Just with your review this is already a better show than Kurogane no linebarrels. I'm hyped.
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Spring Anime 2013 |OT -7| My Giant CG Pony Can't Possibly Read This Much Baudelaire
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Just with your review this is already a better show than Kurogane no linebarrels. I'm hyped.
Well, they're wrong. It's a great kids show.
If you like them so much, why don't you marry them?
perils of stave hype
Nah, Oreimo 2 is airing in two days. Time for the OT to open up again.
That doesn't even make sense.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Anime doesn't even make sense.
Joe Molotov
Member
This doesn't like a very good dirty limerick, but I'm willing to see where it goes.
And that's why we love it.
PdotMichael
Banned
Is more a hate-love, though.
Jex
Member
7th-hype can go right up there on the list of things not to trust with duckroll-hype.
amishpriest99
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I ended up liking Linebarrels in the end, despite the horrible start.
Theonik
Member
Sailor Moon 30
A pretty fun comedy episode. Not much to add to Regulus's evaluation of this really.
Mochi culture.
Meant to have less Kuroneko isn't it? In this case I can't agree!
Dedication Through Light
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I still want to watch it but is really really hard to pass the first episode.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Looks like CR got Samurai Bride.
I like this solely because it's a Showgate show. Which makes it all the more likely that they're going to get Yuyushiki as well.
Also, might watch Devil Survivor 2: The Animation. Just because.
I like this solely because it's a Showgate show. Which makes it all the more likely that they're going to get Yuyushiki as well.
Also, might watch Devil Survivor 2: The Animation. Just because.
On average though its not always at that quality and you know it.
New closing theme was fucking weird too.
Majestic Prince 01:
It was whatever. I would have dropped the episode a few minutes in if there hadn't been the promise of the show not taking itself seriously, but the humor felt pretty consistently unnatural because almost all of the character interaction between the five main characters takes this predictable round-robin formula of "Character A says/does something goofy -> Character B response/reaction face -> Character C response/reaction face -> Character D response/reaction face -> Character E response/reaction face". It's like the show is trying to give them all exactly equal screen time and has no idea how to construct the lolz antics in a fashion that keeps the group as a single unit without chopping up their interaction into neat, separate little pieces that conjure the sensation of watching people perfunctorily reading off of a script. It has one more episode to show to me that it can do the humor differently.
I just about dozed off during the mecha portions, which isn't a good sign. It's technically impressive for CG mecha, but that's still like saying that pink slime is technically impressive for meat filler.
It was whatever. I would have dropped the episode a few minutes in if there hadn't been the promise of the show not taking itself seriously, but the humor felt pretty consistently unnatural because almost all of the character interaction between the five main characters takes this predictable round-robin formula of "Character A says/does something goofy -> Character B response/reaction face -> Character C response/reaction face -> Character D response/reaction face -> Character E response/reaction face". It's like the show is trying to give them all exactly equal screen time and has no idea how to construct the lolz antics in a fashion that keeps the group as a single unit without chopping up their interaction into neat, separate little pieces that conjure the sensation of watching people perfunctorily reading off of a script. It has one more episode to show to me that it can do the humor differently.
I just about dozed off during the mecha portions, which isn't a good sign. It's technically impressive for CG mecha, but that's still like saying that pink slime is technically impressive for meat filler.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
I trust Chet will keep us all in touch with Photo Kano-related matters!
mugurumakensei
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Maybe this is new game+ and they had a lot of money so bought it from the compendium.
Chet Rippo
Member
Well, I guess I have to watch it now.
amishpriest99
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Jex
Member
Spring sounds like it's off to a terrible start already. Good. Anime still sucks.
P.S. Nadesico has kind of settled down after the half-way point in the series but they still fuck up on the comedy/drama balance and the direction is unfortunately rather bad at times. I wish this show was far more competently made because it has a few interesting ideas to explore.
P.S. Nadesico has kind of settled down after the half-way point in the series but they still fuck up on the comedy/drama balance and the direction is unfortunately rather bad at times. I wish this show was far more competently made because it has a few interesting ideas to explore.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Railgun S2 starts tomorrow.
P.S you are still completely wrong about Nadesico. The whole disconnect/slapstick nature of the comedy/drama is one of the focal points of the show, its supposed to be disjointed as its a mockery of a bunch other specific series (Evangelion, Macross, etc) and genres as a whole. This becomes really apparent in the second half of the series. If it was "well done" in that manner I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much. It's truly a unique experience.
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam 11
I kinda like Fa. She's no Frau Bow, but she's not half bad. Nobody slapped Kamille this episode, which is unfortunate, because he needs it. What bugs me about him is how he constantly claims he's not with the AEUG because he wants to be and how none of this is his fault, except everything IS his fault. If the little bastard hadn't picked a fight and stolen a Gundam, a lot of people would still be alive.
