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Spring Anime 2012 III | AITAKATTA YES!
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It's kind of weird when those are the countries they often wind up in.
except you probably dont have an ear piercing voice
well i hope not
No, but I do get mistaken for a womans voice over the phone sometimes.
In person I sound male and I hurl expletives like a sailor.
Jex
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Coachie would never slap a player. He'd shout at them, attack them with tennis balls or he'd ignore.
These are all proven coaching techniques.
And are also mentioned by name active participants on those (hinted at) designated zones of armed conflict. For example, the Russian Federation Army. It really creates a weird mix of not trying to be offensive while dropping obvious references.
It reminds me of MGS4 where they decided to utilize more generic region names like Middle East or South America to avoid problems with easily offended people (does anyone here still remembers the polemic with the word 'medina' after the playable demo they released?), and it also helped them using combatants from fictitious PMCs and undisclosed militias on the actual game, but at the same time were also mentioned previous conflicts on places like "Somalia, the Balkans, Lebanon, Darfur, Chechnya, Timor, Peru, the Punjab, Kashmir, Colombia"... all name-dropped as is.
Jex
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Well, AO is a distinct possibility. but you must not forget about the Eureka Seven movie. I know some people try to, but it cannot be denied.
If you're forgoing food or sleep (or both) then you're watching too much anime.
It's not just anime, though. Call of Duty: Modern Combat seemed to have some real difficulty naming names when it came to Middle Eastern countries.
Well, I would prefer to it for be better but it doesn't actively annoy me as much as it would in similar-looking shows. For whatever reason I myself becoming interpolated into the story despite some of the weak presentation. I suppose that's the sign of a strong story because it's how I also feel about Towards The Terra.
Do any of you have any low-budget shows that you really enjoyed despite their...low-budgetness?
If you are forgoing food or sleep then that's bad no matter what activity you are doing.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Tell that to my high-school peers, Cajun. They live on false promises from Paul Ryan and the Tea Partythey can do anything! Who needs food and shelter!
Dedication Through Light
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Naruto is always my default suggestion.
Depends on if you want to fall asleep or just feel better.
Please dont ruin a good animu thread with politics.
Dragoon En Regalia
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I won't. Just bitter because I'm stuck posting at school post-finals.
Girls Bravo is my default suggestion.
seen it, though
well if you know of a magical anime that cures ailments then by all means
The banana scene. Good for every situation.
Uchip, watch a funny cute anime like Hidamari Sketch or Kana Memo.
Dragoon En Regalia
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I wouldn't be able to read the actual footage with titles everywhere? Sounds about right.
Holy shit these character designs are terrible.
chickdigger802
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Ginga kickoff 08
ooh game time!
ooh crazy mormon.
aww many derp faces.
game animations are good though. You do what you can with your budget.
ooh game time!
ooh crazy mormon.
aww many derp faces.
game animations are good though. You do what you can with your budget.
hosannainexcelsis
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In Space Brothers' case, it helps that the direction and storyboarding is generally solid, even if the animation isn't always.
They're supposed to look like animals or something, I don't really know. They're really just awful though.
Space Bros has so much heart you kind of forget about the visual aspects of it. you are too busy being charmed by it and cheering on Mutta.
hosannainexcelsis
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The domain project-magi.com has been registered to Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Aniplex-produced anime adaptation of the Magi manga incoming?
Dedication Through Light
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Oh I could finally get into the series. The character design is actually pretty nice in that series, well based on fan arts.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
A magi anime?
Wooo! Animated Mor!
Where do you find these amazing gifs?
Manga was meh so not that hyped.
The World Wide Web.
2008.
Probably full of Guilty Crown fans or something.
Dedication Through Light
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chickdigger802
Banned
otome x amnesia 08
A predictable but lovely eps.
boobs are the key to locked memories! What can boobs not do?
A predictable but lovely eps.
boobs are the key to locked memories! What can boobs not do?
Ghost... heartbeat?
Eureka 7 AO 1-6
I wasn't a massive fan of the original E7 but it was OK. Third season/cour was my favorite.
I think I'm feeling about the same toward this one. Certainly good enough to keep watching anyway.
Ao and Naru's VAs leave something to be desired but I've heard worse.
Omigawa's voice has really grown on me. And Chloe sounds cute (Rin from Usagi Drop).
There's a couple of poorly explained premise details that are bugging me
Now I'm gonna go back and read all those E7AO posts I bookmarked.
I wasn't a massive fan of the original E7 but it was OK. Third season/cour was my favorite.
I think I'm feeling about the same toward this one. Certainly good enough to keep watching anyway.
Ao and Naru's VAs leave something to be desired but I've heard worse.
Omigawa's voice has really grown on me. And Chloe sounds cute (Rin from Usagi Drop).
There's a couple of poorly explained premise details that are bugging me
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Only kids can ride IFOs--because the Mark I was like that? And they somehow duplicated it precisely without understanding it?
