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Autumn Anime 2017 |OT| Makes us all rotten
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Juuni Taisen Episode 1:
Not sure what to make of this exactly, other then this seems to be the seasonal execution series. I have a feeling that given the exceeding amount of backstory given to
Not sure if we are going to get anything definitive until like the end of the series. Still, I could see this becoming my Tuesday series.
Not sure what to make of this exactly, other then this seems to be the seasonal execution series. I have a feeling that given the exceeding amount of backstory given to
boar in this episode, she may not be ganked yet.
I dunno, this is one of those things where knowing the author means that I start wondering if he's playing n-th dimensional chess or not -
I saw Boar being offed a mile away, pretty much as soon as they started filling in her backstory, because it's a classic genre swerve to kill off someone who appears to have been set-up to be one of the leads in order to establish the fact that anything goes from here on out. Infact, the amount of backstory given to her in one episode just increased the likelyhood of her dying here, because it vastly reduces the narrative value of her going forward given there's little else to reveal.
This is written by Nisio, though, and he's tends to be genre-savvy if nothing else, so I start to wonder if it's been deliberately written this way based on what he thinks it'll make the audience think so that he can subvert it later or not haha
This is written by Nisio, though, and he's tends to be genre-savvy if nothing else, so I start to wonder if it's been deliberately written this way based on what he thinks it'll make the audience think so that he can subvert it later or not haha
Time to write up on everything I've caught up on now that my jet lag is subsiding;
Aho Girl - END
I wasn't really liking this final episode, felt a bit uncomfortbale from it. The series was full of a lot of fun and laughs through out but your milage may vary. 6/10
Re:Creators - END
I don't agree with what the episode was saying about only one Selesia of endless possibilities died and that she's still out there, no that specific Selesia died. Everything was neatly tied up but I feel the series faltered more often than it succeeded. In the end I'm left with a sense of disappointment. 5/10
Virgin Soul - END
A great conclusion to a series where all the pieces came together right at the very end. The relationship between Nina and Chris was a highlight from last season. Neither being able to communicate with the other fully is bittersweat and Rita is a psycho for turning Kaiser into a lifeless zombie (Didn't seem like he was fully there either...) but I enjoyed this season a lot more than season 1, which is funny considering how I felt about it in the beginning. 8/10
Now just to finish Made in Abyss and Sakura Quest and I'll be done with last season.
Aho Girl - END
I wasn't really liking this final episode, felt a bit uncomfortbale from it. The series was full of a lot of fun and laughs through out but your milage may vary. 6/10
Re:Creators - END
I don't agree with what the episode was saying about only one Selesia of endless possibilities died and that she's still out there, no that specific Selesia died. Everything was neatly tied up but I feel the series faltered more often than it succeeded. In the end I'm left with a sense of disappointment. 5/10
Virgin Soul - END
A great conclusion to a series where all the pieces came together right at the very end. The relationship between Nina and Chris was a highlight from last season. Neither being able to communicate with the other fully is bittersweat and Rita is a psycho for turning Kaiser into a lifeless zombie (Didn't seem like he was fully there either...) but I enjoyed this season a lot more than season 1, which is funny considering how I felt about it in the beginning. 8/10
Now just to finish Made in Abyss and Sakura Quest and I'll be done with last season.
master billings
Banned
Juuni Taisen 01
Damn, that was violent. I love it already.
Damn, that was violent. I love it already.
Black Clover - 01
So, Asta shouting every single second in the manga didn't translate well in the anime.
Black Clover is really a hard sell. It took a lot of time to develop the characters and becoming really interesting, outside of the battles. Now it is really good, but, let's see how much I'm able to tolerate Asta shouting...
So, Asta shouting every single second in the manga didn't translate well in the anime.
Black Clover is really a hard sell. It took a lot of time to develop the characters and becoming really interesting, outside of the battles. Now it is really good, but, let's see how much I'm able to tolerate Asta shouting...
enfieldvball
Member
That fight/infiltration animation in the beginning was great, just need to reduce the weird jittery/blurriness effect.
Had a feeling the lady would get eff'd up after talking smack, was hilarious.
UQ Holder - 1
Pretty faithful adaption of the manga with the exception of the occasional Negia throwbacks which is pretty confusing as I haven't read that? Anyone know how many episodes this is supposed to be? Looks like they'll need 20+ or they'll have to do a lot of skipping.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
Member
I'm assuming the Nun just sold her into slavery to work at the Onsen Inn, until proven wrong.
Cornbread78
Member
This is the fall season's yuri show, right? Yuri and furry to be exact...
Well if you put it that way, yeah.
This looks so pretty. I need to watch this for sure.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
How weak
Lol what, it seems decent so far, one ep in. =T
Nah the old music is under a different license so they made some new song for this, takes some getting used to.
Cornbread78
Member
Just grab a Bud/Mich light then.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Blade Runner Black Out 2022
Appreciate that this has its own style and is not just aping the look of Blade Runner aside from the opening shot of the fire plumes of LA and the Replicant registries and some visual references to areas Deckard was at at the beginning of Blade Runner, like that noodle shop with the Chinese dragon he's eating at near the start of the movie and of course the high-rise skyscrapers with large hologram advertisements. Doesnt look like they could get the Coca-Cola logo so it just says "enjoy" on buildings! It does have that smoky neo-noir detective look but as far as I know Blade Runner invented that cyberpunk Americana/Japanese look of East Asian back alley shops in a techno future that got transported into Ghost in the Shell/Matrix, Policenauts, Final Fantasy 7 etc. I guess this is sort of like the Animatrix in that sense. Undeniably well animated and pretty, which is the most you can really expect from a 12 minute tie-in.
