Yeah kind of annoying actually.
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Summer Anime 2015 |OT| SharingMana
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Yeah kind of annoying actually.
Captain Earth 10
Captain Earth 11
Captain Earth 12
Kekkai Sensen 1
Kekkai Sensen 2
Noragami 1
Noragami 2
Show by Rock!! 9
Snow White with the Red Hair 1
Sword of the Stranger
First was Nanashi's vow to not draw his sword again. About halfway through the movie his sword has started to come untied and as if he was reaffirming the vow itself, he retied. This led to that great cathartic moment where he realized he was watching his past come back to haunt him with Kotaro's sacrifice not being too dissimilar from what drove him into his self-imposed exile. His relationship with him had grown to the point where he willingly broke his vow for Kotaro's sake.
The other part is his skill with the sword. He was surprisingly deft for someone that never drew it, even successfully fending off Luo-Lang early on. I'd never appreciated just how handicapped the fight was for Luo-Lang's sake. He'd barely broken a sweat until that point while Nanashi was both exhausted from searching from Kotaro and injured from his own fights. It's crazy to think the nigh untouchable Luo-Lang had to have the opponent he'd been searching for brought down to his level just to make it an even fight.
Without a doubt this was one of my favorite eps the first time through as the teasing of the countdown finally being reached during the fights gives way to it actually happening and that sense of drama from Daicihi being in no position to repel the incoming Kiltgang attack. Teppei finally gets his day in the sun!
Captain Earth 11
I guess this is where the show begins to shift focus given the importance placed upon Setsuna by every party involved. I think it's been mostly overlooked (or not given proper time) that the Planetary Gears had been operating on finite resources, having only so many of the capsules Setsuna had charged. Probably worth noting that Amarok and Melkin kept referring to her as Setsuna-sama too when all the Planetary Gears had treated each others as equals thus far.
Captain Earth 12
Didn't expect the show to revisit the yazuka angle from the casino. Feels like Bugbear might be a bait & switch too but who knows!
Kekkai Sensen 1
Pretty forgettable outside of Chain and that one Nakamura cut!
Kekkai Sensen 2
Now that was more like it. Preferred this one to the first as it came across as far more "show, not tell" than the first ep which was really annoying. I know they had to set the stage with the strange setting and bizarre cast but I really liked how this one's action started with Leo seeing that dry cleaning truck for what it was and progressing from there. Doesn't hurt the Alterworld stuff gives the show a Wicked City vibe if possibly just for this ep.
Noragami 1
While it's a real superficial comparison to make, I think I liked the introductory episode of this as opposed to Kekkai Sensen's. Even with it straying towards the goofier side of things, the supernatural elements built upon themselves relatively sensibly to slowly paint the picture of the state of the world. Admittedly, this is far easier in a contemporary setting than Kekkai Sensens relatively fantastical setting of Hellsalem's Lot.
Noragami 2
There's a delightful stylishness to this that I wasn't fully aware of until the scene where Yato found his new regalia.
Show by Rock!! 9
The psychological warfare used by the Criticrista lead singer was pretty inspired given how it attempted to sow discord among Plasmagica. Their song was pretty great too. Ending sure was dark though. :lol It's not like it came out of nowhere so I'll give them points for that.
Snow White with the Red Hair 1
That was an exceptionally promising start which makes me both excited but wary. Excited because this could end up something decent. Wary because anime has burned me before after a good first episode!
Sword of the Stranger
Been a while since I watched it so I'll spare it the usual deserved praise. I did have a couple new takeaways from it that I never fully appreciated in the past though.
First was Nanashi's vow to not draw his sword again. About halfway through the movie his sword has started to come untied and as if he was reaffirming the vow itself, he retied. This led to that great cathartic moment where he realized he was watching his past come back to haunt him with Kotaro's sacrifice not being too dissimilar from what drove him into his self-imposed exile. His relationship with him had grown to the point where he willingly broke his vow for Kotaro's sake.
The other part is his skill with the sword. He was surprisingly deft for someone that never drew it, even successfully fending off Luo-Lang early on. I'd never appreciated just how handicapped the fight was for Luo-Lang's sake. He'd barely broken a sweat until that point while Nanashi was both exhausted from searching from Kotaro and injured from his own fights. It's crazy to think the nigh untouchable Luo-Lang had to have the opponent he'd been searching for brought down to his level just to make it an even fight.
