KharmaPolice
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Ok, thanks. I haven't received anything yet, but maybe they deal with the national replacements first. I'm in no hurry to rewatch it anyway.
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Spring Anime 2015 |OT| The Disappearance of YEAARRT!
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Ok, thanks. I haven't received anything yet, but maybe they deal with the national replacements first. I'm in no hurry to rewatch it anyway.
In English? Oh man that's another kettle of fish you've just opened up there! I like my subs. Didn't think a show like this would have a good dub, I loved the sub for GTO and the dub sounded horrible (hyperbole).
No problem, some people even in the UK have yet to get theirs sent, so no need to worry. I think they'll be sent in the order they received the 'forms' in.
Theonik
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No you need to watch the dub. It is a glorious creation of great glory.
Good good, or Ghost Stories good?
Theonik
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That my friend is to the eye of the beholder. It elevates an already good original to a new height. It feels like it should have been the original dub.
Okay, just for you I'll give the dub a shot. I'm generally pushy, sometimes purposefully so, but if somebody can be nice about it, I break. Got some other things in my to watch list, but I'll give this a shot down the line, with the dub which is a fucking rarity, because I fucking hate dubs outside of Bebop and even then the sub is great.
Basileus777
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Golden Boy is mildly amusing. It gets hyped a lot here, but I wouldn't build up high expectations for it.
PshycoNinja
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I'm just interested in the art style really, made obvious by the fact that a single picture is what brought it to my attention, and not any anecdotes about the story or characters. I don't expect much content wise, looks really pervy and goofy which can be up my alley (City Hunter) or totally off putting, and this looks to fit in the latter category. I think mainly due to the fact that the main character looks like a little shit, while a character like Ryo is just cool as fuck so when he's all mokkori!, I just laugh. But what do I know, I haven't seen it *shrugs*
if you like city hunter i think you'll enjoy golden boy
I see it grouped with the GTO pile a lot which made me a little bit more interested in it. We will see, I can't say since I haven't seen anything from it, but the main character looks like a little shit to me, but I'm sure he 'redeems himself' and wins the hearts of the viewer like they always do in these damn shows. Ryo is just a badass, I can't hate that guy.
Funny little thing, I loved the Jackie Chan City Hunter movie since I was a kid, and never knew it was based off of the manga, me and my Mum would always laugh at the Street Fighter scene
Man Old Jackie Chan movies are the best. The wackiness of that film makes sense now, its just a live action anime, the best kind of adaption!Ehh, I wouldn't compare the anime to the manga; the manga is hot garbage, made worse by it's insistence to play it straight in regards to Kanako's characterization (she's initially pretty normal for the most part, which makes her relationship with Mariya even more uncomfortable). SHAFT does it good by mercilessly poking fun at the source material and making Kanako into a total goofball (on top of other shaft goodness). The show gets a lot better in S2, as it strays further and further away from the source material. It's a repetitive black comedy that crosses the line a few times, so I can't really fault anyone for passing up on it... but I liked it.
As for being anti-yuri... it depends on how you define yuri. There's more "girl lusting after girls" in this single anime than pretty much anything in recent memory. She never gets any action, but at least Kanako is unquestionably, without a doubt a lesbian, which is more than what you can say for most yuri anime.
There is no anime studio on Earth capable of adapting Hiramoto's level of shading and paneling.
None, nada.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Ojamajo Doremi 4:
Ojamajo Doremi also continues to move at a pretty fast pace. Some of this stuff could have been dragged out longer, but instead the show doesn't waste much time in getting everyone on the same page, and it recognizes that Doremi hiding things from Hadzuki and Aiko for too long wouldn't be interesting to watch. The strong work with the characters also continues to pay dividends, as we can contrast certain moments. I think it's interesting to note how Aiko can be brash and was initially seen as kind of course and rude, but her first thought when she's offered magic is that she can make her father's life easier, while the generally kind and reserved Hadzuki thinks about how she can have anything she wants. This is a good way of continuing to flesh out the characters, and it treats them as real people who always have the capacity to surprise you.
