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Yo dawg, I heard you like pillows...
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Any series running right now or recently finished that I should look into if I like humor/slice of life and suspense/thrillers and just life stuff? I'd say "anything without mecha and supernatural stuff", but it kinda depends on the series I guess.
I realize how vague that is, but I don't wanna post a pages long list of animu I like again :3 Just searching for new-ish stuff I shouldn't miss.
I realize how vague that is, but I don't wanna post a pages long list of animu I like again :3 Just searching for new-ish stuff I shouldn't miss.
Just something to place on the mantle over the fireplace.
Define "use".
Who doesn't like to place their heads on the favourite anime character big strong chest?
This post make my side hurt, damn you..
PdotMichael
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KirbYuuYuu
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Kiniro Mosaic 12 END
Second time they had credits in the middle of the episode. Don't think I've seen that.... in ever I guess. Shino managed to captivate everyone with her story
Well there we have it, a story of a Girl with a Blonde fetish and her international Friend with her other friends in Japan. Pretty much a cute, feel good show of the summer surrounded by comedic drama, warlords, conflicting brothers, mythology, and dolls.
Of course, it was too much to hope for the saucy stuff, but frankly it delivered pretty well considering it's character driven, and I enjoyed what they brought to the table, primarily Shino, she's not exactly a character I see often with her traits. I think part of the reason might be because of the whole wacky hair color in anime (granted this also had Yoko and Aya, who contrasted with each other), and that she's rather spacey. Her sister has also shown to foil her when she's existing. Even lying about how computer viruses work to keep her from blonde porn. Alice is filled with innocence that just makes her adorable to the bone. She even has an obtuse amount of jealousy when something or someone gets in between her Shino. I love this.
Again, can't blame me for hoping for a closer Aya x Yoko, especially since this show teases you with this, but I think it's because Yoko is dense, as this episode has shown.
Karasuma also brings some of her own flavor to the show. Kinda reminds me of Sakurai-Sensei from Nichijou where she's more... flustered, but Karasuma can function more at least.
Karen... oh man, the other blonde girl, and another power source for Shino's fantasies
She's genki as fuck, and she's exciting when ever she appears. IS she ever depressed? I don't think I can recall. But she was also one of the best things to grace this.
Frankly, I enjoyed what I watched of this, and it happens to be the first show on my list that is ending, which makes me feel sad. I'm not even sure if there's a show like this for Fall, but I'd be willing to take it on.
Second time they had credits in the middle of the episode. Don't think I've seen that.... in ever I guess. Shino managed to captivate everyone with her story
which Alice barely existed in it. Karen was a pirate who pretty much fell for Shino, all these yuri-isms.
Well there we have it, a story of a Girl with a Blonde fetish and her international Friend with her other friends in Japan. Pretty much a cute, feel good show of the summer surrounded by comedic drama, warlords, conflicting brothers, mythology, and dolls.
Of course, it was too much to hope for the saucy stuff, but frankly it delivered pretty well considering it's character driven, and I enjoyed what they brought to the table, primarily Shino, she's not exactly a character I see often with her traits. I think part of the reason might be because of the whole wacky hair color in anime (granted this also had Yoko and Aya, who contrasted with each other), and that she's rather spacey. Her sister has also shown to foil her when she's existing. Even lying about how computer viruses work to keep her from blonde porn. Alice is filled with innocence that just makes her adorable to the bone. She even has an obtuse amount of jealousy when something or someone gets in between her Shino. I love this.
Again, can't blame me for hoping for a closer Aya x Yoko, especially since this show teases you with this, but I think it's because Yoko is dense, as this episode has shown.
Karasuma also brings some of her own flavor to the show. Kinda reminds me of Sakurai-Sensei from Nichijou where she's more... flustered, but Karasuma can function more at least.
Karen... oh man, the other blonde girl, and another power source for Shino's fantasies
(lol Aya fantasizing about Yoko.)
