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Spring Anime 2016 |OT| Get a Season So Complicated
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Dedication Through Light
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Kiznaiver 8
I wish I could be yutas romance partner, I love him.
Kacchon is on the right route though.
Asterisk War 21
Im sad we have to wait for the LN to truly know who Yabuki is.
I wish I could be yutas romance partner, I love him.
Kacchon is on the right route though.
Asterisk War 21
Im sad we have to wait for the LN to truly know who Yabuki is.
Yeah, saw this a few hours ago, and was pretty amazed at how much better than Part 2 it was, though generally I'm pretty down for anything in which Char comes across as machiavellian as he does here.
Admiral Woofington
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Sakamoto 7
Not the best episode, but still a more than decent one.
Not the best episode, but still a more than decent one.
All of you are very mistaken, and the Gundams will soon rectify your mistake!
What sort of horror are you looking for?
The second half of the Demon Prince Enma OVAs is a legit good haunted house story.
...that's really all I can think of.
names2hard4you
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Kiznaiver 08
HNGHHHH WHY DID IT HAVE TO END
HNGHHHH WHY DID IT HAVE TO END
I'm open to anything really. It doesn't even necessarily have to be horror if there aren't that many good horror movies out there, something atmospheric like Paradox Spiral would be equally good.
Will have a look, thanks.
Admiral Woofington
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Tanaka-kun 8
The scene with Tanaka lost in the school was my favorite. Looked like this existentialist crisis lmao
The scene with Tanaka lost in the school was my favorite. Looked like this existentialist crisis lmao
Keep in mind I watched it like seven or eight years ago and don't remember much, but I remember really liking the last episode. Let me know if it turns out OK.
I would say Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue would definitely fit the description of horror if you count psychological horror thrillers. There's also a lesser known film called Asura which I would classify as horror. It's a CG animated film based on a manga by George Akiyama. Very bleak, and filled with horrifying stuff.
What is rare in animation is shock horror or traditional paranormal horror. Since that tends to not work as well without being realistic to an extent.
names2hard4you
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Although I can see Rakugo as the top of the medium as far as anime goes, I'm having a lot more enjoyment and attachment to Kiznaiver. Using these two examples, how would one rate their AOTY? Based on the quality of the overall package as a whole to the medium (in terms of exposing people to older historical culture, a dying art, etc, etc), or how much you enjoyed that show, its characters, its design?
And just to be clear I'm not saying these are my AOTY yet since there's half a year of anime to go through still, but it's something I've been thinking about.
And just to be clear I'm not saying these are my AOTY yet since there's half a year of anime to go through still, but it's something I've been thinking about.
It's a popularity contest so whatever you personally liked most.
I would just consider whatever I liked more. Either way though, Rakugo is my AOTY so far.
Kizu lobby is going to undermine you.
Doubt so bro. I think half that fanbase already got permed.
Yeah Perfect Blue is stunning. I checked out Paprika after watching it and was equally captivated.
Really appreciated.
Exactly what I was going to recommend. Even if you're not in the mood for a thriller you should check it out!
names2hard4you
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Good points. I mean yeah, it's weird. I thought Rakugo was fantastic and a breath of fresh air into anime. However I like Kiznaiver more, even though it doesn't even reach the same heights as the other show. To be fair, Kiznaiver has A LOT of good things going for it, hence why I like it so much. It just really isn't doing the same as Rakugo, and I think that's why that show deserves more credit.
But let's be real, even if it doesn't get my AOTY vote at the end of all this, I'm pretty sure that it will still get lots of them from everyone else on this thread. Idk about other sites and stuff, but yeah.
I have a bad feeling that Kabaneri will place on the Top 10. And MHA. How could I forget this.
lol
Admiral Woofington
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I don't even think I've watched an anime movie so far. So I guess for now the only ranking I jokingly have is either Jungle Book or Zootopia. I should probably see if there's any upcoming anime movie that looks half decent.
