R_thanatos
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Just saw the Pv for valkyrie drive...
-PM'ing SDburton .....
-putting a cross on my reminder calendar
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Winter Anime 2015 |OT| ZA WARUDO is not square!
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BTW there's a super shitty camrip of the One Punch Man PV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiumzFockS8
From what I can make out the PV is actually mostly text anyway.
That reminds me, we still haven't seen anything about LWA2 PV.
From what I can make out the PV is actually mostly text anyway.
That reminds me, we still haven't seen anything about LWA2 PV.
Hi there, I love how the thread turned out! I'm going to take my time coming up with my favourite soundtracks and compiling a list, and I honestly look forward to the task ahead of me. Music is a massive part of my life and I listen to music day in and day out, but Ive never really assign ratings to them as a whole, so going back and looking through the countless soundtracks that I have on my shelf that I've accumulated over the years is going to be a blast and I think that's the best thing about threads like this. It's less about what wins, because I think everyone wins in the end as we go back and listen to all these wonderful soundtracks and recommend our favourites to others.
Having said that I had a few questions for you and I didn't want to clutter up the other thread so I thought that I'd ask here. When looking at a soundtrack like the ones for Memories and Robot Carnival for example (probably two that will make my list) since they are compilation films comprised of many smaller films, I'm guessing that they all fall under one title instead of counting each short film separately?
Some films like Neo-Tokyo contain pieces like Georges Bizets Ouverture and Gymnopédies No. 1, I guess that these tracks are omitted from the soundtrack as a whole and the OST is judged for its unique tracks or do we go by what is specifically played in the show/movie? Because Evangelion has loads of awesome tracks, but most of my favourites arent even in the show, but on the CD's (the S2 Works Soundtrack has loads for example).
Basic questions with simple answers Im sure, I dont mean to make a mountain out of a molehill, but I thought that Id ask while Im listening to some of these awesome tracks
victreeb3l
Member
Speaking of Exodus, the OVA was pretty good and funny. Eager to see The Third Aerial Girls Squad OVA.
ThatChairMan
Member
The first one is on my backlog, I'll get to watching it eventually. I've heard good things about it, so I regret not being able to watch the currently airing one.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Log Horizon 2 24
Are these Moon Rabbits a Dragon Ball reference or is there something in Japanese folklore about rabbits on the moon? Is the last episode going to be the same as S1 where Kureha shows up and says weird shit to Shiroe then leaves
Yeah this is usually how my raids went.
Are these Moon Rabbits a Dragon Ball reference or is there something in Japanese folklore about rabbits on the moon? Is the last episode going to be the same as S1 where Kureha shows up and says weird shit to Shiroe then leaves
Yeah this is usually how my raids went.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
That's kinda what I thought.
Log Horizon Season 2, Episode 24:
I see we are keeping this mini-arc refreshingly simple and we are going in a direction I was not expecting.
I see we are keeping this mini-arc refreshingly simple and we are going in a direction I was not expecting.
The Eternal Moths are apparently Genius Monsters that have nested at the source of the other quest. Clearly somebody is pulling the strings here, but whom and for what purpose? Anyway, we are going to be closing out the season the way we started by engaging an epic raid. I am going to miss Log Horizon and I do hope we get that third season. At the very least we are not getting any god damned gecko endings that would run the series.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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It's a shame because I feel it's one of the better shows this season so it kind of sucks to see not many people watching it versus other particular shows.
It's an underrated mecha series as far as I'm concerned. I'd definitely recommend catching up if you can at some point.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
There is supposed to be, but I don't think anything has been released for it.
AquaWateria
Member
I wonder how the Gangsta anime adaptation by Manglobe is gonna handle the Sign language.
Has there even been an anime that has dealt with Sign language before?
Has there even been an anime that has dealt with Sign language before?
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Koe no Kotachi is kind of about that, I think. But it's not animated yet.
