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Pretty sure that's an impossible combination of words.
I don't like choosing a favorite OP for the first season just because there were too many good ones. I'd probably go with the very first one though since Staple Stable randomly comes on in my head sometimes.
Femmeworth
Banned
My problem with it is that it doesn't have a genuine bone in its body. One moment it is peddling fanservice and the next it is asking the viewer to accept the melodrama at face value. The structure of Bakemonogatari is basically: look at this waifu, now look at this one. As a queer woman, needless to say that everything concerning Suruga pisses me the fuck off.
Basileus777
Member
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I dunno, I don't actually think it's that intelligent and don't much care for the harem aspects, I just generally like the exploration of mythology and shaft being generally batshit insane.
Femmeworth
Banned
Of course not everyone likes it for the same reasons. In order for it to have the kind of success (relatively speaking) that it had, it has to have a general appeal.
Yeah, it had a lot of them, t'was just my personal opinion. The track I love the most, is actually the piano version of staple staple, still give me a fuzzy feeling.
The thing with Bakemonogatari and Monogatari as a whole is, that it fits with SHAFTs artsyness. It doesn't bother with a lot of things like showing the everyday life of Koyomi or even people who aren't important to what's happens. It just concentrates on the characters and their feelings as seen by the narrator (Koyomi the most time, but there are others in Monogatari Second).
The fanservice is maybe not needed, but I didn't find it annoying in Bake, since it wasn't random most of the time, in Nise it became a bit too much.
I like Suruga, I actually think she is quite a strong as a women. She certainly takes a liking at Koyomi, but she don't need him, she isn't dependent on him and she still likes her Senpai. But then again, I was never a queer woman or a woman at all.
I also do love the dialogs, with the characters snipping at each other.
I think the girls are all special. Nobody is just a clicheé character. All get developed well enough to be more than just a type. Plus: nobody, not even Nadeko
in which case the lack of personality is actually part of the problem
It gives me fuzzy feelings too, bro. ;_;
Dedication Through Light
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New M3 Key Visual for this next half. Really looks exciting for events to come going by the new OP of the newest episode.
Though who would Heito have now?
Though who would Heito have now?
The port town of Visby, to be exact... and we should be thankful that something of this worth came out from that trip other than the image-boards from the failed Pippi Longstocking's project (http://www.ghibliworld.com/images/Miyazaki_Pippi_imageboards_1b.jpg, http://www.ghibliworld.com/images/Miyazaki_Pippi_imageboards_2b.jpg & http://www.ghibliworld.com/images/Miyazaki_Pippi_imageboards_3b.jpg)...
I just shed a manly tear.
MikeHattsu
Member
Aww man was watching hidamari sketch and hit print screen a bunch just to find out that it saved the images as black screen
Oh well I really like the artstyle/SHAFTness and widefaces are amazing.
Cool that you're liking it.
Admiral Woofington
Member
People still watching m3? It was so boring grimdark that I gave up.
I really wanted to try all summer ongoings, but I don't have time to watch all of them. It's my third anime season when I can't watch many ongoings and this is sad. I'm watching only five ongoings and thinking to add one or two more. Don't know what to choose. Too many interesting shows.
My ongoings are Barakamon, Rail Wars!, Pri Para and Momo Kyun Sword. And I think that anime about girl with peaches is best one. Also I have tried DRAMAtical Murder and it's not a my thing. Maybe I'll drop it after the second episode.
And here is my MAL profile if someone wants to add me.
My ongoings are Barakamon, Rail Wars!, Pri Para and Momo Kyun Sword. And I think that anime about girl with peaches is best one. Also I have tried DRAMAtical Murder and it's not a my thing. Maybe I'll drop it after the second episode.
And here is my MAL profile if someone wants to add me.
phoenix296
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Glad you liked it.
Sakura
Member
Watch Hanayamata, Locodoll, and Aldnoah Zero.
And drop the rest of the shows except for Barakamon.
Admiral Woofington
Member
http://kotaku.com/ghiblis-newest-is-a-tale-of-friends-family-and-the-su-1608748897
Confirmed can't ever like this movie now. Pre order cancelled next gen confirmed.
