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It's nice to see people come around to this finally. Been waiting for these reactions for a while now.
We'll always have that magical season when The Tatami Galaxy and House of Five Leaves were back to back; Never forget.
Basileus777
Member
These are cherished memories.
Banned for 10 years.
The Magical Sisters Yoyo and Nene
Or, Magical Girl Yoyo, and very occasionally her sister Nene, if you were to really be more accurate. Seriously, younger-sister-despite-looking-15-20-year-older Nene doesn't actually appear all that often in the movie. I suppose the movies title comes from the fact that the pair of them run a business in the magical kingdom in which they reside, exterminating curses for profit, but if you go into the movie expecting a lot of Nene, you'll be disappointed with what you get.
Anyway, the movie follows Yoyo as she accidentally gets stuck in modern-day Japan after investigating a tree full of peculiar (read:modern Japanese) buildings that suddenly sprung up in front of her house. Of course, she immediately stumbles across a group of kids who's parents have seemingly been cursed by mysterious runes contained within a mobile 'phone game they were playing, and she set's out to investigate.
The movies fine. It's pretty charming, though how much you go along with it probably depends mostly on how you end up feeling about Yoyo. She's not a particularly engaging character from an emotional or narrative point of view, but she is a very infectiously charismatic lead. She's confident to the point that the movie even has her performing a song and dance number about how great she is, though it never really comes across as overconfidence, as she actually displays the magical chops to back-up her claims.
The rest of the cast is pretty rote, really - you've got the prototypical boy character you have in this kind of movie, who learns all sorts of things about guts and determination by the end of it. You do have a comic-relief frog guy, but because he chills with Nene, you don't get to see him all that often.
It does beg the question that, if the movie had actually stuck to the magical world for it's duration, would it have been more interesting? Probably - the characters over there are a lot more entertaining, anyway, but what we got anyway wasn't all that bad.
It's probably a display of them underestimating the movies intended audience, but it does have a habit of getting bogged down in places - it's not so much that the movie is overlong (though maybe it is a little
), more that there's a couple of moments where it really labours it's points to the point of being excessively heavy-handed. It's tough not to think that a little more subtlety would have went a long way. It also doesn't really help that some of the points it labours on are really, really lightweight takes of things we've seen handled far more adeptly in GatchaCrowds and Summer Wars (and presumably that Digimon movie), else it's probably going to be compared unfavourably to LWA.
The animation is OK. It's definitely movie, rather than TV, level, but there's little that is super stand-out spectacular about it. There is a short, but well done, 2D car segment towards the movies back-end, for those who like that kind of thing, but nothing stood out as being particular stunning or deficient in terms of animation. The character designs are in a similar ball-park to Welcome to the Space Show, where it's a little hard to determine if they were trying to aim a general or an otaku audience, and probably doesn't appeal too heavily to either. Yoyo does magically and inexplicably age by about 10 years when she switches worlds, so whenever she over-extends on magic, she ends up reverting back to her now mid-riff exposing, short-panted original clothing as she can no-longer sustain a costume change. The rest of the visual design is neat - the various magical seals used to perform magic are cute.
But, yeah, Charming is probably the best way to describe it. Not the greatest thing ever, and it's narrative isn't particularly it's strong suit, but it's got just enough strength of character to remain entertaining throughout.
Or, Magical Girl Yoyo, and very occasionally her sister Nene, if you were to really be more accurate. Seriously, younger-sister-despite-looking-15-20-year-older Nene doesn't actually appear all that often in the movie. I suppose the movies title comes from the fact that the pair of them run a business in the magical kingdom in which they reside, exterminating curses for profit, but if you go into the movie expecting a lot of Nene, you'll be disappointed with what you get.
Anyway, the movie follows Yoyo as she accidentally gets stuck in modern-day Japan after investigating a tree full of peculiar (read:modern Japanese) buildings that suddenly sprung up in front of her house. Of course, she immediately stumbles across a group of kids who's parents have seemingly been cursed by mysterious runes contained within a mobile 'phone game they were playing, and she set's out to investigate.
The movies fine. It's pretty charming, though how much you go along with it probably depends mostly on how you end up feeling about Yoyo. She's not a particularly engaging character from an emotional or narrative point of view, but she is a very infectiously charismatic lead. She's confident to the point that the movie even has her performing a song and dance number about how great she is, though it never really comes across as overconfidence, as she actually displays the magical chops to back-up her claims.
