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Kail Mako
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Posted - 2015.05.28 17:40:00 -
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I actually respect Nozomi a lot. She did a lot of work behind the scenes, and had nothing but u's' best interests in mind the whole time. In the second season when we learned her backstory I just liked her more. Still though, Maki is best girl. Honoka is probably my second favorite though because she had the most growth. She started out as a typical klutzy airhead, and grew into a leader. Someone who faced hardships, faced despair, and almost quit. She didn't though, she pulled the group together, led them through Love Live! and was the Student Council President to boot. By the ending she was almost better than Maki. Almost...
Kill La Kill was good. Can someone say midseason plot twist? It was insane though. So the badguy.... Is clothes?
I'm feeling really outta the loop currently. I really haven't watched any of the 2015 seasons. I'm trying to catch up on basically everything between 2012-2014. The most recent one (in terms of when it aired, not when I watched it) I've seen was Yurikuma Arashi. Man that was weird. I honestly can't really recommend it though. It was confusing, and sorta boring.
Currently I'm on the second season of A Certain Scientific Railgun, and I'm loving it. Misaka is so badass. She be blowing up helicopters, while upside-down, while in free fall. I'm trying to determine if I wanna watch the second season of Index. See, I didn't really like the first season of Index except for the Accelerator arc, but I did like Railgun's first season. The 4 episode arcs on Index's first season really threw me.
The one's I'm most excited for are Yuru Yuri's third season, Saki's third season (hopefully not just another side story), and the Girls und Panzer movie.
Though, if I could vote any anime for getting another season, it'd definitely be Engaged to the Unidentified. It really feels like it needs it. If they did, I'd hope they put more focus on Kobeni and Hakuya, and give Nadeshiko more screen time. Please, she needs it.
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Kail Mako
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Posted - 2015.05.31 21:04:00 -
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Just an incredibly good season for me, from Kekkai to Dungeon to Food Wars to the new dubs of several anime, including Miagical Warfare, with more to come.
But running around anime news sites i found several of them reported the same article - Evengalions creator or director, one or the other, was claiming the death of the industry in 20 years, claiming less then minimal wages and lack of talent to be the sources.
In the report, he claims the real talent of the industry gets picked up by more lucrative businesses, leaving the anime industry with die-hards, who range from otaku to useless.
Echoing his words is the great anime director, Miyazaki himself. Claiming the problem with the anime industry is that it's full of useless otaku's.
The article claims that in the near future, the quality in anime we enjoy today, will likely begin to plummet.
http://comicbook.com/2015/05/25/neon-genesis-evangelion-creator-predicts-death-of-anime-within-2/ When is someone not predicting the death of a popular industry? Anime is a subjective medium, but I guess we'll see in a few years. When does the season end?
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Kail Mako
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Posted - 2015.06.03 14:03:00 -
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Final Fantaasy Type 0 -
They really had an opportunity here to break free from the Final Fantasy legacy with gameplay and visuals and become something we can equally expect to be good as they used to be.
From a cinematic beginning that puts most games to shame - the very concept this world is build around, a reality version of final fantasy, it had so much going for it.
included is a MASSIVE cast of characters, which should of been another strength of the game, but this is where it begins to fall apart. But i'll get to that in a second, first, gameplay:
It's basically Tales of games thrown in with a Dynasty Warriors experience. You control 1 of 3 characters out of 12+ who fight completely differently and be further customized for game styles, and they battle around an area closed off, much like a Kingdom Hearts game, where you need to kill all the enemies to continue.
That's pretty much the gist of gameplay, you beat up enemies, move to next area, rinse and repeat.
But is the actual fighting fun? I would say so, it's very fast pace, and even if you set it on easy for a friend to play for a moment he'll likely get his ass kicked, it's VERY easy to die and **** up in this game. You'll one hit most of your enemies - and they'll return the favor.
That's where the fast pace comes into play - you'll be looking to dodge attacks or block them rather then take them. Your basic defense points aren't enough to withstand punishment for any given time, but you can enhance yourself or the area around in several ways to diminish damage or avoid it completely.
One of my favorite strategies is to set up a magical barricade in front of me as I set up to cast strong magic spells behind it. This is also where the visuals come into play to enhance the experience, as you begin to enhance your spell with chanting - your barricade will get plummeted by enemies who realize what's going on and switched to heavier weaponry. They'll hit that barricade hard, and it looks fantastic as each hit lands and it begins to crack.
Enemies getting around your barricade with strange spells and speed? Then cast Protect! Or Shell! Or one of the many defensive spells FF is well known for that serve as an actual ability rather then effect cast magic you use once then enjoy a stat increase.
it's the harmonious nature of melee + magic + range that creates masterful looking battles. It almost creates story book moments while fighting.
but after 10 or 20 hours the same repetitive actions and enemies will begin to grind on you - battle system may be good, but the questing mechanic boggles down the experience to boil down to kill x then bring to y. Shame.
Story: Now this is where the game shined so hard it blinded me for a second. And only for a second. It starts off SO DAMN STRONG. EPIC!!!!! And as the story progresses it trys to keep that level of intrigue and interest, but it's brought down by the writers inability to make us give 2 fucks about any of these characters.
and it's confusing - because the start of the show we care quite a bit about a character whose name we don't even know! But by the time the game starts, the only character we built attachment too is gone, and replaced by a cast of characters, who, 30 hours into the game, i barely know still.
and then major events happening in the world is given 2-3 lines explaining them then it's done with. if someone told me a different studio handled the introduction to this game i'd believe it, it's like two different companies took two different approaches during the same game story telling design.
How are the cast themselves? If you take a generic look, they look like an amazing group to watch interact. A few typical nut-job females for the fan service, few for the ladies too, but mostly the cast is serious and well thought out. But the dialogue leaves much to be desired. There just isn't enough of it to help us clearly define who these people are, and it's cut up between so many cast members that i sometimes confuse who they even are.
Conclusion: What could of been a fantastic - even mind blowing game, was instead turned into a pretty good experience. This is one of those games that i hope gets remade someday with slight improvements, because those slight improvements would lead to massive quality jumps. Over-all, i would recommend this game to almost anyone who enjoys games, as it has a little for everyone.
Gameplay: 8 Story: 7.5 Characters; 6 Graphics: 9
i give it my seal of recommendation. I kept seeing commercials for this game on Crunchyroll. I thought about trying it sometime, but I'd have to play it on computer, and let's face it, computer controls suck. I was quite drawn to the world, atmosphere, and large cast of characters. My favorite Final Fantasy of all time is Final Fantasy X. It was fantastic. I especially loved being able to switch out my characters mid-battle. I'm not gonna lie, after I beat the game I spent 90% of my time playing blitzball.
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Kail Mako
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Posted - 2015.06.07 06:05:00 -
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My Little Pony is the best anime.
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Kail Mako
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Posted - 2015.06.07 19:26:00 -
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I'll need to check out the Madoka Magica movies. I enjoyed the series when it wasn't mentally scarring me. I do wonder where they fall in the plot. The ending of the anime didn't really leave much room for sequels.
I just finished Index, and I think I'm moving onto the second season of K-on now. Though, I hear K-on isn't very good later on.
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Kail Mako
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Posted - 2015.06.09 20:02:00 -
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soulreaper73 wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:starting to turn this thread into a one man show, lol.
anyways - My Teen Romantic Comedy continues to impress, and has reached a certain quality few shows get - many of my friends have dropped it because they can't keep up anymore.
Hiki is just too complicated of a character, he's a walking contradiction, but he's the PERFECT contradiction! If these fools took a moment to think about what makes him contradict his ideals and morales you would be as enthralled as i am.
this show isn't a bunch of anime characters, but very real people. This show is probably why I'm judging the others so harshly on characters, like Plastic memories, because these have so many sides to them being shown both subtly and otherwise.
This season of anime is simply just fantastic for me, best ever. SNAFU is a great series. I too have judged other anime too harshly because of My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU. Between, it and Toradora, the other romcoms just do not compare. The characters in SNAFU are complicated just like real folks as you said. Spot on description of SNAFU. Oh and by the way, Fairy Tail is still going strong. I just love that show. I'm really excited to start SNAFU, because I've heard nothing but good things about it. However, I take exception with the romcom statement. IMO the best romcom, and easily making it into my top three anime of all time is Love, Chuunibyo, and other Delusions. The first season is an absolute masterpiece exploring the characters, how they deal with loss, and learning to accept themselves, and others. The second season continues with the strength of the first going deeper into the awkwardness between the relationship of the protagonists' and avoiding the dreaded love triangle, to bring in a likable character who despite having the potential to cause drama works towards what she feels is best for herself, and her friends. Not to mention it's funny as hell.
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Kail Mako
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Posted - 2015.06.11 01:04:00 -
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Don't give up on Romcoms!
It's not true that there's few to enjoy, here's a list of romcoms i put as must sees for the genre:
http://kissanime.com/Anime/Bokura-ga-Ita
http://kissanime.com/Anime/Fruits-Basket
http://kissanime.com/Anime/Futakoi-Alternative
http://kissanime.com/Anime/Hatsukoi-Limited
http://kissanime.com/Anime/Higashi-no-Eden
http://kissanime.com/Anime/Kaichou-wa-Maid-sama
http://kissanime.com/Anime/Mahoromatic-Dub
http://kissanime.com/Anime/Onegai-Twins-OVA-Dub
http://kissanime.com/Anime/Spice-and-Wolf
http://kissanime.com/Anime/Tokyo-Ravens
there's more :3 Shana, Kimi No Boku, and several others. I really need to catch up... The only one of those I've seen is Spice and Wolf. Honestly though, is it really a romcom? I didn't really find it to be very comedic, and it's much more serious in tone than a lot of other ones.
You can't forget Welcome to the NHK. That one was excellent.
Also, another contender for top 3 anime of all time is Angel Beats! It does everything, and it does it well. Action? Check. Romance? Check. Comedy? Check. Mystery? Check. Feels? Che... OH GOD WHY AM I CRYING!!??!?!
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Kail Mako
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Posted - 2015.06.12 03:49:00 -
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Shadowed Cola wrote: I want to like Angel Beats, i really do.
And i know it's a lot of peoples top 3, but it's bottom 3 for me. It does have everything, including epic plot holes that turn what was a well fleshed show, excluding half the cast has no real background, into a big question mark.
And it seems i'm the only one who has problem with how it went down.
*SPOILER*
The ending just makes no sense, explaining it based on content not found in the show or hardly explained is just excuses to the director failing to incorporate an important part of the story:
How the hell did his heart end up in her chest, when she's been around long enough to be forgotten as another entity completely?! We're not talking a few years difference, but possibly 50 to a hundred for them to be as confused about the situation as they were. Even if just 20, 10 would be just too damn much, 5 would be pushing it, to explain a heart transplant.
So then a ton of information is missing, like time-frame of the events we're even watching. The show goes from making kinda sense if you don't put too much thought into it (Character behaviors) - to shoving it in your face how little they themselves thought about it.
Everything else was enjoyable, besides that it felt like a show that should of had twice as many episodes.
The only real problem for me was that they didn't develop the side characters. Honestly though, it felt like the show had a goal it wanted to get to, and it managed to get there. With too much emphasis on the side characters it could've ruined the pacing.
Also, the ending twist was quite stupid, but I rationalized it easily. It's flat out stated that only people who either weren't satisfied with their lives, or lost their memories end up there. So I figure that Otonashi only showed up after he lost his memory. Which means he could've been floating around the void for an untold number of years. Even if that's wrong I think it brings a bigger sense to the world. Like, there's more to the universe than just what we see in the show. Other places to be.
Most people say it feels like it should've been a 24 or 25 episode series. You know your show is good when the biggest complaint about it is, "There isn't enough of it." I could be biased though, because it's main theme is my favorite theme. I really love shows that center around acceptance.
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Kail Mako
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Posted - 2015.06.12 21:45:00 -
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Here's the thing about anime. It's like a sentence. It has a subject (plot), verb (characters doing the plot), and expresses a complete thought (arcs). That's why I enjoy them so much. Compare it to western cartoons which are mainly just episodic. Some things change if the series goes long enough, but it never really goes anywhere. Even live action shows are mostly self contained, and never tell a whole story. The most you ever get is an overarching back story that gets brought up every now and then like the Red John plot from the Mentalist. Rarely does a Western show contain actually arcs though. The only one I can even think of is Buffy, and of course its spinoff Angel. Each season could be called its own self contained arc.
Anyway, I generally like shows that feel like they're going somewhere, which is why the 12/13/24/25 episode animes are so attractive to me. The only exception is Yuru Yuri, which went absolutely nowhere, and I still loved it. Lack of substance was it's main problem though. Especially when you compare it to other "cute girls doing cute things" type shows. K-on went through the entire high school and up into college. Love Live chronicled their entire careers. Even shows like Azumanga Daioh or Sakura Trick which didn't do much actually progressed through time. In Yuru Yuri they literally went through the same year twice.
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Kail Mako
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Posted - 2015.06.15 07:17:00 -
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I-Shayz-I wrote:Mina Longstrike wrote:Unlimited blade works is supposed to end this saturday.
I'm also really enjoying "is it wrong to pick up girls in a dungeon" I've also enjoyed "My love story" and I've taken dust being buggy as all hell as an opportunity to watch GiTS stand alone complex. I've been waiting for it to finish so I can watch it all at once instead of once per week. It's just so pretty. Yea, I don't really ever watch anime that's still being made. There's nothing like a nice marathon. Whether it's because I'm hilariously far behind on my shows, or because I prefer being able to watch the whole story at one time no can say.
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Kail Mako
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Posted - 2015.06.19 22:22:00 -
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Heimdallr69 wrote:Mina Longstrike wrote:Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:DIGIMON! :) I'm not THAT into shounen... Digimons first couple of seasons were actually pretty good dreiss Played the game on ps2 all the time... Actually, I played the Digimon games for the PS1. The 3rd one was my favorite. It's where the name Kail came from.
Anyway, I started SNAFU, and I will like it. I swear I will... When I figure out wtf is happening. The whole time I was having trouble concentrating. I'm only 2 episodes in, and I'm excited to see where it goes, but I don't understand it.
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Kail Mako
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Posted - 2015.06.21 04:06:00 -
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I just finished the first season of SNAFU, and... I'm underwhelmed. I'm sorry, I really wanted it to be one of my new favorites, but I just had too many problems with it. I'm going to start with the fact that the show is called My Romantic Teen Comedy SNAFU. It had some funny parts here and there, but if I've learned anything it's that if you're going to do a gag you have to see it through to the end. So much of the comedy was either too subtle for me to really enjoy, or too subdued for me to get a good laugh out of it. However, I will say that when the comedy hit just right it was extremely well done, and the Athletic Festival was just really funny. Now, this did seem like a more serious series, so the comedy style can be viewed as a good thing. Too over the top could've ruined the entire tone of he series.
Also, wtf is with the names? Yukinoshita Yukino, Yuigahama Yui, Kawasaki Saki, Shiromeguri Meguri, Tsurumi Rumi? Hikigaya Hachiman, Hayato Hayama? Did Stan Lee write this?
Next, are the side characters. The supporting cast was actually well done. The minor ones like Saika, Ebina, Zaimokuza, and Meguri were entertaining, if a little irrelevant. Hayama came off as a genuinely good guy and he ended up being one of my favorites. Yui was actually very interesting, and really felt like she had multiple layers. Of all the characters in the show she seems like she got the furthest. Yukino... What do I say about Yukino? Well, I didn't like her. For the first 10 episodes I didn't like her. She was rude for no reason, and really flat. After she got some screen time, and managed to develop she got better. Honestly, even though I like Yui better, I think that Yukino had much better chemistry with the MC.
Speaking of Hikki, it's time we went deep into the rabbit hole. As much as this was a show about fostering relationships, and them trying to fix others' problems it was also about Hikki. Here's the thing, I understand him. I relate to him. A lot of what he said made sense. What I can't bring myself to do is agree with him. I saw a lot of myself in Hikki. The only problem was that the parts that I see are the parts I've worked very hard to suppress. This doesn't mean that Hikki is a bad protagonist, it simply means I can't like him as much as I want to.
One of the biggest problems is the same one that The Rolling Girls had. They spent so much time fixing other peoples' problems, that they barely left time for themselves. Sometimes, it felt like they didn't even accomplish anything in an episode. The changes and development were very clear when comparing the beginning to the ending, but I felt like I missed something. Some might say that's a good thing. It means the characters developed naturally, but I want to see them change. I want to see why what happens happens. I want to be able to follow the arc, and that's just something I really had trouble doing here.
As a whole it was an ok show. A thing I noticed is that I wasn't enjoying myself while watching, but that could've just been because I was marathoning and I got tired. Shows like Yuru Yuri, K-on, Engaged, I always had a smile on my face. Even shows like Usagi Drop, Angel Beats, or Chuunibyo which had more powerful emotions then just smiling and being happy made me feel more than this show did. I will say the OP was beautiful though.
Btw, Komachi best girl. She's cheerful and energetic. She's cute, and has that tooth which is enough to make me die, and obviously is very intelligent. She also has quite a devious side, playing her brother like a fiddle. Really a standout character from all the others.
TL;DR It was okay, Komachi best girl.
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Kail Mako
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Posted - 2015.06.22 17:03:00 -
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Fristname Family name wrote:I-Shayz-I wrote:Fristname Family name wrote:The way i can describe how i feel right now is... its like i just finished watching AnoHana U.U
also ill have to check out some more anime soon.. haven't watched it for a while.. which is a good thing for sleep and work productivity... i use to get about 4hours of sleep if that. now im getting a good 6hours at least. Normal people: I have an hour and a half of free time! I'll get some laundry done, maybe pick up a few things from the store, clean up a bit... Me: I only have three hours before work...that's not nearly enough time for all the anime I need to watch. Me: that's about 6 episodes if i rush enough to get it playing before i gotta wear a fake smile and do things ( no joke XD) I don't know how, but it seems to take me 50 minutes to watch a 30 minute episode. I think it's cause of those damn advertisements. The worst is when they don't even load up quickly, wasting your time.
