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Hope you'll stick with the show. I'll never forget it.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Aria the Animation (Rewatch) Ep. 1 - 3
Oh God, this show.....it's so....so pure. Can't look directly at it.
Why can't I hold all these defibrillators?
Have mercy on my soul....please
R_thanatos
Member
At least you got entertained for 600+ episodes.One piece is kind of terrible, 600 episodes in when I just lost all will too continue
KillerMan91
Member
ЯAW;82142661 said:
One Piece has pretty slow start though but yeah if you hated it that much you probably won't like it. To me by far the best long running shonen.
Who?
10/10, would read again.
I couldn't care less about GTA. Then again, I could say the same about a lot of Western games. My tastes have always been skewed fairly heavily towards the Japanese end of the gaming spectrum.
ЯAW;82142661 said:
This is a bad opinion and you should feel bad. I do wonder how much of a chance (ie. how many episodes) you gave it, and what exactly you thought was terrible about it, though. Much as I like the early arcs, the series does start out a little slow and its style can take some getting used to. (I remember even I wasn't that impressed by it the first time I tried it out.) I think a lot of people don't really get hooked by it until around the Arlong Park arc (episodes 31-45), which is pretty much universally agreed to be the first of the series' big highlights.
There are other legitimate issues with the anime, but generally they don't come up until late in the series and can be solved by just switching over to the manga, which doesn't suffer from the decline in pacing.
ЯAW;82142661 said:
Also not the greatest of opinions, but just three episodes in I can't really blame you. Psycho-Pass started out really quite promising, but it didn't deliver on that promise as effectively as one might hope. It still has some really nice moments here and there, but the series drags a bit and plays things a little too safe to ever be truly engaging.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
That's because the Swallow isn't Mana, that's why.
First show of the fall season.
k I have the gist of what he does
what other notable toei animators are there?
Masahiro shimanuki Part 2
Kazuya Hisada
Takeo Ide
Naoki tate
Yoshikazu tomita part 2
Ryo onoshi
Yamamuro Tadayoshi(current animation director for every dbz movie post fusion reborn including battle of the gods, also one of akira toriyama's clones )
There plenty other like Katsumi ishizuka,Eisaku inoue,Yukihiro Urata, Naohiro Shintani,Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru,Megumi Yamashita,Shuuichi Ito,Yuki Hayashi and Hideaki naniwa, that don't have a sakuga mad made of there work yet or was already taken down by toei.
These are notable ones that I can think of right now that are active today working at toei in-house, most studios hire a freelance animators but toei has pool of veterns & up comers they can rely on.
I'll post some gifs of the some of the ones without a youtube animation video, be warned spoilers.
Katsumi ishizuka 2 3
Yukihiro Urata 2
Naohiro Shintani
Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru (veteran animator also another one of toriyama clones also works with toriyama on the mangas at bird studio, character designer and creator of super sayian 4 transformation).
dakkumauji
Member
I will give it a shot today since not like I'm in a hurry to watch TWGOK.
BassForever
Member
Wow a Fall anime starts already? Is Diabolik Lovers just really early or does fall start within the next week?
Almost all the shows in Fall start in October.
BassForever
Member
Phew, I was worried I was going to run out of time to catch up on stuff
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Summer has been the worst season for anime this year.
To quote a wise old sage of the past:
Also considering the even that befell NeoGAF recently this post is rather appropriate.
Looking back on old threads can be fun*
*or downright depressing.
Jex
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Shane Bettenhausen, well known inventor and proponent of the phrase "secret best".
One piece is not consistent in its story progression and Production value, since there are some amazing arcs such such Alabasta and water 7 and there is some shitty ones such as Skypia and Fisherman Island. If you can get past the shitty ones, then its very enjoyable. I tend to marathon the series ever 2 years or so so I can forward skip the shitty ones, but god, is the Fisherman such a shitty arc.
Chihayafuru 2 alone makes that season better than this.
Love Lab is the only one I have liked so far, although Hunter x Hunter have been amazing but it was a continuation.
Chihayafuru 2 alone makes that season better than this.
Love Lab is the only one I have liked so far, although Hunter x Hunter have been amazing but it was a continuation.
