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Summer 2013 Anime Thread Zero: grown men playing with dolls/who but WB Masochism
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KirbYuuYuu
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Not in the slightest. If your not exactly middle of the season episode makes me type Something like this, we have a problem. And I didn't even list all the other issues either.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
You know, I forgot that the HanaIro movie was shown at AX. Any spoilers about whether or not it was just a recap/sidestory?
I thought it was confirmed to be some sort of sidestory thing ago ago.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Oh, I know, but I was wondering if they tried to slip anything new/post-finale into the film.
peaceiscloser
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But then why do some things just seem higher quality in anime? ...although I guess I should compare 1996 anime to a 1996 movie.
Princess and the Frog was pretty great. RIP Disney Animation Studios
A quick googling of Elvis Robot came up with this
Gundam Evolve 10
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE JUDAU!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ROUX!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Now that that's out of my system, I cannot stop squeeing. I mean, it's Roux and Judau and they're on their way to Jupiter and the ZZ Gundam gets an upgrade as a birthday present from Leina. Because its Judau's birthday, and he seems to have misplaced Roux's cake.
They go and rescue a lone mobile suit, which turns out to be
So yeah, can't help squeeing, cuz this got all my favorite things. All it needed was the Zeta head and it'd've been perfect. Roux's new outfit is great, and the character models and action were fairly well done for CG from 06.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE JUDAU AND ROUX AND
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE JUDAU!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ROUX!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Now that that's out of my system, I cannot stop squeeing. I mean, it's Roux and Judau and they're on their way to Jupiter and the ZZ Gundam gets an upgrade as a birthday present from Leina. Because its Judau's birthday, and he seems to have misplaced Roux's cake.
They go and rescue a lone mobile suit, which turns out to be
a Puru Clone floating along and trying to escape the Neo Zeon forces.
So yeah, can't help squeeing, cuz this got all my favorite things. All it needed was the Zeta head and it'd've been perfect. Roux's new outfit is great, and the character models and action were fairly well done for CG from 06.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE JUDAU AND ROUX AND
PURU
Actually, it not just this thread. I've known of Precure's existence for a while, and AnimeGAF ended up reminding me of it as I'm now trying out different shows that are out there that may interest me, and plus, I've been itching for more magical girl stuff since seeing Madoka Magica (hell, it was seeing the two movies and Toonami's return that convinced me to get back into anime in the first place).
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Oh okay, I was just making sure because I would not know how to feel if Doki Doki got someone interested.
Although fair warning, don't expect anywhere near Madoka's.... "features"
peaceiscloser
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I've only seen the first 3-4 episodes of Smile! Precure, but I thought it was pretty good as it was going. Totally different from Madoka, obviously, and if you want something closer to that tonally, Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha has the dark overtones. But Precure is good straight Magical Girl stuff, and that's enjoyable in its own way.
Also speaking of the Madoka Magica movies, are those worth watching?
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
If Madoka was what made you want more magical girl stuff, try Daybreak Illusion. It just started this past week, so there's only one episode, but it's off to a great start.
http://www.crunchyroll.com/il-sole-penetra-le-illusioni-day-break-illusion
peaceiscloser
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I just wiki'd this.
And learned some lewd terminology I would have been fine not knowing lol
Eureka Seven Astral Ocean 3
Basically everyone in Okinawa is a racist, xenophobic, violent, superstitious asshole. And some beach bum revolutionary in a pink shirt has prevented me from getting some real answers about this show.
So yeah, sounds like the sequel to Eureka Seven to me.
Basically everyone in Okinawa is a racist, xenophobic, violent, superstitious asshole. And some beach bum revolutionary in a pink shirt has prevented me from getting some real answers about this show.
So yeah, sounds like the sequel to Eureka Seven to me.
peaceiscloser
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Oh yeah, I've forgotten about Nanoha. That may be right up my alley, too. :3
As for the movies, several people have said that it was the best way to see the series, and as a first exposure, they were pretty damn effective, engaging and seamless. Helps that it's had some of the best music and themes I've heard in a series in a good while, and hearing it all on theater speakers made it all the better. Also, everyone was adorable and likable in their own way. :3
I was wondering about this one. Thanks for the heads up. c:
peaceiscloser
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I wonder if it's even better since I've already seen the show. Need to figure out a cheap way to replicate that theater experience...
