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Spring 2011 Anime Thread of ZAWA ZAWA, Money, emo Cyclops, and fun^10xint^40=Ir2
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Rolling Girl
I think that's the only thing I enjoyed about episode 1, but I was pretty meh about the series till episode 6.Articalys said:
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InfiniteNine said:
Kuroneko is Best Neko!
OreImo has the most awesome OP animation credit sequences. Every episode has a different one and it always relates to the episode's content in some vaguely meta way.
Oh, right, Kuroneko beating the bullet hell shooter without even looking strained: "That was a thoroughly terrible game from start to finish. Please tell the creator to go die." :3
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Rolling Girl
*scoots away*Unknown Soldier said:
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Oh Gawd, the girl who turns out to be the yaoi-loving little sister of that one guy who makes a cameo in the first season is fucking hilarious.
Those who've been paying attention since season 1 know that Maschera (probably should be romanized as Masquera, as in "masquerade") is supposed to be Code Geass. You see the protagonist of that fictional show a number of times during the series, including the OP of this episode, and he's so obviously Lelouch it's not even slightly debatable. The creators of OreImo made a very knowing reference here: when it comes to Lelouch and Suzaku, who is the seme and who is the uke? ^^
Those who've been paying attention since season 1 know that Maschera (probably should be romanized as Masquera, as in "masquerade") is supposed to be Code Geass. You see the protagonist of that fictional show a number of times during the series, including the OP of this episode, and he's so obviously Lelouch it's not even slightly debatable. The creators of OreImo made a very knowing reference here: when it comes to Lelouch and Suzaku, who is the seme and who is the uke? ^^
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duckroll said:
Our fujoshi friend certainly thinks so, since they aren't exactly subtle about who Luci and Shin might be from their names. Kuroneko agrees with her too, and we all know Kuroneko is the undisputed authority on all things Maschera. :3
Regulus Tera
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Three episodes in I don't get the hate for Kimi no Todoke. Sure, it's a bit uneventful, but it's hard not to care about Sawako's social woes and her cute infatuation with everybishounencondensedever.
Feel good animu. Maybe I'm just a sucker for this kind of stories.
Feel good animu. Maybe I'm just a sucker for this kind of stories.
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awww yeaaa. wish the manga would update more often though =/
Semes want it too sometimes. The Uke and Seme positions are static in most, but the truly great ones like to throw curve balls at you. Keep you guessing and continually putting the relationship into new territoryHalycon said:
Yaoi Girl represent! Fantasy about poor meek uke in the club getting gangraped!
The shows don't look too great. I think I said Blue Exorcist and one other show were my sure things, with a couple of "maybes".
Some of the films actually look pretty decent. I'll definitely be looking out for hoshi wo ou kodomo and Buddha. Onigamiden has some of the most unappealing character designs I've seen in a long time, but the animation looks on point. I'm not sure I'll be able to get past those designs though.
The most recent anime movie I've seen is probably King of Thorn and that wasn't all that great, so I'm looking forward to a long-overdo, positive, anime movie experience. Arriette or Redline will probably fill that role before any of the aforementioned though.
Some of the films actually look pretty decent. I'll definitely be looking out for hoshi wo ou kodomo and Buddha. Onigamiden has some of the most unappealing character designs I've seen in a long time, but the animation looks on point. I'm not sure I'll be able to get past those designs though.
The most recent anime movie I've seen is probably King of Thorn and that wasn't all that great, so I'm looking forward to a long-overdo, positive, anime movie experience. Arriette or Redline will probably fill that role before any of the aforementioned though.
Not bothering with spoilers at all. I'll post this each time I'm talking about this.
And I apologize to all mods in advance for this image spam.
Glass Fleet - 1
Alright, mAcOdIn, it was beyond my expectations. Not you or my friend prepared me for this.
The fleet battle in the beginning of episode 1 was not remotely entertaining. A visibly lifeless scene of ships firing at one another. What makes it even harder to watch is that the ship designs wouldn't be so ugly to look at too if it weren't for those protective plates (?) on them.
Then after the battle ends, the fireworks happen - their equivalent of a white flag in Glass Fleet. I don't know about other cultures, but whether it's a 4th of July celebration or a festival in my culture, I distinctly associate fireworks with festive moments. But to see fireworks at the end of what's suppose to be a war in space? I just simply laughed a good laugh when I saw it. Whose idea was this? Oh, and after the losing fleet surrendered, Vetti ordered his fleet to kill them anyway. To show us his ruthlessness I guess?
