Tomino is allowed to nipples. The people who put Brain Powerd on TV agreed, don't bother them about it.
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Winter of Anime 2013 |OT -4| It's not my fault!
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Tomino is allowed to nipples. The people who put Brain Powerd on TV agreed, don't bother them about it.
It's more analog video/tube TVs in general. IIRC, the guys who went on to found Animeigo did an honest-to-goodness scientific study while they were at Cornell and found out yellow with very dark brown borders was most readable on tube TVs from analog sources.
What?! I remember asking if the yellow was a remnant of older technology here a while ago and, if I remember correctly, people said no. I wish you guys were there then.
dakkumauji
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THE UNLIMITED - Hyoubu Kyousuke 02
This show is still continuing the smash people around with a guy who's basically invincible at this point and I still like it. It is basically Code:Breaker without the OGAMI and less action, which is a decent trade-off.
This show is still continuing the smash people around with a guy who's basically invincible at this point and I still like it. It is basically Code:Breaker without the OGAMI and less action, which is a decent trade-off.
Space Brothers 40
Wow, this was one of the best single episodes of anime I've seen over the last year, really impressive. What they were doing with the lighting and shadows was perfect for the mood. With Hibito's lights sweeping back and forth across the screen, illuminating particles, bits of lens flaring, etc. Worked so well. Very well directed too, I really liked how a number of the shots were being framed with Hibito in relation to other characters and objects, plus they were doing a lot of focus shifting in many of the scenes to accentuate that. As always the quality score was there to back the show up as well, they really built quite an oppressive atmosphere to match the situation. The interplay of flashbacks, as Space Brothers has always done well, with the rest of the scenes were timed to provide some insights and increase the emotional intensity too. It helped that there was quite a bit of detail in the art going into certain scenes as well, particularly on the suits.
Awesome stuff. It's one of those expected developments that come with this kind of show, but it was cool to see the staff handle it so well.
Wow, this was one of the best single episodes of anime I've seen over the last year, really impressive. What they were doing with the lighting and shadows was perfect for the mood. With Hibito's lights sweeping back and forth across the screen, illuminating particles, bits of lens flaring, etc. Worked so well. Very well directed too, I really liked how a number of the shots were being framed with Hibito in relation to other characters and objects, plus they were doing a lot of focus shifting in many of the scenes to accentuate that. As always the quality score was there to back the show up as well, they really built quite an oppressive atmosphere to match the situation. The interplay of flashbacks, as Space Brothers has always done well, with the rest of the scenes were timed to provide some insights and increase the emotional intensity too. It helped that there was quite a bit of detail in the art going into certain scenes as well, particularly on the suits.
Awesome stuff. It's one of those expected developments that come with this kind of show, but it was cool to see the staff handle it so well.
Escaflowne Movie
I FUCKING LOOOVED IT!! The animation, soundtrack, story re-envisioning, and action were stellar all around! It's the perfect companion to the series. It doesn't step on the series' feet, nor does it plot the same story beats that we already know. The background art is to die for (it really is), and the redesigns of the characters are great! The world was dripping in rich history. I may have preferred to see this as a four part OVA to fill in the story a little more and flesh out some characters, but as it is, it was quite spectacular! I also enjoyed how the armors were partially organic requiring a more direct blood oath from the pilot. If I have any complaint it's that the final conflict is a bit anti-climactic, and a few of the side characters are washed over, but other than that this was just excellent. I love this whole series so much.
Did I mention dat soundtrack?? DAT soundtrack!
Yay! <3
The movie definitely doesn't have the depth and scope the series does, but instead it tried to go for a much bolder and more visceral tone while keeping the general feel of what Escaflowne is all about. I certainly didn't regret watching it, but I do recall the one question I posed to the director at the panel after the AX premiere of the movie was "why did you ruin Folken's character in the movie".
((((((((((((((That's my only gripe. Otherwise it was really enjoyable and a solid cinematic approach to the Escaflowne material.
Yay! <3
The movie definitely doesn't have the depth and scope the series does, but instead it tried to go for a much bolder and more visceral tone while keeping the general feel of what Escaflowne is all about. I certainly didn't regret watching it, but I do recall the one question I posed to the director at the panel after the AX premiere of the movie was "why did you ruin Folken's character in the movie".
That's my only gripe. Otherwise it was really enjoyable and a solid cinematic approach to the Escaflowne material.
How did the director respond?
I'm on the same page with the Escaflowne movie. The opening scene is one of my favorite fights in anime. I also remember loving the stellar promo Adult Swim ran for it.