Heehee. Was this a sponsored project like Little Witch Academia?
Yeah kayos son wat air ye doin callin a brit man a frenchie? Thats lik callin an xbax wan a games machine, ye just cannot say these things like.
Off the bleedin' charts.
peaceiscloser
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Biography:
King Awesome.
Location:London
Interests:Doing the Mario
3/3 on criteria of greatness; therefore best user ever
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
It was an internet-only thing so I bet no.
Corvo-kun. It's time to let go.
KirbYuuYuu
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Look for the penis
What are you talking about, we learn about Kira being a Coordinator in episode 3, if not earlier. The fact that he was
TEH ULTIMATE COORDINATOR!!!1!
Embrace the androgyny.
peaceiscloser
Member
Heehee. Knew you'd appreciate this.
That ones my fault. I told AWESOMEBEAR about it.
Tizoc
Member
OK thanks, but could anyone still watch the Dangan anime and still enjoy it if they have no plans of playing the game?
I don't understand this question. Is it a binary question of whether you CAN watch the anime or not? Or are you asking for a general recommendation of whether or not to watch it?
If its the first, sure knock yourself out. If its the 2nd, we don't know yet since it hasn't aired.
Deputy Dangle
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I should not be laughing as hard as I am right now this late at night. lol
But I can't tell!!
BUT NOBODY HAS ONE.
It's been a couple months since I watched SEED for the first time. Guess I just forgot that. All the main characters being Coordinators sucked.
But who hugs on top!?
Combine options 2 and 3
I think if I twerked my pinky I'd need to see a doctor.
I just don't know, though!
Bunny Drop 3
Is going "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW" a legitimate review of every episode? Because it should be. This show gets me in my warm fuzzies every single time. Sort of a heart warming, feel good show. Like, I feel better after I watch it.
We're never gonna get that coveted sequel where we find out if anything happened between Nako and that one schoolgirl.
Bunny drop is like the chicken soup of the anime world. Feelsgoodman.
peaceiscloser
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Mmm.
Do we have a clam chowder of the anime world cause as a San Franciscan that is the most purifying liquid on this planet.
and thus we see this thread inevitably turning into FoodGAF again
Yes, it's a genuinely funny show. Definitely my fave 3-5 min anime.
Jokes aside, is Inferno Cop worth watching? Just getting hyped for Triggah
I think it was a just for fun kind of thing. Not sure though.
So, I just watched...
Gintama - Conclusion : Forever Yorozuya
As one could/should expect, it was mainly girls giggling like crazy in the theater!
The movie starts pretty slowly, with a funny parody of the infamous "Movie thiefs - No More!" video that's broadcast before every movie in Japan. It quite only drags quite bit despite managing to be fairly funny but then teh tweest happens (spoilers for the movie from thereon!) :
There's one person in the cast affected by this, which is
.
. The goal of Gintoki is, of course,
The movie has, as usual, a lot of fourth wall-breaking moments, for instance with
.
To be quite honest, the movie isn't a masterpiece or anything IMO, it's pretty much just fanservice with a very typical Gintama story/development, for better or worse. If you know Gintama, you know what to expect and will likely like this.
IMO, the Benizakura or Courtesan arcs are still better than this, but that might be because they actually fit in the ever-eluding overarching plot.
Oh, there was one particular very funny parody at the beginning of the movie that carries on during the entire thing. No spoilers for the movie:
Also, the role Akira Kamiya got to do was (biiiig spoilers)
It was hilarious.
Now, people have probably been wondering about whether this is really the end, as the title suggest. My take on this is (no spoilers about the movie proper)
As a fan of the show, I had a nice time. It wasn't the best thing ever, but it was good enough for me.
Gintama - Conclusion : Forever Yorozuya
As one could/should expect, it was mainly girls giggling like crazy in the theater!
