What a funny, emotional little film this was. It evoked a sincere feeling of nostalgia during certain scenes, while simultaneously trying to warn us of the pitfalls of it. It's packed with references to older anime and it's clear that this particular movie is made with a more mature audience in mind, but that doesn't stop it from having something for viewers of all ages.
Every time... it happens, every given time... chills down my spine, with that music... isn't it, Dresden?
That everyone can have an easy access here (in Spain) to this movie on digital disc releases, and even could see it on movie theaters (http://servicios.elpais.com/cartelera/pelicula/0000079649/) some years ago in a fairly extensive country-wide distribution is one of the better things related to the amazing success the franchise has had in here. Of course, that alongside other very good movies and the series itself, as main dish...
And Medaka's bust is seemingly increasing with every scene, it was never this ridiculous in the manga. Although I shouldn't be surprised with how fan-servicey it all is, especially after the Nabeshima fight.
Yep. Other things he is not, but RIROLAND and consistency always go hand in hand... well, maybe too much consistency... as in very similarly draw... sometimes!
Hey, that was alright. While I've yet to find the Magi anime actively compelling, I am fairly enjoying it now that it possesses some sense of focus. Hopefully, it will improve from here on out and not turn to a clunky mess like some of the previous episodes. I'm guessing Ali Baba will get some screen time in the next episode. He could use some of the juice from the improved pacing.
Oh yeah, and the sprinkle of Musou flavor didn't hurt either.
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One Outs 6-18
Team Owner vs. New (Gambling superman) player from the slums.
Round #800 FIGHT!
I'm still liking this (while not being huge on baseball), but I have a few nagging issues. I hate that its almost always in the diamond. While it's about baseball and gambling, there are characters involved as well. There's an edit to the baseball and then the money-hungry owner over and over. It's fine, but the stretches of it are not ideal.
Thankfully, a break was given recently where the players get a chance to sit and drink with the protagonist (who has been saving their butts with each game). Here we gain more insight into Toua's philosophy on winning, gambling, cheating and personal strategic measures. It's always good to have natural insights in about any anime, but I find it especially important in team sports anime. It's easy to overlook these elements between all of the planning and roller-coasters occurring on the field.
Of course, they rush back on the field again before too long. Yet this game seems to be their most interesting yet. Here's to hoping it delivers some good thrills.
Final Note: *sigh* Still no super powers. There's just a couple of experienced strategists and a black player than runs a speed the Japanese players can't comprehend...
The narrator is great though.
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Saki: Achiga-hen - Episode of Side-A 1-12 [END]
- Akado is the best new character by far.
- Demon Saki > Flower Saki (though must every formidable foe go "Oni mode" through lightning eyes alone?)
- Saki's rivals are better. Saki's group is better.
This is stated while well aware of the episode difference (Saki: 25 episodes vs Side A: 12). However, this is simply considering most face-value interactions and not a single tidbit of the copious "average to poorly-written" back stories.
- Kanbara's "Wahaha" is getting better every time.
- Haha! They improved the 2D visuals, but the CG is still just as awkwardly handled as before.
- Less forced introspects (and less overall) was appreciated, but too many of the new characters are bland (though not all of them). As far as comparisons fare, it's either AnimeArchetypes™ from the Saki side or flat interactions on most of Side A.
Well I didn't say that I disliked being satisfied by a male-dominated industry. When you look at porn, you are being satisfied by other people. When you look at hentai, you are being satisfied by somebody else's imagination, and their ability to illustrate it. It's just a funny thing.
I tried to become pen pals with female doujin artist Naomi Nekomata, but she could barely speak a lick of English, and I could only speak the same in Japanese, so our emails were a little confusing :/ I want to be bros with a female hentai artist.
I really have no idea how well known it is but if you google "anime reviews" they're like the 4th hit, so I assume they must get a fairly high volume of traffic. I certainly used their site, among others, to help me out as I was 'getting into' anime.
Just like every long-running work ever, it eventually devolves into ridiculousness. Not that I have ever read or watched Bleach to make such a statement!
It's the Japanese version of My Little Pony. The difference is that since no one else knows what PreCure is outside of Japan, it's not creepy for 20-something dudes to watch it. lol
So I live on the west coast of the US and it's always disappointing to go into an electronics store and look at the paltry/non-existent anime selection. Today I went to a super huge electronics department store called Fry's Electronics and damn not only is there anime selection still there, but it's much bigger than last time I went. And, what's more, they have a sizable shelf space in the blu-ray section dedicated to anime. Something I've definitely not seen before.
