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Gintama does that too and a lot of shounen actually doesn't. But other shounen usually has even worse pacing outside of Fairy Tail. 10-15 minutes of fast-paced action>20 minutes of slow paced filler integrated into the canon.
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Gintama does that too and a lot of shounen actually doesn't. But other shounen usually has even worse pacing outside of Fairy Tail. 10-15 minutes of fast-paced action>20 minutes of slow paced filler integrated into the canon.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Mysterious Girlfriend X 01:
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People have issue with the first 13 or so episodes as the pacing is relatively slow and some of the characters people come to hate. The first three are very solid. There's really only one what I would deem bad and that's the Moondoggie episode. Episode 9 in particular is amazing.
It's incredible is what.
Do you find Urabe to be really amazingly [redacted]?
aside from the drooling thing
Ah you thought episode 9 was amazing as well.
my mind was blown when it was revealed that Eureka was a cold blooded killer and the kids came from people she had killed. and Renton's interaction with Eureka with that episode was also amazing
Moondooggie was redeemed in the episode when
he has sex with Gidget
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Seriously.
Sample Toei episode title:
Character X dies in battle! This happens after Event Y!
Pretty much all of Toei's adaptations are guilty of this, and even some of their original works, too.
Ultimadrago
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Just on a random note, the latest episode of Fate/Zero finally inspired me to learn a little about the historical
, and true to his F/Z persona he was a fucking monster in real life. Just read, or not if you value your sanity.
Spoiling
becoming a crew member in the third OP was even worse. That was some serious bullshit.
Especially because of the
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Gilles de Rais
Spoiling
Ms. Allsunday
Especially because of the
drool
PdotMichael
Banned
whats wrong with it?
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Yeah, that was bullshit. Thankfully, I had already read the manga at that point, but I know a lot of people who got pissed off at that. When I showed my friend those episodes, I violated my typical "never skip the opening" rule because that spoiler is just awful (and it's thirteen episodes early).
My favorite part of the episode was the visual imagery. The moonlight is striking in that episode. It also touched on some social themes such as racism and how wars leave orphans.
Basileus777
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Now I've got to know, just how weird does it get?
excellent
Ultimadrago
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What are your thoughts on the episode where
Renton goes insane destroys a enemy mech using his board and then finally figures out he has been killing people with the mechs.
I watched a bunch of first episodes in a row trying to figure out what to watch next...
Legend of Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is a Sea of Stars
At times this felt strangely like the first episode of The Wire to me--jumping into the middle of things already in-progress, throwing this huge cast of characters at the audience at once with relatively minimal introduction, and the sense that I'm watching significant things but have no idea why they'd be important. This came up as the recommended starting point on a couple of Google results for suggested viewing order, but I kind of get the feeling this is more fanservice for people familiar with the novels than anything else. I liked it okay, but I'm not dying to see more right this second, and I probably couldn't tell you who half the characters were anymore. Still I'll go back and give "Overture to New War" a shot at some point in the future.
Yurumates 3Dei
It's three minutes long, and it made me actually laugh once ("Mom said to open this whenever I'm in trouble."), so I guess I liked it.
Upotte! 1
What does the constant quivering at the thought of being manhandled and fired mean in context of their morning target practice? Are they personifications of all guns of that model?
If this series were to pull a School Days, it would make me so happy I'd import at least the final volume on BluRay.
Heartcatch Precure 1-2
This is cute. I watched mostly because of the smugface image, but it's actually pretty entertaining. It will be good to watch an episode or two of whenever in a bad mood.
Fate/Zero 1
This was funny to watch after the LoGH movie, since it was somewhat similar (dropping you in the middle of Events In Progress) but with a ton of explanation covering who everyone was, what they wanted out of everything, etc etc etc. Exposition Circle-Walk was no less silly in the show than in the gif--the information was relatively interesting, but who does that? Then it cuts off right as things start getting seriously interesting. This was good enough to move me to watch the next episode, which introduced probably my favorite pair (team
all the way), so it's filled my "nothing to watch" void for at least the next few days. Pity about the BluRay pricing. I could probably justify shelling out $200 for it, but $400 is just insane. I could import Dennou Coil for that much!
