hosannainexcelsis
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It's the brainchild of the same person who was behind SEED/SEED Destiny, after all.
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Summer 2014 Anime |OT3| where everyone watches doremi for hito
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It's the brainchild of the same person who was behind SEED/SEED Destiny, after all.
everyone working on this should be blacklisted tbh
e: christ this is giving terraformars a run for its money
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Barakamon 5
Konomon!
The recipe for it from the manga is pretty good actually.
Konomon!
The recipe for it from the manga is pretty good actually.
He should have gone back to Cyber Formula instead. :/
Mr. Pointy
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I know. That's the point. Fukuda's trying to out-edge SEED Destiny. He's gone full Frank Miller.
I bet if we got the SEED movie, Cross Ange wouldn't have happened.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Also they did a really good job with naru's voice. Might be the first anime kid to sound like a kid instead of a high pitched squealing mess.
Crash Station
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Terror Boys 10
So now they're going to
and we still don't really know why. Well alright then....
So now they're going to
blow up the country
Femmeworth
Banned
Usagi Drop Ep. 11
... that's it? I think I heard the production committee whisper, "Go read the manga," in my ear. Luckily, I'm well informed and won't go down that path. Even taken on its own, this is kind of a poor ending. The pacing is really wonky and you can feel the creative team struggling to figure out how to give some semblance of thematic closure.
... that's it? I think I heard the production committee whisper, "Go read the manga," in my ear. Luckily, I'm well informed and won't go down that path. Even taken on its own, this is kind of a poor ending. The pacing is really wonky and you can feel the creative team struggling to figure out how to give some semblance of thematic closure.
Crash Station
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Come on guys, spoiler your Ange stuff.
Well look at the praise No Game No Life got here.
I never felt that. I was just frustrated it ended. Of course I wanted some kind of Brady Bunch ending, or at least them dating with the promise of a Brady Bunch future.
Femmeworth
Banned
hosannainexcelsis
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I have to disagree; I thought it was an excellent ending, summing up the themes of parenthood that the whole series had been dealing with.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
UltraGunner
Banned
It must be something if even the Otaku are facepalming and laughing at it.
A) It actually does sound worse in context. WOW
B) I lost it when the author of the review defended the shitty incest themes and clumsily handled racism. LOL. Speaking of the actual show, why do so many who clearly are unable to write the issue in a convincing try? The issue of racism goes much further and is more insidious than just a bunch of mustache twirling klansmen or those who act/think like them but so few seem to be able to write the issue in a non-embarrassing way. It's kind of stunning honestly.
They used to do it for me, but ended up saying that they could only do it up to 1 month after the placement of thee order. Guess that's gone now too though.
Also, do you know if it's easy to change payment methods with them? I get a new card in October, so I need to change payment on my Sailor Moon (with coin} and Nisekoi releases. But I want to preorder all this stuff while the sale is active.
Guess i'm in for Log Horizon, Non Non Biyori, and Maid-sama.
Wait a second...
Qwaser of Stigmata Complete Collection (BD/DVD, sub-only)
Oh shit guys.
Fuck yeah.
MikeHattsu
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Or maybe it's a rip off of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BludvtlXPQ
Which was inspired by Chrono Trigger
No OVA for Non Non Biyori either then? Bah.
Enjoy!
You could always try to watch the live action movie...
Yay!
Y u do dis?
Holy crap.
Femmeworth
Banned
All I took away from it was, "Parenthood is a sacrifice but it's worth it." While it's not something you often see as the focus of an anime, I found it trite. The part where Daikichi had to verbalize that he had changed since becoming a parent drove home to me that they didn't have a whole lot to say.
Look, I know your shipping fantasies were dashed when it turned out
they were sisters
Also it's rather nice when an anime ends with a happily ever after. Most just camera pan up to the sky while the credits start to roll over the scenery.
Did it need to say more?
Femmeworth
Banned
As a mostly fluffly series, I guess not.
Edit: I'm not trying to shit on it, I had a pleasant time for the most part. I just wish it had delved deeper into some of the things it touched upon.
You guys probably more excited about this Ange thing than those filthy otaku lol.
You watching Code: Breaker?
If not you should
You watching Code: Breaker?
If not you should
Femmeworth
Banned
Nah, I just saved that .gif. It's on my watchlist list.
Yeah, don't get your hopes up too high.
I hope the release will have that glorious piano theme from last episode. Pure bliss.
Hah yes it's weird, it's farfetched and makes for a weaker final arc. Though I must say I loved the
Anri reveal, took me completely by surprise.
Black Bullet 9-13
Managed to finally finish this.
Given all the dead lolis the show has thrown at me I
was surprised the main cast made it unscathed. Genuinely thought at least Enju would bite the titular bullet.
Femmeworth
Banned
Ghost in the Shell: SAC Ep. 18
This has to be the worst written episode thus far, and not even in an entertaining way. Did the writer, Jun'ichi Fujisaku, have to shit this out in a single day? Unsurprisingly, I see that this was another episode outsourced to P.A. Works and directed by Masayuki Yoshihara. I really want to know what limitations they were working under for their episodes to turn out so poorly. I surmise that they were given minimal time to work on the episodes and no freedom for the director to do anything but strictly adapt the script given.
