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[Takao]

So Sentai Filmworks licensed the Gintama film for North American release. It'll be English dubbed, and available on DVD, DD, and Blu-Ray.

I'm pretty excited since I haven't seen the film and I'd love to watch even a 90 minute movie of it in English. I'd like to see how they'd handle things.

 

[Jex]

I assume that means you have watched or are planning to watch everything in the top 31 in that thread. Good to know.

I sidestepped around certain shows based on there, er, daunting length.

 

[Nonoriri]

So Hideaki Anno is not only a talented director but an extremely talented animator - so why is he wasting his time on those stupid fucking Rebuild movies, again? I'm sure he's too rich and famous to work as an animation slave anymore, but come on!

Because money.

 

[farnham]

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.

YES!!

 

[Dave1988]

[Guilty lolololololol ep. 16]

This show gets worse week after week.


[Space "Pirates" ep. 5]

Finally some action. Maybe in the next episode we'll see some pirate action.

 

[Risette]

So I was watching Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise this morning - via what I realize now was a mercifully priced $40 MSRP blu-ray/DVD combo set in a sexy box with resealable wrap!!

Fixed/clarified. I got mine for $40 as well -- did you get it from that Amazon seller some time last year too?

Anno did [animated] the God Warrior stuff in Nausicaa too btw.

 

[Lafiel]

Man, Lafiel sure is a quitter. He was barely in this face!

*cough* I knew I wouldn't be able to take it somehow, heck I'm struggling to marathon Code Geass right now (only watched 5 episodes) how do you expect me to watch 51-episodes of a even worse show in a short amount of time?!

 

[Nonoriri]

but what about the art, man

fuckin' sellout

To be fair he is credited with some animation work in Rebuild IIRC.

Anno did [animated] the God Warrior stuff in Nausicaa too btw.

Anime needs more Annosplosions.

 

[firehawk12]

So Sentai Filmworks licensed the Gintama film for North American release. It'll be English dubbed, and available on DVD, DD, and Blu-Ray.

I'm pretty excited since I haven't seen the film and I'd love to watch even a 90 minute movie of it in English. I'd like to see how they'd handle things.

Wow, possibly the best anime film I saw last year, if not the best anime text period. Me wants that BD!

 

[Jex]

Meanwhile, I was entirely alone in voting for Black Lion.

That is truly a tragedy. At least we know that if a similar thread were re-run these days there'd be plenty of support of Black Lion.

 

[Jex]

Because money.

Who knew that man was such an easily corruptible creature?

 

[Risette]

Wow, that's awesome stuff. I didn't know he worked on Pop Chaser - now I have a retroactive excuse for having watched it!

Tons of cool dudes worked on Pop Chaser. Porn with artistic merit!

My stuff is finally shipping BTW

Nice. Soon you'll have another Honneamise (Honneamise as in the label Honneamise, not the movie Honneamise, although Honneamise did release Honneamise) box to put next to Honneamise!

 

[AppleSmack]

Lol I just saw the Nirvash and pilot designs for the new Eureka Seven... I have a feeling I'm gonna be strongly disappointing by the new series. Look way worse than that of the original.

 

[Crash Station]

Mouryou no Hako 1

Yuri horror I suppose. Outside like 10 second scene and the ending, this was immensely boring. Hope stuff starts to happen a quicker pace.

 

[Crash Station]

I sidestepped around certain shows based on there, er, daunting length.

Cheater.

 

[Jex]

Anime needs more Annosplosions.

Yeah but that looks like a lot of hard work. I can see why he'd want to leave that stuff to the energetic kids.

 

[Branduil]

Who knew that man was such an easily corruptible creature?

Kawamori.

 

[Jex]

Cheater.

I've now seen 100 more titles than that whole list - I think I'm doing okay at the moment!

 

[iavi]

Is that how we vie for power? By hurting ourselves? We sound like weirdos.

If only it wasn't the animegaf way.

Next week's big reveal for E7AO is going to be pretty painful I bet. We'll probably see bad CG mechs fighting bad CG monsters, terrible moe characters with average character animation, and Omigawa will probably voice some important character. :/

I bet Naoki Sato isn't doing the soundtrack either. It'll be someone boring and generic instead, just like the rest of the show. I feel like I'm having a breakdown right now. My chest feels heavy. Help. :/

Help? You're HNNNNGGGingh. You'll survive.

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.

Haha, Lafiel, down and out with one ep... I want to go ahead and say that he's the smarter man, but after giving my whole night to show Hosana & Gen how it's done, I think I would actually tear up a bit at that realization...

So I take it you weren't a fan of

Spoiler

all the extremely gratuitous sex/rape scenes?

Nope. Not at all. I can understand that the idea of it all was used as a device, but there was no need to show it, repeatedly so, and with such nonchalance. Really tacky.

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.

Absolutely true. It's just immature wishings on my part.

*cough* I knew I wouldn't be able to take it somehow, heck I'm struggling to marathon Code Geass right now (only watched 5 episodes) how do you expect me to watch 51-episodes of a even worse show in a short amount of time?!

