Not enough monocle for me to be fully certain it is fancy.
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Not enough monocle for me to be fully certain it is fancy.
pants
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Nice try!
But I can tell by the position of her legs vs how far back her skirt goes that she has a big butt.
Theonik
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And unsurprisingly no subs. This is joining Dream Hunter REM I suppose on my list of things I'll never watch because no-one cares to translate themI rewatched Andromeda Stories recently.
http://i.minus.com/iZVM0BQgNEqNl.gifhttp://i.minus.com/iEcg9Py8RZtY6.gif
I was about 5 the first time I watched it (ﾟﾛﾟﾉﾉ
Don't forget:
Also congratulations. Now get to episode 7.
Great work!
Turn A Gundam 42
WHAT
THE
FUCK.
HOLY SHIT
WHAT THE FUCK
I don't know what I saw.
I was so wrong. Everyone else was right. My theory about this show was never going to be crazy enough. I mean, how could it? How could anyone foresee this, even twenty episodes in? "Shocking!" Dark History indeed!
WHAT
THE
FUCK.
HOLY SHIT
WHAT THE FUCK
I don't know what I saw.
I mean that was DEFINITELY the Endless Waltz Sandrock Custom, and that was DEFINITELY the X Gundam and that was DEFINITELY the colony drop from the beginning of MSG. How? How are Endless Waltz and X canon to Universal Century? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?
I mean let's set aside what we've known all along, that this show is the end of the Universal Century. Let's put aside the fairly easy to guess, that the colonies have indeed left the Earth, and that the Earth and Moon fell into ruin. Let's forget all that for a minute.
WHY DID IS SEE LEOS AND SANDROCK SLICING SERPENTS? How is that possible AT ALL? How is After Colony part of this time line? How does that world even fit this? I got nothing for you folks. Other than that apparently everything is true and that all Gundam series take place at once now. So basically Kira and Amuro just sort of lived hilariously parallel lives that no one ever commented on. This is the Super Robot Wars of Gundam shows. The fuck.
And now that I've said that: FUCKING BUTTERFLY INDUCED APOCALYPSE. This entire scenario was devised by Iron Butterfly while on the MADDEST of acid trips. I mean what in the fuck? How can ANYONE say ANYTHING about S. Freedom's Light Wings or Wing Zero C.'s Angel Wings when the Turn A Gundam has NANOMACHINE INDUCED APOCALYPSES!?
I mean let's set aside what we've known all along, that this show is the end of the Universal Century. Let's put aside the fairly easy to guess, that the colonies have indeed left the Earth, and that the Earth and Moon fell into ruin. Let's forget all that for a minute.
WHY DID IS SEE LEOS AND SANDROCK SLICING SERPENTS? How is that possible AT ALL? How is After Colony part of this time line? How does that world even fit this? I got nothing for you folks. Other than that apparently everything is true and that all Gundam series take place at once now. So basically Kira and Amuro just sort of lived hilariously parallel lives that no one ever commented on. This is the Super Robot Wars of Gundam shows. The fuck.
And now that I've said that: FUCKING BUTTERFLY INDUCED APOCALYPSE. This entire scenario was devised by Iron Butterfly while on the MADDEST of acid trips. I mean what in the fuck? How can ANYONE say ANYTHING about S. Freedom's Light Wings or Wing Zero C.'s Angel Wings when the Turn A Gundam has NANOMACHINE INDUCED APOCALYPSES!?
I was so wrong. Everyone else was right. My theory about this show was never going to be crazy enough. I mean, how could it? How could anyone foresee this, even twenty episodes in? "Shocking!" Dark History indeed!
Theonik
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Upotte!! OVA
If this OVA managed to do anything it convinced me that Ichiroku is the best girl in a swimsuit. Elle too :chet. Quite a few [REDACTED] moments this episode too, wanted to GIF one of them but I feared for my safety after the latest developments with the Google overlords. So yeah, bunch of fanservice, bunch of humour, and a lot of SD antics as well as some :SDBurton. I've wasted 25 minutes on a lot more mundane ways that this before.
If this OVA managed to do anything it convinced me that Ichiroku is the best girl in a swimsuit. Elle too :chet. Quite a few [REDACTED] moments this episode too, wanted to GIF one of them but I feared for my safety after the latest developments with the Google overlords. So yeah, bunch of fanservice, bunch of humour, and a lot of SD antics as well as some :SDBurton. I've wasted 25 minutes on a lot more mundane ways that this before.
SEED at least is separate timeline wise. Pretty much everything else though co-exists with Turn A
I approve of your favourites, but there is a disturbing lack of Gatchaman Crowds and Servant x Service on this list.
