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You know what I hate about animu?
You know what I hate about animu?
Setups that result in nothing. Must everyon have to die at the very last eps?
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Spring Anime 2012 | Welcome Home, Space Cowboy
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Just noticed the Bakemonogatari release news, hard to keep up with things now that this is in community.
Quickly emailed them of my intention to pay any amount of money for subtitled commentaries. Still extremely unlikely for it to happen, but I guess this is the best chance we're going to get.
Quickly emailed them of my intention to pay any amount of money for subtitled commentaries. Still extremely unlikely for it to happen, but I guess this is the best chance we're going to get.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Wait WHAT?!
To borrow a line from the GAF poster who makes men happy: WHO DO I HAVE TO
BEEP
Nazo no Kanojo X - 01
That... was weird.
And that's after just watching Upotte! too so that's probably saying something.
That... was weird.
And that's after just watching Upotte! too so that's probably saying something.
I dunno there's something kind of charming about the character designs. Has a 90's feel to it.
Naze No Kanojo
What...Why...wut...That.... I feel deceived, of my own fault. Going off of that banner art I grabbed, I thought I was in for an animu meets dr.seuss sorta thing, but that only came up for a few seconds, and in a dream. I couldn't even make it any further to see if it came back. I'm 3/5 so far this season.
What...Why...wut...That.... I feel deceived, of my own fault. Going off of that banner art I grabbed, I thought I was in for an animu meets dr.seuss sorta thing, but that only came up for a few seconds, and in a dream. I couldn't even make it any further to see if it came back. I'm 3/5 so far this season.
Blood the Last Vampire
I'm probably one of the few that hasn't watched this at this point. Never really gave this a shot in the past. I think the last time I attempted to watch it I was put off a bit under the assumption I was watching a poor dub when in reality it was a dual language production with some stilted delivery in English. That's probably the only flaw, if it even counts as one in this case, I could name becasue otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed this. Light on story but heavy on atmosphere, it was a visual treat.
It's a short sweet film that I'll likely revisit but more importantly it gives me context as to why Blood+ and Blood-C
viewers familiar with the original material have been so disappointed in subsequent productions as the former doesn't really grasp the tone of this movie from what I've seen so far and the latter is just out there. Hopefully The Last Dark is more like this movie.
I'm probably one of the few that hasn't watched this at this point. Never really gave this a shot in the past. I think the last time I attempted to watch it I was put off a bit under the assumption I was watching a poor dub when in reality it was a dual language production with some stilted delivery in English. That's probably the only flaw, if it even counts as one in this case, I could name becasue otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed this. Light on story but heavy on atmosphere, it was a visual treat.
Particularly the scene where Saya kills the girl in the bed which had this wonderful brutality to it.
viewers familiar with the original material have been so disappointed in subsequent productions as the former doesn't really grasp the tone of this movie from what I've seen so far and the latter is just out there. Hopefully The Last Dark is more like this movie.
Fate/Zero 14
Not really a huge fan of all the CGI everywhere. I preferred the first swordfight in the series where it was far less present.
Ryuunosuke was a nut until the end. I have to say, with him gone, Tokiomi is easily the most detestable master left. And perhaps just as crazy.
Not really a huge fan of all the CGI everywhere. I preferred the first swordfight in the series where it was far less present.
dakkumauji
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Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki 14
Kuroko no Basket 01
Oh yeah, those two main leads, will totally do it. Not if, but when at this point.
So, uh, it's ok. I mean, I was able to watched through it despite my hatred towards the sport, so that's a plus towards it. How long I'll keep up is anyone's guess.
Warning: Roundcats may cause flight.
Kuroko no Basket 01
Oh yeah, those two main leads, will totally do it. Not if, but when at this point.
So, uh, it's ok. I mean, I was able to watched through it despite my hatred towards the sport, so that's a plus towards it. How long I'll keep up is anyone's guess.
Jex
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There's a lot of god awful character designs in the 90's man. Also, the hair in this show is just awful.
