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Summer 2013 Anime Thread Zero: grown men playing with dolls/who but WB Masochism
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Theonik
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We were holding back.
Damn right you are.
Truly ground-breaking.
Check Valvrave again: So Bad it's Good. I have no actual complaint with Valvrave. It's Code Geass Season 3. I have no means of describing those shows other than that, though, because R2 and VVV aren't what I'd say are critically good, they're just good spectacles.
And while I adore Zechs and Treize, no way are either of them better than Renton and Eureka. They're cooler than those two combined, but Treize especially doesn't have a tenth of the character development that Renton does. Zechs is hands down the best non-Char, non-Schwartz Char Clone in the series, but he cannot carry Gundam Wing alone. And Gundam Wing's main pilots don't seem particularly concerned with doing that, either. Wufei is the main weak link, but much as I like Heero, he's not exactly the greatest protagonist Gundam has ever seen. Lady Une is an excellent character, I'll grant, but Gundam Wing is rife with cardboard characters.
Lagrange might have a weaker plot than Wing, but its main three are a stronger unit than Wing's main five. Lan, Muginami and Madoka have defined personalities, relationships, and distinct goals. The Wing . . . not so much.
And Eureka Seven's cast blows Wing's out of the water. No doubt that people like Stoner, Moon Doggy, and Eureka's shit children are worse than anything Wing has to offer, and Holland fails to measure up to Zechs, but Wing lacks anything on the level of Ray and Charles, Dewey and Anemone and of course, Renton and Eureka themselves.
I love Wing, it got me into giant robots in the first place, and I'll always have a soft spot for it, but it definitely isn't the cream of any crop aside from mech designs, which are still a gold standard for the Gundam series.
Right after I watched the show and also like a few days after Metrotab watched it.
Here's the condensed version of my review: FUCK. Here's the long version of that same review: HOLY FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.
It's 100% true.
Technically this thread is slightly used from a couple weeks ago. but its low mileage and in great condition!
Lavalamp1138
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No more work tonight! Time for more Kino's Journey! But first, I have a slice of cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory! Stay jelly, my friends.
Lets Play! Suite Precure: 10
Lewd.
Anyway, this episode finally seemed to suggest that Kanade and Hibiki are getting along, which I think is a good thing. Their combination finisher debuted, and
Lewd.
Anyway, this episode finally seemed to suggest that Kanade and Hibiki are getting along, which I think is a good thing. Their combination finisher debuted, and
it definitely appears that Siren is starting to get ousted from her position. Wonder what that will mean in the future...
Hyouka 12
School Festival has begun. In short, the Classics Club is screwed, because they have 200 anthologies to sell, and nobody gives a fuck except some dude from the Fashion Club that stopped by. Chitanda, get an attention span.
Oreki during the opening of the festival when those break dancers came out was just like me when my school had mandatory pep rallies and other dumb events. Maybe I'm starting to identify with this guy more than I should.
I wager one of these days there's gonna be an anime with an episode where they're doing cosplay and like five different girls show up as Miku and that would be totally lame to have five people as the same character so they have to determine who's the Miku-est of the Mikus.
School Festival has begun. In short, the Classics Club is screwed, because they have 200 anthologies to sell, and nobody gives a fuck except some dude from the Fashion Club that stopped by. Chitanda, get an attention span.
Oreki during the opening of the festival when those break dancers came out was just like me when my school had mandatory pep rallies and other dumb events. Maybe I'm starting to identify with this guy more than I should.
I wager one of these days there's gonna be an anime with an episode where they're doing cosplay and like five different girls show up as Miku and that would be totally lame to have five people as the same character so they have to determine who's the Miku-est of the Mikus.
Here's a Biglobe poll that actually asks a somewhat original question -- what's your favorite feature for an anime to have on their official web site? The top three answers were character voice samples, followed by a full cast list and computer wallpapers.
KnightBuster
Member
I suppose a list is in order, since I actually haven't done that yet.
ACTIVELY WATCHING
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
Mushi-Shi
Yes! Precure 5 Go Go!
BACKLOG
El Cazador de la Bruja
Flower Witch Mary Bell
Gakuen Alice
Hyouka
Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka? (Season 2)
Magical Knight Rayearth
My Little Monster
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Phantom Thief Angels: Twin Angels
Pretear
Shugo Chara
Stardriver
Tiger & Bunny
Vividred Operation
Wedding Peach
WATCHING THIS SUMMER
Free!
Futari wa Milky Holmes
Everything Else That Isn't A Sequel
ACTIVELY WATCHING
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
Mushi-Shi
Yes! Precure 5 Go Go!
BACKLOG
El Cazador de la Bruja
Flower Witch Mary Bell
Gakuen Alice
Hyouka
Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka? (Season 2)
Magical Knight Rayearth
My Little Monster
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Phantom Thief Angels: Twin Angels
Pretear
Shugo Chara
Stardriver
Tiger & Bunny
Vividred Operation
Wedding Peach
WATCHING THIS SUMMER
Free!
