rhizomatic
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Oh, I forgot about the original Jojo Abridged. That one was finished, too.
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Fall 2013 Anime |OT2| The Rise and Fall of Kyoto
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Glass Fleet Abridged
Not even that could save that terrible, boring, poorly animated series from the stain it was.
KirbYuuYuu
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Somewhere out there is probably a Hyouka Abridged series.
hosannainexcelsis
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure TV 22
That was awesome. The chariot race is perhaps the best fight of Battle Tendency - so many back-and-forths, with thrilling suspense as Jojo and Wamuu race to outhink each other. The direction was super-exciting and managed to be dynamic despite the limitations of the budget, such as in the depiction of the crossbow shots. The great sound effects and especially the music help even more than usual. Certainly one of my favorite episodes of the series.
That was awesome. The chariot race is perhaps the best fight of Battle Tendency - so many back-and-forths, with thrilling suspense as Jojo and Wamuu race to outhink each other. The direction was super-exciting and managed to be dynamic despite the limitations of the budget, such as in the depiction of the crossbow shots. The great sound effects and especially the music help even more than usual. Certainly one of my favorite episodes of the series.
I found a HotD abridged. It was . . . okay.
I thought her voice actress, Atsuko Tanaka, brought out her character especially well. Looking her up, I guess she's also the voice of the Major in GITS? Makes sense.
Admiral Woofington
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Jesus I hadn't laughed this hard at an Abridged series since YGOTAS and its abridged movies.
"You mean the world is gonna end and it's all because of a children's card game?"
I can't wait for more. Part of me wishes there were more guys making girl voices like LittleKuriboh does, but Jean's voice is fucking amazing. Sounds like Snape from the Wingardium Leviosa videos.
DeadRockstar
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 19
There's an alternate timeline running parallel to this one in which I didn't elect to not watch this 4 years ago. I'm probably happier in it, because fuck. . .
The stylistic rendition of Roy Mustang’s badass inferno conjuring is so awesome in its detail that it's borderline terrifying. The moving picture of a screaming Lust's upper body encased in roaring flames is more impactful than the vast majority of depictions of combat magic could hope to be. The desperate but futile screeching lunge that follows, and Roy's response to it, drive the message home and sell his power and certainty to the degree that they become unquestionable. Add to this the fact he’s just cauterized his own grave wounds using flames brought forth with a cigarette lighter and a transmutation circle of his own blood and you've got one of the most epic scenes I've come across in anime. It's a perfect example of an animator making the difference between a cool but forgettable action scene and something visually commanding that stands out.
If the rest of the show is half as good as this episode then it’s probably at least decent. If it isn't I’ll just watch this episode again and not care.
There's an alternate timeline running parallel to this one in which I didn't elect to not watch this 4 years ago. I'm probably happier in it, because fuck. . .
The stylistic rendition of Roy Mustang’s badass inferno conjuring is so awesome in its detail that it's borderline terrifying. The moving picture of a screaming Lust's upper body encased in roaring flames is more impactful than the vast majority of depictions of combat magic could hope to be. The desperate but futile screeching lunge that follows, and Roy's response to it, drive the message home and sell his power and certainty to the degree that they become unquestionable. Add to this the fact he’s just cauterized his own grave wounds using flames brought forth with a cigarette lighter and a transmutation circle of his own blood and you've got one of the most epic scenes I've come across in anime. It's a perfect example of an animator making the difference between a cool but forgettable action scene and something visually commanding that stands out.
If the rest of the show is half as good as this episode then it’s probably at least decent. If it isn't I’ll just watch this episode again and not care.
It's not the OP you're supposed to love. It's the ED. Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari is one of supercell's best songs ever, and I love supercell.
Well, Ren'ai Circulation (OP to the Nadeko Snake arc) is also worthy of adoration, but you haven't got there yet.
Not that the other OPs are bad or anything, in fact I rather like a lot of them (Mayoi's is particularly fun IMO, though her new one in Monogatari SS is better.) They just tend to pale in comparison to Ren'ai Circulation and dat ED.
Yes, that whole flashing-text-up-for-a-few-frames thing is probably my least favourite thing about the Monogatari anime in general (and I say that as someone who actually can read the moonspeak). Some of the text included in them does serve to enrich the narrative a little, but they flash by so goddamn fast that you have to choose between constantly hovering over the pause button (and screwing up the pacing of the show in the process), or just missing what they say entirely.
I must admit they look cool though, as a part of the show's distinctive visual style.
Oh yeah, I forgot the first arc was so short. I guess I've got too used to arcs taking around four or more episodes in the later parts of the series, but for most of Bake they're just two or three.
Yamato 2199 07
Don't like this security guy. Anime characters whose eyes are always closed, are always smiling, and speak in singsong voices are never trustworthy.
I'd actually never heard about line-crossing ceremonies before. This series might actually be mildly educational!
Not even serious sci-fi action shows are safe from maid fetishism, I see.