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Posted - 2015.06.24 01:51:00 -
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I must say, congratulations ToraDora! This is it. The anime that finally has forced me to stop watching anime. There is absolutely no where I can go from here. Everything else looks like a pile of trash now. It took two whole episodes to blow 99.99% of all other anime out of the water. Anime has been a blessing in my life, but I can no longer continue....
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Posted - 2015.06.26 08:56:00 -
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I-Shayz-I wrote:Kail Mako wrote:I must say, congratulations ToraDora! This is it. The anime that finally has forced me to stop watching anime. There is absolutely no where I can go from here. Everything else looks like a pile of trash now. It took two whole episodes to blow 99.99% of all other anime out of the water. Anime has been a blessing in my life, but I can no longer continue.... Toradora is currently 5th on my top 10 list, and I definitely haven't watched EVERYTHING out there so I'm bound to find more. "Sakura Trick" and "Your Lie In April" are numbers 1 and 2 for romance above Toradora The other two in my top 5 are "No Game No Life" and "The World God Only Knows" Even further, "Watamote" and "Wolf Girl and Black Prince" are also rated above it for me personally (even if not technically in my top 5) simply because I relate to them more and remind me specifically about people in my life... Toradora does hold a very VERY special place in my heart for the "again" scene. Not many shows out there get that sort of thing right. _______________________________________________________________________________ With anime in general, it seems like you end up liking different shows for different reasons. It's like music. Some is clearly better than others, but each one has varying amounts of good points. Which is why No Game No Life will probably be #1 for a long, LONG time for me. And honestly, I'm perfectly okay with that. It has a fantastic plot even with the copious amounts of fanservice It is both hilarious and serious at the same time and doesn't break a sweat The animation style is unique, and the colors pop (especially with everything being outlined in red instead of black) There is a whole kingdom of Animal Girls The soundtrack has a ton of variety This show can make Rock Paper Scissors complicated Both main characters act as one character, as if they share the same mind, yet still are completely separate...which is impressive to portray. The only thing I don't think is super amazing is the OP. The song choice wasn't fitting I guess. You like colors? I'll recommend "The Rolling Girls." It's an action comedy color extravaganza!!! It is rough around the edges, but overall I enjoyed it. Personally, I think I'd probably need to watch it again to soak it all in. Also, it's tag line is the best tag line ever. Of all time. For anything.
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Posted - 2015.06.27 04:32:00 -
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gbghg wrote:Heimdallr69 wrote:gbghg wrote: i've been following RWBY pretty closely, and season 2 finished ages back. its creator monty oum (of haloid fame) died back in january and the future of the series was in the air for a bit, but earlier this month they said volume 3 was in production, no eta when its gonna release though. fanfiction is the only thing keeping my interest in its universe sated right now, its really is a great setting.
Why do they always die..I wanted a kaze no stigma season 2 but noo =ƒÿÆ I'm a bad person it really sucked, complications from a routine surgery. i can't even imagine how his family feels, i get really sad when i think about, he was an amazing animator and story teller. I heard it was an allergic reaction. It's a shame, because I really like RWBY. And yes, it's still on Netflix. My brother just barely watched it like a week a go.
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Posted - 2015.06.28 07:46:00 -
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Everything Dies wrote:Have to say, Is This a Zombie? may well be the second-funniest cartoon I've ever watched, trailing only South Park. You know it's funny when you're laughing out loud by yourself! Cartoon? Get out. Get the **** out!! Lol, just kidding.
Anyway, episode 16 of ToraDora officially earns the great honor of having the greatest fight seen ever. It wasn't anything fancy, but the pure raw emotion coming from both of them was amazing. This is coming from a guy who has seen things like JoJo, DBZ, SAO, AoT, Bleach, and FMA: Brotherhood.
Let's take a step to the left now, and discuss an anime-esque game. Anyone every heard of The World Ends With You? It is my favorite DS game of all time.
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Posted - 2015.06.29 06:18:00 -
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Aeon Amadi wrote:Just finished up Attack on Titan (I know I'm late) and started watching Psycho Pass.
I'm really interested in finding mature animes geared for an adult audience and looking for suggestions for after I finish Psycho Pass. Here is a list of animes I have already watched:
Death Note Wolf's Rain Trigun Cowboy Bebop Samurai Champloo High School of the Dead Blue Gender Speedgrapher (didn't finish this one, was a little too Power Rangers for my taste) Attack on Titan Paracyte Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Something similar to the themes presented in this list is a must. I like realistic traits with unique flare, so it doesn't have to be hardcore realistic but I do want some maturity in the overall presentation.
I know it is a sin but I'm preferable to English Dubs so I can do other things while I watch. I don't really like being glued to the TV to understand what the characters are saying. Also, I have a preference for Netflix and Hulu as I have those, but am willing to get Crunchyroll as well.
Thanks, ahead of time, for any suggestions. Maybe the theme isn't really the same, but Angel Beats is a Seinen. It's just like, so good man.
Other ones you may be attracted to are Deadman Wonderland. That one was on Netflix, and has a dub. It's quite gory though. Durarara is quite interesting as well. It has a dub, and I believe it's on Hulu. If not, it's definitely on Crunchyroll. It's actually going through it's second season.
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Posted - 2015.06.30 07:33:00 -
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Foundation Seldon wrote:On one hand if you look at Aeon's list and are making recommendations based on that criteria then you guys are doing a pretty good job of giving him shows that he'd probably enjoy. On the other, I really take issue with the notion that having gore or character deaths makes your material geared toward 'adults' or a 'mature' audience. Like half the **** you guys mentioned is definitely aimed at a younger teenage demographic regardless of how edgy it tries to make itself (looking at you Deadman Wonderland, Mirai Nikki, and Akame ga Kill). Not that there's anything inherently wrong with being aimed at younger audiences of course just ... yeah. My recommendations (based on the shows you've enjoyed) - Hellsing Ultimate Monster Baccano Berserk (the TV series, not the movies) Fate/Zero Go crazy. Heimdallr69 wrote:Gonna start Owari no Seraph tonight if I get around to it..you guys watch it yet? If so dub or no for this one? Some dubs suck =ƒÿö Dub is fine but the show is pretty crushingly generic as a whole. Look at his list though.
Death Note - Shounen Wolf's Rain - Seinen Trigun - Shounen Cowboy Bebop - Shoujo Samurai Champloo - Shounen High School of the Dead - Shounen Blue Gender - Seinen Speedgrapher (didn't finish this one, was a little too Power Rangers for my taste) - Shounen Attack on Titan - Shounen Paracyte - Seinen Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Those are all almost definitely shounen.
Most of what we are listing is more "adult" shounen. If he listed seinen material which is anime actually aimed at adults then I wouldn't have used Deadman Wonderland, which is a shounen so it fits within in the category of shows he might be interested in.
Edit: I did some research, and I'll be listing the results next to the shows. I couldn't find the results for Jin-Roh, but I'm guessing it's a seinen. Anyway, his list of 11 shows contains at least 6 shounen. That's over 50%, so the uses of shows like Deadman Wonderland, Mirai Nikki, and Akame ga Kill are justified.
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I-Shayz-I wrote:Your favorite anime:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JFfN5pKzFU D'aww... Shayz I being mean again!!!
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The Boku no Pico joke is kinda old isn't it? I've personally never seen it actually. I've been busy with other stuff.
So, I finished ToraDora, (actually finished it a couple days ago, but eh) and yes. I love it. I was overall satisfied with the route it took. Would it be better if Ryuji had chosen differently? I honestly don't know. I'll say I'd certainly be interested in a "what if" scenario. Also, am I the only one who wanted Ami x Minori? Curse these yuri goggles!!
Welp, time to start on the second season of HunterxHunter. My brother has been pestering me about this one for awhile now.
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You are a beast Shadowed. I swear you go through a series a day. I normally take somewhere around a week per series. I need to step up my game.
I forgot to mention something that annoyed me about ToraDora. Whoever subbed it had Taiga call Ami "Chi-Chi" when it was clear to anyone with ears that she called her "Baka-Chi." If you've been within 10 feet of the internet in the last 20 years you know what baka means.
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Shadowed Cola wrote: lol, I run a command center as my room that has quite a few TV's, there's always one or two playing an anime while I grind in Elder Scrolls :)
I've hit a road bump, though, as i've caught up on pretty much every show but the romance bout people living in the sea.
i'll be going back to the classics soon, the shows that originally got me into anime, and shows i still consider better then anything being released today.
Shows like:
Ah! My Goddess!
Beck
Bokura ga Ita
Canvas 2
Crest of the Stars - This ones a personal fav for an incredibly epic space war and a great romance.
Da Capo
Flames of Recca - Think Yu Yu Hakashu, but with a better plot.
Fruit Basket - classic of classics
Honey and Clover - not really a classic, but still wanna watch :)
Ichigo 100% - Strawberry panties ftw
I was introduced to anime pretty young actually. My brother would watch stuff like DBZ, Yu Yu Hakashu, Trigun, and Outlaw Star. However, I don't really remember much about any of those lol. After that, I started really getting into it by watching the Toonami stuff. Y'know, FMA:Brotherhood, Bleach, Naruto, SAO. The very first anime that I ever finished, and the one I credit for getting me hooked though is Inuyasha.
Good ol' Inuyasha I actually still hold pretty high. Even if the combat was just a bunch of still frames xD.
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Everything Dies wrote: Speaking of annoying dubbing almost ruining a show...Queen's Blade Rebellion, aka "let's throw ideas at the wall and use them as an excuse to show gratuitous nudity," has come and gone and left me rather indifferent. Yeah, boobs make everything better (direct correlation between bigger and better, naturally) but my God, the main character sounds like a fifty year-old chain smoker that's coming down with laryngitis. Not hot.
I watched the original Queen's Blade subbed, and it still wasn't good. It's like, hey, here are a bunch of boobs. We'll step out now and ignore everything that makes a show good. The plot was ok, if not very well developed. The fights were just lackluster in every sense, and the characters weren't likable. Well, unless all you need to like a character is seeing them half naked every 30 seconds.
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soulreaper73 wrote:Kail Mako wrote: I was introduced to anime pretty young actually. My brother would watch stuff like DBZ, Yu Yu Hakashu, Trigun, and Outlaw Star. However, I don't really remember much about any of those lol. After that, I started really getting into it by watching the Toonami stuff. Y'know, FMA:Brotherhood, Bleach, Naruto, SAO. The very first anime that I ever finished, and the one I credit for getting me hooked though is Inuyasha.
Good ol' Inuyasha I actually still hold pretty high. Even if the combat was just a bunch of still frames xD.
Dude, unless you were introduced to an anime like battle of the planets, you were not introduced very young. battle of the planets is from the 70's and is one of the first ones i watched. yes im that old I wasn't introduced to anime when it was young. I was introduced to anime when I was young. Anyway, in honor of the Fourth of July I won't be watching any anime today. Not. Who needs patriotism when you have anime?
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Shadowed Cola wrote: So I picked one at random that seemed to go well with my theme of action and i wanted something really gritty - ELFEN LIED.
What a show to get started on.
I'm... I'm so sorry. Do you need a hug?
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Shadowed Cola wrote:gbghg wrote:I started out watching naruto when i was a kid, stopped then got back into it as a teenager, only really started watching/reading anime/manga heavily in the last few years.
gotta admit my biggest issue with translation is spice and wolf related, the sub i watched had her name as "Horo" but whenever i see a spice and wolf discussion there's a bunch of people calling her "Holo", it really annoys me. Horo is how it's pronounced, Holo is how it's spelt. It's weird, but how the author made it, so it ****** with translators, lol. It's like this because in Japan "L" and "R" pretty much just make the same sound. Same for "B" and "V." It's why you end up with Engrish. It'd be like if suddenly we decided we no longer needed the letter "X". Our words would be pronounced the same, we'd just spell the words differently.
I-Shayz-I wrote: Oreimo OniAi Recently my sister is unusual Kiss x Sis Aki-sora
In order of "not really okay" to "borderline hentai"
...don't ask me how I know about these.
Heim probably showed him.
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I've watched so much anime that I've become immune to fan service. "It's like, oh is this the obligatory beach episode? That's cool." Unless I'm actively searching for something to turn me on, chances are I hardly pay attention to it. Plot is what I'm here for. Not "plot."
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Dango dango dango dango. Big dango family....
Sorry, I just started Clannad and that ED.
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Here's a question. What sort of art style do you like your anime(s) to have? I like really clean and smooth looking ones. Stuff like SAO and Angel Beats were appealing from the start. Meanwhile the style of shows like Kill La Kill, or JoJo took quite a bit of time for me to get into.
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Fristname Family name wrote:Art style doesnt always really bother me... RWBY was it? that one looked like a game in a AMV I saw using exclusively RWBY.. I don't know if I could handle that if the story/action isn't good. but i haven't looked at the anime yet so yeah. Technically, RWBY isn't an anime. It was made by Rooster Teeth, the same guys who did the Red vs. Blue Halo series. However, it's available on Netflix and Crunchyroll. It's actually really good. Altogether the series is only like 4 hours so it's worth looking into if you have some time on your hands.
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I-Shayz-I wrote:Heimdallr69 wrote: I've never read a manga...maybe I should try it My first anime was Rosario Vampire..think it should be my first manga as well
If you have crunchyroll they have a whole online section dedicated to manga and even a mobile app Yamada-kun is one such show that has both manga and anime versions on crunchyroll (the anime was pretty rushed tbh) I don't read manga either. A lot of manga that are adapted into anime and vice versa I hear are very faithful to the source material so it'd basically be just going through the story a second time. However, my first choice if I started reading would be Girls Und Panzer. The anime was very good, and since the manga is a prequel it expands on the story. My second choice would be A Certain Magical Index. Even if it's technically a light novel and not a manga.
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Everything Dies wrote:http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-To-LOVE-To-Love-Ru-Darkness-Momo-velia-Deviluke-T-shirt-Size-S-M-L-XL-XXL-/321621715438
I will marry any woman willing to wear this shirt, no questions asked. Buddy, you ever see a woman wearing an anime shirt the only right thing to do is get in your knees and propose/worship her right then and there.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Everything Dies wrote:5 episodes down. Damn, this is painful to watch. Gratuitous nudity was a red herring, replaced by listening to a woman scream in pain for 15 minutes of every episode. They're actually treating this like wrestling is real. My God, it's awful...but I will--nay, MUST--persevere for the sake of anime lovers so that I can give a full review in the future! Gods, grant me patience!!! I already wrote a short review on why you would never want to watch it. Its basically voice ****. and yet, I re-watched it in dub, I never learn, lol. It wasn't that bad. Still, I knew exactly what I was gonna get when I started watching it. By no means is it really good, but I don't think it's bad either. Sure it's stupid. Sure they pretend wrestling is real. Sure it's basically just listening to women scream a lot, but I actually ended up being able to enjoy myself while watching it. Though, my memory of it is a little hazy.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:Everything Dies wrote:5 episodes down. Damn, this is painful to watch. Gratuitous nudity was a red herring, replaced by listening to a woman scream in pain for 15 minutes of every episode. They're actually treating this like wrestling is real. My God, it's awful...but I will--nay, MUST--persevere for the sake of anime lovers so that I can give a full review in the future! Gods, grant me patience!!! I already wrote a short review on why you would never want to watch it. Its basically voice ****. and yet, I re-watched it in dub, I never learn, lol. It wasn't that bad. Still, I knew exactly what I was gonna get when I started watching it. By no means is it really good, but I don't think it's bad either. Sure it's stupid. Sure they pretend wrestling is real. Sure it's basically just listening to women scream a lot, but I actually ended up being able to enjoy myself while watching it. Though, my memory of it is a little hazy. lol I had a hard time getting past the first 10 episodes because it's nothing but her getting her ass kicked xD Well I have a special set of fetishes that allowed me to not mind it so much.
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So, I was watching Clannad, and they were working on a garden. It made me think about Harvest Moon. Y'all ever played that? Those games were really good. Then I thought Harvest Moon Anime. Sure it could be boring af, but done right it'd be so awesome. I'm thinking a 12 episode series where it focuses more on the protagonist's efforts to fix up a run down farm, or a 24 episode series where we get more in depth character relationships and our protagonist gets married at the end. I think I'd watch that. Would you?
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14 episodes into Clannad, and y'know what? I think that's enough. I finished the Fuko and the Kotomi arcs and boy was I bored. The MC they could've replaced with literally any other anime protagonist and everything would've been done the exact same except twice as interesting. Nagisa, Ryou, Tomoyo, and Kotomi are just meh. I don't like Sunohara. They should've just called him punching bag for all he does. Kyou earns some points, but only because she might be a siscon. Fuko was cute, but of course they got rid of her. Nagisa's parents however I actually genuinely enjoyed, but they're just side characters.
The show is also a mess. The first few episodes had very weird jump cuts, and the balance between drama and comedy wasn't very well executed. The comedy on it's own was fine, though nothing earth shattering. The feels were there, but nothing like I expected them to be. The highest point is the Dango song. I love the Dango song.
Clannad can go sit in the corner of shows I didn't finish along with Watamote and Gurren Lagann.
After Review: Yea, I know I was harsh, but chances are I'm going to end up finishing all of these shows at some point. Who knows, maybe I'll learn to appreciate them. Next is... (Drumroll Please) KANCOLLE!!!
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Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote:Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote:So I'm about to watch the first episode of Elfen Lied.
Assuming that I have no predisposition, is this anime better subbed or dubbed? So I watched the first episode... I actually quite enjoyed it, and I'll definitely watch another. ^^ Watching it subbed btw, as per Cat Merc's recommendation. I'm sorry. I'm sorry that you started this Elfen Lied. I'll be here to hug you when you're done.
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Shadowed Cola wrote: First season of clannad is just 'decent' if barely, it's season 2 that really brings light to that show. You're missing out.
Same with Gurren Lagenn... except I've no idea why you dropped this show, it's so epic epic isn't even epic enough of a word to describe it.
