Ice Lightning
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I enjoyed it, especially its darker moments. I have no idea how it compares to the original novel/manga though.
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Winter 2012 Anime Thread 2.22: You Can (Not) Outpost Cajunator
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RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
I think Nintendo and not Shaft are calling the shots on the type of content, considering some of the game's dialogue I've encountered.
(I've only played 3 stages so far).firehawk12
Subete no aware
Do you get a psycho girlfriend to follow you around?
It’s pretty much a trope in itself, the way it normally works is the main character is off training somewhere else while his friends are being beat to a pulp for the main character to show up in the last minute with his brand spanking new powers to look all cool and shit(personally I myself I hate this shit), it was made popular by dragon ball but went to be overused as a cheap crouch by all amateur mangka in attempted to get the reader to like how cool their main hax character is(it actually worked for naruto who’s was losing popularity in the character polls in his own manga, shooting him back up there)
When One piece did kind use it, it differentiate itself by not doing it by the book with having
luffy traped/lost in a comically fashion only his character is able to get himself into and not having random training arcs or power level increases.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
No. Watch the 1st, 2nd, and 8th. Technically you don't have to watch any of them, just Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody.
There weren't any lolis in BRS though!
Go_Ly_Dow
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Just put two friends through Sword of the Stranger and they enjoyed it tremendously.
One of them is a casual watcher of Japanese animation and only really checks out the odd Ghibli movie and the other has never seen any anime before.
The lack of moe and tropes was great, since it made it pretty accessible to people who aren't familiar with such things.
One of them is a casual watcher of Japanese animation and only really checks out the odd Ghibli movie and the other has never seen any anime before.
The lack of moe and tropes was great, since it made it pretty accessible to people who aren't familiar with such things.
THEY ARE ALL LOLIS.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah. Unless you can make yourself watch it the same way that it aired (once a week), then there's no point to watch them all.
Are you sure they're not 18?
I wouldn't go that far, although anime tends to attempt to bend the rules by making obvious loli characters hundreds of years old.
That's kind of a roundabout way of just saying haly avatarquote.
Yeah I absolutely loved the arc when I initially watched it - great setting + villain.
Ice Lightning
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Just watch all of them, if you have the time.
Watching pretty much the same thing eight times is nothing compared to living through them some 15,000+ times.
Dedication Through Light
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One Piece 117 - 123
Again one of my favorite fights was forced to have one episode while less interesting characters spanned many episodes.
. Episode 122 and 123 were really the highlights.
one more disc.
Again one of my favorite fights was forced to have one episode while less interesting characters spanned many episodes.
Zoro and Sanji really had so little
Luffy was pretty epic for a moment there with the surprise arrival and near defeat of Croc, it seemed to be different than I remember and more brutal but wow. Robin's defeat too seemed way more intense then I thought. Croc is definitely the top antagonist in the series
one more disc.
18 years old girls in middle school? Huh.
right
its about appearance rather than age
which doesn't make it ok to be attracted to drawn renditions of children
I dunno
Blackbeard is the only one that actually seems like a pirate
they meet him when hes a random dude wasted on the pavement which was awesome
Well one of them should be, waaay over that age.
I dont get it
Having just finished Death Note, I have to agree with the sentiments mentioned in a previous RTTP thread:
I trudged through it, sustained by only be the praise that it's received on the internet. It's biggest flaw from the beginning was making it obvious that this was a duel between Light and L. It was predictable that secondary investigators like
I think that's the problem I had with it, I tried to take it seriously when in reality, its weak point is the writing. I'm inclined to say that the writing goes through such lows that it's clear the target audience for this show isn't adults. If it was, we wouldn't have those subtle dialogue gems such as:
(Episode 18)
Thanks, show. I was unsure what happened to people after they quit their job (I know the intent was to make everyone but the two leads and subsequently
, bumbling idiots but the words they spewed brought down the show, hard). Also, thanks to the writers for telling me every thought of every character. It'd be a shame if the audience had to do some thinking on their own, so it was a good thing every scheme, detail and rule in this anime was being shoved down our throats a thousand times and in the most melodramatic and trite way possible. And that's pretty much what the show was. If you turn your brain off, it's okay. Watching overdramatized sequences of writing and potato chip eating was okay. DN was probably entertaining to watch during its weekly run, but marathoning it is just insult to the brain. And of course, Light Yagami gets the award for biggest douchebag ever. Speicifically in the character design department.