Confirmed can't ever like this movie now. Pre order cancelled next gen confirmed.
Since the topic came up earlier...
Madoka Magica The Movie - TheANSWER Rebellion Story
I had a huge smirk on my face when I finished. The lads have entertained yet again, for better or for worse. Spoilers ahead, no doubt.
Madoka Magica The Movie - The
I had a huge smirk on my face when I finished. The lads have entertained yet again, for better or for worse. Spoilers ahead, no doubt.
One thing that bugged me about the TV series was the Episode 9 'entropy' explanation that Kyubey put out, but that was mostly because I expected the reason to have been handwaved as something like "Kyubey's magical kingdom depends on this energy to survive". I felt it odd that Urobuchi and staff chose 'entropy' specifically as their explanation when it could have been explained away as magic.
The Rebellion story last part was a bit like that, where that twissttttt felt odd in the choice that was made. Just prior to that I was thinking 'Despite everything that's happened so far, it has felt a tad boring as the story seems to head to its natural conclusion aka Madoka taking Homura to magical girl heaven (lol)'. But after 'Ai yo', all I could think of was 'Heh, now they've really done it'. Asspull be damned, that reveal and fallout was entertaining indeed.
Inl the end, Homura could never really escape her desperate insecurities and all she's done is to dig herself in a deeper hole. Everything else was like a dream...
The Rebellion story last part was a bit like that, where that twissttttt felt odd in the choice that was made. Just prior to that I was thinking 'Despite everything that's happened so far, it has felt a tad boring as the story seems to head to its natural conclusion aka Madoka taking Homura to magical girl heaven (lol)'. But after 'Ai yo', all I could think of was 'Heh, now they've really done it'. Asspull be damned, that reveal and fallout was entertaining indeed.
Inl the end, Homura could never really escape her desperate insecurities and all she's done is to dig herself in a deeper hole. Everything else was like a dream...
Should have known better, since the film has a harbour surrounded by sea. Thanks, lads!
Now I'm sad there's no Pippi Langkous anime film adaption.
R_thanatos
Member
Rokujouma no shinryakusha - 01
I can't believe it.
it started the most boring way possible .. #generic dude arrive in a new appartment , has a job to pay this stuff , falls into a hole in a forest and meet girl of destiny
BUT
The minute the crazy started .. this anime went from #generic garbage to #intrestinggenericgarbage.
This turns of events is stupid , oh hey it's stupid , but the sheer fact that they embrace the stupid and roll with it , with more entrances than necessary actually make the whole package watchable.
Welcome to the most precious room in history of #genericanimu , everyone fights for it and so far i ain't complaining.
I really wish some studio would find some créative use for this. A light beam ? here ?at NIGHT ? in a room with a lightbulb ? How the hell is that possible ?
I can't believe it.
it started the most boring way possible .. #generic dude arrive in a new appartment , has a job to pay this stuff , falls into a hole in a forest and meet girl of destiny
BUT
The minute the crazy started .. this anime went from #generic garbage to #intrestinggenericgarbage.
This turns of events is stupid , oh hey it's stupid , but the sheer fact that they embrace the stupid and roll with it , with more entrances than necessary actually make the whole package watchable.
Welcome to the most precious room in history of #genericanimu , everyone fights for it and so far i ain't complaining.
About the picture above:
what ?
I really wish some studio would find some créative use for this. A light beam ? here ?at NIGHT ? in a room with a lightbulb ? How the hell is that possible ?
Cowboy the Bebop 24 - "Hard Luck Woman"
We begin our descent into Bebop's endgame as the cast farewells Ed and Ein and Faye revisits the past. Wendee Lee delivers a standout performance as Faye beginning to recover her memory, essentially concluding her character arc - "Belonging's the very best thing there is".
There's no real conflict arc to this episode, so it kinds of hangs near the middle and kind of just shoehorns in a big fight scene with the guys of the crew and Ed's dad just for fun. It's still a very well made episode, with some great vehicle animation, the aforementioned fight scene, and some great musical syncopation. I love the french vocals throughout, but it's not a very driven episode, and doesn't stand alone too well.