QisTopTier
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I've been reading the manga, it's a pretty charming piece in a weird way
Jex
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Well, it's rarely like CG is my preferred method for animating anything, but this is about as good as I've seen it looking in any anime. It pretty acceptable most of the time.
Well I didn't say it was necessarily good, the style just invoked an odd sense of nostalgia which is weirdly disparaged by the actual premise of the show.
I honestly don't know how to feel about it overall. Like I've seen worse stuff in anime before but I somehow just felt really grossed out about that first drool scene. I'm not sure why it would invoke such a strange reaction from me.
Part of me wants to keep watching it since it seems like a fun show but the other half finds it really stupid too. I don't even know anymore.
There's a lot of great character designs in the 90's too.
I still love the poofy hair designs of the later 80's.
Fate/Zero 14
Loved the wholebuild up and I can't wait for next week to see their fight andTokiumi vs. KariyaOh well what a great way to start up S2~!Kiritsugu's sniping made me wonder why he didn't just go for the head immediately.
It's much easier to hit the center of mass than someone's head. Once he was disabled it was much easier for Kiritsugi to finish him off.
Well they obviously dumped a lot of money into it. I'm not saying it looked bad, but I can't help but think of the
dogfights in things like Macross Plus
Berserker vs. Archer.
It was a cool idea, I agree, but I find those scenes the least interesting in the episode. It didn't have any consequence to it, unlike everything else that was happening, and
Berserker
There's really no such thing as
a non-lethal sniper shot. So yeah, Kiritsugi was taking a risk that it was him. I'm pretty sure the only reason he shot him in the body first was because it's a much better shot at that range. Or any range really.
Well, your analysis is certainly correct from a meta standpoint, but the in-universe justifications should be considered too.
Hmm, I can't agree with that. The action occurring in the other scenes had a clear purpose to it.
Well it did, but overall it wasn't much of a plot forwarding episode
except for the death of Ryuunosuke which admittedly WILL allow the plot to move forward finally
Jex
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[Mysterious Girlfriend - 1]
Well, this a thing. It's not particularly well made, or poorly made. It's differentiates itself from the crowd of one million other high school romantic comedies via the, er, drool device.
I guess a few years ago such a thing might be considered weird, but between guns and toothbruhses I feel that there isn't much that can shock me anymore. Aside from that, I suppose it's all about the characters and whether you think they're interesting enough to sustain the premise, or just quirky for the sake of being quirky.
I thought it was fine, but it's not something that I'll spend all week waiting for.
Well, this a thing. It's not particularly well made, or poorly made. It's differentiates itself from the crowd of one million other high school romantic comedies via the, er, drool device.
I guess a few years ago such a thing might be considered weird, but between guns and toothbruhses I feel that there isn't much that can shock me anymore. Aside from that, I suppose it's all about the characters and whether you think they're interesting enough to sustain the premise, or just quirky for the sake of being quirky.
I thought it was fine, but it's not something that I'll spend all week waiting for.
Mysterious Girlfriend X 1
Honestly I thought this was pretty good. Sure the premise is rather weird, but the episode was fairly well directed, and I was rather fond of the soundtrack too. The character interactions are pretty...compelling, Urabe herself is entertaining to watch throughout the episode, and even the MC isn't a complete bum. He has a Dorothy(Big O) figurine after all. The dream sequences were a highlight during the episode I think, very strange and surreal, albeit short. Hopefully there is more of that in the future.
Basically its a show about the power of drool and love.
Honestly I thought this was pretty good. Sure the premise is rather weird, but the episode was fairly well directed, and I was rather fond of the soundtrack too. The character interactions are pretty...compelling, Urabe herself is entertaining to watch throughout the episode, and even the MC isn't a complete bum. He has a Dorothy(Big O) figurine after all. The dream sequences were a highlight during the episode I think, very strange and surreal, albeit short. Hopefully there is more of that in the future.
