is reading this thread. There are as many people willing to buy Nichijou in here as there were people willing to buy it in Japan 
4?I hope somebody from Sentai is reading this thread. There are as many people willing to buy Nichijou in here as there were people willing to buy it in Japan
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Yes that sounds about right.
I hope somebody from Sentai is reading this thread. There are as many people willing to buy Nichijou in here as there were people willing to buy it in Japan
Not only would I buy it, I would do so at near-Japanese prices, if necessary. =\
Ultimadrago
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Jex
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I think that has to be one of my favourite battles in Mellowlink and, by association, one of the coolest fight scenes in any mecha show.
These discussions do affect perception while watching, heavily. I can definitely understand the sentiment.
haha
Of...of course no....Yes.
*flutterblush* *grabs hand*
Makes sense.
And this is why the Aniplex USA business model will take off in the future. I fully embrace it.
Jex
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Somehow I doubt the folks pumping out Smile have given it that much thought.
Speaking of Sentai, Infinite Stratos may be well and dead in Japan but the BD is still coming out in the US and the dub cast has been listed. Here's the core six:
Ichika – Josh Grelle
Houki – Monica Rial
Charles – Shannon Emerick
Cecilia – Brittney Karbowski
Lingyin – Hilary Haag
Laura – Tiffany Grant
with the other announced roles found here.
Ichika – Josh Grelle
Houki – Monica Rial
Charles – Shannon Emerick
Cecilia – Brittney Karbowski
Lingyin – Hilary Haag
Laura – Tiffany Grant
with the other announced roles found here.
In this case, I do agree you're overthinking this. The intentions of the show were pretty clear since the show was bound to wind down after the first arc finished (surprisingly quick too), and it was fairly predictable how they would handle the ensuing school stuff if we based our expectations on what happened in Episode 1 mainly. The inconsistency was mostly after the first arc ended too, but there were scenes like
Lan's hesitation to pilot the Vox
firehawk12
Subete no aware
You need to watch these episodes. It exists in between parody and self-awareness in a way that makes the whole show more interesting than it probably has any right to be.
Like I said, I can't think of an anime where guys bathe each other and then start feeling each other's man-boobs. When girls bathe, they feel each other up. When guys bathe, they look for the peep-hole so they can see girls feeling each other up.
That opening reminded me of the write-up on that series that Ben recently posted, amazing read (as always):I might have to watch this. The director and animation director of Alice both worked on Lupin Part III too, which most likely describes it's wacky style. I hated it at first, now I quite enjoy it.
Lupin III Part 3
http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.php/lupin-iii-part-3
Close enough!
Jex
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He's just doing his best as a C-tier Touga.
Reminds me that I need to see Legend of the Gold of Babylon. I want to see what Seijun Suzuki did in the animated realm; I loved Branded to Kill.
Have you seen Babylon?
Jex
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Maybe you should watch Hajime no Ippo.
They also compare dick-sizes like all good bros do?
Doesn't need to be, siblings sleep together all the time.
Natsume - 08
Well that was an interesting backstory of a character I could barely remember.
Jex
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Silvio Berlusconi said much the same thing...look where it got him.
Shit, I think you just identified a gap in the market. Surely there is some way we can exploit this? Tell me where to invest!
Jex
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Just watch the first season.
I very nearly missed this. What a tragedy that would have been.
RurouniZel
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Wait... how did I miss Sentai bringing this? And Tiffany Grant as Laura is so bloody perfect! XD
checkeredknight
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To be honest, that's where I found out my info regarding the directors working on both Alice and Part III, ha ha. Absolutely love his articles, thanks for the link all the same though, they're brilliant!
pizzaroll said:
I don't know if I want to see Babylon or not. I've pretty much seen every other Lupin movie / special (Fuma is my favourite by far), so it feels kind of odd to miss it out. It's just that I've heard so many bad things about Babylon in the past, it's really put me off watching it. Maybe I'll brave through it at some point... I'm hoping it's one of those things where I feel "actually, it wasn't so bad after all."
Thanks for the list. Lots of movies I have never heard of, should be good to explore them.
Gauche the Cellist
Enjoyable movie. I like watching old anime movies where the backgrounds look nice and detailed. I also liked it when the MC kept acting like an asshole to some of the animals.
Takahata is continuously proving that he is a top tier director.
Jex
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Exactly! Although it's kind of hard to put Akio on a graph with any other character, even Touga without one one of those wiggly lines that you use for putting two things with very different values on the same axis.
Natsume Shi 8
Given how much of a static character Natsume is it's only inevitable that this series decides to start fleshing out some of the more forgettable characters. Still, it really didn't stop me from enjoying this any more than any other good episode of Natsume.
Given how much of a static character Natsume is it's only inevitable that this series decides to start fleshing out some of the more forgettable characters. Still, it really didn't stop me from enjoying this any more than any other good episode of Natsume.
it just isn't worth it man
Well, Suzuki movies are absolutely not for everyone. Although I'm just going off the one movie of his I've seen plus what I've read.
Give it a shot! For science.
Just because the franchise is overtly commercial, it doesn't mean that it's creatively bankrupt. Precure has always been designed to work on two levels, one for the children and one for the otaku. There's nothing to indicate that the writers are lazy/cynical/etc. because kids can't tell the difference and that anything good that they produce is accidental.
Who are we to presume what counts as cleansing in another culture? I'm willing to let Karen and Tsukihi broaden my horizons.
No bath could be more public than the ocean.
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