R_thanatos
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But we just had the mid season finale with big powers clashing , fillers are obviously coming right after
Well they were quite close to the manga, despite their 25 eps filler arc after the timeskip
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Winter of Anime 2013 |OT -6| How much lower can we go?!
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But we just had the mid season finale with big powers clashing , fillers are obviously coming right after
Well they were quite close to the manga, despite their 25 eps filler arc after the timeskip
Ultimadrago
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Yes, AmiAmi only does combined shipping for pre-orders of the same month (or currently available ones bought at the same time). Since one of the mentioned is set for May and the other for June, you'd have to pay shipping for each separately upon charge and I believe it will cost more.
Yes. Im not sure if AmiAmi combines shipping, but some sites have a setup which allows you to have a "warehouse" which is basically a storage for purchased items which you can then group and ship as you want them. The most notable one I can think of is Hobbylink Japan. they might actually be the only ones that do it that way.
There is no wrong answer to this.
Watch Pretty Cure
The filler/canon ratio was about as bad as Bleach, wasn't it? Sensible decision if so.
the only downside is that I like the bit of Fairy Tail filler I've seen more than the canon :lol
dakkumauji
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And Tanken Driland will be taking that spot. Wait, Tanken Driland is still running?
I also really like Minami-Ke.
Dedication Through Light
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Was sure Driland was going to be a 50 episode anime.
Reading your impressions is usually amusing...but seriously, did it really take you that long to notice it wasn't the right episode?
As for the issue in question...Gundam as a property has more than a handful of stupid Engrish names, to say the least, so I honestly thought nothing of it.
QisTopTier
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Started watching Magi yesterday, I'm really liking this show.
R_thanatos
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Actually not really in fairy tail in terms of fillers you have :
7 eps ( 69 -75 ) Daphne arc
26 eps (125 - 150 ) Key of the Starry Sky arc
That's all for fillers .. the rest is an anime with a certain sense of pacing that might not be for everyone.
The rets of the episode is 100% manga canon
Damn. thats really not too bad. but those guys are director level.
Unfortunately the show flies way off the hinges and hasnt seemed to recover from it.
They had some production nightmares too.
Ultimadrago
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Hakase's such a brat. Love it.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Plotwise? What's happened production wise?
R_thanatos
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a total shame driland wasn't loved more ..i enjoyed the 14 episodes i've seen .. a fun sense of adventure and exploring .
And the cast had enough to be entertaining , especially the guy that show up later.
A shame nobody paid attention to this show .
thank to driland i now believe that an ussop-like character is necessary in all fantasy adventure animes !
victreeb3l
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caught up with all of love live. pretty good so far
minami ke is really funny. i remember loving the first 2 seasons a lot.
animation gets bad and they end up doing some dumb things to the plot. if you like the anime you should really read the manga.
minami ke is really funny. i remember loving the first 2 seasons a lot.
animation gets bad and they end up doing some dumb things to the plot. if you like the anime you should really read the manga.
Plotwise Ill let others who read the manga explain since I only know what happens in the anime, but productionwise they cost cut to the point of hilarity and also had some issues getting in-betweens on time and the result utterly destroyed some scenes.
Dedication Through Light
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I wonder where they will even end the arc, I cant think of any stopping point. Well I guess based on the OP they could end at that fight thats highlighted there. :/
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Watch Utena.
It took me like, less than a full minute to notice it, so "that long" is sort of an unfair question to ask. I'd have caught it sooner, but I was so stunned by the incredible awful that is the name REVIVE REVIVAL that I didn't catch it.
I mean, really. REVIVE REVIVAL. Having a character named "Cagalli" is one thing for bad Engrish names, but REVIVE REVIVAL is silly.
Gundam 00 5
Okay, so, minor detour aside, this wasn't that bad an episode. Alleluia vs Hallelujah is something straight out of a Square PSX game, but still, it wasn't that bad. Finally found out that the Lt. was a girl, and (H)allelujah's backstory was pretty good, and I'm so numb to Xrounderxrounderxrounder hijinks that the mind meld didn't bother me the way it should. But I mean, cool episode, really. If they all are like this, no problems here.
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OL humor.
OL humor.
Hyouka 5 (Rewatch)
And so I'm finally at the high point of early Hyouka. What an amazing episode. One should expect no less of Kyoani's SSS+ team: veteran Yoshiji Kigami directing, while K-On's ace Yukiko Horiguchi supervised the animation. This was the first (and so far, only) time they helmed an episode together, and my main question after watching it is: why the hell don't they work together more often!?
