Well it certainly took its sweet time but the arc is finally over and done with. I feel like I would've enjoyed this a whole lot more if it'd had the same lean pacing as the arcs in Bake did but this one overstayed its welcome far too long. What used to make this thing work is still there somewhere, it's just hidden behind layers upon layers of unnecessary pandering which serves no purpose other than to fill out episodes and titillate the pervs. Much more so than before, at least.
Daily Lives of High School Boys 7
Started out a little weak, but it got really good with the older siblings, literature girl, the sensei bit and making fun of Mitsuo. High school girls was also good for a cheap laugh.
It's more like trying to jump the Grand Canyon on a motorcycle. I don't actively intend to die, and it's still highly likely, but the slim chance of success is still too alluring to ignore.
I think I've just about psyched myself up. I'm as ready as I'll ever be
Love me some of that 80s anime. Was going in expecting an action movie but instead got a mystery and enjoyed every second of it. Not sure when this was licensed or when the English dub was done but it was fantastic as well. Hell, this was one of the best dubs Ive heard, admittedly I havent heard a lot but still. Cant wait to watch the 2nd movie.
Love me some of that 80s anime. Was going in expecting an action movie but instead got a mystery and enjoyed every second of it. Not sure when this was licensed or when the English dub was done but it was fantastic as well. Hell, this was one of the best dubs Ive heard, admittedly I havent heard a lot but still. Cant wait to watch the 2nd movie.
Patlabor was never a typical action mecha anime. The action elements were still very short and not that spectacular. I mean we are talking about a police unit and not about a special military unit or crazy protypes with kids with autism or some punks as pilots.
Although I think the action sequence in the end of the movie was pretty intensive and fantastic directed.
And, yeah, the second movie is great too. Have a great time!
Patlabor was never a typical action mecha anime. The action elements were still very short and not that spectacular. I mean we are talking about a police unit and not about a special military unit or crazy protypes with kids with autism or some punks as pilots.
Although I think the action sequence in the end of the movie was pretty intensive and fantastic directed.
And, yeah, the second movie is great too. Have a great time!
I have to disagree with you on that. I thought all of the action scenes were well done and enjoyable to watch. True they were short but it made them more realistic.
I had mixed feelings about this movie the first time I watched it, mostly due to the English dub, which made it seem like an after-school special with how they handled the translation - adding in corny extra dialogue and generally writing down in the manner of modern Disney. I enjoyed the movie much more when I watched it this time in Japanese. The dialogue was straightforward and didn't get in the way of the strong sense of wonder that runs throughout the film, from the glowing rocks underground to the revelation of Laputa itself. I don't need to tell you how beautiful the art and animation is - one segment that particularly struck me this time was the passage through the storm into Laputa, with its stark black, white, and yellow, the threatening, writhing, living lightening blots, and the most tender moment of the film
with Pazu's father posthumous protection from afar
. Nor do I need to tell you how strongly Miyazaki's love of flight is conveyed - the background animation when the pirates are flying close to the ground perfectly captures the exhilarating sensation of speed.
One aspect of the print I saw that was corny was the original synthesizer soundtrack. I've heard complaints that Hisashi's later symphonic reworking was over-scored, but I'd rather have that than the cheap-sounding and at times overly simplistic score I got here. It dampens the impact that the dramatic action scenes in which it plays should have. 1980s synth hasn't aged well.
Overall, while I still wouldn't place it in the upper echelon of Ghibli films, I can appreciate it for the rollicking good adventure yarn that it is.
Not sure what the edict here on GAF is about posting in rapid succession but I think it’s frowned upon? If so I'm covering my ass here, if not oh well. Anyway on to the bolded.
I think most of you realize I'm a pretty big dub guy by now but the Laputa dub SUCKS. I tried watching it but didn't make it 5 minutes before switching over to subs.
I'd actually put Laputa in my top 5 Ghibli movies. Most of the stuff I've seen of Ghibli has been Miyazaki though.
