it could have. I sincerely cannot believe a person with a registered company could simply fail to pay income tax and think they could get away with it. "Managing" your taxable income, sure, but simply not paying any? Ultra-tier incompetence, but not active tax evasion.
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Spring Anime 2015 |OT| The Disappearance of YEAARRT!
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it could have. I sincerely cannot believe a person with a registered company could simply fail to pay income tax and think they could get away with it. "Managing" your taxable income, sure, but simply not paying any? Ultra-tier incompetence, but not active tax evasion.
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
I didn't.
names2hard4you
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LOL Prison School manga just keeps getting more and more ridiculous, it legitimately makes me laugh out loud. I wonder how far they'll take some of these scenes on the anime, because of the depictions are as good as on these pages, I'll be rolling on the floor laughing.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Sound! Euphonium 2:
This remains a pleasing show to watch. The episode did take a lot of time to get somewhere that was obvious from the start, but the character interactions were all pretty amusing. The scene with Asuka luring Hazuki to the tuba was especially funny to watch, and Kumiko's reactions to everything were enjoyable.
This remains a pleasing show to watch. The episode did take a lot of time to get somewhere that was obvious from the start, but the character interactions were all pretty amusing. The scene with Asuka luring Hazuki to the tuba was especially funny to watch, and Kumiko's reactions to everything were enjoyable.
Crash Station
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I was going to say it might just be because he's in a work-from-home creative industry where he could do most everything himself, where forgetting about taxes/not fully comprehending how they work isn't unheard of (hell, it has me terrified in the super unlikely event my writing or youtube channel actually becomes successful).
But then I realized the guy owns his own company where he should understand all the financial ins and outs that that entails, so....
Why would a shounen fanboy have a Lucky Star shirt?
AquaWateria
Member
It truly is.😎 Unsion Square Garden is such a great band. Anything with a group of people dancing like dorks is GOAT.
Plus Bump of Chicken are a brilliant band as well. That OP was so good.
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
Lucky Star is super deep man. Do you not know how intricate Konatas inner monologues are?
I'll still love Lucky Star the most out of all of KyoAni's shows. Such a cute and relaxing series.
On another note, a bit of bad news for anyone who was hoping that Sentai's complete collection would fix any video issues; it looks like they aren't, after all! Looking at some comparison shots between their old FSN BD (which was 1080i) and their new complete collection (which is 1080p) there seems to be... no differences at all. I seriously can't tell the difference. This doesn't bode well for Penguindrum. Part of me hopes that given how horrible its video quality was over here they would at least give it some extra work, but it's doubtful.
On another note, a bit of bad news for anyone who was hoping that Sentai's complete collection would fix any video issues; it looks like they aren't, after all! Looking at some comparison shots between their old FSN BD (which was 1080i) and their new complete collection (which is 1080p) there seems to be... no differences at all. I seriously can't tell the difference. This doesn't bode well for Penguindrum. Part of me hopes that given how horrible its video quality was over here they would at least give it some extra work, but it's doubtful.
Blood Blockade Battlefront 2
Not bad, there was a good mix of comedy and action, though the action wasn't exactly top notch, but it worked. I liked that Leonardo tried to get himself out of the sticky situation he ended in.
Spiffy ED, dancing might not be the most original thing but I like it and it adds another comedic layer to the show.
Seraph of the End 2
On one hand, I would have preferred that the main plot of the episode didn't require an entire episode because I want to see vampire battles, on the other hand this, too, was nice to watch.
I'm just hoping that the story won't end up pitting Yuichiro against a still maybe alive Mika (is this even possible?) like the impression I get from the OP and ED, unless my interpretation of them is the opposite, like as if Mika's spirit still lives in Yuichiro, in a way.
Not bad, there was a good mix of comedy and action, though the action wasn't exactly top notch, but it worked. I liked that Leonardo tried to get himself out of the sticky situation he ended in.
Spiffy ED, dancing might not be the most original thing but I like it and it adds another comedic layer to the show.
Seraph of the End 2
On one hand, I would have preferred that the main plot of the episode didn't require an entire episode because I want to see vampire battles, on the other hand this, too, was nice to watch.
I'm just hoping that the story won't end up pitting Yuichiro against a still maybe alive Mika (is this even possible?) like the impression I get from the OP and ED, unless my interpretation of them is the opposite, like as if Mika's spirit still lives in Yuichiro, in a way.
