isn't it incredible? like watching one of those slow motion atomic bomb footage.
you know its all going to go to shit but its so damned beautiful!
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isn't it incredible? like watching one of those slow motion atomic bomb footage.
you know its all going to go to shit but its so damned beautiful!
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
School Days is a good show, though.
You're going to start Doremi after this, and you're going to be down on your knees crying and thanking me.
One Piece 1-54
Been watching the subs on Hulu for the past couple of weeks. I like the show. Now that all the fucking ridiculously intros for the main cast are through I'm hoping it will pick up some more. Is there a kind of "greatest hits" viewing order? So many episodes...
Also Usopp is the worst so far. I want to love his character but his constant coward shit is tiring to listen to.
Been watching the subs on Hulu for the past couple of weeks. I like the show. Now that all the fucking ridiculously intros for the main cast are through I'm hoping it will pick up some more. Is there a kind of "greatest hits" viewing order? So many episodes...
Also Usopp is the worst so far. I want to love his character but his constant coward shit is tiring to listen to.
Hyouka 16 (Rewatch)
With this rewatch, I've gained an appreciation for the mystery of this arc that I didn't have before. It's probably, and unsurprisingly, the best Hyouka mystery, both from a "traditional" view, in terms of scope, and in how it integrates into characterization and brings forth issues related to the motive that give it a decent amount of thematic density and insight into the author's (and director's) stance on some of the more overarching topics discussed in the show.
But even taking that into account, the construction of the mystery and the presentation of clues throughout four episodes is flawless. This is how a proper mystery should work on TV- making use of the episodic format, while exploiting the amount of information that film can convey in little time to integrate it into other aspects of a show.
Now that I know the solution, seeing how deliberately the hints are dropped makes me almost feel dumb for not figuring it out when the show was airing. That's the feeling a well-constructed riddle should give. I can basically pinpoint what Oreki is deducing exactly in each of the scenes focusing on him, just based on the clues that have been given relevance.
It's true that this episode and the previous start delving heavily into the mystery over focusing on festival-related activities, but there is still plenty of fun, now even with Oreki's sister in on it!
Conversely, the cut into the issues of each character is becoming gradually deeper. The stuff with Mayaka and the manga club escalated quite quickly, but I appreciate the fact that they didn't go all over the top and had it be an accident, even if the girl was being an asshole either way. In reality, it doesn't really matter to Mayaka whether or not she meant to splash all the water over her, but it shows the viewer that they're not over-the-line irredeemable monsters over at the club. It's realistic, just like most of Hyouka.
After that, Chitanda comes in and turns into her saviour with the manga and the info about the poster. Info that later gets relayed to Oreki and plays a key role in the solution of the Juumoji case.
I particularly liked how Satoshi acted in this episode. From subtle touches like his reaction at the beginning of the episode when he's told Juumoji skipped "ku", to the way he confronted Oreki at the end. You could almost feel his impotency, lol. There was also a nice little touch with the color, a staple of the show:
I have to say that, aside from little nice parts, this episode was the least interesting in terms of animation from the festival arc. So many newbie ADs in this arc- Nao Naito with 12 and 17, Nobuaki Maruki with 13 and (not that much of a newbie but still) Miku Kadowaki with 15. It was quite explosive, I assume they put their all into each of their episodes, especially the debuting sakkans. I've already said that I don't fancy Hiroyuki Takahashi's style too much, but even then it still makes for a very above average episode- just not at the level of Hyouka's best.
With this rewatch, I've gained an appreciation for the mystery of this arc that I didn't have before. It's probably, and unsurprisingly, the best Hyouka mystery, both from a "traditional" view, in terms of scope, and in how it integrates into characterization and brings forth issues related to the motive that give it a decent amount of thematic density and insight into the author's (and director's) stance on some of the more overarching topics discussed in the show.
But even taking that into account, the construction of the mystery and the presentation of clues throughout four episodes is flawless. This is how a proper mystery should work on TV- making use of the episodic format, while exploiting the amount of information that film can convey in little time to integrate it into other aspects of a show.
