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Spring 2014 Tokyo MX, er, Anime |OT1.5| ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA

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yeah, i read that they are going to be individual releases for each arc. Sucks, but I'm going to probably get it if I can.

also lol at Kizu being released on Blu Ray. Needs to be freaking made first. CMON SHAFT

I know Kizu has not finished production yet, but I will at least purchase that part of the series once the Blu-ray is made available.
 

cajunator

Banned
[Cowboy Bebop Blu-Ray Japanese Dub] 1 - 10

Damn this show looks insane.

Anyway, this is my first time watching through in the original Japanese and I have to say that, as good as the English dub cast is overall the Japanese cast is actually a notch above, something I didn't actually expect.

the japanese version isnt my cup of tea but either way is a good experience.

So yeah I bought this


my wallet hurts, but I like the show too much to not support it.


Hopefully there will be a Monogatari Second Season box set. Gonna start saving for that.

Congrats! I just picked up neko black to continue the monogatari collection.

Yeah, it's the Girls Bravo dub that should be hailed as the number one english dub.

That show is quite something else. The finest of haremshit.

Elfen Lied 06:

SELECTIVE TRAUMA-INDUCED AMNESIA ARE YOU SHITTING ME?



*vomits*



wow so tears very symbolism



GOD NO



ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha yessssss, just what this show needed to make its shitheap of cheap suffering complete.

I know. Its so good.
 

Theonik

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Blazing Transfer Student
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What KLK should have been.
This OVA was really great, I loved the style they chose, those thick lines and the dialogue and humour was really top notch with some nice reaction faces and gags all around.
This is really GOOD old GAINAX, with just the right amount of being over the top to take its silly premise to its logical conclusion and it really was silly.

I'll watch anything with that tagline.
For what it's worth it makes M.D. Geist seem tame. Though I liked Geist's brand of dum better. This was closer to Deathforce if anything.

 
I will buy it with the quickness as well, but I just wish they would throw us a bone on where Kizu is at the moment.

I am starting to think Kizu will be released after the Final Season novels have had their anime adaptations. The Final Season novels are supposed to be having an anime once the series is completed right, or am I mistaken?
 
Yowamushi Pedal 30

I really don't care how he managed to pass everyone.

I'm just glad to see him possibly muck up (probably fail) the last sprint.
 
Chaika 1

Who would of though Unicorn's would be dangerous. Aside from that pretty good episode, the MC and his sister seem interesting and so does Chaika. The way Chaika talks doesn't really bother me so it doesn't detract my enjoyment.
 
Rio Rainbow Gate END - Gambling is serious business. There's a reason why you need to be 21 or older to gamble. Like gambling, you should be 21 or older before watching this show. However, this show is more like alcohol, in that it'll kill your brain cells while watching it. Thirteen episodes of nonsense. "Epic" battles between top casino dealers in classic casino games like, Concentration, Skeet Shooting (where you lose bits of clothing if you miss), and... "Guess Which Hand the Coin is In."

I suppose the show does get a pass, its apparently based off a line of pachinko machines. I imagine the quality of writing is comparable.
 
Damn GAF for derping all day today, was planning to post these reactions this morning instead doing it right now in the evening.

Mahouka - 05

This is the 5th episode already of exposition, or the "Enrollment" arc, seriously? Beginning of the episode we are exposed to some more exposition of how magic "works" which frankly is a convoluted process so complicated that its only watchable aspect of it is the visuals (seriously, 4 'processes' in moving an egg? Let me guess, lift up, move, slow, set/lay down. Fuck this is Computer Science the anime isn't it?) Incest vibes are still kicking, student council debate thingy oh the best part about this debate is the aftermath where
the fucking school is assaulted by... fucking guns and RPGs. Lol really? REALLY?!

One Week Friends - 05

New friend! I love her characterization of being
a forgetful person and how she serves as someone for Kaori to relate even though their mental problems are different.
Hase was stalker status here but I can forgive him for the comical nature it was portrayed in and in addition to knowing his flaws as shown in the previous episode. I do wonder if Kiryuu was comforting Hase when
Kaori looked back at him or if it was an actual genuine recognition.
 
