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Spring Anime 2012 | Welcome Home, Space Cowboy
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Jex
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It's like an anime blog came to life and started talking. Horrifying, but expected.
Jex
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Well, I am glad someone else gets it. Or am I...
Kannazuki no Miko 2
Why is Chikane
to atone for her HAPPY BIRTHDAY kiss to Himeko?
I thought Chikane was suddenly
for some hawt yuri love. My yuri goggles were almost at exploding point. What a letdown. Chikane could've revealed she was the
some other way 
I don't get why everyone's in love with Himeko for some reason, even the bad guy.
At least the bad guy has a more substantial motivation: DFC.
This truly is in the realm of 'It's so bad it's good'.
Why is Chikane
drenching herself with water
I thought Chikane was suddenly
taking off her clothes
Lunar Priestess
I don't get why everyone's in love with Himeko for some reason, even the bad guy.
"I'll pass on the Lunar Priestress. Your boobs are too big."
At least the bad guy has a more substantial motivation: DFC.
This truly is in the realm of 'It's so bad it's good'.
Eureka Seven 9
Everyone is either an asshole, dumb, or both: the show.
Fuck Holland, seriously. Why is he in charge of anything?
And then Renton is dumb too. I have no idea what his little speech at the end was supposed to mean, because if it was me, I would definitely have wanted my alien crush to have changed
But maybe Renton likes his girls with that little bit of extra danger about them? I can understand why he tries to rationalize it, but you'd think his attitude towards the crew would change a little after finding out
Also, am I supposed to know what a
Everyone is either an asshole, dumb, or both: the show.
Fuck Holland, seriously. Why is he in charge of anything?
And then Renton is dumb too. I have no idea what his little speech at the end was supposed to mean, because if it was me, I would definitely have wanted my alien crush to have changed
from the coldblooded killer she once was.
that they used to be the civilian extermination squad. "But it's war!" just doesn't cut it when it comes to noncombatants.
Also, am I supposed to know what a
scub is yet? I don't remember hearing about them before in here, but there was the mention of scubs in AO, so I'm not quite sure.
The title for the next episode is "Wash And Scrub", so hope springs eternal. Or at least until I completely lose interest in the show.
I've pretty much dropped it but I'll pick it back up again if that episode lives up to it's title.
Holland is a complete douchebag for most of the series. That's something I always found interesting in regards to the interactions between Holland and Renton. For Renton this is the guy who he's idolized for most of his life and viewed as a genius. While Holland still might be a genius, he's also completely unlikable and an all around asshole. I can't imagine what that must feel like, to have the person you've viewed as a hero to be a scumbag. Not only that but you have to look at that failure of your dream every day. Most of the first half of the series is the writers crushing Renton as a person.
It's the stuff that post out of the ground that looks like sea coral. You can see it in AO too when it comes out of the portal.
Jex
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Well, it really depends on the war you're in, doesn't it? If your nation was on the line you might be surprised how many civilians you're suddenly willing to indiscriminately bomb to smithereens.
I think you misunderstood what I meant, I was solely referring to Renton's attitude towards the crew.
Yeah, I just couldn't remember if they had really explained what it was.
Holland being an asshole does make for interesting character interactions, especially Renton seeing what his idol is really like, unlikeable characters aren't necessarily a mark against something.
Jex
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It's hard to think about Renton because he's so annoying.
Well, he was decent at first, but I guess his fall was inevitable, hopefully Ao avoids his fate.
I actually thought he was fine. He's a brash impulsive kid suffering from confidence issues throughout most of the series and doesn't really come into his own till the end. It is impressive though comparing early Renton to later Renton and seeing all the progress his character has done.
I remember discussing this with someone a while back and I was commenting on how Holland acts like a child through things such as the jealousy, temper tantrums, his outbursts, and even small things such as walking around the Gekko in his shorts. One of the themes of the series is about growing up and this applies to Holland as well.
I saw a good post on the AS forums about this.
