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Summer 2013 Anime |10th Dimensional OT| the first ignoble truth: all of life is anime

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Regulus Tera

Romanes Eunt Domus
[Love Lab] 05
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Fake yuri my arse. You can't get between the purest of love.
Except for all those boys in the next episode preview. :mad:
Get rid of the haircut and she's basically Yayoi from Smile Precure!.
Suck it, AnimeGAF.
 

Necrovex

Member
Since I am almost done with Utena, I need help deciding which anime series to watch next. I have four:

Soul Eater, Hajime No Ippo, Twelve Kingdoms, and Kaiji.

Which one should I watch next, Gaf?!
 

firehawk12

Subete no aware
he...got his cash. Ill wait on CBS to do a new version though animated or live action.
There will never be a Trek TV series. It's too small for CBS as a TV property. Even the one place it might end up, The CW, is on the Warner Brothers bandwagon now with their Supernatural + DC Heroes shows.

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Love Lab
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:SpaceBrothers.
 

Syrinx

Member
Yami Hat, Feelings, and Revelaitons 11

Well continuing with our SPAAAACE Drama, we realize that two of those aliens are totally DTF. Yep, they even donated animal jizz so they can repopulate the new planet.

BACK TO GARGANTUA, the self absorbed man, we find out that whatsherface was a frog before blossoming into a naked woman and then everyone shows up towards the end. One big reunion of everyone, and their respective waifu ideas.

Last two episodes, how will this go down.

Right now is probably the point where this show makes about as much sense as it's going to make. Buckle up.
 
Since I am almost done with Utena, I need help deciding which anime series to watch next. I have four:

Soul Eater, Hajime No Ippo, Twelve Kingdoms, and Kaiji.

Which one should I watch next, Gaf?!

Tough choices, or at least Kaiji and Ippo is.

I'd probably go with Ippo for this one. Gotta spread the love for that one, especially since it's getting its third season this year.
 

Novid

Banned
There will never be a Trek TV series. It's too small for CBS as a TV property. Even the one place it might end up, The CW, is on the Warner Brothers bandwagon now with their Supernatural + DC Heroes shows.

Look, Trust me, I agree with you on that, but not because Trek is too small. Its because their is a culture of inherent racism starting from Les Moonves on down in CBS. Its not instutionalized. Its not even intentional - its more of a James Crow ESQ type of thing. Its the only reason I can explain why Gus Johnson was let go, why Moonves is so mad adamant in trying to get Columbia Pictures out of the hands of Sony by any means possible, Why the sports division got some idiot who couldn't cut it on ESPN First Take to give the "White DudeBros Prospective" on College Basketball and why his Big Brother Franchise has kept that woman on the show knowing that others have gotten fired for so much less these days.


And a company that does these things - don't even deserve to air Trek, TOS or AniVerse TOS.
 

cajunator

Banned
Tamayura ~More Aggresive~ ep.5

It was completely and totally unfair of them to use that song at the end.

So its like Ano Hana then?

The reason why Pacific Rim is so loved is because Del Toro is a big lovable old otaku who remembers the good old days and his kids watch Toonami. Warner Brothers is fucking happy too, because they made 90 Million dollars on the overseas gross while Disney lost over a billion in 6 months.

If Universal was smart, they would ask some of the Cast of the Fast Series to be part of any sequel of PR. It would be like future versions of these folk. I mean Fast is wajah as it is now.

You might actually be right. Somehow. I think.

I caved. Forgive me Trigger for my error.

Good man! You've done anime a great service!

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Trigger is a kind and merciful lord I'm sure they forgive you.

That gif is seriously so adorable. I think its the rosy cheeks and the huge smile.

[Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS] 166

Last Ikuhara episode. ;___;

I sometimes wonder if I go overboard with the Utena comparisons, but c'mon, Nehelenia's backstory was :enokido as hell.
Not sure how I feel about her returning Freezer-style next episode, however...

