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Fall 2012 Anime |OT| Meet the new world, same as the old world

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madp

The Light of El Cantare
firehawk12 said:
I Want To Fuck My Brother 1

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Aaaaagh, why does this anime have to have colored eyelashes? whatdoidowhatdoido, that's, like, my kryptonite, man.
 
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Narag

Member
trejo said:
SAO 14

Fuck you Reki Kawahara.
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firehawk12 said:
SAO 14

Seriously. Why. Even in the fucking episode,
the villain asks the "reader" why.

And there's no answer. SAO singlehandedly justifies everything bad that everyone has ever said about Japan. People who hate anime are right. It's the shittiest medium of shit ever shat out by shitty people preying on even shittier consumers. And I say that as someone half-ironically playing an iOS game where I can pretend I'm talking to characters from Aria.

I mean, I forgot the atrociousness that was episode 1 and 2 because of the overall shittiness of the last 10 or so episodes. But this episode reminded of how self-destructive this hobby can be and of how SAO represents everything that is wrong with not just Japanese nerdery, but nerdery in general.

Fuck man. This is a show that makes I Want To Fuck My Brother look like high art. How is that even possible?

Just... Jesus Christ man... I don't even fucking know.
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It can only get better, right? ... right?
 
-Minsc-

-Minsc-

Member
firehawk12 said:
SAO 14

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Seriously. Why. Even in the fucking episode,
the villain asks the "reader" why.

And there's no answer. SAO singlehandedly justifies everything bad that everyone has ever said about Japan. People who hate anime are right. It's the shittiest medium of shit ever shat out by shitty people preying on even shittier consumers. And I say that as someone half-ironically playing an iOS game where I can pretend I'm talking to characters from Aria.

I mean, I forgot the atrociousness that was episode 1 and 2 because of the overall shittiness of the last 10 or so episodes. But this episode reminded of how self-destructive this hobby can be and of how SAO represents everything that is wrong with not just Japanese nerdery, but nerdery in general.

Fuck man. This is a show that makes I Want To Fuck My Brother look like high art. How is that even possible?

Just... Jesus Christ man... I don't even fucking know.
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Lol, you lot are making me want to watch SAO now.
 
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Kettch

Member
Little Busters is looking like it may rival Angel Beats in terms of being unwatchable crap. I guess I should probably stop waiting for another Kanon 2006/Clannad AS-quality show from them.
 
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hosannainexcelsis

Member
Really, anyone still watching Sword Art Online deserves exactly what they get.

Kettch said:
Little Busters is looking like it may rival Angel Beats in terms of being unwatchable crap. I guess I should probably stop waiting for another Kanon 2006/Clannad AS-quality show from them.
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There's an important difference between the first two shows and the last two...
 
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PoeticProse22

Member
kayos90 said:
Yeah. It does. At least imo it does. I enjoyed the original much less compared to others.
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I completely disagree.
ALO
is by far the worst arc. There's barely any redeemable factors to be found in it at all, save for
Suguha's tears
and the pretty great
ending
. The rest of the arcs are indeed better though.
 
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darkside31337

Tomodachi wa Mahou
From The New World 01

Wow amazing first episode. Hopefully this show doesn't devolve into stupid painful romance shit. But damn that first episode was great, especially the first 9 minutes or so. The rest of the episode is pretty good too, a nice introduction with a light tone and yet obviously not all that light hearted at all. Can't imagine that peaceful atmosphere is going to last much longer.

Only real complaint is how awful that ending is. Song is fine but damn thats the laziest ending I've seen in a long time. That wasn't like the actual ending for the show was it?
 
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Dedication Through Light

Member
Eureka Seven AO: Jungfrau no Hanabanatachi OVA
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Ao for cutest character this year. They should have at least had him sport the skirt for awhile :(. Anyway episode was essentially on the level of any fandoms fanfict prompt of "suddently character must dress as a girl for secret mission x," and then just tons of random moments to take advantage of their situation. Plot wasnt satisfying in comparion to the anime but it was still hilarious and I liked seeing Ao in all these occasions, kudos to Elena and Fleur, and even Gazelle team for supporting him through it.
The fight against the secret was awesome, all my favorite songs playing successively
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Ah and Star Driver reference?
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and there was a Soul Eater one too I think (cosplay)
 
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hosannainexcelsis

Member
darkside31337 said:
From The New World 01

Wow amazing first episode. Hopefully this show doesn't devolve into stupid painful romance shit. But damn that first episode was great, especially the first 9 minutes or so. The rest of the episode is pretty good too, a nice introduction with a light tone and yet obviously not all that light hearted at all. Can't imagine that peaceful atmosphere is going to last much longer.

