The best way to get discussion going is to be nigh-universally praised (e.g. Madoka, Usadrop), be comically bad (BRS, Glass Fleet) or be extremely polarizing (Bake/Nise, K-On)
Simply being alright won't get the job done!
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Winter 2012 Anime Thread 2.22: You Can (Not) Outpost Cajunator
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The best way to get discussion going is to be nigh-universally praised (e.g. Madoka, Usadrop), be comically bad (BRS, Glass Fleet) or be extremely polarizing (Bake/Nise, K-On)
Simply being alright won't get the job done!
Uhhh...I see discussion of another in here quite often. not to mention ample pictures of Mei.
In fact I would be ok with MORE pictures of Mei.
Go_Ly_Dow
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I'm not ignoring it!
Some of us don't think Another is good
Mediocrity is the lowest of the low.
Hellsing321
Member
I like Another the same way people like BRS.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
There was a bit more dicussion of Another early on, but a fair number of people, including myself, did not feel it was particularly worth watching.
Neko Mimi Mode
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Why do you do this Jex?
I'll pay you to watch After War Gundam X instead, like some cheap anime prostitute.
Discussion on Another sort of petered out, kinda like it did for Lagrange (though not quite as much).
With that mindset you will have a lot of fun with this series. I myself enjoy watching the characters suffer.
Poorly.
Well if its any consolation, more people have been banned over Another discussion than BRS discussion!
Crash Station
Member
I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for now. We still aren't 100% sure on what the other world is.
That's an understatement;
the otherworld, as it was explained in episode 6, is a completely arbitrary plot-device with no head or toes.
Even Guilty Crown's
ALIENS DID IT
Now how would that be conducive to discussion
I'm intrigued. Must've missed that.
Edit: Oh, yeah, nevermind. That dude with the spoiler.
Good thing you didn't read it. It must have killed all further discussion on it.
Oh I would discuss it lots :3
Fine, just stop yelling at me.
NAKAMA
Who is this "twintails"?
Honestly, I don't think Another is good. Which isn't to say it's worse than BRS, but BRS has more entertainment possibilities than Another does.
Ultimadrago
Member
I really don't understand the love for Mei.
It's the eyepatch, isn't it? -_O
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
But it's not even a cute eyepatch.
The fact its not cute is what makes it cute. She is truly the definitin of hnnnnnnng. Girls like Erio wish they had half as many n's in their hng level.
Doesn't mean she can't be cute!
Mei~
She's just adorable. I don't even know her role in the show and until I see it, I don't care. she is just hnnnng. That's all I have to go by regarding her.
I really don't understand the love for Mei.
*shrugs*
Beats me, I just supply cajun with the cute.
NeonZ
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Has it been confirmed anywhere that Gintama's going to stop? It seems obvious that it'll happen due to the schedule, their current adaptations of New Years and Christmas stories, and also the way the anime barely has any manga material left at this point (Well, aside from a certain arc, but I'm sure they'll keep it for the anime's return, like how they went straight to the timeskip story), but the lack of announcements is kind of odd too.
Gintama 250
Yes, Gintama references its own Wikipedia article.
Tis sad. It appears we have two more weeks left before Gintama' comes to a close. Starting April 2 Gintama is being replaced with this. A one year hiatus gave us one years worth of anime before it caught back up to the manga. No word, but I fully expect Gintama to return in 2013.
With Gintama gone, my Mondays have nothing garunteed to be good, and will be open to the seasons.
Erio's hnnnng is on a different tier completely. Trying to compare mere mortals like Mei to her is unfair.
Doesn't mean she can't be cute!
You don't need an entire harem when you have two girls like this.
-Minsc-
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I've seen no real confirmation, yet I see no reason to get my hopes up for anything other than a hiatus.
Edit: Wow, it's hard to believe nearly a year has passed since Gintama's return. Time flies when you start to age, and I'm only thirty.
I'm conflicted on Gintama going on hiatus again. On the one hand it makes it easier for me to catch up to it but on the other hand once I finally do there'll be no new epsiodes to look forward to.
Natsume Yuujinchou Shi 11
When it comes to Natsume Yuujinchou, the episodes that focus on Natsume's past and flesh him out as a character are easily some of my favourite and this was no exception. I was worried that this was gonna drag on like prior multi-episode arcs but thankfully it has a rather satisfying conclusion with the follow-up to take place next episode. Definitely looking forward to the next (and potentially last) episode of Natsume Yuujinchou Shi.
Natsume Yuujinchou Shi 11
When it comes to Natsume Yuujinchou, the episodes that focus on Natsume's past and flesh him out as a character are easily some of my favourite and this was no exception. I was worried that this was gonna drag on like prior multi-episode arcs but thankfully it has a rather satisfying conclusion with the follow-up to take place next episode. Definitely looking forward to the next (and potentially last) episode of Natsume Yuujinchou Shi.
fyi this stuff's explained and it's amazing
you know you want to!
