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Summer 2014 Anime |OT| this thread has been outsourced to Toei Phils
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tokyo ghoul ep 4
can someone explain to me how a kitchen knife being thrusted as hard as he can can't cut the skin of a ghoul as seen when he first discovered he was a ghoul, but a cracked tea cup he barely touches can cut him? That bothered me for the entirety of the second half of the episode :/
phoenix296
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Baccano! 12
So much happening in this episode oh my gosh.
Still not sure how Jacuzzi and his posse fits into this whole mess. Both him and Ladd were interesting characters in this episode. Jacuzzi seems to do a major character shift in a short amount of time and Ladd seems determined to protect the woman he is destined to kill.
So much happening in this episode oh my gosh.
Did Firo die? He wasn't on screen very much but he was one of my favourite characters. 
That definitely should be his tag.
Who messed with the natural order this time?
yeah nothing against AC, it just wasnt for me : (
SliceSabre
Banned
Argevollen 04
Nah bro nah. I can't put up with this shit anymore. I gave you 4 episodes too many. I've got AZ, I'm not this god damn starved for mecha anime. DROPPED.
Nah bro nah. I can't put up with this shit anymore. I gave you 4 episodes too many. I've got AZ, I'm not this god damn starved for mecha anime. DROPPED.
Senki Zesshou Symphogear: 01
Magical girl idol singers. That's what we've got here.
The story begins with two idols in the middle of a concert when suddenly an alien menace called Noise attacks. The two transform and try to protect everyone, but inevitably, many die. A girl by the name of Hibiki Tachibana, who was at the concert at the wishes of a friend who's circumstances caused her to miss the concert at the last minute, survives, but at the sacrifice of one of the idols.
Two years later, she has now made her way to the same school as the remaining idol, wishing to learn more about the circumstances of her survival. However, as she is on her way home after school, she runs into a swarm of Noise, and must try and escape to survive, protecting a young girl that was in the same area. Finally, surrounded on a rooftop, Hibiki starts to sing, and a power begins to emerge...
That was a much darker beginning than I was expecting from this show. In a way, it gives me hope towards character development in this season and the sequels. Judging from the first episode, however, fight scenes should be animated just fine, and that's always a plus.
Magical girl idol singers. That's what we've got here.
The story begins with two idols in the middle of a concert when suddenly an alien menace called Noise attacks. The two transform and try to protect everyone, but inevitably, many die. A girl by the name of Hibiki Tachibana, who was at the concert at the wishes of a friend who's circumstances caused her to miss the concert at the last minute, survives, but at the sacrifice of one of the idols.
Two years later, she has now made her way to the same school as the remaining idol, wishing to learn more about the circumstances of her survival. However, as she is on her way home after school, she runs into a swarm of Noise, and must try and escape to survive, protecting a young girl that was in the same area. Finally, surrounded on a rooftop, Hibiki starts to sing, and a power begins to emerge...
That was a much darker beginning than I was expecting from this show. In a way, it gives me hope towards character development in this season and the sequels. Judging from the first episode, however, fight scenes should be animated just fine, and that's always a plus.
You're waiting for the big inevitable overly dramatic train wreck to come?
I think there's one encounter they don't even show, just settling it between episodes.That was bizarre. It sorts itself out in the second half at least.
AquaWateria
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Persona 4 The Golden Animation Episode 3:
Right, I think I have had enough of the wacky hijinks, I understand they want to focus on the new stuff, but the jumps are so large that all sense of coherency is lost and the new stuff is, well, shit. Dropped like a sup-par RPG.
Right, I think I have had enough of the wacky hijinks, I understand they want to focus on the new stuff, but the jumps are so large that all sense of coherency is lost and the new stuff is, well, shit. Dropped like a sup-par RPG.
Funimation's source is darker for some reason.
astrogamer
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I wish I knew this before I started The Second Raid. Though now I can't remember at all where I was in the show since I stopped when I learned this fact. I should get back into that show.
AquaWateria
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Watch the Persona 3 movies when they come out.
Or I could just play Persona 4 again, I like this idea more.
It really doesnt matter when you watch Fumoffu to be honest. It stands alone.
Yes. Easily the funniest show this season!
Makise Kurisu is in some fighting game or something. I know that much.
R_thanatos
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i don't know what coherency you seek since it's obvious that the anime is intended for people already familliar with the game plot or with the previous anime.
With only so "few" episodes , the true end already adapted, there is no reason to make an anime if not to treat the new events from" golden"
Dedication Through Light
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Terror in Tokyo Episode 3
Kind of as dull as the previous episode, Only interesting things are the Sphinx videos but otherwise just to slow and nothing happening.
Kind of as dull as the previous episode, Only interesting things are the Sphinx videos but otherwise just to slow and nothing happening.
if the ending is their capture, then I will be pretty mad. Its also unfun when they lose.
I would not quality that designation with so much haste, Nozomi-Kun, Barakamon and Space Dandy are very much in contention.
AquaWateria
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Just saying the P3 movies do a lot more justice compared to both of the P4 animes.
I understand that but it still jumps around to much for my tastes.