At least Akira is able to retain some dignity by wearing a jacket.
Man, these last messages home are getting real.
Okita has basically been an unflappable avatar of professionalism so far, it's nice to see him longing for companionship and letting loose.
Uh-oh,
No action scenes this episode. I wonder if that's why there was more fanservice than usual.
Don't like this security guy. Anime characters whose eyes are always closed, are always smiling, and speak in singsong voices are never trustworthy.
I'd actually never heard about line-crossing ceremonies before. This series might actually be mildly educational!
Not even serious sci-fi action shows are safe from maid fetishism, I see.
At least Akira is able to retain some dignity by wearing a jacket.
Man, these last messages home are getting real.
Okita has basically been an unflappable avatar of professionalism so far, it's nice to see him longing for companionship and letting loose.
Uh-oh,
shiny glasses are never a good sign.
No action scenes this episode. I wonder if that's why there was more fanservice than usual.
Haha, yeah.
When I saw that scene I was like "Oh well I guess Niimi will betray them or something at some point".
The fanservice definitely feels out of place fairly frequently. It's my only real complaint about the show right now.
Admiral Woofington
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At least they had the dignity of making the fan service very minimal and since this is set not in high school we don't get upskirts and pantsu every 4 minutes.
Is there a series about a space battleship city thing that's a giant high school?
Because I would watch that.
hosannainexcelsis
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I don't see any correlation between high school settings and a high number of panty shots.
Admiral Woofington
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Well there's that show where there's a war going on and there are giant movable cities that travel around the desert. Can't remember its name, but it was a semi harem with action and a bit of mystery.
In terms of percentages I'd argue I wouldn't be too far off since high school comedies/romances and all.
...Final Fantasy VIII?
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
KirbYuuYuu
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R_thanatos
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BRS TV is about SUFERING, not making sense , BRS plot is very simple , it's just full of SUFFERING
case in point :
What would be an old school mecha show without a bit of drama and bad decisions ?
Sure that was a really bad decision but it's also part of the fun
Ouran High School Host Club 20
Great backstory episode on Kaoru and Hikaru and their lifelong search for somebody who can tell the difference between them, to see who they were beyond the twin of the other. Those girls' confession scenes were pretty hard to watch. On one hand they were just overly mean to them. On the other hand, how would that feel, having a girl claiming to love you say "Either one of you is fine"? That just has to feel so insulting, to be perceived as so interchangeable that these girls would actually say "Either one of you is fine".
This was also one of Tamaki's best episodes. Much as an oaf as he can come off as, he's also very compassionate. Though he was not able to tell the two apart, he actually made the effort, and he seemed to genuinely understand how they felt and why they were playing that game. And he gave them that real talk that if they kept isolating themselves into their own little world, they never would meet anybody who could tell them apart.
But now, years later, they met Haruhi who was able to tell them apart with ease. No wonder the two of them are so fond of her.
Great backstory episode on Kaoru and Hikaru and their lifelong search for somebody who can tell the difference between them, to see who they were beyond the twin of the other. Those girls' confession scenes were pretty hard to watch. On one hand they were just overly mean to them. On the other hand, how would that feel, having a girl claiming to love you say "Either one of you is fine"? That just has to feel so insulting, to be perceived as so interchangeable that these girls would actually say "Either one of you is fine".
This was also one of Tamaki's best episodes. Much as an oaf as he can come off as, he's also very compassionate. Though he was not able to tell the two apart, he actually made the effort, and he seemed to genuinely understand how they felt and why they were playing that game. And he gave them that real talk that if they kept isolating themselves into their own little world, they never would meet anybody who could tell them apart.
But now, years later, they met Haruhi who was able to tell them apart with ease. No wonder the two of them are so fond of her.
Sounds suspiciously like Valvrave...
Coppelion 7
Yeeeeeah, screw the Aoi haters, she's probably my favourite character in this. Her straightforward emotional and impulsive reactions are a blessing in this crapsack world full of serious and competent professionals (and, it would appear, a fair few crazy psychopaths). Having her around lightens the mood a little.
Not to say that Ibara's a bad character, in fact she's pretty awesome with her charming Kansai-ben, her unrelentingly positive attitude and her considerable skills to back that positive attitude up. But she's certainly not the most relatable character I ever saw.
Anyway, just in case we didn't already have enough drama to worry about,
the pregnancy finally reaches critical mass! Oh boy! So everyone's like BETTER GET HER TO THE HOSPITAL. Personally, I would have thought it safer to try and deliver the baby within the one secure and non-contaminated location in the entire city than to drag the mother out to deliver her baby in the City of Death where the air is poison and there are psychopaths trying to kill everyone. But I could be wrong.
dakkumauji
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Pocket Monsters X/Y 05
Woo, gym battle. And the first real sort of characterization for any of the gym leaders as well. Ok, there wasn't much. But still better than nothing!
The gym battle was pretty awesome, pretty nice to see Ash get outmatched and now going through training to overcome this.
