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Spring Anime 2012 | Welcome Home, Space Cowboy
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Still waiting for someone to record footage of the Asura's Wrath DLC episode directed by Shinya Ohira.
I've just played it. Well, as close to "play" as you get with Asuras anyway. It's gloriously bonkers both stylistically and in terms of content.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Get me one of them jackets!
Unless the girls shoot bullets I'm going to keep thinking they're just girls named after guns.
Crash Station
Member
I thought you were going to put One Piece HD in the OP.
Wow...I didn't think they'd be that well fed! Haha. It's hard to imagine that all the goodwill crafted at those tables won't make it into the final project. Stop hyping, XX! I'm already at critical levels.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Chihayafuru fin:
So, they didn't end the series the way I thought I would and instead went with the
, which in hindsight, actually makes the show much more complete than it has any right being. When you consider that there's probably no chance the show will come back, I think they did the right thing there.
(Although, considering what Gintama did with their final episode, I almost wanted a similar troll)
They also ran through the all of the big songs from the soundtrack in this episode, as if to remind you that half the reason the show is any good is because of that fabulous music.
I'll also miss Arata's sexy accent. I suppose it's like the American southern accent on television here - no one wants to acknowledge its existence, so everyone speaks with as neutral an accent (read - East Coast) as possible to make their shows "watchable" for everyone. Normative accents is almost weirder than normative whiteness!
Also, funny enough, Desk-kun makes a move right up the middle. Maybe he's the secret winner in this "love" triangle.
So, they didn't end the series the way I thought I would and instead went with the
full circle ending
(Although, considering what Gintama did with their final episode, I almost wanted a similar troll)
They also ran through the all of the big songs from the soundtrack in this episode, as if to remind you that half the reason the show is any good is because of that fabulous music.
I'll also miss Arata's sexy accent. I suppose it's like the American southern accent on television here - no one wants to acknowledge its existence, so everyone speaks with as neutral an accent (read - East Coast) as possible to make their shows "watchable" for everyone. Normative accents is almost weirder than normative whiteness!
Also, funny enough, Desk-kun makes a move right up the middle. Maybe he's the secret winner in this "love" triangle.
I passed out last night after the pics...and just listening to Shiki no Uta for an hour. I'll get to updating those last few in a few.
Maybe I should go visit Japan this summer instead of the next...
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
The OP offends me. I'll never watch this Korra because of you Miri! NEVER!
It all depends on whether you want to be in Nadeko's room or the inevitable recreation of Mami's room when the Meguca movies are out.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
I wonder if she'll be poor or rich in the movie!
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
Chihayafuru Finale
The characters was the main thing that kept me interested in the show. (there aren't enough Chihaya's in the anime world).
If the manga extends any further then I will probably do a Usagi Drop and check it out. That also left me wanting moarrr asap.
That was a lot more satisfying then it should have been, considering the direction the show went. Overall, the show had a very strong, character focused opening and then went in a direction that I wasn't expecting from the start (extreme focus on karuta as a sport).
The characters was the main thing that kept me interested in the show. (there aren't enough Chihaya's in the anime world).
If the manga extends any further then I will probably do a Usagi Drop and check it out. That also left me wanting moarrr asap.
This is a really tough choice. I don't even know how to make my feelings tell me which one I want more.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
A Black Falcon
Member
It's kind of confusing, but the girls are the guns. They do hold guns in order to shoot, though -- they don't turn into gungirls or something, they are guns that look like girls that hold guns to fight... (they don't have to carry the guns around though -- they can pretty much summon or unsummon them at will I believe. I guess the idea is that they are guns, so they don't need to carry themselves around. Yeah, don't think about it.
) And they really aren't human -- getting hurt doesn't hurt them like it would a human, they don't get human illnesses, etc.Yeah, it's weird. It's amusing, though.
There are some other odd things about the show too, such as that (and this isn't really a spoiler, but I'll spoiler it anyway)
the girls aren't in grades based on age, or what they've graduated through, but based on gun class -- so handguns are in elementary school, submachine guns/assault rifles in jr. high, and fully automatic guns/battle rifles in high school. It makes me wonder how, or if, they can actually graduate, so I don't really get it at all, but that's how it's set up. You can see examples of this in the character art posted earlier on this page-- notice how they're in uniforms fitting their classification.
