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Winter-Spring 2014 Anime |OT3| People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time
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Record of Lodoss War 2
Never really liked this ep too much. Lots of Parn & Etoh (who suck) . Everything is on point except for the art which is really inconsistent, especially compared to that first episode. It gets better, of course, but this one is always a bummer to sit through.
Never really liked this ep too much. Lots of Parn & Etoh (who suck) . Everything is on point except for the art which is really inconsistent, especially compared to that first episode. It gets better, of course, but this one is always a bummer to sit through.
Everyone goes offmodel here and there in not a good way in that ep.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Abarenbou Rikishi!! Matsutarou (the sumo anime) CM
Not much animation but at least the art is fairly pleasing.
Completely wrong (besides Toei, of course). The staff is:
Series Director: Yukio Kaizawa (Digimon Tamers)
Series Composition: Akatsuki Yamatoya (Gintama)
Character Design: Noboru Koizumi (One Piece)
Art Director: Shinzo Yuki (Ojamajo Doremi)
Animation Production: Toei Animation
Not much animation but at least the art is fairly pleasing.
Completely wrong (besides Toei, of course). The staff is:
Series Director: Yukio Kaizawa (Digimon Tamers)
Series Composition: Akatsuki Yamatoya (Gintama)
Character Design: Noboru Koizumi (One Piece)
Art Director: Shinzo Yuki (Ojamajo Doremi)
Animation Production: Toei Animation
Gundam Build Fighters 25 FIN
Everything I could have asked for and more. So many wonderful homages making me feel like I was a damn kid again.
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10/10 series, probably the best thing to come out of this franchise alongside 0080 and Turn A, something everyone should check out etc.
Everything I could have asked for and more. So many wonderful homages making me feel like I was a damn kid again.
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10/10 series, probably the best thing to come out of this franchise alongside 0080 and Turn A, something everyone should check out etc.
RahXephon 8
Oh, oh my. This episode definitely could have potentially ended on a tragic note, and it's a Christmas episode no less! I'm a sucker for monsters that bring out the dark sides in individual characters, though it might've been purely coincidental in this case.
I like how this show puts an emphasis on exploring all the different main/side characters and their relationships, even if the web of romances looks to be so complicated that it's getting to School Rumble levels of love chart.
Oh, oh my. This episode definitely could have potentially ended on a tragic note, and it's a Christmas episode no less! I'm a sucker for monsters that bring out the dark sides in individual characters, though it might've been purely coincidental in this case.
I like how this show puts an emphasis on exploring all the different main/side characters and their relationships, even if the web of romances looks to be so complicated that it's getting to School Rumble levels of love chart.
Wow, this looks pretty interesting. Especially the design. Guess I'll be checking out quite a few sports anime this coming season.
This is seriously making me want to do a re-watch of Rah. I haven't watched it in a while.
astrogamer
Member
Wizard Barristers 12
Well I got my Ace Attorney ending. Pretty solid turnabout. Moyo has gotten much stranger since she was revealed to be Lucifer
Well I got my Ace Attorney ending. Pretty solid turnabout. Moyo has gotten much stranger since she was revealed to be Lucifer
Theonik
Member
It was nice knowing you.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Yeah but at least you'd agree its better than Evangelion right?
Finally someone who agrees with me. Finally.
Despite my negative feelings about Toradora's final episode, I STARTED IT ALL OVER AGAIN. lol I've told you guys before, but I have no one in my life I can talk to about Anime. You guys have been so amazing, and so kind. I really have had so much guidance and help from you guys. I really am forever thankful. I however, recently have been trying to get my family into Anime as well. So slowly, I've been showing TV series. My family thought Toradora sounded great after I ranted and raved about it. And sure enough, they were hooked by episode 1. We watched 11 episodes yesterday alone!
I think this is a really good show to introduce to them, because of the humor and style. They've really been enjoying it. So it's really cool to get my family more into something I care about. Just because it's nice to have people in real life too, that you can share this stuff with.
Anyways, sorry for ranting. Was just kind of excited. I actually stared Clannad too. But had to stop 6 episodes in, because my family wants to finish Toradora. I'm trying to spend time with them too, because I'm leaving for Japan in just 5 days.
