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Winter Anime 2016 |OT2| Bellariology, Puellology and Simulacrumology

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Jarmel

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duckroll said:
Based on your impressions on your Fafner journey, I'll say no, but I'll talk more about what I liked about the series and what I think it offers in the mecha genre later on. I do think it's interesting though, that actually watching stuff that's been available paints a very different picture of the mecha genre compared to what people think when criticizing it by sitting back and ignoring the newer mecha shows.
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I just want good Hiraiface-less mecha shows. Is that too much to ask?
 
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Cornbread78

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Green Green ep.10-END +ep.13(hentai)
Ok, the final three episodes weren't as bad as the previous ones and the ending was actually decent, but very abrupt; still decent though. I just want to clarify that this show is not really a "harem" at all. There may have been a love triangle, but they spent most of their time on the pervy trio and top less girls. They could have made an excellent romcom/drama with the plotline, but webt all in on the ecchi.

Now, on to episode 13. You told me that I had to watch it you know who you are) why? OT was pure hentai and quite graphic at that. Now, yes, I will concede that it was a good ending in terms of shipping, but my goodness, I didn't need the anime late night skin-o-max porn, lol. Glad that's done.

Now to choose between Love Hina, Kimikiss or Kiss x Sis (probably not sis...)
 
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Dedication Through Light

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Erased Episode 11 - Future
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15 yrl Kenya is incredibly hot, wow. And he keeps visiting. I wish my theory had came to pass, it would have been way more interesting than what we got. Its kind of sad how we just got this badly written plot
proof it is badly written, Yashiro is at the hospital in the present day and a higher up in as well as Hiromi and Kayo getting together, how does that make sense logically or even how does it make for good writing? Hiromi had nothing no feelings for Kayo, he had held Satoru's hand for example so that was the route it was going or even Kenya Satoru. But probably more importantly Yashiro being in the right place and the right time. And moving on with this plot but not saying how Satoru was rescued from the car to end up napping for 15 yrs

Kenya was best part. Hiromi got a bad design.
 
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JCG

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The mix of very nice robot battles and reasonably entertaining characters made Majestic Prince good enough to be worth buying.
 
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ThatChairMan

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Oh god, that moment when all Oscar units deploy at once. And then they just fucking crash their train into the building.

The whole Orochi thing is a bit contrived, and I'm pretty sure anyone could've seen the Liko twist from a mile away, but I can still enjoy it.

Not-so-final episode next week, can't wait.
 
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Aki-at

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peaceiscloser said:
Since I already read the manga, I just quickly skimmed through this week's episode of ERASED.

Everyone looks better in the anime. Except adult Hiromi lol I don't think I remember him being so DADBOD.

I do like the touch of kid voice in adult body, though.

also lol at that cuck video. When the heck did that word start gaining popular usage?? I just remember the rage around Star Wars TFA, when that one dude called BB-8 a little white cuck hahaha.
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Yeah I'm not going to respond to all of it since I don't plan to read the ending but I decided to read the manga to see the changes from the source material and it's amazing how much they altered and cut. Upto chapter 38 and
I'm pretty disappointed Airi has been completely cut out and Kenya's role as been significantly reduced too. I hope she at least appears in the anime's final episode :(

I feel like the anime isn't really doing the manga's justice at the moment and the two come across as pretty different animals (That being said I've only read chapters 33 - 39 so I'm not sure if that statement is true for the whole manga.)

EDIT: And I can confirm manga adult Hiromi is slim and fit.
 
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OniBarubary

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The Tenchi Muyo OVA with...was it Kaine? The amorphous dude with the mask.

That shit was absolutely legit. I watched it a ton as a kid and watched it again to see if it stood the test of time and it so does.
 
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duckroll

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Majestic Prince - Episode 13-24 (End)

I watched the first 18 episodes of this way back when it was airing, but for one reason or another it fell into the backlog and I never bothered finishing it. Decided to catch up but I couldn't remember anything that happened after the mid-series climax and the PR events the team did during their off time, so I continued from ep13 instead. It was a pretty good ride.

First off, I'll say that Majestic Prince is a very classical sort of mecha series. It's about a team of pilots who grow together, learn to live with each other's quirks, learn teamwork, and has humanity facing an unknown alien force which they start to understand as the war progresses. The series isn't super serious, but I feel it does earn the emotional moments well because it doesn't play the audience like a fool. Things are done straight, and how you feel about a death or a tense moment depends on whether you gave a shit about the characters involved - the show doesn't force emotions on you and isn't manipulative. I guess part of that is the Reiko Yoshida touch. There are certainly moments written to allow the audience to reflect, but only if they want to.

I liked the progression of the second half of the series. It was assembled in a very neat but satisfying way. You have the new hotshot pilot introduced, a major boss fight with a named villain, some down time with funny stuff, a secret mission with heavy sacrifice that leads directly into the endgame, and a final confrontation that totally delivers on the action front. It's well plotted and while the character animation gets pretty iffy from time to time, and the overall direction of the series is super unambitious, I don't feel that the show is cheating me of anything. It's a fun mecha show with great action.

