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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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Fate Zero turned him into a true believer.
Acceptable.
Interesting show. Banri is crappier as time goes by. Koko remains adorable clingy and insane throughout.
Discotheque
Banned
So this space battleship Yamato.....very nice. Filling the space opera void that's been empty since battlestar Galactica ended.
And there's minimal fuckery, it's all very serious which I'm happy with
And there's minimal fuckery, it's all very serious which I'm happy with
Razgriz-Specter
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Can't agree with this so long as the Funimation's Dub of DBZ still exists .
As for Steins;Gate, its not better than the original but I don't care.
Its one of those cases where its nearly impossible to top the Japanese because those VAs are the characters.
But the Dub is good enough to make me not care about the difference.
Admiral Woofington
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Maybe I was thinking of someone else. Nevermind. Nothing to see here. Besides Bizarro.
Crash Station
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Kyousougiga 8
Am I the only one that keeps confusing those weird floating colored square things for network logos? The fact they hang out in the corner of the screen doesn't help.
Am I the only one that keeps confusing those weird floating colored square things for network logos? The fact they hang out in the corner of the screen doesn't help.
The KnK titles are pretty stupid, yeah. Lol.
Detective Conan 712-715 - Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion
Scary mansion, lots of assholes with grudges, and myths sound like the quintessential non-BO episode of Detective Conan— and it was. The setup was simple enough: have old man Heizo say something cryptic about Vampires and then send Heiji and Conan out to what will certainly be a death house full of murderous relationships. This was a four-parter, so they let the mystery breathe long enough to make every suspect a tangible threat, which is always great because you either hate seeing an obvious red herring or hate falling for a not-so-obvious red herring in a murder case and this one side-stepped both. The clues were sprawling and the characters were dynamic, and yes, Kazuha and Ran's terror was adorable.
The conclusion of the mystery jumped to above average, when it was uncovered that the tricks were accomplished by the culprit by means of
. Deliciously macabre.
Or Ran and Kazuha spend hours eating Gyoza and being terrified of vampires.
Scary mansion, lots of assholes with grudges, and myths sound like the quintessential non-BO episode of Detective Conan— and it was. The setup was simple enough: have old man Heizo say something cryptic about Vampires and then send Heiji and Conan out to what will certainly be a death house full of murderous relationships. This was a four-parter, so they let the mystery breathe long enough to make every suspect a tangible threat, which is always great because you either hate seeing an obvious red herring or hate falling for a not-so-obvious red herring in a murder case and this one side-stepped both. The clues were sprawling and the characters were dynamic, and yes, Kazuha and Ran's terror was adorable.
The conclusion of the mystery jumped to above average, when it was uncovered that the tricks were accomplished by the culprit by means of
parading around the house keepers decapitated head
Sounds like fools gold...Nagi no Asukara 11-13
YES, the tears, the confessions, the sacrifices, the tragedies, they are all happening. Had to go through a lot of mediocrity till we hit the predictable Okada gold and it was worth it.
RIP Manaka
I liked them back when they made Dokkoida, Coyote Ragtime Show, Ninja Nonsense and Futakoi Alternative
Fate/Zero is some good shit so far (Ep. 19). It's a shame everybody says Fate/Night that is supposed to come out later this year has shitty source material
More Fate/Zero quality stuff would have been a joy to see.Is that correct translation for Mirai Fukuin?
It's not a translation, just like Garden of Sinners is not a translation for Kara no Kyoukai. They just have English titles and Japanese titles. Sometimes they mean something similar, sometimes they don't. Type-Moon power!
Maximilian Kolbe
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I see 8,327 for Non Non in the source think?you get DVD data or something?
Though 8,327 or 9,112 still pretty great and enough for season 2
Lol yeah, just remember Kara no Kyoukai itself have different meaning than Garden of Sinner.
Well that's from Something's post, maybe he already got the latter chart number.
Crash Station
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My Sister Came 1
Triangle mouth
Triangle mouth
Psycho_Mantis
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Why does Infinite shitos sell so much? I can see now why more and more shows are just in it for the pandering :/
KirbYuuYuu
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Sakura Trick 1
And one day, Richard was diamonds
There are things... that I noticed, and that I'm not entirely proud of, but
And there was gratuitous amount of LEGS.
And one day, Richard was diamonds
There are things... that I noticed, and that I'm not entirely proud of, but
the crotch area is like... pinkish, as a transition of sorts from the hue of their legs.
And for a show that avoids showing panties, it sure is giving angles that would actually show em in a different show. Does anyone actually wear underwear in Sakura Trick?
And for a show that avoids showing panties, it sure is giving angles that would actually show em in a different show. Does anyone actually wear underwear in Sakura Trick?
And there was gratuitous amount of LEGS.
Etsuko Yakushimaru is mai waifu
Maximilian Kolbe
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Well something forum is down currently i think?
He's the director of Yamato 2199.
I know, but his storyboard for 14 in particular makes sense in light of that.
firehawk12
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ITT there are people who understand Hyouka and there are people like Branduil and zeroshiki!
ITT there are people who understand Hyouka and there are people like Branduil and zeroshiki!
I didn't say anything bad about it.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Ah, I just figured you were in the zeroshiki camp!
BAIL OUT.GIF
Be glad it doesn't involve oysters!
If you do it, I'll do it. lol
火の鷹十二
Well, at least Corvo saw the best character before he bailed on the show.
There are some other elements as well, but I don't think they become very apparent until towards the end of the series. Izubuchi has some really nice trademarks in storytelling and visual metaphors.
