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Fall 2011 Anime Thread |OT2| The Tampire is Coming
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He made Howl's Moving Castle after that so obviously he's just senile and his words can't be trusted as definitive.
*Glare*
PdotMichael
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for ever spirted away
Jex
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Hey, I have read about it, twice, because of the changes in the English dub of Spirited Away. However, after a cursory glance, I'm seeing a lot of people making the same claim and no-one sourcing it to an interview. Hmmm.
hosannainexcelsis
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Acid trips are all well and good, but I like my movies to have a little more substance to them in the final analysis. If none of what Chihiro went through had any point, then the movie itself becomes a pointless waste of time. Kon's narratives can be out there, but they usually have some thematic and character development that draws to a conclusion. When that becomes weaker, as in Paprika, the movie becomes weaker no matter how many crazy visuals you shove into it.
Lol substance. Oh, you.
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Higurashi no naku koro ni kira
Ep1: ....
Ep2: ....... what?
Ep3: .... . .. zzz
Ep4: hey this looks like an actual higurazzzzzzzzz
Series summary: Well, fuck.
Ep1: ....
Ep2: ....... what?
Ep3: .... . .. zzz
Ep4: hey this looks like an actual higurazzzzzzzzz
Series summary: Well, fuck.
Well of course there's a point, the point is that Japan is doomed and everything you do to change that is futile.
Crash Station
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Oh yes that show. That was quality entertainment.
hosannainexcelsis
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Not all of us can live on hnnngh alone.
Silly me. Now excuse me, I have a gun to buy.
PdotMichael
Banned
so wrong but so hnnng
High-Score - 3&4
Best flash entertainment! All animes will look like this in five years .
If you tell me all the characters die a nice slow painful death, then I'll bring the popcorn.
An interesting thing to comment, that Branduil has helped me to remember with this post (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=33647562&postcount=3059), is that sense of self-entitlement we sometimes have towards other people's (and sometimes totally personal) works.
Of course, everyone has their opinions and impressions to share, and all are worth of respect, but also with the utmost respect we must behave towards someone's creation. The problem comes when we want to adapt or modify this personal vision into our own using our preferences formed from an acquired knowledge.
Seriously, I think we are here to learn from others and accept what they try to voice through their own experiences or imagination, and not confront them. The creator (or creators) objective is always worthy of our absolute trust.
Of course, everyone has their opinions and impressions to share, and all are worth of respect, but also with the utmost respect we must behave towards someone's creation. The problem comes when we want to adapt or modify this personal vision into our own using our preferences formed from an acquired knowledge.
Seriously, I think we are here to learn from others and accept what they try to voice through their own experiences or imagination, and not confront them. The creator (or creators) objective is always worthy of our absolute trust.
PdotMichael
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the manga is successful since 1995, so I don't believe it
I love the shows/movies where the creator pulls a PASG ending. Something that makes no fucking sense except to shock people.
Anyway, I need more HNNNGH. Time is running out!
Yeah, that is a good example, and I applaud them for what they did, because that was their series and they can do what they want with it.
Jex
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Whether or not something is
actually remembered
Why don't you just marathon Milky Holmes? Unless you've watched it already? Well what about Episodes 5, 6, and 9 of Last Exile: FamuFamFam?
PdotMichael
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He could watch You're Under Arrest with me. I saw his DVDs!
This is so meta no aware.
Yes, but no ultimate impact on that which we care about, unless the lack of impact is what matters. However, the lack of impact isn't particularly signaled as important, and the positive impact it had on Chihiro, who is moving to a new place with new people, was a very apparent theme in the work. For all of the events to be rendered moot, the narrative purpose behind the entire journey falls apart and dulls the premise. What would be the point without Chihiro retaining her experience?
Jex
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Ask Hayao Miyazaki because that seems to be how he wrote it! You know, Miyazaki never actually plans the ending to his stories when he starts drawing them out? They just 'happen'. So there you go.
Exactly! And it is the spectator who can learn from that. The journey is the finality, and you can see what happened with her like in one of those prevention educational videos!
The girl in Angel's Egg is pretty moe.
hosannainexcelsis
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If you reject God as a concept, certainly you'll be rejecting every specific conception of God as well.
Second best anime hair.
I honestly wish I lived by some of you guys to where this would actually be possible.
We could MST3K the hell out of shows. I do that anyway.
Thanks. I'm currently staying in the Evangelion hotel room in Japan and supposedly some of them are questions that I'm supposed to answer.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Tamayura hitotose END:
What's more "mono no aware" than New Years?
And of course, one last happy crying scene:
Also, I was can't believe I missed this:
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SatoJun -> Working!! -> SatoJun. The voice actress seems to be able to play the impertinent young rascal really well.
Of course, the series as a whole is pat and cliche, since it's really just SatoJun replaying the greatest hits in a new setting, but he is good at what he does and it's not really a surprise that this show turned out well. You compare this to say, Croisee from last season, and you can tell that this was just better assembled as a television series.
