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[Unknown Soldier]

What the hell did you guys do to cajun?!

I keep meaning to watch that show.

If you haven't seen Highschool of the Dead, you have seriously been missing out. It has zombies, boobs, zombies, boobs, a drill to the head, zombies, getting moist from slicing zombies, boobs, zombies, and boobs. It's everything you need and nothing you don't!

 

[Branduil]

I don't know whether it's impressive or sad that you've kept that list all this time.

When did scy get added, anyway?

 

[Chet Rippo]

It's the whole Zombie thing that has been keeping me from seeing it.

 

[survivor]

Nah man, Dresden is the one who found Maoyuu Maou Yuusha, and I still read it even though he lost interest because of zzzzconomics.

It's also a much better economics textbook than Spice and Wolf. Though it's a shame that the anime isn't using the manga's art style but is using the LN art style instead.

What's wrong with the LN art style?

 

[Infinite Justice]

i finally post in here again and i'm greeted with Jexhius' Death Note List D:

 

[Dresden]

What's wrong with the LN art style?

One of the manga series has better style than the LN, imo. More expressive, and moe.

Are you saying that "protagonist meets magical girlfriend and they discuss economics" is literally a subgenre now?

Well, MMY has enough spinoffs to almost be a subgenre on its own.

 

[1stStrike]

Well, that's new. Nipple laser beams.

 

[Attackthebase]

I keep meaning to watch that show.

It's a pretty fun show. Not high-class or anything like that, but I enjoyed it a lot.

Well, that's new. Nipple laser beams.

Interest has increased.

 

[Jex]

I don't know whether it's impressive or sad that you've kept that list all this time.

When did scy get added, anyway?

I can't remember all the small stuff.

 

[Hitokage]

Eiken, Yami, Soul Drop, Fortune Arterial, Touka Gettan

Should I really continue?

Yami is awful in a way that's interesting and even entertaining.

Eiken should only be watched with all weapons locked away.

 

[Branduil]

darkside's hopes and dreams are crushed: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...orks-relinquishes-ro-kyu-bu-home-video-rights

Too loli for the world?

I can't remember this happening before. That seems pretty strange.

 

[Instro]

I can't remember all the small stuff.

All that matters is that they get what's coming to them.

 

[Chet Rippo]

Well, that's new. Nipple laser beams.

Interesting...

 

[Branduil]

J
Jormungand feels like something I should like. It has a cast of professionals who are just extremely good at their jobs, and despite the two biggest characters in the show being stupid anime characters (crazy lesbian and child prodigy), it should be right up my alley. Heck, I'm probably one of the few people who likes the film Ronin after all, and half of that movie was David Mamet dick measuring dialog with fancy car chases.

Jormungand is just... I dunno. I feel like the music direction is great, the story is there, but it just looks and feels dumb at times.

Beyond cutting back on carbs with half sandwiches, the way the daughter is holding her half-sandwich is gravity defying.

Maybe how stupid it looks is enough to mess with any enjoyment I might get out of the show. And god knows I usually don't give a shit about how anything is animated, so even I'm shocked at my own reaction.

Hell, the first cour even ended on a pretty interesting cliffhanger... but the way it's presented just made it all feel pretty dumb.

White Fox working its magic again.

 

[Jex]

Well, that's new. Nipple laser beams.

I get the feeling that Go Nagai has already gone there, just because, well, you know.

 

[Instro]

White Fox working its magic again.

The guy with the coffee has a case of Dreamworks face.

 

[Branduil]

You know that slime that gathers on lunchmeat when it's sat in the fridge too long and is just about to rot? It's pretty sticky. I'm guessing that's what's going on there.

No, I don't let my food go that bad. Didn't you ever watch episode 11 of Cowboy Bebop?

The guy with the coffee has a case of Dreamworks face.

Looks like a failed one.

 

[Jex]

What the hell did you guys do to cajun?!

He did it to himself!

 

[SDBurton]

Ahh, close enough. They both have the words "High School" and the letter "D" in the title.

Still as ridiculous as I remember it. I still don't regret dropping this show.

