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Winter Anime 2017 |OT| John Wick cleaning up KyoAni's mess
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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid 1
So... the opening was good, but definitely the most weird one I've seen from KyoAni.
I've been really excited about Maidragon and it delivered. Tohru is super fun, the jokes are on point and it looks really good. I love how super detailed the dragon is and the contrast between her forms. And really liked the scene on the bed, even though I doubt they'll delve deep into this. I was afraid that it would end up as another Phantom World, but it may be a lot better than that. It's actually very different to the usual KyoAni shows, a lot more "soft" art and tons of cute and funny faces. Also props to it for having a woman programmer.
So... the opening was good, but definitely the most weird one I've seen from KyoAni.
godisntheradio
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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid 1
it was good fun, anime is definitely saved
it was good fun, anime is definitely saved
ThatChairMan
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Chaos;Child 0 (Chaos;Head Recap)
That feeling when Silver Link's 20 minute recap episode ends up better than Madhouse's 12-episode adaptation. Not like that would be hard to do, and it still isn't even that good standalone, but I'm getting massive nostalgia from it. Feel like replaying the VN now.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
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Araragi being a cop makes perfect sense...both his parents are cops and his sisters are massive justice fiends, and Araragi can't stay out of other peoples business.
I don't really argue about that, it's definitely the most fitting job for him. Considering his background with Shinobu, Hachikuji and loli Hanekawa though, I have trouble imagining him as a cop.
Mostly this yeah
*sees the crunchyroll AOTY awards are in.*
Sees
won best girl.
is fine with most of them aside from
http://i.imgur.com/j2xts6Q.png
that one is just wrong unless you change that to worst @_@
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is fine with most of them aside from
http://i.imgur.com/j2xts6Q.png
that one is just wrong unless you change that to worst @_@
CheapJuice
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MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
MaiDragon 01
This was good. Fun and well made. I would say its maybe a bit trashy for KyoAni, but then I remembered Amagi and Phantom World.
That ain't new. Shenron is moe as fuck.
This was good. Fun and well made. I would say its maybe a bit trashy for KyoAni, but then I remembered Amagi and Phantom World.
That ain't new. Shenron is moe as fuck.
Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 1
Wooow, that was fun. The anime didn't just do the source material justice, it massively improved on it. Like damn, I don't think I can even go back to the manga anymore. I wonder how much they plan on adapting? They already burned through 4 chapters, so I figure they'll get pretty close to the manga.
Also happy birthday BGBW.
Wooow, that was fun. The anime didn't just do the source material justice, it massively improved on it. Like damn, I don't think I can even go back to the manga anymore. I wonder how much they plan on adapting? They already burned through 4 chapters, so I figure they'll get pretty close to the manga.
Also happy birthday BGBW.
MikeHattsu
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It's Narag the Anime.
There are definitely some pacing issues, but I'd say this applies to the whole show, and it doesn't diminish the romance that much.The individual scenes, even if you can count them on one hand, are very strong and there's actually some logical progression to their story. I suppose it could have been done better, but for a secondary plot, I'm satisfied.
PshycoNinja
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You recommend Your Lie in April but not Clannad. Oh Cornbread...
Not even a single KEY show...
(This is a good recommendation list.)
Basileus777
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What decade are you from where this is a new thing?
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
ACCA 01
Ehhhhh....show is hardly anything but infodumps but I still find it hard to care. I don't think I will continue.
The OP is pretty good tho
Ehhhhh....show is hardly anything but infodumps but I still find it hard to care. I don't think I will continue.
The OP is pretty good tho
DeadRockstar
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True enough.
On a similar note, the Vol. 1 BD packaging currently reads "Welcom to the show!".
Takemoto actually did work with Shinbo at his purest, on SoulTaker, where he directed, storyboarded, and did key animation for a couple of episodes. The influence is definitely possible.
PshycoNinja
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Oh! Happy Birthday BGBW!
That's the one that got me. I was, like, "Come on. The Erased scene is literally the best thing about the show. You monsters!" LMAO
Funny enough, I didn't really start getting into the show until episode 4 I think. So nothing but up from here.
Nope. You asked and you have probably watched all the shows I would recommend... :/
Clannad, Kanon 2006, Your Lie in April, Erased...
Hold on let me keep checking MAL to see what I watched...
Was great to see you go into so much detail into one of my personal favorites: Toradora. Would love to see someone do this for Clannad or Your Lie in April. I should do it but I am so damn lazy. Maybe one day...
That's the one that got me. I was, like, "Come on. The Erased scene is literally the best thing about the show. You monsters!" LMAO
Funny enough, I didn't really start getting into the show until episode 4 I think. So nothing but up from here.
Nope. You asked and you have probably watched all the shows I would recommend... :/
Clannad, Kanon 2006, Your Lie in April, Erased...
Hold on let me keep checking MAL to see what I watched...
Was great to see you go into so much detail into one of my personal favorites: Toradora. Would love to see someone do this for Clannad or Your Lie in April. I should do it but I am so damn lazy. Maybe one day...
Yeah but now it's personal as I'm GAF's resident dragon club president (I'm an expert).
MaiDragon 1
I was a little worried about this one, it didn't really sound interesting and KyoAni had a rough year in 2016 but through one episode it was good. I have to give special shoutout to the fact that Kobayashi and Takisha regularly meet up to talk about maids. Anyways, good start let's hope it keeps this up.
