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darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Thank god for Sword Art Online. I feel obligated to watch it now.
Why must you ruin everything with Yaoi?
Who said anything about yaoi? There are no explicitly gay characters in either Tempest or K. The list already includes Kotetsu from Tiger and Bunny amongst a load of other fangirl favourites, anyway.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Is that a War in the Pocket or are you just happy to see me?
I'm so sorry!
Jesus has so much swag! XD
Angel Beats!
Yeah, I didn't like this one very much. I kind of liked the idea behind it all, but the way it was executed was pretty bad. The revelations at the end felt flat, I didn't like any of the characters so the melodrama and the comedy didn't do anything for me and the art was horrible.
There were some nice action scenes here and there, and I repeat, I liked the idea and the setting so I think this could have been better if executed properly, but in this shape it's just not very good. I've seen worse and it's short so I don't feel bad for giving it a shot though.
Yeah, I didn't like this one very much. I kind of liked the idea behind it all, but the way it was executed was pretty bad. The revelations at the end felt flat, I didn't like any of the characters so the melodrama and the comedy didn't do anything for me and the art was horrible.
There were some nice action scenes here and there, and I repeat, I liked the idea and the setting so I think this could have been better if executed properly, but in this shape it's just not very good. I've seen worse and it's short so I don't feel bad for giving it a shot though.
Dedication Through Light
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You didnt like none of the characters? Hinata, Otonashi, Naoi had no likeable traits?
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! 6
And one for DTL, just because
Best episode yet. Finally Yuuta has an actual good best friend and more. It almost seemed like Isshiki was gonna confess, such good closeness. Isshiki must definitely continue to stick around, he seemed somewhat captivated by the club stuff and their imagination stuff, so I can only hope. He's really cool male character in this and in the class, loved and adored by all.
When he stuck up for everyone taking all the blame and the punishment, that was so cool and refreshing of someone too do, though the girls couldnt understand
Yuuta with the Dark Flame shirt and then being drawn was also good parts.
I think the train scene was awkward though, I didnt understand its purpose.
Hate to disappoint you, but not really, they all felt extremely one-dimensional, like cardboard cutouts out of a million other anime.
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! 6
Best episode yet. Finally Yuuta has an actual good best friend and more. It almost seemed like Isshiki was gonna confess, such good closeness. Isshiki must definitely continue to stick around, he seemed somewhat captivated by the club stuff and their imagination stuff, so I can only hope. He's really cool male character in this and in the class, loved and adored by all..When he stuck up for everyone taking all the blame and the punishment, that was so cool and refreshing of someone too do, though the girls couldnt understand
Yuuta with the Dark Flame shirt and then being drawn was also good parts.
I think the train scene was awkward though, I didnt understand its purpose.
))))I sure missed your posts.
R_thanatos
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Magi is inspired by arabian nights , but i think it's set in his own universe.. also these are merchants from "maybe" various origins.. but this is a nice find ..Magi ep 6
I didn't know Arabians can write japanese kanji on walls.
I wonder why did A1 decided to animated Mor's fight against the sabertooths in the daytime instead of night.
i think it was better for them to deliver this scene during the day .. they might be too much work to properly render light and shadows maybe ?
don't be ..
Escape while you still can !!
Razgriz-Specter
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darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Wait are you telling me that there is a lot of yuri in SAO?
Well shit I'm going to start it today then.
If that were the case, it'd have three things going for it.
I'm sure you know where this is going!
Glad you watched this! To be honest I liked how it ended and how it was a bit different from other shows of this type. However there is apparently a second season coming so maybe that will be different.
I kind of want everything you pictured. Gankutsuo is shockingly cheap. I could find dozens of LE boxsets around. It seems to not be very popular
Those prize figures are so cute!
[Magi] - 6
If the first episode of this series was all about introducing Alibaba and his character to the audience, and episodes 4-5 were about exploring Aladdin's character than it's not too surprising that this episode is dedicated exclusively to Morgiana, the third member of what one would assume will become a trio of main characters. The structure that was chosen to deliver these characters stories was clearly carefully considered by the original creator as it allows us to see how these characters would operate independently from each other, something which allows them to all have some elements of their character fleshed out without getting overshadowed by some other character.
