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Summer Anime 2017 |OT| More streaming services than shows to watch
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OP tells me Kakegurui is in Netflix, I can't find it. What's happening?
Netflix doesn't release anime until it's done airing, so you can sorta guess the rest.
Are they nuts?! I am so thoroughly baffled and resentful of Netflix's handling of anime right now.
But guess what, they had Better Call Saul day and date with the US AMC airing, every week! This just shows that anime is bad tbh!
Wow, just, what the hell. There is no reason for this at all.
Turin Turambar
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Kakegurui 2
Boring like the first episode. Except now it's worse because it shows how formulaic it is, following the same pattern episode 1 already used:
1. 'I ♥ gambling'.
2. Big bet.
3. Feigns innocence.
4. Opponent (of course the bad guys are the council members!) cheats in an uninteresting way like having cards marked beforehand with a visual or tactile marker.
5. MC is the perfect cheating/gambling machine and knew all along, she wins without effort.
6. Opponent is super surprised, cue faces of both players.
Boring like the first episode. Except now it's worse because it shows how formulaic it is, following the same pattern episode 1 already used:
1. 'I ♥ gambling'.
2. Big bet.
3. Feigns innocence.
4. Opponent (of course the bad guys are the council members!) cheats in an uninteresting way like having cards marked beforehand with a visual or tactile marker.
5. MC is the perfect cheating/gambling machine and knew all along, she wins without effort.
6. Opponent is super surprised, cue faces of both players.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Dragon Ball Super 98
Man they actually are doing it. An entire universe, erased instantly. They didn't even die. They just got...unmade.
Man they actually are doing it. An entire universe, erased instantly. They didn't even die. They just got...unmade.
kiunchbb
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Death Parade 1-12
I dropped this show in 2015 after the first episode because I thought the whole show going to be a revenge porn types of anime. I came back to it after seeing so many good review, the show ended up being a lot more than what it made you believe.
I don't want to spoil anything, I just want to say it was a pleasure from start to finish. The show even has a real ending, so you don't have to wait 10 years to read the conclusion in VN or manga. What a rare gem, I regret ignoring it for so long.
I dropped this show in 2015 after the first episode because I thought the whole show going to be a revenge porn types of anime. I came back to it after seeing so many good review, the show ended up being a lot more than what it made you believe.
I don't want to spoil anything, I just want to say it was a pleasure from start to finish. The show even has a real ending, so you don't have to wait 10 years to read the conclusion in VN or manga. What a rare gem, I regret ignoring it for so long.
Even I haven't bothered with any of that.
Just look at the promo images and dismiss anything with male pronouns in the description. Easy.
RedHoodedOwl
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The nineties had a bountiful supply of trashy titles.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Restaurant Isekai 01
Isekai is a fucking plague. Like this is 10% the interesting part and 90% isekai bullshit where you get a big explanation for THE DEMON GOD AND HIS KIDS and then nothing else zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Dungeon Meshi where?
Isekai is a fucking plague. Like this is 10% the interesting part and 90% isekai bullshit where you get a big explanation for THE DEMON GOD AND HIS KIDS and then nothing else zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Dungeon Meshi where?
NaDannMaGoGo
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Yup, it's way too formulaic and when you can say that after 2 episodes already...
There's basically no tension or fun mind games to be had. All the show has to offer are its reaction faces and honestly, I don't think they're that good and generally speaking the show's visually unappealing to begin with. In Shokugeki no Soma I found the cooking itself appealing. Then you've got the final presentation with a bunch of surprises and the foodgasms were just the cherry on top. Those were (sometimes) great because they weren't the focus.
These gambling matches meanwhile are shit. I mean, one person is cheating and the other is perfect :| All the while mr Bland is offering his dull narration.
The setting is also your typical trash. Instead of being even remotely grounded it's just the overly crazy high school where rich people and those with
But to me, everything is inherently vastly less interesting if absolutely nothing is anchored in reality. Crazy becomes the norm if everything's crazy.
Most of this was apparent by the trailers and I'm not surprised to drop this after 2 episodes. Certainly not my kind of show.
I really don't get Netflix's stance of not simulcasting anime outside Japan when they do it inside Japan and show other shows episodically. If they had a blanket ban I'd get it, But that's no longer true. It is better this way though in that I can write them off completely and save myself some money.