Yay! <3
The movie definitely doesn't have the depth and scope the series does, but instead it tried to go for a much bolder and more visceral tone while keeping the general feel of what Escaflowne is all about. I certainly didn't regret watching it, but I do recall the one question I posed to the director at the panel after the AX premiere of the movie was "why did you ruin Folken's character in the movie".
That's my only gripe. Otherwise it was really enjoyable and a solid cinematic approach to the Escaflowne material.
Everything that has to do with Folken in the movie is dumb. Especially
how he dies.
Yay! <3
The movie definitely doesn't have the depth and scope the series does, but instead it tried to go for a much bolder and more visceral tone while keeping the general feel of what Escaflowne is all about. I certainly didn't regret watching it, but I do recall the one question I posed to the director at the panel after the AX premiere of the movie was "why did you ruin Folken's character in the movie".
That's my only gripe. Otherwise it was really enjoyable and a solid cinematic approach to the Escaflowne material.
Folken was SUPER David Bowie, lmao... but otherwise, everyone was hyper-emotionalized (is that a word?), like, every character represented a single emotion, but to the highest degree. Van = uncertainty, Hitomi = hopelessness, Merle = Lust, Folken = Resent, etc.. each character's representative emotion served as a way for those characters to find resolve (IE Van's uncertainty turned to certainty / Hitomi's hopelessness turned into hope, etc..
Merle's Lust turned into Lust.
Regardless, great experience! Must see!! BONES did an excellent job as well.
Crash Station
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Hyobu Kyousuke: The Unlimited 2
Man, the tone of this sure is different from the manga (well, until recently at least). What's interesting about this series is while we're lead to believe Hyobu is a despicable esper supremacist, we never actually see him or Pandra do anything particularly villainous outside of fighting the protagonists and the odd flashback where he took revenge on people.
Here, we really get an idea just how merciless the organization is. It really is like Code:Breaker, with the difference being these are unarguably villains from both a storytelling and sympathetic viewpoint. That's why I find the inclusion of Andy so interesting. Will he learn to love Pandra and become a villain as well, or will he remain a good guy despite the occasional bouts of compassion toward the half fun-loving, half merciless Normal killer group?
Also, the action is good. Gotta love Magi's ability.
Man, the tone of this sure is different from the manga (well, until recently at least). What's interesting about this series is while we're lead to believe Hyobu is a despicable esper supremacist, we never actually see him or Pandra do anything particularly villainous outside of fighting the protagonists and the odd flashback where he took revenge on people.
Here, we really get an idea just how merciless the organization is. It really is like Code:Breaker, with the difference being these are unarguably villains from both a storytelling and sympathetic viewpoint. That's why I find the inclusion of Andy so interesting. Will he learn to love Pandra and become a villain as well, or will he remain a good guy despite the occasional bouts of compassion toward the half fun-loving, half merciless Normal killer group?
Also, the action is good. Gotta love Magi's ability.
From my recollection it was some generic answer about how they wanted to tell a different story with the movie, and since the movie characters are not the series characters, sometimes major changes had to be made. It doesn't really wash, but I guess he can't really take back what he had already made. Then again, my question wasn't exactly hostile, since it was probably something like "In the TV series Folken was a complex character with a lot of different motivations, why did you decide to simplify him so much for the movie".
I was a teenager, and it was the first time I was ever in the US to meet friends for an animation convention and to watch the movie premiere of my favorite series, so I wasn't exactly trying to tear him apart or anything. Lol. Oh, sweet memories.
Akane got off easy. My question would have been much harsher.
Mother fucker! They even used best song for that promo!! The song that made me orgasm!
"So could you explain, in a word, just why you SUCK SO HARD!?"
Williams Street, and more specifically the Toonami crew, know how to cut a trailer to make it awesome. Doesn't hurt if it's already awesome before hand.
Can't imagine this at all....
I think the problem I have is that while it's true that in the movie they went for a more stage-like effect where every character represented some extreme emotion, I felt such a direction did not fit Folken most of all. In the series, a lot of the same characters represented the same emotions. It was less extreme, more developed, etc, because it was a series instead of a movie, but it was still familiar.
For Folken though, his very purpose in the series was that he was meant to be hard to read, and in the end, it results in a very powerful climax for his character arc because he really isn't exactly the sort of person Hitomi thought he was based on what Vaan had said. Vaan wanted to believe his brother was all those things because it would make it easier for him to accept. But the truth is never that simple, and the road his brother walks is a different one, and arguably a harder one.