I think this is a really good show to introduce to them, because of the humor and style. They've really been enjoying it. So it's really cool to get my family more into something I care about. Just because it's nice to have people in real life too, that you can share this stuff with.
Anyways, sorry for ranting. Was just kind of excited. I actually stared Clannad too. But had to stop 6 episodes in, because my family wants to finish Toradora. I'm trying to spend time with them too, because I'm leaving for Japan in just 5 days.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The Pilot's Love Song
:Kanna
Hey look, a dog fight. lol
That ending was something else. They conclude with a final infodump that really does nothing to answer any questions. If anything, unless there are more books or something, one wonders why they even bothered to have this reveal in the first place. In fact, it probably only makes sense if there's more books to sell.
Still, so many problems are just swept under the rug to get the characters to where they are. For one, the whole idea of class seems to have just gone out the window, as all the asshole classmates from the early part of the show are just gone. The whole resolution of the pseudo-dual Superman love triangle felt a bit unearned as well. I appreciate the sentiment of forgiveness, but he just goes from catatonic to essentially leading a war against the people who were about to destroy them in a matter of two episodes. It just becomes silly.
And I probably missed this, but I don't even know the point of the original rebellion in the first place.
I dunno, I feel like there were bits and pieces here that were interesting. At the very least it didn't drag people along like a lot of SyFy bullshit shounen series out there, nor did it pull some twist out of its ass Gargantia-style. But all the pieces never really felt like they came together into a cohesive piece, leading to a show that felt disconnected at best.
I quite enjoyed the atmosphere of the movie at least, and I think it just goes to show that sometimes less is more when it comes to science fiction world building.
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Buddy Complex
lol
So I'll admit that this is a scrub show to me, mostly because the actual show is kind of terrible but I was enticed by the original Terminator premise. And I will say, I wasn't disappointed with the reveal at the of this episode and how they resolved that entire time travel arc, even if you suddenly have a weird grandfather paradox that inexplicably hasn't resolved itself.
. Then there's the final twist which makes doubly less sense, considering the entire events of the series, but I guess they needed a VVV-style dumb cliffhanger to keep things exciting for the next cour.
But now that the whole mystery of the first episode is over, I think I'm done with the show. Beyond the very thick yaoi goggles you need to wear, there's just not that much in this show that makes it anything other than a generic mecha show. It doesn't even have the stupidity of VVV, for the most part, and with the initial premise of a time travelling dude being forced to become a mech pilot gone, it is really nothing more than just another show about two generic factions of humans killing each other in flying robots.
:Kanna
Hey look, a dog fight. lol
That ending was something else. They conclude with a final infodump that really does nothing to answer any questions. If anything, unless there are more books or something, one wonders why they even bothered to have this reveal in the first place. In fact, it probably only makes sense if there's more books to sell.
Still, so many problems are just swept under the rug to get the characters to where they are. For one, the whole idea of class seems to have just gone out the window, as all the asshole classmates from the early part of the show are just gone. The whole resolution of the pseudo-dual Superman love triangle felt a bit unearned as well. I appreciate the sentiment of forgiveness, but he just goes from catatonic to essentially leading a war against the people who were about to destroy them in a matter of two episodes. It just becomes silly.
And I probably missed this, but I don't even know the point of the original rebellion in the first place.
I dunno, I feel like there were bits and pieces here that were interesting. At the very least it didn't drag people along like a lot of SyFy bullshit shounen series out there, nor did it pull some twist out of its ass Gargantia-style. But all the pieces never really felt like they came together into a cohesive piece, leading to a show that felt disconnected at best.
I quite enjoyed the atmosphere of the movie at least, and I think it just goes to show that sometimes less is more when it comes to science fiction world building.
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Buddy Complex
lol
So I'll admit that this is a scrub show to me, mostly because the actual show is kind of terrible but I was enticed by the original Terminator premise. And I will say, I wasn't disappointed with the reveal at the of this episode and how they resolved that entire time travel arc, even if you suddenly have a weird grandfather paradox that inexplicably hasn't resolved itself.
