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Summer 2014 Anime |OT3| where everyone watches doremi for hito
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Jex
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So, are you going to post a more detailed write up? I only ask because I've noticed a lot of people posting on twitter about anime that they're watching but not actually posting on GAF.
This isn't really an issue except that I don't really feel like writing long responses via twitter as it seems kind of silly. It's not something I'd want to do for every show, of course, but some of the Gundam shows deserve a bit more discussion as does Hunter x Hunter.
I mean, what does "is gud" mean. Which arcs? Which moments? Etc etc.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Thanks, everyone!
Actually yeah but later as that last third of episodes had some major problems.
victreeb3l
Member
Free comes out on Wednesdays
Jex
Member
Perhaps while I'm in the process of slowly walking down the hallway you could have a narrator explain those points to me even though it's pretty clear what they will be.
Only if you're willing to note this strange feeling you'll encounter as the compression of time you'd had described to you yet never experienced yourself while simultaneously expressing shock at just how little time has actually elapsed.
Jex
Member
Yes, that's pretty much the first half of the show. Towards the midpoint the story takes turn and the show changed directors which is when then things get really crazy.
Turin Turambar
Member
Goddamn Dresden. I saw that scene with innocent eyes. But now that you mention it...
lol.
Jex
Member
I'm not entirely sure what you mean by this, but I can assure you that you're experiencing the main plot right now.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Should've just watched the by all accounts superior 1999 version.
CheapJuice
Member
I was under the impression the tv series was the way to go
Berserk - 04
Well I didn't expect this (NSFW?)
Backstory to the backstory. Some interesting stuff, born from a corpse? And the man in his nightmare from first episode was his "mentor"
MikeHattsu
Member
The Comic Artist and His Assistants 12
And it all ends with a karaoke song praising panties.
It starts out good enough, but towards the middle it just stops being funny. Instead it adds relationship parts, which while ok enough isn't what I was looking for in this one. It also introduces some characters that's not funny at all like the manga editor. Still some amusing stuff at the end, but nothing like in the earlier episodes.
The best parts of this was the bits between Aito and Ashisu. Some of the early stuff with Mihari was good as well. The guy who voices Aito is good at voicing the pervy dumbass, which he also did in No Game No Life (although I didn't like the character he played in that).
Fun enough in the first half of the series, so I'll give it 2.5/5 Branya:
And it all ends with a karaoke song praising panties.
It starts out good enough, but towards the middle it just stops being funny. Instead it adds relationship parts, which while ok enough isn't what I was looking for in this one. It also introduces some characters that's not funny at all like the manga editor. Still some amusing stuff at the end, but nothing like in the earlier episodes.
The best parts of this was the bits between Aito and Ashisu. Some of the early stuff with Mihari was good as well. The guy who voices Aito is good at voicing the pervy dumbass, which he also did in No Game No Life (although I didn't like the character he played in that).
Fun enough in the first half of the series, so I'll give it 2.5/5 Branya:
Jex
Member
Correct choice made.
But the shippers sonicmj1, please think of the shippers!
Hardly.
said nobody ever
both kinda pale compared to the manga, but if I had to choose, I'd go with the TV version.
CheapJuice
Member
Bad wording on my part, I'm referring to E01 grown up Guts, perhaps 'Main timeline' would've been better
Theonik
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More fairies and slaying of demons less Grifith/Guts bromance is I think what he wants.
Edit: And here we go.
SliceSabre
Banned
Momo Kyun Sword - END
A pox on that fucking ending. Oni girl still had the best ass and was the best girl.
Hunter x Hunter - END
Absolutely loved this series. One of the few long running shows I actually bothered to watch and enjoyed all the way through. I should really start reading the manga.
A pox on that fucking ending. Oni girl still had the best ass and was the best girl.
Hunter x Hunter - END
Absolutely loved this series. One of the few long running shows I actually bothered to watch and enjoyed all the way through. I should really start reading the manga.
Jex
Member
Welp, looks like I have no choice but to add this to my watch list.
Ah, well...
MikeHattsu
Member
Time for another watchbet. This time with nintendoman58:
Gurren Lagann 01
Everything starts with a big bang.
Underground villages and lots of drills. So this is where those glasses are from, and I can see how the people who made Kill la Kill made this as well.
