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Winter Anime 2015 |OT| ZA WARUDO is not square!
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Dedication Through Light
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Majin Bone 44
We needed a double episode this week. THe whole time in the Cocoon was pretty epic, felt like one of those scenes out of a video game when youre entering the beginning of the final act of sorts.
But the time at the start was fun, between shougo's faces and Antonio's great voice when he speaks english, its hard to pick best parts.
We needed a double episode this week. THe whole time in the Cocoon was pretty epic, felt like one of those scenes out of a video game when youre entering the beginning of the final act of sorts.
But the time at the start was fun, between shougo's faces and Antonio's great voice when he speaks english, its hard to pick best parts.
CheapJuice
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Nagi no Asukara - 26 [End]
Man,
got robbed. I was half expecting a
ending because of a last few interactions near the end. It had some pretty interesting characters and one thing this show did well for the most part was character development.
I liked the decision to implement a dramatic change halfway through, it made things rather exciting again. While I think they could've made something more out of it, I was still content with what was offered.
On the other hand, like I've mentioned before, this show has more tears and crying than anything I have ever seen before. They went overboard with it to the point where I just started rolling my eyes. This led to situations that actually could've been reinforced by it, in turn felt straight up powerless.
There's also the fact that majority of the characters run away from situations all the time. You fell on your knee? Cry and run away from everyone. Someone slightly misinterpreted your words? Cry and run away from everyone.
Besides these points and a few.. forced dramas and questionable writing decisions, I enjoyed it to the end. Though I suspect the beautiful art had a strong impact.
tl:dr; Pretty good romance drama with good character progression, it has some flaws, looks amazing, Uroko best girl.
Man,
Miuna
lesbo
I liked the decision to implement a dramatic change halfway through, it made things rather exciting again. While I think they could've made something more out of it, I was still content with what was offered.
On the other hand, like I've mentioned before, this show has more tears and crying than anything I have ever seen before. They went overboard with it to the point where I just started rolling my eyes. This led to situations that actually could've been reinforced by it, in turn felt straight up powerless.
There's also the fact that majority of the characters run away from situations all the time. You fell on your knee? Cry and run away from everyone. Someone slightly misinterpreted your words? Cry and run away from everyone.
Besides these points and a few.. forced dramas and questionable writing decisions, I enjoyed it to the end. Though I suspect the beautiful art had a strong impact.
tl:dr; Pretty good romance drama with good character progression, it has some flaws, looks amazing, Uroko best girl.
victreeb3l
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That was one of my beefs with this show. Some drama felt forced and some issues dragged for too long. Regardless, I loved Nagi Asu. The art and music is fantastic.
Also, best boy and best girl got together. Which rarely ever happens in anime!
nintendoman58
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Shin Mazinger Z - 10
Man, Tsubasa's crew is awesome. One of them's a freaking
for crying out loud.
Well, that's totally not a death flag!
Man, Tsubasa's crew is awesome. One of them's a freaking
Terminator
victreeb3l
Member
Angel Beats! 6
Best bailout. Vice President is a sadistic dick who thinks he's God.
Tachibana was misunderstood this whole time
Best bailout. Vice President is a sadistic dick who thinks he's God.
Tachibana was misunderstood this whole time
Angel Beats! 6
Best bailout. Vice President is a sadistic dick who thinks he's God.
Tachibana was misunderstood this whole time
Yeah, that was pretty sad. That was when I stopped too. Maybe I should get back to watching the rest of it.
Some episode from Ookiku Fuurikabute and Ace of Diamond is close enough to that description so I actually not think that so weird lol
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Or all modern sports anime not Ping Pong or Free, really.
I guess Adachi gets a pass too.
Adachi's favorite sport is still baseball, of course his title still have some scene where the pitcher holding breath for 10 minute.. like climax at Cross Game iirc.
Just imagine, an anime adaptation of an ongoing Fukumoto manga that has to resort to this. We would have an entire episode dedicated to just reactions faces of a hand's reveal of a poker game.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Considering that match against Washizu is still going on in the Akagi manga it seems like the source material is already that!
victreeb3l
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Angel Beats! 7
Clothes pins sure are versatile...
We get
backstory. Fuck everything Its not fair.
At least things get a little positive with everyone going fishing together afterwards..
The OP is awesome. I really like this 8 bit version of it. Feels like Rainbow Road or some colorful video game level.
Clothes pins sure are versatile...
We get
Otonashi's
Its not fair.At least things get a little positive with everyone going fishing together afterwards..
