Studio 4c is normally pretty sufficiently talented when it comes to CG. Its actually surprising that Berserk looks as off as it does.
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Winter 2012 Anime Thread 2.22: You Can (Not) Outpost Cajunator
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Studio 4c is normally pretty sufficiently talented when it comes to CG. Its actually surprising that Berserk looks as off as it does.
Hey man McDonald's is pretty much everywhere.
A Black Falcon
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I know i've said it repeatedly before, but my reaction to reading (the manga version, but it's the same events) was the exact opposite of that -- while before I was annoyed that the anime didn't continue, after reading what happened later I was happy that the anime didn't continue, because it didn't get completely ruined with grimdark idiocy like the novels/manga do.
Seriously, the first season was great because it had a good mixture of serious and comic. By completely dumping the comedy side, and ramping up the serious many, many degrees, the series became far, far worse than what it had been before. It gets so, so stupid, and depressing, and so far from the point of what had originally made the series good... occasional moments are good, but it never lasts, and some of the worst stuff can't be fixed.
Some of those:
- The generic super awesome invincible badguys kill all of the goodguys except for some of the the Tuatha de Danaan crewmembers and Sousuke (and Chidori, because they take her alive)? Um... yeah, way to go with just about the most lamely generic action-move plot ever. The first main villain, Gauron, isn't exactly original either of course, but he's far better than a random secret society with greater military might than all the armies of the world combined, or some stupid garbage like that. Plots like that are impossible to believe and hurt stories unless they are VERY well supported, and it isn't at all here. This is the biggest problem, and it's also the central story.
- Separating the two main characters
- And on that note, having Chidori get kidnapped for a long time and setting up a lengthy "the girl needs to be rescued" arc -- I HATE THAT PLOT! It's the worst. And both character's story arcs arcs after getting separated aren't particularly good either.
- Nami (why in the world would the writer do that... that's just wrong! So sad...
)
- Kalinin (I guess someone needed to turn, but really?)
- Separating the two main characters
- And on that note, having Chidori get kidnapped for a long time and setting up a lengthy "the girl needs to be rescued" arc -- I HATE THAT PLOT! It's the worst. And both character's story arcs arcs after getting separated aren't particularly good either.
- Nami (why in the world would the writer do that... that's just wrong! So sad...
)- Kalinin (I guess someone needed to turn, but really?
)Good stuff I can think of from after the dark turn:
- Tessa getting awesome. That was good to see.
Do you know anything about where the story goes, to know that you actually WANT more?
See my thoughts above on many of these issues, and a few more.
I don't have a MAL account or rate stuff on ANN, but I would support the 6-10 scale. The idea is that it's scoring based on school scores, and I think that that's the best scoring system; the only change I'd make is I like a percent system, instead of 1-10, but either way, the system is easy enough to understand and makes sense. "But the lower half of the scale is rarely used, only 6-10 are"? So? That's how it works in schools too, and it's a pretty good system.
If you don't know anything about Lovecraft or the Cthulu mythos, though, you'll miss a lot of the point of the show... I mean, the whole idea is that the show's a ridiculous massacred adulteration of the whole concept and mythos. That it's so, so wrong is a big part of why it was funny... I guess it's also amusing on its own, but not as much so as if you know something about the source material.
I defended Gosick for 18 episodes, while it was airing, but then episode 19 aired, and even I had to turn on it...
Now, through those 18 eps I liked some arcs more than others -- in general the arcs at the school were mostly worse than the ones away from it, until that last arc -- and the first episode was pretty bad, but I was mostly liking it, until that.But she is good in her heart, that's all that matters! Pay no mind to the dead bodies, they don't matter compared to her thoughts...
Yeah, I think that's kind of stupid too.
I've seen the trailer for this on some of the VHS anime tapes I have, I'm pretty sure, but haven't seen the actual film... sounds decent, I guess.
If only I could survive off just Jaffa cakes. T_T
Isn't that cute, you think it's not related to that particular Prince of Tennis episode.
The habitual thing, it continues...
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=28536167&postcount=585/XX/ said:
... only to be augmented by their commitment on this. "Mercenary" at its finest.
Sorry for the vitriol spewed, I shouldn't be judging this already...
fish and chips fucking owns and anyone who says otherwise is dead inside
Kid Icarus: Thanatos Rising Part 1
This was pretty bad, the awful dubbing or the really over the top use of 3d certainly didn't help things. I'll check out the other parts when they finally start uploading them here. I wonder if they'll add this stuff to the game cart.
unless they're vegetarian/vegan or whatever in which case i'm cool with that
Kid Icarus: Thanatos Rising Part 1
This was pretty bad, the awful dubbing or the really over the top use of 3d certainly didn't help things. I'll check out the other parts when they finally start uploading them here. I wonder if they'll add this stuff to the game cart.
