Theonik
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Did it? Last season kinda sucked hard. This season has been pretty good so far.
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Spring Anime 2015 |OT| The Disappearance of YEAARRT!
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Kyousougiga is well liked too, look how that worked out for you !
Oh.
I quite agree.
Your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.
Smiling Madara-chan >>> another dose of NaruSaku wankfest.
New OP doesn't have Susano riding Kyubii so it's automatically better.
Shokugeki no Soma 03
Managed to ascend to serviceable level. Not sure whether to drop or not. -_-
Stardust Crusaders 39
Meh. The solution to the fight was about as mundane as it could be. The recap made me realise, I don't even quite remember why they're going after Dio in the first place.
You guys are nuts.
Ore Monogatari - 02
Still the cutest fucking show this season. Heart-attack inducing, and so sweet I could die.
It's all about dat Ms. Smith.
Yeah... I see you've seen the answer.
Still the cutest fucking show this season. Heart-attack inducing, and so sweet I could die.
It's all about dat Ms. Smith.
Yeah... I see you've seen the answer.
Sorry Cajun, I need more then the ascetical value of cuteness to impress my sensibilities. Whenever I find myself in here arguing about the quality of a season then I know it is a weak one because I am talking more about the season then the individual show. It has been mostly an amorphous blob of okay shows that do not inspire me with their averageness.
If they follow the manga she will only be in the last few episodes, if she makes it in at all.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
I don't understand people like you!
It's like going to a Mexican restaurant and ordering a burger!
this season is aight
KazenY2J
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Agreed, I'm enjoying this season way more than the last one.
Only bothered with Death Parade and Parasyte last season.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Blame it on the Digimon :/
Damn you TOEI. Also, what happened to Robot Girls?
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Robot Girls S1 was like an episode a month, so it's probably on track
Well its not BBB so that only leaves one thing.
Sound! Euphonium - 02
Another really fucking good episode!
- Yet again I need to mention how nostalgic this show feels. It really takes me back to my younger days in band. Makes me feel all warm and cozy with how nice it is.
- The choosing instruments as kids thing was hilarious. How they could give a little kid a flugel horn and a baritone but not have one euphonium player was funny.
- Getting shafted into an instrument choice because nobody else took it is basically my life story on how I got started with the french horn. The situation is totally realistic in every way lol. It happens to a lot of people.
- I loved the section leaders introductions and presentations. Somehow they made the character designs look exactly like they probably would in real life. Each instrument section and section leader has a specific vibe to them, and they nailed it in this show. People who have been in ensembles for a really long time can tell you all about this, and how each section totally fits an archetype. Everything from the outgoing personality of the low brass players, the smug nature of trumpet players, the cute but more modest clarinet players, queen-like flute players, etc... it all fits.
- The part about her not wanting to tell anyone she plays euphonium also hits home lol. If anyone knew she played an instrument that is in low population for an ensemble, she'd be stuck on it for life, whether she liked it or not.
- Love how the tuba-player had a 4-rotor tuba versus a piston tuba. These are typically played horizontally, opposed to beginner tubas which tend to be played upright. Also not too many beginners use the 4 rotor tubas.
- I love the talk about the ever-rare contrabass for a concert ensemble. There's only one slot, but it's damned near impossible to get orchestral players to join a wind ensemble/concert band unless they're being paid for it or are on scholarship.
- Those damn persistent section leaders lol
- I like that they mention the fact that she takes lessons. Not many people that play in a school band take that passion outside for lessons to go further unless it's by the will of their parents, typically.
- Her buying the wrong mouthpiece for trumpet and having to go through that discovery was hilarious. Even moreso because they both didn't tell her she bought the wrong one lol. There's a MASSIVE size difference between trumpet and tuba mouthpieces. It's also harder for beginners to have the tighter embouchure required for trumpet versus low brass instruments. It's why she had a much easier time buzzing with the tuba mouthpiece.
- I'm almost surprised they didn't mention the tickling sensation that occurs when your lips vibrate enough to play an instrument. (I can do a proper mouthpiece buzz and do pitches without a mouthpiece, is how much control I have over my embouchure)
- Tuba-kun~
- That traitorous bastard, trying to switch from horn to trombone. I hope they flay him alive.
- For those of you wondering why the word "fagott" appeared on screen (or fagotti), that's the bassoon. Oboe and fagott are together on that slide because they're both double-reed instruments. In band settings you'll typically hear bassoon as far as western practices go, but you'll hear fagott in orchestral settings just because a majority of the repertoire is European. Personally, I use bassoon in my orchestral pieces.
- Taki-sensei is one super nice, ridiculously flexible motherfucker. God damn. The way he addresses them is awesome.
- Aoi-chan falling out of love with her place in the ensemble was heart-breaking, especially the way she had to do that. It happens to a lot of people.
- The instrument visual quality is boner-inducing. Mother of god. Keys, solderings, bracket placements, mouthpieces, and just everything. Jesus.
