Winter 2012 Anime Thread of Roundcats Up in This
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Just to be on the clear, I'd expect (practically) anything out of an adaptation by GAiNAX... (practically) anything I say!
"Rush"? For when it was planned?
PdotMichael
Banned
Sketchbook - 13 (end)
What a strong end and the final scene was so amazing. A little, cute and reflective Slice of Life anime. And now Kumichu!
What a strong end and the final scene was so amazing. A little, cute and reflective Slice of Life anime. And now Kumichu!
Daily Lives of High School Boys 5
This show. This wonderful, wonderful show. The fact that this only gets twelve episodes is a travesty.
Under normal circumstances, you'd think a guy would be happy if his sister brought four of her hot girl friends home for the night, but for Motoharu, NOPE.
Also, by the end of the show the score will be something like Karasawa 500, Yanagin and friends 0.
Also, by the end of the show the score will be something like Karasawa 500, Yanagin and friends 0.
One of the most disappointing Ghibli movies as far as I am concerned. Just like Ponyo, it's only good to watch for the animation.
OK, this is insanity. Pure madness. Craze of the millinium.
Good point.
Yumeria - 02
If Tomokazu's personality wasn't what it was, there is no way that expression of his would have worked for this scene. A chuckles worth I reward thee.
Speaking of the other worthwhile joke this episode, the one involving Neneko would have been decently amusing if it was insinuated Mizuki and Tomokazu were 'studying' or anything sexually implicit (yes, childish sex jokes. Sue me), but the entire setup was bland and makes the joke fall flat when the mood simply isn't there for such a crude joke sadly.Should have been an instant hit.Come on, first experience? And it was exciting? Dude, was a beast?
As for the ongoing plot, it's really hard to bother to care when the mystique of it isn't anything startling. The lack of any dissonance for when we switch from reality to a dream sequence or vice versa is disappointing because the tension is lacking in this series so far, making the imouto's innocent plight deaf.
I think I might give this one a watch.
Daily Lives of High School Boys ep 5
More Literature girl? Check
More Hidenori monologue? Check
More misunderstandings and misreading of atmosphere? Check
More Karasawa awesomeness for actually giving expired sweets previously plus taking off his hat? Double Check
Best episode ever!!
More Literature girl? Check
More Hidenori monologue? Check
More misunderstandings and misreading of atmosphere? Check
More Karasawa awesomeness for actually giving expired sweets previously plus taking off his hat? Double Check
Best episode ever!!
Femmeworth
Banned
That's sad to hear.
Wait, I don't think I can take your opinion seriously. -_-
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
:cajun @ sad-kanna
While the "one story per book" structure is there to stay (i.e. don't expect any more quick and dirty story arcs à la Bakemonogatari), Nisemonogatari arguably is relatively light on plot... And the sisters aren't really part of the main cast, after all. It's often compared to a "fan disc" of sort, although it introduces a few new characters that remain relevant after the first season (first season = Bakemonogatari, Kizumonogatari, Nisemonogatari, Nekomonogatari Kuro).
Kanna is always :cajun.
too bad there's 0 chance of her winning.
She'll win by not ending up with the dopey main character.
Jex
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Ah, but will you continue watching it? The fact that you've bothered to formulate your thoughts and write them up suggests yes.Yumeria - 01
Well, that was uneventful. Loser protagonist hasn't ever gotten a girlfriend until his sweet 16 changes everything apparently. What a special number. Indeed, because what's with sweet 16s and the monene? I almost had enough cash to fund the creation of Yumeria at they rate they were going with it. The only good thing so far about this is having Kikuko Inoue with that motherly voice we all recognize her for. Otherwise, the plot is pretty boring, and the harem setting almost does nothing for me. Although admittedlyMizuki's joke about how Mikuri's dreams are an embodiment of his desires was a funny explanation for the plot.
Actually, I have more questions regarding the harem setting than anything about the plot. What's Mikuri and Mizuki's prior relationship before this encounter we're shown? Why was Mikuri even giving us a boring self-introduction about himself of being a virgin when he somehow managed to corralled this girl, Mizuki, by the time he was in high school? And she's an honor student apparently, so how did he succeed to do this? Is Mizuki even important or is Mone the most important girl character?Or is Mizuki the harem requirement to make this a harem setting and nothing more? In any case, the heroines are dull.Probably Nanase
I guess that answers my question.
How toned down is the banter compared to the novels? When I was comparing the Hitagi arc to the anime version, Senjougahara's verbal abuse of Koyomi seemed a lot harsher in the novel.
I wish an english publisher would pick up the Monogatari series.
Hidenori monologue was so good. Thank you based Sunrise.
Jex
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There are like other images man, it's not all about long hair y'know. There's fish and eggs and weird things covered in statues.
Hardly a rare occurrence.
Too many steps ahead of me.
I guess that's always one way to console yourself.
