Chihayafuru S1 & S2
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Arata is lame.
Solid show. To bad Season 3 wont be out for days.
Going to start Uchouten Kazoku. Bye.
Chihayafuru S1 & S2
#TeamTaichi
Arata is lame.
Anyone that complaining legion of short hair in Monogatari can fight me.
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Some Samunemco designs for my friend DTL:
Blood Lad Rest of Episode 1
That was funny and entertaining despite the crappy subs viz gives me (none of the options made it any better). Will watch more of this tomorrow
Maybe they realised that no-one watches the credits so they looked at it as a solution.Having the ED run as early as it did with about 5 minutes of extra footage afterwards was weird as hell though.
Why would you not watch blonde girls drop da bass?Maybe they realised that no-one watches the credits so they looked at it as a solution.
Because public telephones.Why would you not watch blonde girls drop da bass?
Kinmoza! 9
Ayayayayayayayaya needs more screentime but not as much as Karen (aka the best character) does.
those monstersMaybe they realised that no-one watches the credits so they looked at it as a solution.
they're some yuri obsessed fanfic writing weenie precure fan so it's p. safe to say its the laterI really hope (s)he was making a tasteless joke. The alternative is criminal and simply wrong on multiple levels.
Won't anyone think of the Koreans.those monsters
Yeah but Phoenician_Viking thinks it's the best thing ever.WHAT ? bleach is a regular shonen , just with more plot armor and deus ex machina than usual.
we are all just too intellectually unarmedYeah but Phoenician_Viking thinks it's the best thing ever.
But I guess we're not intelligent enough to see that.
All the flashbacks have an overbearing yellow tone. It also sort of matches the room he winds up confined in for a while.
Yeah but Phoenician_Viking thinks it's the best thing ever.
But I guess we're not intelligent enough to see that.
we are all just too intellectually unarmed
For better or worse, Apple has never been one to keep ports around if it doesn't have to. For example, USB never seriously got off the ground until the first iMac made it the ONLY port, completely ditching things like ADB, PS/2, serial, and parallel.
cajun, I like you, I really do, but this post makes me want to denounce you and everything you stand for. This is even worse than when you were saying bad things about Kirino. Italian food is the greatest food on this Earth, and tomato the greatest ingredient.
I agree. Italian is first, Indian is a close second and Chinese is third.
Paranoia Agent 03
I am beginning to seriously wonder if Shounen Bat is actually real now. I kinda think the last episode was better but this was pretty good too. Whatever she is suffering from is some serious shit.
I really hope (s)he was making a tasteless joke. The alternative is criminal and simply wrong on multiple levels.
Steins;Gate 1 - 25 FINAL
Having finished the series later than everyone else, I have to say that I dont know whether it was good idea to have missed the excitement around this series with everyone or not. Maybe I would have loved it more when it was an on-going show, because I really cant say is it is as close to a perfect series, but I did end up liking it in the end, which is the important thing.
For one thing, I do think the plot of this show and the story is rather good, well-oiled and was told in greatly fashion. The show just knows itself, the producers and the director have planned it appropriately and the plot moves without any hick up and it doesnt have fillers. The characters all have a great chemistry between them and more often than not, bring out a well-placed individualism out of them; be it banter, cry for help, support and so on. Which brings me to a certain point; this show might be one of the best, I recall that is, merging several styles and genres quite comfortably. It starts off mysteriously, and then suddenly trudges through the mono-styled Slice-of-Life element frequently sprayed with dialogues of comedic banters and situations. Then it becomes a full fleshed adventurous Science Fiction until it wraps its mystery up. Add to the fact that it develops a major Romantic sub-plots as well psychological tension, and then you have a series that uses several styles without convoluting its original purpose. The fact that it is a well organised Anime with all of those elements adds to my overall enjoyment of the show.
However, this comes at the expense of the depth of said elements. While I think the Comedic parts are done wonderfully (Such as the banters between Okabe and Kirisu), its hard to ignore those half-devolved elements of Drama that comes very suddenly without any hint of progression towards it. You could argue the fact that the time travel elements does indeed develop those feeling, but the way those romantic situations and the dialogue constructed in it are severely lacking. The psychological elements, while strengthened by the notion of experiencing painful situations repeatedly, are also weak retrospectively compared to its promised ambitions. The mystery portion is answered in a more riddled way and the Slice of Life sections were forgotten halfway due to its Science Fiction evolution. While I applaud this series to include those entire elements, I would rather have it focused on one or two style and strengthen those styles within their plot they are trying to tell.