Eureka is still adorable and I guess her thing is to play matchmaker to every possible girl she comes across with for her brother. Serena finally meets up and now we end the episode with the childhood friend flag.
Woo, gym battle. And the first real sort of characterization for any of the gym leaders as well. Ok, there wasn't much. But still better than nothing!
The gym battle was pretty awesome, pretty nice to see Ash get outmatched and now going through training to overcome this.
Eureka is still adorable and I guess her thing is to play matchmaker to every possible girl she comes across with for her brother. Serena finally meets up and now we end the episode with the childhood friend flag.
So, it's not like the original Yamato at all...
nintendoman58
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So...it's a bad thing if I play Viral's theme over Legend of Zelda gameplay.
Thanks for the heads up...?
Seriously though, wat.
KirbYuuYuu
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The tags use things like Attack on Titan, but I think it's too much Linkin Park for this one guy.
Admiral Woofington
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I'd like to nominate the narrator of Negima!? for the best narrator in all of anime. His random "amigo!" and "love power!" make the show for me.
Closest persona in a show I love would be the bounty hunter announcers from Cowboy Bebop" Well howdy there buckaroos!"
Closest persona in a show I love would be the bounty hunter announcers from Cowboy Bebop" Well howdy there buckaroos!"
hosannainexcelsis
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Remembering that the majority of anime are set in high school, and hence most ecchi shows will be at high school, I don't think you can really draw a connection there. There are plenty of high school shows that do not ogle a girls' underwear, whether it be a shoujo romance such as Lovely Complex, a mostly-girls comedy such as Love Lab, or others. Meanwhile there are shows not really set at high school that do, such as the current Yozakura Quartet.
No kidding. (NSFW)
Was studying the robot before I even noticed what it was doing.
Hellsing321
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You spelled Kaiji wrong.
What would be an old school mecha show without a bit of drama and bad decisions ?
Sure that was a really bad decision but it's also part of the fun
Fair enough. I just know that if I trusted teens with super robots, you better believe I'd be careful with how I treated them.
Unless their name was Katz. But in fairness, I don't think Bright ever really GAVE Katz a mech.
the discussions about the way the game operates & the character introspections are far more interesting than the action scenes
The people have spoken. They want Sword Art Online.
R_thanatos
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If you're too gentle with them they act like spoiled childs!!
Kidding i understand what you mean, this is why IRL , you're not military until you've reached a certain age.
They better talk since all of it will become very important in the 3 next episodes
i hope you've paid attention.
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Tokyo raven - 02
BAD CG !!
BAD CG everywhere !
Omg this is really a case for the unexpected.i don't see how you can make the episode more mismatched than this .. i have no problem with CG in anime ( i like appegio for example ) but when you're blending 2D et 3D in the same scene , in the same shot , you have to do better than that
I cannot describe this show cg unless by those words .
"it's better than marchen cgs"
Damn
Key drama incoming
I have to admit the whole 2nd part of the episode did absolutly nothing for me, everything moved too fast for me to have any kind of emotionnal response to what happenned and most of the action was as cliché as possible. even the first part with the little drama over the " she was cute" was something i wished i didn't have to go through.
Overall the episode was not that great , barely average and full of clichés .. thankfully the end of this 2nd might prove to be something intresting for our male lead character, at least i hope so
blushing girls are cute
Admiral Woofington
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Don't expect the lead character to get interesting at least until a decent more episodes. Until then he's just your typical shonen character like Naruto. All bark, no bite but everybody swears "boy he has potential!"
KirbYuuYuu
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In Naruto's case, for everyone, it was like "lets stop treating him like shit before we consider giving him blow".
R_thanatos
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in naruto , the third hokage made a rule about not talking about this , and the hokage is supposed to die saving everyone , and the 4th died yet people died leading to a bunch a stupid shit that needed to be resolved .
But at the start naruto did plenty of stupid things , mainly because he had no parents to guide him ..what was the point of painting the wall of hokage , again ?
many years later you can see the road to his improvement and how he changed but a part on how he was treated was also his damn fault.
This is my favorite song by kpop band Ns Yoon Ji.
KirbYuuYuu
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I think it was stated that he was initially treated like shit, which is why he was doing the things he did. For attention.
Naruto sure did change though..... for the worse
and I mean the series, although the character is pretty suck ass now.
Save 'N Quit
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chickdigger802
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Pocket Monsters X/Y 05
Woo, gym battle. And the first real sort of characterization for any of the gym leaders as well. Ok, there wasn't much. But still better than nothing!
The gym battle was pretty awesome, pretty nice to see Ash get outmatched and now going through training to overcome this.
Eureka is still adorable and I guess her thing is to play matchmaker to every possible girl she comes across with for her brother. Serena finally meets up and now we end the episode with the childhood friend flag.
how was pikachu nerfed this season?
Hellsing321
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Coppelion 7
Please stay in that closet Aoi and never come out.
Please stay in that closet Aoi and never come out.
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