Basileus777
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All this AOTY talk has made it clear Rozen Maiden is going to get shafted in the vote.
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Fall 2013 Anime |OT2| The Rise and Fall of Kyoto
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KirbYuuYuu
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Well it'll at least get a vote from me, if nothing else.
That show is awesome and I feel it should get some AOTY votes.
All this AOTY talk.
My list is currently looking something like this:
Eccentric Family
Kyousougiga
Little Witch Academia
Gargantia
Wolf Children
Blue Exorcist Movie
Yamato 2199
Kill la Kill
Yozakura Quartet
Aku no Hana
(not ordered yet)
Bunch of honorable mentions like Silver Spoon and Valvrave. When's the thread going up again? (sorry if I missed it)
My list is currently looking something like this:
Eccentric Family
Kyousougiga
Little Witch Academia
Gargantia
Wolf Children
Blue Exorcist Movie
Yamato 2199
Kill la Kill
Yozakura Quartet
Aku no Hana
(not ordered yet)
Bunch of honorable mentions like Silver Spoon and Valvrave. When's the thread going up again? (sorry if I missed it)
hosannainexcelsis
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Should probably put the AOTY thread up ASAP, so everyone doesn't just post their lists in here.
It'll be in my top 10, though not at the top.
It'll be in my top 10, though not at the top.
I completely forgot that I watched the whole thing! Clearly I'm going senile.
Also the series ran out of steam by the end IMO
It's going somewhere 4-10 for me but making it in.
If everyone in the thread put Rozen in even the 7th or 8th place on their list, it would have a fair shot of scratching the top ten. Points add up if enough people vote. See: stuff like From the New World and Humanity Has Declined from last year. No one had them as their AotYs, but enough people at least listed them somewhere that they ultimately racked up more points than even SAO and Chooney Boo Boo.
I agree. Good show but wasn't a very memorable one.
I feel like everything that had to do with the actual Maidens was uninteresting.
...except for Kanaria. She was awesome.
lmao
KirbYuuYuu
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That reminds me, is there going to be a list of eligible animes to vote on or are we going on "what we're aware of" on a personal level?
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
[Oops, sorry]
PdotMichael
Banned
Sure, it's Comiket time. The first announcements and PVs are already out.
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
Don't let it bother you too much. While some noteworthy series make it into the list every year, 70% of the list are assembled by trolls. The secret no one wants to admit is the god honest truth is that the real Top 10 list starts at #11.
EDIT: I'm actually surprised that Aku no Hana is being mentioned by so many posters. It was a matter of keeping my eye-sight or continue watching. I just couldn't... there's just so much that vision had to offer.
KirbYuuYuu
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rozen maidens totes gonna be on my top 10 somewhere. having read silver spoon makes it kinda hard to vote for that though
aikatsu without the cg dancing is like school days without eps 9 & 10
hosannainexcelsis
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I can understand why people feel this way, and while I didn't find the Rozen Maiden plot uninteresting I do agree that it was less interesting than Jun's personal story. But for me, the direction was strong enough throughout to make it a memorable show. Some of the best storyboards and sound direction of the year.
MikeHattsu
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I hope there will be a list.
R_thanatos
Member
Don't ask for too much precure goods , toei will provide even more stuff starting next season after all.
Ps: lol the AOTY talk is making the thread go faster than usual.
ZachDeKoromaru
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Another Comiket, another batch of Strike Witches doujins not getting scanned.
Monogatari SSS - 26
Anime of forever. Actually, the whole -gatari series is the series of forever.
Anime of forever. Actually, the whole -gatari series is the series of forever.
At least up to this point since I haven't read the novels.
What if he is the guy that caused the Nadeko stuff in Bake, as Kaiki hinted? I remember something along the lines "he was jealous of Nadeko so he used the snake apparition against Nadeko". Maybe that snake is still with him.
Basileus777
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It might be nice to have the vote earlier this year. The late vote last year let the Winter season affect things, especially for Jojo. Voting for Jojo or FTNW feels like I'm voting twice for the same thing now.
Hopefully it'll work out that way. Rozen Maiden will be in my top 3, so I'll do my part.