The charm this show has, both in terms of the visuals as well as the music, continues to impress me quite a bit. The character art is absolutely top of the class, and I can think of few shows that have facial expressions on par with this one. This is in addition to the very good backgrounds, one of the few areas where I think Toei can generally be praised in the vast majority of their works. And the music in the show has been really enjoyable for me to listen to. It does a great job at building the mood in each scene.
Ojamajo Doremi also continues to move at a pretty fast pace. Some of this stuff could have been dragged out longer, but instead the show doesn't waste much time in getting everyone on the same page, and it recognizes that Doremi hiding things from Hadzuki and Aiko for too long wouldn't be interesting to watch. The strong work with the characters also continues to pay dividends, as we can contrast certain moments. I think it's interesting to note how Aiko can be brash and was initially seen as kind of course and rude, but her first thought when she's offered magic is that she can make her father's life easier, while the generally kind and reserved Hadzuki thinks about how she can have anything she wants. This is a good way of continuing to flesh out the characters, and it treats them as real people who always have the capacity to surprise you.
NaDannMaGoGo
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Saw this reddit:
Real life backgrounds from Hibike! Euphonium.
Kinda astonishing just how much of the backgrounds is from actual locations, with that level of detail especially. Then again, it makes sense to do it I suppose.
Real life backgrounds from Hibike! Euphonium.
Kinda astonishing just how much of the backgrounds is from actual locations, with that level of detail especially. Then again, it makes sense to do it I suppose.
Sweet this means I wouldn't have to play it to get the story.
Theonik
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It's kind of KyoAni's forte.
dakkumauji
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And so starts the Arthur vs Napoleon waifu wars /s
Would be interesting to see what kind of audience it is aimed for. The game looks like kids would like it but I don't think it's all that popular with kids.
R_thanatos
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That's my conclusion as well . I am more intrested by a tera battle anime than anything related to monster strike..
Golden time gave us ghost banri , NEVER FORGET.
It was an alright show with a good end , but terribly written.
Pony Can USA is releasing Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!. First set comes out on August
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names2hard4you
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I enjoyed it a lot since it was a story set in college rather than in a high school like always. More shows should do that, older cast, more mature themes such as finding jobs and whatnot, relationships, etc. I understand that in Japan college isn't like in the west, and high school is perceived as their golden days and whatever, but Golden Time and other shows have done it before and done it quite well.
Cornbread78
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Demon King Daimao ep.#6
OMFG, the sea cucumber burst. LMFAO soo lewd, but so funny..
OMFG, the sea cucumber burst. LMFAO soo lewd, but so funny..
That's the only thing I remember about that show.
SliceSabre
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Stop threatening anime studios and making them make anime out of terrible mobile games.
I actually like Monster Strike.
ThreePiMatt
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Read this article. Then go back and think about Non Non Biyori and try to tell me that show is not actually super depressing.
I found it a little upsetting that Komari got super excited about showing off her portable CD player but you know they are behind. Made me think about their economic standing.
Yeah, I agree with this. I watched several episodes of the show before dropping it. If you already dislike those things about it then I think it's unlikely you'll like it more as it goes on.
Cornbread78
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Demon King Daimao ep.#8
attempted Tentacle Rape; check.
attempted Tentacle Rape; check.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun 5:
This show just keeps making me crack up. It gets so absurd, and the misunderstandings the characters have are hilarious. It's funny how quickly situations will turn into something completely different, or how people will always walk in at the wrong time or phrase things in the worst way. I also enjoyed how this episode sort of contrasted the different ways that romance stories are crafted depending on if they're for boys or girls.
