I'm guessing the rest of the series is going to lead up to some kind of roller coaster of nerd rage at the ending or something that will lead to me writing a rant at the end.
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Spring Anime 2012 III | AITAKATTA YES!
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I'm guessing the rest of the series is going to lead up to some kind of roller coaster of nerd rage at the ending or something that will lead to me writing a rant at the end.
Dedication Through Light
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The anime got so gripping, my emotions.
Don't recall anyone raging at the ending
I'm looking forward to the rest. I might pull a late nighter to finish it up...
Good! It would suck if an anime of this caliber had a shitty ending.
If you haven't watched it already, come join me on the Stein's Gate train.
Chet Rippo
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Should I watch Genshiken or Lovely Complex?
Lovely Complex.
Sailor Moon S 118
Nice silly episode although Chibiusa's blue dress returned. Long time viewers know what this means. smh The very sudden shifts of of Tomoe's face between with and without shadow was really neat.
The Death Busters are so damn laid back at times. Professor Tomoe went to buy snacks for a company function after this scene. No joke.
Surreal episode time.
Second half with the gambling daimon reminded me quite a bit of the D'Arby episode of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Seemed like a spoof with the blatant cheating rather than the smoothness of D'Arby, the weird bets, the trapped senshi, and this being their only option.
Or maybe I'm just reading too much into this and it's just a trope I'm not altogether familiar with.
Nice silly episode although Chibiusa's blue dress returned. Long time viewers know what this means. smh The very sudden shifts of of Tomoe's face between with and without shadow was really neat.
The Death Busters are so damn laid back at times. Professor Tomoe went to buy snacks for a company function after this scene. No joke.
Surreal episode time.
Second half with the gambling daimon reminded me quite a bit of the D'Arby episode of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Seemed like a spoof with the blatant cheating rather than the smoothness of D'Arby, the weird bets, the trapped senshi, and this being their only option.
Or maybe I'm just reading too much into this and it's just a trope I'm not altogether familiar with.
Oh yeah, this was one of the best episodes of the season. Tomoe being a normal guy and falling asleep on his front porch, senshi gambling (and especially Rei jenga, which I'm glad you chose to screencap), and JUUUUUUUMANJI. I recall there being a stretch of fairly routine episodes before this which made the return to quality humor very much welcomed
sorry Hito, I just didn't like 117, even if it was an Ikuhara episode.
Future Boy Conan 6
Good fast paced episode and a lot of stuff and new revelations happened. We got a rough idea about Lepka's plan and how much of an asshole he is. Dyce
Have no idea how Conan was still able to walk after that jump.
changed sides pretty quickly and rebelled against Industria. Though he is not technically an ally of Conan, more of the enemy of my enemy is my friend. I loved his plan to sneak in and his costume change.
Fate/Zero 23
Okay, for real now.. I might be the only one in here that isn't really feeling this show. Maybe the Fate/ universe isn't for me or whatever. There are some interesting ideas, and the animation is pretty great (though the abundant use of CG for almost every effect is somewhat boring), but the story hasn't gripped me. Obviously Kiritsugu has the most interesting history, but that's already dealt with. The scenes have some really great atmosphere and tension at times, like when Kiritsugu and Maiya are out snipping and sneaking, but it's often broken up by long and pointless battles like the one with Caster. Whole show just got straight up silly for me with that. Rider's recent encounter was just the same hat trick with zero thinking or planning behind it. Is it just me? I feel like this show has had several chances to be genuinely great, but decides mediocrity every time in almost every area except for animation and voice acting. The best parts have been Rin's adventure, and Kiritsugu's flashback eps. Everything else has been boring :/ even all the girls wear pants, like Saber, Waver, etc..
Okay, for real now.. I might be the only one in here that isn't really feeling this show. Maybe the Fate/ universe isn't for me or whatever. There are some interesting ideas, and the animation is pretty great (though the abundant use of CG for almost every effect is somewhat boring), but the story hasn't gripped me. Obviously Kiritsugu has the most interesting history, but that's already dealt with. The scenes have some really great atmosphere and tension at times, like when Kiritsugu and Maiya are out snipping and sneaking, but it's often broken up by long and pointless battles like the one with Caster. Whole show just got straight up silly for me with that. Rider's recent encounter was just the same hat trick with zero thinking or planning behind it. Is it just me? I feel like this show has had several chances to be genuinely great, but decides mediocrity every time in almost every area except for animation and voice acting. The best parts have been Rin's adventure, and Kiritsugu's flashback eps. Everything else has been boring :/ even all the girls wear pants, like Saber, Waver, etc..
Nice.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Hashire Melos! (1992)
Let it be known that the combined talent of men like Satoshi Kon, Hiroyuki Okiura, Mitsuo Iso, and Masaaki Osumi all played a wondrous part in crafting this fine film.
