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Winter-Spring 2014 Anime |OT3| People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time

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Rafa=FedKilla

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Admiral Woofington said:
I was considering watching that Kindaichi Shounen anime, but apparently this is a sequel to an anime that has like 150 episodes. So yeah guess I'll have to watch that first.

For now I'll give a chance to Seikoku no Dragonar, Mahouka (onii-sama), and Captain Earth. I feel Dragonar might be Infinite Stratos 2: Electric Boogaloo.
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Its Young Kindaichi brah. You can watch it.
 
Jex

Jex

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phaze said:
Nisekoi 13

Hmmm any reason not to go for Rurouni Kenshin and Escaflowne ? They seem like the two last "big classic" shows that I need to catch up on. The former especially seems like right up my alley at least as far as the setting goes.
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I can't speak for RK but Escaflowne is good.

Also, I have no idea who you are, or what anime you've seen or liked but I can almost guarantee you that there are many more classic shows that you need to watch which perhaps you aren't even aware of! I don't mean to come of as condescending but there's literally dozens of them!
 
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Narag

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Captain Earth 1

Transformation is so overwrought that it and the birdge crew reminds me of GGG.
Anyhow, it airs on Saturday, has 2D mecha, and some sweet, sweet display porn. I'm in.
 
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Dedication Through Light

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Save 'N Quit said:
I had this on while waiting for Mahouka and that transformation sequence was certainly amazing.

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Yes I hope everyone else does like Apollon especially in the second gif!
 
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Gazoinks

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Captain Planet Earth 1

Fairly solid. It doesn't feel particularly original right now, but I'm interested enough to keep going (plus 2D mechs), and at the least it should be fun. Antagonist character designs suck though.

I laughed when Daichi got into the robot which then got into a bigger robot.
 
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Dedication Through Light

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Mahouka Episode 1: Enrollment Arc Part I
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I hope people had went into this with expectations grounded as expecting too much would have been fateful when the enrollment arc part flashed on screen. In any event, I consider this the weakest arc in the series as its just introductions and world building, though spiced up by a thrilling performance from Morisaki Shun and his Quick Draw.Perfect adaptation so far and the soundtrack is phenomenal especially with Yakumo and also the initial schools scenes.

Loved the ED clips, cant wait. Tatsuya also didnt need to say it like that.
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Admiral Woofington

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Seikoku no Dragonar 1

Oh. So in this episode we have:

- Another anime to demonstrate the Japanese's fascination with special high schools, this one being a dragon riding academy. Ugh. No. plz. stahp it with the magical high schools.
- Bad boy pretty main character with a heart of gold that nobody respects because reasons, but he has a sweet tattoo that makes him the most special dude ever.
- DTL pairings in his best friends who are also pretty
- Tragic backstory with a female childhood 'friend'
- Female childhood friend is now a bitchy ojousama who treats MC like crap but chances are she's hiding her true feelings for him since she knows he saved her but doesn't like him being so pathetic and will transform into one of the main love interests.
- Another standard ojou-sama with fancy hair and OHOHOHOHO laugh, probably will become one of love interests.
- Beauty class president similar to main fem in Witchcraft Works that everybody loves who apparently likes protag in one way or the other. Probably will become love interest.
- MC's dragon who is a Zero No Tsukaima chick clone in every way possible. Will probably become the main love interest and might even be tsundere.

Ugh. Benefit of the doubt for now but it's looking to become Infinite Stratos clone. Will keep watching until I can't anymore.
 
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Dynedom

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Admiral Woofington said:
Seikoku no Dragonar 1

Oh. So in this episode we have:

- Bad boy pretty main character with a heart of gold that nobody respects because reasons, but he has a sweet tattoo that makes him the most special dude ever.
- DTL pairings in his best friends who are also pretty
- Tragic backstory with a female childhood 'friend'
- Female childhood friend is now a bitchy ojousama who treats MC like crap but chances are she's hiding her true feelings for him since she knows he saved her but doesn't like him being so pathetic and will transform into one of the main love interests.
- Another standard ojou-sama with fancy hair and OHOHOHOHO laugh, probably will become one of love interests.
- Beauty class president similar to main fem in Witchcraft Works that everybody loves who apparently likes protag in one way or the other. Probably will become love interest.
- MC's dragon who is a Zero No Tsukaima chick clone in every way possible. Will probably become the main love interest and might even be tsundere.

Ugh. Benefit of the doubt for now but it's looking to become Infinite Stratos clone. Will keep watching until I can't anymore.
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Wait wait. Are we talking the original Dragonar? Wouldn't IStratos be the clone then?

edit: Duckroll: Are you in charge of the Captain Earth OT?
 
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Jarmel

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Captain Earth-1

This feels like what AO should have been/what they were striving for. The early minutes are clearly a throwback to Eureka 7. That transformation sequence is awesome, it's like a rocket just shooting straight up and accelerating. It's definitely GGG-like.

The characters so far have been pretty decent. I'm surprised how likable the lead is right now. No bullshit amnesia, grimdark crap, and ecchi whatever. Just gets straight to business.

Oh and dem production values. BASED BONES.
 
