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Summer 2013 Anime Thread Zero: grown men playing with dolls/who but WB Masochism
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So making shit up is sexy? =D
That's a shame because there's no turning back. Just keep on posting. Like that. Aw yeah.
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Who would voice me?
no one I'd be like silent Bob
dakkumauji
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Sparrow's Hotel 12
Oddly enough I enjoyed running through a bunch of episodes at once rather than watching it weekly.
Miyakawa-ke no Kuufuku 09
Tsundere shotas.
Oddly enough I enjoyed running through a bunch of episodes at once rather than watching it weekly.
Miyakawa-ke no Kuufuku 09
Tsundere shotas.
Dedication Through Light
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Sounds like something my statistics professors would say.
Katanagatari 11
Again I'm nearly a week late watching this episode, but perhaps that's for the best, since it means less time between this episode and the conclusion. Since this episode ended on something of a cliffhanger, this seems appropriate.
Shit seems to be getting pretty real at this point, as one might expect from the penultimate episode. Relatively little of the episode was spent on the actual confrontation between Shichika and the wielder of this episode's blade. Instead, the episode started off with a mega-flashback (as in, hundreds of years), to the first meeting of Yasuri Kazune, Shichika's ancestor, and Shikizaki Kiki, the man behind the blades. As we learned last episode, this is the meeting that would result in
. Which makes it a pretty intriguing scene to watch.
Then it's back to the present, and we see the events leading up to the scene from the end of last episode, where Shichika and Togame found Maniwa Penguin lying injured by the roadside. Turns out he was injured by none other than
At any rate, it was a remarkable fight.
But with Houou possessed by the Poison Blade and himself badly injured, Penguin has no choice but to ask for aid from Shichika and Togame. Enemies of the Maniwa though they are, they take pity on Penguin and treat his wounds, and are of course all too happy to go after Houou, since the blade possessing him is one of the two they still need to collect.
Soon after Shichika and Togame leave to find Houou, Emonzaemon shows up in the room they just left, continuing his apparent mission to eliminate all the Maniwa. Penguin reveals his ninja ability - superhuman good luck - which at first seems like a perfect counter to the Flame Blade (read: dual handguns) that Emonzaemon wields: the bullets simply refuse to hit their target!
Unfortunately, it seems like Emonzaemon has a certain amount of confidence in his own good fortune, and by ricocheting bullets around the room he succeeds in overturning Penguin's good luck and hitting home with three bullets at once. And then in one of the most out-and-out brutal moments I've seen in this show, he
. Goddamn this guy is heartless.
So though they don't know it, by the time Shichika and Togame come face to face with Houou, their opponent for this week is the last living member of the Maniwa Ninja. Except...he's really not quite himself. In fact, he's been possessed by none other than the Shikizaki Kiki. You know, the guy who made that cursed sword he's wielding. And the other eleven blades. And Shichika's own fighting style. No pressure, then.
The meat of this encounter is actually taken up by Shikizaki's exposition, in which he notably reveals that
. What in the actual fuck. Well, I guess it does explain how there are guns and a freaking robot among his blades.
The actual fight itself is actually remarkably straightforward and brief. Shikizaki tries to take on Shichika using
, but the Swordless Style proves categorically superior, and Shichika deals him a fatal finisher in next to no time. Since Shikizaki invented the Swordless Style, I guess this is, in a way, a case of the student surpassing the master.
And with the Poison Blade recovered, we jump straight into a confrontation with Emonzaemon and his Flame Blade. Not really one for small talk, he promptly
.
Ohhhhh boy. You just made Shichika angry. I don't think you'll like him when he's angry.
To Be Continued.
Again I'm nearly a week late watching this episode, but perhaps that's for the best, since it means less time between this episode and the conclusion. Since this episode ended on something of a cliffhanger, this seems appropriate.
Shit seems to be getting pretty real at this point, as one might expect from the penultimate episode. Relatively little of the episode was spent on the actual confrontation between Shichika and the wielder of this episode's blade. Instead, the episode started off with a mega-flashback (as in, hundreds of years), to the first meeting of Yasuri Kazune, Shichika's ancestor, and Shikizaki Kiki, the man behind the blades. As we learned last episode, this is the meeting that would result in
the founding of the Swordless Style, Shikizaki's final and ultimate "blade"
Then it's back to the present, and we see the events leading up to the scene from the end of last episode, where Shichika and Togame found Maniwa Penguin lying injured by the roadside. Turns out he was injured by none other than
his own master, Maniwa Houou himself, who had become possessed by the Poison Blade during a confrontation with the ever-enigmatic Emonzaemon. I'm still not entirely sure what the deal is with those two - in their fight in this episode, there were some cryptic words exchanged about how they are somehow the same person, and they certainly seem to share a lot of history and use essentially the same techniques.