Futari wa Milky Holmes
Everything Else That Isn't A Sequel
Now this is a goddamned great time right here. This is also exactly how I watched Kino's Journey last time.
Kino's journey is one of the best animes ever so you are in for a treat.
Which episode is your favorite?
I'm fond of wallpapers, too.
Kokoro Connect
This was one of my favorite shows of 2012, but Crunchyroll only got the first 13 episodes of it. The final four-episode arc was never streamed on the internet anywhere, not even in Japan, and only got shown at some live events and on satellite channel AT-X. The final BD came out in April, but like I said, two month delay on my box o' stuff, so now at the end of June I finally get to see.best girl win
FINALLY have the whole set.
The thing at the bottom is a photo album that you get for buying all seven BD volumes at Sofmap. I'll be using that for something in a minute here.
My friend also has a habit of tossing in miscellaneous doujinshi without telling me. Often it's junk he's just trying to get rid of, but in this case, yes I will take more Inaba thank you.
Inaban~ HHHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG
so jealous!
Episode 08 - "Land of Wizards -Potentials of Magic-"
Realy fun episode. I guess the colliseum one would be second or maybe....damn how the hell do you choose favorites? Every single episode is great. This show is one of the best things Japan has ever done.
It was a trick question xp
my favorites would be the 'A tale of feeding of others' and 'a kind land'.
A kind land ;_;
Smash Bros. thread is filled with prudes. Show them the true path BGBW! I'll support you in any way I can!
Jex
Member
[Ghost in the Shell Arise] - Ghost Pain
I'm pleased to report that this is a fairly good OVA. I imagine the animation studio behind the work, Production I.G., are pleased too. I'll briefly explain a little bit about why this title is important to them before getting on to my review:
Franchise History
As I am sure many of you are already aware, Ghost in the Shell is a very popular and well known franchise which originated from a 1989 manga by Masamune Shirow. It follows the exploits of Major Motoko Kusanagai, a cyborg special operative within 'Section 9', a counter-cyberterrorist organisation. In 1995 Mamoru Oshii adapted the manga into a film produced by Production I.G. which, along with Akira, became one of the few anime movies to be hugely popular outside of Japan. Oshii followed it up in 2004 was a sequel which didn't achieve the same level of critical of commercial success.
Production I.G. also produced two television series in a different continuity to the movies which were both directed by Kenji Kamiyama (who more recently directed Eden of the East). These were also critically acclaimed and very successful outside of Japan. These shows were followed by an OVA, however, since 2006 the series has basically laid dormant.
Considering that Ghost in the Shell is one of the few properties with guaranteed western appeal that Production I.G. (or any other studio, for that matter) has in their stable it's not surprising that they have decided to revisit it once again. There's a lot of money riding on this series because Production I.G. must be banking on the fact that it still has that same appeal. It's not the kind of thing that they should be half-assing.
I must admit that I was very sceptical about this project after examining the initial materials and reflection upon Production I.G.'s recent track record of works shows Guilty Crown and Pyscho Pass. I was especially concerned after reading that we'd be having yet another take on the material and that the Arise OVA's would serve as a prequel to the traditional story. It didn't seem like a prequel was really necessary, rather it felt like they had simply used up all the other angles to explore. I'm glad that I was wrong.
Synopsis
Ghost Pain follows the exploits of a young Motoko Kusanagai who is attempting to track down details surrounding the suspicious murder of one of her superior officers. Along the way there's lots of twists and turns as she encounters Aramaki of Section 9, familiar faces, dreadlock wielding cybrogs and robots in the guise of cute girls who have a tendency to explode. Actually going into further details of the plot would involve revealing the twists that occur and I'd have to work out what actually took place. Briefly I will say that
Review
The Arise series is directed by veteran animator Kazuchika Kise who has worked on a huge number of titles in his time but he really doesn't have much experience as a director. As I'm not familiar with his style I can't really speak to any particular touches that might be part of his work. Regardless, this episode was actually directed and storyboarded by a different person altogether, Masahiko Murata. He doesn't have a particularly esteemed career and while I have watched a few works directed by him they didn't really leave an impression on me. However, this episode was very competently directed - solid and sensible. That might not sound like praise but after watching the trailer they put out for this earlier I was expecting something quite bad. It certainly exceeded my expectations but it failed to wow or surprise me.
The cinematography was sound, but unexciting for the most part. There were a few nice scenes and exciting shots but for the most part the camera didn't draw attention to itself ,which is about part for the course, the earlier TV series couldn't have been accused of being overly stylish. The only time that the camerawork stopped being pedestrian was for the numerous action sequences which occurred throughout the episode. These were all well shot, well choreographed and well animated making them exciting to watch:
It's been a while since I've seen something where every fight scene was well directed and well animated and I imagine part of that approach probably comes from the director being such a seasoned animator himself. Still, it's worth remembering that once upon a time Production I.G. TV produced shows which looked as good as this OVA.