The rest of the cast is pretty rote, really - you've got the prototypical boy character you have in this kind of movie, who learns all sorts of things about guts and determination by the end of it. You do have a comic-relief frog guy, but because he chills with Nene, you don't get to see him all that often.
It does beg the question that, if the movie had actually stuck to the magical world for it's duration, would it have been more interesting? Probably - the characters over there are a lot more entertaining, anyway, but what we got anyway wasn't all that bad.
It's probably a display of them underestimating the movies intended audience, but it does have a habit of getting bogged down in places - it's not so much that the movie is overlong (though maybe it is a little
), more that there's a couple of moments where it really labours it's points to the point of being excessively heavy-handed. It's tough not to think that a little more subtlety would have went a long way. It also doesn't really help that some of the points it labours on are really, really lightweight takes of things we've seen handled far more adeptly in GatchaCrowds and Summer Wars (and presumably that Digimon movie), else it's probably going to be compared unfavourably to LWA.The animation is OK. It's definitely movie, rather than TV, level, but there's little that is super stand-out spectacular about it. There is a short, but well done, 2D car segment towards the movies back-end, for those who like that kind of thing, but nothing stood out as being particular stunning or deficient in terms of animation. The character designs are in a similar ball-park to Welcome to the Space Show, where it's a little hard to determine if they were trying to aim a general or an otaku audience, and probably doesn't appeal too heavily to either. Yoyo does magically and inexplicably age by about 10 years when she switches worlds, so whenever she over-extends on magic, she ends up reverting back to her now mid-riff exposing, short-panted original clothing as she can no-longer sustain a costume change. The rest of the visual design is neat - the various magical seals used to perform magic are cute.
But, yeah, Charming is probably the best way to describe it. Not the greatest thing ever, and it's narrative isn't particularly it's strong suit, but it's got just enough strength of character to remain entertaining throughout.
Basileus777
Member
You can ban me, but you can't erase the scars of that season.
I had forgotten that that aired before BRS took over the slot. Well, there's something legitimately good to remember!
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Nichibros 8
Welp, now I'm even more afraid of centipedes. :lol
Also, how am I 2/3 done with this show already?
Welp, now I'm even more afraid of centipedes. :lol
Also, how am I 2/3 done with this show already?
Nichibros 8
Welp, now I'm even more afraid of centipedes. :lol
Also, how am I 2/3 done with this show already?
Because it's too amazing for a second season
Because the author would rather draw touhou doujins.Nichibros 8
Welp, now I'm even more afraid of centipedes. :lol
Also, how am I 2/3 done with this show already?
There was a time when noitaminA was fine
When the dialogue was tight
And their words inviting
There was a time when the slot was sublime
And the shows were a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
Then it all went wrong
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And anime worth watching
I dreamed that it would never die
I dreamed that Hito would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no sakuga unappreciated
But the AnimeGaffers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dream to shame
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather
I had a dream noitaminA would be
So different from this hell that's airing
So different now from what it seemed
Now AnimeGAF has killed the dream I dreamed.
When the dialogue was tight
And their words inviting
There was a time when the slot was sublime
And the shows were a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
Then it all went wrong
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And anime worth watching
I dreamed that it would never die
I dreamed that Hito would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no sakuga unappreciated
But the AnimeGaffers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dream to shame
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather
I had a dream noitaminA would be
So different from this hell that's airing
So different now from what it seemed
Now AnimeGAF has killed the dream I dreamed.
Assuming you mean OniAi,
there's no incest in that show. Akito was adopted, and both he and Arashi (the red haired girl, actually Akito's cousin) know this and try to keep it a secret.
You say this, but the rest of the post reads like you didn't like it much, if at all. The animation being just okay for a film is pretty disappointing, although I guess I shouldn't have expected something great either.
Man, between this and Patema I feel bummed now. Thankfully Kaguyahime is coming soon to save animu films
Hmm, well, in regards to the player's reactions, looking around at some info novel readers have posted, players still feel some pain.
Also, apparently, in the novels players bleed and leave corpses behind until they end up respawning. So even if you can't die, its not the best of experiences for either side.
You say this, but the rest of the post reads like you didn't like it much, if at all. The animation being just okay for a film is pretty disappointing, although I guess I shouldn't have expected something great either.
Man, between this and Patema I feel bummed now. Thankfully Kaguyahime is coming soon to save animu films
For what it's worth, I probably enjoyed it more than Fuse or Patema, though Patema is actually likely a better constructed movie. I really liked Yoyo though, she's so much fun. Musical numbers do an awful lot to win me over.