I was a little worried about this one, it didn't really sound interesting and KyoAni had a rough year in 2016 but through one episode it was good. I have to give special shoutout to the fact that Kobayashi and Takisha regularly meet up to talk about maids. Anyways, good start let's hope it keeps this up.
hosannainexcelsis
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I think some people were expecting the romance between Majime and Kaguya to be the central plotline of The Great Passage and so were disappointed when it didn't receive the dominant focus.
Other people have made that Shinbo connection with Takemoto in the past, such as in his work on Hyouka and the visual symbolism and abstractions it sometimes engages in.
Aoi Bungaku 11
It feels like there were tidbits of interesting theme woven round here but sadly it's saddled under lackluster story (apparently anime original) and mediocre direction. At least the hell visuals looked pretty great.
Aoi Bungaku 12
Better. Much better even though it's the same person on the storyboards. A tale of court painter brought to desperation and madness because of despot monarch.
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A hit and miss show really but the Asaka and Nakamura arcs alone make it worthwhile and even the rest of them, okay, outside of episodes 7-8, has some interesting things to offer be it visuals or script.
It feels like there were tidbits of interesting theme woven round here but sadly it's saddled under lackluster story (apparently anime original) and mediocre direction. At least the hell visuals looked pretty great.
Aoi Bungaku 12
Better. Much better even though it's the same person on the storyboards. A tale of court painter brought to desperation and madness because of despot monarch.
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A hit and miss show really but the Asaka and Nakamura arcs alone make it worthwhile and even the rest of them, okay, outside of episodes 7-8, has some interesting things to offer be it visuals or script.
Kobayashi's Maidragon-1
I didn't find this to be particularly good. It lacks the energy of a number of other Takemoto comedies and is closer to something like Lucky Star. The show, like a number of other shows this season, is structured as a 4-koma in that there are a number of somewhat separate sequences that are tangentially connected. This didn't bother me so much in Gabriel but here I kept wondering why this wasn't a short. It's a shame too as I could have easily seen this being worked as a more continuous series. The writing doesn't feel particularly snappy and I just checked the source material and this is a relatively similar adaptation in that they pretty much lifted all the jokes and scenes from the manga.
I found the art direction to be the strongest aspect of the show as it has a cartoony art to it, something KyoAni hasn't really done in awhile. It's just that they could do more with this and it feels relatively safe.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
how dare you compare maidragon to lucky star
Jex
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Clearly you should watch the prequel - Kare Kano.
hosannainexcelsis
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But... Lucky Star is a Takemoto comedy? (Once Yamakan was kicked out after the opening couple episodes anyway.)
That's why I cited it. Well let me reword it then, it lacks the energy of Takemoto's comedies with the exception being Lucky Star.
skip beat great comedy with some romcom stuff.
food wars it's like yakitate but more serious and more ecchi (still a good watch though)
Hanamaru Kindergarten sorta like azumanga, just more adorable and with younger kids
*Thinks about other shows people likely didn't list lol*
Cornbread78
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Crunchyroll only, unfortunately.....
None of them are on Crunchy anymore. But they are on Hulu!
Cornbread78
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Rage of the Bahamut; Genesis ep.10
It was all a lie... One big fat lie and now the world is doomed. What an evil bastard to do that to the poor girl in an adult body... Music was excellent in this episode, but
was an annoying twat that I wanted to smack.
It was all a lie... One big fat lie and now the world is doomed. What an evil bastard to do that to the poor girl in an adult body... Music was excellent in this episode, but
Beezelbub's henchman
PshycoNinja
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hosannainexcelsis
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I see. So then by "Takemoto's comedies" you mean Fumoffu and Amagi?
Joe Molotov
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Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 01
It's pretty lame. Dumb otaku focused gags that don't really have much of an internal perspective, so you mostly just get citation of nerd culture instead of anything that feels personal to the humor. Even during the opening sequence I found myself just kind of going, "is this over yet? This has to be longer than a minute and a half." Without the animation touches it would just be a very dry show. Maybe an expanded cast would help a little but I really doubt it. From an objective standpoint the comedy is like actually abysmal, where the source material just fails to return to anything that gets set up. As an example when you get the burglars breaking in is the punchline just that she turns into a big dragon that scares them away? There is a nudge by the episode as Kobayashi is going home and the burglars are filing a complaint to the police, but the joke does not really come full circle in any way.
It's pretty lame. Dumb otaku focused gags that don't really have much of an internal perspective, so you mostly just get citation of nerd culture instead of anything that feels personal to the humor. Even during the opening sequence I found myself just kind of going, "is this over yet? This has to be longer than a minute and a half." Without the animation touches it would just be a very dry show. Maybe an expanded cast would help a little but I really doubt it. From an objective standpoint the comedy is like actually abysmal, where the source material just fails to return to anything that gets set up. As an example when you get the burglars breaking in is the punchline just that she turns into a big dragon that scares them away? There is a nudge by the episode as Kobayashi is going home and the burglars are filing a complaint to the police, but the joke does not really come full circle in any way.
Those two but also a few standalone episodes he's storyboarded. He has a very unique directorial style when he does comedy.
hosannainexcelsis
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Are you sure that's different from the first season? Kikuta's designs and animation approach deliberately emphasize off-kilter, deformed, what some would call "derpy" art and animation.
Yea that was in particular, trash. I feel a better scriptwriter would have set that up for some joke at the end of the episode instead of just immediately using it. It's not funny or clever when you use it immediately like that and the delivery of the punchline is so meh that I shook my head. There were a number of jokes that could have been used in a smarter manner that actually took advantage of the longer format compared to the source material.
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