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Winter-Spring 2014 Anime |OT3| People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time
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Well, there's a reason they run out of money later in production.
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy
I've long been aware of this as it's particularly notorious for having removed the usual Lupin composer and VAs for Lupin & Jigen due to budgetary constraints. What I never realized is that budget went towards some god tier animation and something that's pretty good in it's own right. Character design and art in it is some of the most pleasing I've seen from this franchise as well.
If I wanted to be reductive, this is probably best described as a poor man's Cagliostro with the whole treasure plot, the Clarisse/Lupin interaction transferred to Goemon/Murasaki, and Lupin retaining the whole gentleman thief characterization with more his pride on the line and less worried about the womanizing. That'd do it a disservice though as it's good even if it lives in Cagliostro's shadow and doesn't have the same emotional gravitas of said Miyazaki film.
Recommend for:
Forgive the image overload but I like to share the good stuff when I come across it.
I've long been aware of this as it's particularly notorious for having removed the usual Lupin composer and VAs for Lupin & Jigen due to budgetary constraints. What I never realized is that budget went towards some god tier animation and something that's pretty good in it's own right. Character design and art in it is some of the most pleasing I've seen from this franchise as well.
If I wanted to be reductive, this is probably best described as a poor man's Cagliostro with the whole treasure plot, the Clarisse/Lupin interaction transferred to Goemon/Murasaki, and Lupin retaining the whole gentleman thief characterization with more his pride on the line and less worried about the womanizing. That'd do it a disservice though as it's good even if it lives in Cagliostro's shadow and doesn't have the same emotional gravitas of said Miyazaki film.
Recommend for:
- Lupin fans that have probably already watched it
- general anime audience that also enjoyed Cagliostro
- animations nerds
Link Man is probably King of the Awesome Fan Art thread. All of this Yami stuff is likely chump change to him.
Like, if you think I can do bad stuff, Link Man is my senpai.
Business ruins everything I love in the end.
MikeHattsu
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If you want something lighter than Clannad but heavier than Toradora, you could try watching Kanon 2006.
Well you seem to be into RomCom/ SoL/ Drama type shows so Clannad and After Story is right up your ally. I didn't find the ending frustrating personally. What I will say is Clannad is one of the few shows that wraps up pretty much every loose end by it's ending.
Just remember to watch the Kyoto Animation series and not the subpar movie.
I hope you enjoy!
Yeah, I'm new to Anime so I'm still trying to get my footing on what I like (genre wise). Golden Time was the first Rom Com/Drama that I had seen. And I enjoyed it! Although I'll be honest, I think I prefer more light hearted stuff. It's kind of a contradiction I know. Like, so far my favorite anime is really serious drama stuff. But when it comes to the Rom Com, when it gets really dark/dramatic, sometimes it can be too much. Bokura Ga Ita was something I saw after Golden Time, and I thought it was absolutely brutal.
That said, I'm always down to check out anything high quality (even if it is depressing). I'll check out what you guys have recommended. Honestly, you guys have been so amazing at recommending me stuff, and kind of guiding me around to this medium. I'm slowly building up my taste/preference.
Thanks for this It's visuals look really charming. Throwing it onto the watch pile.
MikeHattsu
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Haha. Well... I didn't react as much to School Days as some other people here seems to have, so I dunno...
= da best
I knew the ending of School Days before hand, so I had a somewhat different reaction.
I'll continue to insist that School Days works best presented as a tragedy and when you already know things will end badly, rather than going for surprise shock value.
KuwabaraTheMan
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Space Dandy 13:
Great end to the season. Only in this show can you go from a robot discovering love in a coffee shop to such a crazy action scene in such a short amount of time. I definitely felt sad by the end of the episode.
I think the show really came into its own after a shaky beginning, and I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with Season 2.
This seems like a pretty good idea. There have been a lot of great standalone episodes or two parters that would be pretty good for this, I think.
Moonlight Sonata Murder and the Symphony Serial Murders jump out to me as some really good ones.
Great end to the season. Only in this show can you go from a robot discovering love in a coffee shop to such a crazy action scene in such a short amount of time. I definitely felt sad by the end of the episode.
I think the show really came into its own after a shaky beginning, and I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with Season 2.
This seems like a pretty good idea. There have been a lot of great standalone episodes or two parters that would be pretty good for this, I think.
Moonlight Sonata Murder and the Symphony Serial Murders jump out to me as some really good ones.
Whoops, enough*.
The next step was asking which ones you think would be good to include, so perfect. If you think of any others, let me know.
MikeHattsu
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As I said when I watched it, I knew that
Makoto would be killed somehow
Just had too much drama for me, so some of it became unintentionally hilarious for some reason.
Oh man, if that broke your suspension of disbelief, then you'll love Black Rock Shooter TV.
PshycoNinja
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Yeah, I'm new to Anime so I'm still trying to get my footing on what I like (genre wise). Golden Time was the first Rom Com/Drama that I had seen. And I enjoyed it! Although I'll be honest, I think I prefer more light hearted stuff. It's kind of a contradiction I know. Like, so far my favorite anime is really serious drama stuff. But when it comes to the Rom Com, when it gets really dark/dramatic, sometimes it can be too much. Bokura Ga Ita was something I saw after Golden Time, and I thought it was absolutely brutal.
That said, I'm always down to check out anything high quality (even if it is depressing). I'll check out what you guys have recommended. Honestly, you guys have been so amazing at recommending me stuff, and kind of guiding me around to this medium. I'm slowly building up my taste/preference.
Always happy to help new people into anime. Anime is great and can really move you if you watch the right ones.
I hope you do like the shows we recommend. I don't think any one person here would want to recommend someone a bad anime. People genuinely want you to watch good stuff which makes some of us clash sometimes cause one person can only watch so much at once. That being said your being recommended a lot of good shows and with how you've expressed your tastes I think your choosing some wonderful shows.
