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Summer 2012 Anime |OT| Goddesses, canines, and killer MMOs!
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R_thanatos
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Precure AllStars New Stage
As always, I went into this movie properly prepaired...
I seem to have utilised my Miracle Light improperly, however, as whilst Cure Black certainly appeared on cue, she seemed to be curiously mute...
I don't know, AllStars is a bit of a misnomer for the movie given it mostly focuses on Cure Temporary, there's precious little Heartcatch, and characters prior to Fresh didn't even get so much as stock dialogue. I kind of feel that there wasn't even enough Smile either, even though that series is what the movie was presumably intended to promote.
It was pretty OK, though. I'm not sure how much of that is the sheer awfulness of the Suite Precure movie talking, mind you. Unlike Suite, this at least had some sporadically neat animation and some nice fight scenes. There was also this weird tendency through the movie for no-one to specifically mention exactly how many Cures there were which I took as an amusing running joke about how ludicrous the expanding cast is getting. It's diverting fluff, and honestly, I don't really ask for too much more than magical girls punching things from these movies, and since I also got a headbutt thrown in, I guess I can elevate it's status to "Fun".
It's well below the high watermark of the Heartcatch movie, though. Probably not as entertaining as last years Allstars DX3 either, though that realised that the best way to do these Allstar movies is just to make it one long action scene with franchise fan-service thrown inbetween (though New Stage did at least have a ton of background cameos to spot). It was, however, way better than Allstars DX2.
(I drew at Peace Janken: Movie Edition)
Wait did you said : better than dx2 ??
Because Dx1 is the best of all ... How do you rank them ?( haven't seen the new movies yet ).
Also is this the same miracle light as before ? or do they change them each movie ?
Oh most definitely. Many things in that show are either great or range up to stellar in my book. Really great stuff.
books don't let me interact with their story elements
Hey, you consented to it!
Besides, it's not a real blood pact without a little blood being drawn.
I flew too close to the sun
Razgriz-Specter
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Guys im changing my avatar, should I go Heero Yuy or Roy Focker?
Sorry cant decide.
Sorry cant decide.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Post both avatars so we can see which one looks better
I gotta finish watching the second season. I just stopped following it for some reason
I highly recommend the second season. It's really really stellar. Amazing stuff.
What happened to SnW?
I started Rinne no Lagrange earlier today.
I'll get on SnW, don't fret!
I started Rinne no Lagrange earlier today.
I'll get on SnW, don't fret!
Its really quite cute.
And a bit yuri.
That damn show cut me deeper than Strawberry Panic.
Razgriz-Specter
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NVM I think I recall someone with the Roy pic as an avatar recently.
Razgriz-Specter
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firehawk12
Subete no aware
It's :cajun!
Hurry up!I started Rinne no Lagrange earlier today.
I'll get on SnW, don't fret!
dakkumauji
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Train Detectives Milky Holmes II 06
Making your grand escape.
Fun episode. It was very self contain, there wasn't much wasted time and the whole introduce the aftermath and then works backwards is fun and provided much more comedy than expected. And train mysteries are just fun.
Making your grand escape.
Fun episode. It was very self contain, there wasn't much wasted time and the whole introduce the aftermath and then works backwards is fun and provided much more comedy than expected. And train mysteries are just fun.
The yuri was fine, but everything else was just terrible.
I don't think I've seen your profile yet. Gimme link!
Crash Station
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Horizon s2 3
What better way to alleviate a diplomatic crisis than with a SCHOOL FESTIVAL ARC?
Man, Tori really likes being naked this season. He got some clothes, yet STILL somehow lost them.
What better way to alleviate a diplomatic crisis than with a SCHOOL FESTIVAL ARC?
Man, Tori really likes being naked this season. He got some clothes, yet STILL somehow lost them.
You'll be pleased to know my friend has been added to the SNW Army.
http://myanimelist.net/profile/Cajunator
biosnake20
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Sword Art Online 2
How have you not died from dehydration yet?
How have you not died from dehydration yet?
firehawk12
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More people joining the army would be better!
Their bodies are being taken care of or something. Don't think about how the world functions or it all falls are, like all science fiction. lol
I am sad we only have a 63.3% compatibility. We must work on this!
R_thanatos
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The creator gave a 2 hour windows for people to be moved to appropriate facilities.Sword Art Online 2
How have you not died from dehydration yet?
They are all "sleeping" on a care bed and being forced feed a strange orange liquid ( as food)
This was mainly paid by famillies & the
software company assets.
Dont forget the electrodes to prevent the human muscles to loses their functions.
In short they are fine ( for now )
cj_iwakura
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R_thanatos
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Lol i cant watch this from my country.
I dont ever see why this had to be blocked for some reason lol.
Dedication Through Light
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cj_iwakura
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Last word in the trailer.
Dedication Through Light
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I just wanted to say thanks for bringing this to my attention. All that hand drawn mechanical stuff! I'll have to try and check this one out sometime.