I had mixed feelings about this movie the first time I watched it, mostly due to the English dub, which made it seem like an after-school special with how they handled the translation - adding in corny extra dialogue and generally writing down in the manner of modern Disney. I enjoyed the movie much more when I watched it this time in Japanese. The dialogue was straightforward and didn't get in the way of the strong sense of wonder that runs throughout the film, from the glowing rocks underground to the revelation of Laputa itself. I don't need to tell you how beautiful the art and animation is - one segment that particularly struck me this time was the passage through the storm into Laputa, with its stark black, white, and yellow, the threatening, writhing, living lightening blots, and the most tender moment of the film
with Pazu's father posthumous protection from afar
. Nor do I need to tell you how strongly Miyazaki's love of flight is conveyed - the background animation when the pirates are flying close to the ground perfectly captures the exhilarating sensation of speed.
One aspect of the print I saw that was corny was the original synthesizer soundtrack. I've heard complaints that Hisashi's later symphonic reworking was over-scored, but I'd rather have that than the cheap-sounding and at times overly simplistic score I got here. It dampens the impact that the dramatic action scenes in which it plays should have. 1980s synth hasn't aged well.
Overall, while I still wouldn't place it in the upper echelon of Ghibli films, I can appreciate it for the rollicking good adventure yarn that it is.
the actress lover aware of what she is trying to do/in competition with her, if it is even competition, kind of funny. Penguindrum seems odd if it constantly is not getting the future correct, and the push the lady down the escalator at the end was mindblowing, need next episode now
. Could have had more kan, but Shouma was cool, as always.
Nichijou 17
The oddest crow Ive ever seen animated. Decent.
Steins Gate 19/20
Moeka was my favorite one, I cant believe everyone keeps dying, though afterall the emotional blow is lessened, its just, well said anyway. I hope this doesnt mean that Kurisu will have to stay dead in order for Mayuri to live
Tiger & Bunny 19/20
19 had some excellent Kotetsu Barnaby moments. Well except for the
slap
If all of the twists werent so predictable that even I could accurately guess them, then the plot would be amazing.
They made it so obvious that it was A Maverick as the killer. Though I will admit, I didnt think he go as far as to get all the heroes to be against Kotetsu.
I had mixed feelings about this movie the first time I watched it, mostly due to the English dub, which made it seem like an after-school special with how they handled the translation - adding in corny extra dialogue and generally writing down in the manner of modern Disney. I enjoyed the movie much more when I watched it this time in Japanese. The dialogue was straightforward and didn't get in the way of the strong sense of wonder that runs throughout the film, from the glowing rocks underground to the revelation of Laputa itself. I don't need to tell you how beautiful the art and animation is - one segment that particularly struck me this time was the passage through the storm into Laputa, with its stark black, white, and yellow, the threatening, writhing, living lightening blots, and the most tender moment of the film
with Pazu's father posthumous protection from afar
. Nor do I need to tell you how strongly Miyazaki's love of flight is conveyed - the background animation when the pirates are flying close to the ground perfectly captures the exhilarating sensation of speed.
One aspect of the print I saw that was corny was the original synthesizer soundtrack. I've heard complaints that Hisashi's later symphonic reworking was over-scored, but I'd rather have that than the cheap-sounding and at times overly simplistic score I got here. It dampens the impact that the dramatic action scenes in which it plays should have. 1980s synth hasn't aged well.
Overall, while I still wouldn't place it in the upper echelon of Ghibli films, I can appreciate it for the rollicking good adventure yarn that it is.
This is one of those movies I should revisit--I'm always slamming it, but it's been years since I've seen it, and I think a reappraisal might be needed.
Holy crap, this completely and utterly blew me away. I'm kinda shocked that the man involved in this, Neo Tokyo and Akira was also the one responsible for the incredibly uninspired Steamboy. Kawamori's bizarre pablum on words disturbingly came to mind whilst watching this and I don't know what to think about that.
Alright episode, I like Tadakuni's in that one, and then in the Indoor Adventure, Markovitch voice was great. Teacher segment always makes me chuckle. Solid.
No replies to anything from any of my four or five previous posts in this thread? I know I don't always respond to replies for me myself, but at least I respond sometimes. Oh well...
Considering that she's the earth maiden or whatever, I'm surprised that she hasn't been more vindictive toward Tokio's worldliness. She was unusually casual and almost normal this episode. Losing sight of her purpose?
