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Spring Anime 2013 l OT One l All roads lead to this
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Its pretty serious shit. Heart arrhythmia is no laughing matter.
chickdigger posts.
We are only allowed to exist because of the significant amount of ad revenue that we generate.
I got banned once. For posting that link I sent you in PM's.
Except when pointed out that it had NSFW content I went "lol" instead of labelling it.
I dont do that anymore.
Generally I think Gaf is ok with us existing as long as we dont try to spread animegaf memes and behavior outside this thread or related anime threads.
NeonZ
Member
I really think people are just distracted by the lipstick. She has the same type of eyes as the other cures rather than Ange's smaller eyes. Unless resurrected Ange ends up younger somehow, which would result in creepy moments with her fiance, it must be Regina.
hosannainexcelsis
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Patlabor TV 10
Part 1: The Flashback
This is the best episode of the show so far. Perhaps not coincidentally it is the start of the first two-parter. I knew I was in for a treat when it opened with an excellently handled flashback, notable both for being completely wordless, as well as for strong stylization that compensates for limited animation in a manner worthy of Osamu Dezaki. It is a fine illustration of the old adage Less is more.
The setting of the flashback is established in an economical fashion.
We see a Christmas tree, against which ghostly couples in dancing poses float through. So we must be at a Christmas party, confirmed by the later appearance of a jovial Santa holding a glass of red wine.
The Christmas banner is in English, and the gentlemen are dressed in what looks like U.S. Army uniforms. Thus this is a party for American servicemen stationed on Japan. The music, slow jazz filtered through the faded pops and crackles of an old phonograph, place the party in post-war Japan of the late 1940s and early 1950s, when the American occupiers had pushed their way into Japanese society. The black-and-white color scheme confirms the time by evoking the era of black-and-white movies. (We later learn that the year is indeed 1950.)
The stroke of genius in the color scheme is the intrusion into the black-and-white milieu of a dark red. Red, the most eye-catching color of them all; red, the color of passion and violence. It is with red that the main actress enters the stage, as a red out-of-focus umbrella approaching a couple on the outskirts of the party. Even before we see this woman, we have a good sense of her personality from her umbrella. It looms in the foreground over the couple, containing a power barely concealed by the blur. The sharp point it comes to speaks of determination and resolve, and the lurking danger of violence underneath a mask of elegance. The woman talking to the man turns slightly towards the umbrella, acknowledging the intruder's presence with a look of suspicion and mistrust. Catching her shift, the man turns around to face the women with a questioning expression.
Tension crystallizes in the air. The sense of past history between these three is palpable.
In the next shot, when the umbrella owner's face appears shrouded behind the man's hand, large and out-of-focus, we get a sense of what that past history might be. A new woman has stolen the umbrella lady's lover away from her, but she is determined to not let it stay that way. Their faces drift towards each other, as the spark of chemistry ignites between them. The new woman, seeing this, snatches the wine glass from the man's hand, the wineglass that had been lurking as another source of connection between the two people holding red, but before she can act the umbrella woman snatches the glass and throws it back into her face.
With the limited color palette, the red wine dripping down her face takes on the appearance of blood.
We are left in no doubt of who is the stronger woman, and who has been chewed up and cast aside. This shot is the last we see of the new woman, as the two others join hands and rekindle their romance in a dance. As they stare into each other's eyes, their faces floating past each other, the music in the back fades out, replaced by the hum of an airplane's engines. Their bliss was all too fleeting.
Suddenly we are on a runway watching a plane taking off. A peek into the plane reveals that it is the man who is piloting it.
His figure looks small against the glass windows that take up most of the frame, the windows holding him inside the machine.
The woman watches alone, red umbrella in hand. The elegance of this composition is admirable. The upward curving slope of the lights leads the eye to the woman, who is marked off by a pole running through the length of the shot. In contrast to the plane, pointed away from her as it flies freely through the air, she is grounded and caged by the vertical bars of the lights and the poles. Her surroundings have become a prison, keeping her apart from the man she loves.
While her eyes are shielded by the umbrella, streaming tears come into view beneath it, speaking of her deep pain and sorrow. She could save her man from other women, but she could not save him from his duty as a soldier.
The whole sequence feels like a memory recalled from many years' distance, when time has worn away the incidentals into hazy generalities but specific moments of emotional power are still vividly seared into the brain. So when a fade dissolve transitions us into the present day, revealing that what we have been inhabiting are the dreamy memories of an elderly woman dozing off, it comes as no surprise.
These two minutes are a prime example of how simple touches are all that is needed to tell a story. Flashy animation, detailed art, dramatic voice acting none of that is necessary. Thought, care, and creativity that is what is essential.
Part 1: The Flashback
This is the best episode of the show so far. Perhaps not coincidentally it is the start of the first two-parter. I knew I was in for a treat when it opened with an excellently handled flashback, notable both for being completely wordless, as well as for strong stylization that compensates for limited animation in a manner worthy of Osamu Dezaki. It is a fine illustration of the old adage Less is more.
