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Fall 2013 Anime |OT2| The Rise and Fall of Kyoto
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KirbYuuYuu
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GETTING IN BEFORE THE M WORD
Also MangaGAF is WednesdayGAF every day, except non-wednesdays lack the wednesday manga
Also MangaGAF is WednesdayGAF every day, except non-wednesdays lack the wednesday manga
The Hen Zemi OVA.
Theonik
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Basileus777
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My tolerance for training is wearing thin. I don't want to watch a baseball show about a pitcher who doesn't pitch.
Is there any history of members from the Red and White teams performing the same song together?
But we already know he gonna pitch anyway, he just have serious obstacle right now.. and the journey for that is fun for me.
the off-field stuff always the best thing from this kind of show.. the sport action thing usually paid off with the build-up.
Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi no Umi I do believe.
Basileus777
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Ichika dies. His harem turns against itself and the show becomes a battle shonen.
Should have just said Kurita instead of "MangaGAF"
Theonik
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I wish.
Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi no Umi Episodes 1-3:
So given that we have been told that this arc is probably going to be skipped in Hana no Uta, I figured I might as well watch all of it before that time occurs. This was an interesting watch because this isn't 1 to 1 with the new television show with some little shifts in tone, personality and characterization.
Anyway, yea, if this arc does not appear in the Hana No Uta, then Hosi on Umi is required watching as it laid down the foundation of The Big Bad's next course of action as well give the limelight to a character who I am almost sure has been at best in the background if she has been seen and, yea, a lot is going to be lost if this is not here. As far as it own merits goes, Hoshi no Umi certainly has more of that sakuga fluidity, the benefits of OVA animation I suppose. Also, it is almost unnerving to see the panty-shot count be in the single digits for the entire affair. Lastly, while this was overall fine, it did feel like it suffered from plot compression .
So given that we have been told that this arc is probably going to be skipped in Hana no Uta, I figured I might as well watch all of it before that time occurs. This was an interesting watch because this isn't 1 to 1 with the new television show with some little shifts in tone, personality and characterization.
Case in point I do not remember killing ever being a sticking point in Hana No Uta and Hime rejecting a pointed weapon because it could kill somebody would look silly in the face of the fact that her first Dragon Lance in Hana No Uta was pretty damn sharp and pointy.
Anyway, yea, if this arc does not appear in the Hana No Uta, then Hosi on Umi is required watching as it laid down the foundation of The Big Bad's next course of action as well give the limelight to a character who I am almost sure has been at best in the background if she has been seen and, yea, a lot is going to be lost if this is not here. As far as it own merits goes, Hoshi no Umi certainly has more of that sakuga fluidity, the benefits of OVA animation I suppose. Also, it is almost unnerving to see the panty-shot count be in the single digits for the entire affair. Lastly, while this was overall fine, it did feel like it suffered from plot compression .
Pretty much the entire purpose of the second season is to explain this stuff, so don't worry.
Trojita
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Escaflowne- A Girl in Gaea
So I thought this was supposed to be bad. It's by no means great but I did like this a bit. I suppose I should qualify my statements with the fact that I didn't like the TV series. Escaflowne was one of the first anime I had ever watched and probably the first one I disliked. I can't say whether this is an improvement over the TV series as it has probably been close to a decade since I've seen the TV series. I do remember some of my general complaints and overall feeling regarding the TV show and the movie has left me in a better mood than the TV series did, so there is that. So I pretty much won't, and wasn't when watching, be comparing the movie to the TV series. So viewing this by itself, it's ok. There are some characters and relationships that are obviously throwbacks to the TV series and I'm sure some of the characters are much more fleshed out there as well. That said, it didn't become obnoxious, in that the audience should know who certain characters were, or that the movie became bogged down in fanservice. Yea there were certainly a few characters that probably would have gotten trimmed out if this was a completely standalone product but it's not.
The one thing I think I liked the most about the movie was Hitomi's character development. I'm pretty sure the TV series didn't have anything as interesting regarding her and I thought the movie did a good job into making her human with stuff like depression. I loved some of the earlier scenes with her being melancholic and just sort of lost. The movie was about healing and I think Hitomi reflected that very well, not only in her development but also how she related to others. Van's stuff was pretty compelling as there was some deep psychological trauma due to his past and this was reflected in his current personality. Allen got the shaft, he's pretty much there and doesn't really interact with Hitomi at all, but I remember not really caring for him in the TV series anyway so no loss there.
