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Spring Anime 2015 |OT2| Euriphonium
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Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Also, the fact that the characters work for a company that sells fully-sentient human beings to people is just.............what
This literally does not happen. Why would you lie about anime on the internet? The character arcs in Euph are almost always: I tried and I wasn't good enough.
Samurai Flamenco FINAL:
Wait, did the ship just become canon?
Oh its canon alright #TruthFact
It is something I wish the plot had explored a bit, but it became pretty clear the writers wanted to ask the question Tsukasa asked in the final moments and then worked backwards from there. Sentient AI becoming rampant is kind of a trope, though, so how a society that has created such AI handles that problem is a premise I can at least deal with.
nintendoman58
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Eureka Seven is a fantastic show.
I'm trying to keep the boat floating after Cross Ange blew a big hole in it!
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I'm on episode 10 and there are a ton of things that aren't really explained which just boggle my mind.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Cross Ange was probably the best mecha show last year tbh not counting the second half of GBF
Like it's competition was Aldnoah, Try and G Reco and probably some other stuff I forgot and I sure as shit enjoyed Cross Ange more then those
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The last show I watched that had giant robots in it was seriously Code Geass, which barely had giant robots in it.
I wish I had been posting on GAF when THAT show was airing.
I wish I had been posting on GAF when THAT show was airing.
MetroidPrimeRib
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The last show I watched that had giant robots in it was seriously Code Geass, which barely had giant robots in it.
I wish I had been posting on GAF when THAT show was airing.
Those robots are hardly giant!
Yeah, the series could have benefited from world building a bit more. They never really justified the Giftias' existence, which baffles me.
nintendoman58
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Oh darn it this is less "trying to keep a sinking boat floating" than it is "trying to preserve oxygen in a sunken submarine until help arrives" at this point.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I mean, some of them I see why they don't, but having the ability to make indistinguishable from human robots has a lot of sinister applications.
I don't know, I just feel like the idea of limited-lifespan robots with true feelings and emotions would be illegal as fuck and there are tremendously deeper implications than waifubots and surrogate children-bots (which are all that we're shown).
I think that's pretty funny, thanks.
darkblade77
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If what you mean is that Euphonium fails to portray the struggle of professional(or pro-minded) musicians--and if so I apologize for my earlier comment--, I don't understand why you're making the critique in the first place.
The only person in the show in the position to "interpret" or "create" music in the way that the soloists in Shigatsu do is Taki-sensei. Everyone else is working towards creating his vision and not the other way around. It feels like this is an apples and oranges comparison--why does Euphonium need to be about literally creating one's own music?
And practice as portrayed in this show is not something that is demonstrated as such an easy hurdle to overcome -- in Euphonium it is something the characters undertake without any real form of instant gratification, outside of hollow compliments from their peers. Not one character has been able to 'go off and practice' and suddenly walk away with tangible results. They often fail, in large part because they didn't dedicate enough time or their willpower was lax in the past. In the case of the latest episode, we have someone who has been consistent and dedicated at practice for years encounter a wall, that she failed to surmount despite giving her 100%. Where is this 'magic' you're talking about?
Cornbread78
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I believe that once they set the ground rules for the world, they set out to have you just focus on Isla and Tsukasa. I accepted that and got caught up in their story, so the lack of an overall world being explained didn't bother me too much.
NaDannMaGoGo
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names2hard4you
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Anyone know what's up with Arslan? Still no subs 
Cornbread78
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Maybe the Michiru manga will go deeper into society and the foundation of Giftias.
I still haven't watched the second season of SNAFU (though I plan to) but it sounds like
Hachiman gets involved in a love triangle of sorts? I hope that's not the case, considering the original season was good at avoiding that. I'm not exactly thrilled at the idea of Yukino, Yui and a best girl (who's apparently named Iroha) vying for him.
nintendoman58
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yare yare daze.
Snowblindvictim
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I've been out of the anime game for a very very long time, figured I'd ask it here.
What's the best way to watch Escaflowne these days?
Everything on Amazon is super expensive, but I'm hearing rumors of a Funimation re-release?
