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[Dresden]

Now I realize who Anaru reminds me of.
http://i.imgur.com/2gnYJ.jpg[/IMG]

God her hair is terrible.

 

[Risette]

Then you have no excuses!

I might watch it tomorrow!

Either that or Kiki's Delivery Service.

 

[Kettch]

I'm pretty sure no one cares at this point since none of the Spring 2011 characters are in it, but International Saimoe has finally begun their main competition. Sure, it lacks the brutal efficiency of the regular Saimoe, which runs through 100+ contestants in 2 months versus ISML which takes 7 months to process just 50, but you do get more matchups that way I guess.

Anyway here you go. There's about, oh, ten hours or so left for this round, so vote if you feel like it.

Disgusting number of Angel Beats characters in that. And then it puts the only two decent ones against each other.

 

[Articalys]

I don't really see how allowing K-on and Clannad to dominate anything makes for a better contest.

It doesn't. I never said it was a well-run contest, just that they at least opened the door. Blame the voters for pushing the moeblob stuff instead of series like Urusei Yatsura. They won't make room by banning the likes of K-On and such because it would cause voter participation to drop like a rock.

 

[Jex]

More people voting in SaiMoe than SaiMecha. Anime fandom is dead.

 

[jman2050]

Anaru is blatantly DQ8 Jessica

 

[InfiniteNine]

I'm assuming Homura is going to completely annihilate the next competition if that's the case.

Homu-chan will annihilate the competition with automatic weapons and oil tankers!

 

[zeroshiki]

More people voting in SaiMoe than SaiMecha. Anime fandom is dead.

There hasn't been a good mecha series in a while.

 

[Unknown One]

Now I realize who Anaru reminds me of.
[IM]http://i.imgur.com/2gnYJ.jpg[/IMG]

That Dragon Quest character.

 

[mAcOdIn]

There hasn't been a good mecha series in a while.

Hence why anime's dead!

 

[jman2050]

Now I miss Red Scarlet. Thanks a lot Hellsing!

 

[Dresden]

Gundam Unicorn.

 

[Hellsing321]

Anaru is blatantly DQ8 Jessica

Since shes a game nerd I wonder if its intentional.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

The worst part is that I really really liked the twist where

Spoiler

all the wacky hijinx and comedy shenanigans ended up being an instinctive coping mechanism on Sasshi's part for you-know-what

and I was actually genuinely interested in where they were going with it.

Turns out they were going directly off a mile-high cliff Thelma and Louise style. Ah well, I still liked the show overall regardless because of the comedy.

I thought it was going to be a coming-of-age tale but instead

Spoiler

the moral of the story is that if you escape reality long enough, you can make reality be whatever you wanted it to be in the first place!

So stupid.

 

[Jex]

There hasn't been a good mecha series in a while.

Gundam Unicorn is happening right now!

Beaten.

Also, 2009 gave us True Mazinger by fricking Yasuhiro Imagawa. If people couldn't get hype for such awesomness it means their souls have already been corrupted.

 

[zeroshiki]

Gundam Unicorn is happening right now!

Beaten.

Its been so long, it counts as a member of every season now?

A weekly show that people can get hyped on, then.

 

[Dresden]

Its been so long, it counts as a member of every season now?

A weekly show that people can get hyped on, then.

Star Drivahahahahahahaha

 

[InfiniteNine]

Now I miss Red Scarlet. Thanks a lot Hellsing!

I was talking with her today. :3

 

[mAcOdIn]

Sweet, they released a before/after comparison from the upcoming Project A-ko release!

I'm so buying it and I'm so going to think it's totally crap now. But looks a lot cleaner although it may be a tad too colorful, we'll see.

 

[Black Republican]

whats the best website(s) to import USA Anime DVD's? (im from the UK)

thanks if you can help?

 

[Jex]

Not that we really need a new mecha anime every season just to remind people that it exists, considering it's been a part of anime for so very long. Even if mecha fans are kind of scary.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Sweet, they released a before/after comparison from the upcoming Project A-ko release!

I'm so buying it and I'm so going to think it's totally crap now. But looks a lot cleaner although it may be a tad too colorful, we'll see.

That's some bright red hair!