How does that even work for G Gundam? The setting of G Gundam is like the inversion of UC, in that G has the colonies as the oppressors. And this is before asking how the giant DEVIL NEO JAPAN COLONY would go completely unnoticed in UC.
This is like if one day Aonuma came out and said that all Zelda games took place in the same timeline, no splits, and within 25 years of each other. Except fucking crazier.
pants
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I watched Gatchaman 1 and apart from the art it was absolute trash lol I dunno with S x S the name puts me off.
Theonik
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The G Gundam stuff derives from
remember when they showed that dark history plan montage? One of the Gundam they showed was a horse Gundam.
The other point as to why you need to be aware of is that Turn A was conceived as an aniversary show celebrating the 20th anniversary of the original Mobile Suit Gundam and so was made to include almost everything Gundam at that point as fanservice.
Calling one of the best shows of the season trash? For shame.
You're not the first person who's mentioned passing on Servant x Service because of the name, though. Try reading a basic show description, people! It's about public servants, not creepy servants! It's a slice-of-life comedy set in an office!
jediyoshi
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Didn't see if this got posted, Dareka no Manazashi (Makoto Shinkai short) got an english sub up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpwoGkKQDik&hd=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpwoGkKQDik&hd=1
pants
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Nope. Seems plot light and everything that happened in ep 1 happened out of ether, the lead lady acts insane/on lsd, nothing bothers her. wtf.
I did read the description and it does sound like something I want, the name has waaay too much negative stigma, it's like a cloud of social failure follows it
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
Watamote [episode]10's take on the anime-equivalent of a rolling start was pretty badass. Anime needs to do this more!
I did read the description and it does sound like something I want, the name has waaay too much negative stigma, it's like a cloud of social failure follows it
Is it the x? It's the x, isn't it?
It's a good show. Not the best ever, but a perfectly watchable Japanese sitcom. After watching any anime at all, you quickly realise that plenty of shows have completely ridiculous names, especially when they use english words.
Also, as a local government worker myself, your post makes me sad.
KillerMan91
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It would. For one thing, no one here thinks Attack on Titan is the greatest anime ever.
Look at the AOTY threads for reference
Eh. Just go to Attack on Titan thread. A lot of people love it (me included). It's gonna be high on AOTY list this year. Something like SAO was way different as people hated it even in the official thread.
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
It's like a cool strong piece of mint at the center of a huge pile of shit: Sure the mint taste great until you remember you remember what you had to eat to get to it.
Turin Turambar
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The AoT treatment is being very very curious.
When it was a small manga that it was winning some popularity mouth-to-mouth thanks to a novel story with mystery, action and a bleak atmosphere it was cool to like it.
Now that it's a uber popular anime, it's treated as the CoD of anime, the new Naruto, and it's cool to hate it.
This is not curious at all. This is very standard behaviour.
Basileus777
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But the anime never achieved any of that. It was a bad, poorly directed show from the very first episode even before the production issues and slow pacing became a problem.
The manga still was popular before the anime (but yeah, it got a HUGE boost with the anime).
Theonik
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That and I'd argue that the increase of its popularity lead to more critical people reading the manga too. Not to mention the novelty eventually wore off.
i really don't think that is the case. Popularity have nothing to do with. Its one of those shows/series that have big flaws which might turn one off, but at the same time can understand why someone would like; it has enough "cool" thing going on which might win over the averege joe and people who aren't who aren't sucstablevto those flaws.
Episode 10 of Silver Spoon was by far and away one the of the best episodes of the year.
p. much
Yeah, no. Alot of people "hating" on it dislike it for very valid reasons and not because its cool to hate it whatever that means. I had no idea what the series was and came into it with no expectations either way. The shitty production values turned me way off. If the creators don't bother to produce their work properly then I'm not gonna waste my time watching it.
Doesn't matter, its standalone despite looked like sequel from first glance. Watching previous incarnation not gonna get you anything beside nostalgic feels.
hosannainexcelsis
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Rozen Maiden 11
The events of the last half were handled perfectly. Kirakishou was creepier than ever (spoilers),
This episode gave me even more respect for the ED sequence than I already had. In the past couple episodes, I've realized the relevance of the spotlights and moon phases that light up above Shinku's sleeping body in it, and now the connection has been made between the pendulum that opens the ED and the prop clock that has been central to the climax. The way the last shot of the episode faded out with the same effect used to fade in to the ED, and the narrative connection that was drawn between the ending events of the episode and the opening of the ED, made this the strongest transition into the ED yet. It seamlessly carried through the mood so that I could reflect on what just happened.
