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Spring Anime 2012 | Welcome Home, Space Cowboy
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But what about the action?
Ultimadrago
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I don't know why, but I laughed at first sight of this.
What action?
Crash Station
Member
Have you seen Tiger & Bunny? Not on the same scale TTGL, but still awesome.
Symphogear is also pretty good. Most hot-blooded magical girl series ever.
Dedication Through Light
Member
I guess one could hope for funimation getting it.
So the PV's were lying to us?
So far, yes.
Well, the better battles come later on. But what's in the first two episodes doesn't look promising at all for future episodes.
The
foreshadowing of an eventual Big Mom confrontation
Fishman Island
PH
Wrong about what?
Unknown Soldier
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duckroll hype is actually anti-hype.
So it's not actually a slice-of-life show? interest lost.
Not a
mahou shoujo
There goes most of my interest unless it becomes more than an inferior Hanasaku Iroha.
Shifty fucking PVs man.
The mechas spend way too much time in their garages in Rinne no Lagrange.
Ultimadrago
Member
You're going to continue on, aren't you?
Unknown Soldier
Member
Saving them for season 2!
Honestly it probably is, just with some extra elements. Hard to say right now.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Anything involved the writer of Guilty crown is expected.
I enjoyed that arc, least fav post arlong park but still had a good time, quite liked foxy aka wario but he went a bit too far with his trolling....noro noro beeeeam.
Now I fear for your life because the next 300 episode will obliterate your body on a molecular level
Saying that’s where one piece cements itself as the best anime there is and raise the bar to stupid heights is an understatement.
Its a fun space series and its cute. Well worth watching
I enjoyed that arc, least fav post arlong park but still had a good time, quite liked foxy aka wario but he went a bit too far with his trolling....noro noro beeeeam.
Now I fear for your life because the next 300 episode will obliterate your body on a molecular level
Saying thats where one piece cements itself as the best anime there is and raise the bar to stupid heights is an understatement.
I'm really looking forward to it, haha.
I know some people liked T&B and I'm not knocking that, but FWIW I was very disappointed with the show. I'm a fan of Gurren Lagann but I wouldn't recommend T&B to anyone looking for a good action show. A couple set-pieces are nice, but the plot is atrocious, and not in the good way. It seemed really lack-luster, and it didn't generate any excite for me whatsoever, which is like... the total opposite of the Gurren-Lagann effect. Anyways, just throwing my 2 cents in.
If someone hadn't seen any anime in the past two years, I might recommend Madoka. Yes..... I know there are better choices, and I'm not saying it was the best there was in the last two years... but you know what?? It was a fun deconstruction, it was unpredictable in some ways, it was interesting, and the music was great. It's also only 12 episodes, so it isn't really a waste of time either. When it aired it was also kind of an event (I know some of this had to do with the timing of the last two episodes given the situation in Japan and the delays), but the fact was, people were fucking hyped for that shit. And being super hyped for that next episode is something that makes anime special to me.
The middle is slower then the awesome fighting and robots. I was fine with it, but I know plenty that weren't.
Crash Station
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Birdy Decode S2 9
And suddenly,
!
And suddenly,
TIME TRAVEL
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Which reminds me, Does anyone know where I can buy Gosick with Eng subs?
I want it T_T
Ice Lightning
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I have no idea if the Japanese releases have English subtitles, but that is the only release that I know of since Bandai Entertainment is not releasing it. Then again Madman Entertainment has it licensed, but I have not heard of a release date to physical media.
Femmeworth
Banned
Importing the DVDs/Blu-rays from Japan and using fansubs is probably your only option.
SPOILERS FOR NATSUIRO KISEKI which may not be in the spirit of pithy oneliners but should hopefully give some indication of what actually happens...
The girls do magic, but aren't "magical girls". It's mostly slice of life stuff about the four girls who used to be friends until one of them transferred schools and became a bit of a bitch, but they used to get together and make wishes around the stone you've seen in the trailers. At the end of the first episode the pink-haired one wishes they could fly - and they do.
Atmospherically it's like, say, Uta~Kata or Umi Monogatari, but without any of the background malovelence and more of the general summer-slice-of-life stuff.
Atmospherically it's like, say, Uta~Kata or Umi Monogatari, but without any of the background malovelence and more of the general summer-slice-of-life stuff.
Don't tell me Crunchyroll has delayed dat sweet sweet Umakoshi
Nisemono Natsume's Book of Friends(only if you've seen the first three series)
So far so good! Might check out Natsuiro and Zetman
that's probably one of the worst promo posters i've ever seen.
Ano Natsu, Daily Lives of High School Boys and
Aren't you the writer of Cinnamon Ass? What ever happened to it?
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
awwww damn it T_T
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Just googled it and see one from playtech-asia..Region free. Eng subs
Doubt it's legit *sigh*
Birdy the Mighty Decode 13
I was expecting something like that ending as soon as I heard that
You have to have an excuse for second season.
It was an entertaining show, and Akane was a smart choice for the director. I wouldn't call it one of the best ever but it was good for what it was.
I was expecting something like that ending as soon as I heard that
they could capture the Ryunka in another body.
It was an entertaining show, and Akane was a smart choice for the director. I wouldn't call it one of the best ever but it was good for what it was.
