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Winter of Anime 2013 |OT -6| How much lower can we go?!
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Titanic, because it's going to be a disaster now!
Canis lupus
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Guilty Crown staff working on Attack on Titan? Chance of me liking the show is small.
R_thanatos
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i take it that you disliked the full metal alchemist anime ending ?
Obviously because all these people here want to see it fail. Now you know how it feels to be duckroll. Enjoy your branduilhype.
It was a great episode. One that actually showed some legitimate character development, albeit in small amounts. However the pacing was great, and they resolved several issues with dexterity and just enough time.
I'm not duckroll until the inbetweens don't get back from China.
Well damn.
Wit Studio is basically the entire Guilty Crown studio inside Production IG, splintered off into their own company by IG Port.
Here's hoping because it's an adaptation that it won't suck.
Bring it on Kamiyama!
I wonder what cringe-worthy questions the QA will bring - last time I went to a QA at the BFI was for Sacred Star of Milos, where most the questions were thinly-veiled pleas for them to make more Full Metal Alchemist. That, and that one guy who asked them if they were planning to remake Berserk...
I don't think it's been solicited yet.
Probably not for a long while. It's still running in a bunch of theaters because it's a 3D movie. Lots of gimmick appeal.
glomping is just a huge hug. Its not scary or anything. Well I mean it can technically knock you down and cause injury I suppose...
Well this will either be amazing or abysmal. I look forward to finding out!
I'm really curious to see what watching a subtitled movie in 3D is going to be like...
I'd like to think it's like SwapNote/Letter Box on the 3DS - particularly if the subtitles change depth at different points in the film
Like watching a 3D movie, with extra floating subtitles? It's not really that interesting.
Chet Rippo
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Probably like most 3DS games and have it floating over everything else.
Like watching a 3D movie, with extra floating subtitles? It's not really that interesting.
It just seem like it'd be a weird, potentially headache-inducing, case of switching focal depths.
What, you mean everyone doesn't switch the 3D off on their 3DS? Mind blown!
I assume being a member allows you to buy the ticket early because for me the page says tickets go on sale the 12th.
The same ryo responsible for Everlasting? As bad as any of Sawano's work for the OST.
Yeah, BFI membership let's you book a week early.
Nah, I've really not been in the fettle to watch quite so long a movie in the theatres as of late, particularly not when The Hobbit was out.
Aoi Hana / Sweet Blue Flowers 1-3
One thing I really like about this show is that its not filled with comedy or disguising the character's sexualities. They're obviously lesbians and that's great. On the downside the show seems pretty mellow with very little sense of drama. But it's Takako Shimura and she can do no wrong. Nothing wrong with some nice simple girls love every now and again.
One thing I really like about this show is that its not filled with comedy or disguising the character's sexualities. They're obviously lesbians and that's great. On the downside the show seems pretty mellow with very little sense of drama. But it's Takako Shimura and she can do no wrong. Nothing wrong with some nice simple girls love every now and again.
Well, if anything this season is going to be entertaining for sure.
Chet Rippo
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I'm not Amir0x.
[Tamako Market] 4-8
I’m kind of ambivalent of even criticizing it to this extent, because I find this show to easily digestible, and I’ve certainly been enjoying myself along the way. And It would hardly be novel of me to state that a KyoAni feels like it lacks purpose, though this is the first time that it has ever really bothered me. I mean, even with K-ON! It always felt like there was a focus underpinning everything, no matter how slight. And now that I think about it, Tamako Market has never fully laid out its true statement of intent. Which in itself would be easier to deduce, where the show not so intent on stretching itself in so many directions. It seems hesitant to commit fully, and we are instead left with an uncertainty hanging over proceedings.
The use of the market as an ensemble is a great concept, and what we see has the intended effect. It eulogizes on the importance of community, but the same things we see during the initial episodes is still being played out here. I was expecting certain aspects (and characters) to be given more time, but it has remained a superficial look into this world. Which brings up onto Tamako, who is the titular character, and therefore the protagonist, right? She suffers from the curse of being surrounded by infinitely more interesting characters, ones who make her wide-eyed idealist routine look outright mawkish. Dera is ostensibly the audience surrogate, and is our window into this story. He bears the only apparent hint of an overarching plot, and cynically, one might be led to believe it may have been harder to simply sell a series with a bird.
I feel like that middle section of this series has meandered somewhat, and has made me aware of just quickly things are coming to a close. It’s usually fair to be drawing some kind of conclusion at this point, especially now that we are past the halfway point, but I'm still at a pains to determine where the resolution ultimately lies. And though I'm still relatively confident that it can deliver, there is the nagging feeling they may be leaving themselves with just a little too much to resolve.
Though having now just watched the latest episode, I'll concede that some of my concerns have been alleviated to some extent. It was just extremely economical in how it leveraged its runtime, which was a stark contrast from the earlier superfluous approach. Many of those previously wandering threads were finally pulled together, and it delivered a satisfyingly self-contained package. It allowed for the tale of Tamako’s father to be told, whilst also using the theme to subtly push several other characters along. It finally felt like the cohesion was back. I now look forward to what remains, especially if it continues in this vein.
