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Winter Anime 2017 |OT| John Wick cleaning up KyoAni's mess
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Basileus777
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Maid Dragon 1
This episode felt like it would never end. I didn't find any of it funny and I spent much of the episode wondering where the punchline was supposed to be. Maybe Kyoani is cursed to have Fumoffu as the only good comedy that they will ever put together.
This episode felt like it would never end. I didn't find any of it funny and I spent much of the episode wondering where the punchline was supposed to be. Maybe Kyoani is cursed to have Fumoffu as the only good comedy that they will ever put together.
Admiral Woofington
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If yall wanna fuck the dragon just say so
names2hard4you
Member
Cannot wait to get home and watch Konosuba 2. I wanna see what kind of danky humour they are gonna throw at me this time.
Konosuba S2 #1
Scumbag Kazuma is back in action! Laughed my ass off the entire time.
Using this as a starting point for a second season is actually brilliant since the trial was a natural way to quickly go over the key-points of last season as well as the characters, while not even feeling like it's recapping things at all.
Scumbag Kazuma is back in action! Laughed my ass off the entire time.
Using this as a starting point for a second season is actually brilliant since the trial was a natural way to quickly go over the key-points of last season as well as the characters, while not even feeling like it's recapping things at all.
nintendoman58
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Yeah I can't say say I found Dragon Maid to be especially funny when it comes to its jokes, though that may be mostly just to anime comedies in general mostly not being able to phaze me that much.
I think there's only two comedy-focused shows where I REALLY laughed at their jokes and that's Gintama and Full Metal Panic Fumoffu.
I think there's only two comedy-focused shows where I REALLY laughed at their jokes and that's Gintama and Full Metal Panic Fumoffu.
Yes, this is why I'm not sure if it's deliberate. Tbh, S1 wasn't a looker either and this episode had a lot of cartoon-y moments, but even when the characters were supposed to look normal, they seemed a bit weird to me. Expressions that were off mostly.
I really have to watch Full Metal Panic one of these days.
Admiral Woofington
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Gintama is the golden standard. It's the Arrested Development to every other shows' Johnny Test
MikeHattsu
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Admiral Woofington
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Yo man
The fluffy tail petting Society is a wholesome society. Not at all like these dragon fuckers
MikeHattsu
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Didn't know you were a part of the mofu mafia.
nintendoman58
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With the long-awaited upcoming forth season this year (IIRC), now would be a better time than ever.
Sousuke constantly applying military logic to everyday mundane high school activities is still some of the funniest comedy I've ever seen in an anime.
Cornbread78
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sometimes you guys, legit, scare the $hit out of me....
Admiral Woofington
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what IS the obsession of Japan with maids anyways?
nintendoman58
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I don't know if I'll ever get into Konosuba.
On the one hand it feels like something I should enjoy. A harem anime that actually has a semblance of good character interaction and comedy and isn't just an excuse to get a self-insert MC laid coupled up with terrible drama? Sounds fun!
But none of its comedy has ever struck with me. It feels less meandering and pandering compared to other shows I've seen, but I can't say I ever found the main group to be a laugh riot.
On the one hand it feels like something I should enjoy. A harem anime that actually has a semblance of good character interaction and comedy and isn't just an excuse to get a self-insert MC laid coupled up with terrible drama? Sounds fun!
But none of its comedy has ever struck with me. It feels less meandering and pandering compared to other shows I've seen, but I can't say I ever found the main group to be a laugh riot.
you really should just get started on that now.
especially with the new series coming late this year (or early next year)
I was commanding vast dragon armies when you were probably still in your nappies playing Spyro the Dragon on your brother's PSX.
Also, Godzilla isn't a dragon. It's a souped up radioactive lizard.
PshycoNinja
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Gotta learn to laugh dude!
I also forgot Yamishibi is also this season and I am so pumped for that!
victreeb3l
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High School Girls Cycling 1
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That was awfully boring
Yeah I never got it either. It wasnt bad but the comedy just didnt do it for me.
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That was awfully boring
Yeah I never got it either. It wasnt bad but the comedy just didnt do it for me.
I read the negative opinions on the show, but I still think it's, at worst, watchable. I was mostly amused by the whole premise rather than the jokes' themselves, though I still found it funny at times. It's a cute, good looking and relaxing show and it didn't bore me at all, while it also gave me some laughs.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Japan? Theyre called French Maids for a reason.
names2hard4you
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When in
I've evolved from Maids. I respect them and know they have their place in people's hearts, but I needed more.
