Oh yeah, Anderson was definitely a cool character, too bad he didn't a lot of screentime.
Well, when you try to cover 4 light novels in 10 episodes, that's what happens.
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Spring Anime 2012 III | AITAKATTA YES!
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Well, when you try to cover 4 light novels in 10 episodes, that's what happens.
Basileus777
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Dusk Maiden of Amnesia 12
The show as a whole certainly surpassed whatever expectations I had coming in, it ended up being something more than just a some silly harem/fanservice ghost moe show.
I was hopeful/glad that they were going to go through with the bittersweet ending instead of some fluffy happy ending, but of course they had to have Yuuko reappear at the end. Despite that, this episode was well done and this show has handled these emotional moments effectively.
Hyouka 10
I really loved this episode.
As for the mystery itself,
I really loved this episode.
Irisu is really an interesting character and I enjoyed her commanding presence when she was talking to Houtarou earlier on in the episode.
As for the mystery itself,
I loved the reveal. I honestly didn't expect the 7th character theory proposed by the crazy girl to have some truth to it. It's like the perfect plot twist to be written by an amateur mystery writer like Hongou.
As the episode was nearing its end, I kept thinking to myself, is that it? What about the whole Hongou isn't real theory that kept popping up online? And then bam, Mayaka just brings up the whole rope thing and the episode ends on such a high note.
I really feel like Irisu knew that the cameraman theory was wrong, but she just played along with Houtarou's theory to help her real motive for asking him for help. Chitanda's reaction in the end of the episode was very curious and I suspect that she knew Houtarou was wrong, but she didn't want to tell him about it.
As the episode was nearing its end, I kept thinking to myself, is that it? What about the whole Hongou isn't real theory that kept popping up online? And then bam, Mayaka just brings up the whole rope thing and the episode ends on such a high note.
I really feel like Irisu knew that the cameraman theory was wrong, but she just played along with Houtarou's theory to help her real motive for asking him for help. Chitanda's reaction in the end of the episode was very curious and I suspect that she knew Houtarou was wrong, but she didn't want to tell him about it.
Ultimadrago
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Hyouka 10
Oreki's New motto:
Anyways, this episode supposedly finishes this new mystery arc
The film
, so no big deal, right?
I guess it comes down to integrity? There's no weight behind this reasoning, however. I, as the viewer, just see this as an unnecessary clip-on to what seems like a largely fulfilled situation. For all I know, it'll only take up five minutes of the next episode.
Thus far, I wouldn't put them above using up twenty plus minutes next time to answer
You know what? Scrap all this adaption tomfoolery. *crumbles remaining Hyouka scripts* Better idea:
You know, if Satoshi
and then attempts to
Oreki out of extreme
which leads to a heart-pumping city wide chase and intellectual competition balancing on the definition of survival and death over several episodes. That would be greeeeat. Thaaaaanks.
Okay, maybe no one would like that, but hell if I care. It'd finally give me some species of "kick" out of this thing.
You tell 'em, sister.
Oreki's New motto:
"Durr hurr, I'm special!"
Anyways, this episode supposedly finishes this new mystery arc
(or does it?)
ends up being finished by Oreki, but after the viewing there's a "twist" as he didn't include the rope that was reportedly requested from Hongou.
The screening audience seemed to like it enough
I guess it comes down to integrity? There's no weight behind this reasoning, however. I, as the viewer, just see this as an unnecessary clip-on to what seems like a largely fulfilled situation. For all I know, it'll only take up five minutes of the next episode.
Thus far, I wouldn't put them above using up twenty plus minutes next time to answer
"Duuuuur, what was the rope for?"
You know what? Scrap all this adaption tomfoolery. *crumbles remaining Hyouka scripts* Better idea:
You know, if Satoshi
murders Chitanda or Ibara
snuff
jealousy
Okay, maybe no one would like that, but hell if I care. It'd finally give me some species of "kick" out of this thing.
Madarame and Saki are the best characters in the series, though the anime may not make this entirely clear.
