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Winter of Anime 2013 |OT -6| How much lower can we go?!
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That's really fucking disgusting.
Crash Station
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Space Bros 47
I like Amanti. Hope she becomes a semi-regular character.
I like Amanti. Hope she becomes a semi-regular character.
Jex
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That's definitely an improvement.
Jex
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That's definitely an improvement.
Movie's so good it's taking GAF down.
Another SSY-related grossness for kayos.
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For all its faults, I like the manga's monster designs - they're disgusting in a way that the anime never approaches.
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For all its faults, I like the manga's monster designs - they're disgusting in a way that the anime never approaches.
I'm just waiting for some Sword Art Online derivative to throw a spanner in the works.
MisterSamMan
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Minami-ke Tadaima 09
Fujioka x Hitomi needs to be a thing, right?
Jex
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Now, in all fairness to the From the New World anime that series is not so interested in portraying some horrific visage for you to gasp at so much as it it attempts to disturb you with the implications of something you can't exactly see. It's more about the implication of what could possibly lie around that corner, or through that that curtain rather than a visceral reaction to something gross.
Smile Precure! 03
One Word: Peace
Your faves could never ever.
One Word: Peace
Your faves could never ever.
Ever
Yes I'm a series behind on Precure forgive me fellow Pretty Cure Stans ;__;
Lol my PC had like no memory/disk space so I had to cut a lot of stuff to make this gif ;__; I shall remake it and do Cure Peace Justice tbh
Jex
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It's his time to shine with Iwasaki's semi retirement and decline. Hopefully he gets to work on more high profile shows in the future though... anyway lets see if he has another Daitoubatsu in him for Samurai Girls s2.
I hope I'm not getting overhyped for Wolf Children. I don't want to inflate my expectations to impossible levels and become disappointed by an otherwise great movie. 
Yeah, I'd like to see him in more high profile shows as well. I think he's good at pulling off at least one Daitoubatsu or two per show. I don't know much about music composition, but he just seems to know how to make those types of songs. He has a couple of good songs like that in Horizon.
This is an interesting point which I feel I can expand on. I don't feel that it's a problem so much as a really interesting discussion topic.
With regards to the usage of montage, I think it's very effective precisely because of what is montaged and what is not. The purpose of the early parts of the story was not to give the father figure an important role into the story, but rather focus on things which eventually become important to Yuki. Maybe this is something which takes more reflection to realize, but it really is another sign of how Hosoda's instinct as a director has matured. This is a great example of how a film should "show" and not "tell".
The scenes which apply montage the most and have the least amount of dialogue are also the scenes which Yuki would have never experienced herself. They are things her mother told her about as she grew up, and after she is born, it would be mixed with events she would be too young to remember in detail.
Obviously the story isn't entirely from Yuki's perspective, so this isn't exactly an exact science, but I feel there's a very conscious application of how the earlier parts of the movie are more focused on specific events (how I met your father), (we would meet at dates at night), (then we started living together), (how he died), with the rest being more dreamlike, and a mix of Hana's memory and how Yuki would probably imagine it to be. As the two children grow, the movie also gets more and more subtle about placing specific importance on events, and becomes much more natural. So I'm sure that feeling is intentional.
As for the narration, that's a really interesting point which I didn't think about. It's definitely true that in retrospect, Yuki narrating the entire story shows that she continues to think and interact as a human does (keeping records, ensuring the account of her family's story is passed on, visiting her mother from time to time, etc), while Ame fully embraces his animal side and becomes part of nature where such things which are so important to us are less important to him.
My main takeaway from the narrative aspect was that it was a sort of red herring, where Hosoda wanted to make it seem like the predictable sort of family drama where the mother actually died in some dramatic tragic finale, and the daughter is telling the story years later. Only to sort of surprise the audience at the end when the movie is really not that dramatic. Your interpretation actually makes much more sense. Lol.
The scenes which apply montage the most and have the least amount of dialogue are also the scenes which Yuki would have never experienced herself. They are things her mother told her about as she grew up, and after she is born, it would be mixed with events she would be too young to remember in detail.