Kigami does pretty nice, solid storyboards overall. Not a lot in the way of fancy elaborated blocking or fancy camera angles like Ishidate or Takemoto, but they can really pack a punch, and when he does use those resources, it's always to great effect, like in the slanted cut of Oreki and Eru watching the sky.
Particularly, now that I come back to it after finishing the whole show, I find this episode is really filled with nuance everywhere you look. Little things like Mayaka being the one who notices the drawing of Hyouka's cover and picks up on its meaning, and looking at it with the face of an aspiring artist trying to learn, or Oreki being the one that gets the pun right away, going in line with his shitty wordplay antics. They also foreshadowed some stuff, like Satoshi's later development and relationship with Oreki in this sequence:
Here we see Oreki "stepping" into the light as he talks of becoming more rose-colored and abandoning his restrained ways, and the reaction from Satoshi is kinda strange and given importance by the directing, with that shading, scene composition and the traditional same-perspective shot for heightened tension. Later, on the festival arc, we get a complete explanation of his motivations and thoughts, but it's nice that they were getting at it this early already.
Another thing that's really noticeable now that I know the whole arc of the characters is the way Oreki changed his attitude when the possibility of his theory being wrong was brought up by his sister. Yuichi Watanabe (key animator for the episode) commented on something along those lines, but I think there's a bit more than just "acting differently around his sister" to it.
We see throughout this episode that Oreki has become invested into the mystery, and is constantly thinking about how Sekitani Jun's "super rose-colored life" relates to him and his mindset, particularly seen in one of the first scenes when he's in his bed thinking about it. So it's only natural that he gets upset and fired up when he's told that there's more to the story. This is a pretty good instance of character development, and it will show again in future episodes (particularly in 18): Oreki actually does get curious about stuff, especially when they relate to him directly (or he himself becomes emotionally invested in them). Finding out what happened 45 years ago became not just a favour for Chitanda, but something that had to do with him and his ideas about life, as is brought to foreground at the end when he's writing the letter.
There's something to be said about the animation in this episode. I think it even surpasses the animation for the opener. That's the power of Horiguchi for ya! Not only everything moves a whole lot at every turn, but the characters strike fun, varied poses, and make really nice expressions, displaying a more broad emotional range than in the previous episodes (although this was also allowed by the plot and nice script for ep. 5)
The animation added some great bits of characterization and created much richer situations and a broader, believable episode overall. I found this shot to be a strong example; as the characters get caught off-guard by Oreki's eagerness, they become quite excited, and we see their urge to rush into the library just in the animation, and details like Satoshi forgetting his bag for a second due to the hype. I wonder who animated it, maybe Chiyoko Ueno?
Another notable thing was everything to do with the young librarian, when she was reminiscing. Her characterization and thoughts were really brought up by the animation, and enhanced by the nice direction idea about herself interacting with the "flashback" in a sort of tacked-on manner that worked perfectly.
In contrast, her adult self's reactions were really, really restrained, and never deviated from that melancholic smile that shows a person who has already moved on and is left with just the bittersweet memories of the event.
The conclusion to the episode was really well done, it had more power than something like what was happening deserves, lol. The OST, the Oreki grabbing his knee and being exhasperated, the gradual realization by each of the members about what "Hyouka" meant, the quick cuts between Chitanda reading and the flashbacks with her uncle, the brief switch into visual-craziness mode with that powerful cut of the bunny being killed, the build-up by the OST- and at the end, the really nice trademark color palette change we've seen quite a bit already in the show:
Everything came together just for that scene, and now that I've rewatched it I'm even more convinced that it's one of the best sequences in the show.
Oh, and for what it's worth, Chitanda gets a little glimpse of characterization, albeit it's through standard exposition monologue, but I guess they needed to lay on the :firehawk somewhere lol.
I think I wrote much more than normally for this one, so apologies if it gets long and tedious; but I really loved this episode
And so I'm finally at the high point of early Hyouka. What an amazing episode. One should expect no less of Kyoani's SSS+ team: veteran Yoshiji Kigami directing, while K-On's ace Yukiko Horiguchi supervised the animation. This was the first (and so far, only) time they helmed an episode together, and my main question after watching it is: why the hell don't they work together more often!?
Kigami does pretty nice, solid storyboards overall. Not a lot in the way of fancy elaborated blocking or fancy camera angles like Ishidate or Takemoto, but they can really pack a punch, and when he does use those resources, it's always to great effect, like in the slanted cut of Oreki and Eru watching the sky.
