Nah, series 1 was SynergySP, series 2 was JC Staff, and the movie was Manglobe.
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Nah, series 1 was SynergySP, series 2 was JC Staff, and the movie was Manglobe.
A Black Falcon
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I can see some of the combinations, but not a lot of them I'm sure, and yeah, I have no idea how the point determinations work.
As I've said, the goal is to skip to the national tournament, and entirely new material, as soon as possible, instead of having a series about Achiga doing the same things Kiyosumi did, but in a different place. I definitely wish that it was slower and had more stuff from before the national tournament, but that's not what they're doing, and it does work as is.
I started rewatching it before Achiga aired, actually... still working on it, I'm through ep. 8 or 9. now.
I don't think they quite match Kiyosumi, but they are a pretty good cast.The cast is really growing on me. Watching this makes me so warm and bubbly
On another note, one character seen in ep. 3 is ... a little different here ... from how she appears in the main Saki manga (she's fully clothed, but with her ... size, the manga versions might be borderline NSFW?): http://www.abload.de/img/mangavanimemikotduq4.jpg Yes, apparently those are both the same character. Of course the artists are different, but still... that's pretty different there.
In my opinion it's better off gone, but I'm sure we have opposite views on this.
Crash Station
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Master Keaton 27
I used to be a KGB agent like you, but then I took a fork to the knee
Heartcatch Precure 38-39
I like the music for the Heartcatch Orchestra, but that's about it. The giant punch at the end doesn't feel like enough of an upgrade.
Heartcatch Precure 40
0_o
I was not expecting this.
I used to be a KGB agent like you, but then I took a fork to the knee
and then fell off a balcony and died.
Heartcatch Precure 38-39
I like the music for the Heartcatch Orchestra, but that's about it. The giant punch at the end doesn't feel like enough of an upgrade.
Heartcatch Precure 40
0_o
I was not expecting this.
So Sasorina "dies" and then gets sent to some comatose woman? Is that what the desert messengers are; just dark versions of other people that may or may not be aware of it? In that case, what Dark Precure said to Yuri might make sense.
I really can't counter this point. I've been checkmated.
Don't fucking remind me of that scene. I nerd raged so hard at that.
Being such a stupid scene, I thought it was an entirely appropriate response to me having made such a stupid comment about Ricks Bread.
Man I forgot about all the rage over that scene.
Subconscious attraction to the only kind of girls who could fall for us?
oh no you didn't
Things are a bit wonky in the first few episodes with
Kagura's death
Kikyou's death
Meidou Zangetsuha storylines and Sesshoumaru's journey into Hell
the final battle against Naraku
Thank you. I was searching for that.
Was it about all of the flagrantly illegal chess moves or was it something else? I'm way overdue for a Geass rewatch.
It's impossible to have two kings next to each other in chess, it's impossible to checkmate with your king, and finally you just don't take their king.
Not to mention the whole idiocy of moving your king around willy-nilly.
I think the flagrant illegality of the move was acknowledged in the scene, but the justification for people letting it slide is some of the worst/best sort of "serious clever plan" writing imaginable.
"If I win, he loses... but that's just what he's expecting!"
KO Traveling Hobo
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Lelouch is a true mastermind. We cannot hope to understand the wheels within wheels of his actions.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Except Lelouch moved his king first. The entire thing stopped being a game of a chess and a game between two brothers.
A draw meant absolutely nothing so Schneizel decided to unmask Zero a bit. In the context of the scene Lelouch got owned by the illegal move since he's in a losing situation no matter what. He can call out ILLEGAL MOVE and look like a dork, he can just take the win and be like his father or he can just coward out.
A draw meant absolutely nothing so Schneizel decided to unmask Zero a bit. In the context of the scene Lelouch got owned by the illegal move since he's in a losing situation no matter what. He can call out ILLEGAL MOVE and look like a dork, he can just take the win and be like his father or he can just coward out.
Crash Station
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Oh cool, Choir Jail is out already? Awesome.
Like I said, stupid and hilarious.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Hunk of cheese, huh?
