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Spring 2014 Tokyo MX, er, Anime |OT1.5| ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA
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Dedication Through Light
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The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior Episode 4
Well the skies look pretty, but I wish it had more comedy this episode. Too much time spent on being lonely.
Well the skies look pretty, but I wish it had more comedy this episode. Too much time spent on being lonely.
CornBurrito
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Da fuq....? Chihayafuru has too much drama bullshit and not enough sport.
KirbYuuYuu
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HappinessCharge Precure 13
Man, Blue, what did you do? What did you do man, besides becoming a hypocrite?
Season of NTR coming underway, and Nafe confirmed to be a Rocket Man, burning up the fuel out there alone.
3rd era Precure seems to be telling us that belly buttons make you the least muteki-est (RIP Cure Nile). I think Nafe is becoming reverse
But yeah, something I notice with Deep Mirror. It's becoming more distorted and disturbed with each passing episode, something something symbology? That and, Not-Adol Christian is pretty dang strong as it is. I think I also see a Precure World Tour arc (HAH) much like Adventure 02 (HAH). Who knows.
All I know is NEXT TIME! Episode 500 of Precure! Kamen Rider references
It's the Nafe and Hito episode
Man, Blue, what did you do? What did you do man, besides becoming a hypocrite?
and being weaker than his manga version
3rd era Precure seems to be telling us that belly buttons make you the least muteki-est (RIP Cure Nile). I think Nafe is becoming reverse
Moonlight
But yeah, something I notice with Deep Mirror. It's becoming more distorted and disturbed with each passing episode, something something symbology? That and, Not-Adol Christian is pretty dang strong as it is. I think I also see a Precure World Tour arc (HAH) much like Adventure 02 (HAH). Who knows.
All I know is NEXT TIME! Episode 500 of Precure! Kamen Rider references
Mekakucity Actors 3
Dat exposition. Nice to finally know basically who everyone is, what they can do, and what's going on. The Mekakushi-dan seem like a fun little group of characters all round, though Momo and Ene are still the best.
And now that we're all caught up with the situation from Episode 1, I look forward to hopefully seeing how things move forward from there next week.
Dat exposition. Nice to finally know basically who everyone is, what they can do, and what's going on. The Mekakushi-dan seem like a fun little group of characters all round, though Momo and Ene are still the best.
And now that we're all caught up with the situation from Episode 1, I look forward to hopefully seeing how things move forward from there next week.
firehawk12
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I had to know!For the record. I warned firehawk that he probably should not watch this episode of Haikyu, but he proceeded to watch it anyway! He only has himself to blame!
AquaWateria
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Why can't all anime be Pingu Poingu.
Not everyone likes Ping Pong.
The Wings of Honneamise-
. Oh man, this felt out of place. She forgives him way too fast and I suppose there could be some commentary about how either he was providing her with money and so she was dependent on him(although they never really state or imply that), she did actually like him but wasn't ready for that, or she was a bit infatuated with his celebrity status. Either way, it's a very serious moment and I don't think they did enough with it. I understand it's way of showing how flawed the main character is, but it seems like there would have been other ways than for him to
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So for whatever reason, I decided to watch this. Not sure why as I have a backlog of stuff but I guess I decided to knock this one off. A lot of people are already familiar with the movie as it's Gainax's 'big break'. In short, it's about a man and his dream to become an astronaut.
There were a few things that surprised me about the film. The first is that the movie takes place in a fantasy setting, in that it takes place on a completely different planet (or heavily different Earth). I was expecting something with a more real life basis and this initially threw me for a loop. The other thing that surprised me was the spirituality component of the film. I expected the film to be more about the practicality and the physical issues of launching the main character in space, but the movie also really delves into his faith. I'm not a religious person so I didn't really like this on a personal level but I did think it worked fairly well for the main character and does tie into the bigger themes. The 'Bible' in the movie did have some gorgeous classical Japanese art though.
