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Spring 2014 Anime |OT2| about as likely as a second season of Hyouka
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Dedication Through Light
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Who said that anime wont be a fall or winter one?
Heh, I just cried way too hard at the ending of One Week Friends (not sad tears though!). My girlfriend asking me to be her friend is basically how we met. She knew of me and I was kind of a solitary person and she just came and asked that and that started everything.
This series hit me right in the feels over and over and over. I got her to watch the first ep a few days ago and she teared right up heh.
This series hit me right in the feels over and over and over. I got her to watch the first ep a few days ago and she teared right up heh.
No Game No Life 11-12 + Final Thoughts
The only way that game could've been more fun is if they were playing Splatoon. While comparable to Mondaiji, I like Sora a little more. Not because he's "badass" (that word never held much value to me), but because of how he isn't. He's broken down almost to tears more than once, has almost made himself look like a dork several times, and though he knows what he's doing, he still has Shiro to keep him in check. The show, while not my favorite of the season, was one of the ones I'd put just beyond the top three, alongside Daimidaler, and for very similar reasons. Both are great because they feel like anime, embracing the subculture and analyzing it, expanding on it, and generally showing a love for the medium that goes to the fullest. Like a lot of adaptations, the ending leaves it clear there's more material waiting in the wings, but this was an overall satisfactory conclusion. The action is all in the mind, weakness as strength, and a pretty neat visual style. It was a lot of fun. One of the more exciting OPs of the season, too.
The only way that game could've been more fun is if they were playing Splatoon. While comparable to Mondaiji, I like Sora a little more. Not because he's "badass" (that word never held much value to me), but because of how he isn't. He's broken down almost to tears more than once, has almost made himself look like a dork several times, and though he knows what he's doing, he still has Shiro to keep him in check. The show, while not my favorite of the season, was one of the ones I'd put just beyond the top three, alongside Daimidaler, and for very similar reasons. Both are great because they feel like anime, embracing the subculture and analyzing it, expanding on it, and generally showing a love for the medium that goes to the fullest. Like a lot of adaptations, the ending leaves it clear there's more material waiting in the wings, but this was an overall satisfactory conclusion. The action is all in the mind, weakness as strength, and a pretty neat visual style. It was a lot of fun. One of the more exciting OPs of the season, too.
Its one of those surprise shows of the season types.
killer rin
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No Game No Life
Man I really enjoyed this series. The characters are fun, the story is insane and Jibril is still best girl. This series was even the first Light Novel series I had read (for an anime), and even though I knew what was going to happen, it still didn't dampen my enjoyment of the show (if anything, it went higher). The last game is the most intense yet for the entire series. Risking it all with
LN Talk:
Bring on a second season!
Man I really enjoyed this series. The characters are fun, the story is insane and Jibril is still best girl. This series was even the first Light Novel series I had read (for an anime), and even though I knew what was going to happen, it still didn't dampen my enjoyment of the show (if anything, it went higher). The last game is the most intense yet for the entire series. Risking it all with
a single Coin Toss in which Sora cheated to win.
LN Talk:
I dont think I remember that after the credits scene in the books. But other than that I felt they did an amazing job adapting this to Anime. Pretty much everything, minus a couple small minor things, were in there unchanged in any significant ways. The reveal when Steph was revealed as the winner had me all giddy as it came up and was just as good as the reveal in the book. Now to go back to the painful wait for V4. C1 (and subsequently C4+C5) to be translated.
I hope we get a Season 2 because going off of what we currently have in Volume 4 of the LN, we are getting around to the Vampire "Succubus" Race and Sirens being introduced and coming into play. I personally really want to see Plum join the cast considering how she just continuously introduces comedic scenes. Steph also goes Yandre-mode for half a chapter which is absolutely hilarious.
I hope we get a Season 2 because going off of what we currently have in Volume 4 of the LN, we are getting around to the Vampire "Succubus" Race and Sirens being introduced and coming into play. I personally really want to see Plum join the cast considering how she just continuously introduces comedic scenes. Steph also goes Yandre-mode for half a chapter which is absolutely hilarious.
