I'm not particularly hopeful either, but hey, gotta give Jexhius a fair shot first!
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Fall 2012 Anime |OT| Meet the new world, same as the old world
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I'm not particularly hopeful either, but hey, gotta give Jexhius a fair shot first!
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Need to see this so that I can choose what to watch after I finish LotGH.
There's so little talk about this classic in the contemporary anime blogosphere* that I feel it needs to be hyped up. I would have never checked it were it not for Jex's incessant nagging some months ago. Not to mention the huge episode list is a turn-off to many individuals.
*To be fair, everything pre-digital era seems to be of no merit to the kids today. :X
Galactic Cyclone Bryger 5
So five episodes in and it occurs to me why the characters have a familiar feel to them. It's a similar sort of chemistry as Lupin's crew. There's even something of a Zenigata analogue what with the police chief that's after them who fails often and in a comedic manner. It's not as if the J9 Cosmorangers are a band of thieves but they're still a band of scoundrels taking on mercenary jobs in the name of justice (and at a high price). Still, I imagine this probably does Lupin III in space better than Lupin VIII. :lol
It also has me wanting to get to finally starting the Space Adventure Cobra TV stuff as that movie & English pilot were something else that gave me that Lupin in Space feeling albeit more towards Cobra himself rather than any sort of cast chemistry.
Oh, as for this episode itself, there's something satisfying to see a handful of enemy fighters attack a super robot mid-transformation and accidentally crash into it without it budging an inch.
So five episodes in and it occurs to me why the characters have a familiar feel to them. It's a similar sort of chemistry as Lupin's crew. There's even something of a Zenigata analogue what with the police chief that's after them who fails often and in a comedic manner. It's not as if the J9 Cosmorangers are a band of thieves but they're still a band of scoundrels taking on mercenary jobs in the name of justice (and at a high price). Still, I imagine this probably does Lupin III in space better than Lupin VIII. :lol
It also has me wanting to get to finally starting the Space Adventure Cobra TV stuff as that movie & English pilot were something else that gave me that Lupin in Space feeling albeit more towards Cobra himself rather than any sort of cast chemistry.
Oh, as for this episode itself, there's something satisfying to see a handful of enemy fighters attack a super robot mid-transformation and accidentally crash into it without it budging an inch.
Chet Rippo
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You need more cats.
its beyond cats
I have this russian girl that wants to go out with me
and i used to like her but im far too gone now to care about anything so im going to say no
its even worse when you cant enjoy the madness that is jojos bizarre adventure
fuck
chickdigger802
Banned
when does jojo become something like that old capcom game?
If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat
After this tv series runs its course.
Life is full of compromises.
I don't see a compromise here
Catgirl maid army? o:
chickdigger802
Banned
actual catgirl maids sounds like a recursive nightmare.
you spend all day cleaning the fur off the furniture but leave more in the process.
you spend all day cleaning the fur off the furniture but leave more in the process.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah, maybe I should just think of that movie as just a movie so I don't get scared off by the insane length.
I think I just prefer my big war stories, to borrow a Star Trek term, to be of the "Lower Decks" variety. I just want to follow the dude that is carrying out the orders rather than generals who are giving out the orders.
It's why even though I do adore the earlier seasons of B5 and the G'Kar/Londo machinations that created the single best homosocial relationship in science fiction, if not television, there was something endearing to me about the second half of season 4... specifically the moments when the Earth Fleet captains would show up.
(Although, fuck. The payoff to the Vir - Morden relationship is still pretty awesome. lol)
Honestly, I want a show set in the Pacific theater about the USS Enterprise or one of the other carriers, because that's where all this Military SciFi stuff comes from anyway. We're already at the point where the idea of a carrier is a completely outdated concept (just like the Battleship was made obsolete during WW2), so the idea that people in space would revert back to giant carriers flying around in space is ridiculous anyway.
But there's just something cool about combining both the classic naval warfare stuff with fighter pilot Top Gun stuff. I have no idea why, but it hits a special type of nerd fetish for me. lol
Also, I'm being confused by your reverse-psychology!
About time.
Several seasons.
UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie.
There is an alien maid catgirl with a raygun that turns normal girls into her catgirl army.
I like it.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Billiechu
If your name is Billiechu
you have to go buy
Nanami's tampons
(Today, 01:37 AM)
<3
Galactic Cyclone Bryger 6
Oh hey, a peek at the Blaster Kid's past. No wonder he's so disenchanted with the military. Sometimes I get the feeling some of these shows tossed in the robot fight out of necessity rather than sort of desire. A nice character focused episode is ended with a super robot fight like it's almost an afterthought!
hahah faux stormtroopers aim like the real thing.
Blaster Kid is apparently extremely photogenic.
Oh hey, a peek at the Blaster Kid's past. No wonder he's so disenchanted with the military. Sometimes I get the feeling some of these shows tossed in the robot fight out of necessity rather than sort of desire. A nice character focused episode is ended with a super robot fight like it's almost an afterthought!