Gurren Lagann 01
Everything starts with a big bang.
Underground villages and lots of drills. So this is where those glasses are from, and I can see how the people who made Kill la Kill made this as well.
What you're watching right now is by all means the main timeline. That first episode is more of a flash-forward.
Crash Station
Member
It's a bit more complicated than "by all accounts". I think many would consider 2011 vital since it covers more of the story. Consensus seems to be something like:
Hunter exam: 99>2011
Tower: about equal (2011 may have edge due to animation)
Yorknew: same as above
Greed Island: 2011>>>>>>>99
Chimera Ant: 99 version N/A so 2011 wins by default (has pacing issues that were present in the manga)
So for all but one arc, the 2011 version holds its own.
Theonik
Member
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's 02-04
Well the new transformation is lewder than the last one which means a lot of people probably got arrested for this.
The fake German is less fun when actually in Germany. Other than that silly powerups we'll see what happens etc.
Well the new transformation is lewder than the last one which means a lot of people probably got arrested for this.
The fake German is less fun when actually in Germany. Other than that silly powerups we'll see what happens etc.
It was already sitting on my to-do list. What the hell.
We're losing all the greats to twitter.
CheapJuice
Member
Oh, alright. I thought there was going to be 2-3 episodes of backstory and then straight back to E01. Without spoilering too much, how far forward is that?
TTGL is pretty good
When I first started watching Berserk, I thought the same thing. Yet as the series went on, I found myself so interested in the Golden Age story that I forgot about that first episode. Keep watching, it's great!
Nikodemos
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It's... uhh... really far. I mean, really, really far.
Save 'N Quit
Banned
http://a.pomf.se/ariczo.webm
http://a.pomf.se/lzblvr.webm
Nozaki-kun 1
Opening: It's alright. Wonder what's with the poor Tanuki abuse.
Ending: Gonna be stuck in my head all week. I just know it.
So that was nice.
Thought I might have been annoyed by Chiyo since that's usually the case with a character like her, but thankfully that wasn't the case.
I do wish she would have confessed properly.
Not that I expected it to happen mind you.
Just something I'd like to see.
Nozaki has that straight face routine down and makes for a good pair with Chiyo's overreactions.
Was worried that he would just be "the stoic" the entire time, but those fears quickly disappeared the moment he smiled.
That scene alone drew the biggest laughs from me.
http://a.pomf.se/lzblvr.webm
Nozaki-kun 1
Opening: It's alright. Wonder what's with the poor Tanuki abuse.
Ending: Gonna be stuck in my head all week. I just know it.
So that was nice.
Thought I might have been annoyed by Chiyo since that's usually the case with a character like her, but thankfully that wasn't the case.
I do wish she would have confessed properly.
Not that I expected it to happen mind you.
Just something I'd like to see.
Nozaki has that straight face routine down and makes for a good pair with Chiyo's overreactions.
Was worried that he would just be "the stoic" the entire time, but those fears quickly disappeared the moment he smiled.
That scene alone drew the biggest laughs from me.
MikeHattsu
Member
nintendoman58
Member
Awwwww yeah. You're in for quite a ride.
I'll make sure to get Steins;Gate started later tonight.
Jex
Member
It's interesting that this has come to light.
I've recently re-watched Hunter x Hunter 2011 (yes that's right, as soon as I finished my first watch of the series I went back to the beginning and watched 140 episodes for the second time in a two month period) and I've reached a somewhat similar conclusion.
Whale Island Arc - > 99 version as it basically doesn't exist in the 2011 version.
Hunter Exam Arc - > 99 version.
Tower Arc - > I agree these are pretty similar, I'd have to go watch and double check the 99 version but I feel it was still slightly better.
York New -> These are pretty much equal, the modern version is perhaps a little better but it's not worth arguing about.
Greed Island -> Obviously better in 2011.
And the other arcs don't exist!
phoenix296
Member
Yamibou was a sloppy mess that was so boring it put me to sleep on multiple occasions.
ImoCho made me feel disgusted in humanity with one of the worst endings ever conceived.
You figure it out.
SliceSabre
Banned
Ojamajo Doremi End
I have completed what was originally suggestedt by Yuu and done partly in the name of Hito. This series was completely not what I had always thought it to be. I honestly thought it was about fairies are something whenever I saw it in passing and also didn't give it a chance because '90s anime'. Holy fuck I was off. I found the vast majority of the episode entertaining and was amused when they solved things with magic or just good ole fashion know how. Certainly one of the better magical girl shows out there as well.
