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Winter Anime 2016 |OT| Celebrating the New Year and PSO2's release in the west!
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gets dumber tbh
names2hard4you
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Weird? Man we've seen worse days around here. Leaves fell for a reason last Fall.
I can't believe it gets dumber than Death Note. Pretty much the only way you get dumber than Death Note is to be Code Geass. I don't think we'll see those lows for some time.
I miss those shows, two greats from a time when Anime Was Good.
I'm sick of my avatar being the newyears version of last seasons....
I think i'll change it soon. I'm thinking of going with Aqua... yeah.
I'm also gonna start dog & scissors up again... I think its just the kick in the teeth i need to get out of this stupid slump i've been in all week (My uni is doing their version of spring break right now... i have midterms next week )
Yeah. Thank goodness for that.
I think i'll change it soon. I'm thinking of going with Aqua... yeah.
I'm also gonna start dog & scissors up again... I think its just the kick in the teeth i need to get out of this stupid slump i've been in all week (My uni is doing their version of spring break right now... i have midterms next week )
Yeah. Thank goodness for that.
I wish I could get the time I wasted on Code Geass back. Those hours will forever haunt me.
I even tried to rewatch it for some ungodly reason. I luckily only got like 15 episodes in before bailing.
I don't want to believe this.
Even if it turns out not so good in the end, I at least have Rakugo this season! I'm going to try and be optimistic about it.
I don't want to believe this.
Even if it turns out not so good in the end, I at least have Rakugo this season! I'm going to try and be optimistic about it.
I'm just gonna stop talking about it, don't wanna spoil. Just kinda bitter since I really did like what's coming up in the anime, so that at least should be enjoyable.
If only BONES could have saved this story.
Crash Station
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Death Note>Erased
Seriously.
Seriously.
Cornbread78
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Shirayuki-hime S2 ep.5
So yeah,
, wtf. I still like the show, but damn, this is like the 4th & 5th time now. Zen better get over there and start beating some pirate ass.
So yeah,
double kidnapping
hosannainexcelsis
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If you want to see "Death Note" executed well, you should watch episode 20 of Garo the Animation!
Better than episode 25 of Gintama?
Crash Station
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I would have said that even based on the first 4 episodes. I'm a big Death Note fan.
Erased #6
While last week's episode wasn't all that interesting, the show remains one of the best ones this season, and among the better ones I've watched as of late. Definitely looking forward to next week's episode.
Rakugo #5
This show, on the other hand, remains atop my list of favorite shows I've seen in quite a while. It's quite unlike any other anime series I've seen, and remains a joy to watch week after week with how it handles its characters and its fairly unique setting and plot (at least as far as anime is concerned).
While last week's episode wasn't all that interesting, the show remains one of the best ones this season, and among the better ones I've watched as of late. Definitely looking forward to next week's episode.
Rakugo #5
This show, on the other hand, remains atop my list of favorite shows I've seen in quite a while. It's quite unlike any other anime series I've seen, and remains a joy to watch week after week with how it handles its characters and its fairly unique setting and plot (at least as far as anime is concerned).
Erased could have just turned into images of monkeys shitting on the screen after the first 4 episodes and it would still be better than Death Note.
hosannainexcelsis
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The hot pot and especially the toilet paper episodes of Gintama are great for comedic "Death Note", but Garo 20 is great for a serious "Death Note".
MetroidPrimeRib
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This is true. Code Geass is basically the Macbeth of anime.
Aaronrules380
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Oh god, the toilet paper episode of Gintama was an absolute classic
nintendoman58
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I read the manga of Death Note. Didn't watch the show. I just never felt like it.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
I still genuinely think the first half of Death Note is good stuff. Then it kinda goes off the rails.
Crash Station
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I like Death Note's second half as well, but besides the (manga) ending, it's not as good as the first half.
ThatChairMan
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AquaWateria
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This is pretty much the only place I find people overly complaining about Erased having thriller elements.
Everywhere else it seems like people are fine with it which I find interesting.
Also I don't understand why Erased would be compared to Death Note. They're completely different.
Everywhere else it seems like people are fine with it which I find interesting.
Also I don't understand why Erased would be compared to Death Note. They're completely different.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Well yeah. Right now its ranked as the 8th best anime on MAL. Not of the season. Of all time. That should tell you a lot about what people think of it.
Good thing I can form my own thoughts about things.
Last ep of Death Note offers a level of catharsis that kinda makes me forgive all the dumb shit prior.
Higher standards and all that.
Higher standards and all that.
Is that really wise though? I think it's better if you just let me tell you what you should think...
The anti-thriller sentiment is weird to me as well. The show has always played as a thriller to me. It's why I liked even the past stuff. It always had this mounting sense of dread to me.
To each their own, I guess. I have some problems with the future stuff in the show right now, but they aren't ruining it for me and it's certainly not because of the thriller stuff.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
That is true. It's no Gon and Pitou tho
I will never submit to the idea that Captain Earth was a good show.
AquaWateria
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Don't you like Strike Witches or am I mistaken.
Crash Station
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Just say poor taste. Standards implies a linear level of enjoyment.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Look, you can have guilty pleasures and like monocle stuff at the same time. Like how I'm able to watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Love Live back to back.
not sure I get this comparison, let me watch episode 6 first
AquaWateria
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Then that means we all have poor taste lol.
I'm inclined to agree. It was an interesting game of cat an mice seen from the bad guy's point of view, but then season 1 ends and things drag on with really boring stuff such as M and N. Gambit pileups are nice, but adding extra Ls after Light finally manages to outsmart him wasn't interesting at all. The worst part was that Light and L had a certain interesting dynamic to them that Mallo and Near could never measure up to; they both felt incredibly one-dimensional both in personality and in the way they "interacted" with Light.
I appreciated that Light finally got what was coming to him, but other than that I didn't enjoy the later episodes all that much.
AquaWateria
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It doesn't make sense considering the MC of Death Note kills people through a book and turns into a madmen.
Crash Station
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Yeah, even in the past, character relationship-building was never the focus. There's more time spent on Satoru playing detective than interacting with people in ways that don't directly pertain to his investigation. It's a thriller even then.
My problem with Death Note's first half is that it doesn't really treat Light as a shithead. It treats him as if he's some super brilliant dude who we should all be in awe of and maybe even support. L is the only interesting part at all about that series and once he's gone, nothing even comes close to replacing him.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Nah, there's a level of difference between liking Strike Witches or Symphogear and liking Absolute Duo or Mahouka
naw this was
AquaWateria
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Sorry but Strike Witches is trash. I just don't see the appeal.
Crash Station
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Huh? Light was always treated like a shithead, just one with power. The audience was never supposed to be on his side and the mangaka pair were surprised that there were fans that agreed with Light when he was never portrayed as in the right.
The only time he was sympathetic was the return to innocence when he temporarily gave up his memory, which was supposed to make you think how the Death Note corrupts.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
They don't wear pants!
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Yes they do!
AquaWateria
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So what's the chance we get a Dark Souls or Bloodborne anime.
Just seeing the MC of the story getting rekted multiple times due to insane difficulty animated would make my day.
Just seeing the MC of the story getting rekted multiple times due to insane difficulty animated would make my day.
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