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Summer 2013 Anime Thread Zero: grown men playing with dolls/who but WB Masochism
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Hell, might as well go back to the old anime threads years ago when its less than 1000 posts per season!
Jex
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Then you wont be shocked to learn that the creator of the original creator worked under Leiji Matsumoto! He's definitely 'borrowed' e.g. stolen the facial strcuture, long slims bodies and hair from Matusomoto.
nintendoman58
Member
K- ON! - 5
Interesting Mio, you're scared of blood and ghosts. Halloween must render you catatonic.
Oh look at this nice teacher. Well this show needed a Sanae of some sort. Wait what the shi-
Okay, so this Sanae just turned into psychopathic Wii Fit Trainer. Seriously what the hell?
"Why is she narrating?" Ritsu, I could ask you the same question five minutes ago. Also, obligatory-
Ah, so best girl is getting the singing role?
Interesting Mio, you're scared of blood and ghosts. Halloween must render you catatonic.
There better be a Halloween episode somewhere in this series.
Oh look at this nice teacher. Well this show needed a Sanae of some sort. Wait what the shi-
Okay, so this Sanae just turned into psychopathic Wii Fit Trainer. Seriously what the hell?
"Why is she narrating?" Ritsu, I could ask you the same question five minutes ago. Also, obligatory-
WILDO!
Ah, so best girl is getting the singing role?
I don't remember Ritsu singing...
But nooooooo, Anime is so mainstream these days.
Jex
Member
I don't know if I made this clear enough in my review earlier but I actually think that the story and characters are solid enough on their own to be worth a watch but it's the production quality which really raises it up to the point where any fan of high quality animation needs to at least watch the action scenes.
Theonik
Member
In times like this you just have to BELIEVE.
Yes, the story is pretty solid. I also didn't make that clear, what I'm trying to convey is that even if that story isn't for you the sakuga should be enough. There doesn't seem to be anything terrible so far with it.
Lavalamp1138
Member
It's going to surprise us all with rotoscoping!
Chet Rippo
Member
Well there's no specific "Halloween episode" but they're instances where you'll will get to see Mio completely spooked.
Sawako is a pretty crazy character, you haven't truly seen her crazy side yet.
Yep, Mio gets to sing next episode!
Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou joins the shows that Crunchyroll will be streaming this summer as Dog & Scissors (real creative English name, I know). So if you want more abusive Marina Inoue... well, there you go.
PdotMichael
Banned
sidenote:
The other anime adaptations of his works (like Cleopatra DC, Desert Rose, Goddamn or Futari Daka - for an old tv anime) do have also some nice animations.
gashikunFLCL
Member
Ojamajo Doremi - 22
So level
witches get a power up.
Baaya got a death wish.
So level
6
Baaya got a death wish.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Some Profound sadness.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Eden of the East 05 - This is No Time to be Thinking About That
So I found out this series is only $22 on Blu-Ray. That's cool. I'd buy it if it holds up (of course, I know people here have warned me that particularly the movies don't).
Recap
A woman with blue-silver hair wakes up in her underwear. She is a SELACAO. Behind her, a tied up man with a bag over his head, dead. She calls her handler and asks for a cleanup.
Back to Akira. A little detail I liked is that there's an outside shot with a car driving, but you can see the telephone poles on the side of the road and none of them are quite 100% upright. I think that's a fairly common thing, but a neat attention to detail. Of course, we're in a bombed out area so the buildings aren't exactly upright either. Akira freaks out and there's a dumb physical comedy thing where he fumbles his phone. Then a random dude runs up to Akira and freaks out. He's one of the NEET. They're not dead. They were promised "a trip to a consumer's paradise". They were dumped in Dubai and given some sort of boot camp. Well, I guess that's one way to re-educated disaffected youth into contributing to society?
Saki is working at the restaurant or bakery that she went home to. She talks to the older guy (her brother-in-law?). Her rescheduled job interview is coming up. He says that if the job is not a good fit they'll float her a little while longer.
She runs into Mr. Friendzone (Usuki?) on the train. One of their friends "deferred his graduation". The show explains what NEET stands for and introduces that the kids are working on some sort of business plan called Eden! A-ha! Usuki makes reference to how some 40 year olds still mooch of their parents and brag about it. Very overt cultural politics, and I think Saki is self-conscious about it. He asks her to dinner LOL AS FRIENDS yeah whatever. She says fine, he flips out.
Akira calls his handler and says that he doesn't understand how, even with the money, how can 12 people change the country? It'd take the Prime Minister or someone even more powerful and asks "Could I really be capable of making the Prime Minister say 'uncle'". The handler says "Order received, turn on the television"
The TV is reporting from the Japanese parliament, where an oversight committee determines that the Careless Monday missiles were owned by the Japanese self-defence force--remember, Japan constitutionally can't have a military--the MP speaking accuses the Prime Minister of being aware of this, and being connected to the SELACAO terrorist organization who fired them. The weird thing is that happy elevator muzak is playing in the background of this scene.