Frankly, I enjoyed what I watched of this, and it happens to be the first show on my list that is ending, which makes me feel sad. I'm not even sure if there's a show like this for Fall, but I'd be willing to take it on.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Kanamemo 3
Not much to say except yay a Kugimiya-heavy episode!
Not much to say except yay a Kugimiya-heavy episode!
Dedication Through Light
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Kingdom 2 - Episode 15
Finally caught up (actually went through 12-15). But 15 was most memorable for being extremey hilarious with Lun Hu (grabbing Xin as they went down the slope even), best of the four heavenly kings. Curious how things will happen from here.
Is The Sketchbook becoming the face of Kingdom...the second ED (EXIT) is nice as the first one.
Finally caught up (actually went through 12-15). But 15 was most memorable for being extremey hilarious with Lun Hu (grabbing Xin as they went down the slope even), best of the four heavenly kings. Curious how things will happen from here.
Is The Sketchbook becoming the face of Kingdom...the second ED (EXIT) is nice as the first one.
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jediyoshi
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Kiniro Mosaic 12
The scream into the OP was great.
Wasn't expecting them to get to the beginning of the next school year for the finale. Sad about the classes, though Alice/Shino and Yoko/Ayaya split makes sense for story. At which point the two blondes splitting also makes sense.
Love that Karen continues to be the only one who gets Ayaya's yurilovin for Yoko.
Everything about the musical was the best. Pirate Karen and Honoka. The Tsundere Mermaid with Yoko immediately cast as the Prince. Everyone watching at the end. That and the Alice flashback were a great way to end it all.
Wasn't expecting them to get to the beginning of the next school year for the finale. Sad about the classes, though Alice/Shino and Yoko/Ayaya split makes sense for story. At which point the two blondes splitting also makes sense.
Love that Karen continues to be the only one who gets Ayaya's yurilovin for Yoko.
Everything about the musical was the best. Pirate Karen and Honoka. The Tsundere Mermaid with Yoko immediately cast as the Prince. Everyone watching at the end. That and the Alice flashback were a great way to end it all.
That's the one with Kana's salesman smile. Also a certain Mr. Smithee. Good memories.
Episode 4 is the musical. Which is my favorite episode of the entire series.
But you already know this.
Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou/Day Break Illusion Episode 12:
So yea, this is the episode where shit gets real. I give Cerebrum points for actually weaponizing the Groundhog's Day Time Loop into a weapon of ultimate weapon of despair. Still all the clever tricks in the world doesn't save him from a crippling case of lack on anything else compelling. Turns out like everyone else around Akari, he wants to mate with her, and make a baby for unclear reasons. The lack of clarity in the show has been a real problem, to wit, we get some stuff with the familiars and the teachers, that hint at its own grand story, but what it amount to is that Team Useless can finally get off their asses and turn the tide in some fashion. Also, Ginka shows up, though it a nice deference to tradition, she is not alive, or at least not human, she has become an angel and has also read the script apparently.
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Kiniro Mosaic 12
The scream into the OP was great.
Wasn't expecting them to get to the beginning of the next school year for the finale. Sad about the classes, though Alice/Shino and Yoko/Ayaya split makes sense for story. At which point the two blondes splitting also makes sense.
Love that Karen continues to be the only one who gets Ayaya's yurilovin for Yoko.
Everything about the musical was the best. Pirate Karen and Honoka. The Tsundere Mermaid with Yoko immediately cast as the Prince. Everyone watching at the end. That and the Alice flashback were a great way to end it all.
I think Shino actually understands too, but doesn't actually harp on Aya for it. Too many blondes.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Daybreak Illusion 12
Well, a lot certainly did happen in this one, as expected from the next-to-last episode.
I did laugh pretty hard at Mr. Smithee. And of course the salesman smile thing was great. Another example of something being more effective when left to the imagination.
Well, a lot certainly did happen in this one, as expected from the next-to-last episode.