Dedication Through Light
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Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Love Lab is my show of the season and tbh thats speaks more about the quality of this season than Love Lab.
Theonik
Member
Strike Witches 06
This was a really lovely episode. Seeing Eila being jealous of Miyafuji was really cute as was Sanya's and Eila's argument. That and Hartman playing the role of the mature role model to Sanya. lol Also after hats this episode features cute coats!
With regards to bad AIC CG this episode sorta delivered in the wrong way though. I should say however that at least they didn't do the horrible CG backgrounds Gonzo tried to pull yet.
A near non-existent amount of [REDACTED] save for some cleansing and relaxation scenes. Some nice legs though.
For butts and more: http://theonik.minus.com/mblCR39SnL9QL1
See, I just can't put Shirley x Barkhorn over Sanya x Eila as my OTP. To do so would be folly.
This was a really lovely episode. Seeing Eila being jealous of Miyafuji was really cute as was Sanya's and Eila's argument. That and Hartman playing the role of the mature role model to Sanya. lol Also after hats this episode features cute coats!
With regards to bad AIC CG this episode sorta delivered in the wrong way though. I should say however that at least they didn't do the horrible CG backgrounds Gonzo tried to pull yet.
A near non-existent amount of [REDACTED] save for some cleansing and relaxation scenes. Some nice legs though.
For butts and more: http://theonik.minus.com/mblCR39SnL9QL1
KillerMan91
Member
This Punk Hazard arc has been pretty boring so far too. The anime goes so fucking slooooow. The pace is horrible at the moment. I know that it has been forever one chapter per episode but for some reason it feels even slower nowadays. Oda had too much work with the movie and the chapters are even shorter than before so the anime suffers?
I still think Love Lab would compete with many other good shows in the previous seasons. The Humour is spot on and have laughed much more than I did in a long time (Since Daily Life of High School Boys) not to mention its continues and doesn't rely on sket-like programme (bar the last shitty episode)
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
While TrudexShirley is super duper, Eila and Sanya are definitely my favorite pairing. So much so that they share the same image folder in my SW collection. Also WATCH 7 IMMEDIATELY.
Yeah, the pace is bloody atrocious and the one who planned this out should be fired immediately, but I do think its deliberate. They are trying to prolong their successful show as much as they can, because why not, the same amount of people will still watch it regardless of the Episode count, therefore it would be cheaper and more profitable if the pace was set at a snail pace
The last few Episode of that arc is amazing though and almost excuses for the whole thing. I'll just say Zoro is fucking immense.
Ah yes, I recall that now, and yet I think the term applies well here since Legend of the Galactic Heroes is both very good and also always going to be highly obscure.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Well at least they weren't 88MB
amishpriest99
Member
I'd say this season is a good one for me just based on Servant x Service and Genshiken Nidaime. Still getting caught up on Majestic Prince which is turning out better than I expected.
And by worst you mean best.
Ridiculously Good Tier
Monogatari SS
Uchouten Kazoku
Gatchaman Crowds
Servant x Service
(Hunter x Hunter)
Great Tier
Love Lab
Silver Spoon
Stella C3-bu
Kami no Inai Nichiyoubi
Good Tier
Watamote
Kitakubu Katsudou Kiroku
Symphogear G
Not Half Bad Tier
Free!
Inu to Hasami
Blood Lad
Shingeki no Kyojin
All Right Tier
Futari wa Milky Holmes
Fantasista Doll
Gen'ei wo Kakeru Taiyou
Shit Tier
Danganronpa
Even if you only look at the very top tier, I think those four alone make this season better than most in recent memory. I can't think of many seasons with four shows I can unequivocally call absolute top-tier stuff. (Five if you count Hunter x Hunter, which is always excellent but is getting into some particularly good material lately.)