Another Selacao on a military base checks Akira's financial records. Blue-Haired woman is eating a steak and hiring male models. She implies she suffers from blackouts or loss of control.
What the hell is going on with the facial shape of these two women?
I liked this shot:
Usuki is pigging out at a 3 star restaurant and his male friend doesn't like being invited on a date in Saki's stead. Wahh wahh if you had a boyfriend wahhh wahh wahhhhh. The Blue-haired SELACAO walks up to Usuki. Cut to credits.
Review
We met two new SELACAO. Saki gave Akira a redoubled sense of purpose. Youth emerged as an even stronger theme--and the cultural lessons of the show, while designed for Japan, clearly apply everywhere. Usuki is a doofus. Still enthusiastic to see more episodes.
So I found out this series is only $22 on Blu-Ray. That's cool. I'd buy it if it holds up (of course, I know people here have warned me that particularly the movies don't).
Recap
A woman with blue-silver hair wakes up in her underwear. She is a SELACAO. Behind her, a tied up man with a bag over his head, dead. She calls her handler and asks for a cleanup.
Back to Akira. A little detail I liked is that there's an outside shot with a car driving, but you can see the telephone poles on the side of the road and none of them are quite 100% upright. I think that's a fairly common thing, but a neat attention to detail. Of course, we're in a bombed out area so the buildings aren't exactly upright either. Akira freaks out and there's a dumb physical comedy thing where he fumbles his phone. Then a random dude runs up to Akira and freaks out. He's one of the NEET. They're not dead. They were promised "a trip to a consumer's paradise". They were dumped in Dubai and given some sort of boot camp. Well, I guess that's one way to re-educated disaffected youth into contributing to society?
Saki is working at the restaurant or bakery that she went home to. She talks to the older guy (her brother-in-law?). Her rescheduled job interview is coming up. He says that if the job is not a good fit they'll float her a little while longer.
She runs into Mr. Friendzone (Usuki?) on the train. One of their friends "deferred his graduation". The show explains what NEET stands for and introduces that the kids are working on some sort of business plan called Eden! A-ha! Usuki makes reference to how some 40 year olds still mooch of their parents and brag about it. Very overt cultural politics, and I think Saki is self-conscious about it. He asks her to dinner LOL AS FRIENDS yeah whatever. She says fine, he flips out.
Akira calls his handler and says that he doesn't understand how, even with the money, how can 12 people change the country? It'd take the Prime Minister or someone even more powerful and asks "Could I really be capable of making the Prime Minister say 'uncle'". The handler says "Order received, turn on the television"
The TV is reporting from the Japanese parliament, where an oversight committee determines that the Careless Monday missiles were owned by the Japanese self-defence force--remember, Japan constitutionally can't have a military--the MP speaking accuses the Prime Minister of being aware of this, and being connected to the SELACAO terrorist organization who fired them. The weird thing is that happy elevator muzak is playing in the background of this scene.
The Prime Minister steps up to the podium and says... "Uncle". Akira is exasperated by this but instead chooses to random shift gears and respond to Saki's text. She doesn't care and goes to her job interview--hey, he took a day to respond to her texts, why does he expect an immediate reply?
Another Selacao on a military base checks Akira's financial records. Blue-Haired woman is eating a steak and hiring male models. She implies she suffers from blackouts or loss of control.
In Saki's job interview, they ask her "Having been a survivor of that incident, what do you think of the latest attack?" -- since the incident is not named and Saki's area of town did not appear to be hit by Careless Monday, are they referring to a different terrorist attack? She says that while many youth didn't mind Careless Monday, the latest attacks were problematic because people died. She doesn't get the job but takes lunch at the company's cafeteria. A doofus--actually part of the interview process--spills food all over her.
What the hell is going on with the facial shape of these two women?
Saki overhears those two women gossipping about her while she's in the bathroom. Saki's sister gets a call-back from the company saying she didn't get the job, presumably. Akira is outside the job interview to apologize, meanwhile Usuki is running to meet her for their date.
I liked this shot:
Saki explains her situation to Akira and laments corporate culture: why were they mean to her? Why do corporations expect youth to give up their lives to work long hours for little satisfaction -- this is probably the big cultural factor Saki brings to the table, the difficulty of acclimatizing to social expectations, really the same issue as the NEETs even if she is better-adjusted. She mopes about disappointing her brother-in-law who she clearly has a thing for.
Akira smooches her... uguu~~~ I have literally no idea what this word means but I will keep using it anyway uguu~ and invites her over to the mall. "This country is all sorts of mixed-up these days." "Just who are you, really?" "I don't know, but I think I'm about to find out."
