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Spring Anime 2013 |OT -7| My Giant CG Pony Can't Possibly Read This Much Baudelaire
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We already had our wars.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
R_thanatos
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Knowing what come next i think oreimo 2 will change some people waifu allegiances and affections.
Canis lupus
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I usually don't know or look up which studio is behind the anime I watch, I just watch anything with a good rating. I had a look at what Studio Deen have made and these were the ones I recognized: Beyblade, Rurouni Kenshin, Ranma, Fate Stay Night.
Outside Rurouni Kenshin they were all mediocre or just horrible. So are they considered the worst studio out there?
I really liked season 2. The first season was terrible, does the vn fix that?
Best team 4 lyfe.
R_thanatos
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There are problems in many areas in both seasons
Nah. They're not good, but they're not "the worst" animation studio out there.
What Keiichi is really saying is that Studio Deen's adaptations of the original visual novels for both Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni and its spiritual sequel, Umineko no Naku Koro Ni, are generally considered to be very poor by fans of the VNs.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Kuroneko will still be a goddess and Ayase will still be a shit.
You can disregard everyone between that.
The only ones who matter are Kuroneko and Manami anyway.
*cough*movie_gif.gif*cough*
They got that right too.
Canis lupus
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The anime is ranked very high though. Its a shame those vn's never make it to the west...
This probably means I won't like the vn of season 1. I didn't like it by its nature, psychopathic killers and stuff.
Lupin III vs. Detective Conan
But, as expected, it didn't quite live up to the hype. No crossover ever really does (though I love watching them anyway). Also, super duper spoilers here, Japan needs to look up the word 'versus' already. I ought to be used to this because of Super Sentai vs. movies and Layton vs. Ace Attorney, but I was still hoping there'd be a bit more conflict in this one - after all, unlike most crossovers, there's actually a good side and bad side in this one, a detective and a thief!
Overall, this felt pretty much like a Conan movie guest starring Lupin and company. It does have the standard Lupin movie plot of a historical relic being stolen from a victimized princess as its shell; however, the execution is pretty thoroughly Conan. There's lots of on-screen text explaining locations and key players, and very little non-comic violence. Lupin's side does sneak in a tiny bit of comic non-explicit nudity, but that's to be expected from any work that Fujiko Mine appears in. The art style used for the movie-original characters is also taken from Conan -
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Despite its shortcomings, it was worth watching. Even for someone like me, who hasn't seen more than a couple movies and under twenty episodes of each series - the characters are classic, and they feel familiar through cultural osmosis alone. I suspect that this entry was missing a bit of the special charm these series are known for, but it was still above-average entertainment.
Verdict is a simple 6/10.
There's no way you could pass up a title like that, right?
But, as expected, it didn't quite live up to the hype. No crossover ever really does (though I love watching them anyway). Also, super duper spoilers here, Japan needs to look up the word 'versus' already. I ought to be used to this because of Super Sentai vs. movies and Layton vs. Ace Attorney, but I was still hoping there'd be a bit more conflict in this one - after all, unlike most crossovers, there's actually a good side and bad side in this one, a detective and a thief!
Overall, this felt pretty much like a Conan movie guest starring Lupin and company. It does have the standard Lupin movie plot of a historical relic being stolen from a victimized princess as its shell; however, the execution is pretty thoroughly Conan. There's lots of on-screen text explaining locations and key players, and very little non-comic violence. Lupin's side does sneak in a tiny bit of comic non-explicit nudity, but that's to be expected from any work that Fujiko Mine appears in. The art style used for the movie-original characters is also taken from Conan -
though by necessity, given the body-double trick used by the princess and Ran
Despite its shortcomings, it was worth watching. Even for someone like me, who hasn't seen more than a couple movies and under twenty episodes of each series - the characters are classic, and they feel familiar through cultural osmosis alone. I suspect that this entry was missing a bit of the special charm these series are known for, but it was still above-average entertainment.
Verdict is a simple 6/10.