But with Houou possessed by the Poison Blade and himself badly injured, Penguin has no choice but to ask for aid from Shichika and Togame. Enemies of the Maniwa though they are, they take pity on Penguin and treat his wounds, and are of course all too happy to go after Houou, since the blade possessing him is one of the two they still need to collect.
Soon after Shichika and Togame leave to find Houou, Emonzaemon shows up in the room they just left, continuing his apparent mission to eliminate all the Maniwa. Penguin reveals his ninja ability - superhuman good luck - which at first seems like a perfect counter to the Flame Blade (read: dual handguns) that Emonzaemon wields: the bullets simply refuse to hit their target!
Unfortunately, it seems like Emonzaemon has a certain amount of confidence in his own good fortune, and by ricocheting bullets around the room he succeeds in overturning Penguin's good luck and hitting home with three bullets at once. And then in one of the most out-and-out brutal moments I've seen in this show, he
shoves a gun straight into Penguin's mouth and fires
So though they don't know it, by the time Shichika and Togame come face to face with Houou, their opponent for this week is the last living member of the Maniwa Ninja. Except...he's really not quite himself. In fact, he's been possessed by none other than the Shikizaki Kiki. You know, the guy who made that cursed sword he's wielding. And the other eleven blades. And Shichika's own fighting style. No pressure, then.
The meat of this encounter is actually taken up by Shikizaki's exposition, in which he notably reveals that
he can see into the future, and all of his swords were created using appropriated future technology
The actual fight itself is actually remarkably straightforward and brief. Shikizaki tries to take on Shichika using
fighting styles FROM THE FUTURE
And with the Poison Blade recovered, we jump straight into a confrontation with Emonzaemon and his Flame Blade. Not really one for small talk, he promptly
fires two bullets straight into Togame
Ohhhhh boy. You just made Shichika angry. I don't think you'll like him when he's angry.
To Be Continued.
KirbYuuYuu
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Well statistics is like romance signs. Often misinterpreted.
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Ayase! It's been so long!
Oreimo 10
Goddamn, at the leg strength behind her kick. I don't even think she needs a knife if she wants to get rid of Kyosuke.
Pleased to know she has a manipulative side as well. Fooling her friend into doing the dirty work is pretty low but that Kanako girl is seriously arrogant. She does have a good singing voice and they did manage to win the prize in the end though.
And Kyosuke looks so suave with his hair back. He should really keep that look.
R_thanatos
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Did nobody told you kayos ?
That's a slippery slope !
Your first fig is a very nice event a great feelign and you won't be able to resist once the next fig you want will appear for preorder.
Start making place for the other figs ...you're already doomed.
TOM f'N CRUISE
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was wondering why i havent see the anime thread.... ITS SUMMER TIME
Lots of GitS fans are people who don't even watch anime normally. That's probably part of his point. Outside of Japan, the franchise actually appeals to people who don't watch anime, which is a valid paying audience. Unlike anime fans.
Hey now...some of us pay. In fact somehow Im paying for Crunchyroll subscription and I dont even remember signing up!
No way in hell. But possibly a 1500 post season. Im feelin it.
Ayase is the best kind of yandere. Shes still #2 though.
This is very true.
Its a habit that is very difficult to break.
Mugi is really rich, but it's pretty obvious that they're all at least upper-middle-class.
K-on is all about the banality of the bourgeoisie, really.
R_thanatos
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I've reached the point where i need a custom display case for my fig because regular item aren't enough ...
BUT I HAVE NO REGRETS ;-;
They even have that episode where they work to
Awful Falafel
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Holy shit it's high school sex and the city.
Deputy Dangle
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I didn't quite understand that moment in the show as well. From what I recall, they never reference back to it either. What a bizarre scene.
dakkumauji
Member
Toukiden PV
Lots of talking, some decent action, ugly CG monster, cherry blossom petals, archer action.
It's like everything I ever asked for!
Lots of talking, some decent action, ugly CG monster, cherry blossom petals, archer action.
It's like everything I ever asked for!
That was the episode where the franchise lost me.
Lavalamp1138
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K-On! is high school Sex and the City and Hyouka is high school Sherlock. Following this trend, it's obvious that KyoAni will turn Free! into high school Mad Men.
I think that was like the second episode. And then Mugi threatens to get the guy running the music store fired unless he takes a loss on his own merchandise. When it comes down to it, she's kind of evil.
Gross. I know you're joking, but now I'm going to have to actively avoid interpreting everything through this lens in order to keep enjoying it.
And Yui could have had a perfectly good guitar with the money they raised anyway, but nooooooooooooooooo. She wanted THAT one.