Right Stuf sold out of the Baccano Blurays a couple of months back. They were $49.99
phoenix296
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Baccano! 13
Somehow they managed to wrap up at least 5 different stories satisfactorily in 22 minutes. The time skip at the end with Isaac and Miria was great.
Baccano! Series
After the first few episodes I wasn't sure what to think of this series. There were so many time jumps and so many characters to follow. Everything was out of order and most of the time I had no idea what was going on. However, once I got used to the style of how everything was done it started to click and became much more enjoyable.
All of the characters were great. There were a lot of them but I felt a good amount of them got some character development and background which is impressive for such a short series. The way Czeslaw's character was handled right at the end was really well done and I was quite impressed with him. Isaac and Miria were the silly comic relief character but they never got annoying and were consistently funny. Ladd and Rail Tracer's ideologies and morals were very interesting in how they saw the world and others around them. If I could see more of any character it would be these two.
The music and animation were great. I liked the style they used for the character animation. The OP is great. Narrative wise, the style was very different. I'm not sure if this worked for the series' benefit or not but I quite enjoyed it.
I give the series an 8/10. I know there are OVAs that follow this series and I'll probably give them a watch eventually.
Somehow they managed to wrap up at least 5 different stories satisfactorily in 22 minutes. The time skip at the end with Isaac and Miria was great.
Baccano! Series
After the first few episodes I wasn't sure what to think of this series. There were so many time jumps and so many characters to follow. Everything was out of order and most of the time I had no idea what was going on. However, once I got used to the style of how everything was done it started to click and became much more enjoyable.
All of the characters were great. There were a lot of them but I felt a good amount of them got some character development and background which is impressive for such a short series. The way Czeslaw's character was handled right at the end was really well done and I was quite impressed with him. Isaac and Miria were the silly comic relief character but they never got annoying and were consistently funny. Ladd and Rail Tracer's ideologies and morals were very interesting in how they saw the world and others around them. If I could see more of any character it would be these two.
The music and animation were great. I liked the style they used for the character animation. The OP is great. Narrative wise, the style was very different. I'm not sure if this worked for the series' benefit or not but I quite enjoyed it.
I give the series an 8/10. I know there are OVAs that follow this series and I'll probably give them a watch eventually.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Person of Interest and Elementary make CBS one of the better networks in terms of strong serialized procedural television. They're probably two of my favourite ongoing network shows at the moment.
The one thing with both shows is that they each contain shocking "spoilers" later on, so of course you want to avoid those if you're one of those spoiler-phobe people.
I had no idea this show was so dark.
Seriously it really doesnt matter.
Admiral Woofington
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all jokes aside watch the OVA's, they're pretty great and finish/continue the story.
I love Isaac and Miria as well. They had the perfect level of upbeat and silly, it never got annoying.
This was a big mistake on the staff's part, you see in the manga
Tsukiyama quickly and without notice cuts Kaneki's skin with his finger nail after he crushes the mug while in the anime they forgot "Ghouls can't be harmed by that weaksauce shit".
AquaWateria
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But were talking about intentional comedy and I doubt Tokyo Ghoul is that.
If it makes us all laugh, does it matter? I laughed harder at Aku no Hana ep. 2 last night than any other series managed to make me this year and I'm sure that was supposed to be taken seriously.
R_thanatos
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Don't hesitate and watch the oavs ... They will give you information you want on the characters. and they are great.
Once you've been able to let it all soak in , just watch durarara next.
AquaWateria
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Since both Baccano and Durarara are from the same author, which one is better if you had to choose.
SliceSabre
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Someone here called me SliceSeiba and I almost feel like begging duckroll/the mods to change my name to that.
Ai-Mai-Mi - Mousou Catastrophie 03
This is what chaos feels like.
Ai-Mai-Mi - Mousou Catastrophie 03
This is what chaos feels like.
nintendoman58
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Watch the OVAs for Graham Specter.
TestMonkey
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Just watched the Toradora OVA which I didn't know existed until today and then rewatched some of the episodes. Dem feels man. I just looked up the author and saw that they have another series called Golden Time. Is that one worth watching and does it measure up to Toradora?
Basileus777
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Baccano without question.
Definitely Baccano!, the characters just hooked me in more quickly than with Drrr!
Admiral Woofington
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Baccano by a long shot. Durarara attempts to have main characters, and they chose the most boring ones out of the whole cast. Plus modern setting is done to death.
Dedication Through Light
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It was a shocking surprise that was just completely unexpected especially by how it started. Hopefully potential people interested managed to avoid the surprise.
ORBITAL BEAT is still the best Zwei Wing song.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
I'd approve of it.
BassForever
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Sailor Moon 22
You would think the guards of the diamond kingdom wouldn't be so easily fooled by not one but two different 14 year old girls, I can sort of get letting the 14 year old princess of random country in, but not the one with blue skin <_< Come on now
Other then that it was a pretty solid episode
You would think the guards of the diamond kingdom wouldn't be so easily fooled by not one but two different 14 year old girls, I can sort of get letting the 14 year old princess of random country in, but not the one with blue skin <_< Come on now
Other then that it was a pretty solid episode
phoenix296
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Sounds like I should start them right away. Sorry Mike, Elfen Leid will have to wait.
I'll probably start them after dinner tonight.
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