Femmeworth
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The top left and bottom right both creep me out.
These are great. Never used, unfortunately.
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Summer 2012 Anime |OT| Goddesses, canines, and killer MMOs!
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I got your back cosmic, I'm on team Momiji
Because of hnnnngzawa. But I'm on both teams.
Chet Rippo
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I think you meant to type "bestgirl :>"
Femmeworth
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Oh dear, she's in the show too?
Speaking of hnng, I wonder if we will be able to finish this thread before cajunator is unbanned. :O We're almost a fourth of the way.
dakkumauji
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Seitokai Yakuindomo 14
So they just don't stop introducing new characters do they. Same old, same old, even the same jokes from the first episode just different reaction.
I don't think most robotic clubs are like this.
So they just don't stop introducing new characters do they. Same old, same old, even the same jokes from the first episode just different reaction.
firehawk12
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Yep, it's just a high JPM based around girls making sex jokes.
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere first season.
This show is show damn crazy. And the lead is a loveable asshole pervert. Only in anime folks...only in anime can you have a good hearted pervert. I wonder how the second season will be paced though.
"Yeah...we won...oh MOTHERFUCKER!"
This show is show damn crazy. And the lead is a loveable asshole pervert. Only in anime folks...only in anime can you have a good hearted pervert. I wonder how the second season will be paced though.
Dedication Through Light
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Chet Rippo
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At the rate we're going, no.
dakkumauji
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So basically Caujn is going to be top poster again? All will be right will the world then.
Yuru Yuri S2 1
Chinatsu's hair is a demon.
Akari-sama is the bestest. It was a fun reentry into the series. Everything felt quite spot on. The jokes were funny and the pace was smooth. The yuri quota was met and then some (even if it was mostly a sad delusion). The OP from the first season was catchier but this one is fine too.
What will I do with you kittens~
Chinatsu's hair is a demon.
Chet Rippo
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ftfy
what does that mean?
Ultimadrago
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Chet Rippo
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Go with what your heart tells you.
The manga has a 'real' ending (although it's a bit messy). The anime however pretends and then completely drops off at the last episode and leaves things in continuance.
Which is why we need a third season!
DO IT!
Was there really a lack of resolution, though? I wasn't happy with what happened, but complete relationship collapse/everyone going their separate ways is a valid end, even if unsatisfying. The entire series was a continual cycle of separation and reunion/fighting and making up, so the final scene in the church didn't just feel like a cheap attempt to sweep the bad ending under the rug to me. It was hokey and improbable, but I don't think that it was insincere.
I know that "episode seven should have been the climax" is a popular opinion and there's nothing to indicate that it wouldn't have worked as an ending, but I think that it would have been difficult to pull off a triumphant "bros forever" ending for Kaoru and Sentarou and a resolution to the love triangle at the same time. That grand affirmation of their friendship relied on the nature of their relationships with Ritsuko remaining undefined, and an alteration in that character dynamic would have altered the nature of their musical performance in turn, potentially making it unrealistically happy. I'm not a fan of triangles remaining unresolved, so while "episode seven end + no romantic resolution" is probably the best ending that the show could have hoped for from an objective narrative standpoint, it's not what I would have personally wanted. However, had there been a greater emphasis on jazz than romance, that kind of ending would have been perfect.
Femmeworth
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Everyone, post faster!
firehawk12
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Well,
I figured the flash forward to the future where they say goodbye to each other is the "real" ending. I'm surprised to hear that there's an actual ending though and I'm not sure if I'd want to see it since I thought that the ending we got was pretty classy...
I figure that a S3 will never happen though, which is why they "ended it" the way they did.
You know, the weirdest thing about the romance in the show is that
how Ritsuko goes from rejecting Kaoru to falling in love with him is just strange. I just find it odd that the two side characters probably got the better deal when it comes to their romance... even their train moment was better.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
BL shipping?
Dedication Through Light
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dakkumauji
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Well
that scene was going nicely up until the part where we are pulled out of the fantasy and realize we were just viewing another of his fantasizations. Then the episode goes to repeat the same time travelling spice gag as the first episode, making some sort of statement about time travelling and repetitive cycles or another.