It's just nice to know some people don't think I'm crazy for using paper. When the power goes out I can still update! Haha
Always reminds me of this video collection of pieces from such a genius animator:
Hideaki Anno AMV ver1.1　‐庵野秀明作画担当パート集(微修正版
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3-8GstXOD8
I just had to re-post this video. I don't have sound on right now but the visuals are just so good.
Sorry, I missed that but I agree. Actually, I'm pretty sure many in AnimeGaf refer to Strike Witches as the anime of our generation or something close to that. I haven't seen it so I cannot confirm or deny.
Wow, I missed that. That's got to be the quickest ban I've ever seen on Neogaf.
Is that more or less happy than Ultra Happy? Also, out of curiosity, around what episode are you at with Sailor Moon?
The mother ship is calling you...
I'm just kidding ;p
I'm a little late to the conversation with being busy but this was what immediately came to my mind as well. Kind of surprised it took so many posts for someone to say it actually.
Anyway, sent all of you guys a friend request on MAL (here's mine), don't be like Mad Pierrot and never accept
Where is Mad Pierrot anyway? Is he on vacation or get into a bit of a fight with someone here at NeoGaf that I missed or something?
My compatability with firehawk12 is 79.9%.
Nice work Rose Council!
The girl looks kind of familiar. Can you tell me what show she's from?
Dedication Through Light
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I thought he said he was feeling under the weather.
dakkumauji
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Milky Holmes II 07
We're reaching Star Driver levels of fabulous here.
About time. And it was awesome. The action was pretty awesome, most of it were pretty over the top, which is what this series does well.
We're reaching Star Driver levels of fabulous here.
So, Henrietta basically snaps.
About time. And it was awesome. The action was pretty awesome, most of it were pretty over the top, which is what this series does well.
Ultimadrago
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Mad Pierrot, come back home.
Mad Pierrot, come back home.
He will be back once he is feeling better. Don't worry your cute little face.
Accel World 15
I'd managed to get through this pretty well up to now, but this episode was seriously hard to watch. Haru had been moving up the ranks for a while, but this pretty much cemented his place as the worst protagonist of all time. And that's really saying something with all the whiny/idiot/asshole mecha heroes we've gone through over the years.
It sucks because it's a pretty good cyber war game show otherwise, I hate when something so easily remedied destroys a series like this.
I'd managed to get through this pretty well up to now, but this episode was seriously hard to watch. Haru had been moving up the ranks for a while, but this pretty much cemented his place as the worst protagonist of all time. And that's really saying something with all the whiny/idiot/asshole mecha heroes we've gone through over the years.
It sucks because it's a pretty good cyber war game show otherwise, I hate when something so easily remedied destroys a series like this.
I hope he feels better soon if that's true.
Mad Pierrot, come back home.
Actually, he's probably just coming up with his next plan on how to beat the Smile Precure girls.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
When you get a unicorn horn up the butt, it takes forever to heal.
Sachiko from Maria-sama ga Miteru.
Ultimadrago
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*sniffle*
Yes, Mr.Rabbit.
So this what they teach in school these days!
Haha, sou desu ne.
Thanks! I've got that on my list of shows I'd like to see. I think SDBurton's rose council comment makes more sense now. I remember a few of you picking which girls you were siding with or something.
Chet Rippo
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Rinne no Lagrange 10
School festival episode. It was fun and all, and for some reason the yellow haired girl showed up. Since there's only 2 episodes left, I guess this is it for the fun and games. Oh well. New evil lady is interesting.
Maru maru!
Razgriz-Specter
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48%
My bad ratings of Lucky ☆ Star, School Days, Death Note + my Love Hina 9 is killing me.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
This is the best girl:
(The taller one, obviously).
Those Precures are actually Mean Girls.
This is the best girl:
(The taller one, obviously).
Sei was the only thing that makes Yumi good.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The flip side is that Yumi is the only thing that makes Sachiko good!
White > all!
La Maison en Petits Cubes
Also known as Tsumiki no Ie, this is a beautiful 12 minute short film about an elderly man who keeps having to build his house upward as water levels continue to rise. Upon his latest addition, he loses his pipe, dons scuba gear to retrieve it, and descends deeper and deeper into his house while recalling memories of the past.
I really enjoyed this and sort of lost myself in it such that when it ended, I was unaware that much time had passed. Seeing his house as he went deeper was kinda sad
Looks like this won the Best Short Film Academy Award in 2009 too. How' about that?
Also known as Tsumiki no Ie, this is a beautiful 12 minute short film about an elderly man who keeps having to build his house upward as water levels continue to rise. Upon his latest addition, he loses his pipe, dons scuba gear to retrieve it, and descends deeper and deeper into his house while recalling memories of the past.
