dakkumauji
Member
Silver Spoon 2 03
Well, it did a good job of capturing Hachiken's despair from the past.
Well, it did a good job of capturing Hachiken's despair from the past.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Winter 2014 Anime |OT| I've got to find a dandy guy who killed my dad in the space
- Thread starter Branduil
- Start date
- Status
Admiral Woofington
Member
I'm starting to think the writer of Hunter x Hunter is the japanese GRRM of making characters/races you hated before and making them surprisingly likable. I mean so many Chimera Ants I really like now.
Gintama 1-24
I remember people saying that episode 25 is awesome and a big jump in quality, so I thought this was a good place to do a summary so far.
I'm really enjoying this show! It's basically consistently got better. First seven episodes were alright, eight was funny and it's been better and better since then. It also has shown a capacity to switch it up and become serious and/or touching when necessary (ep 24 surprised me in this respect).
Episode one was definitely the weakest, and it doesn't help that it feels completely superfluous and isn't really funny enough to maintain its double length. However, its existence is justified because it brought us Katoken Samba.
I remember people saying that episode 25 is awesome and a big jump in quality, so I thought this was a good place to do a summary so far.
I'm really enjoying this show! It's basically consistently got better. First seven episodes were alright, eight was funny and it's been better and better since then. It also has shown a capacity to switch it up and become serious and/or touching when necessary (ep 24 surprised me in this respect).
Episode one was definitely the weakest, and it doesn't help that it feels completely superfluous and isn't really funny enough to maintain its double length. However, its existence is justified because it brought us Katoken Samba.
abstract alien
Member
Sweet. Thanks for the info. The only anime I've really watched for a good while now has been non-filler Naruto, so I need something to get back into.
Samumenco 13-14
I was kinda wondering when
so that moment was pretty baller but nothing could prepare for that ending. 
oooooOOOOOOO
HOLY SHIT
I was kinda wondering when
the superheroes in the art they released before the show began were gonna pop up
oooooOOOOOOOit's probably a shapeshifter trying to trick him but still.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Hey just let us know if you're ever interested in watching more. There are plenty of grade A anime that have already ended that are worth a watch for fans of any tv type. Shows like Fate Zero. Or Black Lagoon.
If you like good shonen action, period, you should consider this. Yu Yu Hakusho up until the tournament was AMAZE BALLS. Hunter x Hunter 2011 has been amazing all the way through so far. Definitely give it a watch. I have a huge list of shit I gotta watch, also watching another show, and I've put everything on hold because I'm obsessed with this show
Crash Station
Member
I feel like that's relatively common in shounen and JRPGs.
Well, it's by the same manga author and it's a great adaptation of his best work so yeah.
Crash Station
Member
I still like YYH more, but both are Togashi at his best (well, at least in terms of writing). HxH is most definitely worth watching even if some of the tropes present in YYH are completely turned on their head.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Yes
K-ON!!-10
Why do people argue over waifus in K-ON? It's clear who the winner is. People acting like a bunch of birds picking up dinner scraps that have fallen off the table.
How was it just her glasses keeping all her hair in place?
R_thanatos
Member
Magical warfare - 03
If there is one thing that i HATE in anime , that i really HATE , it's the characters that hate others for no reason. Arata kangatari was bad with that but unfortunatly i just found the 2014 version in magical warfare.
So your brother is a traitor because he acted before you ? that's it ? WHA THE HECK ?
That's a pretty stupid reason to hate someone ..it's ridiculous even !
I wasn't ready for a Triangle DRAMA so soon . I don't even have a prefered heroine so far , they all feel so disjucted .thsi anime need to seriously "improve each character develloppement " this episode started just way too many sub-plots
If there is one thing that i HATE in anime , that i really HATE , it's the characters that hate others for no reason. Arata kangatari was bad with that but unfortunatly i just found the 2014 version in magical warfare.
So your brother is a traitor because he acted before you ? that's it ? WHA THE HECK ?
That's a pretty stupid reason to hate someone ..it's ridiculous even !
I wasn't ready for a Triangle DRAMA so soon . I don't even have a prefered heroine so far , they all feel so disjucted .thsi anime need to seriously "improve each character develloppement " this episode started just way too many sub-plots
She was keeping her hair in form via sheer willpower.
