Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
You are right, let's take everything at face value. Like Animal Farm? Man, those pigs are fucking jerks.
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Fall of Anime 2012 |OT2| O cursed spite, that ever I was born to UUURRRRYYY!!
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I remember when I was going through puberty and I had a gaggle of girls after me at every second
oh wait
unrealistic representation =/= symbolic representation
The kids 12 and has 3 girls making advance at him(one that's 17,one that's 20+ and one that's 12), so I guess that makes it a harem.
Tell me did you have a harem with 20+ girls in there when you was 12 uchip?
the series wouldn't have worked if there was only one girl/trigger
instead we got a hobo, an alien and a girl his age being actual characters rather than sex objects with no other purpose
its not supposed to be realistic, or even set in our world and it knows it
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
The fact that most harem shows end up repeating an endless cycle of the same status quo for hilarity sake over and over kinda undermines your argument that FLCL is the same.
I'm enjoying, but there isn't a lot to say. Kanda does something, close up of Mashiro's eyes (which are amazingly expressive), Kanda figures out he dun goofed, repeat.
Dedication Through Light
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Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! 8
Had to agree with this part, Tomatoes, Olives, Okra, Yams, Peanut Butter on the list of things I wouldnt want to eat.
Episode wise beginning was really good with the fight that started up last episode.
I think they moved to fast in one episode though
Favorite scene still being whenever Yuuta has flashes back to his past or gets into it.
Had to agree with this part, Tomatoes, Olives, Okra, Yams, Peanut Butter on the list of things I wouldnt want to eat.
Episode wise beginning was really good with the fight that started up last episode.
Resolution of the teary scenes from the sisters to the make up thanks to Yuuta worked well.
I think they moved to fast in one episode though
for them to start having feelings and doki doki moments in this one night, just felt really odd, especially for Rikka, I guess I didnt think one of chu symptoms would be concerned with romance at this point in time, unless she likes him for being Dark Flame Master and not just Yuuta, which is an issue.
Favorite scene still being whenever Yuuta has flashes back to his past or gets into it.
R_thanatos
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Chuu2 8
Hmm, this slap was pretty flat, lacking in impact like most of the fight scene at the beginning which is in stark comparison to the earlier episodes. Oh well, at least the melodrama from the last episode isn't likely to drag out for another episode.
i think this slap worked in the context of them trying to talk to each other ..unfortunatly for them one is using TCP , the other UDP ..and they keep sending packets regardless
Wait ...what am i saying ? maybe i should stop working for the night ...
Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai! - 08
As if I needed any more evidence. NibuxDeko OTP!
You like the Fox News of Yuri, dawg. Cherry pickin them pics.
Indeed I did.
Now if only they had a scene where Deko sneakily climbed her way into Nibu's bed I'd be set. 
What do you mean? Three of those pics are one scene. The last is just the aftermath. Fox News status would be me editing pics. And I'd never do that.
MotionBlue
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Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! 8
Had to agree with this part, Tomatoes, Olives, Okra, Yams, Peanut Butter on the list of things I wouldnt want to eat.
Episode wise beginning was really good with the fight that started up last episode.Resolution of the teary scenes from the sisters to the make up thanks to Yuuta worked well.
I think they moved to fast in one episode thoughfor them to start having feelings and doki doki moments in this one night, just felt really odd, especially for Rikka, I guess I didnt think one of chu symptoms would be concerned with romance at this point in time, unless she likes him for being Dark Flame Master and not just Yuuta, which is an issue.
Favorite scene still being whenever Yuuta has flashes back to his past or gets into it.
The hints have been around
that Rikka liked Yuuta since the second episode, seeing him as a kindred soul. Yuuta believes that she doesn't think or understand herself, thanks to her delusions. She clearly does, but can only convey them in non-traditional forms.
My thoughts, at least.
Nah you don't say a harem wouldn't have worked with one girl, the 12 year old girl showed up had an episode then became irrelevant as she faded in the background wow what an actual character she severed her purpose so quickly then faded into the background.
The story so original, it even has magical girl that moves into the main kids home.
1/6 of the show is dedicated to her? sounds like a pretty big portion
Haruko was after his brother for the majority of it too, I dont think you can call that "going after him"
mamimi seemed to do her own thing for the most part too
if thats a harem then theyre not doing their jobs!
firehawk12
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Some kid scored 138 points in some basketball game. I guess Kuroko's Basketball is real!
1/6 of the show is dedicated to her? sounds like a pretty big portion
Actual characters are one use only apparently.
1/6 of the show is dedicated to her? sounds like a pretty big portion
Haruko was after his brother for the majority of it too, I dont think you can call that "going after him"
mamimi seemed to do her own thing for the most part too
if thats a harem then theyre not doing their jobs!
Now even more pathetic excuses shame on you.
A 17 year old is doing sexual shit to a 12 year old boy at the river side but it's okay she's clearly not after him she pretending that's his older brother totally not going for him.
by your logic if your making love to woman and she's pretending your someone else it doesn't mean you had sex.
you know you are actually posing a counter argument to yourself
harem characters feature prominently
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Well it's true that the basketball in that game resembles real basketball about as much as the average sports anime resembles a real sport.