My only real gripe was with the editing and this isn't even that big of a deal. For the most part the editing is completely fine but on a couple of occasions it felt like the scenes where too short and that it would have been letter to let the camera linger on in those specific shots to let the audience soak in the relevant information.
In terms of the look of the show I think Arise suffers from a number of problems that have plagued Production I.G. recently. By this I mean the lighting:
the colours, the composite and the character designs which I really don't like:
]
I'm not too thrilled by the new voice caster either but I guess that original cast is pretty expensive!
The quality of the background art varies wildly both in terms of the layout and the detail/colour work. Sometimes it looks great:
other times it appears that it's a complete afterthought:
It holds up pretty well for the most part though.
I was very pleased be the quality of the writing. While they've clearly moved away from the complexities of the TV shows which were themselves far less philosophical and meditative than the original movies. This is a thriller set in a future where people happen to be cyborgs rather than a meditation on the nature of the self in the digital age. I'm not complaining, mind you, they've shifted the nature of the series to work for them. That's the tone they've shifted too and they've executed upon it well. The plot is fairly complicated but it's not stupid or illogical, the characters aren't idiots and everything movies at a good clip with interesting scenes coming about at a regular speed. It remains to be scene how much work will be done to flesh out these characters or whether it'll be kept to a minimum with the focus being on the plot itself.
As you might expect there were numerous call backs to earlier works including the helicopter scene and the bit where
but at least it's not drowning in references, thankfully.
One thing which I did find a little amusing was how often Motoko ended up taking off her clothes for no reason at all. I guess a little shameless fanservice isn't the end of the world but it did feel very forced:
Also, when did Motoko become Priss from Bubblegum Crisis?:
Does this mean that her motorcycle can transform into a robot suit? (please make this happen)
So, all in all, this a solid first entry in the Arise series of OVA's. It's not going to set anyone's world on fire but it's leagues better than something like PsychoPass and I'd happily recommend it to anyone with an interest in Gits, or science fiction/action anime in general.
I'm pleased to report that this is a fairly good OVA. I imagine the animation studio behind the work, Production I.G., are pleased too. I'll briefly explain a little bit about why this title is important to them before getting on to my review:
Franchise History
As I am sure many of you are already aware, Ghost in the Shell is a very popular and well known franchise which originated from a 1989 manga by Masamune Shirow. It follows the exploits of Major Motoko Kusanagai, a cyborg special operative within 'Section 9', a counter-cyberterrorist organisation. In 1995 Mamoru Oshii adapted the manga into a film produced by Production I.G. which, along with Akira, became one of the few anime movies to be hugely popular outside of Japan. Oshii followed it up in 2004 was a sequel which didn't achieve the same level of critical of commercial success.
Production I.G. also produced two television series in a different continuity to the movies which were both directed by Kenji Kamiyama (who more recently directed Eden of the East). These were also critically acclaimed and very successful outside of Japan. These shows were followed by an OVA, however, since 2006 the series has basically laid dormant.
Considering that Ghost in the Shell is one of the few properties with guaranteed western appeal that Production I.G. (or any other studio, for that matter) has in their stable it's not surprising that they have decided to revisit it once again. There's a lot of money riding on this series because Production I.G. must be banking on the fact that it still has that same appeal. It's not the kind of thing that they should be half-assing.
I must admit that I was very sceptical about this project after examining the initial materials and reflection upon Production I.G.'s recent track record of works shows Guilty Crown and Pyscho Pass. I was especially concerned after reading that we'd be having yet another take on the material and that the Arise OVA's would serve as a prequel to the traditional story. It didn't seem like a prequel was really necessary, rather it felt like they had simply used up all the other angles to explore. I'm glad that I was wrong.
Synopsis
Ghost Pain follows the exploits of a young Motoko Kusanagai who is attempting to track down details surrounding the suspicious murder of one of her superior officers. Along the way there's lots of twists and turns as she encounters Aramaki of Section 9, familiar faces, dreadlock wielding cybrogs and robots in the guise of cute girls who have a tendency to explode. Actually going into further details of the plot would involve revealing the twists that occur and I'd have to work out what actually took place. Briefly I will say that
it was pretty obvious that Kusanagai's commander was involved in nefarious activities from the beginning because that's just the kind of story this is. Also, she wears clothes and anyone who wears gloves MUST have something to hide.
The story was obviously constructed in a manner which ensured that the people that we, as Ghost in the Shell veterans, would be familiar with but that didn't really bother me. It was nice to see the gang again.
[Nerd rant]As an avid Ghost in the Shell fan I must say that a lot of problems in this episode could have been avoided if people had just worn a barrier like you're supposed too before you connect to someone's cyberbrain. You really shouldn't just jack in through your open port, that's like suffering the internet without a firewall.[/nerd rant].