I really enjoyed this and sort of lost myself in it such that when it ended, I was unaware that much time had passed. Seeing his house as he went deeper was kinda sad
as one could see where it grew with his family and contracted on departure of his daughter and the death of his wife.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
You and your cousincest!
Night on the Galactic Railroad or Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru
Ok, so it was more "Early Evening on the Galactic Railroad" for me because that's when I watched it but overall I thought this movie was okay. I'm not sure who to really recommend it to at the moment other than maybe EmmanuelMunoz and Narag if they haven't seen it yet but here are some of my thoughts on it anyway.
Like Hitokage mentioned it seemed to have a bit of a slow start but it deals a bit with with astronomy and I really like that stuff and the different themes regarding that, so I didn't find it as bad maybe as others. There's no AstronomyGaf here at NeoGaf is there?
It did kind of remind me of Angel's Egg with it's slow pace and having different scenes where the visuals and music told you the story rather than dialogue, although there is much more dialogue here than in AE.
Talking to Hitokage about recognizing Seiyuu earlier and as soon as I heard the character Campanella I thought "that sounds like Yaten-kun from Sailor Moon Stars" and when he got more lines a little later, sure enough it was.
I like the music in the movie but I thought its use was kind of jarring at times. It was appropriate to the tone of the story but there was often no fade in or out. Many scenes have no music and just environmental noise which I liked and was a different approach to giving a sense of atmosphere but when the music cut in it felt very abrupt and jarring like I mentioned.
The movie gives a good sense of space or environment going from one location to another. I haven't seen the show but it reminded me of Jexhius's post on Marco or 3000 leagues in search of mother where he showed some pictures of the environment as Marco traveled through the town he was in, giving a good sense of continuity. The way the movie had its little title cards made for a good way to do quick time skips too and showed a bit of the fact that the story was adapted from a book.
There was a lot of nice visual details like the reflection in the windows on the train and being this was done in 1985 no CG train! Another little detail I liked was when Giovanni was running past the one person carrying a lamp they moved it from one hand to the other, then back, so he wouldn't bump into it. It's quick and subtle but I like these little details.
A couple of other quick scenes I like are the shadow of the bird when Giovanni is traveling through the wooded area and the use of the shadow of the beetle in the light on board the train.
I wish we got to see Giovanni's sister though. Is she hot? Busty? These are important questions that need answers!
As far as the ending
There's probably some other things I've forgot but if you read this whole things then thanks for your time.
Ok, so it was more "Early Evening on the Galactic Railroad" for me because that's when I watched it but overall I thought this movie was okay. I'm not sure who to really recommend it to at the moment other than maybe EmmanuelMunoz and Narag if they haven't seen it yet but here are some of my thoughts on it anyway.
Like Hitokage mentioned it seemed to have a bit of a slow start but it deals a bit with with astronomy and I really like that stuff and the different themes regarding that, so I didn't find it as bad maybe as others. There's no AstronomyGaf here at NeoGaf is there?
It did kind of remind me of Angel's Egg with it's slow pace and having different scenes where the visuals and music told you the story rather than dialogue, although there is much more dialogue here than in AE.
Talking to Hitokage about recognizing Seiyuu earlier and as soon as I heard the character Campanella I thought "that sounds like Yaten-kun from Sailor Moon Stars" and when he got more lines a little later, sure enough it was.
I like the music in the movie but I thought its use was kind of jarring at times. It was appropriate to the tone of the story but there was often no fade in or out. Many scenes have no music and just environmental noise which I liked and was a different approach to giving a sense of atmosphere but when the music cut in it felt very abrupt and jarring like I mentioned.
The movie gives a good sense of space or environment going from one location to another. I haven't seen the show but it reminded me of Jexhius's post on Marco or 3000 leagues in search of mother where he showed some pictures of the environment as Marco traveled through the town he was in, giving a good sense of continuity. The way the movie had its little title cards made for a good way to do quick time skips too and showed a bit of the fact that the story was adapted from a book.
There was a lot of nice visual details like the reflection in the windows on the train and being this was done in 1985 no CG train! Another little detail I liked was when Giovanni was running past the one person carrying a lamp they moved it from one hand to the other, then back, so he wouldn't bump into it. It's quick and subtle but I like these little details.
A couple of other quick scenes I like are the shadow of the bird when Giovanni is traveling through the wooded area and the use of the shadow of the beetle in the light on board the train.
I wish we got to see Giovanni's sister though. Is she hot? Busty? These are important questions that need answers!
As far as the ending
I kind of figured that's what was going on but initially thought maybe it was Giovanni. Details like him having a different ticket and the fellow mentioning he wasn't like the others then made me think he was alive and just visiting, where everyone else is a spirit like thing. You maybe forget but Giovanni mentions Campanella's coat is wet when we first see him on the train to which he responds everyone was trying to get to him and now you realize what it all means. The light even flickers out when he first appears as if to subtly signify a life has been lost.
There's probably some other things I've forgot but if you read this whole things then thanks for your time.
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