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Summer 2012 Anime |OT3| Where All the Waifus Are Made Up and the Points Don't Matter
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Gotta fill time somehow.
Canis lupus
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The end of season 1 was awesome. Shit happens that you would not expect, and this happens in every season so its very unpredictable.
Crash Station
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Space Bros 24
Who knew mowing the lawn could be so inspiring.
Who knew mowing the lawn could be so inspiring.
You are getting me so excited I went and rewatched 22 and 23 to figure out where I was.
I forgot how fast it moves in Season 1.
LOGH 23
Yeaaaaaaaaaah
LOGH 24
AW YEAH
LOGH 25
Blonde's support group ep
LOGH 26
Aw shit it's this ep
Space Brothers 23
Another great episode.
It turns out that
Also, Serika is really really really really really really really ADORABLE.
Another great episode.
It turns out that
Yuuri withdrew from the Astronaut selection program in order to pursue a dream of discovering extraterrestrial life on europa.
That left room for Makabe to become the ninth person chosen.
Makabe and Mutta wish each other luck as they head to Houston to complete the exams and enter the program.
That left room for Makabe to become the ninth person chosen.
Makabe and Mutta wish each other luck as they head to Houston to complete the exams and enter the program.
RyougaSaotome
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Hyouka Fin
What a fascinating and beautiful little series.
There are a few KyoAni shows that I'm totally in love with (FMP TSR, Nichijou), but most other stuff I've either outright disliked or simply didn't care about.
I'm not sure what it is about Hyouka that drew me in and compelled me to watch to the end, but there's no doubting that on a visual level it went above and beyond the TV standard. There was an incredible consistency in the art and animation throughout all 22 episodes that truly blew my mind.
The direction was subtle and nuanced, with each shot choice meant to reflect something beyond "this is pretty." It's an absolute shame that the novels are progressing so slowly, as I'm invested enough in these characters and relationships that I'd go out right now and pick up where the show left off.
What a fascinating and beautiful little series.
There are a few KyoAni shows that I'm totally in love with (FMP TSR, Nichijou), but most other stuff I've either outright disliked or simply didn't care about.
I'm not sure what it is about Hyouka that drew me in and compelled me to watch to the end, but there's no doubting that on a visual level it went above and beyond the TV standard. There was an incredible consistency in the art and animation throughout all 22 episodes that truly blew my mind.
The direction was subtle and nuanced, with each shot choice meant to reflect something beyond "this is pretty." It's an absolute shame that the novels are progressing so slowly, as I'm invested enough in these characters and relationships that I'd go out right now and pick up where the show left off.
Moyashimon Returns - 05-06
Yes. YES. YEEEEESSSSSS.
LISTEN UP YOU CHICKEN SHITS. TODAY WE MAKE MISO.
Amazing stuff. The festivals have been awesome in this show.
Yes. YES. YEEEEESSSSSS.
LISTEN UP YOU CHICKEN SHITS. TODAY WE MAKE MISO.
Amazing stuff. The festivals have been awesome in this show.
Oikawa in dat bunny suit! Those pervert fans! The professor's political pull!
I can't wait to see how they get Haruka back, and what the whole deal with inviting her dad to the bar was.
Moms out here are fucking nuts.
I can't wait to see how they get Haruka back, and what the whole deal with inviting her dad to the bar was.
Moms out here are fucking nuts.
Canis lupus
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Nodame Cantabile 8
Its good, but its getting boring.
Its good, but its getting boring.
Stupidity Art Online 2
Why is everybody in this show so flipping stupid?
Why does everyone go along with the stupidity of blaming
Why does Kirito go full retard
This all seems terribly contrived for the sole purpose of "explaining" why Kirito is a solo player.
This scene was insufferable. "Put cream on bread! I'm a genius." "I want to stay me, because me is who I am and if I'm not me I won't be myself any more." What am I supposed to be feeling during this scene? Is her vague and insipid statement supposed to be some kind of motivation?
It's easy to see why people are watching this show, because the art and animation are really quite pleasing and well-produced. On a writing level, however, this leaves much to be desired. The few with coherent motivations act like self-destructive idiots for no discernible reason. The only likable characters so far are Klein and Token Awesome Anime Black Guy.