It was still fucking cool.
Sounds familiar. Is this a reference to someone else's tag?
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Nonoriri, who has left us for greener pastures.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I guess there's only so many ways you can tell a story about two women being in love with each other. lol
Maybe it's the problem with all relationship books... well, at least with Aoi Hana, where once you mash the two main characters together, there doesn't seem to be anywhere to go. I mean, she could get into Akira learning the "mechanics", but I have no idea if she's interesting in telling that aspect of sexual learning (although, amazingly enough, Wandering Son gave us a scene of Yuki masturbating while thinking of her best friend... even if it was cut from broadcast). There's also a real coming out story waiting to be told, but that seems like a thousand chapters away at the pace this book is going.
There's a real issue here - only a few months ago, the first Buddhist lesbian wedding happened in Taiwan - so Asians are really, really fucked up when it comes to this stuff. And I feel like Shimura does care about this stuff... but god. It just gets so interminable when you're reading about some ditzy friend that you could give two shits about.
(Funny enough, I read the end of Sasameki Koto because, well, yuri manga translators are insane and they went out of order and ending with a pseudo-lesbian wedding is both silly and heartwarming. I don't think I'd want Aoi Hana to end up like that anyway.)
It's strange that Wandering Son "feels" like it's the one moving forward the most, but then you realize that in man ways, it's even more static ever since the characters moved into high school. The characters are stuck in identities that almost don't matter anymore and in the same nearly sexless relationships that they had in middle school. Mako is basically the only one of them with sexual awareness of any kind, but of course he's also the one who is single.
Crash Station
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Stands are introduced in Part 3, which this anime isn't scheduled for just yet.
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Don't let the Man keep you down. Fight the power!
It's weird but I find reki kawahara's author's notes kinda moe. He always sounds so helpless. It's gotten to the point where I just wait for new notes to be translated.
That said I think the core appeal of his novels comes from something like this:
I'm cool with that; I just wish all the other kawahara baggage didn't follow.
That said I think the core appeal of his novels comes from something like this:
I'm cool with that; I just wish all the other kawahara baggage didn't follow.
For the horde!!!
I count like 5 already
I really liked this from the second SAO LN:
There's something genuine there and reminds me of my early FFXI time when I'd see everyone run around in AF gear and just be in awe. :lol It was so awesome when I finally got to be one of those people.
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One Piece: Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Nakama
Amazing. I really can't think of any better way they could have recreated the earliest most cherished arc in the franchise. I don't remember a lot about the TV version, but I do remember that it didn't look a 50th as good as this.
It starts out with a few flashbacks, giving a very brief synopsis of the earlier arcs in East Blue. It isn't much, but even seeing some of the arc climaxes remade with this art style and production values was great.
Then we move into the meat of the story, the Arlong arc. Since it's been condensed into a 2 hour TV special, the pacing is MUCH better. All unnecessary filler is cut out while stuff that had the option of being sped up was.
Arlong was made a lot more menacing, even though the content didn't change. Like everything else in this, the sense of impact for every motion was amplified quite a bit, which made Nami's back story all the more harder to watch. It was done so damn well, that I actually cringed at certain portions that called for it,
being one.
As the impact of most scenes was more effective all around, you could really empathize with Nami's plight quite a bit more than you could in the TV series. There was just more energy overall and it was great. Especially the
You can really see how much better it is now.
And the action. My god, the action. The last 3rd of this was like a friggin animation carnival during the fights. I seriously think it had better animation than some of the movies. Every single main one was a visual treat. I'd put up some gifs, but I suck at making them and the one place I found with any is a shitty tumblr that didn't gif any of the fights. Amazing choreography coupled with some really great animation.
The one that impressed me the most was Sanji vs Kurobi, a fight with a segment underwater. Just the way the water moved around the fighters was beautiful as was the movements of the characters themselves. But really, all the fights were beautiful. Each one had enough tension alongside the top-notch choreography and animation to be worth any action fan's time.
And of course, that famous climax in
is made all the more satisfying, again thanks to the elevated production values and energy. The great pacing made the lead up more effective, which in turn made the end of the fight more effective.
I have exactly two complaints about this special, both of which are incredibly minor. First of all, the walk to Arlong Park was significantly shortened. It was still effective, but not as much as it was in the TV series. Decent oversight right there. The second is the vital scene of
was not shown, which kind of gave context to Nami's actions to not make her look like a total bitch when she
Ah well.
Seriously though, this is by far the best One Piece special and even surpasses possibly all the movies. This is something all fans of the franchise NEED to see, and probably even some non-fans too. hosanna you can just watch this to complete the contract.
Amazing. I really can't think of any better way they could have recreated the earliest most cherished arc in the franchise. I don't remember a lot about the TV version, but I do remember that it didn't look a 50th as good as this.
It starts out with a few flashbacks, giving a very brief synopsis of the earlier arcs in East Blue. It isn't much, but even seeing some of the arc climaxes remade with this art style and production values was great.
