I thought the first season of Psycho Pass was pretty heavy handed but this is on another level.
Is it better or worse than Saki?
To give a brief summary, players have a (usually) 13-tile hand and take turns drawing a tile from the wall and discarding a tile to slowly move towards making a complete hand of 14 tiles. "But wait, where does the 14th tile come from?" The 14th tile is (usually) obtained either during your turn when you draw from the wall, or when the opponent discards the final tile that you need once the rest of your hand is solidified.
A complete hand (usually) has 4 groupings of 3 tiles each + a pair of the same tile. Each of the groupings can either be a continuous sequence within the same suit (e.g., 1-2-3, 2-3-4, ..., 7-8-9) or a three-of-a-kind of the exact same tile (e.g., 7-7-7, 2-2-2, etc. of a particular suit).
The worth of a hand is based on the composition (suits, type, numbers) of the tiles in the groupings and the overall hand, with harder-to-achieve patterns earning more points. Examples include:
- all groupings are three-of-a-kinds
- all groupings are sequences
- all tiles in the hand are from the same suit
- all groupings use tiles numbered 1 or 9
Note that a single hand can match multiple patterns, and the key to earning big points is to have it cover as many score-earning patterns as possible.
To speed up the process, players are allowed to steal discarded tiles from other players if it either: 1) completes a grouping, or 2) completes the player's hand. Note that when you steal for (1), you have to reveal the completed grouping to the entire table to confirm its validity, making it easier for opponents to guess at what sort of hand you are trying to make.
A lot of the strategy in the game comes from balancing the tradeoff between getting a high-scoring hand and finishing a hand quickly, determining what the opponents are aiming for based on their steals and discards, keeping track of the possible remaining tiles in the game, and targeting specific players if they're getting too large of a lead.
The game is a lot of fun lol
You can get a more in-depth explanation / tutorial here: http://www.japanesemahjong.com/reachmahjong/intro.htm
I think I've cracked Shirobako.
The only reason this show exists is so that people in the anime industry can show up-and-comers how hard it is to work in the anime industry so that they never attempt to join it. This leaves more work for those already work in it.
It's genius.
Is Funimation not airing Twintails today?
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Episode 1:
For some reason I feel like watching some classic Looney Toons shorts. That being said, not really feeling this show, so I shall pass on it.
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(and here I got bored of doing caps, too many in any case. The rest is "production problems in anime")
You know what. This isn't the first time I saw a animation company fall on the temptation about doing a work about themselves, about a animation company. For example, I remember the totally boring Golden Boy episode about it, which was shocking because the rest of the episodes are hilarious.
Cajun, what anime is your av from?
Cajun, what anime is your av from?
strike witches
Thanks!Sanya Litvyak from Strike Witches.
http://www.animekon.com/gallery/2009/03/151709377571.jpg
Can't keep myself from watching Parasyte again (why y instead of i ?!? God damn it you animation studios and your special English!).
Thanks!
Edit: Looked it up. Sounds/looks.....interesting.
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Opening: So originally I was just going to say that this may be my favorite opening this season. But then I heard the full version and found out the singer is the same one that did the OP for No Game No Life and now my opinion is basically "This may just be my favorite anime opening song of all time."
Ending: S'alright. Wish this was more instrumental than vocals.
So there's no denying that this was rushed.
And honestly?
I'm kinda okay with it.
Like the only really important scene that I can recall that was left out was the date, which was to show Tigre and Ellen getting along better.
But the episode flowed well with concentrating on the other aspects with Tigre's hostage situation, his top notch shooting skills, and his other interactions (and bathing scene) with sweet Ellen.
Seeing how fast this episode was though, I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't be nervous over the rest of the adaption.
However, I'm going to try and have some faith that the guys at Satelite planned this out properly and won't just bone rush through everything like a lot of other LN adaptions.
I believe you should blame the English translation of the manga for that one, actually.Can't keep myself from watching Parasyte again (why y instead of i ?!? God damn it you animation studios and your special English!).
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First, from a technical perspective: PA Works has come a really long way in their use of CG backgrounds. Their work in shows like Angel Beats is practically a punchline among some users of this thread, but here nearly every background is CG, yet it's tough to tell. That's awesome, because you know they'll be getting a ton of use out of the inside of this anime studio over the course of the show, and that frees up budget for use elsewhere. I even enjoyed the exaggerated Initial D-esque CG car chase.
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That sure was a nice story Madara told.
Must be nice having a convenient stone tablet explaining shit that no one can read except for one guy.
It's like an emergency switch for an author whose stuck with no clue on how to progress a story and needs help covering his bases in case something happens later.
Of course that's all figuratively speaking, mind you.
Nope. Just a Kadokawa property.Err why is this season only 10 episodes? Is this a close to the novels so the anime is ending prematurely thing?
Nope. Just a Kadokawa property.