MetroidPrimeRib
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Spring 2014 Anime |OT2| about as likely as a second season of Hyouka
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Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin 11 END
And so everything was resolved by Tensai's best girl powers. That's our Tensai!
This felt like a fairly satisfying cutoff point for this season, but it certainly left me feeling like I wanted more. A quick look suggests that the anime covered the first three of a total seven novels so far (eight if you count the Tensai spinoff), so it seems likely there's enough material for another season. Here's hoping we get one at some point.
And so everything was resolved by Tensai's best girl powers. That's our Tensai!
This felt like a fairly satisfying cutoff point for this season, but it certainly left me feeling like I wanted more. A quick look suggests that the anime covered the first three of a total seven novels so far (eight if you count the Tensai spinoff), so it seems likely there's enough material for another season. Here's hoping we get one at some point.
Ping Pong 11 FIN
What an immensely satisfying conclusion. Enjoyed how prominent the characters became over the sport in that second half. Sure it'd been done before but not quite so overtly.
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My current AOTY rankings look like this:
What an immensely satisfying conclusion. Enjoyed how prominent the characters became over the sport in that second half. Sure it'd been done before but not quite so overtly.
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My current AOTY rankings look like this:
- Ping Pong
- GBF
- GBF S2
- ???
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
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Makes you wonder how he ever made admiral.
jackie jormp-jomp
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Why didn't they just use an emp on the NerveGear to disable all the electronics
So none of the NerveGear engineers wondered why there was a goddamned high-power capacitor in the unit (the only thing that could 'fry' a brain quicker than you could force it off)
None of the NerveGear schematics were read to determine with the worlds greatest minds how to stop the kill-signal from being sent/disabling the battery
So everyone's doing this hand to hand combat requiring a ping of 0 playing over public internet and latency is never an issue
Maybe Kirito was the best goddamned thing since sliced bread because he was the closest one to the Server?
So everyone knows who did it, and what game it is, yet the server is never siezed, and the dev team never made to push an update that grants God Mode to all players until they get the situation worked out
So none of the NerveGear engineers wondered why there was a goddamned high-power capacitor in the unit (the only thing that could 'fry' a brain quicker than you could force it off)
None of the NerveGear schematics were read to determine with the worlds greatest minds how to stop the kill-signal from being sent/disabling the battery
So everyone's doing this hand to hand combat requiring a ping of 0 playing over public internet and latency is never an issue
Maybe Kirito was the best goddamned thing since sliced bread because he was the closest one to the Server?
So everyone knows who did it, and what game it is, yet the server is never siezed, and the dev team never made to push an update that grants God Mode to all players until they get the situation worked out
Dedication Through Light
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but gbf s2 hasnt even aired yet, aldnoah.zero could be the more definitive mecha.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
You're trippin me out man, I lost track of what year it was for second
It's enough that it exists.
Crash Station
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Nananana Treasure end
Dumb
Dumb
phoenix296
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SAO has overtaken animeGAF and it hasn't even started. I fear the coming months ahead.
striferser
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Kirito is the chosen one even the system and villain appoint him as that (something about having the highest speed thing)
Nananana-fin
Ugh, as much as I like Tensai I really don't want another season of this. Also Tensai took the idiot stick this episode. Like why not
All in all, this show felt really trope-ish in the worst ways despite there being some interesting elements to it. It really didn't do anything interesting with the setup or characters and just meandered for the most part.
Ugh, as much as I like Tensai I really don't want another season of this. Also Tensai took the idiot stick this episode. Like why not
shoot him with the rubber bullet gun?
All in all, this show felt really trope-ish in the worst ways despite there being some interesting elements to it. It really didn't do anything interesting with the setup or characters and just meandered for the most part.
Or they fuck it up like pretty much every major Gundam/Sunrise sequel of late.
This makes me sad. Yostuba& has such pleasing artwork and I just know it would be really adorable animated. Cant go against the own creators wishes though.
The story stuff is meh but Im a little bit ADHD so I couldnt concentrate anyway. I like the flying though.
It has Suou which to some is everything good about it and to others everything bad about it. I side with the former.
Yeah I dunno why but that kinda thing doesnt even bother me anymore. Ive seen a lot of anime though. I just see it and Im like "of course theyd do that" and then I move on to squeeing at the cuteness.
Aishiteruze Baby is good even though it has no budget but its every bit as sweet and cute as Usagi Drop. The only thing that always sticks out to me though is onigiri.
Im interested in the psychological realism of Misaki. By far the best and most interesting girl in the show. I will always stand by this.
Chaika best! Ducky approve! Cute!
again, this sorta thing just gets glossed over when I watch anime.
I acknowledge it happened and then just move on to the rest of the show.
Not even surprised.
Rikka is easily the best Haganai. Way above the others. Maybe Kobato comes close with her chuuni complex.