Assuming that time travel does not resort to different dimensions or whatever, then Aoba should have disappeared when the cycle was broken
But now that the whole mystery of the first episode is over, I think I'm done with the show. Beyond the very thick yaoi goggles you need to wear, there's just not that much in this show that makes it anything other than a generic mecha show. It doesn't even have the stupidity of VVV, for the most part, and with the initial premise of a time travelling dude being forced to become a mech pilot gone, it is really nothing more than just another show about two generic factions of humans killing each other in flying robots.
i need a badge because i made it to the end. i watched weekly since it began.
but then, i never drop a show. that's why i'm reluctant to start watching new ones since i know i'll have to watch until the end. i watched SSO because i had watched all the old series and it was one of the big series of my childhood.
awwww, I love you too.
Thanks for the answers guys. Much appreciated. I'll keep my expectations in check. I'm a sucker for some quality sakuga moments so even if I won't like it much, there will be that as least.
Fate/Stay Night 1-3
"Girls shouldn't swing weapons around like that." Shirou pls she just saved your life.
Well the protagonist is indeed an annoying prat so far but the rest wasn't so bad. I just hope it won't turn into straight up harem.
Sakura seems surprisingly sane considering her F/Zero persona. (Though I'm not sure if the apparently constant cooking for Shirou can be considered sane.)
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Hey Azula, I don't know if you saw, but I replied to you as well (it was at a weird time, like 2AM or something, so maybe you didn't see it).
Yamato 2199 1-26:
I had a hard time really getting into this because I'm too much of a hard sci-fi nerd so there were a lot of little things bothering me. There's not much for me to say. It was a very solid show, overall, with a strong cast and writing, but no single thing particularly stood out, except for maybe the quality of the waifus. So on that note, RANKING TIME:
Waifus:
Brown > Alien > NotAlien > Blue > Glasses > Witch > Nurse > Radio
Husbandos:
Hoshina > Sanada > Fraken > Domel > Dessler > Shinohara > Kodai > Shima
Ships:
Brown/Kodai > Brown/Blue > Hoshina/Radio > Kodai/NotAlien > Space-Submarine > Yamato > Dessler/Starsha Glasses/Oldai
People who needed to die, but didn't:
Sanada > NotAlien > Kodai > Dessler 2 > Dessler 1
Bullshit:
Resupply > Domel Jobbing > Ending > Sanada surviving > Dessler pulling a Lelouch three times > ZA WARUDO > Iscandar in general > Ace human pilots > Okita's masterful strategy of "charge forward"
Matsumoto™ Women:
Okita's daughter > Alien > NotAlien > AlienSis > DeadAlien
That is all.
I had a hard time really getting into this because I'm too much of a hard sci-fi nerd so there were a lot of little things bothering me. There's not much for me to say. It was a very solid show, overall, with a strong cast and writing, but no single thing particularly stood out, except for maybe the quality of the waifus. So on that note, RANKING TIME:
Waifus:
Brown > Alien > NotAlien > Blue > Glasses > Witch > Nurse > Radio
Husbandos:
Hoshina > Sanada > Fraken > Domel > Dessler > Shinohara > Kodai > Shima
Ships:
Brown/Kodai > Brown/Blue > Hoshina/Radio > Kodai/NotAlien > Space-Submarine > Yamato > Dessler/Starsha Glasses/Oldai
People who needed to die, but didn't:
Sanada > NotAlien > Kodai > Dessler 2 > Dessler 1
Bullshit:
Resupply > Domel Jobbing > Ending > Sanada surviving > Dessler pulling a Lelouch three times > ZA WARUDO > Iscandar in general > Ace human pilots > Okita's masterful strategy of "charge forward"
Matsumoto™ Women:
Okita's daughter > Alien > NotAlien > AlienSis > DeadAlien
That is all.
Why not just wait for the Ufotable version?
PshycoNinja
Member
Awww. We love you too Azula.
Been thinking of doing the same with my family but they don't have a BD player for some reason and most of my anime is on BD so that sucks. But I have a bunch of friends, cousins, nephews and other siblings that love anime. So I am in pretty good company. Nice to hear you somewhat started Clannad. Looking forward to see what you think about the show once you reach After Story's end. But you've gotten farther then both Branduil and Corvo so far.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Melda > your favourite waifu.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Why would you watch FSN at this point?
