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Spring Anime 2016 |OT| Get a Season So Complicated
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astrogamer
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It's a Nico Nico participation drama. Basically, they stream a scenario based on the series and at certain intervals, they put up a poll for Nico Nico users to choose what happens next. It's voiced but I don't think it's animated
names2hard4you
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PERFECTION
Dedication Through Light
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Im all late, but Super Lovers s2 is the best news ever. If we can get more stuff like last weeks episode, animated perfection.
This sounds cool. Gonna watch it
...what?
nintendoman58
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Why haven't you continued Danball Senki W yet?!?
Steins;Gate - 6
Between Makisa crying for no real reason last episode and how everyone
there were a few out of place moments. Still it's been a great show so far and I can already see the slow shift into a more darker mood.
Between Makisa crying for no real reason last episode and how everyone
mouthed off time machine one after another even when realising someone new was in the flat
Cornbread78
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Lol, I remember the scene, but I don't remember any rape.. Harassment, yes, buy no rape. It was actually a pretty funny scene..
Gotta love Cross Ange.
You should watch it Nintendoman...
I misread that as Mikasa for some reason, lol
Books -> Yamato -> current stuff atm
Summer will be cleanup at last. I'll even finish Shigurui for phaze.
For now duckroll has told me he'd blow up this thread if I stopped reading PKD so in a way I'm doing this for you.
I honestly don't remember a single post here that reveled at or laughed at those scenes. You seem to be coming up with a more and more ludicrous view on what the entertaining elements of Cross Ange are for the people who get some entertainment out of it. The teardown of the overall plot, or the lack of one and all the holes that comes with writing shit as you go, by Jexhius back in the day was spot on and Corvos blogpost about the show isn't wrong in that Cross Ange is trash, but it is still just a single, subjective view on the series as a whole, and one leaves out critical information to warp the view on several points made and contains several factual errors (Like Tusk ever actually apologizing for the time he was trapped to the table and molested by the dragonettes, or Ange demanding an apology over it) and weird interpretations. I also don't see the series actually trying to present some of the happenings as "the right thing" or somehow actually positive as Corvos rant implied. In general, you seem to take Corvos post as a bit too much of a Word of God, which I find quite horrifying considering the hyperbolic nature of it.
I found genuine entertainment in Ange giving shit to people who are being shit. I liked her moments of lethal competence. I found the mech design itself to be pretty cool. I found some of the comedy bits funny, though some of them, like Tusk managing to fall face-first to Anges crotch all the time, were extremely tiresome, unfunny and stupid, but actively taking offense at something so plain stupid seems excessive, especially since Ange is clearly portrayed as a flawed character, no matter what stupid platitudes the God-villain spews.
The sins of Cross Ange are many and cover most of the aspects that a show can have flaws in, but it is not some great crime against humanity or even the world of anime that Corvo paints it as.
Worth repeating, bolded is staight up untrue.
nintendoman58
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Not happening.
The only way you could get me to possibly watch it would be if five or six other people in this thread watched all of Majin Bone.
Sound unfair? Well so does watching Cross Ange to me.
Ah. Thanks for fighting the good fight then.
When people watch bad or trashy shows that are currently airing you kind of just shrug it off because there's the shared sense of discovery that they might get out of it. When people deliberately go out of their way to find old rotten stuff from months/years ago it's just this repulsively sad act that leaves me bewildered. Like seriously reevaluate your life.
Harsh... But fair!
That reminds me, need to watch Mad Bull 34.
Admiral Woofington
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Mad Bull 34 has the advantage that it's smut, but also not a LN.
hosannainexcelsis
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Fafner 12
This is the first episode Tow Ubukata has written (still as co-writer for now), and his presence is immediately felt by the eradication of the purpose prose monologue that every episode until this one ended with. Thank goodness that's gone! It always felt like posturing in an attempt to give the narrative more gravitas, but it wasn't as poetic and thoughtful as it took itself to be. If you ever have the temptation to tack on these sorts of monologues to the beginning or ending of episodes, you should stop yourself, go watch Glass Fleet, and then ask yourself if that's really the impression you want to give people.
