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Spring Anime 2012 | Welcome Home, Space Cowboy

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Regulus Tera

Romanes Eunt Domus
Poyopoyo 15
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ph'nglui mglw'nafh Poyo R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
 

Defuser

Member
Shirokuma Cafe ep2
Penguin cafe is the best cause Penguin is the best chracter.

Mayonnaise Chichi! 09

This show's unabashed audaciousness at taking advantage of every single one of my fetishes is astounding.

I wanna go to a tsundere café before I die.

Garterbelt, no other fetish can beat this.
 
Fate Zero latest

Gotta love that there is a class of weapon/attack called 'anti fortress'.

I do wish 'main characters with blades' would stop shooting beams =S

Probably due to me watching all of Bleach, I am exhausted from sword beams... for now.

The setup of the move is awesome... the actual attack and follow up... not that great =/
 
Fate Zero latest

Gotta love that there is a class of weapon/attack called 'anti fortress'.

I do wish 'main characters with blades' would stop shooting beams =S

Probably due to me watching all of Bleach, I am exhausted from sword beams... for now.

The setup of the move is awesome... the actual attack and follow up... not that great =/
Well we've already seen an anti-army and anti-unit type so I think it was high time they show that kind of NP.
 

NewFresh

Member
I saw it, added it to my mental list, and regretted that in my short, pathetic life thus far I've had comparatively few achievements.

I mean, really, he puts us all to shame.

I'm assuming he had attained so many STD's that he could no longer be affected by them. They just canceled each other out.
 

Narag

Member
Space Brothers 3

Rivals appear? Nice for the female doctor to get some screentime too.!
Not a lot happened this ep but it remains such a feel good show that I look forward to every Saturday.
 

matmanx1

Member
Having just watched the first 2 episodes of Sankarea back to back I had to come browse what my Gaf folks thoughts on the show were up to this point.

The show certainly has an interesting premise and is so far unique enough to keep my attention. That said, episode 2 was somewhat difficult to watch because Sanka's father is such a creeper and gives me a severe case of the heebie jeebies. I hate him already but I guess that's really the point.

Furuya's cousin is obviously after the goods but so far is just the over the top sexpot counterpoint to the demure but still sexy Sanka. Too bad neither girl is a zombie or Furuya might just have himself the most unique harem in all of animedom.
 

7Th

Member
Damn, that shit's REAL good:
Lupin (I liked episode 1 more than 2, though)
Eureka Ao (The OST really enhances the experience)
Apollon (Great first episode)

Very good shit:
Tsuritama (I'm not really feeling Haru but I really like the overall tone of the show)
Saint Seiya Omega (3>1>>>>>>>>>2)

Good shit:
Fate/Zero (Same as S1)
Space Bros (Somehow the cheesiest show of the season but still pretty enjoyable)

Fuck you, Kawamori
Aquarion Evol (Why do I do this to myself?)

Still waiting for Hyouka and
AKB0048.
 
Space Brothers 3

Mutta has the craziest facial expressions. His quirkiness and insecurity continues to be incredibly entertaining to watch. It was nice to see that Serika has her own bit of weirdness as well. DESTINY
 
Aren't all normal NPs anti-unit types? Sorry, not too familiar with Type-Moon terms.

Gae Buidhe, Gae Dearg, Gate of Babylon, Knight of Honor - Anti-Unit
Gordius Wheel, Ionioi Hetairoi - Anti-Army
Excalibur - Anti-Fortress

Anti-Unit NPs are good for one-on-one type duels. Most of the NPs in the series fall under this category.
Anti-Army NPs are good for a multitude of targets. All of Rider's NPs fall under this category, fittingly enough.
Anti-Fortress NPs are good for a large, solitary target.

And that's pretty much all you need to know about Noble Phantasm types right now.
 

NewFresh

Member
Fin to Jake no Kimyo na Boken Season 3 Episode 3

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It was really nice to finally get a good Lumpy Space-Hime episode. The whole thing had a great diverse group of characters, especially the adorably stupid villagers. It's also always a good episode when they throw in some random singing/rapping.

