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Summer 2012 Anime |OT| Goddesses, canines, and killer MMOs!
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In Xebec's other show being broadcast that same week.
With the WiiU coming out I expect Namco to re-release iDOLM@STER 2 yet again knowing that their fans wil buy it yet again. They just need to throw in some exclusive Mario costume DLC.
dakkumauji
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Hagure Yuusha no Estetica 01
Also, dear show, please invest in some lights.
Yeah, generic. Sure, the premise sounds nice, but it's basically from one world with magic to another world with magic. So that's pretty boring. Not sure how much I want to keep watching.
At least's this world doesn't have random light censor flares.
I see he put points in the Panties Rain skill.
Also, dear show, please invest in some lights.
Yeah, generic. Sure, the premise sounds nice, but it's basically from one world with magic to another world with magic. So that's pretty boring. Not sure how much I want to keep watching.
At least's this world doesn't have random light censor flares.
Jex
Member
[Eureka Seven Ao] - 12
Despite appearances, this series might be able to pull of it's death spiral
This episode was dangerously close to being okay because nearly every single scene was actually connected to the main plot of the episode. Okay, so there were like four other scenes that dealt with running sub-plots but it's still better than it's ever been before.
Also, the way that Truth constantly abuses the laws of physics really pisses me off. Not because it's silly or anything, but because no-one ever comments on it or looks surprised that he has MAGICAL POWERS?
This episode also contained a lot of fanservice, in the classic sense of the world, so I imagine a lot of people enjoyed that.
The action scenes involving Ao engaging Secrets still sucks though.
Despite appearances, this series might be able to pull of it's death spiral
This episode was dangerously close to being okay because nearly every single scene was actually connected to the main plot of the episode. Okay, so there were like four other scenes that dealt with running sub-plots but it's still better than it's ever been before.
I still think one of the largest problems with the show is the actual dialogue. Something about the way these characters talk to each other feels so forced and unnatural. It feels like conversations are being written simply so that a character can (bluntly) explain a point or idea, rather than have any kind of natural banter develop between the characters.
Also, the way that Truth constantly abuses the laws of physics really pisses me off. Not because it's silly or anything, but because no-one ever comments on it or looks surprised that he has MAGICAL POWERS?
This episode also contained a lot of fanservice, in the classic sense of the world, so I imagine a lot of people enjoyed that.
The action scenes involving Ao engaging Secrets still sucks though.
Theonik
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Ultimadrago
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Silver haired people are truly shameless.
PdotMichael
Banned
too late
but I loved the Heidi reference
oh switzerland...
Ultimadrago
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dresden shared some great saucy lines from the novel, but alas, they will most likely not be in the anime.
KO Traveling Hobo
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It's from the creator of the highly acclaimed Accel World!
Crash Station
Member
Campione 1 (AKA God of War: The Harem)
That was up, then down, then up again, then somewhere between good and great when the ending happened. Gotta commend the protag for growing a pair in the very first episode, and not in the "omg i got new powers now" way but rather the "I'm a smug motherfucker that's going to take down a god" way.
I'll be sticking with this one for now.
That was up, then down, then up again, then somewhere between good and great when the ending happened. Gotta commend the protag for growing a pair in the very first episode, and not in the "omg i got new powers now" way but rather the "I'm a smug motherfucker that's going to take down a god" way.
I'll be sticking with this one for now.
Oh hai unlimited blade works
New season start. Gonna get back to it soon.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It's because what they're actually doing isn't really conducive to anything but that kind of weird "talking at each other" style of dialog. So
Ao learning more about his mom becomes an infodump rather than some emotion event for the lead character.
If I'm in apologist mode, I suppose that since they live in a world with scub coral and secrets, Truth is just another day at the office.
It's weird. Thinking about it a bit, I'm left wondering why I'm marking out for Saki A's fanservice where I'm only intellectually excited by Eureka AO. Both are "cheap" in the sense that I should pop the moment that I understand the reference being made, but I only have an emotional response to one of the shows.
What happened at the end of 12 is huuuuuuuuge fanservice, but it did nothing for me because all I could think about was how strange everything leading up to that moment felt.
Theonik
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Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that. That was neat.
hosannainexcelsis
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Rumors out of Fuji TV:
- Psychopass will be directed by Satoshi Nishimura with CG animation from a new studio.
- Takahiro Omori is working on a sequel to a "fairly recent" Brains Base show.
- Psychopass will be directed by Satoshi Nishimura with CG animation from a new studio.
- Takahiro Omori is working on a sequel to a "fairly recent" Brains Base show.
Newtamina killing itself once and for all.
I disagree with it being fan service as this is what the show should have been about from the get go. As a sequel, unless it's a FF-style sequel, it should address and connect to the prior series in some manner. You might say it's fan service in the most general possible manner in that people have been wanting this but by that standard you could include a lot of things under that 'fanservice' definition.