Bones makes good shows as it turns out. They also made Captain Earth.
mrpallyguy
Member
Working season 3 ep 2
I see that plot trick and im not falling for it
Shinometa ep 2
Wow that Anna and expecting great things from the new character based on her voice
I see that plot trick and im not falling for it
Shinometa ep 2
Wow that Anna and expecting great things from the new character based on her voice
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah. I understand the atom bomb parallel, but shit. lol
They even used it to save the stupid Gamilan capital for fucks sake.
To be fair, she hates how he decided to pervert her desires. But she doesn't do shit about it. lol
It's sad that I immediately recognized it as the lesbian stalker girl from Railgun. It's the same voice. lol
Baroquemantic
Member
I haven't watched any anime since I think the 3rd episode of Parasyte last year. I finally finished that series a few days ago and it was amazing. I loved the transformation of the protag and the bond that grew between him and Migi, who turned out to be such a great character too. I was gonna read the manga, but it doesn't seem like I need to since the story and whatnot look to be the same, so that's cool.
I also finished CrossAnge and I think it turned out to be a pretty damn good show. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The first couple of episodes weren't too hot, but I'm glad I stuck with it. I'm not sure if I'd call the series mature, but it definitely touched on some themes I wasn't expecting it to.
Rail Wars is utter shit. I don't know why I even wasted my time watching six episodes of that crap. The (non-fanservice) plot seems to be nonexistent, and the characters are so typical and dull. Seriously, it's terrible, and I have no desire to finish it.
I've still got a ton of series from last year to catch up on but I decided I'd watch something more current and still ongoing first. Enter: Ore Monogatari. This show is pretty amazing, in my opinion. I don't typically watch this kind of anime on the regular, but if I find more quality series' like this, that may change. There's nothing I dislike about it right now. And Takeo is a gotdamn beast, but maaan, did they really have to make him so damn huge compared to everyone else? Lol.
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I don't remember seeing that Prison School was getting an anime. I'm definitely gonna have to watch that. I love the manga (and its god-tier art).
I also finished CrossAnge and I think it turned out to be a pretty damn good show. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The first couple of episodes weren't too hot, but I'm glad I stuck with it. I'm not sure if I'd call the series mature, but it definitely touched on some themes I wasn't expecting it to.
Rail Wars is utter shit. I don't know why I even wasted my time watching six episodes of that crap. The (non-fanservice) plot seems to be nonexistent, and the characters are so typical and dull. Seriously, it's terrible, and I have no desire to finish it.
I've still got a ton of series from last year to catch up on but I decided I'd watch something more current and still ongoing first. Enter: Ore Monogatari. This show is pretty amazing, in my opinion. I don't typically watch this kind of anime on the regular, but if I find more quality series' like this, that may change. There's nothing I dislike about it right now. And Takeo is a gotdamn beast, but maaan, did they really have to make him so damn huge compared to everyone else? Lol.
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I don't remember seeing that Prison School was getting an anime. I'm definitely gonna have to watch that. I love the manga (and its god-tier art).
Hellsing321
Member
Isn't that the whole premise of Metal Gear Solid?
Cornbread78
Member
Aishiteruze Baby ep. 1-6:
I wasn't sure what I expected going into this one, but damn, does it have heart and emotion behind it. I mean, some things feel forced, but l literally, felt myself getting mad at one point when the little girl, Yuzuyu was being picked on. Other moments make your heart melt from the cute and sweet things going on, but you also feel sad along with her too. That part I wasn't really expecting at all.. This is definitely more of a "chick flick" but I have to say the first 6 episodes have all been pretty good so far.
I wasn't sure what I expected going into this one, but damn, does it have heart and emotion behind it. I mean, some things feel forced, but l literally, felt myself getting mad at one point when the little girl, Yuzuyu was being picked on. Other moments make your heart melt from the cute and sweet things going on, but you also feel sad along with her too. That part I wasn't really expecting at all.. This is definitely more of a "chick flick" but I have to say the first 6 episodes have all been pretty good so far.
And countless other fiction I'm sure.
hosannainexcelsis
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Shokugeki no Soma 1
I've never seen someone orgasm over food before.
I've never seen someone orgasm over food before.
BassForever
Member
I think this weeks SAO just broke Toonami GAF
Jex
Member
Amazing.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Basileus777
Member
Duradura would have been a better name.