Now that I know the solution, seeing how deliberately the hints are dropped makes me almost feel dumb for not figuring it out when the show was airing. That's the feeling a well-constructed riddle should give. I can basically pinpoint what Oreki is deducing exactly in each of the scenes focusing on him, just based on the clues that have been given relevance.
It's true that this episode and the previous start delving heavily into the mystery over focusing on festival-related activities, but there is still plenty of fun, now even with Oreki's sister in on it!
Conversely, the cut into the issues of each character is becoming gradually deeper. The stuff with Mayaka and the manga club escalated quite quickly, but I appreciate the fact that they didn't go all over the top and had it be an accident, even if the girl was being an asshole either way. In reality, it doesn't really matter to Mayaka whether or not she meant to splash all the water over her, but it shows the viewer that they're not over-the-line irredeemable monsters over at the club. It's realistic, just like most of Hyouka.
After that, Chitanda comes in and turns into her saviour with the manga and the info about the poster. Info that later gets relayed to Oreki and plays a key role in the solution of the Juumoji case.
I particularly liked how Satoshi acted in this episode. From subtle touches like his reaction at the beginning of the episode when he's told Juumoji skipped "ku", to the way he confronted Oreki at the end. You could almost feel his impotency, lol. There was also a nice little touch with the color, a staple of the show:
That's how Satoshi sees Oreki at this point in time.
I have to say that, aside from little nice parts, this episode was the least interesting in terms of animation from the festival arc. So many newbie ADs in this arc- Nao Naito with 12 and 17, Nobuaki Maruki with 13 and (not that much of a newbie but still) Miku Kadowaki with 15. It was quite explosive, I assume they put their all into each of their episodes, especially the debuting sakkans. I've already said that I don't fancy Hiroyuki Takahashi's style too much, but even then it still makes for a very above average episode- just not at the level of Hyouka's best.
You get it. Usagi may have the tools now but she's still a young teenager fighting legitimately scary monsters, without some magical OH I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO NOW. Meanwhile, the guy who is supposedly saving her doesn't actually do much.
Don't listen to the haters, though. Usagi is great.
Speaking of teenagers, a running theme is that anything they might be into is evil.
Ikuhara didn't wait until Utena to start putting flowers onscreen. He did it in Goldfish Warning to some extent, and he does it in Sailor Moon whenever he gets the chance.
Oh, and the movie he directed? They're in nearly every scene.
Personality scares you.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Usagi is a childish, idealistic teenager interested in teenage things like love but without much world experience. She's impulsive yet easily distracted, and she is a bit of a lazybum when it comes to doing silly stuff like schoolwork or saving the world.
That's a personality.
The thing about Usopp is that he starts out as the worst but eventually becomes the best. Oda gives way more attention to his character development over the course of the series than to the other Strawhats and if you make it several hundred episodes in you'll look back and be really impressed at the evolution that takes place.
As far as there being a "greatest hits" watch list, simply search for a filler list and avoid those (although some people will tell you that the G8 arc is really good.) I personally don't advise skipping any episodes from canon material.
Charoncaori
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I liked her better in the manga. The anime moments where she mans the the fuck up so she can stick up for her friends tend to be pretty jarring. The Manga was a bit more natural at this. I'd suggest watching the movies, she ends up being a bit more likeable in them, although it's a still annoying how quickly she switches from whiner to martyr.
I LOVE how beautiful Zeta looked while watching it. Seeing how horrible ZZ looked after it was a big let down. CCA more than made up for it, though.
Thanks for the reply!
I definitely want to watch as much as possible but with so many episodes there's bound to be tons of filler.
Aikatsu! 22
Aura works in the context of CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN and GOD CRUSHING but it just felt really silly in this show which says quite a bit as this show's pretty damn silly to begin with.
also raichi's got some smooth ass moves. goddam
Aura works in the context of CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN and GOD CRUSHING but it just felt really silly in this show which says quite a bit as this show's pretty damn silly to begin with.
also raichi's got some smooth ass moves. goddam
If you've already watched 54 then that means your already are watching filler, your on the apis filler arc, it ends half way through ep 61 with later half of ep being canon.
I also wouldn't advise skipping canon cause, oda forgets nothing even the most smallest details is carried over or brought up again, don't worry about catching up take your time.
