I think this is a fair point actually. There's some degree of novelty to anime attempting this sort of straightforward mafia story even if it's been done to death in other media.
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I think this is a fair point actually. There's some degree of novelty to anime attempting this sort of straightforward mafia story even if it's been done to death in other media.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Tiger Mask W 14
Miss X going for that grandma aesthetic
Miss X going for that grandma aesthetic
Basileus777
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Why does it need to have been done in anime to be generic? Most people don't live under rocks where they have never been exposed to mafia stories before because anime doesn't do them.
I don't think it's much of a novelty when anime tries to take on something overdone in other media and produces something unexceptional.
Turin Turambar
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Put my vote in the 'against' side for 91 Days.
Hellwarden
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Tiger Mask W 14
Not much actual wrastling, but still a fun episode. Naoto doing his best Solid Snake was surprisingly funny.
Nurse and Miss. X have nothing on best girl right here.
Not much actual wrastling, but still a fun episode. Naoto doing his best Solid Snake was surprisingly funny.
Cornbread78
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names2hard4you
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Zestiria - 11-12 [S1 End]
I believe this was where I stopped playing. The events themselves were different but I remember there being a
. Gotta say this gets a solid 9/10 from me, not as an adaptation but as a piece of its own. I will be continuing with the second season, but overall Ufotable did an excellent job not only adapting the story, but totally making it a lot better.
I highly recommend this show if you are into fantasy stories.
Gonna have to edit my AOTY votes and put this in there somewhere.
I believe this was where I stopped playing. The events themselves were different but I remember there being a
war and a lord of Calamity
I highly recommend this show if you are into fantasy stories.
Gonna have to edit my AOTY votes and put this in there somewhere.
GoldCrusader
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That's what I like to see!
anarchycupcake
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Anyone else finding Seiren just really... weird and uncomfortable? I find it hard to describe but there's just something off about it.
names2hard4you
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I'm kinda glad I was able to sneak it in before the voting closed. I like some good fantasy, and man this was excellent. I'm saying this as someone that dropped the game because of how bored I was. Idk what kind of sorcery Ufotable was able to pull, but I was in from the start with the anime.
You must be new to shows like these.
Admiral Woofington
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Be reminded this is the medium that every non blood related brother and sister wants to fuck each other.
Why stop there? Oreimo and Mahouka siblings are blood related.
Turin Turambar
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Angel Sanctuary, Koi Kaze... mmm I think I know a pair more...
edit: one more, Hitsuji no Uta.
TacticalHotdog
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She's also Chaika
MikeHattsu
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But does Chaika have the hots for her professor?
Please never change your avatar
I considered changing to that Reina face from S2, but I like this one more.
Forgot the Yosuga no Sora twins as well.
Guess I'm not dropping Scum's Wish anytime soon.
She's 14 and her love interest is 22 so it's close enough.
NaDannMaGoGo
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Seiren - 02
The real fetish people enjoying this must have is one for boredom. This is some damn bland trash. Nary a single visually stimulating shot, bad VN background music and dialogue that dulls your senses.
If I wanted some mix of eroticism, fetishism and comedy I'd rather watch sth like Nisemono's Toothbrush scene 20 times back to back before I'd expose myself to any more of this. At least that sequence is well directed.
The real fetish people enjoying this must have is one for boredom. This is some damn bland trash. Nary a single visually stimulating shot, bad VN background music and dialogue that dulls your senses.
If I wanted some mix of eroticism, fetishism and comedy I'd rather watch sth like Nisemono's Toothbrush scene 20 times back to back before I'd expose myself to any more of this. At least that sequence is well directed.
Two is a coincidence, three is a pattern...
Hellwarden
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ClassicaLoid Episode 14
There's really nothing more beautiful than a dying star.
This is a good dumb cartoon.
There's really nothing more beautiful than a dying star.
This is a good dumb cartoon.
Fune Wo Amu 9
Man, they've actually managed to finish the Great Passage. In hindsight, I'd like to see more of their work on it, but I think they did a good job keeping things interesting and not getting too technical.
Kishibe is pretty awesome, even for a character that was introduced so late to the story, I really like her. Nishioka remains the best though, I love how there are plenty of hints that he continued to support the team even after his transfer.
Man, they've actually managed to finish the Great Passage. In hindsight, I'd like to see more of their work on it, but I think they did a good job keeping things interesting and not getting too technical.
...And then Majime realizes there are missing words... RIP
Kishibe is pretty awesome, even for a character that was introduced so late to the story, I really like her. Nishioka remains the best though, I love how there are plenty of hints that he continued to support the team even after his transfer.