The setting of the flashback is established in an economical fashion.
We see a Christmas tree, against which ghostly couples in dancing poses float through. So we must be at a Christmas party, confirmed by the later appearance of a jovial Santa holding a glass of red wine.
The Christmas banner is in English, and the gentlemen are dressed in what looks like U.S. Army uniforms. Thus this is a party for American servicemen stationed on Japan. The music, slow jazz filtered through the faded pops and crackles of an old phonograph, place the party in post-war Japan of the late 1940s and early 1950s, when the American occupiers had pushed their way into Japanese society. The black-and-white color scheme confirms the time by evoking the era of black-and-white movies. (We later learn that the year is indeed 1950.)
The stroke of genius in the color scheme is the intrusion into the black-and-white milieu of a dark red. Red, the most eye-catching color of them all; red, the color of passion and violence. It is with red that the main actress enters the stage, as a red out-of-focus umbrella approaching a couple on the outskirts of the party. Even before we see this woman, we have a good sense of her personality from her umbrella. It looms in the foreground over the couple, containing a power barely concealed by the blur. The sharp point it comes to speaks of determination and resolve, and the lurking danger of violence underneath a mask of elegance. The woman talking to the man turns slightly towards the umbrella, acknowledging the intruder's presence with a look of suspicion and mistrust. Catching her shift, the man turns around to face the women with a questioning expression.
Tension crystallizes in the air. The sense of past history between these three is palpable.
In the next shot, when the umbrella owner's face appears shrouded behind the man's hand, large and out-of-focus, we get a sense of what that past history might be. A new woman has stolen the umbrella lady's lover away from her, but she is determined to not let it stay that way. Their faces drift towards each other, as the spark of chemistry ignites between them. The new woman, seeing this, snatches the wine glass from the man's hand, the wineglass that had been lurking as another source of connection between the two people holding red, but before she can act the umbrella woman snatches the glass and throws it back into her face.
With the limited color palette, the red wine dripping down her face takes on the appearance of blood.
We are left in no doubt of who is the stronger woman, and who has been chewed up and cast aside. This shot is the last we see of the new woman, as the two others join hands and rekindle their romance in a dance. As they stare into each other's eyes, their faces floating past each other, the music in the back fades out, replaced by the hum of an airplane's engines. Their bliss was all too fleeting.
The name of the plane is a reference to the Lovely Angels, the official name of the Dirty Pair in the eponymous series. The storyboarder of this episode, Toshifumi Takizawa, was the director of the Dirty Pair TV show.
Suddenly we are on a runway watching a plane taking off. A peek into the plane reveals that it is the man who is piloting it.
His figure looks small against the glass windows that take up most of the frame, the windows holding him inside the machine.
The woman watches alone, red umbrella in hand. The elegance of this composition is admirable. The upward curving slope of the lights leads the eye to the woman, who is marked off by a pole running through the length of the shot. In contrast to the plane, pointed away from her as it flies freely through the air, she is grounded and caged by the vertical bars of the lights and the poles. Her surroundings have become a prison, keeping her apart from the man she loves.
While her eyes are shielded by the umbrella, streaming tears come into view beneath it, speaking of her deep pain and sorrow. She could save her man from other women, but she could not save him from his duty as a soldier.
The whole sequence feels like a memory recalled from many years' distance, when time has worn away the incidentals into hazy generalities but specific moments of emotional power are still vividly seared into the brain. So when a fade dissolve transitions us into the present day, revealing that what we have been inhabiting are the dreamy memories of an elderly woman dozing off, it comes as no surprise.
These two minutes are a prime example of how simple touches are all that is needed to tell a story. Flashy animation, detailed art, dramatic voice acting none of that is necessary. Thought, care, and creativity that is what is essential.
Oh right I forgot about him.
LET'S POTATO CHIPS. GET YOUR DAMN HANDS OFFA MY BAG.
We all know my posts alone boost the sales of produce by 2% nationwide.
ZZ Gundam 47
So at long, long last,
Haman Khan and unfortunately Chara Soon are dead.
Where the fuck Amuro Ray has been all this time nobody knows. Beltachika probably killed him and has been wearing his skin for the last year.
Oh, and in true Gundam fashion, all the Gundams blew up at the end.
So uh, what's next? Char's Counter Attack?
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
I've only been warned in my short time here, thankfully. I don't know how I survived being a junior watching Vividred Operation.
I think Extollere distracted people so that you could escape.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Sounds like quite the feat.
Now that guy's a fucking modern Houdini if he's escaped banning all this time.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
He could say things about butts that I could only dream of saying.
Lavalamp1138
Member
Shit gets intense whenever an anime recommendation thread shows up in OT.
