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Ooh burn.
I wouldn't call Log Horizon bad, really. It's far from brilliant, but I don't feel like it's really trying to be. It's just good, slightly dumb, fun with some nice touches (like making the world actually feel like an MMO).
R_thanatos
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2 things to understand while watching fairy tail
-The powerlevels are broken beyond repair.
-Erza will always get nerfed one way of another
Give it a couple of more episodes before dropping it ... fairy tail has good moments ..but it's no HxH .
Hxh is a master piece ... FT is just a good shonen.
AnathemicOne
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LOL I actually remembered it was from Toradora
Damn I need to rewatch Toradora again, Minorin is awesome.
nah
This is why France is best
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KirbYuuYuu
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Magical Girl Pretty Sammy TV 3
Sasami: I only got a 60 on my test
Family: HELL YEAH MOTHAFUCKA
Misao: I got a 100 on my test
Mom: Too bad I don't give a fuck!
And you wonder why she gets targeted? So Misa gave me a show. When was the last time any Magical girl gave me a show that wasn't in the ending!? Misa's continued streaks of giving few fucks continues to be endearing, and is clearly the Number 1 reason why I'm watching this. Yes, even beyond the previous number 1, which was because Hito requested it.
I miss the OVA's Transformation
because it was actually really fast. Granted TV version's henshin sequence is also pretty fast compared to what I'm used to. Konoha is now upset to acknowledge that Magical Girls are real. This will one day lead to creating a village of Ninjas.
That's the face of someone finding your stash
Sasami: I only got a 60 on my test
Family: HELL YEAH MOTHAFUCKA
Misao: I got a 100 on my test
Mom: Too bad I don't give a fuck!
And you wonder why she gets targeted? So Misa gave me a show. When was the last time any Magical girl gave me a show that wasn't in the ending!? Misa's continued streaks of giving few fucks continues to be endearing, and is clearly the Number 1 reason why I'm watching this. Yes, even beyond the previous number 1, which was because Hito requested it.
I miss the OVA's Transformation
. Not just because of barbie dolls, but
I'm not sure if it hit too close to home for a lot of people or what. Maybe they were too invested in the
love story
I don't know what some people wanted. For
Akira to become "King" of Japan and for him and Saki to live happily ever after? If Mr. Outside had that kind of power to begin with, I'm sure he'd have just done that himself.
This is disgusting and weird on so many levels.
Its hated because the movies spinning around political mumbo jumbo that people like me not give a damn.. way too absurd one at that too.
Twilight Gap
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1 extra hour to decide what anime to watch >.>
firehawk12
Subete no aware
No, I don't think it was the romance component. At least, not for the (mostly) male critics/posters who I've seen bring up the show from time to time.
I really do think it's people who wanted more techno thriller stuff, with cool looking flip phones and whatnot, and that's definitely not what the movies gave people. Especially the first one, which all but ignored the metaplot entirely.
FelixOrion
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France...hnnng. it's totally a two horse race now for me. Russia is putting up an amazing run.
I didn't find the political aspect to be all that complicated, but I guess that's because I'm familiar with Japanese politics.
That makes sense I guess. If that's what people wanted, then it's definitely not what they got.
They could have done two more TV seasons filled with Selecao one upping each other over and over I guess. I didn't necessarily want that though.
AnathemicOne
Banned
Log Horizon 5
Nice episode, Nyanta becomes awesome
and the goblin interlude was funny.
Nice episode, Nyanta becomes awesome
with is cooking skills
Basileus777
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The 2nd Eden of the East movie itself isn't really the main problem, it does an adequate job ending a series which as a whole suffered from Guilty Crown tier writing.
lazybones18
Banned
Sword Art Online 14
FFS, can at least see them lock lips on screen?
FFS, can at least see them lock lips on screen?
Now the search for Asuna begins! Can't wait to see how this turns out
GaoGaiGar Final- fin
Pacing? Nailed.
