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[Pooya]

C3-Bu

Zzzz, even when they're done talking the game itself wasn't exciting. It's just random scenes of running around and shooting, you don't actually see in which direction they're shooting or anything. Doesn't feel like a game like, say a match in GuP does where you know where everyone is and how their strategy is being executed etc. Not every exciting yet, maybe it gets better later.


It looks meh too, bad colors and I feel perspective is weird in some scenes like the one with the table and school corridors, everything looks big or too wide. That ED, LOL. Characters themselves are decent I guess.

I'll still keep watching this, hoping for best.

 

[BluWacky]

There's a relatively interesting article on hikikomori on the BBC website today, if anyone's interested. It references Welcome to the NHK as an example.

There's a slight demonisation of both hikikomori and otaku in the sidebar which made me a little sad, but mostly the article is a good read.

 

[Thoraxes]

Sweet gods of anime I forgot S2 of Symphogear is this season!

FUCK YES MORE CHRIS

It was my unexpected surprise last year and I ended up liking the show a lot.

 

[ZachDeKoromaru]

Symphogear G 1

This is still that entertainingly dumb action show with incredibly catchy insert songs, now with Yoko Hikasa and Sugita.

Spoiler

I'll be watching this mainly because I want that villain voiced by Miyukichi to reappear in the dumbest way possible. Because I know this show is capable of it!

 

[firehawk12]

Tamayura ~more aggressive~ 1

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18780843/anime/tamayurama1.jpg

It didn't even take 5 minutes before the first flashback kicked in and I got all teary eyed. I pretty much stayed that way till the little montage at the end… and then that ED just wrecked me. ;____;

sato jun da gawd

I told ya man, the ED is AGGRESSIVELY :firehawk.

 

[Jarmel]

Aku no Hana- S1 fin?

Welp that's done. This was definitely a different experience. I emphasize different because I'm not sure if some stuff was well done or not. I had an interesting discussion with one of my friends and we were arguing about whether being different is enough. In the end we both agreed that it's the execution. So in that regards I think the show succeeded in certain areas but also failed as well, mainly in regards to visuals and rotoscoping. I don't think the rotoscoping in of itself was done well but even in it's form as it stands, the different artstyle does add a lot of emotion to the more dynamic scenes and even some of the quieter ones. I do appreciate elements of the show mainly in regards to how realistic the characters look, when they have faces anyway. This ties into the main success of the show, being that of the atmosphere. The atmosphere was very palpable and better realized than most horror films. This was definitely a psychological show and the slower moments utilized that fairly well. I think the sound direction was pretty noteworthy in that it really added to certain scenes through the use of discordant noises. As for the soundtrack, I think this falls under less is more. I also think this was really well directed for the most part in that the director had a clear vision and come hell or high water, he was going to see it through. The pacing is on the slow side which never really bothered me but I could see that being an issue for a lot of people. Ultimately I think this was a success but not without a few caveats.

One thing I really disliked though was near the end of the episode and the flashforward montage. It just feels like an unnecessary tease and done as a big "Buy the manga you shiteaters!" banner.

 

[jgminto]

Servant X Service 1

It was alright. The characters had a fun dynamic. I just wish the comedy was a little more muted and cynical. I also wish the whole show looked like the OP, that would be super interesting. I'll keep watching though.

 

[Articalys]

ah hell, never mind. I'll just wait for an official annoucement.

 

[Erigu]

Apparently the newest issue of Newtype is confirming that Hanamonogatari won't be part of the upcoming Monogatari Series Second Season TV broadcast and will be shown afterwards in some other form, apparently because they wanted to maintain the chronological order of the stories

Well... They can't really do that. But yeah, Hanamonogatari (Kanbaru's story) takes place a while after the others, so...

 

[ZachDeKoromaru]

Apparently the newest issue of Newtype is confirming that Hanamonogatari won't be part of the upcoming Monogatari Series Second Season TV broadcast and will be shown afterwards in some other form, apparently because they wanted to maintain the chronological order of the stories but also have Koimonogatari at the end of the year.

