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[Dresden]

Well, they never state what stats/level Kirito is, maybe the leader has piss poor stats/level which is why he's aiming for the last attack bonus item to power himself up.

Not poor, but

Spoiler

Kerry-Toe does have better stats and weapon.

Death in SAO is kinda weird--everyone always seems to have a few seconds get some words in before they go poof. So

Spoiler

you can put that down as being responsible for that otherwise really weird scene where Kirito offers him a potion but he turns it down; dude was already at 0 hp and he knew it. Although that doesn't make sense either because you can see the hp of any member in your party/raid at any moment! But then, it could be that Kerry just didn't have that particular window up and had no time to see it.

Still don't know where it's going. Going by ep titles I know what they're going to do but when you leave out so much detail no one has any idea what's happening, or when things get so rushed . . .

 

[kayos90]

Today's Wall of Shame Update was brought to you by Aniplex and A-1 Pictures, who encourage you to buy more Sony products so they won't go bankrupt!

Cutoff was 100 posts.

Jexhius 	643
firehawk12 	495
Chet Rippo 	478
Ultimadrago 	472
Mad Pierrot 	412
dakkumauji 	374
Dresden 	359
Dedication Through Light 	355
cosmicblizzard 	333
duckroll 	313
Brazil 	312
wonzo 	290
SDBurton 	287
Narag 	281
Femmeworth 	260
cajunator 	231
Branduil 	211
Uchip 	204
PdotMichael 	202
BGBW 	201
chickdigger802 	177
hosannainexcelsis 	153
Articalys 	151
Envelope 	143
survivor 	135
Firemind 	133
jman2050 	127
kayos90 	126
Instro 	119
moonspeak 	119
Defuser 	113
Unknown Soldier 	111
KO Traveling Hobo 	110
Jarmel 	104
Regulus Tera 	101

No way. I'm on there now? Fuck.

 

[BGBW]

Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita - 3

A future where all manga is yaoi. YuriGAF weeps.

 

[dakkumauji]

Were you aware while you were watching that you were witnessing a filler arc within a filler arc? Good old Bleach.

I was and still amused by that. But, I would be ok with this kind of filler.

 

[Narag]

Oda Nobuna 2

For the life of me, I can't remember why I was excited to watch this shit this week.

Ok the second half made me remember why. The show is so fun when it's conquest and matters of state rather than... the above.

 

[PdotMichael]

Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita - 3

A future where all manga is yaoi. YuriGAF weeps.

I can't wait to see the second part.

 

[BGBW]

And I hope you guys are joking with this stuff, because this is really taking nitpicking too far. Like dresden said, you're all picking the weirdest stuff to attack. Just enjoy the damn murderous MMO show!

I am literally sending the mangaka a letter of complaint every time I come up with a nitpick. It is vitally important he understands that I only expect the best from my anime.

 

[Firemind]

Joshiraku #2

Dat Kumeta metahumour. For a show about cute girls talking about ordinary things, it sure presents shades of social commentary. Also, I wasn't aware there's such a thing as ladies' discount days at movie theaters! My whole life has been a lie!

Green = Purple = Black = Yellow = Red

 

[dakkumauji]

Where is your "If we try..." attitude from the other day!

You understand how futile it is once you see hard cold numbers.

 

[Izayoi]

Smile PreCure! 22

Goddamn, HisokaJoker messed their shit up and he did it with such fine sakuga too! Why can't the other villians be as awesome as he is?

Dem empty eyes, goddamn.

I need to watch this shit.

 

[Caesnd]

I did a search and found nothing on this forum, so I'm just going to put these two Tumblr accounts here. Fans of anime production art should appreciate them quite a bit I think (I think some pictures might be nsfw, but it's so random)

http://unkoer.tumblr.com/ (this one in particular is absolutely massive)
http://unkoest.tumblr.com/

Sorry if it's very old.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Today's Wall of Shame Update was brought to you by Aniplex and A-1 Pictures, who encourage you to buy more Sony products so they won't go bankrupt!

Cutoff was 100 posts.

Jexhius 	643
firehawk12 	495
Chet Rippo 	478
Ultimadrago 	472
Mad Pierrot 	412
dakkumauji 	374
Dresden 	359
Dedication Through Light 	355
cosmicblizzard 	333
duckroll 	313
Brazil 	312
wonzo 	290
SDBurton 	287
Narag 	281
Femmeworth 	260
cajunator 	231
Branduil 	211
Uchip 	204
PdotMichael 	202
BGBW 	201
chickdigger802 	177
hosannainexcelsis 	153
Articalys 	151
Envelope 	143
survivor 	135
Firemind 	133
jman2050 	127
kayos90 	126
Instro 	119
moonspeak 	119
Defuser 	113
Unknown Soldier 	111
KO Traveling Hobo 	110
Jarmel 	104
Regulus Tera 	101

I came back into this thread in Tuesday and I STILL MADE IT?!