GAR? Got extra.
Amazing climaxes? Which one?
Solid storytelling? Covered.
Earned victories? Hell yea.
Stock footage? Fuck that.
Awesome battles? Where? All I saw was curbstomping.
Let me start with my complaints so I can just get this out the way. There was too much fanservice, and I don't mean blood roaring GAR type fanservice but male gaze,nudity, and gratuitous tits everywhere. I didn't really mind that much but it did get to be a bit overbearing and was noticeable. It did solidify though that the OVAs weren't meant to be watched by kids, the original demographic of the TV series. There is also the matter of the new characters and that I think they should have been fleshed out some more especially Renais. I also thought the villains should have been fleshed out more. They're there as foils essentially and that's it. The main issue with the Zonders/Primeval crap is that there really isn't a good explanation for their behavior till the Z Master explains it at the very end. If they had introduced it earlier, it might have put some earlier events in a more interesting light. Here the reasoning of the Soul Masters is laid at the forefront and the question raised is, which universe should have the right to exist? The answer is of course determined through strength but the villains are mainly trying to revive their dead civilization. Feels like a better version of Man of Steel, to an extent, actually. Neither side tries to justify their argument other than punching the other side in the face, which is fine. Some things can't be settled with words.
I thought the 2nd episode might have had the best fight sequence from an emotional standpoint, as it is really well built up towards, however the final episode makes some good counterarguments. Guy smashing in Palparepa's face was pretty damn satisfying. Really most of the Final OVAs are built towards facing counterparts against each other in drag out fights to the death. No holds barred here. You see blood, limbs, and broken bodies everywhere. It stands in sharp contrast to the TV series where I don't remember Guy ever bleeding. It really adds to the GAR feeling of the show when a person is yelling about courage with blood dripping down his face. The fights are the definition of brutal, in most versions of the word. The fact that the mechs get damaged and flat out broken here, really adds to the tension and drama.
It's all about dat last HIKARI NI NARE! Nobuyuki Hiyama put his fucking soul into that one.
TLDR; Courage is the driving force of a man.
Friendship is magic? Fuck that, it's courage. So I came in expected a slightly darker version of the GGG TV series and while I got that, I also got a legitimately great sequel. It takes all of my complaints about the original series and for the most part fixes them.
Pacing? Nailed.
GAR? Got extra.
Amazing climaxes? Which one?
Solid storytelling? Covered.
Earned victories? Hell yea.
Stock footage? Fuck that.
Awesome battles? Where? All I saw was curbstomping.
Let me start with my complaints so I can just get this out the way. There was too much fanservice, and I don't mean blood roaring GAR type fanservice but male gaze,nudity, and gratuitous tits everywhere. I didn't really mind that much but it did get to be a bit overbearing and was noticeable. It did solidify though that the OVAs weren't meant to be watched by kids, the original demographic of the TV series. There is also the matter of the new characters and that I think they should have been fleshed out some more especially Renais. I also thought the villains should have been fleshed out more. They're there as foils essentially and that's it. The main issue with the Zonders/Primeval crap is that there really isn't a good explanation for their behavior till the Z Master explains it at the very end. If they had introduced it earlier, it might have put some earlier events in a more interesting light. Here the reasoning of the Soul Masters is laid at the forefront and the question raised is, which universe should have the right to exist? The answer is of course determined through strength but the villains are mainly trying to revive their dead civilization. Feels like a better version of Man of Steel, to an extent, actually. Neither side tries to justify their argument other than punching the other side in the face, which is fine. Some things can't be settled with words.
This is just straight up action for the most part and they really go all out.
How often do you get to see a sun get taken offline?
This was a proper sendoff to the series where they took the best elements of the original TV series; mainly the 'epicness', GAR, and courage and elevated it to 11. You have people giving riveting speeches and standing up one more time. This is really helped by the pacing being much tighter. Instead of your attention wavering due to seeing more stock footage, you're seeing something even crazier or awesome. It really highlighted the flaws of the OG TV series in this regard. I now wish there was a truncated version of the TV series.