The story was obviously constructed in a manner which ensured that the people that we, as Ghost in the Shell veterans, would be familiar with but that didn't really bother me. It was nice to see the gang again.
[Nerd rant]As an avid Ghost in the Shell fan I must say that a lot of problems in this episode could have been avoided if people had just worn a barrier like you're supposed too before you connect to someone's cyberbrain. You really shouldn't just jack in through your open port, that's like suffering the internet without a firewall.[/nerd rant].
Review
The Arise series is directed by veteran animator Kazuchika Kise who has worked on a huge number of titles in his time but he really doesn't have much experience as a director. As I'm not familiar with his style I can't really speak to any particular touches that might be part of his work. Regardless, this episode was actually directed and storyboarded by a different person altogether, Masahiko Murata. He doesn't have a particularly esteemed career and while I have watched a few works directed by him they didn't really leave an impression on me. However, this episode was very competently directed - solid and sensible. That might not sound like praise but after watching the trailer they put out for this earlier I was expecting something quite bad. It certainly exceeded my expectations but it failed to wow or surprise me.
The cinematography was sound, but unexciting for the most part. There were a few nice scenes and exciting shots but for the most part the camera didn't draw attention to itself ,which is about part for the course, the earlier TV series couldn't have been accused of being overly stylish. The only time that the camerawork stopped being pedestrian was for the numerous action sequences which occurred throughout the episode. These were all well shot, well choreographed and well animated making them exciting to watch:
It's been a while since I've seen something where every fight scene was well directed and well animated and I imagine part of that approach probably comes from the director being such a seasoned animator himself. Still, it's worth remembering that once upon a time Production I.G. TV produced shows which looked as good as this OVA.
My only real gripe was with the editing and this isn't even that big of a deal. For the most part the editing is completely fine but on a couple of occasions it felt like the scenes where too short and that it would have been letter to let the camera linger on in those specific shots to let the audience soak in the relevant information.
In terms of the look of the show I think Arise suffers from a number of problems that have plagued Production I.G. recently. By this I mean the lighting:
the colours, the composite and the character designs which I really don't like:
]
I'm not too thrilled by the new voice caster either but I guess that original cast is pretty expensive!
The quality of the background art varies wildly both in terms of the layout and the detail/colour work. Sometimes it looks great:
other times it appears that it's a complete afterthought:
It holds up pretty well for the most part though.
I was very pleased be the quality of the writing. While they've clearly moved away from the complexities of the TV shows which were themselves far less philosophical and meditative than the original movies. This is a thriller set in a future where people happen to be cyborgs rather than a meditation on the nature of the self in the digital age. I'm not complaining, mind you, they've shifted the nature of the series to work for them. That's the tone they've shifted too and they've executed upon it well. The plot is fairly complicated but it's not stupid or illogical, the characters aren't idiots and everything movies at a good clip with interesting scenes coming about at a regular speed. It remains to be scene how much work will be done to flesh out these characters or whether it'll be kept to a minimum with the focus being on the plot itself.
As you might expect there were numerous call backs to earlier works including the helicopter scene and the bit where
she manages to lose her arm
One thing which I did find a little amusing was how often Motoko ended up taking off her clothes for no reason at all. I guess a little shameless fanservice isn't the end of the world but it did feel very forced:
Also, when did Motoko become Priss from Bubblegum Crisis?:
Does this mean that her motorcycle can transform into a robot suit? (please make this happen)
So, all in all, this a solid first entry in the Arise series of OVA's. It's not going to set anyone's world on fire but it's leagues better than something like PsychoPass and I'd happily recommend it to anyone with an interest in Gits, or science fiction/action anime in general.
Joe Molotov
Member
SamusxTrainer OTP!
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Your avatar needs another female in it.
You know, in addition to the other
Time for pixiv guys
[Ghost in the Shell Arise] - Ghost Pain
I'm pleased to report that this is a fairly good OVA. I imagine the animation studio behind the work, Production I.G., are pleased too. I'll briefly explain a little bit about why this title is important to them before getting on to my review:
Franchise History
As I am sure many of you are already aware, Ghost in the Shell is a very popular and well known franchise which originated from a 1989 manga by Masamune Shirow. It follows the exploits of Major Motoko Kusanagai, a cyborg special operative within 'Section 9', a counter-cyberterrorist organisation. In 1995 Mamoru Oshii adapted the manga into a film produced by Production I.G. which, along with Akira, became one of the few anime movies to be hugely popular outside of Japan. Oshii followed it up in 2004 was a sequel which didn't achieve the same level of critical of commercial success.
Production I.G. also produced two television series in a different continuity to the movies which were both directed by Kenji Kamiyama (who more recently directed Eden of the East). These were also critically acclaimed and very successful outside of Japan. These shows were followed by an OVA, however, since 2006 the series has basically laid dormant.
