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Summer 2014 Anime |OT2| Or, where Jexhius finally watches more Doremi for Hito.
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looking up those to relisten to them lead me to this I didn't realize there was a version of brothers like that lol.
I've certainly been in the mood for a good parody lately. Thanks for the heads up.
It should be just what the doctor ordered then.
It was posted but thanks for reminding me how awesome of an idea it is.
This show had so many cute moments. Karuta is a moenuke.
nah a lot of the openings and endings to the original series are solid (I just find the ones in brotherhood to be even better)
Baroquemantic
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I loved the original FMA anime, but Brotherhood is much better.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Are you talking about the actual series or the movie afterwards?
And yeah Brotherhood was a much better series.
AquaWateria
Member
That reminds me I really need to buy the BD for Brotherhood. I really don't know why I haven't bought it yet, same with the original too. I always told myself I would buy it but I would forget to. That's gonna change.
Because I like procrastinating about new stuff, I've been working my way through the second series of Lupin the Third and while it's an enjoyable series, there's not been anything in the first dozen or so episodes with a more "serious" edge that a few episodes of the first series had.
Not that's a bad thing but it just feels like there's a consistent tone of wacky hijinks and nothing else. Even in life or death situations.
That said, it's interesting to see how the direction of episodes of this time are compared to today's series'.
Not that's a bad thing but it just feels like there's a consistent tone of wacky hijinks and nothing else. Even in life or death situations.
That said, it's interesting to see how the direction of episodes of this time are compared to today's series'.
Welp guess I'll continue with this show once I start watching stuff again. I liked Honkers voice actor.
I'd think most people are happy with their current avatars but I couldn't help making this one, it was too perfect.
Seo's one of the few characters for me who is a jerk but still likable.
Thanks! I'll use this sometime soon.
I only know of Mekaku city, and that was poop. What is the second one?
Haha that was the first thing I did, and perhaps we are both Shirou. Also more avatars have nothing to do with anything. I merely choose them based on who is my fav character at the moment.
I haven't even watched full metal, but I did watch the openings for it. OP4/Rewrite is better than the rest.
I really like this opening.
I guess you could say both. Very end + Conquerer. I was like "...wut?"
I'd also like to point out I've never read the manga (I just know that it follows the manga more closely). Probably just a coincidence that the elements of Brotherhood I liked more were elements in the manga.
Super Sonico
SliceSabre
Banned
Most I know about this is 4chan laughing about Haruhi and Pachinko machines.
Ahh these are great! Finding more bgm music is always nice. I usually find a couple of gems in the shows I've seen, and buy the ost even if there is just one song I like.
Thanks I forgot about that show. I'm not a fan of the Super Sonico franchise.
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
Black Rock Shooter
Admiral Woofington
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Super Sonico sounds like a bootleg name of a Sonic game in Mexico that they didn't know the name of so they called it that to appeal to kids.
Go_Ly_Dow
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Indeed. It's been a good 7 or so years since I watched the original but can always recall that track and the scenes it played because it's so nice.
astrogamer
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Blade Dance 5
The opening had me confused for a second making me think I clicked on the wrong episode and so little happen that I was surprised when the episode finished
The opening had me confused for a second making me think I clicked on the wrong episode and so little happen that I was surprised when the episode finished
Aria: The Natural 20
Wow. This is the first time I can remember sn episode of this show being so dark and scary. Hard to tell exactly what happened, especially after Alice gives that information about how the story never existed in Venice; it was entirely a Neo-Venezian creation. What is sure is that Akari was gone a long time, and was on St. Michele Island.
I was originally thinking the woman was a product of Cait Sith being used to see if Akari would help the woman and her kindness overcoming the stories she heard. But the way the cats all reacted when Akari took her on her gondola was odd. I guess they were reacting like she was in danger and they needed the boss' help. And the woman is seen running away.
Really strange episode considering the theme of wonderful encounters and how Akari' kindess affects all the people around her. That there would be an episode involving a spirit who poses a danger to her and she likely should have stayed away is peculiar. I really hope the show continues to explore what happened here.
Even after this episode, i have to say I'd doubt that Akari would regret her actions, and that she would do the same thing if some similar situation appeared.
