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[Jex]

I feel like when TLRD starts airing, this thread is going to reach new lows.

Eh, it's been far worse than this in the past.

 

[madp]

Battle Girls: Time Paradox 4-END

Sad about no second season.

There's always Sengoku Collection and Oda Nobuna no Yabou if you're hungry for more.

 

[Tomat]

Eh, it's been far worse than this in the past.

Oh, story time! I'm new here, tell me, tell me!

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

There's always Sengoku Collection and Oda Nobuna no Yabou if you're hungry for more.

Thanks

 

[Instro]

Eureka 7 AO 16

What's quite a BFG you got there AO. This was a fun episode action wise, lots of lasers and explosions and animation and such, although the actual events of the episode seemed a bit rushed along. The writing and amount of plot twists are an increasing concern for me. Things are as confusing, if not more so, than they were 3-4 episodes ago with few real answers being given. There seems to be a general lack of cohesiveness between many of the plot events, which will probably end up sinking this show in the 2nd half unless they can get all this together. I'm torn between "what is going on?" and "fuck yeah, shit blowing up".

Spoiler

It's a shame they couldn't make Elena disappear.

 

[Jex]

Mazinkaiser: Deathmatch! General Dark

Any complaint about sterility I may have had in the first Mazinkaiser OVAs is wiped away here. Holy shit, this is the dark brave take I thought it'd be, it's unafraid in it's execution of events, and most importantly it comes across as its own product rather than just tossing Kouji an upgrade and then back to business as normal as in that first OVA. Very nearly more awesome than I could handle and a very worthy remake of the film it's based on.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who found the Mazinkaiser OVA's to be flawed works. I really couldn't put my finger on why I didn't like them but perhaps it is, as you so aptly put it, their sterility. Despite all the over-the-top robot action that they contained I found them to be kind of boring and hollow. They completely failed to engage me as a viewer.

 

[Chet Rippo]

Divergence Eve: Misaki Chronicles 8

This episode had it all.

• 
  Tits

• Bad CG Aliens

• Inverted colors

• Generic video link hijak

• and Blue girl on Robot action, if you can call that a thing.

It'll be interesting seeing on how they go from here.

 

[Jex]

Well, yes, that's how influences work. C is influenced by B who was influenced by A. The further removed in time you become from the original influence the more it becomes obscured, but you can trace the lineage back from person to person if you so desire.

Just go give an example of how this lineage can be traced back, here's a post which is all about Ikuhara's influences on the anime industry. Of course, it acknowledges that Ikuhara, along with many others, were greatly influenced by Osamu Dezaki:

Sure, Akiyuki Shinbo plays a huge role in this, too, since he apparently got stimulated a lot by Osamu Dezaki as well, so Ikuhara and Shinbo are more or less in the same tradition (Shinbo ripping off Ikuhara – like some people claim – is certainly not the case in my book). Both Shinbo‘s and Ikuhara‘s style have their roots in Dezaki‘s work and consequently in the philosophy of Tezuka Productions, which is the school of pursuing maximum effect with limited animation.

 

[BGBW]

That's because this PV is actually from the end of July.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=40398726#post40398726

The only reason they reuploaded it is because they decided to replace the pregnant Shiho Kawaragi in the cast.

Well I know for a fact I didn't check it out then. It just that it looks like it does nothing new. Literally all the typical shots that someone who doesn't watch anime would think of.

So like... What's the deal with hentai? Are we allowed to talk about that here or should I just keep it in my pants?

One of my first posts in one of these threads was about a hentai. No one called me out on it.

Spoiler

They just ignored me like usual.

Thinking about watching Kokoro Connect. Yay or nay?

Don't let the first episode discourage you; it's pretty weak. The show really picks up from episode two onwards.

I never actually watched bible black. Wasn't cute enough for me.

Bible Black defines a generation of early noughties Internet users.

what's wrong with titjobs

Well in a plastic surgery sense it ruins the beauty of nature and the life-life texture ;_;

Fall 2012 Anime |OT| Alien Harems and Christmas Cakes

Fall 2012 Anime |OT| Kicking some Teeth In, JoJo Style.

