The art style is certainly unique. the box eye look takes some getting used to (also used in Uta Kata). As for Lumiere's outfit, I agree with you its actually a bit risqué considering how young she is, but its also rather elegant and I think it fits her character. This show takes a bit of time to get going (its gonzo remember?) but once it does, it becomes a bit of a sociopolitical story with all kinds of corruption and backstabbing going on at GOTT, as you might suspect. Things are not as they seem.
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Spring Anime 2013 |OT-8| What could be beyond OT-8? Possibility.
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The art style is certainly unique. the box eye look takes some getting used to (also used in Uta Kata). As for Lumiere's outfit, I agree with you its actually a bit risqué considering how young she is, but its also rather elegant and I think it fits her character. This show takes a bit of time to get going (its gonzo remember?) but once it does, it becomes a bit of a sociopolitical story with all kinds of corruption and backstabbing going on at GOTT, as you might suspect. Things are not as they seem.
Passive Assassin
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Who can fuck with a guy who hunted VOTOMs with a outdated anti tank rifle?
peaceiscloser
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Yeah I used to be fairly into the show during S1 and was still mildly interested in S2. It took a lot of force from my friends to watch even a few episodes of S3. ick. Embarassing.
Awful Falafel
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Man, I have a policy of never attaching a score to anything I critique but because of that Malgraph thinks my favorite studio is Sunrise and Bones because of Gintama and FMA. meanwhile Shaft is 27 even though I have 22 complete entries for Shaft! Bah, I'm tempted to give Shaft straight tens to correct this. That or sit through their only super long shows, Attacker You! and Eto Ranger. :/
Yet another reason to hate the fact that I'm not going to Anime Expo: it doesn't seem to have been announced yet on their main page, but according to the English site for The Garden of Words, Makoto Shinkai is their next guest of honor and will present the debut of the film's English dub, along with a Q&A panel and VIP autograph event.
Like I said, I have hope for it. It hasn't been BAD, just taking time getting to know it.
Valvrave 6
I feel like I'm halfway there, guys. I've realized this show is absolutely insane and that taking it seriously is wrong. That there is no reason to be upset that Rukino's big problem is she wasn't famous enough or the slightly more important abusive home life, but I haven't quite crossed over into sheer enjoyment of the absurdity. Probably because Q-Vier was in this episode and ruined the moment. Desil was a bad enough character in Gundam AGE, must he be in this, too?
But I'm nearly there. I mean, even the absurdly slutty cheer outfits had me smirking. Soon, so very soon I will embrace the Valvrave.
Or I'll come to hate the show.
One of my friends had to sell a bunch of anime to make ends meet but he loves Kiddy Grade so much he hasn't the heart to sell it. Its a really fun series and very colorful and exciting. There are much worse uses of your time.
True, I could be rewatching Gundam 00, or trying to finish Rah Incestphon.
Awful Falafel
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But doesn't that show use a ton of 3D models? Surely AnimeGAF can appreciate the semi-purity of never resorting to that.
But none of it was as memorable as winter wrap up or the grand galloping gala. A musical would've been great if it wasn't tied to such a contrived finale. Lesson Zero and the time travel episode definitely trump the musical IMO.
KirbYuuYuu
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Well the S2 Musical certainly wasn't the S3 Musical. ECK
Hopefully youll enjoy Kiddy Grade much more than those.
It starts out a little slow. Around episode 9 or 10 it gets on the plot track and then its full steam ahead, so stick with the first few episodes, as they are kind of standalone missions that Éclair and Lumiere go on.
hataraku maou-sama - 07
Hey, this was pretty fun.
At this point you just have to accept that the characters are locked into their LN niches and they'll never progress past that, though. It's hard to develop anything when there are no consequences for any actions they take, or have taken. There's some interesting stuff that can be done with the premise, but it doesn't look like they'll ever deal with them--the ramifications for doing so are too destabilizing to the premise of the romcom aspects to ever happen.
And I'm sorry, Chihobros, but her whole gimmick at this point is to crush on Maou, and to be insecure and jealous of other girls. That's all she'll ever amount to. It's like how Emi is Biribiri and Kimono is just off being the best girl.
Hey, this was pretty fun.
At this point you just have to accept that the characters are locked into their LN niches and they'll never progress past that, though. It's hard to develop anything when there are no consequences for any actions they take, or have taken. There's some interesting stuff that can be done with the premise, but it doesn't look like they'll ever deal with them--the ramifications for doing so are too destabilizing to the premise of the romcom aspects to ever happen.
