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2011 Fall Anime Thread - Bad Shows & Self Hating Nerds
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firehawk12
Subete no aware
Don't ask!Totakeke said:
firehawk12
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:saber :saberduckroll said:
CornBurrito
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Totakeke said:
Maybe that will be explained.
And I feel kind of odd. It seems people have been thinking the series has gone downhill since Episode 12, but I'm liking it more and more. It has been a very enjoyable ride thus far and I can't wait to see the ending.
SonicX_Zero
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Guilty Crown 2
Maaan too bad
in any case I enjoyed the ep. and I'll be with this series to the end.
Maaan too bad
Daryl is a crazy spoiled brat =( I find it hard to cheer for a villain when they are like that, -sigh-
Crash Station
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Cheska said:Are you talking about the show? I never watched it
Oh hi Cheska! Didn't think you'd come in here. Anyway, it's probably best to ignore Branduil. X-men is pretty great.
hosannainexcelsis
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (2000) 1-3
MANLY men being MEN!
MANLY men being MEN!
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Freud would be proud.go nana go said:
Obsessed is officially cool people now.Obsessed said:
Jex
Member
Penguin Drum 15
You know, that was actually better than the last episode and not as bad as I had feared. It still had a number of issues, such as
Fine in the sense that there clearly wasn't much budget, and the direction still isn't particularly good. Unfortunately the show hasn't had much budget for the past three episodes! As for the events themselves, I'm still intrigued.
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You know, that was actually better than the last episode and not as bad as I had feared. It still had a number of issues, such as
the whole opening was really contrived. As soon as we got to the flashback, it was fine.
Fine in the sense that there clearly wasn't much budget, and the direction still isn't particularly good. Unfortunately the show hasn't had much budget for the past three episodes! As for the events themselves, I'm still intrigued.
You did? I guess you meanfirehawk12 said:
the lack of rape
SonicX_Zero
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Fate Zero 3
As long the show maintains this quality until the end, this may very well be my favorite series this season. I like Waver's character and his chemistry with his servant is something that I find funny in light of the more serious pairings and I wonder if Uryuu will have more screentime.
As long the show maintains this quality until the end, this may very well be my favorite series this season. I like Waver's character and his chemistry with his servant is something that I find funny in light of the more serious pairings and I wonder if Uryuu will have more screentime.
Crash Station
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Cheska said:Hey Cosmic
Yeah, probably some kind of scheduling error. I know the episode is ready to go because it was at NYCC, so no clue what's up with that.
darkside31337 said:
Right now it looks like the original is the way to go, but this one might be worth it at some point down the line. Really, it's hard to predict how stuff will play out because if it indeed gets further than the original, it will have to be censored to hell and back.
As for the ED, the glowing crotch thing actually happens. It also alludes to quite a few of the more... dark scenes and themes the series has. Really, it WOULD fit later on. One of the few reasons I'm still hopeful despite the censorship.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Oh God I finished the Persona 4 Endurance Run. I cannot believe I just watched a hundred plus hours of people finishing a game I already finished. The ending just dawned on me why I'm impervious to the cartoon's badness -I just love these characters too much.
Crash Station
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Regulus Tera said:
Dude, watch One Piece or something if you can watch 110 hours of some guys playing a game you already beat. At least I had it on in the background while doing other stuff (like fapping to Jeff's voice).
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
B-But I could watch a walk-through of Final Fantasy XIII-2! That way I don't have to pay Squeenix for their shit and still get to complain about their stupid plots.cosmicblizzard said:
EDIT: My problem with One Piece isn't just the length, but also the fact that I don't know how long until it actually ends. That makes the task even more daunting.
A Black Falcon
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Maken-Ki 2 - This show is bad. Bad-bad, not good-bad. Smart people will have dropped it by now.
Also, the MC is a horribly unlikable character. First, he's sexist, in that moronic Shirou way -- he doesn't want to fight women, even though now it has been repeatedly and pointedly proven to him that the girls at this school are all quite strong and competent fighters, indeed without question stronger than he is at the moment. He's sticking to his idiotic sexism even despite the fact that he must know that. He isn't as annoying as Shirou yet, but he's pretty bad, and apparently it gets even worse in episode three.