Lupin III TV (1971) 1
I'd read some poor impressions about this on here and I was left thinking it couldn't be that bad yet here I am. Lupin's a smirking unlikeable jerkass in this, this felt like watching a Speed Racer ep, and it's nothnig like I expected. I'd read the series picks up and the characters are established as something I'm more familiar with so looking forward to that at least.
Have you ever seen such grim determination?
I'd read some poor impressions about this on here and I was left thinking it couldn't be that bad yet here I am. Lupin's a smirking unlikeable jerkass in this, this felt like watching a Speed Racer ep, and it's nothnig like I expected. I'd read the series picks up and the characters are established as something I'm more familiar with so looking forward to that at least.
Have you ever seen such grim determination?
Motor noises in the background. said:
Yeah, a ton of Spring season OP/ED singles released today, including, for all you nano.RIPE fans, the Sankarea OP "Esoragoto".
hosannainexcelsis
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Once Miyazaki and Takahata come on board around episode 8, it becomes more consistent and more what you'd expect from later Lupin animation. I didn't ever find it that exceptional, but there are some fun capers to be had.
Is there a full Nise OST due for release any time soon? I've really been wanting a full version of Kaiki's theme.
The first episode is worth it just for SCOPION dude.
Yeah, looks like it's going to be bonus CDs with BD volumes 3 and 5, so late June and late August respectively.
hosannainexcelsis
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Yeah, that's done in the musical performance scenes to make it easier to present the musicians' movements accurately. Nodame Cantabile did the same thing, although the CG wasn't as good.
The only anime I've seen that properly animated musical performance with entirely 2D animation was Gauche the Cellist, and that was done by one guy over six years.
The playing of the other instruments is traditionally animated, though.
Meanwhile Key Plus Words and Futakome still isn't released. Dammit whose idea is it to bundled it with the DVDs?
Actually, let me slightly correct myself -- looking at the tracklists more closely, it seems the volume 2 bundle next month won't just have Futakotome, but also some OST songs, including one with the track name 魔手 ("evil influence").
I'm pretty sure Futakotome is being released like 3 months later or something.
Nope. Some scenes are touched up by animation, but the drums are definitely performance captured as well. You don't need CG for the trumpet because he just holds it there. Lol.
Typographenia
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Episode 11
All the cards on the table, Walpurgisnacht arrives, and Madoka on the battlefield?! NOOOO
I was pretty sure at the end of last episode it would end with Homura returning back to the start again, and I feel even more certain this time. I'm hoping it doesn't go that way, because I would like to be pleasantly surprised with the ending, but I wouldn't be angry.
Pretty weird having Madoka's family in the picture again, but even weirder having the teacher doing something not related to her relationship status. Kind of nice change for things.
Every time Kyubey tries to explain things, I find myself sighing aloud. He should just stop. I don't need to know. It's great that someone thought all of that stuff up, but it's not necessary, and it just sounds dumb when spoken aloud.
I'm sorry.
One more to go. : (
I was pretty sure at the end of last episode it would end with Homura returning back to the start again, and I feel even more certain this time. I'm hoping it doesn't go that way, because I would like to be pleasantly surprised with the ending, but I wouldn't be angry.
Pretty weird having Madoka's family in the picture again, but even weirder having the teacher doing something not related to her relationship status. Kind of nice change for things.
Every time Kyubey tries to explain things, I find myself sighing aloud. He should just stop. I don't need to know. It's great that someone thought all of that stuff up, but it's not necessary, and it just sounds dumb when spoken aloud.
I'm sorry.
One more to go. : (
A Letter to Momo's massive bombage continues. The number of screenings at Toho cinemas have taken a MASSIVE dive this week after a lackluster performance last week. They are cutting down from 154 screenings to a mere 57. This basically means the show is on its way out of cinemas. Anyone in Japan who wants to catch it on the big screen better watch it soon! Lulz.
Nah, it definitely seems to be a pack-in with vol. 2, releasing May 23. The amazon.co.jp description has 本編DISC＋特典CD（かれんビー主題歌「二言目」収録
.Hellsing321
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You really enjoy seeing things bomb.
Femmeworth
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Bleh. How hard is it to rotoscope someone's hands playing the piano?