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R_thanatos

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Narag said:
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
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Unlike the rest of you, duckroll recommendations never steer me wrong and this was no exception. For years, possibly decades if Firehawk is to be believed, I've wanted a strong Captain America movie that I never found in the 1990 movie nor the 2011 MCU film. The latter especially rubbed me the wrong way as it sort of embraced a camp element and, while this is more a fault of mine than the film's, was more of a pulp serial type of movie than the Nazi punching period piece I'd expected. This film, however, lived up and exceeded my own fanboy expectations and gave me the Cap movie I always wanted.

I was tentative going in as this trailer sold the movie as a darker, more action oriented, and more dramatic sequel than its predecessor. We all know trailers tend to lie but this one turned up to be rather upfront about the movie's intentions. The humor is present but it's largely subservient to the drama much like the super hero shenanigans accent the the technothriller feel of the movie without overwhelming it. The camp is no longer present, instead leaving a straightforward approach that works thanks its execution. Felt good to sit back and take in some great action pieces that possessed a sense of palpable threat I'd really not felt in previous Marvel stuff, some wonderful cast interaction, and a plot where little (if anything) felt unearned.

I think its easily the best of the Marvel films so far, even moreso than the Avengers, which I liked a lot but felt was buoyed by the Whedon banter, the fanboy VS moments, and Tom Hiddleston more than anything else. Frankly, I thought this great enough to retroactively make the first movie suck a little less in my eyes which is no small feat, I tell you.

Things I marked out about:
  • Batroc doing Savate shit
  • The Winter Soldier being perfect and having an amazing onscreen presence.
  • Sam Wilson
  • the usual post-credit shenanigans

and....


That disillusioned Cap.

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i watched this movie last night and i liked it too ..it had a nice set of parts full of actions bits

oh and the winter soldier was a awesome bad guy., ruthless & effective , i like it.
 
F

FelixOrion

Poet Centuriate
Angel Beats! 7

Yes, more pasts please and less stupid antics.

The fuck are you gonna do now?
Both villains are now on the 'good' side? smh.

Ah yes, let the
obviously-the-MC-likes-the-Rei-clone romance begin.

Ah there we go. You gonna actually use this twist this time?

Air 7

Fuck this episode is pulling at the heart.

Well...dang, off we go on
a whole other journey?

Kiniro Mosaic 6

God damn this show is too fucking cute.
 
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Jarmel

Banned
Dynedom said:
If Captain Earth has the typical amazing Bones OP and ED, I'm going to cry myself to sleep with happy ears.

Then I'll brace myself for the eventual crushing disappointment.
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The music for the OP is seemingly great. We'll have to see the visuals next week though.
 
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Gazoinks

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Have to say, I've been pretty pleased with this season so far! Jojo and Mushishi both delivered, and Captain Earth was fun. Already enjoying it more than last season. Looking forward to Ping Pong.
 
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jman2050

Member
I feel like I'm too depressed from the Yankees offense to watch anime, but I guess I might as well try and get the new shows rolling. What should I start first, with the caveat that I'm not gonna bother with Mushishi or Jojo without watching their previous installments first.
 
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Pooya

Member
How many more epsiodes until Captain Earth becomes the worst thing ever with a plot twist that retroactively makes everything shit? :D

I give it 8.
 
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darkside31337

Tomodachi wa Mahou
jman2050 said:
I feel like I'm too depressed from the Yankees offense to watch anime, but I guess I might as well try and get the new shows rolling. What should I start first, with the caveat that I'm not gonna bother with Mushishi or Jojo without watching their previous installments first.
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Yankees spend a billion dollars.


Still depressed to the point of wanting to watch anime.


fuck da yankees
 
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survivor

Banned
Spice and Wolf 1-3
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Had some time to start watching this over the past few days. Not fully convinced by all the economics talk and how long it will keep my interest, but the Lawrence and Holo interactions are pretty good and able to carry the show. There is also the whole fluffy tails and ears thing with Holo which is making my heart go doki doki every time she is on screen.
 
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Gbraga

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Holy crap, Captain Earth was amazing! Of course, it's too early to even know what's going on, but that sure was beautiful! Such stunning visuals and great character design too.

BONES is pretty damn good this year.

But most importantly:

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cute brown giiirl~
 
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Admiral Woofington

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survivor said:
Spice and Wolf 1-3

Had some time to start watching this over the past few days. Not fully convinced by all the economics talk and how long it will keep my interest, but the Lawrence and Holo interactions are pretty good and able to carry the show. There is also the whole fluffy tails and ears thing with Holo which is making my heart go doki doki every time she is on screen.
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Lawrence and Holo's interactions and blooming romance are the reason to watch the show but believe it or not the economics talk becomes pretty interesting. My hopes for a season 3 are all but gone now though since it's been ages.

Captain Earth 1

So we're introduced to MC. Seems like a decent guy with a sense of humor, at least he's not a whining wuss like other MC's in similar positions. We also meet the future love interest, the girl with the crush on him, some random class friends, Jesse and James and the DTL pairing. Plus we got backstory. Then it transformed into mecha show. Looks interesting, but like most shows of this kind the characters and their development will make or break it for me. Pretty visuals are a given since it's Bones though.
 
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Otakumegane

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Gbraga said:
Holy crap, Captain Earth was amazing! Of course, it's too early to even know what's going on, but that sure was beautiful! Such stunning visuals and great character design too.

BONES is pretty damn good this year.

But most importantly:



cute brown giiirl~
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Woah woah woah. This is from Captain Earth? Design-wise auto best girl. Lemme go watch the 1st ep.
 
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