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Spring 2011 Anime Thread of ZAWA ZAWA, Money, emo Cyclops, and fun^10xint^40=Ir2
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Rahxephon91
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Well while that list seems pretty cool in spite of not having Nadesico and Gasaraki it also seems to be listing actual quality or noteworthy things. And well Bible Black is at least noteworthy for some reason. And the dub is awesome.Lafiel said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU3Gg696yrM
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Nope. I quite enjoy watching men penetrate each other (metaphorically).Uchip said:
firehawk12
Subete no aware
At your service!Uchip said:
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Slam Dunk 17: The one thing I hate about sports animu is that one minute is equivalent to ten.
I call it the Dragon Ball Z effect.
I call it the Dragon Ball Z effect.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Softenni - so this is what K-On! would look like if it was made for pervy otaku.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Madoka on the 21st! Put your Mammies on!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I was thinking more about their relationship with the Persians. :lolJexhius said:
A Black Falcon
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Softenni 01 - Group of four girls and their male coach fanservice-filled (tennis) comedy series. The setting's slightly different -- it's rural, and at least some of the characters live on farms, with cows and all. There's even a field with cows in it right next to the tennis court. Other than that though, expect lots of underwear shots and fantasy sexual references (the excuse for the latter being that the main character girl apparently has an active imagination). Parts of it are enteritaing, parts are dumb.
Gross-out humor is not a good replacement for sex and alcohol...
As for those authors, I have read some of Orson Scott Card's books; I'm not a fan. I just don't like his plots, or how his politics (quite right wing) sometimes gets into his books. If I want right wing politics in a book I'll read Terry Goodkind (fantasy author, and Objectivism fan), even if that volume of The Sword of Truth whose message was that pacifists who submit to evil dictators are themselves evil unless they fight back and kill the dictators was ... unpleasant to say the least. (I never did read the last book of that series though, I got through 11 books before finally it wore me down...)
Anyway, sci-fi... what about some of the masters of the genre, like Azimov and Ray Bradbury? Foundation, Bradbury's short stories, etc... great stuff. (On that note, the Ray Bradbury TV series, with half hour episodes based on a bunch of his stories, was really interesting and is definitely worth watching). Turning to more recent authors I also like Jack McDevitt, who has some post-apocalyptic books and some futuristic ones.
That is a good description of it. The way the main character girl turns everything the coach says into sexual references gets annoying after a while... There were some amusing parts though, such as when the food-obsessed girl (who can't hit a tennis ball at all pretty much) manages to grab a rice ball out of the air with her teeth when the girl tossing the balls throws one of those instead...firehawk12 said:
You should watch the OVAs then. They're definitely better than the TV series, if the first episode is any indication of how the rest of it will be...Geneijin said:
Gross-out humor is not a good replacement for sex and alcohol...
Sengoku Otome is flat out terrible, so I guess A-Channel it is by default, even if it was very bland and kind of messed up.icarus-daedelus said:
So are you saying that you didn't like the Kampfer OVA, or haven't you seen it yet?firehawk12 said:
Then I guess I need to mention Tad Williams again... his first fantasy series, Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is three books (though book three is 1600 pages, so in paperback it's in two volumes making it four books pretty much), Otherland (a near-future cyberworld series) is four books, he's got one standalone book ('person from today brought into the world of faery', except it's a somewhat dark version of that classic tale), and Shadowmarch (fantasy again) is in progress, with two books of the planned three released so far. His books are quite long, but the series don't go on forever. Very good writer too, as I said, one of my favorites in the genre.
I admittedly don't read as much sci-fi as I do fantasy, even if I think that some sci-fi is deeper than a lot of fantasy I just like fantasy more... I always have found the middle ages really interesting, loved castles from when I was little and such.
As for those authors, I have read some of Orson Scott Card's books; I'm not a fan. I just don't like his plots, or how his politics (quite right wing) sometimes gets into his books. If I want right wing politics in a book I'll read Terry Goodkind (fantasy author, and Objectivism fan), even if that volume of The Sword of Truth whose message was that pacifists who submit to evil dictators are themselves evil unless they fight back and kill the dictators was ... unpleasant to say the least. (I never did read the last book of that series though, I got through 11 books before finally it wore me down...)
Anyway, sci-fi... what about some of the masters of the genre, like Azimov and Ray Bradbury? Foundation, Bradbury's short stories, etc... great stuff. (On that note, the Ray Bradbury TV series, with half hour episodes based on a bunch of his stories, was really interesting and is definitely worth watching). Turning to more recent authors I also like Jack McDevitt, who has some post-apocalyptic books and some futuristic ones.
