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Spring 2011 Anime Thread of ZAWA ZAWA, Money, emo Cyclops, and fun^10xint^40=Ir2
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AnoHana 3
Man, Jinta was really a little shit as a kid. First Menma, then his mom too? I'm surprised his father didn't turn into an alcoholic that beats him day and night!
Creepy dude must have a small dick, since he seems to feel the need to one up Jinta at every chance, and I'm feeling like he just lied at the end.
Acid girl is acid, and the ho keeps being a useless, skanky ho.
Menma and Poppo keep being the best characters of the show, Menma in cuteness, Poppo in manliness.
Man, Jinta was really a little shit as a kid. First Menma, then his mom too? I'm surprised his father didn't turn into an alcoholic that beats him day and night!
Creepy dude must have a small dick, since he seems to feel the need to one up Jinta at every chance, and I'm feeling like he just lied at the end.
Acid girl is acid, and the ho keeps being a useless, skanky ho.
Menma and Poppo keep being the best characters of the show, Menma in cuteness, Poppo in manliness.
Moshidora 7
lol, winning five games in a row through the mercy rule. Also taunting the pitcher through counting the runner's lead off base is a great troll move.
Definitely some sort of drama going on with the ill girl though.
This is basically every one of those Disney Channel high school sports movies rolled into one. Shallow, but enjoyable.
EDIT: n/m
lol, winning five games in a row through the mercy rule. Also taunting the pitcher through counting the runner's lead off base is a great troll move.
Definitely some sort of drama going on with the ill girl though.
This is basically every one of those Disney Channel high school sports movies rolled into one. Shallow, but enjoyable.
EDIT: n/m
I have found a way to drain all your money:
Kaiji Figma! With zawa zawa sound effect accessory!
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-05-03/kaiji-anime-figma-figure-coming-from-max-factory
Kaiji Figma! With zawa zawa sound effect accessory!
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-05-03/kaiji-anime-figma-figure-coming-from-max-factory
She's just a fake ho that tries to be the (bad) copy of superior girl Menma. It doesn't help that she likes to hang out with cheap sluts while acting as a 7 year olds when she's grown up already.zeroshiki said:
Menma > Analu. Hell, Acid Girl > Analu! At least she looks smart and quick witted, with a tongue to match!
hosannainexcelsis
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Lain said:
His father may not be an alcoholic, but considering how out-of-touch he is with Jinta, and how apathetic he is about him attending school, it's safe to say they don't have the best of relationships.
Articalys said:
Oh man; I think this may be the first figure I buy. Can't resist the zawa.
Hellsing321
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She looked good with it down. And apparently she'll be sporting a pony tail in the next one.Dresden said:
Maybe so, but so far, to me, she just looks like a stupid girl that hangs out with cheap, easy girls while still having a crush on Jinta but treating him badly in front of others because of appearances and when they are alone because of shyness.zeroshiki said:
I quite find Menma to be a better character because of her cuteness and jovial innocence, which turns into sadness at the right time when certain memories are triggered. She is the ghost of what everyone else has lost growing up, well everyone except Poppo, which is why he is also the best character along with Menma.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Tiev3aP7Izeroshiki said:
jman2050 said:
Okay, maybe I lied a little.zeroshiki said:
Anyone who is better than JCStaff.
How about that.
I'm desperate for studios better than JCStaff.
It really isn't. Holo is stupid, that's a fact. There's no issue here.Jexhius said:
Read my next few posts.Jexhius said:
I agree.Dresden said:
Good man.Lain said:
Menma and Poppo > *
So amazing, both of them.
A Black Falcon
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Gosick 14 - Watch out, Kujo, he's dangerous...
Anyway, this was a good episode, as is often true in this series. Gosick is a good show, after all. In this episode, Victorique finally is forced to meet the other students in class. She doesn't want to, but is forced to because she left the tower thanks to the current mystery surrounding that alchemist and the teacher found her and dragged her to class. The other girl is interested to see what she looks like, but of course immediately starts treating her like a rival for Kujo's love. I'm not so sure that either Kujo or Victorique are thinking in such terms, though, of course...
Even so, that part of the episode is somewhat generic, aside from the part where Victorique lifted up her desk and dropped it on the other girl after getting mad because she was calling her names. That was interesting.