I saw that in a video game.
Otakumegane
Member
Nagi no Asukara 16
Still hate Hikari. Wish we'd get some more character development out of him. But Kaname is coming back and boy this should be interesting.
I feel so sorry for Chisaki and Miuna.
Mikakunin 3
Hakuya better be hiding a big ass scar under his bangs. And Benio still da best. Love the little combo with Nadeshiko.
Still hate Hikari. Wish we'd get some more character development out of him. But Kaname is coming back and boy this should be interesting.
I feel so sorry for Chisaki and Miuna.
Mikakunin 3
Hakuya better be hiding a big ass scar under his bangs. And Benio still da best. Love the little combo with Nadeshiko.
dakkumauji
Member
Chuu2Chuu2 03
Uh, I guess the new girl wasn't as disastrous as I thought she would be.
Still doesn't give any real reason why this sequel even exists.
Uh, I guess the new girl wasn't as disastrous as I thought she would be.
Still doesn't give any real reason why this sequel even exists.
abstract alien
Member
I do enjoy good shonen action that has an interesting and progressive story. For example, I love Naruto, but hated Bleach. Kinda not interested in One Piece, though I like it's distinctive style. Loved Death Note, and was into the first run of Full Metal Alchemist when it came out. FLCL and Monster were good as well. Princess Mononoke is a masterpiece. Redline is sitting in my closet but I have yet to watch it. I believe the last thing I watched was High School of the Dead, randomly enough lol. Just got a Crunchy Roll sub too, so there is that.
Yu Yu Kakusho was always a fun watch :^)
Basileus777
Member
He's the Japanese GRRM, but even slower.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Then say no more and watch Hunter x Hunter, it's amazing and all the episodes are in Crunchyroll. Though that one might not end as the author is in hiatus apparently. There's also Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, if you meant the first iteration and not that (Brotherhood follows the manga)
what you did there.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Group Watch Results for this week.
Dokuro-Chan 1-2
The facial reactions, gore, and general premise actually managed to sell them on the show, and frankly, it was nice seeing it again. although group watch panty shots are more unbearable.
I mean jesus, I forgot how insane the reactions are here.
Noucome 1
Clearly became a SHOUT OUT WHAT YOU WANT! The shortness of the series helps it, and made it a contender of the list of things to watch.
GTO 3
Do I really have to say? It made it
Baka to Test 1
If it wasn't for the shortness of the show, I think it would've fell off for sure. (actually skipped out on watching this, partly because I've seen it, and because the atmosphere was pretty dead).
Black Rock Shooter TV 1
I didn't understand what was going on at all. No one else did either, so I'm assured on that. ED was the best thing about the show. And despite it being terrible, it didn't raise the dead too much. Sadly, I can't see the horrors unfold as it's a failure.
Murder Princess 1
Around here, I was getting burnt out tonight, and right as I mention that I was feeling burnt out, my computer blew up. lol.
Anyway, apparently it was too good to make fun of. So no Murder Princess.
Dokuro-Chan 1-2
The facial reactions, gore, and general premise actually managed to sell them on the show, and frankly, it was nice seeing it again. although group watch panty shots are more unbearable.
I mean jesus, I forgot how insane the reactions are here.
Noucome 1
Clearly became a SHOUT OUT WHAT YOU WANT! The shortness of the series helps it, and made it a contender of the list of things to watch.
GTO 3
Do I really have to say? It made it
Baka to Test 1
If it wasn't for the shortness of the show, I think it would've fell off for sure. (actually skipped out on watching this, partly because I've seen it, and because the atmosphere was pretty dead).
Black Rock Shooter TV 1
I didn't understand what was going on at all. No one else did either, so I'm assured on that. ED was the best thing about the show. And despite it being terrible, it didn't raise the dead too much. Sadly, I can't see the horrors unfold as it's a failure.
Murder Princess 1
Around here, I was getting burnt out tonight, and right as I mention that I was feeling burnt out, my computer blew up. lol.
Anyway, apparently it was too good to make fun of. So no Murder Princess.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha 2
Hearing so much accented Japanese is a rare treat in anime.
Hearing so much accented Japanese is a rare treat in anime.