Might as well and wait to see if ufotable can somehow manage to salvage that garbage and turn it into a good show.
Might as well and wait to see if ufotable can somehow manage to salvage that garbage and turn it into a good show.
KnightBuster
Member
Samurai Flamenco 03-04
I wish Red Axe was a real tokusatsu show. I'd watch the hell out of it. That aside: Flamenco Girl is fun... even if she does get carried away. I don't think Masayoshi's gonna put up with this "arrangement" for too much longer though.
I wish Red Axe was a real tokusatsu show. I'd watch the hell out of it. That aside: Flamenco Girl is fun... even if she does get carried away. I don't think Masayoshi's gonna put up with this "arrangement" for too much longer though.
Almost there
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
An inferior Evangelion for sure.
We all who the best waifu is in Yamato. Don't make me bring out the gifs again
Please bring out the gifs again.
gashikunFLCL
Member
The Pilot's Love Song - 13
...In the end they never showed me Fana and that pilot from her army...fucking
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(ﾉºдº)ﾉ~Claire
Yowamushi Pedal - 25
Puchimas!! - 01
I have already saw my share of momotarou stories, one more to the list. That's a lot of dogs...
...In the end they never showed me Fana and that pilot from her army...fucking
"our adventure is just beginning end", they must have more books to adaptsell
(ﾉºдº)ﾉ~Claire
Yowamushi Pedal - 25
The FUCK! His ABS have personalities, this is getting dumber than Kuroko no Basket. Out whit this silly "powers", O-xy-gen! is dumb too.
Puchimas!! - 01
It's back! Where's BGBW to gif this?
I have already saw my share of momotarou stories, one more to the list. That's a lot of dogs...
Jex
Member
Heh, sounds like you'd have a hard time with certain things one is expected to accept on their face.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
AnathemicOne
Banned
Oh geeze why are you watching this? Wait for Ufotable's remake of F/SN.
Jex
Member
firehawk12
Subete no aware
lol
He's a hard scifi nerd who doesn't like 2001.
Can't blame him.
Yowamushi Pedal 25
So much hard-work-blood-and-tears flashbacks. So much drama. And all this over the first section of the first race in the tournament. This inter-high is going to last quiiiiite a while, isn't it XD
That texting in the post-credits scene was more impressive than anything in the actual episode, though xp
So much hard-work-blood-and-tears flashbacks. So much drama. And all this over the first section of the first race in the tournament. This inter-high is going to last quiiiiite a while, isn't it XD
That texting in the post-credits scene was more impressive than anything in the actual episode, though xp
Admiral Woofington
Member
To the harem comment= not sure if the anime covers it but in the VN, each path basically nets you a different girl. So it's a harem of sorts, I think anime covers the main/saber's path, but I'm sure they'll have Rin being tsundere ojousama all jealous and shit.
As to Sakura's comment
I don't think they cover her mental state in the anime, just in her route in the VN. Which is incidentally considered the true ending
astrogamer
Member
Puchimas 2 1
An interesting retelling of Momotarou. With a lot of different breeds of dogs. And a Jojo inspired Producer
An interesting retelling of Momotarou. With a lot of different breeds of dogs. And a Jojo inspired Producer
I accepted the ass in my face, if nothing else.
Wrong.
Kira Yamato of Yamato, should've Died
generic father figure, got his ship stolen twice
only there so the brown girl can end up with the brown guy and they wouldn't need to deal with mixed babies, DEEEEEEEEEEEEED
fuck this kid, jobber
jobberer, jobberest
I liked the bits of 2001 that were hard scifi. Thematically, it wasn't very hard.He's a hard scifi nerd who doesn't like 2001.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
The other gif shall only be used on special occasions. Also I hated how everyone forgot about the guy in the gif even though he saved everyone.
Admiral Woofington
Member
The other gif shall only be used on special occasions. Also I hated how everyone forgot about the guy in the gif even though he saved everyone.
I feel bad for him because he never had a chance with blonde waifu. She wanted dat protag husbando d.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The very definition of a redshirt.
Right.
The ending was very realistic!
One of my favorite PVs. <3 Poplar
Prism Nana could have been
He does. Where did you stop?
That was a great scene I will admit!
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