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Spring Anime 2012 III | AITAKATTA YES!
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hosannainexcelsis
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I thought Madoka was really good when I watched it. Then I watched Blood-C and it was even better. Then I saw Fate/Zero and it was even better. Now I think back on Madoka, and I don't even think it's better than Wandering Son. So at best it's like the 4th best anime in the last year. Not very impressive. 
Ironically? That sounds like something a wannabe hipster would say.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Only on animegaf.
It's a truly wretched series. Awful in every possible way but the last few episodes are redemption.
talking dogs and cat daddys couldnt save it
I thought Madoka was really good when I watched it. Then I watched Blood-C and it was even better. Then I saw Fate/Zero and it was even better. Now I think back on Madoka, and I don't even think it's better than Wandering Son. So at best it's like the 4th best anime in the last year. Not very impressive.
Thats comparing it to shows that are completely different. I havent seen wandering son but I would put Madoka and Fate Zero on even ground in terms of my enjoyment. As for Blood C, thats troll tier along with Code Geass and Yami so it is absolutely incomparable.
Wheeljack539
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Eh, it depends. When I realized what they were gonna do after the fourth episode it became more of a game to see what little things they would change in the animation/camera views/clothes for the rest of the four episodes. The only thing that was really frustrating was realizing that they weren't going to do Disappearance as part of the tv series.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
What about a Watanabe hipster?
Gintama. And all you non-shounen bros can stuff it!
Chet Rippo
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Speaking of 2011 shows...
Manyuu Hikenchou 4
to some. Manyuu does not discriminate against any nipples. I need an insignia like this.
Manyuu Hikenchou 4
It sucks to swim with big boobs? who knew? It's a good episode showing how breasts don't mean everything
Maybe Yui, maybe...
Men almost never have nipples in anime or games either.
Which one? There are like 3 who qualify!
I dont think anybody actually does.
It's too bad you never actually became a full shonen bro. You could have watched five hundred+ episodes of One Piece and Naruto.
Cute things are not meant to be understood I guess.
Casshern Sins Ep. 24
Meh, whatever. I'm finally done with this show.
I was under the impression that Madoka was actually good from second hand impressions (haven't seen in yet) in animeGaf and won awards.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
A true hipster would know which one!
Why do that when I can rewatch Gintama two or three times?It's too bad you never actually became a full shonen bro. You could have watched five hundred+ episodes of One Piece and Naruto.
(I'm actually "looking forward" to seeing what they did for the dub of the Gintama movie. I hope they didn't turn it into a camp fest).
Chet Rippo
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Panties, panties, panties!
You could have watched five hundred+ episodes of One Piece and Naruto.
I regret the hundreds of Naruto episodes
But One Piece has too many good memories
why didnt you include Blech?
Yes but Madoka is quite old by now and everyone knows old anime is shit.
Guilty Crown 22 (FINAL) / A Certain Magical Index II 24 (FINAL)
I once knew someone from the Peace Corps. He spent his early 20-something in war torn nations rather bars. In the backwater holes of the world rather than in the arms of the women he sought to marry. In places where those power compete for corruption the same way neighboring restaurants compete for customers. The boy I saw leave and the man who I welcomed back into society were two different people. His speech was different. His habits were different. He often shook his head whenever he engaged in conversation, even if it was a positive subject. He and the girl that was waiting for him broke-up weeks ago his return. Eventually we started to talk less and less. When I confronted him about it, I simply asked him why. He responded, Ive seen some shit.
My first-world problem doesnt compare to my friends issues but what he told me that day didnt truly resonate until now. Its incredible what gets allowed on the air these days. Here we have two main characters, two students even: Shu and Touma. Despite their seemingly simple lives, they both have remarkable powers bestowed upon them. Powers that leave those whove witnessed them in awe, anger and disappointed. It is the power of bad writing. These two adolescents endure different paths and respond with different experiences. What was quite remarkable was just how different they were. Shu for instance, is very human. Hes been schooled in the art of melodrama. He loves to do 180s on his personality whenever something significant happens, sometimes it works (Episode 15) and sometimes it doesnt. I think what Shu has going for himself is that despite these shortcomings in how his character was written, at least the guy was flawed. Sometimes he didnt know the right answer to a situation, sometimes he got it completely wrong. So even if he was a nitwit at points, he was entertaining to watch as well. Touma, on the other hand, is a robot. He is a procedural robot that is stupid, unfunny and a total jackass of a protagonist. He lives in a city programmed to guide awful villainous robots to him so that he can lecture them on how wrong their perception of life is and how he has the right solution. He does this without fail. Then he saves the world and goes on to act like a modest asshole like he does every arc.
This is the tale of two characters and two shows, shows that revel in their ass pulls. That revel in their poorly written characters faced by poorly written scenarios. I must admit though, if there's one show that made me appreciate the good, it was Index II. Shu is nowhere near as bad as Touma. I would take a million Shus over an eighth of one Touma. I would rather take Shus melodrama over Toumas shitty goofy good guy persona. As bad as Shu is, at least hes human with flaws and shortcomings. Then there's their sidekicks. Inori is nowhere as bad as Index. Inori does not abuse the hand that feeds her and she is 5,000,000 times more useful than Index. For all the ass pulls that Guilty Crown commits, Index beats it by miles with every arc dealing with theology and it gives you a lecture on the subject too. As bad as Guilty Crown was, I'd be lying if it didn't keep me glued to my seat more often than not. It's got a good presentation about it all and the soundtrack slowly became a treat. Index II had nothing going for it aside from Misaka and MILFsaka. Index S1 and S2 are amongst the worst shows Ive ever forced myself to watch and Touma is THE worst main character Ive ever had the displeasure of watching. I cannot understand how a show this bad got two seasons, both two cours long. 1/5 for both shows.
