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Spring Anime 2016 |OT| Get a Season So Complicated
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hosannainexcelsis
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Mayoiga 5
Every episode really is following the same rough pattern of 20 minutes standing around and arguing, and then last 3 minutes are something crazy happening. What this really needs, though, is more cat puns.
I'm sure you'll feel differently at least by the time you reach the festival arc, which really shows off the amount of effort that went into Hyouka's production. I prefer Euphonium slightly because of the material, and its visual presentation of musical instruments and music-making is impressive, but Hyouka has superior cinematography and animation.
Every episode really is following the same rough pattern of 20 minutes standing around and arguing, and then last 3 minutes are something crazy happening. What this really needs, though, is more cat puns.
I'm sure you'll feel differently at least by the time you reach the festival arc, which really shows off the amount of effort that went into Hyouka's production. I prefer Euphonium slightly because of the material, and its visual presentation of musical instruments and music-making is impressive, but Hyouka has superior cinematography and animation.
NaDannMaGoGo
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Everyone who hasn't seen them yet has to repent and watch Hyouka and Rakugo, the latter of which made last season the superior season to this.
A lot of that was enough to have me engaged...roughly 60 episodes ago. I'll enjoy all that well if I was otherwise actually invested in the narrative. Supposedly the villain this time is much better but I'm not sure how much we've seen of him yet but in these first 5 episodes there wasn't anything to write home about. Last episode managed to get me a tad emotional for a moment but that's due to the really good direction and less so because the writing is compelling.
A lot of that was enough to have me engaged...roughly 60 episodes ago. I'll enjoy all that well if I was otherwise actually invested in the narrative. Supposedly the villain this time is much better but I'm not sure how much we've seen of him yet but in these first 5 episodes there wasn't anything to write home about. Last episode managed to get me a tad emotional for a moment but that's due to the really good direction and less so because the writing is compelling.
names2hard4you
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More people watching Hyouka. Good, good.
Joker Game 05
This unrelenting pattern of super awesome nippon spies going all "Keikkaku Dohri!" on poor, devoid of plot armor, peeps all over the world makes things way to predictable and stale. Those info dumps at the end of every episode got grating too. I still liked this episode more than the two before, the Robinson bit in particular being a neat bit of foreshadowing, but that's not saying much.
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Joker Game rather shows how deluded my plans for every coming season tend to be. The show I pinned on my hopes for Spring is the one I'm very close to dropping and things that weren't even on my radar like Re: Zero or Bungo or were there but just as curiosities, like Kiznaiver, end up being my highlights.
This unrelenting pattern of super awesome nippon spies going all "Keikkaku Dohri!" on poor, devoid of plot armor, peeps all over the world makes things way to predictable and stale. Those info dumps at the end of every episode got grating too. I still liked this episode more than the two before, the Robinson bit in particular being a neat bit of foreshadowing, but that's not saying much.
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Joker Game rather shows how deluded my plans for every coming season tend to be. The show I pinned on my hopes for Spring is the one I'm very close to dropping and things that weren't even on my radar like Re: Zero or Bungo or were there but just as curiosities, like Kiznaiver, end up being my highlights.
I'll watch Hyouka eventually. And finish Rakugo (but the second season announcement has put it down on my priority list, I might just wait until that one starts or is over).
For now, though, I need some tiny toy super robot action. And Penguindrum. That too wants to be finished.
For now, though, I need some tiny toy super robot action. And Penguindrum. That too wants to be finished.
hosannainexcelsis
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You should just quit watching Jojo at this point. Not that I've read the manga, but it doesn't seem like a series that'll ever deliver a compelling character drama of the sort you're looking for.
Have you been watching any of Kuromukuro? That show might satisfy you on a character level.
names2hard4you
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This is true. I expected Joker Game to be really good as well, only for it to fall flat. Kabaneri surprised me, since it's actually turning out to be much more than an AoT clone and in my opinion is already much better than the other show was when it was this many episodes in. Re: Zero is a blast with its groundhog elements and great characters. Speaking of characters, Kiznaiver has those too and the show is just super entertaining, with something much darker brewing under it's comedic and relief moments. Flying Witch is there to cleanse your soul when you need it most at the end of a tough week.
Bungou however... Is failing to grab me. And this episode is actually going to be the deal breaker for me.
