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[hosannainexcelsis]

Fafner 3

Why bother ID locking the elevator if you can just go down using the stairs? Were they just trying to weed out lazy people or something?

Jarmel's Exodus UI images are helping sustain me through the mediocre if not downright ugly UI that litters this series.

 

[Cornbread78]

Cerberus ep.7
Hiiro is a useless clown still, but at least we are finally getting down to his secret, or their theory of what is going on.

 

[Crocodile]

This tumblr post/chain gives me life <3

Spoiler

The discordance between an opening and the content of a show

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

This tumblr post/chain gives me life <3

Spoiler

The discordance between an opening and the content of a show

That Noragami example is kind of deceptive.

 

[TrueBlue]

The anime is in three seasons: Danball Senki, then Danball Senki W, then Danball Senki Wars which is a quasi-spinoff from what I understand. Unfortunately it is not streaming anywhere.

No stream?

Oh. :/

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Any Gundam psychopaths willing to look over my list and let me know if I'm missing anything crucial here? In short, I want to watch MSG from start to finish. I don't want to watch compilation movies, unless the movie is the superior version (Endless Waltz, I've heard). I want to to skip the worst entries (SD Gundam Force?), as well as the most unrelated entries (Gundam Build Fighters), at least for now. Which brings me to that list, which is chronological, and has the watch order marked in the tags. The watch order is chiefly chronological as well, but with a few deviations.

Did I get everything? Did I pick the right versions? Anything in there better off removed?

This list includes some of the real dregs of the franchise like 0083, Wing and 00, but doesn't include G-Reco, which is the best Gundam title of the 21st century. That seems like an obvious oversight.

Your order seems mostly fine if you're committed to watching it all. But if you're already willing to cut some titles, I think some more fat could be trimmed.

 

[Hamst3r]

This list includes some of the real dregs of the franchise like 0083, Wing and 00, but doesn't include G-Reco, which is the best Gundam title of the 21st century. That seems like an obvious oversight.

Your order seems mostly fine if you're committed to watching it all. But if you're already willing to cut some titles, I think some more fat could be trimmed.

Hmm. G-Reco has one of the lowest scores and 00 has one of the highest scores out of all the Gundam entries on MAL though. So I gotta confirm, is G-Reco actually good or more so-bad-it's-good? Wing is one I'd watch purely for its notoriety as being the Gundam all my friends were watching during high school while I was ignoring anime. As for 0083, I could certainly cut that if it's never going to be referenced later on in the series.

 

[names2hard4you]

That Noragami example is kind of deceptive.

Yeah. The others are spot on though lol.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Hmm. G-Reco has one of the lowest scores and 00 has one of the highest scores out of all the Gundam entries on MAL though. So I gotta confirm, is G-Reco actually good or more so-bad-it's-good? Wing is one I'd watch purely for its notoriety as being the Gundam all my friends were watching during high school while I was ignoring anime. As for 0083, I could certainly cut that if it's never going to be referenced later on in the series.

G-Reco is directed by the original creator of Gundam, Yoshiyuki Tomino. Tomino has an... idiosyncratic style of direction and writing very apparent in G-Reco that is not to everyone's tastes.

 

[Basileus777]

Hmm. G-Reco has one of the lowest scores and 00 has one of the highest scores out of all the Gundam entries on MAL though. So I gotta confirm, is G-Reco actually good or more so-bad-it's-good? Wing is one I'd watch purely for its notoriety as being the Gundam all my friends were watching during high school while I was ignoring anime. As for 0083, I could certainly cut that if it's never going to be referenced later on in the series.

G-Reco is not good unless you're in it to laugh and be bewildered by Tomino. You don't sound like you have the Gundam Stockholm syndrome needed to enjoy it.

 

[Cornbread78]

Hundred ep.7
Meh, this episode was too normal after Hayato felt into drill hairs cleavage at the beach. At least he got a

Spoiler

proposal to marry her from her brother

lol. Oh well, looks like it's going to get all serious next week.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

K-ON!! 11

The photography in this episode did a good job of conveying summer heat.

 

[The Illiterati]

Assassination Classroom 3-4

Alright, these two episodes clicked with me in a greater way than the first two. I really like the attitude of the murderous kid, and I like giving them an actual assassin teacher.

The Heroic Legend of Arslan 3-5

These continued to interest me, and the foundation of the story feels very epic and solid.

Spoiler

The arrow execution of the loyal cavalry captain was straight out of The Malazan Book of the Fallen(Deadhouse Gates), one of my favorite series and my greatest wish for an anime adaptation.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Hmm. G-Reco has one of the lowest scores and 00 has one of the highest scores out of all the Gundam entries on MAL though. So I gotta confirm, is G-Reco actually good or more so-bad-it's-good? Wing is one I'd watch purely for its notoriety as being the Gundam all my friends were watching during high school while I was ignoring anime. As for 0083, I could certainly cut that if it's never going to be referenced later on in the series.

00 having a high MAL score is one of those things that proves how bad most MAL scores are, and that most users on there don't really have great taste.