What I find most interesting is that I care more for these characters than I do in something which is far better produced like God Eater. The two shows actually share a number of character arcs too - the main characters are told they are "doomed" if they keep fighting with their special power, the setting is an oppressive war where humanity faces annihilation from a superior primal enemy force, the adults are all forced to take advantage of children to turn the tide of the war. Yet even though Majestic Prince is less serious, has Hiraifaces everywhere, and probably a quarter of the animation budget outside of the CG, I find myself more convinced that the people in MJP could be real people, with real lives, real hopes, real dreams, and when they say something stupid, it resonates.

In terms of CG, Orange really went all out with the action here. I can see a lot of what they did in Akito the Exiled being applied to the choreography of the action too. The melee scenes in particular are really cool to watch especially when they're using everything they have - chainsaws, swords, knives, etc and actually impaling the enemies during fights rather than missing or clashing blades. Watching them use teamwork to pin stronger enemies down before finishing them off is always super satisfying.

So yeah, I think anyone interested in watching a tradition mecha show which leans towards Super in the action but has the setting of a Real in the narrative should definitely check this show out. It's not trying to be different or deep, but is very enjoyable on a base level, and the execution is very competent. The music was pretty good too, but I do feel it hams it up a bit too much with the themes. Just a personal preference there though.
 
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Just T

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OniBarubary said:
The Tenchi Muyo OVA with...was it Kaine? The amorphous dude with the mask.

That shit was absolutely legit. I watched it a ton as a kid and watched it again to see if it stood the test of time and it so does.
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Yeah that's the movie, Tenchi Muyo in Love. It was great, still watch it from time to time, usually when I binge the series again.
 
cj_iwakura

cj_iwakura

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hosannainexcelsis said:
Sorry, but that won't be happening. Funimation is releasing new movies in theaters, not old movies.
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They would be insane to ignore Steins;Gate's popularity. And Psycho Pass' movie is hardly new.

Just T said:
Yeah that's the movie, Tenchi Muyo in Love. It was great, still watch it from time to time, usually when I binge the series again.
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The third movie(Tenchi Muyo in Love 2) is surprisingly good.
 
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hosannainexcelsis

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MetroidPrimeRib said:
Dunno if anyone posted this

Kuzu no Honkai/Scum's Wish getting an anime

I'm excited. Cynical love stories are my jam
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It was posted along with the rest of the news from the noitamina conference. I can't say I'm as interested in it as I am Battery and The Great Passage, since the Scum's Wish synopsis sounds... questionable. But we'll see.

duckroll said:
Majestic Prince - Episode 13-24 (End)

What I find most interesting is that I care more for these characters than I do in something which is far better produced like God Eater. The two shows actually share a number of character arcs too - the main characters are told they are "doomed" if they keep fighting with their special power, the setting is an oppressive war where humanity faces annihilation from a superior primal enemy force, the adults are all forced to take advantage of children to turn the tide of the war. Yet even though Majestic Prince is less serious, has Hiraifaces everywhere, and probably a quarter of the animation budget outside of the CG, I find myself more convinced that the people in MJP could be real people, with real lives, real hopes, real dreams, and when they say something stupid, it resonates.
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Yeah, well, if the character writing isn't there all the production values in the world won't get me to care. That's why I think people who completely devalue the importance of writing in anime are misguided.

In terms of CG, Orange really went all out with the action here. I can see a lot of what they did in Akito the Exiled being applied to the choreography of the action too. The melee scenes in particular are really cool to watch especially when they're using everything they have - chainsaws, swords, knives, etc and actually impaling the enemies during fights rather than missing or clashing blades. Watching them use teamwork to pin stronger enemies down before finishing them off is always super satisfying.
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Sounds pretty good. The show as a whole seems like it's decent enough that watching it primarily for Orange action wouldn't be a waste of time.

cj_iwakura said:
They would be insane to ignore Steins;Gate's popularity. And Psycho Pass' movie is hardly new.
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The Psychopass movie is from 2015. The Steins;Gate movie is from 2013.
 
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kayos90

Tragic victim of fan death
duckroll said:
Majestic Prince - Episode 13-24 (End)

I watched the first 18 episodes of this way back when it was airing, but for one reason or another it fell into the backlog and I never bothered finishing it. Decided to catch up but I couldn't remember anything that happened after the mid-series climax and the PR events the team did during their off time, so I continued from ep13 instead. It was a pretty good ride.

First off, I'll say that Majestic Prince is a very classical sort of mecha series. It's about a team of pilots who grow together, learn to live with each other's quirks, learn teamwork, and has humanity facing an unknown alien force which they start to understand as the war progresses. The series isn't super serious, but I feel it does earn the emotional moments well because it doesn't play the audience like a fool. Things are done straight, and how you feel about a death or a tense moment depends on whether you gave a shit about the characters involved - the show doesn't force emotions on you and isn't manipulative. I guess part of that is the Reiko Yoshida touch. There are certainly moments written to allow the audience to reflect, but only if they want to.

