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Summer 2014 Anime |OT2| Or, where Jexhius finally watches more Doremi for Hito.
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I'm not worried that I will like it, I know enough about Log Horizon to know that I will likely enjoy it.
the only reason I haven't watched it was because I had to cut some shows from my watch list when it was coming out and it got confirmed for a dubbed dvd release shortly after it started airing thus I dropped it until it came out dubbed as I have far more time for dubbed shows then I do subtitled shows.
I just like that LH didnt seem to be written by a 15 year old with a self insertion fantasy.
It had a more interesting story and characters who felt like actual parts of the show and not window dressing or harem fodder.
AquaWateria
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Hmmm I feel the opposite of what you said. This was like my favorite episode.
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
In the annex1 part of the manga, they actually have a mexican character with spiderman powers. The reference is from the bugs2 part which is before annex 1.
I just got bored really quickly with the antics.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Hori and kashima are pretty much the favourite couple in the fanbase, at least in japan anyway.
Admiral Woofington
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Well if the genders were flipped we'd have the charming male prince and the violent tsundere, so it makes complete sense that japan still loves tsunderes. I mean those two were in Nichijou.
Shame though, because Waka and Seo are my favorites.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
That's fair enough. I do love male tsuderes though. Chiaki and nodame are probably my favourite anime couple.
Waka and seo are second, so it's not too bad.
Looking at popularity polls there it definitely feels like there is a bigger female fanbase.
Waka and seo are second, so it's not too bad.
Looking at popularity polls there it definitely feels like there is a bigger female fanbase.
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
I did not know Nichijou had tsunderes.
KirbYuuYuu
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That it does
Space Dandy S2 08
Wow, incredible episode.
So I have a deep fondness for surrealism, especially in animation. In particular, I really like worlds that feel self-contained in their surrealism - as opposed to using surrealism to juxtapose against mundane things as you would in something more magical realist - like Cat Soup and this here episode.
The background art was some of the best I've seen in the series so far, and that's saying a lot considering the show's production values. Lots of great twisted images, and the way the locations seemed completely disconnected from each other really drove home the feel of wandering through a limbo.
And that is my explanation for this picture spam:
Story-wise I found it surprisingly poignant. It did a great job humanizing Dandy by putting him in a different situation, and showing the upside of his life philosophy:
Some of the more comedic episode of the show felt like they emphasized Dandy's bafoonishness (totally a word) a bit too much, so it was nice to see that reversed. Also liked the obligatory discussions on
I'll have to watch again at some point to pick out more of the symbolism and such. It was also pretty neat how the episode tied together the whole series a bit in the end. Interesting move there.
Lastly, great music, especially during the shamisen scene. You know the one.
Plus, Ogre You Asshole! What a silly band name!
Wow, incredible episode.
So I have a deep fondness for surrealism, especially in animation. In particular, I really like worlds that feel self-contained in their surrealism - as opposed to using surrealism to juxtapose against mundane things as you would in something more magical realist - like Cat Soup and this here episode.
The idea of a surreal journey through the land of the dead isn't novel (Cat Soup!), but it was really well executed here.
And that is my explanation for this picture spam:
Story-wise I found it surprisingly poignant. It did a great job humanizing Dandy by putting him in a different situation, and showing the upside of his life philosophy:
That, when given the option to come back to life, he'd rather stay dead so he can keep a girl happy.
death and futility, especially the one with the guy not wanting to think about death and the little singing dudes.
Lastly, great music, especially during the shamisen scene. You know the one.
Plus, Ogre You Asshole! What a silly band name!
huh
Never actually heard this before. Awesome.
MikeHattsu
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Admiral Woofington
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Sounds like something out of the Kids on the Slope OST. Which btw is a fantastic soundtrack for jazz/blues lovers. I mean the obvious choice at first is Cowboy Bebop, but this is a damn fine one as well.
Crash Station
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Yeah, I know about the huntsman spider guy. It was just a weird thing to say in the OVA right before a scene of Lee doing stuff.
I'm not even sure why, but I love jazz in anime. Kemonozume was a good 'un too.
Log Horizon - 1
Not too bad so far. It's a little hyper a times, but not in an irritating sort of way.
Not sure why the heroine looks like a kid, but I'll chalk it up to "because Japan".
Two questions:
(1) The original game wasn't VR, was it? The characters express surprise at seeing major landmarks and how expansive the world truly is.
(2) What do the characters mean when they say Akihabara? Are they referring to a particular server?
Not too bad so far. It's a little hyper a times, but not in an irritating sort of way.
Not sure why the heroine looks like a kid, but I'll chalk it up to "because Japan".
Two questions:
(1) The original game wasn't VR, was it? The characters express surprise at seeing major landmarks and how expansive the world truly is.
(2) What do the characters mean when they say Akihabara? Are they referring to a particular server?
Femmeworth
Banned
Chobits Ep. 16
This whole subplot with Shinbo and the teacher is dreadful. I need to screenshot this shit. Some really fucked up ideas on relationships. I need to see if this is in the manga.
This whole subplot with Shinbo and the teacher is dreadful. I need to screenshot this shit. Some really fucked up ideas on relationships. I need to see if this is in the manga.
Hang in there for a bit, as the series really comes into its own after the first arc.