The show also reduced the amount of attention focused on the annoying/distracting elements such as the Autobots and Mamoru's friends. While the Autobots do get a proper sendoff, the time spent on them is thankfully reduced. The 'friend gang' is left on Earth and pretty much forgotten. The show centers all of the action in the parallel universe and is better for it.
I'll be frank, I wasn't that fond of the OST in the TV series. While I liked a few themes such as Yuuki Aru Tatakai, there were a few clunkers as well. I did like the fact that Final used so many of the old themes and remixed them, the best of which is the new Final Fusion. They did a great job adding an orchestra element to the OP(which just got more epic as the OVAs went on), along with the other themes.
I also thought the directing as a whole got a league better. There is proper use of lights to create mood, especially in the earlier episodes. The use of religious symbolism helps give the show an extra flair. The storyboarding is much better especially with the way some of the 'epic' shots are framed. The directing also seemed to be more aware of certain things and played with a few elements more such as the golf club activation scene.
What Final is, is a franchise growing up and taking the best with it into adulthood while leaving the childish elements behind. While drills are good for piercing your chest, hammers are good for smashing your face in.
It's all about dat last HIKARI NI NARE! Nobuyuki Hiyama put his fucking soul into that one.
TLDR; Courage is the driving force of a man.
Murder. She Wrote
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Kyousougiga 4
It's really weird that they rarely mention their father, and never talk about their parents as a unit. It's mostly always mother mother mother. Is this a Japanese thing to not be so close to ones father?
I kinda feel sorry for the guy, seems like his children don't care too much for him
It's really weird that they rarely mention their father, and never talk about their parents as a unit. It's mostly always mother mother mother. Is this a Japanese thing to not be so close to ones father?
I kinda feel sorry for the guy, seems like his children don't care too much for him
peaceiscloser
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Walkure, Texas Romanze 03
You know, beneath all the ridiculous fanservice the jousting is actually pretty compelling and cool to watch.
You know, beneath all the ridiculous fanservice the jousting is actually pretty compelling and cool to watch.
Kyousougiga 4
It's really weird that they rarely mention their father, and never talk about their parents as a unit. It's mostly always mother mother mother. Is this a Japanese thing to not be so close to ones father?
I kinda feel sorry for the guy, seems like his children don't care too much for him
Their recent focus on the mother probably has something to do with Koto showing up (Koto being the name of their mother as well).
SparksterMeta0
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I thought it was 14.
Really didn't like the way Kirito "beat" his way out of that last fight. If it was like a hidden skill triggered, I would have accepted that, but this...
Not hating on it... yet.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
We need more fat hackers to be all anti-social and hackery! lol
A Black Falcon
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Log Horizon 4 - Good episode! The girl they rescued seems mostly useless, but this IS an RPG and she is only level 19 while they are level 90, so that is to be expected. It was nice to see that jerk of a villain lose. I presume eventually the characters will fight some opponents who can threaten them, but this easy opposition is fine for now, and lets the MC show off his impressive tactical (and ability-using) skills.
However, as the post below says, seriously, 15 sec. cooldown and 15 sec. duration? That skill is just broken, and that was the key to how he won! Kind of sketchy for sure. Oh well... I still like it, even if that was a bit unrealistic.
Infinite Stratos S2 (about ep. 4)
Infinite Stratos S2 5 - This was another okay episode. It didn't match the "highs" of the first season, but wasn't quite as bad as the first few episodes of the second season, either. So, in this episode, the girls all get together to hold a "service Ichika" competiton, pretty much. Each girl set up a themed event with him, and he was forced to participate (since, come on, doing stuff with scantily clad girls? As if Ichika would do that by choice!). Houki was first, and she did a tea-drinking event in a very Japanese setting... with a fox-spirit costume on.
