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http://psycho-pass.com/

Nobuchika Ginoza - A senior Executive Officer (I think this sounds better than Monitoring Officer) in the same department as Akane. VA: Kenji Nojima

Tomomi Mazaoka - A fellow Enforcer in Shinya's department. VA: Kinryuu Arimoto

Shuusei Kagari - A fellow Enforcer in Shinya's department. VA: Akira Ishida

Yayoi Kunidzuka - A fellow Enforcer in Shinya's department. VA: Shizuka Itou

Shion Karanomori - A lab assistant in the Analysis Department. VA: Miyuki Sawashiro

Portable Psychology Diagnostic and Suppression System - Dominator

The Dominator is a special handgun carried by Executive and Enforcement officers on assignments. By aiming the gun at a suspect, its system can instantly calculate the level of criminality the subject possesses. When this value exceeds certain levels, the system then automatically selects the effectiveness of the weapon. If the level does not exceed fixed levels, the muzzle will not open. Furthermore...

 

[Jex]

I need Anime Gaf's knowledge and expertise!

I'm going to be reviewing School Days with a couple friends tonight and I need some clarification on the bad endings for those of you familiar with the games.

Spoiler

So far I'm aware of the headfirst plunge into concrete, the stabbing on the beach(?), and the throat slash. I'm pretty sure I remember reading here or elsewhere some talk about Kotonoha getting raped while Makoto/Sekai watch and masturbate, but I could be losing my damn mind. So are there are other notable bad endings that I'm not aware of? Thanks a lot guys!

What is this filth.

 

[PdotMichael]

http://psycho-pass.com/

Yayoi Kunidzuka - A fellow Enforcer in Shinya's department. VA: Shizuka Itou

neat, she is my psycho-waifu!

I hope her anime design is better.

 

[Joe Molotov]

For a long time I got School Days mixed up with School Rumble, so imagine my confusion.

 

[kayos90]

What is this filth.

Exactly what you just said. Filth.

 

[Hellsing321]

I need Anime Gaf's knowledge and expertise!

I'm going to be reviewing School Days with a couple friends tonight and I need some clarification on the bad endings for those of you familiar with the games.

Spoiler

So far I'm aware of the headfirst plunge into concrete, the stabbing on the beach(?), and the throat slash. I'm pretty sure I remember reading here or elsewhere some talk about Kotonoha getting raped while Makoto/Sekai watch and masturbate, but I could be losing my damn mind. So are there are other notable bad endings that I'm not aware of? Thanks a lot guys!

Spoiler

There is Kotonoha being shoved in front of a moving train.

 

[PdotMichael]

For a long time I got School Days mixed up with School Rumble, so imagine my confusion.

well, the two shows have a bad end - just in a different way.

 

[BluWacky]

Looking at the Psycho-Pass image, isn't Shuusei also holding his Dominator with both hands like the girls? I suppose we can't see it as Akane's in the way but it certainly looks like it from his stance. Psycho-Pass in "not quite as sexist as first thought" shocker?

Spoiler

eeew that sounds smutty

 

[duckroll]

For clarification in case it's not obvious:

Ishida's character is the crazy hair dude, Nojima's character is glasses bishie, Itou's character is ponytail girl, Sawashiro's character is lab coat, and Arimoto's character is the big guy at the top who looks like he's going to betray everyone.

Looking at the Psycho-Pass image, isn't Shuusei also holding his Dominator with both hands like the girls? I suppose we can't see it as Akane's in the way but it certainly looks like it from his stance. Psycho-Pass in "not quite as sexist as first thought" shocker?

Spoiler

eeew that sounds smutty

But he also has a girly name like Kagari. Totally sexist!!!

 

[kayos90]

Spoiler

There is Kotonoha being shoved in front of a moving train.

Ugh. That sequence was pretty messed up.

 

[gashikunFLCL]

Sket Dance 74

What the heck happened? Is this the same Sket Dance I've been watching?

