Ultimadrago
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Captain Ginyu and his gang of Merry Men.
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Spring Anime 2012 III | AITAKATTA YES!
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Captain Ginyu and his gang of Merry Men.
Hm I don't really remember S1's music all that much, though I do remember really liking the music near the end of episode 1 (around the time everyone was summoning).
Horiguchi isn't involved in the Kokoro Connect adaptation; the designs for the animation are by Toshifumi Akai, animation character designer for Sora no Woto.
Horiguchi is hundreds of times better than Mel, though.
That was a good thing; Kishida is horrible.
Well said, well said.
Although the Ginyu x Goku body swap was one of the biggest facepalm moments of my childhood.
Crash Station
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It's an entire genre, so of course. Yamada and the 7 Witches seems pretty good so far.
Dedication Through Light
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I hated that in the manga, I can't imagine how it was in the anime, nor how many episodes it spanned.
Unknown Soldier
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OP1 >>>>>>>> OP2 though.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
gashikunFLCL
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Found the omake, the fan letter ask for "Less action scenes, no more serious scenes, don't make Tsukune stronger and more moe." and in one of the 4-Komas there's Ruby cosplaying as Holo and Mizore as Yuki.
Femmeworth
Banned
Harem is a subgenre too, that doesn't mean any of it is good.
Some harem shows are good though.
Femmeworth
Banned
Like what?
Crash Station
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Sora no Otoshimono, Kemeko Deluxe, Kore wa Zombie Desu ka, Ranma (for a little bit), Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei, The World God Only Knows.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Master Milk
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Oh, people are going through Kanamemo? How exciting. I always wanted a second season, though we obviously weren't going to get one.
dakkumauji
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The Tower of Druaga ~the Aegis of Uruk~ 01 A
So yeah, this was basically a parody episode making fun of every silly RPG trope out there, from death flags, tentacle monsters, death of somebody to summon the strength to beat the enemy. It was fun, didn't take itself seriously whatsoever. The final attack was basically throwing everyone who's supporting the hero in one final blast which was awesome.
The twist at the end does leave me interested at where this show will go. I mean I know it probably won't go back towards this since they did used every trope they could find but it could go into a decent fantasy RPG show or something terrible.
So starting a new show time! Well at least this one is rewatching the first episode and actually finishing it.
So yeah, this was basically a parody episode making fun of every silly RPG trope out there, from death flags, tentacle monsters, death of somebody to summon the strength to beat the enemy. It was fun, didn't take itself seriously whatsoever. The final attack was basically throwing everyone who's supporting the hero in one final blast which was awesome.
The twist at the end does leave me interested at where this show will go. I mean I know it probably won't go back towards this since they did used every trope they could find but it could go into a decent fantasy RPG show or something terrible.
Stop it Japan.
I don't pretend to be a well-informed art critic, but regardless of the person responsible for the anime adaptation designs, Kokoro Connect's characters just look really bottom-of-the-barrel to me:
I don't hold out much hope that it's going to do anything interesting with the premise.
I don't hold out much hope that it's going to do anything interesting with the premise.
One of the songs that Mai Aizawa sung at Fanime, Kimi ni Todoke (no relation to the series), is on iTunes, and if you know what's good for you, you'll buy it like I just did. It's a good song.
Plus, the cover art's from the Nichijou mangaka. That's cool, right?
Plus, the cover art's from the Nichijou mangaka. That's cool, right?
You're quoting a guy who likes Jormungand and Upotte.
not implying anything just a friendly reminder
Ultimadrago
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One of the songs that Mai Aizawa sung at Fanime, Kimi ni Todoke (no relation to the series), is on iTunes, and if you know what's good for you, you'll buy it like I just did. It's a good song.
Plus, the cover art's from the Nichijou mangaka. That's cool, right?
With album art by Arawi Keiichi as well?
