Turin Turambar
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Fate/Zero ep 1 was a damn long infodump... but I didn't mind a lot because the characters and setting and groups presented were intriguing.
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Fate/Zero ep 1 was a damn long infodump... but I didn't mind a lot because the characters and setting and groups presented were intriguing.
Glad you brought it up at any rate. Reminded me I hadn't watchied this vid in a while: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8au6M1WpRDE
A newbie character is a useful crutch, but you don't need it. People are generally pretty good at picking up patterns. If you give them enough of the milieu of a setting, they'll understand things.
The radio program playing during the drill was also insultingly direct. It's like if a news report about Afghanistan started by explaining exactly what happened on 9/11. We know the moon blew up because you already showed us. We know Heaven's Fall was catastrophic because you already showed us on the bus. As long as you can tell us that it happened because of the Hyper Gate, you don't need to give us a history lesson that the characters don't need.
Ok fine, the comedy was pretty good. Still progression is nice though.
Horimiya is your jam then
Femmeworth
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There's a difference between characters explaining things to each other which can inform the audience and characters saying things blatantly for the audience's sake. Fate/Zero episode one encompasses the latter.
Edit: If you don't want to put in the effort to properly integrate your exposition into character interactions, then have a narrator. Don't half-ass it.
Admiral Woofington
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Well you should read O-
:'(
If you don't mind manga, which it seems like you don't: Hibi Chouchou, Bonnouji (HIGHLY recommended), Yandere Kanojo (largely a gag manga but the two get together in the first page lol).
Anime doesn't have much diabeetus romance. Besides Acchi Kocchi I guess but that's more comedy than romance.
How godlike are we talking here?
Lens flare!!! Is JJ abrams in charge?!!?!?
Admiral Woofington
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The humor is done very well, the main couple is very sweet, and the side characters are pretty great. The art is meh, but everything else is pretty great. I swear the main female character and the little sister (Especially the latter) look and act like they came from Seitokai Yakuindomo.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Interesting... Does anyone look like Hagimura?
Admiral Woofington
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There's a side character that gets introduced a bit later that becomes a somewhat regular. She doesn't look like Hagimura, but like Taiga (the loli)
That's at the end of the one I linked!
Close enough. And there's an actual yandere right? Because I'd feel gypped if there wasn't.
Wrong usage of yandere. It's the 'school delnquient' yankee, not the 'imma kill you outta love' yandere
BassForever
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Describing a romance that doesn't go anywhere isn't a spoiler. It's a warning.
A romance that goes nowhere in an anime? Stop the freaking presses
<.<
Admiral Woofington
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Ah no. The lead female is a violent gang leader, the main male is a studious average guy. They basically fall in love and start dating. The yan apparently comes from the whole gang thing. It's a mistitle. It's really great though highly recommended. Many of the scenes are broken up into 4-panel situations, but it does have plenty of regular manga chapters. Look at this example page.
(read it top to bottom right to left)
You've just killed me a little bit on the inside.
I feel the same. It was interesting to me, being given all the information setting up the players and conflicts. It felt epic and got the show rolling along quickly.
Soul Eater Not! 9
Why am I still watching this
Moe~
Is that tbe girl pictured above with the skull masks?
Freezasaurus
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Gundam Build Fighters 23-25 [END]
Wow. I didn't think an anime about Gunpla could be that much fun. And now I'm reading on the GundamInfo youtube page that there's another season coming this fall! Squeeeee!
Where can I watch it? CR doesn't seem to have it.
Wow. I didn't think an anime about Gunpla could be that much fun. And now I'm reading on the GundamInfo youtube page that there's another season coming this fall! Squeeeee!
Barakamon Hype Train is unstoppable
Where can I watch it? CR doesn't seem to have it.
Even has the same eyes, lolNo, this little cutie
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No, this little cutie
Holy crap who is that cutie?
Proxy or wait for Funimation.
MetroidPrimeRib
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So it is, that's what I get for not watching the whole thing.
I wonder if they can top the final episode of the first season.
Kana Altair
Thats the spirit
No, this little cutie
I might have to watch this. I know what Im in for.
Goddamn. I almost want to watch Soul Eater now.
it's not worth it cajun. she's in like 6 scenes over 12 episodes for probably less than a minute each time
And now I'm a little bit more dead on the inside. =/
To be fair, I should have labelled it as a music/series retrospective!
SliceSabre
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Not worth it.
Soul Eater Not 10 (con't)
On a more substantive note, this crap is ridiculous. The action plot wouldn't be out of place in normal soul eater - the threat is quite good, the twist decent enough, etc - but it's dulled by extremely shitty execution, terrible art, and just the constant reminder that this begun as a chilled out slice of life (a not very good one either) which somewhat takes the edge off things.
On a more substantive note, this crap is ridiculous. The action plot wouldn't be out of place in normal soul eater - the threat is quite good, the twist decent enough, etc - but it's dulled by extremely shitty execution, terrible art, and just the constant reminder that this begun as a chilled out slice of life (a not very good one either) which somewhat takes the edge off things.
BassForever
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I want to live in a world where Yu Gi Oh or Gunpla is as popular as the world cup
Ill scan through it and watch her scenes then.
Like what I did in Blood Lad for Liz.
Blood Lad is awful by the way.
Ice Lightning
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FUNimation has the North American rights since they licensed the series for streaming and home video. No date for streaming has been announced yet.
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