Let's take out all of the characters that make the anime interesting and stick the least likable character alone in a room with the female to make an awkward situation! I'm only about 12 minutes into the episode, but this has been dragging on way too long already.
Episode 9 is one of the few times I think the anime version of Genshiken is actually superior to the manga. It is twenty-four minutes of pure awkward, and it's basically unwatchable. You just wanna get the fuck out of there. It's brilliant.
I like them in a group, but not individually like that. I found the first half of that episode to be pretty boring to be honest. It just wasn't going anywhere and it's like you said - 24 minutes of them just sitting around being awkward. I get what they were going for, but it just didn't work for me.
Granted, by the end of the episode it did improve. I felt bad for Madarame after Saki socked him.
A Black Falcon
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Ignore those other people, it's a good idea. A very good idea, in fact.
One other thing is that even if they somehow did go to the same school, though it seems unlikely given the distance between the two places, Saki wasn't playing mahjong again yet anyway... that didn't happen until she met Nodoka, of course.
As for the picture dramas though, I think that they're supposed to be canon... some of the stuff in them does only happen in the picture dramas, that is true, but other things come from the manga.
Also, if the picture dramas weren't canon, then we'd be minus one pretty entertaining tsundere moment from Nodoka admitting her feelings for Saki...
As for the picture dramas though, I think that they're supposed to be canon... some of the stuff in them does only happen in the picture dramas, that is true, but other things come from the manga.
Also, if the picture dramas weren't canon, then we'd be minus one pretty entertaining tsundere moment from Nodoka admitting her feelings for Saki...
Indoctrinated? How so?
The pacing of the whole show is pretty crazy of course... but yeah, it does leave very little time to give much characterization for the other girls of the other teams. We do learn some about the other Senriyama girls in Toki's flashbacks, though, so there is that little bit at least.
I think I'd like to see a Biyori anime. Sure, it wouldn't continue the plot, but it'd be quite entertaining.
I hope you've reconsidered your disapproval, but that the show is indeed pretty good should be fairly well suggested from all the praise it's gotten here...
AKB0048 8
AITAKATTA AITAKATTA AITAKATTA. Not even broken frames can possibly stop the sheer raw power of the idols!!!It's a shame that the DES failed yet again in bringing down the increasingly sick, sad and depraved idol culture.
to be next stage
Rooting for the DES? How could you...
It's a crazy show, but crazy awesome for sure.
It was great to see when the current Takamina finally was convinced that she should try, because her dreams matter too... she'd forgotten that, in her depression. I really liked the part where her friend showed her how she was wrong. And yeah, the battle was cool too.
A certain tag is based on the part where Madarame imagines them talking about lighting.
Hyouka 10
Pretty awesome episode.
Pretty awesome episode.
I particularly liked the scene where we get a shot of Satoshi's face clouded over during the end of his discussion with Hotaro. Pretty impressive delivery of emotion in a split second scene, we get to see that little bit of jealousy in Satoshi, or maybe it was disappointment in himself. The bit with Mayaka showing the others how the direction of the movie could be improved was pretty meta. I'm inclined to think that Hotaro is at least partially correct with his deduction, particularly if Hongou was indeed searching for a 7th actor. I'm also still not convinced that Hongou is even a real person though. The show continues to ask us "Why didn't she ask EBA", presumably referring to why Irisu went to Hotaru instead of Hongou's supposed "closest friend" Eba. Maybe Eba wrote the script but was unhappy with how production went and refused to tell the production crew the rest of the story?
It seemed like she did, but who knows. Perhaps she went with Hotaru's conclusion because it seemed close enough, and she was under a deadline to finish the film. With regards to Chitanda, given that she is a friend of Irisu, maybe she found something out about Hongou or the production of the film. I doubt her reaction was simply to Hotaru's conclusion, because it seemed like all 3 of the other Classics Club members may have known he was wrong.
Chet Rippo
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Genshiken 4
Best girl enters, and she's crazy to boot! She loves to cosplay and has the body to do it. The first half was an introduction to Ohno, and her love for old bald men. The second half was about Saki and her ex-boyfriend showing up, and her trying to not mention her new boyfriend is an otaku. Overall a good episode.
