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Winter Anime 2017 |OT| John Wick cleaning up KyoAni's mess
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Waiting to make sure they didn't fuck it up before I get too excited.
Admiral Woofington
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True Detective S2 continues to cast its shadow over us
Rakugo 2-5
That was probably one of the best individual episodes of the season, seeing Yotaro struggle with what rakugo means to him and what having his own rakugo would be only to come to a conclusion more in line with what Higuchi alluded to than what Yakumo wanted. And then of course is Yakumo's performance which was beautiful, haunting, and the perfect contrast to what Yotaro had done before him. Overall a beautiful episode, and it perfectly encapsulates what makes this show so special.
That was probably one of the best individual episodes of the season, seeing Yotaro struggle with what rakugo means to him and what having his own rakugo would be only to come to a conclusion more in line with what Higuchi alluded to than what Yakumo wanted. And then of course is Yakumo's performance which was beautiful, haunting, and the perfect contrast to what Yotaro had done before him. Overall a beautiful episode, and it perfectly encapsulates what makes this show so special.
Cornbread78
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Oda Nobuna ep.10-END
" ending. Some of the action scenes were nice to watch, but far too short and not neay enough of them. And the shipping, well my spoiler above explains that..
Finally finished this one up tonight. Overall, it was an enjoyable experience, even through some of the lame melodrama and a cliche anime
non-romance, romance
NHarmonic.
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lol, yeah, but that shit with the dark magician girl and the portals, and leviathan absorbing the people. I was expecting Marik vs Joey levels of epic, not this stupid shit.
MY INFINITE IS BETTER THAN YOUR INFINITE!
Kaiba is always so done with the friendship shonen talk, is hilarious. So tsun.
hosannainexcelsis
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Azumanga Daioh 1
It's OK. Music is pretty good, especially Masumi Itou on the OP and ED songs of course. Chiyo's voice acting is pretty bad.
It's OK. Music is pretty good, especially Masumi Itou on the OP and ED songs of course. Chiyo's voice acting is pretty bad.
Given how long the book series is, I'm going to assume the end is at least somewhat anime original. It felt kind of written so it could kind a wrap up in a few episodes. A bit different to another show that was based on a big book series I liked, Legend of the Legendary heroes, which ended on a big cliffhanger straight from the books. Dunno if they actually made it with the hope of a second season that never happened due to sales or what.
Dedication Through Light
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Dai-Guard ep 11
Kokobogar lol, thats what the army gets. Sad Shirota had to be the one there to be in such a terrible position, but hopefully he continues to be inspired by his friend, Akagi.
Kokobogar lol, thats what the army gets. Sad Shirota had to be the one there to be in such a terrible position, but hopefully he continues to be inspired by his friend, Akagi.
MultiJhonny
Banned
Tales of Zestiria Episode 2\ (I guess episode 1 since the first was 00)
Fuck those bugs. I hate cockroaches or anything resembling one.
Also I laughed at the scene with Sorey initially scaling the rocks since it looked bad. Everything else has looking awesome, partly why it looked so jarring.
and now Daisuki's player is fucking up on the 3rd episode
Fuck those bugs. I hate cockroaches or anything resembling one.
Also I laughed at the scene with Sorey initially scaling the rocks since it looked bad. Everything else has looking awesome, partly why it looked so jarring.
and now Daisuki's player is fucking up on the 3rd episode
GoldCrusader
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Just a heads-up, All 26 episode of Wolf Rain were added on Funimation!
It looks really cool, I got to take the time to watch it.
It looks really cool, I got to take the time to watch it.
Curious how the BDs end up looking. Wanted to pick them up but then Turn A and Rayearth andandand
In preparation for the BD box set release?!
GoldCrusader
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hosannainexcelsis
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It's not old. My reaction is that it looks worse than I remember 2199 looking, particularly in the character animation area (not that 2199 was a big powerhouse in that department).
