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Winter Anime 2016 |OT| Celebrating the New Year and PSO2's release in the west!
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But you won't be bored that evening for sure!
ZachDeKoromaru
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BRS TV was one of the first things I remember watching here and uh, what an evening.
Basileus777
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I'd say DYRL works much better as a companion piece as it doesn't have characterization that outright conflicts with the TV series.
What was the answer?
I haven't watched any X (should I?), but from a quick glance at reviews, the X film seems to be a lot more incoherent and rushed than Escaflowne's film.
SliceSabre
Banned
The over dramatic melodrama is what makes the show! Otherwise the CG scenes lose a lot of their flavor.
Cornbread78
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Evangelion ep.21
Finally got into a bunch of the back story of Shinji's parents, how NERV came to be and Rei. With that being said, who/what is Rei? Didn't that doctor
I missed something there.. .
Episode 22
Speaking of mindfuck. Asuka's mind just got raped. We still know very little about her, but we got a couple tidbits. Asuka just can't break out of that tsundere mold, but she could be interesting if she actually grew up a little mentally and emotionally.
Finally got into a bunch of the back story of Shinji's parents, how NERV came to be and Rei. With that being said, who/what is Rei? Didn't that doctor
choke her to death? She looks like Shinji's dad? Is she a genetic baby
Episode 22
Speaking of mindfuck. Asuka's mind just got raped. We still know very little about her, but we got a couple tidbits. Asuka just can't break out of that tsundere mold, but she could be interesting if she actually grew up a little mentally and emotionally.
Some shitty generic throwaway response about how Folken in the movie is not the same character as Folken in the TV series, and how it was not possible to establish the TV Folken in a movie runtime. I think. It's been a long time.
Phantom World 5
How "good" is this trash to you?
It's something new on a night I'm available to watch it. That's kinda like praise, right?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Is there some kind of watchbet for bad KyoAni shows now or something?
Basileus777
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People are just watching the one that aired today.
victreeb3l
Member
Phantom World is far from the worst KyoAni show. I'm enjoying it but 90% of that enjoyment comes from KyoAnis art. I do agree the MC and big boob senpai are meh.
AquaWateria
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Man was the Shinsengumi Crisis arc really good. So much fond memories.
But yeah I guess so.
Everyone will be rushing to fill you in when you wrap the episodes and the movies
Crash Station
Member
Who? Been a while since I saw that episode.
Yamazaki Sagaru
Yes but you need to help yourself. http://seesaawiki.jp/w/radioi_34/lite/search?search_type=2&search_target=all&keywords=%B6%E4%BA%B2
hosannainexcelsis
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If you don't want to do the searching yourself, I looked up the staff list through the wiki duckroll posted and can tell you the staff for 103:
Storyboard: Susumu Nishizawa
Episode Director: Ai Yoshimura
Animation Director: Hitomi Tsuruta
veloxStrix
Banned
Memories (1995)
Memories comes with a pedigree. The names Katsuhiro Otomo, Satoshi Kon, Koji Morimoto, and Tensei Okamura all carry enough weight individually, but putting them together resulted in, arguably for some, the greatest anime anthology ever created. Each story in the set represents the very best of what anime can be - dancing around between hauntingly beautiful, thought-provoking, heart-wrenching, and darkly humorous. I can't believe that I only just found out about this set recently because, of all the shows I have seen, nothing can be cleanly compared to this trilogy.
Since they released so long ago, I don't really know how many people have and have not seen them, so I won't go into the stories of each short. To reveal too much about the shorts feels like it takes something away from the series so I'll leave it blank. If you haven't seen this, watch it. It hasn't aged at all.
10/10
Memories comes with a pedigree. The names Katsuhiro Otomo, Satoshi Kon, Koji Morimoto, and Tensei Okamura all carry enough weight individually, but putting them together resulted in, arguably for some, the greatest anime anthology ever created. Each story in the set represents the very best of what anime can be - dancing around between hauntingly beautiful, thought-provoking, heart-wrenching, and darkly humorous. I can't believe that I only just found out about this set recently because, of all the shows I have seen, nothing can be cleanly compared to this trilogy.
Since they released so long ago, I don't really know how many people have and have not seen them, so I won't go into the stories of each short. To reveal too much about the shorts feels like it takes something away from the series so I'll leave it blank. If you haven't seen this, watch it. It hasn't aged at all.
10/10
AquaWateria
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hosannainexcelsis
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Hidamari Sketch X Honeycomb 2
Seeing the next episode preview made me think: What really was the point of adapting Hidamari achronologically? It's just so pointless. I mean, I'm glad Yuno's arrival at Hidamari was delayed to x365 so Tatsuya Oishi could direct it, but in general it just seems a random "Shaft" quirk for no good reason.
Seeing the next episode preview made me think: What really was the point of adapting Hidamari achronologically? It's just so pointless. I mean, I'm glad Yuno's arrival at Hidamari was delayed to x365 so Tatsuya Oishi could direct it, but in general it just seems a random "Shaft" quirk for no good reason.
Yea I did look it up, I'll mention it briefly as Yoshimura did good work earlier in the series too. Thanks.
Thanks.
AquaWateria
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Holy shit did they upgrade Allen Walker's design from D.Gray-Man. They did the same for Lavi as well.
They really are aiming for the Fujoshi audience.
Jex
Member
Heck, I'd rather just watch Girls und Panzer in general. Where's my movie???
