Hellwarden
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Yeah, fourth gear isn't great...
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Winter Anime 2016 |OT| Celebrating the New Year and PSO2's release in the west!
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One Piece 726
I laughed that he couldn't stay put. I didn't remember this from the manga, and Toei's stretching didn't do it any favors. There was like, 90 jumps so he could say a sentence or two. Aside from that, I actually liked what they did in the fight, even if that final attack is still dumb.
And it should be poundman, not bounceman =(
I laughed that he couldn't stay put. I didn't remember this from the manga, and Toei's stretching didn't do it any favors. There was like, 90 jumps so he could say a sentence or two. Aside from that, I actually liked what they did in the fight, even if that final attack is still dumb.
And it should be poundman, not bounceman =(
hosannainexcelsis
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Koufuku Graffiti 9
The relationship between Ryo and Kirin feels so sincere and sweet. The scenes between them at the end warmed me up inside.
The relationship between Ryo and Kirin feels so sincere and sweet. The scenes between them at the end warmed me up inside.
First the news that this year is the 'year of sanji,' now this? One Piece definitely staying dropped.
hosannainexcelsis
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At least Bubuki Buranki has some sweet visual design, even if it's being wasted.
veloxStrix
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MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
The Year of Sanji starts off with him getting owned so when Oda meant Year of Sanji he probably meant he was gonna dump on him some more
Dressrosa was a massive disappointment but Oda still nails the after arc and setup stuff. Current arc is whatever.
But Divine Gate doesn't have crappy CGI models. It also might have some sakuga but that's probably Stockholm Syndrome talking.
bless GODA, picked back up.
Hellwarden
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Doflamingo deserved a better arc.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
I feel like I could write a book on my disappoint of One Piece post timeskip and then another book on why One Piece is still great and worth reading 800 chapters of.
AquaWateria
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That arc was the reason I almost dropped One Piece. Shit dragged for too long, heck the Alabasta arc was way shorter and better than Dressrossa. Vivi was a much better princess than Rebecca.
Also fuck Oda for shitting on Sanji.
Dedication Through Light
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Gear 4 was never that exciting, once you get past three then you should be doing something else. Its why Kishimoto handles Naruto so much better. Each Rasengan is vastly different and more improved than the previous, from Rasengan, Giant Resengan, Rasengan Super Barrage, Planetary Rasengan and more he keeps them fresh.
Luffy could have easily had more moves.
Luffy could have easily had more moves.
Reminds me of alternate history fantasies where the South wins the civil war and stuff, and certain unfortunate details are glossed over because to acknowledge them is to make monsters out of those involved.
Well of course. Don't you know? Every country that is not where you are from are in different dimensions. \s
MetroidPrimeRib
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This is the funniest shit I've read in a long time. Thanks.
Isn't it obvious? Giant is different from four by one letter, that's a totally different level.
Dedication Through Light
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Brave Beats Episode 12 Dancing Love?! Mink and Tank's Day Off!
Well the writers clearly like Mink and Tank, they might as well have been on a date the whole time. Too bad misunderstanding was all over the place.
Fun times in the hot baths though. Hibiki and Breakin had fun in theres, while the girls reminisced. I wish we could have got their transformed versions too. Flash beat would have been nice to see.
Well the writers clearly like Mink and Tank, they might as well have been on a date the whole time. Too bad misunderstanding was all over the place.
Fun times in the hot baths though. Hibiki and Breakin had fun in theres, while the girls reminisced. I wish we could have got their transformed versions too. Flash beat would have been nice to see.
Cornbread78
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No time for anime today, falling behind, ugghh.
Haha, I feel you. I love One Piece, but also I'm frustrated with post-timeskip One Piece, but also I love One Piece.
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Steins;gate 8-15
I've enjoyed Okabe's character development up to this point. This is a good anime. I will say, though, I'm enjoying it less now than when I started this morning. The turn the story's taken... isn't quite where I think I wanted it to go. It got too, I dunno, the whole "fated to die" thing is kinda bleh. Suppose I'll see how it concludes. I was enjoying it much more right around the point the divergences started making Okabe panic, and while I realize this is sort of the natural progression, I just, eh, I dunno.
14 episodes so far today. I should... maybe take a break from anime. I've devoured so much anime in recent weeks. I go to work, I come home, I watch anime. Phew. Weekends are worse. Where's my time machine so I can go back in time and stop myself from ever watching anime?
MetroidPrimeRib
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Jarmel beat you to it
No actually I started it, I'm just trying to continue it!
2016 is the Year of Sanji. First chapter of the year delivers that message big time.
Everyone made it sound so bad that I couldn't bring myself to even check it out.
Hellwarden
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So Funi did not license The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
Also I only watched the first episode of Babako Bubuke. So I don't know about the second episode, and how bad it fucks up.
But Divine Gate is the worst show of the season. No doubt.
Also I only watched the first episode of Babako Bubuke. So I don't know about the second episode, and how bad it fucks up.
