KuwabaraTheMan
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Ah, I'm so jealous.
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Summer 2014 Anime |OT2| Or, where Jexhius finally watches more Doremi for Hito.
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Ah, I'm so jealous.
Turin Turambar
Member
'Sup bitches?
Mmm... avatar quote?
'Sup bitches?
You're so lucky! The NISA store is still processing my payment, so mine hasn't shipped out yet. I could use the extra time to figure out how I'm going to display it, anyway.
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
Yes, welcome to the club!
But don't read it at work though
Reason:
1. It's lewd.
2. You'll be laughing out loud.
Oh yeah, it's been a while since i read vagabond. I used to buy the manga regularly, but now, i kinda stop since it's on hiatus...
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
'Sup bitches?
I was thinking about asking a relative to get me this for my birthday, one who adamantly refuses to do the easy thing of giving a check or a gift card ... but I couldn't do it. I just couldn't.
So jelly
Jex
Member
Can we also take a moment to talk about how bad some of the lighting and colouring looks in this show? There's a lot of shots with practically no sense of depth or space because the lighting is complete even with no visible shadows. This creates images that look flat and cheap, almost like a bad visual novel. The extremely uniform and washed out colours really don't help either:
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Terror in Resonance 1:
This was a very interesting first episode with quite a bit of different stuff going on. The opening scene solidly sets up the idea of the series, and it does so with some very nice moments (I particularly liked the transition from the shaking grenade to shaking a can of spray paint, which then winds up joining the two different scenes together). Interestingly, after setting up this terror based opening, the show then jumps to a high school setting, and drops our two main characters into it. This works primarily because of how much the characters seem to clash with the setting. People joke about how any sort of concept in anime can be amended with 'while in high school', but this stretches the idea in a knowing way, with the whole point of the first half of the episode being about how these characters don't really belong in the setting. Nine adopts the role of the aloof cool guy (the Rukawa archetype, essentially), but has no real interest in the role whatsoever, while Twelve similarly acts in a more happy go lucky role, but this is hiding his own darkness, made explicit later in the episode, but already highlighted to a certain extent when he's going on about various different students and their names. Nine tells him that he doesn't need to memorize the names of people outside of his class. In other words, Twelve doesn't actually understand the rules of the system he's been dropped into, and his act is a way of fitting in, but it still exposes him as an outsider. These transfer students aren't just two kids transferring into a high school, they're invaders from another genre entirely dropping into a high school anime (although not one with all of the trappings of 'school anime' in general, but something which feels more along the lines of a work like Flowers of Evil in its portrayal of bullying and ostracizing within school).
The idea of the facade hiding the darker parts becomes most explicit in the later parts of the episode, where the cutesy mascot stuffed animals are used to disguise bombs. As symbols go, this is pretty straightforward, but there's a certain elegance to it at the same time, because it isn't really trying to be subtle, but rather to make explicit what was already being done implicitly earlier in the episode. This also creates a grammar for Twelve's interactions with Lisa, and the eventual way that the two of them convince Lisa to join them. The scene between Twelve and Lisa on the stairwell is the heart of the episode, and it understands it. The music is the best of the whole episode, and the shifting of Twelve's eyes say everything which needs to be said about his character at this point.
I haven't really talked much about the portrayal of bullying at the school, but it hit fairly close to home with me. The bit with Lisa taking her lunch into the bathroom with her actually resonated quite a bit with me, because I can remember a time in high school when I did that, because I was too afraid to sit with anyone at lunch. It felt like a pretty genuine scene to me.
I feel like there's a lot more going on in this episode, so I still have only really scratched the surface of exactly what is going on. As far as first episodes go, this is a huge success, promising all sorts of possibilities for where the show could go from here.
This was a very interesting first episode with quite a bit of different stuff going on. The opening scene solidly sets up the idea of the series, and it does so with some very nice moments (I particularly liked the transition from the shaking grenade to shaking a can of spray paint, which then winds up joining the two different scenes together). Interestingly, after setting up this terror based opening, the show then jumps to a high school setting, and drops our two main characters into it. This works primarily because of how much the characters seem to clash with the setting. People joke about how any sort of concept in anime can be amended with 'while in high school', but this stretches the idea in a knowing way, with the whole point of the first half of the episode being about how these characters don't really belong in the setting. Nine adopts the role of the aloof cool guy (the Rukawa archetype, essentially), but has no real interest in the role whatsoever, while Twelve similarly acts in a more happy go lucky role, but this is hiding his own darkness, made explicit later in the episode, but already highlighted to a certain extent when he's going on about various different students and their names. Nine tells him that he doesn't need to memorize the names of people outside of his class. In other words, Twelve doesn't actually understand the rules of the system he's been dropped into, and his act is a way of fitting in, but it still exposes him as an outsider. These transfer students aren't just two kids transferring into a high school, they're invaders from another genre entirely dropping into a high school anime (although not one with all of the trappings of 'school anime' in general, but something which feels more along the lines of a work like Flowers of Evil in its portrayal of bullying and ostracizing within school).