 

[Jex]

Jormungand feels like something I should like. It has a cast of professionals who are just extremely good at their jobs, and despite the two biggest characters in the show being stupid anime characters (crazy lesbian and child prodigy), it should be right up my alley. Heck, I'm probably one of the few people who likes the film Ronin after all, and half of that movie was David Mamet dick measuring dialog with fancy car chases.

Jormungand is just... I dunno. I feel like the music direction is great, the story is there, but it just looks and feels dumb at times.

Beyond cutting back on carbs with half sandwiches, the way the daughter is holding her half-sandwich is gravity defying.

Personally, I love the girls expression. I didn't realise the human mouth could open so wide.

Her elbows are quite telling as well. Are they floating in the air or resting down? If they're resting and then they are resting on the thin edge of a tray, which would be extremely uncomfortable and her weight would cause the tray to flip up.

 

[Branduil]

You guys mean waffles, amirite?

Waffles are indeed superior to pancakes. Especially Belgian Waffles.

 

[Jex]

darkside's hopes and dreams are crushed: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...orks-relinquishes-ro-kyu-bu-home-video-rights

Too loli for the world?

For once, a wise decision is made in the world of Japanese anime licensing.

 

[Instro]

Personally, I love the girls expression. I didn't realise the human mouth could open so wide.

I dunno, I think its missing something. Like a mosaic censor for example.

 

[Chet Rippo]

This is relevant to what I have been watching recently.

 

[Branduil]

Fujiko 13 - END

Bad. Really bad. It's kinda hilarious how this series basically completely fell apart and collapsed into a pile of shit from ep8 onwards. Before that it was mostly just boring, but in the second half the series really managed to somehow turn into an actively bad and offensive series by wallowing in self-important imagery and stupid plot developments. Every single aspect of the serious plot and all the revelations are terrible.

The last episode is like watching someone play a crappy JRPG and get to the final boss room where the villain spends 15 minutes of exposition on explaining all the plot twists and tying everything in the entire series together, explaining every reference and every piece of imagery. Not only is it childishly written, worse of all it isn't even entertaining or engaging. It's just dumb, contrived, and nonsensical.

This is terrible series and I will rather watch a 2 hour special on Ancient Aliens than ever think about this piece of trash again. The worst show this season by a country mile.

I'd just like to say I think I was onto something when I first criticized the OP as being pretentious and overwrought.

 

[Jex]

It's a list of people Jexhius would like to see banned. Offends me every time I see it.

It's not actually entirely serious.

 

[Branduil]

The Sacred Blacksmith 1

Ah the old sword cutting like cheese trick.

One of the worst scenes in anime history.

 

[Jex]

One of the worst scenes in anime history.

Surely that must be low down on the list if we were talking about the whole history of anime?

 

[1stStrike]

Waffles are indeed superior to pancakes. Especially Belgian Waffles.

Indeed. Belgian waffles are amazing - especially with warm blueberries. Mmm. Plus, they just look much more interesting (and have a better texture) than pancakes.

 

[Branduil]

Smile Precure 03

My heart cannot take this. Yayoi is the greatest moe.

Great episode and she's easily the best girl. I really like the nuanced humor in this show, making art snobbery the villain in this episode was hilarious. And Yayoi definitely did have the best poster although that was pretty obvious.

Hopefully I get more Yayoi fix. Much, much more.

Bad hair moe.

 

[Jex]

He played the most dangerous game.

No no, his earlier banning was for playing the most dangerous game (e.g. posting up a stir in a particular off-topic thread) this banning was just foolishness.

 

[darkside31337]

Bad hair moe.

Her hair is beautiful. She is like a character out of AKB only instead of being a horrific train wreck of sin she is one of the most deliciously moe anime characters I have ever seen. It's quite obvious that she is the character the people making the show care the most about and I'm only 3 episodes in.

 

[Chet Rippo]

One of the worst scenes in anime history.

It wasn't that great, but one of the worst ever? I don't know about that...

 

[Ultimadrago]

Looks like a failed one.

Not enough angle.

 

[Branduil]

Surely that must be low down on the list if we were talking about the whole history of anime?

I don't know, just the way that scene manages to combine nationalistic delusions about swords, sexism, and bad characterization is pretty amazing.

Plus it has one sword cutting through another like butter. That's freaking stupid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5LtKY9fXDM#t=6m27s

 

[Ultimadrago]

No no, his earlier banning was for playing the most dangerous game (e.g. posting up a stir in a particular off-topic thread) this banning was just foolishness.

