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Toonami |Aug14| Melodrama Marathon
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Doctor Decimate
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oh shit i forgot about that.
but i dunno, i don't think it actually reached much more of a low than the rest of the other episodes; Blue Exorcist and Soul Eater choked, and SAO was outright offensive
Doctor Decimate
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i believe Attack on Titan outsold One Piece when you add up all its volumes, but One Piece had the highest individual volume sales. so take that for what you will (with how much One Piece sells in Japan i'm inclined to think everyone already pretty much owns the prior volumes already)
it's weird, but in the context of that show it doesn't even really feel offensive. it's just mind-numbing.
BassForever
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Ehh her character didn't really have much of a role until after where the anime stopped anyways, I wouldn't worry too much about it.
The author already confirmed he changed the ending based upon how popular the series became.Can really go either way on that, on the one hand as you write a story it's natural that your thoughts are going to change and as characters/the world evolve an author shouldn't feel compelled to stick with their original idea if the story moves away from it. On the other hand, changing your ending because of what fans want or don't want isn't any better.
Heck I don't even really have a problem with the author thinking the story would be shorter then it ended up being, Oda thought One Piece would be finished in about 5 years and I really can't say that was a mistake. The only problem AoT has is that the anime is so poorly paced, it's been 12 episodes and we've only really had 6-7 episodes worth of content and it shows.
Honestly I'm not really sure, there are SO many mysteries and plot lines I'd say at best we're at the 30-40% range of the story.
Doctor Decimate
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Soul Eater had further to fall in quality, but in general the friendship punch is just INCREDIBLY disappointing. Blue Exorcist trying to portray Satan as a sympathetic character, change its mind, and then still do so sporadically is outright stupid.
I think its impossible to say how far AoT is atm. Until we get to to (not really a spoiler since people openly said it doesnt happen in the anime/manga earlier in this thread weeks back, but i guess avoid if you dont want to know what doesnt happen)
i dont think we have any clue. The writer could do some BS and expand for a long time, or "hey look wrap up plot time" and finish really quickly.
edit: i screwed up the spoiler tags. how fitting for my not spoiler spoiler
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edit: i screwed up the spoiler tags. how fitting for my not spoiler spoiler
Same here. I finished watching all the episodes I missed last night and I was going to do my usual Toonami write up and Rankings but I wanted to do a special closing thoughts for Blue Exorcist.
Crash Station
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I see people are getting into the Gurren Lagann mood. Good.
Just as a warning, people that aren't into over the top stuff will not like it. Of course, you're watching toonami, so that probably shouldn't be a problem.
For people that do like over the top stuff, it's an inspiring tale of progress and reaching for the heavens, whether to follow your dreams or just to take on the universe. It's essentially the reason I lost over 80 lbs, really thought about my future, and got a 90 on this one epistemology test I was stressing over back in college.
Just as a warning, people that aren't into over the top stuff will not like it. Of course, you're watching toonami, so that probably shouldn't be a problem.
For people that do like over the top stuff, it's an inspiring tale of progress and reaching for the heavens, whether to follow your dreams or just to take on the universe. It's essentially the reason I lost over 80 lbs, really thought about my future, and got a 90 on this one epistemology test I was stressing over back in college.
ReturnOfTheRAT
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I like Levi. Cool character.
Ah, I remember your story.
You believed in the cosmicblizzard that believed in you :')
A lot of people in this thread seem to not have seen TTGL before. I'm kind of surprised honestly. Y'all in for a treat
Yep, should be fun. Aside from premiere hype I am going to keep my lips sealed about most of the series. I hope everyone has a lot of ROW ROW.
TheAbsolution
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Levi is a badass character. I will say that.
Also super excited for TTGL. Can't wait!
Also super excited for TTGL. Can't wait!
Here are my reviews for last night along with a choice comment from each episode. Enjoy!
Attack on Titan - Aside from Eren being kinda dumb about clearly obvious things happening around him and the ridiculous concept of Wall Cultists, I enjoyed this episode. Levi might have gone a little overboard but I like that they made up so quickly afterwards rather than dragging out some resentment like most shonen would do. The crazy scientist chick looks like shell be fun, too.
Bleach - I wanna die. Bleach comedy is usually pretty bad and this episode was no exception. I did chuckle once but most of the time I was bored and couldnt care less about anything I was watching. If I was a huge fan of Bleach and its characters I might have found the episode entertaining but Im not so it was like watching someones boring vacation video.