The idea of the facade hiding the darker parts becomes most explicit in the later parts of the episode, where the cutesy mascot stuffed animals are used to disguise bombs. As symbols go, this is pretty straightforward, but there's a certain elegance to it at the same time, because it isn't really trying to be subtle, but rather to make explicit what was already being done implicitly earlier in the episode. This also creates a grammar for Twelve's interactions with Lisa, and the eventual way that the two of them convince Lisa to join them. The scene between Twelve and Lisa on the stairwell is the heart of the episode, and it understands it. The music is the best of the whole episode, and the shifting of Twelve's eyes say everything which needs to be said about his character at this point.
I haven't really talked much about the portrayal of bullying at the school, but it hit fairly close to home with me. The bit with Lisa taking her lunch into the bathroom with her actually resonated quite a bit with me, because I can remember a time in high school when I did that, because I was too afraid to sit with anyone at lunch. It felt like a pretty genuine scene to me.
I feel like there's a lot more going on in this episode, so I still have only really scratched the surface of exactly what is going on. As far as first episodes go, this is a huge success, promising all sorts of possibilities for where the show could go from here.
'Sup bitches?
Someday... I shall have my own...
Until then, I can only curse at this picture.
My shipping info hasn't updated since the initial shipping thing.
So sometime soon probably. I hate it when that happens lol
Can we also take a moment to talk about how bad some of the lighting and colouring looks in this show? There's a lot of shots with practically no sense of depth or space because the lighting is complete even with no visible shadows. This creates images that look flat and cheap, almost like a bad visual novel. The extremely uniform and washed out colours really don't help either:
I'm not a big fan of the "digital texture pasted over flat digital paintings in an attempt to emulate depth" look. There are certainly ways to use patterns in digital art, but it needs to be part of a deliberate style. It doesn't work if you're trying to make something look three-dimensional.
BassForever
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'Sup bitches?
Where can you order this? Is it the full series sub/dub?
Cute girls doing cute dancing things!
Ive not seen enough Gundam to really know what you mean about Aila but I would agree she is a certain perfect mix of traits that I definitely like and shes absolutely squeedorable. Her design is basically perfect. the show is also too light hearted to do cruel things to characters so she doesnt die. If Aila was in a show and they killed her off I would seriously break shit.
Same here. I turn off gifs on mobile. (Saves a lot of data usage which I then use up on twitter anyway)
on my PC it doesnt matter cause I have no cap.
HNNNNNNNG. The CG as usual is a bit fussy and stiff, but I like what I see. Its just so absurd that I love it. This gonna be fun!
This show seems pretty lewd. Not sure what to expect.
ROFL. Pic saved.
Theonik
Member
Full series with new dub and subs. (Subs cannot be disabled unless you rip it like many recent releases.)
You can grab it from Rightstuff but the release is in a couple of days.
BassForever
Member
With a new dub? Crap gonna order when I get home!
When you say subs can't be disabled I assume thats for people who actually are fluent in Japanese correct?
Edit: 178 dollars what is this shit?
Jex
Member
It's to defeat the ghost known as REVERSE IMPORTATION.
BassForever
Member
I don't even want to imagine how expensive this set would be in Japanese O.O
MikeHattsu
Member
BassForever
Member
Always fun when somebody finds out the prices of certain anime releases
I have no problem if companies want to release expensive premium editions foe stupid high prices, but at least have an economy version for the common fan >:[
There are DVDs they released, but all of them put together isn't all that much cheaper IIRC.
In fairness it's like seventy episodes.
BassForever
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I was able to get 200+ episodes of One Piece for $150 hybrid (dvd). If the season dvds were $30-40 I'd be cool with that, but the dvds separate are basically the same price at the end of the day as the premium edition
I'm liking this new meme on Kancolle.