Lollipop Dave
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zswordsman
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My hero Academia dub is pretty good. Alibaba and Major Louis Armstrong in this :v
AquaWateria
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Is A Silent Voice airing in 2016?
If so then I can definitely see it winning movie of the year for anime. With proper direction it can turn out to be amazing.
Also can OVAs count? Or are they a separate category because the first OVA for The Ancient Magus Bride is airing in August.
If so then I can definitely see it winning movie of the year for anime. With proper direction it can turn out to be amazing.
Also can OVAs count? Or are they a separate category because the first OVA for The Ancient Magus Bride is airing in August.
Dedication Through Light
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I like midoriya voice more in the eng dub, though seeing this anime a second time, he really cries a lot.
Well, when I'm considering my AOTS and AOTY candidates I do my best to be as unbiased as possible and only judge based on extremely objective criteria, first and foremost the overall enjoyment I got out of it.
nintendoman58
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I think it's more of the latter for me. About how attached I was to the show and its characters.
Like, If I had to be really honest, I don't think I'd have rated Hyouka as AOTY 2012 (That honour probably would've have gone to Jojo had I watched it back then). I still loved it. I still think it's a generally great show that a lot of people should watch.
Did I love it the same way I loved Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Madoka Magica, G Gundam, and Majin Bone? No way. Those shows are shows with characters that hold a very special place in my heart. As fantastic as Hyouka was, it never gave me that same kind of feeling that I felt while watching those shows.
names2hard4you
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Idk. MHA, almost definitely will with the more casual audience. Now Kabaneri? You either have an Amazon Prime account, or you are watching it illegally. And let's be real, aside from those who shop on amazon and already have prime, who would go out of their way just for that one show? Not many I believe.
Tanaka 08
Tanaka is simply the worst lol. This is Himouto levels of laziness and unappreciation right here. Feelsbad Ohta.
My ranking atm is:
Haikyuu S2
Re:Zero
Everything else.
I'm yet to watch Erased, Kiznaiver and DiU but I can't see the top 2 changing,
Admiral Woofington
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If you live in the US and DON'T have Amazon prime, there's something wrong with you to begin with.
<harmony/>
Am I right?
Damn, you really want to watch Kabaneri every Thursday at noon, don't cha?
names2hard4you
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Yeah there seems to be a divide here. I'm only feeling it this season, as for the previous ones, the one show I enjoyed the most happened to be the one show I thought was the best for the medium. In this case I can't say Kiznaiver is best of the medium, it is not reinventing the wheel, but rather improving it and making it its own. Rakugo was brilliant, hands down some of the best anime I've ever watched. But I just don't feel THAT attached to its characters. I loved the work and what it went for, but I just didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I am now with Kiz.
PdotMichael
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It will screen so it will take easily half a year until you can watch it on BD.
Also In This Corner of the World by Mappa...
zswordsman
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I kind of like the crying, it's different :v
Although he does it way less moving forward which makes sense since he matures and all that.
names2hard4you
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Yeah but someone else may think differently. I know a lot of people that don't have Prime. All they buy online is videogames, and either they do it through Best Buy, or they just buy the games digitally. I have Prime, but I realize that a lot of others don't.
Kiznaiver - Episode 8
The writing here was fucking on point. It's so meta it hurts. Not only do they go out of their way to highlight the fact that weather is often used as a backdrop in fiction to intensify moods and heighten emotions, but they then proceed to express the same shipping theories the audience is expected to have been doing either consciously or subconsciously up to now.
I felt on a whole the episode was a step down from the last few episodes, but intentionally so, since it's setting stuff up again, rather than directly riding the momentum like before. It doesn't take long to set up though, and once it gets moving there were some really well composed shots towards the end. I love the layouts on this show.
So... while we're debating the likely failure of Chidori as a "childhood friend", wouldn't Sonozaki be... even more fitting of that title? Is she even more doomed?