Bought.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Night on the Galactic Railroad
One of the best static-shot films I've yet seen (though the animation's there in places—real subdued for this TAC production). Pretty much the ultimate summary of Kenji Miyazawa's modern Buddhism, subversively told through Giovanni's dreams on the Galactic Railroad, supplemented by Christian imagery and a lot of Esperanto. This isn't a film worth any screenies: the magic comes from how balanced and meticulous the pacing is, and how every aphoristic segment transfers energy from one to another, coming and going. Everything just about added up: Giovanni's gradual acceptance of friendship and compassion with Campanella; the glorious symbology present throughout the film, most notable at the ending climax itself; even that unsettling soundtrack from Haruomi Hosono, with its synthesized instruments, strange effects, and neutral themes.
Above all, though: it's a genuinely-sad film, mainly because of
I predicted it the moment he parted from the Galactic Railroad, but the final scenes with Giovanni and the father were so well-directed. How the village itself became a symbolic exercise in Japanese expressionism and Giovanni's journey, rushing down to the Black River—it was subtle, but it was effective nonetheless. What started out as a typical story of a timid, unassuming young lad burdened by familial issues, and by the teasing and mockery of his fellow students, just turned into one of the more tripped-out experiences in anime history. From compass-direction crucifixes to the sinking of the Titanic and its human occupants, I was always surprised to some degree. And though I honestly think there could have been a lot more to the film (and, really, to Miyazawa's naive philosophy, as befitting of the Japanese as it is), there aren't any apparent flaws to speak of. In its own beautiful way, the film is as much of a tiny, twinkling pearl as the story's characters and life-lessons happen to be.
Yes: it was full of stars. My god, it's full of stars. You know what else is full of stars? Gauche the Cellist, next on the backlog for me.
One of the best static-shot films I've yet seen (though the animation's there in places—real subdued for this TAC production). Pretty much the ultimate summary of Kenji Miyazawa's modern Buddhism, subversively told through Giovanni's dreams on the Galactic Railroad, supplemented by Christian imagery and a lot of Esperanto. This isn't a film worth any screenies: the magic comes from how balanced and meticulous the pacing is, and how every aphoristic segment transfers energy from one to another, coming and going. Everything just about added up: Giovanni's gradual acceptance of friendship and compassion with Campanella; the glorious symbology present throughout the film, most notable at the ending climax itself; even that unsettling soundtrack from Haruomi Hosono, with its synthesized instruments, strange effects, and neutral themes.
Above all, though: it's a genuinely-sad film, mainly because of
Campanella's sacrifice.
Yes: it was full of stars. My god, it's full of stars. You know what else is full of stars? Gauche the Cellist, next on the backlog for me.
Femmeworth
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Our definitions of "good" differ.
I was waiting until I got home so I could upload this picture just to troll you.
By the way, she was actually cosplaying in the Nichijou school uniform for the first day of the con and in the Lucky Star uniform for the second.
gashikunFLCL
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Did you watch Innocence yet
Kimi ni Todoke 6
I forgot I was watching this anime. With all the fun anime this season, I never had time for it.
So Sawako doesn't like them but she loves them. Makes such a huge difference that was totally worth the 2 episodes of a silly misunderstanding. I don't even remember the cause of the misunderstanding anymore and I don't think anyone else in the anime does cause I'm sure something similar will happen again.
I also noticed characters in this anime cry a lot
"You are my friends"
Starts crying
"I love you guys"
Starts crying
"Sawako can't hate us"
Starts crying
I forgot I was watching this anime. With all the fun anime this season, I never had time for it.
So Sawako doesn't like them but she loves them. Makes such a huge difference that was totally worth the 2 episodes of a silly misunderstanding. I don't even remember the cause of the misunderstanding anymore and I don't think anyone else in the anime does cause I'm sure something similar will happen again.
I also noticed characters in this anime cry a lot
"You are my friends"
Starts crying
"I love you guys"
Starts crying
"Sawako can't hate us"
Starts crying
I don't pretend to be a well-informed art critic, but regardless of the person responsible for the anime adaptation designs, Kokoro Connect's characters just look really bottom-of-the-barrel to me:
I don't hold out much hope that it's going to do anything interesting with the premise.
It's definitely not worse than Smile Precure's hair-styles.
Ultimadrago
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I was waiting until I got home so I could upload this picture just to troll you.
By the way, she was actually cosplaying in the Nichijou school uniform for the first day of the con and in the Lucky Star uniform for the second.
