Hellwarden
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That's legit awful.
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Winter Anime 2016 |OT2| Bellariology, Puellology and Simulacrumology
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That's legit awful.
Forgetting Rakugo and Heavy Object, smh.
Well it had no red eyes, and super ominous evil framing and at least 1 or 2 other slight possibilites. But yeah, it's not really the mangas biggest strength either.
Some of the scene cuts and rearrangements definitely hurt the show. Like the part where Satoru runs away from the police in episode 1 is actually believable.
I remember the killers personality and motives and past being covered in the manga. Though I'm not sure how much of that will make it into the anime at this point, but we'll see.
Admiral Woofington
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They should call this Gaiden 3, because Ninja Gaiden 3 is shiit
shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
edit: I ain't forgetting shit, Heavy Object is worse than Grimgar and seems almost proud of the constant ass/boob shots. It started with promise about engineers solving the day, and it went downhill from there. As to Rakugo, I just don't care for it.
nintendoman58
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I love Nen in Hunter X Hunter. Nen allows for some of the most interesting and well-thought out fights in the series, along with bringing some really creative powers.
I thought for sure that after episode 9 that
he would investigate stuff like whether the teacher actually had a smoking habit. Alarm sirens should have been blaring in his head.
hosannainexcelsis
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Perhaps Nen will be better used in the future, but as of now I prefer Jojo's Stands, because that just cuts to the chase of giving everyone crazy powers without needing a textbook to justify them.
CheapJuice
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Buranki - 10
Although the Buranki fight in this episode was on the short side of things in terms of combat length and choreography, it still managed to feel pretty rad.
I believe the amount of punches greatly contributes to this!
Although the Buranki fight in this episode was on the short side of things in terms of combat length and choreography, it still managed to feel pretty rad.
I believe the amount of punches greatly contributes to this!
Did a girl steal his chocolate bar?
Admiral Woofington
Member
The killer is the dad, ever since nobody believed him for not stealing the chocolate he went crazy.
coo coo for cocoa puffs crazy.
i've made that joke before
nintendoman58
Member
You'll see Nen used a lot better in the Yorknew City arc. Right now it's still in its early stages, so it might seen as incompressible at first, but the show elaborates a lot more on it as it goes on.
I can't say I know how well it's explained in the 1999 version though, as I only watched the 2011 version.
Yes, you have. That was pretty good, lol
Hellwarden
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The fanservice in Heavy Object just providing what the name promises. Kappa
theMrCravens
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A year ago, I watched the Sword Art Online anime.
A year later, I'm still buying Sword Art Online light novels and mangas.
Is something wrong with me ?
Speaking of anime light novels, is there a post/thread with good recommendations ?
A year later, I'm still buying Sword Art Online light novels and mangas.
Is something wrong with me ?
Speaking of anime light novels, is there a post/thread with good recommendations ?
Thread
Edit: Oh, I reread your post and you apparently want anime adaptations of light novels? In that case, check the Monogatari Series, Baccano!, Kokoro Connect to mention a few.
theMrCravens
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No, you had it right with first answer.
I'm simply a failure with thread searches. Thanks.
names2hard4you
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Haven't watched this week's episode, I'm about to go through today's log, but I'd say it is either my second or third pick for the season. I like the show a lot.
JehutyRunner
Banned
Finished Your lie in April earlier tonight. Christ, that final ten minutes were less a kick to the gut as much as it was a stabbing to the heart.
And that final scene when you see what Kaori left in the envelope with the letter - lost it.
And that final scene when you see what Kaori left in the envelope with the letter - lost it.
Heavy Object 01
The entire episode was an exposition dump, with the occasional out of place fanservice. Yep, this is definitely made by the Index writer. At least the 2nd episode looks interesting.
Also please get a less garbage video player, Funi. You're charging a subscription, so you should be able to afford it.
The entire episode was an exposition dump, with the occasional out of place fanservice. Yep, this is definitely made by the Index writer. At least the 2nd episode looks interesting.
