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Yeah, I doubt they'll be adapting the manga at this point. That's fine though, because as has been said, it's pretty underwhelming. I'm still glad I read it because its highs are good, but for the most part it's unremarkable.
Winter 2012 Anime Thread of Roundcats Up in This
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Yeah, I doubt they'll be adapting the manga at this point. That's fine though, because as has been said, it's pretty underwhelming. I'm still glad I read it because its highs are good, but for the most part it's unremarkable.
Jex
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[Nisemonogatari 5]
This is the week where, you know, what's going on in the so called 'arc' actually gets explained. You may remember that in Bakemonogatari that usually happened in one or two episodes, not five. Ah well.
Serious pacing issues aside, this was one the episodes that actually poured some attention into, so it still looks like a SHAFT production, but as terrible as last weeks outing. In other words, the fanservice is somewhat restrained, although that doesn't make it any less creepy. Watch at your peril.
Also, I really want to shoot whoever was put in charge of music for this series, they keep messing it up in really noticeable ways.
If I remember correctly, something like 8.
This is the week where, you know, what's going on in the so called 'arc' actually gets explained. You may remember that in Bakemonogatari that usually happened in one or two episodes, not five. Ah well.
Serious pacing issues aside, this was one the episodes that actually poured some attention into, so it still looks like a SHAFT production, but as terrible as last weeks outing. In other words, the fanservice is somewhat restrained, although that doesn't make it any less creepy. Watch at your peril.
Also, I really want to shoot whoever was put in charge of music for this series, they keep messing it up in really noticeable ways.
If I remember correctly, something like 8.
Not sure I'm seeing it...
There would be Wyald. Probably as gratuitous as it gets, from what I remember...
What else?
Thx for the info, guys. I'll get to watching Overture then. After that, and in seeing that Basileus mentioned the OVA, what would be the best way to proceed from then on?
Jex
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Then just into episode three of the OVA (which is we often refer to as a series, but of course it's just a really, really long OVA).
Go_Ly_Dow
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Do I look like a miserable pile of self-loathing to you?
My first and only image render.
So proud!
That explains things, thx again.
High School DxD 5
This show takes talking as a free action to a WHOLE new level. So bad, sooooooooo bad... The action scene when
almost made it worth it, but in the end, they didn't even have that sexy ending!
I honestly thing at this point, I keep watching because Asia is so HNNNNNNNNNNG, despite everything else being so BAD.
This show takes talking as a free action to a WHOLE new level. So bad, sooooooooo bad... The action scene when
his gear transformed
I honestly thing at this point, I keep watching because Asia is so HNNNNNNNNNNG, despite everything else being so BAD.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Good. As glorious as Fate/Zero S1 was, it had a pretty shitty OP. A fantastic series is deserving of a fantastic OP.
I couldnt do Fate/Zero, but I can do me some Kalafina. This is good news.
Jex
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Get out of her with that nonsense!
Isn't One Piece an OVA?
Amagami SS+ plus 5
This episode just got worse the longer I watched it.
. It was tough, because I needed more Nanasaki, but this was not what I was expecting. I hope the writers redeem themselves in the last episode. Sad Nanasaki is pretty moe, though.
This episode just got worse the longer I watched it.
A cram school stealing him away in the night, really??
Whoever Issei's VA is, he was doing a great job that episode.
Cram schools are serious business.
Dedication Through Light
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Sket Dance 3-6
Student council is cool, I guess rivals or so to Sket Dan. Sasuke as cool as Bossun. Puppet thing made me tear up, stories of friendship are always so emotional.
Student council is cool, I guess rivals or so to Sket Dan. Sasuke as cool as Bossun. Puppet thing made me tear up, stories of friendship are always so emotional.
Cardcaptor 43 - 44
Getting closer and closer to a climax with Sakura's dream feeling iminent.