Sound! Euphonium 06
This is closer to what I was looking for. Maybe the way to phrase what I'm looking for, or rather, how to extract it from this anime, isn't so much creativity as it is passion and uniqueness. All Hazuki is getting to do is play music beyond the basics, but it amounts to her realizing how she wants to play the tuba, and why she wants to play it. All the technical training in the world can be polished until you can use it as a mirror, but if there's no personal motivation for why you're doing something - no look at a person's inner world - then what's the point? All art is personal to some degree, even when it's repeating someone else's work - like, say, an anime adaptation. How does one interpret a music piece or a novel or whatnot? Plus we got Kumiko dressing up as Tuba-kun, and that made the episode a lot of fun.
This is closer to what I was looking for. Maybe the way to phrase what I'm looking for, or rather, how to extract it from this anime, isn't so much creativity as it is passion and uniqueness. All Hazuki is getting to do is play music beyond the basics, but it amounts to her realizing how she wants to play the tuba, and why she wants to play it. All the technical training in the world can be polished until you can use it as a mirror, but if there's no personal motivation for why you're doing something - no look at a person's inner world - then what's the point? All art is personal to some degree, even when it's repeating someone else's work - like, say, an anime adaptation. How does one interpret a music piece or a novel or whatnot? Plus we got Kumiko dressing up as Tuba-kun, and that made the episode a lot of fun.
ultimatemegax
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Sound! Euphonium 6 info:
While this starts chapter 3 of the novel, the actual content of the episode is anime-original. This is why I say a "good" adaptation doesn't have to be "faithful." Novels can focus entirely on one character and be fine throughout the entire book, but it's much more difficult to focus an entire TV series around one character. This is why having an episode focusing on Hazuki was a great addition to the storyline without having to interrupt the plot of the novel. It gave depth to a character that was overlooked by Takeda in the novel while giving us as viewers a break from Kumiko's focus.
(I can't actually watch the episode for another 6 hours or so, but I wanted to give that bit of info out. We're reaching the part of the story that really engaged me and that excited me about this adaptation.)
While this starts chapter 3 of the novel, the actual content of the episode is anime-original. This is why I say a "good" adaptation doesn't have to be "faithful." Novels can focus entirely on one character and be fine throughout the entire book, but it's much more difficult to focus an entire TV series around one character. This is why having an episode focusing on Hazuki was a great addition to the storyline without having to interrupt the plot of the novel. It gave depth to a character that was overlooked by Takeda in the novel while giving us as viewers a break from Kumiko's focus.
(I can't actually watch the episode for another 6 hours or so, but I wanted to give that bit of info out. We're reaching the part of the story that really engaged me and that excited me about this adaptation.)
FelixOrion
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Golden Boy is a treasure. I hope you're watching the dub.
Cornbread78
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First three were sub, last 3 dubbed.
I dont see why not. Its the same idea as importing (other things) using a proxy like Nippon Yassan.
Those are flawed masterpieces.
Give it a shot. Yes its all fanservicey like a hundred other htings of that silly era, but in this case the writing is pretty solid and it goes somewhere. Everything wraps up in an amusing and thoughtful way and you really come to like the protagonist. Hes not just a lecher.
if you can get fired at work for looking at animu pics, perhaps you shouldnt do that at all while working. Im sure it varies from workplace to workplace.
The GoldenBoy dub is widely accepted as one of the best because of how entertaining it is but also how much effort Doug Smith put into the character. He really gave Kintaro life.
This is actually very common in anime. See works from Shinkai, Hosoda, other KyoAni works, Saikano, Non non Biyori, actually a whole bunch of things.
It is depressing, but I try not to think about it. Japan has a very real crisis looming that they brought upon themselves. however other developed nations are going through countryside desertation as well, but have more immigration to make up for it.
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Nope. You gotta watch them all dubbed. That dub is a heavenly gift to man.
petran79
Banned
Agree. Somehow the more times I watch shows like the above, the more perfect they appear!
But if one mentions Haibane Renmei, one should also not omit Niea_7. Similar in pacing, it must have helped Y.Abe a lot in perfecting the formula for Haibane. Eg I felt that
Niea shared a lot of similarities with Kuu and her disappearance
I decided to re-watch Texhnolyze and Lain again as well. Going from DVD to Blueray for Lain makes the series even more haunting!