Also please get a less garbage video player, Funi. You're charging a subscription, so you should be able to afford it.
Bubblegum Crises 1
The first 5/6 minutes introduction ooze charisma and style. I love that big like power ballad they sing with the way the action shots are spliced together with the concert, it was great. Love the banging 80's feel all around. Everything is so big and brash its hard to dislike it. From big hair(the mullet was the worst hairstyle ever) to the big robots(who lol definitely aren't terminators). Even the setting reminds me a lot of Blade Runner.
Only downside is the sound effect direction is horrendous. For example a big 8 foot robot pummels a guys head and there's no accompanying noise, diminishing what should have been a Holy shit moment. Its definitely something you take for granted just having the right noise to sell the impact of whats happening.
The first 5/6 minutes introduction ooze charisma and style. I love that big like power ballad they sing with the way the action shots are spliced together with the concert, it was great. Love the banging 80's feel all around. Everything is so big and brash its hard to dislike it. From big hair(the mullet was the worst hairstyle ever) to the big robots(who lol definitely aren't terminators). Even the setting reminds me a lot of Blade Runner.
Only downside is the sound effect direction is horrendous. For example a big 8 foot robot pummels a guys head and there's no accompanying noise, diminishing what should have been a Holy shit moment. Its definitely something you take for granted just having the right noise to sell the impact of whats happening.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
I hope joker game turns out good
names2hard4you
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Koyomimonogatari 10
Ononoki continues to be one of my favourite characters in the series simply because of how weird she is. Although in this case, she had the best of intentions doing what she did.
Joe Molotov
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I finally cancelled my Funi subscription last month and just paid the extra money for Commercial-Free Hulu instead. No regrets. I don't think I'm missing anything this season.
That might not be a bad idea. It's not like I'm watching the simudubs which is one of the bigger reasons for the subscription fee.
Admiral Woofington
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I'm always on commercial free Hulu. Outside of the few Crunchy and Funi exclusive shows, most shows will come to Hulu even if with a week delay.
Dedication Through Light
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Commercial-free hulu seems a waste, commercials are only like 25 seconds. I watch price is right and game shows daily and commercial breaks be like several minutes long, since I endure that, hulu commercials seem like a minor thing.
Funi player works best on IE/EDGE.
Funi player works best on IE/EDGE.
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Jotamide
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Anyone here with a Crunchyroll 48 hr pass to spare? I run out of mine for the time being and a friend is asking me for one. Thanks in advance!
MikeHattsu
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It's worth it just because I don't have to watch any more Geico ads.
Joe Molotov
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I hate the commercials on Hulu that just randomly break in during the middle of a scene. If I can pay a few extra bucks to get rid of that, it's worth it. Plus you have to see the same two ads a million times.
names2hard4you
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Gundam IBO 23
McGillis is tripping me out. Just what is this man thinking?! Nice seeing some Canada snow in this episode aha. Also I must say, watching Mika is almost as if watching one of the bad guys. He does not care about formalities and just goes for the kill, which makes sense and makes things more grounded. I'm just too used to anime drama, hyping up a fight, or having a long exchange of words before the big battle. Mika can't have any of that. He is blood thirsty, and his ultimate goal is crushing every single person that stands in his way. Pretty refreshing in a way since, like I said, usually this trait is given more to enemies than friendlies/MCs.
McGillis is tripping me out. Just what is this man thinking?! Nice seeing some Canada snow in this episode aha. Also I must say, watching Mika is almost as if watching one of the bad guys. He does not care about formalities and just goes for the kill, which makes sense and makes things more grounded. I'm just too used to anime drama, hyping up a fight, or having a long exchange of words before the big battle. Mika can't have any of that. He is blood thirsty, and his ultimate goal is crushing every single person that stands in his way. Pretty refreshing in a way since, like I said, usually this trait is given more to enemies than friendlies/MCs.
hosannainexcelsis
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The problem with Hulu is that the majority of its anime comes from Funi, and Funi only provides SD versions of their shows there.
