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[Narag]

What if she's both the driver of the car AND the car itself? lol

Baby steps.

 

[darkside31337]

Chuu-2 06

Definitely my favorite show of the season. Manages to put a smile on my face like no other show this year. It was stunning to watch an episode with Kumin actually not napping.

And as somebody who will probably be

Spoiler

bald

by the age of 35 this episode cracked me up and made me at the same time. But looks like it was worth for him in the end.

Deko x Mori is always good stuff. Really though Rikka is still the best. Enjoying the entire cast though which is ridiculously rare for shows like these.

 

[Dresden]

I think we went like two pages without a list, can't have that.

Keeping up weekly:

Zetsuen
Chuunibyou

Keeping up weekly but weighing the option of dropping:

Magi

Behind on, intent on catching up eventually:

From the New World
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
JoJo
Code: Breaker
Teekyu
Psycho-Pass

Planning to start:

Girls und Panzer
one of those random 3 minute short things

Dropped:

Robotic;Notes

 

[Narag]

Watching weekly:
JoJo
Code:Breaker
Psycho-Pass (sorta)
SAO

Want to catch up on:
Ixion Saga
Magi
Aikatsu

Will check out when I get time:
Zetsuen
Girls und Panzer

 

[darkside31337]

Still catching up but this is it so far:

Chuu 2
Tonari
Blasty

Code;Breaker

Girls und Panzer
Gyrozetter

Btooom!
Jojo
Shin Sekai Yori
Hiiro no Kakera S2
Hayate

Will really only keep up with the first 4 at this point though. The bottom of the list I have nothing but contempt for.

 

[Uchip]

Jojo 01

Wow. This was really, really terrible. Might be the ugliest show I've watched all year (some of these scenes are just lol wut, the boxing scene and the fountain scene in particular) and this isn't manly, its just stupid. I hope this gets better quickly or it'll be a quick drop. I really enjoyed the Jojo OVA but so far this is just flat out stupid without being enjoyable.

Nice ed though.

yeesh
I knew you had bad taste but thats just next level

 

[Crash Station]

I think we went like two pages without a list, can't have that.

Keeping up weekly:

Zetsuen
Chuunibyou

Keeping up weekly but weighing the option of dropping:

Magi

Behind on, intent on catching up eventually:

From the New World
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
JoJo
Code: Breaker
Teekyu
Psycho-Pass

Planning to start:

Girls und Panzer
one of those random 3 minute short things

Dropped:

Robotic;Notes

Do you even need to list Teekyu when you could probably get caught up in 5 minutes?

 

[KO Traveling Hobo]

Utena 25

DAT CAR PORN. So good.

Akio's facial expressions are fun to follow. In particular,

Spoiler

his shit-eating grin after playing the part of forlorn romantic with Utena

was great. He also seemed super pissed about

Spoiler

Utena's sword vanishing, though it seems like he was more concerned about her losing than the sword itself.

I've been trying to warm up to Anthy ever since she trolled the shit out of Akio's fiancee(somehow seeing someone with the exact same opinion of Anthy as me made me appreciate her more. idfk), and taking her glasses off and letting her hair down was helpful to that end. Unf.

Saionji Corner
-I realize that phallic imagery is omnipresent in Utena(and in Utena! hey-o!), but the implied wanking in the scene where Touga walks in on Saionji ringing out the washcloth made me giggle something fierce. Touga's "Cleaning the floor at this hour? You're so conscientious. selfavatarquote.jpg" sold it so hard.
-Why does he turn into such an unlikeable douche whenever he puts on the school uniform? I swear he'd be one of my favorite characters if he just stayed in his samurai getup.
-Jesus christ man what is wrong with you?

 

[Dresden]

I could spend those five minutes doing other important things, though. Like boiling water.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Since I just started watching stuff from this season yesterday, the only things I've watched any of so far are From the New World and Psycho Pass. I intend on checking out a number of other shows soon.