Well you could make a pun with both JoJo and Christmas cakes with Ora Ora Vs Ara Ara.

Apparently, in response to poor weather for an official Yuru Yuri event at a Tokyo amusement park today, Namori started having a conversation with the Yuru Yuri anime Twitter, and wound up doing some doodling on napkins while at a cafe:

I'd follow them but I can't read bugger all of what they are typing and all the interesting things will probably be posted when I'm asleep.
Nice doodles mind.

They even know that Sayaka X Kyoko is canon

OTP!

 

[Jex]

I don't think they ever planned on remaking anything from End of Eva. I could be wrong, or the plan could have changed, but based on what they originally said I expect that they will mostly "remake" the TV storyline, and then from then on create a brand new finale, unlike anything in ep25-26 or End of Eva.

My hope is that Anno's trolling will be on a level never seen before but I fear that he's getting too old to pull that kind of stuff or, unfortunately.

 

[Jex]

Eureka Seven AO 16

Also, I don't know how I feel about genre savviness now. It's almost as pointless as references for the sake of referencing, since it happens so often.

As for what the show is about, I remembered that I gave up on trying to understand this show before the Olympics happened. lol

It's interesting how anime turns things that might theoretically be interesting given a very specific context, like metatextuality or genrsaviness, into everyday occurrences with no thought put into them. It's just part of that checklist that has to be ticked.

 

[Articalys]

Sasami-san@Ganbaranai is confirmed to be airing in January 2013.

The initial voice cast was also announced:

Sasami Tsukuyomi: Kana Asumi

Sasami is a first-year high school student who lives with her older brother Kamiomi. She is a hikikomori (shut-in) and initially refuses to even go to school, but she later begins attending school in February near the end of her first year in high school. At home, Sasami uses a "Brother Surveillance Tool" on her computer to view the outside world.

Tsurugi Yagami: Chiwa Saito

Tsurugi is 31-years-old, the eldest of the Yagami sisters, and is a teacher at Sasami's high school. Despite her age, she has the appearance of a little girl and has the personality of a middle-aged man. She often plays adult games in the staff room.

Kagami Yagami: Kana Hanazawa

Kagami is 16-years-old, the second eldest of the Yagami sisters, and is Sasami's classmate. She is a plain girl and is constantly sleepy.

Tama Yagami: Ai Nonoka

Tama is nine-years-old, the youngest of the Yagami sisters, and is in third grade. In contrast of Tsurugi, despite Tama's young age, she has the appearance of an adult woman. However, she has the innocent personality of a girl her age or even younger.

 

[duckroll]

My hope is that Anno's trolling will be on a level never seen before but I fear that he's getting too old to pull that kind of stuff or, unfortunately.

He doesn't have to do it alone. He can get helped from the KyoAni guys who did Endless Eight, and maybe Gen Butch can co-write the screenplay!

 

[PdotMichael]

Voice cast for Sasami-san@Ganbaranai is being announced:

Sasami: Kana Asumi
Tsurugi: Chiwa Saito
Kagami: Kana Hanazawa
Tama: Ai Nonoka

Can't wait to see demigods doing crazy stuff.

too bad It's a winter season anime.

 

[Jex]

I..........I think I might have a problem. This arrived in the mailbox today:

http://i.imgur.com/dhXPv.jpg

It's. The first step towards getting better is admitting that you have a problem.

 

[Jex]

Divergence Eve: Misaki Chronicles 2

There we go, that's more like the Divergence Eve I know. And did they give the android loli boobs in this season? I approve of this change.