Screw doujins, I'm still peeved EGS hasn't released Territoire yet.
We all know Mako is ACOTY at least.
If only the last few episodes weren't so bad.
PdotMichael
Banned
All the As-special stuff got scanned some days ago. You just need to wait a few years.
There was a master list last year.
KirbYuuYuu
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Good point! It's not like stock footage for a certain other franchise.
I'm asking because I have a feeling that Summer Wars might get votes from Toonami.
and i'd be willing to rally honestly.
I will ask for the moon if I have to, and I do that on a daily basis.
EDIT: @Narag: I see. Thanks!
Jex
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Silver Spoon is a really solid and enjoyable show but there's been so many outstanding title's this year (Aku no Hana, Wolf's Children, Blue Exorcist Movie, Yozakura Quartet etc) it's hard to get a place in a top 10 list on the basis of mere competence.
Summer Wars is like a billion years ago. I do believe there'll be a list to clear stuff up so there's no doubt.
Looks like MAPPA is doing an anime adaptation for Rage of Bahamut: http://shingekinobahamut-genesis.jp/top.html
Rage of Bahamut Genesis
Director: Keiichi Satou
Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Naoyuki Onda
Series Composition: Keiichi Hasegawa
Effect Animator: Takashi Hashimoto
Art Director: Goki Nakamura
Music: Yoshihiro Ike
Animation Production: MAPPA
Errr... yeah. Looks not that great.
Rage of Bahamut Genesis
Director: Keiichi Satou
Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Naoyuki Onda
Series Composition: Keiichi Hasegawa
Effect Animator: Takashi Hashimoto
Art Director: Goki Nakamura
Music: Yoshihiro Ike
Animation Production: MAPPA
Errr... yeah. Looks not that great.
Senran Kagura 1-12
For the record any anime that produces ninjas riding a bunny riding a squid, it can't be all bad right?
Overall blatant fan service, but a not an awful story, ok soundtrack and surprisingly great visuals (fan service notwithstanding). Kind of weird that the prophesized good and evil ninjas really didn't get a major focus.
Anyway, not the worst I've watched and only 12 episodes. So not bad.
For the record any anime that produces ninjas riding a bunny riding a squid, it can't be all bad right?
Overall blatant fan service, but a not an awful story, ok soundtrack and surprisingly great visuals (fan service notwithstanding). Kind of weird that the prophesized good and evil ninjas really didn't get a major focus.
Anyway, not the worst I've watched and only 12 episodes. So not bad.
Also Gravity.
I just don't get how someone goes from writing Toradora, which borders on the absurdity of jdrama but remains grounded, to the ghost Banri stuff we've gotten in Golden Time.
Lol this reminds me of a tweet I saw last night.
Mamoru Hosoda said:
Next Hosoda movie to be about furries in space confirmed.
Save 'N Quit
Banned
Vito rehosted the new World Conquest PV which is region blocked by Aniplex: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x18zgtc
Looks pretty neat!
Looks pretty neat!
In spite of how stupendous most of Rozen was, I still wavered on including it in my top ten because of what a convoluted inelegant mess the resolution was. Even the best direction simply couldn't save the episodes that took place
in the space between timelines.
Still, I still loved everything else so much that it's all forgivable to me and deserves top ten recognition for its stellar direction and mature depiction of loneliness and social isolation. Hatakeyama Mamoru is a name that every anime fan should know. It'll be in the bottom half of my top ten, but it's definitely going to be there.
It's a good thing there are plenty of series taking a break this week and some others already ended, since between Christmas, spending time with family and playing A Link Between Worlds, I've been getting rather behind on anime over the past few days. Time to catch up on a few!
Hunter x Hunter 110
Well, I said last episode was the calm before the storm, but that seems to have continued into this episode. Not that there's anything remotely calm about the King's attitude here. Dude is preeeeeeeetty unstable.
No chance of the calm before the storm continuing another episode though, since this one cut off literally seconds before the main event is due to begin. All hell is about to break loose, and it will be delicious.
