Mockingbird
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Knights of Sidonia 6
Ending...WTF!!! Damn this show!
Ending...WTF!!! Damn this show!
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I'm not saying that it would. There's a certain otaku audience that really likes analyzing how things work, but the reason why I think the mechanics would interfere here is because of what kind of story is trying to be told. The show is structuring itself in such a way that that the way the game is played isn't as important as the win/loss record of the characters and what it means for their wishes. The axe hanging over their head is of greater importance than whatever method is cutting that axe. It could be a flame, it could be sabotage, but what's important is that it's cut.
And I wasn't engaging you, but more engaging Woof (starting from the "children's card game" thing and going from there), who I've come to realize is my polar opposite in... mostly everything. I do appreciate the conversation, though.
I can accept that this is the sort of thing where it's less bothersome if you have access to the TCG and convenient guides to its rules. It's not a gaijin-friendly show, that's for sure.
And yeah, Yu-Gi-Oh! is an example where the TCG came into existence due to the manga's popularity rather than the other way around. It was still probably shrewd of Takahashi to attach the most "realistic" (and, therefore, marketable) fictional game in the story to the recurring antagonist so that it got the most exposure. The rudimentary version of Duel Monsters is soooooo bad, though. It's all of the godmodding of Duelist Kingdom without any of the camp :lol
CornBurrito
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It is possible that the whole "dont explain any of the rules!" is intentional. The show is interesting enough to watch on its own. But not knowing the rules is maddening. And what is the best way to figure out the rules? Well go look them up. And that would get you looking at the product ideally.
Interestingly, there are posts online floating around that explain (mechanically) is happening during each battle, including pointing out when the show skips over turns and such.
Interestingly, there are posts online floating around that explain (mechanically) is happening during each battle, including pointing out when the show skips over turns and such.
Admiral Woofington
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AquaWateria
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You really do love the crap out of Fate/Zero don't you, like it's your bread and bone. Shit I really have to start it once I finish the Fate/Stay Night VN.
Admiral Woofington
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Fate/Zero is among my top 5 favorite anime. So yes. Yes I do love it quite. a. lot.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Ping Pong 6
Now that was an amazing episode, this anime really is something special. We're 6 episodes in and I already feel really invested into every character.
Now that was an amazing episode, this anime really is something special. We're 6 episodes in and I already feel really invested into every character.
dakkumauji
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Puchimas!! 40
Curse you ル!
Pocket Monsters B/W Movie 3 Short - Pikachu and its Eevee Friends
30 minutes of playing with all the Eevee evolutions.
Ginga e Kickoff!! 19
Can't even make miso soup.
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei 06
Pleased this arc isn't over yet cause that means I have another week to read the next volume, lol
Otherwise, nicely animated. This gives slightly less of the normal stomp over everything image I had when reading the LN.
No Game No Life 06
Materialize shiritori is something I never knew existed but I'm glad it does now.
Curse you ル!
Pocket Monsters B/W Movie 3 Short - Pikachu and its Eevee Friends
30 minutes of playing with all the Eevee evolutions.
Ginga e Kickoff!! 19
Can't even make miso soup.
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei 06
Pleased this arc isn't over yet cause that means I have another week to read the next volume, lol
Otherwise, nicely animated. This gives slightly less of the normal stomp over everything image I had when reading the LN.
No Game No Life 06
Materialize shiritori is something I never knew existed but I'm glad it does now.
Damm that was really good. It is on the Hellsing abridged level. Also Kiritsugu is so much better shirou, and I wonder which route they are going to go for in the new F/S night series.
Can I have the link? maybe I would bother to watching the show now.
Admiral Woofington
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huh what?
That's really something.
Admiral Woofington
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I'm pretty sure I'm being silently judged. And for an anime as well like as this, that is quite something.
Unless you are Fate/Zero, not really. More than anything I find it surprising that even of what's modern Fate/Zero would stand out as something to be held up among classic work within the medium.
Admiral Woofington
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Is it really? Because if so, I guess that is something. I simply said it's among my favorite, never said it revolutionized anime or that it defined what anime is and shall hold its place in history.
That spot is reserved for I Can't Believe My Sister Can't Believe that I Play 'I Can't Believe My Sister Can Be this Cute' Which Coincidentally Makes her Very Cute and I Can't Believe It.
That spot is reserved for I Can't Believe My Sister Can't Believe that I Play 'I Can't Believe My Sister Can Be this Cute' Which Coincidentally Makes her Very Cute and I Can't Believe It.
This is how Dudebro II got started, FYI.
Doesn't he like Psycho Pass? That's kind of another Urobuchi work. Makes sense! lol
Macross 7 13
Millia piloting her Valkyrie HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG. So good to see the old school one again! Also this episode we learn that when Basara tries to solve problems without using rock and roll he winds up in some unknown quadrant of the universe. So uh, should probably stick to rock and roll, I guess.