Ive seen some shit, is right. Its enough to make you a cynic. Enough to make you quit anime. But you dont. Instead you learn to appreciate. Like a man who was stuck in the desert for weeks learns to appreciate a glass of clean water. You appreciate.
Now I begin Railgun alongside two shows I've dropped in the past: Nichijou and Hanasaku Iroha, two shows that I've wanted to like but couldn't hold my interest. After what I've seen, that shouldn't be the case anymore.
I once knew someone from the Peace Corps. He spent his early 20-something in war torn nations rather bars. In the backwater holes of the world rather than in the arms of the women he sought to marry. In places where those power compete for corruption the same way neighboring restaurants compete for customers. The boy I saw leave and the man who I welcomed back into society were two different people. His speech was different. His habits were different. He often shook his head whenever he engaged in conversation, even if it was a positive subject. He and the girl that was waiting for him broke-up weeks ago his return. Eventually we started to talk less and less. When I confronted him about it, I simply asked him why. He responded, Ive seen some shit.
My first-world problem doesnt compare to my friends issues but what he told me that day didnt truly resonate until now. Its incredible what gets allowed on the air these days. Here we have two main characters, two students even: Shu and Touma. Despite their seemingly simple lives, they both have remarkable powers bestowed upon them. Powers that leave those whove witnessed them in awe, anger and disappointed. It is the power of bad writing. These two adolescents endure different paths and respond with different experiences. What was quite remarkable was just how different they were. Shu for instance, is very human. Hes been schooled in the art of melodrama. He loves to do 180s on his personality whenever something significant happens, sometimes it works (Episode 15) and sometimes it doesnt. I think what Shu has going for himself is that despite these shortcomings in how his character was written, at least the guy was flawed. Sometimes he didnt know the right answer to a situation, sometimes he got it completely wrong. So even if he was a nitwit at points, he was entertaining to watch as well. Touma, on the other hand, is a robot. He is a procedural robot that is stupid, unfunny and a total jackass of a protagonist. He lives in a city programmed to guide awful villainous robots to him so that he can lecture them on how wrong their perception of life is and how he has the right solution. He does this without fail. Then he saves the world and goes on to act like a modest asshole like he does every arc.
This is the tale of two characters and two shows, shows that revel in their ass pulls. That revel in their poorly written characters faced by poorly written scenarios. I must admit though, if there's one show that made me appreciate the good, it was Index II. Shu is nowhere near as bad as Touma. I would take a million Shus over an eighth of one Touma. I would rather take Shus melodrama over Toumas shitty goofy good guy persona. As bad as Shu is, at least hes human with flaws and shortcomings. Then there's their sidekicks. Inori is nowhere as bad as Index. Inori does not abuse the hand that feeds her and she is 5,000,000 times more useful than Index. For all the ass pulls that Guilty Crown commits, Index beats it by miles with every arc dealing with theology and it gives you a lecture on the subject too. As bad as Guilty Crown was, I'd be lying if it didn't keep me glued to my seat more often than not. It's got a good presentation about it all and the soundtrack slowly became a treat. Index II had nothing going for it aside from Misaka and MILFsaka. Index S1 and S2 are amongst the worst shows Ive ever forced myself to watch and Touma is THE worst main character Ive ever had the displeasure of watching. I cannot understand how a show this bad got two seasons, both two cours long. 1/5 for both shows.
Ive seen some shit, is right. Its enough to make you a cynic. Enough to make you quit anime. But you dont. Instead you learn to appreciate. Like a man who was stuck in the desert for weeks learns to appreciate a glass of clean water. You appreciate.
Now I begin Railgun alongside two shows I've dropped in the past: Nichijou and Hanasaku Iroha, two shows that I've wanted to like but couldn't hold my interest. After what I've seen, that shouldn't be the case anymore.
Dedication Through Light
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Toriko 58
The sound blast and thunder attack was stunning. Im guessing Zebra is the strongest of the four kings?
The sound blast and thunder attack was stunning. Im guessing Zebra is the strongest of the four kings?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
WiiU sequel to Tank! Tank! Tank!
If only we could find a way to mix them both.
I realize this, which makes it all the more frightening. Here's my first attempt:
Needs that token B+.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Mad Bull 34 "Quite possibly the best bad anime ever made." And it's directed by Satoshi Dezaki, who's related if you're wondering.
I'd watch it.
I'd watch it.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
There is no dub and it still got an A! Moneyhat!
These are more of an experiment in "what if x series was licensed for NA release and reviewed by ANN?"
hosannainexcelsis
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You are an inspiration to us all.
I think you're going to need some serious therapy.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
That's so meta~. I mean, that's just gic. Truly post-modern fare.
Chet Rippo
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I realize this, which makes it all the more frightening. Here's my first attempt:
Uhuh...
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