I also saw a 3D TV that had a (3D) trailer for the new Cyborg 009 movie? I didn't know how to approach that. Anyway, kudos to Fry's for putting on life support what most other places are pulling the plug on.
#Realtalk: Some of the fight scenes in Heartcatch are way more badass than anything I've seen in Saint Seiya Omega so far, save perhaps for episode 20.
Dear diary,
While bored during class, I ended up doodlingshit. Then after that I watched an episode of Sekirei. Today was a good day. I hope to draw bigger and better things tomorrow!
I was talking more about whether or not it was actually referring to PreCure than the actual chart which is p. obvious but I will admit that I'm lazy as hell.
The ED sequence is why I cannot take any comments about Hyouka not being marketed to the otaku audience seriously. Whether the actual meat of the show is of a less distasteful quality is another issue entirely.
Wait, that's the reason main characters always sit by the window? I thought it was because looking at the outside symbolised freedom and wishes and desires and all that mumbo jumbo.
I used to say GAINAX was my favourite anime studio a while back. I've come to realise putting faith in studios and not the people behind them is a misdirected effort. #BecomingAStaffWhore
You still watch current shows? Or rather, you seem to wait until they've finished before deciding whether or not it's worth your time. If so, that would be a wise move.
Hyouka's problem was that the mysteries felt too mundane and unsubstantive, sometimes bordering on the surrealistic (Why did I get pissed off?), to actually warrant the serious dramatic encadrement, and this gives the first cour a very dry atmosphere.
The School festival arc resolved that by making the mystery cartoony and interesting, while letting the character interaction work in a dynamic environment (the cooking competition etc.).
Because I feel that the usual formula of posting impressions of the latest moe-filled episode to the tune of "ZOMG SQUEEE This was sooooo fucking cute!!!! All of my HHHNNGGS!!1" like some weird form of Tourette's syndrome is bad enough as it is without having to add another one to the lexicon of nonsense words that get repeated in this thread ad nauseam to the mix.
You could argue that I can just ignore them if I hate them so much, sure, but I also feel that those types of posts are some of the biggest contributors to the disproportionate signal-to-noise ratio feeling that people sometimes accuse these threads of having.
Uh...isn't calling episode impressions "noise" kind of missing the whole damn point? Those people are probably looking in the wrong thread if that's how they feel.
I never said such thing. I'm just saying that those types of "impressions" feel more like useless ramblings more often than not.
Having said that, I've also been fond of doing stupid one word "impressions" on occasion, so it's not like I'm free of guilt myself, but the point still stands.
That's pretty obvious given that Macross Plus is coherent, stylish, and skillfully edited, instead of being a random, stumbling mess filled with technobabble, characters who describe their own traits, and schizophrenic pacing.
I can't believe people coerced me into making Frontier my first foray into Macross. I plan to watch the Watanabe show at some point, but I can't say that the latest entry didn't taint my perception of the franchise.
As such the most important part of the episode is clearly devoted to the online world. Ironically Akane knows all about this world and so she doesn't ask a single question but we might actually need her too because we don't know anything about this virtual world. Akane is completely useless in most areas but this is the one time where she doesn't want to ask questions? What's a Comfield? What's the importance of these avatars? What is popularity good for online? Etc etc. All of these things would presumably feed into the motives which we don't know because the show barely explains what they're doing. As such it's pretty hard to care for anyone or thing in this world.
I would like to add that this was a pitch-perfect moment to start seeing Akane's worth for the team rise up. She obviously is knowledgeable enough on internet forums commufields or whatever, but instead her contribution (leading them into what'shisface's avatar) feels a lot more superficial or even glossed over by the other characters.
The problem I have with scenes like this one is that it looks like the hallway and the person are moving at different speeds. It resembles someone walking on a treadmill instead of going from point A to point B.
Lol... Sakurakouji must be the worst female MC character I've ever seen. She's useless, her reason is fucking stupid and she can't do nothing. This make the show even better.
I like to believe it's commentary on the undeveloped and barebones political opinion of most netizens outside (or even in) specialised political forums, but then I would be giving Urobuchi far too much credit!
I have watched lots of anime! I have actually been getting back into it recently. Well, I wouldn't say I was ever "out of it" as it were, but I wasn't watching shows as they aired anymore and I was taking forever to watch stuff when I did get around to it. And nothing was really grabbing me the way that stuff around 2003 - 2007-ish was.
Actually, I'm just going to copy this whole thing from /a/, because it does help explain why Saimoe is this little 2ch Japan-only private club thing nowadays.
As you sort of said before -- it's serious business.
And that's it for me and posts about Saimoe for probably, well, ever.