But Divine Gate is the worst show of the season. No doubt.
hosannainexcelsis
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It's only worth watching in screenshot format, really. Should have just eliminated all dialogue and all humans and just had robots wandering around an urban ruin and communicating non-verbally. Now that would have been a good show.
veloxStrix
Banned
It's still better than Divine Gate and Luck and Logic.
Why did you talk up the backgrounds in the first episode so much?
That was enough of a waste of time on its own.
Modern animation learned nothing from the mistakes of Wall-E.
Just watched the 2nd episode of Divine Gate and so no, BBK had a worst week.
veloxStrix
Banned
I wasn't willing to give Ep. 2 of Divine Gate a chance. Did it improve much?
Boo. I was hoping that they had grabbed it and would announce it at one of the cons they were going to this weekend. Oh well; just a bit more waiting ahead. Somebody is bound to pick it up eventually.
Hellwarden
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There's a scene in the second episode of Divine Gate where one of the heroes gets angry at a disabled traumatized old man because he can't go save his son who is clearly out of his grasp.
Divine Gate-2
So this was a better outing than the first episode. Of course when the bar is so low, it's more challenging to get under it than over it. There was some sort of theme with this week's writing and I did like the concept of it, mainly that subconscious fears can override conscious desires. Not to mention there was no awkward dialogue so there was an improvement on that front too. Now all of that said,
So this was a better outing than the first episode. Of course when the bar is so low, it's more challenging to get under it than over it. There was some sort of theme with this week's writing and I did like the concept of it, mainly that subconscious fears can override conscious desires. Not to mention there was no awkward dialogue so there was an improvement on that front too. Now all of that said,
This show has some of the most overwrought dialogue I have ever seen in any medium.
It does make sense in that people in real life would probably do the same too, saying that the old man should have risked his life to save his son or die trying.
veloxStrix
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hosannainexcelsis
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Koufuku Graffiti 10
I'm so glad we got an episode focused on the downstairs neighbor who's been showing up continually in the background of various episodes. Seeing her awkwardness and loneliness melt under the influence of Ryo and Kirin was so sweet. This show isn't really about food per se, but about food as the means for bringing people together in friendship, and it does that so well.
I really liked this bit at the end:
Ryo doesn't verbally finish her thought, but as the camera zooms in on the blossoms waiting to burst forth on the tree next to her, we know exactly what she's thinking. It's the perfect marriage of spoken word and visuals. All too often anime (and, to be fair, this happens elsewhere in film/TV) doesn't bother with visual storytelling but just dumps text at us (like a certain show whose initials are B.B.) so I treasure moments like this.
I'm so glad we got an episode focused on the downstairs neighbor who's been showing up continually in the background of various episodes. Seeing her awkwardness and loneliness melt under the influence of Ryo and Kirin was so sweet. This show isn't really about food per se, but about food as the means for bringing people together in friendship, and it does that so well.
I really liked this bit at the end:
Ryo doesn't verbally finish her thought, but as the camera zooms in on the blossoms waiting to burst forth on the tree next to her, we know exactly what she's thinking. It's the perfect marriage of spoken word and visuals. All too often anime (and, to be fair, this happens elsewhere in film/TV) doesn't bother with visual storytelling but just dumps text at us (like a certain show whose initials are B.B.) so I treasure moments like this.
Utawarerumono Itsuwari no Kamen 15
Huh. Lots of vertical pans. Repeated takes on explosions to let you know that everything is truly getting nuked. Atsushi Ikariya is a weird guy. For all the action there was a lot of stillness (a side effect of the poor sound work). I just want to go back to them fawning over BL mags tbh. Also, this out Magi-d Magi. I thought most people were just supposed to be pretty normal in combat but I had to bust out my DBZ power reader on this one.
veloxStrix
Banned
Wow. Talk about a narration that tries way too freaking hard to sound deep and smart but falls flat on its face.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Goddammit.
Concrete Revolutio 01 again
Yep, still feel the same way I did last time (not positive) but I'll actually bother watching a few more episodes since last season Sunday was the day to cut the fat for me.
I could be watchingLegend of the Galactic Heroes Love Live!!!
Concrete Revolutio 01 again
Yep, still feel the same way I did last time (not positive) but I'll actually bother watching a few more episodes since last season Sunday was the day to cut the fat for me.
I could be watching
Stick with it then join me in the OT!
MetroidPrimeRib
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Rakugo-1
I really really liked this except for one aspect. The pacing. This felt really fast with the amount of things happening in one episode. Maybe because it's a condensed version but it could do with things simmering longer like
It's a shame that the full length version of this is untranslated and probably won't ever be translated.
I really really liked this except for one aspect. The pacing. This felt really fast with the amount of things happening in one episode. Maybe because it's a condensed version but it could do with things simmering longer like
Yotaro being expelled. Yakumo changing his mind happened a bit too quickly.
It's a shame that the full length version of this is untranslated and probably won't ever be translated.
The DVD/BD release of the tv series will have a director's cut version of ep1 which might restore all the cuts.
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