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Cleopatra DC - 3

The last and best episode of the OVA. It was a mix of Saikano and a bodacious Gun Smith Cats with some very nice animations and mechanical arts.

Sadly, the manga will never see an international release.

Kamichu! - 7

Beach episode, cute new outfit, time travel to the past with a lovely romance story, Cajun would say "hnnnnnnnnnng!".

I love the show so much!

 

[Brazil]

You know that's now how shounen-y anime works. If something

Spoiler

may kill you, it doesn't necessarily do it instantly. The series has 5 or so episodes left so this might be a countdown death.

I guess you're right.

Spoiler

He could also die because of his newly-acquired cancer.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Apparently, some people are calling Guilty Crown the second coming of Code Geass. While I personally like the series right now, it doesn't really live up to Code Geass.

I dont know Geass got a bit too political at times and I imagine Guilty Crown will have a more intriguing and satisfying ending. Not to mention the characters in school are not useless and the school setting is vastly more intriguing here than in Geass, it always felt like drawn out filler. Inori the more compelling female counterpart, and the music is 10x better.

 

[zeroshiki]

Lafiel disagrees with me but I still maintain that Kamichu is something Ghibli would output if they had the budget the size of a postage stamp. It has the same feeling of wonderment and joy.

 

[Narag]

G Gundam 10

Ten episodes in and all is well. Maybe I'll get lucky and this'll be a rare series where I don't feel fatigued from viewing at some point. That said, Sai Saici is the worst Gundam character ever.*
*I might retract this later if he manages to sack up.


Puella Magi Madoka Magica 4

This soundtrack is something else. It gives the show such an ethereal quality.

Spoiler

Figured Sayaka would cave first. I foresee bad things in her future. Kyubey sure knows how to pressure even though he supposedly can't. I am surprised at how invested I am into this series already though. I suppose it just clicks with me.

Blood-C 10

That's some fine monster design to start the ep. May have to finish this tonight after that cliffhanger though.

 

[trejo]

Aquarion EVOL 9

This episode managed to fill all of my holes.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Sket Dance 47

Probably the most I cried in an anime episode*.

Spoiler

But there was Tsubaki Sasuke for a touching moment, a shame Bossun doesnt seem to at least remember him in the present

Well technically not since

Spoiler

Angel Beats last episode

 

[Articalys]

Sket Dance 47

Of course I can continue to nitpick about direction and dialogue and all that, but overall I think they did alright with this story. I liked the added imagery with

Spoiler

Ryosuke appearing to Yusuke on the river path

, and Hiroyuki Yoshino did a good job with his key lines.

Now to see how they handle the final part of it all next week.

 

[Branduil]

The best part of BRS 5 is when this happens. I particularly like how Tomato decides not to tell anyone

Spoiler

that the freaking teacher threatened to murder her. I'm fully expecting that by episode 8 the teacher will be making her coffee from the ground-up remains of former students.

 

[RurouniZel]

Doujin Crown 19:

Ayase shares the same problem as Celes from Hellsing TV; her boobs get bigger with each passing episode. This episode was kinda okay but it still has the problem of characters having completely unbelievable motivations that flit back and forth between episodes and the story still feels like it's being pulled out of several different asses which not only makes it bad, it makes it horribly inconsistent on top of being bad.

 

[Brazil]

Another 5

Huh. So I guess Rei

Spoiler

wasn't a corpse after all. I'm glad. Or maybe she is? Or maybe Kouichi is? Probably. Huh.

 

[Instro]

I look forward to watching the sakuga video.

Personally I think you will enjoy the action even more if you wallow through the entire show .

 

[1stStrike]

I dont know Geass got a bit too political at times and I imagine Guilty Crown will have a more intriguing and satisfying ending. Not to mention the characters in school are not useless and the school setting is vastly more intriguing here than in Geass, it always felt like drawn out filler. Inori the more compelling female counterpart, and the music is 10x better.

Huh. I always enjoyed the school portions, and I thought Code Geass had great music. Especially Madder Sky, Stories, and of course Continued Story.

The music in Guilty Crown isn't as memorable, in my opinion.

 

[Branduil]

Personally I think you will enjoy the action even more if you wallow through the entire show .

Honestly, depending on how it ends, I think BRS TV has a chance to make the list.

 

[Lafiel]

If there is a Lupin TV show, it is pretty much confirmed to have character designs by Koike; Osami Kobayashi himself confirmed it on Twitter.

But is the sakugabro director confirmed to the same extent?

 

[Deadly]

Huh. I always enjoyed the school portions, and I thought Code Geass had great music. Especially Madder Sky, Stories, and of course Continued Story.