This was by far the worst episode of the series. The first eight episodes were kind of interesting at times, if also completely odd at other times (Chris...). But then compes episode 9 and its awful, awful anti-abortion, [spoilerfetuses are aware and smarter than humans or something[/spoiler] plot, and the series changed... too bad.
The last three episodes don't have theemse as supid as ep. 9, but they aren't that great either.
Blood-C 09:
There are no tears left for me to shed, only numbness.
See, CCS and Angelic Layer are the odd ones out to me.
You should all watch/read X sometime. Really, you should - not only is the manga beautiful and the TV anime really very good indeed (skip the film, which is just an excuse for lavishly animated fights and gore - I'm sure cosmic would love it!), but it's much more what I think of when I think of CLAMP - glorious twists to make you suffer OH SO GOOD.
These are the people who made a magical girlfriend story (Chobits) where (ENDING SPOILERS)
you screw your robot girlfriend and SHE DIES, because her creator thought no-one should fall in love with someone who isn't human so placed her reset switch in her vagina)
. Their "happy" mahou shoujo series, Rayearth, has a midpoint where (FIRST SEASON SPOILERS)
the Princess they are sent to rescue begs the Magic Knights to murder her, which they are eventually forced to do before being dumped back on Earth
.
If in doubt with CLAMP, expect someone to lose their eye in a very, VERY significant and probably gory way.
CCS, the odd one out? It may not have gory violence, but it does have Clamp-certified seriously messed up relationships. Must I mention Sakura's parents'
incredibly disturbing backstory that Clamp presents as being completely fine? Yeah, that was pretty messed up.
Of what was mentioned here, really Angelic Layer is the only full exception. And that's probably part of why I loved that show so much... it's still CLAMP-ish, but without the messed up parts. Fantastic show.
Also, doesn't Chobits only end like that in the manga, not the anime? Though the anime certainly is messed up too. I didn't see the ending myself though, I never liked Chobits much at all and didn't get through the whole thing.
I thought it was disappointing that all they could come up with for a climax to the series was yet anther "and Japan was destroyed" plot. I mean, that's so, so cliche... that's all you can think of, really?
Sure, the way it happened, with
all of the plastic in Japan getting eaten by a mutant virus, not to mention the solution of how to feed the people
was different, but the results and general plotline ("Japan gets destroyed") weren't.
School Days 11:
When your
multiple illicit sexfriends
think you're treating your girlfriend badly, that's when you know that you're a truly terrible person.
It is kind of too bad that one of the girls dies too though.
And yeah, as I said earlier I haven't watched the whole series and don't plan to, I did watch the ending. I am sure watching the whole thing would give it more impact, but no, I really don't think I want to.
[Blood-C 11:
AHA
AHAHAH
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OH GOD REALLY AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGH
:lol I laughed for a bit after seeing that pic, I really did... :lol
It really was one of last year's better comedy animes in some ways, wasn't it...
I still have a big problem with how
most of the citizens of the town, students who get killed in the school, etc, just stand around and wait to be killed without trying to run, though. I find it extremely difficult to believe that they'd react like that and it definitely hurts the series. I know there are a few excuses for it (Duckroll's mentioned some sometime), but still, I don't like it.
Love me some of that 80s anime. Was going in expecting an action movie but instead got a mystery and enjoyed every second of it. Not sure when this was licensed or when the English dub was done but it was fantastic as well. Hell, this was one of the best dubs I’ve heard, admittedly I haven’t heard a lot but still. Can’t wait to watch the 2nd movie.
I seem to be one of the only ones who feels this way, but eh, the second one wasn't that good. (On that note, I never got a real reply to my review about why people disagree with me about the film, so I'm not sure why it's so popular. Maybe the answer is that not many people who aren't Oshiii fans here have watched it? I don't know.)
Anyway, the first one was okay. I didn't love it, but it was decently good I guess.
Yeah, the severe mood whiplashes in that show are an issue at times.
I know that being combat pilots death happens, but seriously, in a show which more often seems to be a comedy, having an episode like that...
I forget where it was, but when I was watching Nadesico 6-8 years ago or something I stopped somewhere in the middle of the series. While it had some pretty good parts, I wasn't liking it quite enough to keep going... haven't tried to go back since either, though I may sometime. I didn't really dislike the series, and indeed definitely liked it at times. I just wasn't always liking it enough to keep going I guess.