A Black Falcon
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Nanoha ViVid 1
Well, I'm glad that I didn't have very high expectations for this, because it was about as not-great as expected. I don't know why the Nanoha series writers never managed to make a good anime or manga again after A's, but that continues here. Nanoha becoming an adult is just fine, that could be great. It's the direction the series has gone in that's the problem! But for this series in specific, here are some of the bigger issues I have through episode 1.
1) First, who are these people? I mean, I know Nanoha, Fate, Vivio, Cario, and Eris (I think that last name is wrong). But who are the rest of these characters? I imagine that Vivio's school friends are new, but the rest of these people, the show seems to assume that I remember who they are, and care about their stories and stuff, but I don't. Nobody is introduced, no backstory is explained, nothing. Who is the sick girl? Vivio's the queen or something? I forget any of tha tstuff. I mean, I watched and quite liked the three original seasons of the anime, and watched the first movie (never did get to the second one), but it's been eight years since StrikerS started, you can't assume everyone will remember everything, and I don't want to have to rewatch Strikers, I remember it being average at best. So yeah, this episode was confusing.
2) As with StrikerS, the series continues with the "Nanoha became boring" plot direction that was one of StrikerS' biggest flaws. There's no good reason for Nanoha to be so much cooler at age 10 than she is now. I want beam spam, not her making omelets for Vivio! At least Fate's still more active, but this mostly seems to have just reduced her screen time, which is unfortunate. And on a related note...
3) This episode repeats one of the stupidest things about StrikerS, the refusal to admit that Nanoha and Fate love eachother. Come on, anyone who's watched the series knows they aren't just friends. They live together, share a bed, the girl they're raising calls both of them "mama", etc. The idea that they are "just friends" is insultingly dumb, but this series continues it. Come on. Just say the obvious.
4) The level of loli-fansevice is closer to the movies than the original three seasons of the show, unfortunately. Ugh. That I disliked that stuff is one reason I never watched the second movie, after the way the first one was. I know, it's just a transformation sequence, but still...
Beyond those major issues, this episode was okay. Fate's reaction to Vivio's transformation was amusing, even if it's VERY implausible that Nanoha had never mentioned it to her. It is nice to see a Nanoha anime again too, it's been too long. I just wish that the series' writing was better, they just never have recaptured the magic of the first two seasons. The other major spinoff manga is far worse than this one, too, so that isn't the answer. (Please don't make a Force anime. I'd rather pretend that thing doesn't exist.)
Well, I'm glad that I didn't have very high expectations for this, because it was about as not-great as expected. I don't know why the Nanoha series writers never managed to make a good anime or manga again after A's, but that continues here. Nanoha becoming an adult is just fine, that could be great. It's the direction the series has gone in that's the problem! But for this series in specific, here are some of the bigger issues I have through episode 1.
1) First, who are these people? I mean, I know Nanoha, Fate, Vivio, Cario, and Eris (I think that last name is wrong). But who are the rest of these characters? I imagine that Vivio's school friends are new, but the rest of these people, the show seems to assume that I remember who they are, and care about their stories and stuff, but I don't. Nobody is introduced, no backstory is explained, nothing. Who is the sick girl? Vivio's the queen or something? I forget any of tha tstuff. I mean, I watched and quite liked the three original seasons of the anime, and watched the first movie (never did get to the second one), but it's been eight years since StrikerS started, you can't assume everyone will remember everything, and I don't want to have to rewatch Strikers, I remember it being average at best. So yeah, this episode was confusing.
2) As with StrikerS, the series continues with the "Nanoha became boring" plot direction that was one of StrikerS' biggest flaws. There's no good reason for Nanoha to be so much cooler at age 10 than she is now. I want beam spam, not her making omelets for Vivio! At least Fate's still more active, but this mostly seems to have just reduced her screen time, which is unfortunate. And on a related note...
3) This episode repeats one of the stupidest things about StrikerS, the refusal to admit that Nanoha and Fate love eachother. Come on, anyone who's watched the series knows they aren't just friends. They live together, share a bed, the girl they're raising calls both of them "mama", etc. The idea that they are "just friends" is insultingly dumb, but this series continues it. Come on. Just say the obvious.
4) The level of loli-fansevice is closer to the movies than the original three seasons of the show, unfortunately. Ugh. That I disliked that stuff is one reason I never watched the second movie, after the way the first one was. I know, it's just a transformation sequence, but still...
Beyond those major issues, this episode was okay. Fate's reaction to Vivio's transformation was amusing, even if it's VERY implausible that Nanoha had never mentioned it to her. It is nice to see a Nanoha anime again too, it's been too long. I just wish that the series' writing was better, they just never have recaptured the magic of the first two seasons. The other major spinoff manga is far worse than this one, too, so that isn't the answer. (Please don't make a Force anime. I'd rather pretend that thing doesn't exist.)
phoenix296
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Because she is the best!