Incoming pilot reviews: 6 Flowers is taking my top spot this season. More to come soon :3
I only watched three episodes of Gurren Lagann. The reason I dropped it is because I thought the main guy was insufferable. Too whiny. Honestly, I doubt I even made it to the good parts.
KanColle: This is exactly what I expected it to be. Actually, that's a little innacurate. It's exactly what I hoped it to be. It's fluffy, the animation is fantastic, and it's just so, so much fun. Naka melts my heart, and can't I just pretend that it's yuri? Just little bit? I'm only two episodes in, so hopefully it'll stay this awesome. I also love that fact that the "Admiral" is implied to be you.
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I-Shayz-I wrote:So...
What is everyone's favorite "cute girls" anime (without ecchi) I know you all have one. Come on, admit it.
Mine has to be Hanayamata, cause cute girls dancing is even better x3
Kinmoza is a close second. Can't get enough of the desudesudesu
And this season I'm watching Wakaba Girl. Not sure if It'll hold my attention, but I'm liking this one a bit better than others I have seen recently. Ooooh boy... OOOHHHH BOY!!! OMG OMG OMG!! I'm so glad that you asked this. "Cute girls doing cute things" is my absolute favorite genre. Yup. Now then: Yuru Yuri. No other show can even come close to it's insane content and over the top gags. For sheer comedic content this is my number one pick. I hold it in my top five shows of all time. I can't wait for season three. The only critique I have for the show is that it really doesn't seem to be going anywhere. In the first and second seasons they literally go through the same school year twice.
Ofc I've seen many other good ones including, but not limited to:
Azumanga Daioh: One of the first ones I watched, and as I understand it, one of the starters of the genre. This one is a freaking classic in my mind. If you haven't seen it, uhm... Go watch it. Seriously, stop reading this stupid gushing and go watch it.
K-on: I like music, so this one was good. Unfortunately the music wasn't as big of a focus as I hoped, but it made up for it with sheer cuteness. I was a little afraid of the second season because I heard it wasn't so good, but I liked it as much as, if not more than the first.
Sakura Trick: This one is a little different. Honestly it does give a little in the "doing cute things" department, but it contains massive amounts of yuri. If anyone ever told me they wanted to watch a yuri show this is the first thing I'd direct them to.
The military ones like Strike Witches, KanColle, Upotte, and Girls und Panzer are all very good. Upotte is the weakest of the four, and also probably the least cute. Girls und Panzer I'd say is the strongest. The tank battles are epic, and the music is one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard for an anime. Strike Witches probably doesn't count for the "without ecchi" part, but eh.
Love Live!: Once again with the music theme. This time though the music is given a satisfying amount of focus. The characters are also all very well rounded, and this show has one of the best endings ever. It really feels like a whole story.
I'm sorry, I think I got a little over excited.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:SUBspace overvraper wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:SUBspace overvraper wrote:I-Shayz-I wrote:Has anyone mentioned Shimoneta?
The long english title is "A boring world where the concept of dirty jokes does not exist"
It's about a world where they banned sexually explicit things, so a girl runs around with panties on her face trying to expose the rest of society to indecency.
Seriously laughing my ass off the entire first episode. Shimoneta is one of the top 5 animes for me this season if we dont count arslan senki and shoukugeki from last season. i dropped it, man female protagonist annoyed me. Wait what? I thought that it was a male MC/protagonist? Isn't female is just main char and not protagonist? Also, if you enjoyed shimoneta then i deeply recommend seitokai yakuindomo i actually thought of putting her down as an antagonist, lol. Maybe we could call her the Deuteragonist?
I finished KanColle, and omg. I need that second season. Honestly though, it's got potential to become very dark, and the show is sorta just a power fantasy. I mean, it's clear that the show is just taking WW2 battles, and saying whoops, looks like the Japanese won this time. It could be a turn off. However, the sheer fun that I had watching it was so great poi! Ooichi's drop kick has probably been one of the awesomest, and most insane things I've ever seen.
Next up: The Future Diary AKA Mirai Nikki.
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gbghg wrote:SUBspace overvraper wrote:gbghg wrote:i've started watching akame ga kill, i should have watched this ages ago. Enjoy it while you can because later on in the series, sgfu . i remember the rage in the thread when it was airing, but hey, unlike everyone else i can binge it, not sure if that'll help or just make me even angrier, but lets find out . EDIT: NOOOOOOO, SHEELE, i wasn't that attached to her but damn, the body counts only going to get worse isn't it. That's when I stopped watching. I realized after that... That I didn't care about any of the characters. So, I dropped it.
Mirai Nikki: Seven episodes in, and this has to be one of the most interesting concepts for a show I've ever seen. I await to see how it all goes down though.
SCHOOL-LIVE: OMG. That was uhm.... Something. I'll definitely keep up with this one. Though, I only have a free account, so no spoilers.
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I've been really busy the past two days, and haven't watched any anime. I don't wanna have a liiiiife!!! *Cries*
In all seriousness, to make up for it, I'll go more in-depth on my Mirai Nikki analysis.
So, I love Yuno Gasai, because who doesn't? The main guy is a giant wuss, but not enough to turn me off the show. The Shrine Maiden was only okay to me. She was a cool character, but her backstory was little over dramatic. The cop I find interesting. I'm a little untrusting of him though. I'm really fond of the terrorist. (That sentence right there just put me on soooo many government watch lists.) She might end up being my favorite character. Also, keep your hair down lady, it just looks so much better that way. I didn't really like 12th or 5th. 12th didn't make sense to me, and seemed sorta crowbarred in, and 5th being who he was sorta just rubbed me the wrong way. It's not like I'm over sensitive or anything, but maybe I just didn't believe he could actually do all that stuff.
I already stated that I'm in love with the premise of the show. For the most part it delivers on what it promises. To be honest though, the main thing about it is that I have no clue how I'd develop the show. When I watch a show I always have some idea of how I think things should go down, or how they should've gone down. When a show differs from my idea I can't really say whether or not it's better because it took the path it did. However, with Mirai Nikki I have absolutely no clue how I'd even begin to plan the show. So, that's part of why it interests me so much.
The soundtrack I don't really notice, and the OP/ED are pretty much just par.
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Days: 3 Anime Watched: 0 FML
On the bright side, watching KanColle gave me an idea for an anime. Three words: Fire Emblem Anime. Idk if you guys have ever played the games, but it's one of my favorite series. Top three. I'm thinking it starts with the protagonist's kingdom being overrun by the evil kingdom and s/he has to get it back by recruiting an army. Though, the story really doesn't matter too much. Anyone who's ever played a Fire Emblem game knows that the most important thing in the games are the characters. I'm thinking something like a central cast of 7-10 characters, and another 30 or so side ones. This would have to be at least 24 episodes if not more to properly flesh out every character.
Anime has already made me quit almost all other forms of TV since I know I won't find anything better. I've almost quit anime before because I've seen series that I feel will never be surpassed. However, if this actually gets done correctly it'd probably make me quit life. Because honestly, there'd just be nothing that would ever be able to top it.
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So, 17 episodes into Mirai Nikki, and I've noticed something.
**WARNING HEAVY SPOILERS**
Yukiteru treats Yuno horribly. He flat out uses her to further his own goals. While she fights to protect him, he mostly just cries and whines. Not only that, but he is afraid of her, and clearly doesn't trust her. In almost every given instance he'll choose anyone else above her. I suppose there was that incident where she kidnapped him, and tried to kill all of his friends. However, the way he simply leaves her is brutal. "If some crazy stalker lady kidnapped, and tied me up I'd leave her too!" You might cry, but let's look at the facts, and the people he calls his friends.
Akise: Basically a stalker himself. He just gets around it by calling himself a detective. Overall he treats Yuki well and deserves to have his trust/friendship.
Hinata: Fakes friendliness toward him to lead him to a trap where she attempts to kill Yuki and all of his friends. Yuki's response? He decides to become her friend and instantly forgives her.
Mao: Complicit in Hinata's scheme; tries to stab him. Really she was just acting to help the girl she clearly likes, so I hold nothing against her.
Kousaka: Flat out tries to get him killed by Ninth. When Yuki moves schools he tries to tarnish his reputation to force him into being an outcast. He's also openly hostile toward him.
Every single one of those people he trusts, and prioritizes over Yuno. Three of the four tried to kill him. Now let's look at Yuno: She has from the very beginning admitted that she loves him. She says she'll always protect him, and has saved his life from Third, Sixth, Twelfth, Fifth, Fourth, and Seventh. She's made mistakes here and there, but always tries to rectify them. Not to mention that every action she's taken is to achieved the "Happy End." Including the kidnapping incident which couldn't have really impacted their relationship that negatively since the "Happy End" didn't go away.
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Everything Dies wrote:Okay, I'm really getting annoyed...why do harem anime always reveal all of the members in the opening credits!? Sucks when you finally come across a character acting as a villain when you know that they'll end up being a part of the harem at a later date! Your first mistake was choosing to watch a harem anime. For some reason they started to really annoy me after watching a few.
Alright, Mirai Nikki is finished. I even watched the OVA. I really quite enjoyed the ending. I admit I teared up a little. However, I think whoever made it is confused on what god is able to do. I mean, he's not just a god, he's the god. Yuki should've just gone back in time to save the 2nd world. Don't tell me it isn't possible. Murmur manages to go back in time without moving and/or creating new worlds, so Yuki should be able to as well.
And of course the obligatory: Ninth best girl. Actually, Ninth best.
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Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote:On average, how many episodes of anime do you guys watch daily? I think I'm on an average of 2. Depends on what I'm watching. Sometimes I go a few days without watching anything. In general though, I watch 6 or so a day when I'm actually watching something.
So, I don't usually watch stuff like this, but uh..... er, Sono Hanabira. I saw an English subbed version recently. I gotta say the dialogue is actually rather quite atrocious during the more explicit scenes. The story I can actually get behind though. I wish it'd go into more detail though. If it was a full series I might be able to enjoy it. As it is with only one episode, it's highly lacking in pretty much everything.
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Kanamemo An old one (2009), that I've put off for awhile. Boy do I regret it. This has got to be the funniest thing I have ever seen. Well, maybe not the funniest, but it's certainly up there. The comedy is just gold. It's not very well known so I'll give a short summary of the plot. Our MC, Kana, is an orphan who lives with her grandma. After her grandma dies repo men come to take everything away. Kana panics and runs away from home because she believes they'll take her away to. Homeless, she gets a job working for a newspaper that provides room and board.
It does fall into the "cute girls doing cute things" category, but it isn't a school anime. It actually follows her life as she delivers newspapers. The main cast is made up of seven girls: Kana, who's klutzy, ditsy, has quite the imagination, and overall *that* type of girl. You know what I'm talking about. Saki, the assistant chief, who just happens to also be in grade school. (Loli powers!) Haruka, a massive pervert who lusts after young girls. Hinata, a nice girl who's cheap, and has apparently failed her college entrance exams twice. Yume, a girl who likes sweet things, and is always energetic and happy. Yuuki, a tall, quiet, smart girl, who just happens to be Yume's girlfriend. (Yasss yuri!!!) Mika, The tsundere queen. Even better? She's voiced by the same VA who did Taiga from ToraDora. Every single one of the cast is actually well rounded out. Even though they do fall into certain tropes I immensely enjoyed the cast.
It's pretty plot light as would be expected of this type of show, but the progression is very nice. A few of the episodes pick of right where the last one left off. Also, despite the show being a comedy it has it's touching moments. The feels actually blindsided me, and that's what sets it apart from a lot of other comedies. It allowed it to transcend merely being something amazingly funny, to being something that's amazing.
If nothing else, watch it for episode 4. Episode 4 is absolutely stunning.
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Everything Dies wrote:Kampfer
2/10
Kampfers exist only to fight. Girls that possess magical abilities granted to them by colored bracelets, Kampfers are drawn to each other for the sole purpose of battling until one side/color emerges victorious...but why are they here? Why must they fight? And why has the male Natsuru been given the power of a Kampfer? What wackiness can occur when one person has to live the life of both a boy and a girl at the same time?!
This show sucked, plain and simple. An interesting premise that ultimately goes absolutely nowhere, the show is an ecchi-heavy harem comedy that lacks compelling characters and suffers from an infuriating MC; Natsuru is so dense and stubborn that it's all but impossible to find any redeeming qualities about him. Instead of going into detail about Kampfers and their history, the show spends about 90% of its time trying to put Natsuru into compromising positions in feeble attempts at comedy. Honestly, you could watch the first episode or two and then skip to the final three and not missing anything of significance towards the actual "plot."
Animation is somewhat crude by today's standards, but the girls are fairly attractive. Despite the heavy emphasis on ecchi, actual nudity is limited to backsides. Should also note that the female Natsuru's voice becomes grating to listen to quite early on.
Only recommended for masochists. I feel sorry for you buddy. Kampfer is probably the worst anime I've ever watched. The final joke episode was better than the entire rest of the series put together.
So... I'll take part in the review game. Someone suggest me some stuff, and I'll suggest them a few. I'm in between anime right now anyway. I'll start by giving some suggestions: Love, Chuunibyo, and Other Delusions: My number one anime of all time. A great watch. Tags: Comedy, Slice of life.
Kanamemo: A hidden gem, and insane in the best way possible. Tags: Yuri, Comedy, Slice of life.
Girls Und Panzer: Title says it all. Tags: Tanks!!!! (Comedy)
A Certain Magical Index: A great anime with a spinoff. My suggestion would actually be to watch this one up to the Sisters arc, then go back and watch both seasons of A Certain Scientific Railgun, and skip Index's Sisters arc. I actually prefer Railgun, but Index takes the story further. Personally I believe this show has the best world of any anime I've ever seen. Tags: Action, Comedy.
Some stuff I want to clarify first: I only watch stuff on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix. I don't watch Hentai. I don't really like harem stuff. I really like slice of life. Generally it's classified as seinen.
Which segues nicely into my next question. What sites do you use to watch anime? I might want to expand to more, but want to make sure the stuff is safe.
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So Gugure Kokkuri-San. I'm 5 episodes in, and will give my first impression on it. Kokkuri, (who will be known as Dude Holo (Yes I know Holo is a wolf not a fox, but roll with it.) from here on out) visits our MC, Kohina after she summons him. Seeing her pitiable state Dude Holo suddenly goes all Usagi Drop on her and decides he's her father. Then, Inugami, who I swear is on loan from the anime Inu x Boku SS, shows up and declares his/her love for Kohina. To round out our colorful cast a tanuki with a gambling and drinking habbit moves in.
Honestly, the show is funny, and Yamamoto-kun just cracks me up. Though, I've noticed some darker themes showing through during the show, and wonder if those are ever going to be fleshed out. As it is so far I hope that the story decides to explore those. Right now it seems like it's really going nowhere.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote: Kanamemo eh? I might give it shot, the only show you I haven't seen, besides Chuunibyo s2.
sorry but I dropped this for a bit - the animation is exclusively comedy, so i'm going to wait till i'm in a better mood for a comedy like this, especially with this kind of moe. Really liked some of the characters in the first few episodes, though. Will probably be above my expectations. That's a shame. As a core concept the show is about a young girl trying to come to terms with her grandma's death though. I know it is almost always done in a comedic light, but there are some surprisingly tender moments. Nothing super heavy, but for a show like that it's better that way. For me that's what really elevated it from "just another comedy" status. Well, that and yuri. I do love me some yuri.
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So does anyone else like to pretend that the animes all take place in the same world? At least some of them? Like, I just like the idea of the girls from K-On lounging around in the music room, while the girls from Love Live are practicing on the roof. Meanwhile, outside there are girls driving tanks, and Yukiteru runs past them trying to escape his dead end. Down in Academy City, Touma is battling to save the world of science, and over in the spirit world Ichigo is fighting against the Espadas. That would be epic.
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SUBspace overvraper wrote:Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote:I watched the first episode of Gangsta. today, but, meh, I couldn't get into it. I probably won't watch the subsequent episodes. Meanwhile, I'm still very much enjoying Kimi ni Todoke. No don't dreis, don't stop gansta. it gets better later on. Arguably the best show this season (Overlord and charlotte have potential). *Cough*School-Live*Cough*
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Cat Merc wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak8cY6Cd63k
New Sword Art Online Abridged episode toplel Nice, I've been waiting for this. Is it wrong that I think this may be better than the real SAO? It certainly helps that Yamato does Kirito so well. The worst part is waiting like 4 months for these things to come out.
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EBJfK7ltjYUFyzysKxr1g
This will be what makes me quit Dust. It'll probably make me quit everything. Actually, the demo is out on the game's site, but it's pretty bare bones.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Fristname Family name wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:Fristname Family name wrote:i finished your lie in april... what should i watch now? i got my list there but idk if i wanna :P
i might just watch something that i wont cry for 30mins straight in the shower over at the end or in any episode. like K-On or something maybe Attack On Titan AoT might not be what you're looking for, but K-on's a great choice, as is Lucky Star, Ordinary Life, and Yuru Yuri lucky star is too boring :P i am half way through ill finish it later also AoT is kinda, i was watching a few eps on tv the other night. I might jsut watch one that I put on my list and never really heard about it. Or i could watch Afro samurai or cowboy beepbop I recommend trying Fairy Tail, it's a slow start, but it's the only long-standing-anime i've ever come to enjoy. One Piece visuals throw me off and make it harder to enjoy, Bleach S4 is terrible, Naruto has way too many fillers, and Inuyasha hanged on one issue way too damn long. Fairy Tail has a way of constantly resolving then bringing a new appeal, the time ark is kinda draggy, but over-all, the show really grows on you. My brother has watched the entirety of Hunter X Hunter (2011), and thinks it's pretty good. My favorite of the long one's is Bleach. Technically I watched 96 episodes of Index/Railgun, and still want more. You also forgot DBZ and it's various other franchises. How could you forget DBZ?
Oh, and what kind of anime do you like Firstname? Action, Comedy. Romance, Drama, Horror?
