PdotMichael
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So I imagined all the talk about school years, getting older and universities?
Shows like Azumanga or Hidamari do have larger SoL elements than pretty much everything else in this genre.
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So I imagined all the talk about school years, getting older and universities?
Shows like Azumanga or Hidamari do have larger SoL elements than pretty much everything else in this genre.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
That's the thing though. A vast majority of these shows just feel like uninspired clones of Hidamari/Azumanga. Nobody will even remember most of them in a decade or so. Not saying every show needs to be on the level of Hidamari/Azumanga, just that I wish they would...try harder, I guess. So many of them are just lacking the substance that the greats of the genre have.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Man fuck off with your passive aggressive bullshit.
The series has not aged well at all. Its always been ugly. A lot of the comedy is poorly done as it the case with a lot of the 4koma series because they stretch the gags out for way too long.
Noda is so funny and adorable. I always looked forward to her ever changing hair styles.
MikeHattsu
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This is true.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
The manga of Azumanga is worth reading too, since it has jokes and scenes not in the anime, but Yotsuba& is Azuma's really masterpiece. Too bad it will never get an anime
Gotta give Azuma credit for sticking to his guns, at least. I'm sure several studios have dropped sacks of yen at his door trying to get the rights to do an anime.
Admiral Woofington
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Jesus a lot came out today. Including old favorites. I'll probably info dump the impressions into one post.
Before I do that though, what are the first impressions on Pupa? Not sure if I should watch or not, but if the first impressions are good I'll start now. If not I'll wait and read further week's reviews.
Before I do that though, what are the first impressions on Pupa? Not sure if I should watch or not, but if the first impressions are good I'll start now. If not I'll wait and read further week's reviews.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
It turns out it's a 4 minute show. No reason to not watch it, I guess.
It is short, like really, really short.
censored/10
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Well its 4 minutes long...
Admiral Woofington
Member
Jesus another 4 minute show? How many does one season need? Nevermind. I guess I'll give it a watch.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
If only every show was 4 minutes long. I might actually be able to watch more than 5 shows a season!
At least Tonari no Seki-kun is suited to being short. Pupa doesn't seem like it will be. Still need to watch tho.
Dedication Through Light
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Strange+ Episode 1
He is hilarious, and then Masumune and Kou just falling victim to each trap. Monthly Comic Zero Sum never fails to have some funny shoujo~ish manga, glad this got an anime.
He is hilarious, and then Masumune and Kou just falling victim to each trap. Monthly Comic Zero Sum never fails to have some funny shoujo~ish manga, glad this got an anime.
Of this year, right? Because out of those titles, the only one I've slightly heard of is Girls und Panzer.
How long have I been gone?
let me help: drop pupa and flamenco.
He likes Denpa Onna so he can still be saved.
This ranking is correct.
I honestly have no idea. Its just pure joy in anime form. Some people dont like joy I guess.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Long enough to have missed Hataraku Maou-sama, one of the best anime of the year, I suppose.
Both are not as good as Strange Plus.
Strange+ Episode 1
He is hilarious, and then Masumune and Kou just falling victim to each trap. Monthly Comic Zero Sum never fails to have some funny shoujo~ish manga, glad this got an anime.
It being a 3 minute show totally ruined it for me.
Surprisingly no, the early 2000's digital compositing is hard on the eyes from the screenshots i've seen
Nah its fine.
GJ-Bu is so squee. God I miss it
Mori-saaaaan!
Calm down you
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
GJ-Bu is so squee. God I miss it
Mori-saaaaan!
Good thing it's getting an OVA where they go on a graduation trip to New York, then!
Golden Time 13
See, I told you all this two months ago. Ghost Banri is the main antagonist, and well deserving of getting punched in the face were he not completely incorporeal. He's like Kyubey only with less manipulation and more crybaby temper tantrums.
Meanwhile Koko is still the best. True rabu tier for sure.
See, I told you all this two months ago. Ghost Banri is the main antagonist, and well deserving of getting punched in the face were he not completely incorporeal. He's like Kyubey only with less manipulation and more crybaby temper tantrums.
Meanwhile Koko is still the best. True rabu tier for sure.
Dedication Through Light
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At least its 20+ episodes.
Thanks for proving my point.
Azumanga Daioh is just as funny and entertaining today as when it first came out and more than easily stands toe-to-toe with the great manga.
Yeah she was fun as was the rest of the class. It was the other lead, Kisaragi?, voiced by Tomatsu Haruka who was just dull and pointless. It didn't help that her voice was really grating since due to being typecast as the tsundere character for so long, sincerity sounds really out of place and forced.
