Just finished watching the anime moments ago. I really liked it, pretty depressing though. The fact that it is played as a comedy most of the time adds to the sad feeling the show gives off.
Really hoping for a season 2 for the show.
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Winter 2014 Anime |OT2| Waiting for Sakamoto
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Just finished watching the anime moments ago. I really liked it, pretty depressing though. The fact that it is played as a comedy most of the time adds to the sad feeling the show gives off.
Really hoping for a season 2 for the show.
Honestly I couldn't keep watching it after about episode 4 or 5. Tomoko just became so pathetic that it started to outweigh any of the comedy for me.
victreeb3l
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Nagi no Asukara 23
Yessssss. About damn time!
Akira and Manaka need their own spin off where they just do cute stuff all the time. Those two are adorable together.
Only 3 more eps though
Yessssss. About damn time!
Finally a confession! I hope Tsumugu x Chisaki happens. I'm also happy for the dude that he finally got ena. Even if Chisaki turns him down, he will still have won.
I still dont really get Sayu x Kaname though. Kaname went from being a boss to a passive aggressive jealous punk.
I still dont really get Sayu x Kaname though. Kaname went from being a boss to a passive aggressive jealous punk.
Akira and Manaka need their own spin off where they just do cute stuff all the time. Those two are adorable together.
Only 3 more eps though
Ice Lightning
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Can't wait to see the GJ-bu@ special. Need to get that pre-ordered!
On an interesting side note, apparently the GJ-bu: Repeat Blu-ray packaging art is a homage to Paranoia Agent, or Satoshi Kon in general. https://twitter.com/gj_anime/status/443399401113792513
That is pretty much the show. Tomoko is so inconsistent in her motives and how she feels and goes about things that it really is pretty pathetic. She clings to crazy ideas about how to get popular without addressing any of the root problems she has. What is great about the show though is that any kind of progress or happiness she can get feels pretty damn good to see. Not really a feel good story, but it does actually feel really honest imo at least(for people with anxiety issues).
ThreePiMatt
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I made it through the whole show but felt more or less the same as this. She starts off the show as a loser, is a loser throughout the show, and ends the show as a loser. No sense of growth or development of the character at all.
Crash Station
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Yep, most of the Phantom Troupe make no sense.
Ubogin - Wbererguin
Shizuku - Chzzok
Pakunoda - Phalcnothdk
Nobunaga - Nobunaga
Machi - Matiy
Shalnark - Syarnorkl
Phinks - Phynkss
Feitan - Heytun
Franklin - Fulunki
Kortopi - Colhtophy
Bonolenov - Vonnornoth
Togashi does not know how the alphabet works.
Mikakunin 10
Damn you almost feel bad for Hakuya at this point. All the dude does is go about his business and try to be pleasing to Kobeni and he just gets pulled around every which way by everybody whether its via Kobeni's indecisiveness or Benio being Benio. It just leaves him all confused and helpless!
And of course no one bothers to tell him anything useful so he's forced to research seedy message boards for love advice. I'm pretty sure anyone who's ever frequented OT knows hot that ends!
Mashiro and Konoha are the best.
Damn you almost feel bad for Hakuya at this point. All the dude does is go about his business and try to be pleasing to Kobeni and he just gets pulled around every which way by everybody whether its via Kobeni's indecisiveness or Benio being Benio. It just leaves him all confused and helpless!
And of course no one bothers to tell him anything useful so he's forced to research seedy message boards for love advice. I'm pretty sure anyone who's ever frequented OT knows hot that ends!
Mashiro and Konoha are the best.
Otakumegane
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Ahahaha that fking Benio Gear Second pose.
Yeah, it's from the Tsubasa Nendo. I tend to refer to it as the Jam face, not because of the show, but because I keep using it with that picture of Yuno holding a slice of toast
Yep. Which is why that scene of Kobeni managing to put her in her place (no matter how briefly) was so satisfying.
Not that those two aren't great, but the reasons above are why Hakuya is also a contender for best character in the show.
Rurouni Kenshin 49
R.i.p eye of the heartman am going to miss your smirk :/
Two rounds of disappointing hyped up fights(anji&eye of the heart) things don't bode well for me.
There's really nothing special about this arc so far it's decent but there far to much hot air(enjoyable hotair I might add) with very little delivering, most of the fights have been wack
Although shishio is straight pimpin.
R.i.p eye of the heartman am going to miss your smirk :/
Two rounds of disappointing hyped up fights(anji&eye of the heart) things don't bode well for me.
There's really nothing special about this arc so far it's decent but there far to much hot air(enjoyable hotair I might add) with very little delivering, most of the fights have been wack
Although shishio is straight pimpin.