Admiral Woofington
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Not having to pay for more services than necessary is an upside to me though. I wish most providers just put their shit on Daisuki if it really is supposed to be the streaming service of choice.
There is a LN thread where we talk about what we are reading, yes.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1035976
And no, there's nothing wrong with you.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Yeah but then the Daisuki player has some weird warped bottom portion for some reason.
Enjoy the ride. I also thought the belt scene was extremely unnecessary. Luckily the fanservice gets tones down a bit later on (well, somewhat at least).
I'm still coming to grips with that. Still paying for netflix for instance where I might watch 5 hours a month. Just keep it going because...
ShinRPGamer
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People will tell you it's the worst thing ever. I personally think it's decent since I don't have any major issues with it.
I don't know if it's the same for me, but the first minute or so of a Funi video is glitchy with particle effects everywhere and the video freezing at least once. The quality of the video isn't that great either, at least compared to Crunchyroll's video player. There's also Funi making all of their shows darker for some reason, which isn't really a problem until you get to a scene that doesn't have much lighting.
*courtesy of Google Images*
Not sure if this is still present in their Hulu videos though, someone else would have to confirm that.
Heavy Object 02-03:
Whoever made the Metal Gear Solid comparison was spot on. It's MGS-lite with high school aged kids. You could jack up the ages of everyone to their mid twenties and nothing would change, but I've been watching anime and reading manga/VNs/LNs long enough to know why they went with high school aged protags. Oh well, I enjoyed these two episodes, so looking forward to more.
KuwabaraTheMan
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You'll see some really interesting usage of nen during the next arc in particular. I think it adds a lot to the series, but it takes a little bit of time before it all really comes together. Both in that you get a better understanding of how it works as the series goes, as well as that there are much more innovative implementations of it and things outside of your typical shounen battle powers that are used.
names2hard4you
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Dimension W 10
Is Kyoma finally warming up to Mira? Really liked this episode, full-on action from start to finish.
Is Kyoma finally warming up to Mira? Really liked this episode, full-on action from start to finish.
Togashi kind of undermines Nen with Specialists and just plain magic abilities. Like you have a reasonable pokemon-esque type chart there except one type is the equivalent of "variable", and on top of that you also have this and that.
It's like Naruto with its chakra types. You had 5, then you could pair them off for 10, or even go triple for 20. That's plenty, right?
But then you had clan jutsus and bloodline limits and tailed beasts and, eventually, 15 different types of sharingans.
Araki basically says "what I say, goes", and that's all you need to know. I mean there's some rules and commonalities between stands but it's not presented as some kind of cohesive system. Even the protags are routinely shocked by what a stand can do.
It's like Naruto with its chakra types. You had 5, then you could pair them off for 10, or even go triple for 20. That's plenty, right?
But then you had clan jutsus and bloodline limits and tailed beasts and, eventually, 15 different types of sharingans.
Araki basically says "what I say, goes", and that's all you need to know. I mean there's some rules and commonalities between stands but it's not presented as some kind of cohesive system. Even the protags are routinely shocked by what a stand can do.
Admiral Woofington
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netflix has original content I like though.
But Hulu has South Park and Seinfeld.
That's basically what I have in my background 24/7
For me there's little if any netflix originals I like and US netflix seems to have stopped getting many movies.
The newly added j/k-dramas I've been trying have been exceptions. I do kind of want to see Defenders though when they finally make it.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Zootopia
Was good, man.
10 Cloverfield Lane
Was Goodman.
g tekketsu 23
based mikazuki. Mika the kind of guy to sucker punch Sailor Moon while she transforms
Yami Shibai s3 10
I burst out laughing. That may have been the stupidest thing I've ever seen. The ED is the best part of this show.
Was good, man.
10 Cloverfield Lane
Was Goodman.
g tekketsu 23
based mikazuki. Mika the kind of guy to sucker punch Sailor Moon while she transforms
Yami Shibai s3 10
I burst out laughing. That may have been the stupidest thing I've ever seen. The ED is the best part of this show.
