Jex
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You're saying they've got sweet fights in Gundam now? Good ol Unicorn, at least it can always deliver that.
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2011 Fall Anime Thread - Bad Shows & Self Hating Nerds
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Laura Bailey's Voice
So much enthusiasm!
Best VA in there.
So much enthusiasm!
Best VA in there.
Yeah but it could use more coffee drinking, it seems to be a hit with this thread anyway.
Jex
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So I watched some Penguindrum [SPOILERS AHEAD] and I was thinking that this show has some pretty bizarre instances of
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For example, before
In addition, before
foreshadowing
For example, before
we know that Yuri is important to the main plot and hodls the second half of the diary she's linked to a 'spinning drum washing machine' much like the Spinning Penguin Drum.
In addition, before
the blowfish scene even appears in Masako's flashback we see Himari use one as a stand-in for a Penguin:
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Steins;Gate 20: Now this is more like it. This show is very good when it stops the pandering and gets on the sciencing.
Mirai Nikki 07: So much GAR. The censoring is still fucked up though.
Yuno got her happy desserts.
Mirai Nikki 07: So much GAR. The censoring is still fucked up though.
Yuno got her happy desserts.
I poured a 40 out a few eps back. Ep 4 or 5, I think. I saw the writing on the wall.
Yuri washing machine ad
was in the same episode that shifted the plot to yuri right at the start of the episode, so I don't think that counts as a foreshadowing if it’s already happened, not sure what you mean by "spinning" penguin drum (only seen up to ep15)
Mirai Nikki 7
Well, I think that was their most "by the book" episode so far. It wasn't quite as intense, and the twists didn't really hit as hard, but it wasn't bad.
I do wonder though, can it fall on HAPPY END? Of course not, this is Mirai Nikki. EVERYONE is fucked.
Well, I think that was their most "by the book" episode so far. It wasn't quite as intense, and the twists didn't really hit as hard, but it wasn't bad.
Their salvation at the last second by the apparently now matured terrorist was interesting, but not surprising. What's clear though is that they've got alot to explain to the mother. Man, what a mess. The primary point of interest was the warnings Yuno and Yukiteru received. At first I kind of just assumed that whoever didn't want to become god just killed those who attacked and sort of avoided conflict otherwise. Last one to die of natural causes gets to live forever. But with this whole thing about Deus' body slowly crumbling might throw a sort of wrench into this. I'm not sure of the significance of this wrench, but it's there, and it will likely define how the end-game goes down.
I do wonder though, can it fall on HAPPY END? Of course not, this is Mirai Nikki. EVERYONE is fucked.
I've got to give kudos to Hana Yori Dango, the complete differences in their lifestyles and ethics to money actually made believable-ish incompatibilities which was a treat to watch and managed to not annoy the crap out of me when the show went on for so many episodes.
Also helps that the chemistry between them almost doesn't change when they were together which is one of the bigger shoujo trappings when people do couple up during a series run, a shame HYD is an exception to the rule. :|
Oh. Dear. God T_T
That's what 'mawaru' means.
I think this arc was my least favorite of the show. It did little in terms of character development for anyone, though it does have a purpose in the series as a whole. I think that the wet t-shirt scene creeped me out a bit because of how 90's-porno it was. It seemed to have been leading to a huge make-out session...
it didn't.
A Black Falcon
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Chihayafuru 3 - This is a quite good show indeed! Yeah, I'll definitely be watching this one. I think this might be the best episode yet. This episode concludes the flashback arc, and it ends in
tears and failure...
huh.
Chihaya is a somewhat odd character, but I like her, I guess. Her friend (the mean guy from eps 1 and 2, now not mean) isn't being mean this time, but still he is the least likable of the three. The other guy, the one very good at Karuta, is quite likable though.
So yeah, good episode in a good show. Watch this series.
Seitokai Yakuindomo 1 - So I started reading the manga, and ... yeah, I didn't know what to expect, but not this (dirty/sex joke-heavy comedy series, not harem!). That got me interested in trying the anime, so I did... and it's basically exactly the same as the manga, but animated. Impressive, I'd have thought some of this stuff would have been censored. I guess not.