Lolicons aside (
asexual my arse
), I thought this episode had everything the rest of the finale had been lacking up to the last moment. Putting
Chibiusa in mortal danger like that
certainly helped. It's easier to get bothered about the end of the world when
the characters you actually care for get in peril
. The thing I didn't get was Zirconia's role in everything, however.
Is she supposed to be the entity from behind the mirror? Why did she come back after being killed/absorbed by Nehelenia? What's up with all the multiple Zirconias?

Gratuitous :chet for Chet.

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[Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS] FIN

I thought this was really good. Second only to S, even. It surprises me that this seems to be hated everywhere else, as I couldn't find a single run of episodes I didn't like, unlike in other seasons. The only complaint I would make against this one is that the shift in focus from Amazon Trio to Amazoness Quartet was just as abrupt as Hotaru's introduction in S --which, admittedly, is when the show started to become very Chibiusa-centric.

There is some obvious corporate meddling throughout SuperS, but I think Ikuhara and company did very well to work around the orders from above. Or maybe I'm just a pervert who enjoys seeing sexual imagery in my little girl cartoons. Five out of five incestuous :sdburtons

I love how I can tell what you think on Twitter before you even post here.


Yes, its true.


Best pairing in animu.

I can only dream of having actual real-life responsibilities that require actual time and attention.

Enjoy your free time and time with friends. That is precious commodity.
 
Yami Hat, Commitments and ..... 12

So basically, we have these three people who are DTF this one girl who took on different identities so it's up to her to fix it... but...

Dumbo wants to bone Maid chan
who was a princess
because she fixed his hand. Yep sure why not. So simple.

Okay wait, so for Gargantua, he's sent back to the past a bit to enjoy his life, and then fast forward to the part where he got someone locked up because of his selfishness. IM SORRY! (recreates world with her in it and is now DTF this girl) LOVE WITHOUT THE BUILDUP

As for Hazuki
all she got was a peck on the cheek, SHE WAS DENIED OF SCHLICKING WITH HER WAIFU, SHE JUST LEFT GOING HERE'S WHO I REALLY AM, A NAKED GIRL! ALL FOR HER TO GO IM NOT SAYING BYE, I MIGHT BE YOUR NEXT CHILD! YOU CAN'T FUCK YOUR KIDS! SHE WASN'T INTO DUDES. HOW IS THIS A HAPPY ENDING

Lilith
Got EVE back. Fuck you. Waifu stealer.

And then there was that dark skinned guy
who just happened to be here, and gets molested by the big tittied Fox woman for no reason.

We have some very simplistic forms of love.... to the point that I'm utterly baffled by this mess. I'm surprised this isn't the final episode since everyone has a conclusion, but there's still one episode left, and this one made me pretty damn upset to put it mildly.
 

firehawk12

Subete no aware
Look, Trust me, I agree with you on that, but not because Trek is too small. Its because their is a culture of inherent racism starting from Les Moonves on down in CBS. Its not instutionalized. Its not even intentional - its more of a James Crow ESQ type of thing. Its the only reason I can explain why Gus Johnson was let go, why Moonves is so mad adamant in trying to get Columbia Pictures out of the hands of Sony by any means possible, Why the sports division got some idiot who couldn't cut it on ESPN First Take to give the "White DudeBros Prospective" on College Basketball and why his Big Brother Franchise has kept that woman on the show knowing that others have gotten fired for so much less these days.


And a company that does these things - don't even deserve to air Trek, TOS or AniVerse TOS.

Haha, I know you have a thing with Moonves. You must have LOVED the TCA upfronts this year? lol

But didn't you hear, they tried to give Cote de Pablo infinite money to stay on NCIS!
 

Novid

Banned
Haha, I know you have a thing with Moonves. You must have LOVED the TCA upfronts this year? lol

But didn't you hear, they tried to give Cote de Pablo infinite money to stay on NCIS!

HOOOOOOOOOO. The SPIN. I had to get some brandy, some conac, and some craft beers cause MAN.

BRAH.

THIS MOTHERFUCKER.

There is a reason why I stan for Mr Demaro.
 

Necrovex

Member
Soul Eater.

I adore your thoughts, DTL, but our opinions on anime are super polar opposite. So Soul Eater will be placed on the back burner. :p

Tough choices, or at least Kaiji and Ippo is.

