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Winter 2014 Anime |OT2| Waiting for Sakamoto
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So now that I've finished Denpa Onna, it's time for a new show.
Well, this is certainly a product of a different time. It's a bit refreshing, really, in its simplicity. I like that it takes the time to set the mood, rather than moving at a frantic pace like a lot of modern anime. Also, no fanservice as of yet.
The translation is a bit distracting at parts, though. But this is a show from the 70's, so I'll learn to live with it.
Well, this is certainly a product of a different time. It's a bit refreshing, really, in its simplicity. I like that it takes the time to set the mood, rather than moving at a frantic pace like a lot of modern anime. Also, no fanservice as of yet.
The translation is a bit distracting at parts, though. But this is a show from the 70's, so I'll learn to live with it.
But :chet is so useful. And you can't have :dtl without :sdburton to counteract it. And you can't get rid of :cajun, because it is happiness.
And at that point the thread is already completely illegible so we might as well go the whole hog =p
Nah, Sawano is still pretty bad. His work on Kill la Kill isn't as bad as people feared, probably one of the better things he's done, but it's still hardly mindblowing.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Why watch that when you can watch
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
I just like lewd things.
I'm sure the same people who didn't like Sawano still don't like Sawano after KLK.
It's also clear that you know what I like!Hey, I just make up lazy shorthand for my own convenience. Other people don't have to be so quick to copy me.
santeesioux
Member
Strange+ 8
That was strange, indeed.
That was strange, indeed.
Samurai Flamenco 18
And he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.
Kamen Rider Fourze meets Akibaranger with a bit of Gurren Lagann flavoring to it. A fitting comparison since Gurren Lagann's writer also wrote Fourze. The metaness of it was a bit much to wrap my head around, but viewing it in Akibaranger terms, I get what's going on. There are no more enemies left to fight, and the show still has about fourish episodes left to go. Which makes me curious what they're going to do - Alien Flamenco was done with before the half hour was over.
And he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.
Ice Lightning
Member
Still wonder why they are reverting back to two DVDs per cour after going to three DVDs recently. Can only guess Sentai is probably going to change the physical packaging. Or I guess it could only be for the releases that are sub-only.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I can officially confirm that Samurai Flamenco and PS4 crunchyroll app do NOT go hand in hand.
Yes. But I am also lying to you when I say that. And lying when I say I'm lying.
People hating on a show they haven't seen before!? What? Surely that never happens in an upstanding community like AnimeGAF.
KirbYuuYuu
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seconded
In reality, it's not just the composer. You also have the show's director and audio director and how they go about managing how the composer does his or her job and how the music becomes used in the show itself.
Some directors both demand good music and know how to coax it out of a composer.
Your "pile of garbage" scale covers an insanely wide range though, so I can't tell from this whether it's "good but dimb just thinks it's a pile of garbage just because" or legit "really bad" or somewhere in between.
That track is actually really bleh though.
I think I hear the call to prayer at the local Scottish Goat Mosque.
nintendoman58
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This, I feel, is one of the better complaints with KLK. I really, really like most of the OST, but during that Schools Raid Trip they spammed like those 5 bars of Ryuko's theme and then cut it off ad nauseum. It just did not sound good like that.
Nonon's theme is still my favorite. Even though I can't listen to Nonon without hearing Cindy, I still like her 'cuz Marching Band was my thing in High School. It's easier to root for the club I was in than things like "Disciplinary Committee" and "Kendo Club" which American High Schools don't exactly HAVE.
the arrangement on some of the tracks isn't bad but it's still blown out sounding baloney with frequent interruptions of meaningless noise.
The OST is great.
Like others have said, I just don't think it's necessarily been used all that consistently well.
Few things are more annoying to the ear, IMO, than a good audio track used inappropriately.
Admiral Woofington
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Samurai Flamenco 18
Alien Flamenco. WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU SPEAKING ENGRRRRISH.
That's it. Everybody. Back to the AOTY thread. We are taking away all votes because Alien Flamenco is the best character in the mother fucking history of anime. Even better than the Wizard in Bento/Black Lagoon. Heck, he somehow surpassed Mister Justice... well.... technically he didn't.
This show. How can something do a 180 of quality and become the AOTC. Now I can't watch any other ridiculous anime without hearing Alien Flamenco's orgasmic voice.
Come on. COME OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
SIT DOWN!
One. And only One!
Alien Flamenco. WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU SPEAKING ENGRRRRISH.
That's it. Everybody. Back to the AOTY thread. We are taking away all votes because Alien Flamenco is the best character in the mother fucking history of anime. Even better than the Wizard in Bento/Black Lagoon. Heck, he somehow surpassed Mister Justice... well.... technically he didn't.
This show. How can something do a 180 of quality and become the AOTC. Now I can't watch any other ridiculous anime without hearing Alien Flamenco's orgasmic voice.
