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2011 Fall Anime Thread - Bad Shows & Self Hating Nerds
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Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
...fuck, now I have to check out the rest of K-ON!. I fucking hate you.Jexhius said:
These Index spoilers seem even dumber than usual.
Gremlin. A global enemy force that is a fusion of magic and science.
It seems this mysterious organization that appeared suddenly after World War 3 is working in secret in Hawaii, America's 50th state.
Under the guidance of Leivinia, the boss of the British Golden-style magic cabal called the Dawn-Colored Sunlight, Kamijou and the others head to Hawaii.
The group is made up of Kamijou Touma, Misaka Mikoto, Accelerator, Hamazura Shiage, Misaka Worst, and Kuroyoru Umidori.
And just as they arrive at New Honolulu International Airport, an attack by Gremlin's magicians begins.
Gremlin's plot is advancing below the surface. The sole man in America who has realized this searches for a means of resisting them on his own.
He is a the kind of person that just has too much energy.
His name is Robert Katze. Known by all, he is the President of the United States.
It seems this mysterious organization that appeared suddenly after World War 3 is working in secret in Hawaii, America's 50th state.
Under the guidance of Leivinia, the boss of the British Golden-style magic cabal called the Dawn-Colored Sunlight, Kamijou and the others head to Hawaii.
The group is made up of Kamijou Touma, Misaka Mikoto, Accelerator, Hamazura Shiage, Misaka Worst, and Kuroyoru Umidori.
And just as they arrive at New Honolulu International Airport, an attack by Gremlin's magicians begins.
Gremlin's plot is advancing below the surface. The sole man in America who has realized this searches for a means of resisting them on his own.
He is a the kind of person that just has too much energy.
His name is Robert Katze. Known by all, he is the President of the United States.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
K-ON sux.
PdotMichael
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cajunator said:
a life with taste is hard
and a new Gokicha-chan chapter is out, cajun!
A Huge Battleship
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I liked K-ON before it wasn't popular.
Winner needs an exhibition match against Homura just so they can LOSE UTTERLY.Regulus Tera said:
Hellsing321
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You shame your penguin avatar.cajunator said:
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Now that we got K-On out of the way, at what point will there be a debate about Evangelion?
Misato is my waifu
Hellsing321
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That debate is happening in the Golden age anime thread.firehawk12 said:
Crash Station
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Dresden said:
Wait.....
Misaka Worst joins the party?
A Black Falcon
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Well sure, probably true, but that's not saying a lot.neoanarch said:
Index/toaru story, dumber than usual? I don't know if that's possible... I think it maxed out on that pretty early on.dresden said:
Wow, so SHE's the one responsible for this? She's a bad sister...Branduil said:
Ui and Yui're relationship is just completely stupid and unbelievably saccharine, not hinting at incest, I'd say.
... Maybe you could say it's hinting at incest-baiting, given how Ui basically completely dotes on her sister, but it just doesn't come across as suggesting incest to me.
Wow, Madoka lost? Unexpected... but yeah, it's obvious that almost no one in Japan cares about this, given those vote totals.Articalys said:
Hmm, I don't know. I mean, yes, it is fast paced, but I think it's probably a bit TOO fast. I mean, this thing starts out at full speed and just gets faster from there, only in ep. 3 does it slow down at all and that sure looks temporary... it's definitely a lot faster paced than the first show, but I think they might have gone a bit far.doomed1 said:I RETURN! Yeah, sorry 'bout the long absence only to turn up in the wee hours of the morn, but hey, I have a life.
Anyway...
Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing 1-3
Well, just caught up with this, and... it's not bad! Actually, in many different ways, it's better than the original! The art is clearer (Murata still rock'n), the animation is rock solid (ignoring the typical QUALITY shots), and the cinematography is SOOOOO much better paced and produced than the first. That was actually the biggest failing of Last Exile S1, the shot structure and pacing was lazy, tended to fall flat, and slowed everything down when it shouldn't have slowed down. The speed of developments in this is just a little on the high side, and with the total in medias res of the narrative, it was almost a little jarring to jump right into this. But then I remembered, a direct narrative sequel to the original would have been, aside from the easy way out, probably the worst way to go about it. While it was a bit strange to get into the feel for things and sort of release my expectations for the show, it's started to click and it's not bad at all.
I mean, it's good, but so fast paced...
Well, I think they were trying to create a balance. That is, the world right now is pretty bleak really. The villains are sweeping up the goodguys, lots of people have died, a city was destroyed, etc... they didn't want this series to be completely depressing, so the main characters were made optimistic. I like that, it wouldn't be as likable a series with all tragedy and unhappiness all the time. It's close enough to that as it is, really.
You're somewhat right here, and I do agree that Fam should be harder on the princess, but her soft approach does seem to have made some kind of impact, given that after she over-indulged the princess in ep. 3 (going after that cup) the princess did say she'd try to change some... my hopes are not high, but we'll see. Fam definitely is too nice to her though.
Also, why shouldn't Fam also feel bad that they failed to save the older sister? I mean, the younger princess clearly feels worse, but they went back to try to rescue her, and couldn't... yes, I agree that the direction the pirates have gone in is pretty stereotypical -- as I said, they are of course "good pirates" who only prey on villains, not real pirates (as with Skies of Arcadia, etc, etc.), but it's understandable why they'd do that really. Evil pirates as main characters? That'd be a different kind of story...
Oh, and my guess is that part of why Fam's acting like that to the princess isn't just because she feels bad and such, but also because she's trying to make friends and get the princess to be a little nicer, and thinks that this is a good way to do it? Maybe she's thinking that, anyway. I'm not sure.
I'm sure there will be, but the fleet combat's pretty good too.
Need another anime series to chew through after Darker than Black (boy, were people right about season 2). Something similar to it and Parasite Eve 2 in premise of slick secret Gov unit shooting up paranormal/sci-fi shit in the present day would be good.
Alternatively is there a K-on/Azumanga Daioh clone but with more funny out there?
Alternatively is there a K-on/Azumanga Daioh clone but with more funny out there?
Infinite Justice
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Dresden said:
Indeed.
RurouniZel
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cajunator said:
I'm always happy when people enjoy K-On. （^人^）
Jex
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Zenith said:
That's a pretty specific request, but the best I can do are some general threads:
Good threads:
The retro, classic, nostalgic, unmissable anime list thread http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347831 (01-05-2009)
NeoGaf Top Anime Results http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=173356 (07-22-2007)
I mean, if we're talking action and science fiction the obvious choice would be the Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex TV series, but everyone's seen that already.
Dirty Pair is an 80's show that certainly has a lot of classic sci-fi actions. It's pretty excellent, if you don't mind rather some rather silly stuff. Space Adventure Cobra as well.
A Huge Battleship
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Ga-Rei Zero and Witch Hunter Robin fit your criteria and are both very enjoyable shows.Zenith said:
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Zenith said:
Nichijou
PdotMichael
Banned
many new people for my hate list
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