same here.
the series is in my top 20 of all time for me.
likely the top 10.
I would have to sit down and seriously think about anime to make a real top 20... thus why I don't do it
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Autumn Anime 2016 |OT| The seasons change, but we're still Falling for Euri
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same here.
the series is in my top 20 of all time for me.
likely the top 10.
I would have to sit down and seriously think about anime to make a real top 20... thus why I don't do it
Admiral Woofington
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Is this the point I confess I actually like season 2 better?
what with that amazing shyamalamadingdong opening and how it stopped giving any fucks
what with that amazing shyamalamadingdong opening and how it stopped giving any fucks
Count me in as one of those who thinks Lelouch lived too! I wanted validation so bad after many years.
A full on sequel? Yes please!
R3 and Cross Ange S2 merging betweent three parallel worlds...
Combining both train rides is going to be unstoppable, like drifting!!
:lol
Admiral Woofington
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The only thing that can get more people excited in this community is if a Hyouka S2 was announced.
Sir Blaming
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"Code Geass: Lelouch of the Resurrection announced!"
But....
why?
But....
why?
Is that like a definitive make or break in this community? I don't get why it feels like it's polarizing and dividing people.
10 year anniversary announcement.
Sir Blaming
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need... absolutely not.
has enough things to work with that it could make for a very solid sequel.
absolutely yes.
it will likely be mediocre, but I have way more faith that it will turn out decently than I do for FLCL2.
We talked about it when the final OVA came out, but I think that Akito the Exile suffered from the format it had and the length of time it took for it to be completed. The fact that it got delayed and extended didn't help matters, and that the project changed in its outlook from the start to its conclusion.
As good as Akane is, I think he might have not been the right fit for the job with Akito. Even speaking as someone who also liked the OVA's.
On paper, but I doubt Sunrise and the staff would be willing to go this far without keeping that in mind. I mean, they apparently had Zero literally crash the credits in order to make the announcement during the anniversary event. They know the sort of theatricality people will expect out of a sequel.
This is only a valid statement if you assume Taniguchi wanted Code Geass to be a regular mecha series made within the standards of reasonable storytelling. That couldn't be more wrong.
The staff were fully aware of the craziness and over-the-top nature of the narrative. In fact, they openly embraced it. In a few words, Code Geass was always intended to be a chaotic yet entertaining production held together by Lelouch. It's possible to complain about individual parts of said narrative, but Lelouch's character arc made sense all the way through. That's the secret (or not so secret) key to why the show worked for a lot of people who are not exclusively (or even predominantly) cynical about it. Thus, for many folks, it ultimately came together after all the madness.
Daaaamn. Though I understand where you're coming from. I still think it's odd and unnecessary for the original staff to make more of FLCL.
So Lelouch was actually still alive after all. Freaking lol.
He was the farmer on the cart all along, just like people memed he was.
It was really hot all over anime forums, 4chan and stuff for a while because it was such an enjoyable trainwreck. Tons of memes and shit.
I was a teenager when it aired and I loved being along for the ride and participating in the viewership and memery.
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Blown away by Occultic Nine so far, didn't expect this at all by the first ep, so glad I stuck with it.
Any consensus on what some recent must-watch shows are, for someone who only dips into anime from time to time and favors either mystery/psychological or comedy/slice-of-life, but isn't opposed to other stuff?
Any consensus on what some recent must-watch shows are, for someone who only dips into anime from time to time and favors either mystery/psychological or comedy/slice-of-life, but isn't opposed to other stuff?
I still remember my reaction at episode 22, it was some combination of horror, confusion, and utter disbelief that they pulled that out of their asses so brazenly.
Heck I still can't believe they did that, it goes against all manner of proper storytelling and common sense and just goes straight into "What is the worst possible thing that can happen right at this moment?" and just rolls with it. I hate everything that it stands for and yet I can only applaud them for doing it because well, ultimately it worked.
whoa, cannot believe nor can I understand why or what
Kubo and the Two Strings
Interseting story which I need more time to think through comprising undertones of art, story telling and christianity(?). I was quite moved at the ending.
Action sequences were really well done, imaginative and tense. A lot more amusing than I expected. I was uncertain if the movie actually used puppets or full 3DCG until the credits happened, very cool.
You guys should watch it.
GEE HANZO'S STORY IS TRAGIC BUT THERE WAS NO GENJI WHY BLIZZARD
It's a mix of high entertainment value and an engaging protagonist, plus some pretty good direction and a combination of other interesting elements. The word "trainwreck" gets thrown around a lot, but that really doesn't fully explain the entire phenomenon, neither in terms of its size nor the diversity of opinions toward the series.
All the memes and craziness did play a role, no doubt, yet not every single show with them gets anywhere close to this in popularity. Far from it, as a matter of fact. There are still new people, even on this very forum, who will voluntarily watch the series on their own and come out of the experience with a pretty positive opinion.
Who knows? They might actually use a completely different explanation. Stuff is going to be changed before that point anyway.
The Silver
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As someone who quickly binged through Code Geass, I never saw season 2 as "going off the rails" the whole thing was crazy.
If the first season is chess, then the second season is checkers.
Watch the third season be solitaire.
I still need to watch the Geass Akito stuff. But boy, I never expected that.
So, since everybody said I should watch Mirai Nikki I will do that. I do have a question for Deadman Wonderland though:
A friend of mine said the anime only covers half the manga. Does the anime have an original ending or is it one of the "read the source material" endings? And if it's latter, more like Overlord/No Game no Life or more like, well, Gangsta/Akagi, where it just stops in the middle of it?
So, since everybody said I should watch Mirai Nikki I will do that. I do have a question for Deadman Wonderland though:
A friend of mine said the anime only covers half the manga. Does the anime have an original ending or is it one of the "read the source material" endings? And if it's latter, more like Overlord/No Game no Life or more like, well, Gangsta/Akagi, where it just stops in the middle of it?
I guess you watched a couple of episodes? Things change shortly after. Lelouch does have that self-confident and pretentious attitude, which the show itself mocks on occasion in various ways, but I think what made him easy to swallow is the series wasn't afraid of having him lose battles or giving him more range. Unlike Light from DN, he does care about other people and isn't always in that cynical mastermind mode. He's pretty charismatic as a fabulous terrorist leader once the costume comes in too.
It can be hard to recommend Akito, unless you're a specific type of viewer who appreciates the director's special interests and/or doesn't expect the same approach from the TV series.
It is closer to a regular military mecha story, except with a few Geass-related elements and some sci-fi fluff near the end (like Unicorn or other Gundams). The 3DCG battles are pretty much the highlight.
Jeremiah's voice actor, Ken Narita, was the MC for the anniversary event ceremony, so make of that what you will.
I can only partially agree about the ending (we've talked about that before), but many fans of the TV series tend to find it boring long before then. Less than two episodes in.
I can only partially agree about the ending (we've talked about that before), but many fans of the TV series tend to find it boring long before then. Less than two episodes in.
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All he needs to see is Lulu making one of his hammy speeches and the dude will go running to find and serve his master again.
OT: More Geass makes me very, very happy camper indeed.
hosannainexcelsis
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Huh. Taniguchi's stayed away from Sunrise for a while now, but I guess he (and Sunrise/Bandai obviously) needs some money.
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