Hellsing321
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China is her name. Inchou just means Class rep.
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Fall 2013 Anime |OT2| The Rise and Fall of Kyoto
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China is her name. Inchou just means Class rep.
hosannainexcelsis
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Gundam Build Fighters 4
Ugh, the idol was such a terrible, annoying waste of time. The episode was worth it though for Ramba Ral randomly showing up in the park. His appearances are the best thing about the show.
Ugh, the idol was such a terrible, annoying waste of time. The episode was worth it though for Ramba Ral randomly showing up in the park. His appearances are the best thing about the show.
Seriously. I wonder how my opinion of the show would change without Ral in the equation.
Haibane Renmei 8
Rakka has the feeling that the crow she keeps seeing is calling her, and that the dead bird she finds in the well is something she knew and cherished in her past life. I think she's identifying a lot with the crows, being seen as a nuisance and doesn't have a place in this world she's in.
Rakka has the feeling that the crow she keeps seeing is calling her, and that the dead bird she finds in the well is something she knew and cherished in her past life. I think she's identifying a lot with the crows, being seen as a nuisance and doesn't have a place in this world she's in.
Lesson #1 of haibane, crows are assholes
That's like something a five-year-old would come up with while playing superhero. "Well I have a superpower which makes your attacks never exist!"
You're just powering through this series, aren't ya?
Ice Lightning
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Of the LNs I own, Haruhi Suzumiya series and Spice & Wolf. I also enjoyed the single volume novels of Welcome to the NHK and NisiOisiN's Death Note: Another Note. I would probably own more if such titles I were interested were not OOP, never fully translated, or even both.
Kill la Kill 7
Bancho Mako was awesome! It's sad that it was short-lived.
Yesss yesss, convert to the love that is Mako.
BRB checking Superman's power-set for this one.
KirbYuuYuu
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The show is Pretty hype, can you blame him?
Admiral Woofington
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Gargantia 2 was already announced right? I think I remember reading a second season was in the works alongside more Psycho-Pass
As a librarian I can now attest from experience to the fact that Amish romance is the worst form of fiction ever created by humans. I'd sooner read every Twilight and Oreimo ripoff in existence.
off to amazon i go
I wonder how many of these Amish romance novels deal with the rampant meth abuse.
I dunno, this sounds pretty great on paper.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
I hope there's some lascivious butter churning in some of these.
This seems like a good time for an updated seasonal ranking! Ordered from most enjoyed to least:
-Kyousougiga: Has only gotten better as it went on. Things be gettin' real now.
-Log Horizon: First arc was pretty good, current arc has been great so far, hoping it keeps this quality. Best protagonist of the season.
-Kill La Kill: Good, but suffering from pacing problems and Ryuko REALLY needs development soon.
-White Album 2: First seven episodes were great, has been slipping since then.
-Samurai Flamenco: Quality is up and down like crazy, but it's a fun ride.
-Golden Time: I think this show hates me. Every time it lures me in with nice characters and decent comedy, it immediately slaps me across the face with exposition and stupid plot points.
Dropped/Sampled:
-Kyoukai no Kanata 1: Nice animation, boring characters. Didn't present much reason to keep going, and people's impressions here haven't really inspired me to.
-Coppelion 2: Pretty backgrounds, good concept, more boring characters, heavy-handed drama. Wanted to like this one more than I did. Might give it another few episodes at some point, but eh.
-Galilei Donna 1: Technically solid but impressively unremarkable first episode. Seems to only have gotten worse from there, judging by impressions.
-Gundam Build Fighters 1: Nice mech animation, but the surroundings were pretty bland. If I ever get around to getting into Gundam I'll come back to this, because I'll probably appreciate it more.
-Yosakura Quartet Hana no Uta 3: Pretty nice animation, good (if currently sparse) action, panty shots are ridiculous but you all already know that. The first three episodes didn't fully grab me, but I've heard a lot of really good impressions, so I'll soldier on at some point.
