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Summer 2014 Anime |OT| this thread has been outsourced to Toei Phils
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MikeHattsu
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Depends on your tastes, but it's very SoL in the first half.
At the end of episode 12 is where the mood changes completely at least.
AmethystEnd
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I want to say around episode 8-10 is where shit starts hitting the fan but I can't really remember off the top of my head. I still enjoyed all the early episodes too, but I do definitely recall the first several episodes being much slower.
darkblade77
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If you like Madoka, you should watch Rebellion. It's a very well-crafted movie. You may or may not how like how it turns out, but IMO that's something you should decide after having seen it.
Stop denying Urobuchi his souls people
Jex
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Whoops. I meant the opposite.
What, Madoka?
I was more surprised by the people that were surprised by the "twist" in episode 3. Because the show clearly telegraphed from minute 1 that it would be dark. It was a good show, by no means, but I think people keep overselling the twists.
It's a bit slow, yes. I actually dropped it one episode before it get's interesting and someone had to beat me to watch further.
AquaWateria
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I actually enjoy SoL so it probably won't bother me.
FelixOrion
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Jinkees!
phoenix296
Member
It's a slow burn but the pay off is fantastic.
Hyouka as a whole is slower than Steins;gate's first half. I say go with Steins;gate.
No, School Days.
I've been away for a while, so not really got any sort of idea what the general consensus is. So to be honest, I don't know whether that is you actually being facetious or not!
Blade Dance 02
That was a nicely enjoyable magical battle. Rinslet and Claire's bickering amuses me, and the show remains just what I expected it to be. I'm not having any real problems with it yet. The little moments with Scarlet doing what cats do were cute, too. Like I said before, the show's less dense with its terminology than Dragonar, and has a better narrative flow than Magical Warfare.
That was a nicely enjoyable magical battle. Rinslet and Claire's bickering amuses me, and the show remains just what I expected it to be. I'm not having any real problems with it yet. The little moments with Scarlet doing what cats do were cute, too. Like I said before, the show's less dense with its terminology than Dragonar, and has a better narrative flow than Magical Warfare.
Jex
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For a major Studio Ghibli film? You're basically putting a nail in the coffin of the studio.
NamikazeBurst
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School Days - 11
How did this even end up getting an anime? It is a bunch of high school students that are hornier than a horn and one who catches them all. It would make more sense in college, but it would still be messed up.
So now everyone wants some of that Makoto love. Even three at once. The girl who loved the loser guy also did it twice. Of course, this wouldn't be a complete story without someone getting pregnant. It also seems like the final and first girl (Katsura) will be getting it soon.
How did this even end up getting an anime? It is a bunch of high school students that are hornier than a horn and one who catches them all. It would make more sense in college, but it would still be messed up.
Adapting Visual Novels was popular at one point
MikeHattsu
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I like SoL too and I thought the first half was pretty good.
Hehe. Just 1 more to go!
Charmed.
SliceSabre
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I was honestly shocked by what happened at episode 3.
Mami is my favorite girl in the show so that plays into it.
But after doing some research shortly after I found out that the runes and designs in Charlotte's barrier drop some massive hints.
But after doing some research shortly after I found out that the runes and designs in Charlotte's barrier drop some massive hints.
Jex
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I...what? You're going to have do some more work explaining that one.
If we think of great directors are those who can tell stories through the language of film than Miyazaki is clearly an amazing director because of his ability to capture the hearts and minds of so many people around the world with his work. He's literally a living (somewhat broken-down) legend.
Dismissing his works as 'simplistic' is extremely reductionist, as is the implication that making great films for children somehow makes him less of a director than someone who made other kinds of movies.
Terareflection
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I have the list close to my heart.
Ah. School Days has certainly a certain shock value, but it's very cheap one. Can't say that I wasn't surprised but the effect one me wasn't mindmelting or -blowing, only amusement.
The first scene of the first episode and the whole lot of dark design related to the witches were like red alarms to me. I didn't watch many Magical Girl show, but enough to see that Madoka wasn't usual.
