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Summer 2013 Anime Thread Zero: grown men playing with dolls/who but WB Masochism
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You're better off.
dakkumauji
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Hiatus or something.
It will probably come back some day, just that it was running out of material to adapt and the fillers weren't well received or something.
Dedication Through Light
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Should be on hiatus as at the end of the broadcast it showed a To Be Continued..
Dodged a bullet here
too manly for what? being your perfect waifu?
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Toradora! 21
So what's gonna happen Ryuuji? What's your choice? You better make right one, man.
After like 20 episodes of keeping it bottled in and
THIS IS BAD PLAN. ABORT. ABORT. ABORT.
Ami you're still a bitch but at least you're honest about shit.
Man you could cut this tension with a knife.
....oh fuck. FUCK.
...hnnngggg my heart....
So what's gonna happen Ryuuji? What's your choice? You better make right one, man.
After like 20 episodes of keeping it bottled in and
a secret between you and Taiga, you just blurt out your secret to your three school buddies, two of which are pieces of crap? Yeah okay, Ryuuji. GG NO RE.
THIS IS BAD PLAN. ABORT. ABORT. ABORT.
Ami you're still a bitch but at least you're honest about shit.
Man you could cut this tension with a knife.
....oh fuck. FUCK.
...hnnngggg my heart....
ZachDeKoromaru
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Oh yeeeeeeeeeeeeeees.
Theonik
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Reminds me of something out of a Go Nagai manga.
Obviously. Can't be having these waifu defections.
Well, I think there's a big difference between an elevator and a spaceship. We can probably build an elevator that moves horizontally and vertically today with magnets.
Well I agree with this but it's not because of the design of the ships they don't do this but the writing. Although, you might really like Starship Operators, as was previously mentioned, it has all kinds of ships, even a submarine equivalent and each battle's approached pretty differently.
Also though, regarding battling in a 2d plane, is that really what happens so often? I think it's important to realize that in space there is no up, no real definite z-axis, so ultimately, unless one side is totally incompetent or for some reason just can not see or detect you coming then ultimately they will also turn to face you and no matter what way you slice it the battle will turn into a 2d plane. Does that make sense? I'm not excusing the lack of trying to get free hits in on the top, bottom, flank or rear of ships but ultimately, if two ships were to meet in space, with one coming from straight down on top of the other that ship will either maneuver away turning it into some kind of chase, which is common, or turn to face it and attack it itself, either way the battle would now resemble the same type of battle that aggravates you.
But I don't want, wait, I'll be dead by then, do whatever you want to your bodies future humans.
Your first problem there is watching Majestic Prince. I don't really see what you expect from it.
Well, a space anchor isn't the dumbest idea in the world but designing it just like a normal naval anchor was pretty silly.
Yep! I think she looks awesome.
Gargantia 12:
I really want to kick firehawk's ass right now for actually predicting the twist.
I know that I said a couple of weeks ago that it would cheapen the climax for me if
. The episode managed to mitigate some of my concern because
, and I can just force myself to accept the rest. I suppose it's just as well that the final confrontation is
Ledo pretty much already has his resolution, he just has to save the day now.
I'm not going to say anything that people haven't said a million times about Gargantia already: it's orthodox, it's kind of heavy-handed, it's too short to satisfactorily explore all of the themes that it's juggling. I still think that it's been a competently-told tale, though, and as long as the finale doesn't shit itself with some kind of troll end, I'll be happy.
I really want to kick firehawk's ass right now for actually predicting the twist.
I know that I said a couple of weeks ago that it would cheapen the climax for me if
the final boss was an AI, because the entire show has been about binary contrasts and so I liked the idea of Ledo encountering someone who made the opposite choices that he did under the same circumstances
this was actually the case for Kugel until he died
less of a moral confrontation now and simply hey let's stop this fucking thing from blowing up Gargantia; I really didn't want to see Ledo's change in worldview justified by might making right anyway.
I'm not going to say anything that people haven't said a million times about Gargantia already: it's orthodox, it's kind of heavy-handed, it's too short to satisfactorily explore all of the themes that it's juggling. I still think that it's been a competently-told tale, though, and as long as the finale doesn't shit itself with some kind of troll end, I'll be happy.
Oh please. She's obviously supposed to be attractive to some degree. The jawline is a negative for me.
chickdigger802
Banned
senran kagura special 3
My lawd.
straight to the point this OVA.
My lawd.
straight to the point this OVA.
I don't understand.
