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[Dresden]

monogatari 2 - 5 - in which the cat moves on & gets her groove back

I'm fine with where the story went - the cat moving on, accepting the black & white parts of herself, the culmination of a journey hinted at in the engaging little montage they play early in the episode - although the way with which the various psychoses are boiled down to distinct physical apparitions feels weirdly mechanical. Not a huge complaint or anything, since this is what the series is like, but it's something that occurred to me as the episode played out, at how cleanly everything wraps up.

I liked the beginning of the episode, when Hanekawa's letter to herself is read out through a sequence done in the same fashion as that of the Nekomonogatari opening, but everything else is still as visually dull and lethargic as ever. It's not even that things are done with the 'shaft' style, really; it's that they can't even ape the things they used to do. It's as wordy as it's ever been, but there's nothing to keep the pace up, no momentum in any of the events that happen.

tl;dr vr.: stupid sexy araragi.

 

[Dresden]

goddamn right

Best episode, best bust, best character. Ridget is the best.

 

[madp]

tl;dr vr.: stupid sexy araragi.

I'm not seeing abs.

 

[SDBurton]

looks like a hl2 fullbright map

Should've just gone black and white & wireframes for everything.

Should've just used Halo assets.

But Master Chief can't be moe.

You guys are terrible! ;_;
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RWBY - 03

Looks like things will pick up come next episode. For now, just a bit more time getting familiar with the two other heroines. White is hating so hard on Ruby, I love it. Glad to see Yang (Yellow) protecting her little sister though. All the while Blake (Black) keeping up her cool routine and letting the drama unravel before her. :lol

Yang > Ruby > White (still don't know her name) > Blake (Black)

 

[chickdigger802]

space brothers 68

usagi pyon pyon!

 

[Branduil]

You guys are terrible! ;_;
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Sharp knees.

 

[Basileus777]

Monogatari s2 5
The letter and the end of the episode worked fairly well, but thank god this arc is over, I've had enough Hanekawa monologues to last me a lifetime.

It's as wordy as it's ever been, but there's nothing to keep the pace up, no momentum in any of the events that happen.

Lack of momentum is an excellent way to put it.

 

[jgminto]

Not enough polygons. 0/10 would not bang

 

[Narag]

Not enough polygons. 0/10 would not bang

Knees... not sharp enough!?

 

[Dresden]

I'm not seeing abs.

I was going to say that it'll be a BD exclusive, but that seems unlikely given what happened in Nise.

 

[chickdigger802]

are those gatari shows worth watching? Or smut gifs enough?

 

[KirbYuuYuu]

You guys are terrible! ;_;
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She could kill someone with those knees.

 

[wonzo]

Best episode, best bust, best character. Ridget is the best.

 

[firehawk12]

Monogatari s2 5
The letter and the end of the episode worked fairly well, but thank god this arc is over, I've had enough Hanekawa monologues to last me a lifetime.

You can nyan-ver have enough of Hanekawa!

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SxS

Is this what Kobayashi has been reduced to now?! Whyyyy Japan, why?!?!

 

[R_thanatos]

Monogatari season 2 - 05

I would be lying if this episode wasn't great because it was.

nyan

 

[Basileus777]

are those gatari shows worth watching? Or smut gifs enough?

Bakemonogatari is the only one I'd say is really worth watching, but even that depends on your tolerance for overindulgent dialogue.

 

[wonzo]

Kinswell 5

The chemtrails were a just a clever ruse after all to throw the audience off the trail for THE REAL TRUTH.

 

[Narag]

Kinswell 5

The chemtrails were a just a clever ruse after all to throw the audience off the trail for THE REAL TRUTH.

was the chemtrail stuff actually in the show?

 

[wonzo]

was the chemtrail stuff actually in the show?

clear as day

 

[Quasar]

I know someone said Digimon went up on netflix. Didn't realize the subbed version went up too. Hrm.

And that caused me to notice that some of their another anime is subbed. Which made me happy.

 

[chickdigger802]

digimon dub had better music.

 

[Narag]

And that caused me to notice that some of their another anime is subbed. Which made me happy.