Wow. This is the first time I can remember sn episode of this show being so dark and scary. Hard to tell exactly what happened, especially after Alice gives that information about how the story never existed in Venice; it was entirely a Neo-Venezian creation. What is sure is that Akari was gone a long time, and was on St. Michele Island.
I was originally thinking the woman was a product of Cait Sith being used to see if Akari would help the woman and her kindness overcoming the stories she heard. But the way the cats all reacted when Akari took her on her gondola was odd. I guess they were reacting like she was in danger and they needed the boss' help. And the woman is seen running away.
Really strange episode considering the theme of wonderful encounters and how Akari' kindess affects all the people around her. That there would be an episode involving a spirit who poses a danger to her and she likely should have stayed away is peculiar. I really hope the show continues to explore what happened here.
Even after this episode, i have to say I'd doubt that Akari would regret her actions, and that she would do the same thing if some similar situation appeared.
Jex
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PriPara 6
So the headmistress is still babbling about as to how friendship is wrong and bad... Thankfully, she had no additional screentime. Meanwhile, we got introduced to two new characters
. And man, are Mirei's parents something else. Considerig one is an attorney and the other a prosecutor, it makes sense for them to constantly be at odds. But for even the little things like this, makes me want to be the fly on the wall in their home.
Looks like they got a new song and even went up in rank too. Now they're on an even field with Sophie and she'll finally notice them.
So the headmistress is still babbling about as to how friendship is wrong and bad... Thankfully, she had no additional screentime. Meanwhile, we got introduced to two new characters
that we might not see ever again of this caliber, which is sad because they're the best characters yet
Looks like they got a new song and even went up in rank too. Now they're on an even field with Sophie and she'll finally notice them.
Looks like in the next episode they'll meet when she isn't so peppy (again).
Yeah I knew about that one, and never bothered watching it. Also Super Sonico wouldn't be a vocaloid fanwork, so I guess Mekaku/black rock would be the only two.
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
Black Rock Shooter tv series and ova is kinda 'meh', so you're not missing anything. The song is nice though, and the macaron look delicious.
yeah super sonico it's not a result of vocaloid fanwork, it's a nitro+ mascot for their music festival.
There is a vocaloid tribute album sang by Super Sonico though
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/DGSA-10033
make it a series of 3-5 minute shorts that are just animated versions of her songs
So it would be Project DIVA except...
um...
No wait it would just be Project DIVA.
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
This
make it a series of 3-5 minute shorts that are just animated versions of her songs
or adapt Chibi Miku san
squeee said:
Jex
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Oh, I can be certain. That's totally CG, KyoAni aren't that bad at animation!
AquaWateria
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Is it true that most Seinen manga/anime have more complicated plotlines as compared to Shonen. Like I clearly know that both cater to different age groups. Like there are some dark anime/ manga that are considered Shonen, but how come it isn't Seinen?
Jex
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There's no hard and fast rule, it's just a different set of magazines aimed at a different demographic. Manga, as a whole, is certainly more diverse once you move outside the of the world of shounen action titles because those tend to be really formulaic.
Well seeing as they are aimed at an older audience that shouldn't be surprising. I mean Shonen is like Mr. Men and Seinen is Finnegans Wake.
Freezasaurus
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I'd think most people are happy with their current avatars but I couldn't help making this one, it was too perfect.
Seo's one of the few characters for me who is a jerk but still likable.
Ha ha, oh man. I almost made an avatar out of that the moment I saw it while watching the episode. XD
I don't know if I'll ever be able to replace Iona, though.
Jex
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Has it though? How often has an anime set forth to do something different to the original source material and I don't mean filler arcs because you've run out of material, or brand new endings, or weird pacing. I mean actually tell it's own story in it's own way. Plenty of shows created by less than talented staff turn out badly but I don't think that means anything for the very idea of making something different from the magna.
The original Fullmetal Alchemist isn't just a straight adaptation with a different final act, it's re-writes on the story throughout, inserts brand new material, expands upon existing material and completely re-arranges the way revelations are delivered to the audience. In the original manga, there's no explanation of the boys origin until Volume 5, that's after Nina, after Scar, after Hughes. The original anime series moves that right to the start of the show to create a core emotional and thematic base of the series and it's a great decision that completely changes how you view the series right from the beginning.