 

[Stoof]

Watching weekly:
Chuu2
Psycho-Pass
From the New World
Tonari
Jojo
Space Brothers

Catch up:
Blastiest Tempest
SAO

Need to start:
Madeka
Code:Breaker
Panzer

 

[dakkumauji]

Enjoying weekly:
Chuu2Koi
K
Kami-sama Hajimemashita
Magi
Medaka Box Abnormal
Poyopoyo
PSYCHO-PASS
Robotics;Notes
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo
Sukitte Iinyao
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Zetsuen no Tempest

Too Stupid to Drop:
CØDE：BREAKER
Sword Art Online

It's Only 3 Minutes So Why The Hell Not:
Teekyu
Wooser no Sonohi Gurashi

Watching Cause I'm Too Far In To Drop:
Naruto SD

Backlog Almost Done Hell:
Gintama'

 

[Crash Station]

Anyway

Watching Weekly

Ixion Saga DT
Litchi De Hikari Club
Chitose Get You
Medaka Box Abnormal
Hayate no Gotoku
Gintama (or whenever a new episode comes out)
Btooom!
Psycho Pass
Robotics;Note
K
JoJo
To Love Ru Darkness
Fairy Tail
Sword Art Online
Saint Seiya Omega
Space Bros
One Piece
Hunter x Hunter
Magi
Teekyu

Considering Dropping

Code:Breaker
Zetsuen no Tempest

Plan to get caught up on eventually maybe

Toriko
Chuunibyou
Naruto Shippuden

Dropped

From the New World

 

[Soma]

Watching:
Chuunibyou
Psycho-Pass
Medaka Box S2
JoJo
Teekyuu
Zetsuen
OniAi

Need to catch up on:
Tonari - 2 episodes behind
Shinsekai Yori - 2 episodes behind

Dropped:
Busou Shinki
K
Ixion Saga
Magi - miiiiiight pick this up again

Considering dropping:
Robotics;Notes

Considering picking up:
Girls und Panzer

Waiting for the BDs:
To Love-Ru Darkness

 

[Chet Rippo]

Keeping up weekly:

Regardless of My Adolescent Delusions of Grandeur, I Want a Date!

Behind on:

Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo

Plan to start:

Girls und Panzer
Brotherfucker
Medaka Box
To Love-Ru Darkness

Dropped:

None

 

[darkside31337]

yeesh
I knew you had bad taste but thats just next level

Sue me. First episode was total garbage.

Jojo OVA was amazing. This was ass in every possible way. Honestly don't have much hope it gets better.

 

[Uchip]

Sue me. First episode was total garbage.

Jojo OVA was amazing. This was ass in every possible way. Honestly don't have much hope it gets better.

Ill see you in court!
calling jojos bizarre adventure stupid while making the statement that Initial D with moe girls and yuri would be the greatest of all time should be a crime!

 

[Articalys]

This again, huh.

中二病でも恋がしたい!
ジョジョの奇妙な冒険
めだかボックス アブノーマル
さくら荘のペットな彼女
新世界より
ソードアート・オンライン
となりの怪物くん
宇宙兄弟
Psycho-Pass
Robotics;Notes

All weekly, all caught up to the most recent episode, listed in no particular order.

(I guess those last two don't really blend in as well with the others. They do have Japanese kana spellings, but their official titles are in English, so...)

 

[Jex]

It's this time huh?

Watching (In order of best to worst)

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Girls und Panzer
Tonari
From the New World (I still want to believe. This could easily end up further down the list if it maintains it's current quality)
Blast of Tempest
Code:Breaker
Magi
Gintama
Pyscho Pass
Sword Art Online

Dropped

Chuunibyou

Didn't Either Bother Watching One Episode

K
Robotics Note
Btoom

 

[chickdigger802]

jojo 6

EVERYONE IS YELLING EVERYTHING OUTLOUD ITS SO MANLY FIGHTING HAPPENS AND STUFF IS AWESOME WHO KNOWS SPARKLE PUNCHES

 

[Jex]

Do you even need to list Teekyu when you could probably get caught up in 5 minutes?

Dresden is clearly a very busy man.

