Jex
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"Starting with episode 11, Anno was working up to 18 hours a day." If that doesn't start to wear you down, nothing will.
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Winter of Anime 2013 |OT -5| This is stupid, kayos90 sucks!
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"Starting with episode 11, Anno was working up to 18 hours a day." If that doesn't start to wear you down, nothing will.
So I went through the other posts in relation to the series and while the authors makes some very interesting point such as in episode 2, there also seems to be some stretching such as in episode 3 with the American pilot and the authored got called out for that in the comments. Still it was a very interesting read and something I didn't pick up on when I watched it.
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I haven't watched episode 43 yet, but you would faint in less than fifteen seconds as oxygen stops reaching the brain, eventually resulting in death because, well, the brain's important. Climbers going to the Everest have to condition themselves for months in order to prepare for the low oxygen levels up there, and even then they bring along oxygen tanks in order to not fall dead on the snow.
Crazy.
Lee Chaolan
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Going to start watching the Idolm@ster anime today! What do I have to look forward to? Makoto is my favorite.
R_thanatos
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yep pretty much..It's get warmer and warmer and suddenly it's hot..
Thank you very muchfailure moe:
You want Chiaki only? Here:
Yep .... It's much much better in the episode !
Her, mainly.
You're crazy, there was barely anything in that one page. The episode made it ten times better.
Dedication Through Light
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Hunter x Hunter 65
Nen is getting more and more awesome especially how it can be combined for upclose and then these long range skills combined with elements. Electric eel Killua ftw and whatever Gons skill will evolve into in a few days. Plot
Great hunterpedia as usual, really like the song there, feels like an rpg.
Nen is getting more and more awesome especially how it can be combined for upclose and then these long range skills combined with elements. Electric eel Killua ftw and whatever Gons skill will evolve into in a few days. Plot
was sad that Killua left the island. I thought he'd get less screentime but they still gave him lots and by the preview guess even more time at the exam. I thought he didnt want to become a hunter and would just rely on Gon so that was surprising. Even more the Phantom Troupe just vanishing easily, thought they'd put up more of a fight there. Hoping the guy with the creature can avenge the others that died from the bomber squad
Great hunterpedia as usual, really like the song there, feels like an rpg.
Lee Chaolan
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But he would be holding his breath. He'd at least have however much oxygen he last breathed in. I think he could stretch that out for a few minutes or something at least.
I missed this last night but congrats!
Will do!
It's fine. I wanted an excuse to post Candy Boy anyway.
You're a good person.
You should get yourself checked for anomalies in your brain first.
Simulwatches are gonna be difficult for me for a variety of reasons.
Motherfucking backlog season.
Don't sweat it!
If you are a Makoto fan, the Idolm@ster anime is must see.
She is a baller in that show. Absolute goddess.
Lee Chaolan
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I know, I wanna rewatch too, but all I have are all Doom Tree VHS tapes. lol.
Will have to pick up a boxset at some point.
You trying to kill me here? xD
Just sayin, Makoto is goddess tier in the show (although my personal favorite girl is Takane)
Actually it's Space Birmingham but it's pretty easy to mix the two up.
EDIT: Talking about the proper one. Not the copycat wannabe in Alabama.
This was a fun little manga even if I'm still not sure what exactly happened in the ending.
I blind-bought the BD box for this back in the early days of anime BD releases because I was hungry for more Blu-ray. Had a pretty good time with it.
The occasional compression noise in the video is a shame though--not sure if I should blame that on the use of MPEG-2 instead of AVC/x264 or if it's just poorly encoded and MPEG-2 could do better than that, but it'd be nice if they did a re-release some day at the same encoding quality as the OVAs.
Finish this!
Utawarerumono is all about Eruruu and her amazing tail.
Lee Chaolan
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So ready. I just need to pry myself away from here now. xD
Unrelated, but what's your avatar from?
The Japanese set? Can't say I ever noticed any particularly obnoxious compression issues, but then I only watched it the once, and I was probably too staggered by exactly how much of an upgrade from DVD it was to pay that much attention in that regard.
I was wondering what happened to these. Glad to see they're still going.
Good luck with that part, heh.
Overman King Gainer 1-
. I love how the main character's names are Gain and Gainer. This feels like the show is missing some scenes though.
Another interesting thing to note is in regards to the worldbuilding. There's a lot of terminology that is thrown around and isn't really explained but the audience does get a sense of what the technology does, even if they don't have an understanding of the history. More of the worldbuilding is focused in the background on the history of the culture and planet.
As for the art, well the main reason I'm watching this show is because of the Kenichi Yoshida character designs and art. Another main reason is the mech stuff and how Eiji Nakada worked on it.
There are definitely some tropes in this such as the random kid getting into a mech and not only that but also being an ace in it. That's to be expected though due it being Tomino. There's even the popular idol/singer aspect as well.
In short;
Well this was entertaining. I definitely can't say it was a boring episode. The pacing in this is insane. Within 7 minutes,
Who the hell designs these outfits?
the main character has been arrested and is already in a jailbreak
This scene doesn't really feel deserved due to the fact that Gainer met Gain pretty much a day ago at max. Gainer himself also really doesn't fit any teenager model I've seen considering he's casually wielding a gun at a person despite a lack of a military background and seems perfectly willing to go with the flow. One interesting thing of note is the attention to detail at times and then proceeding to ignore it. One example is when Gain uses his jacket to muffle gunshots and then later is shot with a bulletproof jacket on and shrugs off the damage when in reality a shot should still cause significant bruising and knocking the breath out of someone.