I like the fact Marika isn't able to conduct a proficient school life and be a pirate captain at the same time, as it feel more realistic. The pacing still feels a tad slow to me though.
Before I thought the ED was great but the OP not as much, now the OP is starting to grow on me.
Edit: Amazon finally shipped my Roujin Z BRD. Can't wait!
I seem to be one of the only ones who feels this way, but eh, the second one wasn't that good. (On that note, I never got a real reply to my review about why people disagree with me about the film, so I'm not sure why it's so popular. Maybe the answer is that not many people who aren't Oshiii fans here have watched it? I don't know.)
Anyway, the first one was okay. I didn't love it, but it was decently good I guess.
I'll read your review after I watch it. I don't know who Oshiii is, I'm guessing the director? (Wiki says I'm correct) I don't keep up with that shit, I just watch what I think looks good or what's recommend to me.
Can't guarantee my response to your review will be very articulate. As you can tell I'm not good with words.
Black Rock Shooter 1: I made some coconut macaroons the other day and then I remembered that I hadn't watched this show yet so I got to it. The real world sections are so very blah. The art was kinda inconsistent too (like Yomi's face sometimes got real long). The redesigns are pretty meh. This Kagari girl is terrible. Just terrible. Well she was pretty good at arrogantly tossing macaroons into BRS' face. The redone portions of the ova are done with haste which is kind of expected but the new sections are bleh. From the words of others this hasn't gotten better either. The other world was really cool though visually. That CG is quite nice looking. Big props on that. Unfortunate it was only like 3-4 minutes of the episode compared to the other 20 minutes of MACAROONS.
On that note here's Geneijin's favourite: a 5 frame wonder gif:
Amagami SS+ 7: Dat Rina Satou~ firehawk was right about those awkward scenes. It does put some pressure on the belly button pillow. Junichi delusions were well on course this time as well. Pretty much foresaw them missing the bus though I don't see how special edition snacks are embarrassing. They'll really be spending some alone time together now. I think it'll be funny if the hot spring in the preview is the same one in the Nanasaki arc. Also Keiko eating a watermelon is :cajun
Daily Lives of Highschool Bros: The main trio's adlib skits are pretty hit or miss. This one was a miss for me mostly (the saving bit at the end got a chuckle and that zipper trick). The subsequent scenes were funny though: the teacher one (I wanna be Teacher's Wife), the highschool girls, Hidenori's brother + girls, book girl. It always feels like the episode goes by so quickly too. No Karasawa this time : (
The OP took a while but eventually clicked with me, now I can't get enough it. Hearing the chorus and seeing that shot of Chiaki in her suit looking at the meteor shower (?) gives me Mass Effect vibes look no other.
I ain't even mad. I suppose that's as hopeful an ending as one could expect after
everyone in Japan starving to death
, but it also reinforced my feelings that
the Raaja were whatever the show wanted them to be at any given point as a way to make crazy shit happen. Their origin was never well-established and Chris's ultra-troll "I wanted you to figure that out for yourself!" copout of an explanation for all the ambuguity was pretty weak. All it took for Juna to finally reach enlightment was for EVERYONE IN JAPAN TO DIE.
Chris is an asshole.
The ending was also pretty unsatisfying in that
the Raaja went away without the central issue of mankind's environmentally-unfriendly lifestyle being changed.
From the beginning I thought that Juna's central task was going to be
to reform the world
, but the series ends nearly the moment that
the Raaja are driven away
and we're not given any glimpse into
the future of the world
. Ultimately, it felt like Juna's actions mostly occurred in a vacuum.
So that was the infamous Earth Maiden Arjuna. It was, as expected, a blatant tract for radical environmentalism, but it wasn't as continuously on-message as I'd expected. Juna's relationship with Tokio received as much time as the lecturing and srsbns, and throughout the series Juna's motivations for
battling the Raaja
rarely rise above the personal. I thought that conflicts would occur on a grander scale and that Juna, being
sole protector of Earth
and all, would be a little more proactive in combatting the
Raaja
threat and eventually
sacrifice her personal interests for those of the world
. Juna may have been dull and unsympathetic throughout, but she still ended up being much more human than I'd expected. The sadist in me wanted more pontification, but the part of me unironically trying to watch the show preferred the more balanced approach, even if it
required a last-minute shock contrivance to expand the Raaja threat to a global scale and bring about the finale
. It's an uncomfortable, unentertaining, bizarre show and not something I'd recommend to others, but I made it through much better than I'd anticipated.