The music in Guilty Crown isn't as memorable, in my opinion.

Yeah the music in Code Geass was more memorable. Guilty Crown's isn't too bad but as for memorable tracks it only has maybe 2

 

[Defuser]

behold, the power of karasawa:

Karasawa is obvious from the start since he's too awesome. 2nd place Tadakuni is surprising.

 

[7Th]

But is the sakugabro director confirmed to the same extent?

Catsuka said that the director was going to make the sakuga community happy, but that's all we know about it.

 

[duckroll]

Catsuka said that the director was going to make the sakuga community happy, but that's all we know about it.

I'm going to guess it's Shinbo.

 

[7Th]

I'm going to guess it's Shinbo.

Silly duckroll, Shinbo doesn't direct.

 

[duckroll]

Silly duckroll, Shinbo doesn't direct.

He directs all of our little beating hearts.

Btw, I'm not sure if ANN is just shit reporting as usual, or if there was a change in the website. It only says that they will screen a PV for a new TV series at the event, it does not say anything about the series starting in April.

Edit: Just ran some checks. It was indeed edited out. I guess this confirms that Spring 2012 is going to be crazy.

 

[zeroshiki]

So there's only two options? Yeesh. They could also have taken a third option, which they did. Or a fourth, fifth, sixth...
I thought anime was marketing for toys & dvds/blu-rays? The "original" ones, at least.

I mean, it doesn't matter, it could be marketing for Pizza Hut and it is still a 'text.' Like how Gosenzosama Banbanzai is a unique work (a work of art! good one too!) even with hilarious advertisements for Coke in every episode.

I mean, anything beyond a work itself is not part of the work. This goes for source material, supplements, authorial intent, a toy line, back of the DVD case, trailers, whatever. Those may hold interest and it's perfectly valid to compare any & all of them, but they're not all part of the work/text/whatever you want to call it. I can think of a couple of examples (in cinema ofc) where informationed gleaned from said sources was applied, wrongly, to the text.

I mean I mean I mean. This is the kind of annoying didactic stuff you can expect from me so y'all should probably be grateful I never got into style v substance. *_*

icarus my nakama ;_; Let's go watch some Book Girl afterwards.

Personally, its not about Author Death or whatever (although I do subscribe to this). Its a matter of courtesy. People who would otherwise enjoy the show get all these shitty reactions and get spoilered to hell which gets really annoying.

 

[Ultimadrago]

behold, the power of karasawa:

Karasawa. Well deserving.

Ringo at 7th? Unacceptable.

 

[Femmeworth]

The best part of BRS 5 is when this happens.

Wow.

 

[PdotMichael]

This is brilliant! Maybe I should watch BRS, too.

 

[darkside31337]

http://i.minus.com/iYQ7xEEcmqrbE.gif[IMG]
Wow.[/QUOTE]

Fantastic use of a McNabb gif. [spoiler]Chokers gonna choke.[/spoiler]

 

[Branduil]

She's basically like a female Izaya, except she only succeeds because the show makes everyone else complete morons.

 

[firehawk12]

So there's only two options? Yeesh. They could also have taken a third option, which they did. Or a fourth, fifth, sixth...
I thought anime was marketing for toys & dvds/blu-rays? The "original" ones, at least.

I mean, it doesn't matter, it could be marketing for Pizza Hut and it is still a 'text.' Like how Gosenzosama Banbanzai is a unique work (a work of art! good one too!) even with hilarious advertisements for Coke in every episode.

I mean, anything beyond a work itself is not part of the work. This goes for source material, supplements, authorial intent, a toy line, back of the DVD case, trailers, whatever. Those may hold interest and it's perfectly valid to compare any & all of them, but they're not all part of the work/text/whatever you want to call it. I can think of a couple of examples (in cinema ofc) where informationed gleaned from said sources was applied, wrongly, to the text.

I mean I mean I mean. This is the kind of annoying didactic stuff you can expect from me so y'all should probably be grateful I never got into style v substance. *_*

I think either you consider a text in a vacuum, at which point who gives a fuck what happens in the McDonald's Happy Meal comic book version, or you don't.
To say that someone can't bring up alternative versions is about as problematic as insisting that the only way to watch a show is with blinders on.

icarus my nakama ;_; Let's go watch some Book Girl afterwards.

Personally, its not about Author Death or whatever (although I do subscribe to this). Its a matter of courtesy. People who would otherwise enjoy the show get all these shitty reactions and get spoilered to hell which gets really annoying.

