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Spring 2011 Anime Thread of ZAWA ZAWA, Money, emo Cyclops, and fun^10xint^40=Ir2
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AHHHH I want to watch it right now!!!JKTrix said:
firehawk12
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Being on team Dawg Dayz is better!duckroll said:Being on Team Iroha feels pretty great right about now!
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Because Duckroll likes being wrong. I mean he had a StarDriver avatar forever even after it sucked balls which was about a quarter into the OP.Izayoi said:
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All it needs is a lesbian scene to boost the ratings. With Naruko of course.Geneijin said:
I'd rather this competition than the unnecessary levels of hate some shows get, tbh.
I don't know about Rebuild of Eva #3. Technically we've been getting a new movie every other year, but technically they've run out of 'old stuff' to reanimate. The new new new stuff could feasibly take a little longer. But if it's about Khara, then what else could it be about?
Do want it ASAP. A date would be lovely, then I can start my 2 year R1 countdown...
I don't know about Rebuild of Eva #3. Technically we've been getting a new movie every other year, but technically they've run out of 'old stuff' to reanimate. The new new new stuff could feasibly take a little longer. But if it's about Khara, then what else could it be about?
Do want it ASAP. A date would be lovely, then I can start my 2 year R1 countdown...
Man, what the hell! Now I've seen this post! Sometimes, between those sudden spike of posts per hour, that I don't have much time during the day to check it out, and now that you post here related things from your IRC conversations... I can't keep the pace of this thread, guys!Hitokage said:
And I'll look forward to it, man. Thanks, duckroll!duckroll said:
Aigis said:
Honestly, I would say he probably just wanted a change of environment and pace. The original pilot short film for what would eventually become Stranger was shown at the BONES booth at Tokyo Anime Fair 2003. Stranger was eventually released in theaters in Japan in late 2007. So it took him 4-5 years from the base concept and original test footage to get the movie made.
He's been working with PA Works on more light hearted drama since then, from True Tears, to Canaan, to Hanasaku, and to date he hasn't even been there for 4 full years. I feel that Hanasaku Iroha is probably what Ando's tenure at PA Works has been leading up to. After this, it is possible that the will once again look for something different to work on, possibly at another studio.
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Damn straight.Izayoi said:
Hahaha, this looks like the most worthless contest ever. Not even for a full line of dialogue, just a single spoken word.
C Anime Holds Web Audition for 1 Word in Dialogue
That better be one impressive show-altering word.
C Anime Holds Web Audition for 1 Word in Dialogue
That better be one impressive show-altering word.
Great Rumbler
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Don't know if anyone's said this already, but Spring 2011 has been one of the absolute best seasons of anime in years. There's a huge amount of variety and lots of quality writing/directing that make this a great time to jump back into regular anime watching.
Here's my watching list/ranking:
1. Steins;Gate [technobabble-laden conspiracy theories, love it]
2. Tiger & Bunny [bromance action, can't go wrong with that]
3. C [noitaminA doesn't disappoint often and this looks to continue that trend]
4. Ano Hi Mita [see above]
5. Moshidora [Kind of boring/generic, but I like seeing how Drucker's techniques are applied to baseball]
6. Hanasaku Iroha [kind of wavering on this one, it might drop depending on next few episodes]
7. Azazel-san [almost passed this one up, but the first 4 episodes were hysterical]
8. Deadman Wonderland [Fun, but kind of annoying at times, will see how it goes in next few episodes]
9. A-Channel [huge guilty pleasure, wouldn't really recommend it to others]
10. Denpa Onna [Shaft+Shinbo is always a good combination]
11. Enma-kun [not as good as Azazel-san but still funny, also almost missed this one]
12. SKET Dance [almost dropped after 1st episode, but 2 and 3 brought me back]
That's a dozen shows that I am watching this season and even the show at the bottom of my list is still a pretty good watch. There have been some recent seasons where I've only watched 2-3 shows.
Here's my watching list/ranking:
1. Steins;Gate [technobabble-laden conspiracy theories, love it]
2. Tiger & Bunny [bromance action, can't go wrong with that]
3. C [noitaminA doesn't disappoint often and this looks to continue that trend]
4. Ano Hi Mita [see above]
5. Moshidora [Kind of boring/generic, but I like seeing how Drucker's techniques are applied to baseball]
6. Hanasaku Iroha [kind of wavering on this one, it might drop depending on next few episodes]
7. Azazel-san [almost passed this one up, but the first 4 episodes were hysterical]
8. Deadman Wonderland [Fun, but kind of annoying at times, will see how it goes in next few episodes]
9. A-Channel [huge guilty pleasure, wouldn't really recommend it to others]
10. Denpa Onna [Shaft+Shinbo is always a good combination]
11. Enma-kun [not as good as Azazel-san but still funny, also almost missed this one]
12. SKET Dance [almost dropped after 1st episode, but 2 and 3 brought me back]
That's a dozen shows that I am watching this season and even the show at the bottom of my list is still a pretty good watch. There have been some recent seasons where I've only watched 2-3 shows.