Hunter x Hunter 110
Well, I said last episode was the calm before the storm, but that seems to have continued into this episode. Not that there's anything remotely calm about the King's attitude here. Dude is preeeeeeeetty unstable.
No chance of the calm before the storm continuing another episode though, since this one cut off literally seconds before the main event is due to begin. All hell is about to break loose, and it will be delicious.
Save 'N Quit
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hosannainexcelsis
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I think Hatakeyama did just about the best he could with a more-or-less faithful adaptation of questionable source material. The fantasy world material kind of meandered (though much less than it did in the manga!) and was certainly unnecessarily convoluted, but I did find the presentation of Kirakishou pretty compelling, and that in particular was what kept my attention throughout that whole sequence.
Lee Chaolan
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The World God Only Knows - 09-11
Wow was Shiori adorable! I knew a girl in school a little like her. Always quiet, loved the library. Didn't work there, but the comparison is there.
Much less Elsie in these episode, minus the initial Fire Truck bit which was pretty random and cute.
There was so much blushing! Loved her inner monologue. Was a good message though, Was a satisfying ending to her sequence. I do hope we see more of her going forward.
Look like Ep 12 is it for S1. Gonna watch that next. ^_^
Wow was Shiori adorable! I knew a girl in school a little like her. Always quiet, loved the library. Didn't work there, but the comparison is there.
Much less Elsie in these episode, minus the initial Fire Truck bit which was pretty random and cute.
There was so much blushing! Loved her inner monologue. Was a good message though, Was a satisfying ending to her sequence. I do hope we see more of her going forward.
Look like Ep 12 is it for S1. Gonna watch that next. ^_^
KirbYuuYuu
Member
It was an attempt of snark that ended up backfiring.
I remember discussing this with you in the OT. I still maintain that I would have appreciated it (despite it not being realistic) if they just wrote an entirely original version of Rozen Maiden 2013 and skipped all the bullshit with young Jun. It would have been an exceedingly better series for it.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
A version which severely departed from the manga could have made for a stronger series, depending on where they went with it, but it's also something the producers would never have approved.
Monogatari SSS - 26
Anime of forever. Actually, the whole -gatari series is the series of forever.At least up to this point since I haven't read the novels.
What if he is the guy that caused the Nadeko stuff in Bake, as Kaiki hinted? I remember something along the lines "he was jealous of Nadeko so he used the snake apparition against Nadeko". Maybe that snake is still with him.
Makes sense I guess. I'm trying to figure out how Gaen
can make a Talisman that turns something into a God. I know we'll probably never get this type of explanation, but I'd love to know where Gaen/Oshino/Kaiki/etc got their skills. I feel like not having seen Kanbaru's arc is confusing us now.
R_thanatos
Member
Monogatari S2 - 26
Glorious , Glorious ending even when you have already read this arc , this episode was magnificent if you ignore the glorious liberties Shaft have taken with the graphics.
If you haven't picked by now contain zero spoilers for future events )
Now within those last 6 episodes , you'll have a hard time guessing what was a lie and what wasn't .
Overall monogatari was genius entertainment.
Congratulation nisio.Damn you shaft! you'd better bring kizu one day !
Glorious , Glorious ending even when you have already read this arc , this episode was magnificent if you ignore the glorious liberties Shaft have taken with the graphics.
If you haven't picked by now
contain zero spoilers for future events )
Kaiki was pretty much right on everything ... Gaen gave money so that kaiki could continue ( because at the time he didn't have any money ) , senjougahara did put the letter in kaiki room so in that sense , kaiki didn't lie to araragi when they met. As for oshino ougi , well she is the final boss/mastermind . She manipulated nadeko ( into becoming a god ) , she is also responsible for what happenned at the end of this episode. After all kaiki spend 2+ months in that town and wasn't noticed and he was attacked out of town by someone manipulated by ougi ... best guess is a punishment for ruining her plans.
Now within those last 6 episodes , you'll have a hard time guessing what was a lie and what wasn't .
I also hope you guy enjoyed mayoi and nadeko during this season because ... well you'll never see them again
Overall monogatari was genius entertainment.
Congratulation nisio.Damn you shaft! you'd better bring kizu one day !
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