It's supposed to have some new key visuals at AnimeJapan today but they turned out to be old ones: http://www.animate.tv/news/details.php?id=1426908830
Official site is still pretty barebone far as I can see: http://lupin-new-season.jp/
Only footage I ever seen of the show was this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiR2XIhJoUE
AquaWateria
Member
Yeah I feel this sort of thing can be easily screwed up if not handled well. The same could happen with Koe no Kotachi.
Unless they are gonna do it through subtitles.
Sailor Moon Crystal 18
Having everyone get captured may have been in the original manga, but I like the way the 90s anime did it better. At least we get Pluto soon.
Milky Holmes TD/DOG DAYS'' 11
Music saves the world! With far less Satanic rituals this time!
Rolling Girls 11
Having everyone get captured may have been in the original manga, but I like the way the 90s anime did it better. At least we get Pluto soon.
Milky Holmes TD/DOG DAYS'' 11
Music saves the world! With far less Satanic rituals this time!
Rolling Girls 11
The show's always been blending Japan's culture with a Route 66-style Americana landscape, but what could be more Japanese than a robot?
R_thanatos
Member
This is going to be hard to get my list of picks to only 15 choices ..thankfully the deadline is far away , i'll try ..
Aldnoah Zero 23
But he got a new Mecha at least as consolation prize.
I don't get how you can be 2 years at war with somebody and still capable of an all-out assault, why did you not think of such a great plan earlier you dummies.
Hime didn't even bother to explain anything to anyone ...
Just please end this with the next episode.
Haha that twist. Inaho
got NTR'd.
I don't get how you can be 2 years at war with somebody and still capable of an all-out assault, why did you not think of such a great plan earlier you dummies.
Hime didn't even bother to explain anything to anyone ...
Just please end this with the next episode.
phoenix296
Member
We know what takes precedence in Japan.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Aldnoah Zero 23
Characters look fuckin weird when they cry in this.
So...is no one gonna question why Himesama is engaged to two people at once? lol at Slaine getting NTR'd by some nobody
Have we been watching the same show?
Characters look fuckin weird when they cry in this.
So...is no one gonna question why Himesama is engaged to two people at once? lol at Slaine getting NTR'd by some nobody
do you know how hard it is to be in love with two boys at once?
Fuck Aquarion. A crappy franchise like Aquarion gets a new series and OVA for its 10th anniversary and actually good mecha franchises remain dead.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Yeah man I watched Jem and the Holograms
Hi there, I love how the thread turned out! I'm going to take my time coming up with my favourite soundtracks and compiling a list, and I honestly look forward to the task ahead of me. Music is a massive part of my life and I listen to music day in and day out, but Ive never really assign ratings to them as a whole, so going back and looking through the countless soundtracks that I have on my shelf that I've accumulated over the years is going to be a blast and I think that's the best thing about threads like this. It's less about what wins, because I think everyone wins in the end as we go back and listen to all these wonderful soundtracks and recommend our favourites to others.
Having said that I had a few questions for you and I didn't want to clutter up the other thread so I thought that I'd ask here. When looking at a soundtrack like the ones for Memories and Robot Carnival for example (probably two that will make my list) since they are compilation films comprised of many smaller films, I'm guessing that they all fall under one title instead of counting each short film separately?
Some films like Neo-Tokyo contain pieces like Georges Bizets Ouverture and Gymnopédies No. 1, I guess that these tracks are omitted from the soundtrack as a whole and the OST is judged for its unique tracks or do we go by what is specifically played in the show/movie? Because Evangelion has loads of awesome tracks, but most of my favourites arent even in the show, but on the CD's (the S2 Works Soundtrack has loads for example).
Basic questions with simple answers Im sure, I dont mean to make a mountain out of a molehill, but I thought that Id ask while Im listening to some of these awesome tracks
No, it's fine. I would say for stuff like Memories or Robot Carnival, it would normally go under one title but you can specify further if you want. It would kinda be identical to the Franchise vote thing.