Hmm. Wasn't this available back in the 90s? Is this some sort of remake?
If true, Doraemon, here I come! Glad to see this movie is great though. If they messed this up, this world has no justice ;_;
Chihayafuru 21:
Now we know that Chihaya is at least as good as Shinobu...........
.
I really hope that this endless string of karuta tournaments is leading up to something worthwhile. With only four episodes left, I'm getting nervous that the show can wrap itself up in a satisfactory manner.
Chihayafuru 22:
MOAR KARUTA.
Chihaya
. I'm guessing that a
is out.
I am seriously concerned for the show's finale now. Three episodes isn't enough time to resolve ANYTHING at this point, and the past five episodes of karuta could have easily been summed up in some kind of training montage. Chihaya may be becoming "stronger", but there's been no real plot progression at all.
Chihayafuru 23:
Okay, so that was a more character-centric episode than we've been seeing. Chihaya
. This was the balance of karuta and personal development that the show has been lacking, but it's probably too late to save the show from an unsatisfying finale.
Hoping for
if I can't get anything else that I want.
Chihayafuru 24:
So the climax of the show is
? ololol, what a disaster. Talk about unfulfilling. I could understand the
if there were 25 more episodes, but at this point it feels like the show has absolutely nothing left it can do with the actual main characters that can be resolved in one more episode. Sad, and the sudden focus on
is a totally unnecessary troll that twists the knife of disappointment that the story is just going to end when there are such greater heights for the characters to reach.
Much has already been said about
, but I still think that
You have to admire her dedication to
.
One episode left, and I have no idea what I even want out of the ending at this point, since it's pretty obvious what's not going to happen.
Chihayafuru 25 (
END):
We'll defeat you someday, Naraku..err...I mean, Shinobu!
Welp, pretty much all of my fears were realized. Lots of new plot threads to entice manga sales, complete non-resolution of all storylines, all wrapped up in an "everyone continues to pursue their goals" ending that tries to bury the utter shamefulness of the whole thing under sunny optimism. Guess what? IT DIDN'T WORK.
I understand everyone's dissatisfaction with the show now. The endless stream of karuta matches that comprised the second half of the series brought character and relationship development to an absolute standstill in favor of an endless deluge of technical karuta mumbo-jumbo, and by the time that the series snapped out of its obsessive karuta streak, it was too late to do anything with the characters or their aspirations so we're treated to a limp, depressing insult of an ending that has everyone crowded around a television fawning over the greatness that they'll never achieve.
I absolutely adored the series up to
, but everything after that is a quiet trainwreck of failure that served only to sour the experience and troll viewers that had been emotionally invested in Chihaya's goals and the Chihaya-Arata-Taichi love triangle so skillfully established in the early episodes. Between the BD sales, the death of Madhouse, and the monumental mishandling of the final ten episodes, Chihayafuru can only be described as one of anime's greatest tragedies. Apollon had better be fucking life-changing now.
Now we know that Chihaya is at least as good as Shinobu...........
when Shinobu was 12
I really hope that this endless string of karuta tournaments is leading up to something worthwhile. With only four episodes left, I'm getting nervous that the show can wrap itself up in a satisfactory manner.
Chihayafuru 22:
MOAR KARUTA.
Chihaya
gets her ass kicked by a former Queen who wasn't even trying half the match
victorious Queen rematch finale
I am seriously concerned for the show's finale now. Three episodes isn't enough time to resolve ANYTHING at this point, and the past five episodes of karuta could have easily been summed up in some kind of training montage. Chihaya may be becoming "stronger", but there's been no real plot progression at all.
Chihayafuru 23:
Okay, so that was a more character-centric episode than we've been seeing. Chihaya
has to deal with the agony of defeat, Arata begins to feel the emptiness of the Nagumo society, everyone goes to boring parties that reaffirm their friendship with each other, and Taichi desperately tries to keep himself from getting friendzoned
Hoping for
Ooe x Komano end
Chihayafuru 24:
So the climax of the show is
Chihaya watching OTHER people play in the Queen match
Shinobu backstory
the karuta meijin
Much has already been said about
the change in Shinobu's appearance
she's pretty cute.
Snowmaru merchandise
One episode left, and I have no idea what I even want out of the ending at this point, since it's pretty obvious what's not going to happen.
Chihayafuru 25 (
NON
We'll defeat you someday, Naraku..err...I mean, Shinobu!
Welp, pretty much all of my fears were realized. Lots of new plot threads to entice manga sales, complete non-resolution of all storylines, all wrapped up in an "everyone continues to pursue their goals" ending that tries to bury the utter shamefulness of the whole thing under sunny optimism. Guess what? IT DIDN'T WORK.
I understand everyone's dissatisfaction with the show now. The endless stream of karuta matches that comprised the second half of the series brought character and relationship development to an absolute standstill in favor of an endless deluge of technical karuta mumbo-jumbo, and by the time that the series snapped out of its obsessive karuta streak, it was too late to do anything with the characters or their aspirations so we're treated to a limp, depressing insult of an ending that has everyone crowded around a television fawning over the greatness that they'll never achieve.
I absolutely adored the series up to
Omi Jingu
Femmeworth
Banned
24 episodes on 2 DVDs. Sounds totally legit.
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