Calm down and have some guimauve.
I actually want to try that, one of these days.
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Spring Anime 2013 |OT -7| My Giant CG Pony Can't Possibly Read This Much Baudelaire
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I actually want to try that, one of these days.
I will never doubt the show again.
Honest question : can you follow the newer movies if you not got updated with the series anymore?
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
It's just one of those it's not about what you want, but about what your customers want" episodes anime throws from time to time.
Calm down and have some guimauve.
When I put it in my mouth, it feels like something.
Just eat a bag of flavored marshmallows.
1st day of ISML results. Don't feel like stiching together a big image this year, just go check them out yourself if you're interested. Okay I lied.
A few matches of note:
A few matches of note:
Ayana Taketatsu proves to have a slight edge voicing guitarists over bitchy little sisters.
The eternal battle between Taiga fans and Mio fans rages on.
Voters preferred delusions over curiosity in their KyoAni heroines.
Don't expect highlights every round unless there's a match result that I think GAF would find amusing.
lololol like anyone expected anything else
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
SUCK IT CHET TAIGA RULES MIO DROOLS DFCS FOREVER
This is an illness I've been trying to cope with since 2011.
1st day of ISML results. Don't feel like stiching together a big image this year, just go check them out yourself if you're interested.
A few matches of note:
Burn it down. Leave no traces.
gee i wonder
I'm curious as to how ISML voters can have such terrible taste.
Saya and Tsubomi are voiced by the same person, Nana Mizuki.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
These are all great and just results. Sweet.
dakkumauji
Member
It'll just be a more formal version of waifu wars.
Awesome, when do we begin?
Crash Station
Member
Mushibugyo 2
This continues to be the most standard Edo shounen ever.
Still fun. Good use of music when shit went down and some nice animation. Really reminds me what I love about the genre even if there's not a single special thing about it.
This continues to be the most standard Edo shounen ever.
Still fun. Good use of music when shit went down and some nice animation. Really reminds me what I love about the genre even if there's not a single special thing about it.
dakkumauji
Member
Chuu2Koi Depth of Field Special 04
More haha, you_wish_this could have been season 2.
More haha, you_wish_this could have been season 2.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
What are we waiting for? LET'S DO THIS
The movies are pretty accessible. From what I hear, they're pretty much blockbusters over there, so they'd kind of have to be in order to not confuse and bewilder the casual movie goer.
1st day of ISML results.Don't feel like stiching together a big image this year, just go check them out yourself if you're interested.Okay I lied.
A few matches of note:
Wow do they have shit taste in waifus.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Those were awesome, indeed! They had this regal je ne sais quoi that not only dignified the school, but also brought back fashion to the school uniform. Other examples:
The Evangelion. It's probably the most realistic, jumper and all. I never liked the colour combination, though. It also doesn't leave much to the imagination. It's a pretty dull uniform.
The Bunguster. How sexy is that? So sexy. Look at the little slits by the side, allowing for better aerodynamics and helping the student freshen herself up when in high performance activities. If I had to save the world from the threat of space aliens I would not hesitate to wear this to battle!
I like the CLAMP, too. The tones of red and black make it stand out above all the rest, and the use of the tie even in the girl's uniform tells us that gender wardrobe doesn't have to be immediately discriminatory. It even has space for accesorising with the necklace/dog-chain thingie around the neck. I only wished someone wore their collars popped to see it in its full glory.
My favourite has to be the Heartcach. A simple one-piece brought to life by a vibrant red ribbon. It's elegant, but minimalistic. The 2.0 era of school uniforms!
Girls Und Panzer bringing the diversity angle! I liked the United Statesian uniform one, too, if only because of Blonde girl rocking dat "i'm a rebel without a cause" style!
They are unique, but I have to admit I don't like it. They look like the girls are wearing their blouses on top of their jumpers. Kinda like Superman wearing his underwear on the outside!
That is a rad uniform!
