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Subete no aware
Time to move out of sticksville.Ok, good. Was about to rage at my local theaters.
Time to move out of sticksville.Ok, good. Was about to rage at my local theaters.
Time to move out of sticksville.
So to any of these fine cities?The theaters that are screening the film this weekend include Kendall Square Cinema in Boston; Century Centre Cinema in Chicago; AMC Century City, ArcLight Sherman Oaks, Pacific El Capitan, and The Landmark in Los Angeles; Lagoon Cinema in Minneapolis; BAM Rose Cinemas, Landmark Sunshine Cinema, and AMC Loews Lincoln Square in New York; Hillcrest Cinemas in San Diego; Embarcadero Center Cinema and California Theatre in San Francisco; Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis; and Bethesda Row Cinema in Washington D.C.
Ignoring the fact there is still a movie. But an OVA, which will finish the 501st storyline, and another tv series based on the franchise are announced.
New season and OVA already announced. Get excited!
Also, there is a movie that follows after S2 that came out a couple years ago. It's more of an extended episode than anything, but it builds off of big events that happen in S2's ending.
Indeed!So to any of these fine cities?
Not to mention introduces a lot of cute witches.
So, a new Neuroi hive will appear, new witches will keep bathing every single time, old witches will appear, a?big ship will become a Neuroi, they'll destroy the hive, everyone will be happy.
Full metal panic 04
terrorists on a plane.
I guess this is where this show gets real.chidori and her friends get hijacked on a jet and brought to a remote base. Sousuke hides and sneaks on ghe base to rescue Chidori
I love that ED so much.
Glad you liked it! And you've saved the best for last Macross Plus awaits.
Dr. Girlfriend's voice doesn't even phase me anymore, haha.
When Japan's economy went bust and they just couldn't afford to spend so much time, money and manpower on their non-Miyazaki theatrical films, I would say, which includes mecha. This is especially important for stuff with lots of robots and mechanical designs that have greater complexity than their TV equivalents.
People always talk about Akira being a resource drain and that movie certainly has more than enough detail to justify it, but surely Macross DYRL wasn't exactly inexpensive or lacking in its own excess at the time.
They don't. Dio is from the 80's.
As entertained as I am by Star Driver, I've noticed the three biggest issues I have with it:
1. Forced love triangle. So many girls are interested in Takuto, so he really has no reason to be into Wako. Sugata has a reason, childhood friend. But having two husbandos too hard for her, and these guys dont just leave for god knows why. These characters and their interactions stay static after the first couple of episodes, only the other shrine maidens really seem to have any development.
2. No stakes fighting. Takuto has been established as not being the strongest fighter, but whenever shit is gonna go wrong he pulls another power out of his ass. This is the "fool this isn't even my final form" joke to an extreme.
3. The battles, the best part of the whole show, take like 4-5 minutes of each episode at most. And they all are pretty similar. In fact there's easily a minute out of those 4-5 minutes of battle of him entering the zone, calling his mecha, changing into his pretty boy clothing, and posing after winning. I've been basically watching the same battle over and over again.
1988. Ish.
Man. I just accidentally wandered into the GameFAQs anime/manga board.
Never again.
Fingers crossed.Hopefully, the new season while give the 502nd the screen time they truly deserve.
Watch the movie.So, a new Neuroi hive will appear, new witches will keep bathing every single time, old witches will appear, a?big ship will become a Neuroi, they'll destroy the hive, everyone will be happy.
Blue Exorcist Episode 1:
So that was resoundingly mediocre, but it is also the first episode of establishment.
The year I was born. I myself ruined Mecha anime.
The Magical Sisters Yoyo and Nene
This was one strange film. I've been pretty curious about the lukewarm reception from the Scotland Loves Animation screening last year, and now I totally understand why. This is a pretty unique and original film which has totally garnered the wrong sort of anticipation from audiences since it was announced.
Let's get a few things out of the way before I talk more about it - This is nothing like Little Witch Academia. This is not a whimsical light hearted adventure about two sisters solving curses in a fantasy world. This movie is not even really about what the title suggests. If you think that the movie is about any of those things, the marketing has failed entirely.
Yoyo and Nene is a fantasy movie with blockbuster ambitions and lots of big ideas. It's presented in a way which doesn't make that entirely obvious initially, which makes the narrative and pacing feel confused and disconcerting for much of the first half. Most of it is intentional, but I think it would have been a better idea to settle the audience into the thematic ideas of the movie sooner rather than later, just to make it easier to digest and appreciate as it progresses.