Basileus777
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Someone needs to turn this interpretation of K-On into a thesis.
R_thanatos
Member
Toukiden PV
Lots of talking, some decent action, ugly CG monster, cherry blossom petals, archer action.
It's like everything I ever asked for!
it's still a psp/vita game ...or did i miss a anime annoncement or something ?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Class privilege in anime?
Dedication Through Light
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Sparrow's Hotel 12 (end)
(6/10): decent short anime that had a rocky start but then started to become interesting towards the end. Funny/Charming characters like the second desk attendant and the imouto obsessed brother.
(6/10): decent short anime that had a rocky start but then started to become interesting towards the end. Funny/Charming characters like the second desk attendant and the imouto obsessed brother.
Class privilege in anime?
Part of the reason that I hate oujosama characters is that anime is virtually never critical of their lifestyles.
And yet, half or more of the time, these characters are still attending a regular public high school. The hell's up with that? Must be some kind of wish fulfillment.
Another reason why Nanami is great.
They go to public schools to laud their privilege over the subhuman proles, clearly.
Nah, it's just a short PV that Studio 4C got commissioned to make for the game's release, or something.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-26/studio-4c-makes-toukiden-promotional-anime
It's not a regular high school, it's an elite all-girls school.
Yep.
I wasn't referring to Mugi in this instance, just making a general statement.
dakkumauji
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Class privilege in anime?
I don't think I can handle your avatar change.
You should watch Maria-sama ga Miteru then. The school is upper upper crust and they go on school trips to Italy and stuff.
This. All girls schools are naturally private by nature and no one runs a private high school for poors.
Class privilege in anime?
That would be an interesting paper actually. It would need interviews though on the part of the creators analyzing what they thought of that part of the society. Also interviews on the part of the consumers would probably be necessary as well.
It's sadly a lost art in anime these days.
FelixOrion
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Stats are really sexy!
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Chet Rippo
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The pace of the first season is pretty fast, probably faster than you're thinking. But yes this is how a beach episode should be like.
Mio is the best, this is where I saw the light. I just really connected with her here.
They actually point this out later in the series on how lucky they are.
Yui and Ritsu have the kind of personalities that they'd naturally chum up with each other. And Ritsu isn't what I would call smart or at least very motivated to learn, though they probably point that out more in the manga.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
New Rozen Maiden PV. The video quality is poor, but it seems to have a pretty good sense of style.
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Law was cool
One Piece 593
Luffy and Law alliance time.
Franky failing to keep control and say "Super!" while in monster form was hilarious.
Well... I blame myself for the Fall one. =/ I also stopped posting during the Winter and Springish...
Goooood... goooooood...
I know what you mean. I bought a really nice curio to put most of them in but my collection has far outgrown it.
They totally are. "Oh lets all go fly to LONDON heehee!"
I love those characters. ESPECIALLY that laugh they have.
Chet Rippo
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That's why I like Mugi, as you will see more of later, as she just wants to be like the other girls and be normal.
In the K-ON! college manga she cuts herself off from her family's money because she wants to be like her friends
Lavalamp1138
Member
Nooo! I can't look at Law when my marathon viewing habits dictate that I wait until the arc is available in its entirety before checking it out! I want dat Tralfalgar swag but it's still so far off!
It is NOT appreciated.
I can't be the Big Bro. Unless that's Big Sis. I don't know that I have the Big Sis archetype goin' on here. I could definitely fit the Ms. Yukari slot, though.
I know you meant incest, but the hilarity of the typo won't let me see it that way. I can't say its a Greek Tragedy yet because Papillon has yet to acquire any character traits.
Just because the Uranium in a nuclear weapon has been enriched doesn't mean I should expose people to it.
Uh, most definitely. This is why I tell people that Lelouch planned that murder, Lacus was the mastermind behind all of Gundam SEED, and the Princess Zelda of Ocarina of Time is the single greatest villain in the history of video games.
Cause everybody wants to have some stupid claim to debate.
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firehawk12
Subete no aware
If Tsukki is in the movie, I'll change it back!
They're all fairly well off... and I think the school they go to is private? I mean, their random trip is going to
London for a week
Anime characters are usually middle/upper middle class though, with big-ish houses and so forth. It seems that only slacker characters live in apartments (Genshiken), or they want to emphasize their poverty (like say, PapaKiki).
Funny enough, and I can't remember if this happened in the anime, so I guess I'll tag it, but Chihayafuru has a moment where
Chihaya's mom leases a hakama from Kana's store, there is a brief scene where she talks about how it's a big sacrifice for the family to do it, but she wants to support Chihaya's dreams
But it's like American sitcoms now, really. Everyone lives in Manhattan in giant lofts and can get by working at a coffee shop or wherever.
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