I finished TWGOK the other day and really really enjoyed it. Kinda surprised how much stuff they skipped, but I guess in the long run it wasn't that important showing stuff like the noodle girl and swimmer, but they did skip the initial conquest with the doll girl whatever her name is goddess oh well. I stopped reading the manga after the goddess arc so it was a good refresher and finishing the show made me catch up to the manga. I hope there's a season 4, the scene with Urara and Keima will be uhhh something.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
They're coming to America! lol
Nice find.
Otakumegane
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NagiAsu 23
A lot of this episode did not make sense. Wouldn't the 1st thing you do is yell from like 10m away not just silently creep up.
I've never understood how that can ever happen, and yet it's used everywhere. It forces development but it's pretty bad.
A lot of this episode did not make sense. Wouldn't the 1st thing you do is yell from like 10m away not just silently creep up.
I've never understood how that can ever happen, and yet it's used everywhere. It forces development but it's pretty bad.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
[Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars] 197
In which Galaxia sits on her throne for twenty minutes while Uranus and Neptune flirt with each other.
What's the thing with Chibi Chibi becoming a Sailor Senshi, anyway? Is it just there to sell more toys or something? At least with Chibiusa they had the pretext of her being an apprentice to Sailor Moon.
Z/X Ignition 09
Ayase's backstory had mostly been pieced together from what she'd been saying up to now, but now everything's clear.
Sort of a given that Ayase's target of revenge would be someone we already knew about. Something's up with Illy- Azumi, too. The show's nothing spectacular, but it's enjoyable.
Ayase's backstory had mostly been pieced together from what she'd been saying up to now, but now everything's clear.
Negligence among the heavenly chorus leads to them taking a "screw it, let's just kill everybody" plan. And the angel that Asuka encountered early on looks to be the one who went ahead with it.
Samurai Flamenco Episode 20:
Okay, gotta call bullshit on this episode, it doesn't get to play the hard to believe card, not after all the shit this series has been through.
All and all, a fairly middling episode.
Okay, gotta call bullshit on this episode, it doesn't get to play the hard to believe card, not after all the shit this series has been through.
Also, is it that fucking hard to do a bit of lateral thinking to come to the convulsion that ghosts might exist? You can't pull the Fight Club illusion here since Flamenco's apartment did explode and all of his friends had terrible things happen to them. They also seems to be foreshadowing the notion that Goto's girlfriend is herself a spirit who has not moved onwards from this world either.
Mikakunin de Shinkoukei 10
Being Hakuya is suffering. Even when good things happen to him it only causes more stress and confusion. It's a good thing he has the mighty power of the internets at his fingertips to help him out in times of need.
This power may, however, be a little too much for him to handle.
Being Hakuya is suffering. Even when good things happen to him it only causes more stress and confusion. It's a good thing he has the mighty power of the internets at his fingertips to help him out in times of need.
This power may, however, be a little too much for him to handle.
Season 3 is already a miracle it got made considering the first 2 seasons bombed super badly. Gotta thank Shogakukan for throwing away money in hoping their other series was successful like Magi.
This is how the world ends.
Deputy Dangle
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Sora no Woto - 1-12 END
If this settled with just being a harmless slice of life show in a quaint little Spanish town, I'd probably be okay with that. But the fact that it tries to present something more meaningful with a few of its characters in episodes 4, 7, and 10, while also hinting at the effects of living during a war here and there, made this a surprisingly frustrating watch. The mixture of average slice of life antics and dramatic scenarios just did not work for me here. Even when it goes through tonal shifts, I felt it was done fairly well, but it still left something to be desired because I didn't feel that attached to the characters. I also wish they gave a bit more focus to the townspeople. They seemed to be trying to create a sense of place; it just never felt fully realized.
But with that said, this was still a well-produced show with great background art and consistently lovely music. I think the music was the main thing I came away from this most impressed by in an otherwise decent, if a little dull show.
If this settled with just being a harmless slice of life show in a quaint little Spanish town, I'd probably be okay with that. But the fact that it tries to present something more meaningful with a few of its characters in episodes 4, 7, and 10, while also hinting at the effects of living during a war here and there, made this a surprisingly frustrating watch. The mixture of average slice of life antics and dramatic scenarios just did not work for me here. Even when it goes through tonal shifts, I felt it was done fairly well, but it still left something to be desired because I didn't feel that attached to the characters. I also wish they gave a bit more focus to the townspeople. They seemed to be trying to create a sense of place; it just never felt fully realized.
But with that said, this was still a well-produced show with great background art and consistently lovely music. I think the music was the main thing I came away from this most impressed by in an otherwise decent, if a little dull show.
