foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Gonna finish sekai sefeku or whatever its called then start on toradora
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Winter-Spring 2014 Anime |OT3| People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time
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PshycoNinja
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Oh I know that. I won't hold it against G Gundam. Wouldn't be fair given when it was made and in the context of what was going on.
Still can't deny those Wing fights though. And the first time I saw the Gundam transformed into an air fighter my 10 year old mind was blown
darkblade77
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I did. I thought I'd given up at some point, but watching Heartcatch Precure somehow ended up being therapeutic enough for me to suffer through the rest of it(as ironic as that is).
I think there's one episode left. Or at the very least, the climax to this (final)arc should be next episode.
Anime downplayed much of the violence seen in the manga, completely erasing any blood from tense battles such as Toriko vs. Starjun's GT Robo. Toriko vs Tommyrod, and Sani vs Tommyrod to name few.
Toriko/Four Heavenly Kings vs Joa never happens
Teppi does not 2v1 Jirou/Setsuno in the manga because he is no where near that strong.
Midora and Ichiryuu specials abilities dismissed.
Ichiryuu was still alive because of the filler episode unlike the manga
Coco goes missing for days, losses to Grinpatch
Toriko losses to Starjun and Komatsu gets kidnapped.
Human World almost destroyed by Midora
Watch the amv "path of deus" for Angelic Layer.
Admiral Woofington
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Just watched the first Harumi Endless Eight episode. I was all "hey this is pretty cool I wonder why people hate it"
Then I read the synopsis of the next episode
and the next
and the next
and the next
and the next
and the next
and the next
Fuck that shit. Skipping Endless Eight. CERTAIN RECENT RPG SPOILERS
Then I read the synopsis of the next episode
and the next
and the next
and the next
and the next
and the next
and the next
Fuck that shit. Skipping Endless Eight. CERTAIN RECENT RPG SPOILERS
Bravely Harumi.
Just because you made the same mistake twice - Haruhi, not Harumi.
Here endeth your early morning spelling nazi message
Basileus777
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Don't listen to anyone telling you to watch them all. The Endless Eight is just an exercise is wasteful self-indulgence, there's zero reason to watch more than two episodes of it.
lol I kind of figured, but its amusing non the less. The censoring is obvious of course. Gonna go ahead and spoiler tag that in case anyone minds.
Admiral Woofington
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Just because you made the same mistake twice - Haruhi, not Harumi.
Here endeth your early morning spelling nazi message
Actually mein fuhrer, I greatly respect you for doing so. Didn't even realize it.
Wait, I was under the impression it was a sequel to the old TV series? If it actually is a reboot then I may just check it out when I've cleared of some stuff from my backlog.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Endless Eight is like a sports event. If you didn't watch it live, there's literally no point since you can just read the box score.
Admiral Woofington
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That's a good comparison, but I weep for you if that's how you see sports events. As monotonous repetition.
:murica
I like how they can straight-up open a window and stick their head out. Because that's how space works!
Both stories in this episode were pretty good, but a little underdeveloped. I think they both could've been expanded into full episodes and been better off for it.
Especially Titan, which could've been really interesting if delved into farther, but here it was too short to really get into it.
Also let me get this straight.
The Grape Soldiers grab Maetel. They strip her while on a canoe for some reason. Only when they get to land does she finally pull out her gun and shoot them all, at which point she... faints? I guess she didn't want Tetsuro to feel embarrassed about coming all this way to rescue her only for her to be fine.
The Tetsuro kill count increases again. By the end of this series he's going to have a higher body-count than the average villain.
Unless you're staff whore, there's definitely episode that better than others from the bunch.. I only able to finish 5 though lol..
Not true at all, otherwise sports movies would never work! Although it does depend on the specific game.
Aura: Maryuuinkouga Saigo no Tatakai
Have you ever wanted to live in a fantasy world where Chuunibyou was actually good?
This film was based on a light novel by Romeo Tanaka, who also wrote the series Humanity Has Declined. This film also shares the director of the anime adaptation of said series, Seiji Kishi. It might be a good idea for him to only direct Romeo Tanaka material from now on. I guess I should also mention that the prolific Kana Hanazawa voices the main heroine. And if you were upset about the ending to Chuunibyou s2, don't worry,
.
There's a number of reasons this is a much better Chuunibyou than Chuunibyou. For one, there are actual social consequences to acting like a weirdo; the story also doesn't engage in gross false equivalences in order to justify never facing reality. Indeed, the entire purpose of the story, while rightly condemning bullying, is to illustrate that escaping into a complete fantasy is unhealthy and potentially harmful. It does this even while acknowledging in an evenhanded way that a certain amount of escapism is fine and healthy.
