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Fall Anime 2014 lOTl Unlimited Tomino Works
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Its better at splitting manpower, focus and budget from other project on default.
Honestly, I don't think even if Sunrise's full attention was on Try, it would be much better than what it is now.
Come on, you know why I said that because I also thinking the same.
But it obviously had effect for slideshow fiesta in Try.
You are what you eat.
Without a doubt.
It's just that the fight choreography and storyboarding in Try has tanked.
Jex
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I agree. Try has such a flat script with such boring characters that I can't imagine any amount of talent could make it interesting.
Also related =p
Its pretty obvious G-Loco has the attention, Tomino senile vision in cinematography aside, those beautiful mech drawn in very high detail in most part, even at still.
For Try you quite often seeing wonky and low detail drawing, as opposed like in S1.
At least they named like human.
The team format is what's sinking the show. The show doesn't have enough time to flesh out any of the characters, both the antagonists and protagonists. How do you flesh out an entire team in 23 minutes? It's also clear that the director wants to do these grand solo duels and so tries to shoehorn them in, in the worst ways possible.
Other sport show managed do that just fine, its the standard even. That just their own failing.
That is true, Haikyuu did a much better job. Maybe if Try was going to with a team format, it should have put more emphasis on a longer form narrative instead of episodic material. Like in Haikyuu, matches go on for multiple episodes. I'm not suggesting necessarily that for Try but rather a narrative where they just don't burn through a ton of teams.
Femmeworth
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Turin Turambar
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MPD looked much better. ;_;
Best of 3/x would help a lot, like in Saki.
Not related, but I wish you or Basileus visitting Yowamushi Pedal before AOTY started, its did some thing even better than Haikyuu.
Poor script, poor directing, poor formatting, narrative issues. Aren't those all things that would have been improved by better staff? Of course resources like time as well as intent will play a big role in this too but I don't see how better talent wouldn't ave resulted in a better show.
For all the shit that RWBY rightfully gets, that show has some EXCELLENT examples of teams fighting as well........a team. A shame so few anime get this right.
For all the shit that RWBY rightfully gets, that show has some EXCELLENT examples of teams fighting as well........a team. A shame so few anime get this right.
I do plan on watching it, it's just due to my IRL schedule and watching bad anime, I'll have to wait till near January.
I'd have no qualms if it were so but that doesn't seem to be the case. The viewer is denied some basic info about functioning of this society that seems to be common knowledge among the main cast.
I assume this master plan involves subjugation of world population by a racist, cowardly, dick of an uncle/father by the virtue of seal induced, life long slavery or standing around and doing nothing when your children are subjected to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctiDu69kIho Season 1 Episode 8 (You can start about 7 minutes in)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1EuyliSO_Q Season 2, Episode 4 (You can start about 11 minutes in)
There are other examples but these came to mind first
Basileus777
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We have the luxury of two bad Gundam shows airing at the same time.
I might give it a try in January, but I've really been poor at tackling my anime backlog the past 6 months, so 50 episodes might be too much. I can't even remember what shows I've watched that weren't currently airing since I finished Maison Ikkoku. I still haven't finished Touch.
Too much Dragon Age?
I still remember when you catch up on Ippo for like a week lulz
Basileus777
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Maybe I just burned out a bit. The first few months of the year I watched a lot of anime. Since then I've been keeping up with new stuff and not much more, and yeah a lot of it has been playing video games instead.
Actually, I think a lot of it is because I haven't been drinking much. Though I'm not sure if alcohol drove me to anime or anime drove me to alcohol.
That's fucked up.. Yeah its much easier to schedule for just watching ongoing even if you watching bad one. Being the story for me too, its easy to sit out an 20 minute episode or two per day.
Basileus777
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I was joking with the drinking thing, if that didn't come through.
But yeah, it's easier to just watch a few current episodes a week than to tackle a whole show from the backlog. Or I at least find it so.
Oh my GOD, oh my GOD, oh my dear Lord and Saviour.
