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Summer 2013 Anime |10th Dimensional OT| the first ignoble truth: all of life is anime
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Love Lab Episode 7: Damnation, this was the best episode of the series, for the first 25 or so minutes, featuring the comedy antics firing on all cylinders, even though it seems Maki missed the memo and did not really Stella Academy is down the hall. The antics with the little brother were both rather true to life but also wore on the nerves the seventh time he got clobbered.
Then the episode had to pull this cram school swerve and all of a sudden were in the adventures of generic tsundereland with the generic romantic spaz from last episode, to this I will say FUCK YOU LOVE LAB!
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
I haven't watched Le Chevalier D'Eon and The Count of Monte Cristo in a while. Gonna try to finish/get most of the way finished with them sometime tonight.
The page is gone now, but there used to be an interview on Starchild's site that contained, among other questions:
●『ミニスカ宇宙海賊』のテーマやコンセプトは何でしょうか？
What's the theme/concept behind Miniskirt Space Pirates?
Sasamoto: It's designed to sell, based on the concept, "A high school girl in a miniskirt who's a space pirate sounds like fun, right?" (laugh)
So, what it was was, I wanted to do a "proper" sci-fi story with a solid depiction of outer space. But I figured if "proper sci-fi" was all it was, it would be too hardcore for anyone to want to read it, so I dressed it up with "high school girls" and "space pirates" to soften things in hopes that would get me some readership. (laugh) In this animated adaptation, they're going to be picking up those "proper sci-fi" elements and presenting it as such, so you can definitely look forward to that.
Well they could always invent some new material; there were several episodes that were either partly or totally invented for the purposes or the show which turned out to be quite good not to mention a few chapters were they have proper Aika and Al development which they skipped.There were some missed chapters, but Aqua was covered by S1 for the most part. And right, I forgot about the actor being dead.
But really as much as I love the show, I think it's time has passed and it's done what it needs to. Just listen to Shiawase Dekkai instead.
On the subject of -monogatari, is there ever an explanation on why half a dozen girls seem to perpetually be affected by various supernatural shenanigans? I mean beyond the necessity for plot.
I still reject the premise of Space K-On!
KirbYuuYuu
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Hmmmm, seems like an idea has formed in my head.
Definitely a great show. Cartoon Network's had some real gems over the years. And MTV was about as dumb as it gets letting that one slip through their fingers.
I don't know what a Densu is.
You can kinda see it at the end of the last episode, though,
where Coop has a chance to make peace with the Glorft and fumbles it spectacularly.
KillerMan91
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Luckily it seems that I am immune to lousy animation. Didn't notice anything wrong with latest Love Lab until I came here....
Don't worry, you learn to drown them out once you've been around here long enough
makes me want to cancel my sub
I thought it looked, well, more cartoony then usual.
I seem to remember there's a reason why that particular place has seen a lot of supernatural activity lately, at least (
Kissshot's arrival
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
[Giant Robo: The Animation: The Earth The Day Stood Still] 6
If there's one thing I have to criticise Giant Robo for is that it introduces (and disposes of) so many characters that it's difficult to keep track who is who when it jumps around from setting to setting. I understand a lot of this is just paying homage to Yokoyama's prolific career, but it's not very newcomer-friendly. Not to mention there's no real rhyme or reason as to who or what gets which super powers and a lot of the action seems self-indulgent.
Which doesn't mean it isn't FUCKING COOL, mind you. It gets repetitive to praise the show for its high production values all around, but that's really the highlight of the show. Looking around it doesn't seem this sold very well, so it's a cartoon that's clearly built on love for the material being (loosely) adapted. I should now wait three years to get to the conclusion. That's the true Japanese way~
RIP Go-sensei. And Ginrei went coo coo.
KillerMan91
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Well yeah. Even I have my limits what I can overlook. Psycho Pass comes to mind...
You still never shopped my idea for "Bi Beach Babes in Big Bots from Beyond"
I'll make that one when I get around to watching the Kamogawa Days special.
Sadly, unlike last year, there really aren't that many sacred cows to impart really awful titles on. I'll come up with something eventually.
dakkumauji
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Silver Spoon 06
This show is becoming pretty great now.