Anyway, as for the main plot. Victorique thinks that the alchemist is indeed dead. The other two of course kind of think his ghost is causing the murders from beyond the grave, but I'm sure Victorique will show how they are wrong and a living human did it.
And on that note, on cue here's a suspicious person, that red haired guy who was in the last episode. He's someone who was mentioned before earlier in the series, and he's definitely very suspicious... might be the villain this arc. Or maybe not, we'll have to see. He does know things about Victorique's past that few other people do, though, which definitely makes me wonder about how much he knows, and what he's doing... and indeed, it ends with a cliffhanger ending involving the guy. I need to watch the next episode now to see where this goes... fortunately for me, I'm behind and the next episode is out already.
Nichijou 05 - Maybe the weakest episode so far I think, but still, the good skits were great. Through most of the episode I was thinking it was a bit weak, but the ending one, the long skit involving the two girls and the teacher drawing, was great. It started kind of slow, but the payoff at the end was just awesome... brilliant stuff. :lol
Aria the Scarlet Ammo 01 - This show is awful. Kind of amusing at times, but awful. I'm not sure if I'll watch any more... as for what it is, it's basically a harem action anime crossed with Speed, the movie. That pretty much sums it up. Lots of action, lots of shooting, harem of girls in love with the guy one of whom is mysterious, more action, etc. The guy is of course amazingly good, when he's in action mode; the rest of the time he's a very generic bland guy whose only goal in life is being bland and generic. Like all harem action show protagonists he won't get that wish, but at least this guy does have a power, and in power-up mode he's pretty much a perfect shot, and sort of hits on girls too apparently. And then afterwards normal him regrets everything overdrive-mode did. Oh, the Speed element is that someone put a bomb on his bike, telling him that if he slowed down or got off it'd blow, and with an uzi on a remote controlled thing following him to make sure that he didn't just jump off. Yeah, clearly ripping off Speed. At least the show seems a little self-aware about how stupid it is, but still, it's bad.
Anyway, as I said the show is awful. It does have some nice CG with the guns, but other than that, not much positive to say about it.
But yeah, I think that by the end Lain explains itself pretty well. It doesn't leave you with huge numbers of unanswered questions, if you were paying attention while watching it; instead it asks many questions, and in the middle of the series the watcher will be very confused, but by the end it answers them and tells you what's going on. Very well done. And of course, the story and characters are as good as it gets as well.
Anyway, this was a good episode, as is often true in this series. Gosick is a good show, after all. In this episode, Victorique finally is forced to meet the other students in class. She doesn't want to, but is forced to because she left the tower thanks to the current mystery surrounding that alchemist and the teacher found her and dragged her to class. The other girl is interested to see what she looks like, but of course immediately starts treating her like a rival for Kujo's love. I'm not so sure that either Kujo or Victorique are thinking in such terms, though, of course...
Even so, that part of the episode is somewhat generic, aside from the part where Victorique lifted up her desk and dropped it on the other girl after getting mad because she was calling her names. That was interesting.
Anyway, as for the main plot. Victorique thinks that the alchemist is indeed dead. The other two of course kind of think his ghost is causing the murders from beyond the grave, but I'm sure Victorique will show how they are wrong and a living human did it.
And on that note, on cue here's a suspicious person, that red haired guy who was in the last episode. He's someone who was mentioned before earlier in the series, and he's definitely very suspicious... might be the villain this arc. Or maybe not, we'll have to see. He does know things about Victorique's past that few other people do, though, which definitely makes me wonder about how much he knows, and what he's doing... and indeed, it ends with a cliffhanger ending involving the guy. I need to watch the next episode now to see where this goes... fortunately for me, I'm behind and the next episode is out already.
Nichijou 05 - Maybe the weakest episode so far I think, but still, the good skits were great. Through most of the episode I was thinking it was a bit weak, but the ending one, the long skit involving the two girls and the teacher drawing, was great. It started kind of slow, but the payoff at the end was just awesome... brilliant stuff. :lol
I knew what was coming there, of course that drawing of the shirtless guy in flowers was going to end up on the test, but even so it was pretty funny to see... poor her.