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Fristname Family name wrote: I like all of them honestly.. but with me cutting recently I kinda wanna watch more towards action/happy things over, oh look heres a girl and a boy *nom nom nom nom* dead.... ;-; or here is a ghost of a dead little girl who chills with the guy she loves and makes him get his friends together and remember all these sad things and make me cry alot and then make a movie to make me cry more ;-;..
just wanna see happy things for now
Well, I'm going to go back to what Shadowed said and say that you should watch Yuru Yuri. I can not stress enough how awesome and funny it is. It is my favorite straight up comedy series.
SUBspace overvraper wrote:Fristname Family name wrote: wait....... ARE YOU mr musturd by any chance?
if so pm me in game and i wont tell no one pinky promise <3 xxo
No im not mr musturd, I have heard of the name several times on the forums, haven't gotten a chance to play against him anytime i think. What would make you say that I'm mr musturd? Oh and could anyone tell me what the difference is between a normal apex suit and a vX.1? Still haven't gotten a reply on this yet. mr musturd is more or less a legend. I've played against him multiple times. He's 0.H., (or at least was), and he's quite the nova knife scout. I don't know many scouts who are actually better than he is.
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SUBspace overvraper wrote:Waifu poll
Right then, down to business. Since "waifu" is too big of an option, we will have to narrow down the waifu aspects but I don't want to narrow down to a specific anime with the best waifu to choose from (too limited) so I thought we could do age restrictions, eg under 18 and over 18 (it sounds ridiculous yes but most female protagonist are under 18 - high school settings are the most popular anime setting after all) loli and no loli (yes i know what you're thinking, lolicons do exist). I think those two limits will be enough for now. Thats the waifu aspect done. Now the poll. I think the poll that anime trending uses to get votes will be enough for the poll. I guess there will be a box that you can suggest waifus and I'll (or whoever is in charge of the poll) will add it up. I also think there should be more than 1 vote (1 waifu never is enough ( -í-¦ -£-û -í-¦) ). Maybe we could separate them between each year and we could have 1(+) vote for each year. Should i put the poll here in a separate topic? One last thing before I open this up for suggestions, is this a poll to see dust (player's) favorite waifu? I got a lot of other stuff I want to discuss but can't remember it all. Will need some people to help me do it and everyone to give me (waifu) suggestions. Touka Takanashi. I don't even need another waifu.
Under 18 is Ayano Sugiura.
Oh, and can I marry Rie Kugimiya's voice? I'll be damned if that's not the best VA in existence.
REVIEW TIME: Maid-Sama This one was pretty much average. It had funny moments, and was just a normal romcom where our highly tsundere female MC keeps getting flustered around our hunky male MC. For some reason it was seen to make it a 26 episode series which makes watching it almost painful. It could have easily been a 12 or 13 episode series. They just kept making up new ridiculous situations. The show really shined when it was actually following its premise, in which the serious student council president is secretly a maid working at a maid caf+¬. However, it quickly shoved that plot aside. Fortunately, it didn't completely lose sight of it's gimmick, and returned to form sometimes. Still, I can't really recommend it.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:I-Shayz-I wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:School Live - I forgot to mention i re-watched the last episode and made a huge discovery.
It's no longer in question - the teacher is definitely already dead. She probably had a clean death and is just haunting around - but the ***** doesn't have a shadow, lol. I had my suspicions from the second episode when none of the girls responded to her other than yuki This is what made me think she was dead to begin with. Episode 3 they had the teacher and students stuck on the roof as zombies tried to break up there - probably around then the teacher dies. on another note; 3 cheers for Hayate the Combat Butler Dub!!! 52 episodes of goodness, plus more seasons. I don't think the teacher is haunting around. I think she's a figment of Yuki's imagination. Like she died, but as with everything else Yuki still thinks she's alive, and just uses her as a sort of subconscious protective mechanism. Oh, and apparently there's a grave on the roof that may be her's.
SUBspace overvraper wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:your vote only asked about limitations then ended.
Also: I found the Hayate The Combat Butler Dub! Yay! I love this dub <3 Mariah <3 What do you mean? Edit: Are you the one with the answer no limiters Uh, I clicked on which limiter I wanted and then pressed vote. The poll then ended. I didn't even get to sing the praises of miss Takanashi.....
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Y'know I wonder, what it was about anime? I mean, why is it so popular? No other subset of a medium of entertainment has become such a phenomenon world wide. I guess stuff like K-pop, or Bollywood films enjoy their fair share of exposure, but not like anime. It's like, you never hear of people that are die hard fans of Nepalese cartoons, or Aussie cartoons. So why anime? What is it about anime that let it spread so thoroughly?
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I-Shayz-I wrote:Finally got around to watching Madoka Magica
Intial reaction:
Episode 1>Okay this show is creepy, but I dont get what people find so great about it Episode 3>Well that was unexpected, but at the same time I did expect it because the show started out so damn creepy already. Episode 6>These girls are making their situation a much bigger deal than it really is Episode 7>Over halfway through, main girl still isn't a magical girl, and side chick is now crazy.
Gonna finish it tonight, keeping my expectations high despite my instincts telling me that I'm only going to be disappointed.
I feel like it would be a much better show if the first couple episodes were super happy fun time, instead of trippy worlds and creepy characters that never smile.
Akame ga Kill and School Live did a really good job of this, but Madoka didn't Nah man, Madoka just gets better as it goes on. I watched it when I was still an anime noob, so it traumatized me forever..... Well, maybe not that much, but I really loved that aesthetic and the dark undertones that slowly overtook the whole thing. Honestly, episode 3 was unexpected, but it really hit me during episode 4 when I realized that it wasn't a one-off and what direction the show was going toward.
I didn't finish Akame ga Kill, because after *SPOILER ALERT* Shele died I realized that I was bored and didn't care about any of the characters. It was obvious every single one of them was going to die, and I just didn't care.
School Live is quickly climbing into one of my favorite spots. That disconnect between the cute girls doing cute things, and the horror is really creepy. I always fell uneasy when I watch it.
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SUBspace overvraper wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:I introduced Madoka Magica to the EoN alliance during the big war - i had the leadership checking it out.
a week later, Mavado, leader of the alliance, sends me a message:
"That was seriously ****** up."
we never spoke again, lol. EoN? EoN is old. How old? It was gone before I even started playing. When I started Sver True Blood still had the most kills, Nyain San was an unstoppable juggernaut, and the rail/combat rifles didn't even exist yet. Oh, and I was bad. Really, really bad. Oh, uh anime....
I started Shirobako, and boy am I confused. I'm still not quite sure what direction they're going to take the show. It's actually very interesting, and a nice change of pace from all the romcoms, and the save the world plots. It's definitely not what I expected. The first few episodes really just throw you into the middle, and make you try to figure out what's going on.
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SUBspace overvraper wrote:Joukamachi no Dandelion I haven't heard anyone mention this. I don't know why anyone hasn't said anything about this. This is a fabulous (queue fabulous freddie mercury pose) anime. Character development, comedy, a lot of familiar seiyuu-sans (I think I have heard almost all of the entire cast before) is there, slice of life is infamous for having little to no plot but it can be over shadowed by the comedy and character development. I was watching it for the first time and half way through the episode I realized that I was watching the 6th episode After baka to test, I really developed a taste for comedies with unique settings. Might I suggest Tamako Market then? It's pretty much an average comedy/slice of life show, except for it's setting. It takes place in a vibrant shopping arcade, and I just fell in love with it. The whole show felt that much more alive because of it's setting. It's one of my favorite anime worlds.
Oh, and I've been watching Shirobako some more, and have to say that Aoi Miyamori is a Weapons Grade Waifu. She is only the second waifu to achieve this status. The show isn't the funniest, or the coolest, or the most interesting, or the most action packed, but where it does shine is it's characters. They all feel very real, and have great interactions with each other. This is one of the very few anime I think could be adapted to real life without suffering too much.
Btw, waifu grades: B Grade A Grade S Grade SS Grade Weapons Grade
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I-Shayz-I wrote:Charlotte is made by P.A. Works Who also made Nagi no Asukara
Now I'm interested in starting Glasslip again (I dropped it initially) There's just mixed reviews online Can anyone recommend it?
Edit: TIL Death Note and No Game No Life were made by the same studio Makes so much sense P.A. Works? Then I recommend Shirobako. It's made by them, and delightful. Apparently Glasslip wasn't so good....
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I've been gone too long. As I understand it, you guys hate lolis. Especially loli incestuous undertones. For that I am sad. I thought we were like-minded people.
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I-Shayz-I wrote:Kail Mako wrote:I've been gone too long. As I understand it, you guys hate lolis. Especially loli incestuous undertones. For that I am sad. I thought we were like-minded people. The problem with loli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KOWEtQhjVASee at first you're like IT'S SO ADORABLE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8MIAW2vYhcAnd then they want to suck your **** and you're like NO PUT SOME PANTS ON https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EqD6I7REFQ(I prefer moe over loli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXBcbJ-Ul1I) Posts a link to OreImo to explain moe.... So I assume we're still good with the incestuous under(maybe in the case over)tones? Eh, I like lolis, but not like, y'know it'd be easier for me to explain with this:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/PETL
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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 5 (First Half)
It's been awhile since I've watched any MLP, and tbh it was before I really started watching anime. My tastes were a lot less.... Discerning back then. I was actually afraid I wouldn't like the show. I'm glad to say that is not the case. The show still has stellar animation, and the humor is mostly spot on. Now, it is a show for young girls so each episode more or less has it's morals, but overall they're mostly handled well. The first episode, (and by extension the second since every season opener and closer is a two-parter), felt a little off to me though. The moral I felt could have been handled a little better. Despite this fact, the show has definitely become very aware of it's more adult audience with references to stuff like Star Wars, Game of Thrones, and Metal Gear.
I wonder if it's better that it acknowledges them though. There is such a thing as being too self aware. I guess that's really up to personal preference, and I do always enjoy a bit of meta humor. The first few episodes also seemed to over-rely on musical numbers. I love a good musical, but they were strictly used for transitional scenes and felt out of place. The first few seasons didn't need to use music to make an event interesting.
The characters are as delightful as ever. I really think that Twilight has come far, and Pinkie Pie has really hit her stride. It's easy for characters like Pinkie to quickly become old or annoying, but she's managed to tread that very thin line and come off of it being absolutely awesome. It's also good to see that the lessons from the first 4 seasons have actually paid off, and the Mane 6 don't keep making the same dumb mistakes over and over.
I'd say that s5 (the first half, for the second half isn't on Netflix yet), continues with the show's outstanding quality. However, s3 is still my favorite.
P.S. This is totally close enough to anime that it should be posted here.
P.P.S. Ok, I just wanted to write a review of it, and didn't have anywhere else to put it. I'm not part of many forums.
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Just watched the K-On! movie. I realized something. I can't handle endings Especially ones where the outcome is evident from the beginning. Watching the struggle, and the journey to get to the end just makes it that much more poignant. I got choked up at K-On! of all things. I never should have watched the Mother's Rosario arc of SAO. I never cried at anything before that, but now the floodgates are open. After that, I was unprepared for the permanent scarring that Angel Beats brought on.
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SUBspace overvraper wrote:Radiant Pancake3 wrote:For as long as I put it off. I'm finally watching SAO... because... All AP classes and then ROTC... I'm tired... I can't even be bothered to log on sometimes... So... anime it is! Did everyone die? This has been the first post in 2 days, not even everything dies has said anything. Maybe everything died and I'm the last one here... You can enjoy SAO by overlooking all plot holes you find by turning off your brain. Thats how I managed to make it through 50 episodes. For some reason the forums have been glitchy for me, and I couldn't post anything. Every time it'd just fail to load. I loved SAO. It was one of the first ones I watched, but the real killer is that it's still one of the best looking anime I've ever seen. The world is so vibrant, and everything really pops.
I watched the 3 Madoka Magica movies. Uhm.... 10/10. I don't even like giving numbers, because I don't believe that a well formulated opinion can be boiled down to a stock value, but 10/10.
I'd already seen the series so I knew what to expect, but the movies might've done it better since they cut two hours of content, and it didn't feel like anything was missing. There were a few odd jump cuts here and there, but overall nothing felt wrong.
I must say that the soundtrack is nothing short of fantastic. I'm not even into classical music, but it was absolutely beautiful. The art isn't really my style, but its good.
The aesthetic is what elevates this series above and beyond. The witches' mind trippyness is just insane. I love the way they are handled. I've always been a fan of absurdism. It's one of my favorite styles, and I'm a huge fan of Alice in Wonderland. I think the nonsense qualities that are displayed by the witches, and the fights with them are some of the best things I've ever seen. It beats most shounen type shows that are built around fights without even trying.
Oddly enough, after watching the Madoka Magica movies I started to draw parallels between them, and Mirai Nikki of all things. Both are darker than they initially let on. Both have themes of fighting against an unfair fate. Neither have what I consider as someone who is actually evil. There's more, but that would be getting into spoiler territory.
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Hey, you got eight minutes to spare? You don't? You're leading such a busy life that you can't even spare 8 measly minutes? I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing....
Wait, you do? Oh, then watch Dareka no Manazashi.
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SUBspace overvraper wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:Finished the polls - i wish i could change the first answer as i was confused by what you meant and just choose 25+ lol.
third poll made no sense to me at all This limits the amount of animes by sorting them by year. So 2000-2015 would mean I would have to add all animes that aired from 2000 to 2015. Which would also mean me listing over 9000 waifu options... Even when they are separated by year, (2-5 or 10-15 votes per year) it would take a **** long time for me to find then list all the girls. Actually, I have no idea what the first poll meant either. As for the third poll, can't you just let people suggest waifus, and then put the suggested ones on? Like, what if we have a pre-2000 waifu?
I've watched K-On!, the show by which all "cute girls doing cute things" are judged. I've seen Azumanga Daioh, the grandpappy of the genre. I've immersed myself in Usagi Drop, which stars an adorable little girl. I've viewed Engaged to the Unidentified, and almost had my heart explode from Mashiro-Tan's almost illegal cuteness.
However... Nothing, I mean nothing, prepared me for Non Non Biyori. I rate this as officially the cutest show of all time. I'm not just talking about the weaponized cuteness of Renge. I mean all of it is absolutely precious. This is a show that can instantly make any day a good day. Many shows make me happy by the time I'm done watching them. Non Non Biyori is the only show however, that actually relaxed me as well.
I probably won't watch Repeat until it's finished though. This is definitely the kind of show I can easily marathon.
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Mmm.... I'm between anime right now. If I don't find something soon I'll have to default to the 3rd season of HunterXHunter. I tried watching Misty Chronexia's 15 best shoujo ai anime, but it I had either seen it, or had already heard of it and wasn't interested in it. So now I turn to you all. Good yuri? As always, please don't suggest hentai. I've seen: Yuru Yuri Kanamemo Maria Holic Kuttsukiboshi Sono Hanabira Sakura Trick Sasameki Koto Inugami-San to Nekoyama-San Yurikuma Arashi Madoka Magica And probably a bunch more I can't even remember.
Don't recommend Aoi Hana Maria-Sama ga Miteru Strawberry Panic Seikon No Qwaser Revolutionary Girl Utena (Doesn't mean I won't watch them, I just already know about them).
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SUBspace overvraper wrote: Gakkou Gurashi but I'm sure you are already watching it. Kantai collection has hints of shoujo ai, not full blown love making. Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya is a much watch if you want shoujo ai, in HD as well ( -í-¦ -£-û -í-¦)
Seen Gakkou, seen KanColle. I've seen all of the military girls series. I might try Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya, I just was hesitant because I was afraid I'd be lost with out watch Fate/Stay Night. Thanks though, I'll look into it.
Since kissanime is down, I use Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix. I'm sure most of you already use all of those though.
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Fristname Family name wrote:yandere simulator <3 Seconded...
So, here's a question for everyone on the thread. When you are checking which anime you want to watch, are there any words that instantly turn you off of a series? For me, if I see the word "harem" show it's face I generally won't watch it.
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I-Shayz-I wrote:Kail Mako wrote:So, here's a question for everyone on the thread. When you are checking which anime you want to watch, are there any words that instantly turn you off of a series? For me, if I see the word "harem" show it's face I generally won't watch it. It's not so much a word, but if the picture has anything to do with sports, monster battle card games, mechs, fighting (shonen), or Yaoi, I won't even give it a chance. I tend to go for the colorful ones that have plenty of fun lookimg characters. I'm also extremely judgemental when it comes to bad art because I can't stand watching a show (even if it's good) if the characters look ********. Example: Phi Brain (also had to do with the fact that it was 70 freaking episodes) So..... You stay away from anime then? Funny that with all of those clich+¬ genres you throw yaoi on at the end.
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Foundation Seldon wrote:I-Shayz-I wrote:It's not so much a word, but if the picture has anything to do with sports Up until last year I shared the same view when it comes to sports shows. I think a certain part of me just felt like they'd all essentially be analogous to the old Prince of Tennis in which everything would devolve into a shounen style battle of various sports related super powers. I had an idea there that just wasn't enough there for me in the genre to become emotionally invested to the plot or characters. Having been exposed to Ping Pong the Animation and Haikyuu however my opinion completely 180'd. Ping Pong was a character drama with the actual "sport" being nothing more than the stage to tell its story and Haikyuu was a show that was able to balance out and develop a really impressive number of characters while also seamlessly blending the mechanics of volleyball into each character's trials and tribulations. They're both fantastic and I'd highly recommend them to someone who's squeamish about delving into the genre, they certainly made me a believer. Best sports show I've ever seen is Saki. Yes, Mahjong is a sport. The reason it's good, (and that I can't wait for the next season), is that it's less about playing Mahjong, and more about the girls that play it. It's cast is around 30 characters, and I love that. Very few shows can let me engage and really feel as close to every character as Saki. You know it's good when you're coming to the final confrontation and you're rooting for everyone to win.
Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote:I watched the first 6 episodes of Deadman Wonderland today.
Meh.