Faye's bloom-filled, high-contrast washed out memories of a still-intact Singapore are beautiful, as is the difference in visual design that still retains similarities to her current appearance. The focus on her hair is good too, but the big highlight is really the musical thing at the end to "Call Me, Call Me" as Ed and Ein leave the ship. The bit as the chorus kicks in with Spike and Jet overlooking Ed's farewell message still brings tears to my eyes, at the same time as Faye finding her sense of identity once more in the ruins of her mansion house, staring up at the sky. Jet and Spike determinedly finishing off the eggs; an amazing silent message of farewell and endings without explicit words being said; followed by the image of Ed's pinwheel gift to Spike, apparently tied to the front of the Bebop.
See you, Space Cowgirl. Sometime, Somewhere.
Cowboy the Bebop 25 - 26 - "The Real Folk Blues" -END-
"Everything has a beginning and an end. Life is just a cycle of stops and starts. There are ends that we don't desire, but they're inevitable. We have to face them. That's what being human is all about."
We begin with Adieu, and a series of rainy shots of Julia reminscent of Spike's flashbacks, but this time with audio. The past catches up to Spike as the Red Dragon Syndicate goes full ham in the wake of Vicious' attempted coup.
There's a poster of Enter the Dragon above the mob doc's place, and Jet rambles a bit about how it isn't Spike's problem anymore; but that's not true. If there's one theme to Spike's journey, it's this: you can't escape the past. You can't. It marks you, and it defines you, and sometimes it sends assassin squads of mobsters after you I guess.
I never noticed this before, but Julia's roses that the shot frames as she and Spike talk about leaving are like two fish circling a plant... the same roses, I think, that she later tears up and spreads out the window in the flashback. Freedom? Or a fishbowl? Nothing? Hard to tell.
Faye's made it to the airport and observes the Big Shot actor meeting his mother at the airport, which I think is probably representative of something but who knows what right now. Here's probably my least favourite part of this, when Julia pretty much coincidentally runs straight past Faye and the two team up. I mean, what? Oh well, whatever. When they tell one another, their names are "very common"... it's a nice glimpse into their personality.
Jet and Spike always armchair philosophise, but Jet recounts a story - from Hemmingway's the Snows of Kilimanjaro - when he tries to talk Spike out of the suicide mission - it seems even more poignant than normal. It's even more direct than usual...
Spike gearing up for war, the assault... ignoring Faye... is he avoiding the situation again/ trying to avoid dealing with it? The battle is intense, but it's not the focus of the scene, as it intercuts between Vicious' 'execution', the battle in the skies, and Spike's memories of Julia, all set to a moody saxaphone solo.
Jet sends Spike away. "Find what you lost, and get it back"... powerful words. And then the music box version of Adieu starts... and Julia appears, seemingly to finish what was once began, and stopped.
Fade to black.
(A confusing preview plays, with Jet and Spike having a rambly conversation while Faye says something in the background but gets shocked by the preview ending)
The thing that stops Spike, momentarily, is not that revelation that he will stay, but the idea that Julia will also stay - for him. Jet and Faye trade heated words, and describe Julia - "An angel from the underworld, or a devil from paradise".
When they jump out the window, crows fly - emblemic of Vicious? And then -
Doves fly. All was for naught. She falls beautifully, but crumples like a doll. Her lips move, but the only audio is the pounding of the rain.
Jet told Faye he won't look for Spike, but he goes to the Indian elder for advice, who begins to reel off his monologue from Jupiter Jazz.
Vicious recognises the running theme that Faye dealt with last episode, about finding one's place, and recognises that his men have robbed Spike of his - and that, things being what they are, there is only one possible outcome.
Spike appears to Jet, and they share a conversation reminiscent of the first few episodes. Spike returns Jet the favour of a story, but fakes out the ending.
"Is it for the girl?"
"She's dead. There's nothing I can do for her now"
And Faye begins her conversation the only way she knows how, by pointing a gun at Spike's face. The guitar... Spike's fake eye monologue... watching a dream. Faye's last episode may have been prior, but her storyline continues into this episode; the bonds she can't deal with are still here. The Bebop is the only family she has left; she says as much explicitly.
"But before I knew it, the dream was all over."
