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Winter-Spring 2014 Anime |OT3| People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time
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You say that like it's a bad thing.
OVA and Universe are in entirely separate continuities, just like the two Sammy series.
You'll never get a satisfying animated conclusion to the original OVA. They made a continuation a decade after the first run finished, but they forgot what they were doing, lost that ability I mentioned to develop and be funny in each ep, and spent much of its time tying shit to GXP(which was shit) that at the last ep it goes into panic mode "OH WAIT ALL THOSE LOOSE ENDS". It's thoroughly disappointing and pretty much any Tenchi fan will say not to even bother.
HOWEVER, there is a manga series that picks up where the original OVA left off that's rather good.
Universe made some world and character adjustments and lacks the production quality of the OVA, but it's not bad overall. The first and third movies are sequels to this continuity and provide it with an ending. The first film is definitely worth watching.
The second movie is a sidestory with hybrid TV/OVA continuity. Really though, the best part about it is the Kou Otani soundtrack.
The second TV series, Shin Tenchi Muyo aka Tenchi in Tokyo, is yet another continuity. It's fun if you can accept how stupid it can be.
Tenchi Muyo GXP takes place in the OVA continuity, but it's shit.
i'll watch the first episode for ducky~
I am mildly hype. It's hard for any other anime day to live up to the one-two of Jojo and Mushishi. What time does it air?
Just an observation, not an evaluation.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Princess Kenny's transform is the best!
AquaWateria
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I don't hate him, but I sure as hell don't like him.
maybe you'll like him more when he's a girl with a gun.
chickdigger802
Banned
fairy tail new
new animation team, slighty different faces, lucy has more boobs, show still looks budgeted as fuck.
Blade and soul 1
its like the other boobie fighting animes but not as lewd... so whats the point?
WIXOSS 1
kinda k-on looking people playing card games? seems like it tries to be serious... but just seems crappy.
new animation team, slighty different faces, lucy has more boobs, show still looks budgeted as fuck.
Blade and soul 1
its like the other boobie fighting animes but not as lewd... so whats the point?
WIXOSS 1
kinda k-on looking people playing card games? seems like it tries to be serious... but just seems crappy.
Basileus777
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Macross 7 41
I love how the joke unit "Jamming Birds" sings Macross II songs. Kawamori's revenge.
I love how the joke unit "Jamming Birds" sings Macross II songs. Kawamori's revenge.
Star Driver-17
Great sakuga cut with Tau missile. I guess they do explain the Red powerup, apparently Takuto got a powerup too when everybody else went to 3rd Phase. Jesus his mech is broken.
This show really is phenomenal on a sakuga level. A MAD would have to be like an hour long to capture all the scenes.
Great sakuga cut with Tau missile. I guess they do explain the Red powerup, apparently Takuto got a powerup too when everybody else went to 3rd Phase. Jesus his mech is broken.
This show really is phenomenal on a sakuga level. A MAD would have to be like an hour long to capture all the scenes.
PshycoNinja
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Haibane Renmei 13 [END] (Branduil Challenge Complete)
And here I thought this story was all about Rakka when in truth it was all about Reki.
The end was pretty good and so was the anime. Not amazing but pretty good overall. Animation and art style was unique and eye catching. Story was slow but deliberately so which made the entire thing well paced actually. It is certainly interesting and can see why Angel Beats is compared to it. They are fundamentally different stories and anime but I can see why someone would compare them as they do share some very specific concepts.
Everything all around was a solid effort and it held my interest for reasons I cannot explain. Even looking back on the story I can't put my finger on why every episode I started I would be in a trance. There's nothing I can really fault it on except that I wasn't completely enamored with it. Never got the feels though. I wasn't expecting it. There were some scenes, especially at the end, that got me close to having them.
As for the characters themselves they were a bit of a hit or miss. I was far more interested in the Toga and how they affected the Haibane.
