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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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Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Nobunaga ZA FUURU 2
Yeah, pretty sure this shit is my surprise of the season. It's so good. And dat ED theme, holy shit. Second only to Wooser S2's.
Yeah, pretty sure this shit is my surprise of the season. It's so good. And dat ED theme, holy shit. Second only to Wooser S2's.
Yeah Caesar, leave your shit in the hands of Brutus. I'm sure that'll go real well.
Gundam Build Fighters Episode 14:
Not going to lie, this episode got on my nerves with all the extraneous bullshit starting to pile up and little advancement seen since the last episode. They really seem to be making for some kind of potential shipping run with Alia and Reiji which isn't really working out because of a variety of factors, chief of which is they have chemistry roughly as interesting as a soggy wheatabix. I was getting tried of Chairman McMahon's antics
Finally, the Gundam Racing was just, boring, didn't even have the over the top goofy kinetic energy that Gundam Baseball had. Also, that ending feels more like they realized that Set and Reiji have been dominating shit thus far and needed to asspull some shit to put them back into an underdog position. Even with that in mind there is no tension at this stage because they have already been hyping up the rival matches and they have had to resort to pure gimmickry to keep things interesting. Yea, all and all this the worst episode seen so far. Also, the new OP and ED are good I suppose, but certainly follow in that tradition of being far less memorable then the first ones at this point.
Not going to lie, this episode got on my nerves with all the extraneous bullshit starting to pile up and little advancement seen since the last episode. They really seem to be making for some kind of potential shipping run with Alia and Reiji which isn't really working out because of a variety of factors, chief of which is they have chemistry roughly as interesting as a soggy wheatabix. I was getting tried of Chairman McMahon's antics
until the prince knock down his fucking door and looks ready to set shit straight, interest renewed.
It'll never be finished.
Insect really is the new striped pants of anime.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...magica-film-blu-ray-to-have-english-subtitles
Firehawk, now you watch not Gravity as much as you want!
Firehawk, now you watch not Gravity as much as you want!
Tatami Galaxy-fin
Masterful is the word that comes to mind. It interweaves a complex narrative over enjoyable episodic material that at the same time conveys a heartwarming lesson. You can kinda predict how the story is going to unfold but the level of care put into the details and the overwhelming emotion put into the core of the story really makes it a transcendent work. The setting itself, taking place at college, is something I enjoy and the age of the characters also made it something unique. The early 20s is an age where a person can easily feel lost in trying to navigate through life and I'm sure there are plenty of people who wish they had redos. It's an age group that is rarely discussed in any serious manner in anime and it was refreshing to see a serious look at the emotional issues people in early adulthood are facing. The characters are all crazy to an extent but also sort of realistic in that there are people who are like that, even if they're not that insane. There are times where it seems like the show is losing control but Yuasa reigns everything in at the end.
The show won't win any awards for the animation but the art direction was really unique. I haven't seen much of Yuasa's stuff so the show had a really distinctive visual style to it. The character art in particular had this sort of surrealistic element to it that really worked. Yuasa plays around a lot with the character art such as with Ozu, and it helps with the narrative in that it reinforces the unreliable narrator bit. It also had a lot of energy and style to it that made the episodes just fun to watch. Episode 6 in particular was a riot. The soundtrack was also great at hitting those emotions and really nailing the tone in the scenes.
Something I never really note but struck out to me in Tatami is the VA work. Asanuma really had his hands full voicing Watashi. The breakneck speed of the narration really made it hard to follow at times and I'm sure Asanuma had his work cut out for him reading the script. It's so 'matter of factly' that I actually enjoyed this narration style as it was very dry and sarcastic to an extent. Another VA that I enjoyed immensely is Hiyama for Johnny. Oh man, Johnny's scenes were so good due to the influx of emotion from Hiyama.
The staff had a lot of fun playing around with the time travel elements, creating this complex universe composing of multiple characters in different stages. There's a lot going on in the backgrounds that can be very easy to miss if the audience isn't paying attention. However the interconnectivity is there and makes sense in the end. It reminded me of what I liked about Arrested Development's season 4 to a large extent. It's an impressive work just for that element alone.
The moral of the show isn't anything new. "Live life to the fullest and don't worry about making mistakes" isn't something new but the clever way Yuasa does it, really drives home the message. By watching Watashi repeatedly fail, the show makes it clear that there is no such as a perfect rosy life but rather just the one you're living. It's a fun show with a great and relevant message at the end.
Tatami was a really unique experience. A bit hard to follow with the words going a million miles an hour but the whole thing was interesting to see. The only question is why isnt it licensed cause this would be on my shelf.
Good. I like a nice convoluted harem with plenty waifu choices.
Been locked out of GAF for half a day due to faulty connection issues. I missed everyone. ;_;
Wizard Barristers - Episode 1
This was like watching a 90s OVA released as a 2014 TV series, for all the right and wrong reasons. Really stupid character designs. Super detailed art. Crazy action animation. Hot female cop with smartass male partner. Guns. SWAT teams. Explosions. Magicians. Terrible CG used for really silly reasons. Terrible CG used for normal reasons. Over the top campy music. Wakamoto playing a perverted frog familiar who is extremely animated. Scene after scene of wacky random crazy shit.
