wat.
Haha, I definitely do agree that it was a major change from everything else and that it's not for everyone.
Narrator was a great main character, though
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Haha, I definitely do agree that it was a major change from everything else and that it's not for everyone.
Narrator was a great main character, though
I'm with you. I thought the pacing really worked and was needed for all the buildup and character development taking place in short amounts of time. Plus the payoff was worth it. Love that arc.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
The payoffs in the Chimaera Ant arc are unrivaled in the entire series and also some of the best for shonen in general. Episode 131 is the best of that entire show. That scene gives me goosebumps every time without fail.
Admiral Woofington
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the payoffs while great, aren't enough to convince my friends to sit through the whole arc. Unless it's english dubbed we could background watch then.
The Chimera Arc is a mixed bag for me as it as amazing highs but mostly episode spent trying to stretch for time. There are far too many episode for the emotional pay off to hit. The Yorktown arc is still my favorite as I felt it was tighter at the time. HxH is still amazing .
Admiral Woofington
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best arc is the one that had kickass power metal ED.
That was terrible. At some point I got sick of the pachinko bullshit.
Here is the thing, the chimera arc, while great, is not that amazing without considering that stupid section. With this section, the arc lost a lot of good will I had towards it.
See, I can see what the show is trying to do, and if the creators would have known when to stop, it could have been brilliant.
NaDannMaGoGo
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Triple-Kill.
Certainly sounds a bit disappointing. Milky Holmes is the absolute last show that I'd imagine attempting to have serious plotlines. From what you say it doesn't really seem like they grasped what the initial seasons did well or at least didn't try to evolve the formula in a meaningful way. Hopefully the movie is a return to form!
Turin Turambar
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Chimera Ant Arc is a bit too long, yeah, but not as big as a flaw to break the series.
Part of the charm of the arc is how the danger of the situation increases slowly, in a way that it feels very natural, and how there is a slow build-up in epicness. At first it seems (for the protagonists, and the viewers) that will be a little side adventure about exterminating some random monster ants. Then as it goes we can see they aren't a dozen of them, but more. We start to see they extend and turn into being a national problem, how there is a special political situation, how things start to get out of hand and then shit hits the fan and it's time to retreat, regroup and attack the problem from a different perspective, with help, planning things, and gathering intel slowly.
Then there is a slow buildup of tension as the final hour of attack approaches, and finally when it happens it's spectacular in all its slowness, as it tracks several characters and fights and factions at the same time in great detail.
They could have made it 4 episodes shorter or so.
Part of the charm of the arc is how the danger of the situation increases slowly, in a way that it feels very natural, and how there is a slow build-up in epicness. At first it seems (for the protagonists, and the viewers) that will be a little side adventure about exterminating some random monster ants. Then as it goes we can see they aren't a dozen of them, but more. We start to see they extend and turn into being a national problem, how there is a special political situation, how things start to get out of hand and then shit hits the fan and it's time to retreat, regroup and attack the problem from a different perspective, with help, planning things, and gathering intel slowly.
Then there is a slow buildup of tension as the final hour of attack approaches, and finally when it happens it's spectacular in all its slowness, as it tracks several characters and fights and factions at the same time in great detail.
They could have made it 4 episodes shorter or so.
...and that's what made it the best arc of the show for me. I didn't care much for any other arc in HxH. The Chimera Ant arc is where it's at.
Admiral Woofington
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With P5 delayed to 2016 since like anime won't be saved 2015.
Dedication Through Light
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Got my Rin Matsuoka yesterday, he looks so good.
Lots of familiar voices in that trailer. Makes me really want a subbed option of the game.
Admiral Woofington
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it'd be ridiculous not to include it imho considering that the game doesn't seem graphically taxing, and adding dual audio should still make the game fit.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
This is a funny quote that I think is very applicable to anything.
I dont even need a word to sum up the fall 2015 broadcast slate, not when an emoticon will do: ¯\_(ツ
hosannainexcelsis
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Not about the fall 2015 anime season, that's for sure.
There are multiple shows that are either going to strike out or hit a home run. How the fuck do you say Concrete Revolutio looks mediocre?
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Yea I googled it afterwards as I expected it from ANN or something. I'm expecting a number of shows to be outright bad but not mediocre. I highly doubt Gundam is going to end up mediocre, when all is said and done.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Only Narag gets the joke.
lol
lol
Admiral Woofington
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that motherfucker the muppets looks amazing.
Only Narag gets the joke.
lol
Sorry
To be fair, there are certainly some season, like this one, where that would certainly be true.
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
His personality seemed to have rub off on you.Only Narag gets the joke.
lol
Basileus777
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Sorry
To be fair, there are certainly some season, like this one, where that would certainly be true.
Nah, Jun Maeda is saving us from mediocrity.
Though on a more serious note, I've never experienced an anime season where there wasn't a single compelling title.
names2hard4you
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Rokka is absolutely brilliant. This season is full of shows of all kinds, there's almost something for everyone. Next season's stuff looks cool too. This person doesn't know what they are saying. Hate it when people think they are riding on some kind of high horse.
This is the greatest youtube channel on the internet.
Yeah, anyone who doesn't like the Muppets can fuck off.
It looks bad to me.
hosannainexcelsis
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That's why firehawk is now Art Bell's #2 fan.
Apparently you missed when I posted the context of firehawk's quote?
That's not necessarily mediocre though.
It's a shame #1 fan dresden is busy with things lately.
names2hard4you
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Oh no I didn't see it, I saw where he got it from now lol.
Holy shit this was easily the funniest episode of Gintana in a long time. We had some love triangle romance between Otae, Gin, and Toshi. We had everyone switch bodies with lots of people which resulted in a lot of Okita x Kagura moments. We had an excellent use of the Katsura name gag. We had Shinpachi glasses jokes. It was all so crazy and funny which lead to the stupidest moment of Steven Universe with MADAO and Yamazaki gem fusioning into their ultimate forms of a giant turd man with shades on fighting the soul of Gintoki that took over a cat's asshole. Gintama is the dumbest/best anime out there. Holy shit 10/10.
Dedication Through Light
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Please ban this authors writings, how dare he say best show of fall is going to be bad.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah, I love Tom Brady too.
I never got the "Are They Still On Namek?" meme to be honest, that's like, the only decent part of Dragonball Z.
John Kowalski
Banned
is this what i think it is
broadcast slate is a dead giveaway
Cornbread78
Member
Star Ocean trailer was worse; I spent the whole time trying to remember what anime I heard their voices on, lol.
Honey and Clover ep.13-15
Why is Takumi so stuck on that Rika lady that is so much older than him when he has Yamada just waiting for him? Well, looks like she is finally tired of waiting for him, so good for her. This whole arc has been about her personal despair and possible growth, so we'll see what happens. .
Exactly! That's such bullshit!
John Kowalski
Banned
goddamnit
I felt like they did a good job at making it feel like lots of things were happening in very short periods of time. It never felt like something like in Bleach/Naruto/One Piece where this entire war or big event is going on and takes 100+ episodes for a single day of in-universe time. Chimera Ant arc never felt like it was running on real time during the invasion like those other shows. That's why the narrator was so important.
UltraGunner
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Overlord 11
Ainz totally had that one edgy teenager phase where he was obsessed with Nazi's didn't he? That would explain Pandora's Actor.
Ainz totally had that one edgy teenager phase where he was obsessed with Nazi's didn't he? That would explain Pandora's Actor.
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