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Fall 2013 Anime |OT| When is Crunchyroll coming to GTA Online?
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Shin Mazinger is too awesome to ignore just because you afraid with the ending.
I love GGG, but if you watch it with fully critical with stuff like storyboarding, directing and writing.. you not doing yourself favor, the good thing GGG is very capable to make you ignoring all those stuff.. but still GGG aren't show that gonna winning critical objective judgement.
basically, eps 24 lol
I love GGG, but if you watch it with fully critical with stuff like storyboarding, directing and writing.. you not doing yourself favor, the good thing GGG is very capable to make you ignoring all those stuff.. but still GGG aren't show that gonna winning critical objective judgement.
Shin Mazinger 1-
What the fuck is this?
This was completely incoherent.
basically, eps 24 lol
Crash Station
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Shin Mazinger 1-
What the fuck is this?
This was completely incoherent.
Episode 2 is the ACTUAL start of the show. Ep 1 is clips from the second half for some asinine reason.
Monogatari 15
This Medusa arc has been completely and wholly refreshing. After Bakemonogatari the important turn for the series was that Senjougahara and Koyomi became a couple, but the series often continued to focus on the obsessed losers stewing over the outcome. With the later sections of this season of Monogatari coming largely free of the virus that is The Fire Sisters and the passive egocentric pouting of Hanekawa interesting things are actually able to happen. For once characters can actually be torn down instead of built up.
This Medusa arc has been completely and wholly refreshing. After Bakemonogatari the important turn for the series was that Senjougahara and Koyomi became a couple, but the series often continued to focus on the obsessed losers stewing over the outcome. With the later sections of this season of Monogatari coming largely free of the virus that is The Fire Sisters and the passive egocentric pouting of Hanekawa interesting things are actually able to happen. For once characters can actually be torn down instead of built up.
firehawk12
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I'm not sure if this came up, but ANNCast's latest episode was devoted entirely to Watamote: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2013-10-11
I feel bad for liking the show now. But I guess I can't disagree with Zac on everything. lol
I feel bad for liking the show now. But I guess I can't disagree with Zac on everything. lol
I was going to post about it but I couldn't make it through the whole thing. I don't really have the patience to listen to a bunch of self-proclaimed autists hold the show up as an amazing character study. I mean maybe I could stomach that, but not if they also just vehemently deny that it's a comedy.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I'll be honest, at the moment I can't really remember anything specific they said about the show. lol
Oh, I started listening to your podcast recently. It's pretty alright.
Theonik
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*insert crying nipples here*
Well both professor Go and Ginrei had personal reasons not to, especially with their trust for Von Fogler and deep down they wanted to know the truth of what had transpired. That later was replaced by doubt when Emanuel told them of Fogler's final moments. There is also the fact that with the giant sphere on the move they needed the third sample to study how these samples worked in hopes of counteracting them.
The less battles the better imo.
EvilKatarn
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For some reason I believe that the people who hated Metal Gear Rising's soundtrack would also hate Attack on Titan's soundtrack.
A Black Falcon
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Log Horizon 2 - This really was quite good. I had somewhat mixed feelings about the first episode, as I said -- it was good, but somewhat bland -- but this second episode was a solid improvement over the first one! This was a great episode, and I liked it a lot. This show asks the right questions, and has some interesting answers too. It also made me wonder... in this world they're in, do people age? Of course, in games people don't usually age, but that's because they aren't really running in the same time scale as real life; it's always the same short period of time, repeating again and again, in a sense. The worlds those games are set in do have aging and eventual death from that; respawning doesn't heal everything. So, is this just "they're in the game", or is it a bit more real and they can age, or not? Of course, you'd have to be stuck in the game for QUITE a while to figure that out, so I doubt it'll happen. But it is a question related to the ones this episode brings up.