As for the episode itself, it was a fairly standard storyline that was executed fairly well, at least from a production stand point. As one would hope from a story focused around Morgiana there was lots of people and animals getting kicked extremely hard by sturdy legs. I was a little surprised to see that they depicted this violence so brutally, there was lots of blood spurting out and teeth breaking. It looks quite nasty:
it's good to see that they weren't being held back by the kind of show that it is or when it airs. The animation for all this action was pretty good as well and the hits felt meaty enough. The episode as a whole was fairly satisfying, even if it's just a lead up for the characters to move onto some other event.
I really dislike this kind of lens flare effect. Firstly lens flare is something that only occurs when you use an actual camera to film something, it doesn't need to exist within an anime. If you are going to insert a lens flare for whatever reason please don't pick one that looks as cheap and lazy as this one because it really highlights the falseness of everything that you're observing.
I like your observations but I really think what can be taken from this post is a fantasdtic image of Morgiana ROUNDHOUSE KICKING A SABERTOOTH TIGERS TEETH OUT OF ITS FUCKING HEAD. Goddamn I love me some Mor!
The year is 1990. Hideaki Anno, animator on films such as Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind and animation director on Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise has recently directed Gunbuster, Gainax's first major commercial success. Gainax have now been given the opportunity to make their first full length TV series and Anno is to be the director. The result is Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water.
[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water] - 1
The strangest think about watching this episode is that you have to keep reminding yourself that this is a Gainax series. The reason you might forget that fact is because it feels like you're watching a Hayo Miyazaki TV series. Obviously the production value isn't as good as Ghibli work and direction isn't patch on the master himself but all the elements feel like they've fallen directly fro Miyazaki's head - a girl with a mysterious crystal:
on the run from humorously dressed villains, a male with an interest in planes and flying (who has lost his father) that takes interest in her:
wacky action sequences and a general sense of adventure. It's not too surprising, then, to discover that this series was based off a series that Miyazaki pitched to Toho in the 70's. It's not that Anno is copying Miyazaki's ideas from his films - it just happens to the be the case that Miyazaki ended up using the ideas that he came up with in the 70's on later movies like Castle in the Sky.
Of course, being based off an idea by Hayo Miyazaki (from back when he still had cool ideas, apparently) doesn't automatically make your show good. In fact, there's plenty of reasons why this episode might not work. The Jules Vernesque world might come across as ridiculous, the need to appeal to children might make the show too sanitized or stupid, the characters might be unlikeable etc etc. Thankfully none of that happens here. Well, not yet anyway.
Our lead is Jean, a 14 year old genius inventor. Unlike other, more well known Gainax leads, Jean isn't the quiet reserved type. As soon as he spots the titular Nadia:
he moves to pursue her. Perhaps his chat up lines aren't the best but at least he's trying, that's more than I can say for many protagonists:
Nadia responds coldly:
This pretty much sets up everything you'll need to know about their relationship. Amusingly, Nadia remains aloof despite the severity of the situation:
Now to be fair to Nadia she can actually take care of herself. Like a true Miyazaki heroine she's independent, has her own objectives and she evade the bad guys. Unfortunately, because this isn't an actual Miyazaki work she does end up as the girl who needs rescuing.
In true Miyazaki style this episode even manages to feature a number of improbable chase scenes involving both land and air vehicles:
All of which adds to the sense of adventure that this episode successfully encapsulates. There aren't many shows like this around so the best comparison I can make is to Castle in the Sky, which is to say that this episode is just enjoyable to experience in all it's silly and impressive ways.
One interesting thing that you can really tell about the staff who made this episode is that the Gainax plane nerds worked on it. The amount of detail lavished on the plane designs, their flights, and the actual science of flight is quite unnecessary for a show of this type.
Nadia is such a tantalizing show. I have heard so many conflicting reviews of it good and bad but the fantasy atmosphere and music make me REALLY want to get it.
Refer to the movie Unico and the Isle of Magic to find out where those things go!