EDIT: Corn, that's my favourite GIF ahaha.
MikeHattsu
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I'll watch it when they release it in the US ;P
NaDannMaGoGo
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I'm not dropping JoJo. I'm still enjoying it, I just don't consider it very good. Still my top watch this season alongside Flying Witch currently. It's not like it was in the first half of Crusaders where I felt like it was downright bad.
Haven't seen any of Kuromukuro but now that you say it, I've read a previous impression of yours that read like I really could enjoy that.
Not really spoilers, but I recently read Part 4. While it's better than Part 3, I didn't find it mind blowing. The main villain is much better, I liked them a lot, but DIO wasn't hard to be surpassed on the first place. I have to warn you though, that people have overhyped part 4 almost as much as My Hero Academia. Its neat artstyle and its faster pace, if they want to include everything, will make it better, but based on your posts, I'm not sure how much you'll like it. You were pretty hard on Part 3...
You really need to continue this.
Yep. I finally have some more time again the next couple days, so I'll probably get it done this week. Maybe.
I'm amazingly bad at backlog watching, no matter how much I enjoy a show.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
JoJo will always be about the crazy fights and whacked out characters moreso then character development, even in the parts with character development like 6 and 7. HxH is there for you if you want the Shonen with the best characters.
Hellwarden
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I'll be okay with Lovepon dying....if she executes some people first.
How about that annoying couple?
Start with them.
Actually scratch that. Start with him.
It'll lead to more stupidity.
How about that annoying couple?
Start with them.
Actually scratch that. Start with him.
It'll lead to more stupidity.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
One Piece 739
I'm pretty harsh on the One Piece anime but I actually liked this episode, even though its weird that these after-arc episodes largely look better then the Dressrosa climax episodes. That might just be cuz I think Kaido is fuckin' cool and a good effort was made to make him look as monstrous as he actually is.
This part actually made me more excited for One Piece then I had been for years because Kaido is a real monster. He just can't die, whether or not he is too strong to be killed or is cursed or whatever who knows but someone who keels three Supernovas over by shouting should prove to be the hardest fought battle for Luffy yet. I'm still thinking he's just going to Kars him and punch him into Orbit or the Moon.
I'm pretty harsh on the One Piece anime but I actually liked this episode, even though its weird that these after-arc episodes largely look better then the Dressrosa climax episodes. That might just be cuz I think Kaido is fuckin' cool and a good effort was made to make him look as monstrous as he actually is.
This part actually made me more excited for One Piece then I had been for years because Kaido is a real monster. He just can't die, whether or not he is too strong to be killed or is cursed or whatever who knows but someone who keels three Supernovas over by shouting should prove to be the hardest fought battle for Luffy yet. I'm still thinking he's just going to Kars him and punch him into Orbit or the Moon.
I like the way you think
But we have Bleach for that !
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I don't even need character development, just a story that is a bit more than a parade through a set of irrelevant guys waiting to be discarded by the author when their 1/2 episodes of fame are done.
Bungou Stray Dogs 05
Alright episode. The truth about the murder case was a tad on the too melodramatical and cliched for my tastes but the reveals that kept popping up at at end made it more interesting then up till that point.
I'm going to watch Captain Earth for those faces alone.
I have to say I eat up Dazai's shtick like there's no tomorrow. Most of his humorous lines have me cracking up.
nintendoman58
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Pretty much this.
Jojo is a show that's about a bunch of fabulous looking dudes making cool poses and ducking it out with crazy powers. With the way Diamond is Unbreakable has been delivering with its direction, visuals, its cool transitions, and the main cast presenting themselves as pretty likeable in general, I'd say that's enough to call it a very good show so far this season.
hosannainexcelsis
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Yowamushi Pedal 12
With the bike modifications that have been made, this training camp reminds me of the Hunter X Hunter training to open the Zoldyck estate gate. So rough.
I hope Sugimoto goes away soon through. I know he's deliberately annoying, but that doesn't stop me from cringing every time he opens his mouth. At least he shouldn't be around for the Interhigh.
And that was how Onoda became a helium addict.
With the bike modifications that have been made, this training camp reminds me of the Hunter X Hunter training to open the Zoldyck estate gate. So rough.