Canis lupus
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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann 5-8
You're watching the best episodes, cherish them. it gets ridicilous in about 10 more episodes.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Aqua Lion EVOL 17
Best episode yet. This one episode combines everything that has made this show great: Dumb love nonsense, sexy misunderstandings, great use of insert songs, and the most completely ridiculous use of symbolism of all time thanks to our hero Fudo Zen who is greater than all.
Best episode yet. This one episode combines everything that has made this show great: Dumb love nonsense, sexy misunderstandings, great use of insert songs, and the most completely ridiculous use of symbolism of all time thanks to our hero Fudo Zen who is greater than all.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah, that's why it is so insidious - it speaks directly to the audience that wants to be enabled.
The thing is, Ichizon is not really a harem any more than Yakuindomo or GJ-bu. The guy says he wants a harem and there are metagags based on that, but it is the same cute girls each of a different trope sitting around in a room doing nothing for 20 minutes. It's just so front-loaded with referential and metatextual humour that it just gets really tiring at times. Add in the angsty drama stuff from the first season, and you really have no idea what the show is going for.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
And now the real show begins.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann 5-8
Now, I know how you're feeling, I was there. But listen to me, there is a pay off, and it is worth it. Your faith will be tried by a horrible Gorgon known as Nia, but even she will pass, and in the end, there will come a moment which will make all of this worth it.
What's wrong? I'm thereabouts, and I'm having a good time.
Dedication Through Light
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I wish it would be licensed (the BD) at a cost that is not $490. I would finally like to watch it in non Netflix mobile resolutions.
Keep us up to date with your viewing!
Fun fact: When I watched this special I wasn't very far in Detective Conan, so I didn't know what Conan's belt gadget was. So in the movie when he's threatening to use it near the end, my brain could only imagine what awesome power was contained within the "Kill Belt".
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Watch it.
Shergal knows his shit up, but I'd say the last three episodes reach just that level.
Canis lupus
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Higurashi s3 e1 (ova)
This was so funny! Magical swimming trunks, Keeichi falling in love with himself, the girls trying to prevent that and the whole cast having a comical appearance, even the special forces units.
Keeichi kuuun you pervert!
http://www.abload.de/img/higurashi1286btq.png
I'm not even sure if above pic is NSFW lol
Mion/Shion saying that, really?
"at our school, they tell us to carry one at all times"
Tommy deflectring a grenade:
His body is made out of steel!
Shions reaction lol
Muhahahaha, loved it!
This was so funny! Magical swimming trunks, Keeichi falling in love with himself, the girls trying to prevent that and the whole cast having a comical appearance, even the special forces units.
Keeichi kuuun you pervert!
http://www.abload.de/img/higurashi1286btq.png
I'm not even sure if above pic is NSFW lol
Mion/Shion saying that, really?
"at our school, they tell us to carry one at all times"
Tommy deflectring a grenade:
His body is made out of steel!
Shions reaction lol
Muhahahaha, loved it!
Joe Molotov
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Girls und Panzer 11 & 12
360 TANK DRIFT | NO SCOPE , U MAD?
360 TANK DRIFT | NO SCOPE , U MAD?
Joe Molotov
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Higurashi s3 e1 (ova)
This was so funny! Magical swimming trunks, Keeichi falling in love with himself, the girls trying to prevent that and the whole cast having a comical appearance, even the special forces units.
Keeichi kuuun you pervert!
http://www.abload.de/img/higurashi1286btq.png
I'm not even sure if above pic is NSFW lol
Mion/Shion saying that, really?
"at our school, they tell us to carry one at all times"
Tommy deflectring a grenade:
His body is made out of steel!
Shions reaction lol
Muhahahaha, loved it!
Wait, this is Higurashi, right? The same Higurashi where everyone's going insane and getting murdered and shit.?
Yeah. The greatest of times.
Dedication Through Light
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Looks like Crunchyroll is announcing three Spring anime simulcasts on today. http://www.crunchyroll.com/lineup (and are still continuing Saint Seiya Omega, and the third episodes of Aoi Sekai Chunsen de)
But Inami and Yamada are two of the show's better girls.
