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[firehawk12]

Fullmetal alchemist milos movie

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-lol at how they found a way to shoehorn everyone’s favourite waifu winry in there and also husband mustang.

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Haha, yep.

FMA: Sacred Star of Milos:

My only real criticism of the film came at the end when

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Juila's brother CASUALLY GETS OUT OF BED, LEAVES HIS HOSPITAL ROOM WHICH WAS FOR SOME REASON UNGUARDED EVEN THOUGH HE HAD COMMITTED COUNTLESS ATROCITIES THE NIGHT BEFORE, AND ESCAPES.

WHAT WAS THAT? Did I miss something or did that actually happen? It didn't really ruin the movie for me, but it nevertheless caused me to rage through the ending credits.

Still several thousand times better than Shamballa, which is what really matters.

I talked with duckroll about this as well, but for whatever reason, I didn't see a problem with that because, in the broadest sense, it fit with the series as I interpreted it.

8 months later...

Aria the Natural 7: A quaint little episode that involves that strange mystical world of cats where humans are said to be unable to enter. It begins with rather Aria-ish scene, Akari and Aria just waking to a new summer on Neo Venezia. The triple A trio is once again practicing their gondola skills but Akari notices Aria riding a gondola alone somewhere. While Alice heads off to school, the other two decide to follow Aria into what seems to be the mysterious parts of Neo Venezia where only cats dwell.

I find that I really enjoy these more magical episodes as long as it doesn't feel too out of place for the setting. Particularly, the idea that the cats can access unknown/unreachable places in Neo Venezia is charming. Magic cats! I find the Cait Sith himself to be an interesting character since his introduction in episode 3 iirc with the festival. I do hope he returns again and again. Such a classy cat.

On a side note, the choro club ost and the awesome OP/ED sound so much better now that I have some better headphones.

Took you long enough.
And well, the Natural is ironic because it's all... supernatural? (harhar). You'll get a lot more of that stuff, which I didn't mind.

And Choro Club is awesome regardless of your phones!

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Geneijin is infecting all of animegaf

 

[madp]

I talked with duckroll about this as well, but for whatever reason, I didn't see a problem with that because, in the broadest sense, it fit with the series as I interpreted it.

Is your take that

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redemption trumps justice

or is there some other series-spanning theme that you believe this embodies?

Even if I could accept that the ending "fits",

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Ashley being completely unguarded and unrestricted by the people he just tried to incinerate

is just totally illogical in any sense and I don't think I can get past that.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Another 06

VIVA EYEPATCH MOE!

Is Eyepatch Moe really Best Moe? I have no idea but Mei certainly makes a strong case!

 

[Branduil]

Is your take that

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redemption trumps justice

or is there some other series-spanning theme that you believe this embodies?

Even if I could accept that the ending "fits",

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Ashley being completely unguarded and unrestricted by the people he just tried to incinerate

is just totally illogical in any sense and I don't think I can get past that.

Did you get your username changed so you wouldn't get banned accidentally again?

 

[Solune]

The other maru of this season.

Feelings you may get from Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki

Feels good man, but that's not all. He finds the meaning of a loved one.

And finally cats also learn the meaning of "exposed".

 

[Thoraxes]

Is Eyepatch Moe really Best Moe? I have no idea but Mei certainly makes a strong case!

I'm not totally sure, but after not being in love with it as much as I would like to, Mei is pushing towards that edge of no return.

She's just... Good. So good. I don't know why but she's charming.

 

[Lain]

Kill Me Baby 5

This was good from start to finish. I can't decide which one i like more/find more funny, schoolgirl, assassin or ninja.

 

[madp]

Did you get your username changed so you wouldn't get banned accidentally again?

Yeah. It seems to be working........so far.

I sure hope that there are no banned members named Crazy Clown, Insane Jester, or anything of the sort.

 

[Risette]

Yeah. It seems to be working........so far.

I sure hope that there are no banned members named Crazy Clown, Insane Jester, or anything of the sort.

Or any banned member who named themselves after the Godard movie.

You're setting yourself up for misfortune man!

 

[Femmeworth]

Can't compete with free amirite

But seriously, where do you get off complaining about expensive pricing tiers when you don't even purchase anime at bargain bin prices of $30 for 13-26 episodes? FFS INSERT GIF LOLZ

ಠ_ಠ I thought you were better than that, I guess not. Though it's not like I made a detailed argument. Just because I don't partake in the buying of anime, for financial reasons, doesn't mean I can't criticize the current state of the industry and the shit its consumers are (more than) willing to put up with/accept.

 

[Soma]

Is Eyepatch Moe really Best Moe? I have no idea but Mei certainly makes a strong case!

possible Another spoiler? lol

...

i- i think i'm gonna have to watch Another now. (yes i realize this show probably isn't this light-hearted at all)

 

[Jex]

Haha, yep.

Dude, re-tag that spoiler, omg.

 

[Thoraxes]

possible Another spoiler? lol

...

i- i think i'm gonna have to watch Another now. (yes i realize this show probably isn't this light-hearted at all)

 

[Splash Wave]

Damn, this thread moves.

