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cajunator

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Makoto said:
Toradora! 19-25 (FINAL)

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What a delightful ending. These feels that I had no idea it would evoke from me suddenly awakened. At face value, my predictions after watching 11-18 seemed spot-on but the way it happened differed from how I thought it would play out. Episodes 11-20 got sort of too serious business but hey, it was relevant to the rest of the series after that so I can't fault it too much. While I tried to suspend my disbelief, those middle episodes made it all to clear what was going to happen in the ending. I don't know if it's because I nearly spoiled the ending for myself before I even started the show but
Ryuuji x Taiga
was the obvious pairing mainly because
Ryuuji and Taiga seemed blatantly incompatible with any other character.
Knowing anime these days, the only thing that was going to make
Ryuuji
a believable match for
Minori
would be some serious character development on the part of both and while there is some convincing character development portrayed in Toradora, it was driven in a way so that the
two misunderstood "delinquents" would obviously be together.
Minori was a very divisive character for me throughout the show. Right until the end,
Minori is that bipolar chick who is either uber-energetic or uber-depressed and it was so bothersome to watch because she didn't come off as a human being at all. There was very little middleground for her but the end resolved that in a believable way.
Despite that, I liked the ride that Toradora provided. [borat]It's a very nice![/borat]

I give Toradora a 4 out of 5.

Well, after I go through the Toradora OVA and SOS, I begin Cowboy Bebop and I've heard that was pretty decent.
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If you haven't actually seen Cowboy Bebop yet you are in for a treat. It might be overrated, which is not entirely the fault of the show itself, but it is a very entertaining and memorable show. The music in it is sublime. that's all I can think of to describe that OST. Its fucking sublime.
 
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iavi

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Makoto said:
Minori is that bipolar chick who is either uber-energetic or uber-depressed and it was so bothersome to watch because she didn't come off as a human being at all. There was very little middleground for her but the end resolved that in a believable way.
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You've never met anyone who
masquerades with happiness?
It's actually quite realistic.
 
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zeroshiki

Member
qcf x2 said:
It was okay until Chopper came along. He's about as bearable as a screaming toddler in a movie theater. And the 105th time Sanji's "chivalry" was to the detriment of his crew was more than enough.

So yeah, other than it being overly childish to the point of annoyance it's alright. I couldn't take anymore after the supposed tough guys turned into giraffes and shit, and then
the boat came to life and rescued them
, which apparently doesn't qualify as an asspull if you've got your OP blinders on.
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I was watching a TV show the other day, and did you guys know that Sanji's original name was going to be Naruto? He even has that twirly thing on his forehead that looks like a naruto. But then, Kishimoto happened and Oda had to change the name.
 
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Instro

Member
Zero No Tsukaima F 12

Well it ended. It's amazing how visually hideous this season was, it clearly had no budget. Just looking at Mr. Colbert's staff whenever he was on screen was hilarious, the lines weren't even straight. When you consider that the 2nd season was actually a fairly decent looking show, ZnT's budget really went to shit by the time they got around to doing this final season. Although I'm surprised it even got the extra season to close the story out. They certainly blew through a shit ton of material very quickly. Definitely the worst season of this series overall.

So what will kugibros watch now that ZnT and Shana are over?
 
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PorcellainThrill

Member
cajunator said:
Fuck writing and direction. We get nekkid Fujiko. Hell even clothed Fujiko is greatness.
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I am not sure if I will be able to handle it so I avoided this issue entirely.
However the series shouldn't be lacking but be a monument to her.

Edit: It is just so rare that we have good movies and/or shows, that also implement more erotic fantasies/aspects.
 
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Branduil

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Makoto said:
Toradora! 19-25 (FINAL)

x3bgqq.gif


What a delightful ending. These feels that I had no idea it would evoke from me suddenly awakened. At face value, my predictions after watching 11-18 seemed spot-on but the way it happened differed from how I thought it would play out. Episodes 11-20 got sort of too serious business but hey, it was relevant to the rest of the series after that so I can't fault it too much. While I tried to suspend my disbelief, those middle episodes made it all to clear what was going to happen in the ending. I don't know if it's because I nearly spoiled the ending for myself before I even started the show but
Ryuuji x Taiga
was the obvious pairing mainly because
Ryuuji and Taiga seemed blatantly incompatible with any other character.
Knowing anime these days, the only thing that was going to make
Ryuuji
a believable match for
Minori
would be some serious character development on the part of both and while there is some convincing character development portrayed in Toradora, it was driven in a way so that the
two misunderstood "delinquents" would obviously be together.
Minori was a very divisive character for me throughout the show. Right until the end,
Minori is that bipolar chick who is either uber-energetic or uber-depressed and it was so bothersome to watch because she didn't come off as a human being at all. There was very little middleground for her but the end resolved that in a believable way.
Despite that, I liked the ride that Toradora provided. [borat]It's a very nice![/borat]

I give Toradora a 4 out of 5.