I can't imagine Wolf's Rain BDs turning out very well.
nintendoman58
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Kuromukuro - 2
I'd probably have gone ecstatic for that fight scene had the mechs not looked so damn ugly and uninspired.
Regardless, this was good.
I'd probably have gone ecstatic for that fight scene had the mechs not looked so damn ugly and uninspired.
Regardless, this was good.
Well, aside from the censorship, you are watching something on Hulu. That's by default unwatchable imo...
It got added to Animelab for us Aussies a few weeks back too. On my backlog, but it will be nice to finally see it.
They've been adding a bunch of older stuff lately, instead of getting shows for simulcast for unknown reasons.
Recently added:
Battle Girls: Time Paradox
Shangri-la
Wolfs Rain
Lagrange
Kamisami Dolls
Zetman
Azumanga Dioh
Never even heard of Shangrila and Zetman.
Better than Crunchyroll...!
GoldCrusader
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Funimation has it uncensored on their site.
hosannainexcelsis
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No way.
Do I need a sub? Maybe I'll just bite the bullet and get VRV.
Yes way. Crunchyroll's service is a dumpster fire of downtime and unreliable streams.
As opposed to the ad spamming of Hulu? Lol.
It is? I've never had that. Maybe its just luck with me being in the right timezone.
Cornbread78
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Yeah, the ending definitely felt like a lead-in to further episodes, but like you mentioned, it must not have fobe well sales wise to warrent further adaptation..
Penguindrum ep.13
So, Himari was
saved by some weird medicine
GoldCrusader
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I think Funi works with ads if you stream free, but I can't really test it.
Who knows. I felt the same way about Pilots Love Song. Seemed like deliberate setup for the rest of the story. Maybe it is all just 'go read the novels' though instead of teasing a second season that never got made due to bad disc sales.
hosannainexcelsis
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I'll admit I haven't tried Hulu in a while, since they went to their current premium model, so perhaps the service is better now. Back when I tried it the UI was a pain to navigate and browse, and the anime available, certainly everything licensed by Funimation, was mostly only in SD which made it pretty pointless. I've had problems with Crunchyroll's connection stability in the past, but recently haven't had any problems on that front.
From a web browser Hulu still does not scale the size of its subtitles up when you go full screen. Very impressive technology. Also it's a dumping ground for low quality video from places like Funimation, who still have old logos and full episode watermarks on certain series.
MultiJhonny
Banned
Tales of Zestiria Episode 3
I want a BD release of this show. I am loving it so far. It is gorgeous and I really like the feel of it.
Looks like I have a binging night ahead of me.
so far the story is good but pretty typical. it is good enough to keep me going and the beauty of the animation is at the forefront. I am sure I will come to love it even more as I get further into it.
Any word on the official number of episodes?
I want a BD release of this show. I am loving it so far. It is gorgeous and I really like the feel of it.
Looks like I have a binging night ahead of me.
so far the story is good but pretty typical. it is good enough to keep me going and the beauty of the animation is at the forefront. I am sure I will come to love it even more as I get further into it.
Any word on the official number of episodes?
Which is kind of weird considering that the animation directors are pretty much the same people. I understand the mechanical side taking a hit because Nishii is busy but the character animation side should be a bit more polished.
Dedication Through Light
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Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga Episode 4 Act of Treachery
Too many flashbacks, no one forgot any of the past!!!
Rin giving Bon the speech was great but again, ruined by flashbacks.
Too many flashbacks, no one forgot any of the past!!!
Rin giving Bon the speech was great but again, ruined by flashbacks.
Dedication Through Light
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26 Episodes
Valdfellgar
Banned
My only real issue with Crunchy is the horrible quality Dragon Ball Super displays when trying to stream on the Roku. It's borderline unwatchable.