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=4106763&postcount=544
https://twitter.com/#!/strangers_movie
Looks like BONES has launched a 5th Anniversary "project" of sorts for Sword of the Stranger. I'm not expecting too much since it's only a twitter account announcing stuff so far, but the first phase of the project is a chance to see the movie again on the big screen from the 35mm print if you're in Japan. The screening will be part of a BONES All Night Event on July 21. They will announce the second and third phases of this project at a later date.
Looks like BONES has launched a 5th Anniversary "project" of sorts for Sword of the Stranger. I'm not expecting too much since it's only a twitter account announcing stuff so far, but the first phase of the project is a chance to see the movie again on the big screen from the 35mm print if you're in Japan. The screening will be part of a BONES All Night Event on July 21. They will announce the second and third phases of this project at a later date.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
That literally happens to Holland and Talho though, in the most obvious way possible.
You ain't even close to the awesomeness.Kannazuki no Miko 2
Why is Chikaneto atone for her HAPPY BIRTHDAY kiss to Himeko?drenching herself with water
I thought Chikane was suddenlyfor some hawt yuri love. My yuri goggles were almost at exploding point. What a letdown. Chikane could've revealed she was thetaking off her clothessome other wayLunar Priestess
I don't get why everyone's in love with Himeko for some reason, even the bad guy.
At least the bad guy has a more substantial motivation: DFC.
This truly is in the realm of 'It's so bad it's good'.
You should mix and match. Do two episodes of Strawberry Panic per Miko episode!
Phase 2: Upotte spinoff - what if the swords were also girls?
I'm not really happy about how they handled Talho's character but oh well.
Obviously they are going to announce a Sword of the Stranger movie trilogy. In the third film they will give Nanashi a name and romantic interest.
Jex
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26-episode Sword of the Stranger series - Animated by BONES, Direction by Ando, Key Animation by Yutaka Nakamura, Airs in Fall 2012.
....
A Man can dream right?!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Heh, at least she gets told. In fact, all the adults get told in some way.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I'm just giving you an awesome viewing strategy!
I think he would implode from that much yuri though firehawk, it's probably for the best that he takes a break.
but i don't know if i could handle that much yuri at once...
fuck it, i guess i'll give it a shot tomorrow!
you say that like it's a bad thing!
Has Yutaka Nakamura worked on anything of note lately ducky? Also what are the 4 Bones studios working on atm? As unlikely as it could be, is there room for a Sword of the stranger project?
wonzo, I'm not like you. I can't suffer through that much without becoming a broken broken man.
btw, is this Sword of the Stranger a good movie?
Jex
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It's one of my favourite action anime movies ever made.
The final fight on its own is worth the price of admission!
Ultimadrago
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I enjoyed my time with it.
Nakamura is still pretty active. He worked on Towa no Quon and Un-Go last year. He's definitely BONES' number 1 action animator. The only BONES project that we know about right now is Eureka Seven AO from A Studio. The rest are not doing anything that's been announced, but it's not surprising since they were all super-busy last year. A Star Driver movie has been mentioned by the MBS producer, but it wasn't confirmed or formally announced. I believe D Studio is also working on the various game projects that BONES are doing for Level-5 (Guild01, Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney). There's definitely room for lots of stuff that's unannounced.
i use to think the same thing...
it's a great action movie and you should totally check it out!
So later on today I hope to put together a post on Tenshi ni Narumon! and why it's worth watching for all sorts of reasons, but that'll take more effort than I can manage before lunch.
So instead, capsule impressions!
Sankarea 2
I liked this, but for different reasons than the first episode. This was much creepier, whereas the first episode was surprisingly warm-hearted. I'm still not sure about the show as a whole - it depends on where it goes in the future - but it's still much better than I'd expected.
Space Brothers 3
The show's consistency of tone and plot is admirable but doesn't leave me anything to talk about. I like this a lot, but not in a "wow" way.