Cornbread78
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Demon King Daimao ep.#9-END
Actually guys. even through some of the aweful cliches' built into this one, it was kinda of a fun show to watch. It's a shame he couldn't nail down at least 1 girl being the demon lord and all, but it's all good, he was a cool cat after all.
Actually guys. even through some of the aweful cliches' built into this one, it was kinda of a fun show to watch. It's a shame he couldn't nail down at least 1 girl being the demon lord and all, but it's all good, he was a cool cat after all.
Sound! Euphonium 6
Oh, wow. Great episode. Really, really great episode.
I was worried that I wouldn't be able to look at the trio the same way after finding out the truth, but this episode totally sold me on the Kumiko, Midori and Katou trio. Katou's presence in the narrative is definitely appreciated. We get to experience so many things through her; the experience picking up a new instrument, the intense desire to get better, and the frustration of not seeing tangible results. I've never been in a band, but I could really emphasize with what she was feeling. And that ending scene was really good.
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oh yeah this episode was also pretty funny
Oh, wow. Great episode. Really, really great episode.
I was worried that I wouldn't be able to look at the trio the same way after finding out the truth, but this episode totally sold me on the Kumiko, Midori and Katou trio. Katou's presence in the narrative is definitely appreciated. We get to experience so many things through her; the experience picking up a new instrument, the intense desire to get better, and the frustration of not seeing tangible results. I've never been in a band, but I could really emphasize with what she was feeling. And that ending scene was really good.
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oh yeah this episode was also pretty funny
Niea_7 is pretty decent. I liked the soundtrack for it. Not seen Haibane, just looks really boring. Both Texhnolyze & Lain are pretty amazing however, with equally awesome soundtracks.
thefatness16
Banned
I've never seen anything of Lupin, but I noticed Fujiko Mine is on Funi. Is it good?
Yeah that's what I was looking into importing, the artstyle looks phenomenal but I've not seen anything Lupin related.
R_thanatos
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He nails
them All
^^Read this spoiler , that isn't really one at your own risk since the show adapted less than 8% of the source material.
NaDannMaGoGo
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Hibike! Euphonium - 06
Yeh these are simply good characters that carry this show. I honestly don't care much for most of the overly cutesy moments and the yuri tones feel rather needless and out of place, too. But those are minor gripes at worst and I'm really enjoying this sports anime in music fashion.
As usual, as long as you've got compelling characters and put effort into it (e.g. attention to detail), I don't mind a comparatively unflashy premise; see Hyouka, Shirobako, Chihayafuruu, this and many more.
Yeh these are simply good characters that carry this show. I honestly don't care much for most of the overly cutesy moments and the yuri tones feel rather needless and out of place, too. But those are minor gripes at worst and I'm really enjoying this sports anime in music fashion.
As usual, as long as you've got compelling characters and put effort into it (e.g. attention to detail), I don't mind a comparatively unflashy premise; see Hyouka, Shirobako, Chihayafuruu, this and many more.
Cornbread78
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LOL, The they totally skip any and all of that in the show, but I guess, that they just summarized the whole thing into 12 episodes. I wonder why though?
victreeb3l
Member
Hibike! Euphonium 6
Great episode. Lots of funny jokes and some inspirational stuff too. I liked the Midori name gags and Tuba kun bits a lot. I also enjoyed watching Hazuki as she got back her balance trying to carry Tubacabra then making that "whew" sound. KYO ANI SO GOOD UGH. I'm starting to really like this trio.
Lets go Hazuki x Kumikos guy friend
Great episode. Lots of funny jokes and some inspirational stuff too. I liked the Midori name gags and Tuba kun bits a lot. I also enjoyed watching Hazuki as she got back her balance trying to carry Tubacabra then making that "whew" sound. KYO ANI SO GOOD UGH. I'm starting to really like this trio.
Lets go Hazuki x Kumikos guy friend
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