I would have paid good money...to be in your shoes.
Femmeworth
Banned
I'll watch it tonight.
Glad you're watching it, the supporting cast is so, so good.
If it makes you feel any better, I missed it too since the Eureka Seven AO panel unfortunately overlapped with her Q&A session that day, but thankfully she was uploading a bunch of photos to her (really cute, I might add) Twitter account, like this picture of her with Mirai Nikki cosplayers (who I ran into later myself after she had left).
http://twitter.com/moririnmonson/status/206314592815677440
Ultimadrago
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dakkumauji
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Will it?Or not?
I just been burned by Rosario Vampire. I have no hopes that anything else would change for the better.
Crash Station
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How many of those have you watched and/or read the manga of?
Aquarion Evol 22
Dammit Kagura.
This is not a good show to watch when tired. I'm not really sure what happened at the end there.
Queen's Blade Rebellion is probably the most unfocused show I've ever seen. And I actually really liked the first two seasons. They were really dumb and mostly just fanservice, but even though they had just as many (or even more) characters, the show had a clear if simplistic story, something holding it all together. Rebellion on the other hand is all over the place, with no plot whatsoever. They didn't even bother to establish factions or anything. Worse, the show is almost over and the rebellion army hasn't even been mentioned so far. It's just stuff happening and nipples flashing for no reason and with no purpose. Really disappointing - and I didn't even expect much to begin with.
Sawako really is a fun character and I love all her funny faces. If I were to pick the weakest link of the cast then that would be Kazehaya. The guy really has nothing going on for him outside of the whole "cute perfect guy that every girl loves" thing you see in shoujo anime. I'm hoping later on they would develop him into something interesting.
Kimi ni Todoke 7
A much better episode than the last couple we had. This anime's greatest strength is the characters and having them all sit in a room and talk was the best thing. Plus with no drama in this episode, it was all comedy and it was damn funny.
And my point stands. Discussions will only be as good as the participants willing to engage in them.
Dedication Through Light
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Welcome to the NHK! ep 1
Essentially my face during the whole episode. I honestly have no clue what was even going on, conspiracies, addictive anime breeding neets, and other stuff over my head. I think its somewhat funny, I did laugh at the
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I think the main character, he is kind of somewhat cool, could be better, but his imagination is pretty vivid. The girl looks and sounds bored so hopefully she stays in the background. The character in the preview, Im guessing voiced by Greg A. sounds pretty cool, so I think I will stay just for that character, best in the show. Will keep watching.
OP and ED are absolutely terrible.
Essentially my face during the whole episode. I honestly have no clue what was even going on, conspiracies, addictive anime breeding neets, and other stuff over my head. I think its somewhat funny, I did laugh at the
imaginative scenes with the missionary, that was too much
I think the main character, he is kind of somewhat cool, could be better, but his imagination is pretty vivid. The girl looks and sounds bored so hopefully she stays in the background. The character in the preview, Im guessing voiced by Greg A. sounds pretty cool, so I think I will stay just for that character, best in the show. Will keep watching.
OP and ED are absolutely terrible.
chickdigger802
Banned
School Days.
I like Kazehaya just because he isn't the typical guy found in Shoujo. He's not cocky, suave, or imposing. He's insecure (as you'll see soon if you haven't already), and has trouble at times expressing how he really feels, not to mention he's easily embarrassed. Being presented with a male lead of this kind was a breath of fresh air. A down to earth guy, who really is down to earth.
Welcome to the NHK! ep 1
Essentially my face during the whole episode. I honestly have no clue what was even.
Awesome show. I love the OP personally. I hope it grows on you if you give it a chance.
Before making an ass of myself I have to make a correction, I have not read the manga, as it appears it's a light novel adaptation. I was thinking of something else which I have forgotton at this time.
I have to question how good the music really is if S1 isn't memorable at all! Also Lancer's theme never popped up, was sorely disappointed. Being Lancer really is suffering.
I like both but I do agree that OP1 is better.
It can't help being so :firehawk.
Femmeworth
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Cosmicblizzard already said that, for him, good = enjoyable.
Specific quote.
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