Love that ED.
It's gonna save a lot more than BONES. Anime itself hangs in the balance!
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Spring Anime 2013 |OT -7| My Giant CG Pony Can't Possibly Read This Much Baudelaire
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Regarding Gargantia, couldn't they have made their space age tech look cool? The levitation system being a giant ball above the mecha's head is so lame and it's weapons are so uninspired, it just fires lasers from everywhere. I'm usually not that interested in mecha designs. I prefer stompy, slow, tank-like mechs over clean futuristic stuff and bullets and explosions are always better than lasers, but the robotic equivalent of a seal balancing a ball on it's nose it just too lame.
Well, with any luck, Gargantia wont focus much on the actual tech aspect at all. I dig Ledo's(?) mecha as far as it exists in the dichotomy of it's setting presently, but any battles are sort of wasted with the CG being so unappealing at a base level.
I will send BB an angry letter if this happens.
I think the lasers are cool as fuck. Much more functional than the typical laser-rifle being wielded in a humanoid hand.
As for its aesthetics, the intentional contrast between the fleet and the mecha means that the slow, grubby, tank-like mechanics was never going to happen for Chambers. I don't dig how the robot looks, but the way it works is fine by me.
err, that's Maaya Sakamoto...
Ikuhara x JC Staff you mean.
I don't think it makes sense for Ikuhara to ever work with BONES, but he could try saving a studio he worked with before! Lol.
Lesbian Mecha! Its gonna be Mai Hime only crazier!
Oops. I mean Maaya Sakamoto. Idk why I said Sawashiro. FAIL.
EDIT: Was thinking about Canaan cuz Type Moon. FAIL.
Still excited for the show. It's got a lot of potential outside of its mecha action.
Never been a fan of lasers. Always loved the big miniguns, missile pods and thrusters. The brute force and impact wows me. That's why I've always enjoyed the Mechwarrior designs, especially the Timberwolf and Catapult. But you're right it does suit the scenario, the ball still looks really stupid though.
I just wish someone would make a stompy mech show.
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Ikuhara X Trigger, bitches.
That already happened, though. It's called Mawaru-Penguindrum.
I need to restart my VOTOMS marathon.
I feel the "boring action" in Gargantia is kinda intentional. It's certainly not trying to be a cool mecha vs mecha action show, and the weapons and mobility of the mechs all seem to be designed for efficiency in war rather than exciting combat. The exciting action in the show will probably come from the naval and aerial aspects of the technology on Earth. I expect there to be more flier combat set pieces later on, because Murata loved to use those in FMA Milos too.
No one ever said that we could only suggest first-time collaborations!
...in which case I'd probably just suggest Ikuhara x Toei for SM2k13.
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Okay, so is the ugliness intentional too?
As long as Gotoh doesn't help him ever again!
Me as well.
I could definitely look past sub-par mecha combat if there was some nicely done guerrilla warfare and naval battles. Suddenly i'm more excited for more Gargantia.
I think the ugliness is probably a side effect of it being so boring in the first place though. If the action is more interesting and engaging on screen, I think people would be less bothered by the "ugly" designs. Either way, it doesn't really excuse it, but I think if it's intentional then it's a trade off the show is willing to take to make a point, even if the scenes with the mechs in it aren't as enjoyable.
Hey, the Valvrave OP Gotoh did is pretty sweet!
More people should check out Muromi-san exclusively for the stupid cool animation. An occasional laugh might be had, too.
I want more sweet navel action.
so is it Canaan you hate or KnK? or both
I thoroughly enjoyed KnK. Canaan was all sorts of bad though.
Truth hurts, ask Kayos.
Damn right nakama.
Whoa hold up, lets not get to crazy, not yet!
Yeah you're right, SAO should be below it.
Da fuck you hating on Nagi and Zange and Kannagi?
Truth hurts, ask Kayos.
Damn right nakama.
Whoa hold up, lets not get to crazy, not yet!
Yeah you're right, SAO should be below it.
Da fuck you hating on Nagi and Zange and Kannagi?
I've never seen so much wrong in one post.
So not only were Haganai LN volume 9 and the Buriki artbook delayed, but now all the rest of the Haganai NEXT BDs got pushed back a month.
The hell is going on?
The hell is going on?
Whoa hold up, lets not get to crazy, not yet!
It's TWGOK done right.
Existential crisis from being associated with the property.
Yes, because I've long since been abandoned.
Uh... What?
Are we talking about the TWGOK anime or manga here because if it's the later then I find that very hard to believe.
Shhhh, you don't want manga gaf to come in and crush the buildings.
They're too bust shitting up their own thread with Bleach shipping to care about anything else at this point.
I know that list. I'm wondering why exactly we need an updated one.
Weren't you weeping into your duckroll dakimakura just the other day when he was showing love towards DTL?
Did you not even read the one post above yours? :Akari~n
I saw that post. I don't get how that calls for an updated pairing list though.
I thought you were kidding and I went to check... and now Naruto is being pulled into that discussion... L O L
You just can't let go of duckroll.
Ichigo x Chad
I suppose that is true. I know that if Shaft is involved it will most likely be very interesting and very cute, but a bit lacking in production quality.
Yes, she is.
Best team 4 life.
NAturally, as the soundtrack was by Yuki Kajiura and Kalafina.
Gargantia is the least like a traditional mech show. Valvrave and MJP are expected to follow those patterns, but Gargantia was clearly more about the Earth world and drawing it possibly into the interstellar war going on.
Da fuck you hating on Nagi and Zange and Kannagi?
Yeah damn it. Hating on Kannagi makes me sad
Fun characters, good art and animation, decent writing for a harem show, neat music, and consistent quality. Its a good show.sounds like a poor mans busou shinki to me
Wait. What? How was that cheeky? I just don't get how we need another pairing list after that comment.
It's not about needs, it's about wants. Desires. Carnal desires.
Yeah, the animation is such a nice bonus to that show.
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