Someone re-living a day over and over in a futile attempt to change the past? Now where have I heard that before? Ginka showing up again was a surprise, though it seems like she's not alive again, per se, but a DBZ-style angel or something. I guess she got her one day pass to help out like Goku did. Boy, this show is just swiping plot points from all over the place, isn't it? It also seems like Luna got to keep some of her Daemonia powers? Or did she have that before? Who knows. Meanwhile, DTL-boy wants to mate with Akari because reasons or something. Also, it looks like the two instructors who have never been interesting enough for me to remember their names will get to fight in the final episode. That could be interesting. Maybe.
I did laugh pretty hard at Mr. Smithee. And of course the salesman smile thing was great. Another example of something being more effective when left to the imagination.
Tenori Taiga better be top tier
Monogatari S2 12 (Otori 1)
So I realized while watching this that it's literally been a full 23 non-recap episodes over two and a half years since we've even had a hint of Nadeko in this series.
That said, um... this arc is already more interesting than the entirety of Nadeko Snake and I'll just leave it at that because yeah you should watch it.
Save 'N Quit
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Hot.
That ain't Nintendo vs Capcom
Not sure if I'll watch this.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
"If you ever wanted to know how long it takes an anime to go from concept to finished product, just measure the amount of time between Madoka's sales figures coming out and the first episode of Daybreak Illusion"
Basileus777
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Kiniro Mosaic 12
Why does this show have to end? I need more
Best show of the Summer, sorry Uchouten Kazoku.
Why does this show have to end? I need more
pirate Karen.
Best show of the Summer, sorry Uchouten Kazoku.
dakkumauji
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Danganronpa The Animation 12
That was a lot more fun than I thought it would be.
That was a lot more fun than I thought it would be.
Cool. I wonder if it will start where it left off.
There were so many balls in play at the end.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Naruto Shipuuden
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz flashbacks everywhere.
Waiting for the real star in this show:
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz flashbacks everywhere.
Waiting for the real star in this show:
PdotMichael
Banned
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWVo6a_7_p4
I was surprised but the song hits her personality perfectly.
Lol. Its so true. At least TRY to seem unique. Daybreak just said fuck it and went for the gold lol.
Random 10 DVD Dregathon
DVD 04: Starship Operators (2005) Episodes 1-4
Audio options: Sub & dub
Extras: Music video for ED, trailers, OP & ED
Maybe I've developed Stockholm Syndrome, but this was .... ok?
This is basically Star Trek: Teenagers In Love.
Some trainee students take over their battleship when a war is declared and their government immediately surrenders. To finance their insurrection they sell the rights to have their fight turned into a reality TV show - well, it was the 2000s. No one takes them seriously at the start but (of course) they are genius students and start winning battles against the crusty old adults (in a very Star Trek way, lots of looking at monitors). There are also occasional DORAMA moments "I WUV YOU SEMPAI" etc which i expect became more frequent as the series went on.
The artwork is variable, mostly serviceable with some derpy moments. And it's a space series from the mid 2000s so of course there is lots of CGI - some OK, some omg my eyes plz stop dat.
So its competently made and though not exactly exciting a pleasant enough watch so far. At no point watching any episode did I look at a clock/phone/look to see how much longer the episode would last/stop the DVD and go and do something, anything else. So it must have been doing something right compared to its dreggy brethren.
Do I want to watch the rest? well I've added it to the backlog, low priority section
Why must I be a teenager in space? Ba-dum-dum-dum: 5/10
DVD 04: Starship Operators (2005) Episodes 1-4
Audio options: Sub & dub
Extras: Music video for ED, trailers, OP & ED
Maybe I've developed Stockholm Syndrome, but this was .... ok?
This is basically Star Trek: Teenagers In Love.
Some trainee students take over their battleship when a war is declared and their government immediately surrenders. To finance their insurrection they sell the rights to have their fight turned into a reality TV show - well, it was the 2000s. No one takes them seriously at the start but (of course) they are genius students and start winning battles against the crusty old adults (in a very Star Trek way, lots of looking at monitors). There are also occasional DORAMA moments "I WUV YOU SEMPAI" etc which i expect became more frequent as the series went on.