This and tiger mask were probably the first c̶a̶r̶t̶o̶o̶n̶s̶ tfu anime I have ever seen. But I'm fairly sure Yattamen were the good guys. Doronbo gang are the bad ones.
And apparently there already was a remake of this in 2008. o_@ I must watch this.
MikeHattsu
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Sailor Moon Crystal 11
That's some crappy alarm system they have if the enemies just sat there the whole time watching and it didn't go off sooner...
A former ally gets turned evil, the legendary silver crystal gets taken and lots of full length transformation sequences.
That's some crappy alarm system they have if the enemies just sat there the whole time watching and it didn't go off sooner...
A former ally gets turned evil, the legendary silver crystal gets taken and lots of full length transformation sequences.
Sailor Moon Crystal Episode 11:
You know, it is not often that I will praise the 1990s anime series above the original manga and its surrogate Crystal but this is one of those times. First off the original series had the good sense to move most of the boring evil Endymion to earlier in the season and also it raised the stakes to the appropriate level. In short, this felt like a mid-season episode that got jolted to the penultimate episode in the last two minutes and is pretty boring because of it.
You know, it is not often that I will praise the 1990s anime series above the original manga and its surrogate Crystal but this is one of those times. First off the original series had the good sense to move most of the boring evil Endymion to earlier in the season and also it raised the stakes to the appropriate level. In short, this felt like a mid-season episode that got jolted to the penultimate episode in the last two minutes and is pretty boring because of it.
No, no it is not, it has its issues, but it is far better then G-Reco.
Basileus777
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Judging the two current Gundam shows against each other isn't going to tell us anything!
R_thanatos
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Just watch the tv show and the oavs too.
I'm really liking the chemistry between the two. Looking forward to what happens next!
Good episode right ?
Kampfer - 06
Shame that Shizuku. I already had so many scenarios spinning in my head. There's always doujins.is into male Natsuru and not female Natsuru
Don't worry , nothing is set in stone, i mean you still have episodes to watch **wink**
A Huge Battleship
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<72 hours until DAL Encore 3's release. I'd better make the most of this weekend, since it may be my last.
Well, going by more objective means, I admit I only watched two episodes of G-Reco, but the reason was because the series feels less like a cohesive whole and more like a series of barley connected fever dreams. I mean, isn't that why everybody is reveling in G-Reco, for the goofy Tominoisms? Gundam Build Fighters Try has thus far delivered an underwhelming performance due to a lot of little things from a less compelling supporting cast, a lack of team chemistry, an over-reliance on a finishing move like this was a mech series out of the 1990s, and taking itself way too seriously. It has been a show that it a couple of notches below season one, but to call it a season so bad that it is not only shattering the very image if Build Fighters but also worse then G-Reco, a series that can't get basics of storytelling down correctly is pure hyperbole.
Log Horizon Season 2, Episode 10:
Right, well then, I appreciate the effort being put into the characterization of one William Massachusetts and his Silver Sword guild, but by and large this episode fell flat with me, mainly because William kept banging on about the same basic point for about 15 minutes. I get it, the raid guild got their asses nailed to the wall and the challenge seems insurmountable and since they have defined themselves by raiding they are facing the complete loss of identity. The fundamentals are all sound the problem is they did not update the execution and thus it really felt like I was reading the book, I.E. William's endless speech was some very literary storytelling that was not freshen up for the televised medium.
Right, well then, I appreciate the effort being put into the characterization of one William Massachusetts and his Silver Sword guild, but by and large this episode fell flat with me, mainly because William kept banging on about the same basic point for about 15 minutes. I get it, the raid guild got their asses nailed to the wall and the challenge seems insurmountable and since they have defined themselves by raiding they are facing the complete loss of identity. The fundamentals are all sound the problem is they did not update the execution and thus it really felt like I was reading the book, I.E. William's endless speech was some very literary storytelling that was not freshen up for the televised medium.