If this is the main reason then I need to play Russian Roulette with an automatic.
Jex
Member
So, more Drrrrrrrrr then, I imagine.
So it is Accel World minus the whingy chubby oddly proportioned MC?
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Kekko Desu.
Now this I am interested in. More Natsume? Fuck yeah.
Durarara? Awesome
Baccano?
hahaha to the last one. Never in a million years should it happen.
That would be amazing news. I thought it did mediocre in sales though.
No, it did well.
Jex
Member
Well, what you wanted or imagined the show to be and what it actually is may be quite different things.
As things stands, Eureka Seven Ao is hardly your classic 'sequel' because the manner in which it connects to the original is murky at best.
Therefore, as the show hasn't spent a lot of time pandering directly to fans of Eureka Seven the events that unfolded at the end of twelfth episode of Ao definetenly count as fanservice. It's kind of like certain events in Diebuster.
Was the hole made for him?
Femmeworth
Banned
So the first entirely CG noitaminA show? Damn it, duckroll!
They've definitely done a ton of pandering already. Eureka flashbacks, Eureka in the OP, vague references to Renton, the Elena flashback, and Gekko-State logo throw-ins. They haven't clarified what the connection is, however there is a connection and they've been upfront about at least that.
Jex
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I can't really connect to the events, on an emotional level at least, because the characters in this show are a bit weird and everything that's going odd is rather above and beyond every day human experiences.
When Ao was being bullied by stupid racist island folk at least we could connect with him because most of us have probably have to deal with stupid, billgerent folk at some point in our lives.
When Ao ponders the mystery of his origin and his being we lack the same frame of reference. I actually think RahXephon handled this better.
Femmeworth
Banned
The connection has to be what the end of the first series alluded to. Of course I haven't watched AO, but I would think it stupid to retcon that.
Jex
Member
Er, Black Rock Shooter already aired.
Well we definitely know now that they're not using New Order as canon which is some good news.
Femmeworth
Banned
That was not entirely CG, unless you are using the logic that all anime productions are technically CG now.
Edit: Oh, you're probably joking. Damn you and your dry British humor!
hosannainexcelsis
Member
That wasn't entirely CG. And of course, if this is a new studio we can't even hope for the half-decent job Sanzigen did on that.
Chet Rippo
Member
Maybe it's time to start rewatching Sailor Moon.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Because it can't possibly recapture such profound genius? I know that feel, man, but have faith.
I think it's more like .hack plot-wise.
dakkumauji
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Pokemon B/W Rival Destinies 18
A filler episode about Bouffalant. Yeah, pretty boring. I think the only reason this episode was made was to put everyone in colorful afros.
A filler episode about Bouffalant. Yeah, pretty boring. I think the only reason this episode was made was to put everyone in colorful afros.
Jex
Member
Most of that stuff was, as you yourself point out, rather vague and minor (beyond the flashbacks last episode). The climax of this episode was literally about pulling out the big guns and directly bringing them to play in the story - it's a whole different ball game.
Femmeworth
Banned
Speaking of Sailor Moon, hopefully the original series gets a Blu-ray release prior to the new series airing. :3
Please be Durarara
What do you consider "filler" Pokémon episodes?
Every episode that isn't a Gym battle?
Do you mean the events of the entire series or the events at the end of episode twelve specifically? If you mean the latter, I was at least able to emotionally connect with that in the sense of "
FINALLY, what I've been hoping would happen for the entire show is happening, some actual good characters have arrived which means less time devoted to side characters I don't care about, etc etc.
I suppose that also plays into your argument that these events constituted fanservice. The events that transpired excited me instantly on sight, even in the lack of any indication of whether or not these particular developments will actually help the story. "HEY, it's [x character]!" is a basic form of fanservice.
If this took place in the One Piece universe, all of those pokemon would be Lv.100 with max IVs.
Ones with catching new Pokemon and featuring locations/events from the game don't count as filler too
Dedication Through Light
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[Eureka Seven Ao] - 12
Also, the way that Truth constantly abuses the laws of physics really pisses me off. Not because it's silly or anything, but because no-one ever comments on it or looks surprised that he has MAGICAL POWERS?
The action scenes involving Ao engaging Secrets
All the things I like about Eureka Seven Ao. Really cant wait to watch this weeks episode, even if I never saw the first series.
PdotMichael
Banned
dakkumauji
Member
Basically that. But, usually episodes that are obviously showcasing a Pokemon and pretty much nothing else.
If it's a training episode where someone learns a new move or stuff doesn't really count as filler either.
Ultimadrago
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The Ash in that picture could be able to take on a legendary with his own two hands!*
*in said universe
Chet Rippo
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