I kinda like Fa. She's no Frau Bow, but she's not half bad. Nobody slapped Kamille this episode, which is unfortunate, because he needs it. What bugs me about him is how he constantly claims he's not with the AEUG because he wants to be and how none of this is his fault, except everything IS his fault. If the little bastard hadn't picked a fight and stolen a Gundam, a lot of people would still be alive.
Chet Rippo
Member
As far as I'm concerned, she died during the ONA episodes.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Now that I've seen every Hidamari Sketch OP, I feel like I should rank them. Because after watching iM@S I have the sudden urge to rank everything.
Anyway!
365 > Hidamari Sketch > Hoshimittsu > Honeycomb > SP
365 OP is so damn good. WASSHOI!
Anyway!
365 > Hidamari Sketch > Hoshimittsu > Honeycomb > SP
365 OP is so damn good. WASSHOI!
That was the moment that cemented my dislike of her forever. Yoko x Simon is the only ship.
Tomoko is best girl, and Kanzaki is #2.
Agreed, one of the best parts of the end of Nadesico is how much it makes fun of other anime. Especially when Akito comes to terms with his acceptance of
Gai's death
bringing someone back from the dead
Jex
Member
You can parody and critique other works without being a total mess and you can shift between tones without smashing the audience in the face - see Gintama.
Even if I were to accept the argument that being disjointed is part of the commentary then there's nothing that states you direction/animation/art has to be shitty. Although, in all fairness, the direction is rarely shitty, it's mainly just very average except in fight scenes when it's just very confusing. It's not surprising that the directors track record is so uninspiring.
And even if I were to accept the original argument and ignore my the problems with consistency I'm still baffled as to why it's taking so long to get where it's going. The pacing could certainly be considerably tighter.
Thinking back to StrikerS, the only member of the cast I actually liked in the end was Vivio and that was because in the end
she turns out to be truly her "mothers" daughter and becomes a kickass beam spamming teenage mage of her own voiced by Kaori Mizuhashi
It still puzzles me how people managed to be fan of the Numbers though. I don't remember them getting a whole lot of screen-time as such.
The only examples from anime I can think of are the ending of Heroic Age which is kinda really pathetic but there's something about that series I adore.
The other being Aria which had me routinely blubbing through a fair number of episodes. Indeed, there was an episode in the first series which rather unusually was an anime only addition involving a ribbon at the beach which broke me for some unknown reason. And then there was the finale of Origination....
Dedication Through Light
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Crunchyroll got Flowers of Evil
Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 40: Julian's Journey - Humanity's Journey
~ Any age is the same. ~
~ Any age is the same. ~
This episode was basically one giant history lesson on the USG, the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets' Alliance.
I can't help but connect the dots between Emperor Rudolf von Goldenbaum and Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Especially the government practice of eugenics.
I can't help but connect the dots between Emperor Rudolf von Goldenbaum and Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Especially the government practice of eugenics.
You're missing out yo.
Sounds like the manga.
Majestic Prince 01
I could say a ton about this, but I don't really have the time or energy. I'll just summarize by saying, for the first episode of a mecha show, I kind of loved it. Great music, pretty action, great mechanical designs. The action parts are totally covered. The story is fun and generic, but the characters are neat and the writing actually quite funny. Character designs are still ugly, but in motion and in conjunction with the comedy do work. Really enjoyed it. Will watch again.
I could say a ton about this, but I don't really have the time or energy. I'll just summarize by saying, for the first episode of a mecha show, I kind of loved it. Great music, pretty action, great mechanical designs. The action parts are totally covered. The story is fun and generic, but the characters are neat and the writing actually quite funny. Character designs are still ugly, but in motion and in conjunction with the comedy do work. Really enjoyed it. Will watch again.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
With Extollere absent of late you've become resident perv-in-chief. Congrats.
Let's be friends.
This is why episode 8 is sad, because Simon is heartbroken. Not because
Kamina died.
I was rooting for him since the beginning ;__;
Chet Rippo
Member
This is also why of all the Super Robot War games, my favorite ones in terms of story are the games that include Nadesico. It's so odd to see the super-serious real robot series (Gundam most especially, since it tends to serve as a backbone to the game's crossover plot) play out their plotlines, while at the same time the Nadesico characters are around, being their usual selved (but can act serious when needed).
I'm so glad SRWJ got hard-translated. Nadesico and FMP Fumoffu really do bring out the WTFs from the rest of the cast. I'm also thankful that there's a script translation for SRWAdv - reading it, I find that Yurika and Bright Noah play off each other well.