Second, he is a super generic harem protagonist -- he's a perverted loser who has three girls after him and living in the same apartment he is, just because. He goes to peek on the girls changing, he gets beaten up by the tsundere girl (it's kind of too bad she didn't succeed at killing him in episode 1...), etc, this stuff writes itself.
And third... um, what reason is there for the audience to actually like this guy? Or much of anyone else in this show, for that matter... they're all idiots, pretty much. The only real fanbase I can think of who might actually be liking this show is pantyshot fans, because this has more pantyshots, with more detail, than any anime I can think of in some time. But apart from that, it's pretty awful. I doubt I'll get much farther into it, either...
Also, the MC is a horribly unlikable character. First, he's sexist, in that moronic Shirou way -- he doesn't want to fight women, even though now it has been repeatedly and pointedly proven to him that the girls at this school are all quite strong and competent fighters, indeed without question stronger than he is at the moment. He's sticking to his idiotic sexism even despite the fact that he must know that. He isn't as annoying as Shirou yet, but he's pretty bad, and apparently it gets even worse in episode three.
Second, he is a super generic harem protagonist -- he's a perverted loser who has three girls after him and living in the same apartment he is, just because. He goes to peek on the girls changing, he gets beaten up by the tsundere girl (it's kind of too bad she didn't succeed at killing him in episode 1...), etc, this stuff writes itself.
And third... um, what reason is there for the audience to actually like this guy? Or much of anyone else in this show, for that matter... they're all idiots, pretty much. The only real fanbase I can think of who might actually be liking this show is pantyshot fans, because this has more pantyshots, with more detail, than any anime I can think of in some time. But apart from that, it's pretty awful. I doubt I'll get much farther into it, either...
Wait, anime set in America that has a shred of accuracy in its setting? How uncommon...cosmicblizzard said:
Nobunaga is usually evil, sure, but hey, what about something like Battle Girls? Nobunaga wasn't evil there.scy said:
But yeah, as for this show, I also am not expecting it to entirely follow the history... and yes, an evil Tokugawa might be interesting.
For now, that's true.
Too powerful, I think...
... That really just does not make much sense... is it just another element of this show's poor pacing and questionable writing, I guess?
Crash Station
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Regulus Tera said:
It's about the journey, not the destination, dude. You know how you felt like the P4 characters were your friends by the end of the game? Well imagine that with the strawhats, but for the next 10 years. It's awesome!
But yeah, totally understandable reason not to check it out.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
If I'm gonna commit for that long they better put out.cosmicblizzard said:
Crash Station
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Regulus Tera said:
They do around 40 episodes in.
Regulus Tera
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Hellsing321
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Its Ben-to Saturday!
T-minus 10 hours to episode 3! Prepare ye bodies wolves!
T-minus 10 hours to episode 3! Prepare ye bodies wolves!
With regard to Penguindrum episode 15 being 'contrived'...
Yamashita has got to be involved in Momoka's plan somehow. In the first episode he was trying to direct Shoma's attention to Ringo, and now he brings him to the room next door at the onsen resort where Yuri has Ringo drugged. Not to mention the incredibly suspicious obscuring of his face.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
THE STREAMS HAVE CROSSED
HIDE YO WIFE, HIDE YO CHILDREN
HIDE YO WIFE, HIDE YO CHILDREN
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Jexhius said:
Not that, but more how it was "resolved".
bigmit3737
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Just finished watching Fullmetal Alchemist episode 56.
The last few episodes have been great!
King Bradley vs Greed/Old man/soldiers was jaw-dropping
Guilty crown 2 - The show still continues to be ridiculously cliche and i like it especially the hilarious over-dramatic dialogue, although if i have one qualm about the series (apart from the bad writing) is that all the female characters seem to be obviously designed as obvious titillation material for the otaku fanbase. oh and inori still sucks and I don't see that changing anytime soon mmm.
