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2011 Fall Anime Thread - Bad Shows & Self Hating Nerds
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firehawk12
Subete no aware
Factor 4.5!zeroshiki said:
A Black Falcon
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No, there are plenty of shows where no matter how many times you watch them, they're still terrible nonsense. Horizon, though, does start to make more sense after you watch the episodes several times.mAcOdIn said:
That doesn't mean you're going to like it, that's a different question, but it does mean that it does start to make some sense.
I haven't played Lair, but I like or love every Factor 5 game I've played (SNES, Genesis, N64, GC, PC...), so I don't know what I'd think of Lair, but I'd like to like it. I'd need to play it to know if it's actually good though.zeroshiki said:
A Black Falcon
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Factor 5 should have known better than leave Nintendo consoles...Branduil said:
... Also, post Nintendo departure, that game wasn't the only reason they went under. It was one, but Brash's demise was the final blow, not Lair.
CornBurrito
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weeaboo said:
Anime no Sku!
A Black Falcon said:
That's really the biggest "crime" of Horizon. After some translation debacles and overthinking things, it's actually not all that confusing; no more so than any other character heavy show, anyway. It's paced horribly, though. Some shuffling of events and direction might have gotten more intrigue in earlier and been at the same point. Now I think I get why the books are so thick.
Also, the
maid assassin is one of the Matsudaira living dolls. I assume this is part of his "fireworks!" from the end of Episode 2 he mentioned.
It's taken four episodes (so far!) for a confession; I'm not sure I can handle the prolonging of a character death or anything else.
I really hope so, based off of how Asama speaks at the start/end of the episode; that this is their
last normal night before some event changes everything
In that case, there's also the introduction of
Tachibana Muneshige (and I'd wager that's Ginchiyo beside him, with the way she acted)
I'll be honest, I half thought it was a flashback to someone elses past (Masazumi, notably). I had to check a few more times to see if I was just overlooking a year somewhere. I imagine he has to have some importance. I mean, we have a large enough cast as is, why add (potentially) two more people?
Well, he thinks himself as
responsible, it seems. Primary responsibility or not, you're right that we can at least say has some part in it. With the amount of remorse and guilt he seems to have over it, I just don't see him as thinking himself as anything but the culprit, though.
And I still want to know how the hell did Tori convince
Masazumi's dad and that other guy to be the ghosts. Or is it juts misleading that their carriage had the anime girl pillow case that was used for the ghosts at the end? :/
Unknown Soldier
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Branduil said:
If you're a Factor 5 fan you should have seen the writing on the wall when Rebel Strike came out and was literally the same thing as Rogue Leader except with crappy on-foot levels.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Ezalc said:
PenguinCrown Friends Dance Thursday!
SonicX_Zero
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UN-GO 1
Its nice to watch some mystery/crime solving series here and there so I definitely like the concept of the show, however one thing I didn't like about ep. 1 was that it somehow felt rushed and the main suspect coming clean just like that felt a bit short... I mean the build up was there in trying to figure out who but it was just a bit lacking.
Its nice to watch some mystery/crime solving series here and there so I definitely like the concept of the show, however one thing I didn't like about ep. 1 was that it somehow felt rushed and the main suspect coming clean just like that felt a bit short... I mean the build up was there in trying to figure out who but it was just a bit lacking.
PdotMichael
Banned
cajunator said:
bigmit3737
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Planetes Episode 11 - So good.
I had no idea what this anime was about and at first it felt slow and had no direction, but now the characters are growing on me.
I can't really describe what it is about this anime that I like, but I'm really starting to like it.
I had no idea what this anime was about and at first it felt slow and had no direction, but now the characters are growing on me.
I can't really describe what it is about this anime that I like, but I'm really starting to like it.
Unknown Soldier
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scy said:
It was like that last season too. It's actually not bad having things air late in the week, then you have the weekend to get caught up when the latest massive wodge of shows air!
IDOLM@STER THURSDAY HAS ARRIVED!
PdotMichael
Banned
Articalys said:Yeah, so I guess some things are inevitable anyway.
C Final
1st 415 Madoka Kaname @ Puella Magi Madoka Magica
2nd 232 Elucia De Lute Irma @ The World God Only Knows
Squid Girl! But I guess the fanbasee of Madoka is too big.
Guilty Crown - 02
ANIME RE-SAVED!!
I really like this episode. There was quite a bit of exposition but its kinda necessary to set the world up and they interspersed it with some nice action.
There's some fanservice but if its at this level I can live with it.
ANIME RE-SAVED!!
I really like this episode. There was quite a bit of exposition but its kinda necessary to set the world up and they interspersed it with some nice action.
There's some fanservice but if its at this level I can live with it.
Inori is kuudere so sad.
The ending was really wtf though. I was just thinking, oh he's at school, watch Inori show up.
Sometimes I don't like being right >_>
so sad.The ending was really wtf though. I was just thinking, oh he's at school, watch Inori show up.
Sometimes I don't like being right >_>
Unknown Soldier
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scy said:
Yandere is Best Dere!
Unknown Soldier
Member
scy said:
Only the good kinds!
PdotMichael
Banned
Yanderes are sooo 2006, it got very fast boring after School Days.