As far as G-Reco specifically goes, it depends a lot on your sense of humor and how seriously you want to take Gundam, as well as how much you value tonal consistency. But it's a pretty bizarre show that it's really impossible to judge second hand.

I personally really enjoyed it, despite its massive flaws (such as the quirky direction, nonsensical ending in which the final episode felt like it had about 25 episodes worth of plot condensed into about 15 minutes, and the massive numbers of new factions being introduced every episode), but it's a pretty offbeat show that I think is completely fair for someone to watch and say "this sucks".

But I'll always recommend someone to at least check out something crazy but unique like G-Reco over an aggressively mediocre show like Gundam 00. There's at least more of a chance of someone getting genuine enjoyment from the former, while the latter will probably just wind up feeling like a waste of time no matter what.

 

[Busaiku]

This tumblr post/chain gives me life <3

Spoiler

The discordance between an opening and the content of a show

The Mermaid In My Tub OP is the greatest.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Gundam Build Fighters 5

The Kansai accent is charming, though Mao doesn't do it as well as some others I've recently heard.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Hundre Ep. 7

 

[Envelope]

It was definitely contrived, however that was kind of the point. Towards the beginning of the episode we saw Sonozaki being pressured by the mayor to get results, which is what motivated her to pull strings and arrange for the movie proposal and documentary filming to cause Maki severe emotional pain. That's why Katsuhira told Sonozaki that he was disappointed in her, because of how she's deliberately manipulating the Kiznaivers' weak points for the sake of the experiment.

and people like this show? ok

 

[Mailbox]

Hundred ep.7
Meh, this episode was too normal after Hayato felt into drill hairs cleavage at the beach. At least he got a

Spoiler

proposal to marry her from her brother

lol. Oh well, looks like it's going to get all serious next week.

Ugh, totally forgot today was a Hundred day...
Thanks for reminding me

and people like this show? ok

Is that a problem?
Nothing hosannainexcelsis wrote in that post suggests anything made poorly or anything bad, so what exactly is the problem?

 

[Quasar]

Hundre Ep. 7

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Those screencaps makes me want to watch.

 

[Mailbox]

Those screencaps makes me want to watch.

Its not as dumb as Big Order, but its stupid enough to be dumb fun.

Like IS....
but slightly worse

 

[Quasar]

Its not as dumb as Big Order, but its stupid enough to be dumb fun.

Like IS....
but slightly worse

Well I liked IS....but bailed on 100 part way through ep1. Maybe I should give it another try.

 

[jbug617]

RS has some cheap blurays and dvd on sale
http://www.rightstufanime.com/sales-and-promos/5-Dollar-Deals

$10:
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Bluray
Glasslip Bluray
Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East Season 1 Bluray
La Storia della Arcana Famiglia Bluray
Nyan Koi Bluray
Uta no Prince-sama 1000% Season 1 Bluray
The Severing Crime Edge Bluray

$7.50:
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou Complete Collection DVD
K-ON!: The Movie Bluray

$5:
Girls und Panzer Complete TV Series DVD
Fate/stay night Complete Collection DVD

More in the link

 

[Joe Molotov]

RS has some cheap blurays and dvd on sale
http://www.rightstufanime.com/sales-and-promos/5-Dollar-Deals

$10:
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Bluray
Glasslip Bluray
Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East Season 1 Bluray
La Storia della Arcana Famiglia Bluray
Nyan Koi Bluray
Uta no Prince-sama 1000% Season 1 Bluray
The Severing Crime Edge Bluray

$7.50:
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou Complete Collection DVD
K-ON!: The Movie Bluray

$5:
Girls und Panzer Complete TV Series DVD
Fate/stay night Complete Collection DVD

More in the link

Leviathan is a good show that no one watched.

 

[Hellwarden]

How did I never realized how goofy these titles are?

Anyway, season continues to be good, despite some minor issues.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

K-ON!! 12

I was a bit worried when a summer training camp was mentioned, but fortunately instead of the two beach episodes that were in the first season we got a vastly superior rock festival episode instead.

 

[Cornbread78]

White Album ep.16-18
Oh my. So much drama and everyone is so miserable it's kind of sad really. I think boyfriend has finally given up and admitted

Spoiler

that he is not her boyfriend anymore since he is banging her manager still because she is not around

and hey now he is kissing the

Spoiler

other idol

lol. Poor dude is lonely man, lol. Shit, this anime even makes me feel all anxious and shitty, wtf.

 

[Trojita]

I just heard that Re:Zero might be delayed or postponed for Tennis.

Despair.

 

[names2hard4you]

I just heard that Re:Zero might be delayed or postponed for Tennis.

Despair.

Not after that cliff hanger!

Spoiler

am I doing it right?

 

[Hellwarden]

One Piece Film Gold trailer.

Don't think this has been posted.

Spoiler

Luffy's dumbest technique is in it.

Despair.

 

[Quasar]

Leviathan is a good show that no one watched.

Hmm. I did enjoy watching Nyan Koi. Not sure if I need to own it though, even at 10$.

 

[Cornbread78]

Not after that cliff hanger!

Spoiler

am I doing it right?

