Admiral Woofington
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Autumn Anime 2016 |OT| The seasons change, but we're still Falling for Euri
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I had very mixed feelings when I initially saw the film years ago. Revisiting it on the big screen, seeing the incredible 4K restoration, I was able to appreciate it so much more. It's not only a brilliant film, I also consider it one of the best anime films ever made. It can be difficult to watch at times due to how disturbing some of the content is, but it's still absolutely worth a look. See it in a theater if there's a screening near you, it's the best possible way to watch it!
Admiral Woofington
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Agreed! There's so many layers to the film, I really do consider it to be a masterpiece but also a film that resonates now, today maybe more than it did 42 years ago. A super rewarding experience, one that sucks you in and captivates you with its incredible visuals and spellbinding soundtrack. Like I said, a masterpiece, the likes of which we'll never see ever again.
PdotMichael
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Yuri and lesbians aren't the same, don't be stupid.
Yuri is too pure, anime fans don't deserve it.
Admiral Woofington
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[new show airs with two girls in the same room]
MetroidPrimeRib
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March comes in like a lion 06
I have a history of depression so I can 100% see where this show is coming from...but I'm still finding it hard to get super interested or invested. Dunno why.
I have a history of depression so I can 100% see where this show is coming from...but I'm still finding it hard to get super interested or invested. Dunno why.
Dedication Through Light
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That CFvanguard card in todays Occultic Nine episode, Bushiroad!!!
Admiral Woofington
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The Tenkaichi tournament should start putting fines for destroying the stage and the wall on the side with the demon heads.
Every fucking asshole breaks it at some point.
Every fucking asshole breaks it at some point.
Not very much is done to connect the characters to the audience. It also has nothing to say about depression and the imagery and vocabulary it uses around it is plain and regularly stops short. Stuff like the intro sequence on this episode where we end at Rei wants to "go somewhere" as a means of getting away instead of having a destination hits completely flat and stands at odds with the theme of complacency that otherwise dominates the episode.
Dedication Through Light
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Occultic;Nine 6
I hope they all come back to being live humans, though a few people seemed like they were being ignored before this episode
The Great Passage Episode 5:
I really wish they would have cut those interludes from this series, they are just so very ill fitting towards the aesthetic the are building here. To wit, I feel like I am watching a kids show interrupting The Office. Everything else this episode was excellent otherwise.
I really wish they would have cut those interludes from this series, they are just so very ill fitting towards the aesthetic the are building here. To wit, I feel like I am watching a kids show interrupting The Office. Everything else this episode was excellent otherwise.
Izetta #5
Cool action and their plan was pretty neat. Good episode.
...is what I wanted to say before that last bit at the end happened.
Of course Jonas overhears that the whole thing was a setup, because of course they just have to talk about this highly confidential piece of information somewhere in the woods and of course the Germanian spy is someone near Jonas.
Ugh, I fucking hate contrived drama like this, drained all my enthusiasm.
Debating whether I should even continue to watch because sure enough I don't want to see this contrived piece of shit scenario unfold.
Ugh.
Cool action and their plan was pretty neat. Good episode.
...is what I wanted to say before that last bit at the end happened.
Of course Jonas overhears that the whole thing was a setup, because of course they just have to talk about this highly confidential piece of information somewhere in the woods and of course the Germanian spy is someone near Jonas.
Ugh, I fucking hate contrived drama like this, drained all my enthusiasm.
Debating whether I should even continue to watch because sure enough I don't want to see this contrived piece of shit scenario unfold.
Ugh.
I'm watching the rest of Prisma☆Illya 3rei.
Although, watching might be too big a word here since I'm barely paying attention.
Let say I'm letting it run in the background.
The show trys to dark and serious, but it doesn't really work.
On top of that, the characters are really annoying and have awful designs.
The main villains has by far the worst design. He is just some dude.
Although, watching might be too big a word here since I'm barely paying attention.
Let say I'm letting it run in the background.
The show trys to dark and serious, but it doesn't really work.
On top of that, the characters are really annoying and have awful designs.
The main villains has by far the worst design. He is just some dude.
Without spoiling anything I can say that you should continue watching.
On hindsight, the whole thing didn't even matter that much, it's just there to highlight one point. It pretty much concludes on the next episode.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable - 33
I could call JoJo excellent for the umpteenth time, this was top tier JoJo, especially the bollocking that was given at the end.
Occultic;Nine - 6
What a twist! Didn't see that coming but we're back to mach 4 talking segments.
I've not been reading up on the speculation but I hadn't realised this that
I could call JoJo excellent for the umpteenth time, this was top tier JoJo, especially the bollocking that was given at the end.
Occultic;Nine - 6
What a twist! Didn't see that coming but we're back to mach 4 talking segments.
I've not been reading up on the speculation but I hadn't realised this that
shadows were opted out, that's amazing, I love that level of extra detail. Noticed Yuta himself seems to flip from having a half darkened coat and not from time to time but thought that was design choice.
Dedication Through Light
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UtaPri Legend Star Episode 6
Nagi Natsuki song was amazing and the visuals, loved their dark mansion almost halloween type theme going on. Violin and viola was a nice touch.
Satsuki > Natsuki as was stated years ago in s1.
Nagi Natsuki song was amazing and the visuals, loved their dark mansion almost halloween type theme going on. Violin and viola was a nice touch.
Satsuki > Natsuki as was stated years ago in s1.
Jex
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Looks like this show would be good if it was ep 4 tier all the time.