There are other examples too, think of K-On! which started out as a simple 4-koma gag strip. By the the time KyoAni have made the second season the show was completely different to the manga. Or think about how they decided to change the chronology of the storytelling when they made Haruhi.
When creators think about the unique position they're in when it comes to adapting a work into a completely different medium and understand the mediums strengths and weaknesses they can produce great, new works, not simple re-hashes of stories that already exist in a different form.
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
No.
case in point
K-on, acchi kocchi, yuyushiki is serialized is seinen magazine, while Akame ga kill, Baki, is serialized in shonen magazine
I actually enjoyed the ending of the first FMA, I found it pretty satisfying from a character and thematic perspective. Some people might think the twist is dumb but there have been anime twists that were a lot dumber than that.
What the fuck does that even mean?
What the fuck does that even mean?
PriPara 6
She looks like an mdo-h girl (top).
I don't know but surely the Dane Cook of AnimeGAF would know what the Dane Cook of anime adaptations is by virtue of being able to smell his own. Best not to question him.
I would say the characterization overall is much stronger in Brotherhood. The opening arc really did screw up the pacing of Brotherhood and was detrimental to Hughes but it's not like the OG TV series didn't have some big flaws too with the filler material everywhere even before they did the big narrative split. The tone is just flat out different between the two works, it doesn't mean one was better or not.
Lol. Youre not wrong.
I see. Didnt know that. I always thought Super sonico was a vocaloid spinoff.
Are we really giving them brownie points just because they made something up? Wouldn't that apply to a plethora of anime with Gecko endings or tons of original content? It should only matter if the original material is equal or superior to the source material. I think in the case of FMA vs Brotherhood it is superior is some respects but worse in more.
Admiral Woofington
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As a joke, it means that most people enjoyed him when they were young and didn't know any better, found him to be the best and absolutely loved him, but as we grew up we realized that he is actually pretty mediocre when you compare it to others.
I wasn't calling the show itself mediocre, it's just a line people use to jokingly call something inferior. It's funny I swear it is.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
I'll agree, I don't think that the idea itself is bad, but it's just in general poorly done. Tokyo ghoul is a great example of this that is airing right now. Their changes in order of story and events have drastically changed characters and events for the worse. I was watching the anime having never read the manga before and having a lot of major issues with the main character and events... it turns out most of the main character being a completely gullible idiot is due to the way the anime was adapted and the change of details about how he comes to realize things and go do things. In the anime despite not being able to cut himself by ramming a knife into his gut... he for some reason random gets cut by a tea cup...
As for FMA being a completely different adaption... I both agree and disagree. indeed the start isn't a straight up adaption, but at the same time it is more just a well planned out series that went for the alternate ending route that you are trying to exclude from the very start (with the no alternate endings). It's well done, and well thought out but that is what it really is... just an adaption that didn't have enough source material that went for the alternate ending instead of a to be continued route... which the list can go on and on for series that have went the alternate ending route and had garbage routes because they didn't plan things out well.
As for k-on it might be different... but by no means do I consider it good.... I haven't read the manga but I actually liked k-on when it first started, as it went on I liked it less and less and eventually I grew to hate most things Moe thanks to it (plus the second season has a terrible squeaky opening :/) so perhaps I should check out the manga to that and see if there is less cake eating and falling over.
as for haruhi, I do agree that it was interesting with the chronological thing... but alas I can throw the same series right back in your face with what they did with endless eight... as that was also a unique adaption of that story and turned a lot of people off the franchise due to how poorly it was done.
I am not saying that unique stories compared to the manga are a bad thing, nor am I saying they can't be well done. But in general I just don't find them well done (for every good one I can think of quite a few that are worse), and that isn't because I am in love with the source material first. The vast majority of my manga reading over the years is watching an anime, hearing people complain about the changes they made, and then reading the manga and finding the original story vastly superior because a lot of changes made for anime just aren't thought out well. Again FMA was thought out well and that is likely why it turned out well... many others aren't though.
In general I prefer proper adaptions from the source material, and then after that exists if they want to revisit the series and give it an alternate adaption that is fine (such as the FMP route with fumoffu breaking up the first and second seasons (note: I am not sure if fumoffu has an actual source material or not... but it clearly is an alternate take on the series either way))
This does remind me though, I need to sit down and read code breaker as the anime was terrible and I have heard the manga is quite a bit different and actually decent :/
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