Yeah, as far as sci-fi goes, most of the depth just ... disappears ... when you go from books to TV or movies. Sure, they have some, but it just doesn't usually compare to the original stories, most of the time... but at least they're better off than fantasy, where aside from stuff like the Lord of the Rings movies (some of the best movies ever) things have always been awful as far as American TV goes. I mean, at least there are plenty of great sci-fi TV series - Star Trek, etc, etc -- but fantasy? I can't think of any. Beastmaster was terrible. The Sword of Truth series is pretty bad (and nothing like the books really, it's just generic fantasy instead of generic fantasy that turns to Objectivism after four books). I can't think of much TV fantasy that's actually good... at least anime has some, even if lots of it is really generic at least it exists!
Yeah, Neal Stephenson is great. I like Neil Gaiman' stuff (books, TV, and movies) too.
It's just done to get you to watch, like the end of Kirby's Dream Land 1 where after the credits it gives you a cheat code to play the game in Hard Mode, and then after the credits in Hard Mode it gives you a cheatcode for a special menu with a sound test and lives/health select... but as far as recaps go, why not, in a complex series with a lot going on? Not everyone's going to remember everything that's important that happened before.mAcOdIn said:
I'll watch it anyway, it's not THAT bad, just nowhere near as good as what came before it, and about different characters.
http://www.no-6.jp/
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From toi8: http://www.no-6.jp/special/key1.jpg
To BONES (Satoshi Ishino): http://www.no-6.jp/special/special_vis2.jpg
The BONES look is very, very noticeable, but it does look pretty faithful to the concept art.
Edit:
From toi8: http://www.no-6.jp/special/key1.jpg
To BONES (Satoshi Ishino): http://www.no-6.jp/special/special_vis2.jpg
The BONES look is very, very noticeable, but it does look pretty faithful to the concept art.
Gosick - 12: I seem to be the only one enjoying this show so here we go: This is how you put in character development into a filler. No actual stuff happening but feeling
that the show took a step forward is always a good sign. Of course additional Victorque kickin into dere mode scenes, are always to my liking as well. I just can't do anything against a good tsundere, I always like them <3.
that the show took a step forward is always a good sign. Of course additional Victorque kickin into dere mode scenes, are always to my liking as well. I just can't do anything against a good tsundere, I always like them <3.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
COMING NEVER SOON GUYS!
Unknown Soldier
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InfiniteNine said:COMINGNEVERSOON GUYS!
GitS: SAC hasn't even been released in it's entirety in Japan on Blu-ray, just the condensed movies. Oh, wait. That's what those are. Fuck that.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
What are you talking about? It's been released for a while and I've been considering buying the sets for it and 2nd Gig.Unknown Soldier said:
Joe Molotov
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Rahxephon91 said:
OH MAH GAWWWD WAT HAPPEN!!
Unknown Soldier
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InfiniteNine said:
What? Really? I haven't been paying attention, I only remember the stupid movies from a few years ago.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
The Blu-rays where released in Japan in 2009 with all English options available. It's been a while man.Unknown Soldier said:
Unknown Soldier
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InfiniteNine said:
Damn, look at me all behind the times. :3
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Well it costs about $250 for half a season, so maybe it's for the best.Unknown Soldier said:
SciencePilot
Member
Nichijou 2
Again, I laughed. More than last time, too. Maybe I was just in a better mood. Nevertheless, I had a good time and will continue watching.
Again, I laughed. More than last time, too. Maybe I was just in a better mood. Nevertheless, I had a good time and will continue watching.
Jex
Member
Buh buh buh Ghost in the Shell.icarus-daedelus said:No, don't worry, I still hate The Sky Crawlers.
I still maintain that somewhere around Patlabor 2, he'd creatively spent himself and from there on out just made excessively boring films instead of awesomely boring films.
If the action is really good, then yes. HOWEVER, the rest of the show has to be at least unoffensive, if not capable of keeping my attention, because otherwise it acrues points against it, and at a certain point, even the action can't save it. I'm gonna be watching the next episode and none further, especially since they clearly won't make all the great jokes that they could with the subject material, stuff like unwanted/oblivious to harem, fucking all the bitches, etc.Lafiel said:
Because my name is doomed1
and doomed1 is in it for ALL THE BITCHES, bitches.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Nichijou 2
It's just so well-executed: both the random humor (rollcake!) and the beautiful animation (that notebook scene!). As always with sketch comedy, it can be hit-and-miss (I didn't get the Cleaning scene), but there were fewer segments that fell short this time than last. If it keeps up this level of quality, it's going to be a real gem.
Best month of anime this year confirmed.
It's just so well-executed: both the random humor (rollcake!) and the beautiful animation (that notebook scene!). As always with sketch comedy, it can be hit-and-miss (I didn't get the Cleaning scene), but there were fewer segments that fell short this time than last. If it keeps up this level of quality, it's going to be a real gem.
InfiniteNine said:
Best month of anime this year confirmed.
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