Another interesting thing to note is in regards to the worldbuilding. There's a lot of terminology that is thrown around and isn't really explained but the audience does get a sense of what the technology does, even if they don't have an understanding of the history. More of the worldbuilding is focused in the background on the history of the culture and planet.
As for the art, well the main reason I'm watching this show is because of the Kenichi Yoshida character designs and art. Another main reason is the mech stuff and how Eiji Nakada worked on it.
There are definitely some tropes in this such as the random kid getting into a mech and not only that but also being an ace in it. That's to be expected though due it being Tomino. There's even the popular idol/singer aspect as well.
In short;
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai.
Let's see...today's the Super Bowl, so no animu for today. For the rest of this week, I'm considering getting back into K-ON!! after taking a little break from it. I'll also probably watch more Black Lagoon, though I wasn't particularly impressed with the first episode. Not sure about iDOLM@STER. Maybe toward the end of the week I'll watch one or two eps.
Thinking about a week off from tv stuff (aside from airing/stuff I've just about finished) myself so I can get some movies/OVAs out of the way.
Crash Station
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Toonami is an action block, which for many people is the only acceptable genre of anime. They come in here and see crap like Tamako Market and they'll go running right back to that thread.
Dedication Through Light
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 22 (The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya III)
Less real, the better. What an odd reference, I never even heard of it before. Really took an unexpected turn again as Haruhi never fails to surprise. I like how most stuff in the show is explained the same way.
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Opening discussion was my favorite part because Koizumi reacted to Haruhi's suggestion that he needs more screentime, and Kyons comments about it.
Less real, the better. What an odd reference, I never even heard of it before. Really took an unexpected turn again as Haruhi never fails to surprise. I like how most stuff in the show is explained the same way.
it happened because Haruhi wanted it too, and the worlds common sense is not hers, and etc. No true explanation for where the laser came from it just appeared.
Opening discussion was my favorite part because Koizumi reacted to Haruhi's suggestion that he needs more screentime, and Kyons comments about it.
-Minsc-
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I was referring the the quality of the gif, not comparing it to the scene in the manga (which I've never read).
Plus it's missing the correct soundtrack.
Gintama Episode 4
So, are the perms and the crew cut gangs suppose to be Gintama's version of the Crips and Bloods?
A man's Gaf is as precious as a man's Jump.
I am sure Hyouin Kyouma would be willing to assist you with that request.
Solid Snake would be proud...and then quickly disappointed at those two.
So, are the perms and the crew cut gangs suppose to be Gintama's version of the Crips and Bloods?
A man's Gaf is as precious as a man's Jump.
Jex
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They can go watch PscyhoPass anytime they want!
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That depends on an individual's lung capacity and hemoglobin levels. At best most people can't go without taking a gasp of breath for longer than three minutes, so that will have to do on whatever the episode was asking here.
Yeah, it's not constant or anything, just every now and then.
Here's a couple of crops from the opening:
Jex
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Absolutely, it's certainly more of a guideline than rule, However in this case the sentence construction wasn't exactly on a Mark Twain level, it was just unnecessarily repetitive and boring.
Crash Station
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He was already breathing heavy. If he held his breath while light-headed, he'd pass out.
On the flipside, his time limit should have been shortened when he was running with the buggy. I'm suspecting that there's an air flow within the whole system, to stop him from breathing in his own carbon dioxide, which is probably why the timelimit didn't change despite the changing circumstances to the amount of oxygen he personally used.
Jex
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Well it's not really your fault if the show starts off on such a negative note!
Crash Station
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They have an OT for that.
Jex
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Now you're just making it sound like duckroll segregated this thread so that he could promote PsychoPass in the Off-Topic in peace!
Theonik
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Totaly didn't expect that from an 80s anime. Was a pretty pleasant surprise. The whole plot surrounding it was bonkers too.
And now here's the marketing director with a machine-gun
It's actually 26.00 on Amazon.co.uk, they included the commentaries btw, though left out creditless OPs and EDs
I'm on it! On episode 14 now
Oh, I know why it was picked probably has to do with that. Japan being the ruler of earth in the Gunbuster universe isn't subtle at all anyway, I mean earth's military is called "The Imperial Defence something" and is stationed in Japan. There are other places where it's obvious too. The reason I mentioned it is a) It is kinda cheesy to choose that date for the potential destruction of the earth. b) It happens to be my birthday
mostly the later though. But how can you know what is good if you haven't seen the bad? They actually sprinkle actual story development between the eps at the pace of a grain per episode so they aren't 100% skipable. If it wasn't for the summary at the start of each episode they'd be hard to skip even!
Jex
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I've experienced enough parts of them earlier to know that what I'm missing is extremely minor. Apart from the episodes I've chosen to watch (30/31, 35) most of the material that is covered in the filler is rather ancillary to the series and characters, so much so that Anno excised nearly all of it. Are those tiny shreds of content worth experiencing basically an entire cours worth of filler for? Absolutely not, in the same way that I would never watch any recap episode that sprinkles in about 30 seconds of new content or character perspective on the events: that stuff can bugger off. How the characters moved from A to B to C is far less important than the tone and pace that the series had going for it before the Island Arc.
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