I don't know, even after all the stupid bullshit I still wasn't expecting
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Winter-Spring 2014 Anime |OT3| People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time
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I don't know, even after all the stupid bullshit I still wasn't expecting
astrogamer
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Strange+ 11-12
It was a silly little series but it was entertaining a number of times. The finale was a pretty funny parody of sailor moon
It was a silly little series but it was entertaining a number of times. The finale was a pretty funny parody of sailor moon
It definitely had its moments.
I AM SO READY
Youre not. Im intrigued by it too.
NO way possible.
The List effect is very strong. Schadenfreude is a side effect.
Tampire was so cute! I forget who drew it.
Digimon Adventures 02 - 41
Joe and Kody are in Australia, and while the rest of the world freaks out about Digimon turning up, Australians don't give a shit about dangerous monsters turning up suddenly. Santa turns up and directs them to the Barrier Reef, but it turns out to be Hogan, who is Jeni except with a hilariously terrible Aussie accent. Jesus christ. Actually, every digidestined in Australia has an incredibly bad accent.
Apparently in this episode, you can destroy Control Spires in Sydney and just motorboat your way to the Great Barrier Reef. Oh well. At least these Aussies are environmentalists... but apparently the best way to avoid damage to the reef is to fight... underwater... you might not have thought this through, Joe.
Meanwhile, in France... Tai and TK meet up with TK's hilariously french and badass Grandpa who gets worked up when he sees Versailles Palace is open. Probably my favourite 3 digimon enemy introductions as Mamemon, BigMameMon, and MetalMameMon turn up. They beat the tar out of them and flirt with the French girls until they take out a control spire down by the Seanne. How romantic.
Joe and Kody are in Australia, and while the rest of the world freaks out about Digimon turning up, Australians don't give a shit about dangerous monsters turning up suddenly. Santa turns up and directs them to the Barrier Reef, but it turns out to be Hogan, who is Jeni except with a hilariously terrible Aussie accent. Jesus christ. Actually, every digidestined in Australia has an incredibly bad accent.
Apparently in this episode, you can destroy Control Spires in Sydney and just motorboat your way to the Great Barrier Reef. Oh well. At least these Aussies are environmentalists... but apparently the best way to avoid damage to the reef is to fight... underwater... you might not have thought this through, Joe.
Meanwhile, in France... Tai and TK meet up with TK's hilariously french and badass Grandpa who gets worked up when he sees Versailles Palace is open. Probably my favourite 3 digimon enemy introductions as Mamemon, BigMameMon, and MetalMameMon turn up. They beat the tar out of them and flirt with the French girls until they take out a control spire down by the Seanne. How romantic.
Theonik
Member
Don't forget the last episode of Sekai Seifuku.
Didn't you watch the after credits sequence of JoJo?
Is that your final Dandy?
For this it's the OVA that's worth seeing.
Oh my.
Digimon Adventures 02 - 41
As a 9-year-old macks on Ken in Mexico, Yolei and Sora suffer communication problems in Moscow - and after solving them are banished to Siberia for their pains! Everyone's home in time for Christmas morning, but Mummymon and Arukenimon's unmarked white van services are doing a roaring trade in kidnapped children. Oh dear...
As a 9-year-old macks on Ken in Mexico, Yolei and Sora suffer communication problems in Moscow - and after solving them are banished to Siberia for their pains! Everyone's home in time for Christmas morning, but Mummymon and Arukenimon's unmarked white van services are doing a roaring trade in kidnapped children. Oh dear...
Hajime no Ippo : Rising - 22
Mamoru Miyano as Young Kamogawa's VA are... intriguing. Young Nekota casting is pretty spot on though, Hiroyuki Yoshino are perfect fit.
Yay we finally get the flashback arc, after they just skip it in 2nd season.. and this start isn't disappointing.
Mamoru Miyano as Young Kamogawa's VA are... intriguing. Young Nekota casting is pretty spot on though, Hiroyuki Yoshino are perfect fit.
Yay we finally get the flashback arc, after they just skip it in 2nd season.. and this start isn't disappointing.
Samurai Flamenco Episode 22:
Wow, okay, I'll give it you Samurai Flamenco, I didn't think you would actually end with
Wow, okay, I'll give it you Samurai Flamenco, I didn't think you would actually end with
the innermost thoughts and desires of the one known as Dedication Through Light. Also, I didn't hate Mari here, mainly because she dropped most of the selfish bitch gimmick for a spell and was kept to a minimum. Honestly Flamranger Pink was more annoying, which is impressive since I can barely remember anything about her or the other Flamrangers. Anyway, that would have been a nice bit of the closure for the series had they, I dunno, is Goto still talking to his spirit girlfriend? Was she actually not dead and is in Nicaragua? Why would you do that? Why did you undermine the entire fucking episode with this shit? Anyway, Goto's flashback was, well, really redundant since we had already established all of this in episodes previous.Also, Hadji is so not the Joker, more like The Cluemaster on the rouge's gallery scale. Honestly, I would have preferred this to have ended with the Alien Flamenco saga.