The visuals were great, as I knew going in. There are especially some really great cuts in the middle and near the end. There's also a lot of camera work, such as shifting DOF. One segment with the main character on a motorcycle felt like something from Akira, even though Akira came out a year later. There's also some quality work on the lighting and effects front. The film at times reminded me of Oshii, especially early on. I have mixed feelings for the OST as at times, it's really good, and other times it feels out of place.
I'm not sure how I feel about the political stuff in the film. There's some stuff I loved such as the debate over the usage of funds. That's something that is highly relevant even today with NASA and whether the public would be better served giving funds to NASA. The movie did a really good job characterizing both sides of the argument in that you see people starving in the streets but also the ideal of man reaching for the stars. I also liked the political maneuvering, in concept, as it gives a legitimate reason as to why the government is funding this as well as tying into the theme that man is doomed to repeat his mistakes. The problem was that, at the end, I would have liked to see the launch stuff in more detail but they had to rush it due to the invasion. I also felt that the politicians themselves were somewhat flat and boring.
There's a couple of things I didn't like about the film. The first is that I felt the middle segment was somewhat boring at times and dragged on a little too long. I didn't mind it that much but it did stick out a bit. The other issue is the
attempted rape scene
attempt to rape a woman in her home, in front of a child
There's a lot of mechanical porn in the movie and I enjoyed the hell out of that. The launch sequence was just awesome to watch.
A Huge Battleship
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Man, good thing I don't care about Int Saimoe. Otherwise I'd be all anxious and stuff. But I'm not. Yep.
BassForever
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Black Bullet 3
Villain and his daughter continue to be fantastic, Rentaro continues to be better then the average man, and Enju continues to mood swing but it's all still enjoyable. The villain really does elevate what would be a pretty average series into a far more enjoyable one.
Also Black Bullet has probably the best OP of the various anime I'm watching this season.
Villain and his daughter continue to be fantastic, Rentaro continues to be better then the average man, and Enju continues to mood swing but it's all still enjoyable. The villain really does elevate what would be a pretty average series into a far more enjoyable one.
Also Black Bullet has probably the best OP of the various anime I'm watching this season.
Dedication Through Light
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Tonari: no Seki Kun: The Master of Killing Time Episode 17
I think Seki is one of the easily spooked characters in recent times. I laughed.
I think Seki is one of the easily spooked characters in recent times. I laughed.
Why can't all anime be Pingu Poingu.
The last episode of Ping Pong was mostly sport too.
AquaWateria
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Do some Anime's have scenes that are changed when released in bluray and DVD because of time restraints through tv broadcast.
Yes - several do. It's becoming more and more common.
I don't think, however, that the guidance counsellor in Mahouka is likely to be redrawn for disc release. There's nothing wrong with the art, you just like the manga version better
Hellsing321
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Why can't all anime be Pingu Poingu.
What you really should be asking is why can't all sports anime be written by Taiyo Matsumoto.
a show about a sport concentrates a lot on the sport? No way.
I have no idea what this joke is but the point was obviously to give the show a different possible direction and setting up a sequel.
Its called shoujo or bishoujo and whats wrong with girls looking girly?
Man, good thing I don't care about Int Saimoe. Otherwise I'd be all anxious and stuff. But I'm not. Yep.
Oh wow. I totally forgot this was a thing. Imoutos are pretty strong. kotori has a chance. Just not in MY heart.
Yes. Look up the lettuce scene in Brighter than The Dawning Blue and one of the earliest examples in ROD TV.
Dedication Through Light
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I think its only happened with final episodes being longer on the BD release, like DC versions of Persona 4 Anime, and Gatchaman Crowds? I dont remember cases with random episodes being longer on BD (though Fate/Zero potentially?)
AquaWateria
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Yes - several do. It's becoming more and more common.
I don't think, however, that the guidance counsellor in Mahouka is likely to be redrawn for disc release. There's nothing wrong with the art, you just like the manga version better
I'm just saying her face seems a bit weird, but if they do change it I will definitely appreciate it.
The world will be a better place if we get more anime adaptations of Taiyo Matsumoto manga.