I'd probably go with Ippo for this one. Gotta spread the love for that one, especially since it's getting its third season this year.


Now, Kaiji or Ippo. Ippo has a slight edge because of the third season coming out this fall. Is Kaiji completely done, or can we expect another season of it?
 

XiaNaphryz

LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
If Universal was smart, they would ask some of the Cast of the Fast Series to be part of any sequel of PR. It would be like future versions of these folk. I mean Fast is wajah as it is now.

I think WB has first rights to co-financing any sequel, even though Legendary owns the IP.
 

cajunator

Banned
C3-bu

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So, like GooP, I still think stuff like this is weird. Although I suppose if you are conquered, it becomes a matter of time when the conqueror's iconography becomes your own iconography. For me this raises a lot of interesting sociological questions, but since this is anime, none of that matters I suppose. lol

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And, I really hope this show doesn't turn into tragedy porn. But that look and the history between the characters kind of suggests a dark turn or at least a revelation about the other elite girl from episode 3. This really is turning out to be a poor man's GooP. :p

They are just following the trend of ripping off a massively successful franchise. Always happens. might as well be Gainax to do it.
Also WOW @ picture of Iwo Jima flag.

Thank you picture from Trigger.

You're welcome Trigger!


Far scarier than any Kaiju.
 

firehawk12

Subete no aware
HOOOOOOOOOO. The SPIN. I had to get some brandy, some conac, and some craft beers cause MAN.

BRAH.

THIS MOTHERFUCKER.

There is a reason why I stan for Mr Demaro.
lol

Hey, hate him or not, you have to admit CBS pretty much owns TV right now by making the safest shit ever.
 

XiaNaphryz

LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
C3-bu

5Bmjmpgl.jpg

So, like GooP, I still think stuff like this is weird. Although I suppose if you are conquered, it becomes a matter of time when the conqueror's iconography becomes your own iconography. For me this raises a lot of interesting sociological questions, but since this is anime, none of that matters I suppose.

VQ6erOgl.jpg
 
sigh.

me meet a friend at subway today.

him: "Doing anything tonight?"

me: "its my birthday, so probably will go out and drink or eat or something"

him: "it's your birthday? I didn't get a notification from facebook."



This is the world we live in (and i've been friends with him for like 20 years).
Happy birthday.

I got a notification from animegaf
 

Novid

Banned
I kinda find it strange the conservative otaku is going after Miyazaki but not on the Iwo Jima one... but that's like opening a can a worms that effects the industry to this day.
 

cnet128

Banned
Happy birthday to people with birthdays!

kiniro Mosaic - 01

I know that feelign ... i know it all too well , i was in english territory when i was young ( 9 years old ) and i befriended another kid of my age , despite the language barrier ( we didn't know each other languages )...

I know it can happen , i've experienced it myself.... but still the 3/4 of this episode really awoke some things in my heart.



So how does ones communicate ?
Certainly not with only HELLO & こんにちは
You need more than that , more gestures , but the overall intent was well done ... and i liked that FOR ONCE , the english voices weren't that broken.I do liked the fact that they keep english , even if it laster over 15 minutes.

In the end i enjoyed this episode greatly..
Will watch ..i hope the chemistry will be strong , no matter what they do with this cast.

Yaaaaay! Good to see another person enjoying Kin'iro Mosaic! The first episode in particular really is just perfect. =D

How the hell did she manage to get enrolled in school without a place to live in first ?

I'm pretty sure
Alice's living accommodations had already been sorted out with Shinobu's mother. They were just keeping Shinobu herself in the dark about it all for the luls.
 

Jex

Member
What I wonder is what sort of weird pervert abducts space ships and plays videos at them. It's weird. I suppose we'll know soon enough but eh.
And yeah the Red Shoulder theme startled me.

Someone who really likes to slow arcs down to a crawl :(
 

Novid

Banned
lol

Hey, hate him or not, you have to admit CBS pretty much owns TV right now by making the safest shit ever.