Bring on a second season!
astrogamer
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No Game No Life 12
That was a pretty good finale.
It just goes bigger and bigger. Really hope this gets a second season.
That was a pretty good finale.
Izuna getting Blank but Steph saving the day, the rest of the territory being won by a simple coin flip and that cliffhanger boss fight.
yes
AquaWateria
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Hello guys it's been a long time. I've missed everyone of y'all suckers.
Time for happy entrance music.
http://youtu.be/WLh8BmPfWBA
Mekakucity Actors really has the best soundtracks of the season or year. All thanks to KagePro vocal loids and Jin.
Now onto getting back to some shows.
Time for happy entrance music.
http://youtu.be/WLh8BmPfWBA
Mekakucity Actors really has the best soundtracks of the season or year. All thanks to KagePro vocal loids and Jin.
Now onto getting back to some shows.
Theonik
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This is good.You know what guys?
There's no more Ping Pong.
This is bad.
nintendoman58
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You know what guys?
There's no more Ping Pong.
You know what else? There's Terror in Tokyo coming this July. =D.
Also welcome back Aqua.
Ducky I love chaika (except that part in episode 11 fuck that part) but I want some figurines!
Why wont they make figures?
There was no way Chaika wasn't getting a second season.
Jibril pls.
For those with a Vita in the US. PS+ Is getting Muramasa Rebirth next month. Fuck yes.
Jibril pls.
For those with a Vita in the US. PS+ Is getting Muramasa Rebirth next month. Fuck yes.
No Game No Life 12 [END]
What a fantastic show. Definitive my favorite this season. The characters are wonderfully over-the-top, the tacticals battles are exciting and full of surprises and the serious scenario is getting very humorous thanks to the weirdness of the maincharacters. The first episode was a bit slow, but after that I kept being excited for every new episode.
I know that quite a few people were annoyed by the fanservice and the colorfilters, but I didn't mind it, because they didn't focus much on it or made the same dumb fanservice jokes, so many other shows make and just rolled with it next to the important stuff. The colorfilters actually supported the weirdness and surrealism of this other world.
I am looking forward to a second season.
What a fantastic show. Definitive my favorite this season. The characters are wonderfully over-the-top, the tacticals battles are exciting and full of surprises and the serious scenario is getting very humorous thanks to the weirdness of the maincharacters. The first episode was a bit slow, but after that I kept being excited for every new episode.
I know that quite a few people were annoyed by the fanservice and the colorfilters, but I didn't mind it, because they didn't focus much on it or made the same dumb fanservice jokes, so many other shows make and just rolled with it next to the important stuff. The colorfilters actually supported the weirdness and surrealism of this other world.
I am looking forward to a second season.
ZachDeKoromaru
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Damn Akari, back that ass UP.
Woop Woop
I did see this one but they messed up her faaaaace
Her face is important!
what the f, thats not even close to being right. And at that price.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Sweet. Bones will finally have 2 good seasons in 1 year. Hype!
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Looks like I'll check out chaika
You know what guys?
There's no more Ping Pong.
Why you have to bring that up
My favorite show this season. I have yet to find something to fill the void.
Jex
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I still don't really feel like the show ever topped episode 6. It was just too good.
This is an excellent choice. Even with the part that makes me sad.
3 seasons. Noragami.
Jex
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As much as I'm looking forward to S2 (which is only a moderate amount, for the record), do they have to get sister-butt and upskirt Chaika into one picture? The show isn't even that skeezy.
It's been a while, but I got into a Five Star Stories binge recently, and naturally I had to watch the OVA once more.
If anyone here hasn't seen it, I heartily recommend it.
I was going to write at length about my perception of the work, but I feel I can't really put it well into words. In the end, I sort of feel it is underrated however.
Also, I don't think I have ever heard Norio Wakamoto so happy!
If anyone here hasn't seen it, I heartily recommend it.
I was going to write at length about my perception of the work, but I feel I can't really put it well into words. In the end, I sort of feel it is underrated however.
