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Summer Anime 2015 |OT| SharingMana
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Hellraider
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God Eater is the biggest waste of money and talent in the last five years. And here I thought ufotable was gonna treat it more like, well, what it actually deserved.
KenjiGlove
Banned
It boggles me why they're deciding to put all this effort on something that basically Attack on Titan with extra edge.
There has to be some niche manga or game out there that deserves it more right?
Shouta
Member
The plot is pretty by the numbers but the story is good. The setting is also fantastic. It's not very often you get to see a fantasy world that has a Central/South American aesthetic in an anime. They even spend the time explaining the world so we get an idea of what it's like. It even justifies Nachetanya's bunny outfit which would just be normal costume that isn't explained in any other anime, lol. The cast so far feels a shade different from the standard fare too despite the base tropes to each.
God Eater and Attack on Titan weren't all that far off from each other originally. Sept 2009 for the start of Attack on Titan and Feb 2010 for the first GE game. The games were popular and ufotable produced a short OVA at the same time AoT actually released too, lol. They probably had it in the pipe line for awhile and decided they had time to do it now.
Cornbread78
Member
Working S1, ep. 4-6:
Still continues to be pretty funny. Got a ton of back-story on the group os sisters he has around the house. Drunk sister is the best, (for comedic reasons obviously) lol. I will break here for today and move onto something different.
Still continues to be pretty funny. Got a ton of back-story on the group os sisters he has around the house. Drunk sister is the best, (for comedic reasons obviously) lol. I will break here for today and move onto something different.
Yeah, the God Eater series only sold 2.2 million copies in Japan with two games and two expansions. What a waste of money for Bandai Visual.
Gate is pretty awesome so far. Especially now that Rory showed up.
Soma is still the best show still running.
Prisma Illya 2wei OVA
Lol you are so cute!
LWA2 is pretty good. If it were to be a series I would want it to be like Tweeny Witches and not anything more grandiose to keep quality up.
Shirou ruins EVERYTHING buddy. It is what it is. Sadly the Fate Universe seems to like that bastard. Who knows why?
Today I discovered that "Dead anime mom hair" is a thing
I suppose seeing that style should raise an instant death flag, haha
Oh shit youre right. I never noticed this trend! Except Nadeshiko in CCS was a really lovely girl with long silvery hair. she was quite different.
What shows are those? I dont recognize them all.
Oh damn. I kinda liked Chaos Head because it was hilariously bad, but ImoCho is pretty awful. But if you want something worse hmm. Sword art Online is pretty terrible. But even that has SOME redeeming qualities. I cant really think of something THAT bad either.
However, it looks like our heroes will be stuck in the Peninsula of Evil due to that mist barrier thing, so we're unlikely to see more of the mesoamerican civilization. Seeing power struggles, cities that ally with the fiends to overthrow bigger cities that'd often seize anyone weaker than themselves and other things would be a lot cooler.
As it stands right now, it seems like a generic story with the mesoamerican cities and art slapped on top of it at the last second. With their names and looks, all seven braves feel like they'd fit better in a generic fantasy setting than in a mesoamerican one, and it looks like all that was lifted from those cultures was the architecture and clothing style (which is mostly used by side characters and extras only).
Hellraider
Member
It's not a waste of money in the sense that it won't make money. It's a waste of money because there are hundreds of properties that deserve such treatment, yet GE is the one that gets it.
Clockwise from top left: AoT, FMA, Tokyo Ghoul, dunno.
Steins;Gate 17
lulz.
Mayuri x Death ship is canon Okabe.
edit: I'm getting more and more confused by the constant changes
to the timeline. Wouldn't getting rid of all the D-mails mean the return to the very first world line ? The one where Makise dies ? But then Okabe never really gave that event a thought since ep 2, so maybe he just doesn't realise it yet.
lol deserves such treatment...
Like what out of their portfolio in recent? Dark Souls? Tekken? Ace Combat?
Gundam,Tales and Digimon obviously no need to be said since they already have animes.
GE is a logical step for them since it's a successful series for them and their designs are anime.
Shouta
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I don't think they need to explore Mesoamerican civilization like that right away. It'd be nice but ultimately, I don't think you need to get into the state of the world for a fantasy series like this to work. The focus on a Demon King is more than enough and I think just introducing all the other stuff would negatively impact the series kind of like how it did for Bahamut.