Recorder to Rondeseru - 05
I don't normally comment on 5 minute shorts, because the time spent on them is disposable unless it's a marathon but WOW, they used the exact same joke 3 times, and I bet they're going to recycle the typical kugiloli joke ad infintum, let me reiterate that this is a 5 minute... no sorry a 3 minute short.
Highschool DxD - 05
I didn't even get rewarded with an ED for watching this episode. :< I was almost pining for harem hijinks this episode lotsa talking and crying and basically typical shounenness.
Getting closer and closer to a climax with Sakura's dream feeling iminent.
Recorder to Rondeseru - 05
I don't normally comment on 5 minute shorts, because the time spent on them is disposable unless it's a marathon but WOW, they used the exact same joke 3 times, and I bet they're going to recycle the typical kugiloli joke ad infintum, let me reiterate that this is a 5 minute... no sorry a 3 minute short.
Highschool DxD - 05
I didn't even get rewarded with an ED for watching this episode. :< I was almost pining for harem hijinks this episode lotsa talking and crying and basically typical shounenness.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Blood-C 5
This is the show that I thought Madoka would be. The violence is a bit gratuitous at times(there's been a few censored parts that didn't even need to be there in the first place), and it's kind of silly that almost every fight ends with "you thought you had me but I in fact have you!" but I suppose those both come with the territory. On the other hand, I don't think my heart will ever be able to handle Saya's singing.
Also, I thought the answer to the guimauve question was going to be vagina. In hindsight, that would have been kind of creepy.
This is the show that I thought Madoka would be. The violence is a bit gratuitous at times(there's been a few censored parts that didn't even need to be there in the first place), and it's kind of silly that almost every fight ends with "you thought you had me but I in fact have you!" but I suppose those both come with the territory. On the other hand, I don't think my heart will ever be able to handle Saya's singing.
Also, I thought the answer to the guimauve question was going to be vagina. In hindsight, that would have been kind of creepy.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Shouldn't you, of all people, be watching the soccer animu? lol
Nise 05
Kaiki seems really interesting.
Tsukihi is funny
Hanekawa actually is pretty hnnngh now that I've gotten used to her new design.
Arararagi is still creepy but that's not shocking at all.
Y'know I was thinking that from last weeks episode too. I knew there was a reason I liked her so much in this season.
Kaiki seems really interesting.
Tsukihi is funny
Hanekawa actually is pretty hnnngh now that I've gotten used to her new design.
Arararagi is still creepy but that's not shocking at all.
Y'know I was thinking that from last weeks episode too. I knew there was a reason I liked her so much in this season.
Jex
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I never altered my original position - that I'm not a fan of that kind of work. It's a bit too much for me.
Yet somehow not the worst character designs that I've seen this week!
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Horrible example. Crouch doesn't even play and he's not going to be on the Euro 2012 squad
.Asia is cute, but I really like Issei and especially Risa in this show. Neither character is as much of a walking trope as usual. Issei is a nice guy, but he actually has balls, and Risa is nothing like the typical female harem protagonist.
Nisemonogatari 05
Slowly we get to what I pray will be animated somehow by the end of this season:
Who knew a toothbrush could be so ominous?
Jex
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Nah, I think you'll find there's probably more bases out there left to cover, I'm afraid.
I must admit, I've totally forgotten how I came to that number. I did go have a count up awhile back, but now I can't remember.
Crash Station
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Highschool DxD 5
This is one of the times when the harem genre can get problematic. In anything else, this episode would have cemented Asia as the official love interest, but here she might not even be the front-runner. She still seems like a perfect fit for Issei considering how he's been acting these past few episodes.
Anyway, some nice action. A certain scene reminded me of a boss in Madworld (you know the one).
Also, why does a priest get his own harem? What sect of Christianity is this supposed to be?
This is one of the times when the harem genre can get problematic. In anything else, this episode would have cemented Asia as the official love interest, but here she might not even be the front-runner. She still seems like a perfect fit for Issei considering how he's been acting these past few episodes.
Anyway, some nice action. A certain scene reminded me of a boss in Madworld (you know the one).