"I'm not going there to die. I'm going to find out of I'm really alive"
The voice acting is fucking astounding. Wendee Lee delivers an amazing performance, but so do Blum and Billingslee.
Astounding sense of a choreography as the ED, The Real Folk Blues, finally plays in its entirety as Spike begins his assault on the Red Dragon Syndicate.
"So, you're finally awake..."
...
"It's all... a dream..."
"Yeah... just a dream."
"...bang."
The choreography and hyperrealism is astounding throughout, but the pan to credits is also really astounding, as well as the fading out of the star in the sky.
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Cowboy the Bebop: Overall Thoughts
What a fucking series. You know, on some level, I can't really say the bluray cut added that much to the experience, since what I remember mainly about Bebop hasn't got jackshit to do with the visual quality so much as it is the writing - direction - choreography - editing - pacing - acting - music - syncing - I mean, it was nice to see it clear on a big screen, but I remember it being just as powerful when I watched it on shitty pirated DVD quality from a 10 buck shop in Malaysia on an old analogue CRT TV.
One of the really interesting things I find about Spike's past in general is that a lot of the characters in it - Julia, Annie, Vicious - are not really built up in a meaningful way prior (because Spike doesn't talk about his past) but, due to the way that they're treated in-story, still feel extremely real and vivid. Very confident decision.
On rewatch, some of the flaws - mainly to do with episodes simply not having enough time to move, and one or two clunkers that just aren't that great (Jet's stupid fung shui adventures, that dumb episode with the environmental terrorists) - stand out more, but its strengths also stand out more to me too. What a show.
We begin our descent into Bebop's endgame as the cast farewells Ed and Ein and Faye revisits the past. Wendee Lee delivers a standout performance as Faye beginning to recover her memory, essentially concluding her character arc - "Belonging's the very best thing there is".
There's no real conflict arc to this episode, so it kinds of hangs near the middle and kind of just shoehorns in a big fight scene with the guys of the crew and Ed's dad just for fun. It's still a very well made episode, with some great vehicle animation, the aforementioned fight scene, and some great musical syncopation. I love the french vocals throughout, but it's not a very driven episode, and doesn't stand alone too well.
Faye's bloom-filled, high-contrast washed out memories of a still-intact Singapore are beautiful, as is the difference in visual design that still retains similarities to her current appearance. The focus on her hair is good too, but the big highlight is really the musical thing at the end to "Call Me, Call Me" as Ed and Ein leave the ship. The bit as the chorus kicks in with Spike and Jet overlooking Ed's farewell message still brings tears to my eyes, at the same time as Faye finding her sense of identity once more in the ruins of her mansion house, staring up at the sky. Jet and Spike determinedly finishing off the eggs; an amazing silent message of farewell and endings without explicit words being said; followed by the image of Ed's pinwheel gift to Spike, apparently tied to the front of the Bebop.
See you, Space Cowgirl. Sometime, Somewhere.
Cowboy the Bebop 25 - 26 - "The Real Folk Blues" -END-
"Everything has a beginning and an end. Life is just a cycle of stops and starts. There are ends that we don't desire, but they're inevitable. We have to face them. That's what being human is all about."
We begin with Adieu, and a series of rainy shots of Julia reminscent of Spike's flashbacks, but this time with audio. The past catches up to Spike as the Red Dragon Syndicate goes full ham in the wake of Vicious' attempted coup.
There's a poster of Enter the Dragon above the mob doc's place, and Jet rambles a bit about how it isn't Spike's problem anymore; but that's not true. If there's one theme to Spike's journey, it's this: you can't escape the past. You can't. It marks you, and it defines you, and sometimes it sends assassin squads of mobsters after you I guess.
I never noticed this before, but Julia's roses that the shot frames as she and Spike talk about leaving are like two fish circling a plant... the same roses, I think, that she later tears up and spreads out the window in the flashback. Freedom? Or a fishbowl? Nothing? Hard to tell.
Faye's made it to the airport and observes the Big Shot actor meeting his mother at the airport, which I think is probably representative of something but who knows what right now. Here's probably my least favourite part of this, when Julia pretty much coincidentally runs straight past Faye and the two team up. I mean, what? Oh well, whatever. When they tell one another, their names are "very common"... it's a nice glimpse into their personality.
