It's actually a lot lighter on the action than something like Gurren Lagann. Lots of dialogue, inner monologues, and story/character developments. I recently marathoned the show with a friend who watched it for the first time and he loved it despite it being fairly depressing at times.
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It's actually a lot lighter on the action than something like Gurren Lagann. Lots of dialogue, inner monologues, and story/character developments. I recently marathoned the show with a friend who watched it for the first time and he loved it despite it being fairly depressing at times.
BassForever
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Magi 1
Other then the ED song being bad and the fact they condensed like 7 chapters of plot into one episode I thought it was a great/promising start. Love the OP
Other then the ED song being bad and the fact they condensed like 7 chapters of plot into one episode I thought it was a great/promising start. Love the OP
Sucks to be Kariya bro.
Brief impressions of things I didn't comment on before:
JoJo
This was ace - very silly but lots of fun. Loved the sound effects.
Magi
I enjoyed this a lot - sorry, manga lovers! This is my SAO, turn-off-your-brain-and-enjoy-the-ride kind of thing - an action adventure romp with great artwork and animation.
K
Oh god, this should be so much better than it is. So much money thrown at it, so little of interest to me actually produced. An irritating main character surrounded by more boring looking and sounding characters, and all that flash to disguise the emptiness of the script. I wanted to like this
The colour is much more tolerable when watched on a TV, incidentally, than on a computer screen. It still makes my eyes water, but it's not as awful.
Code Breaker
I shouldn't have liked this so much, I was supposed to have worked superpower shounen like this out of my system in about 2005 or so. I guess I'll never learn. A good female lead really helps here. What was up with the dog animation, though?
I really dislike the character designs, though - I didn't like them in Samurai Deeper Kyo, either. Boy, that dates me...
JoJo
This was ace - very silly but lots of fun. Loved the sound effects.
Magi
I enjoyed this a lot - sorry, manga lovers! This is my SAO, turn-off-your-brain-and-enjoy-the-ride kind of thing - an action adventure romp with great artwork and animation.
K
Oh god, this should be so much better than it is. So much money thrown at it, so little of interest to me actually produced. An irritating main character surrounded by more boring looking and sounding characters, and all that flash to disguise the emptiness of the script. I wanted to like this
The colour is much more tolerable when watched on a TV, incidentally, than on a computer screen. It still makes my eyes water, but it's not as awful.
Code Breaker
I shouldn't have liked this so much, I was supposed to have worked superpower shounen like this out of my system in about 2005 or so. I guess I'll never learn. A good female lead really helps here. What was up with the dog animation, though?
I really dislike the character designs, though - I didn't like them in Samurai Deeper Kyo, either. Boy, that dates me...
It really is one of the funniest anime in existence.
Its just long enough not to drive the jokes into the ground.
Code:Breaker
It seems that this is the fujoshi/DTL show of the season with K... at least it is cool. Definitely more watchable than Arcana Famiglia. I'll keep an eye on it, maybe some cool shit can happen.
EDIT: So Brazil... you know OTP's will never happen in One Piece, right? There will be no romance on it, except for their romance for adventure.
It seems that this is the fujoshi/DTL show of the season with K... at least it is cool. Definitely more watchable than Arcana Famiglia. I'll keep an eye on it, maybe some cool shit can happen.
EDIT: So Brazil... you know OTP's will never happen in One Piece, right? There will be no romance on it, except for their romance for adventure.
Canis lupus
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Dedication Through Light
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How is she a good female lead?
She was kind of overpowered and then got herself caught, beat up, and needing to be saved by Ogami Rei. When push came to shove she failed to perform. And worst, isnt she like dead?
Yeah, it's pretty good too, but Brand New World is otherworldly.
Of course! And that's why fanfics exist, hahaha.
Ultimadrago
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Man Brozil, you're single-handedly taking me back to my high school days like a time machine.
Of course she's not dead, she's the second most heavily featured character in the OP!
