Heh. Those body pillows are always pervy.
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Winter Anime 2015 |OT| ZA WARUDO is not square!
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Heh. Those body pillows are always pervy.
i had no real investment in the series before the anime and i had a blast with it
hosannainexcelsis
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Regret Upon Approval
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victreeb3l
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Rolling Girls 3
A city full of cosplayers. Sounds a lot nicer than what the reality would really be like. I guess this is what Favaro is up to now that Rage of Bahamut is finished, haha.
Animation wasnt that great this episode but nothing crazy happened anyways. Some catastrophe is being foreshadowed though. I wonder if one person can utilize more than 1 of those stones at a time.
Chi is so weird and so adorable.
A city full of cosplayers. Sounds a lot nicer than what the reality would really be like. I guess this is what Favaro is up to now that Rage of Bahamut is finished, haha.
Animation wasnt that great this episode but nothing crazy happened anyways. Some catastrophe is being foreshadowed though. I wonder if one person can utilize more than 1 of those stones at a time.
Chi is so weird and so adorable.
Jex
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An episode with mecha animation so good that when they re-animated it for the movie it looked worse!
KirbYuuYuu
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HappinessCharge Precure 49 END
In a show that reminds us that Toei cannot do jack shit with heterosexual relationships even normally in Precure, we're treated to some CQC fighting (best part A)
The revelation that
just adds yet another pile of evidence that Blue is a completely terrible character. I mean, our main heroines even talked about how much Blue was a shit before the final showdown even.
Moving on, the first half was more of a Fun Things are Fun kind of thing, whereas the latter half was more MUH HAART drama that wasn't resolved in a satisfactory manner. My feeling for Cure Lovely isn't that great. She's a rather interesting fighter, because she's practically a Super Robot in her fighting style, but her character leaves so much to be desired on my end. Then again, what I find weird recently was more on how characters feel more like a caricature, and not an actual character. It's like watching Persona Q for characters who aren't very established.
Each season has it's fair share of spotty animation, but episodes where key moments occur (like Precures vs Generals) aren't treated quite as well as one would hope, and I actually grew tired of Innocent the more it played. The way it was used in 48 didn't really help, since it didn't feel like something I would fight to.
As for closing plotlines, I feel at odds at some of them, like the HimeXSeiji line, which initially was closed off, but then Yuuko went "FIGHT ON", teasing that this little subplot would go on... but it didn't. I can't say I was fond of the MegumixBlue line, because we already know she lost before we even got halfway through, so we just had Seiji being mopey and not-active like a dunce.
Of course, while there was spotty episodes, we had some rather steller episodes, ones that just made me feel the feel of excellent direction that is rather uncommon as a whole in Precure.
In all honesty, I don't really know if it's in the bottom half of Precure for me. But it's not at the top either. As a 10th anniversary show, I think it was good though. And by that, I mean (as someone has put it), it perfectly sums up the mediocrity that plagues Precure, while also having the shining moments of Precure as well. A testament if you will, to how Toei ultimately makes other mahou shoujos look good. Like Shugo Chara, despite it's numerous recaps.
And in the end, all we know is that YuuYuu is the only one who got a pairing (....and HimexIona)
And with HapCha being over, it's time to retire this avatar and change it for next season....
In a show that reminds us that Toei cannot do jack shit with heterosexual relationships even normally in Precure, we're treated to some CQC fighting (best part A)
And redemption of Dio, Hoshiiwa and Namekelder
Red is Blue's brother
Moving on, the first half was more of a Fun Things are Fun kind of thing, whereas the latter half was more MUH HAART drama that wasn't resolved in a satisfactory manner. My feeling for Cure Lovely isn't that great. She's a rather interesting fighter, because she's practically a Super Robot in her fighting style, but her character leaves so much to be desired on my end. Then again, what I find weird recently was more on how characters feel more like a caricature, and not an actual character. It's like watching Persona Q for characters who aren't very established.
Each season has it's fair share of spotty animation, but episodes where key moments occur (like Precures vs Generals) aren't treated quite as well as one would hope, and I actually grew tired of Innocent the more it played. The way it was used in 48 didn't really help, since it didn't feel like something I would fight to.