Considering that Ghost in the Shell is one of the few properties with guaranteed western appeal that Production I.G. (or any other studio, for that matter) has in their stable it's not surprising that they have decided to revisit it once again. There's a lot of money riding on this series because Production I.G. must be banking on the fact that it still has that same appeal. It's not the kind of thing that they should be half-assing.
I must admit that I was very sceptical about this project after examining the initial materials and reflection upon Production I.G.'s recent track record of works shows Guilty Crown and Pyscho Pass. I was especially concerned after reading that we'd be having yet another take on the material and that the Arise OVA's would serve as a prequel to the traditional story. It didn't seem like a prequel was really necessary, rather it felt like they had simply used up all the other angles to explore. I'm glad that I was wrong.
Synopsis
Ghost Pain follows the exploits of a young Motoko Kusanagai who is attempting to track down details surrounding the suspicious murder of one of her superior officers. Along the way there's lots of twists and turns as she encounters Aramaki of Section 9, familiar faces, dreadlock wielding cybrogs and robots in the guise of cute girls who have a tendency to explode. Actually going into further details of the plot would involve revealing the twists that occur and I'd have to work out what actually took place. Briefly I will say thatit was pretty obvious that Kusanagai's commander was involved in nefarious activities from the beginning because that's just the kind of story this is. Also, she wears clothes and anyone who wears gloves MUST have something to hide.
The story was obviously constructed in a manner which ensured that the people that we, as Ghost in the Shell veterans, would be familiar with but that didn't really bother me. It was nice to see the gang again.
[Nerd rant]As an avid Ghost in the Shell fan I must say that a lot of problems in this episode could have been avoided if people had just worn a barrier like you're supposed too before you connect to someone's cyberbrain. You really shouldn't just jack in through your open port, that's like suffering the internet without a firewall.[/nerd rant].
Review
The Arise series is directed by veteran animator Kazuchika Kise who has worked on a huge number of titles in his time but he really doesn't have much experience as a director. As I'm not familiar with his style I can't really speak to any particular touches that might be part of his work. Regardless, this episode was actually directed and storyboarded by a different person altogether, Masahiko Murata. He doesn't have a particularly esteemed career and while I have watched a few works directed by him they didn't really leave an impression on me. However, this episode was very competently directed - solid and sensible. That might not sound like praise but after watching the trailer they put out for this earlier I was expecting something quite bad. It certainly exceeded my expectations but it failed to wow or surprise me.
The cinematography was sound, but unexciting for the most part. There were a few nice scenes and exciting shots but for the most part the camera didn't draw attention to itself ,which is about part for the course, the earlier TV series couldn't have been accused of being overly stylish. The only time that the camerawork stopped being pedestrian was for the numerous action sequences which occurred throughout the episode. These were all well shot, well choreographed and well animated making them exciting to watch:
It's been a while since I've seen something where every fight scene was well directed and well animated and I imagine part of that approach probably comes from the director being such a seasoned animator himself. Still, it's worth remembering that once upon a time Production I.G. TV produced shows which looked as good as this OVA.
My only real gripe was with the editing and this isn't even that big of a deal. For the most part the editing is completely fine but on a couple of occasions it felt like the scenes where too short and that it would have been letter to let the camera linger on in those specific shots to let the audience soak in the relevant information.
In terms of the look of the show I think Arise suffers from a number of problems that have plagued Production I.G. recently. By this I mean the lighting:
the colours, the composite and the character designs which I really don't like:
]
I'm not too thrilled by the new voice caster either but I guess that original cast is pretty expensive!
The quality of the background art varies wildly both in terms of the layout and the detail/colour work. Sometimes it looks great:
other times it appears that it's a complete afterthought:
It holds up pretty well for the most part though.
I was very pleased be the quality of the writing. While they've clearly moved away from the complexities of the TV shows which were themselves far less philosophical and meditative than the original movies. This is a thriller set in a future where people happen to be cyborgs rather than a meditation on the nature of the self in the digital age. I'm not complaining, mind you, they've shifted the nature of the series to work for them. That's the tone they've shifted too and they've executed upon it well. The plot is fairly complicated but it's not stupid or illogical, the characters aren't idiots and everything movies at a good clip with interesting scenes coming about at a regular speed. It remains to be scene how much work will be done to flesh out these characters or whether it'll be kept to a minimum with the focus being on the plot itself.
As you might expect there were numerous call backs to earlier works including the helicopter scene and the bit wherebut at least it's not drowning in references, thankfully.she manages to lose her arm
One thing which I did find a little amusing was how often Motoko ended up taking off her clothes for no reason at all. I guess a little shameless fanservice isn't the end of the world but it did feel very forced:
Also, when did Motoko become Priss from Bubblegum Crisis?:
Does this mean that her motorcycle can transform into a robot suit? (please make this happen)
So, all in all, this a solid first entry in the Arise series of OVA's. It's not going to set anyone's world on fire but it's leagues better than something like PsychoPass and I'd happily recommend it to anyone with an interest in Gits, or science fiction/action anime in general.