Mockingbird
Member
Nagi no Asukara (Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea) 1-6
Besides the visuals, what drew me to the show was when I found out this is from the writer of Anohana. I'm only 6 episodes in but I'm expecting someone to die, even though that doesn't happen in her other works.
Besides the visuals, what drew me to the show was when I found out this is from the writer of Anohana. I'm only 6 episodes in but I'm expecting someone to die, even though that doesn't happen in her other works.
Crash Station
Member
Samurai Flamenco 14
I was expecting something crazier based on the reactions.
I was expecting something crazier based on the reactions.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Kill La Kill 15
Fuck those delays were worth it. Episode was ridiculously hype. So good.
I feel like going out for a run at 2 in the morning.
So hot blooded.
Fuck those delays were worth it. Episode was ridiculously hype. So good.
I feel like going out for a run at 2 in the morning.
While completely nude.
Love makes you crazy.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Aikatsu! 45
Apparently watching Precure for too long has made me forget that yes, in fact, swimsuits still exists in shows made to sell plastic shit to kids. Thank you Aikatsu. It was actually rather weird. Damn you Decade.
Kaede still pulling her weights
Apparently watching Precure for too long has made me forget that yes, in fact, swimsuits still exists in shows made to sell plastic shit to kids. Thank you Aikatsu. It was actually rather weird. Damn you Decade.
Samurai Flamenco 14
I'm loving this show more and more with every twist.
The only thing consistent in this show is how fucking annoying Mari is.
Fuuuuuck. I was about to call it quits and watch it tomorrow, but fuck it you got me hyped. I'll watch it now.
I'm loving this show more and more with every twist.
The only thing consistent in this show is how fucking annoying Mari is.
Fuuuuuck. I was about to call it quits and watch it tomorrow, but fuck it you got me hyped. I'll watch it now.
dakkumauji
Member
Saki 07
The power of the penguin.
The power of the penguin.
What's even better is that its Kyoto-ben rather than standard Kansai-ben! Kyoto-ben just sounds way more classier.
The only other anime I remember that used non-Tokyo Japanese exclusively is Lovely Complex so it is pretty rare I agree.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Kill la Kill Episode 15:
Wow, that was certainly an adrenaline filled roller coaster of anime action insanity, I am actually glad the manic pacing is back it makes this show so much more enjoyable to watch. Anyway, I suppose it is good to know that Satsuki is not only an ardent Yu-Gi-Oh! player but an member of The Light from Young Justice. Meanwhile Monkey D. Matoi finds the heart of the cards and has become the most literally hot blooded shonen protagonist ever committed to animation. Also, I miss the track suits already, all of them.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Silver Spoon S2 03
To be honest I really wasn't feeling it for the first couple episodes this season but this one had all the charm and fun I loved from the first season, the show really is at its best when the focus is mainly on both Hachiken and Mikage. Just a really good episode.
To be honest I really wasn't feeling it for the first couple episodes this season but this one had all the charm and fun I loved from the first season, the show really is at its best when the focus is mainly on both Hachiken and Mikage. Just a really good episode.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Aikatsu! 46
We finally get answers for Mizuki's Mystery Year off, on top of Johnny apparently being awesome enough to handle Masquerade. This however, makes me want to know...
JUST how old is Johnny Bepp anyway? I mean good lord, the years have done him wonders.
And we might get some answers for Masquerade too!.... Mainly the cast members themselves who needs it.
We finally get answers for Mizuki's Mystery Year off, on top of Johnny apparently being awesome enough to handle Masquerade. This however, makes me want to know...
JUST how old is Johnny Bepp anyway? I mean good lord, the years have done him wonders.
And we might get some answers for Masquerade too!.... Mainly the cast members themselves who needs it.
Crash Station
Member
Kill la Kill 15
That was EXCELLENT! Damn exciting conclusion to the arc, thought it was made slightly less amazing thanks to Nonon fucking everything up. Can't wait to see where things go from here.
There should be a new OP next week, right?
That was EXCELLENT! Damn exciting conclusion to the arc, thought it was made slightly less amazing thanks to Nonon fucking everything up. Can't wait to see where things go from here.
There should be a new OP next week, right?