I don't see how she's overpowered just by being good at judo and popular for being pretty. It makes a change from the pointless, ordinary-clutz girls that litter so many shounen series.
She got herself caught, beat up and needing to be saved - yes - but she took a stand against the G-Falcons and held her own for most of the fight, only getting her ass kicked because she wanted to help the dog. While the gender politics of shounen dictate that she must get saved by the male lead, she's far more interesting than most other characters of her type.
I don't see how she's overpowered just by being good at judo and popular for being pretty. It makes a change from the pointless, ordinary-clutz girls that litter so many shounen series.
She got herself caught, beat up and needing to be saved - yes - but she took a stand against the G-Falcons and held her own for most of the fight, only getting her ass kicked because she wanted to help the dog. While the gender politics of shounen dictate that she must get saved by the male lead, she's far more interesting than most other characters of her type.
Canis lupus
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Ixion Saga #1
Shit be hilarious. It reminds me of the Dragon Quest parody in Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi.
When you have a cast of villains consisting of these fabulous gentlemen, how can it possibly go wrong?
I'm in love with the moe character design.
The production values are out of this world too.
Shit be hilarious. It reminds me of the Dragon Quest parody in Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi.
When you have a cast of villains consisting of these fabulous gentlemen, how can it possibly go wrong?
I'm in love with the moe character design.
The production values are out of this world too.
Man Brozil, you're single-handedly taking me back to my high school days like a time machine.
Nflgaf ruined me.
All I see is Joe Flacco.
Man that dog.
Crash Station
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Glad you liked it. It really is the pinnacle of shounen in many ways.
As for whether things get better or not, that's obviously going to be based on you. As far as the manga is concerned, there's a later arc that is incredibly well-regarded and some say is ahead of Water 7. The anime on the other hand, kind of messes it up in the pacing department. You might not notice if you don't read the manga though.
The next arc is very hit or miss, but the ones that say it's hit say it's REALLY hit. Similar to Skypiea in that aspect.
Edit: I'm talking next canon arc. The next one in the anime is filler which is pretty eh. It has its moments I guess.
To this day the fight between
Luffy and Usopp
I lost my shit when
Sanji used his new technique "Devil's leg"
I had no idea you were a
LuffyxRobin
SanjixRobin
train chase
Canis lupus
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Lucky Star. I don't know if I'll like this show, but its very popular so I'll give it a go.
The words "absolutely amazing" don't belong anywhere near any show on that list except Mononoke.
Be prepared for an opening episode so bad I lost all desire to ever touch the show again.
It starts off pretty boring. They fired the first director and the show improved.
The phrase can belong to more than one show.
R_thanatos
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Sword art online . 14
Finally got the time to watch this episode .. some light shortcuts here and there but it was mostly as expected ..
I'm honnestly glad they skipped the boss and animated the final duel
It was much much better than expected considering all the reaction i read today
Finally got the time to watch this episode .. some light shortcuts here and there but it was mostly as expected ..
I'm honnestly glad they skipped the boss and animated the final duel
It was much much better than expected considering all the reaction i read today
Beautifull
Crash Station
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I'm afraid you'll be disappointed if you think Sakurakouji is a good female lead right now.
Magi: The labyrinth of magic 1
that face
I've read through the first handful of chapters of the manga, and this seems like a pretty pragmatic adaptation of them to get things moving faster, changing up a ton of character interactions. No idea how it will pan out in the long run but it was fun to watch, and the action in the last third or so of the episode was nice. Will look forward to more.
that face
I've read through the first handful of chapters of the manga, and this seems like a pretty pragmatic adaptation of them to get things moving faster, changing up a ton of character interactions. No idea how it will pan out in the long run but it was fun to watch, and the action in the last third or so of the episode was nice. Will look forward to more.
Madoka magica was pretty amazing.