I'm sorely tempted to jump right into the next season after that ending. Pop and Onpu confirmed for best.
I have completed what was originally suggestedt by Yuu and done partly in the name of Hito. This series was completely not what I had always thought it to be. I honestly thought it was about fairies are something whenever I saw it in passing and also didn't give it a chance because '90s anime'. Holy fuck I was off. I found the vast majority of the episode entertaining and was amused when they solved things with magic or just good ole fashion know how. Certainly one of the better magical girl shows out there as well.
I'm sorely tempted to jump right into the next season after that ending. Pop and Onpu confirmed for best.
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Thanks for the replies all. I'll have to start sorting out my plan here soon enough.
Good anime exists?
Not on the list but I've seen the first couple of episodes before I had to put it on hold. Plan on picking it back up sometime.
Already seen Valvrave
Good anime exists?
Ghost Stories with english dub obviously
Not on the list but I've seen the first couple of episodes before I had to put it on hold. Plan on picking it back up sometime.
Already seen Valvrave
and neither are on the List
Just my personal opinion here so take it for what you will: every sequel season of Ojamajo Doremi is better than the first season.
Turin Turambar
Member
My prediction
Hunter x Hunter - Dark Continent (2025)
see you there!
Hunter x Hunter - Dark Continent (2025)
see you there!
If '99 ends where I think it does, it's a good stopping point that emphasizes the importance of the journey whereas the material adapted in '11 that wasn't in '99 places emphasis on the closure achieved by reaching the destination.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Yugioh Arc-V Episode 24
Great fight for LDS. Was hyped to see Yaiba so excited and everyone else unleash their special summons, but like Zexal manga, we get some pretty huge ATK's here. Perhaps the reason why Arc-V is always at the top of my favorite anime of each week list.
I want a Raid Raptors deck right now.
Great fight for LDS. Was hyped to see Yaiba so excited and everyone else unleash their special summons, but like Zexal manga, we get some pretty huge ATK's here. Perhaps the reason why Arc-V is always at the top of my favorite anime of each week list.
I want a Raid Raptors deck right now.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Which is why I was just hoping for a Toradora ending. Otherwise, why go through with the goodbye at all? Just have them stop at the airport.
But ah well, happy endings are still fun.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Any of this stuff have special features?
Also a Dog and Scissors dub... I am very :chitanda about it.
Just A-Channel, which has whatever the same bonus stuff its DVD had; everything else only has the clean OP/ED listed from what I can tell.
Coming from someone that been a Megafan of the 1999 version for over decade, 2011 verison trumps it by beautifully adapting chimera ant arc the greatest arc of them all.
Hunter exam 99>2011
Tower both equal
Yorknew both equal
Greed island 2011>>>>>99
99 weren't around for the magnificent Chimera Ant arc & the election arc.
R_thanatos
Member
Only after we get all the previous arcs re-done with all the next next gen animation techniques
Lufiaddict
Member
Long story short:
Puck took control of the Planetary Gears' base, got himself an ego cube, destroyed the ego cubes of some P-Gears, said he wanted to install himself into every sentient life-form, started with Hana and then turned the Blume spaceship into a giant robot. The others P-Gears pondered the meaning of life and sacrificed their ego cubes in a failed attempt to destroy Giant Robot Puck. Daichi managed to get into the Giant Robot, brought Hana back with a telepathic kiss and they destroyed Puck's cube and robot with their Livlasters.
Aftermath:
- Earth is saved
- Teppei and Akari are safe (Akari didn't do anything during the final confrontation; Teppei just used his shield a lot)
- P-Gears are now humans.
- Daichi and Hana are somewhere in space (not sure) but they're probably fine since the blue-haired schoolgirl who gave Daichi his gun in the first episode is with them.
- Teppei and Akari are safe (Akari didn't do anything during the final confrontation; Teppei just used his shield a lot)
- P-Gears are now humans.
- Daichi and Hana are somewhere in space (not sure) but they're probably fine since the blue-haired schoolgirl who gave Daichi his gun in the first episode is with them.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Weird. They're not even throwing in the OVA for that one?
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