As is stands, this series is genuinely enjoyable, a non-committal and breezy affair, as expected. I just think that it could be doing more, and as a result, is sort of facing an identity-crisis. It gives a good representation of elements that I've grown to love in KyoAni’s output, but therein lies the problem, it feels like an amalgamation. The proverbial “greatest hits” package, something that exists as both adequate and disappointing. It just feels largely unambitious. Though admittedly, this in and of itself, could be far outside what Tamako Market hopes to achieve in the first place. As such, maybe this is simply a case of letting my own preconceived expectations of KyoAni take precedent.
I’m kind of ambivalent of even criticizing it to this extent, because I find this show to easily digestible, and I’ve certainly been enjoying myself along the way. And It would hardly be novel of me to state that a KyoAni feels like it lacks purpose, though this is the first time that it has ever really bothered me. I mean, even with K-ON! It always felt like there was a focus underpinning everything, no matter how slight. And now that I think about it, Tamako Market has never fully laid out its true statement of intent. Which in itself would be easier to deduce, where the show not so intent on stretching itself in so many directions. It seems hesitant to commit fully, and we are instead left with an uncertainty hanging over proceedings.
The use of the market as an ensemble is a great concept, and what we see has the intended effect. It eulogizes on the importance of community, but the same things we see during the initial episodes is still being played out here. I was expecting certain aspects (and characters) to be given more time, but it has remained a superficial look into this world. Which brings up onto Tamako, who is the titular character, and therefore the protagonist, right? She suffers from the curse of being surrounded by infinitely more interesting characters, ones who make her wide-eyed idealist routine look outright mawkish. Dera is ostensibly the audience surrogate, and is our window into this story. He bears the only apparent hint of an overarching plot, and cynically, one might be led to believe it may have been harder to simply sell a series with a bird.
I feel like that middle section of this series has meandered somewhat, and has made me aware of just quickly things are coming to a close. It’s usually fair to be drawing some kind of conclusion at this point, especially now that we are past the halfway point, but I'm still at a pains to determine where the resolution ultimately lies. And though I'm still relatively confident that it can deliver, there is the nagging feeling they may be leaving themselves with just a little too much to resolve.
Though having now just watched the latest episode, I'll concede that some of my concerns have been alleviated to some extent. It was just extremely economical in how it leveraged its runtime, which was a stark contrast from the earlier superfluous approach. Many of those previously wandering threads were finally pulled together, and it delivered a satisfyingly self-contained package. It allowed for the tale of Tamako’s father to be told, whilst also using the theme to subtly push several other characters along. It finally felt like the cohesion was back. I now look forward to what remains, especially if it continues in this vein.
As is stands, this series is genuinely enjoyable, a non-committal and breezy affair, as expected. I just think that it could be doing more, and as a result, is sort of facing an identity-crisis. It gives a good representation of elements that I've grown to love in KyoAni’s output, but therein lies the problem, it feels like an amalgamation. The proverbial “greatest hits” package, something that exists as both adequate and disappointing. It just feels largely unambitious. Though admittedly, this in and of itself, could be far outside what Tamako Market hopes to achieve in the first place. As such, maybe this is simply a case of letting my own preconceived expectations of KyoAni take precedent.
Crash Station
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Tharja looks great in 3D. In fact, the whole game does.
I turn it off.
I switch it off because I cant physically see the 3D effect, so its a useless feature.
Hmmmm
Looks great depending on the game. Looks lovely on stuff like Kid Icarus. Looks awful on stuff like Code of Princess. I generally keep it on at about half.
I don't.
Basileus777
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It's not worth the potential eye-strain. Positioning the 3DSXL at the right angle to see it properly is a pain too.
dakkumauji
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I try it out for the first time for the that's nifty factor. It's usually off.
Heartcatch Precure 02
Now we're getting somewhere. Still unsure what the hell half of the Precure stuff going on in this show is, but its only the second episode. all kinds of new...toys to buy!
Erika gets into trouble early, and naturally newly awakened Cure blossom has to save her. Interestingly that was stretched over two episodes instead of all done in the first one.
Also interestingly, Tsubomi's grandmother seems entirely aware of the whole Precure thing from the start. hmmm...
And WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT BIG CREATURE IN THE BACKGROUND? that thing is frightening.
I dig the opening song and the ending 3D animation is adorable and not as terrible as I thought it would.
Now we're getting somewhere. Still unsure what the hell half of the Precure stuff going on in this show is, but its only the second episode. all kinds of new...toys to buy!
Erika gets into trouble early, and naturally newly awakened Cure blossom has to save her. Interestingly that was stretched over two episodes instead of all done in the first one.
Also interestingly, Tsubomi's grandmother seems entirely aware of the whole Precure thing from the start. hmmm...
And WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT BIG CREATURE IN THE BACKGROUND? that thing is frightening.
I dig the opening song and the ending 3D animation is adorable and not as terrible as I thought it would.
Dedication Through Light
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Highest setting, even in LoZ:OoT though required a bit of arm aerobics to find that spot.
Whats the point of a 3DS if you dont use 3D? Kind of a waste of money.
Whaaaaaat the fuck? Extollere be hacking accounts! :O
dakkumauji
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I would love it if they released Fire Emblem:Awakening on the normal DS.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Phases on on and off. It's good stuff.
You know, I've never seen cajun and extollere in the same room... ;P
It has some neat games on it. the 3D is a gimmick, and games dont really rely on it to function.
You can't play 3DS games on a DS.
3D is useless, but the games are good.
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