Dedication Through Light
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I didnt even realize episode 12 was the final one, but then there is season 2. cant wait for it whenever it airs.
Nope I havent. By the sounds of it I dont want to.
I remember looking at the artbox at Best Buy back when they pretended to care about anime.
Damn. thats harsh.
It is pretty good. I wouldnt have taken up vlauable real estate in my room for it otherwise.
Oh yes it does. Its right here on my shelf! It definitely exists.
Dooooo it!
Kill la Kill 24 - Finale
Super Saiyan Ryuko! Another series I'm glad to have started at the beginning. Very good animation, action sequences were nice, even if they had that dbz feel to themEveryone give me your energy!
Soundtrack was golden, they somehow managed to fit both openings and endings into one episode which was simply delightful.
Loved short hair you know who at the end
Real quick thought, also posted to twitter. Before this season, I'd been out of anime for a very long time. When did 24 episode series become the thing? is 24 the new 26?
Not really. 24 episode series have been around a long itme. I have two in my collection from early 2000s that I can think of right away. Stellvia and Kiddy Grade. I know this because companies used to package them weird. For 26 episode series there were usually 7 volume DVDs. For 24 episode ones there were 8!! So more volumes for less episodes. companies used to get away with so much stuff (and I was enabling them to cause I needed my fix)
See also: Paranoia Agent episode 10
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
RIP the return of country grown Makoto.Ahaha, Theonik's mirroring Brandy's avatar again.
R_thanatos
Member
And then you slept , right ? RIGHT ?
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
I was going to say "no Kugyuu" but even she's in there! Good cast.
THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE: 輝きの向こう側へ!
Let's lead off with the most important thing of all.
The fake 765Pro movie trailer in this installment is the best movie trailer to date in the series. The trailer for "眠り姫" (Sleeping Beauty), with its
, is an absolute delight. I felt I had gotten my money's worth in the first ten minutes.
The rest of the film is about the girls preparing for a grand arena live show. Many of the characters' careers have advanced since we last saw them, and there are some potential temporary separations in the future, but the meat of the film is about Haruka, the 'leader' of the team, trying to manage a difficult situation.
There are some parallels between the storyline here and the final arc of the TV series, but the differences give everything a lot more weight. Most of the conflict revolves around a group of rookie backup dancers, a crew that I guess I'd know if I followed Cinderella Girls. They have a lot of trouble keeping up with the pace of these top idols, and they don't have the effortless chemistry that binds the main crew together. On top of that, the producer stays out of things, putting the bulk of the responsibility for solving the problem on Haruka. And as much as the film shows how she's grown, exerting leadership doesn't always come naturally to her when things don't break her way.
Ultimately, it plays out like a much-longer version of a TV episode, which is really exactly what I wanted. There aren't a lot of surprises, everyone gets a little moment in the sun, and there's lots of well-animated 2D dancing. The final concert relies on CG for wide shots, and switches to 2D whenever characters get in close. It usually works pretty seamlessly.
I feel like the second half drags when the tone starts to get heavier, and more people are standing around sharing their feelings, but I still had a very good time and felt well-rewarded by the end. The animation team's enthusiasm for the series shows through in their work, and I relish every chance I get to spend time following these ambitious girls on their road to stardom.
Look forward to it.
Let's lead off with the most important thing of all.
The fake 765Pro movie trailer in this installment is the best movie trailer to date in the series. The trailer for "眠り姫" (Sleeping Beauty), with its
mix of magical action, horror elements, and a Maria-sama ga Miteru-esque all-girls school setting (!!)
The rest of the film is about the girls preparing for a grand arena live show. Many of the characters' careers have advanced since we last saw them, and there are some potential temporary separations in the future, but the meat of the film is about Haruka, the 'leader' of the team, trying to manage a difficult situation.
There are some parallels between the storyline here and the final arc of the TV series, but the differences give everything a lot more weight. Most of the conflict revolves around a group of rookie backup dancers, a crew that I guess I'd know if I followed Cinderella Girls. They have a lot of trouble keeping up with the pace of these top idols, and they don't have the effortless chemistry that binds the main crew together. On top of that, the producer stays out of things, putting the bulk of the responsibility for solving the problem on Haruka. And as much as the film shows how she's grown, exerting leadership doesn't always come naturally to her when things don't break her way.