Because Priss is amazing and GITS seeked to be amazing as well.
perfect reaction, you're a true Kino fan!
chickdigger802
Banned
Been a while but did gits ever have mechs? Or was it just the cute tanks?
Your avatar needs another female in it.
You know, in addition to the other
I could go with this:
But I want dat Trainer x Samus OTP.
Did you really just quote that whole post just to say this?
So here's my list of not mecha anime. It's barren because watching shows without giant robots is a huge waste of time. Some of these things I haven't watched in years. Placements, as such, are somewhat unreliable for older shows. The list is pretty barren, too.
Excellent
The Count of Mecha Cristo- I wanted to put this on the mecha one, but in all fairness, this original take on the Count of Monte Cristo isn't so much about giant robots as it has an episode or two with them. It's still an amazing retelling of Dumas' classic.
GTO- I'm not a huge Slice of Life guy, but GTO is just one of those shows. Onizuka is a somewhat crooked dude with a heart of gold. There's antics, to be sure, but no anime hair, and a fairly heartwarming story of one teacher who really does want to give his students a better chance than he had. I MIGHT recommend this to Stump, but there's still a lot of teenage drama/Japan life/etc going on. Regardless, GTO is a great show.
Azumanga Daioh- The other SOL in my life, AD is a show I watched when I was a senior in high school. As such the show, about girls in high school, and particularly its ending, resonated with me a lot. It's charming and funny.
Slayers NEXT- The best season of the best Fantasy anime ever. Slayers NEXT follows the journey of Lina Inverse as she's hounded by Monsters to do their bidding. It balances classic RPG tropes with comedy efficiently and effectively.
Cowboy Bebop- You should all just watch Cowboy Bebop. Do it for Ein.
Very Good
Slayers TRY- It's been a pretty good season so far. Xellos and Filia's interactions make the season work, and there's been a decent amount of Light is a Jerk and Dark's Not So bad going on.
High School of the Dead- It's porn with zombies. Worth it to know where the .gifs come from.
Record of Lodoss War- Straight fantasy anime. It's like an RPG where you don't have to hate any of the cast members!
SCryEd- A somewhat unusual show and the best thing to feature Hirai face ever. It's typical shonen beating the crap out of each other stuff, but there's like, Mewtwo and one guy summons a giant gun.
Good
Slayers- The first season of Slayers wasn't that great, but is still worth it.
Dragon Ball Z (Until Buu and then fuck the show)- Like I said. It was all fine and dandy till the Majin Buu arc. Then fuck this stupid show.
Final Fantasy Unlimited- It's not like Final Fantasy, but Chobi is adorable and stuff.
Undecided
Revolutionary Girl Utena- I'm still watching this.
Neutral
Smile Precure 35- It was super cute but Magical Girl shows, even in giant robots, are not my thing.
Bad
Very Bad
Horrible
Sword Art Online- Worst thing on the internet since child porn. Will attempt to show you some during the show, also incest and praising a mass murderer.
So Bad Its Good
Musashi GunDoh- Why haven't you watched this show yet?
Garzeys Wing- LOL.
Excellent
The Count of Mecha Cristo- I wanted to put this on the mecha one, but in all fairness, this original take on the Count of Monte Cristo isn't so much about giant robots as it has an episode or two with them. It's still an amazing retelling of Dumas' classic.
GTO- I'm not a huge Slice of Life guy, but GTO is just one of those shows. Onizuka is a somewhat crooked dude with a heart of gold. There's antics, to be sure, but no anime hair, and a fairly heartwarming story of one teacher who really does want to give his students a better chance than he had. I MIGHT recommend this to Stump, but there's still a lot of teenage drama/Japan life/etc going on. Regardless, GTO is a great show.
Azumanga Daioh- The other SOL in my life, AD is a show I watched when I was a senior in high school. As such the show, about girls in high school, and particularly its ending, resonated with me a lot. It's charming and funny.
Slayers NEXT- The best season of the best Fantasy anime ever. Slayers NEXT follows the journey of Lina Inverse as she's hounded by Monsters to do their bidding. It balances classic RPG tropes with comedy efficiently and effectively.
Cowboy Bebop- You should all just watch Cowboy Bebop. Do it for Ein.
Very Good
Slayers TRY- It's been a pretty good season so far. Xellos and Filia's interactions make the season work, and there's been a decent amount of Light is a Jerk and Dark's Not So bad going on.
High School of the Dead- It's porn with zombies. Worth it to know where the .gifs come from.
Record of Lodoss War- Straight fantasy anime. It's like an RPG where you don't have to hate any of the cast members!