In the movie though, Folken is basically EXACTLY what Vaan thought he was. It makes the confrontation at the end completely devoid of tension or surprise, but instead just filled with a hollow soulless sort of sadness. Maybe that was the point, but I felt it betrayed the nature of the character originally created in the TV series.
Completely agree! And you've said it better than I could have! For whatever reasons they thought this was necessary, it didn't detract a great deal from the experience for me IMO. I know who Falken is in the series, and if he needed to be a readable villain for the purpose of a movie I suppose I can accept it and enjoy the film for what it is - which is still pretty darn awesome!
dakkumauji
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Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo 14
I believe this show is in a world where one pair must be unhappy if another is happy or the whole universe will explode.
I believe this show is in a world where one pair must be unhappy if another is happy or the whole universe will explode.
trash show for trash culture
Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun 02:
This show continues to be really focused on first and foremost telling its story. There have been countless opportunities for it to divert time away from the direct progression of events toward the kind of hijinx and pandering that wouldn't seem out of place in a show like this whose characters seem so evocative at first glance of simple and well-worn otaku and fujoshi behavioral tropes, but outside of some occasional tension-breaking humor, the show continues to be surprisingly grounded, sincere, and isn't overbearingly animu. More people should really be watching this, even if it's by no means great. Either this or The Unlimited is going to end up being the underrated show of the season.
I guess that the one real criticism that I have so far is that the setting is kind of a mess so far. I know that this is supposed to be an updated/modified retelling of a classic Japanese story, but man, the environment in episode two really lacked a cohesive style. There are people walking around in 19th-century English clothing and football jerseys among architecture that's Renaissance Italian in one scene and traditional Japanese in the next. There are cars, trains, and magic, but no modern conveniences. Especially with the show's limited background budget, it all looks like a patchwork mish-mash and doesn't impart the sort of unique character to the show that one would hope from something that is supposedly trying to differentiate itself from the work from which it's adapted. It's a minor complaint given that they've already managed to absorb me in the narrative, but I'd like to see stronger visual direction to accompany this fantastical world of youkai where technology and tradition are intermingled.
This show continues to be really focused on first and foremost telling its story. There have been countless opportunities for it to divert time away from the direct progression of events toward the kind of hijinx and pandering that wouldn't seem out of place in a show like this whose characters seem so evocative at first glance of simple and well-worn otaku and fujoshi behavioral tropes, but outside of some occasional tension-breaking humor, the show continues to be surprisingly grounded, sincere, and isn't overbearingly animu. More people should really be watching this, even if it's by no means great. Either this or The Unlimited is going to end up being the underrated show of the season.
I guess that the one real criticism that I have so far is that the setting is kind of a mess so far. I know that this is supposed to be an updated/modified retelling of a classic Japanese story, but man, the environment in episode two really lacked a cohesive style. There are people walking around in 19th-century English clothing and football jerseys among architecture that's Renaissance Italian in one scene and traditional Japanese in the next. There are cars, trains, and magic, but no modern conveniences. Especially with the show's limited background budget, it all looks like a patchwork mish-mash and doesn't impart the sort of unique character to the show that one would hope from something that is supposedly trying to differentiate itself from the work from which it's adapted. It's a minor complaint given that they've already managed to absorb me in the narrative, but I'd like to see stronger visual direction to accompany this fantastical world of youkai where technology and tradition are intermingled.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah, honestly, I don't have any real experience to understand the shift in harem pandering completely. Haruka is probably one of the older ones that I've seen, and it's not really all that old.
The idea of the harem must still be a thing though. SAO's success indicates that there is room in most sadlifes for a bland character that is super powerful and surrounded by hapless women who want to ride him to the chapel and the maternity ward, and it seems every season one of those shows hit it big. Well, by big I mean supra-10k sales. lol
I guess I'm just not educated enough to know if there's an actual change or if it really is a simple case of franchise fatigue. If anything, it seems older anime favoured the love triangle whereas now they seem to be in the minority. But again, that's basically an uneducated guess more than anything based on any real research.
I think it is true that most harems are adaptations though... I don't think I can come up with an original harem off the top of my head. In that respect, they all serve as advertisements more than anything else.
If you think it's a question of interest, why do you think people got bored with Haruka? Or is it a case where the porn is in the tropes, not in the literal "climax" of the series? All you need is just a season of some girl being shy, shouting BAKA, being cold, and being older (lol) and that's enough for most people? I suppose if you're just trope shopping, you don't really care what the author wants anyway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fNYgY8bQlM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf8hLlg85zA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYzZ4gIt1uM
yeah, they sure knew how to get me excited for something as an anime noob. RIP golden age
Shiina looked surprisingly nice this episode. Her emotional side is pretty funny too actually.
