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Spring 2014 Anime |OT2| about as likely as a second season of Hyouka
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Well, its dumb as hell and the plot is even worse, but I have to say, it does have Charu and Laura.
I'm already on it. The second season is even better with all the new crazy abilities.
It's not like I dislike Chihaya, but she seems like a person, with whom I only do business.
Were you on Team Visor last year? I think not!
A Huge Battleship
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I don't think I've ever looked forward to impressions more than DTL doing DAL.Date a Live Episode 3 (Engdub)
Origami reconfirmed for worst Date a Live, that was annoying.and then not even apologizing or nothing, surely she could have anticipated that he was just way too close?!
That one girl with the Tonamachi radar was funny, i hope Shido isnt going to be cheating all seasons, he popping up right when Shido needed him best with two tickets even. More please.
Hmmm. That kinda sucks. I have some artboxes so its not an issue.
Rinko is more important than the betterment of the world. Also get hype for GBF 2!
I love her <3
If we ever get that translation of the Mai Ball! graphical novel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDfXLjr2iz4) I mentioned before, I'm pretty sure that could make you a believer on "The Beautiful Game"!
Possibly, at least in anime form. Taisho Baseball girls made me enjoy baseball for a short duration.
Its amazing isnt it?
at least he knows how not best girl Origami is.
His Gundam Wing impressions were his masterwork.
Star Driver 02-06
This series has been really good so far. I stopped here as a drop off point so I could pick up something else that would be a good enough distraction so I won't watch this all at once.
Yowamushi Pedal 01-07
Decided to pick this up with along side Star Driver for reasons already said. Barring a few volumes of The Prince of Tennis I've read a long time ago, my relationship with sports anime/manga is nonexistent so i picked this up to add some variety. And I'm quite surprised, this is honestly a lot more fun watching than I thought it would be. Luckily this is a longer series so I won't have to feel guilty for watching more episodes at once.
Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii 10
Well this went in a direction I didn't expect. Had me on edge the whole time.
This series has been really good so far. I stopped here as a drop off point so I could pick up something else that would be a good enough distraction so I won't watch this all at once.
Yowamushi Pedal 01-07
Decided to pick this up with along side Star Driver for reasons already said. Barring a few volumes of The Prince of Tennis I've read a long time ago, my relationship with sports anime/manga is nonexistent so i picked this up to add some variety. And I'm quite surprised, this is honestly a lot more fun watching than I thought it would be. Luckily this is a longer series so I won't have to feel guilty for watching more episodes at once.
Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii 10
Well this went in a direction I didn't expect. Had me on edge the whole time.
Gokukoku no Brynhildr 11
I kind of wish nobody had mentioned that the anime skipped over an arc, because now it's really kind of bugging me that I'm missing out on something >.>
Can't really complain that much, though, since the events that are being covered are still hugely entertaining. The new harem member is just as...unique...in attitude as the rest of them, with her amicable yet decidedly self-interested ways, and the sudden
ultimatum made for a pretty touching little bit of drama, even if the outcome was fairly obvious. I also wasn't expecting
.
...And of course, the latest enemy witch is an utter beast. How they're going to get out of this one I have no idea. Also intrigued by what the deal is with her as a character, since her relationship with the creepy plainface scientist dude seems...a little unnatural.
I kind of wish nobody had mentioned that the anime skipped over an arc, because now it's really kind of bugging me that I'm missing out on something >.>
Can't really complain that much, though, since the events that are being covered are still hugely entertaining. The new harem member is just as...unique...in attitude as the rest of them, with her amicable yet decidedly self-interested ways, and the sudden
"save one girl by sacrificing all the rest"
Kuroneko's identity to finally get revealed so suddenly
...And of course, the latest enemy witch is an utter beast. How they're going to get out of this one I have no idea. Also intrigued by what the deal is with her as a character, since her relationship with the creepy plainface scientist dude seems...a little unnatural.
Save 'N Quit
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http://a.pomf.se/njmimv.webm
Best Pokegirl?
Best Pokegirl.
Blaziken vs Lucario fight was really good.
http://a.pomf.se/myncor.webm
Just wish it didn't end with Lucario being stopped from knocking out Blaziken.
Best Pokegirl?
Best Pokegirl.
Blaziken vs Lucario fight was really good.
http://a.pomf.se/myncor.webm
Just wish it didn't end with Lucario being stopped from knocking out Blaziken.
daww thats too cute
This show was a lot of fun. Fights were over the top which was great. Glad I kept with it those necks really put me off at first.