There's a lot of symbolism in the movie such as time, water, and fire. Hitomi enters Gaea through water which could be representative of birth and the first full body shot of Escaflowne is it coming out of the wrecking of the blimp with fire surrounding it. There are also ample allusions to dreams, something I remember from the OG TV series, which you could say is homage to The Wizard of Oz.
The animation and art direction were stellar. I knew this going in due to watching Yutaka Nakamura MADs. The character models are off every now and then but that's really my only complaint on a visual level. The lighting is gorgeous throughout the film and the big mech fight near the end was pretty awesome due to the weight of the mechs being displayed. Audio-wise I forgot how good the Escaflowne soundtrack is. Sora and Memory of Fanelia actually brought up memories as those two I do remember from the show(that and also the Kanno concert in August).
Follow the yellow brick road.
I do think the movie was a bit short and would have heavily profited if it had expanded on Folken and his grief instead of it being a bit one dimensional. Dilandau was also as annoying as I remember him in the TV series.
why thank you
AnathemicOne
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I hope so as if true this anime would be one of those rare gems in which relies on story rather than artstyle/animation to reel in its audience.
Rena however is the exception and is always nice to see on screen.
Basileus777
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Start with Bakemonogatari. Then watch Nekomonogatari: Black, Nisemonogatari, and lastly Monogatari Series: Second Season.
Soome interesting discussion going on in here heehee.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=722164
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=722164
MikeHattsu
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So.... I've not watched School Days yet, but I've heard the words yandere, intestines and 'that ending' (uh... and I see it's listed under comedy on CR for some reason). Will things still be surprising to watch or is it ruined for me?
That doesn't make sense though. Not many people actually buy non-Gundam model kits. It would be totally unrealistic!
hosannainexcelsis
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Found this translation of an interview with Tensai Okamura about his new TV show, Sekai Seifuku (World Conquest):
Thank you, I'll remember that.
RurouniZel
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Figure is adorable as hell. :3
Gintoki313
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I just got done watching One Piece since I missed it yesterday. I'm starting to notice that the animation in One Piece is starting to be consistently good. The animation is usually on it's ups and downs, but it seems to be on it's feet lately in the past few episodes. Hopefully it stays that way, because the latest episode looked pretty great even though not much happened.
Now I need to catch up on Hajime No Ippo Rising, and see the latest episode of Magi and I'll be all caught up.
Now I need to catch up on Hajime No Ippo Rising, and see the latest episode of Magi and I'll be all caught up.
In many ways. Especially since, like Chamber, the Arbalest is equipped with an AI who is basically a character of his own.
I saw that everyone at ToonamiGAF yesterday were amazed by Usopp and his voice actor this last episode?
If you're only following the dubbed anime episodes and haven't seen anything else about the future episodes, then I can't wait for the reactions 2 and 3 weeks from now, unless there some kind of special schedule instead of regular broadcast
amishpriest99
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Humanity Has Declined 1-4
Got the BD on Friday. Didn't watch when it first aired so this is my first go of it. And...it's certainly different. Absurd enough that I'm still not really sure what to make of it though I do like
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Got the BD on Friday. Didn't watch when it first aired so this is my first go of it. And...it's certainly different. Absurd enough that I'm still not really sure what to make of it though I do like
its unique take on manga culture in eps 3 and 4
hosannainexcelsis
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Yuyushiki - End
Now that I've finished this, I can say it's a pleasant show that ultimately doesn't reach the level of memorable. It's well-made, with attractive designs and animation, and it's amusing and relaxing to various degrees throughout. But the characters aren't well-defined enough to stand out, the skits often lack the energy or punch to make an impact, and there aren't enough sweet, reflective moments to make it an emotionally effective slice-of-life show. The structure is pretty aimless - I know it can be difficult to adapt a 4koma into a half-hour anime, but other shows have done better, such as Hidamari Sketch's defined time frames or Love Lab's continuous narrative. That may just be a difference in source material. The level of yuri innuendo was also too high; it intruded into otherwise natural interactions and made the characters feel more obviously contrived for appeal to a particular crowd.
I still like the show, and I respect Kinema Citrus' craft, but they didn't entirely manage to rise above their material here like they did with Code:Breaker. I guess the latter had more to work with though.