I think it's a deliberate character design choice to give her a more plump face to go with the more plump boobs (though, actually, they've just chosen to make her look less mature). That kind of wholesale alteration isn't the kind of thing that gets changed, it's more commonplace that they correct things which are outright wrong (or In Shafts case, actually finish things)
BassForever
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Majin Bone 4
Our hero finally got in the fuckingrobot armor to fight. Good fight but not much else happened out of tease for upcoming plot points at the end
Our hero finally got in the fucking
I feel this is a very important discussion, so I'm going to put some effort into explaining this. Those who have not watched Wings of Honneamise and do not want to read about a major plot point being dissected should skip this post.
The attempted rape is a very interesting scene because I feel that what the viewer takes away from scene and its place in the overall narrative generally indicates the level of understanding they have for the characters, or whether they are able to really relate to the sort of personality the characters embody. I don't think the scene is meant to show off the flaws of the main character as much as it is a critique on a specific sort of lifestyle and mentality, and how it can be create incompatible relationships.
The girl in the story is a deeply religious person who truly believes that she can better the world in small ways by sharing her faith and helping others. It is very clear from the body language and signals she gives that she is not in any way interested in the guy romantically. She sees him as someone she can "save" and her happiness in being with him comes from thinking that he truly has an interest in the message she is sharing with him.
This social blindness is an extremely real thing - she could be simply socially inept and unable to read the obvious signs that he's interested in her and not her message, or she chooses to ignore it because she wants to believe he can be receptive to the message anyway. This ends up hurting her because he takes it as a sign that she is putting up with him and hence must have a sort of interest in him, but since she doesn't want to progress the relationship he is frustrated and tries to force the matter on a night where a combination of factors causes him to become a sick brute. She clearly does not want any part in that, and her natural instincts kick in and she defends herself.
What happens next is the most important point of what the story is trying to say about this relationship - she doesn't just "forgive" him. She -blames- herself. This is not the writer saying that it is her fault, but the story showing how real these people are. It is not making a personal judgement on whether what happened was right or wrong (it is clearly wrong to anyone who has half decent morals, and she should have nothing to blame herself for) but rather it shows that such a girl who lives such a life in a society which is not too different from some places in our world, would not only forgive a friend or acquaintance for attempting to force themselves on her, but would blame herself for failing in making him a better person. She sees the incident as something which she shares blame for - instead of being a source of inspiration and godliness, she became a source of temptation. She feels shamed for being herself, rather than being offended by what he did. That is the tragedy of the relationship in the movie.
I never felt that the scene was out of place, and from the very start, the possibility that something like this could happened was fairly obvious based on the personality and characteristics of each character, which the audience gets a better look at than they do of each other. There is nothing in the narrative which condones or encourages such an act, only the acknowledgement that these things happen to people, and a realistic look at how flawed views of how society should work can hurt people deeply. The emotional pain caused by his actions have far greater impact when this is understood, than if any sort of strong reprisal was delivered just to say "rape is bad".
In the end, like many of the other themes in the movie, it isn't trying for moral commentary, but rather a more meaningful study into the dynamics of how people, organizations, religion, and politics work on an emotional level. That is the strongest point of the film, and why it resonates so strongly with me.
The attempted rape is a very interesting scene because I feel that what the viewer takes away from scene and its place in the overall narrative generally indicates the level of understanding they have for the characters, or whether they are able to really relate to the sort of personality the characters embody. I don't think the scene is meant to show off the flaws of the main character as much as it is a critique on a specific sort of lifestyle and mentality, and how it can be create incompatible relationships.
The girl in the story is a deeply religious person who truly believes that she can better the world in small ways by sharing her faith and helping others. It is very clear from the body language and signals she gives that she is not in any way interested in the guy romantically. She sees him as someone she can "save" and her happiness in being with him comes from thinking that he truly has an interest in the message she is sharing with him.
This social blindness is an extremely real thing - she could be simply socially inept and unable to read the obvious signs that he's interested in her and not her message, or she chooses to ignore it because she wants to believe he can be receptive to the message anyway. This ends up hurting her because he takes it as a sign that she is putting up with him and hence must have a sort of interest in him, but since she doesn't want to progress the relationship he is frustrated and tries to force the matter on a night where a combination of factors causes him to become a sick brute. She clearly does not want any part in that, and her natural instincts kick in and she defends herself.