If netflix keeps getting subbed catalog stuff, I'll be more inclined to keep my sub as a complement to CR.

 

[Quasar]

If netflix keeps getting subbed catalog stuff, I'll be more inclined to keep my sub as a complement to CR.

It did seem pretty random, but yeah it is nice. Just wish they'd get more. Hell I wish I actually used netflix more...the past three months I'd be lucky to have streamed anything from netflix.

Reminds me of my annoyance at Sony. I would have bought some stuff from PSN, but they don't support multi languages/subs to offer that. I really hope they get around to fixing that.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

I know someone said Digimon went up on netflix. Didn't realize the subbed version went up too. Hrm.

First time Digimon Adventure has ever been available to watch for people who don't know Japanese.

digimon dub had better music.

Legitimately the worst opinion ever expressed.

 

[Narag]

First time Digimon Adventure has ever been available to watch for people who don't know Japanese.

I had no idea. Just assumed it was out there as some out of print dvd set or something.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

I had no idea. Just assumed it was out there as some out of print dvd set or something.

Unfortunately not. This is the first time the original was made available. 02 and Tamers have been up on Crunchyroll/Hulu, although with imperfect subs.

 

[Narag]

Unfortunately not. This is the first time the original was made available. 02 and Tamers have been up on Crunchyroll/Hulu, although with imperfect subs.

I survived the first Zeta subs, I figure I can survive anything.

 

[madp]

Gatchaman [C]rowds 4:

Disjointed and required huge leaps of inference to fill in the gaps between scenes, but it didn't kill the show for me. It may yet collapse under the weight of its own terminology and various character threads, but I'm still sufficiently engaged in the central concept. That said, I'm really beginning to get the feeling that the whole exploration of social networking would be more meaningful if the whole aspect of being part of a malevolent plot by an alien being was gone entirely. I really like it when the show explores how GALAX has blurred societal barriers and democratized "heroism" by creating an egalitarian virtual environment where users can be called upon for assistance at any time, and I'd like to see the more of the Gatchaman struggling with their impending obsolescence and the rising populist sentiment that the people, not the heroes that exist above the people, are responsible for the public welfare. This whole Faustian bargain thing going on between Rui and Berg-Katze and the inevitable confrontation just seem like distractions at this point, but I'm not totally pessimistic that it can all be wrapped up relatively neatly even as things are; I think I'd simply like something more streamlined and overtly contemplative.

They're really going to have to get the basic laws of physics down in the mean time, though:

This episode was seriously Toei-tier visually. It's a pity.


Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou 5:

This is really only serving to make me further appreciate just how much more skillfully the story in Madoka was told. Using not-Kyoko's backstory just to facilitate a convenient MotW felt really lazy, and I really hope that not-Mami and not-Homura's backstories aren't treated in exactly the same way because the characters aren't nearly interesting enough to warrant entire episodes devoted to them.


Love Lab 5:

Because this show is mostly conversational dialogue, it's difficult to write impressions that aren't simply "I liked it when X character said Y". Sakuga was back this week, so good episode.

 

[Crash Station]

Pumpkin Scissors 17

So everyone in 908 went through some shit as well. I wonder if all the 900 series platoons had traumatic shit happen to them.

Epic (and brutal) end to the most important arc yet, and definitely adds stuff to the overarching plot.

 

[Hitokage]

For gashikunFLCL and anyone else exposed to Mo~tto! Ojamajo Doremi:

http://youtu.be/zTcitnp2RPE

 

[Lavalamp1138]

digimon dub had better music.

The Digimon the Movie that was dubbed had the best music.

 

[SDBurton]

Sharp knees.

Not enough polygons. 0/10 would not bang

She could kill someone with those knees.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

The Digimon the Movie that was dubbed had the best music.

Okay, I take my previous statement back. This is a worse statement.

 

[KirbYuuYuu]

Hey it's not my fault she forgot to read the Safety and Handling manual!

 

[ZachDeKoromaru]

The Digimon the Movie that was dubbed had the best music.