Who's responsible for this? I want names.

 

[Jarmel]

That's the thing. If you notice the CG then it's probably going to look out of place.

Yea this is the case.

There is a rather detailed set of Magi interviews with the staff in PASH this month. Here are some of the more interesting things they mentioned with regards to the anime adaptation:

- The anime will adapt the manga up to the conclusion of the Balbadd Arc.

- The introductory chapters early in the manga will be edited to hasten the pace, things will be rearranged and cut. But after that, the major arcs will be adaptated faithful to the manga - The Dungeon Arc, the Kouga Arc, and finally the Balbadd Arc.

- Because of the latter half of the anime series will cover Alibaba's past, they consulted with the original author, and decided to introduce more foreshadowing elements in the earlier parts of the story to build his character.

- The first episode will cover Aladdin and Alibaba's encounter and how they became friends, while the second episode will introduce Jamil and Mor into the picture.

- The will be an anime-only character introduced at some point with

Spoiler

Djinn-equip. This character will use Level 1 Djinn Equip.

(Power up spoiler for manga)


These points seem to suggest to me that at least half or more of the series will cover Balbadd, which clearly should be the case because it's a long arc. It sounds like they're cutting down the first 5 chapters or so to 2 episodes, but if they proceed from there, there still might not be enough episodes in 2-cours to do a full adaptation. I'm starting to think it's possible this could either be a 3-cour adaptation (15-16 episodes for the first two arcs, then 23-24 episodes for Balbadd), or they could be adding an anime-only original arc before Balbadd to make it 4-cour.

Either way, they do seem to be taking the author's approval into consideration, and it seems they want to make a relatively faithful adaptation, but with new stuff which doesn't mess with the overall story.

Is the Balbadd arc the last arc?

 

[duckroll]

Is the Balbadd arc the last arc?

Magi is an on-going manga. It's not going to end anytime soon.

Balbadd is the first "big" arc which ended with major consequences.

 

[Crash Station]

What makes you think that topic won't be the crux of the OT and the thread title?

It won't be. I already called the thread.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Sket Dance 74

What the heck happened? Is this the same Sket Dance I've been watching?

Who's responsible for this? I want names.

I think the main person responsible would be Satoru Nakaya, credited as animation director and lead key animator. He was heavily involved in Noein and Birdy the Mighty Decode, both shows with distinctively rough animation styles, and was one of the animation director of the infamous episode 7 of Birdy S2.

 

[Crash Station]

The best part of the new Psycho Pass pv, hopefully the antagonist.

9.13 needs to hurry.

Hibari vs Gokuedera.

 

[Kagami]

I need Anime Gaf's knowledge and expertise!

I'm going to be reviewing School Days with a couple friends tonight and I need some clarification on the bad endings for those of you familiar with the games.

Spoiler

So far I'm aware of the headfirst plunge into concrete, the stabbing on the beach(?), and the throat slash. I'm pretty sure I remember reading here or elsewhere some talk about Kotonoha getting raped while Makoto/Sekai watch and masturbate, but I could be losing my damn mind. So are there are other notable bad endings that I'm not aware of? Thanks a lot guys!

Sounds like maybe you're talking about the scene with

Spoiler

Makoto and Hikari watching Kotonoha being raped, without realizing it's a rape,

but that happens in the middle, not in an ending.

The PS2 version did add at least one additional death ending, which I think may have been carried over into HQ, but I've actually only played the original (dat backlog) so don't know the details.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

So is School Days worth watching for the fuckedupedness?

do you have any prior knowledge? what do you know?

also, it would be great if you post impressions after watching each episode on here!

 

[Jarmel]

When should we find out the rest of the staff for Psycho-Pass? I'm mainly interested in the composer now along with the rest of the staff.

 

[duckroll]

When should we find out the rest of the staff for Psycho-Pass? I'm mainly interested in the composer now along with the rest of the staff.