Now that I've finished this, I can say it's a pleasant show that ultimately doesn't reach the level of memorable. It's well-made, with attractive designs and animation, and it's amusing and relaxing to various degrees throughout. But the characters aren't well-defined enough to stand out, the skits often lack the energy or punch to make an impact, and there aren't enough sweet, reflective moments to make it an emotionally effective slice-of-life show. The structure is pretty aimless - I know it can be difficult to adapt a 4koma into a half-hour anime, but other shows have done better, such as Hidamari Sketch's defined time frames or Love Lab's continuous narrative. That may just be a difference in source material. The level of yuri innuendo was also too high; it intruded into otherwise natural interactions and made the characters feel more obviously contrived for appeal to a particular crowd.
I still like the show, and I respect Kinema Citrus' craft, but they didn't entirely manage to rise above their material here like they did with Code:Breaker. I guess the latter had more to work with though.
Theonik
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Strike Witches: The Movie
The second part was focusing on how awesome Miyafuji was which lead to a scene that almost had me in tears.
I'd actually missed this a lot more than I thought. There were also several scenes that I found particularly amusing which I will not mention as I will let people discover those on their own butt yes.
I set out to watch this without taking pictures of butts yet I still somehow ended up with 179 screenshots. Welp.
A most refreshing amount of butts.
I quite liked this film actually. It basically comprised of two parts, first half focused on introducing new cute witches for us to look at. (and how fabulous they were)
Oh look it's Zach's avatars
The second part was focusing on how awesome Miyafuji was which lead to a scene that almost had me in tears.
I'd actually missed this a lot more than I thought. There were also several scenes that I found particularly amusing which I will not mention as I will let people discover those on their own butt yes.
I'm actually very happy that Miyafuji ot her magic back. I thought the ending of S2 was pants in how it handled its tail end in that regard.
I set out to watch this without taking pictures of butts yet I still somehow ended up with 179 screenshots. Welp.
A most refreshing amount of butts.
Gintoki313
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I was actually talking about the latest new episodes in Japan. I was watching One Piece on Toonami as well though, and was really surprised by Usopp's VA. I was starting to feel the feels if the "To Be Continued" didn't interrupt the scene.
I haven't seen any of the episodes on the arc Toonami is currently on. I've only seen the episodes from when the Strawhats
get on the sea train to go to the CP9
That's really close though if my memory serves. So there's basically a gap between newest Toonami episode and the earliest subbed episode you watched, where you haven't seen what happened in-between? Damn man. It's as if you've seen Naruto but never seen the Gaara vs Rock Lee fight, though slightly different brand of awesome
Having had their release plans for the series leaked twice now despite never even formally announcing they had the series, it seems that the trailer leak yesterday (which, admittedly, was part of a product meant to go on sale next week) finally forced Funimation's hand into officially confirming that they've license rescued Eureka Seven.
Why they were holding back the announcement all this time is anybody's guess.
Why they were holding back the announcement all this time is anybody's guess.
R_thanatos
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Tokyo ravens - 06
How the cast react :
Boys love : fantastic
Shikigami love : gross
That's discrimation i tell you !!!
How the cast react :
Boys love : fantastic
Shikigami love : gross
That's discrimation i tell you !!!
He could have avoided this by telling everyone that he was with a girl , or someone else in private..
Jex
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Jesus Christ can anyone make an anime movie that looks this good anymore (besides Ghibli)? I mean god damn.
Jex
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I almost feel like talking about Spike's character is kind of a spoiler, in some weird way. I'd say that to a get a true understanding of his outlook, at least early on, requires the viewer to pay pretty close attention to exactly what he says and does, rather than just the character that he demonstrates to the rest of the world. For example, you should probably watch the preview for episode 5 as Spike narrates it himself and reveals something about himself. If you're just watching casually it's pretty easy to miss some of the characterisation that they sneak around the sides, although they're also pretty happy to lay it out for you in full sometimes.
Theonik
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I should have said, it's pretty obvious he keeps a façade going for various reasons. I just can't seem to be able to figure out what lies underneath which I suppose is part of the intrigue the show is trying to weave for the viewer and is done quite well.
Jex
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I think it's interesting that you bring that up at all because really, with the cool design, great direction, excellent animation and outstanding soundtrack the actual writing of the show can often fall by the wayside in terms of the check list of things that get discussed about Cowboy Bebop because it can be a lot more subtle than you'd expected. As you say, I think they handled it remarkably well especially for a series that is essentially a series of genre pastiches strung together by a likeable cast of characters.
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