Last episode kind of went a little out there even though most of the anime worked pretty hard to ground the show into some logic. It was needed though for it to have the ending and symbolism it needed. So I'll give it a pass on that. All in all it wasn't that bad. *shrugs*
I usually give a numbered score at the end but I am not gonna do that this time. One, because I am still processing the show and not sure where the show falls. Two, I don't want the fans all over me about a number even though my unfiltered thoughts on the show are above. I will say that this anime won't hold everyone's interest. I think it appeals to a very specific anime viewing audience.
And here I thought this story was all about Rakka when in truth it was all about Reki.
The end was pretty good and so was the anime. Not amazing but pretty good overall. Animation and art style was unique and eye catching. Story was slow but deliberately so which made the entire thing well paced actually. It is certainly interesting and can see why Angel Beats is compared to it. They are fundamentally different stories and anime but I can see why someone would compare them as they do share some very specific concepts.
Everything all around was a solid effort and it held my interest for reasons I cannot explain. Even looking back on the story I can't put my finger on why every episode I started I would be in a trance. There's nothing I can really fault it on except that I wasn't completely enamored with it. Never got the feels though. I wasn't expecting it. There were some scenes, especially at the end, that got me close to having them.
As for the characters themselves they were a bit of a hit or miss. I was far more interested in the Toga and how they affected the Haibane.
Last episode kind of went a little out there even though most of the anime worked pretty hard to ground the show into some logic. It was needed though for it to have the ending and symbolism it needed. So I'll give it a pass on that. All in all it wasn't that bad. *shrugs*
I usually give a numbered score at the end but I am not gonna do that this time. One, because I am still processing the show and not sure where the show falls. Two, I don't want the fans all over me about a number even though my unfiltered thoughts on the show are above. I will say that this anime won't hold everyone's interest. I think it appeals to a very specific anime viewing audience.
Admiral Woofington
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Nope I've read the manga, which is moving slowly. I refuse to read LN's because my whole whole experience with anime/manga is to see what's going on. If I have to read those complicated ass names and brother complex in novel form I'll lose my shit
In the manga it hasn't gone terribly far but he's as OP as they come and I fucking love it. He gets all the bitches.
Tatsuya is love. Tatsuya is life.
astrogamer
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Super Sonico 12
A music filled finale. Well I put this one off for a bit but now I'm done with this series. Overall, it was a cute but pretty generic story. Some interesting points but overall not really interesting. I give the series a 4/10
A music filled finale. Well I put this one off for a bit but now I'm done with this series. Overall, it was a cute but pretty generic story. Some interesting points but overall not really interesting. I give the series a 4/10
PshycoNinja
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Alright Branduil. I expect frequent updates on your Clannad and Clannad After Story viewings. ;]
AquaWateria
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How high would you rate it, from what you read so far like 1-10.
I finished the show and I still don't know!
Galaxy Express 999 10
Second half of the two-parter, but it was really its own story using a character introduced in the first half. It was pretty good.
Given the context of Japanese work culture, it was interesting seeing an episode about the pain overwork (due to poorness in this case) can cause. Also loneliness and crazy people! But at least they have a pretty planet.
Tetsuro is only 10 but he gets all the ladays.
So why was Hanako's skin purple.
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
selector infected WIXOSS - 01
...so this is going to get dark isn't it.
EDIT: Can someone recommend me a series with a scene that frames the immensity of something's size by tricking you into thinking its flying through the sky up until the point you see it go behind the moon instead of over it. I know it's oddly specific but I had a dream of watching and enjoying an anime like that but I can't remember. I think something similar happened in one of the Tenchi series but that's not the one that I seem to be remembering.
...so this is going to get dark isn't it.
EDIT: Can someone recommend me a series with a scene that frames the immensity of something's size by tricking you into thinking its flying through the sky up until the point you see it go behind the moon instead of over it. I know it's oddly specific but I had a dream of watching and enjoying an anime like that but I can't remember. I think something similar happened in one of the Tenchi series but that's not the one that I seem to be remembering.
AquaWateria
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Noragami Episode 9
Yukine redeemed, what a great episode though and that end was a nice feeling good moment with everybody together. So far every character is enjoyable from my experience.