Rakugo Gungrave Brotherhood - Episode 8
I see now why they didn't end the previous episode with anyone seeing Kiku off. The relationships in this show all seem so unhealthy though. No one is particularly honest with themselves, even if they try to be honest with each other. There's so much self-doubt and self-loathing. It can be really painful to watch at times.
Rakugo Gungrave Brotherhood - Episode 9
Good to see them finally graduate into... whatever it is they actually graduated into. Not familiar enough with Rakugo customs to fully understand their career progression here. All I know is that they're all dumbasses who care more about their own pride than anything else. No one ever apologizes, and it just makes everything worse. It seems running away from their problems is something both guys subscribe to, just in different ways.
Rakugo Gungrave Brotherhood - Episode 10
What I find most interesting about the backstory which has been slowly unveiled in the last few episodes is that it adds a bitter undercurrent of a cycle of regret and jealousy into the entire generational nature of the story. Even the master recognizes it, and he's not proud of it, but he couldn't help himself from continuing that cycle again. I dunno if the way the story here tells it is what the Rakugo culture is actually like in Japan, but if it is, then the dying art probably deserves to die.
That's like, absolutely not true? A huge chunk of the next episode should be devoted to explaining the motives and psychology of the killer, along with his history. I doubt they'll cut it out considering they already teased a lot of it in the anime and in the ED especially.
I see now why they didn't end the previous episode with anyone seeing Kiku off. The relationships in this show all seem so unhealthy though. No one is particularly honest with themselves, even if they try to be honest with each other. There's so much self-doubt and self-loathing. It can be really painful to watch at times.
Rakugo Gungrave Brotherhood - Episode 9
Good to see them finally graduate into... whatever it is they actually graduated into. Not familiar enough with Rakugo customs to fully understand their career progression here. All I know is that they're all dumbasses who care more about their own pride than anything else. No one ever apologizes, and it just makes everything worse. It seems running away from their problems is something both guys subscribe to, just in different ways.
Rakugo Gungrave Brotherhood - Episode 10
What I find most interesting about the backstory which has been slowly unveiled in the last few episodes is that it adds a bitter undercurrent of a cycle of regret and jealousy into the entire generational nature of the story. Even the master recognizes it, and he's not proud of it, but he couldn't help himself from continuing that cycle again. I dunno if the way the story here tells it is what the Rakugo culture is actually like in Japan, but if it is, then the dying art probably deserves to die.
That's like, absolutely not true? A huge chunk of the next episode should be devoted to explaining the motives and psychology of the killer, along with his history. I doubt they'll cut it out considering they already teased a lot of it in the anime and in the ED especially.
names2hard4you
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Grimgar 10
So Haru does realize in the end that they are invaders, and that they are the ones disrupting the peace with these creatures. And what do you know, there's a little more to Ranta than what we thought. He's still a prick that's for sure, I don't understand why or what he's trying to prove with his way of thinking.
So Haru does realize in the end that they are invaders, and that they are the ones disrupting the peace with these creatures. And what do you know, there's a little more to Ranta than what we thought. He's still a prick that's for sure, I don't understand why or what he's trying to prove with his way of thinking.
Cornbread78
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Rosario + Vampire S2 ep.10-END
Finally finished up the last 4 episodes that continue the standard harem hijinks and comedy. Luckily, the comedy saved the series because as s romance it sucked and as a harem it was ok. Thankfully, the girls were not all depressed and shit like Shuffle and they just fought with one another over our MC. And yes, there
even though there is clearly only 1 real love interest, wtf...
Finally finished up the last 4 episodes that continue the standard harem hijinks and comedy. Luckily, the comedy saved the series because as s romance it sucked and as a harem it was ok. Thankfully, the girls were not all depressed and shit like Shuffle and they just fought with one another over our MC. And yes, there
is no "winner" since he tells them he Ned's more time to decide
hosannainexcelsis
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Majin Bone 47
Ha ha, quite the
indeed. Liebert's teleport powers can be very useful.
Ha ha, quite the
mother-son reunion
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