I should probably mention that I'd heard elsewhere that the version of Yoyo which is playing at SLA is non-final, so there's a chance that there's a bunch of stuff in there that was incomplete, though I'm kind of struggling to figure out exactly what might be changed before the final release.
(It's also way easier to complain about things than it is to praise them...)
In the case of Patema, others were a bit more positive about it, so it might just be me.
Btw DiGiKerot, I never called Fuse boring! I said it was "poorly put together" and "shallow".
PdotMichael
Banned
Strike Witches OVA and third season announcement...
The world is complete now.
The world is complete now.
Theonik
Member
I should have checked twitter before asking. Still very cute. And yeah they better sell shorts!
Seriously though it's not even worth it since the OVA adapts the same exact content as the first OVAs.
You say that like PSG is a bad experience!
HELL FUCKING YES!
Btw DiGiKerot, I never called Fuse boring! I said it was "poorly put together" and "shallow".
I'm sure you can see how I misconstrued "difficulty keeping my interest throughout the entire thing" as boring, right?
Fortunately BRS TV taught us about the wonders of fan fiction!
It's━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━here!!!!!! 
Maximilian Kolbe
Member
Yay
After land and sea,air also return to TV anime
There was a time when noitaminA was fine
When the dialogue was tight
And their words inviting
There was a time when the slot was sublime
And the shows were a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
Then it all went wrong
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And anime worth watching
I dreamed that it would never die
I dreamed that Hito would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no sakuga unappreciated
But the AnimeGaffers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dream to shame
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather
I had a dream noitaminA would be
So different from this hell that's airing
So different now from what it seemed
Now AnimeGAF has killed the dream I dreamed.
This is genius Ducky.
Les foreveralones
Oh man. Zach is so gonna freak out!
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
That was my first thought. :lol Zach's gonna lose his shit.
To be fair, he knew it was coming, but to HEAR IT yeah hes still gonna fuwafuwa until he HANYANs to death.
Zach's dream has come true and you can only think of self elimination?
He's cleaning his ears to better hear the good news.
Obviously that must be whats hes doing.
Theonik
Member
Then fuwa fuwa ears take a while to dry too.
That is a devious headbutt
Basileus777
Member
Ace of Diamond 2
All of the crying and melodramatic indecisiveness was bad. I hope this was a one episode thing and the story doesn't keep this tone.
All of the crying and melodramatic indecisiveness was bad. I hope this was a one episode thing and the story doesn't keep this tone.
This is great news to wake up to.
Maximilian Kolbe
Member
More details:new Strike Witches OVA will be about 501called "OPERATION VICTORY ARROW"
But TV season 3 still unknown(502 please?)
But TV season 3 still unknown(502 please?)
Noiseman Sound Insect
It was a thrilling ride, that's for sure. Not a moment to breath, but it's not like you need that in these types of shorts, especially if they pull it off well with tons of ideas and a really solid flow of action. The monster erased music in an oppressive affront, but his design and overall clumsiness made for a light-hearted and irreverent feel that made the short much more palatable as an animation-carried tour de force.
Nanchatte Vampiyan (Pilot)
This one was reminiscent of those good western cartoons you don't really see anymore. Really cohesive aesthetic focused around a simple concept, carried by quirky characters and visual gags. Great sound design and music, great use of colours, great climax with typical Yuasa-ish plays on perspective. All-around charming, enjoyable short; it does its job well as a pilot too, but I'm not really interested in seeing the TV show.
Slime Adventures
This one was harder to get into because it had enough dialogue that the lack of a translation was a significant hindrance. The video quality was terrible too, but I'll take what I can get. That damn blob though. The climax was impressive, as is everything Shinya Ohira animates. Otherwise I don't think I would care for it even if I understood the dialogue.
I guess that about covers it. Yuasa is at his best when he does short stuff. Predictably, Cat Soup was the one that impressed me the most as being the most original, uncompromising and fresh out of all of these shorts. It's really a haunting piece, probably the best thing Yuasa has done.
The sound design and usage of music shined through all; for Cat Soup and Vampiyan especially, it can't be understated how much it enhanced the experience.
It was a thrilling ride, that's for sure. Not a moment to breath, but it's not like you need that in these types of shorts, especially if they pull it off well with tons of ideas and a really solid flow of action. The monster erased music in an oppressive affront, but his design and overall clumsiness made for a light-hearted and irreverent feel that made the short much more palatable as an animation-carried tour de force.