Only real complaint is how awful that ending is. Song is fine but damn thats the laziest ending I've seen in a long time. That wasn't like the actual ending for the show was it?
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You watched the satellite broadcast, I take it? No, that wasn't the real ending; the terrestrial broadcast of the first episode added in the real ED animation and the satellite broadcast started using it in the second episode. You can see it, albeit in a less-than-ideal YouTube video, here; it's one of the best EDs I've seen.
 
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firehawk12

Subete no aware
wsippel said:
Dogs: Bullets & Carnage

To celebrate the third awesome show by David Productions in a row (after Inu x Boku and Ben-To), I decided to give one of their older works a spin. I'm not sure that was such a great idea in retrospect, as I'm now sad that this four part OVA is basically just an introduction to the manga, and considering it's already a few years old, it doesn't look like I'll get more in animated form. Too bad, as this looks like something that could be quite enjoyable. I already love the characters, and I'm always down for some good shoot outs and brutal beatdowns with a good dose of likable psychopaths, black humor and terrible Engrish. The OVAs were obviously cheap as hell, and it appears most of the budget was spent on the sword fight in episode 3. Which probably wasn't a bad idea. All in all, this wasn't nearly as well put together as David's latest works, but still enjoyable.
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Was this their first show? I don't remember it at all.

Mad Pierrot said:
Aaaaagh, why does this anime have to have colored eyelashes? whatdoidowhatdoido, that's, like, my kryptonite, man.
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That's a random reason to like a show about incest!

wonzo said:
I should pick up SAO again as it sounds like it'll scratch my masochistic itch like few other shows can.
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Just watch 14 to keep your rage strong.

hosannainexcelsis said:
I can understand if Sword Art Online makes you rail against otaku or whatever, but using it to tar an entire country is a bit much.
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I'm only doing what gaming-side has taught me to do!

Narag said:
It can only get better, right? ... right?
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"Better" in what respect? Ironically? I think the only thing that would make it "better" is if Kirito, with his awesome video game skillz, started his own game company and became the next Miyamoto (presumably creating the game that they supposedly play in Accel World).

-Minsc- said:
Lol, you lot are making me want to watch SAO now.
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Don't do it man. Just forget it even exists.
 
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survivor

Banned
hosannainexcelsis said:
You watched the satellite broadcast, I take it? No, that wasn't the real ending; the terrestrial broadcast of the first episode added in the real ED animation and the satellite broadcast started using it in the second episode. You can see it, albeit in a less-than-ideal YouTube video, here; it's one of the best EDs I've seen.
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That's some pretty cool music. Plus the ED looks very stylish.
 
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Narag

Member
kayos90 said:
volume 2.
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Thanks, I think I was thinking of another series that had short stories later. Unrelated but I hope , that if Aincrad is ever made into a clip movie, they make it more from Kirito's POV and add some of his internal monologue back in narration or some such.
 
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Narag

Member
firehawk12 said:
"Better" in what respect? Ironically? I think the only thing that would make it "better" is if Kirito, with his awesome video game skillz, started his own game company and became the next Miyamoto (presumably creating the game that they supposedly play in Accel World).
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What if, and stay with me here, what if
he suffered from post-logout PTSD, dedicated his life to finding that steel castle again like the SAO badguy, made his own company, and started the cycle anew? Kirito as the final boss is the ending we can all get behind!

I should parlay that into a light novel of my own.
 
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RyougaSaotome

Member
firehawk12 said:
I blame you for buying the man's novels and supporting him. :(
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What can I say! It's quick and easy entertainment and still better than a decent chunk of the other light novels on the shelf. I'd rather read SAO than I want to fuck my brother but there are 12 other girls who want to fuck him too Part 47. Plus, he describes action and the game mechanics quite well.
 