Dedication Through Light
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If only he'd never miss a shot hed be like midorima
So basically the things that it's normally used for anyway?
...I eat it straight out of the jar, though. Extra crunchy or gtfo
It's not good in sandwiches.
It's also good on the roof of a dogs mouth so you can watch them lick their nose for three hours.... if you have nothing better to do for 3 hours that is... and are a bit of an asshole.
Nutter Butters aren't shaped like peanuts any more.
no you can still be in a harem and be irrelevant all you have to do is show up every now then in background being all jelly and that's what she does, she there but just not relevant to whatever going on screen.
Say for example that blue hair girl in toradora, once she out lived her purpose she faded into the background she was still part of the harem but her role involved sitting between a vending machine being all jelly.
you're really still doing this? the girls in FLCL were not his harem, its that simple
hes not even the only male character
the two girls that feature in most episodes seemed to have a thing more for his brother
I dont know how you can possibly argue this
fascinating other males in that universe, tell me more.
Doesn't matter when his brother isn't even a character or exists his pretty much a mcguffin.
R_thanatos
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IN toradora there were plenty of love triangles in all directions but i don't think any character reached the harem status ... BAD EXAMPLE
Each character is focused on one target for the most part of the anime..it doesn't even end in harem end
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Hayate no Gotoku Can't Take My Eyes Off You - 08
The plot fall into place i'm suddenly more intrested to see how they will resolves everything.
More examples that the anime is set far into the manga timeline and the usual antics in the show.( misunderstandings powaa )
But the beginning of the episode really made me wish they had animated the Athena arcs
i mean the action was there ..i would have loved to see everything unfold properly ( including hayate & athena flashbacks ) Instead the choose to do this instead..it's not bad but despite the fact that it seems to get intresting i can't help but to think that they missed a pretty big opportunity
That means what exactly, other male character have existed in other harems, it's nothing new and doesn't prove it can't be a harem.
PoeticProse22
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Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai! 8
This was a really good and sweetly romantic episode; definitely one of the best so far. Following the emotional conclusion to the last episode, this one was terrific, as it felt appropriately restrained, extensively developing Rikka and her relationship with Yuuta. The emotions, in a slight contrast to the last episode, were of a thoroughly subdued nature, which superbly complemented the wistful atmosphere that accentuated their romantic development.
Though the first half was quite good, the latter half of the episode was fantastic, due completely to the heightened focus on a plethora of romantically meaningful moments. As such, Yuuta and Rikka's interactions throughout the latter half of the episode were exceptionally engaging and beautifully simplistic, especially the scene in which she
towards the end, then proceeds to
, denoting the elevated level of their contractual connection, which alluded to the moment their
.
One of my favorite moments was the scene that involved Rikka briefly indulges her affections for Yuuta by
. Their conversation
was really significant, illustrating a transition into an evident sort of
, as it essentially propelled the
, particularly Rikka. Also, the momentary flashback to
was nice and quite insightful, as it potentially indicates that her
unknowingly formed a barely perceptible spark in the
.
I loved the final sequence of scenes, in which
and ponders the nature of her
, effectively noticing that
are no longer derived solely from
, which then leads into the terrific closing scene, as
. This was an excellently profound note of tranquility to conclude the episode on.
Tooka's
greatly illuminated her own struggles in
, which, up until this point, was an indistinct element to her characterization, since, due to her willingness to continually
, it wasn't entirely clear whether or not Tooka fully approved of these frequent
. The visuals that accompanied this moment deftly illustrated
wonderfully, particularly with the highly effective use of minimalistic interiors within her
, followed by the painfully gradual,
.
Although they were slightly less prevalent throughout this episode, Shinka and Sanae's noticeably developing dynamic is effortlessly enjoyable, rarely failing to deliver some of the best moments in each episode. As such, Shinka, though quite the mediocre character at the start of the story, has slowly developed into one of the best characters in the show, since the interesting aspects of her characterization are illuminated by her interactions with Sanae. I also really enjoy
relationship, since it constantly teeters on the edge of their potentially
being properly established. As such, it's a shame
, but it definitely seems to be a foreshadowed occurrence in one of the future episodes.
The direction was solid, excelling in particular moments, such as the great bench scene, in which
. The framing of this sequence really lent emotional weight to these seemingly insignificant interactions. Although it wasn't quite as visually stunning as several of the earlier actions sequences,
was exceptionally storyboarded and rather well-animated. The show's narrative is easily among the strongest, most consistently well-told this season, as it hasn't, as of yet, felt a misguided obligation to incessantly interrupt purely natural relationship development with a plethora of unnecessary diversions and tedious, contrived complications, such as the numerous love triangles that have unfortunately contaminated nearly every romantically-driven show that's currently airing. This considerably impressive narrative execution has allowed for an excellently nuanced, highly satisfying approach to storytelling.