Also, why does a priest get his own harem? What sect of Christianity is this supposed to be?
Is... is that a tail back there?
this is very true. Nothing beats a dollar hamburger. Its unfair to compare anything to it.
SOLD
Kalafina makes everything better.
You are about to get to the really good stuff. I'm about to finish up my week of work so Monday morning I will resume the series from Ep 48. Hopefully I can get to 60 or even finish it up.
Nisemonogatari 05
Slowly we get to what I pray will be animated somehow by the end of this season:
I don't understand the significance of this.
I dunno, that sounds like a perfectly accurate Wikipedia article to me!
holy shit. bought
supposedly it's something really perverted
That's part of the fun!
I don't even want to say anything because I infinitely look forward to the reactions here.
Jex
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[Nisemonogatari 5]
I really think I need to clarify what I meant about the art in this episode. It's still, umm, like this -
Now, while it's pretty clear that these birds-eye view shots and extreme long-shots are being used to avoid having to do lots of complicated animation work, I feel that they're having an unintended consequence on the show.
Most shows that use cost-cutting measures, Bakemonogatari included, tend to get around all the tricky business of facial animation by shooting from behind a characters head, or blocking a characters mouth with some object so they don't have to draw in (or repeat) the movement. However, Nisemonogatari favours extreme-long shots, and birds-eye perspective shots, for whatever reason. I can only theorize that they want to save money, but they don't want to be 'seen' saving money using the traditional shot types, so instead they're opting to use these more 'interesting' shots.
However, the problem with using, say, a long-shot is that in the visual language of film when we (as in the audience) are distanced from a character like this we don't feel engaged with their story, their character, who they're talking to etc. You use long-shots to literally distance the audience from the target, it's a piece of cinematography that's meant to make you feel distant from what's been portrayed on screen, where as a close-up or POV shot is used to make you feel closer to something that's happening on screen. The upshot of all this is - the repeated use of the long-shot in Nisemonogatari is repeatedly distancing the viewers from the characters, when actually the director should be trying to bring us closer to them. Whoops.
I really think I need to clarify what I meant about the art in this episode. It's still, umm, like this -
Now, while it's pretty clear that these birds-eye view shots and extreme long-shots are being used to avoid having to do lots of complicated animation work, I feel that they're having an unintended consequence on the show.
Most shows that use cost-cutting measures, Bakemonogatari included, tend to get around all the tricky business of facial animation by shooting from behind a characters head, or blocking a characters mouth with some object so they don't have to draw in (or repeat) the movement. However, Nisemonogatari favours extreme-long shots, and birds-eye perspective shots, for whatever reason. I can only theorize that they want to save money, but they don't want to be 'seen' saving money using the traditional shot types, so instead they're opting to use these more 'interesting' shots.
However, the problem with using, say, a long-shot is that in the visual language of film when we (as in the audience) are distanced from a character like this we don't feel engaged with their story, their character, who they're talking to etc. You use long-shots to literally distance the audience from the target, it's a piece of cinematography that's meant to make you feel distant from what's been portrayed on screen, where as a close-up or POV shot is used to make you feel closer to something that's happening on screen. The upshot of all this is - the repeated use of the long-shot in Nisemonogatari is repeatedly distancing the viewers from the characters, when actually the director should be trying to bring us closer to them. Whoops.
what the fuuuuuuuck
About as hideous looking as Eiken.
Thats what I was thinking. I really hope thats not the case...but....
This is probably my only real complaint about the series so far. Well, besides some obvious... things... but yeah the abuse of wide-angle shots is not very good.
Not that they're all bad. Like, the wide-angle framing for the entire Kaiki scene was in fact a really good idea.
Like a porno? Or an even less tasteful version of (I've) Come to Play?
Yep, I really enjoyed the anime but I couldn't get very far in the manga. Which reminds me, Kurozuka came out at the same time, and was a similarly underrated series. The Kurozuka manga looks way more interesting than Ga Rei, though.
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