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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 have lost faith in this world.
I was just about to point out that my state is missing. I'm not sure what you anime people have against Michigan. Trying to erase our existence altogether.
Basileus777
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Crime Edge 3
Hair service galore! For those with a hair fetish, this must be like a shot of heroine to the veins. Oh, and they finally started the fighting, though it only lasted a few seconds.
Jex
Member
I think there's also some otaku-tropes in terms of the writing, or something.
RyougaSaotome
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Having played through the game, I can speak to this a little bit.
There's nothing there people haven't seen before in some fashion. A perverted old dude, some tsundere stuff etc. It was written by Naotaka Hayashi of Steins;Gate fame, so it's not too surprising.
That being said, the characters have a lot of depth and some really great narrative arcs in the game.
dakkumauji
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Cyclops Shoujo Saipu 07
Asking the hard hitting questions.
Asking the hard hitting questions.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Darker than Black: Gaiden 4 (END)
The ending to that was about as confusing and dumb as I thought it would be. And now I'm finally done with the Darker than Black series.
Season 1 was a pretty decent action show with a nice soundtrack and a likable cast of characters that wasn't afraid to be lighthearted and fun at times. While that's all well and good, the show felt like it didn't have any idea where it was going a lot of the time, and some of these arcs felt like they were progressing the plot either not at all or very little. Also the technobabble was pretty insufferable at times and may require a rewatch in the near future.
Season 2 was like season 1 except mediocre/bad, basically. The things it had going for it were Suou, that one lesbian couple, and UNTZ while that ending was one of the stupidest things I've ever had the displeasure of viewing and I wish I could forget about it soon.
The ending to that was about as confusing and dumb as I thought it would be. And now I'm finally done with the Darker than Black series.
Season 1 was a pretty decent action show with a nice soundtrack and a likable cast of characters that wasn't afraid to be lighthearted and fun at times. While that's all well and good, the show felt like it didn't have any idea where it was going a lot of the time, and some of these arcs felt like they were progressing the plot either not at all or very little. Also the technobabble was pretty insufferable at times and may require a rewatch in the near future.
Season 2 was like season 1 except mediocre/bad, basically. The things it had going for it were Suou, that one lesbian couple, and UNTZ while that ending was one of the stupidest things I've ever had the displeasure of viewing and I wish I could forget about it soon.
Crash Station
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Definitely was when I watched it as a kid. Maybe I'd think better of it now. I think I mostly just found it confusing back then.
chickdigger802
Banned
hidamari star 3
Yuno was especially cute this eps. Something about the art this season seems different from the last one.
Yuno was especially cute this eps. Something about the art this season seems different from the last one.
Hellsing321
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Seeing .Hack love warms the icy gaping hole where my heart use to be.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
It's the HD wideness.
dakkumauji
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Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 2000% 03
So I guess we're gonna do the each pretty boy idol gets an episode to themselves.
Pretty fun, the show is basically running on silly hijinks. It is quite different of how less involved fish eye moe is being expect as basically what activates the RESOLVE at the end of each idol's route. I did like Shou's song as well and that's really why we're all watching the show anyway.
I am amused at how much Wakamoto is hamming it up and how much they are showing his hamming-ness in the former principal's antics as well.
So I guess we're gonna do the each pretty boy idol gets an episode to themselves.
Pretty fun, the show is basically running on silly hijinks. It is quite different of how less involved fish eye moe is being expect as basically what activates the RESOLVE at the end of each idol's route. I did like Shou's song as well and that's really why we're all watching the show anyway.
I am amused at how much Wakamoto is hamming it up and how much they are showing his hamming-ness in the former principal's antics as well.
Trojita
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I meant to write AI lol.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
It's slow, particularly in the first half, but I don't think it's boring. But it is a very talky show, and I can see how that style and pacing might not work for some people. There's a lot of suspense and questions about what exactly is up with certain things, and I felt like that made it a really exciting show to watch and try and figure out what was going on.
Episodic fight, chara introduction etc.. Its pretty hype after Master asia appearance.
Gargantia 02
This episode kind of just stinks. This is just a really poor way to introduce in elements of the series, and the mask of gaining information through very flat exposition is just boring. There's not a lot of good tension here, and most of the time people just sort of stand around. While the show goes out of its way to explain the smallest and most obvious details it avoids others that are more crucial and should have some impact on the plot. This guy is just sitting off in a corner without food or water and he's never really hungry, thirsty, or tired. What is the passage of time like? There is a lack of basic human emotion or elements that also carries itself over into the incredibly lame action scenes where physics don't have as much of an impact as they should. Positioning, orientation, and even basic movement are all illogical and sort of skipped over just so the action scenes can get the job done in the shortest amount of time possible.
The show just does a terrible job of really communicating all of its elements. The vastness of the ocean, the density of these garbage heap ships, none of these things are really delivered in a readable way. It doesn't really help that the story progression is so poor, forced, and devoid of logic.
The only standout thing about this show is its communication through language barrier aspect. I hope they do more with that in the future.
This episode kind of just stinks. This is just a really poor way to introduce in elements of the series, and the mask of gaining information through very flat exposition is just boring. There's not a lot of good tension here, and most of the time people just sort of stand around. While the show goes out of its way to explain the smallest and most obvious details it avoids others that are more crucial and should have some impact on the plot. This guy is just sitting off in a corner without food or water and he's never really hungry, thirsty, or tired. What is the passage of time like? There is a lack of basic human emotion or elements that also carries itself over into the incredibly lame action scenes where physics don't have as much of an impact as they should. Positioning, orientation, and even basic movement are all illogical and sort of skipped over just so the action scenes can get the job done in the shortest amount of time possible.