Where is the next episode? I need it now.
The writing here was fucking on point. It's so meta it hurts. Not only do they go out of their way to highlight the fact that weather is often used as a backdrop in fiction to intensify moods and heighten emotions, but they then proceed to express the same shipping theories the audience is expected to have been doing either consciously or subconsciously up to now.
I felt on a whole the episode was a step down from the last few episodes, but intentionally so, since it's setting stuff up again, rather than directly riding the momentum like before. It doesn't take long to set up though, and once it gets moving there were some really well composed shots towards the end. I love the layouts on this show.
So... while we're debating the likely failure of Chidori as a "childhood friend", wouldn't Sonozaki be... even more fitting of that title? Is she even more doomed?
Where is the next episode? I need it now.
I'm not sure what you mean by that and what's its relevance to AOTY. Hyouka won a few years ago but there wasn't any legal way to watch it.
names2hard4you
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Kiznaiver - Episode 8
The writing here was fucking on point. It's so meta it hurts. Not only do they go out of their way to highlight the fact that weather is often used as a backdrop in fiction to intensify moods and heighten emotions, but they then proceed to express the same shipping theories the audience is expected to have been doing either consciously or subconsciously up to now.
I felt on a whole the episode was a step down from the last few episodes, but intentionally so, since it's setting stuff up again, rather than directly riding the momentum like before. It doesn't take long to set up though, and once it gets moving there were some really well composed shots towards the end. I love the layouts on this show.
So... while we're debating the likely failure of Chidori as a "childhood friend", wouldn't Sonozaki be... even more fitting of that title? Is she even more doomed?
Where is the next episode? I need it now.
Sonozaki is the long lost childhood friend though, while Chidori was always there. "Grass is always greener on the other side", coupled with "I've known and been around this person forever" basically shut her inside the friendzone, and there is simply no way she is coming out. I wanted Tenga to end up with her, but after today I'm strongly leaning towards Nico.
That is true. I wasn't here in 2012, but I was more talking about AOTY as a whole. I realize that people on this thread love Kabaneri, but I don't see too much buzz around it outside of a few places.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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Chidori will end up with Masochistic guy, or die. I can only see these two outcomes now.
Kiznaiver - Episode 8
The writing here was fucking on point. It's so meta it hurts. Not only do they go out of their way to highlight the fact that weather is often used as a backdrop in fiction to intensify moods and heighten emotions, but they then proceed to express the same shipping theories the audience is expected to have been doing either consciously or subconsciously up to now.
I felt on a whole the episode was a step down from the last few episodes, but intentionally so, since it's setting stuff up again, rather than directly riding the momentum like before. It doesn't take long to set up though, and once it gets moving there were some really well composed shots towards the end. I love the layouts on this show.
So... while we're debating the likely failure of Chidori as a "childhood friend", wouldn't Sonozaki be... even more fitting of that title? Is she even more doomed?
Where is the next episode? I need it now.
Sonozaki is playing this thing like self-insert fanfiction. The whole experiment is just an excuse for her to get that sweet Katsuhira booty.
Yeah because paying $100 shipping for the 2-3 orders i make a year from amazon is worth it.
names2hard4you
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I liked her, I really did. But the more the episodes go on, the more I start getting annoyed by her fixation. It's her own fault in a sense. The guy is as dense as it gets. If you REALLY like him that much, be upfront about it instead of being all butthurt every week. I'm really looking forward to next week's episode, since the trio is all together and emotions are at the peak.
Also, I strongly doubt anyone will die in this show, as its motif is jumping over emotional barriers. This is a barrier she needs to jump over.
Fucktroll hard at work I see.
SolidSnakeUS
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Asterisk War 21
So I guess everyone is corrupt and evil then... I seriously want little robot-making girl to die in a fire. She's just so fucking annoying.
So I guess everyone is corrupt and evil then... I seriously want little robot-making girl to die in a fire. She's just so fucking annoying.
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