Not caring about something doesn't mean you're not aware of it! I honestly can't see someone who isn't aware of Lovecraft or the Cthulhu Mythos to even bother watching this.
agreed.
Hopefully SHAFT will redeem us all. Headtilting Paulenta is guaranteed to be good.
Really excited to see dat headtilt. Shaft will not disappoint.
Gintama 120
Who knew rice, wasabi and tune combined together could be such versatile ingredients! I think we've discovered the MacGyver paperclip of the culinary world right here folks.
3d!
Who knew rice, wasabi and tune combined together could be such versatile ingredients! I think we've discovered the MacGyver paperclip of the culinary world right here folks.
dont forget it's gonna be in
2d popup book
Yeah, I noticed that in the credits.
Dedication Through Light
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I like how all three have developed and improved relations over time, although the
date
But for Ryoko Im surprised they dont think she is suspicious at this time, unless the head guy just hasnt shown it yet. Curious to see where this goes in 11.
A Black Falcon
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Bodacious Space Pirates 10 - If the world was even slightly more fair, this show would get 4-7 seasons like any decent, successful American sci-fi TV show got, back when they still made such things (seriously, has there been one even worth mentioning in years now? It's pretty sad, considering how great they are... but anyway, that's another topic.). I could easily watch many seasons of this show, no problem. It's just a great series, and certainly one of the best animes in years.
As for this episode, it was as outstanding as always. The pirates are exploring through a murky area of space. They run into some danger, naturally, but get through it. It's amusing that the two kids (Marika and the princess) are forced off of the bridge after eight hours... got to stick with the school's time limits for juvenile employees, after all! That was one of those nice touches that makes this show so good. It was both a nice comic moment and a bit of character and world building too.
The only problem: As usual, I want to watch the next episode now, it ends with yet another mild cliffhanger.
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes II 6 - I know, I'm still way behind... but this episode was hilarious. Seriously, it was maybe the funniest episode of anime I've watched this year. I laughed more than anything else I can think of, anyway. Some other episodes of this season, such as ep. 3 and ep. 5, were pretty funny as well, but this beat them out. It's a pretty random episode, full of crazy humor and bizarre gags, but almost everything is funny, and some of it's hilarious.
The plot of this episode is that the detective girls (no, no those detective girls, it's Kokoro and co.) are on a train that goes to a city with a giant detective statue in it. They'd recieved a bomb threat that someone on this train planned to blow up the statue, and are here to stop it from happening. Milky Holmes just happens to end up on the same train, decide to help out, and the one of the craziest mystery-investigation episodes ever starts off. It's ridiculous and funny beginning to end, as Kokoro wakes up at the start ... not quite in a normal situation to say the least. :lol She's been punched in the face, the green-haired member of her team is in a magical girl costume, Hercule's wearing just a coat, Nero's been wrapped in a bundle of reeds or something and tied up, and that's not even talking about the other people in that train car... the couple, the guy who eats a lot, the other guy, the father of that little girl who stalks Kokoro, the conductor... :lol
From there, the episode rewinds to the beginning, explaining exactly how things got into that situation. I won't spoil it; watch the episode, now, if you haven't. It's one crazy situation, and joke, after another. After that, the episode then moves forward in time. This part is just as funny as the flashback. The ending's quite predictable, but funny anyway; I entirely saw it coming, but it worked great just the same.
The funniest part of the episode, for me, was the part where, after imaging a situation where the other three girls sacrifice themselves in a failed effort to stop the bombing, Cordelia throws herself and the bag she suspects contains the bomb out the window, in self-sacrifice, and then
Yes, seriously. It's hilarious... I was laughing for probably a solid minute through that whole sequence. :lol
:lol
So yeah, this episode was great. I can't expect episodes 7-10 to be this good, but that the show has had two great episodes in a row (5 was very funny as well) is a very good sign for sure.
As for this episode, it was as outstanding as always. The pirates are exploring through a murky area of space. They run into some danger, naturally, but get through it. It's amusing that the two kids (Marika and the princess) are forced off of the bridge after eight hours... got to stick with the school's time limits for juvenile employees, after all!
That was one of those nice touches that makes this show so good. It was both a nice comic moment and a bit of character and world building too.The only problem: As usual, I want to watch the next episode now, it ends with yet another mild cliffhanger.
