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Winter Anime 2016 |OT2| Bellariology, Puellology and Simulacrumology

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Rakugo 11

Who knew the DTL show of the season would also be the anime of the season.

I need to catch up on the last few episodes but I'm glad its maintained its quality. I cant believe I'd really enjoy a series about old Japanese storytelling, but then again I absolutely loved a series about a cardgame based around old Japanese poems.
 
Rakugo 11

Hey, was this a Barakamon prequel? Pretty funny to have now a comfy SoL with a lil' girl in the country, after the drama of the last episodes.
Though, the final scene came again with the feels. Great ending sequence, first the
dual Rakugo for the kid felt a shining moment of happiness after all the negative stuff they both had, and Sukeroku crying for doing Rakugo with his mate after so much time. And after years, Miyokichi still cries after knowing of Yakumo, that was a surprise.
 

firehawk12

Subete no aware
However, whenever he walks in on her naked, accidentally, she constantly says she will kill him a hundred times, with her usually hitting him with her magic. When she needs to be submitted due to the aphrodisiac effects of the pact, her most sensitive area is her breasts.
BAKA
 
My Bride is a Mermaid is trashy? Probably my favorite harem comedy harem. The show's focus is on comedy and there's no fanservice, so I'm not sure how it's trashy.

I'm not using the word "trashy" to mean "high level of sexual content". If that is what firehawk is looking for, then I apologize for a misguided recommendation.
 
My Bride is a Mermaid is pretty good if you don't mind excessive amounts of people screaming at each other.

The concession you make with anime Japanese comedy

EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!?!?
 
Haikyuu!! Second Season 24
I was worried that this was starting to feel anti-climatic, especially as the result of this match was never really in question, but they made this really intense.


The concession you make with anime Japanese comedy

Nah, not all are like that, certainly not on the scale as My Bride is a Mermaid.
 

pbayne

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Erased 11

Actually a decent episode, except for the last minute
lol i have my memories again for reasons
. Unsure how they'll resolve everything with only one more episode though. I know it was never going to happen but it would be cool be see an alternate ending where
Sensei does get away with it, kind of like a BAD END in Steins Gate.

I liked the setup that if there is one more revival it has a lot more weight and moral ambiguity to it in that Satoru could now potentially fuck over some people''s happy futures just to get revenge on the killer. Great idea with the OP too though it looked a little weird at times.

Rakugo 11

For someone so poor Sukeroku house sure has some pretty scenery.

Kiku and Konatsu were really cute together and its easy to see how fond of her he is. So whatever happens to make her hate him so much must be pretty major.
 
Erased 11

Actually a decent episode, except for the last minute
lol i have my memories again for reasons
. Unsure how they'll resolve everything with only one more episode though. I know it was never going to happen but it would be cool be see an alternate ending where
Sensei does get away with it, kind of like a BAD END in Steins Gate.

I liked the setup that if there is one more revival it has a lot more weight and moral ambiguity to it in that Satoru could now potentially fuck over some people''s happy futures just to get revenge on the killer. Great idea with the OP too though it looked a little weird at times.

Unless Satoru is braindead, which he arguably sometimes is, I'm pretty sure how this will end.
He didn't just got his memories back but a few days or so beforehand and has planned everything out with his mom and friends. So we'll get to see all our original victims ganging up on Mr Evil which would make for a decent resolution.
 
high q s2 24


Soooooooo many amazing moments in this episode. That entire last volley was spectacular. Edge of my seat kind of stuff. I don't even mind the re-using of some of the animation when we got more then enough to make up for that.
 

Line_HTX

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PW isnt a harem tho and its actually *good*

Plenty. Asterisk War and the other Not-Asterisk War that came out last season should fulfill your trash harem needs.

If you just need trash without the harem theres also Konosuba

This. Phantom World is pandering, but is NOT a harem. If it was, there won't be as many standalone episodes as there was.



You callin' Konosuba trash?
 

