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Winter 2014 Anime |OT2| Waiting for Sakamoto
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Flatshading is a communist conspiracy to steal our precious bodily fluids.
I see what you did there.
Watch Hanasaku.
Hey you caved. The "What I expected..." image holds though. Just give 'er time.
Turin Turambar
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Short Peace
Buki yo Saraba
That was good. As a scifi and military fan, I appreciated the detailed futuristic weapons, gadgets, mechs, suits, etc, all of them done in a way that didn't seem far-fetched but possible and grounded, while still having lasers and stuff. Not that strange when they used a fair amount of real life technology or close extrapolations (from laser guided bombs and hellfire missiles, to micro-flying drones and flexible cameras). Also a good deal of realism transpired thanks to detailed procedures, from how they communicated and acted as a team, to the leader coordinating the action, to how they formed to walk down the street. I was positively giddy when I saw them recover the UAV on the go with a net.
But apart of geeking out, it also had good visuals and animation, tense and spectacular action scenes, and a sharp direction with some very cool moments, and even if we had very little time with the characters, it established perfectly the air of camaraderie and veterans on the field with few minutes.
Tsukumo
A little animated short. It's kind of amusing, likeable in his simplicity. I can't say a lot to not spoil the little plot it has. The 3d style without the flat celshading was weird at first and but it won me in the end.
Hi no Youjin
The Otomo work. Though it has a bit more of heart than the previous short in its core story, it doesn't exactly develop it a good deal,
The visuals are lovely, and the atmosphere is well done.
I will watch the other one, Gambo, tomorrow.
Buki yo Saraba
That was good. As a scifi and military fan, I appreciated the detailed futuristic weapons, gadgets, mechs, suits, etc, all of them done in a way that didn't seem far-fetched but possible and grounded, while still having lasers and stuff. Not that strange when they used a fair amount of real life technology or close extrapolations (from laser guided bombs and hellfire missiles, to micro-flying drones and flexible cameras). Also a good deal of realism transpired thanks to detailed procedures, from how they communicated and acted as a team, to the leader coordinating the action, to how they formed to walk down the street. I was positively giddy when I saw them recover the UAV on the go with a net.
But apart of geeking out, it also had good visuals and animation, tense and spectacular action scenes, and a sharp direction with some very cool moments, and even if we had very little time with the characters, it established perfectly the air of camaraderie and veterans on the field with few minutes.
Tsukumo
A little animated short. It's kind of amusing, likeable in his simplicity. I can't say a lot to not spoil the little plot it has. The 3d style without the flat celshading was weird at first and but it won me in the end.
Hi no Youjin
The Otomo work. Though it has a bit more of heart than the previous short in its core story, it doesn't exactly develop it a good deal,
as before any resolution in the characters, the fire engulfs everything. kinda the point, maybe? I'm not sure. It was a real catastrophe, think all the lives with their little dramas and passions and miseries that the fire finished off, without any kind of proper resolution in them,
I will watch the other one, Gambo, tomorrow.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
At first but she soon accepts her friend for who she is.
MikeHattsu
Member
Funny.
He didnt cave it was a gentlemen's agreement.
Dude it's all about hard power. Traditional security and hard-line realism are all you need anyway, because then you never have to think about actual problems.
Listen to me Narag because I'm telling you this as someone who can no longer be saved.
You don't make deals with these people, man. One day you say "Oh sure I'll watch Kino's." And the next you're like "Oh well fair's fair I better watch Tutu while I'm at it."
And one morning you wake up in bed next to madp and a copy of Sailor Moon and have no idea what happened for the last week.
Princess 22 2
And then there was an ant eater in a ballet dress.
eh. i was already leaning away when brosef fell over and landed with one hand on sis's breast.
coneceptually i thought it sounded interesting (well, not the sister shipping stuff) but there was something... off about the whole production that just drove me away.
KirbYuuYuu
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Love Live! 1
Your SCHOOL IS CLOSING DOWN AND WE MUST STOP IT BECAUSE FIRST YEARS NEED TO BE SENPAIS NEXT YEAR! WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO!
LETS FORM AN IDOL GROUP! Everyone goes Bitch please. So now this school must become Starlight Academy in order to take on Dream Acadamy or else face forclosure.