This right here is the difference between a self-respecting individual and the people who continue to watch Black Bullet! Come on AnimeGAF. You're better than that! Stop watching pandering garbage!
I watch a little bit of everything though. Anime is just entertainment. Any anime is as entertaining as any other.
I second, third, fourth this as necessary. Its reaaaaallly good.
Gravity was a gorgeous show with a shitty story. I still like it but I wasnt super amazed like I was hoping.
Ive been interested to watch Basquash for years but never got around to it. Is it streaming anywhere?
You monster
I really hate it when that happens in a show. Hate it so much.Blue Chaika is worst Chaika. She doesn't even have broken Chaika-speech.
Thats disappointing. But at least theres the other two.
Cant wait to see what she looks like.
MetroidPrimeRib
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I think it'll be pretty hard to top some of the episodes in the first season, but it's doable.
I just hope there's better fights throughout the entire thing, my only complaint is that the fights dropped in quality in the second half.
Noooooooooo
That made me spit out my drink, thanks
I suppose it depends on what aspects of Gundam Build Fighters they decide to focus on. If they just play it straight then I really can't fathom any conceivable way for them to fail.
Although I have a feeling that whenever I get overly optimistic about anything I tend to jinx it. It has happened way too many times in recent memory for me to be comfortable thinking about it.
What a great nod to the fandom that'd be!
Terareflection
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Ugh, seriously.
Hitsugi no Chaika - 11
Okay episode, a lot people sang praises for this episode, so after watching it myself, I was somewhat disappointed. But yeah the only two characters worth shit so far are Toru and Akari. Vivi is horrible, and Gilette is hilariously dumb.
I want Red Chaika and her group back.
I don't know. I don't think it's hard to figure out what made some of the fights as good as they were. If they were to focus less on just one protagonist I think the formula would be much improved, since there would be less need for repetitious encounters.
Actually, I would like the studio behind this to make an SRW-like anime. Or maybe I don't. I don't know if I could take that...
Mauricio_Magus
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wait, there's going to be a Gundam Build Fighters 2?
It's the only Gundam anime I've watched and I LOVED it, I'm excited.
It's the only Gundam anime I've watched and I LOVED it, I'm excited.
My major worry with this show is the script. I don't know if Watanabe is up to being the lead scriptwriter for a show like this.
Oh and whether MAPPA can pump out an entire show as the visual level displayed in the trailers.
Date a Live 9.10
Ah, that was fun. I fully approve emo-
but it was gone way too fast. The "darling" thing at the end was funny.
Looking for that movie, it's supposed to be a continuation of the series or something new? I guess we will see a S3, right?
Now I will have to watch Ping Pong now you all gushing about it I left it in Ep 5 (but I kinda liked that episode more than others, so I maybe it will be a turning point for me, let´s see.
Ah, that was fun. I fully approve emo-
Tohka
Looking for that movie, it's supposed to be a continuation of the series or something new? I guess we will see a S3, right?
Now I will have to watch Ping Pong now you all gushing about it
I left it in Ep 5 (but I kinda liked that episode more than others, so I maybe it will be a turning point for me, let´s see.I really loved how
Frederica is in the episode for like five seconds and then just dies.
killer rin
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Selector Infected WIXOSS
WOOHOO Season 2 Confirmed for this fall! Can't wait!
WOOHOO Season 2 Confirmed for this fall! Can't wait!
She wasn't necessarily best girl but she was the only choice that made sense.
It was her or nobody!
Maximilian Kolbe
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Selector Infected WIXOSS 12
This is why some people always enjoy Okada's show even usually it's a "trainwreck"
Thank you Okada,give us another crazy ending
This is why some people always enjoy Okada's show even usually it's a "trainwreck"
Thank you Okada,give us another crazy ending
What about one of the devils? Haqua was really hot.
I have yet to finish this seasons batch but I already see a few shows. Its going to be a wait and see thing for me though.
This is actually cheaper than Rightstuf. Ill have to take this offer.
Mayaka is fucking useless and the worst. Nobody likes her.
Jibril is amazing. I want a figure of her and I wont take no for an answer.
Dont insert logic into a show where it doesnt belong. Also I would have probably at least labelled this series mediocre if it hadnt completely thrown that whole idea away in the middle of it. Its all so stupid its one of the few series that legitimately makes me rage.
I think its pretty clear now that Jibril is the best everything in NGNL.
I finished with Humanity Has Declined.
It was a lovely trip, awesome art, adorable fairies and a great protagonist. I said before but I loved that combination of cynicism and kindness and her internal monologues. And yes, the OP is awesome.
My only "concern" is that I have the feeling that I missed something important. The series is hard to follow, I don't know when is talking of the past or the present, and I have the feeling there is more than what I got about the argument and characters.
