akachan ningen
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2011 Fall Anime Thread - Bad Shows & Self Hating Nerds
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PdotMichael
Banned
Penguin Drum
I was one of the first with the Mamako = Penguin hat theory. Or the parents are part of the sarin attack. I am sooo proud.
A Black Falcon
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Probably so, that's true...mAcOdIn said:
Maken-ki goes farther than most, though. This is no R-15, it's closer to an Aika or something. I guess it's in between the two.scy said:
Second?Geneijin said:
Right.
I just don't think any time travel is involved. I think we might still have a difference of opinion on this -- either that, or we actually agree but are having trouble figuring that out because of how confusing the plot is and difficulties with word definitions (like "sky people" vs. "ground people").
Not quite, but we've corrected this I think, since you wrote that.
I assumed that he did that because he's perverted but good-meaning and was just having fun, or something... either that or it was something connected to what he referenced later, about confessing to Horizon and how that would somehow change everything, in some unknown way. He also said that he was getting that adult-rated game as "one last thing before the confession"... but given the genre, I can't imagine we'll actually see him stop being perverted anytime soon, that's too important a character trait for otaku heroes like him.
Here's the spoiler:
However, because he doesn't know the meaning of depressed and has an incredibly cheerful attitude, he's very respected nonetheless.
I still think that it could be that there aren't mltiple timelines or anything, just one, and it's all just about various groups and factions, not actual different timelines... unless it's just philosophical timelines that are "merging", as opposed to actual things, in which case maybe I could agree.
They certainly must be hoping that that's all people care about, anyway.
Nah, the first season is good most all of the way through.mAcOdIn said:
The first season, you mean?
(I forget who did the first two seasons)That's too bad, sort of...
It was part of the discussion that led to me getting this tag.
Yeah, it's obviously either a translation or source material issue. That or because this is a hybrid future/medieval world, the shopping district is also the industry district because things are made in the stores they're sold in or something? I don't know, I'm guessing.
It is a huge cast of generic, that's true... I don't know, at least it's got more variety than a small cast of generic, and at least it's not "one guy and all the other characters are girls"... very minor plusses, to be sure, though.
Sure it's bad, but the question, which I think it is too early to make a determination on, is whether it's a good bad, or a bad bad. We'll see.
You do like your overdone exaggerations, don't you. I mean, sure teh writing wasn't great -- I think I've complained a lot about how incomprehensible the background story part of this episode is -- but the parts with the characters talking to eachother about the episode's main plot were pretty average anime stuff, nothing unduly bad I thought.
The fighting was okay, but yes, somewhat formulaic in that it was obvious that they were all going to fail, because even though they're good she's better. Some of her escapes were clever though, like how she managed to foil the homing arrow.
I am split, he is partially an annoying jerk, but the side of him that likes Horizon seems nicer...
As I say above in my reply to Geneijin, I thought that he does give an excuse for it in the episode. The question is how much of that the series will actually follow through on; I'm not really expecting it.
Because trying to figure out the backstory is probably the most interesting part of the show so far, in my opinion, that's why. It's kind of fun, trying to piece it together...
airmangataosenai
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Why why why did I read this?Branduil said:
Yeah, it's really the ending credits that makes the earlier exposition more confusing yet adds context.scy said:
I would actually disagree with some of your interpretation because with the information they currently provided us with, it's suggested that:
1.) The Earth becomes shit because the upper world/Tenjo fell, not because the Earth was already shit although it could have already been shit when they moved to the upper world/Tenjo but they never state this
and 2.) Unless it's a mistranslation, they actually don't create an alternate world and use it to rewrite history. They actually reenact/rewrite/relive history in the present (Divine States) using the book Testament, not the alternate world or in it (Harmonic Divine States). At least, with the information given for now :lol
So yeah, Sunrise...
Tori will be the main focus of the story for obvious reasons, but the teacher, Sakai, remarks in his conversation the world will revolve around Musashi and the Far East. And while we already know the ship is called Musashi, it's also somewhat interesting to note Musashi is the name of the woman he's talking to too. This Musashi was also the one who did the public announcement after the opening. What her role is or how big it is remains to be seen obviously, but her influence seems big enough.A Black Falcon said:
In short, speculah.
I can't think of another analogy besides it being a mechanic of time travel (curses), but yes, it isn't time travel.
It's change a bit since like I wouldn't call the Divine State the bad future. It's their present. And the Harmonic Divine States isn't the rewritten history. It's practically a copy of their original world, the Divine States, so they can go back and resume from the start again if they fuck up, which they did. Also, one last thing I changed since was that the people occupying the Divine States in the anime are from the Harmonic Divine States, not from the rewritten history project.
Again, I can't think of another analogy (yeah, sorry), but yeah, the analogy is just to illustrate the Divine States and Harmonic Divine States have merged into 1 world/1 dimension basically. There aren't any multiple timelines involved in the story.
Well, I do!
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Hell yeah! I need my pirates and mini-skirts!duckroll said:
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Pirates... in mini-skirts?
This is so ridiculous it might just work!