KirbYuuYuu
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Samurai Flamenco 20
Welp
Welp
DTL was broken.
My guess is somebody lost a bet.
Otakumegane
Member
FlamJammy 20
A hero's final enemy is
Full circle. The ending is going to be a weird one.
A hero's final enemy is
himself.
Full circle. The ending is going to be a weird one.
PshycoNinja
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Engaged to the Unidentified 10
Never a boring moment in this show! I love it so much!
Hakuya and Kobeni getting pretty close now. Benio and Mashiro as usual keep the show hilariously entertaining.
Kobeni finally
. Even if it was only for a brief moment. Really looking forward to next weeks episode.
Never a boring moment in this show! I love it so much!
Hakuya and Kobeni getting pretty close now. Benio and Mashiro as usual keep the show hilariously entertaining.
Kobeni finally
standing up for herself
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
[Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars] 198
My face when
Uranus and Neptune bite the bullet. Sure, they are gonna be fine at the end, but the yuri ;3;
Esidisi sounds more carlike which fits with REO and Zeppelin.
Love these character designs.
Nice art but omg that music is awful.
Gorgeous artwork here.
KirbYuuYuu
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Princess Tutu 7
The Creator is a shit. Duck is pretty dumb. Crows are being eaten by Princesses. It was a Rues this thing has been.
Apparently, everyone likes planting seeds for shits and giggles, you'd think this is the town of Florists who just do what they please for once again, shits and giggles.
And now we'll have an eternal struggle over one man's heart through the art of interpretive dancing.
....And there's something off about Duck's two friends. Something that... nudges me...
The Creator is a shit. Duck is pretty dumb. Crows are being eaten by Princesses. It was a Rues this thing has been.
Apparently, everyone likes planting seeds for shits and giggles, you'd think this is the town of Florists who just do what they please for once again, shits and giggles.
And now we'll have an eternal struggle over one man's heart through the art of interpretive dancing.
....And there's something off about Duck's two friends. Something that... nudges me...
YES
Also YuruYuri Mirakurun just arrived too. WhatamIgonnadowithalltheseboxes
Why?
aww *patpat
This is not possible.
I want to be a part of it.
GJBu should be US licensed for my happiness.
astrogamer
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Samurai Flamenco 20
Well that was yet another crazy episode.
Well that was yet another crazy episode.
The one who blew up his apartment being a fairly normal middle schooler. I wonder how he is doing it. He clearly isn't just a figment of Hazama's imagination though. Then, the rift between Goto and Hazama
Samurai Flamenco - Episode 20
I have no idea what's going on, other than everyone around Masayoshi being pretty out of character. It was a pretty weird episode. It's really hard to get any sort of read on this show sometimes. Not an episode I particularly enjoyed, but still really curious about how it's all going to end.
I have no idea what's going on, other than everyone around Masayoshi being pretty out of character. It was a pretty weird episode. It's really hard to get any sort of read on this show sometimes. Not an episode I particularly enjoyed, but still really curious about how it's all going to end.
Golden Time 22
The roof was just blown off. On everything. I did like the sequences where Banri did some bonding with Nana and Chinami, but that last scene. All these issues were going to spill over into something like this. And in fact, have, many times before, but those were usually with Koko.
Speaking of Koko, I can't hear Wagon in Toqger without thinking of her. The vocal inflections Horie uses for her are very similar to her Koko voice.
I have some idea of how this might resolve itself - and also that the ghost was a metaphorical one. (Theory borrowed from relentlessflame.)
The roof was just blown off. On everything. I did like the sequences where Banri did some bonding with Nana and Chinami, but that last scene. All these issues were going to spill over into something like this. And in fact, have, many times before, but those were usually with Koko.
Speaking of Koko, I can't hear Wagon in Toqger without thinking of her. The vocal inflections Horie uses for her are very similar to her Koko voice.
I have some idea of how this might resolve itself - and also that the ghost was a metaphorical one. (Theory borrowed from relentlessflame.)
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Ghats unfortunate but I think the show rang so true that it actually turned people off watching it. It didnt feel uncomfortable to me but thems the breaks.
It was a beloved little piece of animation with some surprisingly well established chazracters given its short time. For example, Sucy is the absolute best.
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Kinda disappointing that you didnt enjoy it as much as some others have but it really didnt have the best story. It was fun artistically and musically and ended on a good note but did meander a lot. I suppose for a good portion of it nothing much actually happened and in that respect it COULD be compared to K-on at war (but still wrong)
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Do we really need more Phi Brain in our lives?
Considering what the second half of S3 has turned into so far, absolutely not.
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