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2011 Fall Anime Thread - Bad Shows & Self Hating Nerds
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You look beautiful on it!
Fate/zero 9
Cringed a bit when
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I hate to repeat myself from last week, but I love this show so much the winter season break is going to be agonizing.
Cringed a bit when
Sola-Ui went full yandere (or something) on Kayneth there. Somehow I doubt she intends to honor her promise to Lancer -- who, by the way, is now even more awesome thanks to that flashback/memory at the beginning
I hate to repeat myself from last week, but I love this show so much the winter season break is going to be agonizing.
Quality has no meaning once you see a man rock the universe with space whales.
Might as well what? Drop it? I agree.
Yeah, but in reality, only hits can really disappoint you.
That was the old me with no self respect, the new me happily drops shit. Ben-to I will probably give one more shot though.
Who the hell are you talking about? Yarizui?
it's probably drooling over dinner, like penguin #2 in your avatar.
Well, I guess it's better than being named Hentai.
I too got that TV! Is it the one from Target that was on sale for $298? Additionally I snagged a Kindle, UC2 and Heavy Rain for $10 each, $65 60GB SSD, and some misc movies and blurays nice and cheap. I should probably watch Disappearance on it as well! (before I bought the SSD, I made out under $400 (15% discount on it all)).
It's about the hunger, man. You don't know what it's like to fight with that hunger in your stomach. Us wolves have pride and the hunger, and as Mr. Snifflenuggets, I may be willing to show you the way.
Damn son, forget about saving anime, you need to save yourself first.
That's the best part we don't know, the only way to describe it is with a list of keywords.
Penguins, SEIZON SENRYAKU, stalker, destiny, fabulous max, Yuri, electrifying, lolwut, mind blown, Ikuharadickinmouth.
Besides the general "We have no fucking clue now, all of our predictions are almost 100% always wrong, but it's fun as hell and relentlessly saves anime week after week!" statement, this:
At the end of Penguindrum, i'm going to make a mega post of as many incorrect predictions that I can find that we made. It's quite possible I will take up 5 posts to do it at this rate.
Obviously, because Kunzite belongs to no one!
That's the one! I will be very interested to see what you think of the YKBX music videos for Amazarashi...
Doesn't sound like it's worth it, and getting to the Barbican is a pain in the arse when you actually have time to do so. The DVD/Blu-ray is out next month anyway so if you really want to see it you could just pick it up then.
I love it.
SonicX_Zero
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Fate Zero 9
Its really great to see Waver and Rider again and not to mention they have their share of the action as well. Pffft damn Sola wants Lancer all for herself. D:
Its really great to see Waver and Rider again and not to mention they have their share of the action as well. Pffft damn Sola wants Lancer all for herself. D:
There have only been 2 major battles so far and not to mention the first one got crazy since there were 5 servants all together, and the 2nd one did have a significant development in the war. I dont really see what the problem is.
Yeah, I looked up some of the reviews then suddenly realised it's something I purposely forgot about after hearing it getting panned on... I think it was ANNCast. Absolutely not worth getting stressed about missing, from the sound of things, particularly given I'd never make it to the NFT afterwards.
Unknown Soldier
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I really liked it. Mato is voiced by Kana Hanazawa.
The Ice Witch. :cajun
for :cajun yes, for anyone else no.
Ben-To - 08
Now that's dedication to a games console.
Hunter x Hunter (2011) - 09
Uhm....
Next episode comparing to original series spoilers -
Now that's dedication to a games console.
Hunter x Hunter (2011) - 09
Uhm....
Next episode comparing to original series spoilers -
Depending on how they do the next episode, have they done a plot hole already? In the original the crux of the 4th prisoner's delaying tactics is that the 3rd prisoner didn't say he surrendered or was confirmed dead, but he said he surrenders just before Kurapurika one shotted him.