It's alright. Deadman keeps getting better as it goes along. I hope you're into manga if you plan on continuing the story though.
EDIT: I just finished Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya season one. Two words: Yandere Miyu. If that happens this will become my favorite anime series of all time. If it doesn't.... It'll still be a decent comedy/action magical girl show.
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Jesus Christ! Looking through all of these anime names like half of them have stupidly long names. I once heard someone say that the only reason they were given such names is that way they get their own shortened name that is associated with them. That seems like shady marketing to me. If your show is good, it should be memorable on its own merits. Then again, my favorite anime is Chuunibyou Demo Koi Ga Shitai (Love, Chuunibyou, and Other Delusions).
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How'd I let this happen? I generally only watch one series at a time, but I got too curious, and started watching Himouto! Umaru-Chan. Honestly, and I'm going to watch Non Non Biyori Repeat, which will put me at four different series at one time. Honestly, Himouto is only okay. I'm only on episode 2 though. Umaru was cute at first, but I'm afraid it'll start to grate if she doesn't start showing any improvement. Though, as a massive Monster Hunter fan I love the reference in the OP.
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Radiant Pancake3 wrote:School sucks... anyone wanna recommend me some funny but short but not too short animes? Please... Inugami-San to Nekoyama-San. 5 minute run times ftw!!!
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Shadowed Cola wrote:SUBspace overvraper wrote:Kail Mako wrote:How'd I let this happen? I generally only watch one series at a time, but I got too curious, and started watching Himouto! Umaru-Chan. Honestly, and I'm going to watch Non Non Biyori Repeat, which will put me at four different series at one time. Honestly, Himouto is only okay. I'm only on episode 2 though. Umaru was cute at first, but I'm afraid it'll start to grate if she doesn't start showing any improvement. Though, as a massive Monster Hunter fan I love the reference in the OP. I'm suppose to be watching ~16 series (ongoing) at the moment. I'm sure sota has more me though Bikini warriors anyone ( -í-¦ -£-û -í-¦) let's see... Gangsta Snow White Heroic Legend of Arland Shimoneta *Just picked this one up, Yandere :O* Fairy Tail Prison School Chaos Dragon Sky Wizards Academy Overlord Castle Dandelion Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers- Charlotte Working!!! Gate Food Wars Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA Ushio and Tora My Wife is the Student Council President School-Live My Love Story To Love Ru (Eventually) Himouto! Umaru-chan Monster Musume Non Non Biyori Actually, I Am Million Doll God Eater and idr the rest. Wait... Are you Sota? How did I never put that together before now?
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soulreaper73 wrote:gbghg wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:If you haven't seen A Certain Magical Index i'd recommend it. if you like best girl a certain scientific railgun is great too, season 2 sisters arc is one of the highpoints of the raildex adaption. railgun is good, index was better Railgun definitely has a better cast. However, Index took the story further. Personally, I liked Railgun better. I just wish they gave either show another 2 or so seasons. I'll have to pick up the light novels sometime.
Shadowed Cola wrote:Some of you didn't like the anime empire Skype group because of too many people, not enough discussion of just anime, etc.
So what do you guys think of just making a Skype group for this thread? i still plan on writing reviews on the shows i watch and putting them here - but it would be cool to talk in real time too. I'll have to sit out of this one. Skype doesn't agree with me.
Speaking of making groups though, I notice that the Dust chat "anime empire" seems to be going a little downhill. Anyone know of a new chat that's better for discussing anime? Or anyone willing to make a new password protected exclusive chat?
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Gakkou Gurashi (School-Live): One of the best shows currently airing. I remember someone once saying that it was growing stale because not much was happening. I thought about that, and I ask: What could happen? If they do anything that isn't just living their lives the show is over. I actually like that it's mostly just them living their normal lives the best they can through all of this.
Himouto! Umaru-Chan: The worst of the four I'm watching. It's funny, but the main heroine does have a tendency of getting on my nerves a little. It'd go a long way to improving it if she simply made any form of acknowledgement of all the stuff her brother does for her.
Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz: Mimi is God-Tier. She has stolen the show, and run away with it. Waifu? Screw waifu. Gimme a million years to reach enlightenment, and I still wouldn't even be close to good enough for her to become my waifu. God-Tier.
Non Non Biyori Repeat: If I was stranded on an island with only one anime it'd be this one. I end every anime watching session with this one because it's so relaxing. If you haven't seen Non Non Biyori I feel sorry for you.
BTW, has anyone here seen the Hyperdimension Neptunia anime? I've been playing through the games and really enjoy them, but I'm not sure where the anime falls in the story line. So if someone could give me a heads up that'd be appreciated.
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gbghg wrote:soulreaper73 wrote:gbghg wrote:
raildex aside i found this great beserk amv earlier, made my eyes water a bit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVQJ6Px15_4
which misaka? there are a gazillion of them lol. misaka = misake mikoto misaka xxxx = one of the sisters I think the original is called Misaka Mikoto, while the sisters are all called Misaka Imouto. The loli Misaka also has it's own special name, but I can't remember it right now. Also, there aren't a gazillion of them. Based on how many were made, and how many Accelerator killed, there are about 10,000 Misakas. You know what that means?
TOUMA IS THE HAREM MASTER!!!!
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Yuri Seijin Naoko-San: What did I just watch? In all honestly this was really funny, and I enjoyed every minute of it. All 6 of them. Yea, did I mention this is only 6 minutes long? You now have absolutely no excuse to not watch it.
Yuri Seijin Naoko-San (2012): I don't think I understood this one....... I'd definitely say the first OVA was better. It's the same tone, comdedy, and feel of the first OVA, but since I think the show was definitely better in the shorter format. Oh, but this one has one of the best openings I've ever seen.
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This thread seems oddly dead. I think there's only been 1 page worth of posts in the last few days. Anyway.....
Little Witch Academia: Think Harry Potter, but a more interesting world. The animation on his was just stellar, and while the story might not have been the most original, the execution was good. Did I mention how good the animation was? Because it was. Trigger has always had an interesting style, but I think this is their best work.
Little Witch Academia The Enchanted Parade: Oddly enough, my opinion on this is pretty much the same as my opinion on Yuri Seijin Naoko-San (2012). It was good, but the original was better in pretty much every way. I did enjoy this quite a bit though. My main complaint would be that they pretty much just shoved the first OVA under the rug.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:I'm currently re-watching Love, Chun, and Other Delusions, in dub.
Full review coming later today on both seasons. And a comparison review to my first attempt to watching the Dub.
It seems i made a mistake on my out-look on the Dub. The female MC voice is DRAMATICALLY different in the Dub, and at first it made my ears bleed. Especially after hearing the dub after seeing the sub.
But I gave it another shot and realized something - they interrupted her differently. Like DBZ - instead of comedic, over moe voices, we got much more human and real voices, making the characters feel different then there japanese VA did.
It became very enjoyable eventually, and now i'm very fond of her voice. Really? Where are you watching it in dub? I watched the sub originally, and this is my absolute favorite series. However, I saw the OVA in dub, and my god were they terrible. I guess I could give it another try though...
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Ghost Kaisar wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:Axel Giatsu wrote:Attack on Titan anyone??? we've all seen it, you're late to the party :D Also Overhyped. I put it in the same class as SAO. Good, but nowhere near as great as everyone makes it out to be. SAO > AoT (or SNK for you Japanese title preferring types.) Speaking of Japanese, can anyone here actually read/speak/understand Japanese? For my part, I could probably speak very broke Japanese, and am able to pick out the easy words that everyone knows like: Baka, kokoro, desu, bento, gakkou, nani, etc.
Started Kiniro Mosaic.... That Engrish I the most perfect thing in the world.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:I've been re-watching Inuyasha - and this is some of the best VA work in dubbing, a lot of these voices aren't only perfect, but I've never heard them in another show, which is big for me, I'm sick of hearing the same voices over and over trying to be someone new.
But this anime has 0 recognizable VA's - and I actually think these VA's are far superior to Funimations. Inuyasha is good. It was the anime that got me hooked. Before that, I was really just a passive watcher.
Shadowed Cola wrote:Kiniro Mosiac - Karen is all you need to know. Her level of Moe is weapons grade. I admit that Karen is quite a treat. I actually started watching because of this. I have a sneaking suspicion that Shino is only pretending to be the MC, and that Yoko is the true MC. Why? Well, Shino sits in the front of the class. Yoko sits in the back next to the window.
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Finished Kiniro Mosaic S1, and I'm agonizing over whether the finale of this with Shino's Pirate Musical, or the finale of Yuru Yuri with the best Snow White rendition ever created is better.
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Everything Dies wrote:Re-wind Review:
The Devil is a Part-Timer! -- 8/10 A great show that tells a complete story in just one season. Remember being turned off by the female characters' appearance, but I have to admit that Chiho ends up looking pretty cute when she goes with the short hair. Plenty of comedy to make up for the predictable plot, and the interplay of Emi and Sadao is great. Ashiya really steals the show as the oft put-upon faithful servant. I liked this show, but I wasn't really satisfied with the ending. It's like, okay so.... Nothing gets resolved? You're all just going to continue doing the exact same thing you've been doing for the entire show?
Gokujo: Well, at least it's better than Kampfer.... If only because it's shorter. 2.5/10
Hey Cola, how come you never post under Sota?
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Everything Dies wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Everything Dies wrote:Re-wind Review:
The Devil is a Part-Timer! -- 8/10 A great show that tells a complete story in just one season. Remember being turned off by the female characters' appearance, but I have to admit that Chiho ends up looking pretty cute when she goes with the short hair. Plenty of comedy to make up for the predictable plot, and the interplay of Emi and Sadao is great. Ashiya really steals the show as the oft put-upon faithful servant. I liked this show, but I wasn't really satisfied with the ending. It's like, okay so.... Nothing gets resolved? You're all just going to continue doing the exact same thing you've been doing for the entire show? What, specifically, didn't get resolved? Sadao and co. have made it quite clear that they're happy living on Earth (Lucifer even going so far as to mention that Heaven is a small apartment.) The show heavily implies that Sadao is inadvertently establishing a nice little harem for himself as all three girls are clearly interested in him romantically... And that's where the show ends. I loved the show myself - but I agree that the ending was left flat and dry. They tried to wrap it up with some flashy scenes and throw in 'they're bonding!' moments - but it never settles anywhere that we can draw a conclusion on how it's going to end. There's just too much going on between this good vs evil that's clouded and grey area'd that the show doesn't continue on with. Some things I felt weren't resolved:
What are Emi, and Sadao going to do? Is she just going to watch him for now until the end of days? Are they going to get into a relationship? Is Emi actually going to do her job and kill him?
What about Ente Isla? The church or whatever was highly corrupt. Are they going to overhaul it? What about the demons? Where are they going to live? What are the humans going to do now that what was basically their leader is gone?
What about whether or not Sadao is even a badguy? He says a line in one of the episodes about how he never really knew that he was making people suffer, and he just wanted to give the demons a place to live? Will the demons and humans ever find peace?
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Everything Dies wrote:
The show explains everything you need to know about Emi and Sadao's relationship: it's no mistake that other women routinely pepper the two with questions about their relationship. And how many times do we have to see Emi blush and/or get defensive whenever the subject of Sadao is brought up? It's a typical harem ending, though the final scene with Emi giving Sadao a replacement umbrella should clue you in as to what their future holds. It's also rather obvious that the whole monitoring of Sadao/fulfilling her role as Hero are excuses for Emi to be close to him (how many times does she ask herself if she's behaving more like a stalker than a monitor?)
The most obvious conclusion to me would be that she'd just watch him. However, at the end of the series she herself reminds herself that she has a job. Originally, she wanted to kill him. I think she's still conflicted about that. That's a conflict she never gets to resolve for good.
Everything Dies wrote: Ente Isla is no longer important to the story. Do you honestly see any character--even Suzuno--openly state their desire to return there by the end of the show? No...they all want to remain on Earth and enjoy living as humans, as they can actually be friends there and not worry about having to abide by certain roles/destinies.
So, just because none of them want to go back to Ente Isla it gets to eat ****? It was an integral part of the series for most of it, and for it to be just written off getting no conclusion doesn't seem right. Ente Isla was as much of a character as any of the actual characters.
Everything Dies wrote: Come on now...the entire point of the show is how Sadao (and everyone else--even the main bad guy) finds happiness in living on Earth as a human; the show points out each and every time how Sadao chooses to use his powers to help and protect the people around him instead of using them for personal gain. When does Sadao ever act as the bad guy?
The point of the show, as Cola already touched upon, isn't that they all found happiness on Earth. It was how maybe, just maybe what seemed evil really wasn't. Good and evil aren't black and white. Sadao is the bad guy from the beginning. We're told he is. That's the draw of the show. To watch a bad guy slowly become a good guy. This point though, actually was resolved fairly well.
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Here's a question. If you had someone who wasn't into anime, but you think they'd like it, which show would you recommend?
Personally, I'd go with Shirobako. It's a nice paced, and very good anime that 1) Is about creating anime so the viewer gets a little bit of knowledge, and more respect for the creators, 2) Doesn't go overboard on anime tropes while still having them so the viewer can get used to anime, and 3) Is in a realistic setting that would be more familiar to people who don't watch cartoons.
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Does anyone on this thread even play Dust anymore? I myself have massively cut down on playtime to where I'll only play once every few days, and I've never seen any of you in a match.
Not anime, but manga so it's close enough. I've been reading manga on Kissmanga, and I've found just the most awesome one. Love/Death. It's written by Kuzushiro who made Inugami-San to Nekoyama-San. I think I can sell you on Love/Death with 2 words: Yuri, Yanderes.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:WHY DID NO ONE NOTICE OR MENTION YURU YURI SEASON 3 CAME OUT?!
It's already on episode 2.
http://gogoanime.tv/yuru-yuri-nachuyachumi-plus-episode-1 WHAT? WHAT? WHAT????? I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS COMING OUT UNTIL OCTOBER. WHEN DOES THE NEXT ANIME SEASON EVEN START? IS IT THE FALL SEASON? THE WINTER SEASON? I'M SO CONFUSED, BUT HYPED FOR YURU YURI S3 HYPE HYPE HYPE, I'LL SEE IF IT'S ON CRUNCHYROLL, KISSANIME, HULU, OR NETFLIX HYPE HYPE HYPE!!!!!!!!
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I am sorry, I've been spending time reading manga. So, I don't have much to update you about anime. I'm prepared for my punishment. All I can do to redeem myself is say that I watched the first 4 episodes of Yuyushiki. I like how this one has two idiots that bother the sensible main character. Though, I don't think our comedy styles mesh. 6/10
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I'm sorry Yuyushiki. I jumped the gun, and misjudged you. You are a dirty show. Dirty, dirty, dirty..... And I love you for that. I'm bumping your rating up by at least two points. Maybe even three. Also, Yui on this show is also Yui from Yuru Yuri. Oh, and she's building her own harem. She's gotta be my favorite harem master ever. I think I know why all the girls like her.... She doesn't wear pantsu!
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Everything Dies wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Since I've been enjoying it so much recently, I want to know if there are any places you know of that I can read manga online legally. I've been reading on Kissmanga, but I don't think that's actually on the up and up. Also, is Kissanime legal? I know that all of the other sites I use to watch anime are, but I've been hearing bad things about the Kiss sites. Honestly, I doubt kissanime or any other streaming site is on the up-and-up from an American legal standpoint--how many video streaming services (ala Netflix or Hulu) do you see that are based in America and are free to use? Yea, it's a shame. I don't really like using illegal resources, but I don't think I'll suffer any punishment for it. At least I know that Crunchyroll is legal, and free. I just wish they picked up more anime. Also, my family does pay for Netflix, but I heard that for some reason they purged a great deal of their anime a couple years ago. I don't know why. Everything they have left doesn't really interest me right now.
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SUBspace overvraper wrote:Quote: Fourth 'Fate/kaleid liner PrismaGÿåIllya' TV Anime Adaptation Announced The first time I've seen such a show get a fourth season. Well more loli fanservice is never bad ( -í-¦ -£-û -í-¦) To be honest seasons 2 and 3 were pretty much just 2 halves of the same season. Since they're both 2wei, and they haven't even touched on 3rei yet. Well, I guess since I'm a cheapo scrub I have to wait a whole week until I can fully review all of the season enders.
Oh, and I just watched the final episode of SAO's Mother's Rosario arc again since it's airing on Toonami as I type. Damn. Dayum. First time I ever cried at anime, and now I remember why. The Japanese VAs were better though. Maybe because I'm more used to them.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:I need your help, guys!
Within a week I will begin recording my first episode of SoTa PoP's Review, code named, Angry Anime Review *Name still in construction*
I need writers, graphic designers, movie makers, commentaries, opinions, I need it all. General John Ripper will likely be co-hosting this with me, and we'll be inviting guests to come give there opinions about shows, and guide dialogue a long to cover all the important basis in an anime review.
But passion is what will define us. I love anime, and my shows will ooze that love. So if anyone is willing to help, I could use it!
The first show I'll probably review is Six Flowers, but I'm undecided on how to start this all. Any ideas would be appreciated! :3 I wanna be a writer. You gimme your script first drafts, and I'll iron them out. I...... Can't actually do anything technical at all. I think first you need to decide what kind of anime you want to do. Will you do theme episodes based on genre? Will you do things like OVAs? Are you going to do currently airing ones? Are you going to stick to classic ones? I think that's the most important thing. Also, don't include numbers. A fully formulated and complex opinion can't be represented with a stock number like 7/10. You could say whether or not you think your viewers should watch it though. I assume this is for YouTube yes?
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Fristname Family name wrote:go to page for i think it is of this thread... and one of you people said you watched boku no pico lol. alot of them ealy posts are pretty bad tbh but this thread is good now compared to the first chunk of pages...
also i decided im gonna watch Hunter x Hunter or maybe not... ive heard people say its really good ect but the picture puts me off kinda... would you recommend it? Ignore the art, and you'll be fine. It's certainly an interesting kind of shounen with a lot more focus on the characters, and story than on the action. I'll be starting the third season (hopefully) soon.