- The embouchure are also pretty much spot-on. Lip placements, cheeks, face muscle direction, breathing and more. There is a painstaking amount of love and care into the animation/visuals and presentation of this series that I don't think a lot of people can appreciate if they haven't been exposed to a lot of this.
Another really fucking good episode!
- Yet again I need to mention how nostalgic this show feels. It really takes me back to my younger days in band. Makes me feel all warm and cozy with how nice it is.
- The choosing instruments as kids thing was hilarious. How they could give a little kid a flugel horn and a baritone but not have one euphonium player was funny.
- Getting shafted into an instrument choice because nobody else took it is basically my life story on how I got started with the french horn. The situation is totally realistic in every way lol. It happens to a lot of people.
- I loved the section leaders introductions and presentations. Somehow they made the character designs look exactly like they probably would in real life. Each instrument section and section leader has a specific vibe to them, and they nailed it in this show. People who have been in ensembles for a really long time can tell you all about this, and how each section totally fits an archetype. Everything from the outgoing personality of the low brass players, the smug nature of trumpet players, the cute but more modest clarinet players, queen-like flute players, etc... it all fits.
- The part about her not wanting to tell anyone she plays euphonium also hits home lol. If anyone knew she played an instrument that is in low population for an ensemble, she'd be stuck on it for life, whether she liked it or not.
- Love how the tuba-player had a 4-rotor tuba versus a piston tuba. These are typically played horizontally, opposed to beginner tubas which tend to be played upright. Also not too many beginners use the 4 rotor tubas.
- I love the talk about the ever-rare contrabass for a concert ensemble. There's only one slot, but it's damned near impossible to get orchestral players to join a wind ensemble/concert band unless they're being paid for it or are on scholarship.
- Those damn persistent section leaders lol
- I like that they mention the fact that she takes lessons. Not many people that play in a school band take that passion outside for lessons to go further unless it's by the will of their parents, typically.
- Her buying the wrong mouthpiece for trumpet and having to go through that discovery was hilarious. Even moreso because they both didn't tell her she bought the wrong one lol. There's a MASSIVE size difference between trumpet and tuba mouthpieces. It's also harder for beginners to have the tighter embouchure required for trumpet versus low brass instruments. It's why she had a much easier time buzzing with the tuba mouthpiece.
- I'm almost surprised they didn't mention the tickling sensation that occurs when your lips vibrate enough to play an instrument. (I can do a proper mouthpiece buzz and do pitches without a mouthpiece, is how much control I have over my embouchure)
- Tuba-kun~
- That traitorous bastard, trying to switch from horn to trombone. I hope they flay him alive.
- For those of you wondering why the word "fagott" appeared on screen (or fagotti), that's the bassoon. Oboe and fagott are together on that slide because they're both double-reed instruments. In band settings you'll typically hear bassoon as far as western practices go, but you'll hear fagott in orchestral settings just because a majority of the repertoire is European. Personally, I use bassoon in my orchestral pieces.
- Taki-sensei is one super nice, ridiculously flexible motherfucker. God damn. The way he addresses them is awesome.
- Aoi-chan falling out of love with her place in the ensemble was heart-breaking, especially the way she had to do that. It happens to a lot of people.
- The instrument visual quality is boner-inducing. Mother of god. Keys, solderings, bracket placements, mouthpieces, and just everything. Jesus.
- The embouchure are also pretty much spot-on. Lip placements, cheeks, face muscle direction, breathing and more. There is a painstaking amount of love and care into the animation/visuals and presentation of this series that I don't think a lot of people can appreciate if they haven't been exposed to a lot of this.
Sailor Moon Crystal Episode 20:
SO who else even remembered this was coming out today? Anyway, this is a both a fairly important and a fairly boring episode since most of it is finally filling out the backstory of the arc as it is told matter o factly. This is however going to be a quite the shock for the people who only have the 1990s anime as a background because you will still the true extent to how changed so much was while at the same time being very similar.
SO who else even remembered this was coming out today? Anyway, this is a both a fairly important and a fairly boring episode since most of it is finally filling out the backstory of the arc as it is told matter o factly. This is however going to be a quite the shock for the people who only have the 1990s anime as a background because you will still the true extent to how changed so much was while at the same time being very similar.
Yeah. i'm drowning in shows. i'm having to drop shows I am enjoying simply because I don't have time. Not sure thats ever happened for me.
Basileus777
Member
It could be worse. This time last year Black Bullet was the big topic of discussion in this thread.
On the other hand we also had Ping Pong.
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
Shokugeki no soma 3
Lovely. I see they tone down the fanservice a bit, and boy all that HONEY!
SNAFU TOO 3
Hachiman need to stop being batman before he got himself in some deep shit. Yukinoshita big sis is such a tease.
Lovely. I see they tone down the fanservice a bit, and boy all that HONEY!