Same. Dropping a bomb like that felt so random and out of place. With the way things went I thought they'd save it for the last episode.
Dedication Through Light
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Nobunaga The Fool Episode 23: The World (reversed)
The final stage is set with everyone finally saying their final lines. Powerful episode where drama was concerned.
Judgement needs to arrive for King Arthur.
The final stage is set with everyone finally saying their final lines. Powerful episode where drama was concerned.
I thought there would be no more deaths on their side but the writer seemed to want to just shock us all. The Himiko one due to how she was stopped initially by Monkey and then Nobu feeling regret over what she ended up going through, moving to end up sacrificing herself for her bethrothed took things to a level unexpected. The tears shed by Nobu and Hide's screams even...
Judgement needs to arrive for King Arthur.
AnathemicOne
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Yeah yeah I didn't mean it like that, but I do agree Chihaya is a serious and sometimes cold character, I personally found appeal in her when her character arc was then shown (and her singing voice...).
firehawk12
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I just went through the last two episodes of One Week Friends and boy did this get terrible so fast. The explanation of her amnesia, the new guy, and Hase being so fedora. I can't believe that the boring Kawaisou might end up being the better romcom this season.
lol good times, too bad it only had four people
Hellsing321
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Mayumi makes Kawaisou the best romcom of the last few years.
Yowamushi Pedal is pretty cool. The cgi bike-scenes annoy me a bit, but Onoda is a really cool character.
My favourite characters are Andy and Frank^^
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The show would be good if she were a) the main character b) an actual option for the kid. As it stands, we're stuck watching the most boring guy in the world chase the most boring girl in the world. lol
The second to last episode of Kawaisou still had the main character freaking out over touching the main girl's back. It's honestly not even worth calling these shows "romcoms" when there isn't even a hint of romance inside of them. I don't think database sites even list "romance" as one of One Week Friend's genres.
MetroidPrimeRib
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I like book senpai in Kawaisou.
But she is the most KanaHana character of all time
But she is the most KanaHana character of all time
Turin Turambar
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Mmmhh what does it mean? boring? shy?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Hey, it's anime... what can ya do? It's just too bad that the guys are so terrible. lol
She does that same old shy voice over and over again and people go "hnng".
I still say Ai yori Aoshi is one of the sweetest romance animes even if they tried to ruin the dynamic with the harem stuff.
Turin Turambar
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I think it started sucking since the beach episode and it really reinforced it in these episodes (lol at Hase being a Fedora lord). Or maybe it never was that good and once a few episodes went by, the moe factor got old and we saw the naked emperor as it was.
MetroidPrimeRib
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firehawk12
Subete no aware
Hey, I like her, but she's basically a one trick pony at this point. lol
I thought it was pleasant when it was just the two/four of them. The drama wasn't completely ridiculous. But it's the same thing that happened with Pet Girl, where the characters are mired in drama that causes the characters to reset and go through the same character arcs. At least this show doesn't have two cours to fill, I suppose.
Jex
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It's just not as catchy!
MetroidPrimeRib
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She probably gets typecasted more then anyone else, they just want her to do that one voice.
Jex
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You're talking as if SEED invented it!
but....hnnnnnngh
Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara 11
IDOL TIME ENSUES. Nanami x Serikyan is a highly acceptable yuri pairing.
And then the show's weird drama decides to suddenly go into overdrive out of the blue. Ohhhhhh dear. It's another one of those
storylines. I think being Nanami may have just become suffering.
IDOL TIME ENSUES. Nanami x Serikyan is a highly acceptable yuri pairing.
And then the show's weird drama decides to suddenly go into overdrive out of the blue. Ohhhhhh dear. It's another one of those
main character disappears from (almost) everyone's memories
Jex
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The only winning movie - not to watch anime!
Joe Molotov
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What about the great romance that going on in Mahouka?
Admiral Woofington
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I stopped watching One Week Friends because fuck drama.
nintendoman58
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Ahahahahahahahahahaha.
Well,
Code Geass
Turin Turambar
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I agree the show was pleasant at first.
But you comment how at least it doesn't fill two cours. I will say even more.
If that initial pleasantness was the only virtue of the series, it would have been better to cut it back even more, to six episodes as a sweet point, eight maximum. Do we really need more episodes of Hase going to the roof of school, presenting himself to her again and eating lunch together, and saying goodbye while they blush profusely?
It's wise to know when to not stay and retreat. And in this case, it's wise to know that more is not better. With less I would have called it a "short but sweet story". Equivalent at one volume romance manga. Now not so much.