Come on. COME OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
SIT DOWN!
One. And only One!
Samurai Flamenco 18
Alien Flamenco. WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU SPEAKING ENGRRRRISH.
That's it. Everybody. Back to the AOTY thread. We are taking away all votes because Alien Flamenco is the best character in the mother fucking history of anime. Even better than the Wizard in Bento/Black Lagoon. Heck, he somehow surpassed Mister Justice... well.... technically he didn't.
This show. How can something do a 180 of quality and become the AOTC. Now I can't watch any other ridiculous anime without hearing Alien Flamenco's orgasmic voice.
Come on. COME OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
SIT DOWN!
One. And only One!
Let's talk about how he refers to himself as Alien.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Where's Menma?!
Terareflection
Member
A glossary of :usernames at the beginning of the thread would be nice for newcomers.
What is :chet?
The Sawano vocal tracks on this week's KLK are pretty godawful. He's really bad at anything which is supposed to be subtle or melodic honestly. With him it's all about BIG and LOUD music.
The OST is pretty forgettable outside a couple themes.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Big bazongas!
Theonik
Member
It's late to say this now you have blood in your hands!
The OST is garbage. The way it is used is even worse.
Z/X Ignition 07
Things have finally come full circle. The New Years' battle from episode 1 is now explained, with the additional Aina twist and all the context necessary to understand what was going on there. Seiger being a bit of a perv doesn't even hold a candle to Rudolf yesterday, so, I'm a bit curious where things are going to go from here. And more importantly, if there's more Chitose.
Things have finally come full circle. The New Years' battle from episode 1 is now explained, with the additional Aina twist and all the context necessary to understand what was going on there. Seiger being a bit of a perv doesn't even hold a candle to Rudolf yesterday, so, I'm a bit curious where things are going to go from here. And more importantly, if there's more Chitose.
ColossalLazy
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Kill La Kill OST shoud had been done by Iwasaki.
I dunno, there was a time where I'd say :theonik had a specific definition to me.
nintendoman58
Member
I agree. I just seemed to find a lot of praise for the OST whenever I hear people talk about it.
Ragyo's theme, Sanageyama's,and Don't Lose your Way will forever be my favourite three pieces of KLK.
I don't even speak a word of German and I can still feel how cringeworthy the pronunciation is.
Tsuritama? :O
fix'ded
Hmm. That song is not so good.
I like Harime's theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zAMJXZnJoY
Theonik
Member
I shall have to remake this though people want the : gone altogether.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
ANIME GAF hates Sawano with a passion. So much hate that even I'm getting tired of his works. Apart from Don't lose your way there really is nothing special about KLK's OST.
Apparently, the Yuri Kuma Arashi manga is about to release, and an image has surfaced:
This is probably not the same art style that Ikuhara will use in the anime, but this is at least some small indication of what the hell this is even going to be.
SMH. Why not just wear a bikini if your costume is that ridiculous?
Its a nice costume
KirbYuuYuu
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Samurai Flamenco 18
I had a grin on my face the entire time. Glorious engrish Alien Flamenco
I had a grin on my face the entire time. Glorious engrish Alien Flamenco
Yeah, it's better to forget about it!
Huh, that was actually one of my favourite parts of the series soundtrack-wise. It felt like they were spamming the theme very deliberately to highlight the humorous nature of how Ryuuko was repeatedly zooming into each scene, badassing it up for the space of a few seconds and then zooming straight out again before anyone could even figure out what the heck just happened. Almost like a bit of self-parody. Worked really well for me.
Nagi no Asu Kara 21
Damn, Manaka is even more wonderful than I remember her <3 So good to have all three best girls on the scene again. Pity it's practically impossible for all three of them to win at the love polygon game. Maybe they should just forget about the guys and fall for each other instead.
...And there's a familiar face I certainly wasn't expecting to see again XD
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
No its a ridiculous costume. Whats the point of wearing a skirt if its so low that your flashing your underwear?
Poor girl looks like she's dead on the inside, probably after seeing what the animators have in store for her.
Agreed. Though sometimes it really stands out in a bad way.
Its just having fun with the wardrobe. Not a big deal.
Jex
Member
War in the Pocket does a lot of things better than other Gundam shows because the writing is actually good. I mean, across the Gundam franchise you can find plenty of great designs, great animation, even solid direction but writing is where most works in the franchise fall down. Not so with War in the Pocket.
Theonik
Member
Mind you I personally think it builds a sense of community and is one of the reasons I stick around this place!
As a barrier it's not really hard to get around by err asking. People don't tend to be dicks about it!
Hey man, the beamsaber jacuzzi was a writing master stroke.
Jex
Member
Yeah about that...it's gonna take a while for that to happen. Sorry. The series has real pacing problems.
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