Why bother with a series that doesn't feature tentacles in every episode?
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Summer 2014 Anime |OT2| Or, where Jexhius finally watches more Doremi for Hito.
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Why bother with a series that doesn't feature tentacles in every episode?
Save 'N Quit
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When you've seen one tentacle, you've seen them all.
I have to disagree that Utena would be a Toonami show. Though I think this will become more apparent later on.
And as far as I know, no it never received a dub that did it justice. Nozomi's release uses the old (and from what I'm told, shitty) dub IIRC.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It was dubbed, although I don't know if you would call it "proper".
It's included with Rightstuf's release of the series.
Admiral Woofington
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Utena only has a shit dub. :-(
Octodad could straighten up Asuna.
Admiral Woofington
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Tell us how you really feel.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Oh no...
lazybones18
Banned
Elfen Lied 5-7
Maya, what the hell are you doing? Beyond that, the Professor's much needed end got a big laugh out of me. And I can't wait for some backstory involving Kohta.
Maya, what the hell are you doing? Beyond that, the Professor's much needed end got a big laugh out of me. And I can't wait for some backstory involving Kohta.
Is it weird that I eagerly anticipate Bandoh losing his manhood before he's eventually killed?
Rail Wars 07
So we have a character who wants to be an engineer, only he's really working towards it. And he's not the only one who can do it, either. He was inspired, not forced into it. A conscious choice. No more beating around the bush, I like Naoto more than Tatsuya by a wide margin. He's perfectly competent when it comes to railway knowledge. That won't make people explode, but it's useful. The passion displayed for the antique train shows that. And even as the show treks on, the plot is making sense. This follows up on the reckless action from episode 5, and everything is driven by the characters. The fanservice was there, but there wasn't even that much of it. I like this show more than the general consensus seems to be, and that's because of more than Toqger jokes and Haruka. Animation aside, I feel it's doing a lot of things right.
So we have a character who wants to be an engineer, only he's really working towards it. And he's not the only one who can do it, either. He was inspired, not forced into it. A conscious choice. No more beating around the bush, I like Naoto more than Tatsuya by a wide margin. He's perfectly competent when it comes to railway knowledge. That won't make people explode, but it's useful. The passion displayed for the antique train shows that. And even as the show treks on, the plot is making sense. This follows up on the reckless action from episode 5, and everything is driven by the characters. The fanservice was there, but there wasn't even that much of it. I like this show more than the general consensus seems to be, and that's because of more than Toqger jokes and Haruka. Animation aside, I feel it's doing a lot of things right.
astrogamer
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Sword Art Online 2 7
Pretty boring episode. Just friendzoning and poor fight scenes. And kind of weird trauma & recovery
Pretty boring episode. Just friendzoning and poor fight scenes. And kind of weird trauma & recovery
Joe Molotov
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Mahouka 20 - I'm really quite liking this arc already, even now its its my favourite. Probably because it gives more of a feel of the wider world than just the school and students.
SAO2 7 - Liked it. Liked seeing that the rest of the cast. Nice seeing Klein with the rest of the crew. Now all I need to see is Agil.
Barakamon 7 - Now its up the where I'd sampled the manga up to. Enjoyed this. And that whole episode with them losing the fish reminded me so much of an incident from my childhood when i was still learning to tie hooks properly.
SAO2 7 - Liked it. Liked seeing that the rest of the cast. Nice seeing Klein with the rest of the crew. Now all I need to see is Agil.
Barakamon 7 - Now its up the where I'd sampled the manga up to. Enjoyed this. And that whole episode with them losing the fish reminded me so much of an incident from my childhood when i was still learning to tie hooks properly.
not indie ( ≖‿≖
phoenix296
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AnimeGAF is watching bad anime again. Send help.
astrogamer
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We do that everyday. Help never comes
Joe Molotov
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not indie ( ≖‿≖
But there will be plenty of circlejerking. (^_−
☆I consider that a feature not a bug. But then I have little interest in combat scenes, except if they are brief and in service of the story.
R_thanatos
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But d-frag is a good animu.
viscera cleanup detail glop dlc coming soonBut there will be plenty of circlejerking. (^_−
Well as long as Takao is on screen. Yelling MC was annoying.
I'm trying to save everyone with the power of Takao
phoenix296
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This is very true.
I'm referring to the worst anime that has ever been conceived.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
DA TRUTH BEING SPOKEN
Purple hair is good too
More on the fact that you liked the episode in particular. Was definitely a strong healing episode.
nintendoman58
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AnoHana - 5
Boring episode. 80% of it was uninteresting drama almost unrelated to the main ghost story.
