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Autumn Anime 2015 |OT| Like leaves on a tree were falling one by one.
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MetroidPrimeRib
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When it comes to "it got better" in reference to Ninja Slayer it means something funny happens every 4-5 episodes. Or they mean Nancy's bust. Either or.
The best thing in the show was
Ninja Slayer shattering the 4:3 to go into 16:9 for the final episode. That was a legitimate cool moment.
veloxStrix
Banned
Have you seen Cassette Girl?
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
The Animator Expo short? Yes, I saw that. I liked it.
That never gets resolved, either
OMG , the full opining of One Punch Man got released
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYUYirg7sz8
soo good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYUYirg7sz8
soo good
veloxStrix
Banned
When the aspect ration swapped in that, it was fantastic. Probably my favorite usage of ratio swapping in anime.
Of course, that's also my favorite short so I'm biased.
They really are pushing the Yui/Kyoko ship this season aren't they? I'm still in full support of the Ayano/Kyoko ship but they still had a cute moment together that I can't deny. This episode was mostly about Kyoko messing around with cutting apples and making scary faces in the dark which was hilarious. I think I heard the council president actually say something this episode that I could hear. I must be going crazy for that to happen.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Surprised people are so down on it, I don't find it that funny but it's enjoyable to watch regardless, maybe because I like how it looks a lot.
But you should probably just watch Gintama instead.
Deputy Dangle
Member
Ninja Slayer got Melt-Banana to produce an ED song for the show one time. That was neat.
They spent more screen time on Chiwa making moaning noises than developing any other character.
Asterisk 05-06
Since I've been pretty much only watching Haikyuu for the past week, I'm only now catching up on the rest.
Ayato is slowly getting a harem. The episodes were nice, though I could do with less of episode's 05 opening. That was slow, full of way too convoluted names that I won't care since they don't bother explaining and this will only be 1-cour. They should focus on the action.
And my god the rank #1 girl's voice is annoying. I can get past Claudia and the blue-haired girl stereotyped voices, but #1 girl is just awful.
Since I've been pretty much only watching Haikyuu for the past week, I'm only now catching up on the rest.
Ayato is slowly getting a harem. The episodes were nice, though I could do with less of episode's 05 opening. That was slow, full of way too convoluted names that I won't care since they don't bother explaining and this will only be 1-cour. They should focus on the action.
And my god the rank #1 girl's voice is annoying. I can get past Claudia and the blue-haired girl stereotyped voices, but #1 girl is just awful.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
time well spent
KenjiGlove
Banned
I'm pretty sure 99% of the budget was spent on all the different ED's. The last 1% was probably spent on MS Powerpoint
Split cour actually.
it's a nice looking show but it needs more going for it tbh
Basileus777
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It got dull within the first episode, it didn't even have 12 minutes of legs.
I think it's still a pretty funny show, but humor is really subjective, so I'm not surprised.
Someone find me the Monogatari site where the girls insult you.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Got you covered
Really the site is incomplete without Oikura. Well I guess it was always incomplete since Senjougahara could fill 100 by herself
Edit: Woah wait there are more if you click on the left side, site just got better
Still needs Kaiki and Oikura
Fafner Exodus - 02
Strong follow-up to last episode, showing off all of the islands new pilots Fafners and skills, the arriving Human Army pilots Fafners and some new Festums.
Did I already mention that I really like all those new Festum designs? I hope there will be even more later on.
Miwa and Emery meeting was cute. Though Emeries eyes make her look like she has some sleeping problems. Maybe that's the price of the Mir fragment.
I find it interesting how much they are focusing on the little marks on the fingers caused by piloting. I never noticed this in the old series or movie. It makes me think this will be important sometime.
The 'Makabe Factor' stuff sounds strange. Curious where this is going. According to Soushis narration, nowhere good at least.
Some screencaps of episode 1 and 2:
Strong follow-up to last episode, showing off all of the islands new pilots Fafners and skills, the arriving Human Army pilots Fafners and some new Festums.
Did I already mention that I really like all those new Festum designs? I hope there will be even more later on.