That's a good way of putting it.
I'm not going to say "turn off your brain to enjoy it" but I never found myself looking at the clock like with some comedy anime. And the visuals are so nice. Like "your dad bought you air jordans" nice.
The premise is just generic magical girlfriend / monster girl vs. the modern world fare. Similarities to something like Nyaruko-san.
hosannainexcelsis
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Comedy is intensely subjective, so it doesn't surprise me to see highly contrasting reacting to Maid Dragon.
lots of things are subjective.
I mean some people like moe stuff and find moe stuff adorable.
others think BURN IT WITH FIRE!!!!!! when they see moe stuff on the screen
The show has always had a derpy artstyle to it. Adds to the charm and comedy imo.
DeadRockstar
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Yeah, I'd never really thought about his style in that context before, but it does make sense. I'd love an animestyle interview with Takemoto that addresses his style, assuming one doesn't already exist.
I wasn't thrilled with Maidragon, but I'm 100% with you on Gabriel Dropout. There was some great cartoon animation in GD and it still barely moved the needle for me.
Cornbread78
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Konosuba S2 ep.1
Aren't you guys glad I made you all watch this last year when you all said it would be pure $hit? tee hee hee
This was awesome, welcome back to making me laugh my a$$ off Konosuba! Kazuma you useless freak!
Aren't you guys glad I made you all watch this last year when you all said it would be pure $hit? tee hee hee
This was awesome, welcome back to making me laugh my a$$ off Konosuba! Kazuma you useless freak!
SliceSabre
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Seems like Wednesday will be one of the busy days for me.
Don't worry, I still think it's pure shit.
I'd like to think that these similarities are there because this is the first episode. I'm expecting that the show will emphasize Kobayashi's and Tohru's atypical relationship rather than focusing on Tohru's shortcomings dealing with the human world. And I fail to see how it's generic when both of the characters are female.
Moreover, while the dragons fall to the monster girl category, I think there's some really praiseworthy attention to the details that makes the show stand out for me. Like, the design of the dragon, even having a nictitating membrane, the several trivia about the body of a dragon that were used on the various gags and even the mentions of known mythological dragons like Fafnir, Nidhogg and Quetzalcoatl.
I take offence at this.
Godzilla is a radioactive DINOSAUR. Dinosaurs are not lizards. Such disregard for basic kaiju understanding.
Cornbread78
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I've been reading the source material today and something that struck me is that it's a 'fish out of water' sort of story but they're not doing much with that premise. It's a shame that Gatoh isn't working on it as this is his speciality. It's not awful but I do think it could have been reworked to fit a 20 minute format better while still retaining all of the jokes.
Dave1988
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Kazuma can't catch a goddamn break lol
Had a good chuckle every few minutes during the ep, so we're off to an excellent start. The ED is legit amazing.
Had a good chuckle every few minutes during the ep, so we're off to an excellent start. The ED is legit amazing.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Nyaruko's entire premise is badly using Lovecraft (about as well as a Hot Topic shopper who buys chibi-Cthulu stickers) while filling that void with more empty references then an Ernest Cline novel. It also features the most spineless, sniveling MC I've ever seen. Maidragon is none of that, and looks far better to boot.
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I mean, having zero familiarity with the source material but knowing how these things go it's just going to focus on expanding a cast because that is what you do in a comedy with simple characters. Kobayashi's relationship with Tohru is primarily atypical because Thoru does not know how the human world works and I don't really see a deviation from that being the focus of the series.
I don't think having a girl being the magical girlfriend of a girl somehow makes the concept novel either unless there is some sort of commentary on being gay either. As it is the gender of the main character is not really relevant. In the end the show is pandering to men so who is that stuff really for?
And if the animation does a good job with the attention to detail how much does that matter if the jokes do not see the same careful curation? We get a skit that ends with the maid dragon stripping, then we get some skit about how the clothes are actually her scales, and then somehow she changes into an outfit that was bought for her. Drop the thinking meme here.........
I'm talking at the basest level where your dumb ancient lore magic girlfriend moves in with someone who wants none of it. Expanded cast of other magical creatures follows along for antics.
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