PdotMichael
Banned
jman2050 said:
Yuni is a kid from 2006, so my theory still works. And Yuno is nothing against Minene or Mao (or Muru Muru).
Un-Go Episode 2
It would be pretty hard to be worse than the first episode, so it's not really a surprise that the second episode is better. But what is interesting about this episode is not that it's better, but that it can be evaluated on a more natural basis. It was almost impossible to make anything out of ep1 because of the random and poorly put together nature of the entire presentation.
With ep2, it is much easier. This time the mystery is presented right at the start, like all normal and good murder mysteries should be. This gives the mystery and entire episode of runtime to breath, and hence the viewer can follow the crime on a more interested note. There are suspects, varying motives and backgrounds, clues, etc. It's not a particularly complex or brilliantly thought out mystery, but I enjoyed it enough to guess and figure out the solution before the answer was provided. That also means that the solution to the crime isn't a random ass-pull, but something that can be put together. That was satisfying at least.
Now, about the series at large, I feel that ep2 also gives enough context for me to speculate on the larger format of the series and what the overarching storyline is really about.
I still wouldn't recommend this show to anyone looking for an actual good show, but I would encourage those who have already suffered the first episode to soldier on, just to see if the nature of the show ends up being of interest. I doubt this will be a good show when all is said and done, because even in ep2 the presentation feels a bit sloppy, and it is the themes and ideas presented which are often more interesting than how they wer executed. The direction and writing feels sort of poor to me, but ep2 definitely makes me feel that it's worth giving it another episode at least, since the next ep preview did seem somewhat interesting.
I really like detective stories and solving mysteries in fiction, so if every remaining episode is similar to ep2, even if it's not great, it would still be more fitting of what I want out of a detective anime compared to Gosick. It's a limited genre, so I'm kinda limited in terms of choice. :/
It would be pretty hard to be worse than the first episode, so it's not really a surprise that the second episode is better. But what is interesting about this episode is not that it's better, but that it can be evaluated on a more natural basis. It was almost impossible to make anything out of ep1 because of the random and poorly put together nature of the entire presentation.
With ep2, it is much easier. This time the mystery is presented right at the start, like all normal and good murder mysteries should be. This gives the mystery and entire episode of runtime to breath, and hence the viewer can follow the crime on a more interested note. There are suspects, varying motives and backgrounds, clues, etc. It's not a particularly complex or brilliantly thought out mystery, but I enjoyed it enough to guess and figure out the solution before the answer was provided. That also means that the solution to the crime isn't a random ass-pull, but something that can be put together. That was satisfying at least.
Now, about the series at large, I feel that ep2 also gives enough context for me to speculate on the larger format of the series and what the overarching storyline is really about.
I believe the series is about a man who sold his soul in exchange for an extended time in this world, and the devil he made the deal with follows him around waiting for him to lead it to examples of human failures, and to see the true nature of humanity and society at our worst. Being a detective in a post-war era as society rebuilds itself would be a natural fit to see what we are capable of when pushed to our limits, and seeing the world turn against us. That is his "deal" with Inga imo.
I still wouldn't recommend this show to anyone looking for an actual good show, but I would encourage those who have already suffered the first episode to soldier on, just to see if the nature of the show ends up being of interest. I doubt this will be a good show when all is said and done, because even in ep2 the presentation feels a bit sloppy, and it is the themes and ideas presented which are often more interesting than how they wer executed. The direction and writing feels sort of poor to me, but ep2 definitely makes me feel that it's worth giving it another episode at least, since the next ep preview did seem somewhat interesting.
I really like detective stories and solving mysteries in fiction, so if every remaining episode is similar to ep2, even if it's not great, it would still be more fitting of what I want out of a detective anime compared to Gosick. It's a limited genre, so I'm kinda limited in terms of choice. :/
Crash Station
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Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san Final
All's well that ends well... kind of.
This is probably my favorite comedy all year. As I said before, I've always been partial to demons just being goofy and dirty rather than just evil (though that is fine too). Both the angels and demons were hilarious along with the rather obnoxious interpretation of God.
Once translations get farther than where the anime ended, I'll pick up the manga.
All's well that ends well... kind of.
This is probably my favorite comedy all year. As I said before, I've always been partial to demons just being goofy and dirty rather than just evil (though that is fine too). Both the angels and demons were hilarious along with the rather obnoxious interpretation of God.
Once translations get farther than where the anime ended, I'll pick up the manga.
PdotMichael
Banned
Un-Go - 2
I like it , it was today a very fine episode with little criticism about the modern J-Pop industry. But I guess it's more a show about the war than a true detective anime.
I like it , it was today a very fine episode with little criticism about the modern J-Pop industry. But I guess it's more a show about the war than a true detective anime.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
WHY ARE HER BOOBS TWICE THE SIZE OF HER HEAD
HOW DOES SHE HAVE ALL THAT FAT THERE WHEN SHE'S A FREAKING STICK EVERYWHERE ELSE
HOW DOES SHE HAVE ALL THAT FAT THERE WHEN SHE'S A FREAKING STICK EVERYWHERE ELSE
Master Milk
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Good genes.Regulus Tera said:
Unknown Soldier
Member
Regulus Tera said:
You ever heard of supermodels?
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