Space Dandy - I really liked this episode. It actually felt like the shows had an actual narrative for once and not just another crazy, one-off adventure. We learned more about what Honey and Scarlet are like in their off hours. They even referenced the Zombie timeline. While I dont really expect this to actually lead to any kind of real continuity in the show, at least it felt like it. The studio audience aliens were very clever and we were all fooled.
Naruto Shippuden - I was kinda bored with this episode but it wasnt that bad. It just felt like more wrap up of the last arc and the setting up new villains. At least all of the cast are together again and the mood has lightened. The animation looked like total ass and I didnt really feel anything over loosing Granny Chiyo.
One Piece - CP9 are so crazy its hard to take them seriously. However, they are also fun to so I think thats alright. The Franky Family kicked ass on taking down those giants so quickly (to my surprise) and Luffy continues to destroy men by the hundreds. Lots of fun action and fast pacing. Great episode.
Blue Exorcist - Not as bad as I expected but nothing great either. The demon brothers simply drove their dad Satan back to Gehenna so sadly we were denied the shit beating we were promised so long ago. The real insult came when they tacked on that moment to show Satan-kun apologizing to the ghost of his human waifu for failing to destroy the world. Im not joking, I think thats what actually happened! Its insulting to our collective intelligence that we should even remotely care about that character. Hes the DEVIL! He MURDERED people! So what if he was a goody-two-shoes to some chick in a forest once?! Ugh. Overall, I would say that this ending was slightly worse than Soul Eaters mostly because the whole thing went to crazy town a few episodes earlier with characters, situations and other shit that came out of no-where.
As for the series as a whole, I really enjoyed it up until it went off-cannon and even then a few of the filler episodes werent bad (like the Birthday party). The show was best when it was slice-of-life at Exorcist Academy. I even liked about half of the secondary cast except for the puppet kid who seemed to be mysterious for no reason (that was ever explained), the Krillin kid who wouldnt stop whining like a baby and the moe-blob. I really enjoyed the Tsundere girl, the moehawked guy, the cool-bro buddy character and even the sword toting Yoko-wannabe for the most part. Lastly, the animation quality of the show should get special recognition. The budget must have been pretty high because it never looked bad once. Ill watch the movie when I get a chance since I hear its so much better than the actual series narrative wise.
Beware the Batman - Not as terrible as some earlier episodes but not great either which is actually a bit of a compliment for this series. The truth that Alfred killed Katanas father was probably the most adult thing to happen on this show that otherwise seems written for a six year old level of comprehension. Aside from that, there continue to be lapses in logic enough to make your head spin. I cant say I wasnt genuinely entertained by what was happening though, because at this point its like watching a train wreck happen.
Black Lagoon - Things came together and what is going on makes a lot more sense now than the last two episodes. A lot of great tension and character moments this time. I didnt really care about Yukio until this episode and then when those assholes showed up and started to abuse here, I was seriously pissed off. Revy, please, DESTROY THEM. I want to see them pay so, so bad. Great episode.
Naruto - I actually misremembered this episode. I thought it was about Sakura being a decent ninja for once and kicking some butt. Then, as I was watching it, the reality set in that she only does like one thing which was essentially trick a dude long enough to bite his arm. Ugh. Oh, and she *gasp* cut her hair off! Like I said last night, instead of Sakura Blossoms, the episode should have been called Sakura Bruises. Oh yeah, and the flashbacks were so forced and poorly done. It was watchable, not great, but mostly insulting to anyone who enjoys strong, female characters.
Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood - Great episode. I know Ive said it five times already but this show is just top notch both in storytelling and animation quality. Really compelling characters, situations and drama. Loved it.
I fells a sleeps after that.
Only six more days until we pierce the heavens! Hopefully we havent overhyped the show too much for newbies but as you can see by the overwhelming positive response, the show is really great. I hear some people take a few episodes to get into it but trust me, this is one show where everything gels so well you just cant help but enjoy the ride.
Attack on Titan - Aside from Eren being kinda dumb about clearly obvious things happening around him and the ridiculous concept of Wall Cultists, I enjoyed this episode. Levi might have gone a little overboard but I like that they made up so quickly afterwards rather than dragging out some resentment like most shonen would do. The crazy scientist chick looks like shell be fun, too.
Bleach - I wanna die. Bleach comedy is usually pretty bad and this episode was no exception. I did chuckle once but most of the time I was bored and couldnt care less about anything I was watching. If I was a huge fan of Bleach and its characters I might have found the episode entertaining but Im not so it was like watching someones boring vacation video.