-Kyousougiga: Has only gotten better as it went on. Things be gettin' real now.
-Log Horizon: First arc was pretty good, current arc has been great so far, hoping it keeps this quality. Best protagonist of the season.
-Kill La Kill: Good, but suffering from pacing problems and Ryuko REALLY needs development soon.
-White Album 2: First seven episodes were great, has been slipping since then.
-Samurai Flamenco: Quality is up and down like crazy, but it's a fun ride.
-Golden Time: I think this show hates me. Every time it lures me in with nice characters and decent comedy, it immediately slaps me across the face with exposition and stupid plot points.
Dropped/Sampled:
-Kyoukai no Kanata 1: Nice animation, boring characters. Didn't present much reason to keep going, and people's impressions here haven't really inspired me to.
-Coppelion 2: Pretty backgrounds, good concept, more boring characters, heavy-handed drama. Wanted to like this one more than I did. Might give it another few episodes at some point, but eh.
-Galilei Donna 1: Technically solid but impressively unremarkable first episode. Seems to only have gotten worse from there, judging by impressions.
-Gundam Build Fighters 1: Nice mech animation, but the surroundings were pretty bland. If I ever get around to getting into Gundam I'll come back to this, because I'll probably appreciate it more.
-Yosakura Quartet Hana no Uta 3: Pretty nice animation, good (if currently sparse) action, panty shots are ridiculous but you all already know that. The first three episodes didn't fully grab me, but I've heard a lot of really good impressions, so I'll soldier on at some point.
This is probably the most humorous part of the page for me, lol. I didn't know such a genre existed.
None of course. They're all creepy fetishizations of the "purity" and "simplicity" of Amish life written by evangelical Christians who don't actually know anything about Amish culture and just co-opt its most superficial aspects to create a utopian godfearing bizarro world where everyone churns butter and plows fields and is sweet and humble but religiously converses like megachurch Southern Baptists.
These seem mostly to be read by 80-year-old women.
...And you!
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
He was basically going at my speed
hosannainexcelsis
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Gundam Build Fighters 5
OK, I think I'm all model-ed out for today. Watching this show is kind of like running into some guy who's obsessed with some hobby and just won't stop talking your ears off about all its intricacies when you have no idea what he's talking about and just smile and nod your head. But the show doesn't take itself seriously and the music is cool, so it's watchable at least.
OK, I think I'm all model-ed out for today. Watching this show is kind of like running into some guy who's obsessed with some hobby and just won't stop talking your ears off about all its intricacies when you have no idea what he's talking about and just smile and nod your head. But the show doesn't take itself seriously and the music is cool, so it's watchable at least.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
At least Hataraku Maou and SNAFU took the number 4 and 5 combo.
Monogatari should be higher.
hosannainexcelsis
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Episodes 5 through 7 are a "holy shit this is crazy" action arc, so definitely watch those at least.
Gotta have some small level of familiarity with everything to be able to suggest stuff to people.
That sounds like an entire body of fiction based on a perverted form of B. A. Santamaria's idealist agrarian catholic utopia. How horrifying.
This was one of my favorite episodes of Pinky and the Brain as a kid and I can't believe that someone else actually remembers it.
KirbYuuYuu
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madp for Mr. Database
Who could forget barn raising? Almost as good as the Brain's Song episode.
Speaking of barn raising, the amish have really good craftsmanship. My uncle bought a shed from them. Its like a bunker.
Haibane Renmei 9
Rakka's conversation with the Communicator was interesting, but also a bit puzzling. The riddle he told that someone who recognizes their sin is no longer a sinner is a bit strange in reference to Rakka, because if she has sinned, which she seems pretty sure she has, how can she recognize it if she doesn't know what it is? Can you absolve yourself of a sin if you recognize you sinned, even if you don't know what it is? Maybe it has more to do with Rakka recognizing that she hurt whoever that bird was. And that feeling remorse for that was enough? Kind of like that saying that people may forget the things you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel. That sort of thing.
