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Winter-Spring 2014 Anime |OT3| People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time
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Admiral Woofington
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Star Driver had those 3 songs. The first two I absolutely adored, the third I could've done without. Each time you saw one of the maidens sing, shit was about to go down
Basileus777
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TV Tropes really comes up with the dumbest terms.
Admiral Woofington
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best trope http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheseHandsHaveKilled (semi NSFW due to blood)
I never tire of laughing when somebody does it now.
They used to be a lot worse about that believe it or not.
AquaWateria
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How do you guys feel about SAO 2 that's supposed to come out in 2014. Gonna be your AOTY, must be hyped huh.
Just kidding.
PshycoNinja
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Yeah. My Little Monster was pretty decent. And a little popular if I remember correctly when it was airing. I am surprised it hasn't been licensed if that is indeed true.
NOOOOOOO NOW I WILL NEVER SLEEP
Admiral Woofington
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I have Log Horizon Season 2 to look forward to, I need no evil SAO II.
Eh, personally I thought the final OVAs were good despite the copout at the end.
Kirino and Kyousuke made such a sweet couple while it lasted that I could pretty much forgive anything. And the way it ended did feel more "realistic" than actually trying to pursue a brother-sister relationship for the rest of their lives, annoying though it was.
Anyway, my headcanon is that Kuroneko forgave Kyousuke for that heart-rending rejection eventually and the two of them ended up together. HAPPY END.
and then I married Kirino
Anyway, my headcanon is that Kuroneko forgave Kyousuke for that heart-rending rejection eventually and the two of them ended up together. HAPPY END.
Well to be fair, that's the one thing you could reasonably say isn't much of a spoiler, since his return was teased at the end of Part 2 and it happens right in the first scene of Part 3 anyway.
Even Stands are more of a spoiler than
DIO
actually Im narcoleptic so I can fall asleep at any moment. but that site is so addictive.
That explains so much about our conversations.
Thats good to know.
I'm looking forward to the AnimeGAF reaction. In part because of their silly rabid hate, but also because I'm curious to see if GAFs different relationship to shooters versus MMOs has any interesting effects.
I'm also curious to see if seeing the shooter game makes it any better than reading it.
Admiral Woofington
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Yeah this part of the story kind of depressed me more than others.
But I saw it as a necessity because then we wouldn't have the anime.
IT'S A PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINCH
Kirito is the worst kind of gary stu. The kind with luck. I'll watch the show, but I'll complain the whole way through.
I'd accept 'rabid', but hating SAO has been repeatedly justified many a time
Somebody definitely got pinched.
Tatsuya is infinitely worse. Thats been scientifically proven.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou 1
I guess it's been a year since the last wacky dorm based comedy. So why not.
Masochist character is masochist. Reminds me of that one character from Dog Scissors. Strangely this one note character is really the only thing that stands out about this show. Probably not a good sign.
Akuma no Riddle 1
What happens next?
I had no idea this got an anime this season too. I guess this is the other pseudo-yuri show of the season, although it's not as explicit as the inane CatDog one.
A combination of the wacky large cast trapped in a tiny setting ala Danganronpa and the magical girlfriend set up of Witchcraft Works with a yuri twist, you have this weird show that is - at least based on what I've read about the manga - seems way more invested in the mystery of the main character than anything else. I don't know if anyone is going to end up watching this, unless you have great need for pseudo-yuri magical girlfriend shows.
Also, it's been a while since I've seen a show be this blatant with its raison d'etre:
Buy our book please! But after watching the anime and buying that too! lol
I guess it's been a year since the last wacky dorm based comedy. So why not.
Masochist character is masochist. Reminds me of that one character from Dog Scissors. Strangely this one note character is really the only thing that stands out about this show. Probably not a good sign.
Akuma no Riddle 1
What happens next?
I had no idea this got an anime this season too. I guess this is the other pseudo-yuri show of the season, although it's not as explicit as the inane CatDog one.
A combination of the wacky large cast trapped in a tiny setting ala Danganronpa and the magical girlfriend set up of Witchcraft Works with a yuri twist, you have this weird show that is - at least based on what I've read about the manga - seems way more invested in the mystery of the main character than anything else. I don't know if anyone is going to end up watching this, unless you have great need for pseudo-yuri magical girlfriend shows.
Also, it's been a while since I've seen a show be this blatant with its raison d'etre:
Buy our book please! But after watching the anime and buying that too! lol
Admiral Woofington
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No because Tatsuya actually has reasons to be a Gary Stu. And he has Batman syndrome of really sad backstory, which makes his Gary Stu-ism all the more lovable and broody.
Kirito is all "I play vidja gaemz early" and all of a sudden "I have fast reaction times, lol OP powers" then "my luck attribute is so high I simply GET shit thrown to me" and all the ladies like him because he's so nice. Who the fuck isn't nice? Besides tear licker.
Nobody insults my onii-sama
also I found a trope that made me laugh quite a lot
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SympatheticMurderBackstory
I dare one of you to read that and not think of a certain FZ character. That's like the character's whole story lol.
I just don't see it as worthy of that level of hate given the scope of anime. The only apparent reason seems to be as a backlash to its popularity.
I don't think it was even the worst anime the season it aired, let alone for all time. Certainly I don't consider it worse than say Kiss x sis.
Basileus777
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Akuma no Riddle 1
I suppose this is this season's yurishit show. It seems like it might work if you treat it as a comedy, but this didn't hook me enough to stick around to find out.