Millia piloting her Valkyrie HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG. So good to see the old school one again! Also this episode we learn that when Basara tries to solve problems without using rock and roll he winds up in some unknown quadrant of the universe. So uh, should probably stick to rock and roll, I guess.
Well thats true in terms of anime but its only fair then to find an equivalent term in English that doesnt strictly imply porn or else just leave it as Hentai as they did.
I bet they have some stock from FYE too. You can find a ton of cheap anime volumes at FYE, just not full series unless its brand new boxsets.
Admiral Woofington
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Yes I enjoy Urobuchi. And Psycho-Pass. I find myself enjoying shows based on my tastes and not because the AnimeGAF hate-watch crew tells me I should like it. If we're getting confessions out of the way I also enjoy Attack on Titan. Pretty sure I've made that clear here.
Since when is Urobuchi looked down upon? Jesus.
Either ways moving on who was it that recommended Nozaki-kun? Dresden right? I've caught up with it. Definitely looking forward to the anime. While not 'laugh out loud' hilarious as Ore Monogatari, it definitely has a great cast of characters.
Have you seen From The New World? You really should watch it.
Admiral Woofington
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Yes I have. It was fantastic. There were points near the end I personally had lost interest and started to skip around episodes, but it was like the last 1-2 episodes. I'm still sad
they got rid of my two favorite characters
It hasn't ever been and I'm confused as well. Has there been a new movement of hipster anime watching that has deemed it bad? Should I be buying Pabst Blue Ribbon so I can hear the arguments?
Yeah it was pretty incredible overall. Kind of inconsistent with a few details but what story isnt? The atmosphere of foreboding throughout was unmatched. It was so thoroughly creepy from beginning to end. My friend is now finding this out but we had to stop at episode 9
just as Shun was sent to disappear and the truth behind black cats was discovered
Actually thats not what made me check out S1. I already was. My checking out S1 made S2 happen you see!
Admiral Woofington
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Yeah that's my favorite character lol. And his little dog too. Their ending was so sad.
It's not worth it to pay much attention to stuff like that. Especially when it comes from a source you (may?) consider untrustworthy.
I guess Psycho-Pass butchered Gen Urobuchi's reputation so badly that it retroactively made Fate/Zero not good.
Clannad 10
"I am so smart I don't have to go to class!" Which means, of course, "I am so fucking dumb I cannot execute basic human functions."
In her defense, though not a single female character introduced in this show has shown any signs of intelligence at all so far. It's like Tomoya landed on the planet of giant eyed, sentient, unintelligbly weeping cockroach people or something.
"I am so smart I don't have to go to class!" Which means, of course, "I am so fucking dumb I cannot execute basic human functions."
In her defense, though not a single female character introduced in this show has shown any signs of intelligence at all so far. It's like Tomoya landed on the planet of giant eyed, sentient, unintelligbly weeping cockroach people or something.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Don't you mean Gargantia
AnathemicOne
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I coulda sworn in the last thread someone was arguing with me in that Fate/Zero sucked? Too lazy to go thread/post digging but I'm 100% sure its there, thus proof of these wrong opinions.
Planet KEY
Only slightly less inclined to emotional manipulation and transparent guilt-tripping than Planet Fitness!
Admiral Woofington
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NO
CHEE CHEE CHEE CHEE CHEE CHEE CHEE CHEE CHEE MOTHERFUCKING CHEE CHEE CHEE
edit: I still liked Gargantia. Annoying squirrel and fan service aside.
ZachDeKoromaru
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Don't talk shit about Gargantia tummies!
Except for the Comedy parts, which were okay, Clannad really wasn't that good. Clannad After Story was heartbreaking though.
I loved that little squirrel *hugs it and protects it from the big bad wolf
Admiral Woofington
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Gundam Build Fighters 10
Finally the World Tournament begins.
Sei and Reiji have practiced and competed for this moment.
Kirara is there. she looks pretty cute in this episode.
But more importantly, this is the first time Aila shows up and clearly exerts her Best Girlness.
The little food battle was really cute and she is clearly a badass and a cutie.
Finally the World Tournament begins.
Sei and Reiji have practiced and competed for this moment.
Kirara is there. she looks pretty cute in this episode.
But more importantly, this is the first time Aila shows up and clearly exerts her Best Girlness.
The little food battle was really cute and she is clearly a badass and a cutie.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Is SDBurton still alive? I just found a TV show that was basically made for him.
Faking It
It might as well be a live action Sakura Trick + Citrus + Aoi Hana + Fragments of Love. lol
An Amy Sherman-Palladino-esque script teen romcom about a girl discovering her own sexuality in what is apparently the only liberal city in Texas, Austin.
It's like what I wish Sakura Trick was, but fully realized. lol
Faking It
It might as well be a live action Sakura Trick + Citrus + Aoi Hana + Fragments of Love. lol
An Amy Sherman-Palladino-esque script teen romcom about a girl discovering her own sexuality in what is apparently the only liberal city in Texas, Austin.
It's like what I wish Sakura Trick was, but fully realized. lol
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