Rakka's conversation with the Communicator was interesting, but also a bit puzzling. The riddle he told that someone who recognizes their sin is no longer a sinner is a bit strange in reference to Rakka, because if she has sinned, which she seems pretty sure she has, how can she recognize it if she doesn't know what it is? Can you absolve yourself of a sin if you recognize you sinned, even if you don't know what it is? Maybe it has more to do with Rakka recognizing that she hurt whoever that bird was. And that feeling remorse for that was enough? Kind of like that saying that people may forget the things you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel. That sort of thing.
dakkumauji
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Pocket Monsters X/Y 008
Too elegant for words.
Well, pretty much a filler episode showcasing the very not so in depth Pokemon grooming system that's in the game for one Pokemon. Which I purposely put on my team just so I could use it.
Anyway, we do get some very impressive battling and teamwork between Ash and Pikachu and there's more hints of this journey is for Serena to find a goal she wants to go for.
Too elegant for words.
Well, pretty much a filler episode showcasing the very not so in depth Pokemon grooming system that's in the game for one Pokemon. Which I purposely put on my team just so I could use it.
Anyway, we do get some very impressive battling and teamwork between Ash and Pikachu and there's more hints of this journey is for Serena to find a goal she wants to go for.
hosannainexcelsis
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If you know you wronged someone, you can ask for forgiveness. If my memory serves, I don't think Rakka was completely unaware of what she did anyway.
But who would she ask for forgiveness from?
I guess her burying the dead bird in the well was essentially her asking for forgiveness, seeing as how she's convinced the bird was a cherished person (or something) she wronged?
hosannainexcelsis
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Well, the theory is
that Rakka committed suicide, so she would be asking for forgiveness from the loved ones she hurt by killing herself.
Admiral Woofington
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Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru Series Thoughts
This show was pretty funny the whole way through. Then that last episode came.
WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED MAN. JESUS. That wasn't fair man. I started crying during
Very good show. But now I feel like watching something sad again. Emotions rollercoaster.
edit: while I haven't heard that it's sad I think my next anime might be Texnholicantspellthisshit
This show was pretty funny the whole way through. Then that last episode came.
WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED MAN. JESUS. That wasn't fair man. I started crying during
the scene everybody is dealing with her eventual death
Very good show. But now I feel like watching something sad again. Emotions rollercoaster.
edit: while I haven't heard that it's sad I think my next anime might be Texnholicantspellthisshit
Joe Molotov
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Is this where I come to turn in my Happy Science membership form?
I watched Shiawasette Naani and The Laws of Eternity, and although I still have a lot of questions, from what I understood, if you're super happy all the time and love each other really hard, eventually you'll get god powers that include (but are not limited to) summoning a giant robot built by Thomas Edison to fight Hitler's demon army in Hell. Also, dat trickle down happiness economics!
I watched Shiawasette Naani and The Laws of Eternity, and although I still have a lot of questions, from what I understood, if you're super happy all the time and love each other really hard, eventually you'll get god powers that include (but are not limited to) summoning a giant robot built by Thomas Edison to fight Hitler's demon army in Hell. Also, dat trickle down happiness economics!
But wait, there's more!
What's the next one? Something or other about Buddha?
Ice Lightning
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Rebirth of Buddha
Golden Laws
Laws of the Sun
Hermes
Mystical Laws
(all dub when possible)
Nothing I really want from Day One. I guess the Japanese import of Ghost in the Shell Arise for $34.99 sounds good since it's suppose to be limited.
Thanks. Almost forgot it
Ice Lightning
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Nothing for me either that I must order now, but I may possibly get Infinite Stratos later just so I can have the bonus CD without importing it, and get a bonus anime with it.
Joe Molotov
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I got 'em ready. Nothing stops this train.
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