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Fall Anime 2014 lOTl Unlimited Tomino Works
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Miyuki-chan in Wonderland/Mirrorland
I'll begin at the beginning, and when I get to the end, I'll stop.
I'm not planning on watching everything CLAMP-related, but there's a nice cross-section of their work that appeals to me. This is short, and easy to comment on. So, how does it begin?
As dodgy as it is Dodgson-y, I'd say this would be enough to make Lewis Carrol spin in his grave, but the Johnny Depp film did a good enough job of that already. This is a quarter rotation at best.
"But I don't want to go among lewd people," you say.
But you can't help that. They're all lewd in this video. I'm lewd. You're lewd.
How do I know I'm lewd?
I must be, or I wouldn't have watched this.
There's enough versions of Alice in Wonderland out there that this one is but a blip on the cultural consciousness compared to Disney's version or even other anime versions. You have Pandora Hearts, Country of Hearts, Kyousougiga, Kagihime Monogatari (I vote for this one. Always take the magical girl version.) This isn't even the first CLAMP take on it - there was that one Cardcaptor Sakura episode, too. Or the Code Geass special.
So what does this have going for it? Yuri. Not a whole lot of it is consensual, but ooh boy is there yuri. I know a thing about this, when I use that word, it means just what I choose it to mean. No more, no less. The Queen of Hearts' dominatrix outfit in particular is noteworthy. The biggest departure is the Tweedles being a pair of Chinese girls, which makes Syaoran being both of them in CCS make a bit more sense, now.
They show up in the Wonderland portion, but the Carrol books are so frequently mashed together in varying combinations these days that they may as well be the same book. At times, this felt more like an extended music video than an anime, even if it did have a rough narrative. Certainly a curiosity. Kyousougiga or Kagihime are more the kinds of anime that are likely to fill your head with ideas - even if you don't know exactly what they are - but this is easy to digest.
I'll begin at the beginning, and when I get to the end, I'll stop.
I'm not planning on watching everything CLAMP-related, but there's a nice cross-section of their work that appeals to me. This is short, and easy to comment on. So, how does it begin?
As dodgy as it is Dodgson-y, I'd say this would be enough to make Lewis Carrol spin in his grave, but the Johnny Depp film did a good enough job of that already. This is a quarter rotation at best.
"But I don't want to go among lewd people," you say.
But you can't help that. They're all lewd in this video. I'm lewd. You're lewd.
How do I know I'm lewd?
I must be, or I wouldn't have watched this.
There's enough versions of Alice in Wonderland out there that this one is but a blip on the cultural consciousness compared to Disney's version or even other anime versions. You have Pandora Hearts, Country of Hearts, Kyousougiga, Kagihime Monogatari (I vote for this one. Always take the magical girl version.) This isn't even the first CLAMP take on it - there was that one Cardcaptor Sakura episode, too. Or the Code Geass special.
So what does this have going for it? Yuri. Not a whole lot of it is consensual, but ooh boy is there yuri. I know a thing about this, when I use that word, it means just what I choose it to mean. No more, no less. The Queen of Hearts' dominatrix outfit in particular is noteworthy. The biggest departure is the Tweedles being a pair of Chinese girls, which makes Syaoran being both of them in CCS make a bit more sense, now.
They show up in the Wonderland portion, but the Carrol books are so frequently mashed together in varying combinations these days that they may as well be the same book. At times, this felt more like an extended music video than an anime, even if it did have a rough narrative. Certainly a curiosity. Kyousougiga or Kagihime are more the kinds of anime that are likely to fill your head with ideas - even if you don't know exactly what they are - but this is easy to digest.
biosnake20
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Detective Conan Movie 18
Probably one of my least favorite conan movies.
Probably one of my least favorite conan movies.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
The Eccentric Family 3:
Benten's eyes are great. I love the looks she kept giving in this episode. She definitely commands the presence of every scene she's in.
This is also just a really pleasing show to watch. The art looks gorgeous in just about every scene, and the music is just right. The final scene with them looking down at the city was breathtaking thanks to the great music which was playing.
Benten's eyes are great. I love the looks she kept giving in this episode. She definitely commands the presence of every scene she's in.
This is also just a really pleasing show to watch. The art looks gorgeous in just about every scene, and the music is just right. The final scene with them looking down at the city was breathtaking thanks to the great music which was playing.
Really? Next to the other movies, I thought it was pretty inoffensive fun. Not exactly memorable though.
Is this a rewatch?
That was only at the entrance though, right? Surely there are more inside. Specifically where Shinichi was.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
No, it's an 'I'm a terrible procrastinator' watch.
Enjoy it man. It's easily one of my favorite shows of last year.
Oh, I guess it was second only to Yamato.