Crash Station
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Ah well. It was nice while it lasted for one whole episode then
Might be a few more, but it becomes clear pretty quickly that she's useless and contradicts her own beliefs.
Yeah, but it only belongs to one show on that list, objectively speaking.
Hmmm...
could it be related to Nae's presence on ROBOTICS;NOTES then? Is she like a 'key link' on this new movie?
Dedication Through Light
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After some anime have had dead characters in the OP like right from ep 2 be dead, I guess I didnt think to imagine that she could be alive, I mean he burnt her pretty well.
ElectricThunder
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Between this JoJo and Code Breaker this Fall season is apparently gunning for the dog lover crowd...holy hell.
R_thanatos
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you could die , but if you do , you won't be able to see the rest ...so don't die yet !!
Only the devil would spoil one piece
It was merely watchable at best.
PoeticProse22
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Magi 1
This was a great, highly enjoyable episode. Since I'm not exactly aware of how much it deviates from the source material, I thought the manner in which the characters were introduced and how the setting was developed was excellent and very effective in building intrigue. I love the purely adventurous feel this has.
The story is very interesting so far, and the Arabian setting is fantastic. Aladdin was great throughout, particularly in his comedic moments, such as when he was
or whenever he indulged
, which happened quite often. As such, the humor, for the most part, worked well, save for a few moments, but this is hardly a significant criticism. I'm really looking forward to see how the characters develop. Alibaba is likely my favorite character at this point, as he provides an occasionally contrasting personality to Aladdin's usually comedic self, and I thought Yuki Kaji, a VA I don't particularly like much of the time, did a terrific job voicing him.
The few moments of action were suitably exciting and very well animated. As such, my favorite scene was the final one, as
. This entire sequence was extremely enjoyable, and the large scale was impressively portrayed.
The production values are superb, particularly the animation, highlighted especially during the
. Sagisu's music was probably the best technical element of the show, as it illuminates the atmosphere necessary to evoke a familiarity with the unique setting. The direction was solid, though slightly lessened by the inconsistent pacing, although developments flowed much more fluidly in the latter half. I really liked the lighthearted tone that was used throughout the introductory episode, since, I'm sure, that will dissipate a bit as the story develops. As for the character designs, they were decent, but largely unremarkable.
The OP is really good, particularly the accompanying visuals. However, the ED song, by comparison, was terrible and rather jarring, since it doesn't mesh with the tone of the show at all.
All in all, Magi is thoroughly impressive and very promising so far, as it combines an engaging narrative with an excellent setting and likable characters, thus creating a rather satisfying mixture. The preview looks quite interesting, as I assume it begins the first
arc, and hopefully brings
.
This was a great, highly enjoyable episode. Since I'm not exactly aware of how much it deviates from the source material, I thought the manner in which the characters were introduced and how the setting was developed was excellent and very effective in building intrigue. I love the purely adventurous feel this has.
The story is very interesting so far, and the Arabian setting is fantastic. Aladdin was great throughout, particularly in his comedic moments, such as when he was
eating the watermelon
his perverted side
The few moments of action were suitably exciting and very well animated. As such, my favorite scene was the final one, as
Alibaba and Aladdin, with the assistance of Ugo, rescue Morgiana and the little girl from being eaten by the hyacinth
The production values are superb, particularly the animation, highlighted especially during the
final hyacinth sequence
The OP is really good, particularly the accompanying visuals. However, the ED song, by comparison, was terrible and rather jarring, since it doesn't mesh with the tone of the show at all.
All in all, Magi is thoroughly impressive and very promising so far, as it combines an engaging narrative with an excellent setting and likable characters, thus creating a rather satisfying mixture. The preview looks quite interesting, as I assume it begins the first
dungeon
Morgiana into the group
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Soooo I was right? hu hu hu
Canis lupus
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firehawk12
Subete no aware
Sukitte Ii Na Yo 1
I find it funny how love at first sight is always depicted the same way in anime. Gotta love that "shocked" expression.