What happens next is the most important point of what the story is trying to say about this relationship - she doesn't just "forgive" him. She -blames- herself. This is not the writer saying that it is her fault, but the story showing how real these people are. It is not making a personal judgement on whether what happened was right or wrong (it is clearly wrong to anyone who has half decent morals, and she should have nothing to blame herself for) but rather it shows that such a girl who lives such a life in a society which is not too different from some places in our world, would not only forgive a friend or acquaintance for attempting to force themselves on her, but would blame herself for failing in making him a better person. She sees the incident as something which she shares blame for - instead of being a source of inspiration and godliness, she became a source of temptation. She feels shamed for being herself, rather than being offended by what he did. That is the tragedy of the relationship in the movie.
I never felt that the scene was out of place, and from the very start, the possibility that something like this could happened was fairly obvious based on the personality and characteristics of each character, which the audience gets a better look at than they do of each other. There is nothing in the narrative which condones or encourages such an act, only the acknowledgement that these things happen to people, and a realistic look at how flawed views of how society should work can hurt people deeply. The emotional pain caused by his actions have far greater impact when this is understood, than if any sort of strong reprisal was delivered just to say "rape is bad".
In the end, like many of the other themes in the movie, it isn't trying for moral commentary, but rather a more meaningful study into the dynamics of how people, organizations, religion, and politics work on an emotional level. That is the strongest point of the film, and why it resonates so strongly with me.
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei 4
That was a pretty boring episode all round. I dunno, this show just feels so weirdly...static a lot of the time. Like even when things are happening, it doesn't really feel like anything is happening. Perhaps it's just because of how unnaturally calm and composed the MC always is regardless of context.
I was fairly amused by the sheer extent of the MC's OP-ness as usual (casually revealing that
, lol), and it does at least seem like there might be some kind of actual plot incoming with the whole
angle coming into play.
That was a pretty boring episode all round. I dunno, this show just feels so weirdly...static a lot of the time. Like even when things are happening, it doesn't really feel like anything is happening. Perhaps it's just because of how unnaturally calm and composed the MC always is regardless of context.
I was fairly amused by the sheer extent of the MC's OP-ness as usual (casually revealing that
he's developed an original technique so broken that revealing it could overthrow the balance of power on a global scale
anti-magic terrorists
R_thanatos
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All i see is Hates*x while cure fortune say "no" , but cure lovely pushes forward the friendship anyway...HappinessCharge Precure 13
Man, Blue, what did you do? What did you do man, besides becoming a hypocrite?Season of NTR coming underway, and Nafe confirmed to be a Rocket Man, burning up the fuel out there alone.and being weaker than his manga version
3rd era Precure seems to be telling us that belly buttons make you the least muteki-est (RIP Cure Nile). I think Nafe is becoming reverseMoonlight
But yeah, something I notice with Deep Mirror. It's becoming more distorted and disturbed with each passing episode, something something symbology? That and, Not-Adol Christian is pretty dang strong as it is. I think I also see a Precure World Tour arc (HAH) much like Adventure 02 (HAH). Who knows.
All I know is NEXT TIME! Episode 500 of Precure! Kamen Rider references
Proof ?:
Their team/dual attack wasn't even fused ! Unlike the dual attack lovely does with princess ..i can't wait to see how many does of friendship are required to melt this cold heart in appearance !
Man, good thing I don't care about Int Saimoe. Otherwise I'd be all anxious and stuff. But I'm not. Yep.
Of course , we don't care , kurumi will win anyway ...
Let me set -up my proxies and i'll be right back ..
I...but...what...no. Why would someone DO that? >.>
It makes sense the Japanese birth rate is going so low if this is what they do in their spare time
I feel weird trying to discuss a serious subject in a serious film, surrounded by Precures, Mahoukas, and a CRAZY dude who tries to brush his teeth off with a gun... literally!
