Such an amazing show.
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Spring Anime 2013 |OT-8| What could be beyond OT-8? Possibility.
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Such an amazing show.
RyougaSaotome
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Gotcha. The books outright state that
Leonard is behind pretty much all the major events, as they happen. I remember him appearing in Second Raid, but I didn't recall anything other than hints about Amalgam from the original series. It's interesting how early he's set up to be the primary antagonistic force.
About Escaflowne: I love love LOVE that twist.
Jex
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Good luck!
chickdigger802
Banned
chickdigger802
Banned
hidamari sketch star 11
The computer eps. This show is pretty recent right? Do Japanese people really get exposed to cellphones before pcs these days?
The computer eps. This show is pretty recent right? Do Japanese people really get exposed to cellphones before pcs these days?
Jim E. Rossler
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WHO'S THAT POKEMON
The show half plays down Leonard, since he's only in TSR. I mean, it doesn't downplay his importance, and the show DOES end on that cliffhanger of "Okay this Leonard guy is still out there," but since the show doesn't cover what I'd say is a pretty damn large part of the plot, that's just how it is, I guess.
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam 45
1. That Sarah Zabiarov has escaped from the Argama MULTIPLE times is unfuckingbelievable. Where the fuck is the security on this boat? No wait, why the fuck are the writers so fucking awful on this fucking show that the same goddamn shit happens EVERY FUCKING TIME.
I swear, EVERY PLOTLINE PLAYS OUT THE SAME FUCKING WAY IN THIS SHOW. Jared is in an episode? HE WILL BE BEATEN, HUMILIATED, AND LOSE. SARAH WILL ESCAPE THE ARGAMA. PAPTIMUS WILL CONVINCE REKKUA/SARAH/WHOEVER TO DO WHAT HE WANTS. CHAR WILL MOPE. FA/KATZ WILL STEAL THE METHIS AND FUCK UP THE MISSION.
Fuck this goddamn show. The first half is fucking amazing, and the second half is fucking recycled plotlines so fucking much and I don't even know if I can tolerate another 5 episodes of this anymore. It's the most mind bogglingly frustrating and disappointing thing ever.
2. Rekkua's defense that our teenage pilots won't understand her reasons for betraying everyone is so old.
WHO'S THAT POKEMON
Speaking of terrible shows . . .
Jim E. Rossler
Banned
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Computers are impure.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
I'm not afraid to say that Rah Xephon was a shitty, soulless attempt at ripping off Evangelion. Maybe if it had ever bothered to do something original, it might have been good.
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Romanes Eunt Domus
Thirty minutes into the Sailor Moon R movie:
Deputy Dangle
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Now that is the best way to pronounce Froakie.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I presume that is, specifically, because of the fact that it's an adaptation.
It makes me really curious to see what they came up for the jdrama version though. The jdrama adaptations of on-going mangas have typically just ended without regards to manga continuity. Because, well, they're trying to sell the show itself (and the idols) and not the manga.
ZachDeKoromaru
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I really hope the Jdrama looks like the next episode previews.
Chet Rippo
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Gargantia on the Third Rock From the Sun 1
And this marks the first show I've started from this Spring season. lol
That was it? Felt really short, but maybe that's because it didn't feel like it started until like half way through when we see Amy running around the walkways. I guess the beginning was about some Playstation FMV spaceships shooting lasers at giant space sea creatures, or something, idk know, I wasn't really paying attention...
Hello. Yes, this is boobs.
And this marks the first show I've started from this Spring season. lol
Jim E. Rossler
Banned
I acknoWledge and Respect your OpinioN Good sir.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I watched the first episode, and yes, there is a Japanese guy with a blond wig in a nun's habit and a guy in a kappa suit and a guy with a star head. lol
No wig, whoops!
Well tHAT is a rElief. VERy much so.
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Night Raid 1931 - 6
I still find it odd that we're basically six episodes or so in and we've only gotten cursory glimpses at Aoi's and Yukina's pasts; god, Aoi's flashbacks are annoyingly vague. But at least we're moving more into what I assume is the major arc now that Isao's joined the game more directly. I can't wait to see what kinda of world politics chess game he's planning, though all the historical exposition is presented incredibly dryly, fuck.
Also: crossdressing Yukina is best Yukina
I still find it odd that we're basically six episodes or so in and we've only gotten cursory glimpses at Aoi's and Yukina's pasts; god, Aoi's flashbacks are annoyingly vague. But at least we're moving more into what I assume is the major arc now that Isao's joined the game more directly. I can't wait to see what kinda of world politics chess game he's planning, though all the historical exposition is presented incredibly dryly, fuck.