WAIT FOR 9.13

 

[Jarmel]

WAIT FOR 9.13

Shouldn't this stuff be out in magazines before this awful marketing campaign has run its course?

 

[Chet Rippo]

For a long time I got School Days mixed up with School Rumble, so imagine my confusion.

I did too, until I watched them...

 

[Mandoric]

Shouldn't this stuff be out in magazines before this awful marketing campaign has run its course?

WAIT FOR 9.10

 

[duckroll]

Shouldn't this stuff be out in magazines before this awful marketing campaign has run its course?

The mags already came out. I posted all the scans a few pages back. They revealed the cast, not the staff. The next mags come out 10.10! Lol.

 

[Mandoric]

The mags already came out. I posted all the scans a few pages back. They revealed the cast, not the staff. The next mags come out 10.10! Lol.

Oh shit, they came early this month? There goes my afternoon.

 

[Jake McLargeHuge]

Sounds like maybe you're talking about the scene with

Spoiler

Makoto and Hikari watching Kotonoha being raped, without realizing it's a rape,

but that happens in the middle, not in an ending.

The PS2 version did add at least one additional death ending, which I think may have been carried over into HQ, but I've actually only played the original (dat backlog) so don't know the details.

Thanks, I figured either someone was trying to blow it way out of proportion or something along those lines.

I made two of my friends watch it with zero context or clue as to what was in store for them. One of them said they hate me, so it should make for a fun conversation.

 

[duckroll]

Oh shit, they came early this month? There goes my afternoon.

10th is a Monday. It comes out a day or two earlier whenever the release falls on a Monday or a Sunday! #distribution101

 

[Articalys]

Saimoe Round 1 - Group F, Day 2 Results

F02
1st 265 Seraphim @ Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka?
2nd 223 Yae Kobashiri @ Saki
3rd 60 Hatsuse Okahashi @ Saki

F06
1st 274 Haruka Amami @ The Idolmaster
2nd 212 Ohana Matsumae @ Hanasaku Iroha
3rd 95 Satomi Kanbara @ Saki

F10
1st 367 Eru Chitanda @ Hyouka
2nd 101 Dalian @ Dantalian No Shoka
3rd 78 Yukari Hirai @ Shakugan No Shana

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Today's match preview

 

[darkside31337]

How so? I'd like to see your reasoning behind this srsly.

I don't know man. I watched garbage like Arjuna, Angel's Egg and Avatar The Last Airbender due to recommendations from people in here.

It's hard to differentiate between the actual recommendations and the troll ones.

 

[Chet Rippo]

People have differing tastes in shows. Who knew?

 

[kayos90]

I was going to say, Madoka suffers from all of these same problems and the problem of being made by Shaft. I know what you mean, though, kinda liked it too.





K-OS got upset when I talked shit about Guilty Crown's first episode once. That's probably all you need to know. It makes his attempts to condescend seem terribly amusing.

Lol? Can't tell if this is a serious post or not.

 

[Hitokage]

I don't know man. I watched garbage like Arjuna, Angel's Egg and Avatar The Last Airbender due to recommendations from people in here.

It's hard to differentiate between the actual recommendations and the troll ones.

But you also came into shows you ended up loving that you would have never watched otherwise.

It's not all bad.

 

[SDBurton]

So is School Days worth watching for the fuckedupedness?

Yep.

Yuru Yuri S2 - 10

 

[Chet Rippo]

But you also came into shows you ended up loving that you would have never watched otherwise.

It's not all bad.

People tend to dwell on the negative.

 

[kayos90]

People tend to dwell on the negative.

I think it's that and the fact that people notice the negative things much more than the postive things unless the latter is overwhelmingly exceptional.

 

[survivor]

Natsuyuki Rendezvous 1

The backgrounds on the show are really colourful and beautiful, especially the one at the flowers shop and the ramen store. Plus it's always good that they belong to a good show instead of a bad one like Sengoku Collection.

Anyone has that picture of the entire ED? I remember seeing it posted before but I forgot to save it.

