veloxStrix
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I'm not clicking that spoilers link or quoting you. But I appreciate the inevitable compliments that are surely lurking below the serenity of that white box nonetheless.
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Summer Anime 2015 |OT| SharingMana
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Joe Molotov
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Life is a lie, Anime is truth.
Cornbread78
Member
Yeah, very similar story, two complete opposites in the presentation and tone. Plus guns and men, lol.
Yup, only 4 episodes left so when at they actually going to go at it? I mean, who cares that he completely bashes her boyfriends skull in a few houses earlier, lol.
Save 'N Quit
Banned
The brown sadist has finally joined the cast.
Now they don't have any excuses to not adapt that chapter into an episode/OVA.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Gintama 227
I don't know shit about Sket Dance but hearing a show be described as having less pizzazz then Toriko sounds silly, no such thing exists!
I don't know shit about Sket Dance but hearing a show be described as having less pizzazz then Toriko sounds silly, no such thing exists!
Mazdaspeed
Member
I feel like Yuki
has a split personality and is playing the role of herself and of Megu-nee. Maybe she has zombie Megu-nee tied up somewhere in the school.
R_thanatos
Member
Gakkou Gurashi - 04
If this show manages to get a good ending , it'll be a miracle.
All hail shovel girl !, BTW
If this show manages to get a good ending , it'll be a miracle.
All hail shovel girl !, BTW
AquaWateria
Member
Nisemonogatari 10
Shinobu and her love for donuts is just amazing. To think vampires love donuts.
Bases Kaiki shows up again. He tells Araragi about the exorcists and how they are hunting down something supernatural. Also damn Araragi went range mode when they screwed with his sister. So it seems Tsukihi has been pretending to be sister and somehow actually isn't. She has the Evil Phoenix in her.
Shinobu and her love for donuts is just amazing. To think vampires love donuts.
Bases Kaiki shows up again. He tells Araragi about the exorcists and how they are hunting down something supernatural. Also damn Araragi went range mode when they screwed with his sister. So it seems Tsukihi has been pretending to be sister and somehow actually isn't. She has the Evil Phoenix in her.
Save 'N Quit
Banned
The Beta male tries to get away with the shitty forehead kiss cliche
FUCK
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
The Alpha female is having none of that
YES
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS-
The male correct his mistake and does what he should've done in the first place
PRAISE BE.
There is hope for him yet.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I wonder what it's like to watch anime with your penis
SliceSabre
Banned
Satisfying.
Save 'N Quit
Banned
Never a dull moment.
New UK Box-art:
Manga Entertainment
Yu-Gi-Oh! Complete Season 3
Release Date: 5th October
Run Time: 987 min
Format: DVD
Naruto Shippūden Movie 6: Road to Ninja
Release Date: 12th October
Run Time: 109 min
Format: BD, DVD
One Piece: Collection 12
Release Date: 26th October
Run Time: 600 min
Format: DVD
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F
Release Date: 26th October
Run Time:
Format: BD, DVD
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods / Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F
Release Date: 26th October
Run Time:
Format: BD, DVD
Danganronpa: The Animation - Complete Series
Release Date: 9th November
Run Time:
Format: BD, DVD
Dragon Ball Z Kai Complete Season 3
Release Date: 9th November
Run Time: 625 min
Format: BD, DVD
Yu-Gi-Oh! Complete Season 4
Release Date: 23rd November
Run Time: 880 min
Format: DVD
Ghost In The Shell: Arise Parts 3 & 4
Release Date: 30th November
Run Time: 116 min
Format: BD, DVD
The Last: Naruto the Movie
Release Date: 21st December
Run Time: 112 min
Format: BD, DVD
Animatsu Entertainment
Samurai Jam - Bakumatsu Rock: Complete Series
Release Date: 19th October
Run Time: 300 min
Format: BD, DVD
Blade & Soul: Complete Collection
Release Date: 16th November
Run Time: 325 min
Format: BD, DVD
Black Bullet: Complete Collection
Release Date: 7th December
Run Time: 325 min
Format: BD, DVD
Beyond the Boundary: Complete Series
Release Date: 14th December
Run Time: 325 min
Format: BD, DVD
Chaika - The Coffin Princess: Complete Collection
Run Time:
Format: BD, DVD
KAZE
Bleach - Complete Series 14
Release Date: 21st September
Run Time: 600 min
Format: DVD
Magi: The Kingdom of Magic - Season 2, Part 1
Release Date: 5th October
Run Time:
Format: BD, DVD
Mirai Nikki: Future Diary - Part 1
Release Date: 12th October
Run Time:
Format: BD, DVD
Coppelion - Complete Series
Release Date: 2nd November
Run Time: 312 min
Format: DVD
World Conquest Zvezda Plot - Complete Series
Release Date: 2nd November
Run Time: 325 min
Format: DVD
Bleach - Complete Series 15
Release Date:
Run Time: 600 min
Format: DVD
SliceSabre
Banned
Or soft.
