Winter 2012 Anime Thread of Roundcats Up in This
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Jex
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You're making it sound like you enjoy or appreciate the series on some level. Or...is it just Stockholm syndrome?
Rihoko > swimming girl > nii nii > class rep > sexhair > knee girl > everyone else > squeaky girl
How fast are you watching this?
I've only reached ep 11 after about a week.
Jex
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Mardock Scramble: the First Compression
What the hell did I just watch
I think I liked it. Inelegant in parts (especially with regards to infodumping), and filled to the brim with really disturbing weirdness, but I suppose that was kind of the point. Fuckin' cliffhangers though.
Wait, Mardock Scramble did not look like that!
It's the idealized representation of what the author intended vs. what he actually produced.
crawling in my skin . . .
these wounds they will not heal . . .
Jex
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You've known, deep inside, that we were like this. I guess it's surprising to see how far that some of us would go for undefined goals.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
In the area of trashy comedy shounen that goes on for far too long Yakitate!! Japan is definitely one of the must-see works.
Jex
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Such is the role of all concept art!
Crash Station
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Yep. I figured you would at least partially like it by this point. One of the reasons I was less worried about you than Hosanna.
While we're at it, LEADERBOARD UPDATE
Miri: 40/51 (78%)
Hosanna: 31/51 (61%)
Geneijin: 49/81 (60%)
Lafiel: Retired
MAJOR upset by Miri. I was expecting Hosanna to run away with this, but now it just comes down to who needs more sleep.
Jex
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Man, Lafiel sure is a quitter. He was barely in this face!
C-ko will never win, even though she's vastly superior to Ichika in everything but looks.
she's only mildly superior in looks.
This was a fun episode, even though nothing happened, other than the introduction of sexhair.
Lemon is such a pro-troll.
Hopefully, the plot will move forward a bit more with the fifth episode. I really like all the colours in this show, and the characters are all fun so far, although drama is always lurking just around the corner. Ichika and the MC constantly sharing fantasies/having the same reaction still hasn't gotten old.
Barkley's Justice
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what a bunch of junk.
PdotMichael
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Kamichu! - 5
pretty cute episode again, maybe are the 00s not so bad...
pretty cute episode again, maybe are the 00s not so bad...
Crash Station
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Kind of late in the season for a drive by troll, don't you think? Gotta do it when we're still on the first few pages.
Jex
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I wonder if I should be concerned that I don't have the faintest clue who any of those characters are.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I don't know it seems self explanatory to me. sexhair is sexhair, nii nii is the sister, and Rihoko is fat.
Jex
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It's not like this thread has been around for weeks or anything...
Yeah, I forgot to put them all in tags, but that's what the edit function is for.
Watch amagami then!
agreed.
Jex
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PdotMichael
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anime fat, so still a BMI of 18 or something.
Jex
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Clearly you never considered the current trajectory of BONES when (if) you ever considered such a thing. The original show was created over seven years ago so it's unsurprising that a sequel might have different staff with a different level of skill working on it. I've certainly had similar thoughts about other shows myself - "what if they just made a sequel to X, that was so good!" not taking into account the significant changes that may have taken place as the studio where the work was originally created.
I'd like nothing more than to see you allow yourself to go out of character long enough to watch Amagami SS and decide on a waifu to love and defend. I know that there's absolutely nothing in the show of critical note, but.......waifus, man. Waifus.
I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Jex
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You had already experienced the first episode in all it's glory and yet you still watched more? That's not a good sign.
Much like a title by CLAMP, Elfin Lied is actually a subtle deconstruction of various anime tropes and character types. It takes various situations to their extremes, thereby expanding and examining the ideas present within under the guise of absurdity.
It's an interesting technique that only a few highly skilled directors would ever attempt to use, for fear of receiving an audience backlash due to the extreme (graphic) nature of the content. Yet, even though the show appears to revel in it's extreme gore and 'cute girl' façade, it's clearly an intelligent discussion about the worst facets of human nature that just happens to be presented as a blatantly ridiculous anime.
Hints at the show's true nature can be found in the Gustav Klimt inspired opening animation. When Klimt painted 'The Kiss', one of the works which is major inspiration for the opening sequence, he was living at home with his mother and two sisters, apparently the very picture of respectable man. However, he was secretly engaged in numerous sexual affairs. The idea of the 'false' out layer, or façade, can be found throughout much of the Elfin Lied story-arc, and it's certainly a key factor in the relationships between numerous characters. You should never judge a show by first impressions.
You shouldn't troll people like that, Jex. What if someone believed you?
Jex
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I don't have the faintest idea what you mean. Are you suggesting that one shouldn't take anime seriously an approach with with a critical bent? I'm sorry if it confuses you, but this just happens to be the way I approach a wide swath of media.
Jex
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Don't do it, that would just be playing right into his hands.
The cryptic sub-text of Elfen Lied is only rivaled by animegaf.
How fast are you watching this?
I've only reached ep 11 after about a week.
Just watching as many episodes back to back as I have time for.
Speaking of which:
Dennou Coil 12
Reminded me a bit of one Simpson episode.
Also (maybe a little spoilerish?):
http://i.picpar.com/5f154853e5011fe5dfe5df0a1b55475aa016354d.jpg
Kyoko is awesome.
Jex
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You should trust what I have to say about Elfin Lied. I mean, I actually bought the whole show, with my own money! It was all thanks to GAF rating it so highly in - this thread. I really wish I could personally thank everyone who voted for it.
I've been mashing away at my giant Western keyboard this whole time and never noticed. Clearly I should be less xenophobic and more culturally aware of other nation's hands.
Do we know what timeslot this is going to air in? Is it Sundays at 7 in the morning again like the original series? Judging from the... "shift" in tone... it sounds more like the big Thursday night slot on TBS/MBS that I think Persona 4 currently airs in.
Jex
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Wasn't it confirmed that it is taking over Persona 4's slot or was that just speculation?
Has he seen Cluster Edge?
Suddenly it all makes sense.
Razgriz-Specter
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Amagami SS+
Nanasaki's new arc actually got me to like her alot more than I had but I sill prefer Haruka, Kaoru, and Tsukasa.
on Elfen Lied I really enjoyed it back when I watched but I appreciate it even more because it brought me to Higurashi.
Nanasaki's new arc actually got me to like her alot more than I had but I sill prefer Haruka, Kaoru, and Tsukasa.
on Elfen Lied I really enjoyed it back when I watched but I appreciate it even more because it brought me to Higurashi.
Oh my god! How did I forget Cluster Edge! The perfect choice!
KO Traveling Hobo
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This sounds like a threat. I wonder how many of those GAFfers are no longer with us.
To be fair, I think everyone has forgotten Cluster Edge.
Crash Station
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I assume that means you have watched or are planning to watch everything in the top 31 in that thread. Good to know.
Meanwhile, I was entirely alone in voting for Black Lion.
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