Particularly, now that I come back to it after finishing the whole show, I find this episode is really filled with nuance everywhere you look. Little things like Mayaka being the one who notices the drawing of Hyouka's cover and picks up on its meaning, and looking at it with the face of an aspiring artist trying to learn, or Oreki being the one that gets the pun right away, going in line with his shitty wordplay antics. They also foreshadowed some stuff, like Satoshi's later development and relationship with Oreki in this sequence:
Here we see Oreki "stepping" into the light as he talks of becoming more rose-colored and abandoning his restrained ways, and the reaction from Satoshi is kinda strange and given importance by the directing, with that shading, scene composition and the traditional same-perspective shot for heightened tension. Later, on the festival arc, we get a complete explanation of his motivations and thoughts, but it's nice that they were getting at it this early already.
Another thing that's really noticeable now that I know the whole arc of the characters is the way Oreki changed his attitude when the possibility of his theory being wrong was brought up by his sister. Yuichi Watanabe (key animator for the episode) commented on something along those lines, but I think there's a bit more than just "acting differently around his sister" to it.
We see throughout this episode that Oreki has become invested into the mystery, and is constantly thinking about how Sekitani Jun's "super rose-colored life" relates to him and his mindset, particularly seen in one of the first scenes when he's in his bed thinking about it. So it's only natural that he gets upset and fired up when he's told that there's more to the story. This is a pretty good instance of character development, and it will show again in future episodes (particularly in 18): Oreki actually does get curious about stuff, especially when they relate to him directly (or he himself becomes emotionally invested in them). Finding out what happened 45 years ago became not just a favour for Chitanda, but something that had to do with him and his ideas about life, as is brought to foreground at the end when he's writing the letter.
There's something to be said about the animation in this episode. I think it even surpasses the animation for the opener. That's the power of Horiguchi for ya! Not only everything moves a whole lot at every turn, but the characters strike fun, varied poses, and make really nice expressions, displaying a more broad emotional range than in the previous episodes (although this was also allowed by the plot and nice script for ep. 5)
This pose is typical Horiguchi. Kinda unrealistic, who would do that with their hands when they're surprised? But it goes hand-in-hand with the funny, wobbly style she has. Tamako from the currently airing show has done this exact pose quite a bit as of now.
The animation added some great bits of characterization and created much richer situations and a broader, believable episode overall. I found this shot to be a strong example; as the characters get caught off-guard by Oreki's eagerness, they become quite excited, and we see their urge to rush into the library just in the animation, and details like Satoshi forgetting his bag for a second due to the hype. I wonder who animated it, maybe Chiyoko Ueno?
Another notable thing was everything to do with the young librarian, when she was reminiscing. Her characterization and thoughts were really brought up by the animation, and enhanced by the nice direction idea about herself interacting with the "flashback" in a sort of tacked-on manner that worked perfectly.
In contrast, her adult self's reactions were really, really restrained, and never deviated from that melancholic smile that shows a person who has already moved on and is left with just the bittersweet memories of the event.
The conclusion to the episode was really well done, it had more power than something like what was happening deserves, lol. The OST, the Oreki grabbing his knee and being exhasperated, the gradual realization by each of the members about what "Hyouka" meant, the quick cuts between Chitanda reading and the flashbacks with her uncle, the brief switch into visual-craziness mode with that powerful cut of the bunny being killed, the build-up by the OST- and at the end, the really nice trademark color palette change we've seen quite a bit already in the show:
Everything came together just for that scene, and now that I've rewatched it I'm even more convinced that it's one of the best sequences in the show.
Oh, and for what it's worth, Chitanda gets a little glimpse of characterization, albeit it's through standard exposition monologue, but I guess they needed to lay on the :firehawk somewhere lol.
I think I wrote much more than normally for this one, so apologies if it gets long and tedious; but I really loved this episode
R_thanatos
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There isn't one.
We're in the middle of a city wide tournament, stopping there is impossible without some kind of gigantic asspull that would be impossible to recover from if they do.
they better just change time slot and work closely with the mangaka otherwise they'll be doomed
Ultimadrago
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=47661204&postcount=17138
A .gif of the dance in question.
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=47701987#post47701987
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=47702005&postcount=17621
Not to mention multiple inconsistent models done between scenes of previous episodes.
Awful Falafel
Banned
The first season is definitely great but after that it's all downhill. It's hard to say what it's comparable to other than relative to other slice of life comedies. The closest I can think of is that it's a less perverted Mitsudomoe with less reliance on misunderstandings. Definitely features more home life rather than school since it's centered around sisters and far less idyllic than the calm and relaxing variety of slice of life.
