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

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cajunator

Banned
Sailor Moon R 52

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MINAKO IS BEST SAILOR. Those kindergarden kids just had bad taste in Sailor Scouts :c

Also
Moonlight Knight sux, bring back Tuxedo Kamen plz

You picked the correct Senshi.
It was certainly lost on Cajunator, who embraces the very thing the show mocks.

I dont watch anime for life lessons. I watch for entertainment.
Toothpaste.



Everything would be better with more lesbians and penguins.

Seen Movie #2 The Sealed Card yet Cajun? (you died mid-way through your CCS marathon :( ) If not, make sure and visit a clinic for your AWESOME shots first.

Actually, i have impressions from episodes 50-70 so might as well post the whole thing when I get home.
What if you are self-aware of the irony of embracing what the show itself mocks and do it anyway?

Yeah. WHAT IF?
 
Birdy the Mighty: Decode 1-26

Holy shit I love this show. It really sucks there isn't more of this, definitely a bunch of plot points unresolved and stuff that went nowhere that I'd liked to have seen,
like the stuff with Gomez, and that guy in Tsutomu's group of friends who was an alien.
Guess it didn't do well enough for more episodes :(

I did like how the second half focused more on Birdy's past, but didn't like that Tsutomu was shoved off to the sidelines even more than before.

Also, ep 25, first time I've ever actually recognized work from an animator I've seen before, although I can't remember his name. I recognized it as the style of some Naruto episodes and bits of the FMA movie, specifically how there was quite a bit of QUALITY at some points, and and debris whenever someone was punched through a wall came out as a perfect cube lol.

Also, HOLY FUCK is the style of the manga and anime absurdly different...
 

Risette

A Good Citizen
Also, ep 25, first time I've ever actually recognized work from an animator I've seen before, although I can't remember his name. I recognized it as the style of some Naruto episodes and bits of the FMA movie, specifically how there was quite a bit of QUALITY at some points, and and debris whenever someone was punched through a wall came out as a perfect cube lol.
:(

That's not "QUALITY." It's quality.
 
The action parts like that were definitely great imo, but when they were standing still and just talking at points they looked derpy as fuck lol.
 

wonzo

Banned
Glass Fleet: The Legend of the Wind of the Universe 12


Nope, I totally didn't see the incredibly suspicious dude with the glasses to have an ulterior motive. Certainly not even after all the heavy foreshadowing. Also, I'm almost certain that people don't get murdered at peace negotiations.
Glass Fleet, the show that never ceases to amaze after each and every episode.

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The galaxy in revolution. Renaissance.

Would have been better broken in 5-minute episodes. Still, the ending is fucking wonderful.
Yeah, the OP and ED are pretty damn good.
 

Lain

Member
TSF Monogatari 2

Man, they ruined this! Not only was it cheaper looking than the first, but they also skipped the school scene. Weak.
 

Geneijin

Member
How often will there be anything like Redline? Just seems silly to say you want less stuff like Redline.
To elaborate further, just because I don't think Redline was a great movie, it doesn't mean I don't support creative endeavors like Redline. The movie just never came together for me. You think the movie wouldn't have been better if
the role of the Roboworld government in the race wasn't so prominent in the competition and was reduced, and the BB thing was removed entirely?
It's what ruined the movie for me because Redline couldn't balance the action between
the Roboworld government and the racers, which deemphasized the notion they are individual racers, but a collective whole against one entity.
That's when the concept of racing became lost at me when
the explosions and carnage got ridiculous as it became a survival game instead.
 

Jintor

Member
Kurokami 1 -2

Oddly intriguing. My only wish is that the heroine wasn't a manic pixie dream girl, because it really bugs me and the story is mostly serious except for her.
 
High School DxD 8-10 - Entertaining fun as always. This show is good; shameless but good. I hope it continues beyond 12 or 13 episodes for sure! Sometimes it's "honestly good" pretty good, other times it's "humorously fanservicey" entertaining, but either way it works.

Ep. 8 - I'd actually watched half of this episode some time ago, but hadn't finished it. I did now. This episode has several parts. In the first part, Issei's friends are saying how lucky he is to have all these attractive girls around him, and ask him to introduce them to one. He won't do so with any of the demons, but sets them up with...
that guy who dresses like a magical girl. Yeah, they're pretty mad.