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Needed more Momo scenes.Izayoi said:
It happens a lot throughout the series. Probably at least once an episode.Ezalc said:
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Ezalc said:
Lots of [mostly lesbian] sex, lots of violence. It's...okay, but never really delivers on the inherent themes.
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Articalys said:
"Shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet"
He
bankrupted the teacher, which made him lose his children!
lost the battle, to keep things in control, because it doesn't seem to be a good thing, that events in the financial district are affecting things in the real world, unless he would have gotten bankrupted if he did mm, thus had no choice in the situation regardless
Steins;Gate 5
Well this one certainly seemed to have more focus than previous episodes and we finally seem to be heading somewhere. Interaction between the characters is still the main draw for me on this one. Good times.
So, is part-timer girl
or something?
Well this one certainly seemed to have more focus than previous episodes and we finally seem to be heading somewhere. Interaction between the characters is still the main draw for me on this one. Good times.
So, is part-timer girl
from the future/alternate universe
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What? No Kaiji?!
AnoHana
Fair somewhat sounds right but doesn't too. Do you mean something along the lines of comforting or sympathetic?
As for what Anaru was about to say, I'm inclined to agree with you. But because she stopped before finishing whatever she was about to say, I don't think as badly of her since her psychological state as how I've interpreted her actions still remain at a point where it isn't condemnable for me.
I can see and understand where you're coming from now though.
But honestly, she's a favorite character of mine because of how they were able to portray her flaws - the effect of peer pressure and a humanistic response to those pressures, her dysphoria, depression - and how she conducts herself within her own confines. And while we disagree with the responsibility she should assume for her friends' slander against Jintan, it's because I don't blame her as much as her friends initiating the trouble that I can supplant her and see not only is she in a volatile emotional state as teenagers are susceptible and lethargic to, but her past distress adds even more damage to her psyche. It's why I don't think terribly of her character because I differentiate the repercussions of their actions. The biggest test would be Yukiatsu for me. I'm still on a middle ground about accepting his actions instead of downright ostracizing him for them.
And thanks for the response.
Depends how one interprets what she said I guess. When she said she didn't care about him going to school, I didn't feel it was really negative because of what she said soon afterward, which sounded as though she was saying it doesn't really matter if he returned to school or not. What mattered was how ashamed he should be of his current self right now because going to school shouldn't matter if he doesn't better his self back. She was annoyed at him more for being in the state he is in now than ridiculing him personally, so I didn't think she was treating him badly. Or at least I feel those words are inaccurate in describing the type of interaction going on between the two.Lain said:
Fair somewhat sounds right but doesn't too. Do you mean something along the lines of comforting or sympathetic?
She's most likely trying to preserve her image. It doesn't appear like it's anything else and I'd be hard-pressed to interpret it differently.
As for what Anaru was about to say, I'm inclined to agree with you. But because she stopped before finishing whatever she was about to say, I don't think as badly of her since her psychological state as how I've interpreted her actions still remain at a point where it isn't condemnable for me.
Then this is where I disagree. I don't think the blame can be nearly equivalent when it's known who the instigators were and who's doing mostly what is visibly apparent. I see and believe there is a separation and distinction which exists with actions, and there are people more palpable than others within a group dynamic who should carry more responsibility for their severity depending on those actions, irrespective to the others' compliance with some notable exceptions obviously. I ain't excusing her inaction completely without blame, but I don't see her idleness as detrimental as the ones who should be blamed more for what they're doing.
I can see and understand where you're coming from now though.
But honestly, she's a favorite character of mine because of how they were able to portray her flaws - the effect of peer pressure and a humanistic response to those pressures, her dysphoria, depression - and how she conducts herself within her own confines. And while we disagree with the responsibility she should assume for her friends' slander against Jintan, it's because I don't blame her as much as her friends initiating the trouble that I can supplant her and see not only is she in a volatile emotional state as teenagers are susceptible and lethargic to, but her past distress adds even more damage to her psyche. It's why I don't think terribly of her character because I differentiate the repercussions of their actions. The biggest test would be Yukiatsu for me. I'm still on a middle ground about accepting his actions instead of downright ostracizing him for them.