Nanchatte Vampiyan (Pilot)
This one was reminiscent of those good western cartoons you don't really see anymore. Really cohesive aesthetic focused around a simple concept, carried by quirky characters and visual gags. Great sound design and music, great use of colours, great climax with typical Yuasa-ish plays on perspective. All-around charming, enjoyable short; it does its job well as a pilot too, but I'm not really interested in seeing the TV show.
Slime Adventures
This one was harder to get into because it had enough dialogue that the lack of a translation was a significant hindrance. The video quality was terrible too, but I'll take what I can get. That damn blob though. The climax was impressive, as is everything Shinya Ohira animates. Otherwise I don't think I would care for it even if I understood the dialogue.
I guess that about covers it. Yuasa is at his best when he does short stuff. Predictably, Cat Soup was the one that impressed me the most as being the most original, uncompromising and fresh out of all of these shorts. It's really a haunting piece, probably the best thing Yuasa has done.
The sound design and usage of music shined through all; for Cat Soup and Vampiyan especially, it can't be understated how much it enhanced the experience.
Jex
Member
You're like, asking for the whole industry to shutdown!
So be it ( ≖‿≖
Finding it much easier to watch anime now that it's just being broadcast, though I'm at the mercy of Tokyo MX gods. Now...Love Live! is on, so it's not all bad.
nintendoman58
Member
There was a time when noitaminA was fine
When the dialogue was tight
And their words inviting
There was a time when the slot was sublime
And the shows were a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
Then it all went wrong
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And anime worth watching
I dreamed that it would never die
I dreamed that Hito would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no sakuga unappreciated
But the AnimeGaffers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dream to shame
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather
I had a dream noitaminA would be
So different from this hell that's airing
So different now from what it seemed
Now AnimeGAF has killed the dream I dreamed.
So basically this is the story all about how anime's life got flip-turned upside down?
I'm sorry, I couldn't resist.
Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!/I Wanna be the Strongest in the World Episode 2:
So yea, this week it is your typical training from hell episode. I guess my question is what would have happened to the Berserk Gym during that 100 Slam Challenge that instead of prevailing in typical sports cliche fashion, she ended up breaking her back? Anyway, looks like they are giving our Sakura a losing streak gimmick that may be great for their little athleticism mantra, but is very bad for business. Are we sure that WWE Creative isn't writing this show?
So yea, this week it is your typical training from hell episode. I guess my question is what would have happened to the Berserk Gym during that 100 Slam Challenge that instead of prevailing in typical sports cliche fashion, she ended up breaking her back? Anyway, looks like they are giving our Sakura a losing streak gimmick that may be great for their little athleticism mantra, but is very bad for business. Are we sure that WWE Creative isn't writing this show?
Dedication Through Light
Member
Magi: The Kingdom of Magic Episode 2
Alright episode, the action was pretty nice
. Plot stuff made me dislike Sinbad more and more and I still dont like where its headed with going separate ways as they discussed last episode sadly.
Music seemed to get worst this season, song during action felt tacky and distracting.
Alright episode, the action was pretty nice
Sinbads form in his magic vessal for attacking was probably his best moment yet, if only we could get more
unless Alibaba is truly going to stick around and board the ship with Aladdin. Alibaba looked so crushed when Aladdin suggested breaking up and going separate ways, he needed and still needs a hug now that he has no one else
Music seemed to get worst this season, song during action felt tacky and distracting.
RyougaSaotome
Member
There was a time when noitaminA was fine
When the dialogue was tight
And their words inviting
There was a time when the slot was sublime
And the shows were a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
Then it all went wrong
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And anime worth watching
I dreamed that it would never die
I dreamed that Hito would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no sakuga unappreciated
But the AnimeGaffers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dream to shame
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather
I had a dream noitaminA would be
So different from this hell that's airing
So different now from what it seemed
Now AnimeGAF has killed the dream I dreamed.
Post of the forever.
R_thanatos
Member
just a maiden in love.
Maiden in love my ass lol, she's sick..
Theonik
Member
Ojamajo Doremi ♯ 01
But yeah. Doremi continues to be the unluckiest bishoujo and all is well in the world.
Also I really love their new transformation sequences/Magical Stage.
And we back. I'm glad they put all the emotional drama/setup stuff on the first episode tbh.
Bullshit.
But yeah. Doremi continues to be the unluckiest bishoujo and all is well in the world.
Also I really love their new transformation sequences/Magical Stage.
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