FUCK SHIT WHAAAAAAAAAAAAGH

 

[Jex]

I came back into this thread in Tuesday and I STILL MADE IT?!

FUCK SHIT WHAAAAAAAAAAAAGH

You're not helping yourself here.

 

[Narag]

Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse 3

Did this just shift from uncomfortable schoolgirl guro masquerading as a robot show to an awesome military mecha show with a hard rocking soundtrack?? I.. I think it did. I can't believe it turned around this episode after that start and I can't fucking believe the first two episodes even exist. This is where it should have started.

Shame it's still ugly though.

 

[Dresden]

Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse 3

Did this just shift from uncomfortable schoolgirl guro masquerading as a robot show to an awesome military mecha show with a hard rocking soundtrack?? I..I think it did. I can't believe it turned around this episode after that start and I can't fucking believe the first two episodes even exist. This is where it should have started.

Shame it's still ugly though.

. . . oh god, I think I'm going to watch this.

 

[SDBurton]

. . . oh god, I think I'm going to watch this.

Don't do it! It's not worth it man!

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse 3

Did this just shift from uncomfortable schoolgirl guro masquerading as a robot show to an awesome military mecha show with a hard rocking soundtrack?? I.. I think it did. I can't believe it turned around this episode after that start and I can't fucking believe the first two episodes even exist. This is where it should have started.

Shame it's still ugly though.

Great to know it may have redeemed itself.

 

[NeonZ]

SAO 2

Seriously, did the writer finish the first novel/chapter or w/e and realize this badass grim mmo story won't sell, and flip the genre or something?

I'm not sure if that's the case for some of the scenes in episode 2, but apparently the light novel ended very fast, going through the whole game in a single volume. Afterwards, the author went and wrote side stories taking place before the ending. The anime is following chronological order, modifying events to insert the side stories in the main narrative.

 

[Regulus Tera]

You're not helping yourself here.

Can you really fault a crack addict for relapsing?

 

[Chet Rippo]

Today's Wall of Shame Update was brought to you by Aniplex and A-1 Pictures, who encourage you to buy more Sony products so they won't go bankrupt!

Cutoff was 100 posts.

Jexhius 	643
firehawk12 	495
Chet Rippo 	478
Ultimadrago 	472
Mad Pierrot 	412
dakkumauji 	374
Dresden 	359
Dedication Through Light 	355
cosmicblizzard 	333
duckroll 	313
Brazil 	312
wonzo 	290
SDBurton 	287
Narag 	281
Femmeworth 	260
cajunator 	231
Branduil 	211
Uchip 	204
PdotMichael 	202
BGBW 	201
chickdigger802 	177
hosannainexcelsis 	153
Articalys 	151
Envelope 	143
survivor 	135
Firemind 	133
jman2050 	127
kayos90 	126
Instro 	119
moonspeak 	119
Defuser 	113
Unknown Soldier 	111
KO Traveling Hobo 	110
Jarmel 	104
Regulus Tera 	101

Well, hmm...

 

[Narag]

Well, hmm...

Dethrone cajunator. You can do it.

 

[OceanBlue]

I did a search and found nothing on this forum, so I'm just going to put these two Tumblr accounts here. Fans of anime production art should appreciate them quite a bit I think (I think some pictures might be nsfw, but it's so random)

http://unkoer.tumblr.com/ (this one in particular is absolutely massive)
http://unkoest.tumblr.com/

Sorry if it's very old.

It might have already been posted (I don't know if it has or hasn't), but for people like me who haven't been around for a while, it's really nice to see. Plus, I love supplementary material like this. Thanks for posting it.

 

[Narag]

I did a search and found nothing on this forum, so I'm just going to put these two Tumblr accounts here. Fans of anime production art should appreciate them quite a bit I think (I think some pictures might be nsfw, but it's so random)

http://unkoer.tumblr.com/ (this one in particular is absolutely massive)
http://unkoest.tumblr.com/

Sorry if it's very old.

This is so cool. Thanks!

 

[Jex]

[Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita/Humanity Has Declined] - 3

Contemporary reference time.