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This was a one time thing :p
 

frostbyte

Member
Fate/Zero 15

I feel sorry for Kariya. Poor guy,
bugs are destroying his body and now he's set on fire.

Lancer's such a good guy.
Kiritsugu's manipulating the situation to his favour like a pro. He deliberately passed the message to Lancer directly, since he knew Saber would be too proud to ask Lancer to break his spear. And doesn't Kiritsugu also get an extra Command spell since Saber's the one to defeat Caster? Talk about being a calculative bastard.

Did Kotomine do what I think he did to Kariya? HEAVY F/SN SPOILERS:
Kotomine removed the crest worm inside Kariya, just like he did to Sakura in HF.

I love Yuki Kajiura's OSTs. My ears are orgasming.

Such an amazing episode. I wish we could have seen at least a flash of
Caster vs Rider's Ionian Hetaroi
. And I really want an OVA of all the Servants' backstory. Lancer and Caster, particularly.

It's all about the setup anyway. Dat Promised Sword of Victory BGM

Brofist.

Still waiting for Hyouka and
AKB0048.

Who isn't?
 

duckroll

Member
Gae Buidhe, Gae Dearg, Gate of Babylon, Knight of Honor - Anti-Unit
Gordius Wheel, Ionioi Hetairoi - Anti-Army
Excalibur - Anti-Fortress

Anti-Unit NPs are good for one-on-one type duels. Most of the NPs in the series fall under this category.
Anti-Army NPs are good for a multitude of targets. All of Rider's NPs fall under this category, fittingly enough.
Anti-Fortress NPs are good for a large, solitary target.

And that's pretty much all you need to know about Noble Phantasm types right now.

Yeah I figured that pretty much most of the NPs we've seen are Anti-Unit. I didn't consider that Gordius Wheel is actually Anti-Army, but that makes sense too. Thanks.
 

madp

The Light of El Cantare
Having just watched the first 2 episodes of Sankarea back to back I had to come browse what my Gaf folks thoughts on the show were up to this point.

The show certainly has an interesting premise and is so far unique enough to keep my attention. That said, episode 2 was somewhat difficult to watch because Sanka's father is such a creeper and gives me a severe case of the heebie jeebies. I hate him already but I guess that's really the point.

Furuya's cousin is obviously after the goods but so far is just the over the top sexpot counterpoint to the demure but still sexy Sanka. Too bad neither girl is a zombie or Furuya might just have himself the most unique harem in all of animedom.

AnimeGAF general consensus seems to be that the show is a pleasant surprise, as no one was expecting Sankarea to have the good production values and strong direction that it has. Several people familiar with the original manga have commented that the anime is treating the subject matter with a level of seriousness not present in the original manga. I'm personally thrilled with it, some less so.

I'm glad that you're enjoying it, and feel free to come back to our asylum and post episode impressions if you'd like.
 
Fate/Zero 15

Did Kotomine do what I think he did to Kariya? HEAVY F/SN SPOILERS:
Kotomine removed the crest worm inside Kariya, just like he did to Sakura in HF.

HEAVY FSN/FZ SPOILERS:
I thought Kotomine didn't remove the crest worm in Sakura, since that would essentially kill her. Moreover, does Kotomine even know about crest worms at this point? I think he just heals him, since that's his specialty.
 

Celcius

°Temp. member
Recently finished watching Samurai X and currently watching season 2 of Fate Zero. Feels good catching up on all the anime I've been missing.
When is the Afro Samurai saga going to continue?
 

frostbyte

Member
HEAVY FSN/FZ SPOILERS:
I thought Kotomine didn't remove the crest worm in Sakura, since that would essentially kill her. Moreover, does Kotomine even know about crest worms at this point? I think he just heals him, since that's his specialty.

HEAVY F/SN SPOILERS:
Kotomine didn't remove all of it, just most of it since some were buried too deeply. I have no idea if Kotomine knows about them at this point. Since removing the worm from Sakura used up most of his Magic Crest, I would assume he wouldn't use it so freely. I guess you're right, he jus heals Kariya.
 

