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I'm sure he means Crystal something something... ask Jex
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Crystal Triangle? I didn't know there was a thread.
He could have also meant this thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=470295
But it sounded pretty close to Angel's Egg by his subsequent description.
I suppose you're right. Very little in anime actually surprises me at all.
Sounds like back peddling edit to me, anyways this isn't the right place to speak about it so forget I mentioned it.
Femmeworth
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Oh you.
Also it's not quite back peddling.
However, I am heavily biased against the big shounen shows. If you can't tell your story in under a hundred episodes, give up.yes! thats totally it. it looks messed up to me.. i guess i just mean creepy. that giant sphere thing and the art style in general.
thanks animedawgs
Dedication Through Light
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Hiiro no Kakera 8
Hopefully Ryou will do more than just sniff characters and play with Tamayuri-hime. I love seeing her get flustered when it happens. She needs to spend more time with Mahiro and Takuma or else, I fear she can never recover the friendship.
Best part still continues to be the post credits stuff. kind of cheesy but nice.
Hopefully Ryou will do more than just sniff characters and play with Tamayuri-hime. I love seeing her get flustered when it happens. She needs to spend more time with Mahiro and Takuma or else, I fear she can never recover the friendship.
Best part still continues to be the post credits stuff. kind of cheesy but nice.
Jex
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Agreed, Angel's Egg looks fantastic. It doesn't really look like any other anime (I know that I've just opened the door for people to prove me wrong).
Hilariously though, it appears that's the exact show he was talking about. Oh god I am scarily desensitized to this stuff.
Jex
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power armor saber > suit saber > armor saber > conservatively dressed FSN saber
Some how I missed this delightful image earlier.
It's a fantastic movie, but it isn't "messed up". It's slow paced but very thought provoking and full of symbolism. The imagery and visual aesthetic are beautiful to look at, as well. So if you are looking for over the top violence, gore, action, you might want to watch something like Wicked City, Goku: Midnight Eye, or many other 80's OVAs.
Yeah when he said "messed up" I was expecting Akira levels of WHAT THE FUCK. But Angel's egg isn't really messed up at all. Its a rather tame, symbolic show. Not a bad watch.
Oh you.
Also it's not quite back peddling.
You definitely have a point; although I think that some of the the appeal with those kind of shows (at least for me) is the familiarity that it provides. I sometimes find it daunting trying to start a new show, it always seems to take me a while to commit.
So, it's pretty much a comfort zone thing.
Nope. It's one of the worst offenders.
What about a little over 100 episodes?? I think YYH has good pacing.Oh you.
Also it's not quite back peddling.
Today's shounen is bad though.
Jex
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Or maybe you should watch something by Ghibli, like Devilman: The Birth.
Crash Station
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It's both. Some are planned to be that long from the beginning like OP (well to some extent) while others have no plan at all and only keep going because it makes a ton of money.
Ultimadrago
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Mysterious Girlfriend X 7
Hoggin' Legs.
Mmmm.
Also Ueno is the real winner today.
Episode? It was okay. More of
Hoggin' Legs.
Mmmm.
Also Ueno is the real winner today.
Episode? It was okay. More of
Oka showing off her spit scavenging skills along with some other things. Oh, and Urabe winning a relay or something.
Crash Station
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That's kind of how it is for me. I honestly can't be assed to care about the characters in most shows under 50 episodes or so because I know I won't be following their journey for very long. Big shounen series are like epics, chronicling a massive quest, seeing unique locales, stuff like that. It's an adventure!
Oh you.
Also it's not quite back peddling.
huh?
Jex
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[Fate/Zero] - 20
Another great episode this week. I don't really care that it was largely devoted to talking and set up because this show does that pretty well. Except for Maiya, because she feels like such a throwaway character.
There's already been quite a few good write-ups on this episode so I don't have that much to add, but here's my thoughts anyway.
I liked the brief scene before the opening credits because Irisviel's words are completely unremarkable but for the audience they remind us that, even though we've seen Kiritsugu numerous times throughout the show this is the first time that we understand who he is, and this really allows to look at him in a new light. It's like we're being introduced to the 'real' him for the first time.
Kirei is a man notable for absence and Kiritsugu's uncertainty about the events that unfolded earlier demonstrates that for the most important characters in the show, Kirei is still a mysterious black box. Of course, for the audience Kirei and Kiritsugu have finally been 'revealed' to us.
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Great stuff all round.
Another great episode this week. I don't really care that it was largely devoted to talking and set up because this show does that pretty well. Except for Maiya, because she feels like such a throwaway character.
There's already been quite a few good write-ups on this episode so I don't have that much to add, but here's my thoughts anyway.
I liked the brief scene before the opening credits because Irisviel's words are completely unremarkable but for the audience they remind us that, even though we've seen Kiritsugu numerous times throughout the show this is the first time that we understand who he is, and this really allows to look at him in a new light. It's like we're being introduced to the 'real' him for the first time.
Kirei is a man notable for absence and Kiritsugu's uncertainty about the events that unfolded earlier demonstrates that for the most important characters in the show, Kirei is still a mysterious black box. Of course, for the audience Kirei and Kiritsugu have finally been 'revealed' to us.
This really wasn't supposed to happen. Everything that we've been told in the episode really led us in the wrong direction. For starters, Rider and Waver are supposed to be resting and recovering, with Rider specifically saying that he will need till nightfall to recover completely. They don't appear to readying any kind of attack. In fact, we actually fear that they're going to be attacked while they're resting by Saber, who we know is looking for them at the behest of Kiritsugu. That's why it's even more amazing when the REVERSE happens and Iri is the one caught unawareness, our expectations have been completely turned on their head.