As for closing plotlines, I feel at odds at some of them, like the HimeXSeiji line, which initially was closed off, but then Yuuko went "FIGHT ON", teasing that this little subplot would go on... but it didn't. I can't say I was fond of the MegumixBlue line, because we already know she lost before we even got halfway through, so we just had Seiji being mopey and not-active like a dunce.
Of course, while there was spotty episodes, we had some rather steller episodes, ones that just made me feel the feel of excellent direction that is rather uncommon as a whole in Precure.
In all honesty, I don't really know if it's in the bottom half of Precure for me. But it's not at the top either. As a 10th anniversary show, I think it was good though. And by that, I mean (as someone has put it), it perfectly sums up the mediocrity that plagues Precure, while also having the shining moments of Precure as well. A testament if you will, to how Toei ultimately makes other mahou shoujos look good. Like Shugo Chara, despite it's numerous recaps.
And in the end, all we know is that YuuYuu is the only one who got a pairing (....and HimexIona)
And with HapCha being over, it's time to retire this avatar and change it for next season....
Save 'N Quit
Banned
Oh, goody! They did end it this episode.
Now I can look forward to Sasuke in the next match.
And leave it to the anime to give Haizaki some sort of redemption at the end.
Never cared about him, but I guess it beats leaving him on the ground after getting his ass whooped.
UltraGunner
Banned
Rolling Girls 03
A city full of cosplaying Otaku sounds all well and good on paper but then you realize that Cosplaying Otaku would be the ones that are passing all the municipal laws and I think we can all agree that that's a no go.
There wasn't any super duper fight scenes (except a few brief moments in the beginning) Which is sad, but I guess you gotta save the budget somehow after those last two episodes.
I did get a kick out of some of the gags here, especially Nozomi puking up rainbows after finding the fake charm and it getting sucked up by the Roomba.
Also when's this show airing
A city full of cosplaying Otaku sounds all well and good on paper but then you realize that Cosplaying Otaku would be the ones that are passing all the municipal laws and I think we can all agree that that's a no go.
There wasn't any super duper fight scenes (except a few brief moments in the beginning) Which is sad, but I guess you gotta save the budget somehow after those last two episodes.
I did get a kick out of some of the gags here, especially Nozomi puking up rainbows after finding the fake charm and it getting sucked up by the Roomba.
Also when's this show airing
victreeb3l
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Man the frightened customers and the bad guy gettin blown away really make this pic.
R_thanatos
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Hapcha is over ? i guess it's time for me to watch it , then !!
MetroidPrimeRib
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No Game No Life Specials 06
Is this that "mofu" stuff I've heard so much about?
Is this that "mofu" stuff I've heard so much about?
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
even better: a MofuKichi
R_thanatos
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It's a splendid specimen.
Related news : Dog days ( if you haven't seen it already ) , if you want more moffu of course
SliceSabre
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Urusei Yatsura eh?
From wiki:
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From wiki:
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smh bad taste alertUrusei Yatsura eh?
From wiki:
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it's like you're trying to be bullied, sabre
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Urusei Yatsura eh?
From wiki:
(*´_ゝ｀
So I looked up some ONA's recently, when I discovered that the director of (watch all of these if you haven't) Fumiko's Confession, rain town and Poulette's Chair has made an 18 minute theatrical short. It premiered in October 2013, yet it hasn't reached the web nor retail. What a crime. Here's the trailer, and it looks stunning as expected.
I really hope this guy will tackle some bigger projects in the future, he's a name to look out for. Hiroyasu Ishida.
I really hope this guy will tackle some bigger projects in the future, he's a name to look out for. Hiroyasu Ishida.
:O
She is REALLY adorable. Shaft has delivered the happy squee feelgood soulfood show of the season.
I have also seen this video before but it was very good information and quite interesting.
Keeki keeki marui keeki~
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Valvrave 01-04
I watched this before but I forgot what episode I made it too and also forgot a bunch of other stuff so I'm rewatching from the beginning.