Basileus777
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Log Horizon S2 10
Well that was one cringe worthy and never ending speech.
William Wallace he is not.
R_thanatos
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Log horizon 2 -10
William character develloppement +500 %
That's all i can say really , lol
William character develloppement +500 %
That's all i can say really , lol
DiscoShark
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Kokoro Connect - 17 / Final-er thoughts.
I've never had the first 3 minutes of an episode drop my opinion of a show that I was sincerely warming up to so quickly. I'm not even going to get into how the author all but screwed the pooch with the introduction of our "thugs" and the stupidity of all characters involved when they realized one of their friends might be in trouble. It's an addition to a long line of contrived nonsense that the author's thrown in this series at key points in order to create some hollow sense of tension at the cost of having his character arcs fully realized.
I'll only say that i'm disappointed.
Episodes 14-16 represented everything the show could have been. I said before my main issues with the series were a combination of how the character arcs were handled, our goody goody MC devoid of any sort character defining traits, and the inconsistent intervention mechanics that contributed to just a complete lack of tension going from one conflict to another. These episodes do away with a lot of the randomness that came about with our author throwing in bullshit to motivate a person to see the next episode and found a way to balance the internal struggles of the group caused by the intervention along with the external, school and life related conflicts, that our individual characters had to deal with as well. While our MC was still more or less a blank slate he was forced to collaborate with other characters in the cast in order to solve the issues that were set before him. The mechanics, for once, worked in such a way as to push the character development and overall narrative in a meaningful direction. It wasn't until episode 16 that I started seeing signs that our author was planning to fall back into his ... other tendencies, and then episode 17 all but confirmed that my worries were well placed.
I would not recommend this show.
Hmm, looking back I think Kokoro Connect 14-16 started presenting themes that were hearkening back to Flower of Evil, a show that I absolutely adored and rate as one of my all time favorites. The themes it was presenting - the struggle between one's ideal values and the values that ultimately lay at the core of their being, and the doing away with complying to social conventions in order to be accepted by the world around you - were ones that were presented masterfully within the narrative and I immediately latched on to Kokoro's OVA when it looked like it might start tackling them in a significant way. Our author was not up to the challenge.
Edit : I can't say I enjoyed the show but I did sincerely enjoy going through and deconstructing my thoughts on each episode. That much, and the occasional comment from someone interested in my impressions, motivated me to keep on at it. Thanks AnimeGAF, you guys are dabess.
I've never had the first 3 minutes of an episode drop my opinion of a show that I was sincerely warming up to so quickly. I'm not even going to get into how the author all but screwed the pooch with the introduction of our "thugs" and the stupidity of all characters involved when they realized one of their friends might be in trouble. It's an addition to a long line of contrived nonsense that the author's thrown in this series at key points in order to create some hollow sense of tension at the cost of having his character arcs fully realized.
I'll only say that i'm disappointed.
Episodes 14-16 represented everything the show could have been. I said before my main issues with the series were a combination of how the character arcs were handled, our goody goody MC devoid of any sort character defining traits, and the inconsistent intervention mechanics that contributed to just a complete lack of tension going from one conflict to another. These episodes do away with a lot of the randomness that came about with our author throwing in bullshit to motivate a person to see the next episode and found a way to balance the internal struggles of the group caused by the intervention along with the external, school and life related conflicts, that our individual characters had to deal with as well. While our MC was still more or less a blank slate he was forced to collaborate with other characters in the cast in order to solve the issues that were set before him. The mechanics, for once, worked in such a way as to push the character development and overall narrative in a meaningful direction. It wasn't until episode 16 that I started seeing signs that our author was planning to fall back into his ... other tendencies, and then episode 17 all but confirmed that my worries were well placed.
I would not recommend this show.