AoT = Good. I wasn't really a big AoT fanatic though. I could certainly enjoy the action, but that's about all I could enjoy. Madoka Magica = Extraordinary. Especially that third movie.
Non Non Biyori Repeat: Well, that's it for the second season. I must say, that this right here is quite possibly the greatest slice of life in history. For one, you see slice of life, and that's exactly what you get. No dumb drama. No out-of-left-field supernatural elements. No strained romance plot. Just these girls living in the country being hella funny, and hella enjoyable.
That's the shows strongest point. The characters are all very real, and you it's easy to start thinking of them as real people. The interactions between them really shine. Honestly, you could take the worst character from this show, and it'd probably be better than the best character from 90% of other shows.
The atmosphere also holds up as one of the greatest of all time. Japan's country side is portrayed as so relaxing. You can't help but start relaxing while watching this show. Not to mention the artists do a phenomenal job on the scenery as well as the characters.
My only critique is that a few of the scenes might be held out too long.
Would I Recommend This to Others: Yes Who Would I Recommend it to: Literally everyone. This will get you hooked on slice of life. I'd say that time you watch anime you should end with an episode of Non Non just to bring you down to relaxed after an intense session.
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Shadowed Cola wrote: Nichijou takes epic out of no where to a whole new level.
We need more shows like those. Yuru Yuri, Nyon, and the others are fine, but Ordinary Life aka Nichijou was just plain epic.
.........Now I need to watch Nichijou. Let's see if it can get better than Yuyushiki. It really is a toss up between Yuru Yuri, and Yuyushiki in terms of "cute girls doing cute things" most epic level of awesomeness. Yuru Yuri because the random crazy humor is just so great. (Go! Go! Sawako!!!) Yuyushiki because it is the dirtiest thing I've ever seen. This is coming from a guy who's seen hentai.
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Shadowed Cola wrote: In terms of cute girls doing cute thing, there's two shows that are just unbeatable on the moe scale, actually, three.
First is http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/kiniro-mosaic
Second is http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/k-on
Third being http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/ikoku-meiro-no-croisee
I've seen Kiniro Mosaic. To me it was super moe, but still worse than the previously mentioned Yuru Yuri, and Yuyushiki. K-On is basically what I use as my baseline. The question isn't "is it good?" It's "is it better than K-On?" Even though in reality I should use Azumanga Daioh as my baseline since it's like the grandpappy of the genre, but eh.... I haven't seen Ikoku Meiro no Croisee.
Shadowed Cola wrote:chill penguin wrote:I am going to keep suggesting Cowboy Bebop until someone watches it. Best anime ever. I would review it, but i am too lazy. You'll have a harder time finding someone here who hasn't seen it. Me! I haven't watched it. I've seen like, 4 episodes. Maybe. That was as much boredom as I could take. Dat OP though.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Next you guys are going to say you haven't seen Trigun, Baccano, Black Lagoon, and Trinity Blood. Cowboy Bebop: Nope Baccano: Nope Black Lagoon: Nope Trinity Blood: Nope
I saw Trigun. When I was like 6. Mainly because my brother loves Trigun. His gamer tag is often VashtheStampede.
Himouto! Umaru-Chan: An interesting enough series. A slice of life revolving around Umaru who leads a double life. In public she is the perfect girl. Pretty (or so I'm told), gets good grades, good at basically everything. In private she's a spoiled brat who lazes around all day. What I find most interesting about this series is that it's actually a very deep analysis of Umaru, and what makes her, her. By extension it's a great examination of the core parts of people.
Remember when I said she leads a double life? It's actually more like she leads a quadruple life. She's different around each of her friends. When she's at home with her brother she's spoiled and lazy. When she's with Ebina she's prim, and proper. When she's with Sylphynford she's fun, and adventurous. When she's with Kirie or Bomber she's cute, and energetic. All of this makes for a very fleshed out character. Unfortunately, despite all of that she, and the rest of the characters, fail to have any sort of meaningful evolution.
The art is fine. Not really my cup of tea. What I found strange is that in Proper Umaru mode her art style seems completely different from the rest of the cast. I think it was supposed to make her seem "prettier," but all it did was make me think she looked out of place. The music wasn't anything noteworthy.... Except for the OP. The OP is fantastic.
Who I Would Recommend This To: Anyone who has run out of slice-of-life they want to watch, or anyone looking for a slice-of-life that doesn't include a romance plot. Except the OP. I recommend watching that right now.
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I'm sorry. I already said that I dropped Cowboy Bebop because it bored me. I've been interested in Black Lagoon, and Baccano, but I've been busy, and with the Fall season coming out soon I dunno when I can squeeze them in. I don't even know what Trinity Blood is. I've seen Bleach though. That counts right? It's totally a popular one. BLEACH BEST ANNIE MAY!!!!!
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SUBspace overvraper wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:Next you guys are going to say you haven't seen Trigun, Baccano, Black Lagoon, and Trinity Blood. Nope nope nope and nope. Now my life will also become "nope" I haven't heard of trigun, baccano. BL and TB I have heard of but trinity didn't seem much interesting and BL I just haven't gotten around to watching it yet. It isn't easy to start and finish 180+ TV anime series on your bookmark list. I've gotten to the point where I don't know what show to watch because it's freakishly long. Ya gotta be ranking these things. Rather than just a 180 long list, you need it to be a 180 long numbered list. Speaking of lots of anime, how many new anime are you guys planning on picking up from the Fall 2015 season? My plan is somewhere between 7-21. It really depends on if I want to try to clear out some older ones as well.
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chill penguin wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:On the final season of Inuyasha - so far, 8.5/10, I've a lot to say on this show.
But... the last season first episode I noticed something......
THEY CHANGED KAGOME'S VOICE!!!!!!!!!!!! That, or like Inuyasha, sounds older. Either way, I'm so used to the original Kagame's voice that it's throwing me off something hard. The original VA was so damn good. All of Inuyasha's VA's are magnificant, better then a lot of subs, even. I was so ******* pissed with the ending..... I can't remember if they ever even finish the show. I don't want to spoil anything, but I used to watch this on Toonami, and they restarted the run without ever actually fighting the main bad guy. Whether they simply didn't have the rights to all of it, or the show really doesn't end isn't something I know.
Hey, I'm going to watch Black Lagoon. Quick question first. Should I watch subbed, or dubbed? I'm leaning towards dubbed since, but I want to know which is better in your guys' opinions.
Gakkou Gurashi (School-Live): Finally just wrapped this up. First of all, whoever decided to do that with Taroumaru, **** you. I had hope. Now, all I have are tears. **** you. Anyway a truly stellar anime in that suffer from a little bit of dragging feet in the middle. The best way to look at this show is actually by cutting it into 4 parts. Episodes 1-3: Mind-blowing. Absolutely magnificent with the plot twist from the first episode, and then bringing us into this new world.
Episodes 4-6: Very important. Brings us a little backstory, and gives us a real feel for the characters.
Episodes 7-9: Easily the show's weakest point. You could've probably cut two of the three of them, and not lost anything. I'll say that you needed one though. Just to give us a little moe relaxing time that will make us feel good. That way we won't kill ourselves when epsiodes 10-12 roll around. Oh boy.
Episodes 10-12 were the shining moments, and make the rest of the series look like crap in comparison. So many truth bombs, and it all builds up to a fantastic peak at the end of episode 11. Episode twelve does a nice tidy job of wrapping things up.
The characters while all nicely developed, and likable didn't really stand out too much to me. They interacted well, and overall did their jobs. The soundtrack was very nice though. In horror the sound is a very important part, and I think the team behind this understood that. The art was pretty, and very clever. Attentive watchers could pick up on hints, and little things hidden in the background that gave away what was likely going to happen. I wasn't a huge fan of the zombies though. They looked like CG.
Who I Would Recommend It To: Anyone who wants a nice slice-of-life in a very unique setting. Or, anyone who wants zombies..... In a very unique setting.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Here's the first video. It's not a review more then just a test of the editor and recording value.
Here's the channel I have made thus far for this. If anyone is good with images, I want Anime Empire placed next to her to complete the look. After watching "SoTa's first video" I have a few things to say. First of all, I recommend watching channels such as DouchebagChocolat, CyanideBlizzard, GLENLOVESANIME, and Misty Chronexia. These are channels I personally enjoy for watching anime related content. You'll notice that Misty, and DemoD have built up quite a fanbase, so watching them may help in the kind of personality you need to be successful. The second thing you'll notice is that each one sticks to a format. While it's not bad to experiment, I'd say that you should start by using only one style. It sounds to me that you'd be most comfortable doing "should you watch" styles. However, do not be afraid to stray after you've built a fan base. I heavily recommend doing a "top ten" video or two. Those always draw a large amount of views, and would be great exposure for your channel.
The next most important thing is schedule. YouTube's subscription feed is notoriously spotty. If your fans don't know when you have posted a video they won't watch it. So I recommend doing one video a week, or one every two weeks. As you get more experienced you can make more videos. The second thing a schedule helps with is format. Let's say you start with "should you watch" style, and you post every Friday. Well, if you ever feel like expanding you can do "top tens" which you post every Wednesday. You might go even further and start doing "first impressions" every Tuesday. Etc. Different people will be drawn by different things. This will allow people who only want to watch one type of video to know when to check in.
Finally, be professional. You definitely want a script written before hand. Winging it can sound bad, and can make you have problems while filming. It doesn't hurt to have little intro and outro segments. Actually, including them can be beneficial. They can be when you interact with the viewers, but for the most part stay on topic. 90% of your video should be on topic.
Oh, and feel free to pull anything directly from me. As long as you credit me somewhere (it can even be in the description) you can use direct quotes. Also, I already stated that I have an interest in being a writer. So, if you wanna PM your email or something?
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz: Just finished this one. Less a third season, and more like season 2, part 2, Half-Life 2, Episode 2. Still, the format I find in the show to be quite good. The first half or so of the season is comedy, the second half is drama. So while not mixing the elements, it does do a good job on both individually. The combat animation is done very well.
The cast is overall very enjoyable. The antics they get into with each other is some of the best comedy fuel I've ever seen. Not to mention the yuri. Yea..... Anyway, with a strong cast of main characters, and side characters that while being pretty one note don't see too much overuse keeps things refreshing. Even the non-action parts that don't advance the story are a treat, and arguably better since we get to see the characters enjoy themselves.
The animation, as stated above, is very good. Especially the combat. It's flashy without feeling overloaded. The music is something I sorta failed to pay attention too.... Which just means it didn't stand out. Overall it's a decent watch, with a fairly standard shounen/magical girl plot, with lovely yuri, and comedy thrown in.
Who I Would Recommend This To: Anyone who is already invested in the other Fate Series, likes a lighthearted magical girl show, or has a healthy appreciation for yuri.
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SUBspace overvraper wrote:63 notifications. Last time I saw 40+ and I thought that was bad. The lol spamming is real right now. Anyone got interesting first episodes on the new season? I find most of the new shows to be disappointing. Things are just ramping up because A) There's a lot of wrap-up of the Summer Season still happening. B) The Fall Season is just starting, and we can all give first impressions, and C) SoTa just launched his new channel.
Anyway, I've been deep in the world of manga right now. The plan was to watch Howl's Moving Castle, but I'm far too tired to pay attention for that. Anyway, "Your Fault" by Kuzuhiro is nothing short of amazing. It's a chapter in Yuri Hime Wildrose, which I just barely finished up. I'd have to say that it's my favorite one.
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Howl's Moving Castle: That's right people I watched Ghibli, and I did it... Dubbed. Since I have no intention of viewing the sub I don't know if this was a mistake. For the most part the voices were fine, except for a few instances where they obviously shoe-horned in extra syllables. That mouth stopped moving two seconds ago. I'm onto you Ghibli dubbers...... Enough of that though.
The portrayal of the protagonist was masterfully done. I didn't think I could get behind an old lady as the MC, but somehow I ended up loving her. She basically carried the movie Honestly, I didn't really like Howl. I felt that by the time it we started he was already fully developed, and his arc was just learning his backstory. Additionally, the romance developed very naturally, and was believable enough. Except for Howl. I could see Sophie falling in love with him, but they honestly didn't really do enough for me to think that Howl loved her. I didn't feel the spark from him. The side characters are pretty irrelevant. While being entertaining, the plot sort of just moved itself forward.
The score is one of the best I've heard with each tune matching what is onscreen. I do feel like at one point in the beginning the footstep noises didn't actually match the walking though. The world though.... That to me, was the true MC. The world was a magical one. A world with vibrant colors, breathtaking scenery, awe-inspiring technology and magic. It felt alive.
Overall, I would say this one is better than Totoro. Yea, I said it. Howl's Moving Castle is better than My Neighbor Totoro.
Who I Would Recommend This To: Do I even need to do this? I'm sure all of you have seen every Ghibli film like 8 times. I do? Oh, well of course anyone who likes Ghibli should watch it. Anyone who wants a solid romance in a crazy, and magical setting would also enjoy it.
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Fristname Family name wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:New seasons of Accell World and SAO were just announced.
yay! Not so much for SAO - but accel world! :D Whens SAO coming?!?!?!?!??!?!!??!?!? I MUST KNOW DUDE COME ON!!! and keep me updated if you hear about Log Horizon please ^-^ More SAO? I dunno if that's a good thing or not.... Where could it possibly go?
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Shadowed Cola wrote:I-Shayz-I wrote:Suggestion for your video series:
Since you already have so many written reviews on the forums, you can always just do audio versions of said reviews by using them as scripts.
To start out a bit at least Some of your guys's reviews i probably could, but i generally used this thread as my personal bias for anime, as in all my reviews are completely filled with my biases and notes nothing of the shows themselves other then characters and certain moments. Everything Dies reviews are similar, but at least with the way he formats his reviews I could edit out and put in bits to make it seem like a real review. Or, maybe i would't have too, he actually does a pretty good job objectifying shows. Good idea, though, should of thought of it earlier Generally, a review is simply your opinion with a few facts thrown in here and there. Bias is to be expected in a review.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:The Devil Is a Part Timer.
Eventually landing himself residency in a rather volomptious land ladies apartment
I think you meant voluptuous, not volomptious. That's not a word.
Shadowed Cola wrote: Did i mention the character designer, Atsushi Ikariya, was behind this show? YouGÇÖll know him from character design and artwork in the Fate Stay Zero/Night series, heGÇÖs amazing I think it'd be better if you wrote it "Did I mention that the character designer behind this show was Atsushi Ikariya?" It sounds awkward saying it out loud if you shoe-horn is name into the middle of the sentence. Alternatively, you could go with, "Did I mention that Atsushi Ikariya, the character designer behind this show also worked on design and artwork in the Fate Stay Zero/Night series?" That way, you could still mention his other work, but it flows better as one sentence.
[I]Do not[I] say "but back on subject." It beaks the pace of the review, and draws attention to the fact that you strayed off-topic.
Shadowed Cola wrote:itGÇÖs through these two characters interaction and chemitry, mao and emilia, that the show builds up great levels of tension and comedic relief Again, seems awkward to put the names in the middle. Also, you double up on naming the characters in this sentence. Try, "It's through the interactions and chemistry of Mao, and Emilia, that the show builds up great levels of tension and comedic relief."
Shadowed Cola wrote: closer related to a bitter video game vet *why ccp, why!* Not really a relatable feeling. Especially with the CCP reference thrown in there. I'd suggest writing up a new metaphor.
Shadowed Cola wrote:ItGÇÖs my opinion it shouldnGÇÖt, especially with a fun comedy like this one that never intended to give you a Future Dairies experience. The second reference you make to Future Diaries, which isn't a bad thing in and of itself, but a bit of an odd one considering the ending of the anime when compared to the ending of the manga. You might want to try a series that finishes itself, but stays true to the source material.
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Everything Dies wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:This is the first real review test. Good stuff. You should have a monthly "round-up" show where you address viewer comments of previous episodes. For example, I still disagree that the ending is left open; the show answers the most important questions (Mao is not inherently "evil") while also strongly implying the answers to others (things aren't going to get better in the other world even with Mao gone, Emi and Mao do share a bond that will likely lead to romance in the future.) Given the information we're presented with in the show, I think it's fair to say that the immediate future for all involved will be a continuation of a fairly regular human life: Emi is always finding excuses to "monitor" Mao while at the same time openly stating that she doubts he's using his position at work to begin his next conquest; Mao will continue to pursue his climb of the corporate ladder to actually help others (he also openly states his affection for this world and his desire not to see it harmed) and poor Chiho will continue being adorable as Mao doesn't return her affections. Thinking about it further, I think the show is intentionally toying with the idea of a romantic comedy; Mao doesn't really express any sort of interest in romantic relations over the course of the show (despite Chiho's intentions) and you can't really say that his relationship with Emi carries any romantic overtones...and yet, the show goes to great lengths to point out how onlookers all comment about the relationship the two share. I think it's fair to say that the two are inherently drawn to each other (perhaps as a matter of fate, being the Hero and Dark Lord) but there's also something to be said about the fact that the two have essentially had their lives "reset." The show flirts with going deeper into their relationship with the scene you allude to in the video (Emi breaking down in confusion, demanding to know why he's so nice to her here after everything that happened in their world) only to pull back. Though they may not have reached the point of actually forgiving each other by the end of the show, it's quite obvious that there is explicit level of trust between the two and that their relationship will deepen over time. I continue to disagree. I think that Ente Isla is just as, if not more important than every character in the show except for Mao, and Emi. The fact that it really doesn't get it's own closure is a big killer for me. I can live with open endings, but the ending for Devil is a Part Timer was too open.
