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[wonzo]

Welp, curiosity got the better of me.

Shion no Ou 01:

After a single episode, this is one of the most monumentally weird anime I've watched in a loooooooong time.

sounds neat *adds to bottom of watchlist*

Dropping two does of Jinrui in a single sitting is not advised by your Doctor.

i'd get a second opinion on that

 

[Jex]

F-14 is a shitty fighter.

I said it.

It's all about how cool it looks.

 

[Chet Rippo]

Not true, I understand the concept of boredom.

 

[Branduil]

Welp, curiosity got the better of me.

Shion no Ou 01:

sounds neat *adds to bottom of watchlist*

Look what you've done, pizzaroll.

 

[Uchip]

It's all about how cool it looks.

yeah, its similar in appearance only
unless F-14's these days have VR helmets and Space Flight

 

[Branduil]

The concept of a transforming fighter/mech is inherently impractical. The maintenance costs alone on machine with that many moving parts that all have to work perfectly would be astronomical. And it'd likely be inferior at both roles anyway. It'd be like making a tank that could also fly.

 

[chickdigger802]

They are.

Fuck. Guess i'll keep watching.

 

[Femmeworth]

The concept of a transforming fighter/mech is inherently impractical. The maintenance costs alone on machine with that many moving parts that all have to work perfectly would be astronomical. And it'd likely be inferior at both roles anyway. It'd be like making a tank that could also fly.

Think about the maintenance costs for Megazords. D:

 

[Unknown Soldier]

yeah, its similar in appearance only
unless F-14's these days have VR helmets and Space Flight

You should see the shit they have in the cockpit of the F-35 Lightning II.

 

[Chet Rippo]

The concept of a transforming fighter/mech is inherently impractical. The maintenance costs alone on machine with that many moving parts that all have to work perfectly would be astronomical. And it'd likely be inferior at both roles anyway. It'd be like making a tank that could also fly.

 

[PdotMichael]

the mecha concept is already impractical and useless, the Transformers thing is just the cherry on the top.

 

[fertygo]

Binbō-gami ga! 2
LOL, My stomach hurt watching this.. this was better than 1st episode but its seems not many here feel the same though, but this is great for me as I not very often found comedy anime that I can enjoy, maybe only Gintama , Zetsubou Sensei S1, and Moyashimon (although its not really comedy) that can burst me to laughter, glad I found another one.

 

[dakkumauji]

Surely, anyone who would have watched Bleach for that reason already has.

...and was probably just as disappointed in Bleach as everyone else who watched it, albeit for very different reasons.

So basically less fighting and intimate stare downs?

 

[Branduil]

Think about the maintenance costs for Megazords. D:

Those are magic, you can explain away anything with that. It's when your universe uses real-world physics that you have problems.

 

[cajunator]

Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita is something that really should be watched.

Yes.
This show is FUCKING AMAZING.

 

[Izayoi]

Better than the Super Hornet.

That's not saying much.

 

[Chet Rippo]

So basically less fighting and intimate stare downs?

What fighting?

 

[fertygo]

Why you all hating best anime robot concept :/

VF is amazing.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

unless F-14's these days have VR helmets and Space Flight

They no longer have anything

='(

You should see the shit they have in the cockpit of the F-35 Lightning II.

Helmet even looks crazy

 

[Articalys]

Eureka Seven AO 13

Spoiler

TIME TRAVEL THEORY IS VALIDATED

Spoiler

FIRST MENTION OF RENTON'S NAME; HE'S THE ONE WHO BUILT AO'S NIRVASH?!

WHY ISN'T IT NEXT WEEK YET AAAAAAAAAAH

I LOVE THIS SHOW

 

[chickdigger802]

Those are magic, you can explain away anything with that. It's when your universe uses real-world physics that you have problems.

well a few series the mechs were tech oriented and people built, but that's not the issue ;P

Have they ever explained how VF's could ignore g-forces to allow midair transformation and super sharp turns? Alien magic tech?

 

[Hitokage]

The twist here is always, always that Tuxedo Mask solves every problem on the show

Actually, the joke is that Tuxedo Mask doesn't really do much. He's fairly useless outside distracting everyone long enough for Usagi to collect herself.

