Eh I dropped it at 11, myself.Thats an odd place to drop, considering the second half has raised the bar on Shu's epicness, as well as missing The Everlasting Guilty Crown.
You people are not making me watch BRS. I must be strong.
You guys should really watch the Black Rock Shooter OVA before the TV show.
I'm very apprehensive of touching that piece of shit ever again. I hyped it up way too much when I first heard of the staff behind it. How did it go wrong??? ;_;
Or just watch the OVA.
BRS anime is super LOL. Its fucking awful. It crosses the boundary into AWESOME awful.
Thats an odd place to drop, considering the second half has raised the bar on Shu's epicness, as well as missing The Everlasting Guilty Crown.
No, yeah, the series is definitely crap. The second half is more interesting, though, and the new OP is wonderful.
BRS anime is super LOL. Its fucking awful. It crosses the boundary into AWESOME awful.
I'm sorry I was weak, I couldn't take it anymore. Does it become watchable from there on?
I've lurked around a bit in this thread to check it out. Seems pretty safe since there isn't any weird fanart aroundHope to have a good time here! Do you guys usually just discuss the current season of anime?
I've been watching a bit of this current/continuing from last season and to me it's kinda middling. Maybe I'm not choosing the right shows or I dropped it too early? Would like some recommendations.
Nisemonogatari: awesome as expected. up to date
Guilty Crown: so so shitty and derivative. Only the OP/music was good. dropped at ep 12
Ano Natsu: seemed so cliche. expected to enjoy it since I loved Ano Hana and Toradora. on hold at ep 2
Persona 4: mildly entertaining. up to date.
Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou: amazing. up to date.
Amagami SS+: watchable. worst than last season. up to date.
I've lurked around a bit in this thread to check it out. Seems pretty safe since there isn't any weird fanart aroundHope to have a good time here! Do you guys usually just discuss the current season of anime?
I've been watching a bit of this current/continuing from last season and to me it's kinda middling. Maybe I'm not choosing the right shows or I dropped it too early? Would like some recommendations.
Nisemonogatari: awesome as expected. up to date
Guilty Crown: so so shitty and derivative. Only the OP/music was good. dropped at ep 12
Ano Natsu: seemed so cliche. expected to enjoy it since I loved Ano Hana and Toradora. on hold at ep 2
Persona 4: mildly entertaining. up to date.
Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou: amazing. up to date.
Amagami SS+: watchable. worst than last season. up to date.
For some reason, not liking shows doesn't seem to stop people in this thread from watching them.Nisemonogatari is not well-liked.
For some reason, not liking shows doesn't seem to stop people in this thread from watching them.
It's stopped me from watching it, but most people in Anime-GAF are masochists.
Hey, welcome! We discuss everything here, it's not just limited to what's airing. Feel free to post about anything that you watch.
Other people have the Mouretsu Pirates recommendation covered, so I'll also recommend Rinne no Lagrange. It's a competent mecha series with quality music and animation and a mostly-female main cast. Personally, I'm enjoying it more than anything else this season save for Danshi Koukousei, though they're nothing alike so I can't exactly recommend it just based on the fact that you like Nichibros (which is a great choice to watch, good for you.) Give it a try, it's free to watch on Hulu!
Guilty Crown episode 12 is the best episode of the show, if the insanity of that didn't entertain you then there's no point in continuing.
It's a relatively weak season, and everyone will agree on that. In fact, most people here will think less of it than you, since Nisemonogatari is not well-liked. Still, there are some good shows. I'd encourage you to keep watching Ano Natsu - it's a much better show than Ano Hana, as the narrative has a stronger focus and the direction is generally solid and sensitive, refraining from over-the-top melodrama. The other two new shows I quite like are Daily Lives, which you're already watching, and Natsume S4, which has had a couple weaker episodes but mostly has been at or near the high quality level of the original season. Besides that, there's Milky Holmes S2, which I've only seen an episode of so far (since I need to watch the first season) but seems like a fun wacky comedy, and Poyopoyo which is a nice weekly 3 minute bundle of cute cats. The continuing shows Gintama and Chihayafuru are also well worth watching.
I'm sorry I was weak, I couldn't take it anymore. Does it become watchable from there on?
I don't know much about what happened at Madhouse, but it is my understanding that nonconformity wasn't the sole reason for their problems. Obviously it remains to be seen how successful Mappa will be.
Imagine what happens when they make a yuasa show afterwards.. I heard he is working on something this year at least.
Thanks! I'll think about giving Mouretsu Pirates and Rinne no Lagrange a try.
It's just I expected so much more from the staff of that caliber. I'll give it another 3 episodes before deciding though.
Really? Most people I talk to, including some anime bloggers, gush about Bake/Nisemonogatari. I thought that had near universal praise, other than SHAFT's love-it-or-hate-it animation style.
I want to watch Natsume S4 but I haven't watched the previous 3 seasons yet. Same thing with Milky Holmes and Gintama. I've heard good things about Gintama but marathoning those 200+ eps are gonna be hard.
Really? Most people I talk to, including some anime bloggers, gush about Bake/Nisemonogatari. I thought that had near universal praise, other than SHAFT's love-it-or-hate-it animation style.
I want to watch Natsume S4 but I haven't watched the previous 3 seasons yet. Same thing with Milky Holmes and Gintama. I've heard good things about Gintama but marathoning those 200+ eps are gonna be hard.
Yes!Hmm maybe I should watch Ryo ku bu or whatever that basketball show to get more dose of hnnngzawa,good idea?