Saint Seiya Omega 3
Much better than the previous episode. A proper martial arts fight alongside the stock footage, Kouga being more inspirational than whiny, and Yuna is thankfully as good a character as I'd hoped she'd be. It's still slownen, but an improved example of such.
Staff fans - this episode was apparently directed by Rie Matsumoto, director of the Heartcatch movie and Kyousogiga.
So instead, capsule impressions!
Sankarea 2
I liked this, but for different reasons than the first episode. This was much creepier, whereas the first episode was surprisingly warm-hearted. I'm still not sure about the show as a whole - it depends on where it goes in the future - but it's still much better than I'd expected.
Space Brothers 3
The show's consistency of tone and plot is admirable but doesn't leave me anything to talk about. I like this a lot, but not in a "wow" way.
Saint Seiya Omega 3
Much better than the previous episode. A proper martial arts fight alongside the stock footage, Kouga being more inspirational than whiny, and Yuna is thankfully as good a character as I'd hoped she'd be. It's still slownen, but an improved example of such.
Staff fans - this episode was apparently directed by Rie Matsumoto, director of the Heartcatch movie and Kyousogiga.
PdotMichael
Banned
Mysterious Girlfriend X & Space Brothers
I love my new sunday morning.
I wake up and can watch two fantastic shows.
I love my new sunday morning.
I wake up and can watch two fantastic shows.
Go_Ly_Dow
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Fate/Zero 14 & 15
Holy shit, that was insanely epic.
Hoping we get to see more on the heroes previous life in the upcoming episodes.
Holy shit, that was insanely epic.
Kariiiyaaaa!!! I was so sure Kirei would kill him to try and obtain Berserker. I'm glad he's going to live to fight another day.
Overall highlight was definitely Archer vs Berserker, followed by Saber.
Overall highlight was definitely Archer vs Berserker, followed by Saber.
Hoping we get to see more on the heroes previous life in the upcoming episodes.
Twitter / @liborek3: Someone asked Yutaka Nakam ...
http://twitter.com/#!/liborek3/status/191073783728181248
Twitter / @liborek3: ...but at the same time, h ...
http://twitter.com/#!/liborek3/status/191073943069802496
Recently Mr. Nakamura said he was working on action stuff at that moment... hmmmm...
They're probably animating stuff for the AO game that was announced as well.
It probably is AO. Oh lord if we get something even close to Stranger's level for a mech scene... Oh lord.
Yeah but anything AO would probably still be handled by A Studio. D Studio is supposedly handling game-specific contracts.
I'm not convinced Nakamura is working on AO.
If there is further Stranger stuff in the pipeline, wouldn't it be in the early preproduction phase?
Why would it have to be? They seem to be ready to announce something in the coming months. If it's a new series or movie, they would already have been working on it since last year.
Eureka Seven 10
Talho is no a longer a pure waifu.
This episode suffered from shitty storytelling 101, "THAT". "THAT" happened a while ago, so now the crew of the Gekko is revisiting "THAT".
If Renton wasn't such a lovestruck buffoon, he might notice that Eureka is unhappy about something.
It's weird seeing a nosebleed in anime that wasn't caused by arousal. The new girl looks pretty similar to Eureka, I bet they're related.
Talho is no a longer a pure waifu.
This episode suffered from shitty storytelling 101, "THAT". "THAT" happened a while ago, so now the crew of the Gekko is revisiting "THAT".
If Renton wasn't such a lovestruck buffoon, he might notice that Eureka is unhappy about something.
It's weird seeing a nosebleed in anime that wasn't caused by arousal. The new girl looks pretty similar to Eureka, I bet they're related.
Pre-2005 is disgusting to look at.
Basileus777
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FSN Spoilers
Ea's not a one-on-one weapon, it's an area of effect attack. It's even classified as an anti-world noble phantasm. The problem is that without Avalon, Saber has no way of surviving Ea, and we know from FSN that Gilgamesh doesn't kill her. Rider and his army however...
Tokiomi asked Gilgamesh to use it, but I wouldn't call that a reveal.
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