 

[Jex]

Natsume 7

I don't really like the multi-episode arcs when compared to the usually episodic nature of the show but I actually found this two-parter rather enjoyable mostly due to the mix of characters and how they were utilised, especially

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nyanko-sensei posing as Natsume

. dat human form nyanko-sensei.

I think most of the time these two-parters feel pointless because it feels that they could have told the story in one episode if they were paced tighter.

 

[Dresden]

possible Another spoiler? lol

...

i- i think i'm gonna have to watch Another now. (yes i realize this show probably isn't this light-hearted at all)

Urge to watch rising.

My favorite omgmoe gif of all time.

 

[Jex]

Damn, this thread moves.

I blame Cajunator.

 

[Risette]

ಠ_ಠ I thought you were better than that, I guess not. Though it's not like I made a detailed argument. Just because I don't partake in the buying of anime, for financial reasons, doesn't mean I can't criticize the current state of the industry and the shit its consumers are (more than) willing to put up with/accept.

People are willing to put up with it because they are willing to pay those prices for the products they desire. Thus, it sticks.

I have no problem paying any price so long as I get what I want in good quality. I'm all for $400 subbed boxsets in the US, so long as we actually get them.

 

[Jex]

Sometimes, you guys, you just....ugh

I like the way you don't even frame a particular complaint. It's just like a general feeling of weariness and disgust with us all.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

possible Another spoiler? lol

...

i- i think i'm gonna have to watch Another now. (yes i realize this show probably isn't this light-hearted at all)

I'm going to have to pick this show back up, aren't I? Dang.

That gif has so much potential with the right music.

 

[Solune]

I blame Cajunator.

I think the culprit is in this thread, perhaps even near this post.

 

[KO Traveling Hobo]

ಠ_ಠ I thought you were better than that, I guess not. Though it's not like I made a detailed argument. Just because I don't partake in the buying of anime, for financial reasons, doesn't mean I can't criticize the current state of the industry and the shit its consumers are (more than) willing to put up with/accept.

If more people bought anime, then maybe the industry could afford to be less shitty.

 

[Jex]

I guess I would also point out using these two gifs to further show that in motion as well (though one of them starts in the clouds rushing and finishes more of the "launch sequence" that rockets have when changing sized thrusters to exit the atmosphere as they transition to get away from the greatest gravitational pull)

1 and 2

Yeah, that first .gif is total 'booster separation' porn. It's pretty clear that these guys used real shuttle and rocket launches as source material.

 

[Jintor]

Dodgy-looking fella, this culprit

ಠ_ಠ I thought you were better than that, I guess not. Though it's not like I made a detailed argument. Just because I don't partake in the buying of anime, for financial reasons, doesn't mean I can't criticize the current state of the industry and the shit its consumers are (more than) willing to put up with/accept.

It does severely ding your position

 

[Hellsing321]

I'm not totally sure, but after not being in love with it as much as I would like to, Mei is pushing towards that edge of no return.

She's just... Good. So good. I don't know why but she's charming.

Its because she reminds you of all the other Reiclones.

 

[Dresden]

Its because she reminds you of all the other Reiclones.

No cobalt hair, no sale.

 

[Jex]

Eureka Semen 5-7

Every single character in this show makes me angry.

It's curious that you'd have problems specifically with these characters and not, say, characters from certain other shows.

 

[dimb]

Another 06
This episode was largely unnecessary, but there were a few nuggets that push the probability of

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"main character is the ghost"

forward. Pretty hyped about the next episode though.

 

[Branduil]

It's curious that you'd have problems specifically with these characters and not, say, characters from certain other shows.

It's okay to say "Guilty Crown," everyone else already has.

 

[Femmeworth]

If more people bought anime, then maybe the industry could afford to be less shitty.

The issue is more complex than that, it's not just about people not buying enough anime or "lol piracy."

It does severely ding your position

Like I give a fuck about my "position." So if I bought a shit ton of anime, that would validate my opinions or make them more credible?

 

[Jex]

"The most highly anticipated" means that a half-dozen will people remember that it will be available for purchase.

Hey, that's all the Aniplex pricing model needs if they all buy it for like $400 each.

 

[KO Traveling Hobo]

Its because she reminds you of all the other Reiclones.

"I am a doll."

 

[PdotMichael]

Is Eyepatch Moe really Best Moe? I have no idea but Mei certainly makes a strong case!

I don't know if Eyepatch Moe is best moe but I made yesterday some gifs

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for 4chan

http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=anotherdance1o7jks.gif
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=meicajunguj3y.gif
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=meiwalking0mj63.gif
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=meiwatera8kiu.gif
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=meiwtfeij9w.gif
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=meieatingp5j6w.gif
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=meieyecvj42.gif
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=meihanakocosplay2aj9i.gif
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=meileckw4kdj.gif
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=meilunchl2k63.gif
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=meirainoejuo.gif
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=meisportetkel.gif
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=meitalking3skjc.gif

The moe level is pretty high.