And a wedding happens. Blah, blah, blah, the story of the creation of the universe and Earth by God is told, day and night, etc. I doubt this information is going to be important at all. Then I see peasant looking people dressed in drabs involved in extreme heavy labor carrying the bride and groom on platforms towards each other and seeing more weird clothing than before. I mean weird. Honestly, it's not just bad art. It doesn't begin to aptly describe it. How am I suppose to talk about it? Would it really be lazy of me not to talk about it when pictures would be so telling? I get it: aristocrats dress pretentiously and are extravagant. Still, how should I react to this? Especially the groom?
And as a response to your old post, how could you forget the scene where Michel was retreating back to his ship? A horse carriage in space used as an escape? Did I really combine those into a sentence? That made me question how people were able to breathe in space before Michel's surrender near the end.
Edit: "This wasn't in the agreement. Please don't hurt our territories. The fireworks, the fireworks" was what they were saying.
And I apologize to all mods in advance for this image spam.
Glass Fleet - 1
Alright, mAcOdIn, it was beyond my expectations. Not you or my friend prepared me for this.
The fleet battle in the beginning of episode 1 was not remotely entertaining. A visibly lifeless scene of ships firing at one another. What makes it even harder to watch is that the ship designs wouldn't be so ugly to look at too if it weren't for those protective plates (?) on them.
Then after the battle ends, the fireworks happen - their equivalent of a white flag in Glass Fleet. I don't know about other cultures, but whether it's a 4th of July celebration or a festival in my culture, I distinctly associate fireworks with festive moments. But to see fireworks at the end of what's suppose to be a war in space? I just simply laughed a good laugh when I saw it. Whose idea was this? Oh, and after the losing fleet surrendered, Vetti ordered his fleet to kill them anyway. To show us his ruthlessness I guess?
And a wedding happens. Blah, blah, blah, the story of the creation of the universe and Earth by God is told, day and night, etc. I doubt this information is going to be important at all. Then I see peasant looking people dressed in drabs involved in extreme heavy labor carrying the bride and groom on platforms towards each other and seeing more weird clothing than before. I mean weird. Honestly, it's not just bad art. It doesn't begin to aptly describe it. How am I suppose to talk about it? Would it really be lazy of me not to talk about it when pictures would be so telling? I get it: aristocrats dress pretentiously and are extravagant. Still, how should I react to this? Especially the groom?
And as a response to your old post, how could you forget the scene where Michel was retreating back to his ship? A horse carriage in space used as an escape? Did I really combine those into a sentence? That made me question how people were able to breathe in space before Michel's surrender near the end.
Edit: "This wasn't in the agreement. Please don't hurt our territories. The fireworks, the fireworks" was what they were saying.
Episode 2 is toned down in the ridiculousness compared to Episode 1. I wouldn't.icarus-daedelus said:
Steroyd said:Depends if something like Wandering Son will float your boat.
How come you stopped after 3 episodes of Madoka? Never seen that many magical girl animes?
hmm.. Only ones I remember liking is sailor moon and card captors(dub) but that was really long time ago. My taste in anime has changed since then so I don't think there for me.
I did think Madoka was ok but I wasn't a big fan of the go into weird zone and fight random enemies (bunch of stuff with no personality or anything),I tend to like the opposing side to be actual characters(what ever it may be).
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To be fair, that's commitment.InfiniteNine said:
Plus it depends which show you mean - there are so many possible candidates!
Doesn't it all depend on how you, personally, define good? Because I feel that pretty much ever anime romance is awful.Sebulon3k said:
You can't get craftsmanship like that in any ol' show!duckroll said:
You talkin' first season or second season? This is a very important distinction. In the first, it makes sense for Sawako to be so apprehensive about everything, she's coming out of her shell, by the end she's made a lot of progress. Then the second season starts and she's right back to "You mean.... we're... friends? I have... friends?"Regulus Tera said:
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Season of waiting-for-Madoka-to-finish for me. I can't start anything new without closure on this...!
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It will never die. For reasons IRegulus Tera said:
That chin strikes fear into the heart of...well...everyone.Miri said:
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Oh, I totally agree. I just don't consider it game-breaking.Branduil said:
Damn, this looks really good. I didn't think I would be excited for a Toei project again.
Mononoke, Trapeze and Heartcatch Precure notwithstanding.
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Hmm, well, fingers crossed for that. It certainly looks visually appealing.7Th said:
Nene says: Whoops, I totally missed my target, dropped my papers everywhere and I'm a total airhead! I'm going to go home and eat cake because I'm moe.cj_iwakura said:
Priss says: I just met this guy two minutes ago and now he's dead! I must seek REVENGE, even though I'm not sure who he was!
Sylvia says: Nothing. She's kind of moody. However her brother tries to come around the corner so that he can get a glimpse of her naked. Hot incest confirmed.
Etc.
2009.cj_iwakura said:
Really? I'd assume that he'd have choked her much earlier.zeroshiki said:
I just thought it was obvious, then again I have seen the show and movie numerous times.
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