 

[Uchip]

jojo 6

EVERYONE IS YELLING EVERYTHING OUTLOUD ITS SO MANLY FIGHTING HAPPENS AND STUFF IS AWESOME WHO KNOWS SPARKLE PUNCHES

kid pisses himself only to have a sudden manliness epiphany

 

[jbug617]

kid pisses himself only to have a sudden manliness epiphany

It was so random when it happened.

 

[Uchip]

It was so random when it happened.

there are around 20 things per episode that I just cannot predict

 

[wonzo]

HidaSketch X Honeycomb 5

NTR... in Hidamari Sketch!??!!

 

[jman2050]

Watching:

Tonari
Chuuni
Shin Sekai Yori

Backlogged:
Psycho-pass
Girls Und Panzer

Waiting for BDs:

To Love Ru Darkness

Not watching:

Everything else

 

[cajunator]

Oh, a list!

Weekly (trying anyway)

Chuunibyo
Space Bros
Tonari no Kaibutsu kun
Hidamari sketch
From the new world
Jojo
Psycho pass

Will catch up later

Magi
Little Busters
Robotics;Notes
ZnT
Sakurasou
Girls und Panzer

Fuck it

SAO
Btooom

You can't?

I totally can!

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Natsuyuki Rendezvous 11:
So...that was an ending.

I really enjoyed most of the series, and I thought the themes of loss and moving on/not letting go were handled poignantly for the most part, and the last episode for the first 95% fit right in with the rest of the series. There was some strong drama, a well written and genuine feeling romance, and some great humor after the last exhale.

But I really, really could have done without that epilogue. It just felt completely pointless. I think it would have been much better to just end with

Spoiler

that last scene of Hazuki and Rokka together in the forest, and not suddenly jump forward so far and give us a rather bizarre ending.

This is just further proof why epilogues are inherently bad and should be avoided at all costs. Especially when they're accompanied by

Spoiler

'X years later'/characters now have kids/grandkids

in them.

 

[trejo]

Still watching:

JoJo's Bizarre Aventure
My Little Monster
Magi
Psycho-Pass
Robotics;Notes
Zetzuen no Tempest
Medaka Box Abnormal

May watch past the first couple episodes at some point:

From the New World
K

Continuing from previous seasons:

Space Bros
Gintama

Still ignoring:

That Stupid KyoAni Show About Social Retards

Dropped:

Everything else

 

[PoeticProse22]

Watching - Best to Worst

From the New World
Tonari
Zetsuen no Tempest
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Chuunibyou
Space Brothers
Pyscho Pass
Magi
Girls und Panzer
Sukitte Ii na Yo
Sakurasou
Kamisama Kiss
Jormungand: Perfect Order
Code:Breaker
Robotics;Notes
Btooom
Medaka Box Abnormal
Bakuman 3
Ixion Saga DT
K
Little Busters
Sword Art Online

Dropped

Busou Shinki
Muv-Luv: Total Eclipse

 

[jman2050]

Oh right I guess I should catch up on Furry Art Online one of these days.

 

[Crash Station]

Psycho Pass 5

Oh shit, that logic.

Spoiler

Felt a little bad for Mido near the end there. Killing off a guy that has no more use is one thing, but getting the good guys to do it is another.

 

[KO Traveling Hobo]

Utena 26

"Oh man, I was totally justified in moving Kozue up to share Best Girl status with Miki during the Black Rose arc. MikixKozue OT-"

Spoiler

*Kozue walks off into the darkness arm-in-arm with Akio*

FFFFFFF-

*Kozue, blouse unbuttoned, says something to Miki about how good Akio is*

FUCKING
PIECE OF
CHODEGUZZLING
GARBAGE SHIT SHOW
FUCKFUCKFUCK

 

[Grzi]

Psycho-Pass - 05

Yeah, this was a pretty good episode. Some nice hints of character development, cool police work and a tiny bit of action. The inconsistent art was a bit jarring, but there were shots that looked really great IMO, like the reflection of Akane and Shinya in the dirty mirror.
Hopefully the show continues to improve.

 

[dakkumauji]

Gintama' 223

Wakamoto focused episodes are one of the best sounding episodes.

 

[trejo]

Man, some of y'all watch a heck of a lot of animu.