You're not going to watch any anime if you judge it on a basis of whether it's better than CG or not. Since of course CG is one of the mediums truly great works. I don't think I'm kidding, but my head's much too fucked from the lack of sleep at the moment to back that statement.

 

[7Th]

So Hideaki Anno is not only a talented director but an extremely talented animator - so why is he wasting his time on those stupid fucking Rebuild movies, again? I'm sure he's too rich and famous to work as an animation slave anymore, but come on!

He got laid. Getting laid kills your animation skills.

 

[Thoraxes]

Lol I just saw the Nirvash and pilot designs for the new Eureka Seven... I have a feeling I'm gonna be strongly disappointing by the new series. Look way worse than that of the original.

I've got my rope and cliff ready.

 

[Jex]

Nope. Not at all. I can understand that the idea of it all was used as a device, but there was no need to show it, repeatedly so, and with such nonchalance. Really tacky.

I think I added up the amount of time all those scenes took up and it was something like 17 minutes, which once you consider that the movie is only just over an hour long, is a pretty ridiculous ratio.

 

[Brazil]

Black Rock Shooter 1-2

I ate too many macarons and now I have diarrhea.

 

[survivor]

Gintama 25

Death Note just got outclassed so badly in this episode. Those faces were just fucking amazing.

 

[Thoraxes]

BRS 2

That was... Well, it wasn't really good. I don't know if it's me or not, but does everything seem really hazy when you watch it? It just doesn't seem visually clean. Like someone fogged up my glasses or something.

 

[Crash Station]

I've now seen 100 more titles than that whole list - I think I'm doing okay at the moment!

Yeah, 100 titles of short shows. That's like saying "Oh hey guys, I just played 500 20 minute video games! Buy me some cotton candy!"

 

[Jex]

He got laid. Getting laid kills your animation skills.

You're making it sound like a scientific fact. How can you be so sure?

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Well if Gundam AGE Blu rays do have english subs...where or how do I even order it for the US?

 

[BluWacky]

Black Rock Shooter 1-2

I ate too much macaron and now I have diarrhea.

I actually made macaroons yesterday. I didn't force-feed them to anyone, though.

Leaving aside the melodrama of evil wheelchair girl force feeding people macaroons, I don't think the central "conceit" of BRS is handled very well at all. The actual Black Rock Shooter scenes are nicely animated and action-packed, and obviously they reflect what's been going on in the real world. The fact that they're so separate, however, rather misses the point - they may as well be a completely different show.

My copy of the Apocalypse Saga of Utena finally arrived this week, and in rewatching that I couldn't help but compare it. Leaving aside the fact that Utena is infinitely more interesting, obviously the duels are a crystallisation of the theme that the episode has explored. But that's because we're watching the characters act out these themes - characters we care about, or are at least interested in. What do I care, for instance, about Black Rock Shooter? She has no character; she's just a blank CG slate in a psychedelic world fighting giant enemy crabs or whatever.

 

[Jex]

Yeah, 100 titles of short shows. That's like saying "Oh hey guys, I just played 500 20 minute video games! Buy me some cotton candy!"

I don't know when 26 episode titles became 'short' shows - if anything that's practically double the number of episodes you'll get in a show today.

 

[AppleSmack]

I don't know when 26 episode titles became 'short' shows - if anything that's practically double the number of episodes you'll get in a show today.

Yeah that amount of episodes per season is what I prefer. 11-30 per season. If its over 100 episodes I won't even watch it. Would rather just read the manga if it interests me.

 

[Thoraxes]

You're making it sound like a scientific fact. How can you be so sure?

Well, there's only one way to find out.

 

[Crash Station]

I don't know when 26 episode titles became 'short' shows - if anything that's practically double the number of episodes you'll get in a show today.

That's less than 9 hours and even less if there are recap episodes. You could knock it out in a weekend. Not very impressive.

 

[BluWacky]

Well if Gundam AGE Blu rays do have english subs...where or how do I even order it for the US?

I don't know if they do have English subs myself, but you can either buy from Amazon in Japan or from CD Japan (this is the listing for Bluray 1). You can also try YesAsia, but they're a bit slow.

 

[Branduil]

I actually made macaroons yesterday. I didn't force-feed them to anyone, though.

Leaving aside the melodrama of evil wheelchair girl force feeding people macaroons, I don't think the central "conceit" of BRS is handled very well at all. The actual Black Rock Shooter scenes are nicely animated and action-packed, and obviously they reflect what's been going on in the real world. The fact that they're so separate, however, rather misses the point - they may as well be a completely different show.

It's a serious problem with the show, leaving aside all the other ones. It worked in the OVA because

Spoiler

it turned out the otherworld was an actual real place in the universe, which the characters personally experienced. It had an actual story consequence. In the TV show it's just an unnecessary visualization to pad the running time and add action.

 

[Geneijin]

Yeah, 100 titles of short shows. That's like saying "Oh hey guys, I just played 500 20 minute video games! Buy me some cotton candy!"

There's nothing impressive about knocking down 100 crap shows either :lol

 

[Thoraxes]

I actually made macaroons yesterday. I didn't force-feed them to anyone, though.