Anyway, while the show remains ugly and I don't anticipate that changing until I get past the original TV series, it does continue to explore more and more interesting narrative ideas. In particular, I liked the dynamic between parents and children that this episode continued to explore, especially the reluctance of parents to send their children off to fight on the front lines. I haven't seen another mecha anime which seriously delved into the parents of mecha pilots like this one. (Eva touches on parenthood with the Ikaris, but that's an extremely dysfunctional relationship where there is practically no parenting going on.) I also like that one father is furiously writing manga in secret for his son to read, to give him inspiration he won't find anywhere else. It's touches like that that help to create a more fully realized and believable world.
This is the first episode Tow Ubukata has written (still as co-writer for now), and his presence is immediately felt by the eradication of the purpose prose monologue that every episode until this one ended with. Thank goodness that's gone! It always felt like posturing in an attempt to give the narrative more gravitas, but it wasn't as poetic and thoughtful as it took itself to be. If you ever have the temptation to tack on these sorts of monologues to the beginning or ending of episodes, you should stop yourself, go watch Glass Fleet, and then ask yourself if that's really the impression you want to give people.
Anyway, while the show remains ugly and I don't anticipate that changing until I get past the original TV series, it does continue to explore more and more interesting narrative ideas. In particular, I liked the dynamic between parents and children that this episode continued to explore, especially the reluctance of parents to send their children off to fight on the front lines. I haven't seen another mecha anime which seriously delved into the parents of mecha pilots like this one. (Eva touches on parenthood with the Ikaris, but that's an extremely dysfunctional relationship where there is practically no parenting going on.) I also like that one father is furiously writing manga in secret for his son to read, to give him inspiration he won't find anywhere else. It's touches like that that help to create a more fully realized and believable world.
Theonik
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What's old is new again. The sense of discovery and the spirit of the hatewatch (heitowochi damashi) doesn't necessarily rely on shared experience though, there is still a sense of community shared by hatewatchers. That is to say people enjoy seeing people see shows they hated as much as shows they hate if not more because reactions to these shows tend to be more entertaining.
Dedication Through Light
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2017 is already looking great for anime.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Mad Bull 34 is actually good. Feels like a movie Jean Claude Van Damme or Arnold would have made when they were really drunk and desperate. There's a part where Sleepy takes off his pants to reveal of cluster of grenades tied to his pubic hairs. Also the Predator is in it.
I noticed that immediately too. I think it was either episode 5 or 6 that really irritated me on that front (it was about one of the mechs going underwater) because it was so overblown for the actual ending and just comes off as pretentious. That's something that'll become more apparent as the show goes on but it loses most (not all) of that ostentatious quality. Ubukata does introduce some other writing faults but it's still by some miracle a step up from what preceded it. Weirdly enough he reintroduces that monologue stuff at the end, in Exodus, but it's not as bad as the S1 lines.
That's something I should discuss but I'll wait till you get further in, as Fafner is fairly unique in how it handles the concept of 'generations'. There's a big emphasis on what a person passes down and what their legacy is. I can't think of any other show that handles the idea of passing down the torch as well as Fafner does. It'll become more apparent as you get further into the franchise.
One man's trash is another man's treasure!
I don't really agree with this at all. Just because there is not a shared sense of discovery does not mean there is no sense of discovery. Just because Cross Ange is considered bad doesn't mean it is inherently valueless.
names2hard4you
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Yeah. Let people enjoy what they want, good anime or not you are still "wasting time" anyway. Who am I to say that my time waster is better than theirs. "Your favourite anime is shit" culture needs to go, and as a community on here we should be better than that, and be inviting towards others rather than insulting them.
John Blade
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People, just watch any anime you're interested in if it's bad or not. Need more people to go watch Golgo 13 (TV and the anime movie and ova). Watching the TV show and they're so many dumb things happen but it's a fun watch even if Golgo 13 is a dick sometime.
Admiral Woofington
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People, just watch any anime you're interested in if it's bad or not. Need more people to go watch Golgo 13 (TV and the anime movie and ova). Watching the TV show and they're so many dumb things happen but it's a fun watch even if Golgo 13 is a dick sometime.