Legend of Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is a Sea of Stars
At times this felt strangely like the first episode of The Wire to me--jumping into the middle of things already in-progress, throwing this huge cast of characters at the audience at once with relatively minimal introduction, and the sense that I'm watching significant things but have no idea why they'd be important. This came up as the recommended starting point on a couple of Google results for suggested viewing order, but I kind of get the feeling this is more fanservice for people familiar with the novels than anything else. I liked it okay, but I'm not dying to see more right this second, and I probably couldn't tell you who half the characters were anymore. Still I'll go back and give "Overture to New War" a shot at some point in the future.
Yurumates 3Dei
It's three minutes long, and it made me actually laugh once ("Mom said to open this whenever I'm in trouble."), so I guess I liked it.
Upotte! 1
What does the constant quivering at the thought of being manhandled and fired mean in context of their morning target practice? Are they personifications of all guns of that model?
If this series were to pull a School Days, it would make me so happy I'd import at least the final volume on BluRay.
Heartcatch Precure 1-2
This is cute. I watched mostly because of the smugface image, but it's actually pretty entertaining. It will be good to watch an episode or two of whenever in a bad mood.
Fate/Zero 1
This was funny to watch after the LoGH movie, since it was somewhat similar (dropping you in the middle of Events In Progress) but with a ton of explanation covering who everyone was, what they wanted out of everything, etc etc etc. Exposition Circle-Walk was no less silly in the show than in the gif--the information was relatively interesting, but who does that? Then it cuts off right as things start getting seriously interesting. This was good enough to move me to watch the next episode, which introduced probably my favorite pair (team
Serial Killer & Bluebeard BFFs
raito-kun had some interesting comments about Fate/Zero ep14 on twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/raito_kun/
I think it's definitely true that Fate/Zero is very much about the photography and digital aspects, but I don't think he gives enough credit to the animation and storyboarding. While the end product is elevated and executed by the digital photography and effects, the storyboarding and in many cases the animation is still is base of concept.
It's true that Fate/Zero isn't really a "sakuga" anime, because what is truly impressive is not the sole talent of an animator working on a sequence, but being able to keep the show interesting and exciting definitely owes some credit at least to the storyboarding and animation process.
I think it's definitely true that Fate/Zero is very much about the photography and digital aspects, but I don't think he gives enough credit to the animation and storyboarding. While the end product is elevated and executed by the digital photography and effects, the storyboarding and in many cases the animation is still is base of concept.
It's true that Fate/Zero isn't really a "sakuga" anime, because what is truly impressive is not the sole talent of an animator working on a sequence, but being able to keep the show interesting and exciting definitely owes some credit at least to the storyboarding and animation process.
RurouniZel
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Ultimadrago
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I was being sarcastic. It was definitely off putting.
Every time Tsubaki drinks her drool or Urabe drinks his they experience a the sensation the the other has. For example if Tusbaki is aroused and Urabe drinks his drool she feels aroused. Or if Urabe gropes her own boobs and Tusbaki drinks her drool he feels that sensation of actually feeling her boobs. But it even goes deeper then that if Urabe is wearing a skimpy outfit under a coat or something Tusbaki will somehow fell the sensation of actually seeing that skimpy outfit. Oh Urabe is like a wizard with scissors and is able to cut things into any shape quickly and usually does this when she gets flustered and keeps the scissors in her underwear at all times
Only Naruto and Bleach air primetime and that's on a shitty channel. One Piece, Toriko and Hunter x Hunter all air on Sunday Mornings.
PdotMichael
Banned
and her voice and her hair and her crazy character
Crash Station
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You mean Rock Lee.
Dedication Through Light
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Mirai Nikki 25
This entire ending setup feels so tacky and odd. Sure the action and intensity is there but its hard to feel any sort of awe or cool from it.
This entire ending setup feels so tacky and odd. Sure the action and intensity is there but its hard to feel any sort of awe or cool from it.
Yuki's moments were great until the table was turned and Ninth's, though her powers of going through stuff and fending off Murmur, failed to impress at the end. Im still waiting for this world's Akise and if this world's Yuno will do anything.
Ultimadrago
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I don't even.
I'm planning to try it for a few more episodes. I wonder if I'll laugh or vomit...or laughably vomit.
