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Winter 2014 Anime |OT| I've got to find a dandy guy who killed my dad in the space

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Syrinx

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I'm listening to Cardcaptor Sakura's OST right now and I think I've decided it's my favorite anime OST. At least so far.
 
Perfect cover selected for the next Yowapeda set.
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Pancakes

hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Attack on Titan Season 1 - End


Well that whole operation was for nothing and a shit ton of people died. But at least we got this chick encased in unbreakable crystal for our troubles!

On a serious note though, the series was pretty enjoyable. I was worried it was going to have a Game of Thrones complex with killing off every character I gave a damn about since my friend spoiled episode 3(?) for me about Eren's "death." Luckily that didn't turn out to be the case.

The post credits teaser with the titan in the wall was such a kick in the balls. There are still just so many questions about what the hell is going on and whose on what side.

Now, to finish Non Non Biyori or move on to Yamamoto since y'all keep hyping it so much.
 
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Episodes 62-85

Words don’t even begin to describe how amazing the Greed Island arc was. I was kinda scared, going into that arc. I thought we were gonna go all SAO with that arc but no! That arc had the best sense of adventure in this entire show.

First off, this arc had Bisky. Hell yes this arc had Bisky.
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I loved the scenes when she acted like that/

This character was the entire package. Basically serving as the trainer in this arc, she puts Gon and Killua through hell and back in this arc to toughen them up, and all under the guise of your average everyday loli. I couldn’t help but chuckle at every charming moment this character had. When this character wasn’t acting as her typical tough self, she was pretty much the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen in this show.

The training in this show escalated from normal to damn hard-core with Gon and Killua running marathons digging through mountains.

Greed Island arc had the best fights so far. I have to say though that I’m a little disappointed that the Phantom Troupe didn’t get to do much combat-wise. But hot damn that dodge ball match. I don’t care if that was the only time Hisoka fought on-screen in this arc, but seeing him fight on Gon’s side was soooo satisfying.

Then there was the bomber. He was pretty fun, that sadistic attitude of him. I liked how his power involved some kind of game of tag and you had to catch him to defuse his bombs. But I don’t think I’ll ever forget how Gon and the others beat him. My jaw hit the floor when his hand got blown off. I love how the fights get resolved in this show. It’s not through a force of strength, and they didn’t beat him in terms of power. It was all strategy and stage production.

So all in all the Greed Island arc was really fun. But now that I’m entering the Chimera Ant arc, I could guess that shit was going to get real when I read on Wikipedia that this arc is apparently still going.

And holy shit this arc so far. This is where the real darkness of this show lies.

First off, let me just say that Gon’s dad is a bigger troll than I thought. I thought that we’d finally get to see Gon meet his dad right there, but nope! He literally rigged the game so Gon wouldn’t show up with friends.

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I knew this show was only gonna get better the second this guy showed up.

But then Kite shows up and I instantly like this guy. He has such a cool design, with those slanty eyes of his, and that eerie presence he gives off. Unfortunatley he had to raise death flags by giving Gon Ging’s hunter liscence and get his head ripped off by those damn Chimera Ants.

Remember when I said the Phantom Troupe were assholes? Forget that. These Ant bastards are ten times worse than the Phantom Troupe. Hell, everything their doing is making the Troupe look like damn saints.

I like this theme of evolution that’s apparent with them. It started off with a queen, then one humanoid ant, then they start to get more personalities the more they devour. I can’t remember the last time I saw an evil organization rise from next to nothing in an anime before. Seriously, one second there’s a squadron of like, five, the next there’s an entire damn army.

It’s actually scary watching them progress, and learn about Nen. I could really feel the fear as they killed off some of the old characters from the Hunter Exam arc. The enemy grows stronger while the good guys know little to nothing about it.

Seeing the Chairman enter the fray is going to make things really interesting. This show seems to be escalating at a slow, frightening pace, as I have no idea what is going to happen next.

How worse can this show possibly get after Kite’s death? I mean, I heard it got worse after episode 80, but I don’t see what could be worse after that bombshell was thrown at me in episode 85.
 