Yup. This is the real Umetsu. Which probably means the FBI is tracking anyone who watches more than 3 episodes of it.
hit right in the nostalgia. Good times. 90s ovas were my drug.
Tsukuyomi moonphase was 25 episodes.
Theonik
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REAL TENNIS
I agree with Onodera. Why dont people like her?
Semi-unrelated: Not tanks but
I have seen the wars of the future...and they're kawaii as fuck
http://otakei.otakuma.net/archives/2013052101.html
Hhhhhhnnnnnnnnnngggghhhhhhh. One of those rare pics where 3dpd is just as cute as the art. Kurita somehow this is your fault.
A Huge Battleship
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There are paving slabs outside my office window with more interesting personalities and life experiences than Onodera.
But shes cute
Anyway out of the three griffin figures I have they fucked up Kurumi the least. Do you know of any other upcoming figs of her? I need more Kurumi.
It's fr-
Thanks!
I gave them a shoutout in my review.
So good. I need to get caught up on this.
If you must die violently it would be a suitable way to go.
A Huge Battleship
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So are the paving slabs. Particularly around Christmas when they're illuminated by the festive lighting.But shes cute
There's one here up for pre-order (May release), but I don't think it's been painted yet so I can't say whether it's a worthy purchase. The price is really low so I can't imagine it'll be anything groundbreaking. Still, if it's any good I may well buy it from that link, because it's a German store with low UK shipping costs.
Do they ship to US? I guess this figure would be available everywhere anyway.
ill end up with 5 or 6 Kurumis. Its inevitable.
Is watching episode 0 necessary? Gonna start watching this soon.
KuwabaraTheMan
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Detective Conan 278:
Poor Megure could only take so much of this nonsense. Him flipping out on the three of them was pretty funny, and he had some great facial expressions like always. The highlight of the episode was obviously the Heiji vs Jodie showdown. That conversation at the end was pretty killer, and the phone call was a great moment, too. It's nice when Heiji can get a bit more involved in the main plot.
Poor Kazuha, though, just getting completely stood up by Heiji. But she has to be used to it for now.
Poor Megure could only take so much of this nonsense. Him flipping out on the three of them was pretty funny, and he had some great facial expressions like always. The highlight of the episode was obviously the Heiji vs Jodie showdown. That conversation at the end was pretty killer, and the phone call was a great moment, too. It's nice when Heiji can get a bit more involved in the main plot.
Poor Kazuha, though, just getting completely stood up by Heiji. But she has to be used to it for now.
Theonik
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From duckroll's clams it's not really needed. Episode 0 is basically out of context action. The contents of episode 0 themselves are all part of the series with parts being re-used.
I'd say it's worth it because it's pretty awesome on its own and the series takes a different direction.
This is my first Satoshi Kon series. The issue I have with the episode is mostly its connection to its title. Prior to that, I'm sure I could have gone on about the meaning of this or that thing in the episode, but maybe I'm just associating "Family Planning" with "Planned Parenthood" and so I cannot escape the notion that something more is being suggested by that last second revelation than the rest of the episode had lead me to believe.
And that's why I don't watch crazy long running series like that anymore. Ash Ketchum will never, ever get there.
Unfortunately thats the only anime series Satoshi Kon got to make.
Considering Japanese society, the overall theme of the show, and a key fact early in the episode, it's much more about suicide as a means of escape than what you're getting at, although I can see where that would come from.
SYD episode 2
More lewd.
Some anime about young girl whose molested by a ghost episode 2
Ah, now some plot. I feel bad for the girl.
No-RIN episode 1
The teacher is highly amusing. And holy shit at the picture she showed the class. LEWD.
Some anime about a loli taking over the world episode 1
But she's got super powers!
Tonari no Seki-ku
More HanaKana talking to herself. Better than porn.
Real yuri episode 1
Yuri, it can defy gravity.
More lewd.
Some anime about young girl whose molested by a ghost episode 2
Ah, now some plot. I feel bad for the girl.
No-RIN episode 1
The teacher is highly amusing. And holy shit at the picture she showed the class. LEWD.
Some anime about a loli taking over the world episode 1
But she's got super powers!
Tonari no Seki-ku
More HanaKana talking to herself. Better than porn.
Real yuri episode 1
Yuri, it can defy gravity.
I think I've just seen too much Kawamori. Because if Kawamori had written this episode, you'd better believe it would've been about abortion.
Also, that key fact I mentioned:
They are seen with shadows shortly after first meeting up.
I did. Which makes me morbidly curious as to just how bad it was in the original.
astrogamer
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Noragami 2
Some nice action and I'm liking the soundtrack.
Some nice action and I'm liking the soundtrack.
Right, I rewatched it, and I will probably post up some alternative thoughts to it during my lunch break.
dakkumauji
Member
Hawt.
Spring will be the season of SHAFT with more Nisekoi and Mekaku City Actors.
I don't know if I can take all the headtilts.
That episode is quite clever in several ways.
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