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Spring 2011 Anime Thread of ZAWA ZAWA, Money, emo Cyclops, and fun^10xint^40=Ir2
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hosannainexcelsis
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Trapeze 2
That's an... awkward situation, to say the least. And a great excuse for some creative visual innuendo.
I liked the tricks they did with the photographs and the scene in the restaurant to depict the nature of the relationship between the patient and his ex. It was amusing how he wasn't fazed at all by Irabu peering at him in the bathroom stall. I wonder if Irabu is supposed to be physically present in all the scenes he shows up in.
That's an... awkward situation, to say the least. And a great excuse for some creative visual innuendo.
I liked the tricks they did with the photographs and the scene in the restaurant to depict the nature of the relationship between the patient and his ex. It was amusing how he wasn't fazed at all by Irabu peering at him in the bathroom stall. I wonder if Irabu is supposed to be physically present in all the scenes he shows up in.
Jex
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This seems to be a situation where you hope they don't screw up the production badly enough to make it impossible to enjoy the material. Kind of like how the first half of Steins;Gate was pretty annoying until it cooled off in the second half.flawfuls said:
That's certainly the case.Branduil said:
Crash Station
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Branduil said:
There's a dude in Getbackers that can do that.
Nah, it's a pretty bad upscale. Heavy filtering.icarus-daedelus said:
It's still the best looking version of the show though, as the DVDs (even the original R2J 1ep/disc DVDs) have heavy artifacting in high motion scenes, which is sad.
I hope for a clean upscale one day.Crash Station
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Actually, lots of people have exploding cherry blossom (or other types of flowers) powers.
Nichijou - 2
When it's good, it's so good. But when Nichijou misses, it feels so inconsistent.
When it's good, it's so good. But when Nichijou misses, it feels so inconsistent.
Would you rather watch Sengoku Otome again or A-Channel?icarus-daedelus said:
Nope. Judging by your impressions of Episode 1, I would have enjoyed the OVAs more.A Black Falcon said:
Trojita
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Is seeing this potential spoiler on a random site for the Madoka anime going to ruin the anime for me?
*Warning Potentially Massive Spoilers for Madoka, But I have no idea*
*Warning Potentially Massive Spoilers for Madoka, But I have no idea*
This was what I read "little girls getting decieved and turned into evil magical creatures to prevent the heat death of the universe certainly wouldnt.
apparently."(sic)
apparently."(sic)
firehawk12
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You were always involved! You just didn't know it!Geneijin said:
They're had to draw!Joule said:
The only time it worked for me was with Mayoi Neko Overrun, but that's because I love in-character commentaries.A Black Falcon said:
I haven't read much fantasy - mostly because I keep trying to start an epic 10+ volume universe and get burned out by the first half of the first book. I feel like I should be reading Journey to the West or Three Kingdoms or something if I wanted fake sounding names and quests and whatnot.... Do you actually think that most sci-fi and fantasy is bad, which would be really sad, or are you just saying that... because it's absolutely not true.
Of course though, part of it depends on which author you're talking about. Some write mostly for younger audiences, some for teenagers, and some for adults... it varies. Book thickness is one way to tell, but it isn't foolproof; sometimes you just have to read the books and see. Eddings definitely aimed at a quite a bit younger audience than Tad Williams does, for example, and wasn't quite as good a writer either; I do like Eddings' books, but Tad Williams is great.
On the other hand, back in highschool and the early years of college I read a lot of Star Wars books. I still have 50+ of those books, as proof of it... and at the time I'd have defended them and said 'no they're not junk', but looking back, they sort of are... though that opinion is partially colored by the fact that they've been going downhill for some time now (I mostly stopped reading after the end of the New Jedi Order series), but still, though they're okay books, they are aiming at a somewhat younger audience. Many D&D books do this as well. But saying that most fantasy or sci-fi is like that just because some is is a real mistake.
Science Fiction is different because it isn't as strictly defined as fantasy, but even then, a lot of the stuff I thought was good really isn't as great as I thought it would be. Card, Philip Dick, Heinlein, Halderman, Le Guin etc... I almost don't want to revisit them only because I don't want to discover that most of their work is bad tripe with interesting themes.