A person looking pensively at a monitor. This happens a lot.
Future Big Brother featuring people looking at monitors.
The artwork is variable, mostly serviceable with some derpy moments. And it's a space series from the mid 2000s so of course there is lots of CGI - some OK, some omg my eyes plz stop dat.
So its competently made and though not exactly exciting a pleasant enough watch so far. At no point watching any episode did I look at a clock/phone/look to see how much longer the episode would last/stop the DVD and go and do something, anything else. So it must have been doing something right compared to its dreggy brethren.
doctor-chan is my watamote-on-prozac waifu.
Do I want to watch the rest? well I've added it to the backlog, low priority section
Why must I be a teenager in space? Ba-dum-dum-dum: 5/10
This show is good if youre a hard sci fi fan. Its technical and somewhat realistic.
Monogatari 12
Some pretty cool visuals, but set against what was mostly the setup episode for the rest of the arc. Hopefully the fight between
will make up for the lack of one between
The little tease at the beginning made me think that it will. I do love the show for the conversations as well of course, but those seem to be on the chopping block with the switch to 4 episodes per instead of 5. The setup for this arc is way more interesting than the previous one, since we already knew that
I give this 4 based Shaft's out of 5. I don't know if I'll ever give them the full 5/5 again, since they're recap episode creating douchenozzles.
Some pretty cool visuals, but set against what was mostly the setup episode for the rest of the arc. Hopefully the fight between
Sengoku and Arararararginobu
Alt-Shinobu and Araraginobu.
the time hijinks wouldn't interfere with the main story at all.
I give this 4 based Shaft's out of 5. I don't know if I'll ever give them the full 5/5 again, since they're recap episode creating douchenozzles.
I'm still salty. How did shows ever used to go the full 26 without multiple recap episodes? (Not that they all did; Wolf's Rain, for instance)
That was a rhetorical question; He said with a composed look on his face.
Yes I like hard sci-fi books, probably what i liked most about the show was it's more realistic approach to the space stuff
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Yamada and the Seven Witches Episodes 4-5
Beach episode could have been longer, good Miyamura moments for it (perhaps perfect actor choice even), but so little time with Yamada out there too He deserved to have fun too. Probably one of the better episode so far simply because of it being so hilarious
as well as Sarushima being much more memorable than in other media.
Some of the life lessons or insights also feel like they work better here too, especially with touching/sentimental music, flashbacks overplaying the characters lines.
Miyamura and Yamada are also too hilarious and crazy at times, the random dancing to the song for Noa, similar facial expressions and reactions in another, and just pure excitement always, and of course the usual. They really make the show.
Beach episode could have been longer, good Miyamura moments for it (perhaps perfect actor choice even), but so little time with Yamada out there too
He deserved to have fun too. Probably one of the better episode so far simply because of it being so hilarious
all the random kissing there with ping pong club and the teacher
Some of the life lessons or insights also feel like they work better here too, especially with touching/sentimental music, flashbacks overplaying the characters lines.
Yamada forgiving Ushio for example
Miyamura and Yamada are also too hilarious and crazy at times, the random dancing to the song for Noa, similar facial expressions and reactions in another, and just pure excitement always, and of course the usual. They really make the show.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Kiniro Mosaic 12 -END-
The credits are rolling 8 minutes into the episode? What the actual fuck.
Okay, the
part was the most legitimately entertaining this show has ever been. And that's saying something since I generally enjoyed it a lot. Seems like the door is open for a second season if they ever decide to do one, as well. Hopefully this was more successful than Yuyushiki was (dammit ;_.
Overall, pretty good show. But then, I tend to enjoy most Manga Time Kirara shows, so hey.
The credits are rolling 8 minutes into the episode? What the actual fuck.
Okay, the
musical
. Overall, pretty good show. But then, I tend to enjoy most Manga Time Kirara shows, so hey.