For whatever reason I was compelled to look up Divergence Eve on Wikipedia. I suppose that I mainly wanted to know when it was made and what Studio created a work with such awful character designs. It would have certainly made more sense to go straight to ANN but if I had done that I would have missed out on this amazing part of the Wikipedia page:

Fan service

The most controversial aspect of Divergence Eve by far is the amount of fan service used. Nearly all the women in the series have slightly larger than usual breasts, including the medical staff and unnamed bridge crew. The bust measurements of the main characters range from 89 to 104 centimetres in their official profiles, but all have waist sizes of 60 centimetres or less. They initially had a tendency to be unrealistically bouncy, though this effect has been reduced over the course of the series.

The training outfits used by the main characters are similar to tankinis, but with the top half's bottom ending as high as possible. Their flight uniforms are skin-tight, and the small interiors of their R.A.s make for very close-up scenes, often at immodest angles. Their standard uniforms are more modest from the waist up, but feature very high miniskirts and high stockings. Misaki appears in a full-frontal nudity scene very early in the series, but without any primary sexual characteristics drawn. Scenes in her quarters also tend to have her in various states of undress.

The ending credits arguably go the furthest in terms of fan service. Set to the J-pop style song Pump up!, they feature Misaki in many outfits, almost all revealing:

hotpants, sports safety equipment, and a halter top (and later, a halfshirt)
bike shorts, tank top, and safety gear
three different thong bikinis
an apron
a laced-up tube top, a miniskirt, and thigh-highs
two full dresses
a Gothic Lolita outfit with camisole, miniskirt, garter belt, thigh-highs, and high boots
a Chinese Qipao dress ending very high
four Japanese school uniforms, including a sailor fuku and a physical education uniform
a transparent wet T-shirt, brassiere, and hotpants
a showgirl outfit
a waitress uniform

Finally, each episode's credits end with a topless sunbathing scene. The camera is aimed high enough to cut off the image and prevent the need for additional censorship, but very little is hidden, and the bounce effect is used.

The level of fan service in Divergence Eve has attracted much criticism from western viewers. Critics typically condemn the fan service first and foremost, before all other aspects of the show. Similarly, the few reviews that have praised the fan service tend to use it as their primary praise; some have called the plot mediocre, yet still recommend it due to the visuals.

The exacting level of detail the writer of this entry goes into is hilarious.

 

[duckroll]

Jojo TV designs from Ultra Jump:

 

[duckroll]

New anime film adaptation on the way from MAPPA: "To All The Corners Of The World", based on the manga by Fumiyo Kono

Anime director Sunao Katabuchi (Mai Mai Miracle, Black Lagoon) acknowledged on his Twitter account on Friday that he will be directing an upcoming theatrical anime adaptation of Fumiyo Kono's To All The Corners Of The World (Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni). Katabuchi quoted individuals stating that a poster at the Hiroshima Anikomu event for the anime revealed that he would direct the anime at the studio MAPPA, adding that he was on his way to Hiroshima.

Katabuchi also wrote that official character designs for the series have yet to be completed, and that the images on the poster consisted of rough sketches and storyboards. MAPPA founder (and former MADHOUSE head) Masao Maruyama also tweeted on Friday that while no "embargo" had been lifted yet and that he planned to make an announcement regarding an unspecified title in the near future, he would still like to send his greetings to those who will work with him in the near future.

The award-winning story of Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni follows a bride named Suzu Urano as she moves to her new life in Kure City on the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture. Suzu perseveres through World War II with pluck and determination.

Wow, MAPPA lives! I was expecting the worst after it was announced they were doing shorts for Tennis Girls, but looks like they're back doing whatever it is Madhouse won't do anymore! Nice.

 

[Dresden]

Wow, MAPPA lives! I was expecting the worst after it was announced they were doing shorts for Tennis Girls, but looks like they're back doing whatever it is Madhouse won't do anymore! Nice.

Very nice. Fumiyo Kono is good.

 

[Jex]

New anime film adaptation on the way from MAPPA: "To All The Corners Of The World", based on the manga by Fumiyo Kono

I guess there's hope for this world yet.

 

[Lurky]

Bible Black defines a generation of early noughties Internet users.

Well if this is true then i'm gonna have to give it a go.