SCryEd- A somewhat unusual show and the best thing to feature Hirai face ever. It's typical shonen beating the crap out of each other stuff, but there's like, Mewtwo and one guy summons a giant gun.
Good
Slayers- The first season of Slayers wasn't that great, but is still worth it.
Dragon Ball Z (Until Buu and then fuck the show)- Like I said. It was all fine and dandy till the Majin Buu arc. Then fuck this stupid show.
Final Fantasy Unlimited- It's not like Final Fantasy, but Chobi is adorable and stuff.
Undecided
Revolutionary Girl Utena- I'm still watching this.
Neutral
Smile Precure 35- It was super cute but Magical Girl shows, even in giant robots, are not my thing.
Bad
Very Bad
Horrible
Sword Art Online- Worst thing on the internet since child porn. Will attempt to show you some during the show, also incest and praising a mass murderer.
So Bad Its Good
Musashi GunDoh- Why haven't you watched this show yet?
Garzeys Wing- LOL.
Ojamajo Doremi 09:
Whoa, Doremi's mom working out. FOR KIDS.
babby fairies are actually pretty cute. I'm not sure if I want to see them become more human-like over the course of the series.
Ojamajo Doremi 10:
This episode was just all sorts of awkward.
Wow, they actually went for the logic that I would have gone for in that situation. "It's not work if we don't get paid!"
"Arbeit"? Did Japan really not have their own word for work before interaction with the Dutch?
Ojamajo Doremi 11:
Ah, storms, the age-old useful narrative catalyst for character growth and conflict resolution.
Ojamajo Doremi 12:
Man, I totally thought they were going to go with a monkey's paw scenario once
. I guess that this episode's plot was too heartwarming to suddenly go there.
Ojamajo Doremi 13:
These fetch quest episodes in the world of witches are all pretty boring. This one was at least a little better than the previous one because there was at least some indication that there was method to the test-givers' madness and that the various trials were specifically set up to test Doremi & co's resourcefulness.
That seifuku witch was just........wow :lol
Ai so perceptive about the true nature of the test. This is why she's the best.
Also, well shit. Yet another mahou shoujo where the otherworld from which the characters' powers derive is needlessly monarchial in nature.
Ojamajo Doremi 14:
Boys suck.
Ojamajo Doremi 15:
A flat episode. "Mascot character is seen by a child and has to pretend to be a doll" is one of the most common magical girl tropes, and this episode handled its iteration of the formula competently and not much more.
Why the hell is there an open body of water next to a kindergarten playground, though?
Ojamajo Doremi 16:
Shame that someone didn't push Hasegawa's fucking asshole dad into the lake.
Whoa, Doremi's mom working out. FOR KIDS.
babby fairies are actually pretty cute. I'm not sure if I want to see them become more human-like over the course of the series.
Ojamajo Doremi 10:
This episode was just all sorts of awkward.
Wow, they actually went for the logic that I would have gone for in that situation. "It's not work if we don't get paid!"
I still can't realistically imagine any teacher being okay with what the girls are doing based on a technicality.
"Arbeit"? Did Japan really not have their own word for work before interaction with the Dutch?
Ojamajo Doremi 11:
Ah, storms, the age-old useful narrative catalyst for character growth and conflict resolution.
Ojamajo Doremi 12:
Man, I totally thought they were going to go with a monkey's paw scenario once
the dogs started chasing Igarashi & co. All of the other soccer players getting taken out by a pack of crazed dogs is one way to get Misaki into the game
Ojamajo Doremi 13:
These fetch quest episodes in the world of witches are all pretty boring. This one was at least a little better than the previous one because there was at least some indication that there was method to the test-givers' madness and that the various trials were specifically set up to test Doremi & co's resourcefulness.
That seifuku witch was just........wow :lol
Ai so perceptive about the true nature of the test. This is why she's the best.
Also, well shit. Yet another mahou shoujo where the otherworld from which the characters' powers derive is needlessly monarchial in nature.
Ojamajo Doremi 14:
Boys suck.
Ojamajo Doremi 15:
A flat episode. "Mascot character is seen by a child and has to pretend to be a doll" is one of the most common magical girl tropes, and this episode handled its iteration of the formula competently and not much more.
Why the hell is there an open body of water next to a kindergarten playground, though?
Ojamajo Doremi 16:
Shame that someone didn't push Hasegawa's fucking asshole dad into the lake.
AHAHAHAHAHA NTR END
As far as I'm concerned its the perfect ending episode. Its just flawless.
...continue
Kingdom S1 1
Over the course of the past few months, I've noticed a slow change in wonzo. It wasn't apparent at first and, in fact, I simply wrote it off to a bad day here or there but as time went on, it became apparent it wasn't temporary but something gradual that I now fear is permanent.