Cecelia was next, and she played pool with him dressed in a bunny suit (leotard, tights, etc.). She's good at pool, and this was probably one of her better scenes so far honestly. Third was Char, who dressed in a "french poodle" bikini and tried to feed Ichika. She... almost succeeded...
Rin... got upstaged by Russia (I forget her name... too new a character ), who either is trolling Ichika hard or should by in the ED already. Either way though, she did a great job of trolling the girls, and is definitely one of the few bright lights this season. So yeah, Russia was great as usual.
And finally, Chifuyu appeared...
Then they ask Ichika whose event he liked best anyway. I wasn't surprised to hear Ichika say
Then naturally Ichika is surprised when the haremites get angry at him. Remember, Ichika still has no idea that any of the haremites except for maybe Houki (see S1 ep12) likes him! Of course this is completely, totally impossible to believe nonsense, but that IS the canon reality of this absurd series. He doesn't know most of them like him and thinks that they are just friends, so he doesn't understand why they are angry. :lol :lol
Finally, at the end, at the last moment, the mysterious girl from ep. 4 showed up, and the plot suddenly moved forward!
However, as the post below says, seriously, 15 sec. cooldown and 15 sec. duration? That skill is just broken, and that was the key to how he won! Kind of sketchy for sure. Oh well... I still like it, even if that was a bit unrealistic.
No, he's kind of cool. You are entirely right about the thorn spell, though. 15 second cooldown and 15 second duration? That's ABSURDLY! overpowered! This game's been out for some time, there's no way such a badly balanced skill would still be around...
Infinite Stratos S2 (about ep. 4)
So you think they summon the robots through nanobots too? Yeah, I guess that's probably how it works... I'd never thought about how they summon them, really. "Close enough to magic" technology seemed to be the only explanation... and the same goes for how they are protected from harm by their IS even when they're not wearing it, too. But yeah, I guess it could all be nanobots plus "close enough to magic" technology stuff on top of that.
Well, that opponent seemed pretty threatening, wouldn't at least TRYING to stop her make sense?
Infinite Stratos S2 5 - This was another okay episode. It didn't match the "highs" of the first season, but wasn't quite as bad as the first few episodes of the second season, either. So, in this episode, the girls all get together to hold a "service Ichika" competiton, pretty much. Each girl set up a themed event with him, and he was forced to participate (since, come on, doing stuff with scantily clad girls? As if Ichika would do that by choice!). Houki was first, and she did a tea-drinking event in a very Japanese setting... with a fox-spirit costume on.
Ichika showed a bit of interest in her, maybe, I think? There was a moment at the end where they were getting closer that was interrupted, for sure, anyway... another reference ot that otherwise-forgotten scene from the end of S1, or am I reading too much into this? Probably the latter, but it did happen.
only to end up going just a bit too far and getting red-carded by the teacher, who was overseeing the proceedings... what, can't have something happen which might help a girl actually win this? Darnit, best girl should have been allowed to win! Ah well, it's not like Ichika would have done anything anyway, even with her asking him to eat that cookie from where it had landed.
), who either is trolling Ichika hard or should by in the ED already. Either way though, she did a great job of trolling the girls, and is definitely one of the few bright lights this season. So yeah, Russia was great as usual. And finally, Chifuyu appeared...
in a maid costume, and fed Ichika a bite of a parfait. Then they revealed that actually this was a birthday party for Ichika, as opposed to just being a "whose event does Ichika like the most" thing, since this was his birthday. Apparently this is the first time Chifuyu had actually been at his birthday party in quite a few years.
Then they ask Ichika whose event he liked best anyway. I wasn't surprised to hear Ichika say
Chifuyu's. Yeah, incest-bait there for some fans, but from his position he meant it entirely innocently, there's no question about that.
Finally, at the end, at the last moment, the mysterious girl from ep. 4 showed up, and the plot suddenly moved forward!