Space Dandy - I really liked this episode. It actually felt like the shows had an actual narrative for once and not just another crazy, one-off adventure. We learned more about what Honey and Scarlet are like in their off hours. They even referenced the Zombie timeline. While I dont really expect this to actually lead to any kind of real continuity in the show, at least it felt like it. The studio audience aliens were very clever and we were all fooled.
Naruto Shippuden - I was kinda bored with this episode but it wasnt that bad. It just felt like more wrap up of the last arc and the setting up new villains. At least all of the cast are together again and the mood has lightened. The animation looked like total ass and I didnt really feel anything over loosing Granny Chiyo.
One Piece - CP9 are so crazy its hard to take them seriously. However, they are also fun to so I think thats alright. The Franky Family kicked ass on taking down those giants so quickly (to my surprise) and Luffy continues to destroy men by the hundreds. Lots of fun action and fast pacing. Great episode.
IT'S OVER 4000!!!!!!!!!
Blue Exorcist - Not as bad as I expected but nothing great either. The demon brothers simply drove their dad Satan back to Gehenna so sadly we were denied the shit beating we were promised so long ago. The real insult came when they tacked on that moment to show Satan-kun apologizing to the ghost of his human waifu for failing to destroy the world. Im not joking, I think thats what actually happened! Its insulting to our collective intelligence that we should even remotely care about that character. Hes the DEVIL! He MURDERED people! So what if he was a goody-two-shoes to some chick in a forest once?! Ugh. Overall, I would say that this ending was slightly worse than Soul Eaters mostly because the whole thing went to crazy town a few episodes earlier with characters, situations and other shit that came out of no-where.
As for the series as a whole, I really enjoyed it up until it went off-cannon and even then a few of the filler episodes werent bad (like the Birthday party). The show was best when it was slice-of-life at Exorcist Academy. I even liked about half of the secondary cast except for the puppet kid who seemed to be mysterious for no reason (that was ever explained), the Krillin kid who wouldnt stop whining like a baby and the moe-blob. I really enjoyed the Tsundere girl, the moehawked guy, the cool-bro buddy character and even the sword toting Yoko-wannabe for the most part. Lastly, the animation quality of the show should get special recognition. The budget must have been pretty high because it never looked bad once. Ill watch the movie when I get a chance since I hear its so much better than the actual series narrative wise.
Beware the Batman - Not as terrible as some earlier episodes but not great either which is actually a bit of a compliment for this series. The truth that Alfred killed Katanas father was probably the most adult thing to happen on this show that otherwise seems written for a six year old level of comprehension. Aside from that, there continue to be lapses in logic enough to make your head spin. I cant say I wasnt genuinely entertained by what was happening though, because at this point its like watching a train wreck happen.
Black Lagoon - Things came together and what is going on makes a lot more sense now than the last two episodes. A lot of great tension and character moments this time. I didnt really care about Yukio until this episode and then when those assholes showed up and started to abuse here, I was seriously pissed off. Revy, please, DESTROY THEM. I want to see them pay so, so bad. Great episode.
Naruto - I actually misremembered this episode. I thought it was about Sakura being a decent ninja for once and kicking some butt. Then, as I was watching it, the reality set in that she only does like one thing which was essentially trick a dude long enough to bite his arm. Ugh. Oh, and she *gasp* cut her hair off! Like I said last night, instead of Sakura Blossoms, the episode should have been called Sakura Bruises. Oh yeah, and the flashbacks were so forced and poorly done. It was watchable, not great, but mostly insulting to anyone who enjoys strong, female characters.
Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood - Great episode. I know Ive said it five times already but this show is just top notch both in storytelling and animation quality. Really compelling characters, situations and drama. Loved it.
I fells a sleeps after that.
Only six more days until we pierce the heavens! Hopefully we havent overhyped the show too much for newbies but as you can see by the overwhelming positive response, the show is really great. I hear some people take a few episodes to get into it but trust me, this is one show where everything gels so well you just cant help but enjoy the ride.
Imperial Bishop
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Saw this on imgur:
Looked through the comments:
He must have watched SAO and Blue Exorcist with us.
Getting drunk during Toonami is normal.
Thanks! And yeah, just ignore the yellow stuff for now ;-) I'm adding in a lot of "probably to be covered by another character later" Bits to this one, rather than having a clean divide for each segment, as in the past Dandy Mega-Covers. Makes for sloppy in-process, but hopefully works out in the end!