This show is becoming pretty great now.
hosannainexcelsis
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Blue Exorcist: The Movie
This is without a doubt one of the best shounen franchise films I've seen. Admittedly I haven't seen that many, but still, this was really good. The art direction needs no additional praise beyond what others have posted in this thread; Shinji Kimura fills the film with eye candy from beginning to end. It works especially well for establishing the festival atmosphere. Also, the monster design was ace. But I knew that coming in. What I didn't expect was how good the story would be. It pretty much avoids battle shounen cliches, and instead crafts a compelling narrative which both establishes meaningful character relationships with a satisfying payoff, and thoughtfully explores the importance of memory to human beings. Despite being a franchise film with characters showing up who clearly had larger roles in the series, everyone had a role to play and every scene felt important; there was no time wasted on fanservice I wouldn't be able to appreciate. It's so tightly constructed.
Towards the end of the film, FMA: Sacred Star of Milos came to my mind. While Milos had better animation, Blue Exorcist managed to avoid all the storytelling flaws Milos fell prey to. It provided a complete package that I can't lay any serious criticisms to.
This is without a doubt one of the best shounen franchise films I've seen. Admittedly I haven't seen that many, but still, this was really good. The art direction needs no additional praise beyond what others have posted in this thread; Shinji Kimura fills the film with eye candy from beginning to end. It works especially well for establishing the festival atmosphere. Also, the monster design was ace. But I knew that coming in. What I didn't expect was how good the story would be. It pretty much avoids battle shounen cliches, and instead crafts a compelling narrative which both establishes meaningful character relationships with a satisfying payoff, and thoughtfully explores the importance of memory to human beings. Despite being a franchise film with characters showing up who clearly had larger roles in the series, everyone had a role to play and every scene felt important; there was no time wasted on fanservice I wouldn't be able to appreciate. It's so tightly constructed.
Towards the end of the film, FMA: Sacred Star of Milos came to my mind. While Milos had better animation, Blue Exorcist managed to avoid all the storytelling flaws Milos fell prey to. It provided a complete package that I can't lay any serious criticisms to.
dakkumauji
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Btw, this is going to be something. Regardless of whatever it is, hypedddddddd!
The show is as much a study of psychology as it is an action sci fi mech show.
Hell yes
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Btw, this is going to be something. Regardless of whatever it is, hypedddddddd!
*looks at the other screen captures in the Pokemon Game Show thread*
aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Terareflection
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Watamote - 6
This show is just too depressing, you can cut Tomoko's desperation with a knife.
This show is just too depressing, you can cut Tomoko's desperation with a knife.
Reading this thread makes me want to rewatch Giant Robo and Mega XLR. It's been so long I've forgotten a lot of details for both shows.
On another note, am I a terrible person if I don't think RWBY is worse than cancer (which seems to be the prevailing opinion here)? Like I wouldn't call it "good" but most of the characters are so adorkable that I'm enjoying it. I'm a bit confused as to why the Red & Blue Halo series people are making an "anime" though to be fair I know very little about the people who made Red & Blue.
On another note, am I a terrible person if I don't think RWBY is worse than cancer (which seems to be the prevailing opinion here)? Like I wouldn't call it "good" but most of the characters are so adorkable that I'm enjoying it. I'm a bit confused as to why the Red & Blue Halo series people are making an "anime" though to be fair I know very little about the people who made Red & Blue.
Crash Station
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Btw, this is going to be something. Regardless of whatever it is, hypedddddddd!
HOLY SHIT!
May have to start watching Pokemon again after a decade.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Kitakubu 6
Not too much to say. Good stuff. Enjoying all the MonHun references.
Servant x Service 7
"What does BL mean?"
HAHAHAHA I FUCKING KNEW IT. :lol Goddamn this show is so good. And datTL end card, too.
Meanwhile Ichimiya and Chihaya's relationship is just as complicated as ever. And Toko's still terrible, but she's not as grating as she was when she first appeared. So that's nice.
Not too much to say. Good stuff. Enjoying all the MonHun references.
Servant x Service 7
"What does BL mean?"
HAHAHAHA I FUCKING KNEW IT. :lol Goddamn this show is so good. And dat
TL end card, too.Meanwhile Ichimiya and Chihaya's relationship is just as complicated as ever. And Toko's still terrible, but she's not as grating as she was when she first appeared. So that's nice.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
This has always been the truth. Whether we're talking about anime series or video games or just general coolness*
*fuck matt
Save 'N Quit
Banned
Going to be mad if Red talks.
R_thanatos
Member
Love lab - 07
Visually unimpressive but still packed with nice jokes and characters .