Also, great review Sota. Again though, I must state my distaste for the rating system. I don't think that a fully formed opinion can be summed up with one stock number. There are too many variables. If you absolutely must give it a numbered review I suggest rating it on a case by case basis, and giving it a whole number at the end. Such as giving it something like: Characters: 9/10 Art: 7/10 Story: 6/10 Sound: 8/10 Overall: 7.5/10
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Everything Dies wrote:Kail Mako wrote:I continue to disagree. I think that Ente Isla is just as, if not more important than every character in the show except for Mao, and Emi. The fact that it really doesn't get it's own closure is a big killer for me. I can live with open endings, but the ending for Devil is a Part Timer was too open.
How important is Ente Isla, though? Hell, it's only episode 2 and Emi asks Mao straight-out if he'd be willing to simply stay on Earth and keep living his simple life. Actually, is there a single character from Ente Isla that comes to Earth and expresses a desire to ever go back? Look at Lucifer--he's basically an outcast on Earth and spends his days as a NEET...and in the end, he likens his current situation to that of returning to Heaven. Given the intrigue surrounding the church in the story, I think it's fair to say that the corruption and evils of Enta Isla had far less to do with Mao and his army, and that each character recognizes the fact that they're happier on Earth. The point isn't that none of the characters wish to return to Ente Isla. The point is that it exists, and gets no closure. It's introduced a plot element, and completely thrown it to the wayside without any consideration. Actually, worse than that. It's introduced us to an entire world, and failed to explore it to a complete, or even satisfying degree. While it may not be overtly relevant to the main characters, it's still important to the viewers.
Not to mention the fact that all forms of trouble happen to come from Ente Isla, which means it's still relevant, and will probably continue to be relevant as the spillover from that world starts to collide with our main characters' lives. That however, is just speculation if it ever got to a second season.
They can't ever completely escape or disregard their past, simply because of who they are.
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I've decided to give Black Lagoon a try. I'm 7 episodes into the dub, and it is seriously fantastic. I've found one of my new favorite OPs!
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Ice Royal Glantix wrote:Meh, why not. I haven't been on this thread in a while, so here is my top 10 as of now:
1. Plastic Memories 2. Love Live! School Idol Project 3. Nagi no Asukara 4. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso 5. To Love-Ru Series 6. Kokoro Connect 7. Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 8. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica 9. Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo 10. Hibike! Euphonium
I'm too lazy to actually state why these are on my list. I probably won't read replies either. I may check in on this forum every now and then.
Peace out guys! \/ Well, we agree about Madoka Magica at least......
Has anyone here seen Gunsmith Cats?
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Ghost Kaisar wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:You guys have convinced me to do some top 10's, but I'm not doing the average ol' lists.
Top Ten Plot Holes
Top Ten Females you wish you could kill
Top ten males
Top ten shows you wish would burn in a fire
Top ten shows you wish wouldn't of burned in a fire *Rosario Vampres takes the cake here, lol*
Top Ten biggest disappointing moments in anime
and a Top Ten worst sub/dub work. Dear god no. F*ck top tens. Do some actual content that isn't buzzfeed sh*t Sorry Ghost, but I actually recommend he makes top tens. At least, do 'em like once a month. Top tens pull in all of the views, and will probably be what gets Sota the most subscribers.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Right now using FB I'm asking around 50,000 fans what they thought of The Order Is a Rabit vs Kirno Mosaic and Yuru Yuri and would like your opinions, more, honestly. Most of the FB replies are so damped they're unusable. So nothing like just Music, Voice Acting, or anything like that. I'm more interesting in scenes, moments, or plot points or characters themselves that invested you in this show compared to others. I haven't seen The Order Is a Rabbit, but I've seen both Kirino Mosaic, and Yuru Yuri. Ultimately, I'd say I prefer Yuru Yuri to Kirino. While both are moe and hilarious, Yuru Yuri is just a little crazier. While Kirino relies more on the more, and airheaded cuteness of the characters, Yuru Yuri uses more insanity, and out of left field wtf comedy.
What really invested me in Kirino was the Engrish, which they dropped a lot of later on. I don't know why, because having two British characters made it unique. The obsessiveness of the MC was also a large character trait that once again brought to light the foreign characters. It did offer an interesting enough look at Japan from an outsider's perspective.
Yuru Yuri was just crazy, amazing, and really really funny. I fell in love with Toshino Kyouko (I will never not use her full name), and later I realized that I really liked Sakurako. She's like Toshino Kyouko, but even more immature. That's hard to do. As with all slice-of-life shows everything depends on character interaction, and Yuru Yuri handles it beautifully. Each of the 8 characters can seamlessly interact with any of the other ones. I was drawn in by the insane comedy, but in the end, it's just really fun to watch these girls have fun.
Black Lagoon: I think I went through all 24 episodes in 3 days. No show has quite pulled me in like this one in a long time. I think it's because it was a nice change of pace from other anime. While the action was good, and the characters were great, what really made the show for me was Roanapur. The city felt extremely active, and alive the entire time. I do wish that Dutch and Benny got more screen time though. Lagoon Company just isn't the same without all of them. I can also appreciate the short 2-4 episode arcs. Oh, and the OP is in my top 3 OP of all time.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:views are growing faster, thing seem to be going well.
As for the FB group I joined, I recently created a trailer for them, check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTKn6Sk2-NI Anime pls. Also, when are you planning on releasing this movie? I want to see it in theaters.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Mwa ha haha, I've done it. I finally found MY format for reviews! I didn't like my DiaPT review test, it didn't sound like me, it was missing both flare and individuality, but I know what to do now! Time to do it all over! *Is excited*
And on that note, I've decided what kinds of 'lists' I'm doing too, as in, **** lists, they're more for fleshing out an already popular channel.
So what I need is something to attract that interest, and what better way to a good ol' fashion show down! And more commentaries (They're actually fun to do and can be tied into other projects)
A moe off! Between the top moe shows, broken down, compared, contrasted, then rated from top to bottom.
Shows on the list for the competition: Lucky Star, K-on, Is The Order a Rabbit?, Yuru Yuri, Mosaic, Ikoku Meiro no Crois+¬e, and probably 1 more.
What you guys think?
Then I could do a Tsundere off, and other things like that, that would create a list, and rate them, but wouldn't be following the list trend while trying to be a bit more interesting Madoka Magica. It should be number one on your moe list duh.
Serious time though, if you haven't seen it, I implore you to watch Azumanga Daioh. It fits right in with the moe despite being pretty old.
Oh, and think you can do Yandere? Please? I want Yandere!!!!!
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:Mwa ha haha, I've done it. I finally found MY format for reviews! I didn't like my DiaPT review test, it didn't sound like me, it was missing both flare and individuality, but I know what to do now! Time to do it all over! *Is excited*
And on that note, I've decided what kinds of 'lists' I'm doing too, as in, **** lists, they're more for fleshing out an already popular channel.
So what I need is something to attract that interest, and what better way to a good ol' fashion show down! And more commentaries (They're actually fun to do and can be tied into other projects)
A moe off! Between the top moe shows, broken down, compared, contrasted, then rated from top to bottom.
Shows on the list for the competition: Lucky Star, K-on, Is The Order a Rabbit?, Yuru Yuri, Mosaic, Ikoku Meiro no Crois+¬e, and probably 1 more.
What you guys think?
Then I could do a Tsundere off, and other things like that, that would create a list, and rate them, but wouldn't be following the list trend while trying to be a bit more interesting Madoka Magica. It should be number one on your moe list duh. Serious time though, if you haven't seen it, I implore you to watch Azumanga Daioh. It fits right in with the moe despite being pretty old. Oh, and think you can do Yandere? Please? I want Yandere!!!!! Guess I have to watch Azumanga Daioh tonight... sub or dub, though? And of course I can do a yandere! :D I watched it sub, but you can do whichever you like. I'll warn you though, the changes between the sub and the dub are a little more substantial than most anime since one of the characters is an English teacher. They change her into a Spanish teacher in the dub.
Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Episode 1: *Dies of blood loss.*
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Mayo needs a second season, it's in a great spot for it.
But on YT news: The loss of my channel depressed me a bit, it was doing very well for a starter, so this time I'm going to take it a bit easier and work on things at a better pace.
as such, I couldn't start the Moe Off content until I actually went and watched some of these shows. I expect this video to be quite long. Thankfully I learned to photoshop so I'll be putting all sort of fun stuff in.
Hopefully I can find some funding soon and get a real editor.
I've also begun project on making an AMV so that I could learn transitions better. It's really cool making AMV's match the beat of the song. Check out this video. This guy (I assume it's a guy) is absolutely amazing. It shows some of his editing process for his videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho3toqgdw5A
I've started some new shows. I'll give first impressions later.
Shadowed Cola wrote: Looks like I'll be migrating Youtube channels, already. Already has strikes for content warning.
I've already talked to Funimation about using some of there clips, so those videos are fine, but King Records got antsy about Utawararumono, so it was taken down, and now I have no access to post a video over 15 minutes long for nearly a month.
So I'm just going to make a new channel and continue using this one as a test dump.
I'm surprised. Have you tried claiming Fair Use to get the strike removed? I'm not exactly fully read up on Fair Use, but it's okay to use other content as long as you make changes.
A tip: If you use any pictures that aren't yours make sure to alter them in some way. Otherwise, your video may get a strike.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Calling for help to make AMV's!
I need clips of girls dancing or moving around a lot to create a high octane music video. Clips with someone singing, playing instrument, or anything of the such would be perfect.
Example of how I need the help:
episode 1 of KB00485 at 2:01 till 2:21 there's dancing, and at 12:32-12:41.
I can't remove ending credits to capture the videos just as they are, so try to keep away from credits :( *Crys while looking at high school dxd's and Roasario's endings* Check the ending of Angel Beats episode 3. There should be a girl playing a guitar. I don't mean the ED either, I mean toward the end of the episode.
So time for the "I Just Watched A Bunch of First Episodes And I'll Tell You About Them" Showcase!!!!!!!!
Yuru Yuri S3: It's Yuru Yuri, 'nuff said.
Lance N' Masques: Our MC is a boy who has "White Knight Syndrome" which basically boils down to he has to help girls in distress. He ends up saving a young girl (6), and learns she lives in a mansion all by herself. This is the one I'm feeling most optimistic about. I'm excited to watch the relationship develop between the MC, and the loli.
Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid: A girl gets transported to an island of some sort where she's attacked. Then, another girl shows up, and saves her. Think Soul Eater, except all girls, and they only change into weapon form if they get aroused. Ecchi to the extreme. It wasn't very good, but I'll continue watching it because yuri ecchi.
Beautiful Bones - Sakurako's Investigation: What I'd describe as a crime drama, except in anime form. A boy, and his older friend lady (I don't even know how to describe her), are basically just going to solve crimes through the power of forensic science. I'm really up on this one too. It's fresh (for an anime), and it seems like I could learn a lot.
Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon: The 35th Test Platoon, a squad of four inquisitors-in-training, bust witches, and people dealing in illegal trading of magical items. They work for an academy that uh.... Trains inquisitors. Very clich+¬, and very predictable. It's nothing special, but it handles the clich+¬s well enough, and has an interesting enough setting that I'm willing to give it a few more tries.
Hackadoll: The Animation: Seven minute episodes. The Hackadolls, 3 girls who are supposed to make internet searching easier, are sent out to help people...... To hilarious results. A good one, and easy to watch at only 7 minutes.
Komori-San Can't Decline: Two minute episodes. Amusing enough, and the premise is all in the title. Will keep watching.
Hakone-Chan: Another short series. Like three minute episodes. Fairly predictable. Dropped
JK-MESHI: Might as well be watching a flash animation. Dropped
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You should do top X anime that desperately need another season. Here's an incomplete list from me:
1: A Certain Magical Index 2: Engaged to the Unidentified 3: Saki 4: Love, Chuunibyou, and Other Delusions 5: Non Non Biyori
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Kail Mako wrote:You should do top X anime that desperately need another season. Here's an incomplete list from me:
1: A Certain Magical Index 2: Engaged to the Unidentified 3: Saki 4: Love, Chuunibyou, and Other Delusions 5: Non Non Biyori 6. Spice and Wolf :D This is definitely something i could throw together easily, too. To be fair I chose ones not just based on my personal enjoyment, but also based on how complete I felt they were. For instance, I love Angel Beats, but I think it completed it's story. The only exception to my list is Non Non Biyori, and that's because I love it. Just, so much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iopMdkYSWqY First ten seconds. This might just be the best anime of the season.
Watched the first episode of The Perfect Insider. This one is a keeper. The whole episode has about two separate locations, and it was brilliant. I'm looking forward to the next episode.
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Is the Order a Rabbit? officially earns the grand prize for most moe show of all time. The comedy is nice. The setting is relaxing. The girls are sweet, but we all know we watch it for the moe.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Family and life, family and life. I've re-written this script so often I'm going to start calling myself the Aldnaoh Zero guru.
It's not even honestly a good pick, since it's obviously unfleshed out to make you buy the manga originally - and then they got word they got a second season and up the dramatics near the end to prepare for it.
Should of chosen a completed show, in dub. I want to focus on Dubbed shows >,<
Maria is a Virgin Witch mmm Aldnoah Zero mmm So many options, and I'm not tied down, it's all so cool and overwhelming <3 Huh? Why are you focusing on dubs? That limits it a lot. However, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood has one of the best dubs I've seen.
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Finished the first season of Is the Order a Rabbit? With the second season already started I don't think I should bother doing a review yet. I will say that this is the most moe of all the moe shows. It's also unexpectedly tender at times.
Tamako Love Story: First off, I'd like to clarify that I enjoyed the Tamako Market series. There were two main reasons, 1) The Shopping Arcade, and 2) Kanna. Both were kept mostly in tact, so in theory the movie should be just as good as the series. It wasn't. The animation kept bugging me for some reason. In the beginning I thought it almost looked like the characters were just standing in front of pictures, and then they kept doing little jumps here and there that were distracting. Not to mention the weird running animation they had for the legs. Furthermore, the movie really faffed about too much. It could've easily cut out about half an hour and not lost anything at all. Also, Tamako herself was klutzier, and dumber than I remember. That's not necessarily a bad thing, just something to note. Oh, and Midori. I cry for Midori.
This picks up pretty much where the anime left off, and actually comes to a pretty good conclusion. Some people weren't satisfied with the ending, but I thought it wrapped it up nicely. No need for a second season here! It retains the same Shopping Arcade from the show, but puts it more into the background so it can focus on the character relationships. The main one being the triangle of Tamako, Midori, and Mocchizou. The first act of the movie was very slow on this front making the movie almost boring, but the second act picked up the slack moving toward a more interesting plot. Finally, the third act completed what felt to me like the entire series rather than just the movie. This is a good thing.
Because I'm obligated to do this: Kanna best gril.
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Everything Dies wrote:I-Shayz-I wrote:NSFW Have you ever climaxed so hard you turned into a sword? I see I made the correct the decision in bookmarking that show before it started. Happens to me a few times a week. Nothing special.
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benandjerrys wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:benandjerrys wrote:Queens Blade? ^ sorry. Just a UC Gundam purist. There's just something about that original timeline that's now been around almost 40 years. Definitely influenced me in joining the Navy. UC? Unicorn? lol I watched Wing, G, Seed, the original, and one about some small team penetrating and getting lost in the enemy territory, was rather short, but probably the single best Gundam I've ever seen........ in fact, I'ma go watch me some gundam right now. Right after Yuru Yuri. But then I seriously need to get back on track with the videos xD Universal Century the og. Not Unicorn. The one you are referring to is 0080 WAR in the pocket. (That is if it had a hot redhead then you may be talking about 08th ms team?) And Zeta was awesome. Other than Camille being a qq, but he had dam gud reason to. I saw Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. Not that I remember it at all.....
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I've chosen the best ED of the Fall Season. Without further ado: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBn3G3TBgMk
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Everything Dies wrote:Re-wind Review:
Toradora! (Tiger X Dragon)
Original score -- 9/10 Updated score -- 10/10
After a second viewing, I can say without a doubt that this is one of the best shows I've seen. Ryuuji and Taiga's love story is simply awesome; heartwarming, heartbreaking, funny, sad, moving...you name it. It's truly amazing that, right from the first episode, you know the two will pair up by the end of the story...and yet the show constantly throws twists and turns at the viewer to keep a lingering sense of doubt beneath the surface.
What really stands out are the numerous supporting characters; in most other shows, a character such as Ami would have been thrown in as a one-dimensional romantic rival. In Toradora, however, she becomes a key component of the show through her actions while at the same time developing on her own as a person; she's still my favorite character after watching the show again. I initially was put off by Minori's character the first time around, but I really liked her this time. Much like Ami, she is of a duplicitous nature--the character she projects to everyone else and the tragic character she truly is. She sacrifices more than any other character in the show and honestly receives reward for doing so. If Ryuuji and Taiga represent the joy that comes with falling in love, Minori represents the heartache that comes with being passed over. It's in the final four episodes or so that her character is finally laid bare and you can't help but sympathize with her.
I can't think of a single show that does a better job of portraying the importance of love and family...and how truly na+»ve young people are when it comes to such matters. If you haven't seen this show, do so now. If you already have...then go and watch it again. You heard him folks - go watch it again! The Dub to Toradora is magnificently done, and located on Crunchyroll - so what'r'ya'waiting'for?! I'd watch the dub..... If it wasn't only for subscribers. However, I can say without a doubt that Toradora! contains the best fight scene I've ever had the pleasure of watching. Taiga vs Student Council President, FIGHT!!!!
LOL KILLZ wrote: Amigos I came here to ask for an honest opinion. I watched the first two episodes of Naruto. It's ok but really don't want to watch the rest if it's going to be a slow story. So my question is Is it worth it to finish it? If you want a long series, definitely. However, I'd at least recommend just watching the first season. Never a bad thing to brush up on the more popular series.
Shadowed Cola wrote: Whooooooooooooooooa
The moe levels are off the charts!
Sorry to Gundam, I think I'm making the switch to find out what caused that level of cute. O.O It's the second season of Is the Order a Rabbit? Or alternatively, Is This the Most Moe Show In Existence? (Yes)
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Shadowed Cola wrote:btw I'm experimenting now with creating a unique character to represent "Enlightened Otaku" who will be both the host and spokes person for the group.
