Say that to this sexy motherfucker's face and watch him do not a whole lot about it.
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Summer 2013 Anime |OT3| only manly sports allowed
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Ok correction. they can only draw one guy.
ZachDeKoromaru
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Aria the Natural 2
This episode had our main cast do some exploring around town for the most :firehawk of reasons and it was absolutely wonderful. It was also pretty damn hilarious too, since the wonderful deformed faces go hand in hand with the cast's dialogue with each other. Strange, considering I don't ever remember laughing as much at the deformed faces as I do now. Also I think I'm officially in love with Ishizuka Unsho's voice, it's so god damn suave and manly.
This episode had our main cast do some exploring around town for the most :firehawk of reasons and it was absolutely wonderful. It was also pretty damn hilarious too, since the wonderful deformed faces go hand in hand with the cast's dialogue with each other. Strange, considering I don't ever remember laughing as much at the deformed faces as I do now. Also I think I'm officially in love with Ishizuka Unsho's voice, it's so god damn suave and manly.
I got this game for my birthday and am enjoying it so far. It's like Super Robot Wars except not quite. That said, how you gonna leave MORRIGAN off your list, man? I mean MORRIGAN. Her entire character is like one long excuse to draw the cheese-cakiest possible woman in the most lewd possible positions with the most "don't let mom look at my screen right now" dialogue.
Right now Morrigan is top of the list for me. Sorta wish X and Zero would show up already. I don't give a damn about playing using some bizarre, obscure Sega or Namco characters, but give me my goddamn Mega Men!
but...Erica, Corvy-kun. ERICA. SQUEE.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
I always hated using her and Chun-li because it was always a bitch getting the right support unit to go with them. She's great in the sexual sense but they could have given her a butt shot or two in that tight succubus nonsense she always wears.
Erica/Gemini + Neneko is THE ONLY WAY TO PLAY.
They can draw guys just fine, but fujoshi don't want guys, they want guys.
Jex
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I really need to put some time aside to write up a post promoting Yamato 2199 as it really feels like one of the most underrated and under-watched shows of recent times purely as a result of not running on TV. I guess it doesn't help that nearly all the Yamato reboots/sequels/remakes in in the last few decades have been rubbish.
Hell, nearly all the combat is in CG and I actually think it looks kind of okay, and I nearly never say that! Truly the show can do no wrong.
In terms of general fandom it seems about as well known as a Yuasa production. I feel like there's "zero hype" for the series as a whole which I know is a somewhat subjective measure of a shows popularity.
Heck, if there wasn't any fanservice shit in it or ridiculous costumes (I suppose those are often one and the same) it would probably be even more buried than it is now.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah, by having a weird release, they cater perfectly to the hardcore Japanese fan but essentially killed American hype. If it's not on Crunchyroll or whatever, it becomes a niche of a niche here.
Hooheee~~~~~
It's funny though, this is based on the real cafe in Venice where they move the tables around based on the time of day... which sort of let me get over the idea of "cultural appropriation" and just enjoy when someone plucks something from a particular culture and use it for their own sakes.
Of course, it's much easier to fetishize Italy/Venice than it is to, say, fetishize Native Americans in Avatar.
Dont they have to move tables or else they will float away? Cause Venice floods at some point every day.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
That's one thing I love about Sora no Woto, although I think they just recreated the town in Spain (?) and didn't do much with taking anything specific from it to put in the show.
hosannainexcelsis
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There were crude pantyshots in the original TV series.
Well I'm hype.
Jex
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Right, for good or ill Crunchyroll has become the de facto way to view anime (I guess Netflix/other streaming services count too but I'm specifically referring to new anime) so if it's not there it's not anywhere unless it's really huge.
Before the rise of cheap, legal streaming of new properties anime fans certainly had to do a lot more research to find out what's new/hot and as a result of this they probably came across non-mainstream works along with all the major stuff. Once you remove the necessity for such researching and hunting fans no longer need to develop those skill and as a result there less likely to stumble across the non-major releases.