Really it boils down to the type of humor you like and the kinds of characters you enjoy. It's no Nichijou but I rank the first season relatively highly on the slice of life totem pole.
Time to get crackin'.
victreeb3l
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i never noticed these except for the dancing one but HOLY CRAP thats terrible. wow.
R_thanatos
Member
Maoyuu Maou Yuusha 09
"I am a human"
This is all ..
No wait it's not.
I'm glad the anime delivered on the speech ... it was hard to mess up but i'm glad they didn't.
Yuusha is 13 episodes, right ? Then they can end it just at the right time for an awesome twist finale if they do it right
"I am a human"
This is all ..
No wait it's not.
I'm glad the anime delivered on the speech ... it was hard to mess up but i'm glad they didn't.
Yuusha is 13 episodes, right ? Then they can end it just at the right time for an awesome twist finale if they do it right
Mobile Fighter G Gundam 5
SHADOW MOSES ISLAND AND METAL GUNDAM SHINING AND HOT RUSSIAN SPIES OH MY! So in this episode, Domon busts out of a Russian prison because those Neo-Commies are a bunch of dirty cheaters who arrest Gundam Fighters and steal their Gundams. Argo is like a ten foot tall guy because that's what Russians are known for, and he also finishes a draw. So basically, all Domon's friends have ended the match in a draw except, well, America. But Chibodee Crocket still is crawling with babes.
My favorite part of the episode was Rain's comment "If he keeps this up, I'm gonna dump him." HAHAHA, yeah right Rain, because Domon TOTALLY thinks the two of you are in a relationship.
SHADOW MOSES ISLAND AND METAL GUNDAM SHINING AND HOT RUSSIAN SPIES OH MY! So in this episode, Domon busts out of a Russian prison because those Neo-Commies are a bunch of dirty cheaters who arrest Gundam Fighters and steal their Gundams. Argo is like a ten foot tall guy because that's what Russians are known for, and he also finishes a draw. So basically, all Domon's friends have ended the match in a draw except, well, America. But Chibodee Crocket still is crawling with babes.
My favorite part of the episode was Rain's comment "If he keeps this up, I'm gonna dump him." HAHAHA, yeah right Rain, because Domon TOTALLY thinks the two of you are in a relationship.
Sorry for jumping to conclusions a little too quickly then.
Oh, the name is certainly bad. It just doesn't strike me as odd in the face of guys like FULL FRONTAL and many others.
Goes to shit like 10 eps into season 2. This is from the guy that kinda liked Gundam AGE so you know what my tolerance levels are like!
dakkumauji
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Cuticle Detective Inaba 09
Gotta say that was a pretty fun episode. First part was definitely the most action filled this show will ever get, but pretty nice to see all that hair color power.
Second part was more Sugita fun, especially him embracing his inner loli love.
Gotta say that was a pretty fun episode. First part was definitely the most action filled this show will ever get, but pretty nice to see all that hair color power.
Second part was more Sugita fun, especially him embracing his inner loli love.
Wow.
I see, well it's certainly cheaper than buying from other sites but thanks.
I usually order from hlj but unfortunately they stopped doing pre-orders of both figmas thats why I am checking out Amiami.
Look's like separate shipments it is.
Ultimadrago
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You're alive~!
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Holy shit :LOL
Crash Station
Member
They could only get away with having little filler for so long.
is it worth watching, cosmic?
R_thanatos
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mondaijitachi 08
So that was a prologue ? Well Well
Episode was great and i got a lecture on "true art" ...
Shiroyasha is right ..
So that was a prologue ? Well Well
Episode was great and i got a lecture on "true art" ...
Shiroyasha is right ..
Crash Station
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I'm a fan, but probably not.
It does have an amazing soundtrack though. One of my favorite OSTs in anime.
Domon's just got that much swag. Just talking to a girl makes them think they're his girl.
Can't risk getting invested in something that I may never be able to complete ._.
All that Celtic rock synth is ear murder, sasuga Hackanashi.
I've had a couple friends recommend it to me and it looks really lightweight for no reason I can properly articulate.
There's something kinda neat in episode 8 regarding how he feels towards her. It gets glossed over for a long while after though.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I don't even watch the anime, but GOD DAMN I love it's OST
Haven't seen the anime, but from what I've read of the manga it's like the ultimate generic shonen adventure.
Awesome! They're so cute. I would use one if it weren't Tamako Market season.
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