And I think that it's totally fine that it's just the Mesoamerican aesthetic than actually one definitely based there. It'd be a pretty different series if they stayed true to it. It's just nice to get away from the usual European themed fantasy series. We have Arslan from last season and now Rokka for different flavors.
They deserve treatment such as production hell? It's quite an unfortunate project so far. UBW is the one ufotable wasted all their resources for. Aniplex and Bandai Visual are the only companies willing to give them projects nowadays, and I'm not sure the old series Hirao directed, like Futakoi Alternative, Manabi Straight are any more interesting, although Majocco was good.
Hellraider
Member
Why are you confusing creative criticism with business criticism? I'm not saying that Bandai's money aren't worth spent on this. I have been open about expecting a hefty push for the videogame series from this adaptation. What I'm saying is that we live in a world where we still don't have a, say, 20th Century Boys anime yet God Eater has one with fucktons of yen for a budget.
Cornbread78
Member
5 Centimeters per Second:
As promised, I just finished the last part of this show. The most impressive thing with this anime is it's strong sense of art and imagery in its presentation. Some scenes, especially in the "Cosmonaut" short are simply breathtaking (see gif) In addition to the imagery, the use of music is amazing; not just in the in the background, but also in smaller details like the lyrics to songs while the the characters are in stores. All of the shorts included focus on romance and love, however, it's not the type or love and romance to make you smile and fill your heart with warmth. The focus is on the pain and suffering involved with love. It's that undertone of saddness that carries through the anime and utilizes the aformentioned strong imagery and background music to help carry along that message. The anime is beautiful, but painful; certainly an accurate portrayal of love...
As promised, I just finished the last part of this show. The most impressive thing with this anime is it's strong sense of art and imagery in its presentation. Some scenes, especially in the "Cosmonaut" short are simply breathtaking (see gif) In addition to the imagery, the use of music is amazing; not just in the in the background, but also in smaller details like the lyrics to songs while the the characters are in stores. All of the shorts included focus on romance and love, however, it's not the type or love and romance to make you smile and fill your heart with warmth. The focus is on the pain and suffering involved with love. It's that undertone of saddness that carries through the anime and utilizes the aformentioned strong imagery and background music to help carry along that message. The anime is beautiful, but painful; certainly an accurate portrayal of love...
NaDannMaGoGo
Member
5cm/s may just be my favorite movie overall, it's certainly up there in the top 5. Garden of Words is pretty good.
The rest though...just lacking too much in some regards.
His art style and lighting really is something else though.
astrogamer
Member
Gangsta 1-4
Pretty fun show giving me vibes of Black Lagoon, though the characters seem to be a bit more of a mix of justice and greed than Black Lagoon
Pretty fun show giving me vibes of Black Lagoon, though the characters seem to be a bit more of a mix of justice and greed than Black Lagoon
names2hard4you
Member
Shirayuki 04
So I guess she does rely on others once in a while. She was able to pass the exam with the help of Zen. Also just like that, a new competitor for her heart has appeared, although this one is a few years younger aha.
So I guess she does rely on others once in a while. She was able to pass the exam with the help of Zen. Also just like that, a new competitor for her heart has appeared, although this one is a few years younger aha.
KenjiGlove
Banned
Pillow Boys 03
I'm leaving this one for MetroidPrimeRib, I can't even comprehend what I just saw.
Just wow, I'm actually speechless.
I'm leaving this one for MetroidPrimeRib, I can't even comprehend what I just saw.
Just wow, I'm actually speechless.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Pillow Boys 03
So this weeks pillow boy is a musician, except when he plays his violin no sound comes out. I'm not kidding. He tells you to listen to his song but there isn't a song. Pillow Boys are weirdos. The only sound this episode is Pillow Boy #3's voice.
The lack of sounds was creepy before but now it's just really weird. Like this will probably escalate into Pillow Boy 07, the Charismatic Serial Killer and Pillow Boy 09 the Handsome and Benevolent Dictator.
Also if you rearrange the scenes you can make it sound like crimes are going to happen, this works with the last two episodes as well -
I don't understand fujoshis and I don't understand Pillow Boys.