Sadly that does not seem possible.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Tiger Mask W 07
Kinda losing interest in this after how good ep 5 was, but the flashback scene was really cool when they made it look like an old show
Kinda losing interest in this after how good ep 5 was, but the flashback scene was really cool when they made it look like an old show
PdotMichael
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Putin loves it.
It's 39 episodes of Toei anime. Figure the best I can hope for is all the big matches being like episode 4 and hoping the rest doesn't delve too far past average. Who knows how things will shake out though what with the bad guys finally beginning to strike back in earnest.
names2hard4you
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WWWworking!! - 07
They somehow make the chocolate shenanigans not feel old, even 7 episodes in. That's the Working magic for you alright.
They somehow make the chocolate shenanigans not feel old, even 7 episodes in. That's the Working magic for you alright.
Aoi Bungaku 03-04 No Longer Human END
This was ... weird. I'll have to sit on it for a while I guess but especially the last episode I feel brought the story's vice's to the fore. At its worst this feels like a poorly stitched up series of biographical sketches, hence the poorly marked passage of time, jarring time skips and no time to flesh out any other character than Yozo, which makes some of his central relationships just hollow. I dunno, it's something I'll have to read up on. On the other side from the directorial and visual standpoint this was amazing. An incredibly atmospheric tale with great art and storyboarding, worth for that alone.
This was ... weird. I'll have to sit on it for a while I guess but especially the last episode I feel brought the story's vice's to the fore. At its worst this feels like a poorly stitched up series of biographical sketches, hence the poorly marked passage of time, jarring time skips and no time to flesh out any other character than Yozo, which makes some of his central relationships just hollow. I dunno, it's something I'll have to read up on. On the other side from the directorial and visual standpoint this was amazing. An incredibly atmospheric tale with great art and storyboarding, worth for that alone.
Turin Turambar
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The Great Passage Episodes 4-5
Episodes 3-4 made me think that while I appreciate having a more seinen anime this season, it was being actually pretty pedestrian. The shy, awkward lead whose *special talent* somehow makes hid admirable for others (uh?), the social new friend that will help him in his conquest of love, the office politics that feel put there not because they are important for the story but because well, the story occurs in an office so they feel like unavoidable trappings, in a way it's all very standard, maybe not standard in the world of anime, but in the world of fiction at large.
But episode 5 felt solid enough in direction, characterization and little details to subtly elevate this work as something a bit more notable. Focusing more on the secondary character and the small ups and downs of his professional and personal life in a very natural way was a good choice.
Episodes 3-4 made me think that while I appreciate having a more seinen anime this season, it was being actually pretty pedestrian. The shy, awkward lead whose *special talent* somehow makes hid admirable for others (uh?), the social new friend that will help him in his conquest of love, the office politics that feel put there not because they are important for the story but because well, the story occurs in an office so they feel like unavoidable trappings, in a way it's all very standard, maybe not standard in the world of anime, but in the world of fiction at large.
But episode 5 felt solid enough in direction, characterization and little details to subtly elevate this work as something a bit more notable. Focusing more on the secondary character and the small ups and downs of his professional and personal life in a very natural way was a good choice.
names2hard4you
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I love how The Great Passage didn't have to explicitly tell us what was going on between Nishioka and Mayoshi for instance. I mean it was pretty obvious, but if this was Sangatsu for example, we would have heard a narration about how
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they are friends from Uni that are dating and living together, but hiding it from the workplace that they both are at in order to avoid conflict
The show demonstrates that the best way to deal with depression is to surround yourself with kind people and many cats, I'd agree with that prescription.
Maaaaaaaaaybe
That is a fair point.
Despair side shits the bed BADLY around the halfway point while Future never really dips below average (even if it never rises above it either). Despair also has the added benefit of retroactively making the rest of the series worse, so take that as you will.
Dedication Through Light
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Monster Strike Episode 48
No!!!!!!!!!!! Why does this anime have to end! Where is Monster Strike s2?! Last episode is three episodes away.
No!!!!!!!!!!! Why does this anime have to end! Where is Monster Strike s2?! Last episode is three episodes away.
Oraternative Dragon was epic.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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As long as we never get another episode as horrid as the idol episode was I'll be okay.
I wouldn't count out more real life promotion invading it past the NJPW stuff.
Dedication Through Light
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Pokemon Generations Episode 12
Why is this old police guy in this, more battling with the claydol guy please.
Why is this old police guy in this, more battling with the claydol guy please.
GoldCrusader
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Victory Gundam 13-14
Man are they really going to continue giving people who are going to die, a few extra lines line then normal to make it obvious? Also man that death is so lame. I know he's a soldier and all but what an aashole, he really deserved that beating from Uso.
Other then that, those two episode were great. I reall enjoyed the first moments in space of Uso when he looked at the earth, it looked really good.
Man are they really going to continue giving people who are going to die, a few extra lines line then normal to make it obvious? Also man that death is so lame. I know he's a soldier and all but what an aashole, he really deserved that beating from Uso.
Other then that, those two episode were great. I reall enjoyed the first moments in space of Uso when he looked at the earth, it looked really good.
Didn't they mention that they were doing reboot movies a while back? This is probably that.
Personally (I'm one episode behind) I kinda feel like the show is lacking directions.
Hellwarden
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I hate to say it, but the only time March Comes in like a Lion works for me is when it's focusing on Rei.
And even then it's kinda clumsy.
And even then it's kinda clumsy.
Fuck, half way through and I just realized that there's no point in reviewing The Red Turtle until I get my hands on the BD for screen-caps. My copy should be shipping on the 30th, expect the review then I guess.
I'll crack open my Cinelicious pics copy of Belladonna in the meantime...
For me it's when he's with the girls. Or rather that's when I like it most. I really like the show overall though.
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