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[NewFresh]

[Rinne no Lagrange 8 - 9]

This may be a dumb show with characters that I can't care for but at least it isn't boring.

What more could you really ask for in a show?

 

[Crash Station]

My hat is a polar bear, you're argument is invalid! XD

I thought about that after I posted it :/

 

[Geneijin]

We could, but that would mean we'd all be wrong, so I guess we shouldn't after all.

Wrong about what? Everyone has their own values on what's inferior entertainment. I don't see what's inherently better in wasting time on bad romcoms than watching haremshit. They're both catering to their respective audiences and formed that niche.

A no name scrub who was open game in context to the show of which we were expecting to happen to someone, and held zero weight to the story. A spoiler? Yeah a rather light one for that specific episode, a game changing spoiler that's on the Aeris richter scale? Nope.

So it's a spoiler then.

Hah, if one of the Precures goes evil for a string of episodes, that would probably be some kind of amazing.

Given that Suite was about the girls not getting along with each other for a while, it's probably not that far away from them fighting each other outright.

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So they go Dark PreCure? It would be a first for the franchise.

 

[PdotMichael]

Another - 9

wow!

great episode! It was pretty much that what I wanted from the show.

 

[Crash Station]

I've been meaning to ask this for a while. What is Medaka box and why should I be hyped?

So far, all I know about it is boobs, school, and....that's it.

It's a WSJ series that starts out as a typical romcom but genre shifts into a battle shounen relatively early because of weak ratings. At that point, Nisioisin decided to have as much fun with the plot as he could. Lots of trolling going on, but it felt so right.

Then a character so amazing gets introduced that calling him one of the best characters in fiction wouldn't feel like an overstatement. The guy can be the source of multiple asspulls yet he can pull that off without feeling cheap. In other words, this is a guy whose very existence surpasses standard story-telling conventions.

So that's why people are hyped.

 

[KO Traveling Hobo]

From Wikipedia:

"A three-part film project has been green-lit, with two films being a retelling of the original series and the third film being an entirely new story."

I love you. My soul gem is ready.

 

[Jex]

[The Sacred Star of Milos]

I thought it looked shit tbh.
Looked nothing like the tv anime.
Like much lesser quality.

This is crazy talk. As in, actually nuts.

 

[Envelope]

I thought it looked shit tbh.
Looked nothing like the tv anime.
Like much lesser quality.

Oh boy, is it time to have this discussion again?

 

[Jex]

What more could you really ask for in a show?

- Good characters that I care about.

- An interesting story which excites my interest.

- Consistent tone and pacing.

- Great action sequences.

Etc.

 

[iavi]

Then a character so amazing gets introduced that calling him one of the best characters in fiction wouldn't feel like an overstatement. The guy can be the source of multiple asspulls yet he can pull that off without feeling cheap. In other words, this is a guy whose very existence surpasses standard story-telling conventions.

Cosmic, you deserve an award. This is easily the most concentrated passage of hype I've ever read.

 

[Envelope]

Cosmic, you deserve an award. This is easily the most concentrated passage of hype I've ever read.

Unfortunately, none of it is true. The character in question is one of the worst in the series, tied only with the titular character.

 

[Dresden]

Unfortunately, none of it is true. The character in question is one of the worst in the series, tied only with the titular character.

So wrong. I mean, cosmic goes way overboard with the praise, but w/e.

 

[Articalys]

I could have sworn this was licensed already, but anyway: NISA has picked up Otome Youkai Zakuro, set for a sub-only DVD release with art book in the middle of June.

 

[Jex]

Oh boy, is it time to have this discussion again?

Well, it's a fairly recent topic for conversation. It'll take a few more months before it becomes really old news.

 

[Steroyd]

Another - 09

BWAHAHA this show sure loves umbrellas.

This show sure has improved a hell of a lot in the building up tension department, granted contrivance is still used, but it comes secondary to seeing who falls victim to kill of the week.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

I could have sworn this was licensed already, but anyway: NISA has picked up Otome Youkai Zakuro, set for a sub-only DVD release with art book in the middle of June.

When is NISA going to announce a release time frame for Natsume?

 

[Envelope]

So wrong. I mean, cosmic goes way overboard with the praise, but w/e.

Alright, ignoring medaka, who do you think is the worst character?

 

[Dedication Through Light]

It's a WSJ series that starts out as a typical romcom but genre shifts into a battle shounen relatively early because of weak ratings. At that point, Nisioisin decided to have as much fun with the plot as he could. Lots of trolling going on, but it felt so right.

Then a character so amazing gets introduced that calling him one of the best characters in fiction wouldn't feel like an overstatement. The guy can be the source of multiple asspulls yet he can pull that off without feeling cheap. In other words, this is a guy whose very existence surpasses standard story-telling conventions.