 

[Chet Rippo]

Girls Bravo 5

This is more or less how the whole show is like.

New girl appears in Yukinari's bathtub, and since she comes from a world full on no men, she's afraid of them. So the whole episode is the main characters trying to catch up with her after she runs away. Looks like the next episode is just a continuation of this one, as there really was no conclusion to this episode.

Cupboard moe~

 

[wonzo]

Binbougami ga! 2

momiji's trolling owned big-time this ep. shame it's only gonna be one cour

 

[Uchip]

well a few series the mechs were tech oriented and people built, but that's not the issue ;P

Have they ever explained how VF's could ignore g-forces to allow midair transformation and super sharp turns? Alien magic tech?

actually didnt they take drugs for that?
and people died going too fast in macross (ie. ending to Plus) so that's something

 

[Narag]

well a few series the mechs were tech oriented and people built, but that's not the issue ;P

Have they ever explained how VF's could ignore g-forces to allow midair transformation and super sharp turns? Alien magic tech?

I always assumed Supervision Army tech.

 

[madp]

Shion no Ou 02:

Pink blush is never a healthy sign.

Man, so many different plot threads. Creepy stalkers, pushy journalists, death threats,

Spoiler

Leiji girl spying on other shogi players

,

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Blue Saya faking his way through the women's league to earn cash for his sick mother

,

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Shion recovering memories of her parents' murder

. I imagine that it all ties together somehow.

It's pretty egregious that

Spoiler

after failing in the first episode, Shion earns her professional status OFF FREAKING SCREEN

in this episode. The hell? I certainly hope that the show doesn't

Spoiler

relegate other important events to secondhand references and wordless shots of newspaper clippings

.

Shion looks like a huge dork with little necktie and her dress shirt tucked in her pants. What a nerd.

 

[chickdigger802]

Shion no Ou 02:

Man, so many different plot threads. Creepy stalkers, pushy journalists, death threats,

Spoiler

Leiji girl spying on other shogi players

,

Spoiler

Blue Saya faking his way through the women's league to earn cash for his sick mother

,

Spoiler

Shion recovering memories of her parents' murder

. I imagine that it all ties together somehow.

It's pretty egregious that

Spoiler

after failing in the first episode, Shion earns her professional status OFF FREAKING SCREEN

in this episode. The hell? I certainly hope that the show doesn't

Spoiler

relegate other important events to secondhand references and wordless shots of newspaper clippings

.

Shion looks like a huge dork with little necktie and her dress shirt tucked in her pants. What a nerd.

You never visited your high school chess club? I've seen worse. And no lolis there.

 

[Dresden]

I TOLD YALL

I TOLD YALL THAT NOAH WAS IMPORTANT

 

[madp]

You never visited your high school chess club? I've seen worse. And no lolis there.

I wish I went to a high school good enough to have a chess club. I played chess with a few people back then, but oddly most of them were stoners rather than nerds. That's rural Ohio for you.

 

[A Black Falcon]

Oh wow I didn't catch that! Hahaha!

What are you referencing here?

Shion no Ou 02:

Man, so many different plot threads. Creepy stalkers, pushy journalists, death threats,

Spoiler

Leiji girl spying on other shogi players

,

Spoiler

Blue Saya faking his way through the women's league to earn cash for his sick mother

,

Spoiler

Shion recovering memories of her parents' murder

. I imagine that it all ties together somehow.

It's pretty egregious that

Spoiler

after failing in the first episode, Shion earns her professional status OFF FREAKING SCREEN

in this episode. The hell? I certainly hope that the show doesn't

Spoiler

relegate other important events to secondhand references and wordless shots of newspaper clippings

.

Shion looks like a huge dork with little necktie and her dress shirt tucked in her pants. What a nerd.

And now you've gotten as far into Shion no Ou as I did before dropping it years back. I wonder, should I start watching it again?

Also, yes, Shogi is definitely the Japanese version of chess. Comes from the same root game (from India or something).

I said it was TL.

No, it isn't.

I assume

Spoiler

crossdressing

is why he "likes" Ano Hana.

And I assume that it's because it's an interesting show plenty of people liked.

You must have a pretty different definition than me, because as bizarre as it was, it wasn't overflowing with shounen haato/yaoi or anything.