Now I'm starting to think that I should be watching this show, but... is this specific series newcomers-friendly? I don't know anything about the franchise so I wondered if I first need to play the games or see the other series and all that.
I've seen that this is a prequel, and I think a character-driven show based on some opinions, but I thought that maybe it revolves around certain lore or events the spectator is supposed to previously know. Sorry, I didn't want to spoil myself searching for information, so this is why I ask here.
PdotMichael
Banned
but the doctor...
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
You can't call yourself a true gamer if you haven't jumped out of a five-story building to save your Sega Saturn from eminent destruction!
Segata Sanshiro approves.
No previous knowledge of past works in the franchise is required, as far as I can tell. In fact, some people would say it's actually an advantage. Just keep in mind that the first episode is a terrible infodump shit episode of the highest caliber. It does what it can to establish the world, characters and premise but goes about it in the worst possible way.
Understood, and I remember seeing similar opinions about that. So, basically they explained all the necessary context in the first episode? I suppose that is in part good for people like me that don't know much about this show's universe, and if later the series goes smoothly I don't really mind.
Thanks for the answer, trejo!
airmangataosenai
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Yeah, I've done little other than lurk. I dunno, just not that much to say right now with Ben-To being mediocre this week and Shana.... I dunno about this one. I'm not going to drop it but I don't like it at all. I thought this was going to be a return to form for the series but maybe there was nothing to return to? I remember liking season 1 but maybe I just had low expectations back then.
Pretty Singer Sailor Moon Ep.14
Much like Usagi, Hitokage
It explains everything.
Sucks that an awesome karaoke party turned sour when Usagi partied too hard. She should have paced herself.
Side note: How does Ami have all this medical equipment in her apartment?
Much like Usagi, Hitokage
has been turned into a youma by Kunzite.
Sucks that an awesome karaoke party turned sour when Usagi partied too hard. She should have paced herself.
Side note: How does Ami have all this medical equipment in her apartment?
I had goosebumps when Ami-chan started crying ;_;
Dedication Through Light
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Bakuman 2 ep 9
They should have at least done an ova or something for both the Detective Trap anime and the Crow anime, both are so good. I love Crow's design. The episode was an emotional rollercoaster with monochrome rainbow actually fitting in well. I hope Aoki remains in the plot and Nakai leaves.
They should have at least done an ova or something for both the Detective Trap anime and the Crow anime, both are so good. I love Crow's design. The episode was an emotional rollercoaster with monochrome rainbow actually fitting in well. I hope Aoki remains in the plot and Nakai leaves.
Everyone looked so confused.
One second "Oh no! Usagi is a Youma, we have all failed!*Tears*
Cut to: Usagi wakes up and yawns.......amazing
Cut to: Usagi wakes up and yawns.......amazing
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
My Dearest by supercell: Anime song of the year? Anime song of the year.
The full song is pretty epic.
He is best Kunzite. As you will continue to see.
hosannainexcelsis
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Mononoke 1-2
I continue to be impressed at how effective Nakamura's choppy directing style is, especially since I normally prefer a smoother one.
No way. As I've said before, it's not even a particularly good supercell song. The two MPD opening songs, Nornir and Shounen yo Waga ni Kaere, are much better.
I continue to be impressed at how effective Nakamura's choppy directing style is, especially since I normally prefer a smoother one.
No way. As I've said before, it's not even a particularly good supercell song. The two MPD opening songs, Nornir and Shounen yo Waga ni Kaere, are much better.
Dedication Through Light
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C3 ep 9
Kirika Ueno focused opening is pretty awesome. The first villain of the series continues to be difficult for any of the other antagonists to stand up against, however, I think I like the new one.
Kirika Ueno focused opening is pretty awesome. The first villain of the series continues to be difficult for any of the other antagonists to stand up against, however, I think I like the new one.
