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Summer 2012 Anime |OT2| Of Suspended Anime Due To Olympics
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Ah I knew I had a reason to not want to watch it!
R_thanatos
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What plot ?
they are stuck in the game ..the only time this adventure will advance or end is when they'll reach the goal ( killing the last boss )
There is/was no other plot ... it's obvious since ep 2 that they'll focus on how everyone behave in SAO..because there is nothing else to tell.
Get ready for
at least 27 months of side stories in SAO
dakkumauji
Member
It was probably super duper cheap. Can't imagine they were asking for that much.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
It looks like RightStuf put up pre-orders for their Ristorante Paradiso release.
Or something, I dunno as this series is batshit insane no matter which way you cut it really.
He did indeed get thoroughly owned at the beginning but I guess he still had enough points left to continue. Plus, they said earlier they've sparred a couple of times since then.
They showed some of it but I'm guessing the rest will be continued in the next movie.
I should clarify that
he merely considers Balot like a sister due to their rather "unique" situation.
Now and Then, Here and There - 03
I dunno... it's good, but sometimes i feel it's being grimdark for the sake of being grimdark. Like the, i'm not sure what was its purpose.implied rape scene
It tries too hard to create a negative oppressive shithole atmosphere. We get it already!
watervengeance
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I'm trying to like it, but it's just so boring. At least it looks good.
These one-offs tell you more about the world, and bits and pieces of the "game mechanics". Also helps to build Kirito's harem.
I thought it was pretty funny that Kirito just let himself get hacked and slashed in this episode. Pretty sure that swords hurt whether you have health regeneration or not...
I feel like I'm being baited into posting a laughing anime .gif.
In the first ep, Kirito mentioned there wasn't any pain to be felt when Klein thought he was hurt so I'm not sure. I'd imagine someone fully aware of the game mechanics could use this to intimidate as Kirito did.
Chet Rippo
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Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox 5
Did not expect that kind of drama and action in this show, and I don't think Xebec's budget did either. The show is better when it's being cute and funny than being some weird sexy battle shounen. I suppose someone like DTL would appreciate Nozomu's brother I guess. Oh well, this episode had its moments.
Well, probably more intimate than most harem leads anyways.
This is what true love is about.
Silica is pretty much my least favorite character out of the entire SAO cast. Kirito is easily the worst in the beginning but gets so good later on.
You said you got to 20ish chapters. I would say that it's fairly average up to that point. It isn't until it hits the arc after the next that it gets batshit insane good.
You said you got to 20ish chapters. I would say that it's fairly average up to that point. It isn't until it hits the arc after the next that it gets batshit insane good.
Crash Station
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Well I just figured it would be a reasonable, at least partially linear sense of progression. Maybe show Kirito dealing with his social anxiety by making a party with what's her name and then they quest to the 100th floor.
Instead, we're nearly halfway through the game by the 2nd episode, an entire world of politics and what not has developed that we're barely given any information on, and the guy has become a personable badass going around solving other people's problems. It's just really weird progression.
watervengeance
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I like the character designs.
Crash Station
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What I read was far below average. I do not drop average things within 20 chapters.
watervengeance
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I'm sorry I don't scrutinize the animation frame by frame.
Oh... That stinks. What would it take for you to consider you to change your mind? I don't consider it a battle shounen or anything of that nature at all.
Does this mean we're getting a third Akira dub?
Razgriz-Specter
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Agree, though maybe they just went for quality. Higurashi was an amazing show, sadly Umineko didn't even come close.
Chet Rippo
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It's P.A. Works, that's like every frame.
PdotMichael
Banned
what the hell?
that's so bad!
hey hey!!!
say nothing against Misaki Mei!
I just scrubbed through an episode and got those.
Ultimadrago
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Demon spawn
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Yep, Higurashi was a really fun watch even if it wasn't the greatest adaptation. Umineko was just awful in every possible way.
On the bright side it'll probably sell way better in the US than it did in Japan.
But he doesn't go to the frontlines next episode... Well... sort of.
Crash Station
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I would consider it if it became a battle shounen.
watervengeance
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Kokoro Connect - Still the most entertaining show this season. Inaba is hilarious. Anyone know how long this show is supposed to be?
Chet Rippo
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Nyaruko's legs look really twisted there.
Probably twelve episodes.
Razgriz-Specter
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I really wish I could watch Higurashi for the first time again, when I had absolutely no clue wtf was happening.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
She probably doesn't have any ACLs so its fine.