No Kanbaru arc this season?

 

[kewlmyc]

DanganRonpa The Animation - 1

Everything I expected. Mostly everything has been spot on so far. Can't wait to see some of the later scenes animated. Props for using the original OST from the games. The ED is catchy also.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

All right whatever, it's time to GET HYPE for Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aqZQmXSNkA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRXcx5IaQcg

 

[PdotMichael]

Apparently the newest issue of Newtype is confirming that Hanamonogatari won't be part of the upcoming Monogatari Series Second Season TV broadcast and will be shown afterwards in some other form, apparently because they wanted to maintain the chronological order of the stories but also have Koimonogatari at the end of the year.

It was more or less stealth announced on the official Monogatari S2 website for some time now.

Sad for all the Kanbaru fans, though.

 

[Thoraxes]

Symphogear G - 01

Hell yeah motherfucker, we're back!

WE BACK. DEM SEXY TRANSFORMATIONS. DEM GARDENS. DAT NOISE. DAT MUSIC. DAT CHRIS.

It feels good to be back.

And

Spoiler

I SWEAR IT WAS HER ON THE PHONE YESSSSSSSSSSSSS

And that fucking end twist how the fuck did she get Gungnir?! This season is gonna be really sweet.

 

[Articalys]

It was more or less stealth announced on the official Monogatari S2 website for some time now.

Sad for all the Kanbaru fans, though.

I had heard about that, but how did people figure it? On the story page, at least, they have all six books in publishing order right now.

I mean, it's gone from AoA's site but still there on the JP site.

Oh, I see it's gone from the BD/DVD page on the JP site too... do they have no sense of consistency?

 

[ZachDeKoromaru]

Symphogear G - 01

And

Spoiler

I SWEAR IT WAS HER ON THE PHONE YESSSSSSSSSSSSS

AS IN:

Symphogear G 1

Spoiler

I'll be watching this mainly because I want that villain voiced by Miyukichi to reappear in the dumbest way possible. Because I know this show is capable of it!

THAT HER?

 

[Jarmel]

These bastards cut the Kanbaru arc? What the fuck is this shit?

 

[kewlmyc]

These bastards cut the Kanbaru arc? What the fuck is this shit?

Not cut, just to be an ova or something.

 

[Thoraxes]

AS IN:

THAT HER?

That coupled with the

Spoiler

"Okay mom" in engrish has me praying to the gods. If not, at the very least she's gotta be related.

 

[Articalys]

Okay, I know there were posts in the thread before talking about how the story arc had been cut but I can't find them. Can anyone please point me towards them?

 

[duckroll]

noitaminA lineup conference starting in 10 mins: http://noitamina.tv/lineup/

 

[PdotMichael]

I had heard about that, but how did people figure it? On the story page, at least, they have all six books in publishing order right now.

I mean, it's gone from AoA's site but still there on the JP site.

Oh, I see it's gone from the BD/DVD page on the JP site too... do they have no sense of consistency?

Well, it makes sense that Hanamonogatari is part of the story section. They will just deliever this arc after the second season.

Though the question is if it will reduce the episodes count of Monogatari S2 or it they will use two full seasons to animate 5 of the 6 books.

 

[Articalys]

Well, it makes sense that Hanamonogatari is part of the story section. They will just deliever this arc after the second season.

Though the question is if it will reduce the episodes count of Monogatari S2 or it they will use two full seasons to animate 5 of the 6 books.

But what was the "stealth announce" so that somehow everyone knew about it? Removing the story from the BD page?

When did this happen?

And the rest of the article seems to imply that they'll expand the other arcs to fill the full 2cour time, I think.

 

[Thoraxes]

We still get the best girl in Otorimonogatari, so don't worry guys.

 

[dimb]

We still get the best girl in Otorimonogatari, so don't worry guys.

there is no logic to this.