The Blu-ray MEMORIAL BOX of Future Boy Conan I mentioned some time ago (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=30536747&postcount=19772) is now out. You can see some pictures of it here:
宮崎駿「未来少年コナン Blu-rayメモリアルボックス」が届いたー♪（ただいまスクリーンショット掲載中）：録画地獄：So-net blog
http://catalina.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2011-11-26-5
And the best thing is that it includes a true 16:9 aspect ratio option, without the image being stretched, I didn't expected that.
宮崎駿「未来少年コナン Blu-rayメモリアルボックス」が届いたー♪（ただいまスクリーンショット掲載中）：録画地獄：So-net blog
http://catalina.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2011-11-26-5
And the best thing is that it includes a true 16:9 aspect ratio option, without the image being stretched, I didn't expected that.
Hahahaha *sigh*
Someone really likes video games. Someone really, really likes Valkryia Chronicles, though clearly not enough to rip of the visual effects wholesale in a single work.
The visual dissonance in Christmas bugged the hell out of me in particular - even before you take into account the VC-style canvas texture applied over everything, the children's doll look of the heroine, the celshading and the peculiar looking special effects (by which I mean the smoke and condensed breath) are ill at ease with each other. It doesn't mesh at all, and I'm inclined to think that the textured look is intended to obfuscate both that fact and the other shortcomings in the animation.
Anomie (which totally uses VCs pencil shading) is, at least, rather more technically convincing, but again feels really disparate (particularly when they start bringing in elements from Christmas). I'm not really sure what they were going for with the character design for the girl - she has very European, very Childrens novel illustration-esque facial features, but from the neck down has the body of a typical anime heroine, which is just disorientatingly weird. Whilst I can appreciate what they were probably trying to go for with the grime filter they applied over it, I don't really think it does it any favours, resulting in something that just looks way too busy for it's own good.
(Also, FFVII was so ages ago)
(It's not anime, but I did find Tsuchinoko amusing, and if someone told me Copy was the OP from some Shaft production I'd never heard of I'd be inclined to believe them)
PdotMichael
Banned
but the 16:9 looks cropped.
It's not. It's matted -- more on the sides, less on the top and bottom.
Jex
Member
Darn, that really looks excellent. It's certainly a work I'd like to have in my collection.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Give it a couple episodes. The first handful of episodes are Ryan Anderson quality.
Oh god.
But I'm really not feeling it. I'm generally not a first impression kind of person when it comes to anime, but this one is working hard.
Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing 7
Holy fuck, Shit just got real. Are you happy now Elzac? Fam and Giselle not only got their
But here's the thing that really makes me like Fam, it's not just she's hotheaded, but she's able to keep that hotheadedness when she's under some pretty extreme pressure and stress. This, conversely, keeps her cool and able to act swiftly and decisively despite having every reason to freak out like a normal anime protagonist would
. It's really cathartic to see them pull it together despite their terrible odds. As time goes on, this show gets better and better, and I'm really excited to see where it goes from here.
Also, loli-Hitler, child leader of the Sky Nazis, is the best villain this season. It's like she actually believes in fascism and that it's good for everyone!
Holy fuck, Shit just got real. Are you happy now Elzac? Fam and Giselle not only got their
failure, they got a fantastic failure that nearly cost Fam the only family she's ever known and Giselle her real family. Provided, I kind of wish that at least one of the named Sky Pirate vespa pilots took some flak shrapnel, send the message home a bit, but if that wasn't a spectacular failure, I don't know what was. And now they're set up in an even MORE problematic situation than "I'm begging to be ambushed" Canyon. This time it's open sky with nowhere to run! They'll get out of this one, they have to in some respect, but again, it's going to be hard and stressful. Probably work some sort of temporary distraction that lasts long enough for them to bolt to the border of that northern country that doesn't distinguish between friend and foe. A segue into Claus and Ravie's appearance perhaps?