I ain't surprised if Onii-sama can do this.
I saw one with Kotoura-san. Adorable.
Its possible. Ive seen the manga pictures.
Would be like Potemayo.
Kancolle definitely deserves its chance in the moe sun but I agree. SW3 needs to happen soon.
Cruel but true.
'Sup bitches?
How did you get it a day early? You live in Tampa dont you?
It arrives tomorrow and I have to work tonight so I am not too jealous.
However, it arrives Tuesday night and I dont have work again till next tuesday after so I can enjoy a full week of CCS bluray so squeeeeeeeeeeee
Actually, 178$ is a bargain. This series is 70 episodes long. It spanned 18 DVDs.
178$ is an absolute steal for Cardcaptor Sakura on bluray.
Originally I got the series DVD set for 80$ and that still the all time best price for official product, but that was a once in a lifetime Rightstuf clearance deal.
It was about $2000 in Japan!
I would have bought it had I been able to actually understand raw japanese. but Im a bit crazy too.
It's not a new dub (like what Viz is doing for Sailor Moon). It's the Animax dub, and it's included as an extra.
$178 for a collector's edition Blu-Ray set of a 70 episode anime is pretty fair, to be honest. You're acting like this is Aniplex pricing.
Yeh but what is the real value of shonen poop like One Piece?
It's not a new dub (like what Viz is doing for Sailor Moon). It's the Animax dub, and it's included as an extra.
$178 for a collector's edition Blu-Ray set of a 70 episode anime is pretty fair, to be honest. You're acting like this is Aniplex pricing.
it would be over $600 if it was Aniplex
Good avatar.
Quality aside, it's cheaper because it's DVD, and I'm also guessing it doesn't include an artbox and hardcover artbook.
Hard subs...
Pretty sure all of NISA's releases have been like that. They've been pretty consistent with that, unfortunately. I think you can disable them with a modded BD player or something.
Maybe even more than that!
lol yeah that would be a bargain bin Aniplex set.
No. Charlotte. Just outside Charlotte, actually.
As for why I got it early...I dunno.
Well enjoy it. I shall join in the fun tomorrow evening.
My last night of work this week will keep me busy besides lol.
Theonik
Member
Worst was when it was on my region locked FMA:B release that won't play in Japan anyway. Fuckers.
I was released in a $800 and $600 volumes in 2009. (movies for $65 each)
Then got a re-release in 2012 in 3 $250 volumes. + movies
Not hardsubs. Programatically imposed softsubs.
As if that's hard to do at all
SliceSabre
Banned
Akame ga Kill 05
WORST GIRL IN ALL HISTORY HAS ARRIVED UGGGH
WORST GIRL IN ALL HISTORY HAS ARRIVED UGGGH
Do you think the movies should should show up too? Im sure they'd have to be separately licensed.
I never bought/watched the CCS movies.
Theonik
Member
I have no idea. I'd guess they'd be licensed.
Both the movies are nice. Movie 1 is entirely skippable and not that nice. Movie 2 is the actual ending of the series.
I see. Well if one can at least disable them with the English dub and mute button for screenshots I suppose it isn't too bad. Still annoyed when I read YrYr BDs were hardsubbed.
I might change my avatar soon, haven't decided yet.
Anyway, watching my way through the first World Tournament arc of Dragonball. It's actually way more entertaining than I thought it would be. And once I finish it, it'll be on to completely new material to me, as I've read through the Tournament in the manga, and had originally watched only as far as Goku and Krillian's training in the Anime.
Anyway, watching my way through the first World Tournament arc of Dragonball. It's actually way more entertaining than I thought it would be. And once I finish it, it'll be on to completely new material to me, as I've read through the Tournament in the manga, and had originally watched only as far as Goku and Krillian's training in the Anime.
They will! Discotek has licensed the first movie. The DVD comes out later this month, and the BD will be later this year. No word on the second movie yet.
Admiral Woofington
Member
If Oreca Battle had one less letter, it'd be a badass show. I mean who wouldn't want to see a show titled 'Orca Battle'?
I'd wager both would get licensed, but it's a slight bummer that they're not in the set. If you really want to watch the second movie though (which you should, cause it's great and the actual end of the series as Theonik said), it shouldn't be too hard to track down. Somebody (Geneon, I think?) gave it a proper release back in the day.
I actually would've bought the Persona 4 anime blurays if they weren't the shitty dub only with no JP voice track.
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