 

[Erigu]

the question is if it will reduce the episodes count of Monogatari S2 or it they will use two full seasons to animate 5 of the 6 books.

They explained that two cours weren't enough for the six books, and that's the reason they postponed Hanamonogatari.

 

[PdotMichael]

But what was the "stealth announce" so that somehow everyone knew about it? Removing the story from the BD page?

When did this happen?

And the rest of the article seems to imply that they'll expand the other arcs to fill the full 2cour time, I think.

I don't know it exactly but I think the BD section was online for some time with just 5 of the 6 arcs.
And all the PR stuff for the streaming sites didn't include Hanamonogatari.

 

[Articalys]

I don't know it exactly but I think the BD section was online for some time with just 5 of the 6 arcs.
And all the PR stuff for the streaming sites didn't include Hanamonogatari.

...huh. That's awfully weird to do all that for months, leaving evidence all over the place, and yet not officially announce that it won't be part of the TV broadcast until now.

 

[PdotMichael]

We still get the best girl in Otorimonogatari, so don't worry guys.

so true!

They explained that two cours weren't enough for the six books, and that's the reason they postponed Hanamonogatari.

Okay, I saw the calculations (novel pages / episodes) it would have been pretty tight with 6 books.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Knights of Sidonia trailer.

Get ready for hot CG mecha action.

Where are the characters that I saw in awesome fanarts :/. Looks innovative, bold, and cutting-edge. Hopefully the source material isnt weak.

Is anyone subscribed to Funimations site for streaming? Would you say it's worth it?

I think its worth it for watching all their dubs and such day 1 or even before, its how I saw panty and stocking, fairytail, eureka seven ao, eden of the east, baka & test, welcome to the nhk (think thats free for all now). No commerials and hd simulcasts and kindle fire hd app additionally make it even better.

Though I pay for funi, hulu, and crunchyroll.

Lately their site hasn't been working well (I can't get HD video for Red Data Girl to play at all) but supposedly they're re-launching this month.
Whether it's worth it or not is a matter of looking through their catalog or simulcasts and seeing if there's something you want to see in HD or that's exclusive to paid members.
With a few exceptions, Funimation stuff isn't on Crunchyroll or TheAnimeNetwork, but they do have (some of?) their stuff on Hulu (in SD) and on their Youtube channel.

Have you tried it recently, its been rather stable this whole week once they posted about removing the forums and launching a whole new site end of Sumner.

 

[Theonik]

More handsome and better animated than all the Frees:

https://i.minus.com/ibbrogNIea9Zh7.gif

That's not very hard!

Your faith in your ability to counter any hardship at work with cute is truly impressive.

Cajun is very anime. He has the deus ex machina optimism nailed down to a T.

C3-bu
http://i.imgur.com/CwV11Uxl.jpg

Yuri in a frame of yuri.

e: unless you just mean that Makoto has more "talent" :lol

You know the answer to that.

I dunno. Put the new visor on my avy and I can compare them.

You already have shades. You made your choice.

http://i.imgur.com/vlMzjpG.png

row row fight the powa
Who the hell do you think you are?

Spoiler

what is this show anyway

 

[fertygo]

That's not very hard!

not true at all, the girl doesn't even looks good.

 

[BluWacky]

First news out of the noitaminA conference is that Silver Spoon is a split cour show, with the second half airing from january 2014.

Didn't see that one coming!

 

[Articalys]

New Kill la Kill characters enter the stage:

I'll let someone else fluent translate their names/positions. EDIT: thanks to cnet128's post below.

First news out of the noitaminA conference is that Silver Spoon is a split cour show, with the second half airing from january 2014.

Didn't see that one coming!

That's great, glad to have more of the series animated than we thought.

 

[Kagami]

Have you tried it recently, its been rather stable this whole week once they posted about removing the forums and launching a whole new site end of Sumner.

The HD video streaming is still pretty erratic for me but the page loading's better than it was.

 

[Theonik]

not true at all, the girl doesn't even looks good.

Those background girls disagree.