Narag

Member
Gundam 00 S2 22

I waited all this time for for Setsuna vs Mister Bushido and that's what I get?
Fuck this show. Friggin' anti-field obscured the visuals of the space combat so all the action was ugly as sin. Terrible choice. Speaking of terrible choices, the post credit scene
where Regene shoots Ribbons
was stupid as hell too.

I wish. I so wish it was true.
 
Space Brothers 3:
Mutta continues to be a great lead character. His idiosyncrasies are really amusing, but they also feel sincere. His quirks feel like natural elements of his character, as opposed to just being there to have some comedy. We also get to know Serika more and she's pretty amusing, too. I really liked the scene in her hotel room. The flashbacks this episode were pretty funny, and I loved the bit where
Hibito tricks Mutta into thinking the silo was a rocket.

I'm really enjoying the pace the story is going at, and the fact that it's spending time focusing on what a prospective astronaut needs to go through. It takes the concept seriously rather than simply skipping past all of that.
 

Regulus Tera

Romanes Eunt Domus
The Knight in the Area 15
Truly a tactical genius. Eat your heart out, Mourinho.

I can't keep deluding myself with this show after Ginga e Kickoff, up to the point that now I am rooting for the antagonists. This is truly football for babbiez.

You don't just sub a keeper like that after forty-five minutes in a competitive match, what the fuck? It goes against every fucking code in the game. The two goals were not even his fault.
 

Hitokage

Setec Astronomer
You're free to do that, but it'll end up counterproductive as you're likely to hate them both, and hating on Angel's Egg will only make my own hate, in turn, grow stronger.
I really don't think I'll hate Angel's Egg. It might leave me cold, but we'll see. Similarly, I don't hate Innocence, but my own opinion of the movie's flaws get magnified by having to respond to pizzaroll, who has a bad habit of rubbing people, including myself, the wrong way.
 

firehawk12

Subete no aware
The Knight in the Area 15
Truly a tactical genius. Eat your heart out, Mourinho.

I can't keep deluding myself with this show after Ginga e Kickoff, up to the point that now I am rooting for the antagonists. This is truly football for babbiez.

You don't just sub a keeper like that after forty-five minutes in a competitive match, what the fuck? It goes against every fucking code in the game. The two goals were not even his fault.
It's ironic, because Ginga is the show for babies. lol

I've been pondering it.
I think I might prefer a plush one, though.
Yeah, I'd definitely get one if it was plush.

I really don't think I'll hate Angel's Egg. It might leave me cold, but we'll see. Similarly, I don't hate Innocence, but my own opinion of the movie's flaws get magnified by having to respond to pizzaroll, who has a bad habit of rubbing people, including myself, the wrong way.
The pizzaroll factor is strong.
 

wonzo

Banned
SPACE BROS 3


This was yet another charming as hell episode of Space Bros. It's nice to see them start to flesh out the side characters. This shows gonna be amazing if they can continue to keep it up for the next ~50 episodes.
 

Narag

Member
Gundam 00 S2 23

An army of enemy mobile suits using trans-am and acting as suicide missiles. And why does the GN Archer apparently have a face?
... lol? Two more episodes of this shit. sigh



Now this is a sexy mobile suit.
 

Regulus Tera

Romanes Eunt Domus
Ozma 05

It's a shame that this show is so short. It might have been something at least enjoyable given some leeway to expand upon the lore. Instead we get ungodly amounts of Technobabble. :(
 

Narag

Member
Ozma 05

It's a shame that this show is so short. It might have been something at least enjoyable given some leeway to expand upon the lore. Instead we get ungodly amounts of Technobabble. :(

Either way would've worked, I think. Shorter with a tighter story or longer with expanded plot and character growth.
 
Gundam 00 S2 23

An army of enemy mobile suits using trans-am and acting as suicide missiles. And why does the GN Archer apparently have a face?
... lol? Two more episodes of this shit. sigh



Now this is a sexy mobile suit.
Don't forget the movie! :D
I still haven't watched the movie. Fuck that shit.
 
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