SNAFU TOO 3
Hachiman need to stop being batman before he got himself in some deep shit. Yukinoshita big sis is such a tease.
The one and only. They did her justice. Hyped for her development.
Didnt even bother with that. Anime already gave me too much ping pong for a lifetime before that.
That is a rejection you make to your own detriment since Ping Pong isn't just about Ping Pong it is about the people who play Ping Pong and how they are some of the most interesting characters the medium has ever seen.
BassForever
Member
I think this season is pretty good for me, the only show I was hyped for that let me down was Ninja Slayer. Everything else has lived up to or exceeded my expectations which I'll admit wasn't much for Rin-ne and Seraph. its infinently better then the winter season which had a whopping 2 new shows that I gave a damn about. Its weird to consider continuations as part of the season so winter did get a bump from fall hold overs and Jojo coming back.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I think the more disturbing part of this is that she makes rubbery squeaking sounds. I'm sure there's a tentacle+latex fetishist somewhere. lol
I saw Ping pong club. That was enough for me.
Basileus777
Member
Replacing the star power of Cross Ange is an impossible task.
Suit yourself.
Triage X is trying but is not going to get to that Cross Ange level.
Cornbread78
Member
I am kind of liking Triage X. Its like watching someones game of Shadowrun in a way.
Not yet. I was watching other things.
They seemed like fairly standard stock shounen/sports archetypes to me.
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - Stardust Crusaders "the past few episodes"
- The previous Hol Horse episodes were tense as fuck and the past Boingo epsiode was hilarious. Put them togehter though and you get a pretty mediocre encounter though. Given Hol Horse's prominence in both the old Capcom and recent Jojo Fighting games, the sense I got was that he was a big, reoccurring player in Part 3. He really didn't do much at all though. Also, how did his own bullets, which he controls, come back to hit him in the face? Wut? Because he was so focused on hitting Jotaro they hit the picture in the book? I feel that was kind of bullshit.
- It looked like Boingo was going to get some legit character development but then Araki tanked it for an Iggy joke. LAME. Fuck Iggy.
- Speaking of Iggy, the Petshop fight was awesome. One of the better ones of the series so far. Petshop was literally the Terminator in bird form. I'm just not sure one awesome fight is enough to make up for the fact that Iggy has been WORTHLESS for the past 15 or however many episodes though. I'm also not sure why they kept the style transition of Iggy from dog-face to man-face in the anime. It got super weird in the flashback. The anime should be FIXING the mistakes from the manga (starting and ending with man-face), not embracing them. Anyway, the pace and tension has been set so I'm looking forward the the next encounters.
- Oh hey Kakoyin, I forgot you were a character in this show. Maybe you get to do something in Egypt besides job? I think what happened with both Kakoyin and Iggy (as well as Avdol before Egypt - or heck even in Egypt) is that Araki really isn't good about managing larger casts. Hopefully this improves in Part 4 and beyond.
cm osi
Member
it gets even worse after, haruno is scary.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Fairy Tail Series 2 Episode 53
No kid gray this episode?! Why. Kid natsu was hilarious, odd they make his clothes resize but not his footware.
No kid gray this episode?! Why. Kid natsu was hilarious, odd they make his clothes resize but not his footware.
Basileus777
Member
Denpa Kyoushi 3
This show really is the worst. Besides the cancerous premise, it's incredibly poorly drawn and animated. miyazaki.gif
This show really is the worst. Besides the cancerous premise, it's incredibly poorly drawn and animated. miyazaki.gif
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Which means we're pretty much doomed.
Real talk, I ended up going for (and sticking with) clarinet through the end of high school since I couldn't get sounds out of the trumpet on instrument-trying day in elementary school.
Admiral Woofington
Member
it is everything wrong with otaku fantasy culture. Not only that but for a bit WAY too long for it to be an homage they just rip off GTO, even the destroying the car jokes
Dedication Through Light
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Seraph of the End Episode 3
Yet another flawless episode, even with Shinoa's hilarious lines and delivery of such lines.
Like how they make the attacks look, like they are actually drawn with er crayons or something.
The music and sound has made many moments even creepier and scarier than they were in the manga. I kind of like it though it makes me shake during the episode, like when they were going down into the shrine area. Or even during the emotional backstory of Yu and Mika.
Everyone is still so close and friendly. I wonder if we will go an episode without them saying the friend word. I hope not, its what I like most about this series.
Yet another flawless episode, even with Shinoa's hilarious lines and delivery of such lines.
Like how they make the attacks look, like they are actually drawn with er crayons or something.
The music and sound has made many moments even creepier and scarier than they were in the manga. I kind of like it though it makes me shake during the episode, like when they were going down into the shrine area. Or even during the emotional backstory of Yu and Mika.
Everyone is still so close and friendly. I wonder if we will go an episode without them saying the friend word. I hope not, its what I like most about this series.
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