At this point, I probably wouldn't mind if he made another one of these just because it's probably guaranteed to be good, if not great. And heck, even if it means he needs to do another paycheck show like Phi Brain, so be it.
What's more "mono no aware" than New Years?
And of course, one last happy crying scene:
Also, I was can't believe I missed this:
SatoJun -> Working!! -> SatoJun. The voice actress seems to be able to play the impertinent young rascal really well.
Of course, the series as a whole is pat and cliche, since it's really just SatoJun replaying the greatest hits in a new setting, but he is good at what he does and it's not really a surprise that this show turned out well. You compare this to say, Croisee from last season, and you can tell that this was just better assembled as a television series.
At this point, I probably wouldn't mind if he made another one of these just because it's probably guaranteed to be good, if not great. And heck, even if it means he needs to do another paycheck show like Phi Brain, so be it.
Jex
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[Chihayafuru 12]
Oh sweet merciful heaven, this weeks episode is the true return to form after a couple of so-so episodes. They really try their best to make the karuta matches interesting and frankly, while they succeed to an extent that is commendable, it's still ultimately just karuta and I don't really enjoy a whole episode devoted to a single match, even if it is at tournament level. I much prefer to see the characters grow and develop and interact in the world around them as it provides a nice contrast.
For our central team karuta is one of the most important things in their life and, like all good shows that focus in on a singular topic, the show mostly treats karuta like something that is important. But, unlike other shows that focus down onto a single subject, Chihayafuru also gives us the perspective of the characters who don't particularly care for karuta, or even know what it is, they're sceptical about the whole thing. They seem to serve as a stand in for the audience as, for the most part, I doubt the audience for this show particularly cares about karuta either. However, the main characters enthusiasm and love of karuta seems to rub off on these 'sceptics' and turn them into converts, which is just what the show is trying to do to the audience. It wants us to care about karuta too, whether we do or not is a different matter. I'm sure its working for someone.
In terms of just character development a hell of a lot happened this episode:
It's not just the story that was improved this week, but I feel that the direction was certainly better than last weeks outing. The pacing was snappier, the cinematography was interesting and the editing neatly matched the action, becoming playful or serious as the mood required. It was good stuff.
Oh sweet merciful heaven, this weeks episode is the true return to form after a couple of so-so episodes. They really try their best to make the karuta matches interesting and frankly, while they succeed to an extent that is commendable, it's still ultimately just karuta and I don't really enjoy a whole episode devoted to a single match, even if it is at tournament level. I much prefer to see the characters grow and develop and interact in the world around them as it provides a nice contrast.
For our central team karuta is one of the most important things in their life and, like all good shows that focus in on a singular topic, the show mostly treats karuta like something that is important. But, unlike other shows that focus down onto a single subject, Chihayafuru also gives us the perspective of the characters who don't particularly care for karuta, or even know what it is, they're sceptical about the whole thing. They seem to serve as a stand in for the audience as, for the most part, I doubt the audience for this show particularly cares about karuta either. However, the main characters enthusiasm and love of karuta seems to rub off on these 'sceptics' and turn them into converts, which is just what the show is trying to do to the audience. It wants us to care about karuta too, whether we do or not is a different matter. I'm sure its working for someone.
In terms of just character development a hell of a lot happened this episode:
Retro was given some more character development than before, showing that he's a slightly more well rounded character than we've been led to believe. 'The Empress' has moved from someone who didn't care about karuta to someone who has become far more intrigued in the 'sport'. The three 'trainees' in the karuta club have gotten very serious about improving their skills. Chihaya's relationship with her family has been developed and expanded upon, in a manner which tied very neatly into the wider idea of 'how do outsiders view karuta?'. That's quite a lot of stuff packed into one episode!
It's not just the story that was improved this week, but I feel that the direction was certainly better than last weeks outing. The pacing was snappier, the cinematography was interesting and the editing neatly matched the action, becoming playful or serious as the mood required. It was good stuff.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The best thing is, all of this is so very cliche, but the writing elevates the subject matter and makes it exciting to watch. The fact that the pacing was just really snappy meant that you didn't get a chance to dwell on all the normal beats either.
hosannainexcelsis
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Everything is cliche; it's all about the execution.
Just when I thought they couldn't find new things to stick Eva branding on...
The better episodes have been more entertaining with the absence of all that forced exposition into the backstory, but cool shit happening isn't enough for me to label those episodes much better when the many problems I have with the show still remain. Mainly, how they're developing the ongoing plot. Not a fan of how they've been using flashbacks either when they should have already dedicated at least some of that character development in the earlier episodes, and the writing still remains awkward and unnatural in some instances when exposition is projected.
Hellsing321
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You to will come to see the wondrous beauty of Karuta before the show is done, Jex.
Lol, it's actually quite nice.
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RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
But then how will Cajunator live? D:
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