Hope you enjoy.
note: use of a Gintama gif is in no way implying that Gintama is a bad anime, because it isn't
Instead of letting a lack of money blunt his ambition, Imagawa instead chose to spend five and a half years on a seven-episode OVA. And the result is awesome.
Unfortunately that (and I think there was some drama with Getter Robo Armageddon around the same time too?) made it almost impossible for him to get to direct another anime series, and while he still gets steady work writing scripts, since then he's only directed a bunch of Tetsujin 28-go stuff in the mid 2000s and... a 10-minute two-character comedy series called "Wasimo" that ran last season?
Maybe the Second Coming of Imagawa will soon be upon us.
It's time for a G Gundam sequel or Shin Great Mazinger.
PshycoNinja
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Haibane Renmei 1
So now I get why Angel Beats is always compared to this. Both first episodes almost hit the same beats at the same points in their respective first episodes. Both MC's ask almost the same questions. Both have amnesia.
This isn't a bad thing. I love Angel Beats. This first episode was very strong. It was a bit slow but that's to be expected of any first episode really. I liked the music. All the characters are pretty likable and it's already revealed some of the rules of the world. I really like it. The art is actually quite beautiful. This was a very strong start. I like pretty much everything I have seen and heard so far.
So now I get why Angel Beats is always compared to this. Both first episodes almost hit the same beats at the same points in their respective first episodes. Both MC's ask almost the same questions. Both have amnesia.
This isn't a bad thing. I love Angel Beats. This first episode was very strong. It was a bit slow but that's to be expected of any first episode really. I liked the music. All the characters are pretty likable and it's already revealed some of the rules of the world. I really like it. The art is actually quite beautiful. This was a very strong start. I like pretty much everything I have seen and heard so far.
PshycoNinja
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note: use of a Gintama gif is in no way implying that Gintama is a bad anime, because it isn't
Is it wrong to hope that's the case?
note: use of a Gintama gif is in no way implying that Gintama is a bad anime, because it isn't
Perfect.
Shin Mazinger!!
MikeHattsu
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Admiral Woofington
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If somebody here truly thinks Gintama is a bad anime I'll hate them 5evuh (that's one more than 4evuh)
Yami 13
Yay, more pancakes! In a flashback! While falling through space.
Time for a steamy bath. And boring, repetitive inner monologue.
And now Eve is serving Lilith pancakes.
Hazuki lounging about her house in her underwear. And there's Eve, standing outside in the rain with a boy. why
Wow, they really do love reusing animation in this series.
Wait, are we really
?
Oh, this is new. :SDBurton territory!
Saliva after the kiss. Stay classy, Yami.
WAT
Except the pancakes.
And more reused scenes.
So wait, everything that happened in this series
Why is everything left unexplained?
Suddenly live action.
Yay, more pancakes! In a flashback! While falling through space.
Time for a steamy bath. And boring, repetitive inner monologue.
And now Eve is serving Lilith pancakes.
Hazuki lounging about her house in her underwear. And there's Eve, standing outside in the rain with a boy. why
Wow, they really do love reusing animation in this series.
Wait, are we really
rewatching the first episode here
Oh, this is new. :SDBurton territory!
Saliva after the kiss. Stay classy, Yami.
WAT
So Eve erases all of Hazuki's memories of her, and all traces of her existence.
And more reused scenes.
So wait, everything that happened in this series
was in a book being read by Aya. Who the heck is Aya? What about Yami? What about the hat? What was Seiren's purpose in all of this? Why was Lilith so useless overall?
Suddenly live action.
So, Eve erased all of Hazuki's memories of her, BUT LEFT A VIDEO TELLING HAZUKI TO REMEMBER HER FACE? WHAT THE HELL?
Yami exudes class. Class action lawsuits.
i took that show on like a boss. Then I had the sheer unmitigated gall to give it a 10/10 on par with the best.
because Yami is the fuckin best.
I dunno what this is but I squeed a little bit.
Terareflection
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Madoka Magica: The Rebellion Story
This wasn't necessary, I mean, what was the point of this? Other than money and pandering, of course.
This wasn't necessary, I mean, what was the point of this? Other than money and pandering, of course.
PshycoNinja
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:/
I like to believe in people. I like to think people recommend things because they genuinely like it even if others might not. But maybe you guys are right. :,(
Heh.
Theonik
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This is MY badge of honour. Don't steal.
Most of the time it's not really a matter of intention, but the simple fact that some people are FAR less discriminating than others so to them everything is amazing and worth recommending while others aren't as happy with it.
This doesn't necessarily mean generally either, as there are genre fanboys who just eat everything of a certain kind up without a second thought.
This doesn't necessarily mean generally either, as there are genre fanboys who just eat everything of a certain kind up without a second thought.
amishpriest99
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amishpriest99
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YES PLEASE!
I hear there is a sequel in manga form.
ZachDeKoromaru
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You're just mad that you're not a prima undine like myself.
nintendoman58
Member
Well, they wanted to continue the story somehow. And what better way to continue it by pissing all of us off by ruining what we loved and make us get ready for an eventual sequel? UGGGGGGGH.
I hate that movie. Unless whatever sequel that gets made fixes this mess, I will continue to hate that movie.
PshycoNinja
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Well I hope I don't come across like that.
I am not hypercritical but I don't recommend every anime that I see. I really only have a handful of shows that I like to recommend. (Clearly)
That edit might speak more to me when it comes to RomComs but you won't see me recommending RomCom SNAFU or My Little Monster. I will only comment on if I like them or not.
AquaWateria
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You think their will be a season 2 of Buddy Complex, because I hope so.
Basileus777
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It's split cour, so there will be more.
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