Also, is this a drawn desk or a CG desk? I can't tell. Like, it seems to have a real reflection on the surface... but you can't do that with 2d art, right?
So anyway, after completing the Shoujo trifecta, I'm not sure where I stand. Tonari has the pedigree, Sukitte is basically directed like an indie art film, and Kamisama seems to have a relationship dynamic that seems to differ from the norm, so they each have their own appeal.
As for Sukitte itself, beyond how it looks, the story seems to be playing itself like a more standard version of KnT... so I don't know how much I can stand the standard boy saves girl junk that plagues the genre. I mean, at least Sawako was allowed to solve her own problems
I guess I'll keep watching to see where this goes.
I find it funny how love at first sight is always depicted the same way in anime. Gotta love that "shocked" expression.
Also, is this a drawn desk or a CG desk? I can't tell. Like, it seems to have a real reflection on the surface... but you can't do that with 2d art, right?
So anyway, after completing the Shoujo trifecta, I'm not sure where I stand. Tonari has the pedigree, Sukitte is basically directed like an indie art film, and Kamisama seems to have a relationship dynamic that seems to differ from the norm, so they each have their own appeal.
As for Sukitte itself, beyond how it looks, the story seems to be playing itself like a more standard version of KnT... so I don't know how much I can stand the standard boy saves girl junk that plagues the genre. I mean, at least Sawako was allowed to solve her own problems
without having to call her white knight to rescue her in the very first episode anyway.
I guess I'll keep watching to see where this goes.
Madoka detractors are such a petty people.
dakkumauji
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Sukitte Iinayo or Sukinayo 01
I'll do my best to not compare this show with any of the other two shoujos this season.
So, this show is basic shoujo 101. Unpopular girl suddenly meets super popular guy, he falls for her and thus starts this show and stuff.
It feels slow. Well at the first half of the episode. But, it does pick things up, the characters aren't bad. They establish at least the girl's motive and why she hates her classmates. I like the comedic moments of the show, it works well. Things work, even though it's pretty plain, it still seems decent enough to keep watching.
I'll do my best to not compare this show with any of the other two shoujos this season.
So, this show is basic shoujo 101. Unpopular girl suddenly meets super popular guy, he falls for her and thus starts this show and stuff.
It feels slow. Well at the first half of the episode. But, it does pick things up, the characters aren't bad. They establish at least the girl's motive and why she hates her classmates. I like the comedic moments of the show, it works well. Things work, even though it's pretty plain, it still seems decent enough to keep watching.
Crash Station
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You can't just ignore all the positive reception and go right to the known overly-critical guy, especially one who will say nice things later.
I'm glad that Ixion Saga DT seemed to turn out pretty well. :bow brains base :bow
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Little Busters! 1
I'm glad that they showed us just how stupid the main characters are in the first few minutes with this little montage, it certainly helps set my expectations and reminds me I'm watching a Key adaptation where everyone is incredibly mentally deficient and that this show is certainly no exception. Welcome to Little Busters!
The character designs leave much to be desired (as the OP shall demonstrate), the humor feels like it's trying way to hard to be funny and ultimately falls flat and the dead eyes are forever watching. The real carnival of stupid hasn't started just yet but when it does... oh boy. Let me just say that this has potential to be the most hilarious Keywreck yet if the plot synopsis on Wikipedia is anything to go by!
wouldn't be a key anime if the protagonists didn't have a tragic past
yet another shining example of how unfunny this is
it's even got an incredibly lazy PV featuring sprites from the games. clearly pandering to the indie dweeb demographic
All in all, this has fairly dull animewatch and I'll have to give this 2 out of 5 toei dead eyes
Yup.
I showed Madoka to a guy who wasnt originally interested in it and after the show he couldnt stop raving about it.
Besides, I'm not even sure if Jexhius disliked it based on those impressions.
A lot of similar shows lately have been funnier and more creative than Lucky Star.
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