Penguin drum 15 - Some clunky writing and mediocre direction aside i actually really enjoyed this episode, although I still have some qualms with where the plot is heading at this point, and I had this same complaint about last week to but the whole
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oh and inori still sucks and I don't see that changing anytime soon mmm.Penguin drum 15 - Some clunky writing and mediocre direction aside i actually really enjoyed this episode, although I still have some qualms with where the plot is heading at this point, and I had this same complaint about last week to but the whole
yuri being revealed as a major player in the series, feels incredibly awkward since she barely had a presence in the first half of the series at all.:/
Jex
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I don't really get this complaint considering thatLafiel said:
Yuri has been present since the first episode, where she only appeared on posters. But she's been in numerous Ringo related scenes since the Ringo-arc really got going and she's had plenty of screen time. She's been built up quite a bit.
That was some seriousfirehawk12 said:
written into a corner type stuff
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Mirai Nikki 01: THIS SHOW IS TRIPPING BALLS
Mirai Nikki 02: That hurt even me. :S
Mirai Nikki 02: That hurt even me. :S
Wait, what? Haqua might win? Oh my. Good taste confirmed?
To be fair, did anyone expect otherwise?
It might be? I'm hoping there's more to it
that we weren't shown. Otherwise, it's basically just a grabass scene for no reason. Horizon has enough to wade through as is, it seems; why add these unnecessary detours? :/
A Black Falcon said:
To be fair, did anyone expect otherwise?
It might be? I'm hoping there's more to it
like, some reason the Four Heavenly Kings needed to meet (...minus Ii)
Hellsing321 said:
Penguindrum - 15
The
part of the OP makes sense now.
I'm currently watching the old one, while watching the new one, and I have to say that it's absolutely no competition that the old has been superior and will be forever superior if they gimp Hisoka in the reboot.
So far in the reboot to put simply it's almost like the Persona anime where they're taking a fair few too many liberties and assume people have already watched the original and skipping certain aspects of the main characters.
The
Ringo
darkside31337 said:
I'm currently watching the old one, while watching the new one, and I have to say that it's absolutely no competition that the old has been superior and will be forever superior if they gimp Hisoka in the reboot.
So far in the reboot to put simply it's almost like the Persona anime where they're taking a fair few too many liberties and assume people have already watched the original and skipping certain aspects of the main characters.
That's not what I'm implying really, personally I think the problems are largely with the earlier episodes, they put to much emphasis on ringo, and as a result certain characters weren't given the proper development they should have, especially since the "ringo" stuff in ep5-8 really didn't amount to that much in the long-term.scy said:
Jex
Member
I dunno, it seemsLafiel said:
that Yuri has been shown on multiple occasions beforehand, but always from the perspective of other characters. They were...wrong about her, but that's kind of the point. Yuri, like certain other characters, is not how she appears on the surface. Throughout these episodes we're learning more about that.
However, I can see an actual problem with the way the story has started to focus on her. The transition to this Yuri arc was...well..there really wasn't one. It was just that the episode (14) started and suddenly it was all about Yuri. That was weird.
However, I can see an actual problem with the way the story has started to focus on her. The transition to this Yuri arc was...well..there really wasn't one. It was just that the episode (14) started and suddenly it was all about Yuri. That was weird.
PdotMichael
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I don't understand the Penguindrum hate
Re: Penguindrum
I'm thinking that Yuri never intended to rape Ringo at all. She is an actress. She was acting out a villain role from the story outlined in the diary, which is a romance between Shoma and Ringo. Her dialogue in the first half of the episode was very theatrically over the top and villainous, yet she seemed unperturbed by Shoma's attempt to foil her plans and gave them up without a second thought. Just as when she was totally unsurprised to find Tabuki attempting to rape Ringo in her apartment, or when she knew that Ringo was falling in love with Shoma before Ringo did, she had knowledge of what was fated to happen. She was aware that Shoma was going to be at the onsen resort on that night and would end up playing the role of the knight in shining armour saving the princess. She even left the door open to make it easier for him, placing Ringo's phone next to her and allowing her to speak with him.
So the resolution of the cliffhanger wasn't contrived or a deus ex machina within the universe this series operates in. It was DESTINY
So the resolution of the cliffhanger wasn't contrived or a deus ex machina within the universe this series operates in. It was DESTINY
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