But anyway, yeah, Log Horizon is quite good. The world is interesting, and I wonder how this post-apocalyptic Earth came to have magic in it. The main characters are good and have some nice, if cliche and predictable, interactions with eachother. The plot has promise, and I really like that people resurrect when killed; that's how it works in MMOs, after all, so of course it should work that way here. This is a conventional anime series in a lot of ways, but it's a good conventional series that, if it can hold to this level of quality, I think I'll really like.
Of course, S2 Ichika isn't at that level, and nor is the show but he's still amusing enough to be worth keeping around, for now at least.
I am interested though, firehawk12, why do you think that ep. 2 was an improvement over the first one? Just because Russia was introduced?
But anyway, yeah, Log Horizon is quite good. The world is interesting, and I wonder how this post-apocalyptic Earth came to have magic in it. The main characters are good and have some nice, if cliche and predictable, interactions with eachother. The plot has promise, and I really like that people resurrect when killed; that's how it works in MMOs, after all, so of course it should work that way here. This is a conventional anime series in a lot of ways, but it's a good conventional series that, if it can hold to this level of quality, I think I'll really like.
Everything in this post is absolutely true. And yeah, getting rid of the guy is usually the right solution for how to improve a harem show, but in this case, not so much... at least, not in S1's version of things. Ichika's sheer blind stupidity was a definite part of what made the series so "good", and what made it earn that 10/10 rating I gave it.I dunno, Ichika is the only reason it gets stupid though. Otherwise, it would be all faux-lesbians and having girls grab each other's breasts in a platonic-but-sexual-manner-for-the-male-audience kind of way gets old after a while. lol
The best kind of trash!
Yeah, her trolling is only funny because of the harem. Too bad she's in a show that's been massively downgraded. Hell, I just remembered that pool montage from last week... so terrible! lol
I mean, I did watch it many, many times. But compared to the pervy harems, S1 just outclasses them. That's just truthfact.
Of course, S2 Ichika isn't at that level, and nor is the show but he's still amusing enough to be worth keeping around, for now at least.
I am interested though, firehawk12, why do you think that ep. 2 was an improvement over the first one? Just because Russia was introduced?
Mockingbird
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Magi Season 2: The Kingdom of Magic Ep2
Seems to follow the manga pretty well, with some slight changes in setting.Nice ep with alibaba x kougyoku
Seems to follow the manga pretty well, with some slight changes in setting.Nice ep with alibaba x kougyoku
MGR OST are amazing, Sawano's vocal track not so much.
KirbYuuYuu
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Literally putting MGR's soundtrack on the same level as AoT's. smh
KirbYuuYuu
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Now we've gone too far. Nuke everything
Im waiting for the PC version of mgr.
https://twitter.com/infernocop/status/389692151887458304 please explain
please explainMGR's soundtrack is great because they know exactly how to use it. There's an art to proper application of vocal tracks.
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Now, to continue from where I left off a year and a half ago...
Ano Natsu de Matteiru 5
It wasn't too hard to jump right in here. They've started making their movie, and thankfully, Remon has taken charge. We're in good hands now. Seems like the movie's going to wind up being a filmed representation of the story taking place before us. They already use that to get things out in the open quickly. That's nice.
I see why people latch onto Kanna. Ichika and Kaito get along well, but she seems to be more or less defined by her paranoia over being found out as an alien. Kanna's angst tugs on my sympathies much more readily. The way she beat herself up over a comment that nobody would hold against her reminded me of some of my own experiences.
I feel like I must have forgot something important with Tetsuro, because I can't tell if he's trying to just be helpful or if he has a love interest of his own. And I honestly don't remember anything about the other girl that I haven't named yet. Why is she there?
I like the lighting in this show a lot, which is a weird thing to say about an anime. But the sun-drenched afternoons or the yellowing sunsets really capture the feeling of summer, I think. I like the show's sense of place a lot. Maybe I'm biased because I live pretty close to where it's set.
I'll keep nabbing episodes of this when I have nothing else to watch. Hopefully I won't go another 18 months before finishing it this time.
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Now, to continue from where I left off a year and a half ago...