The movie starts pretty slowly, with a funny parody of the infamous "Movie thiefs - No More!" video that's broadcast before every movie in Japan. It quite only drags quite bit despite managing to be fairly funny but then teh tweest happens (spoilers for the movie from thereon!) :
The camera guy from the No More! video teleports Gintoki into the future we saw in the trailers. There, he's said to have died 5 years ago. Right after that, a mysterious virus spread all over the world starting from Edo and made a lot of people grow older super quickly, until they eventually died.
Otae
The future world itself is pretty bleak, since all the people who had enough money to leave Earth did just that. It's only the poor, the ones who don't want to leave (ie. the Kabukicho gang) and those who try to profit of the situation.
to find a way to reverse the whole thing. However, he is instructed by the thing-robot that sent him there to not reveal himself and gets a little item that makes him look like a dick-man (seriously) to everyone else lol
The movie has, as usual, a lot of fourth wall-breaking moments, for instance with
adult Kagura speaking normally and like a tsundere, which obviously makes Gintoki comment about her voice actress.
To be quite honest, the movie isn't a masterpiece or anything IMO, it's pretty much just fanservice with a very typical Gintama story/development, for better or worse. If you know Gintama, you know what to expect and will likely like this.
IMO, the Benizakura or Courtesan arcs are still better than this, but that might be because they actually fit in the ever-eluding overarching plot.
Oh, there was one particular very funny parody at the beginning of the movie that carries on during the entire thing. No spoilers for the movie:
Kaze Tachinu/The Wind Rises, the new Miyazaki movie, is parodied as "Are Tachinu" which in context means "The Boner Rises".
Also, the role Akira Kamiya got to do was (biiiig spoilers)
future Elizabeth. The thing has become SUPER buff, like it did nothing but body-build for five years and fights RUTHLESSLY with a freaking spiked mace. It speaks normally with Kamiya's voice and is best buds with Hijikata.
Now, people have probably been wondering about whether this is really the end, as the title suggest. My take on this is (no spoilers about the movie proper)
that it might indeed be the end of the anime, unless the showrunners change their mind. They were pretty adamant about it during the pre-release thing they showed on TV Tokyo last week and they don't make jokes or anything about this being "the last, promise!", like they'd expect them to do. Also, the credits ended with shots of every single episode of the series flashing on screen, with the very first opening song rolling along.
Note that the end is as open as it gets and makes this movie nothing more than a side-story. It doesn't close the door for future adaptations at all.
Note that the end is as open as it gets and makes this movie nothing more than a side-story. It doesn't close the door for future adaptations at all.
As a fan of the show, I had a nice time. It wasn't the best thing ever, but it was good enough for me.
We're never gonna get that coveted sequel where we find out if anything happened between Nako and that one schoolgirl.
Such a crime.
Hidamari Sketch
peaceiscloser
Member
Adolescence of Utena pt. 2
Utena is a lot more overtly physical about her feelings for Anthy in this movie than she was in the show. I kinda preferred the show's way of handling it, to be honest. The "choose your own sexuality" approach for Utena, as it were. That Anthy
Not sure I care for that interpretation of the show's ending, though.
Shiori is an inhuman bitch. Also, I was this close to a Wakaba swim suit scene, and you denied me, Ikuhara. There can be no forgiving this kind of sin. As Touga has commented, Anthy has been sorta sexed up for this movie. Which has some unfortunate implications when you consider her skin has also been lightened. Kinda miss nerdy old Anthy who looked like Papillon, and Lightning/Utena. Touga's as Red Sephiroth as ever, however.
A MIKI x KOZUE
SCENE. WHY.
Wait, was Touga
You can't just show me that and not explain! This movie already makes no fucking sense if I haven't seen the show, what the hell was that!?
Well if I wasn't turned off of the concept of fairies by Garzey's Wing, I believe Utena just finished the entire thing in one fell stroke.
Jury x Miki ship tease? I can swing that.