Also, Asia acts all happy when Issei says about how his mother praised her for how domestic she is. She's not Japanese, but with that name (why IS the one European girl named "Asia" anyway...) and character type she sure is trying to be as Yamato Nadeshiko as possible... yeah, she's not my favorite character. She's better than many such characters, and is somewhat likable, and she has some decent reasons for liking him (him being the first person to treat her decently and all), but that kind of passive character is never one I like a lot, obviously. However, the part after that where she comes into the bath with him, wanting skinship (not realizing that these days mixed bathing is not common, of course) was kind of amusing...

In the last part of the episode, a match is set up against a rival demon who has a harem of 15 girls (who are his chess pieces) and also is the president's unwanted fiancee. Issei attacks him, but one of the girls knocks him out with a single hit. Ouch. Issei criticizing the guy for making out with one of his chesspiece harem girls while also being the president's fiancee was kind of hypocritical though... I mean, doesn't he want a harem of his own, and wasn't he just crying over the thought of that guy having one while he doesn't? Heh... so he has a faithful side to him too, clearly. Well, sort of, given that he's showing at least some interest in Asia too (though she may have more feelings for him than he does her? I'm not sure.).


Ep. 9 - Cue training arc, as expected. The group is off to train, so that in their match they won't lose so badly (Issei, of course, behing the one who needs the most work). At one point, Issei almost gets the girls to let him into a mixed bath, but while the other three girls don't mind, Koneko shuts him down. Too bad, Issei... On another note, poor moe Asia... :) Also, Issei is practicing his special move, stripping magic. Of course, what else would he be good at?


After that, Issei has something of a crisis of faith, as he has really realized how weak he is in comparison to the others, and doesn't want to be useless in the coming fight. He also says that Rias
"Is my number one"; the stuff he said in ep. 8 suggested towards this, but his current opinion is clear isn't it.
Sure, makes sense. But can they win? He has gained in strength in this training camp, despite his fears.


Ep. 10 - And the battle begins! The main characters are outnumbered 16 to 6, so they have their work cut out for them... and the enemies are very strong too.

... wait, wait. Koneko attacked during an enemy's speech! But I thought talking was a free action! Amazing... :) As for Issei, he's gotten better for sure. Clothing-destroying magic, huh. That's kind of cruel if his words are actually true (about "naked forever"). That seems unlikely, or at least something he could drop if he wanted to, but Koneko's ... none too thrilled ... reaction is reasonable (though it did bring you victory... maybe she'd rather not win that way? I don't know). That one of the girls he defeated calls him a womanizer for doing the move, though... ah, have you noticed what your master does?

Also, of course, Issei, that magic wouldn't work against someone who isn't shy... you know, like Rias or Akeno on your side. None of the three girls he just faced were like that, but I'd think someone eventually would be...

And then, with a final cliffhanger, the episode ends. They do a good job of making you want to keep watching from each episode to the next. Even if it was out though, I think not right now... I did just watch 2 1/2 episodes. Oh, and one last thing -- I'm not clear on what happens to people who get defeated/killed in the match here. Do they actually die, or are they just defeated and sent back or something? I wouldn't be surprised if it's the latter, but I don't remember the show really explaining this. I know the main villain has the power of invincibility, but that doesn't answer this question.
 

wonzo

Banned
TSF Monogatari 2

ahahhaa oh wow. this turned out to be even worse than the first one, quite the feat i must say!

i wonder if they'll animate epilogue
 

Grzi

Member
Just finished watching Kizuna Ichigeki and Ojisan no Lamp. Both were great, each in it's own way.

Should I bother watching the other two shorts from the project? They don't seem as interesting.
 

/XX/

Member
Redline is a great visual experience, but the plot, characters, and general premise are just standard racing movie stuff. I suppose you could say it has personality and the sci fi setting is a bit different, but I don't really think creativity is what's separating it and Sword of the Stranger.
So.. it seems that you have to be innovative for every aspect on a film to even be called creative on any miserable part of it this days. If we see in it an amalgamation of the 'wacky' racing genre with a unique visual style and dynamic direction hardly seen until that moment on this kind of movie setting, that is what I would call creative, compared to anything else.

They clearly stole that weird-looking building from Sketchbook.
That's Hashima (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashima_Island), although I have the impression that you are probably joking, and you know this already.
 