Good episode
Visually unimpressive but still packed with nice jokes and characters .
Good episode
Gintoki313
Banned
I thought Red's cap was forward, not backward? He was the only character I knew that looked the coolest in his fanarts because of it. Either way I'm not sure I like the design but oh well. Pokemon Origins sounds cool I guess.
A Black Falcon
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 5 - Yeah, I'm skipping some episodes, review-wise. Maybe I'll fill in the gaps later. Anyway, in this episode, Rin and Lluvia fight Saber at full power. It's pretty cool seeing them fighting with full full Magical Girl force. They're definitely better than Illya and Miyu are so far, unsurprisingly (they are older after all). It's amusing how even while they're viciously insulting eachother they are still able to work together quite well; they are a pretty good team, when they lay off fighting eachother for a few seconds. It's cool that Rin fights up close; you don't always see that in magical girl shows. But still, Saber is a very, very powerful opponent, one that pushes them to the limit...
6 - Now THIS was what I was waiting to see! Episode 5 was good, as seeing Rin and Lluvia fight at full power was pretty cool, but this but with this episode, we finally see Illya start to unlock (
) her potential. And man, does she have potential. Awesome, awesome episode, surely the best one yet. The visuals are good as always, but the animation, fighting, CG, it all looks particularly good this episode. The fight is about as good as you'll find, too. Fantastic work all around. This show clearly has a decent budget, and it shows.
Of course the episode had to end with the predictable "
, which I expected but is, as always, annoying,but still, at least Miyu and Sapphire saw what Illya can really do... and it was really, really amazing stuff.
and that's awesome. I mean, just look at what she did in this episode! She just completely destroyed a very, very powerful opponent. Yeah. Very impressive stuff. This episode was just filled with awesome. Illya went from weak and probably doomed to completely amazing in the space of a few seconds... I only hope that she'll soon get even just a fraction of that power level and fighting skill back again, she'll need it. I know that she gets stronger as the series goes along, so I was waiting for this... but yes, fortunately, weak Illya is going to go away soon, despite this episode's ending.
Yeah, I really hope that this show gets followup seasons; the second and third mangas are better all around than the first one. This is great... but it gets even better, for the most part.
6 - Now THIS was what I was waiting to see! Episode 5 was good, as seeing Rin and Lluvia fight at full power was pretty cool, but this but with this episode, we finally see Illya start to unlock (
literally and figuratively!
Of course the episode had to end with the predictable "
and then she didn't remember any of it afterwards
Crushing Saber like that, with nothing more than an Archer card... yes, Illya is a very special girl. Not the same kind of special person that the Illya of F/SN is, but she is clearly not normal...
Yeah, I really hope that this show gets followup seasons; the second and third mangas are better all around than the first one. This is great... but it gets even better, for the most part.
from ep. 5 said:
Quite right there, Illya.
Rin fighting is cool.
Don't blink, this is probably one of the only times one of these two will actually say something nice, or grateful, to the other one!
from ep. 6 said:
Before...
During...See? I said it was literal!
How?By unleashing Illya's inner power, that's how!
After!
http://abload.de/img/vlcsnap-2013-08-15-206vkyt.jpg
Naturally, as usual for Fate-universe archers, it seems, she fights with swords. Yeah, it makes as little sense as ever.
dakkumauji
Member
Servant x Service 07
Tanaka is my newest favorite character.
Oh god, that Free! ending pic.
Tanaka is my newest favorite character.
Oh god, that Free! ending pic.
R_thanatos
Member
Illya 5 & 6 were just incredible ... i hope ep 7 will manage to top "that" but it'll be hard.
Gatchaman crowds ep 7
Good god the art is terrible.
Love lab ep 7
Good god the art is terrible.
On the other hand, another excellent episode. Riko's little brother segments are great to see especially when he is lovestruck for Maki.
Anything related to Maki and the addition of guys really carry this show.
Good god the art is terrible.
Love lab ep 7
Good god the art is terrible.
On the other hand, another excellent episode. Riko's little brother segments are great to see especially when he is lovestruck for Maki.
Anything related to Maki and the addition of guys really carry this show.
Watanabe. Best character designer. Ever. Ever ever.
Careful! Figure collecting can get really out of hand! Not that Id know or anything.
chickdigger802
Banned
silver spoon 6
deer meat is nice. never had bear before.
deer meat is nice. never had bear before.
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