So this weeks pillow boy is a musician, except when he plays his violin no sound comes out. I'm not kidding. He tells you to listen to his song but there isn't a song. Pillow Boys are weirdos. The only sound this episode is Pillow Boy #3's voice.
The lack of sounds was creepy before but now it's just really weird. Like this will probably escalate into Pillow Boy 07, the Charismatic Serial Killer and Pillow Boy 09 the Handsome and Benevolent Dictator.
Also if you rearrange the scenes you can make it sound like crimes are going to happen, this works with the last two episodes as well -
I don't understand fujoshis and I don't understand Pillow Boys.
AquaWateria
Member
The filler they used was basically to fill up enough content to make 103 episodes in total I guess. Some of the filler are from side stories that aren't in the manga. Anyway starting from episode 51 is when things start getting really good and something happens to a certain individual that some people get frustrated about.
KenjiGlove
Banned
What did you think about the spider who cockblocked us? That was my favorite part.
Cornbread78
Member
What the hell is Crunchyroll's problem? Just liek they used to do with Danmachi, they loaded Actually, I am, but it is in Spanish subtitles. Good going Crunchy... Can I watch it now?
Wait, not it is in English, but it's all blurry, this is funny..
still horrible...
Wait, not it is in English, but it's all blurry, this is funny..
still horrible...
Aikatsu 47-50
Can someone please knock Mizuki down a peg? Really needs to happen sooner than later. No, her collapsing doesn't count. Masquerade was revealed faster than I thought. Took Ichigo long enough to figure things out. Aoi sure is getting a lot of attention when you'd think the focus would be on Ichigo and Mizuki. Didn't expect Kaede to become such a big influence on Ichigo. To the greatness of America. Now I want an American arc. Kind of sneaky of Ichigo to not talk to Aoi or even her own mother. Mizuki remains on top. Meh. Starlight's top two are out. There are several directions I could see this going. So if Soleil and Tristar are basically kaput, does that make Powa Powa Puririn the top unit at Starlight? Because that's hilarious.
Solid first season. I still don't get the appeal of idol stuff, but I do like CG dancing. It was kind of weak, but I heard it gets better in later seasons. Characters were all surprisingly solid. Of the secondary characters Johnny was easily the best. Always entertaining, and Engrish is always a good thing. Mizuki was the hard working idol (heh) everyone strived to be. She did her job. Kaede was cool, but didn't get much focus and ended up being kind of flat for someone of such importance. Sakura was cute, but sort of a non-factor compared to everyone else. Yurika somehow managed to keep her vampire schtick entertaining throughout. Otome took a bit to grow on me, but she's a better airhead than Ichigo. Ran kind of got screwed despite being the tritagonist. Despite getting lots of screentime she had much less focus than Aoi. But she made good use of what she got, and her stint at Tristar did good for her.
Aoi was the reason I even bothered to watch this. She's got a really nice design. As a character the idol professor was always my favorite. Between research, acting, managing, and everything else she did, she was the top character by far from start to end. Most key to this was Ichigo. I'm a sucker for this kind of dynamic. Ichigo was a surprisingly solid protagonist. She doesn't have anything immediately endearing to me at first, but despite being fairly typical it was easy to root for her seeing how she worked hard and was good at motivating others. She especially got along well with everyone. Overall, a strong cast.
But while the immediate questions are finished, there's plenty more to answer. How long will Ichigo stay in America? Will Aoi stay faithful, or will she find a new lover? Will Ran finally get some good luck coming her way? Can Otome lead her unit to stardom? Does Yurika have anything other than being a vampire? Can Sakura keep up with her senpais? Will Kaede ever get some proper development? What is Mizuki really planning? Will Shion get promoted, or will she be stuck in the background? Will Hikari actually do anything besides randomly show up and pretend she's important? All that and more to come soon.
Can someone please knock Mizuki down a peg? Really needs to happen sooner than later. No, her collapsing doesn't count. Masquerade was revealed faster than I thought. Took Ichigo long enough to figure things out. Aoi sure is getting a lot of attention when you'd think the focus would be on Ichigo and Mizuki. Didn't expect Kaede to become such a big influence on Ichigo. To the greatness of America. Now I want an American arc. Kind of sneaky of Ichigo to not talk to Aoi or even her own mother. Mizuki remains on top. Meh. Starlight's top two are out. There are several directions I could see this going. So if Soleil and Tristar are basically kaput, does that make Powa Powa Puririn the top unit at Starlight? Because that's hilarious.
