firehawk12
Subete no aware
Without spoiling, it'll be explained when they reveal the meta plot. Presumably starting next week.
I'm curious, do you consider Looney Toons to be "good" or "Dane Cook"?
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ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
This means more to me than it probably should.
Oh yeah, Excel Saga. That show actually did a lot more than that, even as Kotono Mitsuishi belted out 50 episodes worth of lines.
Are you comparing Nichijou to Looney Tunes here?
Admiral Woofington
Member
tokyo ravens 2
personas and waifus.
poor(not) chie
wonder where the show is going next.
is it coincidence that both the image of Tokyo Ravens and your avatar are doing the same exact reaction shot while facing opposite directions?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I think they are similar, yes!
Looney Tunes has far more wit than the Nichijou skits I'm talking about.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Welp.
Time to start Clannad, one of the most hyped and highly rated series in anime. At least on the internet. I understand that after story is considered the better one but I can't by all means jump straight to that. Will it be melodrama? Will it be overhyped? Tune in to find out. As in I'll see if I stick with it.
Time to start Clannad, one of the most hyped and highly rated series in anime. At least on the internet. I understand that after story is considered the better one but I can't by all means jump straight to that. Will it be melodrama? Will it be overhyped? Tune in to find out. As in I'll see if I stick with it.
Joe Molotov
Member
Looney Tunes is my favorite anime.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Sure, but a lot of the set ups are basically the same. Hell, even the score feels like Looney Toons by just being so prominent and busy.
chickdigger802
Banned
( ._.)
Lollipop Dave
Member
Log Horizon 2 was okay...not as good as I was hoping it would be. I guess there is also some plot now? Moving onto Kyoukai no Kanata 3, hoping this will entertain me more today.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Polar Bear Cafe 4
I literally think that Polar Bear was so bored with no one to retort his puns that he deliberately flattened his own car tire for the sake of gratification.
And Panda pays a fuckton of money just to make sure his smartphone case gets used. Talk about mixed priorities.
I literally think that Polar Bear was so bored with no one to retort his puns that he deliberately flattened his own car tire for the sake of gratification.
And Panda pays a fuckton of money just to make sure his smartphone case gets used. Talk about mixed priorities.
One Piece 69
So after finishing The Voyage of the Dawn Treader earlier today, having not read it since I was younger, I found myself thinking about this show of all things. Like I mentioned in the reading thread, I think early exposure to the whole notion of Jason and the Argonauts gave me a real soft spot for the whole seafaring adventure with varied locales and dangers.
It's probably why I put up with this (and even enjoy myself from time to time!) despite taking issue with some of the characters. I'll admit though I've really liked the transition of Miss Wednesday to Vivi and that even Luffy has been far less grating as of late.
That said, this is the second Coby episode in a row and that shit is like the Dr Thunder to the Strawhat's Dr. Pepper.
So after finishing The Voyage of the Dawn Treader earlier today, having not read it since I was younger, I found myself thinking about this show of all things. Like I mentioned in the reading thread, I think early exposure to the whole notion of Jason and the Argonauts gave me a real soft spot for the whole seafaring adventure with varied locales and dangers.
It's probably why I put up with this (and even enjoy myself from time to time!) despite taking issue with some of the characters. I'll admit though I've really liked the transition of Miss Wednesday to Vivi and that even Luffy has been far less grating as of late.
That said, this is the second Coby episode in a row and that shit is like the Dr Thunder to the Strawhat's Dr. Pepper.
Admiral Woofington
Member
The whole anime is actually social commentary on social recluses and attention seeking individuals. The bears represent a different ugly side of current otaku culture.
Penguin represents penguin.
Is there an equivalent to Mio chewing out Yukko for 10 years in stop-start fashion? That one girl who always goes for heavy weapony with no variation beyond the model? Shit is tiresome.
Finishing up Fate/Zero Season One:
Fate/Zero 11
Archer should give up being a hero fighter guy and go into catering. Those portals are useful!
This was a great episode. The discussion about what it means to be a king was really interesting, and Saber and Rider are starting to clash. Saber kind of really needs to get her act together. Also her hand back. Also Rider's Noble Phantasm is
and that's just awesome.
Is there any way of actually getting rid of Assassin for good or do you just have to take out Kirei? Talk about an annoying Servant.
Fate/Zero 12
Archer! Stop egging Kirei on! Come on, he was about to give up and everything!
I want one of Kiritsugi's patented brood burgers (tm), it looked pretty good.
I suspect we've got bad stuff on the horizon for Irisviel, hope her hands get better soon. Can she even cast battle magic without her hands?
This episode revealed Kirei as a pretty interesting character. An "empty person" clinging onto his ideals such as the church and his master without thinking of himself at all. Got shades of it from his other talks with Archer, but this really pushed it farther. But now Archer seems like he's causing a change in him, for better or worse... Anyways,
Fate/Zero 13 (Season 1 END)
Yes more Rider good times. His pep-talk in this episode was great.
Ryuunosuke's philosophy was pretty interesting here. He's a crazy lunatic, but his philosophy does kind of have some merit to it. I wouldn't say it made him sympathetic, really, but it made him more likable. Like Ladd in Baccano, to compare to another likable mass murderer.
Cool cliffhanger here, aye. Looking forward to awesome team-up battle next episode.
Fate/Zero 11
Archer should give up being a hero fighter guy and go into catering. Those portals are useful!
This was a great episode. The discussion about what it means to be a king was really interesting, and Saber and Rider are starting to clash. Saber kind of really needs to get her act together. Also her hand back. Also Rider's Noble Phantasm is
summoning an army of bros
Is there any way of actually getting rid of Assassin for good or do you just have to take out Kirei? Talk about an annoying Servant.