If a family consisting of a father who is a huge fan of sakuga and amazing action choreography, a mother who is very emotional and loves sappy stories told in a good way (didn't feel like playing around with the gender roles, sorry!), a 7 year old son and a 4 year old daughter went to see this film, everyone would be equally pleased by the time it was over. I really don't have much else to say, this was superb on nearly every level.
More love for Umasou is always welcome. As I say, it's one of my favourite parenting movies. I watched it with my dad a while ago and he was in tears by the end of it. Not to mention the high production values make it a fun ride for even the cynical jerks out there. My only problem with the film would be regarding some time transitions, especially when the plesiosaur appears.
For as cheesy as that comes across at first glance, I like how it keeps the energy up throughout. It's like that rugby scene in episode 2 where the game was made 10x more exciting through that announcer.
I know a girl who fingered herself to a drawing I made.
She told me as such.
To be fair, it was an art request.
I suppose that is a bit awkward when I really think about it.
So, Magi ep5 is a Trigger production. What does that mean? Apparently nothing at all this time. They're credited for production assistance for the episode, but the episode director, animation directors, and key animators aren't any of the usual talent we would expect from Trigger/Gainax. Seems to me like A-1 is rushing the show so much they're actually running out of actual room to make episodes simultaneously, so they just borrowed Trigger's studio space and filled it with whoever A-1 decided to pay for the episode. Lol. There were 8 assistant animation directors this time. Lolol.
I'll check out the episode itself later and report back. Hopefully it doesn't suck!
Bad news for Girls und Panzer fans: Next week they won't be able to broadcast episode 6 because of a production delay. Instead they will be airing episode 5.5 which sounds like a sort of recap special. Because the series is now pushed back by a week, they won't be able to air the final episode on the normal time slot either. They will be announcing more information about the broadcast of the final episode after episode 11 airs.
It's everything that I expected and more. Bad guys licking knives, '...Mr. President', child abuse, mental breakdowns, HEROES OF JUSTICE, super-powered battles and little kids begging for the bad guys to be killed. Glorious.
Now, a number of people have described the action in the sixth episode of From the New World as bland or boring and I'll certainly agree with that. However, it's worth briefly looking at how one scene is put together so we can see what, exactly, he did wrong. Here's the pond ambush in full (click to see a larger image):
See, normally I don't really mind what anime picks as its subject, but taking WW2 and turning it into a game for little high school girls is a little... I want to say "bit too much," but the show is still pretty harmless and I don't want to act like I'm on some sort of sensitivity high horse here.
Better to just call it a dumb show and kind of tasteless.
Pre-Z Dragon Ball doesn't get nearly enough love, especially since it does many notable things better than the more well-known second half of the story.
Dragon Ball Z is Toriyama jumping the shark. It went from a fun fantastical adventure romp with some bits of technology to full on sci-fi and it was, in retrospect, lame in its XTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMEness.
I agree with almost all of what you said, except for saying it didn't have strong visuals. While clearly the animation budget for JoJo is quite low, it gets by with great art and style. I think that more than makes up for what the animation lacks. The way they use still images, while they are cheap to animate, is really evocative and makes a lot of sense in context. It really shows, this is the right way to make a show on the cheap. It's cheap, but it doesn't feel cheap.
Bizarre (get it?) colour palette robs the stills of whatever oomph they may have because my eyes keep on hurting from watching at the mismatching wavelengths. This is a show that I enjoy despite its continuous attempts to make me go blind.
"...Now if you're skipping to the ending of School Days, you will never in a trillion years experience the series. You'll think you have experienced it, but you'll be cheated. It's such a sadness that you think you've seen School Days by skipping to the fucking ending. Get real."
- David Lynch on School Days
A nice sakuga MAD featuring almost every scene You Yoshinari did from 2000 to 2011 was posted on Youtube about a month ago, so I thought it'd be cool to post it here:
edit: I really only got from 30 seconds to 35.
"Ich bin ein Magical Girl" is horrible in itself but then the pronounciation.
"Ich bin ein magisches Mädchen" would be freakin hilarious.
Bad news for Girls und Panzer fans: Next week they won't be able to broadcast episode 6 because of a production delay. Instead they will be airing episode 5.5 which sounds like a sort of recap special. Because the series is now pushed back by a week, they won't be able to air the final episode on the normal time slot either. They will be announcing more information about the broadcast of the final episode after episode 11 airs.
