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[Regulus Tera]

Hey man, don't shit on the coat o' belts.

Like the worst of CLAMP and Nomura combined.

 

[Branduil]

It's the number of volumes which makes Hyouka expensive to collect. Maybe you were thinking of Nichijou? That was the much more expensive KyoAni series which megabombed. 12 volumes in total, the BDs were going at 7,980yen each, and the DVDs were 6,930yen each. That's basically 10 bucks more than Hyouka was per volume, and with an extra volume to boot.

I guess so. Of course, all anime releases in Japan seems obscenely expensive to me. Some are just more obscene than others.

 

[Extollere]

Who can hate her?


EDIT: Yeah, having that a a phone wallpaper raised some questions among my colleagues. Weird, since they don't question my oppai mousepad in the office.

What kind of questions? :3

 

[madp]

Hey man, don't shit on the coat o' belts.

I predict lots of standing around and shots from the collar up for this guy.

 

[Branduil]

Amnesia 01:

that clothing

those eyes

It's just one more stepping stone to Baccano S2. It's just one more stepping stone to Baccano S2. It's just one more stepping stone to Baccano S2.

*breathes into a paper bag*

Okay.

This is pretty much reverse harem bishounen shit of the lowest order, even if I guess it's not a terribly offensive watch. This pretty much has to be adapted from an otome game because the "motivation" for the lead girl having to interact with all of these color-coded Organization XIII rejects is just too laughably game-like. The lead girl has some kind of SPIRIT AMNESIA where her memories were replaced with some kind of.......pixie shota thing that's trapped in her mind until she remembers who she is, and if she doesn't boost her Social Links with all these hot dudes the amnesia will continue to get worse until she eventually forgets how to breathe and fucking dies. Amazing. There are several images in the OP of some kind of glowing Rubik's cube suspended in LCL and some kind of conspiracy involving an EVIL BISHOUNEN so I think I can expect some entertaining convolution out of this at least.

Basically the only thing making this remotely watchable in the absence of actively shitty characters/narrative is the consistently clean and on-model animation. After several seasons of bombas I don't blame Brains Base for not really trying anymore--it only makes sense to see if the fujoshi well can be tapped since otaku have forsaken them, and the fact that they still buy their anime on VHS tapes means that there's no point in trying too hard to make something look outstanding. As with anything they do, I guess I wish them success insofar as it increases the likelihood of them being able to make something actually good again in the future.

I'm shocked they haven't made more Durarara yet. That one actually sold decently.

 

[Risette]

I'm shocked they haven't made more Durarara yet. That one actually sold decently.

But it's awful too. I don't want more of that.

 

[cajunator]

angel beats (it's shit)

Hell no.
Angel Beats is amazing.

Well, Hyouka is no doubt a success, especially with the high cost of its volumes. It's just that Chuunibyou does not deserve double or even equal sales.

Sure it does!

 

[Moonlight]

But Hyouka needs a second season more than Chuunibyou will ever.

 

[Risette]

But Hyouka needs a second season more than Chuunibyou will ever.

Best new poster.

 

[cajunator]

Hyouka sucks.

 

[Extollere]

Hyouka sucks.

So this is how you get such a high post count!

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Hyouka does suck.

After watching it, just about everything else looks so lifeless by comparison, and leaves me saying "But why isn't this as well made as Hyouka?".

 

[dakkumauji]

Hyouka does suck.

After watching it, just about everything else looks so lifeless by comparison, and leaves me saying "But why isn't this as well made as Hyouka?".

Cultural festivals will never as enjoyable.

 

[duckroll]

Cultural festivals will never as enjoyable.

Yes, ruined forever.

 

[Quasar]

RIP anime

Cause of death: otaku's bad taste

And the success of Michael Bay is evidence of the death of cinema.

Not that I'm equating the work of that hack with Chuunibyou.

 

[Geneijin]

And the success of Michael Bay is evidence of the death of cinema.

I thought it was because of cellphones

 

[Milamber]

What kind of questions? :3

"Are they torturing her?"
"Is this your fetish?"
"Hey Milamber, you forgot your... Oooooooookay..."

 

[Risette]

And the success of Michael Bay is evidence of the death of cinema.

I hear ducks rolling

 

[Regulus Tera]

Hyouka sucks.

I don't like Hyouka, but even I have to agree Chu2 is several orders of magnitude worse in the realm of annoying characters who serve as nothing but otaku pander bait, and is therefore worse.

 

[madp]

Yes, ruined forever.

Except for School Days. Nothing could ever make that festival retroactively worse in my memory.

 

[Moonlight]

Angel Beats is amazing.

Hyouka sucks.

Between these two things I'm not entirely sure if there's a joke being played on me or not.

 

[Quasar]

But Hyouka needs a second season more than Chuunibyou will ever.

Is there even enough source material for another season of Hyouka?

 

[Regulus Tera]

Count up to 4 now. Porcelain Thrill would be proud. Hyouka is totes amazeballs.

Maybe I should give Hyouka a second chance. I started watching Legend of the Galactic Heroes around the time it was airing, so it is possible that I had set the bar too high regarding my Japanese cartoons.

 

[Dresden]

Is there even enough source material for another season of Hyouka?

No.

 

[Milamber]

Is there even enough source material for another season of Hyouka?

Copypaste episode scripts from their other KyoAni school shows with Hyouka character quirks, sprinkle more moe on top and done. Same for Chuunibyo.

 

[Branduil]

Between these two things I'm not entirely sure if there's a joke being played on me or not.

Watching Angel Beats caused cajunator to go blind and now he can no longer appreciate the beauty of Hyouka

 

[duckroll]

And the success of Michael Bay is evidence of the death of cinema.