So what -is- the movie really about? It's about a very talented and powerful witch from a fantasy picture-book world who finds herself trapped in our world, and as she uncovers the mystery of why the two worlds are artificially converging, she learns important lessons about life, death, love, society, and how we can all live a life without magic and still find joy. It has far more in common with movies like Summer Wars and Paprika, where there are huge over the top visual and dramatic beats which serve as both blockbuster eye candy and also metaphors for social commentary.
There are things the movie does really well, and there are things it doesn't really succeed at, but it's really refreshing to see someone try to tell a story that people don't really expect, and to tell it in ways which aren't very traditional. The director Hirao is no stranger to being experimental and unorthodox, so maybe this shouldn't have come as that much of a surprise. The animation and art in the film is outstanding, and even with the feeling that the movie is a bit too strange for the average audience, I would readily recommend it to anyone looking for something interesting.
Robotics;Notes 01-06
I really didn't know what to expect going into this series other than "robot club". Honestly, I bought it because I already ordered Good Smile Company's Frau figure and I thought I should probably watch the series. It starts out easy-going with some comedy, and starts injecting some more serious matters a few episodes in. At this point I don't quite know where the series is going, but I'm definitely entertained. Frau's usage of internet lingo in the real world is a bit annoying, but I suppose it's part of what makes her unique.
Kino no Tabi 3
A lot of shows can be difficult to write impressions about because while the episodes are enjoyable, there's nothing in them that particularly stands out as worth mentioning. Kino is the opposite. There's clearly so much significance and discussion to be derived from each of these episodes that I feel a little intimidated by the idea of writing impressions, lest I reveal my own shallow ignorance.
That's why for this episode I'm just going to say "lol religion" and leave it at that.
...Okay, I might go a little more in-depth. After the first two episodes were each an individual narrative focused on a single location that Kino was visiting, it threw me a little that this one was divided into three very distinct parts. Well, four parts, I suppose - the last was more of an epilogue, but was key to bringing the episode full-circle and really laying out its message. But yeah, this structure of including multiple short stories in a single episode turned out to be an excellent fit for this show's style, since the simple-yet-complex short stories that it tells don't necessarily always require a full twenty-odd minutes.
And I have to say, though the real "twist" of the episode was how the different stories turned out to tie into each other, each of the individual stories was very thought-provoking and worthwhile even without that. They were all quite different in tone, as well. The tale of the country with "traditions" in particular stood out to me because while it seemed quite worrying at first, as there was clearly some secret hidden behind the land's strange rituals, it actually turned out to be the most pleasant story we've seen so far - despite the fact that the people of this place were essentially, there was no malice or bad feeling involved, no sense of tragedy like most of the stories have had, just a slightly unusual form of "entertainment" for locals and visitors alike.deceiving everyone who visited them
That epilogue, though...damn. That "song of sadness" should really have been called the "song of tragedy", since it sure as hell started with one, and by some twisted coincidence it looks like it's wound up only bringing about more.
The Magical Sisters Yoyo and Nene
This was one strange film. I've been pretty curious about the lukewarm reception from the Scotland Loves Animation screening last year, and now I totally understand why. This is a pretty unique and original film which has totally garnered the wrong sort of anticipation from audiences since it was announced.
Let's get a few things out of the way before I talk more about it - This is nothing like Little Witch Academia. This is not a whimsical light hearted adventure about two sisters solving curses in a fantasy world. This movie is not even really about what the title suggests. If you think that the movie is about any of those things, the marketing has failed entirely.
Yoyo and Nene is a fantasy movie with blockbuster ambitions and lots of big ideas. It's presented in a way which doesn't make that entirely obvious initially, which makes the narrative and pacing feel confused and disconcerting for much of the first half. Most of it is intentional, but I think it would have been a better idea to settle the audience into the thematic ideas of the movie sooner rather than later, just to make it easier to digest and appreciate as it progresses.
So what -is- the movie really about? It's about a very talented and powerful witch from a fantasy picture-book world who finds herself trapped in our world, and as she uncovers the mystery of why the two worlds are artificially converging, she learns important lessons about life, death, love, society, and how we can all live a life without magic and still find joy. It has far more in common with movies like Summer Wars and Paprika, where there are huge over the top visual and dramatic beats which serve as both blockbuster eye candy and also metaphors for social commentary.