Of course, then you branch out to Science Fiction films and TV and anime and the quality dips dramatically and I've seen so much of it that unless it's fuckballs crazy (Macross with the singing, Aria with the lack of real conflict), I'm hard to impress.
I still like Neal Stephenson though. The Baroque Cycle is either a work of genius or the ramblings of a well researched madman who had too much time on his hands.
Although I still think Moore says Lost Girls is not porn.icarus-daedelus said:
I'd like to see Zac Snyder try to make that movie though!
The best reason to watch an anime!
Nope, three more, including the recap with a touch of a new scene that still demands watching just because of it, fucking recaps. I hate recaps. I hate recaps that toss something new in more because you miss out if you skip them.A Black Falcon said:
Last Exile was particularly bad at that, you'd be tempted to skip the recap AND the OP each episode since it's a fucking recap and the OP BUT every fucking once in a while the recap wouldn't be a recap or would have a new scene. Fucking Gonzo! Same with those assholes who usually don't show shit after the credits but every once in a while they will. Fuck those guys. Why do that? I get it for the last episode, that's just one damn episode that you have to skip through and be sure there's no real ending or some crap but just on random episodes? Fuck that. Fuck that.
But anyways, if you find this guy's arc boring you can skip it, it's part of the world but not really part of the story and is just mentioned in passing.
Regulus Tera
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Haruko-san is my (third) waifu.
Nichijou 2
Getting better. Definitely better. That sister's hilarious and the whole notebook thing nearly had me crying, at least partially because I've done something similar (though not THAT bad).
Also, Professor and Robot are STILL best characters. It's great because the kid must have some massive intellect but the disposition of a child. I find it an amusing and fresh take on the classic nutty professor archetype. The robot playing the straight-man only makes it better. *ROCK, PAPER... ROLLCAKE?!* :lol
Getting better. Definitely better. That sister's hilarious and the whole notebook thing nearly had me crying, at least partially because I've done something similar (though not THAT bad).
Also, Professor and Robot are STILL best characters. It's great because the kid must have some massive intellect but the disposition of a child. I find it an amusing and fresh take on the classic nutty professor archetype. The robot playing the straight-man only makes it better. *ROCK, PAPER... ROLLCAKE?!* :lol
firehawk12
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I thought he said it wasn't porn because otherwise it's basically child pornography?icarus-daedelus said:
If "hugging" is a euphemism, sure!
Crash Station
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Dog Days 2
That was more epic than it had any right to be. Not really too keen on the idea of a tsundere dog girl (that trope is better suited for mean old cat girls) but otherwise no complaints.
That was more epic than it had any right to be. Not really too keen on the idea of a tsundere dog girl (that trope is better suited for mean old cat girls) but otherwise no complaints.
firehawk12
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Is Dog Days "good" or good?
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firehawk12 said:
Episode 2 had some crazy action. Not really something you'd expect from a kemomimi show.
Nonoriri said:
cosmicblizzard said:
It's ok I've at least seen Kou Yoshinari's contribution to this "Dog Days" dealy.
Tiger and bunny 2 - As enjoyable as the first episode, but man I'm not so sure if i could handle the current formula for 26-episodes, that said if they do try to mix it up that would be good but also bad because it will bring them closer to sunrise train-wreck material.:lol
Maybe you are just easily impressed? lots of action is enough to make you like a show i mean REALLY?!
Crash Station
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Lafiel said:
If it's well choreographed, why not? Not everything has to be super artsy boring stuff.
Jex
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If someone was ready to watch Sengoku Basara then I think you know the answer.Lafiel said:
eg. plot, characters, theme, development and so on.cosmicblizzard said:
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K-On!! 17: Ui is starting to creep me out. Just a little bit.
Crash Station
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Jexhius said:
A character is only as good as his moveset. All that other stuff is worthless.
firehawk12
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They were in bed together anyway!icarus-daedelus said:
Nichijou 2 - the chase was funny and, for whatever reason, the soundtrack of the show reminds me of classic Looney Toons. For a random throwaway comedy, this ain't half bad.
Action scenes do not contribute to the development of a show!Lafiel said:
The only exception is physical comedy! *smacks head with a giant paper fan*
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