 

[flawfuls]

Wow, MAPPA lives! I was expecting the worst after it was announced they were doing shorts for Tennis Girls, but looks like they're back doing whatever it is Madhouse won't do anymore! Nice.

Adaptation of a Fumiyo Kono manga? Fuck yessssss.

 

[cajunator]

There's no fucking way that all of you weren't affected by that DNS thing. Or else I'm just extremely unlucky.

Nendoroids aren't ugly like figmas are.

This is true. I made an exception for Kuroyukihime in case they wouldnt release a full scale one for osme reason (havent announced one yet)

Came in the mail yesterday.

I'm jelly
But there is a reprint coming and I jumped on that.

Would you say it's an episode of Squid Girl without pier? There's nothing in it that you'd dock it points for?

I ink people tend to wave over these deficiencies when they sea it because its so cute.

So with TLR Darkness show around the corner... it is that time again to confirm best girl.

Yes, Momo is best girl. However Mikan makes a strong case because of Hanazawa. But Mikan just doesn't have short pink hair. These things are important.

?

I was happy that they brought that back for the Total Recall remake.

 

[Jex]

[Accel World] - 19

The best thing I can say for this episode is that it was largely spent-in game. There was also a fight with a robot and a big dragon thing but it wasn't particularly interesting. Then again, it wasn't particularly offensive either.

I didn't feel like my time was entirely wasted.

 

[Narag]

There's no fucking way that all of you weren't affected by that DNS thing. Or else I'm just extremely unlucky.

No problems all night!

 

[cajunator]

While it's true that after All Dogs he went on a steep downward spiral he never really recovered from, I think mostly everything prior to it is still wonderful to this day.

Now I'm wondering, though, what do you all think of Ralph Bakshi? I must admit to this day I'm still somewhat intrigued about his original vision for Cool World. Could've made for a pretty neat film, I think.

Ralph Bakshi...
I knew that name rang a bell. I watched a show called Fritz the Cat a long time ago because people told me it was fucked up. when people tell me no to watch something I usually do. Anyway, its literally furry porn. A cat that looks very much like Heathcliff or something goes all Makoto on all the girl cats. Its a pretty messed up movie. But it was entertaining. Bakshi is fucked up in the best way.

One Off OVA

So very SatoJun. I think the formula has been nearly perfected now. This time we get some bike advertisement moe in addition to some rather lame unambitious girl moe.

Seriously, this main girl is such a debbie downer I'm surprised her friends haven't ditched her already.



Good thing there's Kobayashi playing a genki australian chick to teach her some valuable lessons!

Best part of the whole thing, right here.



I give this OVA 3 Zoomys out of 5.

This looks significantly :cajun as to give it a watch.

They probably like drawing cute naked girls.

Who the hell doesn't?!

They even know that Sayaka X Kyoko is canon

OH man I have to watch that now. But isn't it a bit early to be referencing a show from last year?

Divergence Eve: Misaki Chronicles 8

This episode had it all.

• 
  Tits

• Bad CG Aliens

• Inverted colors

• Generic video link hijak

• and Blue girl on Robot action, if you can call that a thing.

It'll be interesting seeing on how they go from here.

I think the reason why shows like this didn't bother me is because I watched them when bad CG was the norm. you just kind of got used to seeing it. This is how I glossed over the dragon from FSN.

 

[PdotMichael]

OH man I have to watch that now. But isn't it a bit early to be referencing a show from last year?

It's never too early to make a Madoka reference.

 

[Firemind]

Tsurugi Yagami: Chiwa Saito

Tsurugi is 31-years-old, the eldest of the Yagami sisters, and is a teacher at Sasami's high school. Despite her age, she has the appearance of a little girl and has the personality of a middle-aged man. She often plays adult games in the staff room.

Tama Yagami: Ai Nonoka

Tama is nine-years-old, the youngest of the Yagami sisters, and is in third grade. In contrast of Tsurugi, despite Tama's young age, she has the appearance of an adult woman. However, she has the innocent personality of a girl her age or even younger.