You think she was designed to look ugly or manly? Or even like a normal teenager?
I feel the same way. These designs aint cuttin it. Im sure the show will be great though.
naturally, this is the case.
Theonik
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I see they got their priorities straight. Gotta see these specials soon.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Eternal backlog!
I figure at some point, you need to have ships hammering each other. Fine. But at least put more effort into it! Pretend that you have a wider range of options available to you!
You don't want to be a space ghost? lol
Although VVV relies on its mechs, the starships kind of just sit there and face the space module thing head on. That idiotic formation plays a part in the penultimate episode of the series, although it's not explained as a failure of strategy or general incompetence (although it should be... but then again, this is VVV, so who cares).
It's funny though. The Yamato as a starship is such a dumb idea... but it's precisely because it's going into space that you could basically fly around a battleship in space as if it were nothing. lol
i think she was designed to look like a person.
I think she was designed to have a square jaw
gashikunFLCL
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Ojamajo Doremi - 35
I got what I asked for,
Did Onpu-chan
Tell us why you are auditioning...
Well, that's a good reason, I heard idols can eat steak everyday.
I got what I asked for,
now Tamaki Reika has someone to share the antagonist role.
really need to use magic to win, when both Doremi and Tamaki Reika already made a mess of themselves and proved they aren't professional.
Neither of you answered the question. Do you think she is supposed to look attractive?
A strong jaw has always been a pretty masculine trait. I think the intent behind her design is clear, and it doesn't involve being moe. She's stern, commanding.
She is supposed to look threatening as the primary antagonist. Literally meant to be this guy as a female:
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
I don't understand the question or know why that would matter. Attraction is all relative anyways.
Theonik
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NTR.
Yes, honestly it's pretty effective at conveying what the intent behind the character is.
Yes, I agree that she's supposed to be stern. That said, stern doesn't equate to masculinity. Now she might be a more physical/aggressive fighter and that might explain the masculinity.
Sorry, correction, my new Mistressu has been found, nothing can replace Kurumi-chan.
Theonik
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RIP
PorcellainThrill
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I don't even get what you are arguing. Honestly it is confusing.
Are you implying that you wouldn't want a strong, confidant looking woman taking the reigns?
Not really. My main point was that she was designed to be attractive on some level and the jaw was a negative in regards to looks. That said, there may be something in context that may explain her looking more masculine but it's just a sticking point when looking at the character designs.
I'm not wild about the coloring either.
Indeed, now if only some company would make a figure of her, totally unfair that Toobitchy, Tohka, and Yoshino get ones before she does.
The Toobitchy and Tohka figures suck so far. the only one getting good ones is yoshino (and I preordered that one already)
The instant Kurumi gets a good one though, and I dont care what the price is, Im there.
The context is in every piece of info that's come out of the project, regarding her role in the world and in relation to Ryuko.
Do you expect everything that's supposed to be attractive to appeal to you personally?
This Wonfes, believe! Also finished Snafu and Hataraku, why did they have to leave me?
At least hataraku looks like it'll get a second season. Snafu though, adapted most of the novels, Brain's Base, hehehe no more Snafu for me ever!
R_thanatos
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There is onething that he is obvious:
caska was raped only because grifith was jealous. I guess being reborn as a apostole does that
It depends on the intentions of the artist and what they were going for.
Obviously she gives off the stern vibes, however I'm not sure if the masculine vibes are supposed to be there. If it's intentional then fine.
KuwabaraTheMan
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Space Brothers 64:
That was a moving piece of television. There weren't really any surprises, but every scene was just executed perfectly. The scene where
was just a perfect and sad scene.
This is really not the kind of material we see often in anime, but it's wonderful here.
There were so many other great scenes in the episode, both those which held tragedy as well as some with joy or happiness.
Simply a fantastic piece of television on every level (aside from the awful looking driving).
That was a moving piece of television. There weren't really any surprises, but every scene was just executed perfectly. The scene where
Sharon tries to write down the contact information and realizes she can't control her hands
It doesn't just resonate with illness itself, but also with the simple idea of growing old and finding that you can no longer control your body the way you once could.
There were so many other great scenes in the episode, both those which held tragedy as well as some with joy or happiness.
Sharon's facial expressions when she finds out about the injury, and then talks to Serika were great. That scene was perfect without even needing to have any dialogue. I also loved Hibito's scene sitting around the house and the scene of Sharon on the plane trying to write something simple. And it goes without saying that the ending scene was very joyful, with the double reveal of it being a piece of cake.
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