 

[zeroshiki]

Star Drivahahahahahahaha

Anime is dead =(

 

[jman2050]

Isn't Tiger and Bunny a mecha series?

 

[Branduil]

More people voting in SaiMoe than SaiMecha. Anime fandom is dead.

It was dead as soon as there was no SaiGoodCharacters.

 

[Jex]

whats the best website(s) to import USA Anime DVD's? (im from the UK)

thanks if you can help?

You can order straight of Amazon, which is usually the easiest way.

Isn't Tiger and Bunny a mecha series?

Their powers come from themselves, not their costumes.

Although when you get down to very small mecha suits it becomes harder to say.

It was dead as soon as there was no SaiGoodCharacters.

Even if they had that people would just vote in moe characters or tragedy porn characters.

 

[Infinite Justice]

Star Drivahahahahahahaha

LOL

 

[Branduil]

You can order straight of Amazon, which is usually the easiest way.

Their powers come from themselves, not their costumes.

Although when you get down to very small mecha suits it becomes harder to say.

Even if they had that people would just vote in moe characters or tragedy porn characters.

Is there no escape from the Key Menace?

 

[flawfuls]

Also, 2009 gave us True Mazinger by fricking Yasuhiro Imagawa. If people couldn't get hype for such awesomness it means their souls have already been corrupted.

I've brought this up before, but somebody really needs to explain the ending of this show to me.

Spoiler

The bad guys just pulled a surprise victory and it just ended. You can't just end a series like that. It made me felt like I was missing something

 

[Black Republican]

You can order straight of Amazon, which is usually the easiest way.

Their powers come from themselves, not their costumes.

Although when you get down to very small mecha suits it becomes harder to say.

Even if they had that people would just vote in moe characters or tragedy porn characters.

does amazon US ship dvds to the UK?

 

[Dresden]

Is there no escape from the Key Menace?

Nope.

 

[jman2050]

Nope.

KEY FACEOOUGF(E*^F*&TAIYSVB D(

 

[zeroshiki]

Sleep soundly in the knowledge that Key girls would have their asses handed to them by the K-On girls in this theoretical matchup.

 

[Rahxephon91]

Star Drivahahahahahahaha

What is the story with this show? Did it start good and get bad?

 

[InfiniteNine]

Nope.

Ryukishi07 is helping with a scenario so I will read it.

What is the story with this show? Did it start good and get bad?

No it started bad and stayed bad.

 

[Jex]

does amazon US ship dvds to the UK?

Certainly, you just log in with your amazon UK account and purchase it as usual, making sure that your destination is your home address.

 

[zeroshiki]

What is the story with this show? Did it start good and get bad?

It was a heavily hyped BONES show. Remember when BONES meant good? It started bad and became OMFG why am I watching this bad towards the end.

 

[jman2050]

Ryukishi07 is helping with a scenario so I will read it.

At least it's not an H-Game this time.

 

[Branduil]

I think it's high past time we found a final solution for Key girl epidemic. I'll try to come up with a modest proposal by Monday.

 

[Risette]

What is the story with this show? Did it start good and get bad?

It started bad and I dropped it early because it was bad so I couldn't really tell you how bad it got. I'd assume it stayed bad or just got worse, though.

 

[Jex]

I've brought this up before, but somebody really needs to explain the ending of this show to me.

Spoiler

The bad guys just pulled a surprise victory and it just ended. You can't just end a series like that. It made me felt like I was missing something

As far I'm aware, in the manga and the original show

Spoiler

this defeat is the set up for the arrival of the Great Mazinger to swoop in and help Kouji and the Mazinger save the day. At least, that's how the original and Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of Darkness told the story. In other words, it's the cliffhanger set up for a sequel.

 

[Black Republican]

Certainly, you just log in with your amazon UK account and purchase it as usual, making sure that your destination is your home address.

thanks man

 

[A Black Falcon]

Since you told me what a Shota is despite me saying I didn't know what they were out of choice I'm really tempted to dirty myself and find some of this fan art and post it here.
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Ooh lists! Here's mine!
2006
Genshiken
Ghost Hunt
Higurashi (not really good but worth seeing)

2007
Baccano!
Dennō Coil
Kino's Journey
Minami-ke
Moribito
Moyasimon
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
Sword of the Stranger

2008
Goku: Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
Kure-nai
Michiko to Hatchin
Natsume's Book of Friends
Spice and Wolf
Zoku Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei

2009
Cross Game
Higurashi
Maria Holic
Natsu no Arashi!
Spice and Wolf 2
Zan: Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
Zan: Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei Bangaichi
Zoku Natsume's Book of Friends

That's just the stuff I'd still watch, I left off some things that weren't total crap but also weren't worth going back to watch liker Bamboo Blade and Kannagi.