That shit had Smash Mouth in it, my sides are hurting right now.

 

[trejo]

Love Lab 5

So I can't help but notice that the odd numbered episodes seem to always feature better animation than the even numbered ones. Good to know.

Orange > Blue = Red > Green >>>> Brown.

 

[CorvoSol]

Are far as "kuudere" characters go, she's probably the best one anyway.

I got suckered in by that cheap emotional ploy at the end of the film.

But Master Chief can't be moe.

Wasn't that the entire point of the end of Haloid, though?

goddamn right

Yep.

 

[Jarmel]

Fate//Illya- 4

Goddamn at that action sakuga. If there was less 3D beam spam, that would have been worthy of the title Mahou Shoujo Itano Circus Style.

 

[R_thanatos]

Hunter x HUnter - 91

He is finally there !

And we're back in the awesome pacing that made the start of this arc great . we still have 2 more eps and then ..... Awesomeness will trully start.

 

[Lavalamp1138]

Okay, I take my previous statement back. This is a worse statement.

That shit had Smash Mouth in it, my sides are hurting right now.

It's been one week since you looked at me
Cocked your head to the side and said "I'm angry"
Five days since you laughed at me saying
"Get that together come back and see me"

 

[Dresden]

silver spoon - 4

As clumsy and uninspired as the show can be, the exuberance from the material shines through in episodes like this one. Now, I want pizza.

 

[Soma]

Yeah so I'm temporarily dropping C3Bu and Gatchaman Crowds for the time being. Neither of which have been particularly engaging recently. In Crowds' case, the premise has potential to go somewhere really interesting but I just haven't been enjoying it as much as I feel I should be with the inconsistent direction and ugly production values. I haven't been finding myself really invested in any of the main characters but the soundtrack has been one of the few things I've legitimately enjoyed from the show. I'll be keeping an eye out for impressions and see if the show picks up later.

And in C3bu's case I just hope the wacky reality-shifting hijinks come back soon.

So that pretty much leaves me with

- Uchouten Kazoku
- Silver Spoon
- Love Lab
- Monogatari S2

for the season. Maybe I'll start Rozen Maiden or WataMote soon.

 

[chickdigger802]

servant x service 5

hmmmm....


hmmmm...


office relationships nope. glad everyone i work with are like as old as my dad and are dudes.

developer life.

 

[Jarmel]

So I just learned something new. Itano never worked on Eureka 7. It's just that his artstyle is so intrinsically linked with the TV series, I always assumed he worked on it.

 

[Branduil]

Things getting iffy in the Attack on Titan thread... might be better if a few posts just "disappeared" :\

 

[dakkumauji]

Hayate no Gotoku! 37

Filler with minor characters was better than Hamster x Nagi bonding time. bleh.

 

[R_thanatos]

Love Lab - 05

Huggy died an honorable death !

Slow start but excellent 2nd half.... the cast is still strong and that's all that matters.

 

[CorvoSol]

Mega Man Sins 21

Finally some answers!

Spoiler

And they're all depressing as fuck!

So remember how the legend was that X could heal everyone? Well it turns out that

Spoiler

X didn't heal people. He killed them! YAY!

Of course that's not all! As it happens, X

Spoiler

can heal people, but at the cost of their sanity/personality! Of course, at this point, Dr. Cain succumbs to the desperation all people do, and he's trying to drag Alouette and Ciel to be saved by X rather than die, even if it costs them their sanity.

Meanwhile, Zero is treated to a speech that's not exactly fair

Spoiler

considering Dr. Cain sorta built him (well, Dr. Wily but you get what I'm saying), so its unfair to criticize Zero for being perfect and invincible when he didn't choose to become thus.

Meanwhile Omega and Leviathan and the whole W army are advancing on X, who continues to

Spoiler

be a total jerkass!

 

[Shergal]

Anne of Green Gables 28

This guy.
I wish all the male characters in anime were like this guy. He's so smug, sly and charming.

 

[Branduil]

I feel bad for the people in the Toonami thread, wishing for any non-Kirito, non-villain male to have any kind of real role in the story.