That's not to say it's a perfect film by any means. Though not exactly ugly, the layouts still often feel amateur, and the animation often cheap or nonexistent. The characters can still feel a bit too "anime" at times, and I think you all understand what I mean by that. There's also a rather tasteless fanservice scene. And how the heck did she
I guess you could justify by saying it's an exaggeration based on her fantasy, or the old "magical realism" trope, but still. Overall, though, it's a film that should satisfy anyone who actually wanted to like Chuunibyou, but was forced to face the reality of it being an insultingly-written apologetic for delusion.
Also, dat Michiru Oshima score.
Have you ever wanted to live in a fantasy world where Chuunibyou was actually good?
This film was based on a light novel by Romeo Tanaka, who also wrote the series Humanity Has Declined. This film also shares the director of the anime adaptation of said series, Seiji Kishi. It might be a good idea for him to only direct Romeo Tanaka material from now on. I guess I should also mention that the prolific Kana Hanazawa voices the main heroine. And if you were upset about the ending to Chuunibyou s2, don't worry,
they kiss in the first twenty minutes
There's a number of reasons this is a much better Chuunibyou than Chuunibyou. For one, there are actual social consequences to acting like a weirdo; the story also doesn't engage in gross false equivalences in order to justify never facing reality. Indeed, the entire purpose of the story, while rightly condemning bullying, is to illustrate that escaping into a complete fantasy is unhealthy and potentially harmful. It does this even while acknowledging in an evenhanded way that a certain amount of escapism is fine and healthy.
That's not to say it's a perfect film by any means. Though not exactly ugly, the layouts still often feel amateur, and the animation often cheap or nonexistent. The characters can still feel a bit too "anime" at times, and I think you all understand what I mean by that. There's also a rather tasteless fanservice scene. And how the heck did she
build that giant fortress of schooldesks?
Also, dat Michiru Oshima score.
firehawk12
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I do, mostly because I don't care about any players or teams. Like I can't imagine why you would riot if your sportball team loses a championship.
But my comparison stems from the fact that the excitement of watching Endless Eight is the same as watching a sports match - you don't know what will happen. Once it's over, the only reason you would go back to it is because you are interested in it in some academic manner.
Admiral Woofington
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Please tell me the LN's or the novels or w/e the show is based on did it just as bad. If not the little amount of respect I still hold for KyoAni continues to dwindle down if they seriously thought it was cool to do like 7/8 episodes of this bull.
They should've taken a note from
That's how you do these type of episodes right.
They should've taken a note from
Space Dandy.
Basileus777
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How would you not know what was going to happen after 2 or 3 episodes? The Eight in the title is a dead giveaway.
hahahahaha
i don't think they thought it was cool. i thought they thought 'fuck it, that's what we want to do', and did it
KirbYuuYuu
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HappinessCharge Precure 9
THAT WALK OFF FROM
. Toei still bros
Clearly I'm the best girl in town. Madp, Hito and Nafe have some challengers, but Nafe hasn't even pulled out the guns yet!
I mean lets think about it.
. Shit, I sing about FOOD! How fitting! Lets take it another step
NEXT TIME: International Cures aren't a one off, KirbYayoi continues the best girl streak.... and QUALITY
This actually happened.
THAT WALK OFF FROM
CURE RHYTHM
Clearly I'm the best girl in town. Madp, Hito and Nafe have some challengers, but Nafe hasn't even pulled out the guns yet!
I mean lets think about it.
I made General Specific/DIO fall for me, and getting Hoshiiwa to sing with me next week
IM ALREADY A CURE BABY! AND THEY DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS I, KIRBYAYOI
NEXT TIME: International Cures aren't a one off, KirbYayoi continues the best girl streak.... and QUALITY
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Hrm... maybe I need to watch this.
Sports movies != sportsball matches.
If the NFL was like Friday Night Lights, I'd probably buy one of those season pass things. But it's not like they're going to have cameras follow the players every day and tell the story of their personal lives. lol
I can't remember if you were here when it aired, but people kept saying "They can't really do this for eight episodes?" every week. Even the episode when they troll the fuck out of the audience by having Kyon *almost* break the cycle was glorious because of the frustration it caused.
Nobody thought they were crazy/stupid enough to do it.
Madp and I too busy acting like Usagi.HappinessCharge Precure 9
THAT WALK OFF FROM. Toei still brosCURE RHYTHM
Clearly I'm the best girl in town. Madp, Hito and Nafe have some challengers, but Nafe hasn't even pulled out the guns yet!