And I'm sorry, Chihobros, but her whole gimmick at this point is to crush on Maou, and to be insecure and jealous of other girls. That's all she'll ever amount to. It's like how Emi is Biribiri and Kimono is just off being the best girl.
Nah, you're both wrong. S2 finale was good, so you're off your rocker, Falafel, and S3 just slid into a pool of suck with only a few gasps of air. Opening a transformative portal to a human world? Now THAT'S jumping the shark.
Sounds like it'll be fun entertainment for a season and I'm cool with that
Pfft. Melissa Mao and Sousuke Sagara is totes gonna happen.
KirbYuuYuu
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Season 2 is certainly worth watching, but there's very few notable episodes worth watching in Season 3. The finale felt rather rushed as it tried to shove a fuckton of things into one episode.
Not really. Not in the way that, say, Duckroll's glorious CG future would imply, at least.
Here's more or less what the show looks like, btw.
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[Jojo's Bizarre Adventure] (2000) 6
Jotaro sucks. For the eponymous character, he sure hasn't done shit since episode two. This OVA series hits the horror/gore mood very well, although I have to say I'm not a fan of this more serious Jojo. It's just missing the flamboyancy to accompany the ridiculousness. I can see why some people prefer David Production's approach.
This is starting to look more like the Jojo I'm familiar with, except that the problem with that show was the lack of animation and not so much the bad art. Yikes.
Jotaro sucks. For the eponymous character, he sure hasn't done shit since episode two. This OVA series hits the horror/gore mood very well, although I have to say I'm not a fan of this more serious Jojo. It's just missing the flamboyancy to accompany the ridiculousness. I can see why some people prefer David Production's approach.
KirbYuuYuu
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What the fuck is that!?
Skipping Jojo OVAs must've been a great idea in hindsight.
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To be fair it's only this episode and the previous one that have looked bad. The animation is gorgeous when they actually care, not to mention I haven't reached Mitsuo Iso and Satoshi Kon yet!
hosannainexcelsis
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The 1993 OVAs look much better than the 2000 OVAs.
KirbYuuYuu
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I'm still holding my stance on whether I should just leave it on the ground or just eat it.
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Passive Assassin
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Arakawa Under the Bridge 1-2
Great show. I'm getting Cromartie vibes from this.
Great show. I'm getting Cromartie vibes from this.
Isn't that just for the '93 OVA's or am I merely just confused here.
KirbYuuYuu
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Guess I'll prep up for it. Need a dose of manliness.
Awful Falafel
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If not liking the abrupt appearance of
a brother
Man, I should really watch Wakfu. I blame the game for making me not do that sooner.
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Yes. I'm watching in chronological order.
Indeed! You know, Arasan working on a Mr. Ōbari opening is something I wish to be seeing more frequently, like he did recently:
爆獣合神ジグルハゼル ZIGURUHAZERU - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3CPK8P8bjvU#t=84s
Excellent! Preparing for the 'IMAISHIPOCALYPSE', I see...
Sneaky Gato
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I used to watch a lot of anime but sometime around 2008 I just stopped. I think I just overloaded myself and between school and work I think Code Geass 2 was just the final straw for me. However, recently I have decided that its been long enough and have decided to get back to it. I'll watch pretty much anything but like in particular sci-fi. Since 2008 what series would you guys say are good watches? Like I said just things that are good doesn't matter the genre.
Also, why are seasons only 12 episodes now? And where do you guys watch shows?
Oh Hey something on this thread I can actually comment on. That's a terrible explanation that misses out on a lot of nuance while barely explaining anything or even the refrence. If you want a better explanation just ask me.
Also, why are seasons only 12 episodes now? And where do you guys watch shows?
Oh Hey something on this thread I can actually comment on. That's a terrible explanation that misses out on a lot of nuance while barely explaining anything or even the refrence. If you want a better explanation just ask me.
Steins;Gate!!!
You can watch things on crunchyroll, funimation, hulu, Netflix, or buy from places online like rightstuf or robs anime corner.
I'm actually watching Geass for the first time now. Also, if you haven't seen it, I recommend The Big O, Full Metal Panic! and never watching anything related to Gundam ever again. Unless it's G Gundam, which is good.
I didn't even know there was a game at first lol.
The reason I got interested in the franchise initially was because of a special episode Maasaki Yuasa was involved with, which is pretty great, btw.