I pretty much dropped Another when I realised it's gonna be an anime version of Final Destination. Well, that and getting spoiled on what happens pretty much killed any motivation for me to continue watching it. Saying that Mei's pretty cute and the gif's are pretty funny.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Ano Natsu de Matteru 10:
Rinon's a sexy beast, what can he say?
Remon. You just win! Have I said that before? Because you do.
A true friend, you are!
Why isn't it next week yet?!?
Rinon's a sexy beast, what can he say?
So Kaito and Ichika are still being cute and lovey dovey, but naturally Kanna is depressed. ;_; Tetsuro's been covering for Kanna and telling them she has a cold. Kanna continues to be completely blind to Tetsuro, who can read her like an open book. It's weird, I feel worse for Tetsuro's situation than I do for Kanna's, despite how hnnngtastic she is.
Mio baking in nothing but an apron.... *nosebleed* She's heading over to see how Kanna's doing and Tetsuro nearly slips but recovers nicely. I like how Mio's concern that Tetsuro had gone to Kanna's place was conveyed with just a squeezing of the bag she was holding. Nice touch!
Ichika's really cute when she snuggles up with Kaito. Just thought I'd mention that. And Remon's filming it in all its glory! XD
Mio baking in nothing but an apron.... *nosebleed* She's heading over to see how Kanna's doing and Tetsuro nearly slips but recovers nicely. I like how Mio's concern that Tetsuro had gone to Kanna's place was conveyed with just a squeezing of the bag she was holding. Nice touch!
Ichika's really cute when she snuggles up with Kaito. Just thought I'd mention that. And Remon's filming it in all its glory! XD
Remon. You just win! Have I said that before? Because you do.
Best present ever!
Mio asks Tetsuro a question that I've wondered since the beginning, in that why did he invite Ichika to be in the movie in the first place. I've always wondered if he had the ulterior motive of getting Kaito to hook up with another chick so that Kanna would possibly give up on him. But then later he seemed to be hooking them up anyway so I discarded that idea for a while, but then Mio brings it up and confirms I wasn't 100% crazy to think that, though Tetsuro flatly denies it. I'm inclined to believe him because he doesn't seem to be trying to split them up (and as he said, he never thought Ichika would say "Yes" when he asked). He's spent the better part of the show trying to get them together, even flat out telling Kaito that she liked him and hoping that would inspire him to look at her differently. However, Mio can tell he likes Kanna and finally tells him that outright even though she's hinted it to him in the past. Mio's actually kind of schooling Tetsuro ("Why are you lying to yourself!") and basically gives his own advise to her back to him.
Tetsuro... don't look a gift horse in the mouth. You realize this is going to bite you in the ass later. At least, if you don't end up with Kanna later.
Kaito asks Ichika if he can help her find the place she's looking for, and she clarifies that while she was looking for that place originally, it was moreso an excuse to start traveling. Kaito says the movie was the same for him; just an excuse to do something that might lead to something better.
Tetsuro is angsting over Kanna, when Kaito calls asking if he wants to start filming again. After confirming that they got together, Tetsuro in one of his rare moments of anger asks "What about Kanna?". Kaito responds that's why it's all the more important for them all to get together and sort this out properly. It's like what Mio told him earlier finally hit him like a ton of bricks when Kaito did as well. That you gotta come clean or nothing will change. He invites Kanna out the next day, and finally admits the truth. "I wanted you and Kai to be happy, but I didn't want to see it either!" He had, deep down, hoped that Kaito and Ichika would end up together so that she'd give up on Kaito and look at him. Kanna doesn't believe it at first until Tetsuro confirms he was serious. Kanna's half-mad that he had bad timing what with her finally just getting on her feet again, but you can see how relieved Tetsuro is to have finally said it. Tetsu, you need a bro hug!
... HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG MIO YOU ARE SUPER AWESOME!!!! That caught me totally off guard! So awesome! XD
Kanna runs off to tell Kaito her feelings. And despite knowing she's going to lose out, she too looks incredibly happy. Kaito tells her he likes Ichika (and wasn't uncomfortable in saying so, I like that), Kanna admits to him that she knew that anyway.
And I had a feeling this was coming! Ichika's sister shows up for a nice little cliffhanger!!!
Tetsuro... don't look a gift horse in the mouth. You realize this is going to bite you in the ass later. At least, if you don't end up with Kanna later.
Kaito asks Ichika if he can help her find the place she's looking for, and she clarifies that while she was looking for that place originally, it was moreso an excuse to start traveling. Kaito says the movie was the same for him; just an excuse to do something that might lead to something better.