Obviously the story isn't entirely from Yuki's perspective, so this isn't exactly an exact science, but I feel there's a very conscious application of how the earlier parts of the movie are more focused on specific events (how I met your father), (we would meet at dates at night), (then we started living together), (how he died), with the rest being more dreamlike, and a mix of Hana's memory and how Yuki would probably imagine it to be. As the two children grow, the movie also gets more and more subtle about placing specific importance on events, and becomes much more natural. So I'm sure that feeling is intentional.
As for the narration, that's a really interesting point which I didn't think about. It's definitely true that in retrospect, Yuki narrating the entire story shows that she continues to think and interact as a human does (keeping records, ensuring the account of her family's story is passed on, visiting her mother from time to time, etc), while Ame fully embraces his animal side and becomes part of nature where such things which are so important to us are less important to him.
My main takeaway from the narrative aspect was that it was a sort of red herring, where Hosoda wanted to make it seem like the predictable sort of family drama where the mother actually died in some dramatic tragic finale, and the daughter is telling the story years later. Only to sort of surprise the audience at the end when the movie is really not that dramatic. Your interpretation actually makes much more sense. Lol.
Glad you liked it. The movie really does expose the flaws of Letter of Momo. I watched it before Letter to Momo though, so instead of thinking "wow this is how much better Momo could have been", my reaction was "why isn't this as good as Wolf Children". Roflmao. As for the inequality bit, fwiw,
the scene where Yuki reveals herself to the boy using the curtains, was voted on one of the NTV early morning variety shows as the #2 best scene-which-makes-the-audience-cry in all of 2012 or something. So I'm sure that counts for something! Yuki's story is definitely the story which I think most people will relate to, while Ame's story is something which I guess reflects more of "how much simpler life could be if we weren't constrained by society".
is that from the new world?
hmm seems interesting, maybe i should check it out
lol? Was the original greed island ovas that bad?
Its Kyubey!
Mipple and Mepple were annoying but not frightening at least.
This dude is baller. This room is a bit like mine, but he has more figures, some dakimakuras and sex toys, whereas I just have a ton of anime, some figures and a New Orleans Saints piggy bank. Im behind the times. I do have a big Kyubey figure guarding the place like he does.
I like this design. Its cute.
Smile Precure! 03
One Word: Peace
Your faves could never ever.
Ever
Yes I'm a series behind on Precure forgive me fellow Pretty Cure Stans ;__;
Lol my PC had like no memory/disk space so I had to cut a lot of stuff to make this gif ;__; I shall remake it and do Cure Peace Justice tbh
You cannot do justice to Peace. Its impossible to show her in her absolute glory. A gif wont do it. She is a phenomenon.
You can find various clips of it up on youtube to see just how shit it is, not that I'd actually recommend doing that of course.
R_thanatos
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This is a trick question , isn't it ?
i believe the blu-ray have been released
( so obviously people can go and buy it ).
I don't care since it was in theaters in france and i missed it ;-;
Might just do that after the arc ends in 2011... I gotta see it if its that bad lol, not going to risk spoilers though.
I couldn't go watch it either, don't worry.
RurouniZel
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But the question is does Kyubey really protect the place? ;P
I suppose better Kyubey than Saya though. ^^;
R_thanatos
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There was no theater close that aired the movie
Life is ..life is .... unfair sometimes.
HxH 2011 69
Watching the dodgeball match with actual animation and excellent production values is just... holy shit. Someone please pinch me as I must be dreaming.
Episode was freaking great .. i believe it's better animated and at a faster pace than the oavs .. awesome.
Fixed that for you.
Jex
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Prepare to for Production I.G.'s beautiful CG masterpiece.
So yeah quickly looking at the wiki for the Jojo manga and trying to avoid any spoilers.... seems every arc from here on in is going to be 17 volumes long? So from part 3 to part 7 they'll need to do 5 two cour series....
C'mon david production....
Anyway time to watch 17-21 in one go!
C'mon david production....
Anyway time to watch 17-21 in one go!
strangedopamine
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Sgt. Keroro Episode 213 + Episode 215 or "The Day Momoka Stood Still" + "Wet King 3 1/33"
Ep 213: Momoka's stuck in a time loop and nobody else notices. Keroro thinks that she can tell the future at one point.
Ep 215: Wet King is awesome, just as good as 556.
Ep 213: Momoka's stuck in a time loop and nobody else notices. Keroro thinks that she can tell the future at one point.
