Jex
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It's pretty impressive how one studio can make so many average to mediocre shows!
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Fall 2011 Anime Thread |OT2| The Tampire is Coming
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It's pretty impressive how one studio can make so many average to mediocre shows!
And yet Hidan no Aria is missing from that list. hmmm
Got to have my Kana Hanazawa in nice small doses.
hosannainexcelsis
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This is why Lovely Complex is the best romance show.
Jex
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As others have said, you should probably give some examples of stuff you've enjoyed, or look at the aforementioned threads.
As much as I love Lovely Complex, it still fell into the trap of the show "changing" when they got together.
hosannainexcelsis
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I don't know how you can keep a show the same after the central conflict is resolved - and just having the central conflict definitely resolved is itself admirable and rare. At any rate, the few episodes after that did feel like bonus episodes but were nice snapshots of moments when youthful relationships are challenged by the growing-up process.
If there is another romance that develops as naturally and free of nonsensical padding as Lovely Complex, I would love to see it.
Jc staff shows are like an awkward performance where the performer stalls for time after the first 3 episodes cause he hasn’t planned what do for the rest of the show (honey &clover,toradora).
What an impressive legacy of mediocrity.
What an impressive legacy of mediocrity.
Crash Station
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Girls Bravo 2
That banana scene 0_o
Always been a fan of harem series where the main girl has NO clue how Earth works. And she also has forehead powers!
That banana scene 0_o
Always been a fan of harem series where the main girl has NO clue how Earth works. And she also has forehead powers!
Jex
Member
Paradise Kiss is calling, and is willing to pick you up in it's E-Type Jaguar.
Infinite Justice
Member
fixed
Star Driver is more of a "what if Utena was a bore fest" scenario.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Giant Killing OP had bagpipes. It is impossible for a show that has bagpipes to suck. DEEN should make a Giant Killing S2. I don't care if it sold less than 1,000. It was the last show they ever made and will be the last one they ever make
Jex
Member
You seem to have forgotten Utena! How did that happen?
I think it's fair to say their output in the 2000's has been 85% mediocre stuff.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Star Driver is more like taking the superficial elements of Utena (student councils, fabulosity, stock footage) but replacing all the characters with over-used anime clichés.
Crash Station
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I thought Yumeria was fine, but it was also when I watched everything and had very low standards.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
She's always been very petite, she doesn't look that malnourished.
Knees are too sharp though!
Jex
Member
I guess they don't have the Bee Train power to turn good source material into disappointing shows like Hyouge Mono.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
They don't call 'em Kugilolis for nothing.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
So I lost motivation to carry on with Ben-To, 3-4 episodes ago. Guess the characters never really did much for me....
I hope Mirai Nikki can also pick up. Not enough character focus around Yuno and Yuki. Too much time spent on the fluff that no one cares about! (the remaining diary owners).
Chihayafuru 11
Taichi winning more rep points. Arata needs some emergency screen-time before it's too late.
I hope Mirai Nikki can also pick up. Not enough character focus around Yuno and Yuki. Too much time spent on the fluff that no one cares about! (the remaining diary owners).
Chihayafuru 11
Taichi winning more rep points. Arata needs some emergency screen-time before it's too late.
Crash Station
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Keep watching.
Jex
Member
Somehow I failed to pass comment on that particular scene. Truly, it was spectacular and came from nowhere. That's the kind of wild-card that makes a match interesting to see!
Of course, I'd much rather see characters interact and grow without it being quite so heavily focused on individual matches of karuta. I mean, focusing intently on the match is nice and all, but it pretty much always boils down to Chihaya playing and winning in the same fashion. I don't even know the Jakarta playing styles of the other members of the karuta club, they just provide some backing to Chihaya's game. They aren't really being developed by this particular arc.
RurouniZel
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Good People Die Web Promo:
God this promo had a shit budget. It's like they gave one person 3 days to animate a 10 minute short or something. I doubt this promotion is actually going to make people want to buy the game come February.
God this promo had a shit budget. It's like they gave one person 3 days to animate a 10 minute short or something. I doubt this promotion is actually going to make people want to buy the game come February.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
GONZO blew all their budget on Last Exile Fam obviously.
I wonder how GONZO keeps the opportunity to screw up game promos. Do gaming companies not realize who they are dealing with? Does GONZO pay them to screw up their products? I don't get it.
All the clouds of a shinkai movie without the actual movie. Really he should just make thirty-second cloud montages.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Why not just film the outdoors at that point?
PdotMichael
Banned
wow, a commercial for Taisei Corporation. I hate these bastards with a passion. Now, I have a reason more.
although I like Shinkai... I'm confused
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Shinkai can make even caves look good. He doesn't make boring movies, we just can't comprehend their brilliance.
When Shinkai decides to adopt 3D tech, we can wrap it all up and just hook ourselves into VR forever.
I still watch everything and have low standards.
It is the best way to enjoy anime.
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
High Five
Yeah, they don't have to be the best to be enjoyable, just as with non-animated movies/series. Though with less time to watch, I had to drop the f-s bomb Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo, is there any relevant plot besides boobs to restart it? Hentai are so much shorter, having the same goal.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Maybe they just have an extremely good rep from the stuff they did in the 90s like Lunar.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
But then everything will look flat and layered on top of each other!
Infinite Justice
Member
Indeed.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Never let animegaf tear you down.
yeah pretty much
Crash Station
Member
I still am to some extent. As much as I try, I just can't be bothered by certain criticisms of shows I love.
Come at us bro! Continue to torture yourselves with your high standards.
I wouldn't say it's the best way to enjoy anime granted you get a few great surprises here and there but some of the crap you wade through sometimes can make you give up on humanity.
Crash Station
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Haven't gotten to that point yet. Most of the "giving up on humanity" shows leave me speechless for a few moments before I start laughing hysterically.
Of course I can't think of an anime that has made me legitimately angry. Can think of a few manga though.
strike witches? oreimo? shounen filler?
This hasn't happened to me and anime yet. On the other hand, wading though manga has tempted me into becoming quite the misanthrope.
Crash Station
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I liked Oreimo even if the heroine is a total bitch, but the author acknowledges that and even hates her, so it's okay. Dropped Strike Witches because it was boring and I just skip most shounen filler. Can't put in the effort to get mad at stuff that isn't canon. If I was gonna get angry over that, it would be over something outside of the show's actual content.
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