With 5 animation directors and 2 episode directors, one of them Hatakeyama himself, this episode must have had a rougher production than the rest, which is evidenced by some inconsistency in the drawings. Nothing major though.
The final two episodes should be great.
This is an amazing background.
The events of the last half were handled perfectly. Kirakishou was creepier than ever (spoilers),
and her death cry was intensely raw. I had to feel some pity for her utter despair at hearing Jun reject her. There was a real tragedy in the way her hand reached forward towards him, only to reluctantly pull back. Shinku's collapse was another expressively animated moment. Seeing her crumble before Jun's eyes, just as he thought it was all over, really got to me. The decision to overlay Jun's dumb, disbelieving stare at her scattered parts with Suiseiseki's agonized cry at Souseiseki being taken from her yet again was clever and effective; Suiseiseki not only cried for herself and her twin, but also gave expression to what Jun was unable to get out.
This episode gave me even more respect for the ED sequence than I already had. In the past couple episodes, I've realized the relevance of the spotlights and moon phases that light up above Shinku's sleeping body in it, and now the connection has been made between the pendulum that opens the ED and the prop clock that has been central to the climax. The way the last shot of the episode faded out with the same effect used to fade in to the ED, and the narrative connection that was drawn between the ending events of the episode and the opening of the ED, made this the strongest transition into the ED yet. It seamlessly carried through the mood so that I could reflect on what just happened.
With 5 animation directors and 2 episode directors, one of them Hatakeyama himself, this episode must have had a rougher production than the rest, which is evidenced by some inconsistency in the drawings. Nothing major though.
The final two episodes should be great.
This gif makes my head hurt.
I still think the CG in Last Exile was pretty good for its time. Other shows not so much.
Simoun is a pretty interesting show but the CG in it is the epitome of awful for example.
Hello and welcome! Watch Yami to Boshi!
Seen this in various stages of progress and I love it. Best girl doing monocle things.
Didn't see if this got posted, Dareka no Manazashi (Makoto Shinkai short) got an english sub up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpwoGkKQDik&hd=1
Thanks for this!
It was a really fun effect and lead in. I cant remember the last time an anime tried that.
Gifuu Doudou 5
In which the villains send hapless old men to their deaths for no reason, and our heroes turn their enemies' scheming against them.
Even with some liberal use of CG models to fill out the armies, it hit some nice moments to signify the turning points of the battle, focusing (naturally) on the leaders of the respective armies. One thing that kind of struck me was how the episode portrayed the space they were fighting in. It felt a little inconsistent. The two armies are arrayed on opposite sides of a valley, and it alternately seemed like a vast distance and a narrow chasm from which enemy generals could shout at each other. I guess the latter was more for effect than anything else.
I wonder what crazy adventures our heroes will get up to next episode!
In which the villains send hapless old men to their deaths for no reason, and our heroes turn their enemies' scheming against them.
This guy is such a caricature. He's steaming mad!
Even with some liberal use of CG models to fill out the armies, it hit some nice moments to signify the turning points of the battle, focusing (naturally) on the leaders of the respective armies. One thing that kind of struck me was how the episode portrayed the space they were fighting in. It felt a little inconsistent. The two armies are arrayed on opposite sides of a valley, and it alternately seemed like a vast distance and a narrow chasm from which enemy generals could shout at each other. I guess the latter was more for effect than anything else.
I also figured this giant water dragon was for effect too. That or our characters have magic dragon summoning powers, which I guess is within the realm of possibility.
I wonder what crazy adventures our heroes will get up to next episode!
LOL, its probably gonna be part of campaign
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
AOTY doesn't air until November, otherwise it's still the Nanoha A's movie.
I will fight anybody and everybody on this point, Watamote, my own personal hatred aside has gotten too repetitive and Tomoko lacks and real change or growth, she is still the same horrible and shallow shut-in from episode one. Oh, yes, the pain of her isolation is a point I get but god damn, it has almost put me to sleep on more then one occasion. Better comedies that emerged this season are Servant x Service and Love Lab.
Liberation Maiden SIN PV has lots of animu in it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Jl3FYhFME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Jl3FYhFME
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Waifu Emblem character designer and not-uguu KanaHana? Lots of animu indeed.
That was nice eye-candy, but really it was a horribly rushed story that failed to foster any attachment to the characters or give weight to anyone's actions.
If you haven't seen the original A's, you shouldn't watch it, and if you have then you've already seen the same story told but better.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
I wouldn't say it was "horribly rushed" for what was essentially an all-out fanservice movie, and I feel that they did a great job with cutting/changing things to still keep the overall feel of the show, and we still got plenty of screen time of the Belkan Knights to learn their motivations for what they did in A's. I certainly agree it shouldn't be a substitute for the show (the first movie too) as it cuts out a decent sized chunk of character interaction and even a major plot point, but it did what it meant to do extremely well: HDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD NANOHA.