Utena 26

Oh boy, I can't wait to witness more of your impressions down the line.

 

[Uchip]

Oh right I guess I should catch up on Furry Art Online one of these days.

wait, what?

 

[Soma]

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 06

I'll be the roouunnd about~

Bad. Ass.


Also, one of my best friends just got back from Japan and got me these two gifts:

Probably the only instance where I can say I'm glad I'm not working at the moment because I can totally see myself getting more of these things. :|

 

[Uchip]

vagabond _b

 

[Crash Station]

Still watching:

My Little Monster
Magi
Psycho-Pass
Robotics;Notes
Zetzuen no Tempest
Medaka Box Abnormal

May watch past the first couple episodes at some point:

From the New World
K

Continuing from previous seasons:

Space Bros
Gintama

Still ignoring:

That Stupid KyoAni Show About Social Retards

Dropped:

Everything else

You dropped JoJo, yet you still have that avatar?

 

[jman2050]

Probably the only instance where I can say I'm glad I'm not working at the moment because I can totally see myself getting more of these things. :|

Mami: Haters gonna hate Edition?

 

[KO Traveling Hobo]

Dropped

Muv-Luv: Total Eclipse

Noooo

Oh boy, I can't wait to witness more of your impressions down the line.

I'm just going to pretend that this recurring response to my Miki-related posts is indicative of a surprise ending wherein Miki and Kozue live happily ever after together and everyone else dies.

Spoiler

;-;

 

[Grzi]

Watching weekly (in no particular order):

Magi
Zetsuen no Tempest
Psycho-Pass
Robotics; Notes
Jojo
Chuunibyou
Medaka Box Abnormal
From The New World
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Code:Breaker
K

Watching weekly but I'm a few episodes behind:

Ixion Saga DT
Girls und Panzer
Gyrozetter
Little Busters (might drop)
BTOOOM! (might drop)


Continuing from previous seasons:

Hunter X Hunter
Tanken Driland
Sword Art Online
Space Brothers
Saint Seiya Omega
Kingdom
Muv-Luv Alternative (might drop this)

 

[Branduil]

From the New World 7

Why?

Well, continued use of terrible CGI aside, I regret to report that the awkward direction in the previous episodes is not entirely done away with. Much of the storyboarding, from Nobutoshi Ogura who also storyboarded episode 4, seems to be fine, but there's some weird uses of cuts to black throughout. I suspect the episode director, Makoto Fuchigami, might be a pseudonym, because his output is sparse and yet spans back to 1997. I will say that the music direction was substantially improved in this episode, and the direction seemed to become more atmospheric and closer to the early episodes as it progressed. I also continue to find the story proper extremely interesting.

The next episode, to prematurely judge from the brief preview, looks like it may return to the complex and evocative storyboarding of the early episodes, among, um, other things.

 

[Defuser]

Still watching
Psycho Pass
Btooom!
Chuunibyou
Magi
Tonari no Kaibutsu kun
Zetsuen no Tempest
Robotics; Notes
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo
Jormungand: Perfect Order
Sword Art Online
Space Bros
Shin Sekai Yori
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Consider dropping
Ixion Saga

Dropped
Douche Breaker

 

[Tomat]

Watching:
JoJo
Jormungand
Zetsuen
Chuu2
Robotics;Notes

Sorta not really watching but kinda watching(AKA: Basically dropped):
Code Breaker
SSY
Magi
Tonari
Psycho Pass

Dropped:
Ixion Saga DT
BTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTM

Because everyone likes it I'll give a second chance:
Little Busters
Moe Rommel and Co Do Nazi Things - Tank Edition

 

[Narag]

Galactic Cyclone Bryger 35

There's far more work put into this setting than there ought to be. Also :lol at Led Dragon. I wondered if the LED Dragon in that Five Star Stories timeline was supposed to be the Red Dragon after seeing that.

Looks like other criminals are hiring J9 to protect them from Khamen Khamen and the Nubia Connection now. J9 is surprisingly humble as they realize they might not be able to do much in an all out war between criminals.

Fuck yeah, got a fleet battle in this too.