The thing is the story still had a lot to resolve, and that is why the series felt lacking. But dropping series at incomplete endings is nothing new for Shaft...
One can always dream though >_<
hosannainexcelsis
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To be fair, that's what happens in most anime adaptations, not just Shaft ones.
Dedication Through Light
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Heroman 4
I hope Joey Jones gets some powers, this episode was intense.
was all so epic.
Joey kind of sounds like Marika from Mouretsu Pirates, and PSY definitely sounds like Shouma from Penguindrum or even Kise from Kuroko, nice.
I hope Joey Jones gets some powers, this episode was intense.
When that ball put out all those spikes and then when Heroman was telling Joey not to give up
Joey kind of sounds like Marika from Mouretsu Pirates, and PSY definitely sounds like Shouma from Penguindrum or even Kise from Kuroko, nice.
hosannainexcelsis
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Binbougami ga! 1
This completely met my high expectations. That quick pace, that sharp comedic timing, that perfect nailing of the tone, that glorious Hamauzu music, it's all so goooooood.
The Gintama comparisons are obvious, but this also gave me strong Fumoffu vibes, which is certainly also a good thing.
This completely met my high expectations. That quick pace, that sharp comedic timing, that perfect nailing of the tone, that glorious Hamauzu music, it's all so goooooood.
The Gintama comparisons are obvious, but this also gave me strong Fumoffu vibes, which is certainly also a good thing.
I watch virtually no romance anime so I'm terrible at discerning when
this kind of fickle behavior is just supposed to be confused and irrational adolescent passion and when it's just bad writing.
Yurika and Jun's storyline was pretty unnecessary on the whole, but I have to admit that I liked how it resolved. Seeing Kaoru not reach out to Ritsuko on the train and then flashing forward eight years to him seeing Yurika happy while he's miserable kind of speaks volumes, no?
Not to imply that Ritsuko would have been impulsive enough to actually elope with Kaoru or anything, of course.
Not to imply that Ritsuko would have been impulsive enough to actually elope with Kaoru or anything, of course.
Crash Station
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Ojousamas are snobby bitches that 90% of the time play off of the humor of other characters.
Let's count the reasons Momiji is awesome
.Fantastic and unique design
.Her very existence is misfortune, thus making her endearing
.Despite the misfortune, she don't give a shit
.The source of (good) reference humor
.Hasn't bathed in centuries
.WEARS OVERALLS!
I retain the belief that Sakura is only a good character because the rest of the absolutely amazing cast brings it out of her. Not saying that's a bad approach because it isn't. Just that were the rest of the cast shitty, she would be as hateful as Medaka.
On the other hand, Momiji is funny on her own, not needing to rely on a foil even if it does make her more amusing.
But both are vital parts of the series and I wouldn't want either one to go away.
dakkumauji
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Seitokai Yakuindomo 15
Random stuff, pool jokes and middle school jokes. I liked the last set of jokes if anything as it was a completely new setting so it was somewhat fresh.
Not sure where you found the guy to do that.
Random stuff, pool jokes and middle school jokes. I liked the last set of jokes if anything as it was a completely new setting so it was somewhat fresh.
Maybe it's not too late to recant my Team Momiji claim and change sides.
Ultimadrago
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Binbougami ga 1
Okay, I might have found my second comedy (it's the only other comedy series worth mentioning besides Jinrui this season anyways
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I had some laughs, I didn't get bored. I'll keep watching as long as it's still entertaining.
Extra notes: The OP is not good, I will skip it from now on.
Okay, I might have found my second comedy (it's the only other comedy series worth mentioning besides Jinrui this season anyways
okay maybe Moyashimon Returns too
I had some laughs, I didn't get bored. I'll keep watching as long as it's still entertaining.
Extra notes: The OP is not good, I will skip it from now on.
I saw this pre-edit and was about to ask "that's a plus for you?"
I'm still Team Momiji 1000%
Dedication Through Light
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Its so catchy even if the visuals are lacking, though.
Chet Rippo
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I don't see how any of those are pluses.
I was quick to clarify because misunderstandings are how rumors get started.
Crash Station
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It's actually a plot point and probably what the final arc in the season will be.
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