Well, there was not much hanging going on there.

 

[Defuser]

I just heard that Re:Zero might be delayed or postponed for Tennis.

Despair.

Fuck, and he was gonna fix the situation judging by ending. Fuck tennis.

 

[ThatChairMan]

Hmm. G-Reco has one of the lowest scores and 00 has one of the highest scores out of all the Gundam entries on MAL though. So I gotta confirm, is G-Reco actually good or more so-bad-it's-good? Wing is one I'd watch purely for its notoriety as being the Gundam all my friends were watching during high school while I was ignoring anime. As for 0083, I could certainly cut that if it's never going to be referenced later on in the series.

It does have some legitimate issues in terms of pacing, but it really is one of those love it or hate it kind of shows. It's storytelling is a bit unconventional compared to a lot of the more recent Gundam shows, mainly due to Tomino, but I thought it was overall a pretty entertaining show in an interesting setting and fun characters.

 

[Crash Station]

One Piece Film Gold trailer.

Don't think this has been posted.

Spoiler

Luffy's dumbest technique is in it.

Despair.

This another sort of canon, but not really film? Seeing people that shouldn't be in non-canon situations.

 

[Aaronrules380]

This another sort of canon, but not really film? Seeing people that shouldn't be in non-canon situations.

Yep. Like strong world and film Z, Oda is acting as executive producer. And it's really not much different than Aokiji and Kizaru in Z

 

[manfestival]

Does anyone know why sometimes there are scenes where the screen is dim in anime? Many times it seems like heavily animated moments but I dont understand the benefit of the darker screen

 

[Puruzi]

Does anyone know why sometimes there are scenes where the screen is dim in anime? Many times it seems like heavily animated moments but I dont understand the benefit of the darker screen

Seizures

 

[Cornbread78]

Nagasarete Airantou ep.4
These ninja chicks are hilarious as they try to scare my girl, but get puked instead. At least the MC threw a nice uppercut like a man, lol.

 

[manfestival]

Seizures

welp that makes total sense now. I take it that dvd/blu ray versions dont have that right?

 

[Trojita]

Fuck, and he was gonna fix the situation judging by ending. Fuck tennis.

The official announcement

http://re-zero-anime.jp/news/#news-61

The period from May 22 to June 5, "the French Open Tennis 2016 relay" will be broadcast by TV Tokyo six stations net. Along with this, TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, is scheduled to be broadcast in this period in the TV Aichi: Episode 8 "Re different world life start from zero", Episode 9, the first 10 episodes, the day of the relay in some circumstances it might have to broadcast time each change, or a broadcast pause. Please note.

So either a broadcast time change or a complete delay of the show until a further date.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

RS has some cheap blurays and dvd on sale
http://www.rightstufanime.com/sales-and-promos/5-Dollar-Deals

$10:
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Bluray
Glasslip Bluray
Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East Season 1 Bluray
La Storia della Arcana Famiglia Bluray
Nyan Koi Bluray
Uta no Prince-sama 1000% Season 1 Bluray
The Severing Crime Edge Bluray

$7.50:
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou Complete Collection DVD
K-ON!: The Movie Bluray

$5:
Girls und Panzer Complete TV Series DVD
Fate/stay night Complete Collection DVD

More in the link

Glasslip
Utapri
Hakkenden

are all must buys.

 

[jonjonaug]

Glasslip
Utapri
Hakkenden

are all must buys.

Eh...I'd say just skip to season 2 for Utapri.

 

[Hellwarden]

Huh, the Ace Attorney anime may be bad to average, but I do like its ending. It almost made me forget that Maya is the worst.

Maybe she'll be better in the new game.

Not that enjoying new game will be easy with it being digital only. Fucking Capcom.

 

[Trojita]

Nyan Koi is awesome. Also wtf I paid way more for the K-ON movie than that.

 

[Hellwarden]

Derp. Wrong thread.

 

[Jintor]

K-ON!! 12

I was a bit worried when a summer training camp was mentioned, but fortunately instead of the two beach episodes that were in the first season we got a vastly superior rock festival episode instead.

oh hey i rewatched this last night! I was actually pretty surprised at how effectively they conveyed the vastness of a summerfes without having to do toooooooo much animation. A lot of cheating shots though, lmao.

I'm also mad because I missed out on a rock festival in Osaka on Saturday when I was already IN Osaka :T :T :T

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

oh hey i rewatched this last night! I was actually pretty surprised at how effectively they conveyed the vastness of a summerfes without having to do toooooooo much animation. A lot of cheating shots though, lmao.

Yeah, KyoAni didn't invest as much effort into the crowds here as they did in the Hyouka school festival.

 

[PshycoNinja]

RS has some cheap blurays and dvd on sale
http://www.rightstufanime.com/sales-and-promos/5-Dollar-Deals

$7.50:
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou Complete Collection

DVD

Nooooooooooooo. Why not the blu-ray.... *sigh*

 

[Jex]

Gundam Build Fighters 5

The Kansai accent is charming, though Mao doesn't do it as well as some others I've recently heard.

He's no Aiko from Doremi but then, few people are!