A lot of shows do that. Saikano modeled Otaru-shi.
Suisei no Gargantia 14 (OVA)
Well, it's called Episode 14 but clearly not actually set after the series, since
Anyway, this was a sweet and fun little story. I was surprised by how natural it felt to be back watching this series - it wasn't even nostalgic or anything, more like it had never gone away. (If only that were actually the case!) I guess it was still less than a season ago that it ended, but still. I think the most jarring thing about it was that there was no episode preview after the credits(!)
Oh, and the girl from Ridget's flashback had Hanekawa's voice. That was a little distracting.
Well, it's called Episode 14 but clearly not actually set after the series, since
Chambro is still alive T_T
Anyway, this was a sweet and fun little story. I was surprised by how natural it felt to be back watching this series - it wasn't even nostalgic or anything, more like it had never gone away. (If only that were actually the case!) I guess it was still less than a season ago that it ended, but still. I think the most jarring thing about it was that there was no episode preview after the credits(!)
Oh, and the girl from Ridget's flashback had Hanekawa's voice. That was a little distracting.
Joe Molotov
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AKB0048 S2 is ratchet?
Nice try anime, but I know the truth about baseball!
No you must be thinking of some shitty British sport like cricket. Baseball is the best. Until the Mets fall into oblivion.
I'm sorta ambivalent toward Erica so far. Maybe 'cuz I don't know who she is other than some girl with a shotgun.
They do give Morrigan a butt shot, though, during her super attack or whatever that is. Better than Tron Bonne, though, who is like nothing but weird butt shots.
I dunno, Chun Li and Morrigan is probably my favorite pair of girls thus far. Just sort of funny seeing the straight-laced Chun Li and the goofy succubus Morrigan forced together.
Canis lupus
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Love Lab 4
I don't really know or care where they're going with this "Riko is lying about having dated many boys" thing. Not like it matters; she's still the most knowledgeable one, if only by default. Also she looked better before she put all that crap on her.
Lol that song Maki's dad was singing. That was interesting. "My brain is a g-string" "My kidneys are lace". Must make for an interesting home life.
I don't really know or care where they're going with this "Riko is lying about having dated many boys" thing. Not like it matters; she's still the most knowledgeable one, if only by default. Also she looked better before she put all that crap on her.
Lol that song Maki's dad was singing. That was interesting. "My brain is a g-string" "My kidneys are lace". Must make for an interesting home life.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
I'm not faulting them for that, I think a lot of pairs in this game are hilarious, my favorite being Frank West being paired with Zomboobs.
That's strange, I don't recall bringing up cricket in my post.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Naw, in this case, it's specifically to chase the shade.
Yeah, it's set in a small village in Spain and the fortress that they are in is actually a hotel in real life. lol
I keep forgetting the person here who knows all about it - I want to say it was Erigu or /XX/, who posted a newspaper article from Spain about Sora no Woto - I can't remember who it was though, so apologies in advance.
And of course, the fantasy version of England in Kiniro Mosaic is based on a real bed and breakfast in some sleepy English town. I'm all for it, because... well, why not? lol
Yeah, but this is all skin tight uniforms featuring "dat ass" and so forth. Well, that and one of the characters likes to cosplay.
Yep. And if no one decides to... cover a show, it typically disappears completely. Case in point, the Glass Mask "reboot/remake" that happened last season.
You birthed best sport and then rejected it? That's like growing a plant that grows beer and sticking it in the bathroom.
Dedication Through Light
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Kuroko no Basket: Oshaberi Shiyokka (Fandisk)
Team Kurobas never told me this was engtranslated, or either I missed it back in 2012, regardless, was pretty funny and crazy, still gets me every time when no one notices Kuroko.
Speaking of Kuroko, I really want that figure.
Team Kurobas never told me this was engtranslated, or either I missed it back in 2012, regardless, was pretty funny and crazy, still gets me every time when no one notices Kuroko.