 

[Articalys]

Natsuyuki Rendezvous 1

The backgrounds on the show are really colourful and beautiful, especially the one at the flowers shop and the ramen store. Plus it's always good that they belong to a good show instead of a bad one like Sengoku Collection.

Anyone has that picture of the entire ED? I remember seeing it posted before but I forgot to save it.

Not my doing, but here:

http://i.minus.com/iNxOkiLNYYvxP.png

 

[duckroll]

Michinori Chiba drew the Psycho-Pass spread for Newtype. I wonder if he's working on the show. That would be pretty good news, because he did some pretty solid animation direction work on Gundam 00 and X-men. When he gave a damn anyway.

 

[Kazzy]

Yep.

Yuru Yuri S2 - 10

Sakurako really got the sweet-end of that deal! Literally.

 

[darkside31337]

http://www.hulu.com/dear-brother

Thats right! The best show of the 1990s, Oniisama e, is now available for streaming (with subtitles of course) on Hulu. If you haven't seen it then you should watch it. You can trust this recommendation 100%.

 

[Taruranto]

One more Psycho-Pass from 2ch:

It doesn't look nothing like Manga Reborn CD, thank the goddess for that.

 

[firehawk12]

Can't wait for the anime adaptation. Just going to be shit constantly hitting the fan!

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/18780843/manga/akunohana10.png

there is no sickness... only the truth

I am so looking forward to Aku no Hana. It's like Mysterious Girlfriend X, but for grown ups (or emo kids). And it's probably the closest that we'll get to seeing a Fap Note anime

Since there's been so much Hyouka in this thread over the past few days, I was at the book store and grabbed a photo.

I swear to god this tiny display has been sitting here for months, despite everything around it getting moved.

I'd probably be tempted to pick up the set if I actually saw these in a store. lol

----

Polar Bear Cafe 23: You know, even though the Sasako episode really wasn't about her (since she only exists as an object for Handa to obtain later on ), I still enjoyed it for what it was, if only because of the "aww shucks" passive agressive (or aggressive-aggressive) back slap:

Although, of course, I have to like her now because Japan sucks as usual:

Beauty standards always suck.

I also liked the Panda-Mama segment if only because of the whole Japanese (or Asian) mother-hen gag:

I've just seen this play out so many times. Nice to see that some things are universal. lol

 

[Articalys]

http://www.hulu.com/dear-brother

Thats right! The best show of the 1990s, Oniisama e, is now available for streaming (with subtitles of course) on Hulu. If you haven't seen it then you should watch it. You can trust this recommendation 100%.

Looks like they're sourcing the subs straight from Viki, the crowdsourced subs site.

 

[Thoraxes]

Since there's been so much Hyouka in this thread over the past few days, I was at the book store and grabbed a photo.

I swear to god this tiny display has been sitting here for months, despite everything around it getting moved.

Oh man, Mayaka is the one with the least copies left.

Team Mayaka represent.

 

[darkside31337]

Oh man, Mayaka is the one with the least copies left.

Team Mayaka represent.

The others were probably restocked a dozen times. Mayaka is still on her first batch.

 

[Ultimadrago]

http://www.hulu.com/dear-brother

Thats right! The best show of the 1990s, Oniisama e, is now available for streaming (with subtitles of course) on Hulu. If you haven't seen it then you should watch it. You can trust this recommendation 100%.

 

[PorcellainThrill]

Oh man, Mayaka is the one with the least copies left.

Team Mayaka represent.

This photo shall be testament to her well developed personality.

Most buys for best girl.

 

[Chet Rippo]

Oh man, Mayaka is the one with the least copies left.

Team Mayaka represent.

Who?

 

[PdotMichael]

I'm not surprised. She has the appearance of a boring office lady like Ami from Sailor Moon.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

For a long time I got School Days mixed up with School Rumble, so imagine my confusion.

The others were probably restocked a dozen times. Mayaka is still on her first batch.

Obviously.