Admiral Woofington
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Marnie and Me seems to suffer from the same issues of The Wind Rises where it looks absolutely vanilla for an anime film and the fact it's animated is partially why any interest is put in it.
They Should've made it about a giant purple dinosaur instead.
They Should've made it about a giant purple dinosaur instead.
MikeHattsu
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Same here!
Edit: The favorite part that is.
Not written in blood though. Tsk tsk.
phoenix296
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Holy shit Chariot. You scare me in the most frightening ways possible. At least spell my name right.
hehe. The contract was fulfilled.
hehe. The contract was fulfilled.
PartTimeWarrior
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Chariot what are you doing
phoenix296
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Don't leave again. It's only Chariot.
Hehe I agree.
Homura did nothing wrong!
To add more salt to the wound I went, and bought a wall scroll of Charlotte after seeing that scene. She become my favorite witch lol.
Edit: Chariot what are you doing!
MikeHattsu
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And it was good, for I not only wrote Phoenix name wrong, but the writing is a mess. Need to put the list maybe to a place where I can better reach or ask someone for help.
Aw shit.
Have my fellow Gaffers close to where the heart's supposed to be.
Does it help, if i tell you that I am actually 1000 years old?
MikeHattsu
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SliceSabre
Banned
But mangaf is dirty.
I post reactions there and run out.
Just twist that knife, huh?
A Huge Battleship
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Pre-order cancelled then. Thanks for the warning! I'd found some basic info about her and was grabbing all the decent fan-art I could find because, well, dat design. Her entrance scene and theme are both pretty neat as well.
I did see that, thanks! Though looking at it again's just made me realise she's doing the Nico Nico Ni.
About 84.52% of the recent fan-art for her's been NSFW, but have this in return:
nintendoman58
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Guys, I'm pretty sure this qualifies as a spoiler.
phoenix296
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I'm not sure he's after me. I'm not poenix.Or later that day outside phoenix' house:
You're still doing it wrong then. Your heart is on the left side, not your right!
FelixOrion
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Maskie is that you
tfw you'll never have a gaffer write your name on his/her chest
Reading is for chumps
The way he tells his stories all have this heart warming tone to them and as such, they all feel really limited in what they accomplish. I didn't really like Kiki for this exact reason because it all feels rote. It feels like the characters are there to pander to someone rather than feel like characters in their own right. There have been directors who have done children movies but done much more in the context of their individual films or works, than what I feel Miyazaki has accomplished.
I don't think his films have a good sense of atmosphere either now that I think about it.
I'll admit I'm being overly harsh but I think Kiki, Howl, Totoro and The Wind Rises all rubbed me the wrong way.
MikeHattsu
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mokoi then, and what if he got situs inversus?
FelixOrion
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God's all about that list-life though. He made the original list.
Admiral Woofington
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I haven't pissed off anybody enough to be put in an actual handwritten list which is a good thing.
Turin Turambar
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Madoka movie 3 spoils
I agree also.
The movie ended with a happy universe with everyone alive and Madoka being allowed to be a normal human again, while the anti-witch Madoka-god is still up. It's a win-win situation! the whole "I will be the Devil!" was fucking weird, because it isn't like the end was full of despair and suffering. The opposite.
AmethystEnd
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I was on someone's list for something but I don't remember who it was (it wasn't Chariot) and I won't repeat what I said, lololololol.
PshycoNinja
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Chariot..... I don't..... Think that's how lists work.....
No one is on my list. I like everyone here. <3
Also this is my last day before starting my job. Too bad I am spending most of it getting my car checked out but when I get back home I am splurging on anime.
No one is on my list. I like everyone here. <3
Also this is my last day before starting my job. Too bad I am spending most of it getting my car checked out but when I get back home I am splurging on anime.
phoenix296
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I'm not sure how. We're not giving it any context other than that a decision was made. Let me spoil something else than. Snape made a bad move.
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