RurouniZel
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Why is Beast pointing at your avatar and going "What is this shit?"...
I'm ok with this.
E7
Well I thought it was great as it undermined both the character and audience. Renton because he thought he was so cool being able to wipe out all these mechs until he realizes that he's killing a person's husband or a father. It's pretty Gundam-ish in that it showed how both sides of a war are human beings even if a person can't see them. It also gave a weight to his actions in that he now had an understanding of why people viewed Gekko State as a terrorist group and himself as well. This also played on the audience as well in that the audience is impressed with Renton's capabilities and skill until they realize he is killing other human beings. It gives a shade of grey to the character and a sense of tragedy to the series as a whole
Hahaha oh man I'm going to hate AO as I doubt it's even going to be a quarter as good as the original series.
Ultimadrago
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Because I'm sleeping on the job of watching more anime!
Hellsing321
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Beast does not approve of Nichijou.
Ultimadrago
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Better explains why he turned into an ugly beast then!
RurouniZel
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ZING!
Beast knows Nichibros is the superior show.
Nyarlathotep 1
I dunno, if they were gonna desecrate the Cthulu mythos by moefying it they could've at least come up with some crazier shit than this. All in all it was pretty underwhelming but I'll keep watching until it finishes or until I get sick of it. Whatever happens first.
Nyarlathotep 1
I dunno, if they were gonna desecrate the Cthulu mythos by moefying it they could've at least come up with some crazier shit than this. All in all it was pretty underwhelming but I'll keep watching until it finishes or until I get sick of it. Whatever happens first.
What is 'photography' in anime? He keeps mentioning Takayuki Hirao and Tetsuya Takeuchi so I think he just wants good action sequence (Takeuchi's part in Kara no Kyoukai 5). Episode 4 was good in that aspect but every other fights was pretty much CG only.
chickdigger802
Banned
So Nyaruko-san pretty much... To Love Ru?
Some Excel Saga, some To Love Ru, and I guess maybe a bit of Dokuro-chan sprinkled in for good measure?
Here are more Girlfriend X spoilers if anyone is interested.
at the end of one day Urabe gives Tsubaki her drool and he has a nosebleed. She then throws him a pair of her panties and reveals that she did not wear any panties for the entire day and he then puts her panties in his pocket. Urabe sleeps naked. The drool bond also extends to another girl (who has a boyfriend) so there are three kids sharing droll among each other.
This story will end with all three contracting HIV.
Crash Station
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Haiyore! Nyaruko-san 1
Damn, I was just joking when I said this would be better than Apollon, but this sure is something. Quite a far cry from the flash episodes. "Anime: The Anime" seems like an apt description. It's pretty self-aware and quite funny.
Nyaruko is awesome and it's nice to finally see a harem protagonist willing to physically abuse his haremmates with a fork. Totally something that's been missing from the genre until now.
I am a bit disappointed that it seems the glasses girl won't show up based on the OP and ED, but still, good stuff. Surprise of the season so far, especially going by the flash episodes which were amusing time-wasters at best and 2 minutes of nothing at worst.
Damn, I was just joking when I said this would be better than Apollon, but this sure is something. Quite a far cry from the flash episodes. "Anime: The Anime" seems like an apt description. It's pretty self-aware and quite funny.
Nyaruko is awesome and it's nice to finally see a harem protagonist willing to physically abuse his haremmates with a fork. Totally something that's been missing from the genre until now.
I am a bit disappointed that it seems the glasses girl won't show up based on the OP and ED, but still, good stuff. Surprise of the season so far, especially going by the flash episodes which were amusing time-wasters at best and 2 minutes of nothing at worst.
Photography in anime is like photography in any other sense of the term. It is the cinematography of the visual medium via the manipulation of cameras. Do you need a more detailed explanation?
For the sake of my descendants who will undoubtedly be inclined toward the same weird shit I am, I really hope that this is the future of human evolution someday.
Ultimadrago
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Mysterious Girl X (manga?) spoilers :
Potential "Drool swinging"
Beeeast, get over here!
It's the only waaaay.
To be clear, although in the pre-digital days animation was filmed with real cameras on animation stands, virtually all animation these days is done with virtual cameras in composition software.
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