I like making rose water macaroons. Those things are tasty.

 

[Brazil]

I actually made macaroons yesterday. I didn't force-feed them to anyone, though.

Leaving aside the melodrama of evil wheelchair girl force feeding people macaroons, I don't think the central "conceit" of BRS is handled very well at all. The actual Black Rock Shooter scenes are nicely animated and action-packed, and obviously they reflect what's been going on in the real world. The fact that they're so separate, however, rather misses the point - they may as well be a completely different show.

My copy of the Apocalypse Saga of Utena finally arrived this week, and in rewatching that I couldn't help but compare it. Leaving aside the fact that Utena is infinitely more interesting, obviously the duels are a crystallisation of the theme that the episode has explored. But that's because we're watching the characters act out these themes - characters we care about, or are at least interested in. What do I care, for instance, about Black Rock Shooter? She has no character; she's just a blank CG slate in a psychedelic world fighting giant enemy crabs or whatever.

I feel the same way. I was actually just watching the fighting scenes in the first episode and wondering "Why the hell are they wasting good animation like that with this show?"

 

[Solune]

I've got my rope and cliff ready.

Before you go =p. Taken from figureGAF http://ameblo.jp/gsc-mikatan/image-11157966126-11785256017.html

There's nothing impressive about knocking down 100 crap shows either :lol

Think of it as like proving your own mettle. Or testing your mental capacity.

 

[Risette]

Yay!

 

[Jex]

That's less than 9 hours and even less if there are recap episodes. You could knock it out in a weekend. Not very impressive.

That seems rather ill defined. I mean, if you don't have a scale with any other items on it doesn't really make sense.

If we're talking about 'what's impressive' regarding the amount of anime someone has consumed (you could replace 'impressive' with 'sad' - I don't see what's so great about watching lots of anime) then surely you have to take into account the individual circumstances of the person who is watching the anime. Specifically, we'd need to know what percentage of their free time is being devoted to their hobby, as opposed to how many hours they've sunk into long shows. Why is percentage more important than amount of time? I'll give an example.

Suppose a student C watched 3 hours of anime per day, and a factory worker G watched 1 hour of anime per day. It doesn't seem correct that C has devoted themselves more to consuming anime than G just because they've clocked up more hours. After all - C might have an hour of lectures per day, so he then has 15 or so hours to spend however he chooses. On the other hand, G might have to get up early to travel to work and not get home till late - he only has three hours of spare time in his day so devoting a third of them to watching anime would be quite a serious (read:sad) commitment.

C has only given up 1/5th of his day but G has given up a whole 1/3th, therefore G would be the bigger (re:sadder) fan.

Anyway, that's why talking about 'hours of anime consumed' seems a bit odd.

 

[Nonoriri]

Yay!

"Yay"

 

[Branduil]

Yay!

Dan Persons? That's the most obvious fake critic name ever.

 

[AppleSmack]

Yay!

Its by the guy who made Ghost in the Shell? Then its automatically good by me lol. I never heard of this one. Gonna look it up.

 

[Risette]

Its by the guy who made Ghost in the Shell? Then its automatically good by me lol. I never heard of this one. Gonna look it up.

Watch Angel's Egg, he did that too.

 

[Branduil]

I like how even the name makes it sound slow and plodding. It couldn't be named "Sky Fighters," "Sky Adventurers," "Sky Sailors," etc. It's "Sky Crawlers."

 

[Jex]

Yay!

At least someone is keeping the faith for Oshii.

 

[Crash Station]

That seems rather ill defined. I mean, if you don't have a scale with any other items on it doesn't really make sense.

If we're talking about 'what's impressive' regarding the amount of anime someone has consumed (you could replace 'impressive' with 'sad' - I don't see what's so great about watching lots of anime) then surely you have to take into account the individual circumstances of the person who is watching the anime. Specifically, we'd need to know what percentage of their free time is being devoted to their hobby, as opposed to how many hours they've sunk into long shows. Why is percentage more important than amount of time? I'll give an example.

Suppose a student C watched 3 hours of anime per day, and a factory worker G watched 1 hour of anime per day. It doesn't seem correct that C has devoted themselves more to consuming anime than G just because they've clocked up more hours. After all - C might have an hour of lectures per day, so he then has 15 or so hours to spend however he chooses. On the other hand, G might have to get up early to travel to work and not get home till late - he only has three hours of spare time in his day so devoting a third of them to watching anime would be quite a serious (read:sad) commitment.

C has only given up 1/5th of his day but G has given up a whole 1/3th, therefore G would be the bigger (re:sadder) fan.

Anyway, that's why talking about 'hours of anime consumed' seems a bit odd.

The time it took you to write this post could have been used watching anime. Now who's wasting time?

 

[Lafiel]

Yay!

Even the cover alone is making the cat fall asleep from boredom.

 

[AppleSmack]

Even the cover alone is making the cat fall asleep from boredom.

You ain't a fan of ghost in the shell/SAC? Or just not a fan of this movie? LOL and I just noticed it was a cat. Thought it was some weird rug before that.