Ah, memories...
Why is everybody in this show so flipping stupid?
Why does he just let him die?
the guy who just saved them?
and pretend to be a douchebag for no reason?
This scene was insufferable. "Put cream on bread! I'm a genius." "I want to stay me, because me is who I am and if I'm not me I won't be myself any more." What am I supposed to be feeling during this scene? Is her vague and insipid statement supposed to be some kind of motivation?
It's easy to see why people are watching this show, because the art and animation are really quite pleasing and well-produced. On a writing level, however, this leaves much to be desired. The few with coherent motivations act like self-destructive idiots for no discernible reason. The only likable characters so far are Klein and Token Awesome Anime Black Guy.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Cheap melodrama is easier to write and market than actual character motivation? No way.
Space Brothers 24
Mutta is put on lawn mowing duty. It was interesting to see
Also there's this asshole
And worse, Mutta
Asuna definitely doesnt get more interesting.
The show is pretty much like you see here. Entertaining but pretty stupid. MMORPG animes tend to be fun.
Mutta is put on lawn mowing duty. It was interesting to see
how his approach to learning and solving problems is incredibly similar to how hibito does. The comparison between the Mutta operating the lawnmower and Hibito piloting a Moon vehicle was a neat touch.
named Azuma who is angry because Hibito was chosen above him for the moon landing.
has to take the final exam given by Azuma.
Asuna definitely doesnt get more interesting.
The show is pretty much like you see here. Entertaining but pretty stupid. MMORPG animes tend to be fun.
So I decided to look at the Blood+ OP3 since I pretty much forgot how it looked. I'm mainly interested in figuring out some of Shiotani's directing style, not that you can tell much in a minute and a half.
Right off the bat, the colors and shading really jump out. It fits pretty well with the name of the Uverworld song, "Colors of the Heart". Going through the song I was very impressed by some of the angles such as this one:
Shiotani also loves his symbolism as there are a multitude of shots that are primarily symbolic in nature. I would say it focuses less on the physical components of the characters and rather the mentalities of them. There are tons of quick cuts as well but I can't really blame him as he has less than two minutes.
There were a couple of generic shots thrown in but I liked the way they were framed.
In the second screencap, I liked the way that the angle rotated to display behind Saya. Her positioning is also great in that it reflects the beast in her.
He does a great job of summing up what the show is about in a quick manner, all the while doing it stylishly.
I also looked at the fourth OP for a sense of comparison and holy shit is it flat. It definitely jumps less and has more 'action' shots but as a whole, it's much less impressive. People who were praising Shiotani's work for this OP were right in that he does use pretty creative visual angles. I'm really hoping Shiotani storyboards the Psycho-Pass OP as that would be a real treat to watch.
Right off the bat, the colors and shading really jump out. It fits pretty well with the name of the Uverworld song, "Colors of the Heart". Going through the song I was very impressed by some of the angles such as this one:
Shiotani also loves his symbolism as there are a multitude of shots that are primarily symbolic in nature. I would say it focuses less on the physical components of the characters and rather the mentalities of them. There are tons of quick cuts as well but I can't really blame him as he has less than two minutes.
There were a couple of generic shots thrown in but I liked the way they were framed.
This one being the usual, chase after the lead or heroine shot.
This one being the usual height differential shot to represent the power difference between the two characters.
In the second screencap, I liked the way that the angle rotated to display behind Saya. Her positioning is also great in that it reflects the beast in her.
He does a great job of summing up what the show is about in a quick manner, all the while doing it stylishly.
I also looked at the fourth OP for a sense of comparison and holy shit is it flat. It definitely jumps less and has more 'action' shots but as a whole, it's much less impressive. People who were praising Shiotani's work for this OP were right in that he does use pretty creative visual angles. I'm really hoping Shiotani storyboards the Psycho-Pass OP as that would be a real treat to watch.
Crash Station
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I feel like this is a Japanese thing. Enough scenes with dialogue like that exists for it to not just be a single moment of shoddy writing.
It's certainly an underserved genre these days, much like interplanetary sci-fi.
RyougaSaotome
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I've had similar stuff said to me by real people, so it really doesn't bug me much in animation.