Basically its a show about the power of drool and love.
Sankarea 1
I was under the impression from the different posts here about this that it was pretty good "for Deen" so I was going in with certain expectations but I was pleasantly surprised. It really is pretty good and the SHAFTisms certainly didn't go unnoticed. This Hatakeyama guy seems to know what he's doing.
I went and read a bit of the manga for comparison and I gotta say the way the anime handles mood and atmosphere feels much more appropriate and I like it a lot better. Almost makes me wish they'd changed the dude's design a bit as well because the silly hair feels almost out of place.
Also, fuck nano.RIPE.
I was under the impression from the different posts here about this that it was pretty good "for Deen" so I was going in with certain expectations but I was pleasantly surprised. It really is pretty good and the SHAFTisms certainly didn't go unnoticed. This Hatakeyama guy seems to know what he's doing.
I went and read a bit of the manga for comparison and I gotta say the way the anime handles mood and atmosphere feels much more appropriate and I like it a lot better. Almost makes me wish they'd changed the dude's design a bit as well because the silly hair feels almost out of place.
Also, fuck nano.RIPE.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
And this is why you are mai husbando.
Really? I actually got a worse impression of him after that conversation.
It felt more like he just didn't care what happened to Sakura because MAGIC is more important than lowly human concerns like not having a nightmarish childhood.
Mysterious Girlfriend X 1:
Tsubaki Akira:
- Has good taste in sci-fi (Big O, 2001 Space Odyssey, StarMars Wars)
- Does not sit next to the window
- His initial reaction to seeing a girl in his room is NOT to panic, but to ask for the homework assignments
- Asks her out on the first episode
If you don't like this show you are part of the problem!
Tsubaki Akira:
- Has good taste in sci-fi (Big O, 2001 Space Odyssey, Star
- Does not sit next to the window
- His initial reaction to seeing a girl in his room is NOT to panic, but to ask for the homework assignments
- Asks her out on the first episode
If you don't like this show you are part of the problem!
How did I not notice this earlier, +1 for him.
Where's my sandwich?
Jex
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I'm kind of bothered his excellent collection of classic movie posters, I don't know where he'd manage to pick them all up!
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Mysterious Girlfriend X 1
Yes, this is how you make a perverted romance classy. Drool is an inherently disgusting concept, but this show knows how to frame it in a way that makes it alluringly sexual without being trashy. The character and art design make for an attractive aesthetic - I really like the glow of the sunset lighting. It's quite atmospheric, as befits its title, the dream sequences with their fantasy cityscape especially. The central couple bond in a weird and unrealistic manner, but are utterly charming together. Urabe's hair, erratic behavior, and very un-anime rookie voice actress sell her as a mysterious but bewitching girlfriend.
I had a big smile on my face throughout. I'm in.
Yes, this is how you make a perverted romance classy. Drool is an inherently disgusting concept, but this show knows how to frame it in a way that makes it alluringly sexual without being trashy. The character and art design make for an attractive aesthetic - I really like the glow of the sunset lighting. It's quite atmospheric, as befits its title, the dream sequences with their fantasy cityscape especially. The central couple bond in a weird and unrealistic manner, but are utterly charming together. Urabe's hair, erratic behavior, and very un-anime rookie voice actress sell her as a mysterious but bewitching girlfriend.
I had a big smile on my face throughout. I'm in.
Jex
Member
No no, it was more like "This actually looks pretty good. Deen did this?"
firehawk12
Subete no aware
If there any any Gintama fans here, you should check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OChQuB9sBA&feature=related
I don't even know how I stumbled upon it, but it's a bunch of Chinese cosplayers who basically wrote their own episode of Gintama and performed it at some contest (at 30 minutes long, it's actually longer than a standard episode!).
They even managed to get
into their bit. lol
(Also amusing is a) everyone having Mandarin names and b) the crowd freaking out whenever the characters spoke Japanese).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OChQuB9sBA&feature=related
I don't even know how I stumbled upon it, but it's a bunch of Chinese cosplayers who basically wrote their own episode of Gintama and performed it at some contest (at 30 minutes long, it's actually longer than a standard episode!).