Admiral Woofington
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Can we change the rules of AOTY so I can vote for Venture Bros in 2016?
Jex
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I did find the first episode to be rather dull!
zswordsman
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He looks better. I have to watch the original anime right? I only saw like 14 episodes of the original series.
AquaWateria
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Watch the original since the new anime is a continuation. Also you can just skip the filler episodes.
Gintama 105-
Oh and I looked up the most recent show Ai Yoshimura directed, who also directed the first season of My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, and it was Dance with Devils.
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This has been the second serious arc involving the Shinsengumi and again it's head and shoulders over the arcs. They are flat out better animated and directed, and probably a bit better written. Gintama hasn't really impressed me on a visual front and I understand that's mostly because it's a somewhat long running show and it's essentially damn near impossible to have high production values on something like this on a weekly basis. The show does a good job though of shifting resources to more serious arcs, resulting in certain episodes looking better than the rest. However I want to highlight the efforts of Ai Yoshimura who has produced two outstanding episodes (both Shinsengumi related), 86 and 103.
Why are the Shinsengumi arcs so much better than the other ones?
The train car sequence was just astounding, partially due to the storyboarding but also the writing and animation. Hitomi Tsuruta put in work as the character designs looked much sharper than they usually do which helped reflect the deadly serious tone. I don't think any Gintama character had previously been depicted like that and Okita just comes off as truly terrifying. Okita giving them one last lesson served to not only reinforce his connection with the people he was fighting but also establish his dominance. Watching the goons hyperventilate and sweat before they strike him in mass really established just how scary he was, even before he struck a single blow. The show has repeatedly established that Hijikata is a better sword fighter so it was unusual to see Okita in this role but it also serves to remind the audience about just how fearsome the entire Gintama crew is.
The other episodes weren't as particularly strong as 103 but also had some solid storyboarding and animation. There were some good cuts in 104, overseen by Yoko Sato who also oversaw the animation for episode 87, which looked great. I don't think Itou's focus in 104 and 105 was as good as it should have been but that's partially due to how late they introduced him. I think he should have been inserted into the story awhile ago so this didn't come off as the usual 'last minute bad guy justification/remorse'. That said, I thought the storyboarding in 105 strengthened the plotline and elicited a stronger reaction from me as a result. Naoki Hishikawa (#105 ED) did a good job closing the arc.
103 had some fantastic close-ups.
I've been impressed with how easily the show shifts gears and how well it transitions into these serious arcs. I mean this one started off with Hijikata taking a sword that made him into a NEET of all things. It's very good at balancing both the comedic and dramatic elements which prevents things from becoming stale. Hopefully the future arcs are closer to this caliber.
Makes sense why the arc ended near a bridge.
Oh and I looked up the most recent show Ai Yoshimura directed, who also directed the first season of My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, and it was Dance with Devils.
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firehawk12
Subete no aware
Honestly, the Yoshiwara arcs the best srsbsns Gintama arcs. As much as I like the Shinsengumi, I find their stories to be the least interesting.
(I say that knowing that the anime has now reached "that" arc.)
(I say that knowing that the anime has now reached "that" arc.
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peaceiscloser
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KonoSuba Quatro
I'm a sucker for these RPG shows. AOTS so far for me.
I'm a sucker for these RPG shows. AOTS so far for me.
veloxStrix
Banned
I am an idiot who cannot read thread titles.
but then in my top 10 anime would be Venture Bros, Steven Universe, and Gravity falls for 2016... and that just feels, odd
I'm still hoping the next few seasons prove more entertaining, so far this year only dimension W and Erased have a shot at my top anime of 2016. (though if gate finally does something it could be near the bottom, and durara and assassination classroom could be up there but both of those I plan on watching dubbed)
veloxStrix
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but then in my top 10 anime would be Venture Bros, Steven Universe, and Gravity falls for 2016... and that just feels, odd
I'm still hoping the next few seasons prove more entertaining, so far this year only dimension W and Erased have a shot at my top anime of 2016. (though if gate finally does something it could be near the bottom, and durara and assassination classroom could be up there but both of those I plan on watching dubbed)
King of the Hill is my favorite anime.
Maximilian Kolbe
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https://twitter.com/TBF_PR/status/695155093226688512
So Gen Urobuchi's new project will revealed tomorrow, wonder what it is.
So Gen Urobuchi's new project will revealed tomorrow, wonder what it is.
Slaine is a godsend if the alternative is Inaho.
Wonder how heavily involved Urobuchi will be in Conrete Revolutio's second season?
He's just a guest writer.
ThatChairMan
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I'm ready for some genki Urobuchi.
Maximilian Kolbe
Member
Oh well, new Berserk actually is TV anime and will be 2016 Summer show.
http://natalie.mu/comic/news/174933
http://natalie.mu/comic/news/174933
hosannainexcelsis
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The new Berserk anime will be a TV anime airing in July on WOWOW and MBS' Animeism block.
I regret ever listening to your advice.
Right, I expect Urobuchi to just write one episode during the season, as Masaki Tsuji did in season 1. Given the special situation of Tsuji's episode, I wonder if Urobuchi's episode will feature subject matter with a connection to his previous works. But what could that be?
I regret ever listening to your advice.
Right, I expect Urobuchi to just write one episode during the season, as Masaki Tsuji did in season 1. Given the special situation of Tsuji's episode, I wonder if Urobuchi's episode will feature subject matter with a connection to his previous works. But what could that be?
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