I just drove past and everything was on fire, I rolled up my windows and got out of there quick. Holy shit lol
Makes me want to go back and continue watching SAO
I used to confuse Shinichiro and Shinichi Watanabe until last year.
BassForever
Member
Rape guy attempts to kill Kirito with an injection, bullies try to murder Sinon, Sinon wants to meet the guy who tried to murder rape her, the series attempts to defend a murder rape group, Sinon meets the harem, and Sinon gets an intervention
All of these caused mass anger in one 30 minute stretch
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
I still do that
Admiral Woofington
Member
Aishiteruze Baby ep. 1-6:
I'must not sure what I expected going into this one, but damn, does it have heart and emotional behind it. I mean, some things feel forced, but l literally, felt myself getting mad at one point when the little girl, Yuzuyu was being picked on. Other moments make you heart melt from the cute and sweet things going on, but you also feel sad along with her at times too. That I wasn't really expecting at all.. This is definitely more of a "chick flick" but I have to say the first 6 episodes have all been pretty good so far.
Yeah it's good, not excellent. I like it better than Usagi Drop
Duran Duran
For good reason as well!
this is some quality writing (SAO)
I'm still not convinced that Another, AnoNatsu, AnoHana, and HanaIro aren't all the same show.
Cornbread78
Member
Ushio & Tiger 1-2
This is pretty stock shonen but its good stock shonen so I'll be sticking around. I do hope they don't try to keep Ushio's other life a secret from the girls for too long (at least the OP implies otherwise). Way too many series stretch that eventual reveal for too long and treat it as some huge drama bomb and its kind of annoying.
School Live 1
1st 20 minutes or so:
Last 2 minutes:
If I didn't know that there was some kind of "twist" I would have dropped it 5 minutes in. I mean I noticed stuff like
and what not but I'll admit I didn't see that twist coming. I'm legit intrigued but I dunno if I can stomach
that I assume still make up most of the show.
Sword Art Online II 14
Fuck Everything!
This is pretty stock shonen but its good stock shonen so I'll be sticking around. I do hope they don't try to keep Ushio's other life a secret from the girls for too long (at least the OP implies otherwise). Way too many series stretch that eventual reveal for too long and treat it as some huge drama bomb and its kind of annoying.
School Live 1
1st 20 minutes or so:
Last 2 minutes:
If I didn't know that there was some kind of "twist" I would have dropped it 5 minutes in. I mean I noticed stuff like
the graves
the fake "happy school life delusions"
Sword Art Online II 14
Fuck Everything!
Jex
Member
Can you stop defiling my beautiful science-fiction with your teenage mannerisms?
I've never watched Symphogear but damn if this isn't some hype shonen shit. Are these gifs characteristic of the show most of the time? Because this looks dumb but in a good way. Aren't there like 3 series worth of this show?
nintendoman58
Member
Thankfully episode 1 is as bad as the food orgasms get. From episode 4 and onwards, the reactions to the food, while still pretty extreme, don't go anywhere near the levels episode 1 goes to.
In any case, you're in for a fun show. This show was a huge unexpected surprise for me.
Basileus777
Member
Charlotte 2
Well this show isn't wasting any time before hitting you with the Maeda. Hopefully the tragic pasts escalate into Angel Beats levels of hilarity.
Well this show isn't wasting any time before hitting you with the Maeda. Hopefully the tragic pasts escalate into Angel Beats levels of hilarity.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
I hope you buy each one of their $120 figures
If you are looking for dumb in a good way watch it.
Despite the artist (Tosh) previously being a hentai doujin artist I don't think the sexual foodgasms are actually integral to the show like in Prison School. They can go or stay and I wouldn't really care
That doesn't mean the girls should stop being healthy as fuck because damn
DiscoShark
Banned
Charlotte - 01
Wow I went into this with absolutely nothing in the way of expectations and came away with the show shooting itself to the top of my list of currently airing shows. I absolutely love the ridiculousness of the setting presented. The visual gags with the 'teleporter' guy tackling the protagonist at ridiculous speeds, the fact that the powers presented are all hilarious incomplete in one way or another, or the whole thing of building up an overly dramatic main character only to systematically break him down at every step. A surprisingly charming and genuinely funny show!
Gakkou Gurashi - 01
Really interesting! Having read the synopsis for the show before seeing the actual first episode I found myself actively looking for clues throughout the first episode that betrayed the reality of their situation. I think the only that stuck out to me from the get go was
but aside from that the first episode played itself out in a surprisingly straight fashion. If you knew nothing about this going into it it'd be easy to think that it's your typical 'cute girls doing cute things' type of show with surprisingly decent production values (seriously I love how bright and pretty everything is).