Really shitty shot especially with the way it's framed in that Eren is facing away from the Titan.
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edit: okay, to be fair the manga covers are actually decent.
That looks horrific.
NeonZ
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Although it's kind of ridiculous, doesn't she push him out of her way in that scene? Also, considering some of your other comments, you seem to be assuming that after a while the Geass would fade out, but it wouldn't work like that at all.
If she saw Suzaku after receiving Lelouch's command, she'd attempt to kill him. She would push for killing the Japanese through other means even if distant from them. The Geass would stay active even if the person who gave the command died. Every time Japanese became relevant to her somehow, she'd attempt to kill them. She was basically destroyed as a person due to that Geass command.
Aikatsu! 31
This was a nice little mothers day episode, even if there still isn't any red-haired first year in sight. I do wonder if any of the idols actually get paid for their work considering
This was a nice little mothers day episode, even if there still isn't any red-haired first year in sight. I do wonder if any of the idols actually get paid for their work considering
Ichigo's mothers past and the fact that their dad's constantly halfway around the world for work. You'd think she'd have earned a fuckload of money on royalties alone.
lol, do you want it to look even worse??
KirbYuuYuu
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They have eyes in the back of their head?
I'm sorry if it seems like I'm implying the Geass would fade out, I'm not. She'd be unable to be near some people, I suppose, but when I talk about preventing what happened in that moment, I mostly mean saving her from that moment. To be sure, he ruined her life, but it wasn't like he didn't want to is all I'm saying, and it wasn't like the horror that followed that moment could not have been prevented by him.
On the other hand,
she DID fight that Geass to her dying breath, so maybe she COULD have beaten it with time, had Lelouch saved her, which he COULD have done, since when all of it began, she was ON THE GROUND. He stood there, let her get up and have a head start when he could have prevented what was happening. And if the killing had been truly merciful, he'd have done it before she ruined herself. His plan required a martyr, after all. It didn't have to be him, and it didn't have to be the many people she killed at his command.
Nah that's just the second ending of Yakitate Japan.
Mobile Suit Gundam 47
Seriously, he stole the G Defenser AGAIN.
GOD DAMMIT. I remember when this was a good show, and I've just sunk down into depression. If Tomino's goal was to make me as angry as Bright and depressed as Char, mission accomplished. Because watching Katz do this EVERY EPISODE is just painful.
After some certified New Type Hijinks, though, the battle between Haman Khan and Kamille became pretty freaking awesome. The action in the show is good, but the haphazard and repetitive plot is what weighs me down. Kamile, Bright, and Emma feel like the only characters who have grown over the course of the series, unless we count Char's wavering between being a cool guy and a cold-hearted jerkass as growth. Meanwhile, schlubs like Fa and Katz and Sarah just drag the show down like albatrosses. The show also has a bad habit of making jumps between episodes where things don't get accurately explained, almost like there's something missing between them.
So I don't know, the characters who are good are good, the ones who aren't, aren't. The plot is good when it is, and when it isn't, it sucks ass. Action is good, and so's the animation. First act I loved, but I feel like, everything after Kamile gets the Zeta is just not as good, which is funny, because the Zeta is totally a boss Gundam.
And Lt. Emma is still the best girl.
Seriously, he stole the G Defenser AGAIN.
GOD DAMMIT. I remember when this was a good show, and I've just sunk down into depression. If Tomino's goal was to make me as angry as Bright and depressed as Char, mission accomplished. Because watching Katz do this EVERY EPISODE is just painful.
After some certified New Type Hijinks, though, the battle between Haman Khan and Kamille became pretty freaking awesome. The action in the show is good, but the haphazard and repetitive plot is what weighs me down. Kamile, Bright, and Emma feel like the only characters who have grown over the course of the series, unless we count Char's wavering between being a cool guy and a cold-hearted jerkass as growth. Meanwhile, schlubs like Fa and Katz and Sarah just drag the show down like albatrosses. The show also has a bad habit of making jumps between episodes where things don't get accurately explained, almost like there's something missing between them.
So I don't know, the characters who are good are good, the ones who aren't, aren't. The plot is good when it is, and when it isn't, it sucks ass. Action is good, and so's the animation. First act I loved, but I feel like, everything after Kamile gets the Zeta is just not as good, which is funny, because the Zeta is totally a boss Gundam.
And Lt. Emma is still the best girl.
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