The CG in Nodame Cantabile was the worst part, though I can't fully blame them for not wanting to animate an orchestra by hand.
Typographenia
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Yeah, they did a pretty good job matching the quality of the drawn stuff.
I was upset when I first noticed it, but I'm actually glad they decided to do it, since inaccurate instrument playing always bugged me in animation. I'll take a more representative playing of instruments if it means cg. : P
Also, dat umbrella.
But that would be the same. In the end it's performance capture and that is why it looks so smooth and accurate. Who cares how it's actually done.
Now, if you ask how hard it would be to hand animate something as accurate but with the touch of unique key framed animation, the answer is - fucking hard.
HeartCatch PreCure! 17
Erika's easily the genkiest genki-girl who ever genkied. I'm feelin' pretty sorry for Yuri.
Erika's easily the genkiest genki-girl who ever genkied. I'm feelin' pretty sorry for Yuri.
Looks infinitely better than the monstrosity that was the CG hands in Nodame Cantabile. watanabe's saving cg anime
Ano Natsu de Matteru Complete
For awhile there, I almost thought I'd regret buying the blurays with how the ending was turning out. But it turned out for the best. I would have been pretty happy though if they just ended with the movie and not the extra bit for happy ending. Since it did drive home the whole summer theme, which I came to terms to despite the tragedy that just occurred before hand. And it was a fantastic choice how they decided to play the entire ED, Yanagi Nagi is the best.
Chihayafuru S1? Complete
An absolute fantastic ride, but also being a fan of the sports genre really helped. I loved the personal developments and chemistry, but the Karuta matches were also just as interesting. While some folks might have hated the fact the finale wasn't focused at all on our main crew. I really appreciated that they did focus on who they did.
It made me excited for future prospects in terms of matches. Be it Arata vs Suo, or Arata v Taichi, and then Chihaya v Shinobu again. Suo and Shinobu are definitely the end game here, but it's interesting how there's even a gap between the two.
Although there is that other elephant in the room. . . The relationships. I've said it before, I'm still shipping for Taichi x Chihaya. And seeing how TV is, I think it could still be both ways. Unless manga has it differently where Chihaya did reject him or something. . . Here's hoping, but mostly, I hope we do get an S2 despite sales. I'll definitely pick it up domestically if they do bluray releases. Oh and one final bit, probably the best score in a show in quite some time. The usage/inserts really built the mood up for the proper moments, it felt like I was watching Hajime no Ippo again before "New Challenger". The sound direction was just that fantastic.
For awhile there, I almost thought I'd regret buying the blurays with how the ending was turning out. But it turned out for the best. I would have been pretty happy though if they just ended with the movie and not the extra bit for happy ending. Since it did drive home the whole summer theme, which I came to terms to despite the tragedy that just occurred before hand. And it was a fantastic choice how they decided to play the entire ED, Yanagi Nagi is the best.
Chihayafuru S1? Complete
An absolute fantastic ride, but also being a fan of the sports genre really helped. I loved the personal developments and chemistry, but the Karuta matches were also just as interesting. While some folks might have hated the fact the finale wasn't focused at all on our main crew. I really appreciated that they did focus on who they did.
Although . . . Shinobu, why'd you let yourself go?!
Although there is that other elephant in the room. . . The relationships. I've said it before, I'm still shipping for Taichi x Chihaya. And seeing how TV is, I think it could still be both ways. Unless manga has it differently where Chihaya did reject him or something. . . Here's hoping, but mostly, I hope we do get an S2 despite sales. I'll definitely pick it up domestically if they do bluray releases. Oh and one final bit, probably the best score in a show in quite some time. The usage/inserts really built the mood up for the proper moments, it felt like I was watching Hajime no Ippo again before "New Challenger". The sound direction was just that fantastic.
hosannainexcelsis
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What a tragedy. I guess. I mean, it's supposed to be a really good all-audience film, yeah?
I'll point out here that even Gauche the Cellist is not entirely accurate in its orchestra performances, outside the cellists. The movement of musicians is quite complicated and subtle, difficult to grasp if you don't have experience with the instrument. That of pianists is some of the most complicated of the lot.
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