Aria the Scarlet Ammo 01 - This show is awful. Kind of amusing at times, but awful. I'm not sure if I'll watch any more... as for what it is, it's basically a harem action anime crossed with Speed, the movie. That pretty much sums it up. Lots of action, lots of shooting, harem of girls in love with the guy one of whom is mysterious, more action, etc. The guy is of course amazingly good, when he's in action mode; the rest of the time he's a very generic bland guy whose only goal in life is being bland and generic. Like all harem action show protagonists he won't get that wish, but at least this guy does have a power, and in power-up mode he's pretty much a perfect shot, and sort of hits on girls too apparently. And then afterwards normal him regrets everything overdrive-mode did. Oh, the Speed element is that someone put a bomb on his bike, telling him that if he slowed down or got off it'd blow, and with an uzi on a remote controlled thing following him to make sure that he didn't just jump off. Yeah, clearly ripping off Speed. At least the show seems a little self-aware about how stupid it is, but still, it's bad.
Anyway, as I said the show is awful. It does have some nice CG with the guns, but other than that, not much positive to say about it.
Geneijin said:
Wait, you think that Jinta fell on his own, in ep. 3? It looked to me like she knocked him down for sure... it'd be interesting if she didn't though, and indeed can't manipulate him. But she can manipulate things sometimes, like when she plays GBA or when she's cooking, so she can touch things sometimes... the question that the show seems to me to not be entirely clear on is when she can and when she can't.
Well, in some ways of course every story has been told before, so yes the quality of the work does matter more than the originality. Even so originality (in the limited ways that we mean it, I mean) matters some, but yes I definitely agree that execution matters more. Something original but poor is not better than something cliche but brilliant.hosannainexcelsis said:
It was just too much of it, several episodes in a row.
I've read "Don't Bet on the Prince". Decent book. Another similar collection that I remember is called Tatterhood./XX/ said:
Now watch it again, so you can start to make more sense out of it.Articalys said:
But yeah, I think that by the end Lain explains itself pretty well. It doesn't leave you with huge numbers of unanswered questions, if you were paying attention while watching it; instead it asks many questions, and in the middle of the series the watcher will be very confused, but by the end it answers them and tells you what's going on. Very well done. And of course, the story and characters are as good as it gets as well.
firehawk12
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A Black Falcon
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Rosario+Vampire's bad, but that's mostly because the manga was too... Saki though, sorry, I like it. But looking at all of their stuff Gonzo has made plenty of good shows. Bad ones too, but also good ones.zeroshiki said:
As for this show though, who knows, could go either way of course. Far too early to know if it'll be good or not.
A Black Falcon said:
Saki had terrible animation, no pacing whatsoever and nonsense yuri stuff for added measure.
I liked Gonzo during the very early 2000's or so. Their last few years were lol-worthy though. DEEN level for sure.
Lafiel said:
Let's be honest. Do we actually trust Gonzo to not drop the ball on this?
shadyspace
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Lafiel said:
Not snarking, but why? I've lost total faith in Gonzo, even on their own established properties.
EDIT: Beaten.
Crash Station
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Jexhius said:
You should really watch One Piece if you don't get bored of Toriko. The two are so similar and I'm pretty sure the authors steal ideas from each other (they're friends).
shadyspace
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Gonna start my first run of Baccano! tomorrow. Pretty hyped!
Crash Station
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Trapeze 3
As an aspiring writer and possible OCD sufferer (albeit a mild case), this episode was actually slightly relatable. Starting to like the bear costume dude a lot more. He's so silly.
Vampire Princess Miyu 3
Evil masks, eh? Kind of an eh episode compared to the last 2. At least the cloak dude's face was revealed and stuff. Is every episode gonna end on a downer?
As an aspiring writer and possible OCD sufferer (albeit a mild case), this episode was actually slightly relatable. Starting to like the bear costume dude a lot more. He's so silly.
Vampire Princess Miyu 3
Evil masks, eh? Kind of an eh episode compared to the last 2. At least the cloak dude's face was revealed and stuff. Is every episode gonna end on a downer?
Infinite Justice
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Jexhius said:
Discussion does slow down at times though.
Kimagure Orange Road ep1-5
What bunch of incredibly annoying characters, I can stand one or maybe even two but all of them thats just too much.
Decide to watch this cause I remember watching bit and pieces as kid but all I remember is the opening nothing else (should stayed that way)
What bunch of incredibly annoying characters, I can stand one or maybe even two but all of them thats just too much.
Decide to watch this cause I remember watching bit and pieces as kid but all I remember is the opening nothing else (should stayed that way)
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