The dialogue is pretty lame though. I do appreciate the opening with Villeneuve saying he specifically wanted Watanabe to do a tie-in for him because he respects him, hopefully Villeneuve doesnt pitch some Bebop live action remake and can respect a different medium as a different medium like the Animatrix did
Appreciate that this has its own style and is not just aping the look of Blade Runner aside from the opening shot of the fire plumes of LA and the Replicant registries and some visual references to areas Deckard was at at the beginning of Blade Runner, like that noodle shop with the Chinese dragon he's eating at near the start of the movie and of course the high-rise skyscrapers with large hologram advertisements. Doesnt look like they could get the Coca-Cola logo so it just says "enjoy" on buildings! It does have that smoky neo-noir detective look but as far as I know Blade Runner invented that cyberpunk Americana/Japanese look of East Asian back alley shops in a techno future that got transported into Ghost in the Shell/Matrix, Policenauts, Final Fantasy 7 etc. I guess this is sort of like the Animatrix in that sense. Undeniably well animated and pretty, which is the most you can really expect from a 12 minute tie-in.
The dialogue is pretty lame though. I do appreciate the opening with Villeneuve saying he specifically wanted Watanabe to do a tie-in for him because he respects him, hopefully Villeneuve doesnt pitch some Bebop live action remake and can respect a different medium as a different medium like the Animatrix did
Dedication Through Light
Member
BLack Clover volumes moving up on daily manga rankings is great, hope it becomes a huge seller and we get multiple seasons of this.
Cornbread78
Member
I bought a couple extra cases of Sam Summer to get me through the winter, so I'm good...
Theonik
Member
>not having a fully stocked bar in your flat.
PdotMichael
Banned
Doesn't look like that complicated.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Jesus christ why
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
the most :cornbread of all booze choices
Hellwarden
Member
So the new Garo series is 2 cours.
Everyone pray for Mappa.
Everyone pray for Mappa.
I live in my mother's basement.
So while I don't know what goes into a cocktail
I do know what's in an OP.
Cornbread78
Member
Well, I don't that shit. I was insinuating that is the type of weak $hit Lines drinks; c'mon people get with the program!
I'm all about that Sam Summer and Shock Top.
PdotMichael
Banned
I would bet money that it means Plumspread and not Plum splet.
Edit: No it doesn't
http://www.suntory.co.jp/umeshu/cocktail/cocktail01.html
Most mixed drinks are just stuff people threw together and then gave a name. Mixed drinks are pretty much all made up.
PdotMichael
Banned
Well, cocktails don't grow on trees.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
I mean some of it's ingredients do though
Theonik
Member
We'll have one of those in your name in Tokyo!
So what's in an Dammit beaten.
If I open my own anime themed bar I'm having a cocktail called the OP.
Also reproducing my 'Tequila Gundam' cocktail.
Hops, oats, wheat, rye, and corn don't either. Potatoes you have to dig out of the ground!
It should change with the season and the bartender. This time around it's neon pink/blue, mostly sugar, and tastes like garbage.
Cornbread78
Member
Some Nobody
Junior Member
I refuse to change my mind on Black Clover the manga, but 4 minutes into the anime and I realized I had to apologize to people here. The actual story of the first episode is still fine IMO, but...wow. Asta's voice actor is enough to make me delete the show. Why the fuck is he yelling for every fucking line??? Like, the character's energetic in the manga but holy shit! He's got that "mid-battle, straining off the last technique" voice all the time??
I'm sticking with this show because I get paid to write about it, but ugh. As bad as I wanted to see some of the cool moments in the show animated, it'll be hard to do it on mute. I may actually even go dub eventually lol.
I'm sticking with this show because I get paid to write about it, but ugh. As bad as I wanted to see some of the cool moments in the show animated, it'll be hard to do it on mute. I may actually even go dub eventually lol.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Who is paying you, if I may ask?
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
I have a screwhole in my heart after Heybot! ended so I was looking around Crunchyroll for a show to screw in that hole...
Stumbled upon Nanbaka.
Never really heard about this, but what the fuck is up with those character designs? I mean they're sort of cool in a way, but also super garish and look like something you'd see in a parody---and then the show's constantly sparkling and everyone's androgynous in a Part 5 kind of way. I kind of like the stylistic approach to the backgrounds though, kind of minimalistic and such.
But I thought the first two episodes were fun, if the jokes were a bit pedestrian. "Haha he's actually a guy!" joke was pretty painful, but I did like how the main character then sat down with him and had a pretty honest chat without mocking that over and over. And the only identified female character in the show so far secretly being in love with the male prison guard is a bit sexist I'd say, but I thought it was a cute gag.
Apparently this ramps up in seriousness later on, but is it worth watching? I enjoyed the general camaraderie between the characters.
Stumbled upon Nanbaka.
Never really heard about this, but what the fuck is up with those character designs? I mean they're sort of cool in a way, but also super garish and look like something you'd see in a parody---and then the show's constantly sparkling and everyone's androgynous in a Part 5 kind of way. I kind of like the stylistic approach to the backgrounds though, kind of minimalistic and such.
But I thought the first two episodes were fun, if the jokes were a bit pedestrian. "Haha he's actually a guy!" joke was pretty painful, but I did like how the main character then sat down with him and had a pretty honest chat without mocking that over and over. And the only identified female character in the show so far secretly being in love with the male prison guard is a bit sexist I'd say, but I thought it was a cute gag.
Apparently this ramps up in seriousness later on, but is it worth watching? I enjoyed the general camaraderie between the characters.