They even managed to get
rope bondage Sa-chan
(Also amusing is a) everyone having Mandarin names and b) the crowd freaking out whenever the characters spoke Japanese).
He travels to Comicon every year, obviously!
Jex
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I'm a fan of shows that use voice actors who haven't done a lot of work in anime before and who sound different from the rest. For example, Sochie in Turn A and Nanoka in Koi Kaze both have a unique sound too them.
What about Princess Omigawa in Soul Eater?!
This is so awesome, and so very odd.
E: Whoa, are they wrapping this around material farther ahead? They have Takasugi and Kamui being bros.
Duh.
pretty much. the dude owns
Now with the dawning of the Official Thread I can finally give my Upotte!! impressions!
Upotte!! 01
Yup, this is the Upotte!! I learned to love. There are some changes, most glaringly with FNC's design, which definitely shows the other glaring change, the amount of fanservice the show expels forth. I'm not exactly complaining, since all these guns are something like 50 years old, but eh, I guess they have to get SOMETHING to draw in an audience that doesn't comprise ENTIRELY of Gun Nerds. Still, the time when they were explaining themselves it was kind of odd since some of them were straight out of the book, while they didn't even bother to explain that L85A1 had huge tits 'cause the L85A1 is a heavy gun. Still, considering that they're moving forward to action in episode two already, I can forgive their collapsing all that slice of life stuff into one episode. Can't wait for ARs vs. BRs. >
Now I sleep, and then watch MGX tomorrow.
Upotte!! 01
Yup, this is the Upotte!! I learned to love. There are some changes, most glaringly with FNC's design, which definitely shows the other glaring change, the amount of fanservice the show expels forth. I'm not exactly complaining, since all these guns are something like 50 years old, but eh, I guess they have to get SOMETHING to draw in an audience that doesn't comprise ENTIRELY of Gun Nerds. Still, the time when they were explaining themselves it was kind of odd since some of them were straight out of the book, while they didn't even bother to explain that L85A1 had huge tits 'cause the L85A1 is a heavy gun. Still, considering that they're moving forward to action in episode two already, I can forgive their collapsing all that slice of life stuff into one episode. Can't wait for ARs vs. BRs. >
Now I sleep, and then watch MGX tomorrow.
Don't forget Rin in Usagi Drop or Makoto in TGWLTT.
Ah I forgot to mention this, her VA is very likeable. Definitely sells the role for me.
Fate/Zero 14
Well this is nice to have back. Not a great episode but not offensive in any respect either. Ultimately I didn't feel like I got anything I normally come to F/Z for. The dialogue wasn't particularly snappy and none of it really revealed a great deal new about any of the characters. The action in this episode also just really fell pretty flat to me. The monstrosity is just a boring and faceless enemy that isn't particularly imposing when it feels like it's just floating around in the water.
All of the stuff going on in the sky was just silly.
Definitely expect more from the series. In the past individual characters maintained a presence when everyone converges into one group, but I didn't get the same feeling here. With the distancing of the characters there was actually an incredibly minimal amount of interaction between characters, and it felt more like they were simply all hovering around the same giant location.
Well this is nice to have back. Not a great episode but not offensive in any respect either. Ultimately I didn't feel like I got anything I normally come to F/Z for. The dialogue wasn't particularly snappy and none of it really revealed a great deal new about any of the characters. The action in this episode also just really fell pretty flat to me. The monstrosity is just a boring and faceless enemy that isn't particularly imposing when it feels like it's just floating around in the water.
All of the stuff going on in the sky was just silly.
Weightless, over the top, and clearly something that will bear no fruit or even result in actual confrontation. The throne's aerial antics just elicited the, "Well this is dumb," reaction from me.
Jex
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I think anime has already taught us why girls carry scissors - for offensive and defensive purposes.
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