Qurupeke

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Unless Satoru is braindead, which he arguably sometimes is, I'm pretty sure how this will end.
He didn't just got his memories back but a few days or so beforehand and has planned everything out with his mom and friends. So we'll get to see all our original victims ganging up on Mr Evil which would make for a decent resolution.

Personally, I think that when Satoru regained his memories, a singularity in space was created allowing multiple versions of Satoru to join the fight and overpower the killer. Meanwhile, Hiromi was killed in the ensuing battle, and Satoru gets both Kayo and Airi as his waifus.

Sorry, I think I need Spring Season to start already...

With Rakugo and KonoSuba being received really well, and Swagamoto on the horizon...

...one might say Studio Deen found a way.

Yeah, they were the best this season, it's not even a contest.
 

pbayne

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Unless Satoru is braindead, which he arguably sometimes is, I'm pretty sure how this will end.
He didn't just got his memories back but a few days or so beforehand and has planned everything out with his mom and friends. So we'll get to see all our original victims ganging up on Mr Evil which would make for a decent resolution.

Maybe but in that case where does Airi fit in/surely Satoru shouldn't even know her now making me wonder wtf was the point of her character to begin with? Why would everyone even believe Satoru? Why would that newspaper guy still be investigating the abductions if Satoru stopped them? Sure Kenya might investigate it or suspect something I could buy that. And couldn't Sensei just turn around and say well prove it. Who'll you believe me the city Councillor or the dude who was in a coma for 15 years.

Like the whole present arc im still unsure what relevance any of those characters or events have to the overall plot.
 

BluWacky

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With Rakugo and KonoSuba being received really well, and Swagamoto on the horizon...

...one might say Studio Deen found a way.

The Sakamoto trailer didn't look massively impressive, if I'm honest. I quite like the manga - it's inventive, ergo amusing - but the anime trailer merely seemed to replicate the manga panels near verbatim and add only the bare minimum of animation.

With that said, it doesn't necessarily mean the show will be bad, just that I didn't find the trail particularly exciting.
 
Like the whole present arc im still unsure what relevance any of those characters or events have to the overall plot.

Some of that apparently is lost due to changes from the manga and running out of time. Though that's for the better from what I've heard about Airi.
 

Mailbox

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Speaking of trashy harem shows, is Tu Love Ru darkness worth watching? I stopped after the first season.
The second season (motto to love ru) is significantly better than the first (the first was boring to me)

The art is so so so much better than the first season

Idk about darkness though. Haven't watched it.
 
Haikyuu 24

Awesome conclusion, Kageyama's play and the last point were the best part. Loved the music and how all the players of Karusono got their time in the spotlight, those long balls man, HYPE

10/10 climax
 

Eusis

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I have a low opinion of To Love Ru simply because it basically came off as "let's take Urusei Yatsura, but play it straight as a harem show, ramp up the fan service to the nth degree (and apparently ramp THAT up to the nth again for Darkness) and worst of all... Just not be all that funny at all. It's practically porn pretending to be a modern UY.
 

ibyea

Banned
Arakawa Under the Bridge 01


Well I already knew the opening of this show is one of the best there is but at least so far the content itself is of similar pedigree. I was giggling throughout and finally lost it at the entire kappa conversation. Great stuff. Shaft is Gods.

But why do they have to use Kamiya for everything -_- I've grown tired of hearing his voice by now.

Oh my gosh, I remember this, show is so freaking weird and funny! I never finished it though.
 

Tuck

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Haikyuu!! Season 2 - 24
That was incredible. The final moments were so tense, with some pretty impressive action.

One episode left. It would hurt more if there wasn't a third season on the way, but I'm still gonna miss this show.
 

pbayne

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High Q 24

Loved all the generation of miracles, super sayian God moves being pulled out for that last rally. Every five seconds was a "I can't believe he's doing that!!". All the little callbacks were great too like Aiwkawa barreling into the tables like Hinata or Kageyama looking down on Aiwkawa.

Funny watching the part of the OP actually being used in the game.

Its so strange to end this season here though, its just an odd stopping point to not end with the final.
 
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