LordCanti

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GAF! OMG! Someone called it right!

Me thinks he put a baby in her :3

It's the only logical conclusion when an anime character
rubs her hand on her stomach while being all vague and awful.

How about crushing
Hitler with your uberpowers first you crazy space bitch.
 
Remember when I said the Phantom Troupe were assholes? Forget that. These Ant bastards are ten times worse than the Phantom Troupe. Hell, everything their doing is making the Troupe look like damn saints.

Seriously dude, read the special Kurapika chapters. I'm willing to give the ants more of a break here since they're essentially blank slates acting purely on instinct and have no moral compass at first.

But yeah, the threat of the Chimera Ants is at no point underplayed, which makes the entire arc terrifying in a way.
 
Tanken Driland Episode 11
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What a fantastic surprise end of the year, sadly, the long wait for the episode had me hyped for something epic but it turned to just be another silly thing with Alvida. One of the weaker moments but I did chuckle every now and then. Ive missed Wallens, Paan, Pollon, Haruka, Braveheart, and definitely Dragonboy. Hope to watch many more episodes and more boss rooms.
 

Instro

Member
I didn't realize Samurai Flamenco was continuing past last season, I'll probably be dropping it as I am fairly bored with it about 8 episodes in. Space Dandy, Silver Spoon are my guaranteed watches, might pick up something else as well.

...I see Kawamori in there, lets do this thing.
 
Tanken Driland Episode 11
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What a fantastic surprise end of the year, sadly, the long wait for the episode had me hyped for something epic but it turned to just be another silly thing with Alvida. One of the weaker moments but I did chuckle every now and then. Ive missed Wallens, Paan, Pollon, Haruka, Braveheart, and definitely Dragonboy. Hope to watch many more episodes and more boss rooms.

waoh some did do this episode ... i guess i should rejoice that there is still interest on this anime even if it's 2 years late.

Hopefully it will pick up gear otherwise the record of slowness set by "futago-hime" will be beaten !
 

hipbabboom

Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
She's also not a fifth grader.

Perhaps the tallest tail the story tell. I'm not buying that onesan is a fifth grader for a second. I have a Doujinshi that explorers what goes on in her home when her mother just her and her dad alone to go grocery shopping in the next town on weekends. I call it "Weekend for adults". I'm currently looking for artists; if anyone is interested, please PM me.

So Lelouch is not dead huh? yikes.

What are you on about?
 

Jintor

Member
Perhaps the tallest tail the story tell. I'm not buying that onesan is a fifth grader for a second. I have a Doujinshi that explorers what goes on in her home when her mother just her and her dad alone to go grocery shopping in the next town on weekends. I call it "Weekend for adults". I'm currently looking for artists; if anyone is interested, please PM me.

This post started out relatively normal and then went to... a place.
 
Duh, the new school year started in the last episode.

I walked right into that one...

Perhaps the tallest tail the story tell. I'm not buying that onesan is a fifth grader for a second. I have a Doujinshi that explorers what goes on in her home when her mother just her and her dad alone to go grocery shopping in the next town on weekends. I call it "Weekend for adults". I'm currently looking for artists; if anyone is interested, please PM me.

The things people post these days....
 

CorvoSol

Member
KnK is going to bomb hard as well.



I was talking about FMP Another actually.

Kurz Weber, who is as pervy as they come, realizes that Melissa Mao is the best girl in the whole of FMP. Araragi should take on Kurz as his sempai. Maybe learn to Snipe a bit.

Honestly the reason Lockon 2 sucks in 00 is because unlike Kurz, Lockon 2 does not choose the best girl.
 

hipbabboom

Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
The things people post these days....


You guys have a dirty mind.

She's clearly older than fifth grade because she's allowed to handle sewing material and needles. Being adopted, her father teaches her how to make plushies on the weekend because he works in town during the week; THE MAN IS TRYING TO DEEPEN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ADOPTED DAUGHTER OF HIS BEST FRIEND THAT DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT 7 YEARS AGO... FOR CHRIST SAKES! It's called a weekend for adults so I can grab the seinen demographics. No grown folk will read a manga called "Plushy Time".