It'd have been nice if they could have won that match... Too bad. Also, that ending -- that the three of them are all are going their separate ways because of reasons they only have some control over, and are sad about having to be separated -- was pretty good. I really like that it's not just mono no aware acceptance; quite the opposite, Chihaya is quite distressed over having to be separated from them.
Too bad. Also, that ending -- that the three of them are all are going their separate ways because of reasons they only have some control over, and are sad about having to be separated -- was pretty good. I really like that it's not just mono no aware acceptance; quite the opposite, Chihaya is quite distressed over having to be separated from them.So yeah, good episode in a good show. Watch this series.
Seitokai Yakuindomo 1 - So I started reading the manga, and ... yeah, I didn't know what to expect, but not this (dirty/sex joke-heavy comedy series, not harem!). That got me interested in trying the anime, so I did... and it's basically exactly the same as the manga, but animated. Impressive, I'd have thought some of this stuff would have been censored. I guess not.
Really, you think? I'm not so sure, I think we have somewhat different views of animation really... I guess you're right that there are similarities, but they're not the same. The fact that manga is vastly more popular in Japan than comic books are in the US suggests that there could be a larger market anyway, I'd think, for one thing.
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
Another great movie, with Zenigata playing a bigger role than in the three previous movies I watched in the last few days. It was a joy to watch from start to end, despite some visual flaws (like some pretty apparent macroblocking and the scene shacking a little during the marriage scenes), of which I'm unsure on the cause, if it's because the masters for the DVD sucked or because the publisher sucked at making the DVD. I'd say something was weird about the AR as well, since the DVD says it's 16:9, but the picture was framed in black borders all around, black borders of differing width/height.
Anyways, old Miyazaki was great, and it felt nostalgic to see a charades that reminded me so much of Future Boy Conan.
Another great movie, with Zenigata playing a bigger role than in the three previous movies I watched in the last few days. It was a joy to watch from start to end, despite some visual flaws (like some pretty apparent macroblocking and the scene shacking a little during the marriage scenes), of which I'm unsure on the cause, if it's because the masters for the DVD sucked or because the publisher sucked at making the DVD. I'd say something was weird about the AR as well, since the DVD says it's 16:9, but the picture was framed in black borders all around, black borders of differing width/height.
Anyways, old Miyazaki was great, and it felt nostalgic to see a charades that reminded me so much of Future Boy Conan.
Dedication Through Light
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I was under the impression that, within means, Yukki doesnt actually want to kill anyone, similar to the way the other diary user with the one eye has yet to be killed in two instances. Going straight for the kill would have been out of character
Damn @ Supercell's my dearest single info
This is how you should do a single. Always include a instrumental for every song.
Code:
1.My Dearest （アニメ『ギルティクラウン』OP主題歌）
2.罪人
3.大貧民
4.My Dearest (TV Edit)
5.My Dearest -Instrumental-
6.罪人 -Instrumental-
7.大貧民 -Instrumental-
8.My Dearest (TV Edit) -Instrumental-This is how you should do a single. Always include a instrumental for every song.
Mirai Nikki - 07
At least the censorship isn't a huge black/white blotch covering the screen.
But Minene was willing to blow up a whole school to get to Yukki, maybe she decided that Yuki and Yuno were best to lure all the other diary users like the kid to them, wipe them out and wait for the endgame rather than go out and search for them.
At least the censorship isn't a huge black/white blotch covering the screen.
Dedication Through Light
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Eden of the East 2
8.2 billions yen, wow!!! Main character is pretty cool, though the oddest thing is that, in the english dub, the mom seems to have the same VA and voice as her daughter (the main female character)...
8.2 billions yen, wow!!! Main character is pretty cool, though the oddest thing is that, in the english dub, the mom seems to have the same VA and voice as her daughter (the main female character)...
I get that, but letting people who want to kill him run rampant while he just sits around is the apex of idiocy.
True in a case of kill or be killed if you have a psychotic girlfriend who is willing to kill for you, why stop her?
I guess you missed Dear Future Single by Coalter of the deepers. Now that is how you do a single!
Six terrible covers and remixes with the song you want?