Fuck yeah, Guilty Gear Isuka!
Dusk Maiden END
Ehhhhhhh
Ah whatever.
All and all, it was an enjoyable show. Ghost waifu was an entertaining character, I dug the SHAFT visuals, and the story itself was pretty good. Still one of my favorite shows this season.
Ehhhhhhh
That ending felt a bit tacked on. :/ After all that emotional build up, that ending seemed to really downplay everything in retrospect. I mean I guess it's understandable if they're planning a second season but I dunno.
Like.
How is that gonna work when he graduates? Maybe my judgement has become so warped that I instantly expect a bittersweet ending nowadays.
Like.
How is that gonna work when he graduates? Maybe my judgement has become so warped that I instantly expect a bittersweet ending nowadays.
Ah whatever.
All and all, it was an enjoyable show. Ghost waifu was an entertaining character, I dug the SHAFT visuals, and the story itself was pretty good. Still one of my favorite shows this season.
KuwabaraTheMan
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Kids on the Slope 9:
The early part of the episode had some weird scenes, but then everything came together really well.
. I liked the majority of the scenes with Jun, and the last few minutes in particular felt like a very strong 'Act Break' moment.
The early part of the episode had some weird scenes, but then everything came together really well.
The scene with Ritsuko and Sen was great, and I thought that the way it was shot and the dialogue really complimented each other well. You could really feel what Ritsuko was thinking in that moment
A Black Falcon
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The only way I can think of to explain it is to think that apparently Japan likes characters like that more than we do, which is unfortunate... nobody should like a characters like that.
So they're in jr. high forever? That doesn't make sense either... they've talked about getting purchased and things, so they can graduate. How does it work, though? There is, of course, no attempt to explain.
And we shouldn't!
Much, much worse. A-Channel was an awful show...
And this is why keeping lists of things like this is a good idea.
I count 268 animes completed total, on my list, combining TV series, movies, and OVAs. There are a bunch more incomplete, of course.
I think there's a difference between shows like those three, which I could see someone buying for the sheer entertainment value, and the kinds of bad shows I'm sure you own some of but no way were worth it...
Shirou is the worst. Whatever chances the show had of being decent, he ruins.
There are some interesting twists in the sequel series, 2wei, when Kuro is introduced, but yeah, Iliya's mana regenerates in Fate/Kaleid, which is great and goes a long way to justifying the series. As far as Iliya goes, the other major change (other than her not being insane this time, of course) is that she's actually the age she looks in Fate/Kaleid, unlike F/SN, where she's actually Shirou's age despite looking much younger. In this she is the age she looks.
Yeah, that stuff's intolerable. Shirou's attitude is the absolute worst, and all the kitchen and dinner stuff is awful too.
I guess the Grail stuff's better, but Shirou's still in a bunch of that stuff too...
Yeah, she clearly is. If only it was for someone even remotely deserving...
And forever, if you were sane. Just finish it on Wikipedia... but I guess you feel like you must finish it. Ah well, I kind of understand.
Cecilla's the worst girl for a lot of reasons, but as for her cooking, I don't know... is it her fault that she's British?
Hyôka 10
Hôtarô, dude...
The actors making eye-contact with the cameraman couldn't quite be considered a hint. For one thing, they're amateurs so that could simply be a mistake on their part. And if it wasn't, that would mean the actors knew the cameraman was a 7th character, and why would you have to deduce that for them, then? It's bad enough that Hongô knows what's up and it seems nobody thinks of simply asking her, if the entire cast knows as well...
And yes, the rope wasn't used, sure, but there would also be the severed arm. Think they'd bother with that if it didn't have some kind of significance?
The actors making eye-contact with the cameraman couldn't quite be considered a hint. For one thing, they're amateurs so that could simply be a mistake on their part. And if it wasn't, that would mean the actors knew the cameraman was a 7th character, and why would you have to deduce that for them, then? It's bad enough that Hongô knows what's up and it seems nobody thinks of simply asking her, if the entire cast knows as well...
