A hell of a lot, apparently.
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Summer 2012 Anime |OT2| Of Suspended Anime Due To Olympics
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A hell of a lot, apparently.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I really like how UtaKoi doesn't give a single fuck now. The first episode was still somewhat grounded, but as they go on and on, more and more anachronisms have crept in. Best way to do historical fiction.
Seriously, that's Cross Days. There's no contest. It's
M. Butterfly
Meant to link this the other day. Courtesy of Ezalc, some gloriious dubbed Tekkaman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MURDGxx7FJo
I enjoy MLP and the associated community but I've seen some shit and that animesos entry doesn't even scratch the surface.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MURDGxx7FJo
I enjoy MLP and the associated community but I've seen some shit and that animesos entry doesn't even scratch the surface.
You've never watched something and thought to yourself "I can tell that this is all really well-done but I'm just not enjoying it"?
Crash Station
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Nope.
for polar opposite, see Yami.
dakkumauji
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Gintama 34
So, yes, this episode discussed the importance of cat ears.
It also featured getting dating advice from 2ch.
But, it was extremely wacky and I really enjoyed just how much was going on.
So, yes, this episode discussed the importance of cat ears.
It also featured getting dating advice from 2ch.
But, it was extremely wacky and I really enjoyed just how much was going on.
Is this code for Boardwalk Empire? Then there are polar opposites which are trainwrecks in every way imaginable but are highly entertaining. I wouldn't deem the trainwrecks as being 'quality' even if I'm laughing at the production.
Yes. It's enjoyable but it's honestly pretty depressing to think that anyone would consider the writing to be one of the show's strong suits. It's riddled with logical fallacies and cut corners in a feeble attempt to pack the story within the boundaries of the established world.
The logical fallacies exist because the character themselves are faulty. Also, Fate/Zero has excellent writing. Just because Urobochi has to deal with Type-Moon stuff doesn't make it automatically bad.
Femmeworth
Banned
Faulty in what sense? In that none of them are believable or realistic, instead falling into rather bland archetypes because of the size of the cast? That I would agree to.
The deconstruction of certain characters as well as the discussion of certain philosophical questions is without a doubt one of the highlights of the show and something very few anime shows in general touch. Then we have the analysis of different time periods and the mindsets of these different time periods through the kings. The Grail Dialogue(Episode 11 IIRC) was a fantastic episode primarily for that reason. Then we have the balancing of a large ensemble cast and actually being able to flesh out the characters to a reasonable degree. The writing is, without a doubt, one of the highlights of the past few years.
Those bland archetypes are then shat on, ripped apart, and thrown in a fire. The show is a tragedy because it breaks down almost every single character on the show and what they think are their beliefs. Kariya pictured himself as the hero and when push came to shove, he showed what he really was. Half the cast thought they were better than everybody else, due to whatever reason, and the show then proceeds to drag them in the mud and make them human.
I'm still not sure if you're spelling that wrong on purpose or not.
KO Traveling Hobo
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This is one of those times where I'd consider the creator's intent mostly irrelevant. Maybe they were only aiming to shock and entertain, but what they actually made was more than that.
I'm pretty certain he is doing it on purpose.
dunno, School Days is only worth it for the end and the end is easily viewed via a handy youtube link, and its worth mainly lies with the shock value, which then wears off after the first viewing. There's no message being disseminated with school days, or meaning, just a bloody twist that's more important for its memetic potential than any real value of its own.
the dialogue ep showcased three personal philosophies, i wouldn't consider them to be representative of their era, nor is it a historic analysis of the time period. it's just... differing perspectives presented out in broad strokes, and their values aren't dependent on the era these genderbent royalties are from.
I disagree with that especially when you compare Saber and Rider's perspectives. Both of those I could definitely see being set in historical precedence. King Arthur's rule was mainly based around the knights but a general principle was that no person was inherently better than another(hence the Round Table). That stands in sharp contrast to say Rider and Gilgamesh where those time periods elevated individuals. It stands to reason then that Arthur would of course have issues with both kings. Also many of the stories(myths) in Arthurian era are based around the principle of self-sacrifice especially in the search for the Grail.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Just youtubing the ending is silly. For me, the characters' downward spiral was much more interesting and memorable than the Nice Boat.
Why not?
I thought it represented the authors descent into boredom (or madness)
apparently I was wrong though
Femmeworth
Banned
Take the premise and imagine it is for a live action movie, now imagine it is for an anime. See my point?