Lafiel said:
I trudged through it, sustained by only be the praise that it's received on the internet. It's biggest flaw from the beginning was making it obvious that this was a duel between Light and L. It was predictable that secondary investigators like
Raye Penber were going to be defeated by Light, so any suspense went right out the window.
I think that's the problem I had with it, I tried to take it seriously when in reality, its weak point is the writing. I'm inclined to say that the writing goes through such lows that it's clear the target audience for this show isn't adults. If it was, we wouldn't have those subtle dialogue gems such as:
"But if you quit the police force, you'll be unemployed!"
Thanks, show. I was unsure what happened to people after they quit their job (I know the intent was to make everyone but the two leads and subsequently
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hosannainexcelsis
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Of course not. It's an adaptation of a Shounen Jump manga; its target audience is preteen and teenage boys. That much is obvious when you watch it.
Moretsu Pirates - 12
All according to Keikkku.
Nothing much to say, a nice conclusion to the arc, but I'm really at a loss at what I'm expecting out of this show.
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Ugh... I only made it to episode 8 of Death Note really tempted to charge through it, this is why I don't drop anything because I'm not really dropping them, I've just gone on a hiatus.
All according to Keikkku.
Nothing much to say, a nice conclusion to the arc, but I'm really at a loss at what I'm expecting out of this show.
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Ugh... I only made it to episode 8 of Death Note really tempted to charge through it, this is why I don't drop anything because I'm not really dropping them, I've just gone on a hiatus.
checkeredknight
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Did you watch the 2011 special yet? The opening is awesome, maybe that will cheer you up!
To be honest, I don't think I've ever watched any sad / depressing anime. I think the closest I got was possibly
the end of Bebop or Metropolis? (but I haven't seen that in years),
You could explain your thoughts so we could have a healthy discussion.
How can that even possibly be close to a thing when Davy Back Fight exists.
RurouniZel
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I hope the new series is as wacky and cartoony as that is. That was nice.
Well, Jin-Roh is a good place to start! On top of packing an extreme emotional punch it's also very good.
Edit: I'd actually recommend watching all the EE episodes.
MotionBlue
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Symphogear 12
I thought this was the last episode for some reason. Was shocked at that ending.
I thought this was the last episode for some reason. Was shocked at that ending.
+1 for the boxing thing
and chopper with cotton candy
It wasn't a serious arc, but it was also worth watching in a few ways.
Ultimadrago
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Crash Station
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HeartAttack PreCoor 2-4
I really like the spinny dildo tact techniques, but I hope they don't use the same one over and over. There needs to be more destruction. The combination one is a good start at least.
After seeing Kumojacky, I can definitely understand why the people involved in this are doing Saint Seiya. Give the guy a cloth and you'd think he was one of the saints.
I really like the spinny dildo tact techniques, but I hope they don't use the same one over and over. There needs to be more destruction. The combination one is a good start at least.
After seeing Kumojacky, I can definitely understand why the people involved in this are doing Saint Seiya. Give the guy a cloth and you'd think he was one of the saints.
Dedication Through Light
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Yes that! Their antics never get old.
Crash Station
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Made Luffy think Hancock's beam was a Noro Noro beam. That's really all the plot "significance" that arc has.
dakkumauji
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Persona 4 24
I won't lie, I wasn't really paying much attention to this episode. I did like
trolling of just wraping everywhere while doing exposition.
I look forward to the
on Blu-Rays now. Hopefully, we'll also get everyone's
as well. I mean surely, Yu has maxed all the social links by now.
Fear the Reaper
Adachi's
I look forward to the
True End
ultimate persona
Ultimadrago
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Lol. I already have checked myself
have yet, to something wreck myself
Good brain.
Lupin openings always cheer me up!
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