Hmm, looking back I think Kokoro Connect 14-16 started presenting themes that were hearkening back to Flower of Evil, a show that I absolutely adored and rate as one of my all time favorites. The themes it was presenting - the struggle between one's ideal values and the values that ultimately lay at the core of their being, and the doing away with complying to social conventions in order to be accepted by the world around you - were ones that were presented masterfully within the narrative and I immediately latched on to Kokoro's OVA when it looked like it might start tackling them in a significant way. Our author was not up to the challenge.
Edit : I can't say I enjoyed the show but I did sincerely enjoy going through and deconstructing my thoughts on each episode. That much, and the occasional comment from someone interested in my impressions, motivated me to keep on at it. Thanks AnimeGAF, you guys are dabess.
R_thanatos
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Useless Log horizon trivia ( no spoilers )
Just wanted to explain this part in case some people missed that.
It's also why the debauchery tea party is such a legend , because they were the first to clear MANY MANY hard events despite the fact that they weren't a guild untill they broke up
This was obviously going to be skipped in the anime so here it is
When william says "let's plant our flag" that's because there is a system where the first guild or party that clear a big event ( like a raid ) get recognised and has his name written forever in the final dongeon room ( where you get your loot ).
Just wanted to explain this part in case some people missed that.
It's also why the debauchery tea party is such a legend , because they were the first to clear MANY MANY hard events despite the fact that they weren't a guild untill they broke up
This was obviously going to be skipped in the anime so here it is
I've been busy with school and Dragon age, so I have been away from anime the past couple of weeks. What have I missed? How is Fate/Stay night? last episode I saw was the fight between archer and caster, should I continue watching it or should I just drop it? How is Parasyte looking?
I am ashamed to say I only own one of those (Akira) and have yet to watch Death Note
Parasyte is EXCELLENT. Youll love it.
Great choices. and definitely watch FTNW. Its one of the best series in recent years.
The new girls are really fun characters and Michelle is my favorite but the show does seem unfocused at first. It does tie directly into the OVA eventually.
HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Anime saved. Ikuhara delivers.
Nothing wrong with nostalgic nods to past works!
<72 hours until DAL Encore 3's release. I'd better make the most of this weekend, since it may be my last.
Kurumi da goddess.
Sailor Moon Crystal 11
This version of the Evil Mamoru storyline is even sillier than the toku version. Once again, PGSM has the best version of nearly everything.
Vanadis 10
I liked the special ending theme, and the show is holding my interest, but I don't have much to say. There hasn't really been an episode like episode 1 since episode 1. I'm just not much of a tactics guy.
This version of the Evil Mamoru storyline is even sillier than the toku version. Once again, PGSM has the best version of nearly everything.
Vanadis 10
I liked the special ending theme, and the show is holding my interest, but I don't have much to say. There hasn't really been an episode like episode 1 since episode 1. I'm just not much of a tactics guy.
Log Horizon S2
#GAMERSGATE speech.
Yeah I just can't like these kind of speech, justifying your fall to shihole is lame.. I know the speech itself contain decent amount of self-blaming but shit still sounds pandering to those game addict, saying thing that they want to hear, and this came from me that still suffer from same kind of problem.
#GAMERSGATE speech.
Yeah I just can't like these kind of speech, justifying your fall to shihole is lame.. I know the speech itself contain decent amount of self-blaming but shit still sounds pandering to those game addict, saying thing that they want to hear, and this came from me that still suffer from same kind of problem.
Maximilian Kolbe
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Vanadis 10
I was expecting huge QUALITY in this episode because Satelight can't even give us preview video of episode 10.
Well most part end up looks alright, good to see that, but there's some scene i wonder did CG team forget put Tigre army's CG soldiers to there? CG kebab army "dancing" lol?
I was expecting huge QUALITY in this episode because Satelight can't even give us preview video of episode 10.
Well most part end up looks alright, good to see that, but there's some scene i wonder did CG team forget put Tigre army's CG soldiers to there? CG kebab army "dancing" lol?
PdotMichael
Banned
Damn, I miss Non Non Biyori. Can't wait for some S2 news.
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