This season is striking out so far. Mushishi and Jojo are exactly what we expected them to be, but everything else has been bad.
I suppose this is this season's yurishit show. It seems like it might work if you treat it as a comedy, but this didn't hook me enough to stick around to find out.
This season is striking out so far. Mushishi and Jojo are exactly what we expected them to be, but everything else has been bad.
sounds perfect for this place.
Seems like a fine reason to me. I'd give way more shit to something targeted at the mainstream that was craptacular than I would something targeted at an extremely niche audience that was craptacular.
I dunno. does it?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Blame SDBurton!
You vanish at the most random of times.
then, yeah it probably does.
Star Driver 21-
Also lol at Takashi.
Bitch came crying back when he realized he was in a den full of psychopaths.
This is bad writing. Don't give the villain a powerup that results in forcing the protagonist to actually kill, only to negate it in a bullshit sequence less than 10 minutes later. Not only is it an asspull but it also questions the ability of the writer to be able to deal with serious consequences.
We Eva now.
Also lol at Takashi.
Bitch came crying back when he realized he was in a den full of psychopaths.
Akuma no Riddle Episode 1 Real Review:
Good god what an annoying series though unlike some people it isn't the yuri elements that are annoying me, it is the fact that I think I hate every character and I refuse to believe that more then 10 minutes could go by without all of these girls trying to brutally murder everybody else. I don't know who said let us go with a restrained thriller tone while having all of these girls basically broadcast on a billboard "I AM AN EVIL ASSASSIN WHO LIKES TO KILL PEOPLE!" with all the subtley and rage of a rusty chainsaw but they need to be fired. That bring said, this is still one of the better episode ones I have seen this season. Of course this season is still young and thank god for that.
Good god what an annoying series though unlike some people it isn't the yuri elements that are annoying me, it is the fact that I think I hate every character and I refuse to believe that more then 10 minutes could go by without all of these girls trying to brutally murder everybody else. I don't know who said let us go with a restrained thriller tone while having all of these girls basically broadcast on a billboard "I AM AN EVIL ASSASSIN WHO LIKES TO KILL PEOPLE!" with all the subtley and rage of a rusty chainsaw but they need to be fired. That bring said, this is still one of the better episode ones I have seen this season. Of course this season is still young and thank god for that.
Jex
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KLK Spoilers
Oh, here's some more Kill la Kill stuff we're expected to swallow as viewers without question, that this killer (?) from episode 8:
Is, as episode 12 details, Nui Harime, as shown in a flashback to the very same event:
Now call me crazy, but the killer as depicted in episode 8 appears to be slinking away and running off and their visual profile is basically the same at Satsuki's. None of this matches with how Nui appears in episode 12.
Oh, here's some more Kill la Kill stuff we're expected to swallow as viewers without question, that this killer (?) from episode 8:
Is, as episode 12 details, Nui Harime, as shown in a flashback to the very same event:
Now call me crazy, but the killer as depicted in episode 8 appears to be slinking away and running off and their visual profile is basically the same at Satsuki's. None of this matches with how Nui appears in episode 12.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The twin tail turned into a side tail, obviously.
R_thanatos
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I'm suffering of LOG horizon anime syndrome ... and i've read all the books available already and i can't play the log horizon table rpg game.. .. I need my log horizon fix ASAP
Closest we got this season is Blade and Soul, so yea.
My first impression was that it intentional to mislead the viewer into thinking it was Satsuki because
I don't think something like that would be changed.
A) Satsuki knew what happened B) Ryuuko was projecting because of her only lead. It was her flashback, and I don't think it would be too far-fetched at all.
I don't think something like that would be changed.
Didn't Ryuuko not live at home (dad sent her to a boarding school) and they (Nui/Ragyo) thought she died in infancy?
Star Driver 22-
They also give a good explanation for why Tauburn is broken as fuck, mainly because that's the only Cybody that is calibrated for humans.
Oh shit, Vice President actually has speaking lines. Anyway this was a really good episode and actually explains the background for the Cybodies and stuff. It depicts the backstory in an interesting way while also working as a foreshadow device. Enokido loves his plays and he did a really good job with this one.
Good call.
They also give a good explanation for why Tauburn is broken as fuck, mainly because that's the only Cybody that is calibrated for humans.
Nandaka Velonica 10 END
I really liked this 10 MINUTE, 10 EPISODE (NO EXCUSES) series so I'm really bummed out there's nothing left as there's something about watching* this really self-absorbed child raised in a hyper-capitalist society slowly open up to those around her and discover the joys of living through the moment instead of a spreadsheet. Hopefully this gets some more series down the line as the cast of characters is so fun to watch they really do deserve more airtime.
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Puchimas!! 4
It's a miracle Makochi's not some enormous fat blob with creeps like her about.
I honestly didn't have any issues with this as I just figured it was some good ol' fashioned narrative manipulation.
I really liked this 10 MINUTE, 10 EPISODE (NO EXCUSES) series so I'm really bummed out there's nothing left as there's something about watching* this really self-absorbed child raised in a hyper-capitalist society slowly open up to those around her and discover the joys of living through the moment instead of a spreadsheet. Hopefully this gets some more series down the line as the cast of characters is so fun to watch they really do deserve more airtime.
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also all that sakuga
Puchimas!! 4
It's a miracle Makochi's not some enormous fat blob with creeps like her about.
I honestly didn't have any issues with this as I just figured it was some good ol' fashioned narrative manipulation.
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