ANIME

 

[cajunator]

That DNS thing must have been a conspiracy.
That's what I'm gonna call it.
A conspiracy to make me go do other things in that real world place.
Terrible

 

[Dresden]

ANIME

Wow, a loli christmas cake.

Tsurugi is 31-years-old, the eldest of the Yagami sisters, and is a teacher at Sasami's high school. Despite her age, she has the appearance of a little girl and has the personality of a middle-aged man. She often plays adult games in the staff room.

 

[wonzo]

ANIME

Yoiko did it better

 

[Lurky]

Wow, a loli christmas cake.

Best tasting christmas cake ever!

 

[Dresden]

Best tasting christmas cake ever!

Small and stale!

 

[Lafiel]

Damn the new MAPPA news sounds to good to be true. Here's hoping they announce a new yuasa TV series next!

Spoiler

then they can go out with a bang

 

[Mandoric]

Rumors coming out of TBS Anime Festa are that Goto will be back to work in late September and they're just gonna last-minute things for Honeycomb until she catches up.

 

[Lurky]

Small and stale!

Well that way you can eat it quicker instead of subjecting yourself to torture.

 

[Trojita]

What's up with Otaku with oniichans all having Sony laptops?

Tsurugi is 31-years-old, the eldest of the Yagami sisters, and is a teacher at Sasami's high school. Despite her age, she has the appearance of a little girl and has the personality of a middle-aged man. She often plays adult games in the staff room.

lol

 

[BGBW]

Yeah. Have fun explaining that to UK customs. "It's ok, she may look like a kid, but the reality is she is a 31 year old as stated by the mangaka."

 

[Articalys]

New Sasami-san@Ganbaranai PV is up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9WDz6FYaKw

Nothing in the way of new animation, just some more character art and the VA announcements.
Also, the brother (Kamiomi Tsukuyomi) is played by Houchu Ohtsuka, who you might remember most recently as the 765Pro president in Idolmaster.

 

[cajunator]

Hyouka 06

Chitanda gets angry. Its true, she does. I think.
Plus the most vapid mystery yet. I don't know why I watch thi- huh? What?

HHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNRRRRRNNNNNGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[duckroll]

Accel World - Episode 19

OMG! This was really good! Fun action! Girl power! Dragon monster! Super robot! Magical Girl! Mermaids! And an extra dose of yuri at the end! What's there not to like?! Felt like a really fun OVA side story which is so much more entertaining than the actual current story arc the rest of the characters are stuck in at the moment. Too bad we're going back to that next week.

10/10

Yoshino redeemed!

 

[BluWacky]

Yeah. Have fun explaining that to UK customs. "It's ok, she may look like a kid, but the reality is she is a 31 year old as stated by the mangaka."

Doesn't make any difference under UK law anyway, does it? I thought that our anti-lolicon law covered any adult that looks underage depicted in an offensive pornographic fashion (for whatever value of "offensive" the law allows, I suppose).

 

[PdotMichael]

though Tsurugi looks not very loli like

 

[BGBW]

Doesn't make any difference under UK law anyway, does it? I thought that our anti-lolicon law covered any adult that looks underage depicted in an offensive pornographic fashion (for whatever value of "offensive" the law allows, I suppose).

It's like Challenge 25. If you look underaged you are underaged unless you can prove otherwise. I don't think customs accept IDs for fictional characters... oh wait.

 

[cajunator]

Sasami-san@Ganbaranai is confirmed to be airing in January 2013.

The initial voice cast was also announced:

What?
Young one is old.
Old on is young.
INCEPTION EVERYWHERE. BAIL THE FUCK OUT.

 

[BGBW]

BAIL THE FUCK OUT.

If only I had a gif for this...

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Jojo TV designs from Ultra Jump:

Darn, I dont think I'll be watching, cant get into the character designs at all.

 

[Firemind]

So in both situations it'd make you a pedo?

 

[duckroll]

So in both situations it'd make you a pedo?

The only way to survive is not to watch.

 

[cajunator]

The trap is set. Who will fall in?