Not that I'm equating the work of that hack with Chuunibyou.

You shouldn't, because anything made by Michael Bay is far more enjoyable and well crafted that the wretched otaku bait garbage that is Chuu2. I'll rather watch Pearl Harbor again than suffer through another episode of Chuu2.

 

[Milamber]

Watching Angel Beats caused cajunator to go blind and now he can no longer appreciate the beauty of Hyouka

http://i.minus.com/ibiQlsNrcdJtSk.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

Yui...





;_;

 

[Risette]

Copypaste episode scripts from their other school shows with Hyouka character quirks, sprinkle more moe on top and done. Same for Chuunibyo.

No.

 

[Quasar]

You shouldn't, because anything made by Michael Bay is far more enjoyable and well crafted that the wretched otaku bait garbage that is Chuu2. I'll rather watch Pearl Harbor again than suffer through another episode of Chuu2.

I'd certainly disagree. But then I'd probably rate the work of Uwe Boll higher than that of Bay.

 

[Risette]

I'd certainly disagree. But then I'd probably rate the work of Uwe Boll higher than that of Bay.

That just reflects poorly on you.

 

[duckroll]

I'd certainly disagree. But then I'd probably rate the work of Uwe Boll higher than that of Bay.

Sounds like something a Chuu2 fan would say.

 

[Moonlight]

Is there even enough source material for another season of Hyouka?

It doesn't matter. It needs to come.

 

[Thoraxes]

It doesn't matter. It needs to come.

Oh man, we can have an episode where we figure out why corn is in Chitanda's poop! Curiosity at its best!

 

[Regulus Tera]

At the very least, even if you end up not liking the characters, the slow progression, or the vaguely pointless mysteries of the week - without which it might admittedly be better off - you've got to at least appreciate the incredible production values.

Chu2 has great production values too and we all know how that turned out. Crisp and clean animation can only take a show so far, and, on the contrary, you can have a show like Jojo, which does very little of that but manages to remain engaging despite its visual weaknesses.

Music, direction, and above all visuals are all superior: it's probably the prettiest tv anime around not named, I dunno, Dennou Coil or something.

Now that's another show for backlog season. Need to finish Nadia first.

 

[Risette]

Oh man, we can have an episode where we figure out why corn is in Chitanda's poop! Curiosity at its best!

Chuu2 fans and their weird fetishes again.

Spoiler

And their inability to realize that the mysteries themselves are largely irrelevant and mostly only serve to catalyse the characterization.

Chu2 has great production values too and we all know how that turned out. Crisp and clean animation can only take a show so far, and, on the contrary, you can have a show like Jojo, which does very little of that but manages to remain engaging despite its visual weaknesses.

But I hate Chooney. It's an ugly show; both visually and spiritually.

 

[wonzo]

Hell no.
Angel Beats is amazing.

Sure it does!

Hyouka sucks.

"Terrible opinions spotted at six-o'clock , requesting fire support."

"Acknowledged."

And the success of Michael Bay is evidence of the death of cinema.

Not that I'm equating the work of that hack with Chuunibyou.

Yeah, I wouldn't equate anyone with Chuu2 either.

 

[Regulus Tera]

But I hate Chooney.

Is "broken record" still a saying? Do people even remember records?

 

[Milamber]

Yeah, I wouldn't equate anyone with Chuu2 either.

Dat QUALITY!

 

[Risette]

Is "broken record" still a saying? Do people even remember records?

No, it's all about digital music these days. And usually when that crashes your music stops playing.

 

[Dresden]

Is "broken record" still a saying? Do people even remember records?

It's that cousin of AOL discs.

He's right, though. Chuuni is... ugly. Still can't get those carpets from the festival out of my mind.

 

[Branduil]

Chu2 has great production values too and we all know how that turned out. Crisp and clean animation can only take a show so far, and, on the contrary, you can have a show like Jojo, which does very little of that but manages to remain engaging despite its visual weaknesses.

Hyouka isn't just crisp and clean animation, though. Even putting aside the writing, Hyouka is far better than Chuunibyou in terms of character design, art direction, photography, direction, and sound design.

 

[Branduil]

It's that cousin of AOL discs.

He's right, though. Chuuni is... ugly. Still can't get those carpets from the festival out of my mind.

Which carpets are we talking about now?

 

[Thoraxes]

Chuu2 fans and their weird fetishes again.

Spoiler

And their inability to realize that the mysteries themselves are largely irrelevant and mostly only serve to catalyse the characterization.

You sure jump to assumptions and conclusions a lot, don't you?

 

[cajunator]

So this is how you get such a high post count!

Yes indeed.
I like Hyouka actually.
It grew on me.
I just highly enjoy messing with some of yall XD

 

[Milamber]

Yes indeed.
I like Hyouka actually.
It grew on me.
I just highly enjoy messing with some of yall XD

Mayonnaise is way better than Ketchup!

 

[Narag]

AKB0048: The Next Stage 15

Being an idol sure is tough. Ep started rather weak given how strong it was last week but it picked up in the second half.


Also since people in here like food .gifs:

 

[Thoraxes]

Mayonnaise is way better than Ketchup!

Let's not get unreasonable here.

 

[Risette]

You sure jump to assumptions and conclusions a lot, don't you?

It's not an assumption when you're peculiarly hung up on the intentionally low-key and mundane mysteries -- by all means they are perfect for what the show wants to do with them (driving character study and development) and making passive aggressive comments using them whenever somebody expresses positivity for the show. hth

But yes, I jump to conclusions a lot. Correct conclusions.

 

[Dresden]

Which carpets are we talking about now?

I remembered them as carpets, but eh. Gross color design.