Like the Evangelion, this suffers from being too close to reality. It looks like something I would love to wear in real life as opposed to a cosplay convention, but it doesn't ooze any of the creativity of some of my previous examples. It's, like, yet another generic mecha design with tons of right angles and a boring white plus red colour palette. We've seen it plenty of times before!
The Snow Queen
I've been meaning to post about this for a bit, but laziness got in the way. Which it shouldn't be because The Snow Queen is show well worth posting about.
Just as a little background, this anime is another one of Dezaki's take on a classic piece of literature or fairytale based on the story of the same name. As with previous endeavors like this, it deviates greatly from the original work while maintaining some key commonalities. The story follows Gerda(left) as she journeys around the land searching for her friend Kay, who left their small village with the Snow Queen(right) and disappeared. She is later joined by Ragi the wandering minstrel(middle), who was in the village at the time of Kay's disappearance.
Now while this is the overarching storyline for the show, it is really only used as a backdrop for the characters involved during much of the run of the series. Certain episodes will touch back on the Snow Queen and the problems she is dealing with, mainly the evil force that is the root cause for much of what characters experience, but it doesn't really become a major focus until later in the series, leaving many of the episodes with more of a standalone nature with minimal ongoing plot lines. This aspect is probably one of the strongest parts about the show, as a variety of emotional storytelling is done from episode to episode. It's interesting in that one episode can be filled with soul crushing despair, while the next can be incredibly uplifting due to new characters and settings being introduced to Gerda, who is pretty much a blank slate at the beginning of the show outside of having a can do attitude.
Watching her growth as a character due to these experiences is impressive, as she becomes more mature and determined over the course of the show. The way they contrasted her development with Kay, who remains very childish in the care of the Snow Queen, is also pretty fascinating. It's something I really liked while watching, and serves to remind the audience how much Gerda has progressed.
The cast in general is pretty strong, albeit limited in recurring characters due to the reasons I mentioned earlier. The only other true main character in the show who gets close to the screen time that Gerda does is Ragi, who serves as a guide, friend, and protector for Gerda during much of her journey. He himself has a very interesting back story that connects him to the main plot line, and is generally a very cool dude due to the random music he plays. I was impressed by how well these two carry the show though, and its made very clear how the bond between them strengthens as they encounter new challenges. In fact one of my favorite episodes in the show focuses on Ragi's back story when he meets the father of a man he used to know. It was one of the most well directed episodes in the show, and serves to illustrate what exactly is driving Ragi forward.
I've always found that Dezaki is able to get a lot out of the characters he uses for his shows, even small bit parts carry a lot of weight. Certainly in this show where we meet new people in each episode, a lot of work is done to make the audience immediately care about the specific plights of the folk that Gerda and Ragi come across. I think in part it is due to Dezaki seemingly being able to get top quality performances out of the VA he uses in his shows, and the Snow Queen is no exception in that regard. Even one off characters are often delivering powerful stuff.
Another thing the show is very successful at is blending fantasy and the natural world together for its story lines. It's often quite bizarre fantasy at that, for example at one point Gerda is trapped and brainwashed by a Spring Witch leading to a very strange and surreal setting at the Witch's home complete with giant rats, tin men guards, and talking flowers, among other oddities. The latter stages of the show have a larger fantasy bent, but its a natural progression from earlier episodes in the show. It's also kept in check by a number of more down to earth episodes without any fantasy elements at all.
As you might expect from a Dezaki show, animation is pretty sparse but there is a fair amount of good art to look at from episode to episode. The music definitely helps breath a lot of life into the show, and there's a surprising amount of variety to the sounds heard considering there probably wasn't a ton of different tracks on the OST. It's composed by Akira Senju who many of you will recognize from Victory Gundam, FMA: Brotherhood, and most recently, Valverave. The OP and ED use great songs as well for what its worth, I particularly like the ED.
I'd say my only knock on the show is that the pacing gets a bit wonky when the show jumps back into its major storyline during the later episodes. Mainly because it veers off course for a bit while Gerda adventures around in fantasy land while heading for the Snow Queen.
