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Fall of Anime 2012 |OT2| O cursed spite, that ever I was born to UUURRRRYYY!!
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It's not good etiquette to aim below the belt.
Razgriz-Specter
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Chet Rippo
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In Dragon Ball he'd usually take them off half way through the battle because they would be "weighing him down." He also would take off his shoes.
dakkumauji
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Gintama 159
French bread is the best type of bread used to smash a bridge into pieces.
Sugita, you did a good job signing!
French bread is the best type of bread used to smash a bridge into pieces.
Sugita, you did a good job signing!
Jex
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It doesn't really feel like these characters have earned very much considering that it only took them about two episodes to achieve their dreams, or whatever. Not that they seem particularly interesting anyway.
At least the episode was well made, as per usual standards. Maybe it will get better late?
It doesn't really feel like these characters have earned very much considering that it only took them about two episodes to achieve their dreams, or whatever. Not that they seem particularly interesting anyway.
At least the episode was well made, as per usual standards. Maybe it will get better late?
Only his blue undershirt was weighted, the upper part of his gi wasn't.
Chet Rippo
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Oh yeah, that's right.
Clairvoyance
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That actually makes the most sense out of any possible explanation.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Legend of the Galactic Heroes 095
So much prep.
Knapfstein and Grillpalzer's plot to betray Reuenthal at the last second makes me think of them as another "Twin Stars" for Reinhard, but their less than admirable motives would surely damn them under the Kaiser's opinion. This is a governor that values integrity above all, and I fear that, were their plan ever successful, they would meet a less than honorable demise.
Speaking of the Kaiser, his reluctance to go ahead with the battle comes across as a sad affair. He's a man known for his composure, but he suddenly is losing his cool around his subordinates, such as when Muller asks him to spare Reuenthal's life. We can see the deterioration of his personality more and more as the show progresses --without Yang Wenli, there are simply no battles he wishes to fight for. It almost seems like he regrets proposing Reuenthal an eventual confrontation back when Kircheis was alive.
Julian refuses Reuenthal's offer (nice to see Murai again), and then the episode ends with Mittermeyer succumbing to despair after failing to bring Reuenthal back to his senses. He does bring an interesting point: what exactly does Reuenthal wish to achieve after defeating the Kaiser? It looks like a suicidal rebellion from every angle you look at it, but maybe (and Reuenthal himself acknowledges it) he just wants to fight for fight's sake. Such a petty state of affairs, but at the very least they are not involving any non-combatants this time around.
Speaking of the Kaiser, his reluctance to go ahead with the battle comes across as a sad affair. He's a man known for his composure, but he suddenly is losing his cool around his subordinates, such as when Muller asks him to spare Reuenthal's life. We can see the deterioration of his personality more and more as the show progresses --without Yang Wenli, there are simply no battles he wishes to fight for. It almost seems like he regrets proposing Reuenthal an eventual confrontation back when Kircheis was alive.
Julian refuses Reuenthal's offer (nice to see Murai again), and then the episode ends with Mittermeyer succumbing to despair after failing to bring Reuenthal back to his senses. He does bring an interesting point: what exactly does Reuenthal wish to achieve after defeating the Kaiser? It looks like a suicidal rebellion from every angle you look at it, but maybe (and Reuenthal himself acknowledges it) he just wants to fight for fight's sake. Such a petty state of affairs, but at the very least they are not involving any non-combatants this time around.
So much prep.
I wish they didn't leave the episode off where they did, but it's not like they weren't already pushing a ton into three episodes, I guess.
Obviously, the story needs to continue, and if they included a little more, there would be a better sense of where the story is going to go. It would've ended in a perfect spot for the first arc to act as the 'beginning of the real adventure'. Instead, the story is left off in an awkward spot with no forward momentum. I guess they were struggling to fit as much as they could into three episodes, but they're making a lot of questionable writing choices because of it.
Ultimadrago
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Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb 3
Principal is still cool. Check.
Principal is still cool. Check.
Man this has potential for animegaf gif spamming.Code Breaker 3
Man this episode has everything. Black Bolt, action, comedy, good music, cute puppies, badasses, groin kicks, yakuza, etc etc.
Chet Rippo
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Hanamaru Youchien 4
The ED for this episode just had to remind me the origins of Anzu didn't they...
This show is actually more enjoyable when there's less Tsuchida. Maybe because it's when the kids are most like normal kids. Not that I hate the love antics, but I think it might start to get overplayed. Hopefully they let the other characters shine a bit more. Yamamoto is just so damn perfect.
Lewd.
The ED for this episode just had to remind me the origins of Anzu didn't they...
Oh I get it.
Problem for him is that "The One" is probably on #TeamNoMAL.
Please don't be horrible like Miller's Report.....
Ultimadrago
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I'll probably check this out. Hopefully, it's not just another Miller's Report.
If they can convince him to join #TeamNoMAL, it could very well be for the better!
Time to preview Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai! episode 4.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrg04FsTQNo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrg04FsTQNo
Chet Rippo
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Looks good.