Psycho_Mantis
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So its fathers day.....I think we should take a moment to recognise the best dad in anime:
Number 1!
Number 1!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Knights of Sidonia 10
Ever wondered what it would look like if a character was beat up and comically full of bruises in CG?
Yeah...
Also, I wish I could like this show more than I do. It's just so shounen/harem.
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Sportsballs
So these are from the latest Baby Steps, but I'm not picking on that show in particular. It's a problem in Knight in the Area, Haikyuu, Kurobasket, Chihayafuru, and so on.
I can see the appeal of the obsessive "in the athlete's head" thing in manga form, because you can read through a scene of sports exposition quickly. But when you're forced to basically sit through the characters explaining strategy to "you", it gets really tiresome.
You compare that to Ping Pong:
The characters talk to themselves about the paddles the other guy is using, but it's not explained to death for the sake of wanting to explain something to a reader. These guys know what it means to use one side of the paddle or the other, and there's no need to go on and on about how certain sized pips are used for a particular swing.
Here's another pet peeve. In your standard sports shows, the bystanders basically repeat basic information to "you" because the author thinks that "you" are too dumb to understand what is going on in the game:
In Ping Pong there's some of that as well, because it's easy shorthand, but they also use it to reveal something about the characters:
You learn as much about Kong here as you do about Kazama. It all leads to the whole "people can fly" climax that makes the outcome of the match so satisfying.
I wish sports shows could do better, since they are so popular and we get a couple every season. But Chihayafuru sort of proved to me that even a female protagonist isn't enough to make your standard sports show interesting... so I don't know what else they can do.
I understand that a shounen sports show can't be like Ping Pong, because you have to fill so much dead air and because your characters have to be stock, tropey characters with singular personalities and very little character growth. But I feel like if they just toned down the sports wankery parts of the shows, they'd at least be tolerable without a fast forward button.
Ever wondered what it would look like if a character was beat up and comically full of bruises in CG?
Yeah...
Also, I wish I could like this show more than I do. It's just so shounen/harem.
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Sportsballs
So these are from the latest Baby Steps, but I'm not picking on that show in particular. It's a problem in Knight in the Area, Haikyuu, Kurobasket, Chihayafuru, and so on.
I can see the appeal of the obsessive "in the athlete's head" thing in manga form, because you can read through a scene of sports exposition quickly. But when you're forced to basically sit through the characters explaining strategy to "you", it gets really tiresome.
You compare that to Ping Pong:
The characters talk to themselves about the paddles the other guy is using, but it's not explained to death for the sake of wanting to explain something to a reader. These guys know what it means to use one side of the paddle or the other, and there's no need to go on and on about how certain sized pips are used for a particular swing.
Here's another pet peeve. In your standard sports shows, the bystanders basically repeat basic information to "you" because the author thinks that "you" are too dumb to understand what is going on in the game:
In Ping Pong there's some of that as well, because it's easy shorthand, but they also use it to reveal something about the characters:
You learn as much about Kong here as you do about Kazama. It all leads to the whole "people can fly" climax that makes the outcome of the match so satisfying.
I wish sports shows could do better, since they are so popular and we get a couple every season. But Chihayafuru sort of proved to me that even a female protagonist isn't enough to make your standard sports show interesting... so I don't know what else they can do.
I understand that a shounen sports show can't be like Ping Pong, because you have to fill so much dead air and because your characters have to be stock, tropey characters with singular personalities and very little character growth. But I feel like if they just toned down the sports wankery parts of the shows, they'd at least be tolerable without a fast forward button.
Turin Turambar
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Ping Pong is as much a sports anime as True Detective is a police series.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I've been thinking that the Kadokawa move of doing only 10 episodes per season is the death of anime. But now I'm not so sure any more. There's no reason a season needs to be 12-13 episodes. Noitamina has already proven that. And if you do 10 episode seasons, you could probably fit a fifth season into the year.
It's painful bro.Now I’m hesitant to catch up with One Week Friends (currently at ep.7) because of you guys
I haven't seen it, but since Wixoss apparently went full incest, you can't even joke about that any more. lol
Then I get to complain about how American romcoms are all heterosexual and feature white people.
Oh sure. Like all anime actors, really. But her voice alone is not enough to make a boring character interesting. At least in TWGOK, that Book Girl had motivations and showed some character growth. In Kawaisou, she literally just blushes every week.
Both are examples of how you can work within a genre and still produce something interesting.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I never played Lufia.
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