Akira smooches her... uguu~~~ I have literally no idea what this word means but I will keep using it anyway uguu~ and invites her over to the mall. "This country is all sorts of mixed-up these days." "Just who are you, really?" "I don't know, but I think I'm about to find out."
Usuki is pigging out at a 3 star restaurant and his male friend doesn't like being invited on a date in Saki's stead. Wahh wahh if you had a boyfriend wahhh wahh wahhhhh. The Blue-haired SELACAO walks up to Usuki. Cut to credits.
Review
We met two new SELACAO. Saki gave Akira a redoubled sense of purpose. Youth emerged as an even stronger theme--and the cultural lessons of the show, while designed for Japan, clearly apply everywhere. Usuki is a doofus. Still enthusiastic to see more episodes.
you can't go wrong with Marina Inoue, will watch.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
So... what kind of fetishes did Crime Edge end up covering anyway?
nintendoman58
Member
I take it that means you won't be watching it. A shame, really. Before I watched Fairy Tail, I was pretty out of the anime genre. When I saw the first four episodes, I thought to myself; "Oh, so this is gonna be some kind of slice-of-life adventure anime?" I'm cool with this. I had no idea how much awesome was to come.
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Chet Rippo
Member
Welp, I'm in.
Anime is a genre?
Basileus777
Member
You could make a list for each episode, it'd take time to compile an answer to this question.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Fairy Tail still isn't that good >_>
Although I'll give props to Mashima for being a machine.
Although I'll give props to Mashima for being a machine.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Yeah that's NSFW alright. That mag cover should have been the ending. Way better than the LNs did (apparently anyway, have not read them).
Also sweet mother of god Manami, why are you hiding those?
It's the most basic action shonen ever.
So... meh
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
I've always viewed animé as a sub-category of the Animation medium.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Someone here must be up to the task. lol
KillerMan91
Member
No naked Ayase. Boo.
dakkumauji
Member
It's not animey enough.
Nothing really wrong with it being your basic shounen.
People just have too high expectations.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
This series has become a joke if it wasn't one to begin with. I dare someone to defend themselves on why they watch this show.
Lol, not saying that the show is wholesome or not about incest or anything, but you realize you're talking about Nyantype scans right?
Gintoki313
Banned
Just saw the promo for that Dog & Scissors anime, and it has got to have the weirdest character designs I've ever seen. That's not a bad thing either, actually I like it. At least the story sounds interesting and I can see a lot of comedy to be had with a guy that's inside a dog body. First Daganropa and now Dog & Scissors with the character designs, I'm liking the creativity in these new anime.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
It feels wrong when it's like the pinnacle of everything wrong with modern day shonens, but with Tits and Ass thrown into the mix.
Joe Molotov
Member
- Erotic Hair Cutting (obviously)
- Erotic Asphyxiation
- Erotic Needle Injections
- Lolicon
- Yuri Siscon
- BSDM
- Ear Licking
- Wound Licking
- Foot Licking
- Murder Fetish
firehawk12
Subete no aware
If it weren't for the "graduations", a jdrama version of AKB49 seems way too obvious for them to pass up.
Sounds pretty tame so far, considering.
Chet Rippo
Member
There's a reason she's the best.
I'll be glad just getting some of those and maybe a Fall season confirmation!
Yeah... :-(
I really hate the pressure and condescending attitude some fans showed to Mr. Nojiri's work, as if those very thoughtfully planned games were just a mere compromise to simply put out something from the franchise on a portable platform. I still think those were ideal gems for the PSP.
Joe Molotov
Member
It's certainly less offensive than say, Sword Art Online.
A Huge Battleship
Member
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_nVT9leHyQ
Date A Live mk2 teaser. I know some stills were posted but I don't recall seeing the video here. Slightly NSFW.
Just ordered the DAL PS3 game as well. I have zero understanding of Japanese, so the plan is to try every single option until I end up on the Kurumi true route. It's a flawless plan.
Date A Live mk2 teaser. I know some stills were posted but I don't recall seeing the video here. Slightly NSFW.
Just ordered the DAL PS3 game as well. I have zero understanding of Japanese, so the plan is to try every single option until I end up on the Kurumi true route. It's a flawless plan.
First PV for that Walkure Romanze anime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npUPg0WNDBk
Certainly looks like an adaptation of an eroge, at least.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npUPg0WNDBk
Certainly looks like an adaptation of an eroge, at least.
Can't you just use Sadpanda like everyone else?
Chet Rippo
Member
Looks like my kind of show.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
That's how I feel myself.
I recall back then with my single company mind set that Ac!d looked stupid and whatnot. Years later, got a PSP, which basically gets me into the Metal Gear franchise. and then I stumbled on the Ac!d games. Such goodness, and I do think they're better than both Portable Ops and Peace Walker.
Joe Molotov
Member
Revolutionary Girl :chet-ena
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