Speaking of which, it's time to start something else i've been sitting on.
Your SCHOOL IS CLOSING DOWN AND WE MUST STOP IT BECAUSE FIRST YEARS NEED TO BE SENPAIS NEXT YEAR! WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO!
LETS FORM AN IDOL GROUP! Everyone goes Bitch please. So now this school must become Starlight Academy in order to take on Dream Acadamy or else face forclosure.
Speaking of which, it's time to start something else i've been sitting on.
Baccano S2
Full Metal Panic S4
Banner of the Stars S4
Twelve Kingdoms S2
Kino's Journey S2
Seirei no Moribito S2
Sketchbook S2
What a depressing list. Although considering what Sunrise might do to it, I'm glad Banner 4 will never get made. Baccano S2 would be difficult as well because it only worked as well due to its odd chronology I think.
Tutu is actually legit though. Watched that shit when I was getting back into the hobby and was amazed.
dakkumauji
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The OVAs for season 1 were pretty entertaining since it basically removed the cancer from the show.
Well until it ends and brings back the cancer so it can go into season 2.
ThreePiMatt
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If you only saw 10 episodes that means you didn't see the final episode of season 1 which was fantastic. Kyosuke's dialog with his friend after he runs into him buying the BL game is hilarious.
Well sure it is. Dr. Hell is in it.
He's the worst part!
hosannainexcelsis
Member
We've got Mushishi S2; who needs anything else?
Good. Don't ever finish that horrid show.
strangedopamine
Member
Binbougami Ga! S2
Moyashimon S3
I'd really like these to get made although the sales for both (especially Moyashimon Returns) weren't that good.
Jex
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This book is probably an okay starting place in terms of defining the early (by which I mean not really early e.g. 1904 but modern-early e.g. 1964) anime style: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0810982498/?tag=neogaf0e-20 but that's not even what you're really looking for.
Although really that's a tougher area. Probably much harder than e.g. the history of anime or defining works or even popularity. Most books on anime are either interested in specific directors, specific themes (in the literary sense), cultural context, otaky, genre and/or history. I'm not so familiar with books about art style because, well, that really ties in manga and Japanese art in general which I'm not so familiar with.
There's absolutely no need for that.
A shot-for-shot remake in HD would be fine though.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
First off, you made it further than I did. I only lasted 8 episodes. Couldn't stand any of the characters at all.
And second...
you do know how it ends, right
I would loooove more Binbougami ga!
Blessedly, yes. I still can't believe it's happening.
That's not say that some of those other shows wouldn't be nice as well but in today's world, I'll take what I can get. Lest we end up with something like the difference between Gunslinger Girls first and second seasons.
there was only ever one way it could end.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Darker than Black Season 3 ;___;
Well sure he is. He's Dr. Hell.
Well that's just silly.
You can't even begin to think about a season 3 when they have yet to make a season 2.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Gemini?
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
I would loooooooooove another Sketchbook season. Probably the first show I watched with that sort of calm pacing present in stuff like Aria and YKK.
There are some similarities between this show and Utena, though obviously they're not the same. This is one of the reasons people so vociferously recommended you the show despite your distaste for mahou shoujo.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Yeah, people who wish for second seasons should be careful what they wish for!
Personally, as long as something I like doesn't have an ending begging for more, I don't feel a need for more of it. (e.g., Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru anime) I'd rather something end early and strong than run past its expiration date.
Otakumegane
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After watching the 1st eps of Hanasaku and Hyouka, Houtarou is pretty much a less
handsome, more socially adept version of me so I think I'll be watching Hyouka.
seriously less
Why is this raven circling my head?
That's the joke... pretending like it doesn't exist because it's so bad/different compared to the original series.
Geshundheit!
Crash Station
Member
That sometimes subversion attempts are just one giant troll.
Didn't you watch Humanity Has Declined?
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Crash Station
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Dropped it after 4 episodes.
I suppose Banner 3 was a nice closure, despite the books continuing. Heck after a long time, a new volume actually come out in Japan last year and they also launched a new manga adaptation. Honestly I wouldn't mind more sexy space elves but I'm content with what we got.
PshycoNinja
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I see what you did there.
You know what... now that you mentioned it I don't think there were OVA's for the second season.
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