Miwa and Emery meeting was cute. Though Emeries eyes make her look like she has some sleeping problems. Maybe that's the price of the Mir fragment.
I find it interesting how much they are focusing on the little marks on the fingers caused by piloting. I never noticed this in the old series or movie. It makes me think this will be important sometime.
The 'Makabe Factor' stuff sounds strange. Curious where this is going. According to Soushis narration, nowhere good at least.
Some screencaps of episode 1 and 2:
Shouta
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It's split cour? If Rakudai is getting a split cour, the 2nd half needs to air the same season as Asterisk's, lol.
I would still disagree with that statement. There was a fair amount of nuance to his character in general, which includes the last quarter of the show. As a matter of fact, I liked what they did with Galfa precisely because it's rather chillingly realistic when you actually try to think about it.
Believe it or not,
attempting rape
Moreover, I don't see the fates of Maria and Bernard as problematic. Each of them essentially got exactly what they deserved.
Well, the story was set in the Middle Ages and all kinds of miracles were acceptable. It'd take me too long to discuss in detail, but I think the show implied (even from early on) that God was actually testing Maria's idealism/resolve rather than truly punishing her. Michael was the "bad cop" in charge of enforcing the letter of the law, so to speak, but the spirit of the same was already on her side. Thus she didn't really "win" as much as overcome a challenge.
If you're interested in trivia, the original manga did avoid the questionnaire (but, once again, I would say the source of your complaint was a nice extra touch in the anime, because explicitly showing that some folks will always doubt or outright hate Maria was a necessary acknowledgement that neither side was perfect) and makes Joseph act more badass in the end (though still entirely based on the power-of-love/friendship, so don't expect a radically different message). Regardless, Michael reaches the same general conclusion and the rest follows in similar fashion.
Which means you'd probably have many of the same issues with the manga, but I am satisfied with both versions of the story.
PdotMichael
Banned
Senjougahara's I love you is still a top 3 moements.
Also Monogatari gets some wonderful special websites.
http://kodansha-box.jp/topics/nishio/drops/
With at least 2-3 seasons to go and three Kizu movies. People will remember Monogatari as the Legend of the Galactic Heroes of the 21th century.
John Blade
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Late but happy birthday to you. Hope you're resting a bit on ur side as you need it. Do pop in when you have a chance.
Oh wow. I though they were introducing way too many characters for it to be just 1-cour, but then again, it's based on a LN, so it could be just another "go buy the LN" type of anime and leave all the cliffhangers it wanted.
This
names2hard4you
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John Blade your avatar keeps tripping me out man.
John Blade
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What happened if I am a split personality of Cajunator's and John Blade but right now Cajunator's is now taking over John Blade's body as we speak and trying to come back here if it mean sacrifice myself?
BWONG!
nintendoman58
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Whaaaaaaaat?
ThatChairMan
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I was actually curious about that the first time I saw it. Seems like it was just a retcon, since the ring marks never showed up previously but are implied to have always been there.
I really like the shot of the Zwolf in the bottom right. It was one of the first images I saw of Exodus while I was watching the original, and made me so much more motivated to get to it.
One step closer to IRL SAO in the year 2025.
Yuru Yuri S3 6
Kyoko needs to step up her troll game. She's losing her touch and can only really get Akari. Poor Ayano. It's obvious Kyoko is just into Yui. President gets some screen-time. Cutting apples is apparently an art form.
Since Gundam IBO is good and Xenoblade X is coming out soon I have to ask, what's a good short mech series? I'll need more names for my Skells.
Kyoko needs to step up her troll game. She's losing her touch and can only really get Akari. Poor Ayano. It's obvious Kyoko is just into Yui. President gets some screen-time. Cutting apples is apparently an art form.
Since Gundam IBO is good and Xenoblade X is coming out soon I have to ask, what's a good short mech series? I'll need more names for my Skells.