Only five terrible remixes. As evidenced by the fact that they actually used the Yui Horie one as the ending for episode 10.
Nah that one was terrible too.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Well when you remix a crap song it's still going to be crap most of the time!
Not even Yui Horie could save it.
You just didn't call Ringo Deathstarr shitty, did you?
A crap song? am I missing something? One of the best song relased all year IMO
I kind of feel like it's overproduced and the vocals don't really have any edge to them.
Dear Future is a great OP song, and it can be catchy once in awhile, but it doesn't really go anywhere after it starts. If I listen to the whole song about halfway through I start to wonder why I'm listening to the whole thing.
I'm not sure what I'm supposed to get out of the Ringo Deathstarr version of the song. It sounds the like the original run through some ear piercing filter.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Best Gundam series ever.Ryuukan said:Gintama 235:
This arc is becoming the greatest mecha work from Sunrise in ages.
And yes, AMURO VS CHAR prior to Kaien transformation
Even a mecha hater can't hate.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I really wish the transformation montage was more mundane - although showing someone inSteroyd said:
mid-piss
NeonZ
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Shounen Jump readers hated it in the manga.
Gintama usually hangs near the top of the popularity polls, but it was near the bottom during the rankings for these chapters and took a while to recover afterwards. Although I guess this explains why modern Shounen Jump has no mecha manga...
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Hrm. Then who is watching all this new Gundam stuff then?NeonZ said:
NeonZ
Member
Well, most likely not the same audience that reads Shounen Jump
I think you are going to thier songs with a wrong mindset. the ear piesrcing filter and the repetetition is just a shoegazy charastics that those bands have. Its quite Lo-Fi and the drone just goes overboard with thier songs, but thats how it is with thier way of playing. If you have experienced former Ringo Deathstarr or Coalter of the deepers, i think you would have appreaciate it more.
I have listened to a lot of shoegzing songs this year and all of them have those elements that you are just complaining about, so maybe its quite specific.
The impact of
Amuro and Char's voices
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Heh, aren't they all the same 15 year old boys though?NeonZ said:
Shinkai's Hoshi o Ou Kodomo Licensed in North America
Cool. The Japanese BD comes out this week, I believe, so we should be able to get some more widespread impressions then.
Cool. The Japanese BD comes out this week, I believe, so we should be able to get some more widespread impressions then.
NeonZ
Member
Not really sure. I think the main target audience for something like Unicorn is mostly older fans who have been into Gundam for a while, not 15 years old teens.
The audience voting in Shounen Jump popularity polls are probably younger kids and otaku focused on very specific series (although I think the numbers Shounen Jump pulls compared to anime in general suggests that it's a broader audience reading it).
firehawk12
Subete no aware
There's Gundam Age though. Then again, Gundam is a weird franchise I suppose.NeonZ said:
Jex
Member
Unicorn is for long time fans of the franchise.
That's the power of Level 5, expanding and diverisying the audience. It can't all be delicious man on man action for the female fans.
Jex
Member
*PENGUIN DRUM SPOILERS*
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Well
the title of the show is Spinning Penguin Drum, and we've assumed that the diary is the Penguin Drum, so having Yuri associated with that idea before it was revelead that she had the diary might be foreshadowing
Gundam Age has no fans, so it works out, kinda.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
One of the goals of Gundam Age is to attract younger fans to the franchise, since the fanbase is aging.
xxczx
Member
Eden of the East: The King of Eden
waat.
I have no idea what was going on in some parts during the last 30mins. I feel like I should've watched Air Communication before I watched it. Either way, it was a disappointment compared to the series and hope Paradise Lost is better. Gunna attempt to watch it again (and the recap) before I order Lost Paradise bluray.
waat.
I have no idea what was going on in some parts during the last 30mins. I feel like I should've watched Air Communication before I watched it. Either way, it was a disappointment compared to the series and hope Paradise Lost is better. Gunna attempt to watch it again (and the recap) before I order Lost Paradise bluray.
Yes, but I'm not sure that's doing very well.
That's because it's not like G Gundam. Clearly they need to make another Gundam series that was like G.
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