Also: crossdressing Yukina is best Yukina
HNNNGGGGG
Braid-style hair compression technology never fails to impress
I don't know, I have to decide, when I finish Zeta Gundam, if I'm watching anymore Gundam for awhile. Zeta is breaking my heart, so I don't really know. Otherwise it'll have to be after I finish Gun x Sword, I guess, because I'm in the middle of several series, otherwise.
Speaking of:
Betterman 26-- Final
WHAT THE FUCK EVEN HAPPENED. THERE'S A FETUS UNDERWATER AND I DON'T KNOW.
Seriously Betterman's ending is just weird. This whole show is weird. WEIRD. Kudos for doing its own thing, but unless understanding the technobabble changes the plot in any significant way, the ending is just really weird. Show is cray.
The future is amazing!
God I need to watch this.
You either love SDF or absolutely despise it, either way its would be blast for you and us that reading your CAPS rage lol.
CAPS RAGE IS THE BEST RAGE. Screw italics and bold.
The Vision of Escaflowne 25
Hahahaha,
Sir Isaac Newton
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate 1
I don't know what I was expecting with a title like "Love, Elections & Chocolate", but I sure as hell didn't sign up for
! These characters are super interesting and amuse me so far, so I can probably just not be bothered by the whole plot as dumb as it may be/may become. I'm now under suspicion that Ogata Megumi has never voiced a female or straight male as well.
I know my best girl.
I don't know what I was expecting with a title like "Love, Elections & Chocolate", but I sure as hell didn't sign up for
attempted murder
A short preview for the Chuunibyou Depth of Field "Extra Phase" that will be on the 7th and final BD volume next month:
(has slight spoilers for the "truth" behind the Depth of Field shorts, if you care)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abFNFJW0-t0
(has slight spoilers for the "truth" behind the Depth of Field shorts, if you care)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abFNFJW0-t0
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
[Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R: Promise of the Rose]
Ikuni is out to kill with this, from silly comedy to the more insightful character moments making for a very solid entry. It reminded me of Digimon: Our War Game in that it contains little fat and delivers a lot of action in a very short amount of time, probably helped by the fact that it doesn't need to introduce the characters once again. And yet it even allows itself to flesh the Sailor Soldiers out a little more, which was something I wasn't expecting considering my experience with Toei movies are along the lines of Dragon Ball. It's a film that moves at a very brisk pace, launching from one set piece to another without ever feeling rushed.
The audio also received a much needed oomph in this. Promise's score is a fluid one, remixing some of the noteworthy tracks from the series while also managing to accompany the visuals on cue. The Utena movie would excel at this later during the climax, and if I had to make a comparison the music in here is exactly that scene (you know the one) stretched to sixty minutes. Amazing.
Promise is essentially a Sailor Moon episode stretched to triple the normal running time while given a notable Ikuhara flavour. I can safely say this is the best piece of Sailor Moon I have watched up to this point, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this to anyone unfamiliar with the franchise. I'm very excited to see whether S delivers on all the same fronts as this movie (albeit obviously with a much smaller) budget. I am so ready for Ikuhara-Moon.
Well, that was an Ikuhara movie.
Ikuni is out to kill with this, from silly comedy to the more insightful character moments making for a very solid entry. It reminded me of Digimon: Our War Game in that it contains little fat and delivers a lot of action in a very short amount of time, probably helped by the fact that it doesn't need to introduce the characters once again. And yet it even allows itself to flesh the Sailor Soldiers out a little more, which was something I wasn't expecting considering my experience with Toei movies are along the lines of Dragon Ball. It's a film that moves at a very brisk pace, launching from one set piece to another without ever feeling rushed.
The real star of the film is probably the animation, however. No wonder R looked like crap at times; Toei blew their budget on this! While not on the level of Adolescence Apocalypse, the movie is a visual experience. It's a very colourful film, with gorgeous backgrounds prolific in flower imagery and overall very high quality art. The few moments where stock footage from the show gets inserted are actually jarring since you can tell those pieces were not meant to be shown on a bigger screen.
The audio also received a much needed oomph in this. Promise's score is a fluid one, remixing some of the noteworthy tracks from the series while also managing to accompany the visuals on cue. The Utena movie would excel at this later during the climax, and if I had to make a comparison the music in here is exactly that scene (you know the one) stretched to sixty minutes. Amazing.