Basileus777
Member
You should watch Utena. Everyone should watch Utena.
veloxStrix
Banned
You're misinterpreting my issue with Gafla. It's not the attempt (which, in his mind, is justifiable. He is doing it to save Maria. He's trying to do what's best for her. I don't think he even resents her at that point; in fact, I would argue it's the opposite.) it's his 180 in character during the last episode. Gafla wasn't a "good" character, but he always did what he thought was right (not necessarily right for anything but becoming king..) . He always understood his role and responsibility. No matter what happened, he always had that. In that last episode, he completely shifts to throwing blame on Maria and denouncing her while shoving the responsibility of his own actions on her. It's a massacre of his characterization up until then and I can't believe there was a reason other than the animation studio didn't know what to do with him.
Bernard dies in such a way as to imply that humanity cannot decide it's own destiny. That's the exact opposite of what happens to Maria who is forgiven for all her transgressions. The fates of Maria and Bernard directly contradict one another in terms of the thought process of the angels and God. The impact of either would have been much more effective if the other had shared a similar fate.Instead, it ends up just looking arbitrary and played towards giving the fans an ending they wanted and not necessarily the ending it deserves - not an uncommon problem in anime and manga. Not to mention it's a huge asspull that the whole scene was her yelling at an angel that he was wrong for about 10 seconds, he threw back the fact that absolutely all but 3 people totally hate her, and then for some reason he said “Whoops. You win.”
Huh, really? I watched a couple episodes and decided to drop it pretty quickly.
What made it good? I'm not against giving it another shot!
nintendoman58
Member
Gunbuster if you haven't seen it, is a 6 episode OVA, and is one of the classics of the genre, so I highly recommend that one.
Mazinkaiser is an 8 episode OVA, and if you enjoy that you should also check out Mazinkaiser VS The Great General of Darkness, which is only one episode.
Getter Robo Armageddon is a 13 episode OVA, though you might want to watch New Getter Robo (also 13 episodes) or read the manga before checking that one out, as Getter Robo Armageddon kinda assumes you're familiar with the franchise.
Utena, Paranoia Agent's ending is a real mess but it has some nice "standalone" eps.
Dedication Through Light
Member
I thought they were on Soushi and Kazuki before Exodus.
John Blade
Member
Watch Paranoia Agent as it's actually an interesting show when I watch it.
KharmaPolice
Member
Since the current season is a bit sparse it's a good opportunity to get a longer show like Utena off of your backlog! (it's also great)
Basileus777
Member
You missed your chance to recommend Cross Ange.
Diebuster is better than gunbuster though
Your only choice is to watch Utena. The path you must take has been prepared for you.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Watch Utena. I need to go back to it if the dub is still legally available online. I didnt make it halfway since I fell behind when it was airing on tv
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
I don't think we need to have the decade old discussion of Diebuster vs Gunbuster every time its brought up guys
Senjougahara is like ultimate hard mode tsundere. The most venomous tsun-tsun but the sweetest dere-dere. The parts where she goes dere-dere - "I love you", Bake episode 12 and when Kaiki accepts her offer and she goes to the bathroom so he can't see her cry are often the best moments in the entire series.
That's why she's best
I like the rather grounded approach (for a show about witches and angels at least) and relative accuracy to the Hundred Years War time period (aside from a few things) and when it comes to handling Christian material which Japan in general has an atrocious track record of it does a rather fine job.
Haikyuu 23
Surprised this is the first time an episode ended on a match point.
I feel bad for Yamaguchi for missing.
Senjougahara is like ultimate hard mode tsundere. The most venomous tsun-tsun but the sweetest dere-dere. The parts where she goes dere-dere - "I love you", Bake episode 12 and when Kaiki accepts her offer and she goes to the bathroom so he can't see her cry are often the best moments in the entire series.
That's why she's best
after Kaiki
I like the rather grounded approach (for a show about witches and angels at least) and relative accuracy to the Hundred Years War time period (aside from a few things) and when it comes to handling Christian material which Japan in general has an atrocious track record of it does a rather fine job.
Haikyuu 23
Surprised this is the first time an episode ended on a match point.
I feel bad for Yamaguchi for missing.
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