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes II 6 - I know, I'm still way behind... but this episode was hilarious. Seriously, it was maybe the funniest episode of anime I've watched this year. I laughed more than anything else I can think of, anyway. Some other episodes of this season, such as ep. 3 and ep. 5, were pretty funny as well, but this beat them out. It's a pretty random episode, full of crazy humor and bizarre gags, but almost everything is funny, and some of it's hilarious.
The plot of this episode is that the detective girls (no, no those detective girls, it's Kokoro and co.) are on a train that goes to a city with a giant detective statue in it. They'd recieved a bomb threat that someone on this train planned to blow up the statue, and are here to stop it from happening. Milky Holmes just happens to end up on the same train, decide to help out, and the one of the craziest mystery-investigation episodes ever starts off. It's ridiculous and funny beginning to end, as Kokoro wakes up at the start ... not quite in a normal situation to say the least. :lol She's been punched in the face, the green-haired member of her team is in a magical girl costume, Hercule's wearing just a coat, Nero's been wrapped in a bundle of reeds or something and tied up, and that's not even talking about the other people in that train car... the couple, the guy who eats a lot, the other guy, the father of that little girl who stalks Kokoro, the conductor... :lol
From there, the episode rewinds to the beginning, explaining exactly how things got into that situation. I won't spoil it; watch the episode, now, if you haven't. It's one crazy situation, and joke, after another. After that, the episode then moves forward in time. This part is just as funny as the flashback. The ending's quite predictable, but funny anyway; I entirely saw it coming, but it worked great just the same.
The funniest part of the episode, for me, was the part where, after imaging a situation where the other three girls sacrifice themselves in a failed effort to stop the bombing, Cordelia throws herself and the bag she suspects contains the bomb out the window, in self-sacrifice, and then
... lands, decides she doesn't actually want to be the only one to blow up if that bag blows, runs after the train, and catches up again and jumps back in.
And then they open the bag, and learn the truth of what was inside...
So yeah, this episode was great. I can't expect episodes 7-10 to be this good, but that the show has had two great episodes in a row (5 was very funny as well) is a very good sign for sure.
RurouniZel
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omg erryone new SAO anime character art!!!
Kirito
Asuna
SO HYPE.
I like 'em. I've no idea what this show is, but I might give it a whirl.
there was some artwork posted several weeks back. Its sort of an MMO styled show or something. Hopefully it is more Ragnarok The animation and less .Hack//sign.
Is that the one where the main character is fat?
You mean Accel World, or something else?
RurouniZel
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I liked .hack//SIGN. More than the other .hack animes anyway, which I never finished.
I liked the music. The actual show put me to sleep. Sooooo slow paced.
RurouniZel
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True enough, it definitely should have been, say, 13 episodes and not 26.
Dedication Through Light
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That was a pretty fun episode, I always love these games and a return of Gensis was fun. So hard to pronounce the countries names though (N'preenu Ch'p'p's'b, Republic of Zuuluzuunuluuzunuu).
That was a pretty fun episode, I always love these games and a return of Gensis was fun. So hard to pronounce the countries names though (N'preenu Ch'p'p's'b, Republic of Zuuluzuunuluuzunuu).
Captains Stardust strike was epic as well as her period of being all pumped up and Pritz
That's probably what I was thinking, there are so many shows next season I can't keep track, I don't think I'm prepared for spring. @_@
I personally have a soft spot for .hack/Roots. It's really crappy in general but it was one of the first anime I followed regularly. Too bad CN never finished broadcasting it
cutebabyelephant
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I don't know exactly how to properly say this, but watching .hack//sign nowadays has a nice sort of look back into pre World of Warcraft MMOs. For better and worse, it really encapsulates what was good and bad about games like EQ, FFXI, AC, etc.
Those games had such terrible gameplay, but managed to stay afloat with the world they built around you, the community, and atmosphere. Standing around for what at time could be hours while you waited for a party is matched by the crux of .hack//sign being characters not really playing the actual game, but standing around and talking. The series has really excellent visual design, music, and atmosphere, but there's just nothing else there. Just a bunch of people standing around talking for hours about nothing really that interesting. If I had started with World of Warcraft and never played FFXI I would probably have not cared for .hack//sign when I rewatched it earlier this year, but there was just so much similarity to the time I spent in that game and the series (and both came out in the same year) that it was a good watch.
It's also nice that the series contained an actual female character in BT, and even Mimiru was less cut out feeling than the average genki schoolgirl of today.