Hellwarden
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Rogue One
The first half of this movie is honestly pretty awful. It's this jangled mess of overly talky scenes that don't really jive together at all. All the characters have these murky relationships that don't exactly pull the viewer in. (I have no idea why Forest Whitaker's character is in this movie. His relationship with Jyn doesn't really give us much insight into either. Hell,
) The second half of the movie thankfully slows down and actually improves, but I don't know if it's enough to save the film. I know people have praised the action scenes in this movie, but climax suffers from this problem where they have all the main characters doing the most boring aspects of the heist. Mr. Imperial Defector, Bodhi Rook, in particular is given something that feels like a joke, but someone lost part of the script.
Also the people unironically comparing K-2SO to HK-47 need to sit down and have a hard look at their life.
The first half of this movie is honestly pretty awful. It's this jangled mess of overly talky scenes that don't really jive together at all. All the characters have these murky relationships that don't exactly pull the viewer in. (I have no idea why Forest Whitaker's character is in this movie. His relationship with Jyn doesn't really give us much insight into either. Hell,
Jyn barely reacts to his death.
Also the people unironically comparing K-2SO to HK-47 need to sit down and have a hard look at their life.
MultiJhonny
Banned
awesome thanks!
Cornbread78
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Gargantia ep.6
Whoa.... I was not expecting tgat scene at thd end, although it all makes sense now after what happened in the club with the octapus. It was a twist that is going to change tge whole direction snd dybamic of the show tnough. The past few episodes have slowed down the pace quite a bit wirh strong SoL aspects to it and I really like how they are slowly building a relationship between Amy and Ledo. It's being done in a very believabke and natural way, rather than feeling like it is forced.
Aaronrules380
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Crunchyroll is pretty reliable for me. Pretty much the only downtimes I can remember are a few saturday nights where dragonball super excitement overloaded the servers (most recent was last saturday with the new arc starting)
Dedication Through Light
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Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 2 - 1
My type of episode, just pure 15+ minutes of Yuri and Aram action in a cave and both sharing their deepest insecurities. Yuri seemingly having the right thing to say all the time and embodying the definition of faith in his friends was balanced nicely by the dark thoughts the knights of the black king were sending his way and even bringing to surface his own fears of abandonment and inadequency as a leader. Glad Aram saved him and especially glad Aram found his light and his bond in Yuri. Perfect.
My type of episode, just pure 15+ minutes of Yuri and Aram action in a cave and both sharing their deepest insecurities. Yuri seemingly having the right thing to say all the time and embodying the definition of faith in his friends was balanced nicely by the dark thoughts the knights of the black king were sending his way and even bringing to surface his own fears of abandonment and inadequency as a leader. Glad Aram saved him and especially glad Aram found his light and his bond in Yuri. Perfect.
I pay for Premium and so ads aren't an issue for me.
Rock solid service, second only to Netflix (with a better selection of anime to boot).
Good to know, thanks.
Hulu has a great selection of anime nowadays. Nothing like Crunchyroll of course, but much better than Netflix (outside of their "exclusives").
OniBarubary
Banned
Dungeon Meshi and Golden Kamuy getting animes makes me feel something in my cold, dead heart.
Hulu lost a ton of anime last June, over 150 series.
While they have a lot of content a lot of it isn't complete and importantly for me, a lot of it isn't dubbed despite having dubs available. Their best feature is that they absorbed most of Viz's Neon Alley catalog.
I'd put them third behind Crunchyroll and Funimation for anime and ahead of Netflix and far ahead of Amazon and the other also rans.
While they have a lot of content a lot of it isn't complete and importantly for me, a lot of it isn't dubbed despite having dubs available. Their best feature is that they absorbed most of Viz's Neon Alley catalog.
I'd put them third behind Crunchyroll and Funimation for anime and ahead of Netflix and far ahead of Amazon and the other also rans.
hosannainexcelsis
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OK, but is any of that anime in decent HD video quality?
Jex
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It's more of a time and place thing as well. It wasn't the right beat for that part of the script and it had precious little connection to the rest of the episode.
Admiral Woofington
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