Fate/Zero 12
Archer! Stop egging Kirei on! Come on, he was about to give up and everything!
I want one of Kiritsugi's patented brood burgers (tm), it looked pretty good.
I suspect we've got bad stuff on the horizon for Irisviel, hope her hands get better soon. Can she even cast battle magic without her hands?
This episode revealed Kirei as a pretty interesting character. An "empty person" clinging onto his ideals such as the church and his master without thinking of himself at all. Got shades of it from his other talks with Archer, but this really pushed it farther. But now Archer seems like he's causing a change in him, for better or worse... Anyways,
it looks like Assassin was killed for good, and now he has to get a new servant... wonder who it'll be.
Fate/Zero 13 (Season 1 END)
Yes more Rider good times. His pep-talk in this episode was great.
Ryuunosuke's philosophy was pretty interesting here. He's a crazy lunatic, but his philosophy does kind of have some merit to it. I wouldn't say it made him sympathetic, really, but it made him more likable. Like Ladd in Baccano, to compare to another likable mass murderer.
Cool cliffhanger here, aye. Looking forward to awesome team-up battle next episode.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Penguin screams to me as someone who wants senpai to notice him honestly.
Admiral Woofington
Member
MY GOD.
I was wondering why I loved Penguin so much. He too wants Polar Bear senpai to notice him.
Admiral Woofington
Member
to discuss your spoiler, that's not what you think it is. It's another ability that only a select few have.
I wish I had that ability. :3
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I dunno, you could argue the same about the Road Runner or Pepe Le Pew...
KirbYuuYuu
Member
I would say the latter is more prominent and more irksome conisdering she's an extreme example of a tsundere.
And they took kendo, of course Mio is violent. Or rather, they gave her an outlet which lets her utilize her already violent nature.
Also the 4 Temperments
Admiral Woofington
Member
Clannad 02
-Oh hey son I want to bond with you
- GET THE FUCK OUT I HATE YOU, WHAT AM I TO YOU I HATE YOU YOU DON'T LOVE ME
*runs away crying*
Oh my. This anime.
-Oh hey son I want to bond with you
- GET THE FUCK OUT I HATE YOU, WHAT AM I TO YOU I HATE YOU YOU DON'T LOVE ME
*runs away crying*
Oh my. This anime.
Golden Time!
Good lord. The English VA couldnt keep up and literally wore out her voice trying to be Excel.
Clannad is everything you expect and more.
Your avatar is SO CUTE
Fate zero only gets better after this. It ramps up everything to incredible levels.
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Pro-tip: Clannad is decent but After Story shits on everything. Especially your heart. Yes, there's a shit ton of melodrama, but just go with it.
Even those know when to start playing with the audience's expectations to create new humor.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I'm liking it so far. But I can tell he's gonna go for sick girl. And sick girl is gonna die. And then he'll be all "WHY DID SICK GIRL HAVE TO DIEEEEEE!" and I'll be staring at the screen thinking to myself that he could have chosen best girl (two candidates so far). I have no confirmation of this till I keep watching. But knowing the fame of sadness of this anime? Shit. Probably.
Only by ignoring what goes on in each example. While it is true that the Road Runner will always escape the Coyote, the cartoon presents a myriad of ways this is set up and then executed. If the cartoon was 50 episodes of the Coyote standing in the middle of the road while the Road Runner ran over him with roughly the same type of overblown animation, then it would be more like Nichijou.
I was out playing laser tag with friends earlier today. As per my usual habit, I tried to pick a codename for the score rankings that's anime-related, but otherwise sounds normalish. Ended up going with "SILVERCROW", and wound up barely in the top ten out of a 31-person game, which isn't too bad.
Good find.
lazybones18
Banned
Sword Art Online 12
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They'll get Yui back. I just know it
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Oh it gets a lot, lot worse than that possible scenario, I can assure you. You just have to see for yourself.
Well if it's any consolation there are two alternate reality OVAs that you should watch after you're done with it all that ask what if he goes out with two of the other girls. They're really good too.
Nichijou has some good skits every now and then, but I like it more for the overall atmosphere than the humor. The town has a really good sense of place, and even if the characters aren't always consistently funny, they give that town the texture of a place full of people living their lives. For me, it built into a nice little celebration of the daily routine of life. Moments like the five-second shots of a single place that they'd return to over the course of an episode, or the "Love-like" skits, brought that home to me.
Would have been nice if it were funnier, though.
Would have been nice if it were funnier, though.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
See, for me, it's a question of escalation vs variance. Although come to think of it, when I used to watch Family Guy 10 years ago, that show did the same thing... and now I'm starting to question everything about Nichijou. lol
Admiral Woofington
Member
when should I watch them? Post Clannad or after After Story? Chronologically I mean.
edit: Oh god. the blonde guy. That's Shinpachi's voice (Gintama)
What is heard can't be unheard.
Well, at the very least, Nichijou is a million times more visually appealing than Family Guy.
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
After you're all done with both clannad and After Story. One OVA came out with Clannad and the other with AS, but just watch them when you're done with AS (or you decided to drop). They're alternate timelines that don't fit in the normal chronology of the shows, but both do take place within Clannad's timeframe though.
The subbed version is pretty good, but I really like the dub of Clannad as well, tbh.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
I don't know, I mean Nichijou doesn't over-rely on cutaway gags.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
And yet MacFarlane was able to build an empire on that.
Power vacuum after the demise of The Simpsons, like Caligula taking the throne from Tiberius.And yet MacFarlane was able to build an empire on that.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
But if the Simpsons is shit, what does that make Family Guy/American Dad/Cleveland Show?
The Simpsons didn't use to be shit.
Crash Station
Member
It's the same damn thing.
Crash Station
Member
It will be important MUCH later (like 300 episodes later).
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