As to the 2nd question, I would lean towards no in that it should be played inside the work itself but it's certainly not a rule. Like Eureka 7's OST has a disc full of electronic remixes and I wouldn't really consider that part of the OST. That said it is in the CD release and there are cases such as JoJo's Bizarred Adventure where the sound director butchers what even gets to the screen.
Also if a show inserts something like Beethoven's Fifth then that would be perfectly acceptable as part of the show's OST.
You poor bastard having to watch ImoCho
This looks strange.
Excellent,. I will contribute.
I hate it when cutie princess is suffering.
MikeHattsu
Member
You poor bastard having to watch ImoCho
He's doing it to himself. No watchbet or anything
victreeb3l
Member
Aldnoah Zero 23
lol. Both Slaine and now Inaho
. I dont know why any of the Orbital Knights will listen to Asseylum now however.
The watercolors in the ending theme looked lovely.
lol. Both Slaine and now Inaho
got NTR'd
The watercolors in the ending theme looked lovely.
Lee Chaolan
Member
Need some recommendations for stuff to watch on the Funimation app.
Unbreakable Machine Dolls
Lee Chaolan
Member
cool, Need more though! I've seen stuff like Fairy Tail, Good Luck Girl, Space Dandy, Twintails, Dragonballs of course, Samurai Warriors, Slayers, anything else feel free to recommend.MikeHattsu
Member
D-Frag!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3EMc5EFUYo
astrogamer
Member
Shirobako 23
Really good episode. The director was awesome, the editor got his just desserts and Zuka got a role finally. They are cutting it close but it looks pretty damn good for them
Really good episode. The director was awesome, the editor got his just desserts and Zuka got a role finally. They are cutting it close but it looks pretty damn good for them
Thanks for the answer, I'm currently writing up my inevitable post and I'm going to spend a bit of time on it as it goes through some much needed revisions so I'll definitely justify anything that I put in my list and explain just why it's there in the first place
John Kowalski
Banned
So i'm on the eighth episode of Monster, is it wrong to be cheering for Johan?
Dedication Through Light
Member
Shonen Hollywood s2 Episode 12
I need the full version to lets party. It was really great.
Loved their performance of eternally never ever to Hollywood Tokyo, best applause yet.
I need the full version to lets party. It was really great.
Loved their performance of eternally never ever to Hollywood Tokyo, best applause yet.
Case Closed!
Dedication Through Light
Member
Guilty Crown
Buddy Complex
Code Breaker
Baka & Test
Date A Live
Karneval
Shonen Hollywood
[C] Control
Assassination Classroom
R_thanatos
Member
Dog days S3 - 11
DAT 10/10 godly animation.
They managed to give a decent reason for the ennemy , one for aria , while giving us such a godly fight afterwards.
The animation for this season of dog days is SO GOOD.
Wait ...... they updated the ED animation ?
DAT 10/10 godly animation.
They managed to give a decent reason for the ennemy , one for aria , while giving us such a godly fight afterwards.
The animation for this season of dog days is SO GOOD.
So freaking GOOD.
Gaul & Genoise entrance after breaking the wall ..was perfect .. 100% badassery , right there.
Wait ...... they updated the ED animation ?
Nanoha Vivid PV http://a.pomf.se/qxcvxr.mp4
I overslept and missed it, had 3 alarm clocks set up but bulldozed through all of them. Moral: don't put them within reach, lol
I overslept and missed it, had 3 alarm clocks set up but bulldozed through all of them. Moral: don't put them within reach, lol
hosannainexcelsis
Member
DTL has a peculiar taste, but I do have to interject that Code:Breaker and Shounen Hollywood are legitimately great shows.
Automatisch
Member
I just can't find much to watch on the Funi app myself. I started to watch Assassination Classroom, but other than that I own most of the older stuff and the newer stuff doesn't really interest me.
Your Lie in April-22 [fin]
. In a way it's very anti-melodramatic which is very surprising considering how the rest of the show has been handled. There's no
. It's all played very dryly and I think that works in showing how transitionary
. I cannot emphasize how appreciated this was. For a series that has choked itself to death and melodrama:
.