I hope Sugimoto goes away soon through. I know he's deliberately annoying, but that doesn't stop me from cringing every time he opens his mouth. At least he shouldn't be around for the Interhigh.
Dedication Through Light
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The interhigh doesnt prevent people from being there to cheer the team on/ride in the van.
Dedication Through Light
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SUPER LOVERS Episode 5 Cherry Blossom
Yes another one of my favorite scenes animated perfectly, just needed the sparkle effects added into it to maximize the love. I love how Ren grips Haru and pulls him down and sounds like he doesnt want Haru to leave just yet.
Kurosaki is also wonderful and such a good friend to Ren, Im glad he got his development somewhat out the way and started and many of their good times have started too.
Yes another one of my favorite scenes animated perfectly, just needed the sparkle effects added into it to maximize the love. I love how Ren grips Haru and pulls him down and sounds like he doesnt want Haru to leave just yet.
Kurosaki is also wonderful and such a good friend to Ren, Im glad he got his development somewhat out the way and started and many of their good times have started too.
Cornbread78
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SUPER LOVERS
The scary part is that is already more action than your typical "romance" or romcom anime gets, lol. Or if it does get it, it's in the final minutes of the last episode.
Bungou Stray Dogs #5
The comedy really clicks with me, but it's sill nothing outstanding. Now we know where the Detective part of Armed Detective Force comes from. Rampo is fun.
Danball Senki #11
FINISHING FUNCTION: LAITONINGU LANSU!
Thankfully Ban got knocked down a bit during the second fight. Can't be overconfident if you want to enter an underground tournament!
It's funny how you can basically see the semi-finals and finals just by looking at the starting roster, haha.
The comedy really clicks with me, but it's sill nothing outstanding. Now we know where the Detective part of Armed Detective Force comes from. Rampo is fun.
Danball Senki #11
FINISHING FUNCTION: LAITONINGU LANSU!
Thankfully Ban got knocked down a bit during the second fight. Can't be overconfident if you want to enter an underground tournament!
It's funny how you can basically see the semi-finals and finals just by looking at the starting roster, haha.
Cornbread78
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agreed, the image is a little jarring because of possible age difference there.
Hey DTL,
What are the ages of those two characters?
Dedication Through Light
Member
I cant wait for the netoge dub. Hopefully shonen maid dub will be coming on friday morning and not friday night, it airs so late.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
These are the best. I'd like to buy them just to flip through them and smile.
NaDannMaGoGo
Member
I mean, that stuff is cute. But I'd rather have it on a little flipbook (especially if they make more inbetweens so it's smooth) instead of randomly making them playing cards.
16 and 24 from what i was able to google
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
love live s2 11
I dunno why everyone is crying, theres a movie so everything probably turns out fine!!!
I dunno why everyone is crying, theres a movie so everything probably turns out fine!!!
Macross Delta 05
All right, so...am I crazy, or is Windermere WWII-era Japan? Past periods of isolation and anti-foreign resentment, vaguely feudal military influence, it starts the war off with surprise attacks against much larger opponents...Part of me thinks these shared elements are clear and intentional, but another part of me thinks that this level of political self-criticism is very rare in anime and that I'm probably just reading things into it from an American perspective. What say you, thread?
All right, so...am I crazy, or is Windermere WWII-era Japan? Past periods of isolation and anti-foreign resentment, vaguely feudal military influence, it starts the war off with surprise attacks against much larger opponents...Part of me thinks these shared elements are clear and intentional, but another part of me thinks that this level of political self-criticism is very rare in anime and that I'm probably just reading things into it from an American perspective. What say you, thread?
Dedication Through Light
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Ghost Oracle Drive made awesome music for God Eater, Maintain Maintain and Sunday are the best songs, but every other song on the soundtrack is up there in terms of being great.
When do the fights get good? I watched it up until the bit where Jotaro (?) is the MC but I found the fights to be really disappointing.
Viz is releasing the first half of Sailor Moon Crystal on BD on August 16th. I wonder what they're doing with the classic series? It's been a while since they released R. I'm going to hope in vain that they're doing an HD scan of the film elements for the remaining seasons, and that's why it's taking them so long.
Edit: Different topic, but for all your Gundam Build Fighters fans: RightStuf and Sunrise are giving the first season a BD release here on August 2nd. It'll be dubbed too!