Jex
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If anything it's sending the message that it doesn't matter if your show is a cash-in because it's going to sell really well anyway.
The Rihoko of VAs...?
Jex
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The focus on Bakemonogatari was the characters though - the 'youkai' parts of the story played a minor roll. It's just that Nisemonogatari isn't nearly as well paced as the original show and the pacing is far worse. It used to be two episodes (roughly) per character story, whereas here we've had five episodes of meandering around.
Tatami Galaxy 7
It's nice to see events from a new perspective, but I feel like we just keep going back over old ground. The protagonist's chronic cowardice is starting to occasionally annoy me.
There's never anything wrong with any individual episode, and I still love its aesthetic sense, but it's just being a tease at this point. I feel like I could skip to the last episode if I wanted and I'd be set, but I'm not going to because that is weakness. You have to keep giving me something back, Tatami Galaxy! You can't start out strong and then faff about!
In pizzaroll's love of FLCL, I sensed the possibility of a kindred spirit. I wonder if I'll end up feeling the same way about Yuasa as he does.
It's nice to see events from a new perspective, but I feel like we just keep going back over old ground. The protagonist's chronic cowardice is starting to occasionally annoy me.
There's never anything wrong with any individual episode, and I still love its aesthetic sense, but it's just being a tease at this point. I feel like I could skip to the last episode if I wanted and I'd be set, but I'm not going to because that is weakness. You have to keep giving me something back, Tatami Galaxy! You can't start out strong and then faff about!
In pizzaroll's love of FLCL, I sensed the possibility of a kindred spirit. I wonder if I'll end up feeling the same way about Yuasa as he does.
Jex
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One of these days I will have to check out at least one episode of Daily Lives, Another and Space Pirates. Maybe. If I ever have the time. I feel bad not at least trying some of these semi-popular shows.
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What's Another about? I'd give it a try, but just from the aesthetics, it kinda looks like one of those pseudo-deep talk-a-lot not-scary-at-all philosophical sort of anime, which I mostly don't like at all. Then again for all I know, it could be Monster in a horror variant. Sell me on it.
No.
Hellsing321
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It has yet to be scary to me but everyone is different. Try it and see what it does for you.
Jex
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Theoretically you could, but each episode is strong on it's own even though they don't 'move the plot' as it were. There is a set of episodes that I feel might be going over the same ground too heavily, but most of the time they managed to tell a different story every episode.
Only one of these shows has K-On movie jokes.
Dedication Through Light
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Its one of those music makes everything scarier than it really is things. Id suggest giving two episode a try, I thought it was an odd anime on episode 1 with limited appeal but 2 really set it up, oh and main character is cool as well as the other classmates. Best Monday anime.
Crash Station
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It's pretty slow. The atmosphere is there, but that's pretty much all that's there 90% of the time. The first 2 episodes are also uneventful, but at least something biggish happens in the 3rd.
Jex
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I can't think of a time when I've ever been scared by any anime. Have you? I've seen some works that makes me tense, like Ghost Hound, but that's different.
Hellsing321
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Certain Arcs in Ghost Hunt definitely freaked me out. Horror in Anime can definitely work I just feel Another lacks any kind of tension or subtlety.
Dedication Through Light
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Slow? But its just eleven or so episodes. How much faster could it be?
Only real con of the show is the opening.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Nope and nope. At least, not outwardly. I'm sure there are lots of philosophical questions writhing beneath the surface, but the show doesn't seem interested in addressing them.
The scariness comes in two main flavors: tense, oppressive atmosphere and Final Destination style deaths.
It's not really the kind of show that you'd try to sell someone. Unless you're Unknown Soldier.
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Maybe I'm just feeling negative because I'm in the middle of that set, where
the protagonist has to choose between three women
I'm not a person who needs plot. Episodic stuff is wonderful. It's certainly working for me with Trapeze. But each episode still has to provide some new experience or insight for it to resonate, and feel like it belongs in the series. Tatami Galaxy usually manages to provide that (in fact, I really liked the episode before this one), but here it was just spinning its wheels.
Nah, she's quite slender, just that dress is poofy. Unless you mean about having the superior taste in girls like those who also like Rihoko out of the cast of Amagami, then yes.
PdotMichael
Banned
oh... "the Rihoko of..." was an insult?
I hate you Solune! I hate you!
I hate you Solune! I hate you!
I wasn't sure if it was or not. But if so, then me too!
See, my hatred only serves to warn.
First 2 episodes was just alot of chattering, I'm not even sure they were building the world either way completely forgettable stuff, then you look at the fact that it took 5 episodes to get an explanation of what is going on in the class of which they could have done so directly or indirectly before people started popping their clogs, and we've only started to get to the real meat of the mystery in the latest episode.
Sad Kanna crushes my heart every time she's on screen. I just feel horrible.
The end of this past episode and the whole episode itself was really good and pushed things forward a lot. Also dat Remon trolling.
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