Smile PreCure! 38
Precure constantly one ups its cuteness, and somehow keeps reaching new pinnacles.
NFL rules in OT state that if the clock expires in overtime and no team has scores, its a tie. This rule hasn't been changed.
Sorry I didn't catch your sarcasm, I thought you were seriously considering watching it.
In my defense I had just woke up.
Typographenia
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I've been wanting to purchase this series for the longest time, but I could never convince myself because of the price. I fear your recounting on the episodes may push me over the edge at some point. What a gorgeous looking show.
Cute can only defeat you if you let it.
I know these things. Just stand in there, hold your ground. Take the moenuke to the face and soldier on.
This is....this is AMAZING. I want this on a shirt.
That imp noise has been used a LOT especially for camels. Its one of the most overused stock sounds along with the door opening sound also from Doom.
Welcome to madness! Welcome to animegaf!
Sort of want.
Now give me the Instructor with the Type 10.
Definitely want some moe tank figures. This will be a bit of an odd series in those terms though.
This is an excellent idea. Be sure to provide episode impressions if you can!
I always recommend following The Nautilus Story guidance (as I mentioned some time ago, http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=36434147&postcount=1620), because it incorporates most of the key moments worth to extract from those episodes. The following thread initiated by fellow BrikHaus resumes it well (and includes a reference to another useful thread detailing what is exactly The Nautilus Story):
View topic - Nadia: In Defense of the Island Episodes :: EvaGeeks.org Forum - an Evangelion Fan Community
http://forum.evageeks.org/thread/10662/Nadia-In-Defense-of-the-Island-Episodes/
I think the word you are searching for is 'homage'. :-D
Sōichi Masuo work is too cool to worry about physics (because I assumed that was his work, given the effects seen and the fact that he animated a LOT of the scenes involving the Nautilus/New Nautilus).
I like that the impressions for Te-kyū keep on coming! Maybe it was simply because of its very short duration that people took for granted its viewing as the season would come along, but when I saw many did not include this series on their 'to-see lists' I was starting to worry. That is why my first post on the first thread for this current season asked for some attention to it (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=42610617&postcount=34). And I'm glad the series has come off really well!
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Sorry I didn't catch your sarcasm, I thought you were seriously considering watching it.
In my defense I had just woke up.
???
I'm seriously going to watch it. It's just sitting there on CR waiting to be watched.
Onii Chan blah blah ep 6
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darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Don't worry, I keep holding out hope for that crossover Code Geass x Spice and Wolf show.
Theonik
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It needs to happen! Further proof of the connection:
CC is sitting on a cart driven by what is presumed by fans to be Lelouche in the end of R2. Totally related!
Are you referring to the one with big boob demon lady?
Until next year, when nobody ever mentions it again, which will be pretty nice.
Dedication Through Light
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Season 2 for Summer 2013, I bet. Though hopefully Imouto for #1 then, assuming she sticks around for whatever new nervegear games occur next (I guess, since the LN is still going?).
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
This made me chuckle more than it should have!
I see they made the right choice for #1.
Hopefully not, but probably so.
Dedication Through Light
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Was that V1 of Sword Art Online sold close to 20K more than the 10K that v1 of Accel World Sold?
You are getting more of both for sure.
Your new avatar is so cute. I likes it *hugs avatar
firehawk12
Subete no aware
He may as well. Hes her biggest fan.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
typical canadian.
nfl goofed up bad when they switched the OT rule. sudden death OT was the best kind of OT.
Theonik
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This isn't the NFL thread what's going on aaaaaaaa
Mini Yukari in tank? Yes please.
Sort of want.
Now give me the Instructor with the Type 10.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Naw. The old rules meant that the team that wins the coin toss wins the game. Well, short of complete incompetence.
Has a Superbowl ended that way? It'd be worse than a World Cup final ending on PKs.
No Super Bowl has ever gone into overtime, believe it or not.
Oh, then out the window you go!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
So they've been lucky so far!
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Theonik
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Only those truly hurt down to the BONES are entitled to doing that.Maybe I'll go join duckroll then
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