Jet and Spike always armchair philosophise, but Jet recounts a story - from Hemmingway's the Snows of Kilimanjaro - when he tries to talk Spike out of the suicide mission - it seems even more poignant than normal. It's even more direct than usual...
Spike gearing up for war, the assault... ignoring Faye... is he avoiding the situation again/ trying to avoid dealing with it? The battle is intense, but it's not the focus of the scene, as it intercuts between Vicious' 'execution', the battle in the skies, and Spike's memories of Julia, all set to a moody saxaphone solo.
Jet sends Spike away. "Find what you lost, and get it back"... powerful words. And then the music box version of Adieu starts... and Julia appears, seemingly to finish what was once began, and stopped.
Fade to black.
(A confusing preview plays, with Jet and Spike having a rambly conversation while Faye says something in the background but gets shocked by the preview ending)
The thing that stops Spike, momentarily, is not that revelation that he will stay, but the idea that Julia will also stay - for him. Jet and Faye trade heated words, and describe Julia - "An angel from the underworld, or a devil from paradise".
When they jump out the window, crows fly - emblemic of Vicious? And then -
Doves fly. All was for naught. She falls beautifully, but crumples like a doll. Her lips move, but the only audio is the pounding of the rain.
Jet told Faye he won't look for Spike, but he goes to the Indian elder for advice, who begins to reel off his monologue from Jupiter Jazz.
Vicious recognises the running theme that Faye dealt with last episode, about finding one's place, and recognises that his men have robbed Spike of his - and that, things being what they are, there is only one possible outcome.
Spike appears to Jet, and they share a conversation reminiscent of the first few episodes. Spike returns Jet the favour of a story, but fakes out the ending.
"Is it for the girl?"
"She's dead. There's nothing I can do for her now"
And Faye begins her conversation the only way she knows how, by pointing a gun at Spike's face. The guitar... Spike's fake eye monologue... watching a dream. Faye's last episode may have been prior, but her storyline continues into this episode; the bonds she can't deal with are still here. The Bebop is the only family she has left; she says as much explicitly.
"But before I knew it, the dream was all over."
"I'm not going there to die. I'm going to find out of I'm really alive"
The voice acting is fucking astounding. Wendee Lee delivers an amazing performance, but so do Blum and Billingslee.
Astounding sense of a choreography as the ED, The Real Folk Blues, finally plays in its entirety as Spike begins his assault on the Red Dragon Syndicate.
"So, you're finally awake..."
...
"It's all... a dream..."
"Yeah... just a dream."
"...bang."
The choreography and hyperrealism is astounding throughout, but the pan to credits is also really astounding, as well as the fading out of the star in the sky.
---
Cowboy the Bebop: Overall Thoughts
What a fucking series. You know, on some level, I can't really say the bluray cut added that much to the experience, since what I remember mainly about Bebop hasn't got jackshit to do with the visual quality so much as it is the writing - direction - choreography - editing - pacing - acting - music - syncing - I mean, it was nice to see it clear on a big screen, but I remember it being just as powerful when I watched it on shitty pirated DVD quality from a 10 buck shop in Malaysia on an old analogue CRT TV.
One of the really interesting things I find about Spike's past in general is that a lot of the characters in it - Julia, Annie, Vicious - are not really built up in a meaningful way prior (because Spike doesn't talk about his past) but, due to the way that they're treated in-story, still feel extremely real and vivid. Very confident decision.
On rewatch, some of the flaws - mainly to do with episodes simply not having enough time to move, and one or two clunkers that just aren't that great (Jet's stupid fung shui adventures, that dumb episode with the environmental terrorists) - stand out more, but its strengths also stand out more to me too. What a show.
Nooooo.
Narrator and Sonokawa's evil faces !
Sabagebu ! 3
Feels like they blew their load on the first two episodes. Still good though.
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun 3
I feel like I would enjoy the show even more had I ever read any Shoujo manga. At least I get more or less accurate depiction of the process of creating one. The male tsundere shtick wasn't funny and because of that the whole episode suffered. Like Sabagebu ! it was worse than preceding two episodes.