So that's why people are hyped.

Wow character sounds as on par with natsu, tsuna, and ace, guess it will be amazing. Hopefully its battle swiftly so I dont lose interesting.

I could have sworn this was licensed already, but anyway: NISA has picked up Otome Youkai Zakuro, set for a sub-only DVD release with art book in the middle of June.

I thought so too because I could have thought I read that plot synopsis before.

Have yet to see anything NISA pick up that I want, oh maybe Brave 10, I guess, if I can get over my love hate relationship of it.

 

[RurouniZel]

I thought about that after I posted it :/

Sorry, I just couldn't resist! :3

 

[Brazil]

A possible subtitle for the third movie is

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Incubator's Counterattack.

Seriously?

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But did they even get attacked in the first place? Haha. That's a weird subtitle. As someone said in the series - I'm thinking of Homura -, Kyubey's kind isn't malicious towards humanity.

 

[firehawk12]

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So they go Dark PreCure? It would be a first for the franchise.

The problem is that it can very easily be otaku fodder if they go that way, which is precisely when the show go from "fun" self-aware to going up its own ass.

 

[Andrew J.]

Smile Precure 01

Miyuki is entertainingly flaky. Best part was when she didn't know how to do her special attack.

 

[NewFresh]

It's a WSJ series that starts out as a typical romcom but genre shifts into a battle shounen relatively early because of weak ratings. At that point, Nisioisin decided to have as much fun with the plot as he could. Lots of trolling going on, but it felt so right.

Then a character so amazing gets introduced that calling him one of the best characters in fiction wouldn't feel like an overstatement. The guy can be the source of multiple asspulls yet he can pull that off without feeling cheap. In other words, this is a guy whose very existence surpasses standard story-telling conventions.

So that's why people are hyped.

Bravo sir, I'll at least give the show a shot now.

- Good characters that I care about.

- An interesting story which excites my interest.

- Consistent tone and pacing.

- Great action sequences.

Etc.

These are desperate times! You can't afford to be that picky about the anime you consume.

 

[Crash Station]

Bravo sir, I'll at least give the show a shot now.

Well the problem is it doesn't actually start out "good". Maybe a bit amusing, but rather generic. However, it will all be worth it if it gets to the aforementioned character.

 

[Neko Mimi Mode]

I could have sworn this was licensed already, but anyway: NISA has picked up Otome Youkai Zakuro, set for a sub-only DVD release with art book in the middle of June.

I'll be picking this up, it's a fantastic series. One of my favorite single cour series in recent years, actually.

 

[Jex]

These are desperate times! You can't afford to be that picky about the anime you consume.

As the times are desperate it's all the more reason to be picky! Why waste your life on bad anime?

 

[Hellsing321]

As the times are desperate it's all the more reason to be picky! Why waste your life on bad anime?

Because its easier.

 

[Femmeworth]

Seriously?

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But did they even get attacked in the first place? Haha. That's a weird subtitle. As someone said in the series - I'm thinking of Homura -, Kyubey's kind isn't malicious towards humanity.

It's from this article. Another translation of it is

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Incubator Strikes Back.

I think

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the incubators are upset about what Madoka did, which threw the universe out of whack, hence the demons. Maybe the demons attacked the incubators too. With Urobuchi, I don't know what to expect.

 

[NewFresh]

As the times are desperate it's all the more reason to be picky! Why waste your life on bad anime?

This is why I gave up on K-ON

Well the problem is it doesn't actually start out "good". Maybe a bit amusing, but rather generic. However, it will all be worth it if it gets to the aforementioned character.

I don't know if I'm looking for a serious commitment right now. I hope we can still be friends!

 

[Jex]

I feel old. None of your lists have Ranma or Tenchi in them. Not that I'm considering them to be great harem shows

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is there actually such a thing

but oh how the mighty have fallen.

Some people enjoy shows in the harem genre and so, like everything else, once you enjoy a variety of things in a certain category it becomes inevitable that they will be ranked against each other.

Still, I don't enjoy such shows, so it seems to equivalent to sorting faeces into different categories.

 

[Neko Mimi Mode]

As the times are desperate it's all the more reason to be picky! Why waste your life on bad anime?

9 episodes of Nisemonogatari later...

 

[Andrew J.]

Smile Precure 02

3 out the 5 Precure are semi-serious athletes of one type or another. That seems high.

If Madoka has influenced nothing else in this series, then at least it informed the design of the Pierrot Countdown Clock. Seriously, it conveys menace surprisingly well.

Cure Sunny's transformation is so kickass. Fire, fire!