Also, I don't think I have ever heard Norio Wakamoto so happy!
Jex
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It's totally a movie! Even if it's really, really short it's still a movie!
I wouldn't necessarily say it's underrated, it's just suffers from being a small chunk of story in a much larger manga that isn't readily available. As such, it's not really an attractive proposition, despite it being a beautiful and largely entertaining movie.
It's also hella weird and those character designs probably putting people off.
Ice Lightning
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Definitely liked the voice cast and the music, but not so much the anime-original ending. Probably would have had to be a two season series though to have a better ending that flowed well with the manga.
Jex
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santeesioux
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Ice Lightning
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Is there enough material to create a second season? Of the six current light novels published, weren't the first three used for the anime? Definitely don't want to rush a second season if a couple more LNs worth of material is needed.
Yes, you are right of course. Sloppy mistake of mine!
I suppose what I meant with underrated is that it doesn't get brought up very often when discussing older works. It is one of the best examples of its era I think.
It is indeed a peculiar work, but personally I adore the tone and the design of it all. It is very distinct, and creates this mythological, larger than life feel that works well with its presentation. There are also countless beautifully framed compositions in the span of just about an hour, it is is one of the most respectful and endearing adaptions I can think of.
That, and a romantic vagabond Wakamoto just feels right for some reason.
Dedication Through Light
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There would at least be two more LNs written in addition to those three if they even waited until mid/late 2015 for another season, based on his current pace of writing.
Pretty sure this is correct, this
first
killer rin
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The first season was the first 3 Light Novels. There is a total of 6 of them currently out and he outputs them at a rate of 2.5+ a year. Basically if they have a second season by Summer next year, there will then be enough material to cover a third season.
I don't undesrtand the spoiler. Is there something mysterious about it?
Second season hasn't be confirmed.
No Game No Life 8-9
The way this game played out reminded me enough of weird Death Note shenanigans that I had fun. The rules were fuzzier than usual this time around (
), but that weirdness ultimately led to a pretty satisfying unraveling of a logical thread.
I still wish the show wasn't making so many overtures to the sorts of people who like 11-year-old cameltoe (see: Warbeast ambassador being a little girl, Shiro feeling up Steph). But now that they've established their willingness to be tasteless, I'm glad they sometimes play off that expectation they've created to produce comedy. If this series wasn't so willing to poke fun at itself and at its characters (protagonists included), it'd be a lot harder to put up with its faults.
After having the boldness to go with that altered ED in episode 8, I kind of wish they'd been more inventive during episode 9.
The way this game played out reminded me enough of weird Death Note shenanigans that I had fun. The rules were fuzzier than usual this time around (
If Sora's existence was "erased", but Shiro was allowed to remember him because she was his partner for the game, then why did she lose some memories and keep others?
I still wish the show wasn't making so many overtures to the sorts of people who like 11-year-old cameltoe (see: Warbeast ambassador being a little girl, Shiro feeling up Steph). But now that they've established their willingness to be tasteless, I'm glad they sometimes play off that expectation they've created to produce comedy. If this series wasn't so willing to poke fun at itself and at its characters (protagonists included), it'd be a lot harder to put up with its faults.
After having the boldness to go with that altered ED in episode 8, I kind of wish they'd been more inventive during episode 9.
Just going to a black-and-white palette to show Shiro's loneliness without her brother around feels cliche. The series demonstrated earlier that both characters are practically paralyzed with fear when they lose contact with each other, so I feel like a more creative director would have done more with perspective and lighting to play up Shiro's fear at a world where Sora is gone.
Admiral Woofington
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As long as NGNL ends without having to show me #beautifulthings then it'll be all right. I mean it'd take a lot of #beautifulthings to make me dislike the show since the charm and wit outside of fanservice is so good.
Because it's better on handheld.
Have I said already how much I like the Giant Killing OP, because I like it a lot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFtzRIVmBKE
When I feel like singing a OP I know it´s good!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFtzRIVmBKE
When I feel like singing a OP I know it´s good!
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