1. No, it was on monitors.
2. The Akihabara district of Tokyo is one of the major towns in the game. The game's setting is some kind of fantasy post-apocalyptic Earth.
im not a big jazz person but I prefer the jazz in the kids on the slope ost over the jazz on bebop (though tank is of course amazing)
hands down I think bebop has the better overall soundtrack though, as I love songs like Rain, call me call me, (well really Steve Conte in general
) plus other songs like gotta knock a littler harderIf I am ever feeling lazy and just want some anime the obvious choice for me is to just load up bebop, nana, and ghost in the shell sound tracks in a player
It has gundere:
The best
Admiral Woofington
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im not a big jazz person but I prefer the jazz in the kids on the slope ost over the jazz on bebop (though tank is of course amazing)
hands down I think bebop has the better overall soundtrack though, as I love songs like Rain, call me call me, (well really Steve Conte in general
If I am ever feeling lazy and just want some anime the obvious choice for me is to just load up bebop, nana, and ghost in the shell sound tracks in a player
I listen to my Cowboy Bebop soundtrack everyday when I drove to my internship back and fro, and during semesters I listened to a lot of songs from them on my way to and fro classes.
My personal favorite besides Tank? One of the few songs that can put a tear to my eyes in sadness and beauty not only in the implications of the show, but the lyrics and the ways it could be used in general.
Also if you haven't, I can't recommend the remix version of Tank! enough. The drum beats with a system that has a nice bass really add to the funk.
Jex
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I'm surprised it's taken someone of your predilections so long to engage with the masterpiece that is gdgd fairies.
man jazz talk reminded me of this song and then I got sad again knowing that this great series has a ton of more content that hasn't been animated
at some point after I catch up on no game no life, and maybe haruhi... and maybe spice and wolf... I will have to sit down and read baccano :/
Ice Lightning
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Here's an update regarding episodes 11 and 12 of Mushi-shi S2.
Due to a production delay, episode 11 and 12 of Mushi-shi will be streamed at a later date. We will let you know when we have a new date and time for it. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
Due to a production delay, episode 11 and 12 of Mushi-shi will be streamed at a later date. We will let you know when we have a new date and time for it. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
Femmeworth
Banned
Maybe I should just abandon Chobits now and spare myself the future pain.
Jex
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First, I'm going to be an internet dick and alert you to the fact that Nausicaa isn't a Studio Ghibli production, it was made by Studio Top Craft. This isn't particularly important to realise but it's worth remembering that Hayo Miyazaki and Isao Takhata (and others from Studio Ghibli) produced a lot of work before they founded Studio Ghibli. Much of it is marketed together as a Ghibli collection.
I don't normally give this kind of blanket advice because of their you can just go ahead and blind buy the following films because they're all amazing:
Castle of Cagliostro - (Director: Hayo Miyazaki. Also pre-Studio Ghibli)
Castle in the Sky - (Director: Hayo Miyazaki)
Grave of the Fireflies - (Director: Isao Takahata)
My Neighbor Totoro - (Director: Hayo Miyazaki)
Kiki's Delivery Service - (Director: Hayo Miyazaki)
Only Yesterday - (Director: Isao Takahata)
Porco Rosso - (Director: Hayo Miyazaki)
Pom Poko - (Director: Isao Takahata)
Whisper of the Heart - (Director: Yoshifumi Kondo)
Princess Mononoke - (Director: Hayo Miyazaki)
My Neighbors the Yamadas - (Director: Isao Takahata)
Spirited Away - (Director: Hayo Miyazaki)
I also hand out this advice to everyone else in the thread who, for whatever reason, are not completely familiar with all of these classic films.
What the shit, that tv version with all of dem sakugas isn't even finished yet?
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There it is.
it's like you can even see the outline of the pantsu hanging down around their asses
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Recorder to Randsell OVA
So they switched the gender of everyone and hey, no pedo jokes! (Well, almost lol).
That said, there was already that anime with the elementary school girl who looked like an adult (I have no idea what it's called), so... oh well.
So they switched the gender of everyone and hey, no pedo jokes! (Well, almost lol).
That said, there was already that anime with the elementary school girl who looked like an adult (I have no idea what it's called), so... oh well.
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
Have people yet to notice terraformars' exposition is like Red Planet? Only this time made by good old Japan.
Ice Lightning
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The last two episodes for the first half of season two were delayed due to production issues, and the second half of the split-cour series will continue this Fall.
Yeah, if you don't know yet those two delayed episode just recently aired on tv (like 3 days ago cmiiw)
So its surprising CR cite production issue as their excuse, but they also do this before.
Production delays does not mean the episodes are not finished. It just means CR is having issues putting it up on their end. It could be a variety of reasons.
So good!
I'll check them out too!
Oh man, the jazz Bach fugue in TiR was so good this week, and excellently used.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
If I had to rank:
1. Nozaki x Chiyo
2. Seo x Waka
3. Prince x Hori
Though I haven't watched episode 8 yet
been meaning to watch it since AWO pimped it but i just kept on putting it off~
Jex
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Recorder to Randsell OVA
So they switched the gender of everyone and hey, no pedo jokes! (Well, almost lol).
That said, there was already that anime with the elementary school girl who looked like an adult (I have no idea what it's called), so... oh well.
You're acting like there's only one!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Oh god. lol
People like different things! Who knew?
Admiral Woofington
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Apparently liking an episode of Zankyou No Terror is also blasphemous lol
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The characters are playing to their particular strengths, resulting in comedic situations!
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