I'm very late to the party, but I've got to say this.
MangaGaf seems tame now, doesn't it dresden?
Admiral Woofington
Member
You say tame. I say boring. In AnimeGAF we deal with fast ones all the time. Will that guy post lewd today? Will somebody be called sexist? Excitement.
Your favorite community. Is shit
Your favorite community. Is shit
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R_thanatos
Member
Rokujouma no shinryakusha - 02
I guess it's time for the rankings
Landlady>>>>>>>>Miko>Maid>Ghost>Princess>Magical girl>President
As part of Generic anime rules #1238543531 , they all became transfert students, Damn i didn't see that one coming !
But it's still ok ...
I guess it's time for the rankings
Landlady>>>>>>>>Miko>Maid>Ghost>Princess>Magical girl>President
As part of Generic anime rules #1238543531 , they all became transfert students, Damn i didn't see that one coming !
But it's still ok ...
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Baby don't hurt me, no more.
Also: double standards. I think it's a nice step for gender equality.
It's probably not, but there is really a double standard.
Please, my half nipple is nothing against the sea of full nipples you guys swim in.
Yeah. What happened to 'MangaGAF' being about the smut and all that? Time to step up your game... :-D
Barakamon is so good guys. The last episode's first half had me in tears.
I'm currently following that, Sailor Moon, Akame ga Kill!, Zankyou Terror and Ao Haru Ride (>_>). I'm predicting I'll end up dropping Akame ga Kill! though. That last episode was bland to the extreme.
I'm currently following that, Sailor Moon, Akame ga Kill!, Zankyou Terror and Ao Haru Ride (>_>). I'm predicting I'll end up dropping Akame ga Kill! though. That last episode was bland to the extreme.
Admiral Woofington
Member
If everyone is a transfer student then nobody is new. And then nobody will do the wacky anime hilarious nick canon reaction where the transfer student walks in and somebody stands up shocked pointing at them going "yooooooooooou?!"
Lolomgwtf
Lolomgwtf
Continue posting in a thread where you can get banned from posting anime girls in panties
RIP theonik (is he back yet?)
Yes but its a real nipple.
In anime news, how is Seirei Tsukai Blade Dance? I read the LN but it doesn't seem like it would be that interesting. The animation art style also doesn't impress me.
R_thanatos
Member
I think I've had it with Japanese comedy in general. Shouting and overreacting just elicit a groan from me nowadays. You could say I've become immune to these types of gags. The gun and shoujo manga gimmicks unfortunately aren't enough to sell me. What ever happened to the quirky and zany humour the Japanese are famous for? All these shows about 'zany' clubs are ruining the industry!
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Gekkan shoujo is pretty much all about quicky and zany humour.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
To be fair, rumiko takahashi has long proven that it's impossible to have japanese comedy without misunderstandings.
Ahh finally a day where I finally feel much better! Time to finish up Girls und Panzar, I need to write up my episode 5 and 6 impressions still, such a great 2 part tank fight though. I love how tense these tank battles are getting and never thought they would get this indepth with it.
Time to finish up Girls und Panzar, I need to write up my episode 5 and 6 impressions still, such a great 2 part tank fight though. I love how tense these tank battles are getting and never thought they would get this indepth with it.
Sakura
Member
I think I am enjoying Japanese comedy more than ever. I recently rewatched Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou, and it's just so good ^_^
Nodame made Nodame great.
I don't know, man. I'm not sure anymore if shoujo anime are celebrating shoujo tropes or parodying them. There's only so much you can squeeze!
Y-you think I'm real? That the sweetest thing that was said to me in a long time <3
How often happens that someone transfers in the middle of a year anyway? Seeing anime I have to think it something that just happens every few months per year in every class.
More like filthmind
Especially Nozaki-kun is low on shouting and overreacting.
What happened to you?Ahh finally a day where I finally feel much better!
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Nodame + chiaki made nodame great.
Also gekkan shoujo is not technically a shoujo even if it's drawn by an author whose previous work has all been shoujo. Published in a shounen magazine.
Also it gets weirder than just parodying shoujo romance tropes. Trust me on this. Next episode should be fucking absurd and glorious going by the previews.
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