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Spring 2014 Tokyo MX, er, Anime |OT1.5| ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA
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MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
I don't think I can handle another Knights of Sidonia episode. I want to like it a lot, but that framerate is driving me insane.
Admiral Woofington
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You're asking the wrong guy, I haven't read the manga. But it seems like it'd go until end of summer yes, assuming they don't take breaks.
Harmonie -
Patlabor yesterday, this today, Ping Pong tomorrow. This has been a good week, animu-wise.
The beginning made me expect something like a serious version of chuu2. The hushed bullying and the assumed hierarchy that keeps Kasuga and friends in check mostly serves as a line to be crossed, though, and the uneasy tension in the beginning that’s so delightfully unsettling quickly takes a backseat to the connection Kasuga makes with the girl and the vision of Harmonie that obsesses her. Not that this is a bad thing, I was pretty satisfied with how it turned out.
I liked the misunderstanding that characterizes Kasuga's relationship to the girl in the end; it's kind of sad, because he clearly fills the niche that she's never been able to fill before (h-h-how lewd), but there's just the sense that he'll never understand her in the way she craves. He's fascinated by her, but ultimately it's the fascination one might have for a glittering gem or the exposed torso of a robot. He'll never tell her - because he doesn't want to hurt her, because he wants her, because he's selfish and human - and it's all, like, bittersweet. The start of their relationship, whatever relationship they’ll have, and the end of the episode is defined more by the distance left between them than the vision or dream or empathic burst they shared.
So yeah, good watch. I was pretty amused by the similarities to the relationship in Flowers of Evil, not the anime, but the second part of the manga. The way that relationship ends is quite different from how things turned out here, though. Maybe it’s the importance of honesty? Or maybe Oshimi just turned into a sap.
Patlabor yesterday, this today, Ping Pong tomorrow. This has been a good week, animu-wise.
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The beginning made me expect something like a serious version of chuu2. The hushed bullying and the assumed hierarchy that keeps Kasuga and friends in check mostly serves as a line to be crossed, though, and the uneasy tension in the beginning that’s so delightfully unsettling quickly takes a backseat to the connection Kasuga makes with the girl and the vision of Harmonie that obsesses her. Not that this is a bad thing, I was pretty satisfied with how it turned out.
I liked the misunderstanding that characterizes Kasuga's relationship to the girl in the end; it's kind of sad, because he clearly fills the niche that she's never been able to fill before (h-h-how lewd), but there's just the sense that he'll never understand her in the way she craves. He's fascinated by her, but ultimately it's the fascination one might have for a glittering gem or the exposed torso of a robot. He'll never tell her - because he doesn't want to hurt her, because he wants her, because he's selfish and human - and it's all, like, bittersweet. The start of their relationship, whatever relationship they’ll have, and the end of the episode is defined more by the distance left between them than the vision or dream or empathic burst they shared.
So yeah, good watch. I was pretty amused by the similarities to the relationship in Flowers of Evil, not the anime, but the second part of the manga. The way that relationship ends is quite different from how things turned out here, though. Maybe it’s the importance of honesty? Or maybe Oshimi just turned into a sap.
Yeah I think you need to space it a little bit, I probably will snap if just reaching this arc just after long marathon. Followed it weekly really helping IMO
From what people said this arc only have 7-9 episode left and probably will bring end of this adaptation.
Basileus777
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This reminds me, do we know who was responsible for the writing/script in this? Was it Yoshiura?
Confirming a second series of Kiniro Mosaic?
That's so... news...?
Jex
Member
Good read, thanks.
MikeHattsu
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Crash Station
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There's one more arc after Chimera Ant which only last 20 chapters as opposed to the Chimer Ant's whopping 132. Right now, we're a little under 50 chapters from being caught up, so depending on how things are paced, ending by late summer/early fall is definitely a possibility.
hitsugi no chaika - 02
This is really silly and dumb. It's like a DnD campaign novelized and adapted for anime, right down to the part where Chaika casts Glyph of Warding and the random schmucks fail their saving throws. The fact that they're essentially trying to revive the in-universe version of Vecna is enough to keep me watching for now.
It looks like they'll catch up with the manga next episode. And after reading the manga, I'm . . . okay with the eyebrows now.