The Crux of this Anime is Time Travel. It doesnt hide that fact, although its first 2 Episode told in a more confused manner only to be explained during the ending of this show. The story revolves around Okabe (Or Hyohin as he refers to himself) and his imaginary fight against organisations and conspiracies. He has a hobby of making things up and creates scientific theories around it. He then precedes get into the CERN database and discovers stories about hidden Time Travel accidence which sets him to create a machine for it. The Story develops into maintaining an order for the time travel paradoxes, fighting off Organisations that discovers his motives while he collaborates with newly acquired lab members. Suffice to say, there is a lot going on, and develops into a more practical involvements which sets of bunch of sub-plots which expands on the basic premise. As I said, the overall story is introduced and resolved in a satisfactory manner and the subplots, while some of them are better than others, have their quirks to be fulfilling. This is done with great scrip and characterisation. The plot moved forward with each episode and hardly had any hiccups in terms of fillers and red-herrings.
Now to my originals one of the main reasons on why I think The Psychological and the Mystery elements were severely lacking is because of the issue of time travel and its paradoxical. I dont have a degree in Quantum Physics nor do I have a great knowledge on various intricacies of Time-Space Continuum or General Relativity (however, I do have a hobby on reading up some of those hypothesis and try to understand the basic gist of it), but I do generally get annoyed by various stories about Time travel as they tend to ignore the basic Paradox reality it creates or create confusing, nonsensical substitute to Justify its authority on the subjects, and generally, it annoys me. Steins;Gate falls in the middle, whilst it does better job at using the Time Theory mechanics than many stories out there, there is still loopholes that deters me from completely accepting it at face value. Also, the fact that Paradox has been introduced later on, when it was completely broken by the several Time travels before it is just puzzling. Also the introduction of the theoretical several time-space threads which doesnt cross with each is a bit contradictory to the fact that characters do remember what happened. Not to say, I didnt enjoy it. When someone have recommended me not to nit-pick those flaws, I have enjoyed it considerable, and keep in mind those annoyance arent that explicit in the Anime and it is possible enjoyable even if those issues were raised.
While I have established the actual show is nothing less of a great one, it is important to mention the main weakness of the show and that is its production value and the presentational style. I really have to say; I really do abhor the art style. The character design appears to be unproportionally elongated with no extra weight added to them. They appear to be very flat and the colour composition lacks depth and texture. The environments, while detailed to a certain degree, look very sterile and clean. The background art is minimal and have this disconnection between it and the character with its word angular shots and obscure camera angles. Speaking of the camera work, its design decisions are atrocious; some of those shots are ridiculous to a comical effect, while others that are trying to show a more emotive emphasis are just unwatchable due to poor cuttings and uses of angular movements. The uses of distortion blur and colour desaturations are equally tacky and unprofessional. However, I have to say that some of the animations are drawn well; especially those face expressions and comedic elaborations. The Japanese voice acting does its job, although I have to say Okabes line of nonsensical drivels and scientific explanations are well delivered. However, the dub is one of the worse I have heard and was very grating and abrasive experience to sit through I some of the episode, they also changed some of the personality which doesnt make sense at all.
Summery;
Overall, its a great series that is well told and grabs from the start to the end, bar its confusing moments and its melodramatic sections. It knows what it is and delivers a planned experience that is fulfilling. Some of its scientific introduction is actually quite fun to learn and while the time travel aspect of it might have its flaws, is extremely well research and delivered in an extraordinary confidence. It also benefits from having great character interaction that is backed by well scripted dialogue. Both laugh out funny moments and chuckling situations are included in spades and the back and forth banter might be some of the best. Weak Production values, strange design elements, obtuse Romantic sections, Horrendous Dub and Jack-of-all-trade kind of Genre mesh up should not deter anyone from this well realised adventure.