I rather enjoyed it, too. The show did a great job of really making me care for the characters, and I didn't feel like it held back much at all, which is something that comes up in the regular shonen. It feels completely honest with it's script and throughts, and what it's being honest about isn't goofy and off-putting.
Great stuff as always, I really do enjoy your ideas for crossover and shout=outs to other video games or anime.
If you every get a job in video games or anime, reference Toonami.
And I glad you include Jack's stupid awesome rave gear.
I'm actually working on a pixel character for a guy right now, and for an attack he wants me to base it off of an anime I might not be familiar with called One Piece. From that point on, it's like "yea~no, this is going to be fun!", lol.
I always loved shout-outs in works back in the day. Seeing Masukazu Katsura making Batman refs in the Video Girl Ai manga felt so surprising to me back then. Or how designers from works would stick characters they worked on previously into backgrounds of later works, like Lum popping up in the Dirty Pair TV series, or Chun Li appearing in Breath of Fire and Final Fight 2. I think it helps feel things feel less like products of corporations and focus testing, and more like works made by a bunch of fanboys and fanbabes; giving a human element to what would otherwise just be a name on a page.
Thanks! I wonder what next weeks thing will be... I guess Gamescom related? That, or depression over Sony paying even less attention to the Vita. Find out next Dump! XD
I think it's similar to how SNKP said they wanted people to hate Ash in KoF from the very start. As soon as you hear Zero, you want to punch him in the face, and see him killed off, ha.
Thanks for that, and for the Impressions!
For me, all he did is make the story kinda Stupid. "NO, THE SON OF SATAN CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO EXIST! Somone call up the BROTHER OF SATAN, whom we employ, and tell him of our grievances!"
Now I want Satan to reply to the "Demons and Humans can live together" stuff with a "Naw, sure, you see, my brother already works for your dad!" or something like that.
WOHOO! I had fun playing with the colors of that part. That didn't come out at all like I was planning to make it over the week, but I think it turned out better for the main episode characters, so totally works out.
And I haven't even watched Initial D! Heh. Though trying to get it's style for Barb was surprisingly fun. Gotta keep everyone on their toes!
Honestly, Asohka episodes are all the Anakin I need. She's the result of his training, idealogy, and personality, and she lets us reflect on the only real interesting revelations of Anakin Pre-Vader in this show, IMHO. Doesn't hurt that I started to more than half-watch the show in it's original runs around the Aso-focused stuff.
Guess it ALSO doesn't hurt that she's the only one who pulls off the Jedi Pride-speak without making me just wanna hate her, actually. Obi's so slick about it it's annoying, and Ani's so dark about it that it's like an eviljoke, knowing his future. Aso's young enough for it to make sense, but yet still reeled back in by her position so as it never feels entirely overblown.
Sure, it would have made more sense for me to use Yoko here, but... as you said...
It was weird at first, but I like her a lot more this way, really. After her butt-kicking fight in S1, I was worried they were going to make her into a character that really only played with a professional side, and a rough-and-tumble "renegade" side. But getting to see that she's just as apt to letting loose on her emotions as the rest of the cast (even with a much more believable reasoning than the others, in Alcohol), makes her feel more like one of the shows ever-growing cast.
I also found it funny that the only way to make her stand out as a sub-par choice in such a situation, was to place her by a friend built like a triple re-enforced Brickhouse. What a nice way to push her confidence to lows that she probably has no business being at, if compared to normal human girls.
Speaking of that, really, the amount of secondary and personality-quirk detail of the show was a delight to see. Even things as mundane as watching Rin and TheKingOfGames walk out of the snowy hut at the end had extra motions accommodating for shifting weight, or stepping on an unexpected surface. If the show was judged just by animation alone, it'd probably be one of my favorite shows to air on the block since Tenchi OVAs.
Here are my reviews for last night along with a choice comment from each episode. Enjoy!
I actually did enjoy that, lol. Wonderful thread-based retrospective, felt like reading a good blog post or enthusiast gaming magazine editorial.
Brandy for Dandy and Barcadi for Lagoon?
Sneaky Gato
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As someone said earlier I think this Black Lagoon arc is meant to show the struggle that happened during the mid ninties when the government cracked down on the more traditional Yakuza, following a more than usual violent yakuza war in the late eighties that involved a lot of civilians getting caught in the crossfire, allowing for the infiltration of foreign mafia and the growth of smaller more brutal street gangs represented by the Russians and Chaka respectively. I think though this was just what I was told. Any truth to it?