New Kill la Kill characters enter the stage:

#TeamBigHatLoli

 

[Jarmel]

New Kill la Kill characters enter the stage:

That's more punkish than I expected.

 

[PhantomOfTheKnight]

New Kill la Kill characters enter the stage

#TeamBigHatLoli

Yuno, is that you?

 

[wonzo]

One of the blank timeslot spaces for the unannounced noitaminA series' seems to be a 2-cour thing. I wonder what it could be!

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

A new Silver Spoon trailer has been uploaded to the official site. It's looking good; I really like how the agricultural setting is depicted.

Youtube version.

 

[Basileus777]

One of the blank timeslot spaces for the unannounced noitaminA series' seems to be a 2-cour thing. I wonder what it could be!

Time for that Guilty Crown re-airing.

 

[Theonik]

Yuno, is that you?

I thought the same. Huge plus!

 

[e_i]

Stella Jogakuin Koutouka C3-bu - 01



So this is what you get when you mix, yuri, airsoft guns, and jazz music together. Fucking amazing. This summer is turning out to be a lot better than I expected. SDBurton approved. Get on it people!

Cake...good for baiting high schools everytime ~desu.

 

[PhantomOfTheKnight]

One of the blank timeslot spaces for the unannounced noitaminA series' seems to be a 2-cour thing. I wonder what it could be!

Isn't it supposed to be Silver Spoon?

 

[BluWacky]

Isn't it supposed to be Silver Spoon?

Nope - Silver Spoon airs half in the summer, and half next winter. At the moment they're prattling on about AnoHana, but there are still two slots left to fill according to the chart they've shown at the conference:

i) A one-season show in October
ii) A two-season show starting in October and finishing in March

 

[wonzo]

Isn't it supposed to be Silver Spoon?

No, that was just announced as a split-cour thing and is already up on the little graphic anyway.

 

[duckroll]

Really looking forward to Silver Spoon being 2-cours. Should be tons of fun. It also means they'll get to cover some of the more dramatic parts of the character acts later. It's going to be great!

 

[cnet128]

We still get the best girl in Otorimonogatari, so don't worry guys.

I think you mean Kabukimonogatari.

New Kill la Kill characters enter the stage:

Yessssssss

本能字学園生徒会長: 鬼龍院皐月 （きりゅういんさつき）
文化部統括委員長: 蛇崩乃音 （じゃくずれののん）
情報戦略部委員長: 犬牟田宝火 （いぬむたほうか）
風紀部委員長: 蟇郡苛 （がまごおりいら）
運動部統括委員長: 猿投山渦 （さなげやまうず）

Student Council get!

President of the Honnouji Academy Student Council: Kiryuuin Satsuki (Black-haired girl we already know)
Chief Executive General of the Cultural Department: Jakuzure Nonon (Big-hat loli)
Chief Executive of the Information Strategy Department: Inumuta Houka (Blue-haired cool dude)
Chief Executive of the Disciplinary Department: Gamagoori Ira (Tanned dude with amazing eyebrows)
Chief Executive General of the Sports Department: Sanage Yamauzu (Cocky-looking black-haired dude)

Actually I guess that last guy's name could feasibly be Sanageyama Uzu. Not sure which way to divide it.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Rozen Maiden Zurückspulen 1

Rozen Maiden - 01

Hey, anime that I can actually be enthusiastic about.

Yay! I'm glad other people like this too.

 

[Pachael]

Okay, I know there were posts in the thread before talking about how the story arc had been cut but I can't find them. Can anyone please point me towards them?

Westlo mentioned it in passing pages ago.

probably old but I saw on A-S that they cut the sixth novel out of the bake 2nd season website story section. thank fuck, would've been a joke if Nise got so many episodes compared to the upcoming 6.

so 26 episodes for the first 5 and than dat Aniplex webstreaming shit like they did with bake, oremo and now oremo2. smart move by aniplex, lets them sell another 100-120k volumes if they put that shit out over 2 volumes.