For some reason, not liking shows doesn't seem to stop people in this thread from watching them.
MY HEART > Hnngh
You guys should really watch the Black Rock Shooter OVA before the TV show.
Or just watch the OVA.
Shaft is amazing.
Mawaru-Penguindrum 1
Man, this show seems so stylish. The backgrounds in their house are freakishly awesome.
I've been told that this is good stuff. Looking forward to it.
http://i.imgur.com/uHllf.jpg[/IG][/QUOTE]
Has one of my favorite duos in anime, Kan and Sho, each episode is intriguing.
Something to know about AnimeGAF is that there are often shows which are widely praised in the larger anime community but strongly disliked in here. Ano Hana would be an example. As far as Nise goes, you not only have the contingent of Shaft haters but you also have the contingent of people such as myself who enjoyed Bake and see Nise as a notable drop in quality in every way.
Mawaru-Penguindrum 1
Man, this show seems so stylish. The backgrounds in their house are freakishly awesome.
I've been told that this is good stuff. Looking forward to it.
http://i.imgur.com/uHllf.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]
Oh yeah, Penguindrum is great. I really like the grandiose style. I won't elaborate since I might spoil something :P
[quote="Mad Pierrot, post: 35914752"]There's not actually universal dislike for Nisemonogatari among AnimeGAF. Like with many things, the critics are louder than the fans, which isn't any sort of statement on the validity of the criticism, just an observation. Any discussion involving SHAFT falls apart quickly so it's best to stay out of such discussions entirely.
It's the only studio that you can denigrate wholesale and not be asked for a more nuanced opinion on the matter.[/QUOTE]
I find Evangelion-age GAINAX another studio that's constantly flamed/put on a pedestal.
Hmm maybe I should watch Ryo ku bu or whatever that basketball show to get more dose of hnnngzawa,good idea?
Mawaru-Penguindrum 1
Man, this show seems so stylish. The backgrounds in their house are freakishly awesome.
I've been told that this is good stuff. Looking forward to it.
Really, could you elaborate? Nise is pretty much the successor to Bake in every way. We still have the usual Shinbou SHAFT suspects: tilting heads, close ups to the eyes, abstract scene changes, etc. Koyomi still has a thousand fetishes, there's the constant roundabout maneuvering and one-ups in their dialogue that furthers the character chemistry and interaction; it's still as pretentious as ever. I don't really see what's that different.
and for the record, I don't really prefer SHAFT's style, except in Bake/Nise and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. I just find Shinbou a blatant hack.
Brave 10 09:
Shitty twist #1:.Suddenly, Ana's a spy! Let's have lots of jiggling tits and crotch shots to reward the male viewers that have made it this far
Shitty twist #2:And how do we know this? Because lol sudden Yukimura intuition or something.The kushimitama isn't dangerous, it's Isanami! She's some kind of evil thing that sucks people into the underworld!
And because I convinced cajun to drop this series in exchange for HNNNNNNG pictures of Isanami:
Yes, at least you noticed Belldandy.
I wonder how they can recover from Twist 1lose of mukuro and the ice witch means were back to brave 8, two steps back
There are two main problems with Nise.
1) The source material. Bake was a collection of relatively short, concise arcs, each with a strong focus on one character and one goal. Nise is much more rambling, with Araragi wandering around and having aimless conversations with each of his harem members for a while before finally buckling down to tackle the real plot. This self-indulgence on Nisioisin's part causes the structure to fall apart.
2) The direction. There have been a couple episodes which are at or near the quality of the best Bake episodes, but most have been much weaker. Overall it's been watered down - less creative camera angles and duller editing and pacing. It often feels like it's going through the motions instead of actually putting its style to good use.
My understanding is that Shinbo doesn't really direct any Shaft shows himself; he's just given them his style and sat back to get credit as chief director while the series director on each show actually does more of the work. This produces mixed results, as some people are more capable of working within Shinbo's unusual style than others. Tatsuya Oishi, series director of Bakemonogatari, is one of the better ones, and his absence from Nise is obvious. He's directing the Kizumonogatari movie, and I expect that to be much better.
Ano Natsu 2
Lemon's laugh is so awesome.
Also I'm such a sucker for ending credits that play during the episode. They are so great.
Just finished trying out Ano Natsu, and somehow while watching I kept wondering, is the seiyuu for Kanna and Madoka (Lagrange) the same person?
No wonder, it makes me not take Kanna seriously, half-expecting her to do a "Maru" haha.Yes, Ishihara Kaori.
You people are not making me watch BRS. I must be strong.
Brave 10 08:
Errbody on the boat gettin' tipsy. Nothing of consequence happened. NOTHING. Somehow in 22 minutes, Yukimura got his final Brave and then it was one long scene of everyone getting wasted in celebration. The new character is a waste of Nakai Kazuya's voice.
Brave 10 09:
Shitty twist #1:.Suddenly, Ana's a spy! Let's have lots of jiggling tits and crotch shots to reward the male viewers that have made it this far
Shitty twist #2:And how do we know this? Because lol sudden Yukimura intuition or something.The kushimitama isn't dangerous, it's Isanami! She's some kind of evil thing that sucks people into the underworld!
And because I convinced cajun to drop this series in exchange for HNNNNNNG pictures of Isanami:
Lemon is not Kanna, but she is the second best thing about Ano Natsu.Ano Natsu 2
Lemon's laugh is so awesome.
Also I'm such a sucker for ending credits that play during the episode. They are so great.