Chaika 2

This was a great episode. It had a really nice battle scene showing of the MC rouge type fighting style. I really do love the male protagonist as he welcomes war rather than wanting peace which for me is something fresh.
 

cajunator

Banned
Bebop's kinda like MGS in where it feels more natural to hear it in English for a lotta folks. Even though, it's the opposite for a lot of anime, or even games.

On that note; I've been getting into dubs more and more lately. I find that the quality across the board has gone up a lot in the dub scene to where the English dub often comparable in quality to its JP counterpart, and sometimes even preferable. Watching through Black Lagoon again, but in English, had me thinking on it.

Bebop is one. Desert punk is another. Goldenboy. Utena. Lots of them.

I think cute-girls-doing-cute-things shows, especially ones that are explicitly and obviously based in Japanese high schools, really don't work in English.

Especially for non-Americans.

thats true. In this case japanese or bust.

As everybody should know, Black Lagoon is the GOD DAMN. If you disagree, you're wrong. I just heard a series called Jourmand (sp?) is set in the same universe and written by the same author. I've heard the show mentioned before but I don't know too much about it. It doesn't seem to be spoken with as much praise as BL but even if it isn't AS good as BL, is it still good? Worth my time?

incorrect. Black Lagoon is the FUCK.
The show you seek is called Jormungand.

Was just able to get on for the first time since this afternoon.

Anyhoo, this was probably already pointed out when it was announced, but just in case, Rightstuf has the Cardcaptor Sakura Blu-Ray collection up for preorder for only $180. Course the "only" is being used loosely, but that's probably the cheapest it's going to be for a while.

oh yes. Well worth every penny! I got the dvd series brand new for 80 bucks which was one of those once in lifetime deals.

There should be six Blu-ray sets once Hanamonogatari is released, one to cover each arc. As much as I would like to own the BDs, I think I will import the LNs in the coming months and only spend about $300 compared to the hundreds of dollars on the BD sets. Will definitely pick up Kizumonogatari whenever that comes around to being released on Blu-ray.

So far I have Bakemonogatari, Nisemonagatari, and Nekomonagatari black. Might as well continue.

Short hair is the cutest in fact.

its pretty high on the :cajun meter

Guess today was a slow day eh?

It was a broken gaf day.
 

madp

The Light of El Cantare
Elfen Lied 7

You really have to appreciate how the plot at this point is entirely facilitated by totally chance encounters between characters. This is some of the laziest writing I've ever seen.
 

Articalys

Member
I don't think it was as much a problem of GAF being broken, and more that people couldn't access GAF itself to get the style link workaround that would fix things in their browser. Kind of a circular problem. (I ended up finding it on MikeHattsu's twitter, actually.)
 

Syrinx

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Date a Live II 3

Getting kinda tired of the twins now, would like this to be over by next episode. Which it looks like it will.

Aikatsu! 60

Kaede makes the best entrances.
 
Finished the first two stories in the 11th Spice & Wolf light novel and I noticed Yen Press completely botched the placement of three of the black and white illustrations on pages 13, 65, and 78. I did not notice the misplacement on page 13, but after rereading the text next the illustration the mistake was abundantly clear. Don't really know how to address this to Yen Press besides Twitter during their day hours.

Truly sad for the misplaced illustrations, but even more so due to the lack of a third TV-anime. I wouldn't even mind an OVA that covers one of the Side Colors stories being bundled with the still continuing manga adaptation.
 
Chaika 4

The little battle scene was nice. Though we do have a Loli join the crew but I guess the more the merrier. Can't wait for the Loli next episode.
 

madp

The Light of El Cantare
Elfen Lied 8

Welp, now we've had one character whose tragic backstory was
being repeatedly molested by her father
and another whose
pet dog was beaten to death in front of her by school bullies
. Subtlety? What's that?
 

Defuser

Member
One Week Friends ep 5
Man they should call this show One Week NTR. Poor Hase, now his special time with Fujimiya is gone now.

Man, Rumi Ookubo really sound like Ayana Taketatsu.
 

Articalys

Member
Finished the first two stories in the 11th Spice & Wolf light novel and I noticed Yen Press completely botched the placement of three of the black and white illustrations on pages 13, 65, and 78. I did not notice the misplacement on page 13, but after rereading the text next the illustration the mistake was abundantly clear. Don't really know how to address this to Yen Press besides Twitter during their day hours.
Tweet it at them anyway.

