Well note that there's a clear distinction between how I enjoy something and how it stands up independent of subjective tastes. The latter is such a nebulous concept though, and while I like to amuse myself by considering and discussing an anime work's objective qualities, the thing is that A) I have neither extensive knowledge of the medium nor an extensive set of works to act as frames of reference from my own point of view and B) ultimately, there's no vested interest in me doing so. In all, I don't think I'm qualified to make any serious attempt at objectively analyzing what I watch.
This is apparent to me by contrasting it with my own experience with video games, where I DO have extensive knowledge of the medium and many different works to draw upon, and I do have an interest in that type of analysis because I'm an aspiring game designer myself. And even then, I'm not going to let my critical analysis directly color my actual impressions of the games in question.
On a completely separate note, I'm expecting Kizu to be better than Nise if the source material is any indication.
Upotte! pv
Would have been a better concept if they transformed into the namesake guns instead of being characters using guns in school or something, guess I wont be watching this one next season.
I'm being reminded of Trinity Seven manga. Should I watch this if I like Trinity Seven?
Upotte PV. Cute girls doing cute things obviously. Guns are so kawaii.
Considering how fast they're going, now, it looks like they truly intend to end this story next week.it seems hard to imagine that they'll wrap things up in the time they've got left
I was wondering why do they even have guns till it showed them at a shooting range.
So, cute girls doing cute things that could cutely kill you.
For some reason, this brings a certain Kinectimals gif from an E3 gone by to mind.
Mouretsu Pirates 10
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Great episode. In terms of what the Bentenmaru went through as well as seeing Marika rise to making decisions, space storms never looked and were more intense. I like all the cast of the crew and Sandaime is funny, tripping and shivering. Nice graphics with thelasers and attack --> fleeing
Moretsu Pirates - 10
I think this is the first episode where the preview from the last episode wasn't a complete lie.
And pirate Chiaki YEEEEES!
[Nisemonogatari]
Considering how fast they're going, now, it looks like they truly intend to end this story next week.
She's tsundere for her eroge.Yeah, I agree she does show some dere from time to time. It's just that her tsun is so extreme that people completely forget it.
So I guess instead of tsundere it's TSUNTSUNTSUNdere.
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If you're going to use that many frames, you don't need to optimize it if you're going to dither imo.
It's Summer Vox.What happened to Yuru Yuri S2? I though it was coming this Spring, but I don't see any mention of it anywhere.
Still waiting on Ro-Kyu-Bu! season 2 announcement. ;_;
Why!?
It's Summer Vox.
That's a fair position to take.
Why do you think?
What's wrong with her?
Why do you think?
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It was only a matter of time before someone injured themselves pulling a shaft head-tilt.
Kaiji 4-5
Once again I totally lost track of time watching this. So tense! I'm surprised the game could spawn such strategies too. That soundtrack is something else.
Blood+ 1
It occured to me while I was out that I had Netflix on my phone and could increase my anime watching efficiency. Fired up Blood+ and it seemed decent enough. The opening sequence was crazy but alas we end up back in high school. Dub wasn't so bad until that guy with the awful french accent though.
As a fellow human being I advise you not to waste any more of your life on this series.
The forums at Mania.com is one good option (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/forumdisplay.php?f=19). I hope muhootsaver keeps posting there, even if he isn't going to continue with a blog dedicated to this kind of matters.
The analysis from RURIN are a valuable resource for many people, as well:
あに瓶
http://anibin.blogspot.com/
The last episode of Blood-C is better than the entirely of blood+Don't listen to the haters
its better than blood C by a long shot
The last episode of Blood-C is better than the entirely of blood+
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These things take time to learn!
Looking through the Mania forums I read about a Roujin Z blu-ray. Why did I not know about this? It looks great!
Looking through the Mania forums I read about a Roujin Z blu-ray. Why did I not know about this? It looks great!
The last episode of Blood-C is better than the entirely of blood+
A lot of it, actually. Including most of the explanation for Tsukihi.So, what you're telling me is that they actually trimmed some content? Yikes.
Looking through the Mania forums I read about a Roujin Z blu-ray. Why did I not know about this? It looks great!
The movie is excellent, too.
Stellvia of the Universe 10
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lol so someone thought it would be amusing to have the potentialhappen on December the 25th. Merry Christmas, bitches! Look's like EVERYONE'S getting coal this year!end of humanity due to intense radiation from an exploding star
Oh man I'm so nervous, we've been only building up to this moment for ten freaking episodes. This is going to be totally epic. I better go evacuate my bladder before something happens. Aaaaaand back. Hey wait a minute, why is everyone celebrating and hugging each other? Are they in Heaven? Did Stellvia win Heaven's Astroball tournament? What's going on? I only left a few seconds ago...
Before having time to contemplate how such a thing, contrary to the rational laws of physics, could be possible, the Big Four, Shima andSeems everything gets off to a better than expected start. Stellvia get the Great Wall up and running and people on Earth ("Somewere in Japan" features again) WATCH THE WHOLE THING LIVE. Sick.
Anyway, the radiation itself is indeed stopped by the wall. What hadn't been taken into consideration apparently was the er...space rocks...that came from the star.potential love interest Kouta are dispatched off to destroy the space rocks with lasers.
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Meanwhile back on Stellvia, someone switches the live feed with the Nise toothbrush scene.
Finally some action and Stellvia does not disappoint. We even get some really classy sci-fi music in the background making it's debut. It somewhat reminds me of old school Metroid on steroids, or metroids if you will. An eclectic mix of synth and what appears to be some Japanese sci-fi fanboy going wild on a theremin. A dream come true. The animation here too is the best so far and even though this whole event (come on, it's episode 10 out of 26) is a foregone conclusion, I confess I got really excited just watching it.Shima literally risks her life to save another pilot from a rogue "space rock" before getting escorted back to the Stellvia by potential love interest Kouta
After defeating the small fry, it's time for the boss! And it's a special guest appearence fromAnd with that, this show is now a mecha.Black Materia's Meteor from Final Fantasy VII! The lasers seem ineffective and for lack of backup sharks or white materia to counter it with, central command looks on helpless as it hurtles toward Earth. Don't they have nukes in the future? This is all Obama's fault.
To make matters worse, the hole that the black materia meteor made in the Great Wall is so big that the wall itself is in danger of collapse. This would lead to the destruction of the Earth, Luna and the colonies. Why didn't the Reapers think of this?
Fortunately the giant fighting robot "The Infinity" (as spoiled on today's half-time card) should be able to take care of the meteorite with it's weaponry and the Great Wall hole with it's technobabble. Guess who's piloting it? Yep, Shima and potential love interest Kouta.
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Like a boss.
What follows are some of the most batshit insane but frankly outright awesome moments in this show so far. Suffice it to say, day is saved, humanity is saved, series is saved, anime is saved. lol jk. Not even Stellvia can save anime.
This was a powerful episode. Serious at every turn, almost making fun of the fact it hadn't been up till now by trolling with several false happy endings. It's like Nisemonogatari pretending it actually has a plot. Though theis now over, things are really just beginning for the Stellvia crew. Where it goes from here I don't know, but it's nice to see that the narrative continues to shine when the material isn't overly optimistic.second wave
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Let's put a red ring round the interior of the laser because why not?