At least do it for the movies...
Edit: Different topic, but for all your Gundam Build Fighters fans: RightStuf and Sunrise are giving the first season a BD release here on August 2nd. It'll be dubbed too!
nintendoman58
Member
Wait, seriously?
Edit: Just checked the page. Huh, I remember a dub not getting announced when IBO was said to be getting a dub, so I wonder if that's a mistake.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
If it was Shou Aikawa writing, I would say the resemblance was definitely intentional. With Kawamori I'm not sure.
If you didn't like Battle Tendency, then something is wrong with you. But you should still try out Diamond is Unbreakable, since the concept of Stands creates a new dimension for the fights and the DiU anime has been amazing so far.
Black Jack OVA series End
Like most episodic series it was a grab bag of great episodes, decent ones and one i was completely indifferent to. I am a big fan of medical dramas and surgery scenes always have a baseline tension thats hard to mess up, so all that stuff is great. I didn't like the series habit of dipping into supernatural elements. the draw of seeing Black Jack deducing the right treatments is enough, the supernatural elements just felt a bit silly in comparison to everything else at times.
There was nothing really to link any of the OVAs, they are all pretty much stand-alone, i would have liked a little running theme or just something to tie them together. Though the first 10 do all look fantastic and have really attractive character designs. Though its a bit jarring to see the last 2 OVAs, which were clearly made many years after, adopt a more modern art style that just comes across really awkward, it doesn't quite match the tone of the series and doesn't fit the character deigns at all.
Would i watch more Black Jack? Eh, i guess so but it would depend on the type of story it is. I know there a shit ton of movies and whatnot and he is an iconic character that you can't alter much about Black Jack, its more about the story around him.
Like most episodic series it was a grab bag of great episodes, decent ones and one i was completely indifferent to. I am a big fan of medical dramas and surgery scenes always have a baseline tension thats hard to mess up, so all that stuff is great. I didn't like the series habit of dipping into supernatural elements. the draw of seeing Black Jack deducing the right treatments is enough, the supernatural elements just felt a bit silly in comparison to everything else at times.
There was nothing really to link any of the OVAs, they are all pretty much stand-alone, i would have liked a little running theme or just something to tie them together. Though the first 10 do all look fantastic and have really attractive character designs. Though its a bit jarring to see the last 2 OVAs, which were clearly made many years after, adopt a more modern art style that just comes across really awkward, it doesn't quite match the tone of the series and doesn't fit the character deigns at all.
Would i watch more Black Jack? Eh, i guess so but it would depend on the type of story it is. I know there a shit ton of movies and whatnot and he is an iconic character that you can't alter much about Black Jack, its more about the story around him.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Part 2 and 3 have multiple good fights but are totally lacking compared to how they evolve in Part 4 and beyond. One of the best "fights" in Part 3 is just a card game because of the mindgames, but Part 4 and beyond combine that with the actual fisticuffs
Dedication Through Light
Member
Animax had dubbed it already, wonder if there are any clips.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
The last 2 episodes were done as a posthumous tribute to Osamu Dezaki, using storyboard notes he had left unfinished at his death. Since the industry had entirely transitioned over to digital animation by 2011, it was inevitable that it wouldn't look the same as 1993 cel animation.
I liked both parts 1 and 2 but I just didn't think the fights were all that great. It was recommended to me after I'd watched HxH and so I was expecting the fights to be on a par with the ones in that but while they were more stylish I didn't find them to be as intense/entertaining. It's a good anime though and I definitely need to get back on it since DiU seems to be loved by pretty much everyone.
Ah ok, I definitely need to carry on with it in that case.
Danball Senki #12
I was expecting the first battle to be fodder, but that was nerve-wrecking. Loved how they strategized before the battle and changed parts based on their opponent to be as prepared as possible.
Gouda is an awesome bro.
The next battles are gonig to be hype af. RIP Kazu though.
I was expecting the first battle to be fodder, but that was nerve-wrecking. Loved how they strategized before the battle and changed parts based on their opponent to be as prepared as possible.
Gouda is an awesome bro.
The next battles are gonig to be hype af. RIP Kazu though.
ColossalLazy
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Yes. It is the anime thread after all.
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