SA:O's first volume was also originally written around the same time as .hack//sign and it's interesting that while .hack feels very much grounded in what was MMOs in their infancy, SA:O feels far more modern. I doubt the series will be anything that special, but the way the novels are written relies on constant mini-suspense so at the very least it will probably be a slightly entertaining series.
I wonder how they will present the series though.
Those games had such terrible gameplay, but managed to stay afloat with the world they built around you, the community, and atmosphere. Standing around for what at time could be hours while you waited for a party is matched by the crux of .hack//sign being characters not really playing the actual game, but standing around and talking. The series has really excellent visual design, music, and atmosphere, but there's just nothing else there. Just a bunch of people standing around talking for hours about nothing really that interesting. If I had started with World of Warcraft and never played FFXI I would probably have not cared for .hack//sign when I rewatched it earlier this year, but there was just so much similarity to the time I spent in that game and the series (and both came out in the same year) that it was a good watch.
It's also nice that the series contained an actual female character in BT, and even Mimiru was less cut out feeling than the average genki schoolgirl of today.
SA:O's first volume was also originally written around the same time as .hack//sign and it's interesting that while .hack feels very much grounded in what was MMOs in their infancy, SA:O feels far more modern. I doubt the series will be anything that special, but the way the novels are written relies on constant mini-suspense so at the very least it will probably be a slightly entertaining series.
I wonder how they will present the series though.
The original novel takes place later on than the second novel (and the second novel jumps around the timeline), so placing the episodes as the novels come about would be somewhat awkward, but also if they were to present the series chronologically it would be have some seriously weird pacing.
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
To familiarize myself with the history of the Lupin series I decided to start off with this movie since this seems to be the most popular one. It was a really fun movie and the animation and art was nice on the eyes. The old school style of art appeals to me. It had been a while since I've seen a Miyazaki film so that was nice. I'm indifferent to the story, but from what I understand this movie isn't a very good representative of what the older series are about (i.e. more emphasis on the heists). Still, it's gotten me interested enough in the characters to try out the 1st series. I think that's the "Green Jacket" one? I really liked the way the characters interacted with each other. Especially Lupin and Jigen.
Oh and I don't know if Fujiko is normally like what she is in the movie, but movie Fujiko is a fucking badass.
To familiarize myself with the history of the Lupin series I decided to start off with this movie since this seems to be the most popular one. It was a really fun movie and the animation and art was nice on the eyes. The old school style of art appeals to me. It had been a while since I've seen a Miyazaki film so that was nice. I'm indifferent to the story, but from what I understand this movie isn't a very good representative of what the older series are about (i.e. more emphasis on the heists). Still, it's gotten me interested enough in the characters to try out the 1st series. I think that's the "Green Jacket" one? I really liked the way the characters interacted with each other. Especially Lupin and Jigen.
Oh and I don't know if Fujiko is normally like what she is in the movie, but movie Fujiko is a fucking badass.
Everyone will shed tears because it'll have a non-ending.
Saint Seiya Omega first CM; doesn't show much, but at least Furuya sounds as awesome as ever.
It's Biglobe user poll time again. This week the topic was the "cutest" seiyuu, and out of about 8000 votes the surprise victor was Nobuhiko Okamoto, nearly doubling Kana Hanazawa's total. Which of course proves nothing, as usual, except maybe that the majority of the voters this time around were women. Can't blame them for their choice, though.
Dissapointed that this week's Sket Dance was a Yamanobe episode, as I'm not really a fan of their Calvinball-style antics, but the next episode should be pretty fun.
Dissapointed that this week's Sket Dance was a Yamanobe episode, as I'm not really a fan of their Calvinball-style antics, but the next episode should be pretty fun.
Dedication Through Light
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Not even a fan at that surprise singer for the genesis anthem?
Wait,people like that screeching sound he makes? At least hnnngzawa is top tier.
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Dedication Through Light, I am reminded by your avatar of a certain gag in Gintama.
It apparently isn't very indicative of the real Lupin, and I haven't seen much of the actual series to judge this, but Fujiko is definitely a badass.
Gosick's character/art design wasn't bad, just the whole show is kind of dull and lifeless.
It has plenty of hnnnng and that's always a plus.
Neko Mimi Mode
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It's not well liked here.
It's highly rated on places like MAL/ANN, but then again they highly rate Angel Beats, which has all the charm and wit of a pebble. So take that with a grain of salt.
I enjoyed it, mostly for the cute factor I confess. Plot-wise it's kinda lifeless/boring.
EDIT: Cajunator's opinions = good opinions.
"Welcome to America"
This premise sounds similar to .hack. If the battles are done well I might give it a whirl.