He owns TV because nobody is going to call him on his shit that was dated after 2002. He is no leader. Hes everything the pseudo-conservative Antia Sarkasian says about the video game business today.

Real talk, you don't trust a man willing to destroy 52 years of building up (the superregional network CBS used to have which created what we call modern day US TV Industry) because he feels some kinda way.
 

Necrovex

Member
The way it sounds right now is to watch Ippo first, then following that Kaiji, The Twelve Kingdoms, and then Soul Eater. Is that about right?

I'm a little surprise to find out Soul Eater is not DTL-esque. Thanks for the heads up on that! :-D
 

Syrinx

Member
Yami Hat, Commitments and ..... 12

As for Hazuki
all she got was a peck on the cheek, SHE WAS DENIED OF SCHLICKING WITH HER WAIFU, SHE JUST LEFT GOING HERE'S WHO I REALLY AM, A NAKED GIRL! ALL FOR HER TO GO IM NOT SAYING BYE, I MIGHT BE YOUR NEXT CHILD! YOU CAN'T FUCK YOUR KIDS! SHE WASN'T INTO DUDES. HOW IS THIS A HAPPY ENDING
This scene was special. This is the only scene in anything to actually make me yell "WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?!" at the screen. They may as well have just had a bus crash through your wall.
 

cajunator

Banned
Fuck yeah! I guess... why not?

This is relevant to my interests.

Not what I was hoping for, but cool sounding, still.

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My little Monster 1

Going from 0-25 in the span of an episode. Impressive.

Though it did feel fast at times, I really enjoyed that.

It is fast frenetic and fun. Was really a strong start.

My little Monster 2-4

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An absolutely horrible title, for a pretty great show. I have to say that I had no clue what to expect going in, but the characters turned out much more fun, and much less typical than what I thought they'd be. Mitty is a boss. Haru's a boss. The support cast is genki enough. And things are moving along at a serious clip.

All that said; I both look forward to, and dread, when things'll get serious here.

HOW BOUT DAT NATSUME?


Nah Sailor Stars still wins.

Sipping wine with her chère
Eating cheese in ze café
Telling ze English they are zo smelly
She is the one named Sailor Français

She will never give you a straight answer
Unless ze shrugging of ze shoulders is what you're after
Finished with a bit of pompous laughter
She is the one named Sailor Français

She is the one named Sailor Français
Haw haw haw
She is the one named Sailor Français
Haw haw haw
She is the one… Sailor Français

I love you and I love your silly Britishness.

Yami Hat, Feelings, and Revelaitons 11

Well continuing with our SPAAAACE Drama, we realize that two of those aliens are totally DTF. Yep, they even donated animal jizz so they can repopulate the new planet.

BACK TO GARGANTUA, the self absorbed man, we find out that whatsherface was a frog before blossoming into a naked woman and then everyone shows up towards the end. One big reunion of everyone, and their respective waifu ideas.

Last two episodes, how will this go down.

It is very likely that it makes even less sense at this point than when you started it!
 

firehawk12

Subete no aware
He owns TV because nobody is going to call him on his shit that was dated after 2002. He is no leader. Hes everything the pseudo-conservative Antia Sarkasian says about the video game business today.

Real talk, you don't trust a man willing to destroy 52 years of building up (the superregional network CBS used to have which created what we call modern day US TV Industry) because he feels some kinda way.

What's the alternative? The Zucker model? lol
 

Novid

Banned
What's the alternative? The Zucker model? lol

Demarco's Model. The greatest mistake in the history of TV (and the greatest lie, next to the long con, which the later deals with Japanese and British Influence in American Media outside of sports) is that the Shows are Stronger than the Network. That's not true, and Demarco has proved it with Toonami. CBS is the BRAND, promote the brand and the shows follow.
 

firehawk12

Subete no aware
Demarco's Model. The greatest mistake in the history of TV (and the greatest lie, next to the long con, which the later deals with Japanese and British Influence in American Media outside of sports) is that the Shows are Stronger than the Network. That's a impossibly, and Demarco has proved it with Toonami. CBS is the BRAND, promote the brand and the shows follow.
Toonami only works because of its niche appeal. And even then, it's not exactly lighting the world on fire.