Observe an Nanoha A's fight scene (contains NSFW transformation scene if you care about such things) for an example of how MAhou shoujos should do it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4wS4z8_4x4
No, it's not the OVAs. The short OVAs on each volume are numbered 1 onwards from Vol1. This is just a special episode they're putting together to fill the slot for next week. They'll be including it as a special feature on Vol3, which is what the blog post says. I'm fairly sure it's going to be some sort of recap, or use recycled footage in some way.
Well I didn't say that I disliked being satisfied by a male-dominated industry. When you look at porn, you are being satisfied by other people. When you look at hentai, you are being satisfied by somebody else's imagination, and their ability to illustrate it. It's just a funny thing.
That is like... the deepest kind of emotional and raw connection you can have with a person without knowing it personally! It is a quite funny situation, indeed.
I tried to become pen pals with female doujin artist Naomi Nekomata, but she could barely speak a lick of English, and I could only speak the same in Japanese, so our emails were a little confusing :/ I want to be bros with a female hentai artist.
I'm like 15 eps into the show and honestly its just too redundant. There isn't enough separation between Nao and Akane. The other 3 girls have their own defined niches but those two really don't.
That is like... the deepest kind of emotional and raw connection you can have with a person without knowing it personally! It is a quite funny situation, indeed.
Really! He gives a real insight into that DEPRAVED and FASCINATING world:
Shindo L / Da Hootch - [email]dahootch@gmail.com[/email] said:
Hello, and thank you for your E-mail.
To answer your question, I don't think any example you are mentioning is intended to be comical. It is really a matter of your frame of mind while reading hentai. If you think dialog in hentai is ridiculous, then you will find it so. If you think it sexy, you will likewise find it sexy. That is my opinion on the matter.
The reasoning behind the usage of dialog, is probably the medium in which it is made. Manga needs to be interesting, and if the dialog reflected what sex was like in real life, it would not be worth reading, and a 20 page sex-scene would be rather monotonous. Manga is also rather limited in its frame by frame construction. So when writing manga, authors will emphasize actions and thoughts through dialog. Therefore you will get lines like "my hips are moving on their own". This is because that character's hips are (within the storyline of the manga) in fact moving on their own, and this needs to be conveyed.
I hope I have been able to sufficiently address your query, and hope that you may find hentai manga sexier in the future.
I'm just being a good netizen and responding to my fellow nakama. You have no one to blame but yourselves; I only stopped checking the thread on Wednesday ffs.
No, it's not the OVAs. The short OVAs on each volume are numbered 1 onwards from Vol1. This is just a special episode they're putting together to fill the slot for next week. They'll be including it as a special feature on Vol3, which is what the blog post says. I'm fairly sure it's going to be some sort of recap, or use recycled footage in some way.
Would you rather I take the cajunator approach and massively inflate my and this thread's post counts with a bunch of silly one quote posts?
I'm only being a good netizen and responding to my fellow nakama. You have no one to blame but yourselves; I only stopped checking the thread on Wednesday ffs.
I imagined that was how Araki justified the radicalness.
I do it for you baby.
At the very least I haven't started fake-translating hentai-doujin yet.
I am only ever behind by 2-4 pages, so there isnt a whole lot of need to multi-quote.
I can pretty much respond to things as they occur or shortly after.
Its only when I sleep or have a particularly busy day at work that I have to multi-quote anything to catch up on the thread.
To give you an idea of how often I have this thread open, its on my tablet, my phone, and my personal PC and my parents PC as well as their tablet too. So really I am hardly ever without access to this thread and site. With the advent of smartphones I am even more connected to it. So it isnt too strange that my post count would be high. Its pretty much the norm for me as I have posted on many messageboards and have thousands of posts on those as well. Its definitely not a Gaf-only thing.
Last night I hung out with a friend to go watch Wreck it Ralph. He brought along one of his friends who loves anime as well. We all tlaked for like 2 hours after the move was over in the parking lot about everything from recent anime, to harems where the main protagonist actually chooses a girl, to Berserk outtakes, to favorite shows, and how disturbing Dance in the Vampire Bund is and how much blonde loli vampires are becoming a thing. The only problem is he is moving to the Dominican Republic for work so there goes another anime watching Lafayette-ian. Wish I knew more people who were into anime :/
While the last two episodes are an improvement over the first 3 it still wins hands down the prize of being the worst anime shounen adaptation ever(looks like crap) would of been better off being handled by studio Deen.
This show continues to impress. It is such a great adaptation of the manga, it is amazing how well they take the scenes and add their own little bits that makes the story flow so much better.
The scenes with class rep was really well done and they are going at a really good pace of adaptating the chapters.
Also great to hear Koyasu as neither the villain, rapist, creepy guy or all three at once for a change.
