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Fall of Anime 2012 |OT2| O cursed spite, that ever I was born to UUURRRRYYY!!

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chickdigger802

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PoeticProse22 said:
Chuunibyou demo koi ga Shitai! 4

This episode was quite good and highly enjoyable, but it was also probably my least favorite, due largely to how inconsistent it was. The first half was mediocre, while the latter half was excellent, since
Nibutani disposed of her "perfect" facade
, which allowed for a much more interesting story to take place. Despite this, I recognize the episode as a necessary bridge between Yuuta's superficial attraction of Nibutani and the gradual establishing of his romantic interest in Rikka. Although the story didn't particularly interest me throughout the first half, I felt the episode, as a whole, was paced really well.

Though it was certainly expected, I didn't particularly like that
Yuuta chose to join the club solely due to the shallow attraction he has towards Shinka
, but this is a rather insignificant complaint. The largest criticism I have is that, due to Shinka being far too prevalent throughout, Rikka, as in the previous episode, seemed to be forced into the role of a secondary character, which doesn't exactly benefit the story, since her interactions with Yuuta are easily the best element of the show. Thankfully, the latter half of the episode strongly allayed my temporary fears that this would turn into the Yuuta-Shinka show, so hopefully the story returns to focusing on the far more engaging and enjoyable dynamic of the relationship between Yuuta and Rikka.

Rikka
stumbling upon and consequently becoming embarrassed by Yuuta's dirty magazine
was easily my favorite scene in the episode. The humor, for the most part, worked quite well, especially Sanae and Rikka's fantastic interactions. Sanae's enthusiastic admiration towards Rikka is quite amusing. Kumin's also pretty likable, but, unfortunately, she hasn't been given much to do.

Despite it's predictability, I really like that
Nibutani was revealed as Mori Summer
, due mostly to what that means for Yuuta, since his interactions with
"normal"
Shinka essentially diminished his character into a one-note repetition. Her
separate personality
, though intriguing in it's surprising contrast, is pretty unlikable. At least the
chuunibyou aspect
of
Shinka's true self
actually gives her dynamic characterization and an interesting personality, since she definitely didn't possess one before. Now that her
true motivations have been revealed
, it's great that she doesn't appear to have any sort of
romantic interest in Yuuta
. Hopefully, now that he's been
"rejected"
, he can finally move past his temporary crush on worst girl, which would consequently allow Rikka and Yuuta's relationship to properly develop.

The production values remain consistently impressive, as illuminated by the entertaining end to the episode, in which
Shinka and Sanae fight for the book she had written
. This brief action sequence was, once again, really well-animated and excellently choreographed. The dynamic facial reactions are depicted particularly well. The altered OP is actually pretty good, since it's no longer "seizure-inducing".

All in all, Chuunibyou, despite it's occasional, but temporary narrative flaws, continues to exceed expectations with it's execution and a thoroughly likable cast of characters. It will be interesting to see which direction the story will take, since the
club has been fully assembled
. I love that, so far, Rikka appears to be the only one that's romantically interested in Yuuta, and I hope it remains that way. As such, I'm expecting far more focus on Rikka and her gradually developing relationship with Yuuta as the story progresses.

Still, even with the
added touch to her personality
, this episode basically solidifies Shinka as the worst girl. Touka > Rikka > Kumin > Sanae > Shinka
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ooh, never seen you around here.

hmmm... something about this show that makes it really hard for me to associate names with the characters, I just call them by their signature 'item'.

tails, hairclip, pillow, eyepatch, imouto, mom, guy
 
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Mature

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EmmanuelMunoz said:
I always enjoyed reading the more in depth reviews and often bookmarked them for reference. I would like to think people also read some of mine, but it was always just a fun exercise in further understanding an OVA/Film/Show.
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This.

Another reason I write in-depth impressions from time to time is because I think of people like me who greatly enjoy/benefit from it. I recall someone watching Moribito because of my impressions and that made me pretty happy.
 
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Chet Rippo

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chickdigger802 said:
ooh, never seen you around here.

hmmm... something about this show that makes it really hard for me to associate names with the characters, I just call them by their signature 'item'.

tails, hairclip, pillow, eyepatch, imouto, mom, guy
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Touka = Ladle
Rikka = Eyepatch
Kumin = Pillow
Sanae = Twin tails
Shinka = Hair clip
 
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well not really...yet
Original sci-fi by Watanabe and BONES is about as do want as possible for me. Even if its a comedy.

Only thing that could make it more WANT was if it was written by Nobumoto with characters designed by Yoshida.
 
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duckroll

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Dead said:
Original sci-fi by Watanabe and BONES is about as do want as possible for me. Even if its a comedy.