If networks mattered, SciFi wouldn't have been changed to SyFy and they'd still be making science fiction shows instead of showing crappy game shows and wrestling.

I don't even think the idea of the lead in matters anymore, because I literally can't imagine someone being so lazy to change the channel on their television that they would watch a show just because it came on after a show that they actually wanted to watch.
 
Yami Hat, Loose Ends, and END 13

Because if a particular scene wasn't a punch in the fucking gut from last episode, lets make an ENTIRE EPISODE OUT OF IT! REHASHING SCENES FROM THE FIRST EPISODE! WITH A TWIST
the 12 AM scene HAD WET GRATUITOUS KISSING, SHOULD'VE SCHLICKED MAN! SHOULD'VE SCHLICKED

AND THEN ERASES HER EXISTENCE FROM HER WORLD! TO TOP IT ALL OFF, SHE LEFT HER PANCAKES WHICH MADE HER CRY! A BIG PUNCH IN THE GUT FOR HAZUKI! BUT HEY! AT LEAST YOU KNOW YOU'LL HAVE A GIRL NAME HASUMI

This series was haphazard as hell with no proper transitions from world to world. It just happens like that. Few episodes were infuriating as hell, like the infamous episode 5, which I forgot her name thank god. This whole thing was like one giant tease to a punch in the gut in the end.
YOU KNOW WHY SHE'S GOING TO BE YOUR CHILD!? BECAUSE SHE CRUSHED YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS, THATS WHAT THEY'RE GOOD FOR!
I can't have what I want, and
The hat was the narrator all this time. :l :l :l :l

I need a shower.
 

Hitokage

Setec Astronomer
I don't even think the idea of the lead in matters anymore, because I literally can't imagine someone being so lazy to change the channel on their television that they would watch a show just because it came on after a show that they actually wanted to watch.
Worked for Fallon after Conan when the Tonight Show stuff was going down.
 

Novid

Banned
Toonami only works because of its niche appeal. And even then, it's not exactly lighting the world on fire.

If networks mattered, SciFi wouldn't have been changed to SyFy and they'd still be making science fiction shows instead of showing crappy game shows and wrestling.

I don't even think the idea of the lead in matters anymore, because I literally can't imagine someone being so lazy to change the channel on their television that they would watch a show just because it came on after a show that they actually wanted to watch.

Yes, but you see there's the rub. Cable has this problem where every network doesn't have a strong identity because of the message Moonves and Summer Redstone stated years ago. But guess who has the strong Identity? The sports networks. The only reason why ESPN is being driving to the ground is the massive, massive hubris going on in John Skipper's Corner, he has spent BILLIONS in trying to find the next Tim Tebow and airing that type of Glory on his networks and he don't care what he destroys in the process. Now Granted the Older Networks are stuck in their ways. But there is a bit of Hope in Fox and NBC's try into the sports world.
 

haikira

Member
What are the best legal streaming options for anime? I'm in the UK, but I have a paid VPN service for netflix, so can use that to access it, if it doesn't support my country.
 

firehawk12

Subete no aware
Yes, but you see there's the rub. Cable has this problem where every network doesn't have a strong identity because of the message Moonves and Summer Redstone stated years ago. But guess who has the strong Identity? The sports networks. The only reason why ESPN is being driving to the ground is the massive, massive hubris going on in John Skipper's Corner, he has spent BILLIONS in trying to find the next Tim Tebow and airing that type of Glory on his networks and he don't care what he destroys in the process. Now Granted the Older Networks are stuck in their ways. But there is a bit of Hope in Fox and NBC's try into the sports world.
I think sports shouldn't count, inasmuch as it's almost an entirely different category. If brand mattered, CNN would still be the top news network in the US, for example.

That said, I do find it funny that I basically think all three big US broadcast networks are shit. They're just shit for different reasons.

What are the best legal streaming options for anime? I'm in the UK, but I have a paid VPN service for netflix, so can use that to access it, if it doesn't support my country.
Crunchyroll, Funimation, The Animation Network, Hulu.
 
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