Dragoon En Regalia
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Spring Anime 2012 III | AITAKATTA YES!
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Jex
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That's pretty interesting. I wonder why people collect it, presumably the fujoshi market or the fact that comedy has good rewatch value.
chickdigger802
Banned
Makes sense. Simpson dvds are probably my most used dvds I own. Season 8 <3
Ultimadrago
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You have to pay for that kind of service.
Chest analysis doesn't grow on trees!
Kokoro Connect 1 (A part)
NicoNico advance live stream (A-part only) just ended.
They're doing a live performance of the opening song now.
Wow this seems pretty cool.
Characters are fun, somewhat real-ish tone (has some comedic character interaction but it's not a wacky crazy thing), animation is expressive.
The body-swapping thing seems to be not a permanent state but rather something that switches back and forth (at least at this point). Looks like it's going to explore the ramifications of this happening to them.
Hopefully they can keep up the quality.
Iori's beauty mark, which moves when she talks, bugged me a little because from the front their noses are also drawn as dots, so it gave me this odd feeling of her nose looking like a second dot on her face rather than representing her nose.
NicoNico advance live stream (A-part only) just ended.
They're doing a live performance of the opening song now.
Wow this seems pretty cool.
Characters are fun, somewhat real-ish tone (has some comedic character interaction but it's not a wacky crazy thing), animation is expressive.
The body-swapping thing seems to be not a permanent state but rather something that switches back and forth (at least at this point). Looks like it's going to explore the ramifications of this happening to them.
Hopefully they can keep up the quality.
Iori's beauty mark, which moves when she talks, bugged me a little because from the front their noses are also drawn as dots, so it gave me this odd feeling of her nose looking like a second dot on her face rather than representing her nose.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Other than the RAMBALDI DEVICE and the pseudo-ARG in the first season, I don't really remember anything about Alias.
Well, I suppose my frame of reference here is Avatar/Korra when it comes to drawing from random sources in Western fantasy.
I just don't watch fantasy shows really. I suppose I've seen a couple, but they didn't really have anything that stood out to me other than sharing the same Mark Twain "contemporary dude ends up in fantasy magic land" premise.
Even the best player isn't immune to hax after all!
That and Rookie of the Year are the two baseball movies I remember. I think I was too young when I watched Field of Dreams, because I can't remember anything about it other than that famous line.
The real world setting worked because they could make smart ass cultural references and not be out of place. Like making a MacGyver or Star Trek reference - or even having the dude who plays Homer guest star on the show and then make a Simpsons reference.I doubt there's any possible decent explanation for something like that, unfortunately.
I mean, in most other science fiction, people don't make cultural references because people really don't want to think about what kind of music people in the 27th century enjoy or if Big Bang Theory is still running in its 347th season on Space-CBS, so it was refreshing to see a science fiction world that was essentially as rich as the real world.
Of course, I'm sure they also didn't think that the US would be embroiled in a decade long war when they first made the show.
I'm sure being dependant on the USAF for their guns and technical expertise didn't help either, since all of their scripts were vetted by the military. The closest the franchise gets to referencing real events is when you find out that Shephard is an Afghan war vet during Atlantis' run.
It should have just been about racing. Funny enough though, it has more piracy than Space Pirates.That, yeah... though a not insanely stupid older princess was really needed too.
Chet Rippo
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Chest analysis?
Dragoon En Regalia
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It grows somewhere, I know that much. We're talking about vestigial mammary teats here!
Jex
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I have no idea what the actual reason for it is, it's just something that you'll notice if you watch enough anime. Presumably it's easier not to draw them, but I assume there's some other reason.
Unknown Soldier
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Fate/Zero 20:
Gen Urobuchi and ufotable emotionally punching me in the gut over and over again.
(F/SN spoilers)
I will say this about Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA, as an alternate universe story and the only one where the Holy Grail War never occurred, it is the only timeline where Ilya THIS IS A HUGE FUCKING SPOILER FOR F/SN I FUCKING WARNED YOU MOTHERFUCKER
. That alone justifies the existence of this manga and upcoming anime, because it's the only universe where Ilya
Gen Urobuchi and ufotable emotionally punching me in the gut over and over again.
(F/SN spoilers)
Knowing what Ilya's ultimate fate is destined to be, since she is a homunculus after all like Irisviel, only made me really sad when she was telling Kiritsugu to show Ilya the outside world she never had a chance to see. We all know what became of Ilya in F/SN, after all.
I will say this about Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA, as an alternate universe story and the only one where the Holy Grail War never occurred, it is the only timeline where Ilya THIS IS A HUGE FUCKING SPOILER FOR F/SN I FUCKING WARNED YOU MOTHERFUCKER
is not destined to die once the mana inside of her is spent.
has a happy ending.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Usually would be just looked-over to save time and hand-cramps, but I wonder if there are other reasons too.
Probably just the Japanese and their love for Ken Doll Anatomy™. Perfection above all else!