Solid first season. I still don't get the appeal of idol stuff, but I do like CG dancing. It was kind of weak, but I heard it gets better in later seasons. Characters were all surprisingly solid. Of the secondary characters Johnny was easily the best. Always entertaining, and Engrish is always a good thing. Mizuki was the hard working idol (heh) everyone strived to be. She did her job. Kaede was cool, but didn't get much focus and ended up being kind of flat for someone of such importance. Sakura was cute, but sort of a non-factor compared to everyone else. Yurika somehow managed to keep her vampire schtick entertaining throughout. Otome took a bit to grow on me, but she's a better airhead than Ichigo. Ran kind of got screwed despite being the tritagonist. Despite getting lots of screentime she had much less focus than Aoi. But she made good use of what she got, and her stint at Tristar did good for her.
Aoi was the reason I even bothered to watch this. She's got a really nice design. As a character the idol professor was always my favorite. Between research, acting, managing, and everything else she did, she was the top character by far from start to end. Most key to this was Ichigo. I'm a sucker for this kind of dynamic. Ichigo was a surprisingly solid protagonist. She doesn't have anything immediately endearing to me at first, but despite being fairly typical it was easy to root for her seeing how she worked hard and was good at motivating others. She especially got along well with everyone. Overall, a strong cast.
But while the immediate questions are finished, there's plenty more to answer. How long will Ichigo stay in America? Will Aoi stay faithful, or will she find a new lover? Will Ran finally get some good luck coming her way? Can Otome lead her unit to stardom? Does Yurika have anything other than being a vampire? Can Sakura keep up with her senpais? Will Kaede ever get some proper development? What is Mizuki really planning? Will Shion get promoted, or will she be stuck in the background? Will Hikari actually do anything besides randomly show up and pretend she's important? All that and more to come soon.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Jitsu wa Watashi wa 04
This ep was better. The pink haired devil lady was in it so episode was improved by 200%
This ep was better. The pink haired devil lady was in it so episode was improved by 200%
I've always kept 5 Centimeters per Second as a personal favorite, seeing how it hit me at just the right time in my life when I watched it that I could empathise so much with the main character. Tho I did remember being bored to sleep the first time I watch it, so I know it's not above criticism.
Garden of Words is just kinda not my thing somehow, but I admit it is Shinkai at the top of his art/animation game.
Garden of Words is just kinda not my thing somehow, but I admit it is Shinkai at the top of his art/animation game.
Cornbread78
Member
Actually, I am ep. 4:
Another fun episode. Looks like we'll get another reveal soon, but this one was just plain fun to watch. Funny to watch all the class reps faces and reactions in the hallway sequence. Good stuff.
Another fun episode. Looks like we'll get another reveal soon, but this one was just plain fun to watch. Funny to watch all the class reps faces and reactions in the hallway sequence. Good stuff.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Non Non Biyori Repeat 04
It's really hard to comment on Non Non Biyori since it's the slowest and most chill show ever made but this was a really good episode and I am jealous of Ren-chon's frog umbrella
It's really hard to comment on Non Non Biyori since it's the slowest and most chill show ever made but this was a really good episode and I am jealous of Ren-chon's frog umbrella
John Blade
Member
Just finish watching You're Under Arrest The Movie. Will post an impression about it later. Will say it was entertaining movie.
Aikatsu 51
Now sure how to rank the new op. New ed isn't as good though. Timeskip was my guess. Seems that Shion got promoted to Sakura level. And Aoi to protagonist. I am perfectly okay with this. So Puririn did end up on top. Otome sure lucked out. Though if she's on top I don't get why Aoi is the one starring for Starlight. Rival school. Could go multiple places. Hopefully the cards still have plenty of variety. Seira is eh for now, but Kii is neat. Mizuki is a traitor. And of course Ichigo has to show up to steal Aoi's thunder. Wouldn't be complete without her.