That said, I think how decidedly 'normal' everything is for 90% of the episode is a bit of a double edged sword. If I didn't know the twist here I'm unsure whether or not there'd have been enough to draw me in and keep me interested during the course of events. Certainly that everything stays bright and pretty
but it didn't make for a wholly entertaining 30 minutes. There were some funny bits with the dog ignoring the funny girl gag but I think it'd have been nice to have
There's a lot of different avenues a show like this could take and, though the show doesn't really give much inkling into the format for the rest of the series, I'm certainly interested enough so far to see where it's going. Label me as cautiously optimistic.
Wish Upon a Pleiades - 01
I'm certainly interested. I saw some mentions of the show being both pretty good and it having been criminally ignored by the majority of animeGAF and this, coupled with some mentions that the show explores some of the neater side of space, was enough for me to give the first episode a shot. I liked it! While they were far from what I'd call "subtle" about the direction some of the character development is going to take I'm glad that a feel good show about magical girls is going further than just taking on an enemy of the week and being cute and fluffy. My only exposure to the genre being Madoka and Yuki Yuna up until this point that was probably one of my bigger concerns. Whether it's able to successfully incorporate the drama without making me hate myself is the real question. There'll always be space porn to fall back on I guess.
Things I didn't like though? I guess the obvious one is the really distractingly bad CG. Like it's clear after having watched Show by Rock and Etotama that good CG in anime isn't just a pipe dream so to go into this after having checked out those shows is definitely a jarring experience. That and the fact that their magical broom sticks sound like cars. Bit odd.
Gangsta – 01
I think after my first go through my thoughts were that the series was a bit crude in some key scenes, that in an effort to show how nitty gritty and dark the setting was they'd default to scenes of sexual violence or prostitution. Though the scenes themselves never took up much screentime, weren't the focus of the episode, nor were they framed in a way that I felt like they were trying to titillate the viewer I just found them to be a bit ... distasteful? It's hard to defend it as having any sort of significant narrative purpose when they show off the leader of the gang getting a random blowjob from a girl and his O face immediately afterward.
On a second watch I think I was able to appreciate the other aspects of the show. Tsutchie being on board for the music gives everything that distinctive Champloo flair and it's definitely one of the (only?) highlights of the series thus far. I'll keep going with it for now.
Gate – 01
I'll be honest, I'm not thrilled that the MCs defining trait seems to be “loves anime/manga to the point that his only motivation to save the dozens of people around him was to save the con he was attending.” Which is a shame because there's definitely some interesting story telling fodder to be explored with sudden parallel universe coming in contact with normal modern day setting. I'll give it the ol' 3 episode rule on the basis that the second half was decidedly more tolerable than the first half of the episode.
Chaos Dragon – 01
This was trash. I'll keep watching.
Wow I went into this with absolutely nothing in the way of expectations and came away with the show shooting itself to the top of my list of currently airing shows. I absolutely love the ridiculousness of the setting presented. The visual gags with the 'teleporter' guy tackling the protagonist at ridiculous speeds, the fact that the powers presented are all hilarious incomplete in one way or another, or the whole thing of building up an overly dramatic main character only to systematically break him down at every step. A surprisingly charming and genuinely funny show!
Gakkou Gurashi - 01
Really interesting! Having read the synopsis for the show before seeing the actual first episode I found myself actively looking for clues throughout the first episode that betrayed the reality of their situation. I think the only that stuck out to me from the get go was
the random barricade of desks
That said, I think how decidedly 'normal' everything is for 90% of the episode is a bit of a double edged sword. If I didn't know the twist here I'm unsure whether or not there'd have been enough to draw me in and keep me interested during the course of events. Certainly that everything stays bright and pretty
amplified the ending scene in which you find how truly warped the main character's view of reality is
peppered in more decidedly "odd" moments and bits of dialogue that clashed with the main character's world view before getting to that point of tonal shift. If for nothing more than to give a little more credibility to the bleakness of their situation.