Yeah, it's an enormous time investment but cutting the filler episodes makes it a little easier. One Piece was my most intensive marathon ever and even watching ten episodes a day and cutting filler it still took me almost six weeks to watch the 400 or so episodes that had aired at that point.
I actually just skipped to 61 lol.
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Fairy Tail: Priestess of the Phoenix
First of all, I got to say visually, this goes way beyond what the TV series does. Night and day would be an understatement. More like night and.... year. The shitty CG fire is completely absent and replaced with actually well animated flames. Same with the ugly magic circles outside of one or two very minor attacks. Not only that, but the environments look and feel a whole lot better. Magnolia actually seems alive and the Fairy Tail guild itself looks great.
That being said, the movie as a whole was definitely something. Overall, the first half was kind of eh. A lot of talking and boring build up that could have been paced better. Fortunately, there were some bright spots, including a solid introduction to the cast and their abilities for non-fans, an entertaining montage in a creative magical city, and a few neat fights.
What's cool about this movie is the climax starts a little more than halfway in, with the tension only letting up a few times in short bursts. Every main character and a few side characters gets their own well-animated, well-choreographed fight. Again, it blows the tv show out of the water in every way. This all culminates in a pretty intense finale that is frankly quite stellar.
Music is just as fantastic as the tv show with one or two new excellent tracks.
Story is whatever. It's not really that important.
Would I recommend this to people that know nothing about/hate Fairy Tail? I don't know. I mean I thought One Piece movie 6 was pretty inaccessible for non-fans, but look at the popularity of that in this thread. It's definitely a solid movie, but it does have some stuff that's par for the course for the series which may turn some people off.
I have not seen You are Umasou, but I kind of want to now. This was definitely a good movie with a great second half and a fantastic finale. I'd say it's a solid 8/10.
First of all, I got to say visually, this goes way beyond what the TV series does. Night and day would be an understatement. More like night and.... year. The shitty CG fire is completely absent and replaced with actually well animated flames. Same with the ugly magic circles outside of one or two very minor attacks. Not only that, but the environments look and feel a whole lot better. Magnolia actually seems alive and the Fairy Tail guild itself looks great.
That being said, the movie as a whole was definitely something. Overall, the first half was kind of eh. A lot of talking and boring build up that could have been paced better. Fortunately, there were some bright spots, including a solid introduction to the cast and their abilities for non-fans, an entertaining montage in a creative magical city, and a few neat fights.
What's cool about this movie is the climax starts a little more than halfway in, with the tension only letting up a few times in short bursts. Every main character and a few side characters gets their own well-animated, well-choreographed fight. Again, it blows the tv show out of the water in every way. This all culminates in a pretty intense finale that is frankly quite stellar.
Music is just as fantastic as the tv show with one or two new excellent tracks.
Story is whatever. It's not really that important.
Would I recommend this to people that know nothing about/hate Fairy Tail? I don't know. I mean I thought One Piece movie 6 was pretty inaccessible for non-fans, but look at the popularity of that in this thread. It's definitely a solid movie, but it does have some stuff that's par for the course for the series which may turn some people off.
I have not seen You are Umasou, but I kind of want to now. This was definitely a good movie with a great second half and a fantastic finale. I'd say it's a solid 8/10.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Jesus fuck reading that "Tropes vs Women" thread on Gaming after binging on Utena for the past two weeks is doing things to my brain.
For all Saki fans, the next anime season covering the national tournament won't be until next spring.
You have my interest, if only as a window into what could have been.
e: I still intend to watch past Phantom Lord someday, I'm not giving up on that.
ok its a personality.
not an endearing one.
She is just an annoyance nearly thr entire time and more than once put the others in grave danger with her stupidity.
Due to your post, I'm now watching the video.
Yea Miyamoto fucked up in regards to Dinosaur Planet.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Surprised you didn't complain about the minute-long still shot in this one.
When (if?) you get farther, you'll see her role shift. She may never fully lose the childishness but she most certainly begins to take more responsibility in her role. The Usagi at the end of S or SuperS is so far removed from early Sailor Moon Usagi.
Need that .gif version.