This is so ridiculous it might just work!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Anime saved, etc.duckroll said:
Master Milk
Member
The novel art grew on me, so this show is going to be all awesome, no downsides.Nonoriri said:But you should want it to look like the manga, because the novel art sucks!
Oh, it's pleated, just like a high school uniform . . .duckroll said:
Would have been interesting to see a real miniskirt.
PdotMichael
Banned
Denpa Onna - 4
Without the great Opening Song, I would miss a great anime.
Usually, I am not a big fan of the clumsy, cute girl but Ryuko is super and it looks like she has some deeper personality. And Maekawa is such a fine badass character with a strange Cosplay fetish.
Without the great Opening Song, I would miss a great anime.
Usually, I am not a big fan of the clumsy, cute girl but Ryuko is super and it looks like she has some deeper personality. And Maekawa is such a fine badass character with a strange Cosplay fetish.
PenDrum Ep.13
Really well written episode, the dialogue in particular was some of the best the show has had.
We know that
Really well written episode, the dialogue in particular was some of the best the show has had.
We know that
the parents are assumed to be the culprits of the train incident. We also see them executing a "plan" in the previous episodes. But I can't help seeing a flaw with them being the guilty ones. The show made them out to be such loving parents to the kids (rushing Himari to the hospital, protecting her from the falling mirror), that them disappearing like that and not telling the kids seems unlikely. Sure, you could say that they did that to protect the kids from the repercussions of the crime, but I don't buy it.
PdotMichael
Banned
EmmanuelMunoz said:
I would say, in the next episodes we will learn the reasons for the attacks. That's the important piece of the story.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
PdotMichael said:
My own thoughts on where Penguindrum is going, or at least where I hope it goes in the next few episodes.
They have already beaten the drum so hard about how traumatic the incident was for everybody involved. Endlessly. Doubt there's any more importance to it than that.
Going back to the diary. Yuri has the second half of the diary. Why does she have it? Why does she want it? Why exactly does the diary even matter? And how is she going to go about getting the other half or does the first half of the diary not matter?
I'm assuming she has the other half because she's the only other character introduced in the story thus far that even fits. Suppose it's possible for somebody not introduced to the story yet to have it but Yuri makes more sense.
Yuri = Momoka is the crackpot theory I believe in.
I'm assuming she has the other half because she's the only other character introduced in the story thus far that even fits. Suppose it's possible for somebody not introduced to the story yet to have it but Yuri makes more sense.
Yuri = Momoka is the crackpot theory I believe in.
Air Master:akachan ningen said:anybody here know what this is from?
http://youtu.be/NEeZ_sobQ6U
The gif is from the ending of Air Master.
Geneijin said:
The original synopsis of the show itself says they moved to the upper world/Tenjo to leave the devastated Earth behind; after it falls (?), it seems the Earth is reduced to the small portion of good land and the rest is deemed uninhabitable.
But, that's from the synopsis of it rather than directly stated in the show.
Yeah, I think I got it backwards. It's just worded a bit awkwardly and I assumed something I shouldn't. The Harmonic Divine States are created and then they start rewriting history from the start. Just kind of put in that the two were related. That and it makes more sense, to me, to go through the re-construction of time in the sealed bubble world rather than the "real" world.
I'm curious how this convoluted back story will play into things, though. I mean, I hope there's some rationale for it with the story since they could have used "foreigners invaded our lands and kicked us out" since that's essentially the summation of the plot. Instead, we have an alternate world created that become the invaders; I just wonder if the extra layer (or two) of complication really does anything.
DrForester
Kills Photobucket
My anime club is watching penguindrum and after seeing ep 5 again my idea for motive is...
Parent are pissed at the world that their Daughter can't be saved. They know she's eventually going to die, and they blame society.
Master Milk
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Maken-ki 1
I ended up dropping this manga because it's just like everything and not going to end anytime soon, but since the anime won't have that problem, I'll be getting my weekly panty shots in an overly concentrated dose from this.
I ended up dropping this manga because it's just like everything and not going to end anytime soon, but since the anime won't have that problem, I'll be getting my weekly panty shots in an overly concentrated dose from this.
Fate/Zero Episode 2
Okay, I'm sold on this series now. The writing and dialogue is pretty tight, the characters are ALL interesting and cool in different ways, the setting is much more adult than the typical anime, and when Ufotable actually tries the art and animation is actually better than KnK. The direction is solid, and I find the story very interesting. I can't believe I'm say this about a Type-Moon series! Lol.
Okay, I'm sold on this series now. The writing and dialogue is pretty tight, the characters are ALL interesting and cool in different ways, the setting is much more adult than the typical anime, and when Ufotable actually tries the art and animation is actually better than KnK. The direction is solid, and I find the story very interesting. I can't believe I'm say this about a Type-Moon series! Lol.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
That's what he says in Japanese. "What's the matter? Are you angry?"cajunator said:
Problem is thatRegulus Tera said:
the people
do something to
Yeah, he was being a troll, whatever. No excuse for memes and a line that wasn't even in English.
Yes, I mad.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Eat my crows.duckroll said:
Hellsing321
Member
The fight scenes are pretty good from what little I watched but one of the characters has a voice like nails on a chalkboard so I was forced to bail.Lain said:
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