Yukine redeemed, what a great episode though and that end was a nice feeling good moment with everybody together. So far every character is enjoyable from my experience.
Admiral Woofington
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I couldn't tell you. It's cheesy as fuck primarily because the author made Tatsuya this godly character. As a manga/anime I'd rate it like a 7/10, but in pure guilty enjoyment it'd say it's a 9/10
Jex
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Hey everyone and their mother were openly talking about
Dio
This is very true.
fill me with your delicious pig bacon wimpy mc
This originally got me to watch it. KYH took care of the rest.
I love this show sooo much. It holds up well to multiple viewings and you notice little things each time. It gives me a very pleasant feeling when I watch it. Particularly the ending which is quite an optimistic way to do it.
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
The show is an interesting addition to the "slice of death" genre and is so laid back with its style that I found myself left with a lot to think about at the end as well. I've gone through the series three times over the years and have not really found the answers but have become more comfortable with not knowing each time through. It feels like a work that really takes pride in not telling the viewer answers about the world it builds but somehow is confident in it to the point you feel like you, the viewer can look into the daily lives of these folks without being hung up on the greater mysteries of their reality that governs them.
I actually did get spoiled on that and it kinda miffed me.
Jex
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Wellllll, in the original interviews they made it clear that the writing would be more Nakashima than Imaishi and that it wouldn't go in a "Gurren Lagann" type direction. Then, of course, it did!
Well, the more you know! There were lots of actual major story spoilers that have already been discussed openly because they're so well known, or so I've been informed!
I hated those new girls, they were so useless. But Takuto walking in on stuffy class prez singing and dancing was priceless.
I guess this is the anime equivalent of not knowing how Return of the Jedi ends or something.
Jex
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The best kind of recommendation.
PshycoNinja
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Oh no.
I don't ever plan on re-watching this. Don't get me wrong it was interesting enough, but... One, I have a massive backlog. Not just of anime but games, tv, movies.. you get the idea. Two, very few anime get the re-watch treatment and I was not enamored with the show enough to make me re-watch it again. It was an interesting one way trip.
Jex
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British Moe.
I know you wont but Im saying it generally does.
Wolf Dawgz
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Anybody recommend anything to watch on Fridays? Was watching Strike the Blood, but that's over now. Also when will the Spring thread be up?
Mushishi and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure are what you want.
Jex
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When the people rise to overthrow the shackles of this fascist dictatorship.
Dio is in the old OVA opening and is discussed in ep 1 of that show.
Jex
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Pretty much.
Crimsonlink
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Mahouka in about 8 hours! Pretty hyped!
Crash Station
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I understand being annoyed about getting Dio spoiled since he's connected to a previous part, unlike Stands. Of course it's not exactly an easy spoiler to dodge considering how widespread it is.
It's why we always spoiler tagged his name in the old thread when talking about part 3. Some people want to go in blind and there's nothing wrong with that.
It's why we always spoiler tagged his name in the old thread when talking about part 3. Some people want to go in blind and there's nothing wrong with that.
AquaWateria
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I'm pretty hyped if I say so myself.
Oh yeah, there's also an old but popular fighting game based on Stardust Crusaders. GIFs of Dio pummeling a steamroller are from it. There's also the more recent Jojo All Star Battle game.
When you're in society you're going to be exposed to what society throws around.
When you're in society you're going to be exposed to what society throws around.
JoJo Part 3's legacy is felt far and wide in Japanese visual media.
A few of the big ones:
- Avatars representing a characters psychic/spiritual power more or less originated from JoJo
- Guile is inspired by Polnareff
- CLAMP got their feet wet writing doujins for JoJo Part 3
We have JoJo to thank for CLAMP. Let that sink in.
A few of the big ones:
- Avatars representing a characters psychic/spiritual power more or less originated from JoJo
- Guile is inspired by Polnareff
- CLAMP got their feet wet writing doujins for JoJo Part 3
We have JoJo to thank for CLAMP. Let that sink in.
That's not quite what they started with, actually, if I'm not mistaken?
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