Well, the word on the street regarding the production of this weeks episode appears to have been correct. It contained a rather noticeable amount of cost-cutting techniques such as pans across stills, zooming in on stills and repeated use of the same still. It wasn't anything nearly as bad as, say, a really rushed SHAFT episode, but it still looked noticeably worse compared to the first couple of episodes.

However, there's more bad news, I'm afraid. The lively, sharp direction of the first and second episode has been replaced by some rather stilted cinematography and bland editing. I'm not sure who, exactly, was responsible for this episode but unlike the first episode, which was directed by Harume Kosaka (who has been around for awhile, apparently) there just wasn't anything exciting going on visually. I would describe it as "fine" but it really wasn't doing anything for me. This may just be the result of a rushed production or the team being short staffed, I really don't know.

I don't think the material is as exciting or fresh either. Stories about manga publishing are extremely common so it doesn't quite have the same appeal as, say, dealing with a food shortage during the decline of humanity. I'm not saying every episode needs to be about mediator-chan and people suffering terribly, but I think it makes better material.

Still, this episode was not without it's moments, including honest too goodness 2D car animation. Holy shit!:

I do approve of the episode trolling the audience, but I don't want to spoil that moment for people who have yet to see it.

 

[Chet Rippo]

Dethrone cajunator. You can do it.

With the K-ON! movie coming up, maybe I can.

 

[Jex]

I did a search and found nothing on this forum, so I'm just going to put these two Tumblr accounts here. Fans of anime production art should appreciate them quite a bit I think (I think some pictures might be nsfw, but it's so random)

http://unkoer.tumblr.com/ (this one in particular is absolutely massive)
http://unkoest.tumblr.com/

Sorry if it's very old.

Thanks for posting this, I certainly haven't seen it posted here before.

 

[Firemind]

You haven't even seen it in theaters yet? Shameful.

 

[survivor]

I did a search and found nothing on this forum, so I'm just going to put these two Tumblr accounts here. Fans of anime production art should appreciate them quite a bit I think (I think some pictures might be nsfw, but it's so random)

http://unkoer.tumblr.com/ (this one in particular is absolutely massive)
http://unkoest.tumblr.com/

Sorry if it's very old.

I like seeing this stuff and wish I had more blogs like these bookmarked. Thanks for posting them.

 

[Jex]

[Space Brothers] - 16

This show is rock solid. Whatever they're production arrangement is it really seems to be working because this has been a very consistent series. It's never really been that visually interesting, however the characters and writing really carry the work forward despite that.

It is, however, rather hard to write about considering how little actually happens each episode. It's usually just a series of interesting character interactions.

 

[Brazil]

Chitose Get You!! 3

See? This woman is pitiful. Congratulations, your boobs are bigger than an 11-year old's!

Gotta love the cow sound effect during the bounce.

 

[Jex]

[Accel World] 11 - 12

I have seen the light and it is glorious. I was about to assemble a selection of screenshots from the best moments in this two-parter but the majority of them have already been posted in here. When this show dedicates itself to dealing with in-game matters I enjoy it immensely, despite, or perhaps because of, how silly it is.

Perhaps my favourite aspect of the combat is how clearly thought out everything is. Classes, attributes, abilities and how they all work together in a logical fashion. It's satisfying to see fights were the fighters take into account the strengths and weaknesses of their opponents when battling them, rather than simply hitting them harder.

Of course, it does eventually seep into real world crap towards the end of episode twelve, but that's to be expected.

 

[Crash Station]

[Accel World] 11 - 12

I have seen the light and it is glorious. I was about to assemble a selection of screenshots from the best moments in this two-parter but the majority of them have already been posted in here. When this show dedicates itself to dealing with in-game matters I enjoy it immensely, despite, or perhaps because of, how silly it is.

Perhaps my favourite aspect of the combat is how clearly thought out everything is. Classes, attributes, abilities and how they all work together in a logical fashion. It's satisfying to see fights were the fighters take into account the strengths and weaknesses of their opponents when battling them, rather than simply hitting them harder.

Of course, it does eventually seep into real world crap towards the end of episode twelve, but that's to be expected.

Now watch episode 5 and 7 as well as 2 if you're daring.

 

[kayos90]

I'm not sure if that's the case for some of the scenes in episode 2, but apparently the light novel ended very fast, going through the whole game in a single volume. Afterwards, the author went and wrote side stories taking place before the ending. The anime is following chronological order, modifying events to insert the side stories in the main narrative.