This was a much stronger episode than I expected mainly because they toned down on the elements that didn't work. Most of this episode was about resolution and winding the down the story as a whole. Narrative elements such as whether Kousei got into that elite musical prep school are thrown to the waistside and instead the show focuses on Kousei and Kaori's relationship. This pared down approach really works for the episode as it doesn't feel as meandering as the rest of the show. The first half is just straight Kousei playing for Kaori and there isn't much dialogue for a good chunk of the performance. There's still some monologuing unfortunately but it's relatively minor and the show tries to make the performance speak for itself. This is something that really stands out as the show makes full use of being an audiovisual medium in a way that a manga could never attempt to replicate. A manga would have to use words to convey what the music is trying to say. Here, shots like these are worth more than a thousand words:
I don't even to describe what the shots means. The facials shots of Kousei during the performance really say it all. Elements such as light and motion are used in a mesmerizing way to bring everything together into a strong singular package. It's not just the performance either but things such as showing the transition of seasons:
It's very mono no aware and shows a theme of life moving on.
The show doesn't really address the immediate fallout of Kaori's death and instead focuses on her long term impact
Kousei running to the hospital or the parent's crying as the doctor gives the bad news
Kaori was. She even states in the letter that she was just drifting through his life
This episode stood out in sharp contrast. So transitioning into my thoughts of the series as a whole, it's a very beautiful end to an uneven work. As to the entire show, it was largely sunk by the writing and direction. It's really frustrating as the direction at times is spectacular. I mean really spectacular.
However then we get shit like this:
It's just so overly melodramatic at times that it's hard to take the work seriously. There's a strong story buried somewhere in here but it's buried by things such as physically abusive parents, bad timing, hamfisted symbolism, early teenagers acted like they're 27, and dramatic closeups. It's so obvious what emotions the show is trying to rip out of you that the work comes across as artificial and doesn't connect at an emotional level. Most of the best scenes are the simpler ones without the drama that has plagued the show such as "Friend A" or whatever. A perfect example is the performance in the last episode in that
despite it being dramatic, it doesn't delve into the drama. Kousei isn't breaking down or anything that ridiculous
Then there are the comedic scenes which really detracted from numerous key bits by undercutting the atmosphere or playing up physical abuse with a boy who was literally physically abused as a child. I will admit that some of the comedy works but a large amount of it doesn't.
Then there's also stuff like the love triangle/rectangle/pentagon/whatever that again feels unnecessary and meandering. Did we really need most of the girls having a crush on Kousei? I feel like the show would have been much stronger if it either focused on Kousei/Tsubaki or Kousei/Kaori and cut the other character completely out.
I can't say I hated the show but I also can't say that I liked it that much either. There were certainly moments where I laughed due to bad direction but there were also moments that impacted me emotionally due to good direction. It's not a consistent work but things such as the strong soundtrack help to elevate it. Well one clear theme I got from the show though is that Japan really needs to create better mental health services and stop degrading people who clearly need them.
R_thanatos
Member
Log horizon S2 - 24
OMG Shiroe , that look at the end of episode 24 ... i almost cried of joy when i saw that...
our vilain !! The best vilain in anime smiled.
Shiroe , Best VILAIN.. ever
Henrietta best support. i'll put you in charge every day , every week any year.
OMG Shiroe , that look at the end of episode 24 ... i almost cried of joy when i saw that...
Is that tears of joy that are on my face ? It sure feels like it .
"thirty minutes are enough"
^^^ and then you have the whole log horizon guild + tea party that know that he is BACK ...
^^^ and then you have the whole log horizon guild + tea party that know that he is BACK ...
our vilain !! The best vilain in anime smiled.
Shiroe , Best VILAIN.. ever
Henrietta best support. i'll put you in charge every day , every week any year.
This part especially. When there is the spectre of physical and emotional abuse hanging, I mean c'mon, it is the entire reason Kousei is not playing, it is such a terrible idea to use slapstick comedy while she is trying to convince him to start playing again.
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