What I mean is popularity polls are just one method of finding out what the audience wants. They don't strictly stick to those in picking up shows.
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Summer 2013 Anime |10th Dimensional OT| the first ignoble truth: all of life is anime
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What I mean is popularity polls are just one method of finding out what the audience wants. They don't strictly stick to those in picking up shows.
I don't think all of them dropped it. A lot of them are still hatewatching.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
AnimeGAF and ToonamiGAF aren't so different after all.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I gladly concede this point.
Those damn fools. Actually, I'm a little irritated for at myself for not finishing it given how far I went. I think I got up t the ep before the one where Kirito puts on the fursuit. I was worried at first since elf Asuna is kinda cute but since she wasn't a brown elf, I was thankfully able to resist.
Oh neat, hadn't realised they'd posted that yet. Immortalised forever*.
*For a given value of forever.
The fuck, Origami beat Krista? That's just wrong.
Nice to see Tsukihi making up for her disastrous failure in ISML by summarily crushing the worst OreShura girl.
Crash Station
Member
You shouldn't. They would like those shows.
dakkumauji
Member
Danganronpa The Animation 09
You know I don't think it's that fair to call this The Animation anymore.
Maybe more like Danganronpa The Sketchbook.
You know I don't think it's that fair to call this The Animation anymore.
Maybe more like Danganronpa The Sketchbook.
That's an insult to sketchbooks.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
I feel bad for ToonamiGAF.
PdotMichael
Banned
Hey, Sketchbook was a great SoL anime.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Hey, Sketchbook was a great SoL anime.
I would kill for an S2 of this, so relaxing~
I'm purely curious. What's wrong with the series?
Eh, I enjoy the Fairy Tail manga. It's nothing super special, but it's an enjoyable shonen series. And good at fanservice =p
I never followed the anime after checking out the first episode when it originally aired and deciding that it seemed like a pretty crappy adaptation. I seem to remember they added random magic circles to everything for no reason, and I hated the casting for most of the characters (especially Hirano Aya as Lucy...)
Monogatari S2 9 (Kabuki 3)
The vast wide shots of devastation and emptiness would be far more effective if the world didn't look like that all the time anyway. Shaaaaaaaft
So lessons learned for Arararararagi: Time travel is serious business, don't discount the potential contributions and insights from your friendly neighborhood ghost loli, and don't ever let Shinobu throw a tantrum.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Kiniro Mosaic 9
Aya getting an episode!? It was bound to happen! And more english than before (except the first episode.)
Having 6 minutes left and playing the credits was kinda odd though.
Aya getting an episode!? It was bound to happen! And more english than before (except the first episode.)
Having 6 minutes left and playing the credits was kinda odd though.
Hey, I kinda like Fairy Tail. The manga is better (IMO) but it has awesome music and knows how to pump the big fights.
(Oh, I didn't know is coming back, great news!)
Additional staff information for that Bones-animating-Noragami news:
Series Composition: Deko Akao (Arakawa Under the Bridge, Mysterious Girlfriend X)
Character Design: Toshihiro Kawamoto (Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain)
Director: Kotaro Tamura
Series Composition: Deko Akao (Arakawa Under the Bridge, Mysterious Girlfriend X)
Character Design: Toshihiro Kawamoto (Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain)
Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou/Day Break Illusion Episode 9: You know, if this show had been more episodes like this and not dull monster of the week pablum, it would have been a so much better show.
It was also nice to have a slow episode be about actual emotions and character development instead of doing bullshit K-ON! shit. Also, as predicted there is a love triangle and I think the hypotenuse just got strangled, or is going to be next episode. Also this episode can be called JUST KISS ALREADY, FOR GOD SAKES!
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Kawamoto is such a terrible character designer these days.
PdotMichael
Banned
At least Duckroll can blame the manga if the story goes full stupid.
dakkumauji
Member
Genshiken Nidaime 07
All that teasing with Hato's backstory.
All that teasing with Hato's backstory.
Gatchaman Crowds 8
What a good ep. I was tentative going in after hearing about the preschool stuff but I thought it was wonderful. Hajime's attempting to change the world from the bottom up while
Using the preschool kids was awesome too as I think they'd be more accepting of the hero motif rather than the cynical adults that are present throughout the show. Sugane holding all those kids might be my favorite visual of the show so far. It's also worth noting how Sugane has grown from his defeat while Jou has wilted.
Good ending too as Rui is forced to confront unforeseen consequences. He's struck me as a slave to order too and the chaos of Katze and the fallout has helped sell me on how shaken his character is at the moment.
What a good ep. I was tentative going in after hearing about the preschool stuff but I thought it was wonderful. Hajime's attempting to change the world from the bottom up while
Rui, and now, Berg-Katze's attempt was from the top down. Calling Katze out in the press seemed like a ballsy move too, robbing him of the initiative he's demonstrated in every ep preceding.
Using the preschool kids was awesome too as I think they'd be more accepting of the hero motif rather than the cynical adults that are present throughout the show. Sugane holding all those kids might be my favorite visual of the show so far. It's also worth noting how Sugane has grown from his defeat while Jou has wilted.