I don't see any potential for triangle love other than silly one with Sekai, Gyanko and Lacus-esque gaijin princess that Sekai gonna meet in tournament (I only talk out of my ass, but bet its coming)
Fumina seem already settled into that senpai/club captain role.
About Sekai, lets be real his wake-up call is coming after he meet seemingly elite team in the OP, and gonna remedy he can't win with fighting alone.
biosnake20
Member
The main mystery and it's resolution were very boring and unsatisfying.
Movie spoilers:
The dice pentagon star thing was super dumb
a good woofington post ( ≖‿≖
I do admit it has been a very long time since I have watched Super S, maybe my views will change when we get there, but I do not recall fondness over watching that season, but I do admit that I really hate Chibi-Usa and we will get to her in due time. Anyway, The more I explore and revisit the 1990s Sailor Moon series, the more of an oddity it really is. The Tree of Doom arc is most filler in the classical sense of not being manga material and acting as content until the manga material is ready. Also, Sailor Moon episodes are not that self contained in the sense that they are but they are technically part of the overarching plan. It is all part of a very strange dichotomy. That being said, so far the first two eps have sucked the big meat missile.
Admiral Woofington
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a good woofington post ( ≖‿≖
I'm sorry my posts are of the lowest of quality amidst the sea of episode reviews and in-jokes. Jesus christ lol
Basileus777
Member
Parasyte 3
The MC repeats words in a conversation so often that he puts Solid Snake to shame.
Ad nauseam
Example?, didn't notice it last night.
Basileus777
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I edited in a few examples in my original post, but I could have taken a dozen screenshots. Every time Migi says something to him, he responds by repeating a word or phrase that Migi said.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Rozen Maiden Zurückspulen 2:
This is way too real. There's far too much stuff here that I can connect to my own life. The way Jun goes about his life is pretty much perfect, and it really makes what could be a really out there show feel somewhat genuine. This was a very quiet episode which mostly just involved a character going through his life without saying much, but I was enthralled by it. It was also interesting to see him getting involved in things quickly and getting wrapped up by the doll creation. The ending scenes with the phone messages were very tense.
This is way too real. There's far too much stuff here that I can connect to my own life. The way Jun goes about his life is pretty much perfect, and it really makes what could be a really out there show feel somewhat genuine. This was a very quiet episode which mostly just involved a character going through his life without saying much, but I was enthralled by it. It was also interesting to see him getting involved in things quickly and getting wrapped up by the doll creation. The ending scenes with the phone messages were very tense.
I vote that using nice.gif to represent finding statutory rape sexy become the newest animegaf in-joke.
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
oh my pleasure
such a well spoken .gif
Admiral Woofington
Member
lol god damn ice cold.
It was a reference gif, since the entire episode dealt with that exact same topic. Should've thought it through in a forum as heavily moderated as GAF, lesson learned.
fiction?
phoenix296
Member
I'm just looking for like-minded people.
Too bad. I hate anime.
Admiral Woofington
Member
jesus it's a slaughter, deservedly so though. I thought he meant that others were thinking of the south park reference too since he quoted me.
edit: regardless, poor word choice is my forte. And with the topic at hand, I didn't follow my rule of keeping away from highly-bannable threads.
Holy shit it's an official dub.
What prompted that decision? Is the original script that shitty or did they have the budget of a double quarter pounder meal?
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Oh no, it is very, very real.
The original script was incredibly cookie cutter and bad. There was eventually a proper dub of it, but yeah, this is still better.
TV tropes says:
I'd imagine this would be just straight forgotten now without that dub as I heard the show is pretty unremarkable without it.
So apparently people like Psycho-Pass for real.
http://www.someanithing.com/2301
Btw rip Akame, low sales. low manga sales boost, I guess reading the manga is way to go.
http://www.someanithing.com/2301
Btw rip Akame, low sales. low manga sales boost, I guess reading the manga is way to go.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I liked season 1, but maybe I was just starved for noir sci-fi anime. All I know is that I'm more forgiving on anime that I am on western media. New season hasn't even appealed to me too much since my favorite character, which basically held my interest for the show, wasn't starring. I don't know if I'd still like it after another season. I would probably rather watch Ghost in the Shell at that point.
Akame ga kill! is kill!
Mushishi 11
Turns out this episode was done by Takuya Igarashi. I know it can be hard to believe watching crap like Captain Earth and Star Driver, but he's actually a pretty capable director when he has good material to work with. A typically bittersweet episode, but I thought it was made more poignant by withholding that flashback until the very end.
The background art in this episode was incredible.
Turns out this episode was done by Takuya Igarashi. I know it can be hard to believe watching crap like Captain Earth and Star Driver, but he's actually a pretty capable director when he has good material to work with. A typically bittersweet episode, but I thought it was made more poignant by withholding that flashback until the very end.
Frederika should just be renamed "lol plot device"
It's a shame how the show treats its best character.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
but we're getting the demo in March
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