Dedication Through Light
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Gundam Wing 5
I wish we would stop focusing on Relena so much. Shes dull and gets in the way. Sure Dr. J told her things to develop Heero, but his development could have come from so many other areas. Actually, I don't even see what her significance in the plot is anymore beyond providing an entertaining scene
Trowa should have stayed with Quatre, though its nice Quatre got attached to him so quickly. And Heero and Duo still provide tons of laughs
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I wish we would stop focusing on Relena so much. Shes dull and gets in the way. Sure Dr. J told her things to develop Heero, but his development could have come from so many other areas. Actually, I don't even see what her significance in the plot is anymore beyond providing an entertaining scene
grabbing the purse bomb the lady left and then taking it back to her, made me laugh so much for some reason, lol
Trowa should have stayed with Quatre, though its nice Quatre got attached to him so quickly. And Heero and Duo still provide tons of laughs
as if he'd shoot at him, Duo should know better by now
watervengeance
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Gundam Wing 5
I wish we would stop focusing on Relena so much. Shes dull and gets in the way. Sure Dr. J told her things to develop Heero, but his development could have come from so many other areas. Actually, I don't even see what her significance in the plot is anymore beyond providing an entertaining scenegrabbing the purse bomb the lady left and then taking it back to her, made me laugh so much for some reason, lol
Trowa should have stayed with Quatre, though its nice Quatre got attached to him so quickly. And Heero and Duo still provide tons of laughs.as if he'd shoot at him, Duo should know better by now
I've started watching this as well. Relena is annoying as hell.
Chet Rippo
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I suppose being a crawling chaos has its benefits.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Ghost in the Shell
This feels very much of the time, where science fiction was much concerned with bigger ideas and how how characters were wrapped into those ideas (as we've seen now, the trend is very much toward character first, metaphysical ideas second).
It's hard not to see the connections to Blade Runner, where you have a bunch of Replicants questioning the very nature of humanity and what makes a human being a human being, except we get a chance to see this from the android's/cyborg's point of view.
(Well, questions about Deckard's status as a Replicant notwithstanding).
In keeping with that theme, there are some quite lovely shots with the Major that touch on the introspection that she goes through over the course of the film.
Then there are the clunkers where people over explain both the themes and the plot to each other (and more specifically to the audience), but I suppose I can forgive that given how relatively tight the film is when it comes to everything else.
And as much as I like the world and the ideas, I can't imagine how they could drag this out to a 52 episode anime series. I'm not even sure that I'd want to check out the sequel because where else can you go after that ending?
Well, at least now I can ignore the backlog for another few months. Woot. lol
This feels very much of the time, where science fiction was much concerned with bigger ideas and how how characters were wrapped into those ideas (as we've seen now, the trend is very much toward character first, metaphysical ideas second).
It's hard not to see the connections to Blade Runner, where you have a bunch of Replicants questioning the very nature of humanity and what makes a human being a human being, except we get a chance to see this from the android's/cyborg's point of view.
(Well, questions about Deckard's status as a Replicant notwithstanding).
In keeping with that theme, there are some quite lovely shots with the Major that touch on the introspection that she goes through over the course of the film.
Then there are the clunkers where people over explain both the themes and the plot to each other (and more specifically to the audience), but I suppose I can forgive that given how relatively tight the film is when it comes to everything else.
And as much as I like the world and the ideas, I can't imagine how they could drag this out to a 52 episode anime series. I'm not even sure that I'd want to check out the sequel because where else can you go after that ending?
Well, at least now I can ignore the backlog for another few months. Woot. lol
Ice Lightning
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Just completed the first eight episodes of Gurren Lagann.
I have only seen parts of this series back when it aired on Ani-Mondays, so I knew this was bound to happen at some part in the story.
Kamina's death was a bit unexpected, seeing as this series has 27 episodes even with the time-skip.
I have only seen parts of this series back when it aired on Ani-Mondays, so I knew this was bound to happen at some part in the story.
I hope this gets a good answer because that's one reason I'd been tentative about finally getting around to the sequel.
It's not like that matters as the original audio's the only way to go for Akira thanks to the animated lip-synch!
See this infamous Angel Beats! (another P.A. Works classic) Keyframe (yes, keyframe. it's not an in-between no matter what some might say)
It goes to some fucking awesome Batou action scene
and Basset Hound
I like when they sing in Glee. I hate everything else about Glee but the singing is rad.
Yes.
Its like the anime industry and figure makers love to take my money.
Who is the cutie witch with purple hair?
As for The Princess of Crystal from Penguindrum I already have a gsc on on order.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I bet there's a lot of CG in it! lol
(So random action scenes then?
Although I suppose Universal Soldier was a sequel to Blade Runner, so why not.)RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
I agree *nod*
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