Rozen Maiden (2013) - 11
That was a depressing episode. Aside from the overuse of SD (this episode probably had the most number of SD sequences in the series by a factor of 2) I really didn't find anything objectionable with this episode animation/art wise. The direction was still pretty tight and it made for an enjoyable experience.
One complaint though, this probably fits more in a season review, is I really could have done without the multiple timelines and alternate worlds. I would have more than enjoyed a simple "what-if" scenario of the Jun who did not wind.
The story is and always has been about the grown up Jun finding his way in life. They could have easily kept to that without introducing confusing alternate reality stuff.
That was a depressing episode. Aside from the overuse of SD (this episode probably had the most number of SD sequences in the series by a factor of 2) I really didn't find anything objectionable with this episode animation/art wise. The direction was still pretty tight and it made for an enjoyable experience.
One complaint though, this probably fits more in a season review, is I really could have done without the multiple timelines and alternate worlds. I would have more than enjoyed a simple "what-if" scenario of the Jun who did not wind.
Introducing alternate branches and the original Jun only serves to confuse the story.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Sounds like a date!
Yeah, I was being a bit hyperbolic there. I did enjoy it, even if I felt the pacing was bad and the movie as a whole a little insubstantial. They definitely did a better job of condensing the plot into a movie than I expected, especially with all the crazy fights, but I still can't consider it anywhere near AOTY level.
chickdigger802
Banned
picked up fate extra on psn... kinda wish there was an anime for this, many because this Saber is so hnnnnnnngh.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Amazing Twins PV
Original Work/Director: Junichi Sato (Princess Tutu, Kaleido Star)
Script/Story Cooperation: Mari Okada (Hanasaku Iroha, Ano Hana)
Character Design: Takehito Harada (Disgaea)
Animation Character Design/Unit Director: Fumitoshi Oizaki (Kaleido Star)
Chief Animation Director: Ikuko Ito (Princess Tutu)
Color Design: Kunio Tsujita (Kaleido Star)
Art Director: Shigeru Morimoto (Before Green Gables)
Director of Photography: Takeo Ogiwara (Princess Tutu)
Editing: Aya Hida (Kaleido Star)
Music: Conisch (Mardock Scramble)
Animation Production: Encourage Films
Original Work/Director: Junichi Sato (Princess Tutu, Kaleido Star)
Script/Story Cooperation: Mari Okada (Hanasaku Iroha, Ano Hana)
Character Design: Takehito Harada (Disgaea)
Animation Character Design/Unit Director: Fumitoshi Oizaki (Kaleido Star)
Chief Animation Director: Ikuko Ito (Princess Tutu)
Color Design: Kunio Tsujita (Kaleido Star)
Art Director: Shigeru Morimoto (Before Green Gables)
Director of Photography: Takeo Ogiwara (Princess Tutu)
Editing: Aya Hida (Kaleido Star)
Music: Conisch (Mardock Scramble)
Animation Production: Encourage Films
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Caster in that game has that extremely fuwafuwa tail so she must be the best.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
God damn it Japan. I have no fucking idea how I'm supposed to feel about this project now.
Gintoki313
Banned
I'm finally done with The Phantom Troupe Arc in Hunter X Hunter 2011. Overall I liked the arc. Lot's of action, blood, and interesting characters. I have to applaud the writer of HxH because the character designs that I saw were amazing. They were so diverse and almost no character looked the same. The bad would probably be the same things happening over and over again. Like Gon and Killua
, everyone with the same line of "if you move one step I kill you," the gambling, and the whole answer my question stuff. Just lots of the same old repetitive stuff kept happening.
Getting into the spoiler territory about the arc.
Also I took that suggestion and read that special chapter for Kurapika.
being caught twice
Getting into the spoiler territory about the arc.
I really hate that Kurapika is still filled with hate all the time, I was starting to think he was going to have a change around once the Troupe's deaths were faked but I guess not. Also I can't believe Kurapika sealed the main antagonist of the arc's power and that's how it ended.
Also I took that suggestion and read that special chapter for Kurapika.
I wish they would have shown what happened so I could feel bad. It was more like an explanation instead of solid imagery that would make you feel bad for looking at it. The eye gouging and killing kids to make the parent's eyes red was a little much though. After knowing what happened, I still wish Kurapika wasn't so filled with rage. I've seen the my clan was killed story line for characters so much that it just doesn't seem that bad to me anymore I guess.
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