All in all, Chuunibyou continues to impress, particularly excelling with it's rather intriguing story, extremely likable cast of characters and the gradually increasing focus on the development of Yuuta and Rikka's compelling relationship. Hopefully, though it remains rather unclear toward which direction the narrative will ultimately follow, it appears to be increasingly likely that Rikka will eventually be motivated by Yuuta to transition into a thoroughly self-aware maturity, finally relinquishing the naive, imaginative facade she's meticulously constructed around a refusal to let go of her well-worn adolescence. Perhaps that would be considered altogether too serious of an implication and an unnecessarily ambitious development for a show of this nature, but I'm quite confident that it would lead to the most satisfying result for Rikka's character development and, consequently, the narrative as a whole.
This was a really good and sweetly romantic episode; definitely one of the best so far. Following the emotional conclusion to the last episode, this one was terrific, as it felt appropriately restrained, extensively developing Rikka and her relationship with Yuuta. The emotions, in a slight contrast to the last episode, were of a thoroughly subdued nature, which superbly complemented the wistful atmosphere that accentuated their romantic development.
Though the first half was quite good, the latter half of the episode was fantastic, due completely to the heightened focus on a plethora of romantically meaningful moments. As such, Yuuta and Rikka's interactions throughout the latter half of the episode were exceptionally engaging and beautifully simplistic, especially the scene in which she
forcefully stops Yuuta from leaving her
draw a symbolic mark on his hand
eyes met through the reflection on the train window
One of my favorite moments was the scene that involved Rikka briefly indulges her affections for Yuuta by
smelling his shirt
on the train
romantic connection between them
mutual realizations of their feelings for one another
Rikka's past
attraction towards Yuuta
earlier days of her seemingly forgotten youth
I loved the final sequence of scenes, in which
Rikka realizes the extremely elevated beating of her heart
confused, blissful emotions
her feelings
Yuuta's "Dark Flame Master" persona
she quietly kneels beside Yuuta's bed and gently nudges the hair from his sleeping eyes
Tooka's
fight with Rikka
handling Rikka's delusional tendencies
satiate that particular side of Rikka's personality
excursions into fantasy
Rikka's emotional, relatively traumatic complexities
former house
corrosion of it's walls
Although they were slightly less prevalent throughout this episode, Shinka and Sanae's noticeably developing dynamic is effortlessly enjoyable, rarely failing to deliver some of the best moments in each episode. As such, Shinka, though quite the mediocre character at the start of the story, has slowly developed into one of the best characters in the show, since the interesting aspects of her characterization are illuminated by her interactions with Sanae. I also really enjoy
Kumin and Makoto's
mutual feelings
he didn't confess
The direction was solid, excelling in particular moments, such as the great bench scene, in which
Rikka and Yuuta eat together, culminating with Yuuta feeding her a portion of his food
Tooka's fight with Rikka
All in all, Chuunibyou continues to impress, particularly excelling with it's rather intriguing story, extremely likable cast of characters and the gradually increasing focus on the development of Yuuta and Rikka's compelling relationship. Hopefully, though it remains rather unclear toward which direction the narrative will ultimately follow, it appears to be increasingly likely that Rikka will eventually be motivated by Yuuta to transition into a thoroughly self-aware maturity, finally relinquishing the naive, imaginative facade she's meticulously constructed around a refusal to let go of her well-worn adolescence. Perhaps that would be considered altogether too serious of an implication and an unnecessarily ambitious development for a show of this nature, but I'm quite confident that it would lead to the most satisfying result for Rikka's character development and, consequently, the narrative as a whole.
I've never been someone that's too stubborn to admit there wrong when someone proves them wrong there's been times I have admitted to be wrong on gaf *shock* recent example look at the op redux thread not to long ago when talking about marine ford.
Your just doing a very crappy job defending flcl.
He's not wrong though, and you haven't done much other than foam at the mouth like you usually do so there isn't even much to reply to/"defend"
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai! 8
Now I remember where I saw that - that same spring-loaded wrist gun device was on last season's Justified. lol
You haven't done anything but tell people there wrong and insult them have you
Meh Flxl is boring anyways I don't wanna remember it.
spontaneity and creativity are the very bones of what makes animation appealing, at least originally
Thats something that FLCL and OP have in common
why would I need to defend an almost universally acclaimed anime? lol
might as well call me a vegetarian again, considering your main arguments consist of empty insults.
Thats something that FLCL and OP have in common
why would I need to defend an almost universally acclaimed anime? lol
might as well call me a vegetarian again, considering your main arguments consist of empty insults.
Why would I do anything else for people who are wrong and deserve ridicule?You haven't done anything but tell people there wrong and insult them have you
Meh Flxl is boring anyways I don't wanna remember it.
Razgriz-Specter
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Robotics;Notes 5-6
finally gets interesting and I run out of episodes to watch.
finally gets interesting and I run out of episodes to watch.
Just ban insubstantial impressions instead.
duckroll is worse than Hitler confirmed.
vegetarian is an insult now? I never intended it as an insult but playful banter, I have already apologized if i offended anyone who may have taken it offensively.
If your going to hold this over me, for my rest of my time on gaf then F U, you prick.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
No text allowed in posts either!
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