How botched are we talking here? A few pages off, or nowhere near the corresponding text?
 
Tweet it at them anyway.

How botched are we talking here? A few pages off, or nowhere near the corresponding text?

I will tweet them tomorrow just to make certain someone is hopefully logged in to read my message and hopefully respond. Not sure how to direct message on Twitter, so I may also have to look into that option as well.

The illustrations in question are not even in the correct story. The latter two mistakes are quite evident since the illustrations depict people not even present in the current story!

Here's my attempt to explain the illustration mistakes. First page lists current illustration placement, and the arrow points to where the illustration actually should be.

Page 13 -> Page 65
Page 65 -> Page 78
Page 78 -> Page 13
 
What the hell's up with the penguins in Daimidaler especially since they love showing off their tails. I swear these penguins seem like trolls. Aside from that I know I shouldn't enjoy Daimidaler but damn is it stupid in a funny way, making it enjoyable.
 

Articalys

Member
I will tweet them tomorrow just to make certain someone is hopefully logged in to read my message and hopefully respond. Not sure how to direct message on Twitter, so I may also have to look into that option as well.

The illustrations in question are not even in the correct story. The latter two mistakes are quite evident since the illustrations depict people not even present in the current story!

Here's my attempt to explain the illustration mistakes. First page lists current illustration placement, and the arrow points to where the illustration actually should be.

Page 13 -> Page 65
Page 65 -> Page 78
Page 78 -> Page 13
To DM someone on Twitter they need to be following you, but Yen Press doesn't do that for any of their own followers, so just tweeting them @yenpress should be fine. I'm sure they look all those over.

So the pictures were all just rotated one. That's annoying and unfortunate, to be certain, but far from the worst thing that could have happened. It's also easy enough to mitigate once one knows about it, so thanks for the heads up and taking one for the team.
 
Elfen Lied looks like one of those low budget hentais I see sometimes.

Can't compete with the documentary on creampuffs and waterfalls, aka Futaba!
 

Mature

Member
Detective Conan 734 - ‘Jodie’s Memories and the Flower Viewing Trap’ (1-Hour Special)
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So would you technically call this a bottle special?

It wasn't bad, really, but I did suffer a bit from expectations. Generally when you get a 1-hour special with both FBI and Black Organization ties to it you expect something to happen. Though this was more or less a big recap. It's probably a needed recap, honestly, but you'd think since there's so much resused footage, we might get a consistent production for the case at hand. It was cheaply animated and the character art would plummet in a pretty embarrassing way. Also, there's one large, reused plot device that is starting to get on my nerves in all of Conan:
Disguises. It's been pretty much an engine for reveals in this latest arc and used pretty liberally in arcs before it. Kaito Kid doesn't even look impressive anymore since just about everyone in the series has been disguised as someone else at some point.
It's gotta stop.
 

madp

The Light of El Cantare
Elfen Lied 10:

"We need to put out an enormous fire. What do we do?"

"Start an even more enormous fire."

BRILLIANT.
 
Ginga e Kickoff!! 10

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Another game starts and of course another meltdown happens in the middle of it. At least they recovered pretty early and fully using that Kobayashi voice to victory.

Puchimas!! 30-31

Going daily kiting might save a falling puchimas.

Yowamushi Pedal 30

Another backstory happens again.
 

kurahador

Member
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

The hell....such weird and fucked up series. Alot of things didn't get answered in the final episode though. I'm gonna have to continue watching.....

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - 01

Uh....WHAT...WHATTTTT....
 

Link Man

Banned
Hidamari Sketch 8

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This describes me, like, every day.

Only Miyako would jump from a second story balcony to reach the first floor. And then make things lewd.

So, umm,
are Sae and Hiro supposed to be an item
?
 

madp

The Light of El Cantare
Elfen Lied 11:

Way to introduce a a character who provides some credence to the antagonists' claims that Diclonius are inherently violent toward humans and too dangerous to allow to exist, show. I would have been fine with this sort of thing if it had been evenly applied throughout the show, but the show isn't trying to be morally ambiguous and treat the concept of being "too dangerous to exist" as a thought-provoking issue, it's just undermining its own moral framework because it's climax time and it's just doing whatever at this point.
 
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