At some point, casting becomes spoilers - as has happened with The Walking Dead this season - so where do you stop? I don't mind "black barring" everything, since I have a script that turns off spoilers anyway, but when a thread becomes more censored than a CIA document about Area 51, I wonder what the point of a public forum is at that point.

 

[Instro]

Honestly, depending on how it ends, I think BRS TV has a chance to make the list.

"The list". Sounds ominous.

 

[Narag]

Blood-C 11

Spoiler

An episode of talking heads was disappointing. It was obvious there was some sort of gotcha coming but this seemed drawn out over people I didn't give a shit about. Maybe it's just the reality of a shorter series but Saya's interactions with her "classmates" weren't really that memorable so they always felt sort of just there rather than a proper supporting cast.
Their faces when Fumito showed up were precious though.

 

[iavi]

At some point, casting becomes spoilers - as has happened with The Walking Dead this season - so where do you stop? I don't mind "black barring" everything, since I have a script that turns off spoilers anyway, but when a thread becomes more censored than a CIA document about Area 51, I wonder what the point of a public forum is at that point.

My Bro, you must get spoiled to hell and back, haha. Also,

I think either you consider a text in a vacuum, at which point who gives a fuck what happens in the McDonald's Happy Meal comic book version, or you don't.
To say that someone can't bring up alternative versions is about as problematic as insisting that the only way to watch a show is with blinders on.

this. I'm not seeing how it's a possibility impossible to grasp. TOTALLY UNRELATED doesn't even fucking fit.

 

[firehawk12]

My Bro, you must get spoiled to hell and back, haha.

I realize that as an English Lit person, my view is completely skewed, but I can't imagine reading a paper about The Scarlet Letter that starts off with "spoiler warning" and then black bars the fact that

Spoiler

Dimmesdale is Pearl's father

.

I'm interesting in critical opinions, that's why I'm fine with seeing spoilers. If I don't want to be spoiled about a show/film/text/whatever, I don't read the post/thread

 

[Branduil]

Que? Who said that?

On a discussion board, intent does matter. Going "haha manga ending" to an Usagi Drop viewer is done with the intent to "ruin" their enjoyment of the show, not to seriously discuss differences, similarities, faithfulness, or whatever.

Basically the "don't be a dick" rule. I seem to remember us having a problem with this and spoilers before.

 

[Basileus777]

You're making me want to pick up BRS again, damn you Animegaf.

 

[Branduil]

You're making me want to pick up BRS again, damn you Animegaf.

.

 

[firehawk12]

Que? Who said that?

On a discussion board, intent does matter. Going "haha manga ending" to an Usagi Drop viewer is done with the intent to "ruin" their enjoyment of the show, not to seriously discuss differences, similarities, faithfulness, or whatever.

Sure, but then you get into posting on a board where people are exerting personalities.

Saying "table-kun" to someone watching Geass for the first time is meaningless to them, but signals intent to all the other people who have seen that show. Unless it's a post that says

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Oh, gee, remember when that crazy chick rubbed one out under the table to a picture of that girl?

as a pithy response, then - for me anyway - I don't see a problem with that.

Hell, we all know that posting on anywhere, let alone GAF, is performativity in action.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

I guess you're right.

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He could also die because of his newly-acquired cancer.

I hope thats not the case,

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Im not emotionally ready for his death, surely someone can negate that Inori, wasnt she providing aide to Gai?

 

[Noirulus]

Oh, Nunnally in Wonderland

:lol :lol

That looks terrible. And we can probably expect more Geass spinoffs in the next few years..

Blood-C 11

Spoiler

An episode of talking heads was disappointing. It was obvious there was some sort of gotcha coming but this seemed drawn out over people I didn't give a shit about. Maybe it's just the reality of a shorter series but Saya's interactions with her "classmates" weren't really that memorable so they always felt sort of just there rather than a proper supporting cast.
Their faces when Fumito showed up were precious though.

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I was stupid for expecting something between Saya and Tokizane. I was pissed that they made him out to be a complete douche.

 

[trejo]

Sorry to interrupt your discussion but...

Hellsing Ultimate 9

So this is supposed to be ending in the next one? I get the feeling it's gonna seem rushed as a result.

 

[duckroll]

If the Lupin series really starts in April, and it is announced on March 18, would that make it the closest announcement to airing gap for a major anime series ever?

 

[iavi]

TOTALLY UNRELATED was a joke, ffs...

Was it?

Sure, but then you get into posting on a board where people are exerting personalities.

Saying "table-kun" to someone watching Geass for the first time is meaningless to them, but signals intent to all the other people who have seen that show. Unless it's a post that says

Spoiler

Oh, gee, remember when that crazy chick rubbed one out under the table to a picture of that girl?

as a pithy response, then - for me anyway - I don't see a problem with that.