Higurashi should have been on my list (for '06), that was interesting enough to list...

Also, I forgot about that 2007 Kino movie of sorts, obviously that should be on my list too (given how the TV series is one of my favorites).

Apart from those though, Spice and Wolf and Minami-ke are the only other things on both of our lists. You didn't do a 2010 list though there, what about that year?

Indeed, the ending was quite unfortunate. It's status as primarily a comedy goes a long way in cushioning that blow at least.

I kind of forget the ending, but I do remember it being quite odd, and yeah, not really comedy... there was some long thing about some architect who had designed Abenobashi, or something?

Abenoboshi by itself is better than most of JC Staff's output.

I don't know whether this is true or not, but as good as Abenobashi was, it's certainly not better than Azumanga.

I hear R.O.D TV was also decent

That is true, it's good.

Sweet, they released a before/after comparison from the upcoming Project A-ko release!
http://i.imgur.com/KPlxS.jpg
I'm so buying it and I'm so going to think it's totally crap now. But looks a lot cleaner although it may be a tad too colorful, we'll see.

Project A-ko isn't very good... a little amusing perhaps but not good. Also, those two versions look pretty similar, that's barely changed.

 

[mAcOdIn]

That's some bright red hair!

Yeah, I do think it's a tad much to be honest. Seems to be the current concept of what looks good these days among the ignorant masses who crush all the detail out of their TVs. Like how the red is bleeding out into the black around her hair! Damnit.

the difference is that I already knew of shotas beforehand, sadly, and I didn't have to go out of my way and soil myself in the process of trying to ruin you. but you'd be consciously dirtying the both of us with your disgusting theoretical fanart here.

It's more fun to dirty two people than one! Further, surely it's better to dirty your hands only when dirtying others than just be plain dirty by nature, right?

Anyways, turns out I don't need to do much, that Holo pic in the thread's banner? Yeah, it's from a naked fan-art pic, you've been dirty all this time without even knowing it!

Spoiler

So had I, I just forgot.

What is the story with this show? Did it start good and get bad?

Started bad and stayed there.

 

[Jex]

What is the story with this show? Did it start good and get bad?

Well, it started with a great episode and ended with a great episode but nearly everything in between was forgettable.

 

[Articalys]

Speaking of Key, as its fourth main series, why did Little Busters never get an anime adaptation unlike its previous bretheren? They determined it wouldn't be a good fit for the market, or that it would get overshadowed by other stuff or what?

EDIT: Or maybe KyoAni realized they could make way more money by continuing to make more K-On and Haruhi stuff.

 

[jman2050]

I don't know whether this is true or not, but as good as Abenobashi was, it's certainly not better than Azumanga.

Definitely not implying that in the least.

For me Azumanga and Toradora are 1A and 1B in my ranking of JC Staff shows.

 

[Branduil]

Speaking of Key, as its fourth main series, why did Little Busters never get an anime adaptation unlike its previous bretheren? They determined it wouldn't be a good fit for the market, or that it would get overshadowed by other stuff or what?

Let's just be thankful we dodged that bullet.

Definitely not implying that in the least.

For me Azumanga and Toradora are 1A and 1B in my ranking of JC Staff shows.

Index is 1C, right?

 

[InsaneZero]

Speaking of Key, as its fourth main series, why did Little Busters never get an anime adaptation unlike its previous bretheren? They determined it wouldn't be a good fit for the market, or that it would get overshadowed by other stuff or what?

Oh, it's coming. They're just biding their time.

 

[jman2050]

Index is 1C, right?

Oh, it's coming. They're just biding their time.

Hell, After Story was roughly two-three years ago really. Wouldn't be surprised to hear KyoAni announce another Key anime some time in the near future.