Ep 215: Wet King is awesome, just as good as 556.
May Hidamari Sketch live forever. I hope Shaft never stops making it.
R_thanatos
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Minami-ke tadaima 09- 8 hit combo time
This episode featured a healty dose of hosaka..
Some delicious cameos :
And plenty of misunderstandings !
Glorious minami-ke episode !
This episode featured a healty dose of hosaka..
AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH
Some delicious cameos :
The spiciest man in history ! SpicyMan !
And plenty of misunderstandings !
Glorious minami-ke episode !
Theonik
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Wolf Children Ami and Yuki
Absolutely worth the mounds of praise it's been receiving and then some. I've never really fully grasped the comments of "this being Hosoda's most 'mature' film" or "directed with such confidence" before in regards to this film, but after watching the credits finish rolling I get it now. I think many here have gone into detail about the themes presented here but I just have to reiterate how wonderfully executed those themes of family and finding your own path are presented here. So many excellent scenes through out this movie but how brilliant was that
? So good.
I'm definitely going to be recommending this to all my friends, some of which are already fans of Hosoda's previous works. Shoot I might actually even show this to my mother since there's plenty that she can relate to and appreciate. This is just a wonderfully told story that's full of charm and pure human emotion and something that is extremely refreshing to see these days.
Absolutely worth the mounds of praise it's been receiving and then some. I've never really fully grasped the comments of "this being Hosoda's most 'mature' film" or "directed with such confidence" before in regards to this film, but after watching the credits finish rolling I get it now. I think many here have gone into detail about the themes presented here but I just have to reiterate how wonderfully executed those themes of family and finding your own path are presented here. So many excellent scenes through out this movie but how brilliant was that
classroom montage
I'm definitely going to be recommending this to all my friends, some of which are already fans of Hosoda's previous works. Shoot I might actually even show this to my mother since there's plenty that she can relate to and appreciate. This is just a wonderfully told story that's full of charm and pure human emotion and something that is extremely refreshing to see these days.
Girls und Panzer 8-10
I put the show on hold, since it wasn't going to finish, and I decided to finish the current run just now. And if I'd watched this earlier, I might have put it over Tsuritama in my AOTY rankings.
The show's done so well on the sales charts thanks to a pretty wide-ranging, diverse set of character designs, whose personalities are attractively drawn in broad strokes over the course of the series. But I can't speak highly enough of the tank battles. Not only does the show do a great job of making these sprawling engagements easy to understand, its use of CG allows for intense, dynamic action that had me on the edge of my seat.
Episode 9, especially, blew me away during their breakout of the encirclement. The first-person charge of the Student Council tank would have been incredibly expensive if not for the CG, and was incredibly thrilling. And the desperate flight of the Duck Team from the guns of Katyusha, intercut with Ooarai's pursuit of the enemy flag tank... the techniques are straight out of a textbook of cinema dating back to D.W. Griffith, but they've gotten no less effective over time.
I can't wait for the final episodes. I'm sure they won't let me down.
I put the show on hold, since it wasn't going to finish, and I decided to finish the current run just now. And if I'd watched this earlier, I might have put it over Tsuritama in my AOTY rankings.
The show's done so well on the sales charts thanks to a pretty wide-ranging, diverse set of character designs, whose personalities are attractively drawn in broad strokes over the course of the series. But I can't speak highly enough of the tank battles. Not only does the show do a great job of making these sprawling engagements easy to understand, its use of CG allows for intense, dynamic action that had me on the edge of my seat.
Episode 9, especially, blew me away during their breakout of the encirclement. The first-person charge of the Student Council tank would have been incredibly expensive if not for the CG, and was incredibly thrilling. And the desperate flight of the Duck Team from the guns of Katyusha, intercut with Ooarai's pursuit of the enemy flag tank... the techniques are straight out of a textbook of cinema dating back to D.W. Griffith, but they've gotten no less effective over time.
OH MY GOD DON'T FALL OVER TANK WE NEED YOU
I can't wait for the final episodes. I'm sure they won't let me down.
NeonZ
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I thought the first few episodes with Wet King were rather weak, but the 5th season ones saved his character to me. Too bad he only gets two stories in the 6th season and nothing aside from a cameo in the 7th.
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