The entire journey made every second of the end that much sweeter.
Not really.
the journey sucks
no, they're not molded around perspectives unique to their times, or patterned after whatever times they're supposedly from--they're each representative of fairly universal themes, and their backgrounds are there more to fill out their skillsets for the game of cups. i think it'd be one thing if their views were truly representatives of their origins, but they all come off in the end as modern personas, and the setting itself supports this as they are essentially timeless beings, anyways.
the whole point of the king arthur mythos is that he (or she in this case, lolnasu) is special, that he is elevated and above the rest. the story ends with the mythification of the king as he disappears into avalon, anyways. the irony of the round table is that your worth isn't considered reciprocal to that of others due to its shape, but rather, it's measured by the distance of your seat from that of your king.
sorry, the journey sucks. it's like walking to grand canyon, the destination is what matters because the trip itself is going to blow.
e: except in this case it's more like walking to LA so you too can have the pleasure of being mugged. Deconstruction of tourism.
Femmeworth
Banned
The chances of something going terribly wrong (see Ro-Kyu-Bu!) in each scenario isn't equal.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Walking across the country is liable to be a lot more interesting than whatever you do/find/suffer at your destination!
I love it how you guys do research for this kind of stuff. I'm just too lazy.
I think the more fitting and voncoluted analogy would be that you're walking naked across the country as a van follows you and out the windows are two men with waterguns squirting warm syrup on your back and as night falls they light lamps so that bugs crawl all over you as you struggle to get to your destination.
sorry, no r-word here for me.
Femmeworth
Banned
Wow, J.C. Staff really didn't give a fuck with that show.Tsukihime 8
This is the laziest fall I've ever seen.
Not really. Yes Arthur had Excalibur and Avalon however the rest of the knights were reknown for various reasons and it wasn't Arthur who found the grail. It was Galahad due to the purity of his spirit. Then you have Lancelot who was a better swordsman than Arthur. It's the Knights of the Round Table as a whole. Saber having a self-sacrificial complex would fit into the general mythos for a lot of Arthurian myths of that time. Also Arthur isn't really known to be a conqueror like Alexander but rather the uniter and a ruler. This is a rather important difference in that Alexander and Gilgamesh both took what they wanted and for the most part weren't really interested in the managing of their empire(although you could make a valid argument that Alexander wanted to spread certain Macedonian/Greek values). Gilgamesh is the furthest from his real life origin/mythos in personality but again I would say his viewpoint ties into earlier concepts of how people viewed kings. Saber definitely fits into a more modern perception of what people expect kings to be, however that's true of a good amount of the mythos currently surrounding Arthur.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Pffffffffft
Well I've had the OP to Jinrui stuck in my head these past few days. If that counts as enjoying it I guess I have to go with that. I like the dance however.
Because I went to bed straight after posting that one gif. Guess this will be my next one.Yuru Yuri - 06
Why hasn't anyone made a gif where Chitose is spinning her way down the aisle?
I know nothing about this School Days show. Is it worth a gander?
Why would you do that to yourself?
Is one to deny a man the pleasures of dressing up in his older sister's clothes?
Helps her fit in with potential targets easier.
Drinking tea.
If you have a JP IP or a VPN, you can watch the first 10 minutes of Akito the Exiled now: http://www.geass.jp/akito/index.html
- Character animation seems rather stiff, not as nice as some of the stuff in Code Geass.
- The CG action is pretty well done, except for the explosions. I love the particle effects and the shading, but the explosions trying to copy how 2D explosions look just doesn't work well.
- Music rocks.
- The 10 min clip ends in the middle of an action scene, FML.
- Character animation seems rather stiff, not as nice as some of the stuff in Code Geass.
- The CG action is pretty well done, except for the explosions. I love the particle effects and the shading, but the explosions trying to copy how 2D explosions look just doesn't work well.
- Music rocks.
- The 10 min clip ends in the middle of an action scene, FML.
Crash Station
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Tsukihime 8
This is the laziest fall I've ever seen.
Ahahahaha. That's something you can do in photoshop.
Femmeworth
Banned
Code Geass had some nice character animation?
That's what you get for watching a preview clip.
The first few episodes of Code Geass has really nice character animation and solid key frame art, especially the major scenes with the lead characters. Lots of great poses and movement which defined the characters early on. It's not consistent, but it made a solid first impression and introduced the characters well. Didn't look boring and plain.
Not enough Spinzaku.
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