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IFO's can destroy Secrets simply by punching them but "conventional weapons" can't--how does that work? What's so magical about missiles launched from Ellena's IFO? They've got super-intelligent AI but can't just install that on said magic missiles, they have to send in IFOs to punch stuff?
Now I'm gonna go back and read all those E7AO posts I bookmarked.
Ultimadrago
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Space Brothers 9
That is all.
An alright episode.
"Hairball."
That is all.
An alright episode.
If only there were more of us fans.
I'm shuddering at that possibility.
Saying 4/5th of it was animated is pretty generous.
If only there were more of us fans.
I almost became one, but then I was saved.
It's a lot like Squid Girl in that I rarely actually laughed, but I could understand the praise it gets. Episode 15's skit about internet trolling was funny but I think that was the only one I genuinely chuckled at. Overall, I certainly wouldn't disagree with anyone who gave it a better score or thought much highly of it than I did.
Ultimadrago
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Now that I've finally seen all* the shows I wanted to check out this season, my watching list is looking like this, roughly in order of interest:
*Except for Hyouka and Acchi Kocchi, which lack internet streams. Hopefully they'll get them eventually.
- Bodacious Space Pirates - It's been a little inconsistent, but it still delivers enough tense action and interesting solutions to problems to keep me hooked. And of course the characters are great.
- Queen's Blade Rebellion - Not actually watching this as it airs due to the streaming version being censored. I watched the first episode to make sure they didn't fundamentally screw it up somehow, but other than that I'll be blind-buying the BDs on faith based on liking all the previous QB stuff.
- Mysterious Girlfriend X - Character designs aren't to my taste, but this show keeps delivering these really sweet romantic moments that are worth watching for.
- Saki - Achigahen - Can't compete with the original Saki cast, but it's a fun diversion while waiting for the real thing to return.
- Eureka 7 AO
- Upotte!!
- Accel World
- Shining Hearts - This show reminds me somewhat of another game-based fantasy anime called Campanella, which was similarly laid-back and uneventful. Campanella bored me so much I dropped it after the first episode, but for some reason I'm still watching Shining Hearts. Probably because the Tony Taka-designed characters are pretty.
- Sankarea
- Poyopoyo - Roundcats are round.
- Yurumates 3D - Momo-i
- ZETMAN - Still clinging to the faint hope this will end in some interesting fashion, but I should probably give up on it.
*Except for Hyouka and Acchi Kocchi, which lack internet streams. Hopefully they'll get them eventually.
Dedication Through Light
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No Tsuritama, Saint Seiya Omega? Youre missing out.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Probably never going to get made but do want:
Japanese advertising agency Dentsu and Hayakawa Publishing Corp. have entered into a live-action feature rights deal for Japanese sci-fi novels that have attracted the interest of "Transformers" producer Don Murphy and "Shoot 'Em Up" helmer Michael Davis.
Angry Films principal Murphy plans to develop an adaptation of sci-fi author Issui Ogawa's novel "Tokisuna no Ou" ("The Lord of the Sands of Time"), which Hayakawa published in 2007.
Time-travel war novel takes place in the 26th century after human life on Earth has been annihilated by alien invaders. Story follows a messenger who is sent back to the past to battle the aliens.
"I see enormous potential in the unique and vast scale of this work and in the story that describes the love between a messenger from the future and the shaman queen of a bygone era," Murphy said.
In addition, Davis has agreed to direct and produce "Mardock Scramble," based on the popular novel by author Tow Ubukata. An animated adaptation was a box office hit in Japan, and the sequel will be released this fall. Story follows a young prostitute who acquires the ability to interfere with electronics and teams with a shape-shifting mouse to exact revenge on the crime boss who nearly killed her.
Japanese advertising agency Dentsu and Hayakawa Publishing Corp. have entered into a live-action feature rights deal for Japanese sci-fi novels that have attracted the interest of "Transformers" producer Don Murphy and "Shoot 'Em Up" helmer Michael Davis.
Angry Films principal Murphy plans to develop an adaptation of sci-fi author Issui Ogawa's novel "Tokisuna no Ou" ("The Lord of the Sands of Time"), which Hayakawa published in 2007.
Time-travel war novel takes place in the 26th century after human life on Earth has been annihilated by alien invaders. Story follows a messenger who is sent back to the past to battle the aliens.
"I see enormous potential in the unique and vast scale of this work and in the story that describes the love between a messenger from the future and the shaman queen of a bygone era," Murphy said.
In addition, Davis has agreed to direct and produce "Mardock Scramble," based on the popular novel by author Tow Ubukata. An animated adaptation was a box office hit in Japan, and the sequel will be released this fall. Story follows a young prostitute who acquires the ability to interfere with electronics and teams with a shape-shifting mouse to exact revenge on the crime boss who nearly killed her.
Dedication Through Light
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Wont it lose its charm as a live action, since they will most likely abandon the animation style, don't know if I'd be up for it.
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