Promise is essentially a Sailor Moon episode stretched to triple the normal running time while given a notable Ikuhara flavour. I can safely say this is the best piece of Sailor Moon I have watched up to this point, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this to anyone unfamiliar with the franchise. I'm very excited to see whether S delivers on all the same fronts as this movie (albeit obviously with a much smaller) budget. I am so ready for Ikuhara-Moon.
Why is Code Geass so great?
FelixOrion
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Because it has more twists than a cinnamon roll factory in a tornado
Twin Drive System
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Reminds me of myself when I first saw that episode.
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Code Geass 22 is what happens when you write yourself into a corner and respond by saying "to hell with this" and bulldoze through the corner like the Juggernaut.
To this day I'm still amazed Sunrise had the balls to deliberately play their audience with no pretense the way they did.
Unknown Soldier
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Because Sunrise just doesn't give a fuck what you think.
What I like about this, at least from my own perspective, is the fact that when you go into the episode already knowing what will happen there are some rather transparent signs indicating what they're going to do and more or less how it's all going to come down.
Doesn't mean you'll necessarily like the sheer absurdity of the twist itself, that's another matter, but when viewed at a purely technical level the episode is actually rather well done. But hey, I'm not exactly going to deny there were better alternatives to this course of action.
No, I've never seen it, and it's like daggers in my spine. And the writing's still better than the finale of Betterman. "OH HEY HALF HIS BRAIN BELONGS TO A WOMAN AND ALSO THAT PRIEST GUY IS THE MAIN BAD GUY AND SUDDENLY SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF THIS GUY."
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid 9
Another personal favorite episode (basically I should stop saying this, because I mean, they're ALL great.), this one is about how Kaname copes without Sousuke around. To be honest, not well. I mean, she actually does an amazing job of getting the jump on Wraith AND subduing Yu Lan, but when the day is over, she breaks down in a big way, and why not?
She's run across town, fallen out of a window, nearly been assassinated, jumped three roofs, witnessed a murder and
had her first kiss stolen by the ever slick and slimy Leonard Testarossa.
Leonard is the one to take a crack at Sousuke, this episode, citing the number of people he's killed, and saying that he, Leonard, is better than a murderer like Sousuke. This falls flat, since Leonard's Arm Slave just killed for him, under order A1 (as in, the first order in its memory is to kill), and Kaname points it out. She puts up a defense for Sousuke as a defender of the weak, and not someone murders for sport, as she suggests Leonard just has (which is unfair, too, as Leonard DID offer Yu Lan a chance to avoid death, and even killing her was business, and not sport.)
Leonard calls Kaname out on this "You don't believe what you're saying, do you?" and then suggests that Sousuke and he are not so different in their killing. He'll recant this later, though, as Leonard's dissonant view that his ordering the deaths of others and Sousuke's personally killing them are different will forever prevent him from understanding Kaname's attraction to Sousuke. That said, Leonard's criticism isn't immediately rejectable: Sousuke DOES kill, and given what Closeau said last episode about him being a candidate to defect, and knowing how much further we're going to see Sousuke fall, the line between them is perhaps not so distinct, although there are more terrifying forces seeking Sousuke for their own.
And after Leonard leaves, Kaname breaks down, leading to one of the best lines in the series: "I want you here with me, so you can tell me it's not a problem!" Out of context, it's cheesy, but given how many times Sousuke's said it over the past two seasons, and the day she's just had, she probably could use someone telling her something consoling.
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[Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S] 090
I like the new OP, even if the remix of Moonlight Densetsu is kinda blegh. Otherwise this was a fairly standard opener, what with PREMONITIONS and reused footage from R.
By the way, do the R1 DVDs just not feature any of the next episode previews? I've got used to Toei spoiling everything.
The S obviously stands for Sexy. Or maybe Science?
I like the new OP, even if the remix of Moonlight Densetsu is kinda blegh. Otherwise this was a fairly standard opener, what with PREMONITIONS and reused footage from R.
I predict Usagi will be without an upgrade for exactly one episode!
By the way, do the R1 DVDs just not feature any of the next episode previews? I've got used to Toei spoiling everything.
Out of context screenshot for SDBurton.
Slayers 7
Lina and Goury roll around in the hay. Then he unsheathes his Sword of Light and uses it to stab away her monster problems while Zelgadis smirks.
I'm humorously implying they had sex while in fact using the events of the episode as double entendres.
This is high brow and also very subtle of me.
Lina and Goury roll around in the hay. Then he unsheathes his Sword of Light and uses it to stab away her monster problems while Zelgadis smirks.
I'm humorously implying they had sex while in fact using the events of the episode as double entendres.
This is high brow and also very subtle of me.
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