Good to see Inferno Cop fighting the good fight.
It looks like it'll start from the beginning. I haven't read the manga but the ODA's owned so FUCK YEAH.
Technically they're both from the 1080i Composite Master. It really doesn't look all that hot though.
There's some extra episodes you may want to check out.
I dunno about that, I'm a huge perv and this sounds really bad.
Oh look, the resident contrarian troll says a contrarian thing, who'da thunk it.
You've only begun to scratch the surface in their descent into madness and sheer depravity, keep on going.
Delaycast? NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
(((((Not sure about that but
the haircut happens at the end and it's pretty lewd so it's worth checking out at least the first episode.
R_thanatos
Member
red data girl
Wasn't bad ..wasn't good either ... but i'm still cautionnly optimistic that the 2 main characters will evolve properly ... over the course of the episodes
Wasn't bad ..wasn't good either ... but i'm still cautionnly optimistic that the 2 main characters will evolve properly ... over the course of the episodes
Windy Tales - 13 (END)
A beautiful end, for a beautiful series.
I'm not gonna lie: I was very skeptic after watching the first episode. The weird vague subject matter and the crazy art style put me off a bit. But over time, this show conquered my heart and became one of my favorite series I have currently watched, far surpassing the other three series of the Backlog Season.
The characters were incredibly sympathetic, and the deep friendship between the 3+1 was heartwarming every week. I loved their interactions.
The atmosphere was simply perfect for the fantastic mythology behind this show, something I can only describe as wondrous.
The music enhanced the entire viewing experience, with beautiful tracks playing to accompany some great scenes.
Watching this show was an absolute bliss.
For all of this, I rate this show 9/10. To me, this was the best show Backlog Season had to offer. Everyone should watch this show. A SoL soothing for the soul.
A beautiful end, for a beautiful series.
I'm not gonna lie: I was very skeptic after watching the first episode. The weird vague subject matter and the crazy art style put me off a bit. But over time, this show conquered my heart and became one of my favorite series I have currently watched, far surpassing the other three series of the Backlog Season.
The characters were incredibly sympathetic, and the deep friendship between the 3+1 was heartwarming every week. I loved their interactions.
The atmosphere was simply perfect for the fantastic mythology behind this show, something I can only describe as wondrous.
The music enhanced the entire viewing experience, with beautiful tracks playing to accompany some great scenes.
Watching this show was an absolute bliss.
For all of this, I rate this show 9/10. To me, this was the best show Backlog Season had to offer. Everyone should watch this show. A SoL soothing for the soul.
Chet Rippo
Member
I think I'll take a wait and see approach to this. See what people have to say about it in the next episode or so.
Majestic Prince 01
Real Impressions:
This was a really solid first episode. It was very fun to watch and while it's not serious all the time I think it maintained that serious demeanor throughout. I think the color play is very cool and despite the liberal use of CG I think it blends well and has a glow/rainbow effect. It's a visual spectacle. Also, I noted that I did not like Hirai's designs when I watched the trailer but it totally clicks within the context of the episode as a whole. It totally works.
At its core the show is amusing. The comedic antics of the Rabbit Team is pretty great and despite them not getting along in their mock fights, their personalities meld well. It's especially fun to see their immediate reactions/impressions.
The mecha designs are very cool. All of them are different and you can see what each unit is for based on their visual construction.
I'm going to keep watching this and I'm freaking excited for the next episode.
TLDR/Joke Impressions:
- Female Rabbit Team members suck.
- All male characters on the team are awesome.
- I didn't know I was in this show. AND I'm a badass. Fuck yeah.
- Fucking Miyuki Sawashiro.
Real Impressions:
This was a really solid first episode. It was very fun to watch and while it's not serious all the time I think it maintained that serious demeanor throughout. I think the color play is very cool and despite the liberal use of CG I think it blends well and has a glow/rainbow effect. It's a visual spectacle. Also, I noted that I did not like Hirai's designs when I watched the trailer but it totally clicks within the context of the episode as a whole. It totally works.
At its core the show is amusing. The comedic antics of the Rabbit Team is pretty great and despite them not getting along in their mock fights, their personalities meld well. It's especially fun to see their immediate reactions/impressions.
The mecha designs are very cool. All of them are different and you can see what each unit is for based on their visual construction.
I'm going to keep watching this and I'm freaking excited for the next episode.
TLDR/Joke Impressions:
- Female Rabbit Team members suck.
- All male characters on the team are awesome.
- I didn't know I was in this show. AND I'm a badass. Fuck yeah.
- Fucking Miyuki Sawashiro.
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