Theatergoers were also rewarded with this autograph board from the new characters in the movie.
Ultimately, it plays out like a much-longer version of a TV episode, which is really exactly what I wanted. There aren't a lot of surprises, everyone gets a little moment in the sun, and there's lots of well-animated 2D dancing. The final concert relies on CG for wide shots, and switches to 2D whenever characters get in close. It usually works pretty seamlessly.
I feel like the second half drags when the tone starts to get heavier, and more people are standing around sharing their feelings, but I still had a very good time and felt well-rewarded by the end. The animation team's enthusiasm for the series shows through in their work, and I relish every chance I get to spend time following these ambitious girls on their road to stardom.
Look forward to it.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Samurai Flamenco Episode 22: Samurai Flamenco, Naked [END]
First portion of the final episode was a bit dull
But after that it was just simply fantastic and almost an entire fanfic come true even.
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So overall a wonderful series that did struggle part of the way and had wonky production values at times that kept it from ever reaching masterpiece tier. Concluding two arcs were its best moments since its beginning. I think the other flamengers could have had a bit more development and focus though. DateTime was an incredible ending song as well. 9/10.
First portion of the final episode was a bit dull
as we already went down that whole Goto san route with the missing girlfriend and much of it did feel a bit on the fake or maybe overdone side of things working with that to make him go all out for Heiji in anger
But after that it was just simply fantastic and almost an entire fanfic come true even.
The nekkid proposal was amazing first with Heiji as like their adopted son of sorts to keep over watching him as he goes on with life, and then with Masayoshi confessing and proclaiming love to Goto, and Goto not even denying or anything and going with it. Truly theyll have many happy days together, it just needed them holding hands (and not arms) at the final scene to be effect
So overall a wonderful series that did struggle part of the way and had wonky production values at times that kept it from ever reaching masterpiece tier. Concluding two arcs were its best moments since its beginning. I think the other flamengers could have had a bit more development and focus though. DateTime was an incredible ending song as well. 9/10.
Train of Midnight
Banned
Winter season over? Nice! Let's get those uncensored BDs of Maken-Ki Two on the presses so I can finally watch them!!!!
So what was GAF's AOTS? Aside from KLK.
So what was GAF's AOTS? Aside from KLK.
I definitely remember that show.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
KLK
Silver Spoon S2
GBF
Golden Time
Ace of the Diamond
Nisekoi
Sakura Trick
SamFlam
Seki-kun
Noragami
Chuu 2 2
D-Frag
Space Dandy
Inari
KLK, Silver Spoon, GBF and Golden Time are definitely my favorites out of the bunch. Only show I actually regret watching was Inari. Totally bleh.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
I told you you couldn't resist Yunocchi!
Theonik
Member
Yo damn. Sounds like I should be watching this.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Space Heater PS3! That thing looks kinda dusty
Also nice nendo. They should be facing towards each other though.
Glad to hear the positive reception. I can't wait!
Yea, about the same pain level.
Can't decide between Mikakunin and Sakura Trick, I'll have to watch both finales.
EDIT: Nisekoi has also been pretty damn good.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
You should! It's weird, Miyukichi and Kugyuu are hardly ever in shows together but we've got two just this season and No Game No Life in spring. I might just die.
Kill la Kill, Log Horizon and Gundam Build Fighter are kind of cheating since they are fall shows left over so I vote for Hozuki no Reitetsu.
Space Heater PS3! That thing looks kinda dusty
Also nice nendo. They should be facing towards each other though.
those two hugging each other might set off a nuclear moe reaction.
edit: holy fuck it does. Oh my god thats the cutest fucking thing I have ever seen. Im leaving them like that.
MikeHattsu
Member
Haha
Theonik
Member
Dibs on your Yuno Nendo if you die.
Time to swap their parts around!
Zvezda Plot for me, and it's not over yet.
Samurai Flamenco 22 + Final Thoughts
I picked this up because of the toku elements - that's always been my home fandom, and because of that, my favorite stretch of episodes was from 8-14, the King Torture/From Beyond arcs, when things felt most like a toku show. The stuff around that wasn't bad, and in the end, it did have things to say about heroism, especially the kind of heroism that tokusatsu provides. Haiji had a point - a lot of heroes have a tragic past, but, just as Masayoshi subconcsiously drew people towards danger, so was he trying to force the world to his ideals.