The Laws of the Sun
I was promised some sort of Xenu-level sort of indoctrination but I didn't see any of that. Instead I was privy to a well animated and well told tale about the sins of humanity and how we might best overcome them. It's a great cautionary tale and an interesting take on history itself. While this interpretation did have some fantastical elements, I can't help but feel there's a grain of truth in there that's worth exploring. I'd recommend this to anyone but only if they took time to explore some of the other movies on this subject matter as they build on one another and this particular one might be a little too deep for someone new to these ideas. I think I'm going to order some of Ryuho Okawa's books and see if I can't achieve some sort of better understanding of all this.
I was promised some sort of Xenu-level sort of indoctrination but I didn't see any of that. Instead I was privy to a well animated and well told tale about the sins of humanity and how we might best overcome them. It's a great cautionary tale and an interesting take on history itself. While this interpretation did have some fantastical elements, I can't help but feel there's a grain of truth in there that's worth exploring. I'd recommend this to anyone but only if they took time to explore some of the other movies on this subject matter as they build on one another and this particular one might be a little too deep for someone new to these ideas. I think I'm going to order some of Ryuho Okawa's books and see if I can't achieve some sort of better understanding of all this.
hosannainexcelsis
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It looks like a speck of dirt on my monitor; I want to rub it off. It's a nice idea as a distinguishing feature, but I don't think it comes off well.
Chet Rippo
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Kokoro Connect 1 (A part)
NicoNico advance live stream (A-part only) just ended.
They're doing a live performance of the opening song now.
Wow this seems pretty cool.
Characters are fun, somewhat real-ish tone (has some comedic character interaction but it's not a wacky crazy thing), animation is expressive.
The body-swapping thing seems to be not a permanent state but rather something that switches back and forth (at least at this point). Looks like it's going to explore the ramifications this happening to them.
Hopefully they can keep up the quality.
Iori's beauty mark, which moves when she talks, bugged me a little because from the front their noses are also drawn as dots, so it gave me this odd feeling of her nose looking like a second dot on her face rather than representing her nose.
Welp, I gotta watch this now.
Jex
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It's okay, Eureka 7 isn't really an essential series anyway.
Ultimadrago
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The Laws of the Sun
Give up all your Earthly pleasures and sit quietly under a tree while female dancers shake their rumps in your face.
This is the beginning of true enlightenment.,
Give up all your Earthly pleasures and sit quietly under a tree while female dancers shake their rumps in your face.
This is the beginning of true enlightenment.,
chickdigger802
Banned
Accel world 11
YES. less talking, more fighting. What's with all the fast speed close range fights in anime of the past week? It's like the good old days!
YES. less talking, more fighting. What's with all the fast speed close range fights in anime of the past week? It's like the good old days!
The Laws of the Sun
One must avoid the sins of solar power and technology and find the true path to enlightenment through the power of love. Only then will the Eternal Buddha pop his boner of enlightenment and spread the truth throughout the dark pits of hell. It is the way of Buddha-nature.
One must avoid the sins of solar power and technology and find the true path to enlightenment through the power of love. Only then will the Eternal Buddha pop his boner of enlightenment and spread the truth throughout the dark pits of hell. It is the way of Buddha-nature.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Summer Anime 2012 | We believe in Happy Science!
Crash Station
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Hunter x Hunter R 36
Same quality animation as last week. There was a real sense of weight and speed behind each punch and it was awesome. Gon vs Hisoka has always been one of my favorite fights and it's great to see it again, now better than ever.
Looks like there's hope for this adaptation after all.
Same quality animation as last week. There was a real sense of weight and speed behind each punch and it was awesome. Gon vs Hisoka has always been one of my favorite fights and it's great to see it again, now better than ever.
Looks like there's hope for this adaptation after all.
Jex
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Well, the material that I've seen seems to suggest otherwise.
Unknown Soldier
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The sequel will air later this year and star Ilya. Believe.
Fate/Zero 21:
I think it's a testament to how effectively we are led to hate the world of Mages and the soulless abominations who populate it scheming and stabbing each others' backs that at the end of this episode, I didn't feel a thing. It was a completely different feeling from the end of the last episode where I felt like I had gotten punched in the stomach. The way the show invests you emotionally in some characters while turning you away from others is just one of the things which demonstrates mastery of storytelling, both from Urobuchi's original novel and then from this anime adaptation.
bababouille
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I really liked Sora no Woto's character design and how they were animated so this is a sure-watch for me. It had this obvious KyoAni vibe but something about the animation made them look more real.Kokoro Connect 1 (A part)
NicoNico advance live stream (A-part only) just ended.
They're doing a live performance of the opening song now.
Wow this seems pretty cool.
Characters are fun, somewhat real-ish tone (has some comedic character interaction but it's not a wacky crazy thing), animation is expressive.
The body-swapping thing seems to be not a permanent state but rather something that switches back and forth (at least at this point). Looks like it's going to explore the ramifications of this happening to them.
Hopefully they can keep up the quality.