I liked the progression of the second half of the series. It was assembled in a very neat but satisfying way. You have the new hotshot pilot introduced, a major boss fight with a named villain, some down time with funny stuff, a secret mission with heavy sacrifice that leads directly into the endgame, and a final confrontation that totally delivers on the action front. It's well plotted and while the character animation gets pretty iffy from time to time, and the overall direction of the series is super unambitious, I don't feel that the show is cheating me of anything. It's a fun mecha show with great action.

What I find most interesting is that I care more for these characters than I do in something which is far better produced like God Eater. The two shows actually share a number of character arcs too - the main characters are told they are "doomed" if they keep fighting with their special power, the setting is an oppressive war where humanity faces annihilation from a superior primal enemy force, the adults are all forced to take advantage of children to turn the tide of the war. Yet even though Majestic Prince is less serious, has Hiraifaces everywhere, and probably a quarter of the animation budget outside of the CG, I find myself more convinced that the people in MJP could be real people, with real lives, real hopes, real dreams, and when they say something stupid, it resonates.

In terms of CG, Orange really went all out with the action here. I can see a lot of what they did in Akito the Exiled being applied to the choreography of the action too. The melee scenes in particular are really cool to watch especially when they're using everything they have - chainsaws, swords, knives, etc and actually impaling the enemies during fights rather than missing or clashing blades. Watching them use teamwork to pin stronger enemies down before finishing them off is always super satisfying.

So yeah, I think anyone interested in watching a tradition mecha show which leans towards Super in the action but has the setting of a Real in the narrative should definitely check this show out. It's not trying to be different or deep, but is very enjoyable on a base level, and the execution is very competent. The music was pretty good too, but I do feel it hams it up a bit too much with the themes. Just a personal preference there though.
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The best fight scene is still when Red 5 fights against Jihart. That is just pure epic.

Spoilers but it's so good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hEjVKlU_o8
 
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duckroll

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kayos90 said:
The best fight scene is still when Red 5 fights against Jihart. That is just pure epic.

Spoilers but it's so good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hEjVKlU_o8
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I actually feel the Jiart fights are a bit too showy. They're very nice tehcnically, but the ones that really got me sitting up were the ones where they worked as a team to take down the other generals. Having to use their individual abilities to limit the space of movement, and then to physically restrain the enemy before they get to fire the kill shots, those really felt #sogood.

The final battle with Jiart though, the very end, the move that Izuru pulls off, THAT is a reminder that MJP totally understands the sort of mecha show it is and took full advantage of it.
 
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kayos90

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duckroll said:
I actually feel the Jiart fights are a bit too showy. They're very nice tehcnically, but the ones that really got me sitting up were the ones where they worked as a team to take down the other generals. Having to use their individual abilities to limit the space of movement, and then to physically restrain the enemy before they get to fire the kill shots, those really felt #sogood.

The final battle with Jiart though, the very end, the move that Izuru pulls off, THAT is a reminder that MJP totally understands the sort of mecha show it is and took full advantage of it.
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Like this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbTby6cyP9M
 
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CielTynave

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Cornbread78 said:
Yeah, the show was pretty fun until that tonal switch 3/4 the way through, them the ending happened.. ugh.

Have you watch Wolf Prince?
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No, just binge watching whatever is on Netlix
so I can stop feeling sad about Your Lie in April :( (even though I just bought the first 5 volumes of the manga).
I'll probably move onto some more action oriented shows next since there doesn't seem to be much in the way of romance/comedy on there. I could resub to funimation for that but the PS4 app still had some issues the last time I used it.
 
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ThatChairMan

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duckroll said:
Majestic Prince - Episode 13-24 (End)
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I do think that Majestic Prince is a fine example of taking a tried-and-true plot and just rolling with it with good execution. And considering quite a few other mecha that have aired in recent years seem to pride themselves on trainwreck-level twists and turns, that works out pretty well in its favor.

kayos90 said:
The best fight scene is still when Red 5 fights against Jihart. That is just pure epic.

Spoilers but it's so good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hEjVKlU_o8
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My favorite fight was probably the Klein one in 18. The teamwork between Red 5 and Blue 1 down below, and the finisher with Gold 4 and Rose 3, all coordinated by Purple 2, that was amazing.
 
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kayos90

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I think in terms of really cool fight choreography Blue 1 was the best because of the weapon swaps and versatility. In terms of design I actually really like the the light Violet one.
 
Cornbread78

Cornbread78

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CielTynave said:
No, just binge watching whatever is on Netlix
so I can stop feeling sad about Your Lie in April :( (even though I just bought the first 5 volumes of the manga).
I'll probably move onto some more action oriented shows next since there doesn't seem to be much in the way of romance/comedy on there. I could resub to funimation for that but the PS4 app still had some issues the last time I used it.
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I'd help you, buy I don't use Netflix. If you post what kind of show your looking for in here, there are a bunch around that would know what is good on Netflix currently.



Edit: have you watched Fairy Tail yet?
 
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Line_HTX

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Kiritobread, the Tenchi Muyo OVA was great for that Optimus Prime promo for old school Toonami LOL. They edited the shit out of it.
 
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kayos90

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I've been going through OPs recently and man... I have to say there is really nothing quite like the first Zetsuen no Tempest OP. It's so fucking good. Music, animation, pacing. It's just... gotdamn.
 
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