 

[Jex]

Air Master 4

Epic bike-fu and even more epic jackhammer punching. The choreography in this is pretty good.

The fight choreography and animation is pretty much the only thing Air Master has going it for. Luckily there's a lot of fight scenes, so it balances out.

 

[Risette]

The issue is more complex than that, it's not just about people not buying enough anime or "lol piracy."

Elaborate.

 

[duckroll]

Is your take that

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redemption trumps justice

or is there some other series-spanning theme that you believe this embodies?

Even if I could accept that the ending "fits",

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Ashley being completely unguarded and unrestricted by the people he just tried to incinerate

is just totally illogical in any sense and I don't think I can get past that.

The ending of Milos is bad and trivializes the entire scenario of the movie. It is also a terrible moral lesson for children because

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it says that no matter what happens, how much bad shit you have done, or how crappy the situation is, as long as you have MAGIC and you're willing to give up a leg, everything is okay. In no way did it jive with the true message of FMA at all.

The fact that the only price Julia had to pay to save her brother was a leg is nonsensical because at that point of her life, the Truth would know that a leg was a small price for her to pay, and she would be willing to give it up because automail technology is so common and widespread. It's not a sacrifice at all if it doesn't really mean much to the person losing it. Heck she was up and walking the next day!

Ashley getting away is also unforgivable and nonsensical. He is a traitor, a mass murderer, and basically an all round insane person. If Julia brought him back because of her love for him, only to have him arrested and tried for his crimes, that would be one way of ending it decently. An even better way would be if Julia's price for bringing her brother back is that she loses all memory and knowledge of ever having a brother, and she brings him back only for him to be tried and executed for his crimes, and accepting that he was just another criminal, without realizing that she sacrificed anything to bring that person back.

Yes, I hate the ending, so I've been thinking about it for months now. >_<

 

[Jex]

Here's a good thread:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=414748

I'd try



to start with.

Something about the shows you quote has changed. I can't quite put my finger on it...

 

[Narag]

Super Robot Wars OG The Inspector 16

Ryusei fucks everything up but finally gets his super robot on! Sideburns justified!

 

[Jex]

To everyone who has responded to my post so far: thank you! Now I am both overwhelmed and excited. This stuff looks like it'd appeal to me.

edit: Seriously, some of the stuff in the Best of 2011 thread sounds fucking fantastic.

The top 8 shows are actually all pretty good. The other movies/shows/OVA's after the top 8 aren't really essential in any form or fashion.

 

[Femmeworth]

Elaborate.

I will... later. I'm already currently in the middle of writing a paper for a class right now that's due later today. >_> *needs to quit procrastinating*

Of course, because you literally never make detailed arguments, so what am I to respond to? Your dismissive gifs which I can't even see?

Continue to combat anime prices by not buying anime and, I dunno, accidentally clicking on a crunchyroll ad, I don't really care, but please stop bugging me for choosing to spend money on things and people I want to support

Fine. Fair enough, since neither my non-consuming or your consuming makes a difference at the end of the day.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

The top 8 shows are actually all pretty good. The other movies/shows/OVA's after the top 8 aren't really essential in any form or fashion.

Except for Gintama.

 

[Branduil]

The top 8 shows are actually all pretty good. The other movies/shows/OVA's after the top 8 aren't really essential in any form or fashion.

Are you saying Blood-C isn't essential?

 

[duckroll]

Buying anime doesn't really change anything in the industry. The only way to really get the anime you want made is to fund it yourself. For about 5 million USD, I'm pretty confident we can make a really solid looking 13 episode anime with no moe, serious story, adult characters, good writing, and kickass action animation. Looking for backers now. Who wants to put in the first million?

 

[Hellsing321]

The top 8 shows are actually all pretty good. The other movies/shows/OVA's after the top 8 aren't really essential in any form or fashion.

Thats incorrect because Chihayafuru is like number 15.

 

[PdotMichael]

Buying anime doesn't really change anything in the industry. The only way to really get the anime you want made is to fund it yourself. For about 5 million USD, I'm pretty confident we can make a really solid looking 13 episode anime with no moe, serious story, adult characters, good writing, and kickass action animation. Looking for backers now. Who wants to put in the first million?

I would pay the first million but only if we hire Oshii.

 

[Dresden]

Buying anime doesn't really change anything in the industry. The only way to really get the anime you want made is to fund it yourself. For about 5 million USD, I'm pretty confident we can make a really solid looking 13 episode anime with no moe, serious story, adult characters, good writing, and kickass action animation. Looking for backers now. Who wants to put in the first million?

I can donate a dollar or two.

 

[Jintor]

Let's kickstarter that shit

 

[Jex]

Except for Gintama.

Well, that's not really a 2011 show!

 

[Jintor]

Like I give a fuck about my "position." So if I bought a shit ton of anime, that would validate my opinions or make them more credible?

Not necessarily, but it's like unnecessary swearing in posts.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Well, that's not really a 2011 show!

Anything that aired in 2011 can be called a 2011 show. It's a new season anyway - got that apostrophe mark and everything.