It's about a Space Vampire Mecha. Except when you bite people you swap bodies with them. And it has action scenes so ridiculous it would make Van Damme blush.
Pretty dumb so far but I think I got further in originally., I swear if I had a dollar for every line in a mecha series complaining about how adults don't fight fair I would have a couple thousand dollars
OP and ED are good tho
I watched this before but I forgot what episode I made it too and also forgot a bunch of other stuff so I'm rewatching from the beginning.
It's about a Space Vampire Mecha. Except when you bite people you swap bodies with them. And it has action scenes so ridiculous it would make Van Damme blush.
Pretty dumb so far but I think I got further in originally., I swear if I had a dollar for every line in a mecha series complaining about how adults don't fight fair I would have a couple thousand dollars
OP and ED are good tho
SliceSabre
Banned
You saying that doesn't help the case.
Either way I will at least watch the movie that was recommended.
MetroidPrimeRib
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nintendoman58
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A Certain Scientific Railgun - 10
I should have known it was Kiyama. I mean, the more I think about it, she really does come off as a villain in terms of looks.
Finally, after all the grunts and mini-bosses I've seen in this show up until now, it looks like there's going to be a genuine boss battle now. I've been waiting for that, so I hope it delivers!
Finally, after all the grunts and mini-bosses I've seen in this show up until now, it looks like there's going to be a genuine boss battle now. I've been waiting for that, so I hope it delivers!
Dedication Through Light
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Valvrave is in the top five mecha ever, so you are making the right decision. Eruharu deserves to be watched by all.
Yeah I posted about this before. Some times these shorter films with limited release slip through the cracks. It's really annoying.
Toruru's Adventure is another short omnibus film by four talented directors which was created for the Toyoto PES promotional brand. It got a limited screening in like one cinema in Japan, early last year, and that was it. No net or home release so far. They even took down the trailer which they had on Youtube.
http://www.toytoyota.com/pes/sp_concept/
It is really one of the few mecha anime that has engaged me. Which probably says more about me than the show.
hosannainexcelsis
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Yeah I posted about this before. Some times these shorter films with limited release slip through the cracks. It's really annoying.
Toruru's Adventure is another short omnibus film by four talented directors which was created for the Toyoto PES promotional brand. It got a limited screening in like one cinema in Japan, early last year, and that was it. No net or home release so far. They even took down the trailer which they had on Youtube.
http://www.toytoyota.com/pes/sp_concept/
They even took down the trailer for Toruru's Adventure? Dang. What a waste to get creative people making these neat looking short films and then not release them in a form regular people will be able to see.
Crash Station
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Rolling Girls 3
What's with the vomit?
What's with the vomit?
Happiness Charge Precure 49!
Precure finally did a genuine handoff like Super Sentai does. That's a good sign of an evolving franchise. The one thing I will always remember about this year is when the Pretties, Rhythm and Cure, swapped their shipping preferences. The once super straight idol ice skating show now has only one guy who seems more interested in cute animals, and the center of yuri temporarily turned into romance central.
I still ship Hime/Iona, so that works. The finale was a bit Digimon 02 - and I was disappointed that
didn't get to do anything in the finale, but it wrapped up the character beats nicely enough.
It's not quite as good as Heartcatch, and it doesn't have any Cure as good as Yayoi('s the best), but it was still pretty enjoyable. Using variable energy attacks instead of just one finisher every time was pretty cool, but I think that Innocent Harmony could've gotten trimmed down a bit as it went on. One of the longest finishers in the franchise, seriously.
The form change gimmick is a staple of Kamen Rider, but having the finishers be CGI attacks wasn't quite as effective a use as I was hoping more. Maybe a later iteration of the franchise can get better usage out of it. The various outfits were cute, however. Especially the ninja outfits.
And I want to mention how fun it is that HaCha featured a Precure who was once a Sentai villain (Haruka Tomatsu [Candelira -> Fortune]) and features one who's going to become a Sentai villain (Megumi Han [Princess -> Izayoi]). All the Flamenco Diamond jokes with Iona didn't really pan out.