Hell, we all know that posting on anywhere, let alone GAF, is performativity in action.

Sure, the issue is in degrees, with the only real way to prevent any mishap being to put a stamp on all carrot hanging. I mentioned School Days as an example a few posts back, someone said it insignificant to perception, as most would probably deem table-kun, but there's no guarantee to that.

 

[Branduil]

Sure, but then you get into posting on a board where people are exerting personalities.

Saying "table-kun" to someone watching Geass for the first time is meaningless to them, but signals intent to all the other people who have seen that show. Unless it's a post that says

Spoiler

Oh, gee, remember when that crazy chick rubbed one out under the table to a picture of that girl?

as a pithy response, then - for me anyway - I don't see a problem with that.

Hell, we all know that posting on anywhere, let alone GAF, is performativity in action.

I don't know if you're doing this on purpose or communication on this issue is just impossible, but again, there's a huge difference between making vague allusions that can only be understood by people in the know, referencing something that happens in the actual work, a show in which the wacky experience is the whole point, and making allusions to an alternate version of a show, the whole point of which is to ruin the experience for that person.

 

[firehawk12]

Was it?

Sure, the issue is in degrees, with the only real way to prevent any mishap being to put a stamp on all carrot hanging. I mentioned School Days as an example a few posts back, someone said it insignificant to perception, as most would probably deem table-kun, but there's no guarantee to that.

Oh fuck. I totally didn't think about that - what a double standard. Someone saying "nice boat" is not a spoiler now?

 

[Risette]

I think the issue with these Code Goose and School Days comparisons is that they're not good shows and hinting at stuff for them is a bit of a non-issue. Going out of your way to hint at something that would ruin a decent series like Usagi Drop for some people is just being deliberately dickish.

I don't know if you're doing this on purpose or communication on this issue is just impossible

firehawk12™

 

[Branduil]

I don't see how things like "Nice Boat" or "Congratulations" are the same at all. It's almost impossible to know the meaning of those terms without knowing the actual context. It's an issue of intent.

I can't believe we're still talking about this. What's so hard about everyone agreeing not to be jerks?

 

[KO Traveling Hobo]

I think the issue with these Code Goose and School Days comparisons is that they're not good shows and hinting at stuff for them is a bit of a non-issue. Going out of your way to hint at something that would ruin a decent series like Usagi Drop for some people is just being deliberately dickish.

Oh hells naw.

I don't see how things like "Nice Boat" or "Congratulations" are the same at all. It's almost impossible to know the meaning of those terms without knowing the actual context. It's an issue of intent.

I can't believe we're still talking about this. What's so hard about everyone agreeing not to be jerks?

Welcome to the internet!

 

[Branduil]

I think the issue with these Code Goose and School Days comparisons is that they're not good shows and hinting at stuff for them is a bit of a non-issue. Going out of your way to hint at something that would ruin a decent series like Usagi Drop for some people is just being deliberately dickish.

Not to mention we're still comparing things that happen in the actual work to things that happen in an entirely different medium and have no effect on the anime.

And it's not even just that those shows are bad. People watch those shows because of the promise of "crazy and wacky events." So vaguely saying "oh boy I can't wait to see his reaction to this wacky and crazy event" is not likely to bother them. Usagi Drop is not that kind of show and most people are not going to watch it hoping for wacky and crazy events.

 

[firehawk12]

I think the issue with these Code Goose and School Days comparisons is that they're not good shows and hinting at stuff for them is a bit of a non-issue. Going out of your way to hint at something that would ruin a decent series like Usagi Drop for some people is just being deliberately dickish.

Sorry, but that's some pedantic bullshit right there.

 

[Geneijin]

There should be no hypocritical bullshit. I don't care if they're "bad" series to some of you. It's not unanimous.

 

[Risette]

Not to mention we're still comparing things that happen in the actual work to things that happen in an entirely different medium and have no effect on the anime.

Right, there's no real reason to bring it up other than being a dick. The Goose Days stuff is more subtle and actually happens within the [bad] shows. The Usagi Drop stuff is something completely unrelated yet it still has ruination potential. There's no real reasonable defense for bringing it up -- it's just being mean spirited and trying to sour people on something they are actually enjoying.

And it's not even just that those shows are bad. People watch those shows because of the promise of "crazy and wacky events." So vaguely saying "oh boy I can't wait to see his reaction to this wacky and crazy event" is not likely to bother them. Usagi Drop is not that kind of show and most people are not going to watch it hoping for wacky and crazy events.

Yep.