Well, after I go through the Toradora OVA and SOS, I begin Cowboy Bebop and I've heard that was pretty decent.
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Well, the literal title of the show is
Tiger x Dragon
so it's obviously not supposed to be any kind of mystery who ends up with whom.
 
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Zuly

Member
Looking at the OP, it seems I'll most likely only be looking forward to Space Bros but who knows. Finished watching Madoka and now going through Steins; Gate. Really let myself go this year when it came to anime but I'm glad I waited these shows to be over, so I could actually marathon them.
 
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Makoto

Member
cajunator said:
If you haven't actually seen Cowboy Bebop yet you are in for a treat. It might be overrated, which is not entirely the fault of the show itself, but it is a very entertaining and memorable show. The music in it is sublime. that's all I can think of to describe that OST. Its fucking sublime.
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I'm eager to hear the soundtrack. Despite having never seen an episode of the show, for years I've known it's intro theme all too well. So it will be nice to finally put a face to what I've been listening to.

Miri said:
You've never met anyone who
masquerades with happiness?
It's actually quite realistic.
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It's just that Minori had
two modes of emotion for the longest time during the show: happy, or serious-grave-solemn-don't-talk-to-me-because-I've-got-a-sad-backstory-with-some-issue.
An exaggerated personality no doubt, but the amount of time we were exposed to her in relation to what she displayed as a character hindered her believability.
 
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Brazil

Living in the shadow of Amaz
Mawaru-Penguindrum 23-24 -END-

Flashback. Flashback. Flashback. Flashback. Flashback.
Flashback.

But... That was beautiful.

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I enjoyed watching this. I mean, in retrospect. The first half (which I think, for coherence's sake, should be titled
Ringo-chan's Braindead Adventures
) was beyond annoying, and I would've undoubtedly dropped it right after that episode with fairy tale-esque skits if I hadn't started watching the show because of a personal recommendation.

Once they got over the crazy secondary characters' backstories and the plot started running in circles, though, it actually became pretty good. The style, the OST, Shouma and Kanba made me stand strong through the hard times, and I'm glad for that.

Shouma and Kanba. Such bosses.

And I guess the show's message is
being kazoku is suffering.
 
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Jintor

Member
ponpo said:
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Good.
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I love it already.


CrankyKong said:
How do you guys watch all this anime?
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As far as I can tell, most of these guys don't play games.

Makoto said:
I'm eager to hear the soundtrack. Despite having never seen an episode of the show, for years I've known it's intro theme all too well. So it will be nice to finally put a face to what I've been listening to.
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One of my favourite things about the soundtrack is some of my Jazz-playing friends know the soundtrack real well but have never even seen the show. Some of them can play half of it.
 
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Lafiel

と呼ぶがよい
Kimi Ni Todoke 10 - Pretty good episode, loved dat "love triangle" tension brewing up, this show is so slow; yet it's so delightful to watch, if only because sawako is such a sympathetic character to root for.:3
 
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Dynedom

Member
Branduil said:
Well, the literal title of the show is
Tiger x Dragon
so it's obviously not supposed to be any kind of mystery who ends up with whom.
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Oh I dunno. It could have implied some sort of
fighting tournament
(unless
Street Fighter x Tekken is a dating sim
).
 
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iavi

Member
Makoto said:
It's just that Minori had
two modes of emotion for the longest time during the show: happy, or serious-grave-solemn-don't-talk-to-me-because-I've-got-a-sad-backstory-with-some-issue.
An exaggerated personality no doubt, but the amount of time we were exposed to her in relation to what she displayed as a character hindered her believability.
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She had
her moments where she was free of all the BS though, like the relatively drama-free heart to heart she had with Ryuuji on the camping trip. I can definitely agree in saying that she wasn't structured as well as she could have been, given that they had already all the pieces in place, but they did her well enou--No. As swiftly as they did it, they covered enough facets to sell her as something more than a caricature with me.
 
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Branduil

Member
Dynedom said:
Oh I dunno. It could have implied some sort of
fighting tournament
(unless
Street Fighter x Tekken is a dating sim
).
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Right, so if you somehow miss both the genre and title of the show you're watching, the end result could be a surprise.
 
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PorcellainThrill

Member
CrankyKong said:
How do you guys watch all this anime?
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Given the formulatic structure of anime plus a previous experience of the medium (before entering the seasonal threads) and a clever use of gifs taken from google:
A synopsis alone paired with a couple of spoilers are plenty enough to live blog the "watching" of anime episodes while never actually seeing more animation than the loading of the next page in this thread.
 
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firehawk12

Subete no aware
Femmeworth said:
Why would you want to skip the first series?
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It's old, etc.

Ultimadrago said:
I believe it would notably/greatly enhance your experience, but I wouldn't say it's required to follow it.
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Miri said:
Nope. It resonates even better if you have, of course, as they make small fan-servicey callbacks. But it's self-contained otherwise. Seriously, my bro, watch it.
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For some reason, this feels like a trap! But why not!
 
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