Not my favorite Precure series, but it was a valiant effort. I look forward to seeing how GoPri switches up the formula. Boarding schools, explicit royalty, and what else is in store? There's already a Blue-like figure in Prince Kanata, so we'll see how the romance pans out there.
And even if GoPri remains a pleasant background series, we still have Pleiades and Nanoha Vivid coming in the next season. Magical girls forever!
Precure finally did a genuine handoff like Super Sentai does. That's a good sign of an evolving franchise. The one thing I will always remember about this year is when the Pretties, Rhythm and Cure, swapped their shipping preferences. The once super straight idol ice skating show now has only one guy who seems more interested in cute animals, and the center of yuri temporarily turned into romance central.
I still ship Hime/Iona, so that works. The finale was a bit Digimon 02 - and I was disappointed that
everyone who wasn't Megumi
Deadpool and friends even survived!
It's not quite as good as Heartcatch, and it doesn't have any Cure as good as Yayoi('s the best), but it was still pretty enjoyable. Using variable energy attacks instead of just one finisher every time was pretty cool, but I think that Innocent Harmony could've gotten trimmed down a bit as it went on. One of the longest finishers in the franchise, seriously.
The form change gimmick is a staple of Kamen Rider, but having the finishers be CGI attacks wasn't quite as effective a use as I was hoping more. Maybe a later iteration of the franchise can get better usage out of it. The various outfits were cute, however. Especially the ninja outfits.
And I want to mention how fun it is that HaCha featured a Precure who was once a Sentai villain (Haruka Tomatsu [Candelira -> Fortune]) and features one who's going to become a Sentai villain (Megumi Han [Princess -> Izayoi]). All the Flamenco Diamond jokes with Iona didn't really pan out.
Not my favorite Precure series, but it was a valiant effort. I look forward to seeing how GoPri switches up the formula. Boarding schools, explicit royalty, and what else is in store? There's already a Blue-like figure in Prince Kanata, so we'll see how the romance pans out there.
And even if GoPri remains a pleasant background series, we still have Pleiades and Nanoha Vivid coming in the next season. Magical girls forever!
Everything has to be bright in that anime. Everything.
curlyfriski
Banned
It's moe.
victreeb3l
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Ping Pong END
Well, that was quite a surprise. I didnt think I'd enjoy it as much as I did. The animation was nothing mindblowing (as half the series were just stills and panning) but the aesthetic was great and I didnt mind all the visual metaphors. I didnt care about any of the characters in the beginning but by the end, I was rooting for every one of them. They showed a lot of growth, even the ones that didnt have much screen time, such as the afro dude who ends up traveling all over the world. The soundtrack was fantastic and I can go on for hours gushing about it.
Its not my AOTY but it was damn good.
Well, that was quite a surprise. I didnt think I'd enjoy it as much as I did. The animation was nothing mindblowing (as half the series were just stills and panning) but the aesthetic was great and I didnt mind all the visual metaphors. I didnt care about any of the characters in the beginning but by the end, I was rooting for every one of them. They showed a lot of growth, even the ones that didnt have much screen time, such as the afro dude who ends up traveling all over the world. The soundtrack was fantastic and I can go on for hours gushing about it.
Its not my AOTY but it was damn good.
nintendoman58
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Mazinkaiser - 1
This is pretty awesome.
This is pretty awesome.
Femmeworth
Banned
Bravely Default is giving me my fill of bad anime writing. -_-
Terareflection
Member
You know Valvrave is one of those shows that I really wanted to like.
La Sigh
Haven't we had our filling of bashing BD already?
The writing is bad though, I do agree
Squint your eyes enough to see the Yoshida art but not the text.
Or just skip all the cutscenes since they're worthless.
Basileus777
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Or just skip the game.
But the game part of the game is great.
Femmeworth
Banned
The narrative is the game whether you like it or not! I don't find the battle system all that engaging either at this point (chapter 2).
Lee Chaolan
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What's better, A Certain Scientific Index or Railgun? and which to watch first?
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