The show just does a terrible job of really communicating all of its elements. The vastness of the ocean, the density of these garbage heap ships, none of these things are really delivered in a readable way. It doesn't really help that the story progression is so poor, forced, and devoid of logic.
The only standout thing about this show is its communication through language barrier aspect. I hope they do more with that in the future.
There's a long interview here with director Tomohiko Ito, and skimming a machine translation, it looks like the first half is largely about SAO, with the latter half covering a variety of topics, including just a few questions on Silver Spoon at the end. If anyone could help translate any interesting quotes/excerpts, I would be grateful.
http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/entame/anime/131111/
http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/entame/anime/131111/
Crash Station
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Crime Edge 3
Wish the conflict with hammer dude lasted longer, but fun nonetheless.
I think this is going at a brisk pace. Pretty soon, it should overtake where I left the manga.
Here's Johnny!
Wish the conflict with hammer dude lasted longer, but fun nonetheless.
I think this is going at a brisk pace. Pretty soon, it should overtake where I left the manga.
Looking ahead to the future, manga series Gingitsune (Silver Fox) will be getting a TV anime adaptation.
Sounds pleasant enough.When her mother passed away at a young age, Makoto Saeki inherited the power to see the fox spirit Gintaro, one of the gods’ agents that have been protecting the small Inari temple since the Edo era. Although they have their differences, Makoto, with the aid of Gintaro’s power, helps the people of their community deal and solve their problems.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Good CLAMP, though. Incest, homosexual relationships, taboo romances... None of the misanthropy common of their other works.
Well, good in comparison.
Passive Assassin
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Looks good. Feels like Moribito or Kemono no Souja Erin style.
Chet Rippo
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She's such a better artist than me, I'm envious.
The one thing that the manga has over the anime, for you at least, is that they actually show a glimpse of Mugi's yuri fantasies she's thinking up.K-ON! - 05
This episode.. this episode!!! Sawa-chan is so awesome, I wish I had a teacher like that in high school.
I really like this episode, maybe because it has a lot to do with Mio.
She fell over pretty hard, not to mention panicking can make you freeze up.
But how many people in gaming side have actually played the game to know that?
I figured you'd enjoy the scene with Mio, Sawako and Nodoka. I've started watching this episode every Christmas, I'm gonna make it a tradition.
best clamp.
Chet Rippo
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Sounds like it could be fun!
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Personality or ability? I suppose both can be as a result of his instability early on though.
I was thinking ability but personality is pretty valid too.
Sounds more like Natsume.
Haha, yeah, after I read the synopsis a couple times I realized "wait a minute, this sounds like a gender-flipped Natsume except with more focus on regular people instead of youkai".
Gundam Seed HD Remaster 34 (bd) - Crush that unwanted destiny, Gundam!
Hope we get gundam fights and all of that soon though this two or so episode break has been alright and quite shocking especially hear.That total character change for Lacus, huge improvement there even if it felt like she became someone completely new. What are and were her objectives (well other than trying to arrange for Ahtrun and Kira to make up and what not)). Fugitive, treason, giving the Gundam away, and giving Kira a mission where hes aligned with neither Earth nor ZAFT, and worst, now everyone on Archangel could face execution if they return? Shes causing so much, and then within Zaft whats going on, multiple people pulling strings?
Hyped to see what happens in Panama, and what Justice can do.
To be honest, I wanted to say that Lacus' goal is world domination for herself. She picks her ace, equips him with the best weapon in the world, and chains him to her with love, then sets him out to royally ruin the rest of the world's plans. Given that Lacus never actually sits on any thrones, though, I guess she is actually altruistic in her designs and wants legit peace for the universe or something.
Lacus still is better than 99 percent of the characters introduced in Destiny, 00, and AGE.
Asuna can look after herself she proved that in the show, just that the shitty plot didn't let her. That was one of, if not the only good point about her.
The four Rs.
FMP! 21
So Sousuke pouts it up a little (after all, he just finished one very bad mission and a second in which something terrible nearly happened to one of his best friends.) and he and Kaname fight. We also see that Kalinin has no qualms dehumanizing Gauron on multiple occasions. Kurz gets an awesome punch on Sousuke, and the two ultimately team up to save the day after Gauron pulls one hell of a subjacking.
So Sousuke pouts it up a little (after all, he just finished one very bad mission and a second in which something terrible nearly happened to one of his best friends.) and he and Kaname fight. We also see that Kalinin has no qualms dehumanizing Gauron on multiple occasions. Kurz gets an awesome punch on Sousuke, and the two ultimately team up to save the day after Gauron pulls one hell of a subjacking.
R Culture
Damn dude. lol.
they want that derp. dudes love girls that go derp in bed and stay pigeon footed.
Asuna is completely helpless outside of a videogame.
Her whole reason to exist is for Kirito to save her.
derp?
I regret nothing.
MSZG 21
So we are about to see, after much hubbub, the Zeta Gundam. Of course, I'd like to remind you all that Nina Purpleton designed three Gundams on her own, plus the prototype Alex Gundam, meaning that the Zeta Gundam is really more like the seventh Gundam to exist in the UC timeline. And this one without nuclear weapons!
Stardust Memory was a truly, truly terrible show.
Anyway, Kamile is almost learning a valuable lesson from Emma about how he is an absolute dork when Fa comes along, all impressed because Kamile is suddenly "manly". But the best part of this episode was Bright Noa PUNCHING THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF THREE MEN. On the bridge. You could practically see them going through puberty.
Same. It's my favorite story excluding Alicization. I really like Zekken and it's a neat side story with interesting ideas.
Amen brother. Dood can write worth a damn when he's not spazzing out about stuff (as he was with FD)
Why?
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