It'll take one hell of an ED to dethrone Shin Sekai Yori for me.
Well it is one of my favorites so Id be inclined to agree.
TastyOreoFriend
Member
Gifu Dodo 1-12
There's so much manliness overflowing here I fear as though I'm not nearly manly enough to watch the rest. I will continue however for the sake of righteousness.
There's so much manliness overflowing here I fear as though I'm not nearly manly enough to watch the rest. I will continue however for the sake of righteousness.
battlefront 1-2
Nice music. nice effects. I'm not sure what is even happening but it has funny mood. Cool ED too, BoC is nice.
They probably blew their budget already so rest of it won't look like anymore, I don't have negative things to say about it.
I bet the sister isn't dead /noshitshirlock
Nice music. nice effects. I'm not sure what is even happening but it has funny mood. Cool ED too, BoC is nice.
They probably blew their budget already so rest of it won't look like anymore, I don't have negative things to say about it.
I bet the sister isn't dead /noshitshirlock
DiscoShark
Banned
Turn-A Gundam - 01
I've always found getting into Gundam a bit of an intimidating experience because of the wealth of different series and the amount of variance there seems to be in quality. The only Gundams I can recall having seen in my life were the old Gundam Wing and G Gundam back when they were airing on Toonami. A friend of mine recommended I check out Turn-A so here I am.
A low key episode but I like that they didn't feel the need to throw in some cataclysmic event from the outset in order to hook you into the series. Really liked the way they were able to establish little elements of the world without feeling the need to do a super heavy handed exposition sequence either. It's refreshing.
Mirai Nikki - 01
This was really dumb!
I've always found getting into Gundam a bit of an intimidating experience because of the wealth of different series and the amount of variance there seems to be in quality. The only Gundams I can recall having seen in my life were the old Gundam Wing and G Gundam back when they were airing on Toonami. A friend of mine recommended I check out Turn-A so here I am.
A low key episode but I like that they didn't feel the need to throw in some cataclysmic event from the outset in order to hook you into the series. Really liked the way they were able to establish little elements of the world without feeling the need to do a super heavy handed exposition sequence either. It's refreshing.
Mirai Nikki - 01
This was really dumb!
ThatChairMan
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Starting with Turn-A? Kind of an odd choice to break into it outside of the Toonami ones.
Twin Tails
Member
Hibike! Euphonium 02 Keep it up, fake Yui is alright.
curlyfriski
Banned
Yes it does and I love the group that sings it too. Ever since Azumanga Daioh.
SliceSabre
Banned
Delayed till fall season I'm calling it.
NO.
SliceSabre
Banned
Words of someone raving mad.
Xebec's pudgy designs are a hallmark and why I love their grade of fanservice so much.
KazenY2J
Member
There were fine in LvB, but after that nope.
SliceSabre
Banned
Train of Midnight
Banned
I can't think of a more boring OP
Tokyo Ghoul 2's. Literally the watching paint dry of OPs.
what the what?
I thought Turn A is one of the ones to save for last because you have to have seen the previous entries to fully get?
I mean, that's the only reason why I haven't watched it yet (still have Zeta, ZZ, CCA, F91, X, Victory to watch).
Dancing is not the be all and end all of animation talent.
(although those are both good OPs and EDs!)
For all of its memetics and bombast, the first Attack on Titan OP was clearly something special, for instance. We've had two richly symbolic Ikuni OPs in the past five years, and some amazing work from Sayo Yamamoto as well.
In the meantime, EDs appear to be the go to place for singular talent - Yamamoto again over and over, or Shingo Yamashita's From The New World ED as mentioned earlier.
And that's even leaving aside the songs, which are always going to be a different kettle of fish entirely; the first Aldnoah Zero ED is nothing but pretty stills, but I've listened to A/Z an enormous number of times since buying it (ridiculous lyrics and all; there's no accounting for taste). Kazuto Nakazawa's OP for Kids on the Slope was good - very good, even - but it's not as immediately memorable as Yuki's rendition of Sakamitsu no Melody with its brilliant keychange into the chorus etc. etc.
First ED looked good too.
it has a nice melody, even the other one with demo scene like intro was pretty good.
I would list a bunch of OPs and EDs I liked but a decade is a long time, longer than I've even been properly following this medium.
So have the secret best ED from Double J.
So have the secret best ED from Double J.
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