Kakegurui 2
Jabami:
The show is formulaic and I agree with what is said above about the match essentially being uninteresting, as the cheating feels very tacked on, with zero foreshadowing. However, I think this is an enjoyable show. The intensity doesn't come from the match but from the over the top craziness of the show and Jabami's personality changes. It's just the second episode and they're already betting parts of the body, I'm looking forward to see the stakes as this continues, even if, so far, Jabami is a little too perfect. And, well, I love the crazy reactions faces.-
Jabami:
Also Jabami:
The show is formulaic and I agree with what is said above about the match essentially being uninteresting, as the cheating feels very tacked on, with zero foreshadowing. However, I think this is an enjoyable show. The intensity doesn't come from the match but from the over the top craziness of the show and Jabami's personality changes. It's just the second episode and they're already betting parts of the body, I'm looking forward to see the stakes as this continues, even if, so far, Jabami is a little too perfect. And, well, I love the crazy reactions faces.-
Turin Turambar
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I like the cape the protagonist wears.
Because it's a cape, isn't it??
Because it's a cape, isn't it??
Valdfellgar
Banned
I wasn't happy with anything I could find online so I made it myself!
Hellwarden
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I have a feeling the joke ending the Re:Creators recap episode will ultimately be more satisfying than the real ending.
I actually felt pretty sorry for Universe 9, shitheel Kai and all. They weren't evil, they were just a bunch of idiots.
I actually felt pretty sorry for Universe 9, shitheel Kai and all. They weren't evil, they were just a bunch of idiots.
dang, I thought the english dub for wakfu sucked ass but alright
glad to have more people watching and enjoying it either way
Dedication Through Light
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OP was awesome, too bad the show had some very annoying characters (and dub voices)
Maximilian Kolbe
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Princess Principal 01
Actually it's fine episode.
But still, it's written by Okouchi, who know will he start crazy again in few episodes later.
Also Actas is one of the studio doing this show, so let's pray they won't end up trolled 3hz like their "usual" anime this time lol.
Actually it's fine episode.
But still, it's written by Okouchi, who know will he start crazy again in few episodes later.
Also Actas is one of the studio doing this show, so let's pray they won't end up trolled 3hz like their "usual" anime this time lol.
Dedication Through Light
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ATOM The Beginning Episode 12 END
S2 when, though I was getting a little emotional seeing A106 there with cobwebs and such on him while they openly discussed the next model. It seemed he was beginning to feel stuff emotionally yet still trudged on.
S2 when, though I was getting a little emotional seeing A106 there with cobwebs and such on him while they openly discussed the next model. It seemed he was beginning to feel stuff emotionally yet still trudged on.
I remember dropping it because first 2 eps felt episodic with no overarching story, which is a put off for me
Death Parade touched on themes that interest me but the first few episodes down right infuriated me. I was not a fan of its approach, it sort of acknowledged that towards the end and it helped that we get a better perspective of the world eventually but I'm still not entirely satisfied with it, perhaps it just left a bad after taste with the initial few episodes.
It really peaked in episode 8(?) with the whole detective and older brother arc. At that point it more or less acknowledged what infuriated me so much.
Admiral Woofington
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I think this is one of those situations where even a moderately decent dub in your own language Trumps another language you aren't familiar with voice acting.
With Anime I've at least grown to recognize some voices and I'm already used to watching content in Japanese with subs. But in French the only real voices I thought were great were the two ladies and Nox. The rest of the cast I could give or take.
kiunchbb
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The judgement is designed to be flaw, to be honest, the whole void/reincarnation thing might be meaningless. None of the character actually know what happen to the souls afterward, they are just being told that one goes to void and another to reincarnation.
For all we know the players could just be dolls with memories implanted in them. There are no souls in the dolls (or soul just doesn't exist), in the last episode we saw them creating Chiyuki's mom with just Chiyuki's memory.
The whole thing could just be a way for those immortal beings to kill times.
For all we know the players could just be dolls with memories implanted in them. There are no souls in the dolls (or soul just doesn't exist), in the last episode we saw them creating Chiyuki's mom with just Chiyuki's memory.
The whole thing could just be a way for those immortal beings to kill times.
That was my first impression also, but the show does have overarching story and its main focus is more in character development than the judgement itself.
Admiral Woofington
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Is... Is this the one that I like? Lol
I recall hearing that a proper season 2 is being made. That the one we have as season 2 was just more like filler episodes, but they also had elements that slightly advanced the plot.
Kareshi is garbage, way too formulaic to be interesting. Aho Girl, Ballroom, and Love & Lies are all worth a look imo.
Admiral Woofington
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I read a bit of tsureruze children. If each episode is going to last 12 minutes that might work out. Because the show is seriously like gets small glimpses of couples. You will grow to like certain couples and not give two fucks of other couples.
godisntheradio
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A Centaur's Life Episode 1
this was fun, just an introduction episode but i like the tone of it.
this was fun, just an introduction episode but i like the tone of it.
Yep, I came to an understanding by the end but I'm still pissed off at it because of how the first episode doesn't show a sign of hesitation over its judgement and remains under the impression that the viewer would be compelled by it. In hindsight the events themselves kind of make sense but it still rubs me off the wrong way because of the way it glorifies them.