I've rambled a bit here, it's been a week or so since I finished The Snow Queen, but in short if you are interested in a nice bit of fantasy fun with solid characters, lots of emotion, and good variety in its storytelling, then check this out. Or just watch it because it's a Dezaki show, since you really can't go wrong there.
I've been meaning to post about this for a bit, but laziness got in the way. Which it shouldn't be because The Snow Queen is show well worth posting about.
Just as a little background, this anime is another one of Dezaki's take on a classic piece of literature or fairytale based on the story of the same name. As with previous endeavors like this, it deviates greatly from the original work while maintaining some key commonalities. The story follows Gerda(left) as she journeys around the land searching for her friend Kay, who left their small village with the Snow Queen(right) and disappeared. She is later joined by Ragi the wandering minstrel(middle), who was in the village at the time of Kay's disappearance.
Now while this is the overarching storyline for the show, it is really only used as a backdrop for the characters involved during much of the run of the series. Certain episodes will touch back on the Snow Queen and the problems she is dealing with, mainly the evil force that is the root cause for much of what characters experience, but it doesn't really become a major focus until later in the series, leaving many of the episodes with more of a standalone nature with minimal ongoing plot lines. This aspect is probably one of the strongest parts about the show, as a variety of emotional storytelling is done from episode to episode. It's interesting in that one episode can be filled with soul crushing despair, while the next can be incredibly uplifting due to new characters and settings being introduced to Gerda, who is pretty much a blank slate at the beginning of the show outside of having a can do attitude.
Watching her growth as a character due to these experiences is impressive, as she becomes more mature and determined over the course of the show. The way they contrasted her development with Kay, who remains very childish in the care of the Snow Queen, is also pretty fascinating. It's something I really liked while watching, and serves to remind the audience how much Gerda has progressed.
The cast in general is pretty strong, albeit limited in recurring characters due to the reasons I mentioned earlier. The only other true main character in the show who gets close to the screen time that Gerda does is Ragi, who serves as a guide, friend, and protector for Gerda during much of her journey. He himself has a very interesting back story that connects him to the main plot line, and is generally a very cool dude due to the random music he plays. I was impressed by how well these two carry the show though, and its made very clear how the bond between them strengthens as they encounter new challenges. In fact one of my favorite episodes in the show focuses on Ragi's back story when he meets the father of a man he used to know. It was one of the most well directed episodes in the show, and serves to illustrate what exactly is driving Ragi forward.
I've always found that Dezaki is able to get a lot out of the characters he uses for his shows, even small bit parts carry a lot of weight. Certainly in this show where we meet new people in each episode, a lot of work is done to make the audience immediately care about the specific plights of the folk that Gerda and Ragi come across. I think in part it is due to Dezaki seemingly being able to get top quality performances out of the VA he uses in his shows, and the Snow Queen is no exception in that regard. Even one off characters are often delivering powerful stuff.
Another thing the show is very successful at is blending fantasy and the natural world together for its story lines. It's often quite bizarre fantasy at that, for example at one point Gerda is trapped and brainwashed by a Spring Witch leading to a very strange and surreal setting at the Witch's home complete with giant rats, tin men guards, and talking flowers, among other oddities. The latter stages of the show have a larger fantasy bent, but its a natural progression from earlier episodes in the show. It's also kept in check by a number of more down to earth episodes without any fantasy elements at all.
As you might expect from a Dezaki show, animation is pretty sparse but there is a fair amount of good art to look at from episode to episode. The music definitely helps breath a lot of life into the show, and there's a surprising amount of variety to the sounds heard considering there probably wasn't a ton of different tracks on the OST. It's composed by Akira Senju who many of you will recognize from Victory Gundam, FMA: Brotherhood, and most recently, Valverave. The OP and ED use great songs as well for what its worth, I particularly like the ED.
I'd say my only knock on the show is that the pacing gets a bit wonky when the show jumps back into its major storyline during the later episodes. Mainly because it veers off course for a bit while Gerda adventures around in fantasy land while heading for the Snow Queen.