Tetsuro is angsting over Kanna, when Kaito calls asking if he wants to start filming again. After confirming that they got together, Tetsuro in one of his rare moments of anger asks "What about Kanna?". Kaito responds that's why it's all the more important for them all to get together and sort this out properly. It's like what Mio told him earlier finally hit him like a ton of bricks when Kaito did as well. That you gotta come clean or nothing will change. He invites Kanna out the next day, and finally admits the truth. "I wanted you and Kai to be happy, but I didn't want to see it either!" He had, deep down, hoped that Kaito and Ichika would end up together so that she'd give up on Kaito and look at him. Kanna doesn't believe it at first until Tetsuro confirms he was serious. Kanna's half-mad that he had bad timing what with her finally just getting on her feet again, but you can see how relieved Tetsuro is to have finally said it. Tetsu, you need a bro hug!
... HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG MIO YOU ARE SUPER AWESOME!!!! That caught me totally off guard! So awesome! XD
Kanna runs off to tell Kaito her feelings. And despite knowing she's going to lose out, she too looks incredibly happy. Kaito tells her he likes Ichika (and wasn't uncomfortable in saying so, I like that), Kanna admits to him that she knew that anyway.
And I had a feeling this was coming! Ichika's sister shows up for a nice little cliffhanger!!!
Why isn't it next week yet?!?
Ano Natsu de Matteru 10
I don't know how each episode of this show continues to top the previous ones, but somehow it does and I'm loving it.
Also, there was more
for firehawk.
e: man, now I feel like an underachiever posting this weak impression right after RurouniZel's marathon of a writeup.
I don't know how each episode of this show continues to top the previous ones, but somehow it does and I'm loving it.
So just as everyone seems to have finally worked out and come to terms with their relationship issues, we get the final curveball in the form of Ichika's sister's sudden arrival from space.
Also, there was more
GLASSES CLACK
e: man, now I feel like an underachiever posting this weak impression right after RurouniZel's marathon of a writeup.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
No no, that works. I rarely write much more than you did about the other shows I watch. This one's just my weird crazy obsession. :3
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
Another 10
A true tour de force.
The music when Sakakibara asked
was orgasmically awkward and over the top. And while I've been either discomforted or at least annoyed by the many deaths in this series, this episode's managed to make me laugh out loud. The tense atmosphere in the dining room being suddenly interrupted by
Finally, Teshigawara exclaiming "I think I might have done something bad!" as though he had made some embarrassing goof after
was the perfect send off for this magnificent episode.
Nestled between all this, however, was an (intentionally!) good scene with Mei opening up to Sakakibara and serving up some delicious plot reveals. I thought it was a surprisingly nice touch to have
be a foreign color rather than something stupid like a number, a word, or some other recognizable form.
Shit is getting super real next episode. Whether it'll be genuinely good, so-bad-it's-good, or both, I don't care. I can't wait.
A true tour de force.
The music when Sakakibara asked
if they could kill one of their classmates
Asthma-kun's gasping wheezes, that kid waving around the inhaler while Asthma-kun was suffocating to death, and then him sliding his face back and forth across the table to say "no" when asked if he had a backup inhaler -- it was glorious.
cutting to a blatantly dead body
Nestled between all this, however, was an (intentionally!) good scene with Mei opening up to Sakakibara and serving up some delicious plot reveals. I thought it was a surprisingly nice touch to have
death's presence
Shit is getting super real next episode. Whether it'll be genuinely good, so-bad-it's-good, or both, I don't care. I can't wait.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
I said the same goddamn thing when I saw this show too! That's my major problem with the show, summed up quite nicely.
chickdigger802
Banned
CC Sakura 05
uieeeeeeeee~!
Such an adorable outfit this eps. A bit too practical and not bombastic mahou shoujo though =/
Also... one of the best themes in the animes.
http://www.shortform.com/jeffZ/my/[object Object]
uieeeeeeeee~!
Such an adorable outfit this eps. A bit too practical and not bombastic mahou shoujo though =/
Also... one of the best themes in the animes.
http://www.shortform.com/jeffZ/my/[object Object]
High School DxD 10
This show is awesome, Issei is awesome and his attacks are awesome, boobs, dat training montage.
It's the original script for episode 11.
This show is awesome, Issei is awesome and his attacks are awesome, boobs, dat training montage.
Be sure to read this (when you finish the show): http://pastebin.com/b960RUHu
It's the original script for episode 11.
chickdigger802
Banned
ooh. random gif I forgot to post.
Powder > ribbons
Powder > ribbons
Ano Natsu - 10
The bitter tears, they just won't stop flowing.
Rinon pimping it up.
Bwahaha and it's only march, but yeah it's going to have to take something truly special to top it this year.
The bitter tears, they just won't stop flowing.
Rinon pimping it up.
Bwahaha and it's only march, but yeah it's going to have to take something truly special to top it this year.
I haven't seen that show, but I saw this shirt a while back and liked it. It might have spoilers, I have no clue.
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