Admiral Woofington
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Wakfu: Noximilian the Watchmaker
had this other wordly CG look compared to the rest of the show, nice touch.
As the title implies, this is a prequel tale of Nox, the tragic villain from the first season. It's a tale of him and his family and his first encounter with the
. As everything Yuasa it has a tinge of weirdness to it. When he tries to cheer up his kids he has this abstract fucking puppet show that looked straight out of a russian opera lol.
The rest is fairly common tragic villain background.
. It's nothing out of this world that you haven't seen a million times before if you've watched anything with a tragic villain, but it's infinitely elevated by the visuals. It did do something though: it really drove home that Nox isn't such a bad guy and having seen this, it really breaks your heart even further when (season 1 ending spoiler)
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I think this would work well as a stand-alone if you are curious enough to watch it if you are a fan of Yuasa. I know some in here recognize names more easily so if you are fans of Eunyuong Choi or Michio Mihara they were the lead director and animation director respectively. I'll give it an 8/10.
Also, yes the text at the top right bothered me too, but with the steam video player being the main way to watch this it's not possible to get it to disappear when you pause it.
First thing I noticed when I watched this is that the daughter and dog looked straight out of fucking Kaiba. Then when the adults appeared, it looked like something I've seen before in Yuasa. And lo and behold he is one of the main parties involved (mainly the character designer). As usual with works involving him, it has a very distinctive abstract look that you can't really find much of anywhere in animation outside of shorts. It looked gorgeous, I don't think the stills do it justice (as is usually the truth with his shows, look much better in motion). I particularly liked how
the cube
As the title implies, this is a prequel tale of Nox, the tragic villain from the first season. It's a tale of him and his family and his first encounter with the
powerful cube from the show
The rest is fairly common tragic villain background.
He drives his family away due to his obsession and descent to lunacy, he gets more and more powerful as the cube drives him insane, and ultimately he learns of his family's death which is the final nail in the coffin as he turns into Nox the time mage and vows to capture Wakfu so he can go back in time and save his family
his plan to go back in time fails and he ultimately just gives up on life
I think this would work well as a stand-alone if you are curious enough to watch it if you are a fan of Yuasa. I know some in here recognize names more easily so if you are fans of Eunyuong Choi or Michio Mihara they were the lead director and animation director respectively. I'll give it an 8/10.
Also, yes the text at the top right bothered me too, but with the steam video player being the main way to watch this it's not possible to get it to disappear when you pause it.
Nintendoman Isekai 02
Now the problem is that this episode doesn't exist in a vacuum. This should have been episode 3 at the very earliest. Much tension falls flat, because frankly, why should I give a shit about any of those characters I don't even know the names of and spent no time with?
What's so amazing about what Ernesti is doing compared to the regular way? We haven't learned shit about the magic system.
There's lots of squandered potential here, but I guess I'll stick with it because mechs and good action (the sonudtrack is pretty good too), and the hope that they don't go shinkansen-speed again.
Bonus pic:
In a vacuum, this was far better than episode 1. The pacing was good and the action was very cool. Even though the CG is usually very noticable, it's at least very good CGI, so I don't mind it that much, and the show can look really cool.
Now the problem is that this episode doesn't exist in a vacuum. This should have been episode 3 at the very earliest. Much tension falls flat, because frankly, why should I give a shit about any of those characters I don't even know the names of and spent no time with?
What's so amazing about what Ernesti is doing compared to the regular way? We haven't learned shit about the magic system.
There's lots of squandered potential here, but I guess I'll stick with it because mechs and good action (the sonudtrack is pretty good too), and the hope that they don't go shinkansen-speed again.
Bonus pic:
KiraKira Precure À La Mode 22
Remember when mid-season had some of the best fights? I miss those times. I think we should've gotten some of the sibling bonding earlier. Feels a bit hollow dumping everything here. So Pikario was training to become a Precure? Either go through with it or don't tease us Toei. For better or worse it doesn't look like he was brainwashed. We're still full steam ahead on the Whip Train. Ichika is being shilled hard by Kirarin. Now I'm annoyed by the shilling. Maybe Parfait will get things back on track?
Remember when mid-season had some of the best fights? I miss those times. I think we should've gotten some of the sibling bonding earlier. Feels a bit hollow dumping everything here. So Pikario was training to become a Precure? Either go through with it or don't tease us Toei. For better or worse it doesn't look like he was brainwashed. We're still full steam ahead on the Whip Train. Ichika is being shilled hard by Kirarin. Now I'm annoyed by the shilling. Maybe Parfait will get things back on track?
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Vincent Alexander
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Lord, I would love for us to get the anime continued....I don't read manga, so I have no idea how things end. For all the crap Bleach gets, I genuinely felt like this last arc you're going through now was a big step up from the preceding one.
Yeah, I wish they'd do chapter 0. Maybe in a later episode?
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