But here's the thing that really makes me like Fam, it's not just she's hotheaded, but she's able to keep that hotheadedness when she's under some pretty extreme pressure and stress. This, conversely, keeps her cool and able to act swiftly and decisively despite having every reason to freak out like a normal anime protagonist would
and how Giselle did when she saw her father's ship almost get blasted from the sky
Also, loli-Hitler, child leader of the Sky Nazis, is the best villain this season. It's like she actually believes in fascism and that it's good for everyone!
hosannainexcelsis
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I thought the first few episodes of Gintama were a good introduction to the cast of characters, but the show does get stronger later. Why don't you check out episode 79 or 98? Even without having the context of the preceding episodes, they'll give you a pretty good idea what kind of humor you can expect down the line.
Jex
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[Queen Emeraldas 3]
While I found the last two episodes of this OVA enjoyable it didnt really rock my world. I thought they were a neat throwback to a simpler time. Whats so different about episode 3?
GIANT METAL SPACE HORSE!
METAL MEN WITH CAPES!
These are the kind of hooks that work for me: a seriously crazy antagonist and his giant robot horse of death. Cool.
Like the other episodes in this series, Emeraldas herself takes a back seat to the action for much of the episode, largely because shes over powered theres no set limit on what her ship can dish out or take. Its more interesting to focus on the other characters. Which in this case, is the kid.
Normally this would be pretty groan-inducing its the plucky kid trying to make his way in an adult world and grow up fast. However, unlike most characters of that type hes genuinely hands-on and effective he doesnt necessarily need a lot of help from others. Hell just charge on out with his sweet Cosmo Dragoon (a classically designed space revolver) and take on the bad guys which is actually pretty awesome.
I think the pacing this episode was really strong too right from the outset the scenes were moving along at a brisk speed and they managed to convey all the relevant backstory and character in a short running time. Admittedly, this kind of show has very broadly drawn characters to begin with and coupled with the fairly basic plots that usually means the story can be told fairly efficiently.
More importantly than the nitty gritty, the brisk editing combined with visually exciting subject matter made the whole episode pretty darn cool.
While I found the last two episodes of this OVA enjoyable it didnt really rock my world. I thought they were a neat throwback to a simpler time. Whats so different about episode 3?
GIANT METAL SPACE HORSE!
METAL MEN WITH CAPES!
These are the kind of hooks that work for me: a seriously crazy antagonist and his giant robot horse of death. Cool.
Like the other episodes in this series, Emeraldas herself takes a back seat to the action for much of the episode, largely because shes over powered theres no set limit on what her ship can dish out or take. Its more interesting to focus on the other characters. Which in this case, is the kid.
Normally this would be pretty groan-inducing its the plucky kid trying to make his way in an adult world and grow up fast. However, unlike most characters of that type hes genuinely hands-on and effective he doesnt necessarily need a lot of help from others. Hell just charge on out with his sweet Cosmo Dragoon (a classically designed space revolver) and take on the bad guys which is actually pretty awesome.
I think the pacing this episode was really strong too right from the outset the scenes were moving along at a brisk speed and they managed to convey all the relevant backstory and character in a short running time. Admittedly, this kind of show has very broadly drawn characters to begin with and coupled with the fairly basic plots that usually means the story can be told fairly efficiently.
More importantly than the nitty gritty, the brisk editing combined with visually exciting subject matter made the whole episode pretty darn cool.
Ignore this man and go for episode 25, and then listen to him.
Go_Ly_Dow
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Persona 4 - 8
Fun episode. Camping trip was one of my favourite days in the game, so it was nice to see it handled this well. Wasn't expecting to laugh as much as I did. Also liking Kanji's Japanese VA (Tomokazu Seki) .
Can't believe Kugi-loli is coming next episode. My ears are ready.
Fun episode. Camping trip was one of my favourite days in the game, so it was nice to see it handled this well. Wasn't expecting to laugh as much as I did. Also liking Kanji's Japanese VA (Tomokazu Seki) .
Can't believe Kugi-loli is coming next episode. My ears are ready.
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