There are things the movie does really well, and there are things it doesn't really succeed at, but it's really refreshing to see someone try to tell a story that people don't really expect, and to tell it in ways which aren't very traditional. The director Hirao is no stranger to being experimental and unorthodox, so maybe this shouldn't have come as that much of a surprise. The animation and art in the film is outstanding, and even with the feeling that the movie is a bit too strange for the average audience, I would readily recommend it to anyone looking for something interesting.
Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda 7
WHAT THE HECK AM HAPPEN
Zero no Tsukaima 05
Louise is OP. Nerf plz. I bet there's an arc like that coming.
Also how the hell did no-one realise what was going on with that golem breaking shit.
2x2 = Shinobuden 03
Good episode full of :SDBurton. Shinubu is still adorable and Wakamoto still kills it.
#dead.
Not to mention introduces a lot of cute witches.
So to any of these fine cities?
After War Gundam X - 3
Ouch, so Tiffa has a mind-reading ability who feels the pain and fear that enemies feel when they die. This is probably going to do more harm than good when the main character has a massive double laser attack.
I like how Garrod broke out of the cell just so he could go pick flowers for Tiffa then go back to the cell. That was sweet.
Man, the leader of this vulture crew looks like the coach from Gunbuster without the lens flare and thescar is on his left eye instead of the right.
Wait, considering those comments, is X your first Gundam or something?
Gotta lick my chops every time I see Louise, oishi~.Zero no Tsukaima 04
Some godly Kirche this episode and ships leaving docks and stuff.
Dat accidentally summoned ero mag.
A third season, an OVA, and various manga and you're going to enjoy them!Strike Witches 2 - 7~12
please don't tell me there's going to be a third season.
Yes, actually. Well it's the first one I plan on finishing all the way through anyway.
Seeing as I've seen nobody here make any comments on Gundam X, I figured it would be a good place to start. I've got zero expectations for this one. I've heard how bad 00 apparently is and how amazing G Gundam is. But with Gundam X opinions are kinda all over the place from what I've heard. I'm making this my first Gundam mainly because I have no idea what to expect from it.
X is the only Gundam I haven't seen yet.
Yet another reason why I'm making it my first Gundam. G Gundam is amazing this, Victory is terrible that, but nobody says anything about Gundam X.
I was curious. Is it really good? Is it a piece of garbage? I've heard some say the former and some the latter, so I figured: "why the hell not?" and just decided to go and see how it was myself.
That's not to say I won't watch G Gundam at one point or another.
Kuroko's Basketball Season 2 Episode 45
This is probably going to be a painful and dull match to watch as apart from maybe one or two, I just cant get into any of Yosen at all. Too big, too tall, all around just unappealing in numerous ways. Probably also why they are the least popular as well.
Yet another reason why I'm making it my first Gundam. G Gundam is amazing this, Victory is terrible that, but nobody says anything about Gundam X.
I was curious. Is it really good? Is it a piece of garbage? I've heard some say the former and some the latter, so I figured: "why the hell not?" and just decided to go and see how it was myself.
That's not to say I won't watch G Gundam at one point or another.
Brb, watching Space Dandy so I can say how it was the worst episode up to now.[Space Dandy] - 8
I watch Space Dandy every week because talented people work on it, but most of the time my reaction is just "eh". I actually really enjoyed this weeks episode all the way through, which I guess would make it my favourite episode of the show so far.
That last page scared me a bit, I hope I don't have as bad a taste as ANN Zach!
Gotta lick my chops every time I see Louise, oishi~.
A third season, an OVA, and various manga and you're going to enjoy them!
Breaker witches save us!
Yet another reason why I'm making it my first Gundam. G Gundam is amazing this, Victory is terrible that, but nobody says anything about Gundam X.
I was curious. Is it really good? Is it a piece of garbage? I've heard some say the former and some the latter, so I figured: "why the hell not?" and just decided to go and see how it was myself.
That's not to say I won't watch G Gundam at one point or another.
Was the fridge with the living mold inside in Space Dandy 8 a reference to Cowboy Bebop? You know the episode with the living mold?
Cute episode is cute. I am really liking the development of the main character's relationships too. Shame that the length of this anime tells me that it will probably suck.
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I'm interested in seeing if they will manage to develop Yukine into a sympathetic character though. So far everything we've seen makes him pretty hard to like, but there's definitely something more going on underneath.
Was the fridge with the living mold inside in Space Dandy 8 a reference to Cowboy Bebop? You know the episode with the living mold?
Oh man that ending. Aaaaaaaaaa