I really like how Rider appears in this scene, or rather, how he doesn't. He attacks like some off-screen move monster and they make sure never to show him in shot fully to make his appearance and action more frightening to those who have been attacked. Also, this makes us question why Rider is operating on his own at this point because this doesn't seem like the kind of thing that Waver would plot. As has been mentioned above Rider's appearance and actions really aren't in line with what we've seen so far and so coercion makes a lot of sense.
I really like how Rider appears in this scene, or rather, how he doesn't. He attacks like some off-screen move monster and they make sure never to show him in shot fully to make his appearance and action more frightening to those who have been attacked. Also, this makes us question why Rider is operating on his own at this point because this doesn't seem like the kind of thing that Waver would plot. As has been mentioned above Rider's appearance and actions really aren't in line with what we've seen so far and so coercion makes a lot of sense.
Great stuff all round.
Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin Specials 1-4:
Behold, the very final gasp of Anime no Chikara: the BD shorts from the show that killed the block. This was basically a half-episode featuring young Maya and her one tomboy friend as they try to take care of a tsuchinoko, a serpentine creature from Japanese folklore. The shorts are decently humorous as the kids are totally oblivious to the fact that the tsuchinoko isnt remotely affectionate and, moreover, is actively trying to kill them every chance that it gets.
Kid Maya is kind of creepy-looking because she retains her older selfs permanent scowl even when shes happy. Cute, harmless little vignettes, though. RIP Seikimatsu, I suppose well always have the occasional haruyama fanart, at least.
Behold, the very final gasp of Anime no Chikara: the BD shorts from the show that killed the block. This was basically a half-episode featuring young Maya and her one tomboy friend as they try to take care of a tsuchinoko, a serpentine creature from Japanese folklore. The shorts are decently humorous as the kids are totally oblivious to the fact that the tsuchinoko isnt remotely affectionate and, moreover, is actively trying to kill them every chance that it gets.
Kid Maya is kind of creepy-looking because she retains her older selfs permanent scowl even when shes happy. Cute, harmless little vignettes, though. RIP Seikimatsu, I suppose well always have the occasional haruyama fanart, at least.
Oh you.
Also it's not quite back peddling.
What if the anime has 110 episodes? Should they give up? And if it's 99 episodes, is it almost the same as giving up?
Space Bros 08
Maybe its because of the music, but this show just really strikes a chord with me. I love it so much. Its such a feel good kind of show and the staff has done a really great job of making Mutta an extremely likeable character. You root for him with everything you've got to succeed. The dog....is cute. I'll admit it. fuck.
Maybe its because of the music, but this show just really strikes a chord with me. I love it so much. Its such a feel good kind of show and the staff has done a really great job of making Mutta an extremely likeable character. You root for him with everything you've got to succeed. The dog....is cute. I'll admit it. fuck.
Saint Seiya Omega 6-7
This tournament arc highlighted what has been bothering me about this anime for some time. I feel like they are taking the lazy approach of Avatar and just making this elemental attacks spam. I really wish they would get more creative with their powers as they go on cause right now only Yuna had a good fight in the tournament so far.
This tournament arc highlighted what has been bothering me about this anime for some time. I feel like they are taking the lazy approach of Avatar and just making this elemental attacks spam. I really wish they would get more creative with their powers as they go on cause right now only Yuna had a good fight in the tournament so far.
Koga and Soma match being rendered to just laser beams at the end was disappointing as well. I'm looking forward to Eden fight against a named character. Wonder how they will nerf his thunder attacks so they don't insta paralyze you.
101 episodes is like surrendering to the Germans in WWII.
Sorry, Homura, but you're up against Suzuha this time.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
It doesn't say "DVD&blu-ray combo" like the others though
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
The biggest thing I'm worried about for Muv-Luv is that it's based on a spinoff of a sequel and is going to lose a lot in the adaptation process to make it approachable for anyone unfamiliar with the series.
Also, it's going to debut at Anime Expo. Well, that's not something I'm worried about, just an extra factoid.
Also, it's going to debut at Anime Expo. Well, that's not something I'm worried about, just an extra factoid.
Dedication Through Light
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Not even 26? Though I kind of agree.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Total Eclipse uses a different main cast from the Muv-Luv Unlimited, Extra, and Alternative. It's pretty much just standard mecha fight for the world kinda stuff.
Ultimadrago
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Crash Station
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There's a few like TTGL, but it isn't common.
The world is trying to tear Envelap and me apart.
I hope you didn't vote for Victorique. Because if you did....
Anyway, no difficult choices for me, but a fair amount of abstains:
Ice Lightning
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Chobits - END
Though I felt the ending was quite quick and left a lot open to wonder what happened with Hideki, Chi, and the others after the last episode I enjoyed watching this series. Though Chi was adorable, Sumomo,
was so much cuter
especially after watching the Chibits special.
Though I felt the ending was quite quick and left a lot open to wonder what happened with Hideki, Chi, and the others after the last episode I enjoyed watching this series. Though Chi was adorable, Sumomo,
and maybe Kotoko,
and somewhat crazed in thinking
Chibits is by far the best thing about Chobits.
R_thanatos
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But you cant stop this kind of bleeding with nen unless you have a specific hability.. for this purpose ( managing your body ) .
At best with a strenghtning nen you can close wounds given that those type can regen quickly ( like gon ).
I hope you didn't vote for Victorique. Because if you did....
Anyway, no difficult choices for me, but a fair amount of abstains:
It is highly unfair to put Homuhomu against CHARLES.
That's fucking mean.
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