Spoiler

It wasn't very good much like the super robot action usually isn't.

Definitely not the show's strong suit. Speaking of the super robot, it didn't show up this ep either. One of the perks of a two parter, I suppose.

 

[PoeticProse22]

Zetsuen no Tempest 6

Although relatively subdued and somewhat uneventful, this was a really good episode, as it provided considerable character development and several intriguing revelations. Despite the lack of action, the episode was very well-paced, never faltering in it's execution. An unsettling atmosphere permeated the episode, particularly the ending.

The reveal that

Spoiler

Hakaze and the Tree of Genesis are more likely to destroy the world than the Tree of Exodus

is thoroughly interesting, since it foreshadows a seeming inevitability, once

Spoiler

Yoshino and Mahiro become fully aware of this knowledge, towards fractures within their alliance

. The conclusion of this episode and the preview for the next indicate a distinct potential for a development that could potentially diminish my enjoyment of the show ever so slightly. As it is, so far, I’m not particularly bothered by the sudden emergence of this

Spoiler

strange, unexpected dynamic to Mahiro and Aika's relationship

, but, unfortunately, I can easily see it becoming an unnecessary and flawed distraction from an otherwise compelling story, due largely to the possibility that these developments will essentially alter the perception of

Spoiler

Aika and Yoshino's beautifully melancholic moments from their past

into fragments of memory that are solely indicative of nothing more than

Spoiler

Yoshino's one-sided devotion and Aika's emotional detachment

.

Yoshino is by far the best and most compelling character, since

Spoiler

his true nature and motivations remain rather mysterious and indistinct

. There's an intriguing dichotomy between Mahiro's sole, simplistic desire for revenge and Yoshino's ominous, unpredictable complexity. He possesses a tendency to subvert the expected, as displayed by

Spoiler

his subtle manipulation throughout this episode

. Hakaze is my second favorite character, and I love the occasional

Spoiler

flashes of insight into her past and the events surrounding her seemingly tenuous existence

. I'm hoping she'll be

Spoiler

leaving the island soon

, since I'm quite looking forward to her interactions with the others, particularly Yoshino.

Aika's an interesting character, but, especially after this episode, she's rather unsympathetic. Her characterization, though seemingly intricate and rather engaging, is lingering on the precipice of disappointment, since, though excellently handled in this episode, she could easily devolve into an uninteresting repetition within the story. As such,

Spoiler

her development in this episode was unfortunate, since it occasionally portrays and potentially indicates a very flawed, deceitful character, while consequently cheapening her relationship with Yoshino

. Of course, there were several instances of foreshadowing suffused throughout the earlier flashbacks, so it's certainly not a particularly surprising direction for her character to take.

Ando's direction, so far, has thoroughly elevated the material; material that, due to the ever-increasing likelihood of a plethora of intermittent contrivances and cheap, unexpected developments, would likely be faltering immensely if the story hadn't been so meticulously constructed. Oshima's sweeping, melancholic score complemented the foreboding tone of this episode really well.

All in all, Zetsuen, surprisingly, has consistently surpassed my expectations, especially in regards to the effective storytelling and exceptional direction. Since the execution of the narrative has been highly impressive throughout, I remain hopeful that, as the story progresses, this won't deteriorate into a convoluted, unsatisfying mess.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

A 15 second PV for the Steins;Gate Fuka Ryōiki no Déjà vu movie that doesn't show much of anything, but still slightly raises hype.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFn4_fHCGTc

Hype
Really hope it doesn't ruin the show though.

 

[dimb]

Awesome and Up to Date On
Space Brothers
Jojo
Medaka Box Abnormal
Jormungand
Okay I Guess
Sakurasou Pet Whatever
Straining to Continue Watching
My Little Monster
Chuu2
Psycho-Pass
Magi
Fuck You And Fuck Your AI
Robo;Notes
Sword Fart Online
This Seems Good But I'm Behind
From the New World
Why Did I Even Try To Watch This
Hidasketch
ToLoveRu Darkness
Little Busters

There are some shows I am kind of just sitting on for a time when I feel like starting something new.