This is really silly and dumb. It's like a DnD campaign novelized and adapted for anime, right down to the part where Chaika casts Glyph of Warding and the random schmucks fail their saving throws. The fact that they're essentially trying to revive the in-universe version of Vecna is enough to keep me watching for now.
It looks like they'll catch up with the manga next episode. And after reading the manga, I'm . . . okay with the eyebrows now.
hitsugi no chaika - 02
This is really silly and dumb. It's like a DnD campaign novelized and adapted for anime, right down to the part where Chaika casts Glyph of Warding and the random schmucks fail their saving throws. The fact that they're essentially trying to revive the in-universe version of Vecna is enough to keep me watching for now.
It looks like they'll catch up with the manga next episode.
Sounds sort of appealing. Feel like I'm on a fantasy anime kick as is anyhow so may give it a whirl.
Admiral Woofington
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hitsugi no chaika - 02
This is really silly and dumb. It's like a DnD campaign novelized and adapted for anime, right down to the part where Chaika casts Glyph of Warding and the random schmucks fail their saving throws. The fact that they're essentially trying to revive the in-universe version of Vecna is enough to keep me watching for now.
It looks like they'll catch up with the manga next episode. And after reading the manga, I'm . . . okay with the eyebrows now.
Yeah it has a very old school fantasy feeling to it, which I love. I scratched that itch a bit with Lodoss, but this looks like it'll have good animated action. And now you're making me worried about what happens to her. Maybe she loses the eyebrows in a fire.
hitsugi no chaika - 02
This is really silly and dumb. It's like a DnD campaign novelized and adapted for anime, right down to the part where Chaika casts Glyph of Warding and the random schmucks fail their saving throws. The fact that they're essentially trying to revive the in-universe version of Vecna is enough to keep me watching for now.
It looks like they'll catch up with the manga next episode. And after reading the manga, I'm . . . okay with the eyebrows now.
Huh, this description has interested me. Will check out tomorrow.
I got a real phone now so you guys can reach me all the time and send me pictures of cute things!
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Maybe I should check out the second episode of Hitsugi no Chaika
I didn't like the first episode, but the second still seems interesting
I didn't like the first episode, but the second still seems interesting
Chaika - Episode 2
I'm enjoying this. The action is well directed, even if the animation in this episode is nothing particularly impressive the way it was storyboarded was pretty fun to watch. I like the setting and characters too, mostly because it literally is Scrapped Princess all over again. I loved that show, but I think the author can probably only write one type of story. It's the same stuff all over again - ancient prophecy, princess with the power to change the world, princess is an innocent girl who wants something mundane and peaceful, protected by two older siblings who are super powerful, the whole world wants to kill the princess, their quest will lead them to uncover the "truth" of the world, etc. Oh and while everyone in Scrapped Princess was named after a gun or something, everyone here is named after a car. It's hilarious.
Sure there's nothing particularly original about this show, but I think there's generally a lack of fantasy anime these days which are as "generic" as the tone here, which actually makes it feel unique, ironically. It's like watching Lodoss. I guess that's why I loved Scrapped Princess too, even with all the crazy meta-world stuff and technological twists later on. It was at the core a very traditional fantasy story, all the way to the end. Hopefully we'll get the same thing here!
I'm enjoying this. The action is well directed, even if the animation in this episode is nothing particularly impressive the way it was storyboarded was pretty fun to watch. I like the setting and characters too, mostly because it literally is Scrapped Princess all over again. I loved that show, but I think the author can probably only write one type of story. It's the same stuff all over again - ancient prophecy, princess with the power to change the world, princess is an innocent girl who wants something mundane and peaceful, protected by two older siblings who are super powerful, the whole world wants to kill the princess, their quest will lead them to uncover the "truth" of the world, etc. Oh and while everyone in Scrapped Princess was named after a gun or something, everyone here is named after a car. It's hilarious.
Sure there's nothing particularly original about this show, but I think there's generally a lack of fantasy anime these days which are as "generic" as the tone here, which actually makes it feel unique, ironically. It's like watching Lodoss. I guess that's why I loved Scrapped Princess too, even with all the crazy meta-world stuff and technological twists later on. It was at the core a very traditional fantasy story, all the way to the end. Hopefully we'll get the same thing here!
Admiral Woofington
Member
Second episode restored my faith in the show and is making me look forward to another episode. Also duckroll just ruined my immersion in the show with the car bit. I got duckroll'd
On a separate note somebody finally gets what a real relationship between siblings is and did it with moe characters
Did they go full FLCL in that or something?It looks like they'll catch up with the manga next episode. And after reading the manga, I'm . . . okay with the eyebrows now.