Admiral Woofington
Member
they god damn localize KnK and still no Hyouka?
edit: WHOA WHOA WHOA did Texhnolyze always have this kick-ass OP?
edit: WHOA WHOA WHOA did Texhnolyze always have this kick-ass OP?
Texhnolyze is GOAT but I've never been as infatuated with the OP as a lot of people seem to be, but it is cool. The soundtrack in general for Texhnolyze is amazing however. I wrote a little bit about the OST here As you can see, my opinion of the OST is high. Great show.
ultimatemegax
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Two different licensors. There's likely an issue with Kadokawa being very picky about who they'll accept money from for Nichijou/Hyouka (combined with catalog titles not streaming as well as newer titles, which is where a lot of money is). Beyond the Boundary is TBS (as is Air, Kanon, Clannad/After Story, K-On!, Chunibyo, and Tamako), so TBS is willing to distribute to other countries more easily than Kadokawa is for their top-tier titles.
It's not as simple as "This show is from KyoAni. That show is from KyoAni. Why isn't one licensed?"
Admiral Woofington
Member
How can you not love it?
Motherfucker it's anime Batman Beyond OP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVdTbiLku48
I see the resemblance haha. Yeah it is a cool OP but I guess for me the biggest impact is the juxtaposition between it (the OP) and the actual show itself, which is to say that the series itself is very quiet, timid and somber in comparison. It's a great show, one of my favorites in fact. I take it you've just started it? Hope you enjoy it! Also, it's Batman of The Future in the UK
Admiral Woofington
Member
Batman of the Future?
You British too good to say Beyond?
You British too good to say Beyond?
Sibersk Esto
Banned
MikeHattsu
Member
Hm... Guess I should get Mirai Nikki.
Heh, I gave up on the first episode since I thought it was very boring. But I plan on going back since my taste have evolved since then and I didn't give the show time to convince me.
Hah I loved the first episode. I remember sitting there in the dark at 4am as the credits rolled and I just had some existential crisis. It just really pulled me in and immersed me in this world, man they don't make series like that anymore do they? Texhnolyze is amazing, everyone should watch it.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Everytime I am reminded Coppelion exists I laugh
I'm glad that I can put a smile on your face
I'm guessing that the show is real bad?R_thanatos
Member
A bunch of good ideas and a terrible execution.
I'll still praise the fact that they tried.
I'm glad that I can put a smile on your face
Just completely forgettable.
nintendoman58
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victreeb3l
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John Blade
Member
Man...watching You're Under Arrest season 2 feel great. Might be my guilty pleasure of anime as of now after going through Ai Yori Aoshi.
For anime Gaf here, of those three anime, rank which anime I should watch next in order.
Wolf's Rain
Ghost Stories
Macross: Do You Remember Love?
For anime Gaf here, of those three anime, rank which anime I should watch next in order.
Wolf's Rain
Ghost Stories
Macross: Do You Remember Love?
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Animator Expo - HAMMERHEAD
So this was a really good return. Great animation, extremely violent and gruesome, lots of detail.
Ushio and Tora.
Prison School and Shimometa are fun too if you like depravity
So this was a really good return. Great animation, extremely violent and gruesome, lots of detail.
Ushio and Tora.
Prison School and Shimometa are fun too if you like depravity
Well, jury is still out on Charlotte, been pretty mediocre so far but a something is being promised for episode 6.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Animator Expo 25 - Hammerhead
As a piece of animation this is superb. It's extremely violent, with the gore realized in loving, excruciating detail. Destruction, debris, blood, and most disturbing the human body being ripped apart to its innards is painstakingly animated in all the scattered motion of their little pieces. A vividly realized visual vision.
As a piece of storytelling it's less successful. There's an interesting idea at the core of Hammerhead - using a regenerating superhero to explore nihilism - but it doesn't do a good enough job in its short time frame of drawing us into the pain of the central characters so it feels emotionally detached despite the intense emotion the visuals are trying to convey. The decision to have the majority of the short accompanied by monotone voiceover narration means that the events and concepts are being described at us instead of organically happening on screen. I think this story idea would be much better served in a longer format; there's too much to get through for 8 minutes to be enough to drive the feelings home.
Still, it's well worth watching if you can tolerate the intense violence. I'd be happy to see this expanded on some day, though it'll probably never happen.
As a piece of animation this is superb. It's extremely violent, with the gore realized in loving, excruciating detail. Destruction, debris, blood, and most disturbing the human body being ripped apart to its innards is painstakingly animated in all the scattered motion of their little pieces. A vividly realized visual vision.
As a piece of storytelling it's less successful. There's an interesting idea at the core of Hammerhead - using a regenerating superhero to explore nihilism - but it doesn't do a good enough job in its short time frame of drawing us into the pain of the central characters so it feels emotionally detached despite the intense emotion the visuals are trying to convey. The decision to have the majority of the short accompanied by monotone voiceover narration means that the events and concepts are being described at us instead of organically happening on screen. I think this story idea would be much better served in a longer format; there's too much to get through for 8 minutes to be enough to drive the feelings home.