Super Moon Sailor Moon Mondays: Sailor Moon Episode 27:
Ah yes, the single episode love interests, one of the most reliable wastes of time for a plotline I encounter. Really, it boils down to an asking for an emotional investment that you know isn't going to see a proper payoff, but I guess they got to fill the space somehow. That being said seeing Ami get any attention in the matters of love is a very rare sight in of itself and since it was one the level of a one way crush, it was actually a bit compelling. That being said this was a dead average episode with little in the way to make it stand out.
I will also say that this arc has consistently had the worst monster designs the show has seen yet, right out of the bargain basement of the Power Rangers thus far. Anyway, the story advances a little since we more or less have a progress bar on things now. Still, this is an episode you can take or leave.
Super Moon Sailor Moon Mondays: Sailor Moon Episode 28:
Yep, we have certainly arrived at the formula slog, although the romantic portents this time around are actually important to the show since they involve
Also, oh hey, it is a monster design that doesn't suck. Once again a pretty typical episode but this one has a bit more bearing on the overarching plot, so if you do watch one episode today this would be the one.
Ah yes, the single episode love interests, one of the most reliable wastes of time for a plotline I encounter. Really, it boils down to an asking for an emotional investment that you know isn't going to see a proper payoff, but I guess they got to fill the space somehow. That being said seeing Ami get any attention in the matters of love is a very rare sight in of itself and since it was one the level of a one way crush, it was actually a bit compelling. That being said this was a dead average episode with little in the way to make it stand out.
Also, I will never get used to seeing Mamoru and Rei being a couple, this is just too odd on too many levels.
Super Moon Sailor Moon Mondays: Sailor Moon Episode 28:
Yep, we have certainly arrived at the formula slog, although the romantic portents this time around are actually important to the show since they involve
getting Mamoru and Usagi together ever so slowly. Also, the painting seen are actually window into the past with King Endyrmon and Queen Serenity. We also learn that Tuxedo Mask is going to be more of a wild card for the arc, bent on owning the silver crystal for his own devices.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
BassForever
Member
Minor manga spoilers
yes, humanity fled across a great sea to escape the titan onslaught, that is when they found the walls already built
Thanks. I enjoy making those.
Manga spoiler:
The walls are actually made of titans that used their hardening ability to create the wall. The 'why' hasn't been explained yet, but I'm probably a few chapters behind at this point of the manga.
mightynine
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I know I'm real late for this, but can I nominate this as the thread subtitle?
Nope.
People are predicting it's something that's been shown before like Ghost in the Shell.
We'll probably see something in the next week or two about a replacement. Makes sense for something old as we are getting TTGL next week and DBZ Kai in a few months (supposedly).
ASSauLTxMasTER
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Nope.
Either it gets announced this week, or they get backdoored.
Also, either FUNi forgot to put AoT's opening credits on the air, or AS just got the tapes early.
TheAbsolution
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Hopefully they'll announce a replacement that I haven't seen before.
Welp got my 1st job interview soon. Wish me luck!
Welp got my 1st job interview soon. Wish me luck!
Hopefully they'll announce a replacement that I haven't seen before.
Welp got my 1st job interview soon. Wish me luck!
Good luck! I'm sure you'll do great!
Well thats awkward
Imperial Bishop
Banned
Quit it.
santeesioux
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It's obviously going to be Haruhi!
BassForever
Member
Nothing new that cost money is going at 3am, heck I wouldn't be surprised if Uncut Naruto slides up and a rerun takes that slot
Nothing brand-new, but maybe something old that they just got. Who knows if Batman will even keep it's timeslot after BL is gone.
Schadenfreude
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Good luck, Absolution. Remember to believe in the ToonamiGAF that believes in you. Anywho, PSN is having an Anime themed sale tomorrow and quite a few movies related to Toonami are going on sale. Full list includes:
All the Bleach movies
All of the Inuyasha movies
All of the OG Naruto movies
The first two Shippuden movies released in NA
They also have the Naruto and Bleach seasons, but I don't think those are at a good enough price to mention. Full list here: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014...rrow-discounted-games-movies-shows/#sf4097470
All the Bleach movies
All of the Inuyasha movies
All of the OG Naruto movies
The first two Shippuden movies released in NA
They also have the Naruto and Bleach seasons, but I don't think those are at a good enough price to mention. Full list here: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014...rrow-discounted-games-movies-shows/#sf4097470
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