Wish Upon a Pleiades - 01
I'm certainly interested. I saw some mentions of the show being both pretty good and it having been criminally ignored by the majority of animeGAF and this, coupled with some mentions that the show explores some of the neater side of space, was enough for me to give the first episode a shot. I liked it! While they were far from what I'd call "subtle" about the direction some of the character development is going to take I'm glad that a feel good show about magical girls is going further than just taking on an enemy of the week and being cute and fluffy. My only exposure to the genre being Madoka and Yuki Yuna up until this point that was probably one of my bigger concerns. Whether it's able to successfully incorporate the drama without making me hate myself is the real question. There'll always be space porn to fall back on I guess.
Things I didn't like though? I guess the obvious one is the really distractingly bad CG. Like it's clear after having watched Show by Rock and Etotama that good CG in anime isn't just a pipe dream so to go into this after having checked out those shows is definitely a jarring experience. That and the fact that their magical broom sticks sound like cars. Bit odd.
Gangsta – 01
I think after my first go through my thoughts were that the series was a bit crude in some key scenes, that in an effort to show how nitty gritty and dark the setting was they'd default to scenes of sexual violence or prostitution. Though the scenes themselves never took up much screentime, weren't the focus of the episode, nor were they framed in a way that I felt like they were trying to titillate the viewer I just found them to be a bit ... distasteful? It's hard to defend it as having any sort of significant narrative purpose when they show off the leader of the gang getting a random blowjob from a girl and his O face immediately afterward.
On a second watch I think I was able to appreciate the other aspects of the show. Tsutchie being on board for the music gives everything that distinctive Champloo flair and it's definitely one of the (only?) highlights of the series thus far. I'll keep going with it for now.
Gate – 01
I'll be honest, I'm not thrilled that the MCs defining trait seems to be “loves anime/manga to the point that his only motivation to save the dozens of people around him was to save the con he was attending.” Which is a shame because there's definitely some interesting story telling fodder to be explored with sudden parallel universe coming in contact with normal modern day setting. I'll give it the ol' 3 episode rule on the basis that the second half was decidedly more tolerable than the first half of the episode.
Chaos Dragon – 01
This was trash. I'll keep watching.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I think it's easy to forgive GATE for the otaku humor bullshit when the payoff is fucking glorious nippon modern warfare murdering cocky ass medieval modafuckas. Also helps the MC is a capable military figure, otaku shit aside
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Michiko and Hatchin 03
I appreciate how Michiko changes outfits all the time and that Hatchin cuts her hair for CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
This show isn't really as good as I remember. The style, setting, designs and music are all top notch but it's not in service of a whole lot so far. It's still good enough to keep watching though. Maybe it will get better later, forgot this was 2 cours.
I appreciate how Michiko changes outfits all the time and that Hatchin cuts her hair for CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
This show isn't really as good as I remember. The style, setting, designs and music are all top notch but it's not in service of a whole lot so far. It's still good enough to keep watching though. Maybe it will get better later, forgot this was 2 cours.
So are you rewatching it or did you just think it was good based off of the first 2 episodes?
I ultimately loved it by the end. Each episode was really fun, and the ending paid off for me.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Not rewatch, never finished it. Years ago I watched the first few (6 or 8, somewhere like that) and never continued for some reason. I meant to finish it but it was really low on the backburner until Toonami started airing it so I'm watching it there
Cornbread78
Member
I agree. So far, it has better flow, it feels more natural and the mix of emotions is great.
bobawesome
Member
Revolutionary Girl Utena 6
What. Just what. Clearly this was meant to be filler but it was so bad. To call it awful would be a compliment.
What. Just what. Clearly this was meant to be filler but it was so bad. To call it awful would be a compliment.
Ah, I see!
For me it was a complete blind watch. I just looked up some shows that had greater than 12-13 episodes and went for it. Was totally glad I watched it too!
Basileus777
Member
Nanami episodes are fucking great. Quality comedy episodes are not filler.
bobawesome
Member
I have no issue with Nanami but I disliked the episode itself.
Basileus777
Member
Aquarion Logos 2
The MC is carrying this show, his constant deadpan and savior schtick is great. I like that the villain is the CEO of a social network service who is trying to turn words evil. This is probably the funniest show of the season. Though it's pretty damn ugly and made even worse by Funi being Funi.
Holy shit. Best anime of this decade (so far) has a film? And one that isn't just a scene compilation? Hope it is awesome.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
The first two movies are recap, the third, Odyssey of the Celestial Arc is new.
And it's great.
I can see the decomposing turdly remains of Funimation all over those screenshots. Why must they be so awful at streaming
As for the show itself, is it funny in a campy way or a laugh at aquarion kind of way?
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