What's the best way to watch Escaflowne these days?
Everything on Amazon is super expensive, but I'm hearing rumors of a Funimation re-release?
Turin Turambar
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Lol.
If you think that a LN about a highschool boy inexplicably sorrounded by girls is above going the easy romance/harem route... I don't know what to say.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Is this a question lol
ultimatemegax
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Funimation has re-licensed it from Sunrise, but Sunrise is being incredibly slow in providing materials to Funimation/Sentai for their re-licenses. Obviously the TRSI distribution provides them the most direct revenue, so they've focused on that internationally for now.
Funi does have plans to release it on Blu-ray, but who knows when it'll get re-released. The UK publisher/distributor All the Anime/Anime Limited has plans to release it later this year, but their packaging quality control is very poor and the disc is likely to be locked to region B.
Question about G Gundam, since it's on my watchlist since watching Build Fighters: Can I just jump in right away or should I watch some other Gundam shows before for maximum enjoyment?
I've watched SEED, Build Fighters S1 and S2 and the original Mobile Suit Gundam so far.
Oh, and I've also watched TTGL, Eureka Seven, Gunbuster, Diebuster and some other mecha shows, you aren't alone here xD
You'll have Summer to get caught up on everything you're behind on now, no worries!
Jump in, it's referenced more in other Gundam works than it references anything itself.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Naw G Gundam is completely stand alone
I also watched E7 3 times. It's one of my favorites.
nintendoman58
Member
You can definetly get maximum enjoyment out of G Gundam without having seen many Gundam shows prior.
Wait, wait, wait. Hear me out before you guys go for the jugular.
The first season was pretty good at playing with your expectations. You had this antisocial loner who's surrounded by a bunch of cute girls, and you expect them to fawn over him, but the twist is, only one of them really liked him. And the kicker? He had so little self-esteem and faith in others that he didn't think a girl would ever like him. SNAFU was far from one of my favorite anime, but I really fond of that aspect of it.
From what I could gather,
Yukino throws her hat in the ring for season 2. Which... doesn't make a whole lot of sense considering his personality and her personality. I was invested in Yui's crush on Hachiman, (though I didn't really like her), but Yukino liking him just seems to be there for the sake of building drama? I can't say without having watched the season, but I don't think i'll like the justification. Who knows. To be honest, I could be biased considering I wasn't really fond of Yukino's character to begin with. Maybe that will change in S2.
I'm not really here for the Hachigames tbh. The thing I want to see the most in S2 is a growth in Hachima's character, since he's a pretty shitty person atm.
I'm not really here for the Hachigames tbh. The thing I want to see the most in S2 is a growth in Hachima's character, since he's a pretty shitty person atm.
Prototype Viktor
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EE has nothing to learn as it was perfect
Cornbread78
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what is up with the NeoGAF banner? Did Evilore get caught up in the Eupho yuri maddness?
KenjiGlove
Banned
It's because of the complete legalization of gay marriage in the USA. I'm not 100% up-to-date though.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Ooooooh Robotguy, I automagically like you a ton for this! *Hug*!
Cornbread78
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Nice way to spread to LOVE then, lol.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I assume you're not US based. I can see why someone who is busy marathoning basically everything wouldn't know that lol
Sure, you go ahead and do that. *backs away slowly*
Cornbread78
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I'm definitely in the US, but I just wasn't paying attention to the news I guess. I focus more on sports when watching the news, plus I'm always working so I miss a lot. The friends and family I have that live alternative lifestyles are already married and/or divorced, so I'm glad more can experience gay marriage legally.
I'm happy NEOGAF as a whole celebrates and supports the diversity it does; it's what makes this a great community.
Kizu is never going to happen.
Why do they keep skipping it? Whats the reason?
That would be brilliant if they actually did that. Someone would take the time to parse it out too.
Yessssssssssssssss!
I will say that it's handled somewhat tastefully, so you shouldn't have anything to worry about. It's not handled like your standard harem or anything.
Character development, bro. For both Hachiman and Yukino which makes them having romantic feeling for each other more realistic than in the first season.
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