Then we move into the meat of the story, the Arlong arc. Since it's been condensed into a 2 hour TV special, the pacing is MUCH better. All unnecessary filler is cut out while stuff that had the option of being sped up was.
Arlong was made a lot more menacing, even though the content didn't change. Like everything else in this, the sense of impact for every motion was amplified quite a bit, which made Nami's back story all the more harder to watch. It was done so damn well, that I actually cringed at certain portions that called for it,
Arlong stomping on Bellemere's arm
As the impact of most scenes was more effective all around, you could really empathize with Nami's plight quite a bit more than you could in the TV series. There was just more energy overall and it was great. Especially the
tattoo stabbing scene.
And the action. My god, the action. The last 3rd of this was like a friggin animation carnival during the fights. I seriously think it had better animation than some of the movies. Every single main one was a visual treat. I'd put up some gifs, but I suck at making them and the one place I found with any is a shitty tumblr that didn't gif any of the fights. Amazing choreography coupled with some really great animation.
The one that impressed me the most was Sanji vs Kurobi, a fight with a segment underwater. Just the way the water moved around the fighters was beautiful as was the movements of the characters themselves. But really, all the fights were beautiful. Each one had enough tension alongside the top-notch choreography and animation to be worth any action fan's time.
And of course, that famous climax in
the cartography room
I have exactly two complaints about this special, both of which are incredibly minor. First of all, the walk to Arlong Park was significantly shortened. It was still effective, but not as much as it was in the TV series. Decent oversight right there. The second is the vital scene of
the town finding the 100 million beli after the fight
stole everyone's wallets.
Seriously though, this is by far the best One Piece special and even surpasses possibly all the movies. This is something all fans of the franchise NEED to see, and probably even some non-fans too. hosanna you can just watch this to complete the contract.
From the New World 4
I don't think anybody is going to be complaining about a lack of plot development after this one!
This show is really just great. It has great direction, great animation, and the story is well-written and the kind of thing that really appeals to me.
One thing I thought was really well-done in this episode was the depiction of Saki's reaction to various events; you could really tell what she was thinking just from the expressions on her face and her body language. I imagine in the novel, much of that was internal monologue/description, so good job by the writers and storyboarders to capture that visually. Actually it wasn't just Saki, all of the kids had moments where you could viscerally understand their emotional state.
I can't wait to read everyone's thoughts/theories on this episode.
I don't think anybody is going to be complaining about a lack of plot development after this one!
This show is really just great. It has great direction, great animation, and the story is well-written and the kind of thing that really appeals to me.
One thing I thought was really well-done in this episode was the depiction of Saki's reaction to various events; you could really tell what she was thinking just from the expressions on her face and her body language. I imagine in the novel, much of that was internal monologue/description, so good job by the writers and storyboarders to capture that visually. Actually it wasn't just Saki, all of the kids had moments where you could viscerally understand their emotional state.
I can't wait to read everyone's thoughts/theories on this episode.
Looks like someone's(I forgot who said it) Brave New World comparison was spot on, just with psychic powers and weird Buddhism added.
This sounds pretty neat. So much so I might give it a shot sooner rather than later. It also sort of fills a niche I'm surprised didn't really exist already, namely condensed arcs so people could enjoy the story without the large time commitment the tv series proper demands, especially given the quality concerns early on.
Hyouka did the envy/expectations thing better, lol.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
I like how AnimeGAF's peoplez just don't bother translating that word anymore.
I have to leave Google Translate open for this thread.
My backlog grows yet again. Nami special sounds good.
I hope Water 7 gets a similar treatment.
Yeah, I do think there's a genuine core of appreciation for that kind of experience beneath all the... well, bad writing. Perhaps that's what resonates so much with some people; for others, the waifus.
It's too bad he's never been able to get past his own limitations.
I hope Water 7 gets a similar treatment.
Yeah, I do think there's a genuine core of appreciation for that kind of experience beneath all the... well, bad writing. Perhaps that's what resonates so much with some people; for others, the waifus.
It's too bad he's never been able to get past his own limitations.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
A mere machine could never comprehend the true connotations of the word in its original language.
Crash Station
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Yeah, it would be great if other arcs could be condensed like this. I do fear it wouldn't work as well with the later ones since they are loooooooooong. Movie 8 tried it and ended up butchering the arc. Movie 9 apparently did a better job, but it was a re-imagining rather than a straight-up remake like this. Maybe they could stretch it over two specials or so.
If they were going to recreate any more, this really needs to be the standard.
How can you translate a word that's untranslatable?
Chet Rippo
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Katte ni Kaizou 4
Anime Tiger Woods? Never thought I'd see the day. Nor did I ever really care to see this day either.
Uno ruins friendships.
Anime Tiger Woods? Never thought I'd see the day. Nor did I ever really care to see this day either.
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firehawk12
Subete no aware
I know I'm the guy who uses Don't Fuck Your Sister so I have no one to blame but myself... but what is this thing actually called? lol
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One Piece: Episode of Nami - Koukaishi no Namida to Nakama no Kizuna
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