She seems to be Ichika's female clone, and wants to kill him in order to prove her existence or something. You know, your usual evil-clone thing I presume. This made me think though, did they refer forwards to this back in ep. 11 (and maybe also 12) of S1? You know, that part where Ichika was in a dream or something, saw that white-haired girl, etc. I really should rewatch that episode and compare it, because it'd be interesting if the writers somehow managed to actually make a functioning forward reference to something in this usually comically badly written franchise.
In conclusion, I hope they are both okay, but nothing of real value would be lost if he got shot... it's not like he has much discernible character or personality anyway.
In conclusion, I hope they are both okay, but nothing of real value would be lost if he got shot... it's not like he has much discernible character or personality anyway.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
I'm almost sure this is better than whatever was here before. Unless it was actual butts.
Infinite Stratos 2 - 5
Yes.
But the fanservice is awful. It's all skin cancer and sharply angular faces.
Basileus777
Member
Infinite Stratos has already wisened up and cut out all the plot this season.
peaceiscloser
Member
Check my post again, you'll have your actual butts
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Why you gotta play a man like that?
AnathemicOne
Banned
Clannad: After Story 01
Yay for baseball episode! Actually I give props here as it is an excellent way to reintroduce the characters in a fun and comedic manner back from the first season, and comedic it was as the game played out.
OP was interesting, gonna have to listen to it a few more times before I make a judgement. ED was alright, first season's was better but the "moonwalk" thing was nice.
Yay for baseball episode! Actually I give props here as it is an excellent way to reintroduce the characters in a fun and comedic manner back from the first season, and comedic it was as the game played out.
Akio is just great, wish I had a fun dad like that. It was interesting how they ended the episode showing the afterparty of the game right when Tomoya was to make the game-defining bat. I actually thought it was some sort of pre-party before the game for a bit.
OP was interesting, gonna have to listen to it a few more times before I make a judgement. ED was alright, first season's was better but the "moonwalk" thing was nice.
FLCL 2
Mitsuo Iso worked on the action scene in this, didn't he?
Ep 2 is all Nishio IIRC. Iso worked on the climax of episode 6.
It was great either way.
Vincent Alexander
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I belive he was one of the main animators for the whole show.
I recently re-watched FLCL for the billionth time. It was still amazing.
Every episode of FLCL has great animation!
Admiral Woofington
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Kyousougiga 4
It's really weird that they rarely mention their father, and never talk about their parents as a unit. It's mostly always mother mother mother. Is this a Japanese thing to not be so close to ones father?
I kinda feel sorry for the guy, seems like his children don't care too much for him
I complained about the same thing but after discussion and reflection I came to the conclusion that
The eldest speaks of his mom fondly, but basically also loves the father. Yase's favorite was the mom and kind of disliked, though not entirely, the father for making her a demon. And the head priest is basically keeping his promise with the father. If you take into account the fact that little Koto loves her dad very much, that'd be two children who are team father and two that are team mother. I know their meetings usually involve saying something like "keep the peace for the sake of mother" but that's more of a prayer for me.
I think I'm probably gonna do a rewatch of FLCL soon, even though I only watched it a month or two ago. I've just been feeling like it for some reason.
That episode did have quality fuwafuwa for a moment. At this point the show was still interesting.
OOoooh You just started a goooood one
At no point is Hyouka not interesting.
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Oh boy, pack your tears. You're going on a Feels Trip.
Basileus777
Member
There was episode 6.
Revolutionary Girl Utena 11
Suddenly, balloons
Glardb Touga I hate you more than I hated your sister before the last episode. The end of this episode was surprisingly sad! Anthy becomes increasingly baffling. Is she actually a robot, or is she just hiding her true feelings? Kind of leaning towards the former.
No but seriously Touga sucks.
No but seriously Touga sucks.
Which episode was the helicopter one?
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