Sakura Trick 1
This was such an empty experience that I'm not sure what to make of it. Ostensibly a yuri anime, but the lead couple are stock moe non-characters of the lowest and most bland, homogenized order; formless conglomerations of saccharine childlike traits that just happen also to be maybe-lesbians. It is such that even the lascivious portions are no more erotic than watching a pair of kittens frolic together. I am no expert when it comes to being able to discern what makes a "good" yuri couple or narrative, but in this show the characters' lesbianism is clearly not integral to their identities; it's just vacuous throwaway smut that's too overbearingly kawaii and underwhelmingly safe and vanilla to fulfill even that purpose. I also personally find that the character designs employ an aesthetic that I don't think "works" with yuri, but that's not so much a criticism as it is personal preference. The physical proportions aren't adult enough and every character has the same face.
This is all made even less tolerable by just how very perfunctory Sakura Trick feels as an adaptation; there is no attempt to obscure the 4koma nature of the source material. The episode is not cleanly divided into "skits" and yet so little effort was put into adapting the material for a full-length-episode animated format that you can effortlessly see where each panel begins and ends as you watch. Most of the "jokes" don't even have punchlines; it's almost all dreadful SHOUTING MAKES ANYTHING FUNNY anime humor. I credit the attempt to spice up the visual presentation with Hidamari-like use of patterns, colors, and abstract/minimalist imagery to represent states of mind, emphasis, and punctuation (the director is a Hidamari vet, to my knowledge), but the overall direction is not strong and some scattershot stylistic quirks are no substitute for actually good content.
tl;dr avoid if you demand something from your yuri even slightly above and beyond the mere presence of two girls kissing. It's dull.
This was such an empty experience that I'm not sure what to make of it. Ostensibly a yuri anime, but the lead couple are stock moe non-characters of the lowest and most bland, homogenized order; formless conglomerations of saccharine childlike traits that just happen also to be maybe-lesbians. It is such that even the lascivious portions are no more erotic than watching a pair of kittens frolic together. I am no expert when it comes to being able to discern what makes a "good" yuri couple or narrative, but in this show the characters' lesbianism is clearly not integral to their identities; it's just vacuous throwaway smut that's too overbearingly kawaii and underwhelmingly safe and vanilla to fulfill even that purpose. I also personally find that the character designs employ an aesthetic that I don't think "works" with yuri, but that's not so much a criticism as it is personal preference. The physical proportions aren't adult enough and every character has the same face.
This is all made even less tolerable by just how very perfunctory Sakura Trick feels as an adaptation; there is no attempt to obscure the 4koma nature of the source material. The episode is not cleanly divided into "skits" and yet so little effort was put into adapting the material for a full-length-episode animated format that you can effortlessly see where each panel begins and ends as you watch. Most of the "jokes" don't even have punchlines; it's almost all dreadful SHOUTING MAKES ANYTHING FUNNY anime humor. I credit the attempt to spice up the visual presentation with Hidamari-like use of patterns, colors, and abstract/minimalist imagery to represent states of mind, emphasis, and punctuation (the director is a Hidamari vet, to my knowledge), but the overall direction is not strong and some scattershot stylistic quirks are no substitute for actually good content.
tl;dr avoid if you demand something from your yuri even slightly above and beyond the mere presence of two girls kissing. It's dull.
will wait for tru love bd edition ;_;
Bullshit! What is the point in even watching it then?
i warned you guys
episode 3-4 is actually decent. Tells the origins of Sekitani Jun and the name Hyouka. After that it just goes back to being mundane then starts to pick up around the film arc, then catches up to actual interesting anime status when the festival comes around.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Honestly, the problem is that the genre is defined by so much sub-sub-sub-subtext that this becomes exceptional because of it.
The weirdly goofy monster?
KirbYuuYuu
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Are you implying that people were watching it for something more than girls kissing?
Anyway, I've been around the block looking for yuri manga, there are some that are more interesting than Sakura Trick. Granted one in mind is too dirty for TV, but it doesn't beat around the fucking bush either (fuck subtext, and there's no shit pacing either).
I hate the other extreme where the entire story is just a girl moping around because senpai won't notice her feelings (ugh Sasameki Koto), but that's still preferable to something that's constantly serving the red meat but has no interest in its own characters.
A Black Falcon
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Yeah, one of the best things about Sakura Trick is that it is NOT about subtext. It's about girls kissing. They kiss, then they tease the one they like, or kiss some more, or do impressive spinning leaps through the air together, get jealous because the girl they like is near another girl... and then kiss more.]
Sure, the characters are moe stereotypes, but darnit, that episode was great! It's an AOTY list candidate already. It's not #1 of course -- right now that's Saki S2 -- but if it keeps this up it'll be on the list somewhere.
Who cares if the show is about lesbians if they don't act like lesbians except for the sex?
You should just watch Marimite even if that one isn't about lesbians (except one arc).
So the show starts out with the two main characters already conscious of their feelings? That's a shame. According to the MAL synopsis (which cites ANN although ANN seems to have changed their synopsis lol), the school "is slated to be shut down in three years." Are there signs that they're going to develop the two characters around this and their relationship? It sounds like you don't think so :<. I'm not in the mood for a straight 4-koma comedy, so I'll probably pass on it.
So why does some dumb 4koma get full-length episodes while Pupa gets 4 minute episodes? Someone screwed up.
Toei lied, anime died.
Toei still lied.
Toei lied, anime died.
LOL
In other words, after kicking around various ideas for a year they finally said fuck it let's just do a straight adaptation.
So the normal thread.
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