Aikatsu Stars 39
Oh noes, the school is in danger of being shut down! What is this Love Live? I think? The school was threatened in a idol show I'm sure. Was it really necessary for all that just to justify Lily getting her own brand? At least Moroboshi got to be funny. Not sure why a Russian guy wants a Japanese idol for his stuff, but okay. Lily continues to stomp on everyone and make them beg for more even with a handicap. Too bad she didn't get a new song (Dreaming Bird is good, but give something new please), but at least she got a new appeal.
Oh noes, the school is in danger of being shut down! What is this Love Live? I think? The school was threatened in a idol show I'm sure. Was it really necessary for all that just to justify Lily getting her own brand? At least Moroboshi got to be funny. Not sure why a Russian guy wants a Japanese idol for his stuff, but okay. Lily continues to stomp on everyone and make them beg for more even with a handicap. Too bad she didn't get a new song (Dreaming Bird is good, but give something new please), but at least she got a new appeal.
PdotMichael
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In the middle of Sunshine now.
I can't get enough of girls fulfilling their dreams through hard work and friendship!
I can't get enough of girls fulfilling their dreams through hard work and friendship!
MetroidPrimeRib
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Yeah same
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It's not that interesting. Stop worrying about it.
SliceSabre
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Taruranto has changed avatar twice in quick succession. Change is in the air.
names2hard4you
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Zestiria - 13 [Season 2]
And so I am all caught up for tomorrow's new episode in the second season. Interesting dilemma with the whole malevolence thing.
doesn't have it, or Sorey would have noticed it by now. The Seraphims seem to know about it already though.
And so I am all caught up for tomorrow's new episode in the second season. Interesting dilemma with the whole malevolence thing.
Rose
Why do you care so much about my avatar lol.
Admiral Woofington
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are you saying it because it goes bad?
SliceSabre
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I care about everyone's avatar!
Interviews with Monster Girls 02
I just don't really get it. There's not really any point in having these be monster girls. Vampire is probably the worst in that she just does not really display a single tendency that would indicate she is actually a vampire. Have her wear a hat or something to avoid the sun, I don't care, but there really is just nowhere near enough detail work here for this kind of mild take on monster girls.
I just don't really get it. There's not really any point in having these be monster girls. Vampire is probably the worst in that she just does not really display a single tendency that would indicate she is actually a vampire. Have her wear a hat or something to avoid the sun, I don't care, but there really is just nowhere near enough detail work here for this kind of mild take on monster girls.
MetroidPrimeRib
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HEYBOT! 16
The jokes write themselves.
The jokes write themselves.
Hellwarden
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MetroidPrimeRib
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HEYBOT! is the Gintama tier gag series that nobody knows about so I have to yell about it on Twitter like a Doomsday Prophet. Like this gag where everytime VoCammy slaps the king his mouth moves further and further out of place before re-aligning
Or this gag, where at the end of the episode Nejiru trips and falls onto Heybot and Heybot becomes part of his shirt for no reason.
So I enjoyed Kuroko's Basketball, and I decided to try out Haikyu!! since I've seen the name floating around. I'm at episode 6, and it doesn't seem as compelling to me. It feels more... childish? The humor's not clicking, and I can't say I'm into the protagonist duo that's at the forefront right now. There haven't been too many, but the matches feel less dynamic and far less tense, too.
Worth sticking with despite my reluctance, or are my feelings now a sign that it might not be for me?
Worth sticking with despite my reluctance, or are my feelings now a sign that it might not be for me?
Dedication Through Light
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At least keep watching through Nekoma.
I dunno. I've seen both of those shows and I like both of them, but Haikyuu is on another level for me. I thought the matches felt way more dynamic and tense as well. I'd say stick with it.
That's because Kuroko is not a sport series. It's actually a fighting shounen disguised as a sport.
(I'm only half joking)
Without understanding what you liked about Kuroko, I guess the closest thing to it would be Prince of Tennis? If your issue are with the matches, I think the most interesting matches are later and in S2, but I can't recall now. But Haikyuu is a fairly grounded series, so don't expect super powers or people with split personalities.
hosannainexcelsis
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Bungo Stray Dogs 12
I was not expecting that kind of fight. It was practically Jojo-tier insanity. Visually it reminded me of the fantasy dimensions in Witchcraft Works, especially with the colored lineart. The reinterpretation of Anne of Green Gables was highly entertaining as well.
I was not expecting that kind of fight. It was practically Jojo-tier insanity. Visually it reminded me of the fantasy dimensions in Witchcraft Works, especially with the colored lineart. The reinterpretation of Anne of Green Gables was highly entertaining as well.
Yeah. It works better if you look at the "monster" as allegory for special needs children but it brings nothing to the actual subgenre.
hosannainexcelsis
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That's because they're demi-humans, not monster girls, despite the localized English title.
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