Ano Natsu de Matteiru 5
It wasn't too hard to jump right in here. They've started making their movie, and thankfully, Remon has taken charge. We're in good hands now. Seems like the movie's going to wind up being a filmed representation of the story taking place before us. They already use that to get things out in the open quickly. That's nice.
Tetsuro's a natural actor. I hope he finds his way back into the movie in spite of all logic dictating otherwise.
I see why people latch onto Kanna. Ichika and Kaito get along well, but she seems to be more or less defined by her paranoia over being found out as an alien. Kanna's angst tugs on my sympathies much more readily. The way she beat herself up over a comment that nobody would hold against her reminded me of some of my own experiences.
She's fine. It's just raining.
I feel like I must have forgot something important with Tetsuro, because I can't tell if he's trying to just be helpful or if he has a love interest of his own. And I honestly don't remember anything about the other girl that I haven't named yet. Why is she there?
I like the lighting in this show a lot, which is a weird thing to say about an anime. But the sun-drenched afternoons or the yellowing sunsets really capture the feeling of summer, I think. I like the show's sense of place a lot. Maybe I'm biased because I live pretty close to where it's set.
I'll keep nabbing episodes of this when I have nothing else to watch. Hopefully I won't go another 18 months before finishing it this time.
EvilKatarn
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I NEVER SAID THAT
MGR's is leaps and bounds above AoT's. But they're both fun soundtracks.
Theonik
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THE iDOLWR@STLER 02
I wish these two just fucked already. Not that I hate usual :SDBurton fare but god dammit.
A modest amount of [REDACTED] there is also an exercise GIF I'd post but a post with it was deleted before and I don't wanna chance it.
Still as borderline pornographic as before.
Ref. is best girl.
I wish these two just fucked already. Not that I hate usual :SDBurton fare but god dammit.
A modest amount of [REDACTED] there is also an exercise GIF I'd post but a post with it was deleted before and I don't wanna chance it.
Aizo
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I don't think "literally" is the word that you're looking for.
R_thanatos
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i tried to watch this show twice now , but i cant' get past the fact that i need headphones to not alert everyone around me with my speakers.
Theonik
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Well you really aren't missing much of any value...
Also everyone should be using headphones!
Hold the phone, you gave Infinite Stratos a 10? Out of 10? Not a hundred or something? Not ironically?
I wanna chime in here because surely I'm not the only one who felt there was a total change in the characters in season two's first episodes? It felt like a totally different show. Way more fake lesbianism between cast members, shitty gun play(did season one even have a gun that wasn't with a mecha?), it really felt like an alternate dimension episode to me.
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Outbreak Company 2 Ok, this show is a little weird, seems they're taking this stupid premise of exporting Japans culture to this other world somewhat seriously but there's one thing that's bugging me. Are they seriously
going to teach everyone there Japanese rather than just learn that world's language themselves and translate their crap? This show's taking a weird route here. Clearly you gotta change the infrastructure of that country so that they can have disposable income to buy manga and shit, gotta educate them in some language so they can read it, gotta get them some free time so they can read it, but it's all so weird because this is meaning that all societal changes that they introduce to the country are going to be driven by the population's desire to read manga? I don't know how serious this show is going to take the premise so perhaps I'm over thinking things, always am probably, but it seems to me that even if the Princess loves manga and wants her subjects to read it or however they're going to play it that without changing the infrastructure of the country to not rely on forced labor, conscription and the like that they're going to create a shitload of problems.
Weak.
Courtesy of Donkey show in the show's OT, next ep of Gundam Build Fighters is up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIOi14hOOHY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIOi14hOOHY
Theonik
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DeadRockstar
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Yozakura Quartet 2
This episode was a little bit disjointed, and put the story on the down low in favour of developing the characters and explaining their relationship to one another in a multiple viewpoint SoL format. It was perhaps a little too broad in focus, but since I find most of the cast likeable, I still enjoyed it.
They also found time to throw in two boob grabs, some action sakuga and a lesbian kiss. Kotoha is still the best, and maybe even bester after this episode.