Guns. There's more than one video!
MetroidPrimeRib
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Is this how Kaiji brushes his teeth
KirbYuuYuu
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I was thinking more on Nafe's overall circumstances (and the show in general)
being that Moonlight's loss of powers was due to her sister, whereas Fortune gained hers from her sister. And I guess a bit unneccessary, but missing father vs missing mother. Not to mention Angst monsters vs monsters of happiness (sort of).
......why?
Because he can. My favourite is the video with the SCAR-L and the toothbrush, and what seems to be baby powder in the grenade launcher attachment thing.
Oki Ill check it out
AquaWateria
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Haikyuu 4
I really enjoyed this episode as it brought some character development for Kageyama and Hinata. The visuals so far have been great and I still love that opening too. The way the characters make faces are hilarious especially Tanaka and it makes this anime way more enjoyable. That fast spike that Hinata did was awesome and splendidly animated. Can't wait till next week.
Oh yeah is the manga so far great, as I been wanting to check it out.
I really enjoyed this episode as it brought some character development for Kageyama and Hinata. The visuals so far have been great and I still love that opening too. The way the characters make faces are hilarious especially Tanaka and it makes this anime way more enjoyable. That fast spike that Hinata did was awesome and splendidly animated. Can't wait till next week.
Oh yeah is the manga so far great, as I been wanting to check it out.
BassForever
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Irregular at Magic Highschool 4
Everything was going normal and then out of nowhere fucking terrorist shit gets dropped like a bomb
So let me get this straight, in high school there is a group of students who wish to make equality between the two different classes of students the gifted and the not gifted, these students are in some ways part of a terrorist cell that is attempting to usurp power and destroy the country from the inside due to a mysterious backer from outside the country... and our main characters knows this because... and somehow the terrorist want our MC for their plans because? I mean I get why the students want a not gifted who's so powerful to try and break down the class wall... but our MC is more gifted then any gifted... and
What the hell am I watching, what the fuck is even going on in this series?
Everything was going normal and then out of nowhere fucking terrorist shit gets dropped like a bomb
So let me get this straight, in high school there is a group of students who wish to make equality between the two different classes of students the gifted and the not gifted, these students are in some ways part of a terrorist cell that is attempting to usurp power and destroy the country from the inside due to a mysterious backer from outside the country... and our main characters knows this because... and somehow the terrorist want our MC for their plans because? I mean I get why the students want a not gifted who's so powerful to try and break down the class wall... but our MC is more gifted then any gifted... and
What the hell am I watching, what the fuck is even going on in this series?
Save 'N Quit
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Think SAO suffered from a perspective shift too.
It's either this or watching Hawaii 5-0 and scrubbing Elementary like Solune warned me about!
Theonik
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Animated by Anno.
BassForever
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Is Aika R-16: Virgin Mission any good? It's like $2 dollars on Crunchy right now for a 3 episode OVA bought it because fuck it why not
Dedication Through Light
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Nobunaga The Fool Episode 16: Ace of Cups
Nobunaga continues to be the best continuing mecha of 2014 thus far with really good and detailed backstory and mythology to help the drama advance. From the visionary girl, to the savior king that destroys, and heavenly pillars every moment this half feels adventurous, daring, and suspenseful.
Machiavelli remains way to persistent though but that did help on the Mitsu front
Nobunaga continues to be the best continuing mecha of 2014 thus far with really good and detailed backstory and mythology to help the drama advance. From the visionary girl, to the savior king that destroys, and heavenly pillars every moment this half feels adventurous, daring, and suspenseful.
Machiavelli remains way to persistent though but that did help on the Mitsu front
but sadly, one of my worst fears had to happen. Why did he need to be separated, Caesar as well in this foreign place, while everyone returns. I dont even know how they can rendevous and or even get back now. Nobu and Hide looked so crushed even
astrogamer
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One Week Friends 4
Their first fight and the episode was so sweet still. Kiryu is a good bro
Their first fight and the episode was so sweet still. Kiryu is a good bro
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