It certainly has flaws: the authenticity of the character designs, notably of Melos and his sister, feels a bit off. Ettinger made a good point of pointing out how generic his design is, although I think Celine looks plenty Greek to me. And there's only so much historical accuracy you're going to get before something like that shows up and ruins the fun. One final niggle would be how they revealed the fate of Syracuse's reigning King Dionysius II, who is merely deposed
. Not cool—things like that don't just happen before the Common Era, and it would have been more interesting if he had kept on to his rule following the climax of the story.
But that's got more to do with the Japanese short-story itself, rather than the anime adaptation (of which this is the second). Overall: this film was amazing. And it feels like an Osumi work, through-and-through.
Couldn't be bothered to provide snaps for this one, because the picture quality is horrible. Never mind imgur's compression and all, because this OVA's on videotape!
Let it be known that the combined talent of men like Satoshi Kon, Hiroyuki Okiura, Mitsuo Iso, and Masaaki Osumi all played a wondrous part in crafting this fine film.
It certainly has flaws: the authenticity of the character designs, notably of Melos and his sister, feels a bit off. Ettinger made a good point of pointing out how generic his design is, although I think Celine looks plenty Greek to me. And there's only so much historical accuracy you're going to get before something like that shows up and ruins the fun. One final niggle would be how they revealed the fate of Syracuse's reigning King Dionysius II, who is merely deposed
by his own people
But that's got more to do with the Japanese short-story itself, rather than the anime adaptation (of which this is the second). Overall: this film was amazing. And it feels like an Osumi work, through-and-through.
Couldn't be bothered to provide snaps for this one, because the picture quality is horrible. Never mind imgur's compression and all, because this OVA's on videotape!
If you can't enjoy Rider, that's on you.
Yes.
Damn them for not wearing short skirts and flashing their panties every scene.
Femmeworth
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You make that sound like a bad thing.
It would seem that they've released the first trailer for Code:Breaker:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwX6i5dLBzE
Let me know how it looks; Bandai Visual apparently still doesn't want people in the US to watch their videos right away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwX6i5dLBzE
Let me know how it looks; Bandai Visual apparently still doesn't want people in the US to watch their videos right away.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Going to do a fuller write-up on Hashire Melos when I get the time. It deserves more attention.
Jormungand 11
Hmm, the inconsistency in naming countries is really jarring at times but whatever, it's the least of this shows issues.
Hmm, the inconsistency in naming countries is really jarring at times but whatever, it's the least of this shows issues.
Ugo 
ya~
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Why does everyone hate Luffy anyway?
hosannainexcelsis
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I really enjoyed Ryosuke Nakamura's version of this story in Aoi Bungaku, and I've heard great things about this one, so I certainly look forward to getting around to it.
He's loud, brash, annoying, dense, idiotic, obnoxious, insensitive, etc., etc. He's that 10 year old brat running around and stepping on everyone's toes at a family gathering. I just want to strangle him.
Chet Rippo
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Yes, but which one first?
I guess she needs all that hair to counterbalance her huge tits.Ladies versus Butlers 2-3
Femmeworth
Banned
I think all that hair would snap her neck.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Isn't that the point of the shounen protagonist? And funny enough, that also could be a description of Spongebob!
Oh yes, the other show with the troll girlfriend. I guess that's three, so it has to be a trope now.
hosannainexcelsis
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I've seen shounen with much better protagonists, such as YYH, FMA, Gintama, even Toriko. And I don't like Spongebob!
I mean, I'm sure Luffy was designed to appeal to young boys, but it doesn't work for me.
Femmeworth
Banned
Blu-ray is supposed to be crap.
Blu-ray is an upscale last I saw. I lost interest after reading that.
Ultimadrago
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Science!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Dragoon En Regalia
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Heard about that one as well. You seen any Osumi yet? Think of it like a Takahata work, though they are different in some areas.
hosannainexcelsis
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Yes, I've seen what he directed of the first Lupin series.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Neat. The backgrounds are a lot better in this film than they were in his Lupin stuff, which I think is interesting. Osumi never cared for backgrounds back when he did Lupinhe just left the non-directing stuff to the rest of the staff, like an anime outsider probably would.
Femmeworth
Banned
Jex
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I've always wanted to watch Melos but I just can't watch VHS/LD stuff.
Sounds like a personal problem.
Dragoon En Regalia
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It was oft-painful to watch any scene with the characters off in the background. So grainy!
Femmeworth
Banned
Are you saying that you would watch something on VHS in this day and age? I assume LD is much better, but I've never watched one.
Sankarea 5
Welp, I wonder how much of this ep will be changed for the BD's.
Welp, I wonder how much of this ep will be changed for the BD's.
upscale was worse than the dvd's
Dragoon En Regalia
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IDK if this was VHS or LD, to be honest. Information's scarce. Either way: the visual quality leaves something to be desired.
I feel like we're trying to find play Faye Valentine's secret tape in this thread.
I feel like we're trying to find play Faye Valentine's secret tape in this thread.
Jex
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If those are the only available versions I would watch them.
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