Ultimadrago
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One of my seventh graders had some SAO pencil boards. There was no jubilation.
Crash Station
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Code:Breaker 3
I'm still trying to figure out if they'll get to the part that made me angry or not. Toki's introduction has already been changed a lot and it seems like they want to get to Hitomi as soon as possible, so it could really go either way.
With knowledge of the manga, I've realized some character actions make no sense at all. (MASSIVE manga spoilers)
Just makes me think the reveal wasn't planned out at all.
I'm still trying to figure out if they'll get to the part that made me angry or not. Toki's introduction has already been changed a lot and it seems like they want to get to Hitomi as soon as possible, so it could really go either way.
With knowledge of the manga, I've realized some character actions make no sense at all. (MASSIVE manga spoilers)
Aoba shows absolutely no indication of being Code:Revenger despite the one that slaughtered her entire orphanage being right in front of her. I know she's trying to hold back her rage, but come on, there's no way she would act that stupid.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Legend of the Galactic Heroes 096
Bittenfeld always has the best lines. It even sounds like an Oscar Mayer commercial.
This battle was the first time I remember in the show where high morale can outweigh tactical mastery. Or maybe Bittenfeld is just a lucky son of a bitch.
Knapfstein meeting his end before Grillpalzer is not cool bro. That cunt deserves to be split in half and thrown to the dogs.
I just don't see how Reuenthal is gonna keep this charade any longer. Mittermeyer is on the chase and Mecklinger is gonna pincer him soon too.
Knapfstein meeting his end before Grillpalzer is not cool bro. That cunt deserves to be split in half and thrown to the dogs.
I just don't see how Reuenthal is gonna keep this charade any longer. Mittermeyer is on the chase and Mecklinger is gonna pincer him soon too.
Medaka Box Abnormal - 02
Yep, this was shounen as fuck, but skipping all the unnecessary crap and going straight to the point which could make it a joy to follow. Right now I'm still on the fence about really start praising this until I see some actual action and how it's animated, so hopefully Gainax won't disappoint with that.
Yep, this was shounen as fuck, but skipping all the unnecessary crap and going straight to the point which could make it a joy to follow. Right now I'm still on the fence about really start praising this until I see some actual action and how it's animated, so hopefully Gainax won't disappoint with that.
Crash Station
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Oh, you'll get action. In fact, after half or 3/4 of next episode, that's ALL you'll get for the remaining episodes.
Chet Rippo
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Programming?
Ultimadrago
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That's good to know.
Five Star Stories.
You should read it, it's great!
Crash Station
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For some reason, I find it amusing he says that as the DVD ad scrolls by.
chickdigger802
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wait... who are even the good guys that can fight, or are everyone all of a sudden kungfu masters?
That's actually the OAD ad for the upcoming manga volumes. So it all makes sense. The manga sucks, the anime is the real deal!
chickdigger802
Banned
Precure 36
They telling japanese kids to fall in love with gaijins?
Disgusting.
Rare to see love in precure shows. Delicious though.
Great eps though.
They telling japanese kids to fall in love with gaijins?
Disgusting.
Rare to see love in precure shows. Delicious though.
Great eps though.
Chet Rippo
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One of the guys was originally on the judo team, and the girl with the glasses was on the swim team.
firehawk12
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Smile Precure 36
I'm pretty sure this is what Jexhius looks like.
I also never get tired of the extreme close up faces that they use. The combination of the wacky faces and the fact that their face fills the frame is just fun to watch.
And hey, new power! (And only one decor this week, strangely enough).
You know, as for the episode, I do feel like it's a cop out that they basically
Still, I think they made the perfect choice with Akane being the one to experience this. Especially since her power is basically fire. All dat passion!
I'm pretty sure this is what Jexhius looks like.
I also never get tired of the extreme close up faces that they use. The combination of the wacky faces and the fact that their face fills the frame is just fun to watch.
And hey, new power! (And only one decor this week, strangely enough).
You know, as for the episode, I do feel like it's a cop out that they basically
don't admit their feelings to each other and that it's all implied. Maybe teaching young girls to kiss is a horrible thing that corrupts youth or whatever, but I really expected some kind of smooch to end the show... not an over-glorified handshake that is less sexual than the finger-sex found in Rinne.
Still, I think they made the perfect choice with Akane being the one to experience this. Especially since her power is basically fire. All dat passion!
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Legend of the Galactic Heroes 097
Goddammit Reuenthal I'm not supposed to be shedding manly tears for you. ;___;
FUCK YOU GRILLPALZER YOU FUCKING CUNT
FUCK YOU GRILLPALZER YOU FUCKING CUNT
They were still pretty weak in season 1.
Chet Rippo
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But none of them really got a chance to fight really.
chickdigger802
Banned
yayoi knows.
He borrowed the pant technology from The Hulk.
Man, that was a pretty good episode.
Always wanted to check that out, I'll get on it! And fuck me it started in 1986 and is still ongoing? Must make the amount of hiatus Hunter X Hunter takes look like nothing...
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