Be warned,the beginning episodes might be slow or dull but stick with it and you will be rewarded.
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Be warned,the beginning episodes might be slow or dull but stick with it and you will be rewarded.
Jex
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Listen to this man, after all, he popularized the term.
About when does it pick up? Beginning episodes is a little nebulous for such a long series.
How much constitutes "the beginning"? That could be 5 episodes or 50.
Not long, I remember the early episodes being really funny.
hosannainexcelsis
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The early character introduction stage of Gintama lasts through episode 23 or so. I enjoyed those episodes quite a bit, but they are the weakest part of the show as it feels its way towards becoming comfortable with its material.
Crash Station
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Episode 25 is when it gets REALLY funny, but the ones before it aren't bad. Just know the first 2 are filler and star most of the cast before their proper introductions.
firehawk12
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Or just watch the Benizakura movie and go from there.
Jex
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Some seasons are much better than others, that much is true, but I feel that only looking a single season of anime isn't very helpful for commenting on the quality of anime over time. Then again, there really isn't that much point comparing one season to another, because the factors that make one show good in one season and one show bad in another are disconnected from each other.
Some years were clearly better than others, but there isn't much of a pattern to it. The easiest thing to think about is "how many shows were made in year X and what percentage of them did I enjoy?"
firehawk12
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Strange way to spell Ano Natsu.
Femmeworth
Banned
Too bad he can't seem to separate himself from that parasite, Satoko Okudera.
Speaking of Deadhouse, where has Sunao Katabuchi landed? I hope he landed safely on his feet.
I really should start watching this. The Onegai Twins looking character design is turning me off, though.
Getting the first production funded by FujiTV and airing on noitaminA is a good start I would say.
firehawk12
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Never saw that, so all I see is AnoHana 2.0 but with 100% less Okada.
Tampire 2: The Tamponing.
If only saying it made it true.
Exactly. This is why I don't get it when every season,people say it sucks or anime quality has down the shitter. There's always 1 or a few shows that's good enough to watch and it doesn't have be poetry in motion.
Getting the first production funded by FujiTV and airing on noitaminA is a good start I would say.
Shit, I knew I was missing something.
Well, how about the next one?
long series are great if only because if you love one, there's a LOT of it
Correct.
This is how I see it.
By this method I have enjoyed something from each and every season of anime production.
If I miss something I usually end up blind buying the discs later anyway.
firehawk12
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It's true. I'm the only person who liked Nise unironically, probably.
Outside of haly because of his avatar.
Shit, I knew I was missing something.
Well, how about the next one?
Kickstart Dream Machine. Target: 3.5 million dollars.
Nah, I liked it too. Not afraid to admit it.
hosannainexcelsis
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While Taraku Uon did the original character designs for both shows, Masayoshi Tanaka's animation character designs for Ano Natsu makes them look more like Ano Hana than what I've seen of Please Twins.
I'm down for 100 bucks. Now we just need 3,499,900 more!
Jex
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So everyone has commented on the merits (or lack thereof) of AKB0048's designs before, but damn.
That design is stupefying. I really think that it's damaging my mind.
firehawk12
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I guess that makes up for your blind, unfathomable, soulless hatred* of Ano Natsu.
*90% hyperbole included.
Getting the first production funded by FujiTV and airing on noitaminA is a good start I would say.
Don't noitaminA shows have bad rateings? C,usagidrop,no6,gulitycrown,blackrockshooter and ungo
firehawk12
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It's not the ratings, it's the after market stuff.
It's why you can buy clothes from Guilty Crown.
And the coming Nitro+ VN, lol.
Hey, to be fair by the end I'd at least reached ambivalence! Baby steps
and hopefully a Remon spinoff
Nah, noitaminA store is super minor in the grand scheme.
Fuji likes the prestige of noitaminA so they will continue funding these things up to a certain point. I also have no idea why someone would slag noitamina for low ratings when the other stuff are shown on UHF channels and barely register on ratings.
Fuji likes the prestige of noitaminA so they will continue funding these things up to a certain point. I also have no idea why someone would slag noitamina for low ratings when the other stuff are shown on UHF channels and barely register on ratings.
If 25,000 fans all put down 100 bucks each, and another 50 fans put down 10,000 bucks each, we would still be short of 500,000 dollars.
firehawk12
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Anything less than adoration is impossible for me to believe.
I remember that story about how they were disappointed by DVD/BD sales though. Besides, Noise would still be around if it was prestige based!
Screw kickstarter. We need a venture capitalist.
Or some crazy rich otaku.
I said up to a point! Fuji funding Apollon and Tsuritama (and Moyashimon 2) probably quiets down the noitamina is dead talk for a while.
Or some crazy rich otaku.
I said up to a point! Fuji funding Apollon and Tsuritama (and Moyashimon 2) probably quiets down the noitamina is dead talk for a while.
Speaking of Ano Natsu, I never seen a show where they constantly kick friendzone girl to the ground that bad,even the final episode give no mercy
That's probably what Maruyama is doing right now. He's sicking dicks even at his age, just to cut deals so Kon's final wishes can be fulfilled.
firehawk12
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Well, I can't remember the name of the show from a couple of seasons ago, but they totally destroyed the tsundere character. It was glorious.Speaking of Ano Natsu, I never seen a show where they constantly kick friendzone girl to the ground that bad,even the final episode give no mercy
Until we get Guilty Crown 2.
There are enjoyable pieces of Nise, but the series flounders around and gets lost, failing to come together or make much meaning out of most of its content. I don't think it's outright terrible, but it is certainly disappointing. So much of it is forgettable and inconsequential in every way that I would be surprised if people point back to it even in the near future. Even the good will I do have towards Nise is largely based around my feelings for Bakemonogatari, and the ground work it laid for something successful to come afterwards. Nise uses Bake as a crutch for almost its entire duration, hoping that the viewer still remember and likes the characters while doing nothing with them. In many cases, threads of character development for the old cast are dangled there, but nothing ever seems to ever play out. It's as if the show itself forgets where it has and hasn't been, or simply doesn't care.
But at least we got Kaiki I suppose.
Unknown Soldier
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Weren't the ratings for GC pretty abysmal though?
the heart highlight in the hair really gives that design the kick it needs to become truly godawful.
hosannainexcelsis
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For anyone who's curious, here's the latest information I found for late-night TV anime ratings:
Who knew so many people wanted to watch Kill Me Baby? Comparatively speaking.
Who knew so many people wanted to watch Kill Me Baby? Comparatively speaking.
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