It's certainly true to reality here for me, though I can see why other folks would be confused.
RyougaSaotome
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Bad writing is Japanese? Racist
Well, speaking in vague terms and saying things like "If I stop being me, I won't be me anymore" is certainly not that rare around these parts. Even if it makes more sense in Japanese, by a long shot.
Yea I've actually seen that clip already. His use of first-person around the 1:02 mark is fairly interesting although it seems kinda heavy on the CG. I do think the swaying depicts a good job of how unstable the guy is. He also likes to do camera sways in this way, as it's especially prevalent on the subway car sequence. Another particular unique shot is at the 3:04 mark where it zooms in at an angle instead of just doing a quick cut, it creates a more natural scene and also gives a good depiction of how small the subway car is. The shot at 6:49 is somewhat interesting as well, although I'm not sure what the point of this angle was. There's also some fairly good use of glares from lights, such as at 4:58 and 7:57, that I hope he uses in Psycho-Pass.
I also thought this was a good use of the top-down perspective as a way of creating verticality.
There are a couple of questionable stuff from the scenes such as the heavy use of CG in that it looks pretty unnatural and also why did Saya stop after getting off the subway car
it seems like she forgot that there was a monster on the loose until she heard the scream.
Canis lupus
Member
I think what it shows is that the author is kind of uncreative with names.
You know how Jexhius likes to make things up sometimes.
Theonik
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Glad I dropped it after the first episode it seems I should keep it that way.
To make you talk about it of course!
That's weird. I would think something like that would stay in people's memories. If you may remember, it's a little bit different from the first season of Darker than Black because they changed the protagonist to:
to:
Remember? It's pretty kawaii.
What was great about the first season is that even if a character like this existed, they would always end up
dead
Gotta pay the bills somehow I guess.
That will be in the next-generation Macbook. All images of faces are automatically replaces with the face of Steve Jobs.
That sounds about right.
Interested to find out how :cajun this Yui character is.
Is this the premise for a new dystopian anime?
So I guess it was a rather short podcast then.
You're not interested in the mental breakdowns of the nurse who just saw 20 patients all flatline at once? The stench of death lingering in the air? The grief of the families as they watch their children waste their lives away playing a videogame? The police investigating a crime with no leads? Whatever happened to that pizza?
It won't really make any sense if you haven't watched the first season.
It still won't make sense if you do.
Branduil's Accel World Duel Avatar is named Brown Pile - Potental: A+
Well apparently I would be pink axe. That site is weird.
You probably missed my posts about Tamayura from a few months ago, didn't you?
PdotMichael
Banned
found a list with all confirmed TV animes for 2013
Winter Season
New
Da Capo III
Chihayafuru S2
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai S2
Minamike S4
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai
GJ-bu
Sen Isamu
My Girlfriend and Childhood Friend Fight Too Much
Vividred Operation
from the fall season
(JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
Zetsuen no Tempest
Robotics;Notes
Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo
Psycho-Pass
Little Busters!
Bakuman
Shirokuma Cafe
Gintama
Magi
not confirmed
Oreimo S2
AKB0048 S2
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
Love Live!
(Blood Lad)
What a fantastic lineup for 2013.
Winter Season
New
Da Capo III
Chihayafuru S2
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai S2
Minamike S4
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai
GJ-bu
Sen Isamu
My Girlfriend and Childhood Friend Fight Too Much
Vividred Operation
from the fall season
(JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
Zetsuen no Tempest
Robotics;Notes
Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo
Psycho-Pass
Little Busters!
Bakuman
Shirokuma Cafe
Gintama
Magi
not confirmed
Oreimo S2
AKB0048 S2
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
Love Live!
(Blood Lad)
What a fantastic lineup for 2013.
The novels the anime is based on aren't finished.
Basileus777
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The cat romance show is 2 cour?
Hyouka - Episode 22 (END)
Wow, what a visual masterpiece this show was. It's too bad it's over, and there probably won't be any continuation for quite a while. I ended up really enjoying it. Dat ending.I almost believed. Lol.
I think we all did. The power of TrollAni.
PdotMichael
Banned
Think of Yamada but ten times cuter.
id be laughing too if my head was bigger than my body
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