7/10
I'll say this: It's better than Escaflowne in my opinion. I actually enjoyed Tweeny Witches, Escaflowne on the otherhand I thought was stupid and was just making shit up as it went along. Which may sound stupid as shit to say considering Tweeny Witches' plot isn't that great either but not having a trite love triangle going on means that Tweeny Witches doesn't try and split up the heroes by the dumbest means possible, less lame angst between the characters and everything more or less flowed better. I find it telling that in Escaflowne to manipulate the heroine they useWhoa. Does it have giant caped robots and an Escaflowne worthy soundtrack?
Ah, well, it's a little of both. I think both shows have a very similar overall theme being that technology and reason aren't the end all be all of things and that ultimately it's friends and family that's important. That's a sorta rare theme, but that's just a theme the shows share. Also, I think this is primarily done not so much out of any statement but because how else do you get your guys on the underdog's team? Can't exactly be up against a tough enemy if your side's the superior one can you? So the bad guys always gotta be more advanced or you end up throwing shit at the screen wondering why the good guys side doesn't just hurry and wipe the floor with them. It's simpler to do than making them both on equal terms and then having to come up with intelligent reasons as to how things can devolve to their darkest hour.Now that you describe it that way I guess it does make sense, however Studio 4 C did an excellent job of making Tweeny Witches quirky enough to hide it unless you are really analyzing it heavily. I just saw it as another character out of their element story. A typical idea in itself but explored in a very fun way here.
Yeah but Phoenician_Viking thinks it's the best thing ever.
But I guess we're not intelligent enough to see that.
This is a fair assessment of it. While Im more lenient towards certain elements in favor of just being entertained by a good story, Steins;Gate does seem to be trying to do too much sometimes at the expense of being a bit shallow. But it does such a great job overall and really turns on the charm, so I bought into it quite heavily. I hadnt enjoyed watching a series this much since probably Madoka (I watched it after Madoka but I dont remember the original airing dates)
Yeah. It is an enjoyment one with a lots of charm and charisma. Maybe I would have thought it better if I had watched it when it came out, or maybe my expectation was very high due to the impressions I have read around, but nevertheless its a great one that just do a little more than what it actually ought to do.
But I am happy that I have watched it. I should thank you for the recommendation I suppose
Did you watch the Omake episode at the end too?
Yeah, not to mention that they're usually 30 bucks a piece anyway. Minimalist design.Apple has been cutting out IO options with each subsequent revision of the Pro. The excuse is that Thunderbolt should allow you to have whatever dongle you need to bring it back, which is true but personally I think carrying a half-dozen dongles kinda defeats the purpose of buying a laptop.
I should get back to the manga just to check up on it. But now that everyone has paired off, there really isn't much to do. It's why the KnT manga is still dragging out the inevitable hooking up of the other characters until high school graduation (which, I assume, is when they'll be forced to end it, unless they have the balls to do a college series!).Yeah. Really liked that. And that OVA just made me remember how much I missed the show. Maybe I ought to read the manga.
The point of a host(ess) club isn't the food though. You pay for the food to get the "pleasure" of having someone spend time with you because you a) want to go out on a date but b) can't ask out a normal person to do so. lolThe champagne. You can get that for a fraction of the price elsewhere whereas the doujin at least is unique to the convention.
When the minor supporting character in your shoujo is better than your lead, you've got a problem.I never actually watched Say I Love You, but the existence of Natsume alone makes your claim laughable.
Years, not days. lolChihayafuru S1 & S2
#TeamTaichi
Arata is lame.
Solid show. To bad Season 3 wont be out for days.
Going to start Uchouten Kazoku. Bye.
No I haven't, should I?
Sunday with God ep 9
Jebus, what a clusterfuck this episode is. I don't even know what or why it happen.
A piss poor episode.
Yes actually. It adds one little thing you will probably appreciate.
BroCon 10
Also, only in shoujo wouldbe considered romantic. Then again, Fifty Shades of Grey exists and so forth.near-rape
Quick poll unrelated to another thread currently in the OT, but who here lives in Kentucky or Virginia?
Quick poll unrelated to another thread currently in the OT, but who here lives in Kentucky or Virginia?
Virginia here, but northern Virginia so nowhere near Kentucky.
virginia too. (southwestern).