 

[Jex]

9 episodes of Nisemonogatari later...

Unfortunately for me Nisemonogatari isn't bad enough for long enough for me to drop it. Even when one bad episode follows another I know that just around the corner I'll be treated to one of those occasional 'good episodes'.

 

[Brazil]

Another 9

Another great, unnerving episode. I hate how

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they show the last episode's death

at the beginning, hahaha.

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Man, that school trip to the mountain was something else, huh?

In other news, everyone I care about is still alive! But judging by Akazawa's tears in the preview, not for long.

 

[iavi]

Unfortunately for me Nisemonogatari isn't bad enough for long enough for me to drop it. Even when one bad episode follows another I know that just around the corner I'll be treated to one of those occasional 'good episodes'.

Not me. I'm off the train till Kizu.

 

[Brazil]

It's from this article. Another translation of it is

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Incubator Strikes Back.

I think

Spoiler

the incubators are upset about what Madoka did, which threw the universe out of whack, hence the demons. Maybe the demons attacked the incubators too. With Urobuchi, I don't know what to expect.

I guess that could happen, yeah.

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Although Kyubey states during his final talk with Homura that "there'd be no way to prove" her memories of what happened and how the universe was altered by Madoka's actions... So they can't really be angry over something they aren't aware of, unless they really trust Homura's words.

 

[Geneijin]

Because its easier.

I don't know about that...

 

[7Th]

If Madoka has influenced nothing else in this series, then at least it informed the design of the Pierrot Countdown Clock. Seriously, it conveys menace surprisingly well.

That's just a clown-themed version of Fresh's Fuko Gauge, though.

 

[Andrew J.]

Smile Precure 03

Yayoi is so :cajun.

The villains aren't as interesting as the ones from Heartcatch, but I'll give them a pass considering they're literally storybook archetypes.

 

[PorcellainThrill]

Unfortunately for me Nisemonogatari isn't bad enough for long enough for me to drop it. Even when one bad episode follows another I know that just around the corner I'll be treated to one of those occasional 'good episodes'.

3, 6, 7 and 8 were good.
Bakemonogatari had the cat and snake arc.

 

[Andrew J.]

That's just a clown-themed version of Fresh's Fuko Gauge, though.

That doesn't have numbers in an angular Gothic font that look like they were drawn with blood, now does it?

 

[Geneijin]

3, 6, 7 and 8 were good.
Bakemonogatari had the cat and snake arc.

Those arcs weren't as bad as Nise's worse episodes.

The direction is also fairly weaker in Nise on a bad episode than Bake was.

 

[Envelope]

Ultimate Girl 5

Cajun continues to destroy me with this show.

Poor Vivienne, her yuri longings for Silk will never be realized.

Sadly, the studio is so cheap they had to use real-life photography for the backgrounds.

The setup for this episode is the tried and true cosplay cafe.

In comes the stereotypical manga-writer monster, complete with luchador mask.

It should be illegal to desecrate Sailor Moon in this fashion, but alas, it isn't.

For your own good, I won't post any pictures of the fight, but it involves moe attacks and sticky white fluids.

And of course, it ends with misunderstands and that annoyingly classy ED.

 

[e_i]

Gokujyo episode 5

TAKE IT YOUR ASS! With mayonaise and ping pong balls.

Uhhh...I guess this why it was banned.

Gokujyo episode 6

Is the name Madoka in fashion now?
Pretty elaborate scare, Aya.

 

[Crash Station]

Sumomomo Momomo 4

I'm kind of surprised this is the first thing I've seen that shows the true sexy potential of sleep-learning.

 

[Typographenia]

- Good characters that I care about.

- An interesting story which excites my interest.

- Consistent tone and pacing.

- Great action sequences.

Etc.

Don't count the story out just yet! I mean, we haven't even really gotten to it yet.

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Oh, God, who am I kidding, this is going to be a disaster!

You know you keep coming back for those opening and closing sequences.

 

[Skidd]

Ano Natsu 9

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Screw this!

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Kanna is still the best </3

 

[Envelope]

Don't count the story out just yet! I mean, we haven't even really gotten to it yet.

Spoiler

Oh, God, who am I kidding, this is going to be a disaster!

You know you keep coming back for those opening and closing sequences.

I really don't think Lagrange's OP is anything special, why do you like it so much?

 

[dakkumauji]

Persona 4 21

Oh, Nanako, so adorable.
I gotta say, really impressed at how well they did this segment in the anime compared to the game. Really left me with a much stronger emotional impact than what the game did.

 

[Envelope]

Ultimate Girl 6

This was actually a fairly boring episode by UG standards, they didn't even use the tentacles. At least Vivienne got her misunderstanding cleared up.. kind of.