You just had to ask a question about -Tans and organized data on them!

 

[1stStrike]

Hilarious power up scene. MC unleashes his power and the

Spoiler

fallen angel just impales him with her spear before he can do anything.

It's not really the action that was funny so much as the way the animation was done.

The story, albeit thin so far, is starting to come together. This is so far similar to Demon King, though, with all the hot chicks and the dude with powers. He just doesn't start off Demon King strong and has to "power up" instead.

The boobs are good, though. They spared no expense on the nipples either. This is definitely not a PG-13 anime.

 

[Jex]

Her hair is beautiful. She is like a character out of AKB only instead of being a horrific train wreck of sin she is one of the most deliciously moe anime characters I have ever seen. It's quite obvious that she is the character the people making the show care the most about and I'm only 3 episodes in.

Isn't that a polite way of saying "have a creepy obsession with"?

 

[Lafiel]

Fujiko 13 - END

It's a shame it never lived up to my crazy pre-release hype. I might as well just quit watching anime now.

 

[Ultimadrago]

Plus it has one sword cutting through another like butter. That's freaking stupid.

Is "being anime" no longer an excuse for such things?

(I guess it was never a good excuse in the first place.)

 

[Instro]

It's a shame it never lived up to my crazy pre-release hype. I might as well just quit watching anime now.

duckroll curse is now the lafiel curse.

 

[Crash Station]

I can't remember this happening before. That seems pretty strange.

Not the same situation, but it happened with the Kodomo no Jikan manga.

 

[Narag]

duckroll curse is now the lafiel curse.

Is it limited to one carrier or is it an AKB-like infection?

 

[Crash Station]

I get the feeling that Go Nagai has already gone there, just because, well, you know.

Pretty sure Tezuka has gone there, and someone before him probably too. It's not exactly a new concept.

 

[madp]

I get the feeling that Go Nagai has already gone there, just because, well, you know.

Yes, I know. And I'll never be able to un-know.

No, I don't let my food go that bad. Didn't you ever watch episode 11 of Cowboy Bebop?

Fortunately my refrigerator at least has the advantage of normal Earth gravity to slow or prevent any random mutation of its contents.

One of the worst scenes in anime history.

The SUPERIORITY of the GREAT NIHON-TOU over CRASS INFERIOR WESTERN SWORDS.

Isn't that a polite way of saying "have a creepy obsession with"?

Only if you believe that moe is inherently sexual!

 

[darkside31337]

Isn't that a polite way of saying "have a creepy obsession with"?

I don't see whats wrong with people putting in true love into their craft and creating characters in a story they truly care about.

Smile Precure 04

I didn't get it at first going through this episode.

Yayoi fits a very specific archetype in a cast of magical girls and so does Miyuki. I assumed that Akane was the hotblooded, sports loving athletic girl (with an Osaka accent to boot) but then in comes Nao who is all of that but she happens to play a much better sport.

Then it dawned on me that having 2 tomboy type characters in the same cast is not necessarily a bad thing. Just like how at least early on the best pairing in Oniisama e... involved two tomboy characters (although with completely different personalities) so too does Smile Precure. Akane x Nao is definitely where its at.

Nao gets the sad sob backstory and damn thats a lot of little kids shes looking after. Cure March has a cool design, dat hair explosion, and her battle style and special attack is definitely pretty interesting so far.

So by the end of the episode I approved. She also does what Ronaldon't

 

[Crash Station]

Plus it has one sword cutting through another like butter. That's freaking stupid.

That's also friggin common. If the rest of the show is good, something like that is just nitpicking.

Though it sounds like the rest of the show isn't good, so w/e.

 

[Instro]

Is it limited to one carrier or is it an AKB-like infection?

Limited to one, transmitted sexually.

 

[Jex]

Only if you believe that moe is inherently sexual!

I guess it depends on what kind of fanart they draw in their spare time.

 

[madp]

I guess it depends on what kind of fanart they draw in their spare time.

As miserable as being a Japanese animator is, I would be surprised if many continue to draw the objects of their suffering in their scant spare time. Maybe this explains the existence of guro fanart--it's simply underpaid, overworked animators lashing out.