Only thing that could make it more WANT was if it was written by Nobumoto with characters designed by Yoshida.
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Probably going to get a series written by Yoshino Yamatoya with characters designed by new-Kawamoto instead. :(
 
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KO Traveling Hobo

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chickdigger802 said:
ooh, never seen you around here.

hmmm... something about this show that makes it really hard for me to associate names with the characters, I just call them by their signature 'item'.

tails, hairclip, pillow, eyepatch, imouto, mom, guy
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PoeticProse pumps out full impressions like that for seemingly every episode of every show he watches. Dude's a beast.
 
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duckroll said:
Probably going to get a series written by Yoshino Yamatoya with characters designed by new-Kawamoto instead. :(
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I almost wrote Kawamoto, but yeah, he has been phoning it in for a while :(

also yuck, yamatoya lol.

Who the fuck wrote kids on the slope. I never even watched it.
 
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Crash Station

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Saint Seiya Omega 29

This really is a rehash of the 12 houses arc in OG Saint Seiya. Aries helps out, Pegasus runs off, Cloths get repaired and..... IS THAT FUCKIN KAZUKI YAO AS TAURUS!?
 
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Crash Station

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EmmanuelMunoz said:
I always enjoyed reading the more in depth reviews and often bookmarked them for reference. I would like to think people also read some of mine, but it was always just a fun exercise in further understanding an OVA/Film/Show.

Edit:

Even some of yours

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=38007457&postcount=16730

http://neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=38090330&postcount=18151

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=40160315&postcount=17001
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Nice to know somebody reads them. Didn't expect anyone to dig up that Colorful review.

And don't worry, I read most of the posts in this thread, and yours are no exception.
 
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Crash Station

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Jarmel said:
I actually can't think of any examples of space travel comedies other than Tenchi Muyo GXP.
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Lost Universe, Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Outlaw Star has some comedy, Gintama kind of counts since it's a kitchen sink universe which includes space stuff, Level E. That's all I can think of right now, but there's probably a bunch more. I think Proton might count, but I've never seen it.
 
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Branduil said:
Glass Fleet.



We should of course note that Kids on the Slope was an adaptation.
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I really don't think being an adaptation means it doesn't matter as to the quality of the writers.

ie: Magi going by 95% of the posts I see related to it
 
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Branduil

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Dead said:
I really don't think being an adaptation means it doesn't matter as to the quality of the writers.

ie: Magi going by 95% of the posts I see related to it
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It does matter, but writing adaptations and writing original stories are very different things. Mari Okada is actually a very competent adapter.
 
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cajunator

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Mandoric said:
ps gigacchi says hi

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Thats so adorable.
Wish I had one.

Ezalc said:
It is my quest to one day get a tag in AnimeGAF. It's part of the reason why I still come here.
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I got two tags but I wasn't trying to get one.
The first time I was branded simply because I loved the english dub of Utena.
Is that really so wrong?
 
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Jarmel said:
Serious question, was that intentionally supposed to be a comedy? I mean there is duckroll stating that Blood-C is intentionally a comedy so I'm not sure.
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I don't remember the promo material from before the show aired making it seem that way. Made a big deal of Kawamori and Okama's involvement though.
 
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Noirulus

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moonspeak said:
His :kayos cannot be contained.

Real answer: kayos90 a bright and impressionable poster who has left us for greener pastures seemed to not be aware of the concept of wikipedia and was often left seemingly perplexed at many posts in these threads.

Thus the term :kayos was born but in return he broke free of the chains of AnimeGAF which bound him. In these lands, he was never heard from again and we all wonder when or if he'll make his return.
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Thanks for the backstory. Poor guy. :(
 
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Crash Station

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Dead said:
I really don't think being an adaptation means it doesn't matter as to the quality of the writers.

ie: Magi going by 95% of the posts I see related to it
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Obviously it's going to matter if it's a straight/faithful adaptation or not. If it is, then the quality of the source should be considered the deciding factor. If it isn't, well that's obviously going to be a case by case thing. Magi isn't even close to a faithful adaptation, and it's suffered for it.
 
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Dresden

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Branduil said:
It does matter, but writing adaptations and writing original stories are very different things. Mari Okada is actually a very competent adapter.
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Is she, really? Anomalies like Wandering Son and Toradora seem more due to the presence of a competent director leading the way than anything else. Stuff like Gosick is probably what happens in lieu of a Aoki or Nagai.*

*Unless the whole
loli-rape-bondage-pregnancy
thing was present in the books as well.
 
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well not really...yet
So I know you guys love to torture yourselves by watching stuff like glass fleet.

but have y'all ever watched Kissdum all the way through?
 
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Branduil

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Dresden said:
Is she, really? Anomalies like Wandering Son and Toradora seem more due to the presence of a competent director leading the way than anything else. Stuff like Gosick is probably what happens in lieu of a Aoki or Nagai.*

*Unless the whole
loli-rape-bondage-pregnancy
thing was present in the books as well.
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As we've discussed before, writers don't really get to choose the kinds of stories they get to write or adapt if they want to make screenwriting anime series their primary profession.
 
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