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firehawk12

Subete no aware
Narag said:
What if, and stay with me here, what if
he suffered from post-logout PTSD, dedicated his life to finding that steel castle again like the SAO badguy, made his own company, and started the cycle anew? Kirito as the final boss is the ending we can all get behind!

I should parlay that into a light novel of my own.
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WHAT IF THIS CYCLE HAS REPEATED ITSELF OVER AND OVER AND THEY ARE STILL TRAPPED IN AN EVEN MORE ELABORATE GAME... THE GAME CALLED "LIFE".

Ahem. lol

Also, Little Busters is like a more random Angel Beats. SAO has me so fucked up that I don't even think that's a bad thing. :p

RyougaSaotome said:
What can I say! It's quick and easy entertainment and still better than 75% of the other novels on the shelf. I'd rather read SAO than I want to fuck my brother but there are 12 other girls who want to fuck him too Part 47. Plus, he describes action and the game mechanics quite well.
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Yeah, but what ever happened to the Persona 4 Naoto novel? :p
 
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Firemind

Member
I like how despite it's apparently one of the worst written pieces of entertainment, yet people are still watching it.

By all means continue this circle jerk.
 
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cajunator

Banned
firehawk12 said:
Oh yeah, that's right. Although I don't know if that's any better or worse than Brother Fucker.


Anime man, anime. :(


Haha, well, why not. :p
I wonder who decided to make a moe otaku nerd bait version of a serious airplane porn show though.
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Maybe they figured it would be the only way I would buy it. Ended up getting both the series and ova anyway so it wasnt necessary.
 
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firehawk12

Subete no aware
cajunator said:
Maybe they figured it would be the only way I would buy it. Ended up getting both the series and ova anyway so it wasnt necessary.
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It's a trap... it's always a trap. lol

Narag said:
Communal aspect goes a long way here.
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I watched all of Lost and Battlestar Galactica and feel like a worse human being for it!

And I sat through all of The Newsroom this summer! That's just our way! Let us suffer together!
 
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wonzo

Banned
Folktales from Japan 28
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Once upon a time, children were also annoying little shits, tales of poverty and friendly demons were stylish and entertaining as hell to watch and King ENma and his band of goons were the dumbest people "alive".

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RyougaSaotome

Member
firehawk12 said:
Yeah, but what ever happened to the Persona 4 Naoto novel? :p
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Sitting on the shelf in front of me. Still haven't completed P4:A yet so I don't wanna jump into the furthest point in the timeline.

Keep in mind, SAO isn't the only thing I'm reading. It's just the flavor of the moment.

New Baccano/Durarara volumes keep me sane.
 
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firehawk12

Subete no aware
RyougaSaotome said:
Sitting on the shelf in front of me. Still haven't completed P4:A yet so I don't wanna jump into the furthest point in the timeline.

Keep in mind, SAO isn't the only thing I'm reading. It's just the flavor of the moment.

New Baccano/Durarara volumes keep me sane.
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I'm just selfishly waiting for spoilers on RSG, since I can't be bothered to go find them on the internet. lol

I'm curious though, do you read more LNs than you watch anime?
 
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Narag

Member
firehawk12 said:
I watched all of Lost and Battlestar Galactica and feel like a worse human being for it!

And I sat through all of The Newsroom this summer! That's just our way!
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Meanwhile I'm watching Kannazuki no Miko and have no idea why as apparently it peaks with the first episode.
 
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cajunator

Banned
SAO really is a failure but if it trolled that hard it might be worth a hatewatch.
I normally dont do hatewatches.
This is uncharted territory for me.
 
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madp

The Light of El Cantare
Firemind said:
I like how despite it's apparently one of the worst written pieces of entertainment, yet people are still watching it.

By all means continue this circle jerk.
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better than whining about how other people choose to consume their entertainment
 
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cajunator

Banned
Firemind said:
I like how despite it's apparently one of the worst written pieces of entertainment, yet people are still watching it.

By all means continue this circle jerk.
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Thats why I dropped it a few episodes back.
But apparently it crossed THAT line from merely boring and terrible to the rarified air of so abysmal it might be genius.
 
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survivor

Banned
firehawk12 said:
And I sat through all of The Newsroom this summer! That's just our way! Let us suffer together!
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I wish they would make an anime version of the Newsroom, but about an anime director that is trying to save the industry by making an artistic good show instead of pandering to otaku.
 
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