When the show was poking fun at toku tropes, that's when it was at its best. Where else can I say that Sailor Moon and Zaborger were on screen at the same time? The last episode was veryTL, more than I usually see in anime. I'm glad that MineMira got a chance to do something. I even liked Mari a bit. It's a combination of her voice actor and her magical girl affections. She was a spoiled princess, but she had her moments of weakness - enough to make me sympathetic towards her.
In the end, a completely unpredictable show, and one of the few explorations of toku I've seen in anime form. The second point alone would make it memorable for me. It was a fun ride, and even with the behind the scenes rush to get things like the second OP ready, it produced something that largely holds together. I call that a win.
I picked this up because of the toku elements - that's always been my home fandom, and because of that, my favorite stretch of episodes was from 8-14, the King Torture/From Beyond arcs, when things felt most like a toku show. The stuff around that wasn't bad, and in the end, it did have things to say about heroism, especially the kind of heroism that tokusatsu provides. Haiji had a point - a lot of heroes have a tragic past, but, just as Masayoshi subconcsiously drew people towards danger, so was he trying to force the world to his ideals.
When the show was poking fun at toku tropes, that's when it was at its best. Where else can I say that Sailor Moon and Zaborger were on screen at the same time? The last episode was very
TL, more than I usually see in anime. I'm glad that MineMira got a chance to do something. I even liked Mari a bit. It's a combination of her voice actor and her magical girl affections. She was a spoiled princess, but she had her moments of weakness - enough to make me sympathetic towards her.In the end, a completely unpredictable show, and one of the few explorations of toku I've seen in anime form. The second point alone would make it memorable for me. It was a fun ride, and even with the behind the scenes rush to get things like the second OP ready, it produced something that largely holds together. I call that a win.
Train of Midnight
Banned
Is Log Horizon legit good, or just like, fun to watch? I've been on the fence about picking it up.
Like going from Fate/Zero Rider to Fate/Stay Night Rider.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Not as good but sexier?
Yes, yes it is.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Kill La Kill 24
Final Death Count:
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= Kill La Kill >
No one told me there was a massive orgy in this.
Final Death Count:
FW Precure to GoGo/HC/Doki
Fresh
Remaining Precure seasons
No one told me there was a massive orgy in this.
That rush to save Ryuko by Satsuki. Gawd damn
Witch Craft Works, still need to catching up for Silver Soon/Dandy though.
If we counting carriage from fall, GBF and Kuroko's Basketball seem gonna delivering strong finish.
Fixed.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Riders gonna ride.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Brief Chuunibyou Ren post-series thoughts
So the more I think about it, the more I feel like Chuunibyou S2 is a thing that didn't need to exist. While the first season wasn't the best thing KyoAni's ever done, far from it, it at least told a story. Sure, that story was basically a generic romcom story with the extra added gimmick of chuunibyou, but it was (mostly) competently told, and felt like it had a purpose. Whereas it felt like S2's purpose was "Hey otaku, give us more of your money". It didn't feel like it had any meaningful story to tell. Yes, the Shichimiya thing was the main dramatic plot point, but
So all we're really left with is seeing how Yuuta and Rikka's relationship evolves. And the answer to that is...it basically doesn't. They still keep up their weird father/daughter relationship, with Yuuta never really viewing Rikka as an equal, instead constantly treating her like a child. It's weird, often boring, and they rarely if ever feel like a couple you can cheer for, unlike say, Koko and Banri from Golden Time.
In short, Chuuni S2 is a thing that shouldn't have been made, and it's clear that nobody at KyoAni ever stopped and said "We better not".
So the more I think about it, the more I feel like Chuunibyou S2 is a thing that didn't need to exist. While the first season wasn't the best thing KyoAni's ever done, far from it, it at least told a story. Sure, that story was basically a generic romcom story with the extra added gimmick of chuunibyou, but it was (mostly) competently told, and felt like it had a purpose. Whereas it felt like S2's purpose was "Hey otaku, give us more of your money". It didn't feel like it had any meaningful story to tell. Yes, the Shichimiya thing was the main dramatic plot point, but
it was poorly handled and never generated any real drama anyway. Never were we made to feel like she was a legitimate threat to Yuuta and Rikka's relationship. There was no real drama there at all.
In short, Chuuni S2 is a thing that shouldn't have been made, and it's clear that nobody at KyoAni ever stopped and said "We better not".
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Well at least you'll be making one good decision.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
You really shouldn't.
Watch the JoJo OVAs if you haven't. Way better than the series.
And don't watch OreImo.
Rider in FSN not even supposed to ride anything.
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