Just looking at that statue made me start undressing
Oh no no no no I never want to stop being told everything I love is garbage. Just, you know, keep it limited to hating on the show, not the person. No ones worse for enjoying something.
Cornbread78
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Katanagatari ep.7
Damn, Nee-san, wtf!? Such a strangly toned episode in the end as they
after all that emotional outburst, we get a quiet moment with the two of them essentially declaring themselves
Such a cheap and easy date, lol.
Damn, Nee-san, wtf!? Such a strangly toned episode in the end as they
had to fight and eventually kill his sister because she wanted to die. Even as he killed her, he was filled with and displaying emotion. (Actually, it was the first time he has shown any emotions at all. All is took was Nee-San weed waking Togame's hair, then the ensuing death blow.
a family since neither of them has any family left at all..
Such a cheap and easy date, lol.
Reported for defamation.
KuwabaraTheMan
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People, just watch any anime you're interested in if it's bad or not. Need more people to go watch Golgo 13 (TV and the anime movie and ova). Watching the TV show and they're so many dumb things happen but it's a fun watch even if Golgo 13 is a dick sometime.
Okay, seeing that big statue with a stern look, and then a poster with a smiling Pocchama right behind it is my new favorite thing.
Trojita
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Where are the doritos!?
hosannainexcelsis
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Not really a miracle. While Fafner had some interesting ideas at the outset, in terms of the actual writing of the dialogue and implementation of those ideas it had nowhere to go but up.
I'm looking forward to it. Anime in general usually doesn't seriously consider the concept of multiple generations, partially because adults are so often sidelined.
Sketchbook
Honestly one of my new favorite SoL anime. Sora is one of my favorite protagonists in the genre as well, and the slow pace and her inner thoughts showing how she perceives the world around blend really well. The members of the art club also made for a great supporting cast.
The only parts I wasn't too big on were the parts with the cats, which is weird since slow-paced SoL/healing anime almost require cats. I like their reactions to Sora giving them expired food, but other than that, eh. I liked the gray housecat that hung around them and just did cat things the whole time, though.
Would watch more if it existed.
Honestly one of my new favorite SoL anime. Sora is one of my favorite protagonists in the genre as well, and the slow pace and her inner thoughts showing how she perceives the world around blend really well. The members of the art club also made for a great supporting cast.
The only parts I wasn't too big on were the parts with the cats, which is weird since slow-paced SoL/healing anime almost require cats. I like their reactions to Sora giving them expired food, but other than that, eh. I liked the gray housecat that hung around them and just did cat things the whole time, though.
Would watch more if it existed.
zswordsman
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So my funimation yearly subscription lapsed in April, it's June and I haven't been auto charged....... I'm still able to watch everything......
I'm still not 100% sure what her name is because Kyoma keeps referring to her as Kristina lol
ThatChairMan
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Yeah, I really loved the focus on parents and family in Fafner. It wasn't something I was used to seeing, especially since the non-fucked up familial relationships was pretty much opposite of the early Eva clone vibes it gave off. Not to mention how they mostly remained relevant and important throughout the entire show.
You have to remember this is the man who wrote Mardock Scramble. Going up was still in question.
It starts to become apparent in the movie but you can kinda pick it up earlier on as well. Looking back even the OVAs had traces of that generational component. I think it's so prevalent in Fafner due to the demands of piloting and also how large the adult cast is. They literally can only pilot the mechs for so long before it kills them, thus meaning they have to rely on others.
It's really unique and kinda cool as it displays the progression of time in a meaningful way.
hosannainexcelsis
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Fafner 13
Well, this kind of blows the series wide open. In multiple ways.
That's another thing I appreciate about Fafner; it actually gives a good reason for why teenagers are the only ones who can pilot the mecha, through pilots needing brain plasticity to properly meld with the mecha.
Well, this kind of blows the series wide open. In multiple ways.
That's another thing I appreciate about Fafner; it actually gives a good reason for why teenagers are the only ones who can pilot the mecha, through pilots needing brain plasticity to properly meld with the mecha.
Cornbread78
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You might want to call them on it, so they don't blitz your card once they see the error.
hosannainexcelsis
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