I agree with this. That one element doesn't make it TL, nothing is TL without lots of shonen action.

Fate/Prototype

This OVA is only 12 minutes long, of which 2 minutes are the credits. It's basically a fake PV of the original concept of Fate/Stay Night, where the protagonist is female and Saber is male. All the Masters are different too, though Lancer and Girugamesh look exactly the same as ever. One of the Masters looks like or is Cornelius Alba from Kara no Kyoukai.

Nasu has already said that Fate/Prototype will be the only thing that ever comes of his original novel before it was reworked into F/SN. Too bad, I would have liked to see a full series of this alternate scenario. The idea of the female protag and the male Saber is pretty interesting and dramatically changes the dynamics of the relationship. Also, Shirou sucks so bad, this meganekko protag seems like she would have been much more awesome.

Yeah, it really is too bad that there won't be any more of this.

 

[madp]

And now you've gotten as far into Shion no Ou as I did before dropping it years back. I wonder, should I start watching it again?

Spoiler

it's actually pretty painless so far.

 

[wonzo]

Accel World 8

NO NO NO NO NO

time ingame: about ~8 minutes and the giant mech was pretty fucking awesome

 

[Crash Station]

Accel World 8


NO NO NO NO NO

time ingame: about ~8 minutes and the giant mech was pretty fucking awesome

She's actually

Spoiler

13

, so it's slightly more kosher.

 

[Branduil]

I can never get over that main character's design. That alone will keep me from ever watching that show.

 

[duckroll]

She's actually

Spoiler

13

, so it's slightly more kosher.

I'm on the phone with Chris Hansen right now. Sorry cosmic.

 

[Chet Rippo]

Accel World 8


NO NO NO NO NO

Isn't he a middleschooler?

 

[Soma]

I can never get over that main character's design. That alone will keep me from ever watching that show.

Pretty much this for me too.

Or unless someone uploads all the cool scenes on youtube.

 

[Branduil]

I'm on the phone with Chris Hansen right now. Sorry cosmic.

That's actually a Chris Hansen decoy.

 

[Dresden]

But this is what he looks like.

 

[madp]

I can never get over that main character's design. That alone will keep me from ever watching that show.

I, for one, find it quite daring and avant-garde for an anime to have an anthropomorphized potato as a protagonist. They've heretofore only served small comic-relief roles such as the suicidal spud in Dai Mahou Touge, however Accel World has proven that they're capable of larger and more serious roles.

 

[duckroll]

Or unless someone uploads all the cool scenes on youtube.

Well, that's what Episode 11 and 12 are for.

 

[dakkumauji]

I can never get over that main character's design. That alone will keep me from ever watching that show.

I thought so too. But somehow I powered through it! Or I mentally block him every time he's on screen.

 

[Crash Station]

Isn't he a middleschooler?

High school I think, but it's still only a 2 year difference, so not as creepy as it looks.

 

[Dresden]

Pig-kun is moe. Haters gonna hate.

High school I think, but it's still only a 2 year difference, so not as creepy as it looks.

Also remember that she's like 20 mentally thanks to all the time she spent in-game. Totally... kosh.

 

[chickdigger802]

does pig kun star in any doujins... wait forget that i asked.

 

[Crash Station]

I can never get over that main character's design. That alone will keep me from ever watching that show.

Pretty close-minded, but I'd be lying if I said a visual touch didn't prevent me from enjoying a few things.

 

[Uchip]

High school I think, but it's still only a 2 year difference, so not as creepy as it looks.

the onus is on the viewer, not the characters....

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I can never get over that main character's design. That alone will keep me from ever watching that show.

His design is hilariously insulting. It's still not going to get me to ever watch it though.

 

[firehawk12]

Eureka Seven AO 13

Spoiler

TIME TRAVEL THEORY IS VALIDATED

Spoiler

FIRST MENTION OF RENTON'S NAME; HE'S THE ONE WHO BUILT AO'S NIRVASH?!

WHY ISN'T IT NEXT WEEK YET AAAAAAAAAAH

I LOVE THIS SHOW

I suppose this is the same irrational jubilant response I had to the Marky Mark moments in Saki A. lol