Futari wa Precure Max Heart 29:
fuck's sake the battle in this episode was ten solid minutes of Uraganos grunting and shouting while Shiny Luminous keeps running away. What the hell was this episode even supposed to be about? It's only been like two minutes since it ended and I've already blacked the whole thing out.
fuck's sake the battle in this episode was ten solid minutes of Uraganos grunting and shouting while Shiny Luminous keeps running away. What the hell was this episode even supposed to be about? It's only been like two minutes since it ended and I've already blacked the whole thing out.
Jex
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Damn, how did all the Canadians sneak in here?
Psycho-Pass 21
I want Akane as my waifu. She might get me
, but I'd
I'm really liking this Akane full of confidence. Before I liked her design and the prospect of her becoming a good asset for the squad, but that really didn't seem to ever materialize, until now at least. Now she keeps delivering what I wanted from her and that makes her pretty awesome for me.
I'm sad for
Considering where the manga is at, that's for the best. With the chapters for it sometimes being 7/8 pages long I'm surprised a new season would come so fast.
I want Akane as my waifu. She might get me
killed
go out with style!
I'm sad for
that death, I really liked the man.
Considering where the manga is at, that's for the best. With the chapters for it sometimes being 7/8 pages long I'm surprised a new season would come so fast.
Jex
Member
RIP good Manglobe. I hope you enjoy the rest of the series.
Charoncaori
Member
I've successfully avoided that entire controversy, don't make me start...
But that IS a gif!
hatin' on usagi smh
Sailor Moon 26
I haven't seen an episode of this for a while but I figured what the hell and what better way to start this up again than with an Ikuhara one! The weirdest moment in this episode had to be the the cheering for Boxy as if he was at an actual boxing match being juxtaposed by all the graves in the background. It's actually kinda messed up when you really start to think about it. Hell, the whole thing would've been disturbing if it wasn't for the hilarious gratuitous English!
Poor Naru, hopefully she can
Sailor Moon 26
I haven't seen an episode of this for a while but I figured what the hell and what better way to start this up again than with an Ikuhara one! The weirdest moment in this episode had to be the the cheering for Boxy as if he was at an actual boxing match being juxtaposed by all the graves in the background. It's actually kinda messed up when you really start to think about it. Hell, the whole thing would've been disturbing if it wasn't for the hilarious gratuitous English!
Poor Naru, hopefully she can
find another love soon and start to move on from Nephrite. ;_; (i swear if its gonna end up being umino then i'm gonna lose it. lol)
Jex
Member
Oh bugger.
I don't want to sound like a broken record.
It was pretty bad.
Jex
Member
Neon Genesis Evangelion - 24
Well done,Shinji. I'm sort of surprised I've never been spoiled about Kaworu being an angel (and also Rei? Not sure about that one yet). I'm kind of feeling bad for Asuka right now =(. I hope she makes a triumphant return. Last two episodes...
Hmm, well, you see, hmmm.
Why would one complain about one of the most memorable scenes in the entire series!?
from the new world - 24
It's unfortunate that the last stretch of the show - you know, the conclusion - is so inconsistent, especially after that mostly amazing run we had through the middle set of episodes. Ep24 is particularly marred by an insistence on explaining things after they happen, in some attempt to build--what, surprise, suspense? Repeatedly, you'll see an event happen without context, and then a flashback to build that context. As a result things happen without a flow, and it doesn't help that the setting
Not quite what I envisioned after watching ep20. WTB Optimism again.
Spoiler image:
http://imgur.com/x5sPkHE
That's
It's unfortunate that the last stretch of the show - you know, the conclusion - is so inconsistent, especially after that mostly amazing run we had through the middle set of episodes. Ep24 is particularly marred by an insistence on explaining things after they happen, in some attempt to build--what, surprise, suspense? Repeatedly, you'll see an event happen without context, and then a flashback to build that context. As a result things happen without a flow, and it doesn't help that the setting
is basically one tunnel they go through, then another tunnel, then a tunnel with a curve that leads into the same tunnel. You never get a good sense of setting since everything looks the same.
Spoiler image:
http://imgur.com/x5sPkHE
That's
totally the windchick.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Hey man, I am not the one who was talking shit about the elevator scene!
Jex
Member
Why complain about them when they're so awesome.
Charoncaori
Member
He's planning on watching the end of Eva movies, right?
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