Hyouka Episode 11.5
I think someone here said that this is the most important episode of Hyouka. I can't say I quite agree, but it's a bit baffling that this was never in the original run, given how significant a bridge it is between the film and festival arcs. I actually stopped somewhere after the first seven minutes to rewatch episode eleven to give what was going on a better context. This is Houtarou brought his lowest after his ego is set up and sent crashing down like a bunch of Jenga blocks by Irisu.
The mystery was, as per usual, pretty mundane. But as with always in Hyouka, it serves an underlying purpose of furthering character development. It rekindles some confidence in his own abilities and especially, it's the start of a serious progression in Chitanda and Oreki's relationship. By this point, it's fairly evident how much Oreki is beginning to rely on her - it's her words of encouragement, after all, that get him crawling back out of his funk.
It was just a really fun episode all around. Hyouka's at its' best when it lets the characters breathe, and that's exactly what this episode did. I think I was particularly fond of
As always with Hyouka, the production quality is absolutely impeccable. This really can't be overstated enough, because lord, I've never seen a swimming pool episode look so good.
And it figures that the only shower scene in Hyouka stars the girl without a face.
I should really get around to a proper rewatch of Hyouka. But, well, priorities.
(JJ Abrams Presents)
I think someone here said that this is the most important episode of Hyouka. I can't say I quite agree, but it's a bit baffling that this was never in the original run, given how significant a bridge it is between the film and festival arcs. I actually stopped somewhere after the first seven minutes to rewatch episode eleven to give what was going on a better context. This is Houtarou brought his lowest after his ego is set up and sent crashing down like a bunch of Jenga blocks by Irisu.
The mystery was, as per usual, pretty mundane. But as with always in Hyouka, it serves an underlying purpose of furthering character development. It rekindles some confidence in his own abilities and especially, it's the start of a serious progression in Chitanda and Oreki's relationship. By this point, it's fairly evident how much Oreki is beginning to rely on her - it's her words of encouragement, after all, that get him crawling back out of his funk.
It was just a really fun episode all around. Hyouka's at its' best when it lets the characters breathe, and that's exactly what this episode did. I think I was particularly fond of
Mayaka's objections towards being picked up. Those few moments where quietly Mayaka walks into Satoshi's arms before she loses her composure were amazing.
As always with Hyouka, the production quality is absolutely impeccable. This really can't be overstated enough, because lord, I've never seen a swimming pool episode look so good.
And it figures that the only shower scene in Hyouka stars the girl without a face.
I should really get around to a proper rewatch of Hyouka. But, well, priorities.
LOL. Skip that episode. It's pretty bad and pointless.
that sounds pretty funny actually
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
This looks amazing.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Man, this sounds "amazing".
dakkumauji
Member
I'm intrigued.
Good choices. I always liked the other Samurai Champloo one, as well as a lot of the GiTS:SAC ones.
Same exact crew is working on Toonami current, though! I don't catch it every weekend, but I try to stay abreast with all their bumps, promos or whatever. They're pretty great, too.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
duckroll made it sound like you hated this episode or thought this episode was pointless or something, so I was all ready with the brimstone and fire and now I don't even know what to say. lol
For me, beyond serving as a bridge, it serves as a nice denouement to not only the film arc but the entire first half of the series. It turns Oreki into a human being, as opposed to a crazy person who goes from
screaming in anguish in one episode
being normal again as if nothing happened
The episode serves as the hinge that connects the two halves of the series together and without it, the series is much weaker.
Owned. You fell for my trap again! :firehawk
Crash Station
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We got All Fiction'd, so now we're deciding on whether we can defeat Kumagawa or not. If we can, we can restore what he erased and make it back to OT2, which is what it normally would be. If not, we'll fall further into non-existence.
dakkumauji
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Sounds like a pointless struggle. We should just see how deep this rabbit hole goes.
Trojita
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So it was a joke? Shit I was about to write that I didn't realize you guys wrote OT -4 as a joke, and it is OT1. Then I saw the wall of shame for OT3.
Crash Station
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That's why the poll is pointless.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Let's have hate sex now!
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Reverse duckroll hype. You can call it... the antiducktroll.
Lewd.
Oh man, that other Champloo promo is nostagia overload. That song is San Francisco - Midicronica, which was only used once in the show as the ED in the final episode but in the promos long before the finale ever aired here.
I think I'm going to be up watching old adult swim bumps on youtube for the rest of the night now. I associate stuff like this so strongly with watching Fullmetal Alchemist for the first time as a teenager.
Trollducked.
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