I mean lets think about it.. Shit, I sing about FOOD! How fitting! Lets take it another stepI made General Specific/DIO fall for me, and getting Hoshiiwa to sing with me next weekIM ALREADY A CURE BABY! AND THEY DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS I, KIRBYAYOI
NEXT TIME: International Cures aren't a one off, KirbYayoi continues the best girl streak.
Although the lyrics of that song are very Sammy TV OP.
It was adapted from one short story in one of the pre-Disappearance novels I think. The story only covered the very last loop and nothing more.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Not like there's anyway to do this in book form, short of literally releasing the same short story over and over again in a serial format like a magazine or online or something.
Actually they do! You just need to watch the supplementary materials. For example, in the 2012 season one of the Seattle Seahawks players made weekly youtube videos of locker room talk and interactions.
Admiral Woofington
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I was gonna watch Aura but the animation and character design looks so boring that I genuinely couldn't recognize the protagonist when he was put aside two similar people.
Also the topic of bullying/trying to be popular is something that stings for me as I was that kid doing early high school. The geek trying to fit in, doing shit I was ashamed of (I got bullied in junior high though, not high school).
How bad is the bullying Branduil? Enough to make somebody like me cringe at the memories? NO PAPA NO IT'S NOT GOOFY TIME.
Also the topic of bullying/trying to be popular is something that stings for me as I was that kid doing early high school. The geek trying to fit in, doing shit I was ashamed of (I got bullied in junior high though, not high school).
How bad is the bullying Branduil? Enough to make somebody like me cringe at the memories? NO PAPA NO IT'S NOT GOOFY TIME.
Do it for Yuu Kobayashi.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
But did that player also document his struggle to get out of poverty in small town Texas and get a college scholarship?!
She's already dead.
Admiral Woofington
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Oh god. I'm dying you have no idea. I'm fucking crying at the thought of the author for the novel.
Author: I need to make a popular novel so this gets picked up for an anime. But so far it's just about kids having fun in the summer....hmmmmm......
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Critics are calling Haruhi: Endless Eight the biggest novel of the season
"I didn't think he'd do it again. But then he did. Holy shit. My mind is blown"- Andrew Sarris
"The deconstruction of the sci fi genre contained within this pages just springs into action as you feel you are there with Haruhi and co. Wow what a novel" -Pauline Kael
"I got paid to review this positively" -Roger Ebert
"His penis is honoring her" - Youtube commenter
You should! Especially since you're not the type to get hung up on things like the classroom suffering from Accel World bathroom-quantum fluctuations. There's also a Yuu Kobayashi character I guess.
Hmm I'm not sure how to rate that. There's a little bit of actual physical bullying, but most of it is more psychological. I guess I'd say it's a... moderate amount of bullying?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
You can skip to the end of a book. You can't do that with a live event outside of taking sleeping pills and waking up at the end or inventing time travel.
You'd have to release the book in a manner that doesn't allow the reader to just "fast forward" through the repetitions and short of serializing it, I don't know if there's a way to do it.
Maybe you release seven different covers and explain how there are minor differences in each version and ask the super hardcore to buy them all to find the differences, then release the final version of the book with the ending a month later? I dunno.
It's not the kind of overblown bullying you see in other "bullying" media (lol). A good thing it has going for it is that it manages to keep things relatively grounded and even-handed for the standards of this kind of movie, but that's also the reason the climactic scene feels so retarded. It really does undercut a perfectly decent character piece, though not enough that it ruins the whole thing.
nisekoi 12
i liked this episode. maybe i've been trapped with the show too long. maybe shitty shaft rip-offs like sakura trick have increased my appreciation for the real thing. somehow i didn't really care that much that the plot stalled as soon as anything progressed because this was pretty fun.
We have a player from Compton who went to Stanford!
Yeah, I got my wires crossed. It's a sequel.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Did his coach in Compton tell him to have a full heart and clear eyes?
Basileus777
Member
When you were talking about Aura, I thought you were talking about the 80s mecha and I was confused. Hmm, so it's another Kishi/Romeo Tanaka combination? I think I might watch this.
Though after I/O, I'm not sure I'm ready for more Tanaka.
Though after I/O, I'm not sure I'm ready for more Tanaka.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Is the art really that bad? lol
To be honest Russell Wilson is more the shounen protagonist type, complete with all the stories and encouragement.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
So he's trying to find the basement too? Poor guy.
I thought the "R" stood for "Returns"? I assumed the new anime would be based of the latest manga, Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo R. I'd love it if it was a reboot though.
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