You know, Utena AND Anthy are kind of at odds with their characters in the show. Utena, for example,
and Anthy is more talkative, flirty, and coy than the
Sorta odd.
"There is no prince."
Stars in the background? Implied sexual intercourse? Star-kissing? Better than when SAO had a brother and sister do it, anyway. But yeah, preeeeeetty sure this musical number is symbolic of them havin' sex. Preeeeeeetty sure. That's how it works in Final Fantasy, anyway.
Utena's hair growing in length is symbolic of
Utena is a lot more overtly physical about her feelings for Anthy in this movie than she was in the show. I kinda preferred the show's way of handling it, to be honest. The "choose your own sexuality" approach for Utena, as it were. That Anthy
refers to her as Utena-san and then just plain Utena only lends itself to the fact that this entire plot is happening in a world after the show, and is part of Anthy's quest to retrieve Utena from this world she's gone to.
Shiori is an inhuman bitch. Also, I was this close to a Wakaba swim suit scene, and you denied me, Ikuhara. There can be no forgiving this kind of sin. As Touga has commented, Anthy has been sorta sexed up for this movie. Which has some unfortunate implications when you consider her skin has also been lightened. Kinda miss nerdy old Anthy who looked like Papillon, and Lightning/Utena. Touga's as Red Sephiroth as ever, however.
So the point of the game is for Akio to gain the magic powers that Anthy had. Akio was the Rose Prince, but also The Lord of the Flies? His explanation is somewhat confusing, since he says he was The Lord of the Flies before he was the Rose Prince, but in the show its Anthy's magic that changes him from the goodly Dios into the demonic Akio.
A MIKI x KOZUE
BATH
Wait, was Touga
molested by his adoptive father!?
Well if I wasn't turned off of the concept of fairies by Garzey's Wing, I believe Utena just finished the entire thing in one fell stroke.
Jury x Miki ship tease? I can swing that.
You know, Utena AND Anthy are kind of at odds with their characters in the show. Utena, for example,
is much more, I dunno, petty? She's also more violent. She shoves Anthy around a lot, and does it for small reasons.
super submissive, secretly acerbic, ultra passive-aggressive girl from the show.
"There is no prince."
Again, kinda feels like this whole thing is Utena's soul sorta trapped in an alternate universe/parallel world where she's trying to cope with the serious mind fuck that was the end of the show. Akio was the prince, and so there was not one. Touga might have been genuinely in love with her, and so in this world she's dealing with the feelings she might have had for him, and through it all there's Anthy, who she might have loved, but failed to save and never really fully understood.
Stars in the background? Implied sexual intercourse? Star-kissing? Better than when SAO had a brother and sister do it, anyway. But yeah, preeeeeetty sure this musical number is symbolic of them havin' sex. Preeeeeeetty sure. That's how it works in Final Fantasy, anyway.
Utena's hair growing in length is symbolic of
Anthy making contact with the actual Utena, whose personality is hiding behind Nutena's short haired facade in this bizarro, Escher Architecture version of the world Utena left behind or rejected at the end of the show. So in a way, all of this is about Anthy helping Utena come to terms with the end of the show.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The answer is probably no!We're never gonna get that coveted sequel where we find out if anything happened between Nako and that one schoolgirl.
Maybe Nako and the mom?
I'm afraid to edit your post in case I fuck up a spoiler tag. lol
But thanks for the spoilers... I'm just wondering then, does the movie end with
a complete reset? Or do they actually keep the characters aged and the world being half destroyed?
I just find it hard to believe that it's
"the end" in anyway, because as we know, they have ended the series several times now.
It's also a bit disappointing to hear about how it ranks with the TV arcs... but who knows, I guess I'll have to wait a year until I see it for myself.
Now we just need spoilers for HanaIro... and maybe the Ghibli movie. lol
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Corvo: just watch the entire movie in one go.
It's 230 and I still have to watch Madoka before getting up and doing all the chores that were neglected cuz of camping. I can't.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Then just leave the movie for when you have time. I enjoy the live impressions, but this is the kind of film that needs to be experienced raw and uninterrupted.
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