The OP is awesome. I really like this 8 bit version of it. Feels like Rainbow Road or some colorful video game level.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah, but Adachi also does amazing things like skip games entirely and just tell you the outcome, which is mostly what matters in terms of the plot anyway. lol
I was surprised—although not too much—that Angel Beats! was particularly disliked by some in the AotY thread. I didn't follow anime as much back when I watched it, but it was a very poignant show for me. I was put off by its first episodes, thinking that it was clearly not for me, but I came to really love it and the only thing I can think of that I didn't really like was the final twist,
.
Maybe I just like stories where the characters have to come to terms with their death. It's mainly why I enjoy Death Parade.
of which the show derives its name from
Maybe I just like stories where the characters have to come to terms with their death. It's mainly why I enjoy Death Parade.
darkblade77
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I saw the November sketch and I think I'm going to be pretty happy with the end result!
I'm definitely down to help with more poster commissions, though I don't think I'd be able to organize one in good faith. I'd probably okay something, then forget it existed and wonder why people are yelling at me a few months later. :lol
Yuri Kuma 5
Ginko backstory. Stuff happened with her. Ginko fantasies. Very elaborate. Kaoru is a manipulative dick. I approve. Great actor for sure, and she knows how to twist the knife.
On another note, where did all the hate for Happiness Charge Precure come from? Yeah the ending was garbage, but the first half I thought was really solid.
Ginko backstory. Stuff happened with her. Ginko fantasies. Very elaborate. Kaoru is a manipulative dick. I approve. Great actor for sure, and she knows how to twist the knife.
On another note, where did all the hate for Happiness Charge Precure come from? Yeah the ending was garbage, but the first half I thought was really solid.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
My plan was to see if either K-On GAF or LL-GAF would want to do something, since there would be an instant group of people interested in a particular property. But I assume there are enough fans of something here that someone could think of a project to do.
I think I'd also have to see if Mockingbird would be amenable to working with me again, since I diva'ed up a few times during the process.
(I literally thought of account suiciding at one point. It was rough.
)strangedopamine
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Had a listen to the OP and it sounds great! Not to keen on the one in your link though, never liked those GXSCC processed MIDIs.
Code-E 07-09
So Adol and Mils aren't really the main bad guys in this story anyway. Whatever they want Chinami's power, they can't be more dangerous than the not-nearly-as-dead-as-I-thought love triangle. That her powers come from an asteroid made me remember that the first episode's cold open was an asteroid. It makes sense, in that slightly soft sci-fi kind of way. Have I mentioned that the story's taking place in 2017? The anime aired in 2017, so I'm sure that was a distant enough point in the future then, but now it feels like people with mild electromagnetic powers might be appearing within the next year or two. Still got a lot of charm.
Sailor Moon R The Movie
The Ikuhara levels are as strong as they ever were. Though not immediately obvious by the source material, some of his familiar shots and especially the obsession with flowers are so very him. It's not the kind of story that would impact Chibiusa's storyline, but getting a chance to see what the girls' attacks can do outside of stock footage, as well as a followup to Ali and An, is much appreciated. So much yaoi between Mamoru and Fiore - I guess Ikuhara can handle both sides of the coin when it comes to slash fiction.
So Adol and Mils aren't really the main bad guys in this story anyway. Whatever they want Chinami's power, they can't be more dangerous than the not-nearly-as-dead-as-I-thought love triangle. That her powers come from an asteroid made me remember that the first episode's cold open was an asteroid. It makes sense, in that slightly soft sci-fi kind of way. Have I mentioned that the story's taking place in 2017? The anime aired in 2017, so I'm sure that was a distant enough point in the future then, but now it feels like people with mild electromagnetic powers might be appearing within the next year or two. Still got a lot of charm.
Sailor Moon R The Movie
The Ikuhara levels are as strong as they ever were. Though not immediately obvious by the source material, some of his familiar shots and especially the obsession with flowers are so very him. It's not the kind of story that would impact Chibiusa's storyline, but getting a chance to see what the girls' attacks can do outside of stock footage, as well as a followup to Ali and An, is much appreciated. So much yaoi between Mamoru and Fiore - I guess Ikuhara can handle both sides of the coin when it comes to slash fiction.
darkblade77
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My plan was to see if either K-On GAF or LL-GAF would want to do something, since there would be an instant group of people interested in a particular property. But I assume there are enough fans of something here that someone could think of a project to do.
I think I'd also have to see if Mockingbird would be amenable to working with me again, since I diva'ed up a few times during the process.
(I literally thought of account suiciding at one point. It was rough.