Iori's beauty mark, which moves when she talks, bugged me a little because from the front their noses are also drawn as dots, so it gave me this odd feeling of her nose looking like a second dot on her face rather than representing her nose.
chickdigger802
Banned
Acchi kocchi 11
Cute is Cute is Cute but cute cute cute.
Cute is Cute is Cute but cute cute cute.
Jex
Member
Lies. By your measure, Space Pirates should be the best thing ever.
But ANN says...
A Black Falcon
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Oh right, that, I remember this now. I read the two chapters of the manga that were translated and liked them, but the translation didn't continue. I'm definitely looking forward to this.Kokoro Connect 1 (A part)
NicoNico advance live stream (A-part only) just ended.
They're doing a live performance of the opening song now.
Wow this seems pretty cool.
Characters are fun, somewhat real-ish tone (has some comedic character interaction but it's not a wacky crazy thing), animation is expressive.
The body-swapping thing seems to be not a permanent state but rather something that switches back and forth (at least at this point). Looks like it's going to explore the ramifications of this happening to them.
Hopefully they can keep up the quality.
Iori's beauty mark, which moves when she talks, bugged me a little because from the front their noses are also drawn as dots, so it gave me this odd feeling of her nose looking like a second dot on her face rather than representing her nose.
Jex
Member
FATE/ZERO 25- FINALE
5 MINS IN AND THIS IS JUST ONE BIG FUCKING TROLL
KARIIIYAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! THE DREAM WAS SO DAMN CLOSE
firehawk12
Subete no aware
That's between you, your hand, and your browser history!
Top ten anime of the 10s!
chickdigger802
Banned
There usually is something half decent every year.
I don't expect to see as good cg as f/z in most anime though ;P
Jex
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I feel like, simply by participating in this thread and reading those posts I am suffering too.
Unknown Soldier
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Fate/Zero 22:
Okay, so they required a total of 3 episodes to set up the big finale. I guess this is a good place for me to stop for the night and get ready for a bunch of shit to get real.
The amount of foreshadowing they have given Ilya is moderately admirable and probably reflects how popular her character got after the original release of F/SN. I guess that should have been obvious from the fact that she got her own spinoff manga which required an alternate universe
There's still plenty of Nasuverse stuff they can (re)adapt! Starting with Fate/Stay Night! If they wanted to sell a lot more $400 Blu-ray boxes, they could greenlight a new adaptation with 3 seasons of 26 episodes each covering all 3 original routes in sequence! That would keep ufotable busy until 2015 or so!
I really wonder what the budget for F/Z was. They sold a lot of $400 Blu-ray boxes and they are going to sell a lot more soon but I imagine the expense poured into this show was pretty significant compared to most animes these days.
Okay, so they required a total of 3 episodes to set up the big finale. I guess this is a good place for me to stop for the night and get ready for a bunch of shit to get real.
The amount of foreshadowing they have given Ilya is moderately admirable and probably reflects how popular her character got after the original release of F/SN. I guess that should have been obvious from the fact that she got her own spinoff manga which required an alternate universe
since she shares the same fate that Irisviel faced as an Einzbern homunculus.
There's still plenty of Nasuverse stuff they can (re)adapt! Starting with Fate/Stay Night! If they wanted to sell a lot more $400 Blu-ray boxes, they could greenlight a new adaptation with 3 seasons of 26 episodes each covering all 3 original routes in sequence! That would keep ufotable busy until 2015 or so!
I really wonder what the budget for F/Z was. They sold a lot of $400 Blu-ray boxes and they are going to sell a lot more soon but I imagine the expense poured into this show was pretty significant compared to most animes these days.
Jex
Member
This sums up Noein's story pretty well.
Some of it isn't even that confusing! They explain the many worlds/parallel worlds theory three times in the space of a handful of episodes. We get it!
chickdigger802
Banned
(after reading the last chapters and postface in the original novel
We really aren't going to get a show with the detail, class, writing, and scale of Fate/Zero ever again, are we.
Y'know despite not fully explaining certain details and having some weird pacing in the last few episodes (I dunno the BDs miiiight fix some of those issues but I won't hold my breath), I definitely think ufotable did an amazing job adapting the LN into an animated series. It's not a perfect show but after some time letting it all sink in, it may very well become one of my top favorite anime.
HxH 2011 36
They did a really good job with the fight these past two episodes so that gives me much more confidence in how they'll handle the upcoming Yorknew Arc. I did miss the music from the original series though.
They did a really good job with the fight these past two episodes so that gives me much more confidence in how they'll handle the upcoming Yorknew Arc. I did miss the music from the original series though.
You're good.
Crash Station
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Space Bros 13
Mutta should have used an air calculator. Abacuses are a bitch to work when running (so are calculators, but less so).
Show is still inspirational. Dem speeches.
Mutta should have used an air calculator. Abacuses are a bitch to work when running (so are calculators, but less so).
Show is still inspirational. Dem speeches.
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