Genshiken Nidaime 12
Another pretty slavish interpretation of events, down to a lot of shots even echoing manga stuff. There's more focus on tying up the loose ends for the old characters while chapters involving the new characters got cut. Even if what is cut is sort of fluff it's some of the only characterization for the newer members of the cast. Without some of the more fun stuff the tone of the show kind of takes a hit as well. As it is the series is kind of racing through major events, but there it's kind of hard to imagine what purpose that serves. Next episode preview looks like anime original content. Could be scary.
Another pretty slavish interpretation of events, down to a lot of shots even echoing manga stuff. There's more focus on tying up the loose ends for the old characters while chapters involving the new characters got cut. Even if what is cut is sort of fluff it's some of the only characterization for the newer members of the cast. Without some of the more fun stuff the tone of the show kind of takes a hit as well. As it is the series is kind of racing through major events, but there it's kind of hard to imagine what purpose that serves. Next episode preview looks like anime original content. Could be scary.
Apropos of nothing, but with the recent addition of Part III, all three original Lupin the Third series are now streaming (in some part) on Hulu. Dub for Part II, subs for the rest.
http://www.hulu.com/lupin-the-third-part-1 (all 23 episodes)
http://www.hulu.com/lupin-the-third-part-2 (81 episodes mostly from seasons 1-3)
http://www.hulu.com/lupin-the-third-part-iii (20 episodes at the moment)
http://www.hulu.com/lupin-the-third-part-1 (all 23 episodes)
http://www.hulu.com/lupin-the-third-part-2 (81 episodes mostly from seasons 1-3)
http://www.hulu.com/lupin-the-third-part-iii (20 episodes at the moment)
You might like Planetes.
Genshiken Nidaime 12
This show is better when it isn't focused on the new characters, which is kind of a damning criticism when the focus is on them most of the time. SakiMada was something I was genuinely interested to see resolved, while HatoMada is probably the absolute last thing I'd ever want to see (even though it seems like it might go there). Seeing Tanaka and Ohno come to grips with the idea that they're probably not going to make a living of cosplay was also pretty interesting.
Pretty much every new character can get in a boat and then go down with said boat for all I care. Except Sue; She's a boss. They can take Kuchiki senpai with them.
This show is better when it isn't focused on the new characters, which is kind of a damning criticism when the focus is on them most of the time. SakiMada was something I was genuinely interested to see resolved, while HatoMada is probably the absolute last thing I'd ever want to see (even though it seems like it might go there). Seeing Tanaka and Ohno come to grips with the idea that they're probably not going to make a living of cosplay was also pretty interesting.
Pretty much every new character can get in a boat and then go down with said boat for all I care. Except Sue; She's a boss. They can take Kuchiki senpai with them.
i loved the manga of Planetes but disliked a lot of the things they added to the anime to stretch it out to 26 episodes, and the last episode was one of my least fav anime endings ever, one facepalm scene after another. probably wouldn't feel that way if i hadn't read the manga first though. really wish there was an anime of Saturn Apartments.
ZachDeKoromaru
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Kiniro Mosaic 12 (END)
Superb last episode, best girls doing girl things show of the year (so far). I hope at the very least this gets a couple of BD specials, it's just so relaxing to watch.
Ayaya, what are you implying? I'll fight you.
Superb last episode, best girls doing girl things show of the year (so far). I hope at the very least this gets a couple of BD specials, it's just so relaxing to watch.
RurouniZel
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DIRECTLY INTO MY VEINS!!!
R_thanatos
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Railgun S - 23
This episode was better than the last 2.. you'd better give me some awesome fight animation for next week, or else ....
This episode was better than the last 2.. you'd better give me some awesome fight animation for next week, or else ....
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Love Lab 12
I actually want a season for this and I don't know why. Its actually one of the funnier shows in its genre.
I actually want a season for this and I don't know why. Its actually one of the funnier shows in its genre.
K-ON was never funny
jediyoshi
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I've always meant to watch Lupin the 3rd.
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