Speaking of Kuroko, I really want that figure.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
I'm sure it's more refined in the remake, like everything else; I'm just pointing out that the gratuitous sexualization of women in anime is nothing new.
I'm honestly failing to see the downside of having a beer growing plant in the bathroom. Good way to start the day.
Dedication Through Light
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Senyu (Part 2) Episode 24
Pretty hilarious
Pretty hilarious
Awesome Ross/Creasion design upgrade, so much better without all that clunky stuff on
R_thanatos
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you're waiting for megaman ?
Do you think tehy'll give you such powerfull character right off away .. no you'll have to crave for them.. you'll have to desire them..
And then you'll get them ...
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Well, sure. The flip side that there are more women to sexualize and make figures of though.
Versipellis
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Hellsing321
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It is coming over. They're just taking their damn time for whatever reason. Maybe they have to digitally remove every mention of Yamato in the show and replace it with Star Blazers.
Dedication Through Light
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Gintama Episode 21 If You Go to Sleep With the Fan On, Youll Get a Stomachache, So Be Careful
The Kappas one was awful and terrible, why even write that. The second one with the Fan was pretty hilarious and entertaining, kind of reminded me of no AC summer this year. Regardless, I think Gintama would be a stronger series if it had been set in school and at least had some checkpoints for story and progress. Often it just captures the things wrong with skit based stories in that, in the first minute or two one could tell if it will be bad or not, which unfortunately, most of these 21 episodes have followed the same line of thinking.
Star Blazers 2199 Egnlish Trailer Digest (sub)
If they are seriously calling Yamato...Argo then....I think Ill definitely look into fervently praying that a JPN BD box is released by IG and such.
The Kappas one was awful and terrible, why even write that. The second one with the Fan was pretty hilarious and entertaining, kind of reminded me of no AC summer this year. Regardless, I think Gintama would be a stronger series if it had been set in school and at least had some checkpoints for story and progress. Often it just captures the things wrong with skit based stories in that, in the first minute or two one could tell if it will be bad or not, which unfortunately, most of these 21 episodes have followed the same line of thinking.
Star Blazers 2199 Egnlish Trailer Digest (sub)
If they are seriously calling Yamato...Argo then....I think Ill definitely look into fervently praying that a JPN BD box is released by IG and such.
Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! 1
Paku Romi? What are you doing here. You just played the villain in the movie, remember?! Ah well. Syrup seems like a pretty cool guy. He leaps around on top of buildings and turns into penguin aeroplanes and doesn't afraid of anything. What a charmer.
...Takehito Koyasu?! What the heck are you doing here?! "Being incredibly fabulous like I do in all the things", you say? Psch, you can't fool me. I remember you were Nagisa's dad in the first Precure. He was a pretty all right guy, but I wouldn't call him "incredibly fabulous". That said, this time you're a slick-looking villain with a cool scarf who turns half-scorpion. Okay, I guess you've just about earned your fabulous quotient for this outing. I will commemorate this by never learning your character's name and calling him by yours instead.
Oh hey, Coco and Nuts. You just descended from the sky on a beam of light from a giant magical butterfly, dressed in royal garb. Stop that, you're out-fabulousing the King of Fabulous.
And you, Toei! I have a bone to pick with you. Where did Cure Dream's midriff go? Is this a thing now? Every time you have a second series with the same characters you make the outfits more prudish? Don't think I didn't notice you do exactly the same thing to Nagisa! She had her midriff out in the first series and you sneakily covered it up in Max Heart! For shame, Toei, for shame!
While I'm nitpicking the costume changes, you also gave Cure Lemonade spats. She was the only Cure who wasn't wearing spats last series. WHY YOU DO THIS.