I can't say that I'm all that invested in the main drama here because it feels really obvious on how this is all going to go down.
I'd like to be proven wrong on this. But right now the entirety of this show feels like someone looked at a tiny portion Fuko's arc from Clannad and said: "Hey! Let's base our show around that!"
Boring episode. 80% of it was uninteresting drama almost unrelated to the main ghost story.
I can't say that I'm all that invested in the main drama here because it feels really obvious on how this is all going to go down.
Menma's wish was probably for the gang to laugh and enjoy themselves together again and move on. These five episodes I've seen have made me very much aware that these guys haven't exactly gotten over it yet.
And when they do, it's probably going to culminate in them being all sad with them all being able to see Menma as she fades off into the after life.
And when they do, it's probably going to culminate in them being all sad with them all being able to see Menma as she fades off into the after life.
I'd like to be proven wrong on this. But right now the entirety of this show feels like someone looked at a tiny portion Fuko's arc from Clannad and said: "Hey! Let's base our show around that!"
Aria: The Natural 26
Loved the beginning of this episode with the slowly paced OP with only the piano accompaniment. Really set a great atmosphere with the shots of Neo-Venezia covered with snow.
Alicia's explanation for what she wanted to become when she was younger wasn't quite what I thought it would be. I'm not entirely sure what I thought that would mean; I guess that she was trying to get Akari's mind off such a heavy question since she thinks Akari was already such a great person that she shouldn't have that sort of crisis. I don't know why I got that impression though, since Alicia is there to both nurture Akari's personality and help her grow, and has done both. Starting the snowball was just the best way to get Akari to experience what Alicia had felt when she was younger and decided that meeting all these different people was what she wanted to do. Just like Akari.
Alicia teasing at the end that Akari will become a Prima at some t. And I figure that Origination will go down this route and the ultimate end will be their "graduation" of sorts. But I've said it before and I think it bears repeating: not once during this series did I ever get impatient and wonder "When are they gonna advance in their Undine studies, already". And that this is one of the first times that I can say that the plot for this show has made very very little progression from the beginning, and that I'm perfectly comfortable and okay with that. It helps a lot that even despite lack of plot, the main three have made significant character development.
So if this show works up toward their becoming Primas, I'm sure it'll be great. But this show can keep doing exactly what it's doing for all I care, and I mean that in the best possible way.
Loved the beginning of this episode with the slowly paced OP with only the piano accompaniment. Really set a great atmosphere with the shots of Neo-Venezia covered with snow.
Alicia's explanation for what she wanted to become when she was younger wasn't quite what I thought it would be. I'm not entirely sure what I thought that would mean; I guess that she was trying to get Akari's mind off such a heavy question since she thinks Akari was already such a great person that she shouldn't have that sort of crisis. I don't know why I got that impression though, since Alicia is there to both nurture Akari's personality and help her grow, and has done both. Starting the snowball was just the best way to get Akari to experience what Alicia had felt when she was younger and decided that meeting all these different people was what she wanted to do. Just like Akari.
Alicia teasing at the end that Akari will become a Prima at some t. And I figure that Origination will go down this route and the ultimate end will be their "graduation" of sorts. But I've said it before and I think it bears repeating: not once during this series did I ever get impatient and wonder "When are they gonna advance in their Undine studies, already". And that this is one of the first times that I can say that the plot for this show has made very very little progression from the beginning, and that I'm perfectly comfortable and okay with that. It helps a lot that even despite lack of plot, the main three have made significant character development.
So if this show works up toward their becoming Primas, I'm sure it'll be great. But this show can keep doing exactly what it's doing for all I care, and I mean that in the best possible way.
AquaWateria
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D-Frag! 03
TAKAO
BEST
GIRL
What I tell ya. You've reached the blessed truth.
Hellsing321
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Come on now. We have enough problems with people misusing that word for anime. Lets not start with games as well.
astrogamer
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You know, people should be using Takao gifs more often.D-Frag! 03
TAKAO
BEST
GIRL
AquaWateria
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But I loved him, never found him annoying. And his VA also voiced Oga Tatsumi from Beezlebub. Who's also one of my favorite character.
i dont even care what the show is about
I just dislike always yelling characters in comedy anime.
AquaWateria
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You should watch it for all the characters because they are awesome and hilarious.
Like her for example.
AquaWateria
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But the straight man are one of the funniest characters who yell at people doing stupid things. Like Shinpachi from Gintama.
I feel a bit of shame too, not for liking it, but for
them getting me to shed a tear this episode. It seems like almost anime that has a character crying can get me to tear up.
AquaWateria
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Her scenes made me laugh really hard especially that flashback.
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