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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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Watched that sakuga panel. It was basic but still pretty interesting; I have a better grasp now on how the animation process works and have some names to watch out for
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Lain is unconventional in many ways, certainly in narrative structure. But it does still have an overall arc of a gradual build-up to a climax in episode 12 and resolution in the final episode. Finish it out and see what you think.
and one name to avoid
Hela said:
Lain is unconventional in many ways, certainly in narrative structure. But it does still have an overall arc of a gradual build-up to a climax in episode 12 and resolution in the final episode. Finish it out and see what you think.
hosannainexcelsis
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7Th said:
Hey! That's being unfair to Key.
hosannainexcelsis
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Miri said:
It's not that the show took a sudden downturn in the latest episode, it's just that the show's problems have been gradually getting worse and worse over the past couple episodes and this one reached the limit of my patience. At this rate, it's bound to have a problematic ending. I can overlook that if most of the story has been well-executed and the main characters interesting enough, like I felt with Kanon 2006 and the Clannad VN, but Ano Hana doesn't have strong enough story or characters for me to do so.
They should have made a show about Poppo's globe-trotting adventures instead. I'd watch that.
Lafiel said:
Oh, I will be. While tingling with anxiety, or.. ah something like that.
hosannainexcelsis said:
eh, I disagree. Anohana, so far, has had its characters written to be far more memorable than any of the shows you've listed there. I'd say that the majority of Key's shows consist of "The protaganist and his many caricature waifus."
Where in the world is Poopo san diego would be awesome though. Haha!
hosannainexcelsis
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Miri said:
I would have agreed at first, but I don't really feel like Ano Hana has given enough time to let the characters properly breathe. Especially with the angle it's been pushing Anaru into over the last couple episodes. I wish they had made time for more flashbacks to happier childhood times in the earlier episodes. We've never gotten a good picture of how the Peace Busters interacted normally since almost all of the flashbacks have been to the one fateful day. Part of the problem is the limited number of episodes the show has, but even within that the pacing could have been stronger and more focused.
Key, on the other hand, devotes a fair amount of time to developing characters in lighter situations before the drama kicks in, so you have time to actually grow attached to the characters. Kanon doesn't have particularly great characters or an ambitious story, but it is well-executed for the type of show it is, with a good balance between light and heavy moments, effective emotional manipulation, and a strong protagonist who manages to unify everything. The ending twist annoyed me, but not enough to ruin my mild enjoyment of the series. When I was talking about characters, I was more referring to Clannad - and here I haven't seen the anime, but the VN actually does have quite a few strong characters (and a couple clunkers, but fortunately they're side characters), and ambitious and well-written story lines. Things fall apart at the very end, but I respected their intentions and most of the story strongly enough so I could salvage the ending for myself.
Air TV I won't discuss, since I didn't like it.
[C] 8 - So this is the 'shit getting real" episode? lots of crazy shit happening, especially that ending, damn.
Have some slight reservation about the rapid-pace this episode moved at, but I'm going wait and see how these last three episodes play out, because this episode certainly set the show up for a interesting last three episodes.
On a other note the episode probably had the most interesting animated sequences since episode 1. Wonder if they were saving their budget for these last few episodes lulz.
Have some slight reservation about the rapid-pace this episode moved at, but I'm going wait and see how these last three episodes play out, because this episode certainly set the show up for a interesting last three episodes.
On a other note the episode probably had the most interesting animated sequences since episode 1. Wonder if they were saving their budget for these last few episodes lulz.
RurouniZel
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What bothers me about AnoHana is that from the very beginning, all Jintan had to do is say "Hey, Menma! Grab some object and walk around holding it so everyone can see it float around of it's own free will! They'll know you're there!!"
Yet, neither Jintan nor Menma thought of this because they are FUCKING MORONS!! >_<
Yet, neither Jintan nor Menma thought of this because they are FUCKING MORONS!! >_<
Unknown Soldier
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Too bad you guys aren't on Team Ohana Waifu.
hosannainexcelsis
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Sket Dance 9
This show is so hilariously self-aware and unabashedly wacky. I'm in complete love now. Team Sket Dance GO!
I wouldn't have had a problem with that if they had decided to make Jintan unsure of himself all the way through, but once he did become confident that Menma really existed there were many things he and she could have done to prove she was there
Jintan was letting things get worse for no other reason than contrived drama.
This show is so hilariously self-aware and unabashedly wacky. I'm in complete love now. Team Sket Dance GO!
RurouniZel said:
I wouldn't have had a problem with that if they had decided to make Jintan unsure of himself all the way through, but once he did become confident that Menma really existed there were many things he and she could have done to prove she was there
instead of having her make creepy phone calls and then write in her diary.
RurouniZel
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tiff said:
Team Nichijou. I also watched all of OreImo, but I'm regretting that. Actually, I love Taketatsu Ayano's voice so no, no I don't. ^_^
Vox-Pop said:
I knew a real girl in high school who's hair was like that. I ruffled it up on occasion for fun and she'd get pissed at me. Turns out that I was as dense as an anime hero because I thought she didn't like me, only for her friends to tell me years later she was totally into me. :/
Basically.RurouniZel said:
Her touching objects and the like bothered me a bit, but I could still try and justify it: "well, maybe they're just not being entirely literal/serious with this". Now, I can't. And it makes no sense it took that long to come into play.
Still like the show and all, but that was poorly handled.
Dedication Through Light
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Should get back to watching current stuff, backlog of [C], Seikon II, and Sekaiichi, and Toriko (still on the crossover).
Finally started Reborn though since Viz put it on their site (hope it gets dubbed). Five minutes in and its so awesome, hooked. Tsuna dying will mode 10x more epic in the anime than in the manga. Hopes its still current with the manga.
Finally started Reborn though since Viz put it on their site (hope it gets dubbed). Five minutes in and its so awesome, hooked. Tsuna dying will mode 10x more epic in the anime than in the manga. Hopes its still current with the manga.
RurouniZel
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tiff said:I don't remember being the only one who liked OreImo back when the series proper aired
I enjoyed it minus the couple of needless fanservice shots in Ep. 3 and 4. It's Ep 15 that I didn't like because it's making it seem like Kyousuke wants to bone his sister, and I preferred it back when it was (in my eyes anyway) about a brother and sister slowly becoming a part of each other's lives again after some sort of fallout between them. I thought that dynamic was rather touching, and maybe it's just bad scripting/directing on this final episode's part, but if that's the direction it's going in then meh. :/
Still, Taketatsu Ayano's voice is lovely, no matter the role! ^_^
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