Still, it's well worth watching if you can tolerate the intense violence. I'd be happy to see this expanded on some day, though it'll probably never happen.
A Black Falcon
Member
Yeah, I think you're right about most of this. The points about her and education or work are a good one, I'd kind of forgotten about that -- it's been a long time since I watched this show. The difference between Aoi, who doesn't have much education and does nothing other than keep house, and all of the other characters couldn't be much more stark. I would say, though, that the idea of the "perfect woman" would only be sexist for those whose idea of such a person is as backwards as this show's is. And not everyone feels as that show does, certainly.
That's pretty much the definition of a very old-fashioned and incredibly sexist concept of what women should be, yes. That the series actually presents that kind of person as the ideal woman is disturbing. I know that Japan is more sexist than any Western first-world nations, but a show like this is a reminder of that...
Ugh, Belldandy... I haven't seen anything else of the franchise, but the Ah My Goddess '90s OVA series and movie are another thing I watched, and hated, back in the early '00s. For one thing, I know they tried to excuse it away with a "but they met as children!", but the fact is, he said 'my wish is for you to fall in love with me'... so is anything she feels for him actually real? I was never sure, and that's super disturbing. And even beyond that, it was a bad series. The movie was better than the pretty bad OVAs, but it still wasn't good. I haven't seen anything more modern in the franchise.
(Oh, on the other hand, I love Love Hina, the anime! Great series, it's one of my favorite harem animes ever... just as long as I ignore Again, that wasn't so good (but then again nor was most of the second half of the manga, either.). But the first season is great.
That's nonsense, she didn't just "fall for him". She's a character in a story, not a real person. She was written as an "ideal woman", and the INCREDIBLY retrograde concept of "ideal" they use means loyal, happy to be treated like an object (arranged marriage), uninterested in being her own person (by her own admission her entire personality is shaped around what HE wants from the ideal woman), uninterested in education (nothing past high school, if she even went to school at all), uninterested in work (beyond cleaning up the house)... and more. She is one of the most obnoxiously backwards female leads in modern anime. I hate Aoi Yori Aoshi, it's horrible. It deserves the 2/10 rating I gave it on MAL some time back.
victreeb3l
Member
Yeah. Its been just average so far. The first episode was pretty great though, just has been kinda ok since.
Episode 6 better be a megaton.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Thats always been the weakness of the projects. I like the idea of Hammerhead's story but telling it in 8 minutes is not feasible.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
A question for anyone who watches The Walking Dead or Fallen Skies or any other post apocalyptic show that features teenagers/kids. Why is it that live action kids in these shows are almost always terrible, but the characters in School Live seem fine? Is it because of the reliance on anime tropes that serves as a distraction? Or just the cognitive dissonance of it being a cartoon? Or just being able to use adult actors to voice kid roles (I guess much like Ellie from The Last of Us).
Somehow School Live 4 ended up being more compelling than your bog standard Rick goes crazy episode despite featuring a cast of what are essentially moe school girls.
Somehow School Live 4 ended up being more compelling than your bog standard Rick goes crazy episode despite featuring a cast of what are essentially moe school girls.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Kid actors probably have to do a lot with it. Only a few are genuinely talented at a young age.
Child actors ruin 95% of the shows they're in.
Cornbread78
Member
Theses are all correct. Don't forget Shimoneta, Rokka and Prison School.
You have exquisite taste
The brown sadist has finally joined the cast.
Now they don't have any excuses to not adapt that chapter into an episode/OVA.
Hmm. She reminds me of Kurumi. I like that a lot!
I really admire your boundless enthusiasm.
Lack of Gangsta is depressing.
AquaWateria
Member
Well it really depends on what the show is. Like if it were a comedy type of show then it has a better chance of being good as opposed to one that's serious and dramatic.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Child actors nearly always ruin comedies too
Unless they're the kid from Anchorman 2 who is such a bad actor it makes the movie better.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
I can vouch for:
Ushio and Tora
Teekyuu S5
Shokugeki no Soma
Sore ga Seiyuu
I've only seen Wolf's Rain out of those, but that's a highly unique, moody, and powerful TV series which should be a high priority for everyone to watch. The final four episodes make up one of the best TV endings I've ever seen.
Some of the Animator Expo shorts have been able to express a complete idea - both of Maeda's prior shorts, 20 Minutes Walk from Nishi-Ogikubo Station and Kanon, did this. But it's true that quite a few of the shorts have felt like proof-of-concept pilots for a longer project. It's great seeing so much creativity and variety on display in the project, but it does feel like a bit of a waste when you see these interesting ideas that are begging for extended treatment but will likely never see such and will just languish as forgotten oddities.
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