Good ending too as Rui is forced to confront unforeseen consequences. He's struck me as a slave to order too and the chaos of Katze and the fallout has helped sell me on how shaken his character is at the moment.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Somehow, this turned into over an hour on the podcast. lol
You look tired, zeroshiki. Thanks for coming on!
Is Aquarion Evol worth watching?
You and me both. I'd argue that it's adaptation was in some ways better than the source material - which is still very good in it's own right.
Sadly like Yuyushiki, a second season will never be...
What the hell, that doesn't even look like Kawamoto.
Crash Station
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Not more hated than bleach, and toonamigaf likes that to some extent. FT isn't offensively bad, it's just generic.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I remember Geneijin being mad when he found out how it tied into the original series. lol
I vaguely remember that. Shit was funny.
Dedication Through Light
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Yes, its hilarious, shocking, and quite fun at times. One of the better mecha anime in recent times.
I wouldn't say ToonamiGaf likes Bleach, beyond a select few. Its just been running so long everyone wants it done with.
And by select few, you mean Assault Master, he has had long arguments with the rest of the crew over his love of Bleach.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Luckily a lot of the best SOL shows have multiple seasons, but Sketchbook not being one of those is a bit disappointing. I should get around to reading that (among other manga) since I remember some hilarious pose Sora was doing and I can't seem to find it just by searching.
dakkumauji
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Servant x Service 09
Another funny episode.
Another funny episode.
Monogatari 09
Shinobu's the best.
Shinobu's the best.
I like that we know the conclusion to the time shenanigans as far as "everything is back the way it was". That makes doing the time paradox/time travel thing much more interesting to me within the confines of this show. It worked for something like Steins Gate, but if they had fucked around with the actual timeline of the show in Monogatari, I'd have been pisssssssssed. It's much better this way.
Rozen Maiden (2013) 9
I won't lie, I was dreading the first episode (after the first) that would end up more action oriented as I was concerned Jun's story would take a back seat to some stupidity. Thankfully, that wasn't the case as the ethereal sensibilities of the earlier eps returns with surprisingly satisfying action pieces and a good cliffhanger. Yet another great episode in a series of such that I'd have never expected given the franchise.
Another question regarding the adaptation: Is the children's story book that keeps coming up part of the manga or an addition to the anime? It's really nice.
Kirakishou continues to be this compelling antagonist, especially given her now revealed motivations. I shouldn't be surprised at how the main character finally took center stage here either. Also, desu.
I won't lie, I was dreading the first episode (after the first) that would end up more action oriented as I was concerned Jun's story would take a back seat to some stupidity. Thankfully, that wasn't the case as the ethereal sensibilities of the earlier eps returns with surprisingly satisfying action pieces and a good cliffhanger. Yet another great episode in a series of such that I'd have never expected given the franchise.
Another question regarding the adaptation: Is the children's story book that keeps coming up part of the manga or an addition to the anime? It's really nice.
Theonik
Member
Ojamajo Doremi 42
With regards to Onpu, she used her magic in one of the worst and one of the best ways this episode. (fuck the vice-principle what a shiteater) It's getting obvious now that her charm is about to fail, and when it does shit will go down.
Good episode. Doremi's sentai shame was hilarious.
Real Sentai anime when.
With regards to Onpu, she used her magic in one of the worst and one of the best ways this episode. (fuck the vice-principle what a shiteater) It's getting obvious now that her charm is about to fail, and when it does shit will go down.
amishpriest99
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Anyone know if it has had a SRW appearance yet? That's probably the only circumstance under which I'd consider watching this.
Rozen Maiden 6-9
Like Narag, I was pleasantly surprised by episode 9's action sequences after the poor showing earlier on. This is not your typical Deen show.
ALSO like Narag, I am amazed at how fast each episode goes by. The pacing is really very good indeed. I'm still impressed at those who are watching the show without previous familiarity with the cast, though, as it's all much "easier" for me knowing who the other Maidens are and I'm not sure how much impact the events of episode 9 would have if
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I'm glad I'm all caught up now. There's been something of a sense of inevitability about these past few episodes which would normally annoy me -
but it didn't bother me here so much as there was so much else going on around it.
She TOLD you not to make the doll, Jun!
Like Narag, I was pleasantly surprised by episode 9's action sequences after the poor showing earlier on. This is not your typical Deen show.
ALSO like Narag, I am amazed at how fast each episode goes by. The pacing is really very good indeed. I'm still impressed at those who are watching the show without previous familiarity with the cast, though, as it's all much "easier" for me knowing who the other Maidens are and I'm not sure how much impact the events of episode 9 would have if
you don't really have a clue who the Seki sisters are
I'm glad I'm all caught up now. There's been something of a sense of inevitability about these past few episodes which would normally annoy me -
I hate it when people do things that it's obvious to the audience are stupid and going to backfire on them, like Jun assembling Kirakishou's avatar,
Just in time for Kaguya-Hime's theatrical release later this autumn, it looks like Japan's getting a Blu-ray release of Isao Takahata's main directorial debut from 1968, Horus: Prince of the Sun (also known as The Little Norse Prince in some countries), in early December.
(via WTK)
(via WTK)
Theonik
Member
This show had a good run RIP.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Bedtime stories with your sister? No good can come of this. Believe me.
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