GTO 37
So now the Okinawa arc is in full swing. Ms. Fuyutsuki is miraculously recovered from the last episode, which is fine. Of especial note is that Miyabi did not decide to eat crow and come on the Okinawa trip, although her cronies did. Meanwhile, beta bitch Anko has moved to take the crown for herself, and returned to beating up on Yoshikawa. This episode involves, largely, Yoshikawa's path to overcoming his fear of her, and, judging from the end of the episode, upcoming episodes will deal with re-breaking Anko.
It's such a funny thing, how huge a reaction Onizuka gets over something as simple as assigning boys and girls to the same room. I don't know WHY they let Onizuka do room assignments, but there it is. In any case, I can see why, for once, Uchiyamada would flip a lid because the legal complications from a trip like this could be disastrous. Still, it lead to some hilarious pairings. Yoshikawa is stuck with Anko and her cronies, while Murai and Kikuchi are with Miyabi's. Best of all, though, is Kanzaki.
Urumi Kanzaki got stuck in room 0080, which, as her roommates are quick to point out, is the year of War in the Pocket, a Gundam Masterpiece. Poor Kanzaki has no idea about Gundam at all, and the girl who knows it all is left exclaiming "I have no idea what they're talking about!"
So now the Okinawa arc is in full swing. Ms. Fuyutsuki is miraculously recovered from the last episode, which is fine. Of especial note is that Miyabi did not decide to eat crow and come on the Okinawa trip, although her cronies did. Meanwhile, beta bitch Anko has moved to take the crown for herself, and returned to beating up on Yoshikawa. This episode involves, largely, Yoshikawa's path to overcoming his fear of her, and, judging from the end of the episode, upcoming episodes will deal with re-breaking Anko.
It's such a funny thing, how huge a reaction Onizuka gets over something as simple as assigning boys and girls to the same room. I don't know WHY they let Onizuka do room assignments, but there it is. In any case, I can see why, for once, Uchiyamada would flip a lid because the legal complications from a trip like this could be disastrous. Still, it lead to some hilarious pairings. Yoshikawa is stuck with Anko and her cronies, while Murai and Kikuchi are with Miyabi's. Best of all, though, is Kanzaki.
Urumi Kanzaki got stuck in room 0080, which, as her roommates are quick to point out, is the year of War in the Pocket, a Gundam Masterpiece. Poor Kanzaki has no idea about Gundam at all, and the girl who knows it all is left exclaiming "I have no idea what they're talking about!"
A Black Falcon
Member
GuP OVA 3 is one of the craziest things I have ever seen... :lol: :lol:
I've heard this before, but then I actually watched a couple of episodes of the show, and yeah, no way is it not actually a harem show. No way.
I've heard this before, but then I actually watched a couple of episodes of the show, and yeah, no way is it not actually a harem show. No way.
Hellsing321
Member
I have no idea what to expect from this and I couldn't be more excited!
Canis lupus
Member
Yeah you're referring to the shtty first season.
What comes after it is pretty good, no more pyschopathic girls.
Theonik
Member
Aren't the yanderes the reason you watch it to begin with?Yeah you're referring to the shtty first season.
Did you trip him? Launch him in the air with a hammer? Please say yes.
Hellsing321
Member
Yeah you're referring to the shtty first season.
The second season is shit. It just devolves into Scooby Doo. 1st Season is at least interesting because it kept you guessing as to what is actually going on.
Ah, this anime season is going to be good. Photo Kano, Railgun S and Oreimo season 2. I didn't watch much over the last season (though I now have Little Busters to catch up on since it's almost done. Might also watch all of Puchimas) but I'll be hanging out in the anime thread a lot this season
R_thanatos
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Even in that first season there were moments where the group was having fun ...
Part of higurashi is also the fun the characters have when they are having fun ( outside of all the crazy sh*t happening ) : club activities
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Trust me, it's not. lol
It's actually more emotionally and intellectually honest than Haganai in that respect.
I don't really understand this enabling stuff. Are people that sadlife that they have to vicariously live through a shitty bland anime character? I like my life as it is. Dont need to live it through somebody else.
Yes, she is. She is absolutely precious. Misaki is a sweetheart. Well in the anime anyway. I hear she's different in the manga.
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