NewFresh

Member
Sailor Moon 15

Sailor Moon 16

Sailor Moon 17

Sailor Moon 18

Sailor Moon 19

Sailor Moon 20

Sailor Moon 21

Sailor Moon 22

Sailor Moon 23

Sailor Moon 24

I'm both impressed and disturbed. :O


So.. it seems that you have to be innovative for every aspect on a film to even be called creative on any miserable part of it this days. If we see in it an amalgamation of the 'wacky' racing genre with a unique visual style and dynamic direction hardly seen until that moment on this kind of movie setting, that is what I would call creative, compared to anything else.

If we start thinking of creativity as wholly unique ideas, then we are going to have an extremely hard time finding creative shows/movies/books these days.

 

Trojita

Rapid Response Threadmaker
High School DxD Episode 7

Holy crap Issei is awesome. He completely ignored getting the rare dragon as a pet and instead opted for the clothes eating slime. I feel so bad for him, he didn't even get a pet.

SLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He's in a list of the top awesome MC's along with Inukami's MC and Akikan's MC.
 

Steroyd

Member
High School DxD Episode 7

Holy crap Issei is awesome. He completely ignored getting the rare dragon as a pet and instead opted for the clothes eating slime. I feel so bad for him, he didn't even get a pet.

SLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He's in a list of the top awesome MC's along with Inukami's MC and Akikan's MC.

I thought this was established in the first episode when
his dying thoughts were a pair of boobs
, I must admire his dedication for that.
 

/XX/

Member
If we start thinking of creativity as wholly unique ideas, then we are going to have an extremely hard time finding creative shows/movies/books these days.
Exactly! Practically everything has been done already, and what inspires you from others to make something ever so slightly different but fresh for many at the same time (like moving up a gear on this case) is, I think, a creative success.
 

cajunator

Banned
Exactly! Practically everything has been done already, and what inspires you from others to make something ever so slightly different but fresh for many at the same time (like moving up a gear on this case) is, I think, a creative success.

This is why I like it when a director comes up with some weird shit like mindgame. It's at least unique and different. something that hadn't really been done before.
 

Risette

A Good Citizen
This is why I like it when a director comes up with some weird shit like mindgame. It's at least unique and different. something that hadn't really been done before.
I dunno, there's a lot of directors who've done overindulgent junk with zero sense of pacing.
 
High School DxD Episode 7

Holy crap Issei is awesome. He completely ignored getting the rare dragon as a pet and instead opted for the clothes eating slime. I feel so bad for him, he didn't even get a pet.

SLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He's in a list of the top awesome MC's along with Inukami's MC and Akikan's MC.

I was laughing so much at this episode.
His perversion makes him actually look like a character.
 

sonicmj1

Member
I don't like Redline for its creative plot or clever writing. The bones of the plot are as standard sports-movie as it gets, and almost everything that happens is set out for the viewer beforehand, either by the Yellow Line race or by hints they drop pretty hard prior to the main event.

But Redline is not trying to tell me anything I didn't already know. It's out to blow my fucking mind, and it is wonderful. I love the vibrant, neon strokes which make up this universe of magical girls, cyborg fascists, and gorilla cop racers named Gori Rider. I love the absurd amounts of detail they put into every single thing. That sequence where the Roboworld bikes were being sent out to intercept racers was total animation porn. I couldn't believe it was happening as I was watching it.

Contrary to what I said before, I wouldn't want everything to be Redline. I just finished watching Usagi Drop, and it was also wonderful for very different reasons. But I really can't hate anything this movie did.
 

Risette

A Good Citizen
I don't like Redline for its creative plot or clever writing. The bones of the plot are as standard sports-movie as it gets, and almost everything that happens is set out for the viewer beforehand, either by the Yellow Line race or by hints they drop pretty hard prior to the main event.

But Redline is not trying to tell me anything I didn't already know. It's out to blow my fucking mind, and it is wonderful. I love the vibrant, neon strokes which make up this universe of magical girls, cyborg fascists, and gorilla cop racers named Gori Rider. I love the absurd amounts of detail they put into every single thing. That sequence where the Roboworld bikes were being sent out to intercept racers was total animation porn. I couldn't believe it was happening as I was watching it.

Contrary to what I said before, I wouldn't want everything to be Redline. I just finished watching Usagi Drop, and it was also wonderful for very different reasons. But I really can't hate anything this movie did.
http://sakugapowah.wordpress.com/2011/09/17/redline-sakuga-mad/

Let's appreciate the work behind Redline.

Most "holy shit what" bit of info:
The cut at 8:10 took a month to do and 700 drawings to complete
That cut is only a few seconds long.
 
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