The entire premise of the series is solve real world problems through relating them to literary works. It sounds super hokey but it works and Tohko keeps it all together. That was just the particular "case" they worked on in the movie. Hirano ruins everything =(
Yeah, I can see how it would be entertaining if they had just focused on a different case. It felt like it kind of switched genres on me midway through.
I should watch the rest, it's only like an hour more.
The other world is much more compelling in every way (the end bit with Dead Master's army was really cool visually). The unintentional comedy of the real world (it might just be deliberate at this point) is gold. srs bns friendships going on here. Looks like the best parts have already been gif'd.
Yeah, I can see how it would be entertaining if they had just focused on a different case. It felt like it kind of switched genres on me midway through.
I should watch the rest, it's only like an hour more.
This gives me a pretty different vibe from the 80's motivational cheese of Gunbuster. The art is wonderfully expressive and vibrant, and I love Gainax's style of animation at this time. They never could have made something that looked like this before. But I feel like the visual storytelling in this episode was at its strongest in the pre-title card sequence up to Nono's job.
I don't like Nono. Maybe I'm being unfair by comparing it to Gunbuster, but she's a weird caricature of Noriko. She talks about hard work and guts while not really doing much of anything. And (perhaps as a symptom of how things have changed in the 20 years since Gunbuster) she's presented in a rather... different way than anybody was in this show's predecessor.
Many things have changed in the future, but not the allure of maid waitresses.
I do like it a lot, but it's not really a sequel, at least in terms of tone. Gainax was a different studio in the 80s then they are here, and the show reflects that. It's a nicer aesthetic, but while I felt like Gunbuster tried to ground itself in something resembling actual society with something resembling human characters, everything here is more in service to the spectacle.
Well... yeah, now I see that I've read too much into that expression and taken the most literal of its interpretations as a guide. Sorry wonzo (and everyone)! I shouldn't have commenced this discussion in here...
I just want to see with the utmost respect the opinion of anyone, as it is a good right to have, and if the (so apparent) majority of people like a show I don't, or not in the same way... then so be it, I'm not going to blame their judgment.
I would really like to pick up Naoki Urasawa's Monster on DVD, but I do not want to just have the first fifteen episodes and then...nothing more. I know I could buy all of the episodes digitally, but I would rather have a physical copy.
I have read that Viz has no plans to release any more DVD box sets, so am I pretty much out of luck in seeing more of the series on DVD? I would completely support and purchase a limited edition run of the complete series, but I do not see that occurring.
I watch things slowly, but I'm definitely not bailing. Even if this winds up being 50% of FLCL, that'd still make it pretty awesome in my eyes. FLCL is my favorite show of all time.
Cant believe this seasons almost down. A shame they fell on to a predictable plot development
ie not having a serialization until the third meeting
, but it was still epic. I think right up there with Sket Dance for my favorite ~long-running series as of late. Saiko had nice poses, and nice One Piece love.
Seems Otter 11 will get some anime treatment next episode, hope its on par with Detective Trap and Crows anime.
Wow, inadvertently you just brought to mind how long it's been since I've started watching/ or seen any of those OVAs. I own...the third volume, I think, on dvd. The thought of HD hadn't even crossed my mind, lol.
Another solid episode. Decent progression, I got my second MARU! dosage of the week, and not to mention dat Remon trolling and the ending was good. I'm really looking forward to the end of this series because I have a lot of faith that it'll end well. It's just pleasant.
Taking a break from a show where the characters think they don't have friends, to one where they know they have nakamas.
Persona 4 19
It's just a long meaningful gaze.
So, fun episode involving the culture festival and blah, blah, blah. I like how they choose the less terrible Sun social link and I guess completely ignore the existence of the other girl. And, by cramming it all into a chunk of the episode, they made it slightly more enjoyable than having to deal with it over the course of 10+ events. I do like how Daisuke since they decided to go for the other guy and they added more Lovers social link but I was hoping that Rise's persona would evolve from that.
Must be the back knee bellybutton kissing with a dash of Ramen. I'm surprised SS+ so far doesn't have those 'moments' which a exception of the tummy sleeping.
The first 5 OVA's seemed to be for the BD's according to duckroll and unless my memory's failing me it really didn't stop the lineart from looking janky as fuck for the most part.