This episode was a little bit disjointed, and put the story on the down low in favour of developing the characters and explaining their relationship to one another in a multiple viewpoint SoL format. It was perhaps a little too broad in focus, but since I find most of the cast likeable, I still enjoyed it.
They also found time to throw in two boob grabs, some action sakuga and a lesbian kiss. Kotoha is still the best, and maybe even bester after this episode.
chickdigger802
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what does gundam build fighters do better than AGE?
Dedication Through Light
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Admiral Woofington
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I'd say the anime's goal was to be the bridge between seinen and shonen manga. I mean I'm talking out of my ass here most likely, but when the anime first started I thought it was a seinen due to the setting and looks reminding way too much of Berserk. Maybe trying a bit harder to be grim-dark than other shonen can be considered as being 2edgy4me for many but I like it.
The issues I have with SnK involve everything else, mostly the author. He/she takes forever to release a chapter and loves to write dialogue. So while many other shonen mangas where bimonthly or maybe even weekly, this guy takes forever to release a chapter only for it to have nothing happen.
Im the only one on team #samumenco now?
GundamBF's is a good second though.
I want to like the show because it's Durarara and Baccano director +Gintoki's voice actor but as of right now it's basically animu Kick-Ass. Once more of the characters start being introduced and the main character stops being a wimp maybe the show will grow on me, but the animation and plot of the first episode were lackluster. I'm hoping the OP animation isn't too far off of what the show will end up being
The gundam/mecha porn are better for one, lack of Hino's presence also helping.
Certainly going to stay in my night terrors for awhile.
Im the only one on team #samumenco now?
GundamBF's is a good second though.
I don't think you fully understand the power of the Gundam BF OP. Look at these lyrics!
DeadRockstar
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Gundam Build Fighters has the best something of the season, i'll give it that:
Also, yeah, episode 2 was really enjoyable. I'm glad they didn't drag out the process of
They handled it well, too.
Sorry cat MILF.
Also, yeah, episode 2 was really enjoyable. I'm glad they didn't drag out the process of
turning Reiji's disinterest in gunpla battle around.
Theonik
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So remember when people were wondering why Kill La Kill wasn't available for UK streaming on Crunchyroll?
Well, this is probably old but I accidentally came across the answer to that just now. Seems like All the Anime (the new licensor that also snatched Cowboy Bebop) got it.
The interesting part of all this is they seem to be trying to push a currently French only Streaming service with this currently by embedding the streams on their site and with a UK version of the site being launched next week.
The really interesting part about the service is the model they are going for, Free SD/720p streaming with 1 minute of ads. (and free 4 day rental download)
And then premium ad/DRM free download of the HD content for 1.25 quid per episode. (not for KLK atm guessing because Aniplex needs some extra convincing)
Here's the blogpost on how they came up with this.
And the link to their simulacast page for KLK and Samurai Flamenco.
Well, this is probably old but I accidentally came across the answer to that just now. Seems like All the Anime (the new licensor that also snatched Cowboy Bebop) got it.
The interesting part of all this is they seem to be trying to push a currently French only Streaming service with this currently by embedding the streams on their site and with a UK version of the site being launched next week.
The really interesting part about the service is the model they are going for, Free SD/720p streaming with 1 minute of ads. (and free 4 day rental download)
And then premium ad/DRM free download of the HD content for 1.25 quid per episode. (not for KLK atm guessing because Aniplex needs some extra convincing)
Here's the blogpost on how they came up with this.
And the link to their simulacast page for KLK and Samurai Flamenco.
EvilKatarn
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Yeah, I was afraid of the same thing. But luckily enough they keep the story going and then some
with Reiji Trans-Aming the fuck out of existence.
He's gotta be a ghost of Sei's dad or something. There has to be some insane super dramatic reveal about Reiji.
He's gotta be a ghost of Sei's dad or something. There has to be some insane super dramatic reveal about Reiji.
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