I've rambled a bit here, it's been a week or so since I finished The Snow Queen, but in short if you are interested in a nice bit of fantasy fun with solid characters, lots of emotion, and good variety in its storytelling, then check this out. Or just watch it because it's a Dezaki show, since you really can't go wrong there.
Jex
Member
Nothing is too dumb.
Magic Knight RayEarth S1
I watched about half of this show many years ago. Today I went to a friend's place and we marathoned the whole damned thing. enjoyed it more this time around but WHAT THE FUCK at the ending. Holy shit. totally did NOT see that coming!
Overall this show is a pleasant nostalgia trip back to the 90's and everything great about 90s anime. It was a lot of fun from beginning to crazy end.
Yeah if anything, this panel only makes it MORE compelling.
Hell no. Full Moon Wo Sagashite, Yami to Boshi (ok this is a guilty pleasure), Bincho-Tan, FSN, Higurashi, Simoun, and Kore Wa Zombie were really fun for me. Deen is a cheap ass studio but they make some fun stuff.
Hey, at least you got Suou out of it right?
What do you mean? This place is same as it ever was.
You absolutely HAVE to finish this show. there is no turning back. We wont let you.
FINISH THE FIGHT.
These are ok choices, except for Asuna existing and....Yui-nyan over Holo. WHAT THE FUCK GUYS. Also no love for Sky Raker. Just No.
I watched about half of this show many years ago. Today I went to a friend's place and we marathoned the whole damned thing. enjoyed it more this time around but WHAT THE FUCK at the ending. Holy shit. totally did NOT see that coming!
Overall this show is a pleasant nostalgia trip back to the 90's and everything great about 90s anime. It was a lot of fun from beginning to crazy end.
Yeah if anything, this panel only makes it MORE compelling.
Hell no. Full Moon Wo Sagashite, Yami to Boshi (ok this is a guilty pleasure), Bincho-Tan, FSN, Higurashi, Simoun, and Kore Wa Zombie were really fun for me. Deen is a cheap ass studio but they make some fun stuff.
Hey, at least you got Suou out of it right?
What do you mean? This place is same as it ever was.
You absolutely HAVE to finish this show. there is no turning back. We wont let you.
FINISH THE FIGHT.
These are ok choices, except for Asuna existing and....Yui-nyan over Holo. WHAT THE FUCK GUYS. Also no love for Sky Raker. Just No.
Speaking of school uniforms, I just remembered that this guy on Pixiv has quite the extensive image guide to school uniforms from a huge number of anime/games/manga -- definitely worth a look.
Suguha got cleaned out.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
How could I have already forgotten Vividred Operation's school uniform?
Hot pants mandatory for all female students, the principal of this school is a baller.
Suou is a super cutie, so it was somewhat worth it.
Hot pants mandatory for all female students, the principal of this school is a baller.
Suou is a super cutie, so it was somewhat worth it.
Yes, she is.
The simple fact that she exists means the show has to exist, no matter how bad it is. We can at least acknowledge that.
Also important to note that Kuroyukihime and Asuna has some of the highest amount of total votes in that bracket. LOLOLOLOL.
Kuroyukihime is a goddess, so her vote count is not surprising.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Not just "some of", they had the 2nd and 3rd highest totals overall -- the only character to get more votes than either of them in round one was Kanade.
Jeez. Sena lost to Shiina. I wouldn't have even voted for her as best Pet Girl girl, let alone over Sena.
Hotpants and thigh highs.
Goodness gracious.
Because Angel Beats is the best show.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Total bullshit.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
It sounds like I should watch this.
I'm curious as to how ISML voters can have such terrible taste. We most solve this horrific mystery.
A girl with delusions vs a girl who constantly harass and invades your personal space everyday. Hmmmmmmmnn
Whoever wins we lose.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
It's butts, fun, yuri undertones, and the most generic plot of all time and some definite pacing issues. So perhaps you should.
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