Nah those are usually pretty okay. It gets chippy when the discussion becomes about moe stuff and "Does modern anime suck?" But when some guy just asks for recommendations, the threads are usually peaceful.
Nothing is ever helped by the sheer number of troll recommendations anime GAF loves to make.
He was the gentleman's pervert. Damn I miss his posts.
He is the kind of guy who sits in a leather armchair listening to classical music and reading hentai doujins while sipping on chardonnay.
Crash Station
Member
Invite him.
Chet Rippo
Member
I'm sure that was just duckroll. That's not really "out of hand" either.
That's just chickdigger.
+1 for capitalism!
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Attack on Titan 11:
They're really stretching this out. I think this episode was better paced than the previous two, but they really should have gotten to that ending earlier in the episode. The material has been stretched too thin, and the lack of animation was almost Episode 8 levels in a couple of scenes. The first half of the episode was fairly good, but as the episode went on we started getting more and more reaction shots. I think it's a shame that a combination of production issues and questionable pacing choices are keeping this series from reaching its full potential.
They're really stretching this out. I think this episode was better paced than the previous two, but they really should have gotten to that ending earlier in the episode. The material has been stretched too thin, and the lack of animation was almost Episode 8 levels in a couple of scenes. The first half of the episode was fairly good, but as the episode went on we started getting more and more reaction shots. I think it's a shame that a combination of production issues and questionable pacing choices are keeping this series from reaching its full potential.
Mass bans, anime threads banned from GAF forever.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
No more Precure, even if it's really tame. Because fans are too provocative about it.
Banned in 2 days.
I have yet to be warned or banned for anything. I'm a good child
I'm jinxing myself, aren't I?
Banned in 2 days.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
I have yet to be warned or banned for anything. I'm a good child
I'm jinxing myself, aren't I?
One day you'll have a lewd screencap that you can't help but
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Joe Molotov
Member
You're not obligated to, and really, most images spoil memorable dialogue or visually-interesting moments anyway. Liberate yourself and watch how much your marathon efficiency increases.
That's what makes it hilarious, the images that were recently posted when you were looking were the ones certain posters were freaking out about. The thread is more entertaining to see their paranoia run amok rather than actually discussing the game at this point. Absolutely hilarious.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
I only got a description from someone else about what the images contained, but it sounded really tame.
What were the juicy ones? In full details. Don't hold back.
What were the juicy ones? In full details. Don't hold back.
Talking shit about the mods behind their backs! Except duckroll that guy's cool I bet he can score us some weed & beer
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
I'm really confused at some of these choices. I don't get why they're stretching this out so much. It's not as though there's not enough material to adapt, and there's a lot of more interesting stuff coming up that I would rather them get to. They're pacing this as though they were 100 episodes into an adaptation and had to stretch things out in order to let the manga get ahead, complete with excessive amounts of reaction shots and the like.
Chet Rippo
Member
But where is the fun in that?
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Mars of Destruction
okay this was just plain dumb. not even like funny dumb, like annoyingly, painfully dumb.
okay this was just plain dumb. not even like funny dumb, like annoyingly, painfully dumb.
BUT THE SOUND
Yup. Not really seeing the "genius" here.
Trying to give their animators some breathing room. Better than a recap episode.
Yep.
Because it's not. It's the shittest anime I've ever seen.
I have loads of fun in anime GAF. Watch stupid anime, have stupid reaction, read stupid reactions to my stupid reaction to the stupid anime. All good fun.
A recap episode is better because you can skip it.
I'll take recap episodes over bad ones.
The fun is in having fun watching fun people having fun or trying to have fun, which is fun in itself.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Stretching the material out isn't really giving the animators some breathing room. It's just having them animate bad material instead of good material.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
My assumption is that the pacing is another victim of the production rush. They're dragging things out so that they have fewer things they need to animate.
HenNeko 10
Well, it's nice to feel like I at least have some grasp of what is going on in this series again, as long as I forget about whatever the heck those last couple of episodes were.
Not much else to say about this episode, it was fairly standard HenNeko fare. Tsukiko was transcendentally cute as usual, Azuki Azusa was transcendentally cute when she actually deigned to make an appearance as usual, King of Steel was anything but steely as usual.
And then we have what would appear to be a sudden
at the end. Does this mean we get to see transcendentally cute people
next episode? I'm not sure I can handle that level of cuteness.
Well, it's nice to feel like I at least have some grasp of what is going on in this series again, as long as I forget about whatever the heck those last couple of episodes were.
Not much else to say about this episode, it was fairly standard HenNeko fare. Tsukiko was transcendentally cute as usual, Azuki Azusa was transcendentally cute when she actually deigned to make an appearance as usual, King of Steel was anything but steely as usual.
And then we have what would appear to be a sudden
timeslip
in their younger days
Only because there isn't anything worse than a recap episode.
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