New stock footage thoughts: now we have generic mobile phones for transforming, which are less classy than classy wristbands. Also means the Cures don't get to do the cool draw-a-circle-in-the-air thing when they shout "METAMORPHOSE" any more either. In fact, the METAMORPHOSE cry itself looks awkwardly static in these new transformation sequences. The remainder of the sequences is super-dynamic to make up for it, though. And much more unique for each character than the rather uniform sequences from last series. You win some, you lose some, I guess.
As for the new themes...the OP doesn't sound catchy at all, but that was my reaction to the previous series' OP as well, and it really grew on me after a while, so I'm expecting (hoping?) the same thing will happen here. The ED is nice and lively with lots of cute animation, so I daresay it'll grow on me too. It also has lots of Kurumi. Which would be kind of spoilery if I wasn't already plenty aware of her existence. But credit where it's due: neither the OP or the ED or even the eyecatches give away her *ahem* identity, so I guess I should consider that some impressive restraint by Toei's standards!
I did catch a glimpse of Bunbee in the OP though. Hah! I knew he wouldn't go down that easily!
Paku Romi? What are you doing here. You just played the villain in the movie, remember?! Ah well. Syrup seems like a pretty cool guy. He leaps around on top of buildings and turns into penguin aeroplanes and doesn't afraid of anything. What a charmer.
...Takehito Koyasu?! What the heck are you doing here?! "Being incredibly fabulous like I do in all the things", you say? Psch, you can't fool me. I remember you were Nagisa's dad in the first Precure. He was a pretty all right guy, but I wouldn't call him "incredibly fabulous". That said, this time you're a slick-looking villain with a cool scarf who turns half-scorpion. Okay, I guess you've just about earned your fabulous quotient for this outing. I will commemorate this by never learning your character's name and calling him by yours instead.
Oh hey, Coco and Nuts. You just descended from the sky on a beam of light from a giant magical butterfly, dressed in royal garb. Stop that, you're out-fabulousing the King of Fabulous.
And you, Toei! I have a bone to pick with you. Where did Cure Dream's midriff go? Is this a thing now? Every time you have a second series with the same characters you make the outfits more prudish? Don't think I didn't notice you do exactly the same thing to Nagisa! She had her midriff out in the first series and you sneakily covered it up in Max Heart! For shame, Toei, for shame!
While I'm nitpicking the costume changes, you also gave Cure Lemonade spats. She was the only Cure who wasn't wearing spats last series. WHY YOU DO THIS.
New stock footage thoughts: now we have generic mobile phones for transforming, which are less classy than classy wristbands. Also means the Cures don't get to do the cool draw-a-circle-in-the-air thing when they shout "METAMORPHOSE" any more either. In fact, the METAMORPHOSE cry itself looks awkwardly static in these new transformation sequences. The remainder of the sequences is super-dynamic to make up for it, though. And much more unique for each character than the rather uniform sequences from last series. You win some, you lose some, I guess.
As for the new themes...the OP doesn't sound catchy at all, but that was my reaction to the previous series' OP as well, and it really grew on me after a while, so I'm expecting (hoping?) the same thing will happen here. The ED is nice and lively with lots of cute animation, so I daresay it'll grow on me too. It also has lots of Kurumi. Which would be kind of spoilery if I wasn't already plenty aware of her existence. But credit where it's due: neither the OP or the ED or even the eyecatches give away her *ahem* identity, so I guess I should consider that some impressive restraint by Toei's standards!
I did catch a glimpse of Bunbee in the OP though. Hah! I knew he wouldn't go down that easily!
KirbYuuYuu
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To be fair, Cure Dream's outfit is better though.
Upotte!! 7
It's winter fun land with the guns, and the teacher brought up her thong (it's not a thong for a humanized gun, silly!)
Actually I don't remember his name either.
Upotte!! 7
It's winter fun land with the guns, and the teacher brought up her thong (it's not a thong for a humanized gun, silly!)
Actually I don't remember his name either.
I'd kind of like to compare crunchyroll streams to torrents to see if thats in any way true. I expect torrents to be higher than crunchyroll streams.
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