And thanks for the response.
Anohana ep4
zehahaahaha great episode
Fav charater of this show is poppo who is a really cool guy compared to the others and Tsuruko who has the power to see through people's bullshit(anaru and creap boy got seen through)
zehahaahaha great episode
he tried to pull a azien smirk behind tree but glass girl saw through his bankai
Fav charater of this show is poppo who is a really cool guy compared to the others and Tsuruko who has the power to see through people's bullshit(anaru and creap boy got seen through)
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Dirty Pair: Affair on Nolandia (English dub) - OVA that is part of the original Dirty Pair series, and it's the first I've seen of it. I'll agree, it probably was better than what I've seen of Dirty Pair Flash. Not bad, it was pretty solid.
Seriously though, did it really have to have tentacles? ... Yes, I know, it was inevitable, probably.
Also, this movie is anti-genetic engineering propaganda, isn't it... well it's sort of true.
But woah, that ending...
So yeah, decent plot, but such a messed up ending...
Oh, I did like the alien life part. The alien plants and stuff were truly different looking, looked like undersea creatures or something. Pretty cool, they put a bit more effort into some of that than many animes would. On the other hand, a lot of elements of the visual design looked very '80s. Oh well, it works I guess, but it does look dated (they did not really place it outside of its time successfully).
Overall, pretty good. Dub wasn't that bad either.
Twelve Kingdoms 23 - So depressing... and not about our heroine, either. Again. At least this one is apparently just a one episode side story. But yeah, that was seriously bleak -- the ep. is about a king who, along with his wife, ran a reign of terror that had hundreds of thousands of people executed for nonexistent crimes, before the people finally revolted and killed him. Pleasant stuff. At least they only take one episode on this, instead of spending eight or more without even getting halfway through the story (see: the previous long side arc)!
Seriously though, did it really have to have tentacles? ... Yes, I know, it was inevitable, probably.
Also, this movie is anti-genetic engineering propaganda, isn't it... well it's sort of true.
But woah, that ending...
That's pretty crazy. So in the end, the psychic child commits suicide, destroying the entire city in the process, and murdering every living human there... all just because the scientists who ran the place were running experiments on children, genetically engineering them with a mixture of human and alien DNA to form a new race of superhumans with which they wanted to conquer the universe or something. Apparently genetic experiments like that aren't allowed in this universe; their excuse is that it's in the name of science! The bad guy's potential moral position there is undermined, though, when it's shown how badly the children were treated, and when he does admit that galactic conquest wasn't exactly out of his mind...
Either way on that htough, having it end by the children killing themselves and destroying the entire city in the process is pretty crazy. Not all of those people were guilty of doing anything to you, lots just worked there... but they all die, all except for our two heroines.
Also, of course the female enemy defects to the side of good due to her good conscience... very stereotypical there. She dies with the rest of them at the end though, maybe she thought they deserved it for what they did to those children or something? The scientists perhaps I could see, but everyone else...
Either way on that htough, having it end by the children killing themselves and destroying the entire city in the process is pretty crazy. Not all of those people were guilty of doing anything to you, lots just worked there... but they all die, all except for our two heroines.
Also, of course the female enemy defects to the side of good due to her good conscience... very stereotypical there. She dies with the rest of them at the end though, maybe she thought they deserved it for what they did to those children or something? The scientists perhaps I could see, but everyone else...
So yeah, decent plot, but such a messed up ending...
Oh, I did like the alien life part. The alien plants and stuff were truly different looking, looked like undersea creatures or something. Pretty cool, they put a bit more effort into some of that than many animes would. On the other hand, a lot of elements of the visual design looked very '80s. Oh well, it works I guess, but it does look dated (they did not really place it outside of its time successfully).
Overall, pretty good. Dub wasn't that bad either.
Twelve Kingdoms 23 - So depressing... and not about our heroine, either. Again. At least this one is apparently just a one episode side story. But yeah, that was seriously bleak -- the ep. is about a king who, along with his wife, ran a reign of terror that had hundreds of thousands of people executed for nonexistent crimes, before the people finally revolted and killed him. Pleasant stuff. At least they only take one episode on this, instead of spending eight or more without even getting halfway through the story (see: the previous long side arc)!
Moshidora 9
This was unfortunately more hilarious than I thought it'd be, from
to the whole team laughing about it later (I'm serious). Or maybe I'm not as invested in this as I thought.
Just got Summer Wars on the cheap, will be watching it after my shows tonight.
This was unfortunately more hilarious than I thought it'd be, from
Jiro slapping Minami
Just got Summer Wars on the cheap, will be watching it after my shows tonight.
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