Admiral Woofington
Member
Hunter x Hunter 112
I can't help but post three gifs. For that masterful manipulation of my feels. ALL OF THEM. AOTY.
I can't help but post three gifs. For that masterful manipulation of my feels. ALL OF THEM. AOTY.
Kill La Kill 15-
So they finally realized that they're making an anime and actually animated something. Too bad they forgot that a big chunk of a fight sequence is the choreography. There are some ridiculously well animated bits like the falling tower sequence but the choreography just isn't there at all in this episode. It's a bunch of people twirling shit at each other. At one point it's just a bunch of swirls and doodles. Yes the sequences are fluid but that's it. The fight choreography as a whole in this show has been piss poor and this episode is just further confirmation of that. I'm still waiting to see a good hand to hand fight in this show. There's also some lack of animation at a crucial moment in the episode.
.
As for the story and narrative, I've kinda just accepted that it's shit and have moved on in that regards. It still stings but it is what it is. The bigger problem though is Ryuuko and Satsuki as characters. They're both static as fuck.
The end of the episode seemingly was promising at least some minor developments on that front but nope. It's like this show is stuck in some vortex where there should be some forward progress and development but it keeps circling back to the status quo. Also please god tell me Ryuuko is not going to fight the 3 Stars again.
The show is just treading water at this point.
So they finally realized that they're making an anime and actually animated something. Too bad they forgot that a big chunk of a fight sequence is the choreography. There are some ridiculously well animated bits like the falling tower sequence but the choreography just isn't there at all in this episode. It's a bunch of people twirling shit at each other. At one point it's just a bunch of swirls and doodles. Yes the sequences are fluid but that's it. The fight choreography as a whole in this show has been piss poor and this episode is just further confirmation of that. I'm still waiting to see a good hand to hand fight in this show. There's also some lack of animation at a crucial moment in the episode.
When Ryuuko punches Satsuki
As for the story and narrative, I've kinda just accepted that it's shit and have moved on in that regards. It still stings but it is what it is. The bigger problem though is Ryuuko and Satsuki as characters. They're both static as fuck.
Satsuki again gets her way and is again proven a genius mastermind. Ryuuko on the other hand is again tricked and played like a violin.
The show is just treading water at this point.
Kill la Kill - 15
Sheeeeeet that was insane. And the preview. The
Really looking forward to what happens next! The action was fantastic this episode, and personally
Fuuuuuuck next week is going to take forever to come. The preview man,
I think i'm gonna rewatch it nude for all my beach nakama.
Sheeeeeet that was insane. And the preview. The
battle was insane, the tower stuff was awesome, and I really liked how each of the kamui evolved even further. It's a shame what happened to most of Nudist Beach, but next episode should provide a new direction. Sensei getting naked then having glowing nipples at the end was great.
I can't wait for Satsuki's hubris to become her downfall. Her getting caught off-guard in this episode was just the tip.
Fuuuuuuck next week is going to take forever to come. The preview man,
I can't wait to finally find out all the info about Dr. Matoi. He was obviously an incredible man, but what was his mission and what did he strive to achieve? I really want to know everything!
I think i'm gonna rewatch it nude for all my beach nakama.
Crash Station
Member
That's right, I hope everyone that is able to get caught up to Hunter x Hunter in time will update their votes in the AOTY thread.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Hunter x Hunter 113
Ok whoever said that the infamous 15 second Attack on Titan episode was slow was bad with its pacing hasn't seen this episode. Also I'm getting tired of the narrator being the only one talking haha.
Though that Gon face at the end. How many episodes do the manga readers estimate before the arc is over? I remember KirbYayoi saying that there were a couple of more fights that haven't been animated yet.
Ok whoever said that the infamous 15 second Attack on Titan episode was slow was bad with its pacing hasn't seen this episode. Also I'm getting tired of the narrator being the only one talking haha.
Though that Gon face at the end. How many episodes do the manga readers estimate before the arc is over? I remember KirbYayoi saying that there were a couple of more fights that haven't been animated yet.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Aikatsu! 47
It gave me things I asked for and then some. Fuck yes!
One of those being Mizuki showing weaknesses!
It gave me things I asked for and then some. Fuck yes!
One of those being Mizuki showing weaknesses!
- Status