But even outside of those four top shows, I think the overall level of quality this season has been remarkably high. I can't think of one show on that list that hasn't kept me well entertained in one way or another, and there are an awful lot of shows on that list. Even Danganronpa has been entertaining on a hatewatch level (and hatewatching isn't something I usually go in for). There have been a lot of pleasant surprises (I don't think anyone was expecting Love Lab to turn out as well as it did, Symphogear has been a real improvement over the first series, and I went into the season with hardly any expectations for Servant x Service or Kaminai yet both turned out really nicely), and even the disappointments have had their silver linings (Futari wa Milky Holmes inexplicably threw out almost everything that made the series great, but still managed to be pretty entertaining for what it was, and the aforementioned Danganronpa hatewatch was a surprising bonus when that show failed utterly to meet expectations - plus hey, at least it solved the problem of whether to recommend the game or the anime to newcomers!).
The only real negative of this season is that not enough people seem to have been watching Kaminai. Which is a shame, because I feel like that series would been one of the more conducive to interesting discussion if there were more people actually discussing it.
(Also, though it's not on my list, I get the impression the new Rozen Maiden is supposed to be quite good. Can't speak for that myself since I'm not one to jump into a franchise midway, recap or no recap.)
I miss daily Puchimas.
dakkumauji
Member
Based off the synopsis, Diabolik Lovers sounds is basically a vampire version of Brothers Conflict, just probably without all the angst over dating my not blood related sister.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Every season so far has had it's share of great/decent and super awful shows, but Spring is definitely my favorite because of Henneko, Thighura, Gargantia, Date A Live and the last GuP episodes.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Requoting this
The reason why no one brings up that the Swallow dies at the end is because no one has been compared to the swallow. I think they don't bring up the end of that book because it is going to be represented with someone being the equivalent of the Swallow to finish the story off.
I mean ep 32 isn't the first time Mana is compared to the Happy Prince. It clearly holds some amount of significance to how things will unfold.
10 dollars on Regina being the swallow ._.
And I miss the weekly dose of Shirokuma Cafe I enjoyed for a year, but alas, all good things must come to an end.
I just wonder where it will go if its not flashbacky or setup for S3.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Diabolik Lovers is Woman Beating: The Anime.
MotionBlue
Member
Fat/Ilya END
That ended all much faster than I expected. Miyu
Railgun 20-22
I thought that revelation about the
That ended all much faster than I expected. Miyu
goes yandere yuri, Ilya goes full brocon.
Season 2 get!
Season 2 get!
Railgun 20-22
I thought that revelation about the
artificial loli would be more meaningful to Railgun. The sisters arc was all about her guilt towards her clones, I thought this would give her flashbacks of something.
Only in Japan would the first artificial human be a Loli with a lollipop.
Only in Japan would the first artificial human be a Loli with a lollipop.
Jex
Member
Even if you feel that way, and I certainly don't, I still that even compared to other Summer's it's been pretty good. There's a fairly wide breadth and depth of programs to enjoy and a number of good, if not great, titles. We've had far, far worse Summers.
Dog & Scissors
The Dog Eat Dog World of Publishing
"When it comes to sweets, leave it to Maxi!" - Joke I haven't been able to slot in anywhere and has a very small crossover audience.
I fancy myself a writer. It's not a very large fancy, with only one book to my name, but the idea of libraries, authors and the written word being used as the basis for a story has the potential to be both meta and entertaining. While the red-and-black color scheme of this one left me slightly uncertain what direction it was going to go, by the end of it, this series turned out above my expectations.
Having the hero turn into a dog is something you don't see every day. Kazu's as snarky as anyone else, and him being a dog would preclude him from being at the center of any harem situations... you'd think. But this isn't really a story about love, it's about books. The mysteries were kind of anticlimactic, in that Nyarko-esque way, but the series itself had more of a Kamen no Maid Guy vibe to it. Everyone is exaggerated and as long as the universe plays by its own rules, anything can happen.
Really, the thing turned into a battle series about books so gradually I didn't even notice. It finally slapped me upside the head the moment Madoka pulled out her talking chainsaw blaster. I knew then the series had abandoned any pretense of groundedness and was just going its own way. It was wonderful. That's the kind of thing I associate with anime comedy - seemingly random, but actually with some sort of sense behind it. That sense usually being puns.
The characters were all strongly stuck in their archetypes, but there's enough of a gap that they feel a least a little more rounded. Madoka gets her non-stalker moments, Derehime gets hers, and Hami and Suzuna both have their own machinations behind the scenes. Then there's episodes like the one with Yayoi. The series can get heartwarming and adorable when it wants. Though it usually opted for sadism and violent slapstick - which I'm also fine with.