I knew him once to be penguin of levity, eager to explore the depths of anime and return to us with courageous tales of shows that might blind a lesser man. For that, we respected him. There seemed to be no challenge he could not conquer (save for Kannazuki no Miko but no one here could fault him for that). I never once thought he might take it too far for I admired his strength and wished that one day I, too, might be as strong. You might say I thought of him as a hero. Truly he deserved such a title for his bravery and the eternal optimism he maintained.
Then the change occurred. Ever so slowly, the humor that once brought him laughter seemed to only agitate him. He began to withdraw and look down upon the antics of the thread. Yes, there's wisdom in his words when he speaks of what makes the thread hard to follow but it was once something he could overlook. No longer.
I was puzzled for the longest time. What could possibly change a person so? Initially I thought it might be the dearth of new Happy Science and his faith in El Cantare had faltered. He didn't strike me as the type to experience spiritual crisis so I wrote that off and in my conceit, I gave little thought to the matter thereafter.
Then I watched this.
Now I know. This changed him. He wasn't posting impressions, he wasn't just throwing up terrible CG gifs for us to laugh at. No, he posted thirty-eight cries for help and we, as a community, failed him. The jokes about community insularity quickly lose their humor when we can't even help one of our own. Not one of us succeeded in stopping him from watching this as the last of his innocence was scoured away by lhe low framerate CG melodrama. wonzo deserved better and I'll carry this guilt with me for many years before I finally accept my role in his downturn. I can want for forgiveness but I won't ask him. No, I'll have to earn it and I hope any other that failed him does the same.
Over the course of the past few months, I've noticed a slow change in wonzo. It wasn't apparent at first and, in fact, I simply wrote it off to a bad day here or there but as time went on, it became apparent it wasn't temporary but something gradual that I now fear is permanent.
I knew him once to be penguin of levity, eager to explore the depths of anime and return to us with courageous tales of shows that might blind a lesser man. For that, we respected him. There seemed to be no challenge he could not conquer (save for Kannazuki no Miko but no one here could fault him for that). I never once thought he might take it too far for I admired his strength and wished that one day I, too, might be as strong. You might say I thought of him as a hero. Truly he deserved such a title for his bravery and the eternal optimism he maintained.
Then the change occurred. Ever so slowly, the humor that once brought him laughter seemed to only agitate him. He began to withdraw and look down upon the antics of the thread. Yes, there's wisdom in his words when he speaks of what makes the thread hard to follow but it was once something he could overlook. No longer.
I was puzzled for the longest time. What could possibly change a person so? Initially I thought it might be the dearth of new Happy Science and his faith in El Cantare had faltered. He didn't strike me as the type to experience spiritual crisis so I wrote that off and in my conceit, I gave little thought to the matter thereafter.
Then I watched this.
Now I know. This changed him. He wasn't posting impressions, he wasn't just throwing up terrible CG gifs for us to laugh at. No, he posted thirty-eight cries for help and we, as a community, failed him. The jokes about community insularity quickly lose their humor when we can't even help one of our own. Not one of us succeeded in stopping him from watching this as the last of his innocence was scoured away by lhe low framerate CG melodrama. wonzo deserved better and I'll carry this guilt with me for many years before I finally accept my role in his downturn. I can want for forgiveness but I won't ask him. No, I'll have to earn it and I hope any other that failed him does the same.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
After a nice bowl of cereal, with coffee replacing the milk
Ojamajo Doremi 17
This dude's a trouble maker that is misunderstood, and Hadzuki seems to be into the troublemaking kind. Oh little glasses girl.
....I like how he just up and punches his teacher in the fucking gut though. Before being embraced under breasts.
Ojamajo Doremi 17
This dude's a trouble maker that is misunderstood, and Hadzuki seems to be into the troublemaking kind. Oh little glasses girl.
....I like how he just up and punches his teacher in the fucking gut though. Before being embraced under breasts.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Read the manga.
I swore a vow to only read Go Nagai and Kazuo Koike manga.
They have their own words for work. They just adopted the German word to mean "part-time work" specifically. Because I-don't-even-know-why.
Finally, someone else understands my pain. ;_;
hosannainexcelsis
Member
The manga is really good. It doesn't deserve to have your view of the story tainted by poor CG.
And it has lots of brutal gore! Don't you like that stuff?
Omg. I want this so bad.
It is a rather nice door handle. Excellent polish and design. Would use in my house.
chickdigger802
Banned
ouch.
Joe Molotov
Member
Omg. I want this so bad.
Once you've spent $2000 on the SAO boxsets, will you have enough left to afford it?
The perfect opportunity to PK the person in the room.
I'll never understand your love for such an insipid pile of trash series but you have a right to enjoy (that insipid pile of trash series)
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Penalty kick? Psycho-kinesis? what? :kayos
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Off the top of my head:
Attack on Titan
Jewelpet Happiness
Majestic Prince
Mushibugyo
Railgun S
Besides of course the continuing long-runners such as Hunter X Hunter and Space Bros.
nintendoman58
Member
SAO is about a Virtual MMO. Player Kill.
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