(Oh, the series has a harem element, of course -- there's a male teacher new to the school who's the perspective character.)
See the above.
Just find a coin and flip it. Heads = Mami's room, tails = Nadeko's room.
Damn anime threads move fast on GAF. It's kinda hard to keep up at times. Meanwhile, looking through the OP has been the best thing I've done in a while. There's a lot of stuff there to try in my mind.
Sakamichi no Apollon
KoikeLupin
Tsuritama
SPACE BROS
Jormungand
Medaka Box
Accel World (Kinda curious but don't know about following through yet)
Sankarea
Yurumates
Tasogare Otome X Amnesia
Mysterious Girlfriend X
At this point, I'm just looking for something to hold the attention span for something more than the meta laughs I get reading discussions on them here. Also, shoutouts to Korra getting a mention in this thread. Gonna watch the hell out of that.
Sakamichi no Apollon
KoikeLupin
Tsuritama
SPACE BROS
Jormungand
Medaka Box
Accel World (Kinda curious but don't know about following through yet)
Sankarea
Yurumates
Tasogare Otome X Amnesia
Mysterious Girlfriend X
At this point, I'm just looking for something to hold the attention span for something more than the meta laughs I get reading discussions on them here. Also, shoutouts to Korra getting a mention in this thread. Gonna watch the hell out of that.
That actually sounds kind of fun. I will check it out.
It's not like I ever wanted you to watch it anyway!!!
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
There are like 8 more volumes.
Awesome. Guess it's time to check it out!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It's more of the same.
Crash Station
Member
Daily Boys of High School Lives end
Whelp, there goes another hilarious gag comedy. With both Gintama and Gintama: High School version over, it might be time for me to add a few new gag series to the backlog.
Whelp, there goes another hilarious gag comedy. With both Gintama and Gintama: High School version over, it might be time for me to add a few new gag series to the backlog.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
It's more of the same.
Fixed for truth and justice.
As long as you know that I only speak with love, I9.
It's more of the same.
Which is all one could ask for.
I really wonder what the equivalent of a Cajun accent in Japan would sound like?
A Black Falcon
Member
The OP still doesn't have Saki: Achiga-hen: Episode of Side-A in it, yet.
No you don't. You're not a supporter of Fap/Zero.
It's more of the same.
Normally I'd just say "Shoujo's gonna shoujo", but this is a Josei.... which is probably the same thing but I havn't read enough Josei's to make the general sweeping comment. :|
I expected him to at least touch the ground before he reached his limit.
the box was so pretty. It was too pretty too pass up ;_;
His nonsupport of Fat/Zero is what almost redeems his inclusion of Korra. Almost.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah, it'll go for as long as she can milk it I presume.
Yes, more karuta forever!
No, it's sports being sports.
Like I said before, she knew what she was doing when she tricked people into thinking it was a romantic comedy and not a sports book.
Imagine if Friday Night Lights was 13 episodes of high school football games over and over again. Zzzzz.
I dunno, no one does the valley girl accent unless it's a parody or they are making an anime. People seem to speak whatever the equivalent of "Queen's English" is in NYC... that neutral Brian Williams-esque accent. But yeah, the East does have all the weird accents too.
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Daily Lives of yadayadayadaboys:
You know, I guess I liked the
troll :firehawk
reverse
The nod to
K-On
But I think the meta-in joke for me was the middle Ringo section, which I want to believe was a parody of the crappy Tokyo arc in HanaIro.
-Minsc-
Member
Watch Excel Saga yet? While it's not new, Excel Saga should briefly help fill the void.
I'll be sure to talk about anime and stuff.
Excel Saga is literally exhausting to watch. Its all genki all the time.
Crash Station
Member
Yeah, almost a decade ago.
It's much easier for me to find good manga comedies I haven't read rather than anime comedies I haven't seen.
I'm not sure if this is the right thread for that.
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