This has to be the worst written episode thus far, and not even in an entertaining way. Did the writer, Jun'ichi Fujisaku, have to shit this out in a single day? Unsurprisingly, I see that this was another episode outsourced to P.A. Works and directed by Masayuki Yoshihara. I really want to know what limitations they were working under for their episodes to turn out so poorly. I surmise that they were given minimal time to work on the episodes and no freedom for the director to do anything but strictly adapt the script given.
NaDannMaGoGo
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Seriously, what the hell. There've been multiple anime scenes (look at the recent butt-shot-orgies from SAO 2, even if that's tame compared to this) where I just can't help imagining some very uncomfortable animators working on these scenes. Or at least I would like to hope they are. And whoever comes up with this shit...do they watch the finished sequence together and go "yeh this is good"?
Framing (impending) anal rape with torture toys in a way that's supposed to be alluring, just what the ever living fuck.
Wake Up, Girls! 12
It's not that good, but it's decent so I'll give it 4/7 WUGs:
Ha, I have those badges, semi-pro WUGner that I am.
I'm not keeping up with this Ange guff, but going back to Cyber Formula feels like a good idea regardless of context. That so was so much dumb, goofy fun.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
That sounds less otaku pandering and more shock value for the sake of shock value honestly.
Seriously. Describing it as otaku pandering is being disingenuous.
R_thanatos
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NO it's not what the writter think of justice , it's what the writter think of people spouting justice , especially without thinking..she is clearly the wrost of the lot ( more than esdeath ) because esdeath is quite aware of what she is doing and why she does it. Justice-chan ? not even close. I mean she's got issues and she suffered but she , unlike many never realise that she is an hypocrite. Out of the jeager or night raid , everyone realise the consequences of their actions , heck from the start night raid members mock tatsumi over his sweethoped ideals. i mean the world of night raid is so fucked up that anyone spoutiong justice is obviously a fool.And this is true in the jeager side too
IN her character develloppement , justice-chan was so bloody trusting that she trusted 2 GRADE A assholes ( one of the 2 used her in experiments ) without knowing or ever understanding that their actions were flawed Heck stylish doesn't use her in his assault BECAUSE she wouldn't keep quiet showing that everyone is manipulating her to no end.She is a tool that doesn't realise what she is , what she has become and what she is trully doing.She is not even meant to be taken seriously.
Anyway, The gap between their assassins side and their daily side is done on purpose too, probably to put more impact when one dies ( because who cares when one die if it's assasin #1354687467464684, it's much better if it's a character you know and understand) and that's why we get the jaeger side too.
I kind of feel like the anime never settles into a position where it can say anything that's very grounded about parenthood as a whole. Its truncated form only covers a very short span of time, and its all so incredibly romanticized that it's hard to feel like there's much credibility in place. Coming to a place of acceptance that Usagi Drop targets an audience that are not parents is important to understanding the text, and holding the series less accountable for lacking much veracity.
This upcoming season is going to be the worst since I started watching anime again.
FlyingSaucer
Banned
I'm really worried by this trend of mixing fanservice with ugly, vomit-inducing, 'shock for the shock value' nastiness.
I should note that there is some discussion/argument that the scene is someone installing a control system into her lower back. I think though that's somebody's conjecture rather than seeing the actual scene. The storyboarding in any case does seem to imply that some form of assault occurred just due to the number of people coming out of the event who have that impression.
Show sounds fucking terrible either way though. Either it was boring enough that nobody watching gave a shit about any of the details or they went for full shock value.
Show sounds fucking terrible either way though. Either it was boring enough that nobody watching gave a shit about any of the details or they went for full shock value.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Eh, there are two shows which I want to watch and another 2 that are maybes, which is all I can ask for really.
I swear to god if this is gyan kid related
A removal of Gyan Kid and his poor taste in robots would be an improvement but Try will probably still be great. The problem is there's only four or five shows that I actually give a shit about and that's the lowest it has ever been.
Ain't no season like backlog season then
Actually...that's something that I don't is ever covered even in the manga. The first chapter of Aqua covers Akari's arrival and introduction to President Aria and Alicia but there's no real sense they'd ever met before.
Presumably she got an apprenticeship through applying for it? Hmmm.
nintendoman58
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Fantastic write-up. I agree with everything in this. I actually stopped watching the adaptation and got caught-up with the manga when the assault on the castle started. It's really a darned shame, it was a turn-off for many fans of the series who watched this weekly.
But even so, I still love this show. It was great fun to watch. Though I mostly agree with your highlights of the show, if I had to add one, it would be
the Requiem for Uvogin scene. Where the Troupe members go on a murderous rampage through the night whilst a Mozart piece plays that goes over the ED.
I might have made this a backlog season had it not been for me recently watching Fate/Zero. Now I really want to see Ufotable version of Fate/Stay Night.
Welp, so much for planning on watching that show. *Removes from list* The initial previews looked so promising, too...
Dedication Through Light
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All six versions of Free!'s Future Fish sound great, Rin's the default best one though, followed by Harus.
nintendoman58
Member
Now now, let's not get too hyped about this until it's actually confirmed. Like, until an official announcement or something.
I'm sure we don't want a repeat of last time.
UltraGunner
Banned
nope nope nope. I won't get fooled again.
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