I really wish Maxi and especially Momiji had gotten more screentime. Momiji never even got a voice actress until late in the series' run, and when she did, Ai Kayano probably had to record about five lines and a character song for the whole series. Plus, Maxi gives me a chance to see Yuu Serizawa playing someone other than An. And I never even knew I wanted to see her do that.
The OP was the very first one I saw for the season, and also one of my favorites. The visuals and music were a little chaotic, but it had a pretty catchy melody. The ED was alright, but there may be other songs on the Maxi Mini Album I like more... if I ever get it. Music's tough to find for this show. (It's Inukko Club. Alternate kanji readings are important.)
I wouldn't mind seeing a sequel, but I'm aware this series never made much of splash. I'd love to read the spinoff novels included with the BDs, but the odds of those getting translated are even less likely. It was always unpredictable and zany, and sometimes, that's all I'm looking for.
The three authors are really intriguing. I'd want a second season just to know more about Maxi and Momiji. And the singing maid.
Final Thoughts: In spite of a few fleas, one of the underdogs of the season. A nice mixture of mysteries and mental instability, and the love of books in the series feels real.
The Dog Eat Dog World of Publishing
"When it comes to sweets, leave it to Maxi!" - Joke I haven't been able to slot in anywhere and has a very small crossover audience.
I fancy myself a writer. It's not a very large fancy, with only one book to my name, but the idea of libraries, authors and the written word being used as the basis for a story has the potential to be both meta and entertaining. While the red-and-black color scheme of this one left me slightly uncertain what direction it was going to go, by the end of it, this series turned out above my expectations.
Having the hero turn into a dog is something you don't see every day. Kazu's as snarky as anyone else, and him being a dog would preclude him from being at the center of any harem situations... you'd think. But this isn't really a story about love, it's about books. The mysteries were kind of anticlimactic, in that Nyarko-esque way, but the series itself had more of a Kamen no Maid Guy vibe to it. Everyone is exaggerated and as long as the universe plays by its own rules, anything can happen.
Really, the thing turned into a battle series about books so gradually I didn't even notice. It finally slapped me upside the head the moment Madoka pulled out her talking chainsaw blaster. I knew then the series had abandoned any pretense of groundedness and was just going its own way. It was wonderful. That's the kind of thing I associate with anime comedy - seemingly random, but actually with some sort of sense behind it. That sense usually being puns.
The characters were all strongly stuck in their archetypes, but there's enough of a gap that they feel a least a little more rounded. Madoka gets her non-stalker moments, Derehime gets hers, and Hami and Suzuna both have their own machinations behind the scenes. Then there's episodes like the one with Yayoi. The series can get heartwarming and adorable when it wants. Though it usually opted for sadism and violent slapstick - which I'm also fine with.
I really wish Maxi and especially Momiji had gotten more screentime. Momiji never even got a voice actress until late in the series' run, and when she did, Ai Kayano probably had to record about five lines and a character song for the whole series. Plus, Maxi gives me a chance to see Yuu Serizawa playing someone other than An. And I never even knew I wanted to see her do that.
The OP was the very first one I saw for the season, and also one of my favorites. The visuals and music were a little chaotic, but it had a pretty catchy melody. The ED was alright, but there may be other songs on the Maxi Mini Album I like more... if I ever get it. Music's tough to find for this show. (It's Inukko Club. Alternate kanji readings are important.)
I wouldn't mind seeing a sequel, but I'm aware this series never made much of splash. I'd love to read the spinoff novels included with the BDs, but the odds of those getting translated are even less likely. It was always unpredictable and zany, and sometimes, that's all I'm looking for.
The three authors are really intriguing. I'd want a second season just to know more about Maxi and Momiji. And the singing maid.
Final Thoughts: In spite of a few fleas, one of the underdogs of the season. A nice mixture of mysteries and mental instability, and the love of books in the series feels real.
BassForever
Member
So did the sister character in brothers conflict like any of the brothers or was she completely clueless the whole way through.
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