Damn, I should really get to watching this show.
You might like //Quantum. It's only 3 OVAs and they aren't very long so the pacing isn't that bad. For the most part it was pretty fun.
Crash Station
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Sket Dance 49
I'm kind of amazed this actually turned into a big event and wasn't some bait and switch like other Yamanobe episodes. I thought it was pretty epic.
I'm kind of amazed this actually turned into a big event and wasn't some bait and switch like other Yamanobe episodes. I thought it was pretty epic.
Yeah, I thought //Quantum was pretty enjoyable. I also recall the original OVA set (//Liminality) being good, but it's been a very long time since I watched it...
Back from my trip; so much to catch up on, and I'm going to be gone this weekend, too. Ugh.
The original BlackRose is from the original .hack PS2 games, but there's also a version in //Legend of the Twilight, which is also the main one you want for cute.
Well, the Legend of the Twilight series had a Black Rose lookalike, and there was one in Sign too, although she had a different color scheme.
But I'd say my favorite .hack anime has got to be the recently released .hack//Quantum. It didn't deliver the same level of quality from the first episode at the end, but it still turned out pretty good.
Black Rock Shooter 04:
This is one of the single worst episodes of anime that I've ever watched. The only reason that I'm not dropping this shit right now is because it's only eight episodes and I'm halfway through.
Basically, the show is a perpetual cycle of friendship NTR by a group of psychotically-needy girls that can't share their friends with anyone else. Oh, and Kagari, who is the most anime anime character of all time and fuck I just want to see her get brutally murdered somehow because macaroons and chokko chippu kuukii and being the most unrealistic depiction of an adolescent teenage girl, nay, of a human ever in the history of anything.
I don't even think that I'm going to mention the otherworld in further impressions. It's just babby's first symbolism, looks like shit, has terrible action made worse by the inconsistent quality of the CG, and seems to exist entirely separate to the real world plot.
BRS is truly the otaku snake eating its own tail but then shitting in its own mouth.
Black Rock Shooter 05:
People just don't value their mental health enough.
No clue what's going on with
Does it even matter at this point?
I don't even care about
now. The
has always been one giant contrivance to
, so I never expected more than the flimsiest
to be established. This is what happens when
.
This show is so bad that I can't even watch it sadistically, but I'm at least going to try to glean as much amusement as I can from
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Black Rock Shooter 06:
A
that not only explains nothing, but makes it harder to understand what the hell is going on
. I just don't care now.
Gotta love the show's idea of an internal conflict for Yomi and the others.
This is one of the single worst episodes of anime that I've ever watched. The only reason that I'm not dropping this shit right now is because it's only eight episodes and I'm halfway through.
Basically, the show is a perpetual cycle of friendship NTR by a group of psychotically-needy girls that can't share their friends with anyone else. Oh, and Kagari, who is the most anime anime character of all time and fuck I just want to see her get brutally murdered somehow because macaroons and chokko chippu kuukii and being the most unrealistic depiction of an adolescent teenage girl, nay, of a human ever in the history of anything.
I don't even think that I'm going to mention the otherworld in further impressions. It's just babby's first symbolism, looks like shit, has terrible action made worse by the inconsistent quality of the CG, and seems to exist entirely separate to the real world plot.
BRS is truly the otaku snake eating its own tail but then shitting in its own mouth.
Black Rock Shooter 05:
People just don't value their mental health enough.
No clue what's going on with
Yuu. Is she real? Isn't she real?
I don't even care about
the otherworld actually meaning something
real world
give some deeper meaning to the otherworld
relationship between the two
a studio bases an entire anime around some pixiv art but is too lazy to make an entire show in that style so they dilute the adaptation with as much unrelated bullshit as they possibly can
This show is so bad that I can't even watch it sadistically, but I'm at least going to try to glean as much amusement as I can from
the school counselor doing everything she can to make everyone go insane
Black Rock Shooter 06:
A
flashback
in the present
Gotta love the show's idea of an internal conflict for Yomi and the others.
When BRS defeats her opponents, they regain their sanity! That's good! But when she fights, she.......uhh........fights! And that's bad! Bad fighting!
Quantum has 3 episodes, so it's not a huge time investment. It's fun, the characters are extremely likeable (you could even consider some of them hnnnnnng, I'm not too sure
), and the animation is great.I'd say it's the most interesting .hack anime, although it's basically the same stuff, problems in the game that have an impact in the real life and so on, but the execution is much much better than usual. Definitely not like Sign, it's a fast and fun OVA.
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