Yikes, sorry to hear that. I think I can kind of understand why though, art commissions feel really touch-and-go wrt how much creative control you should/shouldn't exert depending on the artist, and I don't know anyone who likes ARIA and doesn't have strong feelings about it.
Glad you stayed in one piece! Also, I know someone who doesn't have a GAF account who would probably be interested in a LL poster, so things end up going that direction send me a poke or something.
I bet AnimeGAF might be interested in a Red Chaika poster? I sure would.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah, I just hope most people are happy with it, considering we changed artists and so on.
I figure any poster depends on demand, as long as you can get 10 or so people interested. Or alternatively, you get a handful of people who are interested but are okay with paying a lot more for the print.
No please. Hes had enough.
UPotte is excellent for gun enthusiasts and people who appreciate the sheer silliness of it. But British are certainly known for taking pride in dodgy machinery. Especially cars. They seem to revel in machinery breaking down so they can tinker with it and fix it. I can respect that passion.
I wonder what the next one will be? Kind of exhausted all the options right?
I havent really figured it out yet but Im sure theres something.
How is SDBurton still alive?
OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDD
OH MY SQUEE FREAKING GOD
I am responsible of about 1000 of those clicks.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The return of Strike Witches. lol
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Princess Nine is excellent. Similar to Ping Pong, it's a drama (P9 being more melodramatic and shoujo-ish what with the romance, however) that focuses more on its characters rather than the sport that drives the story. Not quite as poignant, but still highly recommended.
VOTOMS catchup: Ep7
has been dethroned
Even if the animation sometimes isn't up to the task of properly depicting what's actually going on, it isn't too hard to follow Chirico & Co. getting away with the jijirium. Chirico is the real star of the show so far, it's hard not to feel for the guy with all the crap he's going soon. Also half the music in this show is really awesome.
Best Previews ever,
Kouji Kabuto Dies In Magma
Even if the animation sometimes isn't up to the task of properly depicting what's actually going on, it isn't too hard to follow Chirico & Co. getting away with the jijirium. Chirico is the real star of the show so far, it's hard not to feel for the guy with all the crap he's going soon. Also half the music in this show is really awesome.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Discotek-Media/147168055312297?ref=br_tf
Discotek is announcing a whole bunch of new releases.
So far they have unveiled:
More announcements pending.
Discotek is announcing a whole bunch of new releases.
So far they have unveiled:
More announcements pending.
phoenix296
Member
lol
NEW ARIA SPECIAL COMING FOR 10TH ANNIVERSARY
https://twitter.com/Yuyucow/status/562612759108788224/photo/1
GET HYPE!!!!
This has got to be why the BD set has been so slow... they really are waiting for a big date and throwing in a new special!
Hell yeah. I need to get back to this.
La Maison en Petits Cubes (House of Small Cubes) is a 2008 Oscar winning animated short directed by Kunio Katō. The short itself is around 12 minutes in length and chronicles the life of a single, seemingly grumpy old man who lives in a house that appears to be a bunch of ‘cubes’ stacked on top of each other. The house in particular is surrounded by water and as the tides rise, he builds his house higher and higher. While doing so, one day he accidentally drops something and goes down to retrieve it. What seems like a simple premise ends up becoming one of the most endearing and touching pieces I’ve seen in the animation medium.
The short deals with the notion of hanging on to the past, not wanting to let go of your loved ones. To cling onto those special memories. No words are uttered, and yet it spoke to me. A beautiful voice it was. The music was equally enchanting as it gently plays in the background of the beautiful animation that looks unlike anything else I’ve seen. Everything is oozing with character and charm, from the environments to the lone protagonist himself. The mannerisms presented by the old man are endearing, charming and tangible. For someone who does not speak, he sure does feel real. The animation is just beautiful and this coupled with the music alone is enough to give it a watch. The fact that it tells a story that is as masterfully told through its world and visuals is evidence enough that you all need to watch this. To say I cried during this 12 minute ride is an understatement.
Although at face value there seems to be not much in the story department, the amount of depth in the imagery is impressive. Like how each building that manages to stay above the water seemingly gets smaller and smaller the higher they go. Or how at the ordinary cursory glance, this old man’s house looks insignificant but underneath the surface lays a labyrinth of memories. The deeper he goes, the closer he gets to the very foundations of his life.
Really, what seems like an ordinary old man at the start becomes someone enviable by us all. We would hope to have a life as rich as his, one as fulfilling as his, filled with memories of love and happiness, but also loss. La Maison en Petits Cubes forgoes words altogether and spellbinds its audience through its deep imagery and beautiful music.