And yes, the rope wasn't used, sure, but there would also be the severed arm. Think they'd bother with that if it didn't have some kind of significance?
Crash Station
Member
This is one of those shows with a 3 episode rule.
Possibly. I think it does well, but I'm not positive. Could be thinking of something else.
God damn this show was ugly. I just read the manga last week, which doesn't help...
Jex
Member
*insert comment about your eyes not working*
Chet Rippo
Member
It's not that great of a looker no, but it has its moments.
Absolutely glorious.
Genshiken is an amazing series. The anime has surprisingly good music, too.
it'll look much better than Beats, at least.
Still you can't go wrong with lines like
"I could feel my hot sperm gushing deep into Asuna as she trembled in yet another climax. Two years worth of semen made a glopping noise as it flowed endlessly into Asuna. Every time my penis twitched, fireworks would go off in my head."
Jex
Member
Right. The direction in Katanagatari was extremely boring and flat at times but the strength of the original source material shone through. This was true for Stein;Gate as well, except when they tried to get 'creative', which is something that went very badly (see episode 1).
This can't be a real line from the novel
Dedication Through Light
Member
Hyouka 10
Possibly the second best episode yet, Chitanda had just about the perfect amount of screentime.
More Satoshi Houtarou conversations would be good, this one was probably my favorite, compliments flying around, Satoshi's seemingly self esteem issue and Houtarou's doubt yet both characters acknowledment of one another was actually great development and nice. Satoshi's other scene was hilarious, poor guy, lol.
Possibly the second best episode yet, Chitanda had just about the perfect amount of screentime.
More Satoshi Houtarou conversations would be good, this one was probably my favorite, compliments flying around, Satoshi's seemingly self esteem issue and Houtarou's doubt yet both characters acknowledment of one another was actually great development and nice. Satoshi's other scene was hilarious, poor guy, lol.
I thought Houtarou had actually solved it. He had all the details worked out and seemed so confident but I guess it seemed to show that there is no "i" in teamwork in which he needed to have at least considered more of Satoshi's notes or had Ibara there as well to make sure it was sound. How shocking that it was Ibara to notice the rope, I had not even remembered about it at all. Though I guess, like the people previewing they didn't notice it either. I wonder how he will be able to make amends with this error? The way they did the scene was actually shocking as well, the flash and this his expression and those green eyes, impressive
Basileus777
Member
Is that really a line from the LN? Hahaha.
it's a real shame such an amazing line will never be animated
Jex
Member
Sure, 'fight scenes'.
Ultimadrago
Member
Mysterious Girlfriend X 11
Tsubaki did nothing to earn the
sexy treatment.
Also Oka on that "bros" status. Real girlfriends
The
was resolved in a way I can appreciate and I was entertained throughout.
I liked the episode.
Tsubaki did nothing to earn the
double "BD-spray paint" team
Also Oka on that "bros" status. Real girlfriends
attempt to stop temporary girlfriends from drool feeding their girlfriend's boyfriend.
The
ex-crush conflict
I liked the episode.
Classy.
Jex
Member
Hey, that's not even the main otaku dating website. For shame.
Ultimadrago
Member
If this line/event doesn't make it to the anime, the show gets an instant 3/10.
Jex
Member
You mean, like nearly every MC?
Crash Station
Member
I'd honestly say the design makes "that" kind of MC endearing rather than insufferable.
... Yeah.
He's rather... moe. I wish I could hold him and tell him everything will be okay.
Jex
Member
You win. Or is that...lose?
Ultimadrago
Member
I had to stop at "Live Action of One Piece".
A Seth Rogen Franky?
Eternal Buddha help us.
Crash Station
Member
I don't know how Jim Carrey isn't Franky when he inspired the design. He's even on the list as someone else!
it was a joke conversation i had with people
you cant tell me this isnt the best possible casting though
Ultimadrago
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Crash Station
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A Black Falcon
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*Insert comment about how very, very wrong Angel Beat's critics are*
well they appear in different scenes, and have the same voice actor in the anime
he can do both
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