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Winter 2012 Anime Thread 2.22: You Can (Not) Outpost Cajunator

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Noirulus

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I pretty much stopped watching Rinne and Another because I wanted to marathon them after they were done airing.

Sad to hear all the Rinne impressions :(


hur hur hur I only have to look up my favourite Seiyu for this.

Charlotte - Inifinite Stratos
Kuroneko - Oreimo
Shiro - Deadman Wonderland (questionble on her "character", but damn it she was the only reason I watched that shit).

There's probably a few more but they don't fit the criteria.

?!
 

Steroyd

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On that matter... what characters do you guys consider good in a bad show? Show me your examples!

Are invalid the typical secondary type that appears only a couple of minutes, please.

hur hur hur I only have to look up my favourite Seiyu for this.

Charlotte - Inifinite Stratos
Kuroneko - Oreimo
Shiro - Deadman Wonderland (questionble on her "character", but damn it she was the only reason I watched that shit).

There's probably a few more but they don't fit the criteria.
 
The show is pretty boring for now. It's pretty much all setup... or is it? It's slowly looking like it's just gonna turn into some slice of life comedy or something.

When it's trying to be a slice of life comedy is the only time Rinne is decent. When it does serious, it's pretty awful and uninteresting. The drama and politics in the show are not done well at all.
 

Steroyd

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No, I mean, how did you come to dislike Oreimo?!

Is that a question?

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wonzo

Banned
Inu x Boku SS 9


the hhnnnnnggazawa strikes yet again. much better than last weeks episode if only for the return of the glorious s&m guy.

I pretty much stopped watching Rinne and Another because I wanted to marathon them after they were done airing.

Sad to hear all the Rinne impressions :(
don't believe their lies!
 

RurouniZel

Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
*sigh*

Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai

Or

My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute.

Fuck Japan and their long titles.

I just had a thought.

OreImo + Nise = My Little Sister's Teeth Can't Be This Cute.

...

Okay, I'll stop now.
 

7Th

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Average ratings for noitaminA:

Honey & Clover – 3.04
Paradise Kiss – 3.19
ayakashi – 3.5
JyuOhSei – 3.5
Honey & Clover 2 – 3.2
Hataraki Man – 4
Nodame Cantabile – 4.39
Mononoke – 3.48
Moyashimon – 4.56
Hakaba Kitarou – 4.8
Library War – 3.47
Antique Bakery – 3.45
Nodame Cantabile Paris – 4.62
Genji Monogatari Sennenki – 3.32
Eden of the East – 3.96
Tokyo Magnitude 8,0 – 3.56
Kuchuu Buranko – 2.66
Nodame Cantabile Finale – 3.25
Sarai-Ya Goyou/Yojou-Han – 2.08
Shiki/Moyashimon Live-Action – 2.56
Shiki/Kuragehime – 2.38
Hourou Musuko/Fractale – 1.76
C/Ano Hana – 2.63
No,6/Usagi Drop – 2.12
Un-Go/Guilty Crown – 2.18
Thermae Romae/Guilty Crown – 2.17
Black Rock Shooter/Guilty Crown – 1.86

BRS+GC has the second lowest average, only above the HM/Fractale combo.
 

Articalys

Member
Black Rock Shooter 6

The fight scenes were nice.
Strength is pretty cool.

So I guess they'll eventually explain how Yuu went from being a normal girl to... whatever she is now. Maybe.

e: Well, now I feel awkward posting about this right below that list.

I wonder what caused average ratings to drop like that when they switched to a two-show format in mid-2010.
 

/XX/

Member
More images (see thumbnails) on the gallery of Kyoto Animation's website Hyōka page, extracted from the upcoming promotional video:

古典部のギャラリー | TVアニメ「氷菓」京アニティザーサイト
http://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/kotenbu/gallery/
 

Steroyd

Member
Black Rock Shooter - 06

I.. I think I just got violated!

I think this is in genuine contention to make it onto THAT LIST, everyone is so serious about the most nonsensical things for reasons unknown with motivations I don't understand (at least I think she mentioned a reasoning), I mean they haven't really explained the other world yet everyone is getting all dramatic and serious about the ramifications of what BRS can do, I'm still in awe that they pulled out that card.

Maybe my brain just gave up working halfway and I went insane.
 
Guilty Crown 20
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The moment I would gif is like a spoiler but definitely one of my top moments in the anime, I love tales of friendship.
Souta and Shu's scene when Souta kept backing away and then Shu just grabbed his hand, and it led to Souta being all sorry and wishing to be friends was so touching and heartwarming. It made my eyes water. I was afraid they wouldnt make up by the end of the anime but Im so glad they did. Souta and Yahiro definitely the best.

Haruka is really great too, otherwise all of the revelations of backstory were nice and fitting. Can all loose ends really be closed in two episodes and will they allow for
Shu Inori, Mana, and Gai, to all survive or will there be a four way death knockout, what about Yu of Daath? Did I miss where that group wasnt explained at all?

Preview for next episode, exciting.
 

cajunator

Banned
Just watched Redline.

Wow. That show is some intense machine on machine, engine grinding, metal crunching, violent dirty machine porn.

I'm in love with the animation and the art style. JP is pretty awesome and so is the female lead. Some great stuff here. I might go more into detail about it later. Its pretty nuts.
 

Articalys

Member
Sket Dance 48

[insert usual manga vs. anime complaints here]

Really though, that was alright for compressing four dialogue-heavy chapters into one episode. And now with the key
brothers revelation
, they're free to move on with a bunch of great stories that relied on aforementioned plot point. Looking forward to the second year of the series!
 

Instro

Member
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick 4

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Oh wow, I did not see that twist coming.
Lucky is a girl! I would not have guessed that at all from the character design.
Damn Dezaki, you got me.

This show really feels like a an 80's anime that time traveled to the 90's. Obviously a lot of that has to do with Dezaki's directing, but in general most aspects of the show feel like something from another time so to speak. The only clear weak link in the show thus far is the music, which mostly sucks. Really digging the atmosphere and the cast though, these guys truly feel like bodacious pirates...even though they are whale hunters.
 
Space Runaway Ideon 25:
They certainly managed to capture the awkwardness of teen romance pretty well. As soon as Cosmo started making promises of protecting people, you knew it would end poorly, but
I didn't expect things to go down the way they did. Kitty gets gunned down in a completely pointless manner by complete chance. It worked better than I figured the inevitable death would.

Also, I like how nobody raises an eyebrow at the possibility of blood transfusions between humans and aliens.
 

7Th

Member
New art for Blood-C's movie by Kazuchika Kise, the character designer and animation director:

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I really like how she barely looks like a Clamp character now. Definite improvement.
 

cajunator

Banned
I like that artwork, but I really hope the movie doesnt take itself too seriously. What made Blood C special was that it openly knew it was trolling the fuck out of us and the show reveled in it.
 

cajunator

Banned
Oh wow.
Is that what I have to look forward to?

I'm about to delve into Inu X boku. Three episodes of Black Rock Shooter is enough for one day.
 
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