Visually striking, pleasing to the ears and a story that gets the waterworks running, all within the span of 12 minutes. 10/10
ShinRPGamer
Member
Man Discotek is really getting into licensing new shows recently. I wonder if we'll start seeing them make more dubs after The Gravestone of Daisuke Jigen?
More from Discotek, they just picked up Free Season 1 and are working with Crunchyroll.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Discotek-Media/147168055312297?fref=nf
Some Classic Titles announced.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Discotek-Media/147168055312297?fref=nf
Some Classic Titles announced.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Haikyuu 17
The animation and layouts were even more dynamic than usual this episode. It really helped to bring me into the raw emotion of the match. The ending, with Asahi's breakthrough, was particularly well-done.
I enjoy the rugged thickness of the lines on this cut.
The animation and layouts were even more dynamic than usual this episode. It really helped to bring me into the raw emotion of the match. The ending, with Asahi's breakthrough, was particularly well-done.
So, uh, they have all this plus Free season 1. It'll be a sub-only DVD. WHAT.
Better do a Blu-Ray for that later, or I'll be upset.
Hey, they got Robot Carnival!
ultimatemegax
Member
Basically the first round of titles is testing the water for future releases. Subbed DVDs are utterly cheap to make/sell, so anything that moves a lot of copies should be in line for a dub/BD treatment similar to what Sentai grew into.
Also, Discotek hires Sevakis for their BDs, so they can't make a lot of them at once anyways.
True. Free is popular enough to the point that I'm sure it will get a BD (with a dub) later on. It'll be a wait, but Sevakis' work will at least ensure they look good.
Also, did Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust have a BD in Japan? I don't remember it having one, for some reason.
Also, they got Night on the Galactic Railroad! Lots of exciting announcements today!
ultimatemegax
Member
A quick search shows none released there.
I hope this isn't an upscale. I'm not a huge fan of the movie, but the animation is gorgeous.
Think I might get SeHa Girls, even if it's just on DVD. Such a fun show!
Just when I was running out of Discotek releases to buy...can't wait to pre-order several of these.
victreeb3l
Member
Its pretty solid. Give it a shot! I just wanted to binge something and I remembered I started AB! a while back so I picked it up randomly. Made a good decision!
What did you dislike about it? So far, the only weak episode to me has been the first ep. I've been enjoying it more and more as I progress.
I wish I started watching this earlier. I'm more than halfway in and I'm really enjoying it. It was #7 in that years AOTY rankings which is decent, but didn't seem like many voted back then anyways.
I'll have to see what this final twist is.
I YouTubed for "GXSCC" and got more rants against it than any remixes done by it. Why is it so hated?
Wonderful short, nice to see people still watching it. I wish Kunio Kato had more works, I love both this and Tortov Roddle.
I actually watched The Diary of Tortov Roddle today as well as all the extras they did for it and I absolutely loved it. The Red Berry in particular was hilarious. Such a beautiful art style and enchanting soundtrack. I wish there were more like it, I'm really into my animated shorts right now. Super refreshing stuff, and all of it is blowing me away. Amazing stories told in such a short period of time. A literal goldmine. Might write a little review up on Tortov Roddle tomorrow, as its 4am here now lol.
Speaking of which, I actually recognize your username, you did a review for it on MAL, correct? Thanks for that, it really convinced me to watch it
nintendoman58
Member
A Certain Scientific Railgun - 20
So it turns out that the earthquakes that have been happening in the past few episodes are not earthquakes at all, but actually poltergeists. It also turns out that these poltergeists are not ghosts or anything, but rather some...condition that occurs due to the resonance of the subconscious of esper users or something along those lines.
So it turns out that the earthquakes that have been happening in the past few episodes are not earthquakes at all, but actually poltergeists. It also turns out that these poltergeists are not ghosts or anything, but rather some...condition that occurs due to the resonance of the subconscious of esper users or something along those lines.
And it turns out someone is actually controlling them rather than them being random incidents. Yeesh this is confusing.
Well, if the OP didn't spoil the new orange-haired lady being the villain of this arc (along with that subtle smile from her at the end of this episode) I might have initially thought it'd be the new girl who showed up in this episode. Now I wonder just what role she plays in all of this. So aside from my small gripes, things are definitely getting interesting!
Well, if the OP didn't spoil the new orange-haired lady being the villain of this arc (along with that subtle smile from her at the end of this episode) I might have initially thought it'd be the new girl who showed up in this episode. Now I wonder just what role she plays in all of this. So aside from my small gripes, things are definitely getting interesting!
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