If I'm right and the author can really only write one type of story over and over, then the naming system will probably make sense in the end, just like it did in Scrapped Princess. Lol.
Basileus777
Member
The Scrapped Princess comparisons are encouraging, I hope Chaika is as good as the 7th best anime of all time.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I'll be fine since the car names so far haven't been incredibly obvious to the ear (Acura sounds japanese enough I was able to not notice it).
As long as the sister doesn't start calling her brother "Nii-san" haha
Hey somebody else liked Rah'Xephon a lot too! And Jin-Roh! Oh boy oh boy
As long as the sister doesn't start calling her brother "Nii-san" haha
Hey somebody else liked Rah'Xephon a lot too! And Jin-Roh! Oh boy oh boy
you've been waiting seven whole years for this moment.
MikeHattsu
Member
Today I found the ultimate capsule machine here in Tokyo:
No, I didn't buy any
The bone of his sword.
Lists are dangerous, but I regret nothing! I still have all the Scrapped Princess figures on my shelf from the R2 LEs!
Scrapped Princess is great watch, but holy shit lol
Basileus777
Member
It was I think two weeks ago when I somehow ended up reading that thread. Who knew it would end up so topical?
Yeah, especially when you have a complete book of flaws to choose from.
Suddenly duckroll realizes there was nobody to protect HIM.
Divine punishment for the Winter-Spring thread, perhaps.
The idea of him PMing an ex-mod for help is funny to me though.
Jex
Member
I've been watching anime since 2008.
The way I look at it is thus - if you keep up with the latest anime as it airs you'll probably find one great show per season. If you go back and watch a selection of choice anime you can watch 30 great shows back to back.
Crash Station
Member
Chaika 2
The well choreographed fight scene was way too brief, and there isn't really anything else able to carry the show for me at the moment. It's pretty generic LN stuff.
Will give it a few more episodes.
The well choreographed fight scene was way too brief, and there isn't really anything else able to carry the show for me at the moment. It's pretty generic LN stuff.
Will give it a few more episodes.
Basileus777
Member
This is true, though the downside is that you'll lose the communal aspect as it is pretty hard to find people discussing older shows. It's kind of sad when you finish an older show and have to read comments made years ago to see others' thoughts.
Engage Planet Kiss Dum 1-8
Monsters appear. Hero swears he will protect everyone. Protects nobody. Where have I seen this... Oh, and this has happened multiple times already. It's getting kind of hard to care about anyone! Well, those who don't end up in the Hero's harem of girls ready to betray him anyway.
I could actually write a ton more, but that's just what comes to mind first when thinking about the monumental amount of pure stupid I've seen so far in this show. Furthermore, it's starting to get really funny.
Monsters appear. Hero swears he will protect everyone. Protects nobody. Where have I seen this... Oh, and this has happened multiple times already. It's getting kind of hard to care about anyone! Well, those who don't end up in the Hero's harem of girls ready to betray him anyway.
I could actually write a ton more, but that's just what comes to mind first when thinking about the monumental amount of pure stupid I've seen so far in this show. Furthermore, it's starting to get really funny.
Hence the backlog watch.
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
@MikeHattsu
Should have bought some
Chaika the eyebrow girl 2
Wow talk about fast pace. They cut all the minor stuff and goes straight to the case. Will definitely follow
No Game No Life 2
Sora seiyuu ham it to the eleven. Also, WRYYYYYY!
This show could be my guilty pleasure for this season. it's dumb but not offensive enough.
Should have bought some
Chaika the eyebrow girl 2
Wow talk about fast pace. They cut all the minor stuff and goes straight to the case. Will definitely follow
No Game No Life 2
Sora seiyuu ham it to the eleven. Also, WRYYYYYY!
This show could be my guilty pleasure for this season. it's dumb but not offensive enough.
Crash Station
Member
THAT'S what this reminds me of! This is pretty much Mondaiji with a pair of fun Gary/Mary Stus being transported to another world instead of a trio.
Also, episode 2 is much better, so I'm thinking this might be the surprise of the season.
Theonik
Member
Kinpatsu shoujo! Shiawase~
That yellow bias.
Should have bought some.
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