Yeah except episode 2 is massive condensed version of a 35000 word volume, which is the size of a regular volume. Uh... so yeah.

 

[Jex]

Now watch episode 5 and 7 as well as 2 if you're daring.

Perhaps I will, cosmicblizzard, perhaps I will...

 

[dimb]

It is really weird that Accel World picked up so many people, even if it is just for one or two episodes.

 

[dakkumauji]

It is really weird that Accel World picked up so many people, even if it is just for one or two episodes.

Everyone wants to see the mecha action.

 

[Jex]

I wonder how much better Accel World would be if Cartman-kun had the same mannerisms as the real Cartman from South Park.

Unfortunately that would pretty much ruin the way the whole show works, so I don't believe it would improve anything.

 

[kayos90]

It is really weird that Accel World picked up so many people, even if it is just for one or two episodes.

No. It has some really cool fight scenes and Black Lotus is a BA. Yellow Radio is pretty cool though cuz of Ishida.

 

[madp]

[Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita/Humanity Has Declined] - 3

Ugh, so it really did go into otaku culture reference territory. I'm going to hold off on watching beyond episode two until next week to see whether or not Humanity Has Declined has declined for good. This isn't the kind of subject matter that I want to see the show tackle.

 

[Narag]

Space Neko Theater

8 minute OVA that's essentially a compilation of cat themed commercials for nonsensical products. It was sort of hit or miss though.

 

[Reknoc]

Ugh, so it really did go into otaku culture reference territory. I'm going to hold off on watching beyond episode two until next week to see whether or not Humanity Has Declined has declined for good. This isn't the kind of subject matter that I want to see the show tackle.

Episode 4 is going to be part 2 of what was started in episode 3 though.

 

[Narag]

Character trailers for the live action Kenshin movie were posted in the thread in the OT.

They released character profile trailers. Not sure if they've been posted yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9K7zQhKxmA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzJGkVnZAW4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcrkq7YBPkw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDSofQX_014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZocK5jO39g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJSY-HeEkPU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc4DRyRKKW4

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=39897112&postcount=129

 

[dimb]

No. It has some really cool fight scenes and Black Lotus is a BA. Yellow Radio is pretty cool though cuz of Ishida.

I know it has cool stuff in it, I'm just surprised it picked up people I wouldn't expect anywhere near it.

 

[kayos90]

I know it has cool stuff in it, I'm just surprised it picked up people I wouldn't expect anywhere near it.

Yeah. I guess....

 

[Crash Station]

It is really weird that Accel World picked up so many people, even if it is just for one or two episodes.

Yeah, people have gone from making fun of the bathroom to discussing the game rules (albeit with limited knowledge of the rules due to skipping).

 

[madp]

Episode 4 is going to be part 2 of what was started in episode 3 though.

That's kind of a lot of time to spend addressing a tangent that doesn't advance any of the themes of the show. Jexhius says that he doesn't need every episode to focus on Watashi and the suffering of the people around her, but I feel that any episode that doesn't directly deal with that is a missed opportunity given the quality and freshness of the material in the first two episodes. This is worrying.

 

[Jex]

That's kind of a lot of time to spend addressing a tangent that doesn't advance any of the themes of the show. Jexhius says that he doesn't need every episode to focus on Watashi and the suffering of the people around her, but I feel that any episode that doesn't directly deal with that is a missed opportunity given the quality and freshness of the material in the first two episodes. This is worrying.

Jinrui/Humanity has Decliner is, inherently a strange beast. It's a an anime directed by the guy who directed Angel Beats and Persona 4 and the original light novels were written by a guy who has only ever made 'adult' and 'all age' visual novels.

It's a very bizarre series of works and I still don't quite understand how the series got green-lit.

Anyway, it certainly wouldn't be the first show to fall apart after two episodes but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[Chet Rippo]

Chitose Get You!! 3

See? This woman is pitiful. Congratulations, your boobs are bigger than an 11-year old's!



Gotta love the cow sound effect during the bounce.

I knew I started watching this show for a reason.

 

[BGBW]

Well episode 3 simply explains why

Spoiler

they are now trapped in a manga

Episode 4 may not even deal with the otaku culture if that is what you fear. Though really it simply uses manga as a device to explain how ideas spread and influence other ideas

Spoiler

until Apple comes along and sues you for patent infringement

.

 

[PdotMichael]

Sword Art Online
Joshiruku
Lagrange
Jinrui
Oda Nobuna

5 different shows in less than 24 hours. My head hurts