For example
As for highlights, the one when she arrived to the isolated island with the fairies was one of the ones I most enjoyed. The one whenI didn't understand the ending, did they try to pull a "this was just a dream"? I got a bit confused about it
And the most important thing:
WHY THE PROTAGONIST DOESN'T HAVE A NAME?was awesome too. And I was shocked at the one with thethey get into a manga and must make it work creating new plotsis one clear example of something I felt I didn't fully understand.the temporal loop
Anyway, I am really glad of having watched this.
This show brings me endless joy and confusion. Ive seen it several times and still trying to make sense of some things. Its probably ambiguous on purpose.
I actually posted a picture of me in here.
Again, there would be ways to do it but for the interest of furthering a plot point that the author barely cares about himself, all solutions were rendered meaningless.
Hell yeah there is. Im still in the middle of S1 but loved it so far. It really is angelic Layer with Gundams. And then theres Aila and China. The show is pure joy.
Using the "not actually blood related" defense is pretty much on the same level as using the "actually 1000 years old demon/dragon/thing" defense.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Ping Pong did the
ending! Finally my dreams have come true! Sports anime is saved!
Friday Night Lights
Kayaba Akihiko is the SAO world's greatest mind. He almost single-handedly developed the whole NerveGear technology. Sure, it still takes maybe a little suspension of belief to accept that he was able to develop a foolproof system that no other scientist in the world was able to overcome, but I think a little suspension of belief is reasonable considering this is the central premise of the series you're questioning.
"Just use an EMP" isn't necessarily a foolproof solution. I believe it's possible to insulate things against EMPs even with today's technology, so it's not that hard to imagine that with his significantly more advanced technology Kayaba would be able to build the NerveGear to resist such measures for the matter of seconds it would take to deliver the kill.
As for the high-power capacitor or whatever, I don't pretend to be an expert on technology or anything, but this is a sci-fi series that takes place in a future in which machines can feed information directly into your brain, which sounds potentially pretty dangerous by itself. I don't find it that difficult to accept that the guy who invented that technology would be able to design the equipment to also have the ability to cause fatal damage to the brain.
The series is set in a future where technology has progressed to the point where a fully-immersive virtual reality MMO that feeds directly into your brain has become possible. I don't think it's unreasonable to assume that their internet has become a little more advanced than ours too. It seems like a given that latency has been wildly reduced, or such a game wouldn't be remotely possible in the first place, so presumably it's been reduced to the point where human reaction times are the bigger bottleneck.
The "dev team" is Kayaba. Sure, there were other people involved in the development, but he was the leader, and presumably after he set his plan in motion he wasn't idiot enough to allow anyone else to have access, let alone start pushing out updates.
I'm not 100% on this, but I think I recall the server was never seized because Kayaba went into hiding in a secret facility, and nobody was able to actually locate him or the server. The fact that nobody was able to locate the server despite all these people being connected to it over the internet is perhaps the most tenuous part of the equation, but not completely out of the realm of possibility in a sci-fi world.
Even if the location of the servers was public knowledge, though, it's easy to imagine ways for Kayaba to prevent them from simply being seized. He'd just have to threaten to send out a kill signal to all the SAO players if anyone tried.
That image looks like massive spoilers =/
Haven't seen the episode yet... but, please, tell me this guy
ends up in reconciling with himself (and the sport).
I watch it in Russian on VK, not sure about English subbed one.
Maximilian Kolbe
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I would take a Yokkyun end over what we got (if my best girl choice didn't win).
The shitty part of this whole assfuckery is that it ISNT the central premise and it just gets thrown out like the interesting character in the show. It ended up just being another asspull of many.
That would have been a thousand times better than what we got!
So many sour grapes even weeks later.
It's okay, there's always doujins to retreat to.
It's just hard to get over the fact that the only girl I didn't like ended up winning.
Booby Miles got injured in Ping Pong too?
Just because the series moves on and explores other things (which I don't think should be seen as a negative) doesn't change the fact that this is the whole initial premise. I think it's reasonable to expect some measure of suspension of disbelief during the initial setup of a soft sci-fi story. If people only wrote stories about situations that could be realistically expected to happen in real life, fiction would be much more boring.
Besides, it's not like this premise suddenly becomes irrelevant after the Aincrad arc is over. It's just as relevant in the ALO arc, since
people are still being held captive using Nerve Gears by a colleague of Kayaba's
I dont buy it. Its still one of the worst series to come out in a long long time.
That's your opinion and you're entitled to it, even if I personally feel it's narrow-minded, uninformed and almost entirely unwarranted.
MikeHattsu
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Usagi Drop 04
New friends made, both for Rin and Daikichi,
The
was finally found and the
was contacted. Will be interesting to see what happens next.
New friends made, both for Rin and Daikichi,
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