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Spring 2011 Anime Thread of ZAWA ZAWA, Money, emo Cyclops, and fun^10xint^40=Ir2
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zeroshiki said:
Yeah yeah, Spice and Wolf, blah blah...
They'd better greenlight season 2 of Highschool of the Dead and Hidan no Aria!
We already know there's no hope for season 3 of TWGOK so oh well.
Looking forward to the new Gundam announcement. Hope it's not too horrible. Lol.
X-men First Class was pretty good. It's amazing how tight and engaging the script turned out, considering how 6 different people had a hand in writing it. I'm surprised they managed to pack so much content into a 2 hour movie. It was pretty rad. Needed more Emma doing kungfu in her Diamond Form though. Although, I guess that's what the anime is for right?!
X-men First Class was pretty good. It's amazing how tight and engaging the script turned out, considering how 6 different people had a hand in writing it. I'm surprised they managed to pack so much content into a 2 hour movie. It was pretty rad. Needed more Emma doing kungfu in her Diamond Form though. Although, I guess that's what the anime is for right?!
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Today's unnecessary trivia about Hidan no Aria, the Fuck Awesome Show of the season:
Though it's mentioned in the LN, Kinji's ancestry is omitted from the anime. (He's clearly not important enough to have his ancestry explained.) He is descended from Toyama Kagemoto, a relatively obscure figure in Japanese history. It explains why Kinji's James Bond Mode makes him incapable of not helping people, especially women. On the subject of whether Toyama Kagemoto was also a suave, smooth-talking womanizer when he activated his James Bond Mode, historians are disappointingly silent.
Reki (the sniper chick) also has an ancestry which is revealed later in the LNs, so I'll let it be for now.
Though it's mentioned in the LN, Kinji's ancestry is omitted from the anime. (He's clearly not important enough to have his ancestry explained.) He is descended from Toyama Kagemoto, a relatively obscure figure in Japanese history. It explains why Kinji's James Bond Mode makes him incapable of not helping people, especially women. On the subject of whether Toyama Kagemoto was also a suave, smooth-talking womanizer when he activated his James Bond Mode, historians are disappointingly silent.
Reki (the sniper chick) also has an ancestry which is revealed later in the LNs, so I'll let it be for now.
Considering they're basically just using whoever the fuck they feel like, I'll bet she's either half-Russian and the great granddaughter of Vasily Zaitsev or half-Finnish and descended from Simo Häyhä or something.Unknown Soldier said:
My money's on Zaitsev going by the Dragonov.
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Articalys said:
FUCK YEAH! Best show of last season.
Also, last page.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Koyomi Vampire was converted to a movie project. I'm not sure why they dumped on a second actual season given they have lots of source material (and frankly, Isin puts that shit out like R.L. Stine and they could just make more)Articalys said:
Jex
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Sai Mecha semi-final is over and Macross mecha fans are crying everywhere. By which I mean those involved with this pointless competition:
Earth Side Championship Match
Evangelion UNIT 01 vs VF-1 Valkyrie (54.51% vs 45.49%)
Colonies Side Championship Match
YF-19 Excalibur vs MS-06 Zaku II (47.48% vs 52.52%)
As to be expected - http://saimecha.wordpress.com/2011/06/05/sai-mecha-semi-finals-results/
Earth Side Championship Match
Evangelion UNIT 01 vs VF-1 Valkyrie (54.51% vs 45.49%)
Colonies Side Championship Match
YF-19 Excalibur vs MS-06 Zaku II (47.48% vs 52.52%)
As to be expected - http://saimecha.wordpress.com/2011/06/05/sai-mecha-semi-finals-results/
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Ghost Hunt - Good for kids?
I watched the first 3 episodes and really enjoyed it. Mai is a great character, the supporting cast is pretty good and the show has a nice creepy vibe that isn't overly in-your-face or disturbing about it. I was a little disappointed with how that first arc turned out since it just trades one supernatural element for another but after thinking about it, it does set a good tone for the show and open the door for some interesting twists. I'm interested to see where everything goes
Seems like the type of show my daughter would like but I don't want to go in if the tone deviates drastically from that first arc. Love the creepy vibe, but not if it goes gore or disgusting heavy
Also, screw you netflix, the audio and subtitles keep getting messed up on MAR. That aside I'm loving MAR, despite that stupid CG for the guardian arms
I watched the first 3 episodes and really enjoyed it. Mai is a great character, the supporting cast is pretty good and the show has a nice creepy vibe that isn't overly in-your-face or disturbing about it. I was a little disappointed with how that first arc turned out since it just trades one supernatural element for another but after thinking about it, it does set a good tone for the show and open the door for some interesting twists. I'm interested to see where everything goes
Seems like the type of show my daughter would like but I don't want to go in if the tone deviates drastically from that first arc. Love the creepy vibe, but not if it goes gore or disgusting heavy
Also, screw you netflix, the audio and subtitles keep getting messed up on MAR. That aside I'm loving MAR, despite that stupid CG for the guardian arms
Hellsing321
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Later arcs get more disturbing and have some gore and deaths. Nothing too major but the last 2 arcs might be too much depending on the age of your daughter.HamPster PamPster said:
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So I watched a little bit of G4 earlier today as they was talking about Ubisoft's E3 press conference, and they mentioned that "Marvel Anime" would premiere on their channel in July
Sorry if old
Sorry if old
Crash Station
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Shiemi is awesome. Much better than the tsundere bitch.
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So while browsing for more stuff from May'n I came upon performances at Animax Musix 2010.
What the hell is this?! It's...AWESOME. Apparently Animax is putting on these concerts twice a year now where random performers sing anime OPs and EDs live. It looks like it's getting bigger every year too, the last one and the next one are both in the big arena in Yokohama they do these type of concerts in.
http://musix.animax.co.jp/index.html
Sort of directly related:
One of the B-side live tracks on the Hidan no Aria single is a live performance of Kimi Shinitamō Koto Nakare, the OP from Shangri-La. Is this anime worth watching? It was apparently produced by Gonzo back in 1999.
What the hell is this?! It's...AWESOME. Apparently Animax is putting on these concerts twice a year now where random performers sing anime OPs and EDs live. It looks like it's getting bigger every year too, the last one and the next one are both in the big arena in Yokohama they do these type of concerts in.
http://musix.animax.co.jp/index.html
Sort of directly related:
One of the B-side live tracks on the Hidan no Aria single is a live performance of Kimi Shinitamō Koto Nakare, the OP from Shangri-La. Is this anime worth watching? It was apparently produced by Gonzo back in 1999.
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