Now sure how to rank the new op. New ed isn't as good though. Timeskip was my guess. Seems that Shion got promoted to Sakura level. And Aoi to protagonist. I am perfectly okay with this. So Puririn did end up on top. Otome sure lucked out. Though if she's on top I don't get why Aoi is the one starring for Starlight. Rival school. Could go multiple places. Hopefully the cards still have plenty of variety. Seira is eh for now, but Kii is neat. Mizuki is a traitor. And of course Ichigo has to show up to steal Aoi's thunder. Wouldn't be complete without her.
names2hard4you
Member
Lovely Complex 1
Man what a "feel good" show. The duo is so likeable, and the fact that both of them have the same complex as each other, along with their personalities makes them a total match. Can't wait to watch more.
Man what a "feel good" show. The duo is so likeable, and the fact that both of them have the same complex as each other, along with their personalities makes them a total match. Can't wait to watch more.
Yup. That realization is about to hit like a ton of bricks.
CheapJuice
Member
Non Non Biyori Repeat - 04
Great episode. Renge is such an interestingly odd character, whatever she's up to is fun to follow, I could watch her for days.
I had a big dumb smile during her whole teru-teru adventure and when she took care of her little tadpoles.
Great episode. Renge is such an interestingly odd character, whatever she's up to is fun to follow, I could watch her for days.
I had a big dumb smile during her whole teru-teru adventure and when she took care of her little tadpoles.
This scene.. the combination of the soundtrack and her just standing there slayed me ;_;
Cornbread78
Member
There is some minor drama to it at times, but that is a good representation of them and the feeling you get throughout.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
Member
Jitsu wa Watashi wa 04
They mashed up a early chapter and chapter 50/60 chapters latter together this episode, but they made it work. It also works on the Mangaka's love of using the same frames from previous chapters and then changes the story of the chapter greatly. Also Anime only viewers get the first glimpse at the best character ever Akane.
They mashed up a early chapter and chapter 50/60 chapters latter together this episode, but they made it work. It also works on the Mangaka's love of using the same frames from previous chapters and then changes the story of the chapter greatly. Also Anime only viewers get the first glimpse at the best character ever Akane.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
What are people's thoughts on Overlord?
I just checked the first two episodes of the show and.. It's alright, the Opening is great. I kinda wished it didn't go for the stupid "Help I'm trapped in a MMO trope" like sword art and log horizon did
I just checked the first two episodes of the show and.. It's alright, the Opening is great. I kinda wished it didn't go for the stupid "Help I'm trapped in a MMO trope" like sword art and log horizon did
names2hard4you
Member
Just finished episode 2, the dude's ex showed up and now right at the end some dude just came running and hugged the girl. Yup. I can totally see the drama already LMFAO.
Nonetheless, the show so far has been pretty great. I can kinda relate to the guy since I am short too. It's tougher to find women since they obviously prefer taller guys, no matter how fit I am, how much I work out, or how much money I make, etc. height is something that won't change lol. I guess I am liking the show because of a complex that I too have always had since I was young.
a secret-boss
Banned
Gate continues to surprised me.
the political and minor daily life (trading, clothes, etc) is really interesting. I really thought the show is just going to be war between these two realms
the building of everday life and how the show is taking it step by step is fascinating
the political and minor daily life (trading, clothes, etc) is really interesting. I really thought the show is just going to be war between these two realms
the building of everday life and how the show is taking it step by step is fascinating
Turin Turambar
Member
There is one thing in Rokka 4 that I didn't like. The protagonist fought hard to be able to make a "cease fire" agreement between both sides, and I thought thanks to that Fremy would be allowed to explain her point of view, her reasons of why she killed some Braves. But somehow they let it go for now. Pretty unrealistic, and it was done that way for just "dramatic reasons", in other words to explain herself when said explanation can have a bigger dramatic impact or suppose a narrative twist.
You should definitely watch episode 3 then. The first two episodes are basically a rather slow prologue. It's episode 3 where the action starts and Momonga actually interacts with people other then his subordinates. And he actually acts like a proper Overlord.
CheapJuice
Member
Jitsu wa Watashi wa - 04
The humor in this has been hit or miss for me, but I think it's been watchable so far. I hope that pink haired one will make it more interesting for me. Her little trick in this episode was entertaining enough.
There are way more facial expressions in this than I thought.
The humor in this has been hit or miss for me, but I think it's been watchable so far. I hope that pink haired one will make it more interesting for me. Her little trick in this episode was entertaining enough.
There are way more facial expressions in this than I thought.
sub. the dub is like, notoriously awful.
This can't be emphasized enough.
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