Would still watch more of it but that one extra OVA was all the additional we'll get I guess.
ZachDeKoromaru
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Honestly we just need another season of Sketchbook Full Colors.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
I know it's not specifically anime-related, but here's a really cool interview with Gen Urobuchi about Kamen Rider Gaim. Madoka is brought up a few times, as well.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
The only thing you proved is that you're a prick.
If you want to disagree with my point then go do that. But you constantly insult other users with your obnoxious and rude analogies to random shit that has absolutely nothing to do with the thread or the discussion at hand and only do so to belittle other users or to provoke them.
Your lack of self awareness saying this is pretty amazing.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Who despises Azumanga?
And no its not the Seinfeld of anime. Thats an awfully high bar to set.
If you want to insult me then just do it. I am tired of you making rude snark filled insults at other users that you think are witty but are just incredibly petty and petulant.
I realize I have my own flaws but I don't go out of my way to mock and degrade other users on this forum because I disagree with something they wrote.
But magical giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirls
I guess so, but then again I feel like normally when a girl is complaining about her breast size in anime she's more well endowed than anybody is giving credit for. That and very rarely are those scenes any good. I think the only time I ever enjoyed one was the Azumanga scene with Osaka running around calling Sakaki an American.
So I won't be on that team, then?
While I don't have any complaints with KLK, I kinda think I'd be okay if the show was instead focused entirely on Satsuki and her team.
Wasn't there an American movie about ghost romance?
Some people don't appreciate Rinne and Buster.
In their defense, Azumanga's characters weren't the kind of wide-faced blob nightmares which people would later demonize Moe for.
I think it's like how, ever since Ice Age or maybe earlier, there's been some variation on a zany squirrel character in almost every CGI movie. Sometimes a character is too good for others to successfully copy.
Something I will never understand. ;_;
And at least one anime (I enjoyed the one anime on the subject I watched).
Save 'N Quit
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Naruto Shippuden 344
Ending: Bad. Been awhile since the OP and ED for Naruto were both abysmal.
Don't worry, Tsunade. Madara definitely went easy on you.
There's a reason why he thought you were a cut above the rest.
Got a kick when I heard the hero motivation song playing while Madara talked at the end there. Yes, its mostly for Obito, but I laughed when it looked like they were making Madara appear to be the good guy.
Mahou Sensou 1
This seems pretty damn supergeneric all round, and at the very beginning of the episode it felt like it was going to have no merit whatsoever so I was kind of hoping I could justify dropping it right off the bat. But as it turned out, this episode was actually kind of fun.
The MC has mad kendo skills and a magical power that's basically Shulk's visions from Xenoblade, which makes for some pretty sweet little action sequences. And the show has this hilarious magic system where
. I expect this mechanic isn't going to get quite so much use once the show actually gets going, particularly since there's also a rule that
, making one wonder why the fuck you would ever use a magical attack in the real world at all. So I suspect the vast majority of the action will take place in the parallel wizard world where there are no
.
Oh, and it's kind of convenient that
. Butyeah.
Anyway, the action seems kind of fun and the main girl is cute if generic, so I'll give this one a few episodes and see if the narrative continues to entertain.
This seems pretty damn supergeneric all round, and at the very beginning of the episode it felt like it was going to have no merit whatsoever so I was kind of hoping I could justify dropping it right off the bat. But as it turned out, this episode was actually kind of fun.
The MC has mad kendo skills and a magical power that's basically Shulk's visions from Xenoblade, which makes for some pretty sweet little action sequences. And the show has this hilarious magic system where
any random bystander who gets hit by any kind of magic gets automatically upgraded into a wizard, which results in three impromptu new magic users in the space of this episode
hitting a wizard with a magical attack in the "real world" means losing all your magic forever
innocent bystanders to wizardify
Oh, and it's kind of convenient that
the MC's magic is entirely non-offensive, meaning that he can use it to excellent effect in the real world while more traditional magical-attack users are kind of screwed there
Anyway, the action seems kind of fun and the main girl is cute if generic, so I'll give this one a few episodes and see if the narrative continues to entertain.
We're going to keep badgering you about it. You will submit. They all do.
If we're talking ghost romance in anime/manga there's My Lovely Ghost Kana and then there's everything else.
yeah those came out last year.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
1. We just said Tutu isn't really much of a magical girl show.
2. I also enjoyed that subtle breast size joke.
I'd be over the moon if they managed to get a second season going but time rolls on and nothing in sight....
Still can't get Cajun to watch it either.
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