When you point your lewd finger at me, three are pointing back at you :mad:
 
For a second I thought there was a new season of To aru majutsu no Index because of the title and the girl looks like she's wearing Index's clothes. The show still sounds interesting though.

For me this season so far is Golden Time, Nisekoi, Pupa, To Aru Hikushi e no Koi Uta, and not sure what else. Doesn't seem to have any ither rom coms that are similar to Golden Time this season.
 

Jintor

Member
You guys have a dirty mind.

She's clearly older than fifth grade because she's allowed to handle sewing material and needles. Being adopted, her father teaches her how to make plushies on the weekend because he works in town during the week; THE MAN IS TRYING TO DEEPEN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ADOPTED DAUGHTER OF HIS BEST FRIEND THAT DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT 7 YEARS AGO... FOR CHRIST SAKES! It's called a weekend for adults so I can grab the seinen demographics. No grown folk will read a manga called "Plushy Time".

When you point your lewd finger at me, three are pointing back at you :mad:

oh phew. All the evidence pointed to you being a traditional doujin fan
 

madp

The Light of El Cantare
I am not watching this silly eyepatch anime. I am sure I have better things to do than that. Like continuing with the List or something.

If I may offer a quick suggestion to make up for Apocalypse Zero, I'd really like to see your reaction to the English dub of Dark Cat. It's been too long since someone had the experience.
 
Seriously dude, read the special Kurapika chapters. I'm willing to give the ants more of a break here since they're essentially blank slates acting purely on instinct and have no moral compass at first.

But yeah, the threat of the Chimera Ants is at no point underplayed, which makes the entire arc terrifying in a way.

I just read it. I stand by my view that the Chimera Ants are worse. Moral compasses aside, it doesn't change the fact
that they are a dangerous force trying to exterminate humanity.

Don't get me wrong, the Phantom Troupe are still a bunch of assholes (especially since the
family members in the clan were still alive when they were beheaded, I mean damn.
) but they are still nowhere near as big as a threat as the Chimera Ants are.
 

Syrinx

Member
If I may offer a quick suggestion to make up for Apocalypse Zero, I'd really like to see your reaction to the English dub of Dark Cat. It's been too long since someone had the experience.

Corvo typically doesn't care for horrible English dubs.

I might watch it though.
 
You guys have a dirty mind.

She's clearly older than fifth grade because she's allowed to handle sewing material and needles. Being adopted, her father teaches her how to make plushies on the weekend because he works in town during the week; THE MAN IS TRYING TO DEEPEN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ADOPTED DAUGHTER OF HIS BEST FRIEND THAT DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT 7 YEARS AGO... FOR CHRIST SAKES! It's called a weekend for adults so I can grab the seinen demographics. No grown folk will read a manga called "Plushy Time".

When you point your lewd finger at me, three are pointing back at you :mad:

OH! OH! Okay. Just making sure. I had a feeling something like this was involved.
 

FelixOrion

Poet Centuriate
I am not watching this silly eyepatch anime. I am sure I have better things to do than that. Like continuing with the List or something.

Well yeah, but come one. It's basically
Final Destination: The Anime
. It's dumb and
people get fucked up.
 

madp

The Light of El Cantare
Corvo typically doesn't care for horrible English dubs.

I might watch it though.

Corvo didn't like Garzey? Like, I know he wasn't hot on some of those old OVAs like Angel Cop which just have cheesy instead of comically horrible VA, but Dark Cat's dub is easily in the Garzey/Big Green tradition.
 

dimb

Bjergsen is the greatest midlane in the world
It was pretty bad but I don't know if I would call it "boring." Still, the characters and plot suck so it's best consumed in condensed form. This is the only reason people watch it anyway(spoilers).
I mean most of the show is plot and characters that were mostly just stupid to the point of not being engaging at all, and the show was constantly dragging its feet. Even if someone liked the death sequences they make up a very small portion of the show.
 
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