School Days 12:
Y'know, I don't have much to say on the episode because I've known the ending for years, but damn if it wasn't a beautiful thing to actually see play out. It's one of the great moments in anime history.
Am I wrong to still feel really fucking badly for Sekai even though she kind of brought everything on herself? Even if she seduced Makoto and not the other way around, it was still Makoto's place to break the relationship with Kotonoha off cleanly and Sekai at least tried to be a loving girlfriend in spite of Makoto's philandering. Makoto had his coming several times over, but Sekai got a terrible deal all things considered. Her yandere power level just wasn't as high as Kotonoha's.
What does it say about the eroge adaptation genre that it takes stuff like this to actually be interesting? I kind of want to watch some examples where everything is played straight now, though I imagine that most of it is like Amagami except with terrible character design.
Blood-C 12:
FUCK THIS SHOW, FUCK ME, FUCK YOU, FUCK SAYA, FUCK GUIMAUVES, FUCK CLAMP, FUCK BUNNIES, MY BRAIN, BODY, AND SOUL HAVE ALL BEEN PROTECTED BY SAYA YEARHGGGGGGGGGGGDJHFDFFFFFFFFFFFFFF WHY DOES BLOOD-C EXIST BRING ME THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE I WILL PROTECT THE FUCK OUT OF THEM THE TEARS WON'T STOP WHY WON'T THEY STOP SOMEONE MAKE THEM STOP SKHGDIHGDKALGHDSGJKDSH
Holy crap, this completely and utterly blew me away. I'm kinda shocked that the man involved in this, Neo Tokyo and Akira was also the one responsible for the incredibly uninspired Steamboy. Kawamori's bizarre pablum on words disturbingly came to mind whilst watching this and I don't know what to think about that.
I had mixed feelings about this movie the first time I watched it, mostly due to the English dub, which made it seem like an after-school special with how they handled the translation - adding in corny extra dialogue and generally writing down in the manner of modern Disney. I enjoyed the movie much more when I watched it this time in Japanese. The dialogue was straightforward and didn't get in the way of the strong sense of wonder that runs throughout the film, from the glowing rocks underground to the revelation of Laputa itself. I don't need to tell you how beautiful the art and animation is - one segment that particularly struck me this time was the passage through the storm into Laputa, with its stark black, white, and yellow, the threatening, writhing, living lightening blots, and the most tender moment of the film
with Pazu's father posthumous protection from afar
. Nor do I need to tell you how strongly Miyazaki's love of flight is conveyed - the background animation when the pirates are flying close to the ground perfectly captures the exhilarating sensation of speed.
One aspect of the print I saw that was corny was the original synthesizer soundtrack. I've heard complaints that Hisashi's later symphonic reworking was over-scored, but I'd rather have that than the cheap-sounding and at times overly simplistic score I got here. It dampens the impact that the dramatic action scenes in which it plays should have. 1980s synth hasn't aged well.
Overall, while I still wouldn't place it in the upper echelon of Ghibli films, I can appreciate it for the rollicking good adventure yarn that it is.
The reworked score is tremendously superior. There's a place for synthesizer music and restrained soundtracks, but that place is not an epic adventure movie.
I consider it upper echelon, not just of Ghibli films, but of adventure films, period.
FUCK THIS SHOW, FUCK ME, FUCK YOU, FUCK SAYA, FUCK GUIMAUVES, FUCK CLAMP, FUCK BUNNIES, MY BRAIN, BODY, AND SOUL HAVE ALL BEEN PROTECTED BY SAYA YEARHGGGGGGGGGGGDJHFDFFFFFFFFFFFFFF WHY DOES BLOOD-C EXIST BRING ME THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE I WILL PROTECT THE FUCK OUT OF THEM THE TEARS WON'T STOP WHY WON'T THEY STOP SOMEONE MAKE THEM STOP SKHGDIHGDKALGHDSGJKDSH
