dakkumauji
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The Endless Eight of festivals?
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The Endless Eight of festivals?
Jex
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Well, yes, because 'following a formula' can mean any number of things, you could have a formula that's vague enough to allow for quite a bit of repetition.
I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with shows that follow a formula, I judge each show on it's own merits regardless of it's structure.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Indeed. We're just a very self-loathing being. Of which you are now a part.
Calm before the storm. He looks way too happy. He is so dead in episode 7. It's like
the sarge that won a kiss from Tessa in FMP or the the guy that told the paradox in TSR
KO Traveling Hobo
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That didn't actually happen though! He was daydreaming about what could have been.
Macaroni-kun isn't Chobi-tier, but I want him to live, too.
Jex
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Chitose Get You! 6
Recorder and Randsel was funnier than this
Damn, that's a low blow.
This has potential. Not potential-potential, not even Oka Hiromi potential. The absolutely worst kind of potential.
That didn't actually happen though! He was daydreaming about what could have been.
Macaroni-kun isn't Chobi-tier, but I want him to live, too.
Oh. In that case Venus or Chobi. Leaning toward Venus dying first.
dakkumauji
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If this turns out to be some Yu-gi-oh Idol Version I would be down.
Give it a few more episodes. It really picks up around the 3rd.
Venus has gotten the least development so far so that'd make sense. Too much sense. R.I.P. Chobi
If I had a list this is the kind of thing that would land you on it.
thetechkid
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Crash Station
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That pic is kind of a spoiler. Might want to link it instead.
Multiple Un-Go staff on a card battling show for girls. How can this not end up as something, well, very special?
I suddenly feel the need to watch some Miracle Train. For science.
The second best episode of the series coming right up!
I don't think I'm really a part of it because I don't have much to add to the thread that is actually relevant.
You seem to beat yourself up a bit over this. Don't.
Seriously, Tomat, you reached thread regular status a long time ago. Anything that you have to say about anything holds no less weight than anyone else's input. Have a little more confidence in yourself and you'll enjoy this experience a whole lot more.
None of the things I say add very much to the thread. Don't sweat it.
A few noted details from that site: it starts November 9, two episodes per month, with total number of episodes yet to be determined.
Sean Connery is better than Sully though.
Unknown Soldier
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Mawaru-Penguindrum
So this is what watching a modern-day fairy tale is like.
This show didn't make a whole lot of literal sense. I don't think that was really the point though. I still don't know if what happened really counts as a cohesive story in the traditional sense either. The show sometimes gets a bit lost in it's symbolism, so much so that at some point in the narrative what is and isn't real co-mingle to the point where one cannot be separated from the other. Despite this, I don't believe that the show is meant to be taken entirely metaphorically, as the ending is conclusive in implying that everything which seemed to happen, surreal or not, actually did happen.
I could write a very long post about the various themes and motifs which weave their way through the show, but that would require hours of effort on my part and I haven't really sorted a lot of it out in my head yet. I do want to comment more on the show later on though. I am impressed by how relentlessly dark the overall feeling of the show was, everybody in this show was abandoned or abused by their parents. Nevertheless the ending was an optimistic one, contrasting with the nihilistic world of most of the rest of the show. That's all I think I want to say for now.
I really liked Mawaru-Penguindrum. Free of the mindbreaking repetition which was so characteristic of Utena, Penguindrum was able to explore a richer and more rewarding non-linear method of narrative. Repetition in this case was used effectively when it appeared, which was sparingly except very early in the show's run. I never felt like I was slogging through the show while watching it.
I think for a short review, this will do. So I'll stop here.
Mawaru-Penguindrum
"I heard you like stalkers, so I gave your stalker a stalker, so you can be stalked while stalking."
Final Rating: 10 out of 10 Cute Psycho Stalker Chicks
thetechkid
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Guilty Crown 16
Everyone went ULTRA CRAY CRAY
Everyone went ULTRA CRAY CRAY
Loli and smut are pretty much the reasons why i keep watching anime.
so this is what you consider a masterpiece, then?
Boy do I have good news for you
I get good news pretty much every season.
thetechkid
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Guilty Crown 17
Dear episodes 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Dear episodes 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Femmeworth
Banned
This would be very fitting if there was a group of lolis/moeblobs at the core they were all trying to get to. An alternative interpretation would be that is a lot of hate fucking.
Unknown Soldier
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Nope. My ratings are based on how I felt about something at the end of watching it. I don't pretend there can be an absolute rating scale of any kind, nor do I waste time trying to rank every piece of mass media I've ever consumed on some absolute scale. This is why I rate from 1 to 10 in Arbitrary Scale Units. In this case the arbitrary scale unit was Cute Psycho Stalker Chicks, a unit which cannot be applied to any other show I may or may not rate in the future!
firehawk12
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Mirai Nikki... School Days?
Razgriz-Specter
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Keep watching, gets better at episode 3 and is great at 5.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Best stalker girl!
Hyouka - Episode 16
This arc is really good stuff. I think this penultimate (?) episode in the arc really highlights how strong the direction and narrative has been. The character dynamics and the nature of the mystery was handled really well here, with the individual elements building up across multiple episodes instead of being presented as a matter of fact.
Having each episode stand on its own with various festival activities which are fun to watch, and weaving the overall narrative arc into such activities seamlessly, it really makes the entire presentation much more enjoyable. It doesn't hurt one bit that the art and mannerisms in this arc are a cut above the norm too. Kyoto Animation is really knocking this out of the park.
Also, I can't wait until they start selling the merchandising from this arc. I bet they'll have a reproduction of the Festival Guide on sale eventually, and maybe even this doujin at a future Comiket:
This arc is really good stuff. I think this penultimate (?) episode in the arc really highlights how strong the direction and narrative has been. The character dynamics and the nature of the mystery was handled really well here, with the individual elements building up across multiple episodes instead of being presented as a matter of fact.
Having each episode stand on its own with various festival activities which are fun to watch, and weaving the overall narrative arc into such activities seamlessly, it really makes the entire presentation much more enjoyable. It doesn't hurt one bit that the art and mannerisms in this arc are a cut above the norm too. Kyoto Animation is really knocking this out of the park.
Also, I can't wait until they start selling the merchandising from this arc. I bet they'll have a reproduction of the Festival Guide on sale eventually, and maybe even this doujin at a future Comiket:
Unknown Soldier
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I've been meaning to finish Mirai Nikki at some point. I'm sure I will finish it eventually, possibly during this season.
I give School Days a rating of -9999 out of 10 Cute Psycho Stalker Chicks.
Crash Station
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Deadman Wonderland? Higurashi no Naku Koro ni? About a bazillion manga (yeah, I know you don't read manga generally)?
unless cute stalker chick unit has a value we don't actually know what you thought of it
Unknown Soldier
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You would know exactly what I thought if it, had you actually read the post.
Do not attempt to create a quantifiable scale out of my arbitrary scale units. Gosh, I'm going to have to crush you soon.
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