Rather then it being me, it'll be him presenting the review and show. I'm currently learning how to mess with audios with a fourth editor that videos now go through.
Hoping this really brings life to the show. Hey, whatever you do, don't lose your opening "da-da-dada!" That brings real character, and is a rare chance to show off unique personality while being endearing.
Shadowed Cola wrote: That's some massive levels of moe. Order is a Rabbit season 1 was lackluster for the most part, relying 100% on moe to enjoy characters, accept the purple hair one, who shows she has more sides to her, a lot more.
Everyone else is pretty flat, development is non-existant, growth is rare and is used to make the girls uncomfortable to get moe shots.
and the designs, though ADORABLE, look like they all still have there baby fat on them.
This is why I have to give it up to Yuru Yuri. ERROR ERROR MOE LEVELS TOO HIGH CAN NOT COMPUTE TOO MOEEEEEE.............................. BAEAF;IEJAOF *Explodes*
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Everything Dies wrote:Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU)
5/10 Whew, thought I was the only person in existence who wasn't impressed with this show. I didn't even bother giving the second season a go. Shadowed Cola wrote: When I write my scripts I tend to check out previous posts in here to compare opinions to make sure my own isn't too out there or far fetched.
Oh, and who do you consider the moe-iest character of all time? That's weird. You shouldn't change your scripts based on our opinions unless you specifically want to highlight one. If you think something that's really out there more power to you!
Renge? Though Hotaru is my favorite.... Shadowed Cola wrote: Should I go for a Chibi style in character design?
whatever I decide, it needs to be easily experssionate. Keep in mind that whatever you go with, ALL of your characters will have to share the same style. I'd go with whatever you're comfortable with making. As for me, you can use any of my material. You don't even have to make me a character.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:[quote=Kail Mako] Of course i'd want to make you into a character!
It'll be great once I get it going - characters will show up, say there piece, argue there points to one another, it'll be a full blown show.
So when I do use your material, your character will be explaining it, but my character, or Everything Dies character, may jump in to give input or troll. Everything Dies seems to like Ecchi, so whenever you get to eachi parts of your commentary or review, he may pop up. I love romance, so similarly, I may pop up on those topic in the review - or we may all pop up and just go at it lol
Still just experimenting with ideas, and I've never even picked up a pencil or pen in 10 years, I can't draw for crap, but considering the sheer amount of models I'd need, it's something I'll definitely have to do myself if I want to afford it.
And as for the opinions thing - by it I mean that I sometimes wonder if I misunderstood something about a character or motivation, remember one of you mention it, then cross reference what we experienced. I actually go through review after review for the script so I can critique not only the show - but why a show is being received the way it is, and how you can improve your experience, and troll them a bit to create a sense of confidence for the show. I'm not really much for ecchi or harems. There is one exception though: Yuri. I am a yuri fanatic. If I'm promised yuri I'll watch it, no matter the premise. It's why I sat through both Yurikuma Arashi, and Kampfer.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Everything Dies wrote:
There's a season 2?! How'd I miss that? I'll give it a go. Currently halfway through Akame ga Kill...and I'm not sure if I'm going to bother with the rest. Knew I was in trouble when they started killing off characters and I didn't feel anything...show seems entirely plot-driven with paper-thin characters that don't interest me.
I did start liking some of them, like the gay guy and pinky. I dropped the show in the last 2 episodes because it was becoming predictable, i'll try again when the Dub finishes coming out. Otherwise Akame Ga Kill ****** with me lol I quite Akame ga Kill after *SPOILER ALERT* Sheele died. I didn't care, and realized that I wouldn't care when the rest of them died. I predicted from episode one that they'd all die anyway, but it started airing on TV, and I decided why not give it another go? Dub is pretty good on it anyway.
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Everything Dies, you have to watch Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid. That's how you do ecchi. I'm sorta hoping it's going to be Queen's Blade, but with more yuri, and not bad. Whoops, looks like I just gave away my opinion on Queen's Blade.
In other new, I started Strawberry Panic! Yaaaay! Four episodes in, and I'm bored..... Save me? Actually, I'm only bored by the fourth episode that focused on a random side character. I hope the plot starts moving forward soon.
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Miyuki-Chan in Wonderland:
I love anime. I love Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This is gonna be fun. Wait, it turns all of the characters into girls who want to have their way with Alice (Miyuki)? This is going to be a lot of fun. Though just two OVAs, I did enjoy myself. The art clearly shows how old it is, but well, it's Alice in Wonderland. Hard to screw up that formula. Especially, since this follow the story pretty closely. The second OVA is Miyuki-Chan in Mirrorland, and that one was even more fun.
The characters have zero depth. The plot is pretty straightforward. The animation, and art is dated, BUT that music though. Through almost the entire thing there's background music that just makes the whole thing really funny. I would definitely suggest Miyuki-Chan in Wonderland if you have 25 minutes to spare.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:I got a Kail Mako*ver* on that forums, so I'll be working on fixing up that script, then by tonight begin editing.
And I'm pretty much prepared to start adding animations, just need to find an animator now. So I talked to some people - this may be harder then I thought... And to do it myself properly, I apparently need an eletric pen and pad... which normally costs $100 So it may be a while before i ever get hosts, lol. Dude seriously. I remember sending an email to the Anime Empire email account you provided. Send the scripts to that address, and I'll rework any of your scripts you feel need to be ironed out. I notice that you like to use words that don't happen to exist. At least, not to my knowledge. Don't worry, I'll still keep all of your opinions in tact.
Oh, and I just realized something. Remember how we wanted to find a place to voice chat? Well, I just remembered that PSN actually has a chat room service that you can set to voice chat. We all probably have a PS3 so we could use that. If we just manage to pick a time to all show up it should work. I'll be sending my friend request to you later Sota, so be expecting that.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:I got a Kail Mako*ver* on that forums, so I'll be working on fixing up that script, then by tonight begin editing.
And I'm pretty much prepared to start adding animations, just need to find an animator now. So I talked to some people - this may be harder then I thought... And to do it myself properly, I apparently need an eletric pen and pad... which normally costs $100 So it may be a while before i ever get hosts, lol. Dude seriously. I remember sending an email to the Anime Empire email account you provided. Send the scripts to that address, and I'll rework any of your scripts you feel need to be ironed out. I notice that you like to use words that don't happen to exist. At least, not to my knowledge. Don't worry, I'll still keep all of your opinions in tact. Oh, and I just realized something. Remember how we wanted to find a place to voice chat? Well, I just remembered that PSN actually has a chat room service that you can set to voice chat. We all probably have a PS3 so we could use that. If we just manage to pick a time to all show up it should work. I'll be sending my friend request to you later Sota, so be expecting that. Oh, I see the problem. since youtube banned it I stopped checking and have converted everything to [email protected]But from now on, for you, and the rest of the people in here, send everything to [email protected], I do my bills with this account so I'll for sure see it. Also my PS3 exploded, but i still have PS4, :( I may of fixed Teamspeak, need to test it. Right, all set up then. Oh, I do wonder though. Is the chat room feature only for PS3 to other PS3s? Since both are on the PSN I think they should be able to use it together. This will be something we have to test.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Kail Mako wrote: Right, all set up then. Oh, I do wonder though. Is the chat room feature only for PS3 to other PS3s? Since both are on the PSN I think they should be able to use it together. This will be something we have to test.
Got your mail I'll send you a copy as soon as I finish fleshing out the Yokai side of things, it's pretty much 90% done. Alright, I received your mail, but reading through it I wondered something. When I say iron-out am I supposed to rewrite it entirely, or just point the flaws? Because tbh, you make a lot of errors with grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. If I rewrote it entirely it might be easier to follow. I'm not sure what I should do.
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I took a look at your script SoTa. I made some modifications to it, and sent you the rewritten script. I added in the "Da-Da-Da" intro, fixed a bunch of typos, removed a few redundancies, and reworded a few parts so they flowed better. You can choose to use it or not, or even combine it with yours.
I will not stop harping on how much I hate the numbers rating system. However, if you insist on giving it a rating I would recommend simply putting the numbers on screen, and then saying your outro or whatever over it. Saying all of those numbers out loud both feels and sounds weird.
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Strawberry Panic: Someone told me this was awful. That someone was Shadowed Cola. I believed him. Until I didn't. The truth is, this is a very compelling romance anime.
This show features a large cast. Attending St. Miator's we have Nagisa Aoi, Shizuma Hanazono, Tamao Suzumi, Miyuki Rokujo, and Chiyo Tsukidate. Due to the high school and the middle school being combined for the three schools Nagisa transfers in as a 4th year student, which is the equivalent to a 1st year high school student. Her roommate is Tamao Suzumi, a fun and somewhat pervy girl who lived alone until Nagisa shows up. Chiyo is a 1st year and the room keeper for Nagisa, and Tamao. She's clumsy, but has her heart in the right place, and looks up to Nagisa. Miyuki is the Student Council President of St. Miator's. She's business like, and can come off as cold, but secretly is a cry baby. Shizuma is the Etoile, the girl who represents the three schools of St. Miator's, Spica, and Lulim. She's a mystery at first, but as the show progresses we slowly peel back her layers to reveal the most interesting character of the series.
Attending Spica is Hikari Konohana, Amane Ootori, Yaya Nanto, Tsubomi Okuwaka, Shion Tomori, Kaname Kenjo, and Momomi Kiyashiki. Hikari is a 4th year student who rooms with Yaya who secretly has a crush on her. This is of course used to create delicious drama because Hikari is in love with Amane Ootori, the "Prince" of Spica. Shion is the Student Council President of Spica, and wishes to use Amane to get the title of Etoile for a student of Spica. Kaname, and Momomi are members of the Student Council who wish to obtain the title of Etoile for themselves. In order to do this they decide to try and get in the way of Amane and Hikari's relationship. Tsubomi is a 1st year tsundere who is interesting in that she really doesn't have anything to tsundere at. (Yup, it's a verb now. Look it up. (Wait, don't look it up. I don't think it actually is a verb now.))
Attending Lulim is Chikaru Minamoto, Kizuna Hyuga, Remon Natsume, and Kagome Byakudan. Chikaru is the Student Council President for Lulim, but doesn't really seem to have much interests besides just messing around and having fun. Kizuna, and Remon are basically her followers. Kagome is a girl who rarely talks, and carries around a stuffed bear named Percival. She is both friends the other Lulim students, and the 1st-4th years of the other schools. While these four aren't in as important as the other characters (mainly because they have no romance aspects) the show is an absolute treat to watch whenever they're on screen. Especially Chikaru and Kagome.
The three schools, St. Miator's, Spica, and Lulim, all share a dorm called Strawberry Hall, so named because of it's triangular shaped that makes it look like a strawberry.
Of course, you can't have a romance anime without the romance. There are two main circles of romance. The triangle between Nagisa, Shizuma, and Tamao, and the cube between Hikari, Amane, Yaya, and Kaname. The Nagisa romance was fantastic. With real growth moments, and compelling characters. Another aspect I really like was how it spent the first half of the series building up the romance between Nagisa and Shizuma, and the second half destroying it. I'd watch a Nagisa/Shizuma anime for 100 more episodes. The Hikari romance was less so. At times it almost bored me to death, and it almost seemed like Hikari and Amane loved each other because like really guys, they do. One of the biggest things for me was that a lot of the girls seemed selfish at first, but ended up learning to put aside their own desires for the good of others. In a show where almost everyone has a crush on someone else people are bound to get hurt, but they ended up getting over the pain, and supporting the choices of the others.
It's not all good though. The story could really drag it's feet at times. I'd almost recommend only watching half of it. (If the episode isn't about Nagisa/Shizuma it's not worth watching). When they had nowhere to go with the romance they'd throw in what almost felt like filler. Not to say the episodes weren't enjoyable, they were just pointless. The same could be said about Lulim.
The soundtrack was pretty good I guess. I liked the first OP, but I didn't really like the second one or either ED. It was mostly classical music as a background, so if you're into that good for you. The art despite clearly being old was really appealing to me. The animation however, was definitely showing it's age. I remember one scene where the characters were "walking," but in reality they were just bobbing up and down, and the scenery was scrolling past them. It almost made me laugh.
Who I Would Recommend It To: Anyone looking for a compelling yuri romance anime. Actually no, anyone looking for a compelling romance anime. (The yuri is a plus though).
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Someone once asked me why the golden rule was giving everything 3 episodes. I honestly didn't have a reply at the time. I just thought about it, and I thought to myself Why is it the golden rule? So, I thought, and I thought, and I thought, and I thought some more. Here's what I came up with:
Mami Tomoe
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If you're not watching Brave Beats, you are missing out. It's a shounen, but instead of normal fighting they do dance fighting. Dance. Fighting. Sign me up!
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Started the IdolM@ster, because why not? It's going to be fun comparing this to Love Live. Some points already in it's favor is that the cast is larger, the setting is more my style, and it doesn't use CG for the dance sequences.
Interestingly enough, Love Live was basically an anime that was just an advertisement for the real Idol group who did all of the character's voices. IdolM@ster is an anime that was basically just an advertisement for it's video game.
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Sota you are officially committing a crime if you don't do an in-depth look at Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai. There is a reason that show sat at the very top of my anime list for a such a long time. The genius segue of a light hearted, and funny rom-com into a look at societal norms, learning to accept who you are, who you were, and who others are. That's not even mentioning the peek at how the loss of a loved one can deeply impact one's life. It's just, dammit I'm going to have to watch again....
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Yo Everything Dies, do you have a MAL? You should post some of your reviews on there. Some real top tier stuff.
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Everything Dies wrote:I-Shayz-I wrote:So I just watched Overlord from last season and omg they actually managed to get a MMO anime right for once.
The "I'm gonna need to cast all my buffs before we start the battle" scene was what drew me in to the show. https://youtu.be/6dxICJHd518
My favorite part is just how overpowered he is compared to everything There's another scene where the enemy uses an 8th tier god crystal on him, and he simply remarks "Ah yes, so this is what it feels like to take damage!" Be sure to go back and read through the debate that SoTa and I were having about the show (probably 10-15 pages ago) and give us your take. Never seen it, but I bet Kirito would kick the **** out of that guy. Kirito actually dies, and then decides he doesn't like that idea, so he doesn't die. That's real power.
Everything Dies wrote:MAL? My Anime List. It's a website that's useful for checking out stuff like, uh anime. You can add things to your "list," and post reviews and stuff. Surely you've heard of it?
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Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru (My Girlfriend and My Childhood Friend Fight Too Much) OreShura for short: Well, this was an anime. The MC, Kidou Eita, is the top of his class, and has sworn off of love. Of course, everything goes to hell since he used to be chuunibyou, and a certain girl, Natsukawa Masuzu, just happened to find it, and blackmails him into dating her. Following that, he somehow manages to build a harem out of his childhood friend, Harusaki Chiwa, a chuunibyou girl, Akishino Himeko, and of course you can't forget the resident tsundere, Fuyuumi Ai.
Overall it wasn't terrible I guess. As a known hater of harem anime I guess you could call me biased. I literally just watched it for the chunnibyou part. Burning Fighting Fighter lol. Even better is Himeko's name, Burning Pudding Princess. The show does fall into a lot of the pitfalls of harem anime. Unnecessary drama, a dense protagonist, and failure to make some of the girls matter. However, it does avoid some as well. For instance, all of the girls in his harem pretty much admit to it being a harem. Also, he cuts back on his density about 3/4th the way through, and he actually makes a choice! Somehow, it still ends with the harem ending anyway.
The MC himself was not anything special. Standard nice guy who ends up building a harem by being really nice. Except for the chuunibyou parts. That was comedy gold. Masuzu, the Titular Girlfriend: She was an interesting character. Almost like Ami Kawashima. Supposedly extremely beautiful, but with an ugly personality. The real difference is that she decided to make a play for the guy instead of simply stepping back. Chiwa, The Titular Childhood Friend: Loud, small, energetic. The life of the show, and my personal best girl. Himeko, The Crazy One: Burning Pudding Princess. Let that sink in. Burning Pudding Princess. Lawl. Anyway, beyond that as unimportant as could be. Ai, The Tsundere: Ai is possibly the worst tsundere I've ever seen. I don't mean that she's a bad tsundere, I mean she's bad at being tsundere. Her obviousness is so painful. The best part were her outbursts, and celebrations. Also unimportant.
The art was a bit too bright for my tastes. Especially the OP. The music wasn't anyting special.
Who I Would Recommend it To: Anyone who wants a harem, and has run out of harems they actually want to watch. If you want good chuunibyou action just watch Love, Chuunibyou, and Other Delusions. If you've already seen it, watch it again.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:so, besides one punch man... none of us are watching anything else???
Time to make some commentaries I'm watching a truckload of shows this season. Lance N' Masques, Perfect Insider, Yuru Yuri S3, Is The Order a Rabbit? S2, Anime de Training Ex!, Komori-San Can't Decline, Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid, Brave Beats, Hackadoll! The Animation, JK MESHI, Anti-Magic Academy the 35th Test Platoon, and maybe a few others I can't even remember right now.
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Everything Dies wrote:Not-so-patiently waiting for this season's shows to conclude so that I can binge watch them. Can't stand the thought of juggling 4/5 shows each week and trying to keep track of what was happening.
Did watch the first episode of Seven Deadly Sins yesterday. OMG...the show is absolutely f*cking terrible. Everything--the horrible animation style, lame attempts at humor, etc.--is simply awful.
I need to find something to watch and fast...I'm doing all of my exercises while watching anime and I've managed to drop about four inches from my waist since May... Anime De Training Ex!
Shadowed Cola wrote:I hear the most about Atrek war or w/e it's called, but most of the attention seems to be on Order is a Rabbit.
Otherwise, this is the first season I'm hearing very little from.
Seraph of the End is another one making waves. I thought Noragami would get more attention. Dude, I've heard an endless amount about One Punch Man. After that I think it's probably whatever season of Monogatari is currently airing.
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Everything Dies wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Everything Dies wrote:Not-so-patiently waiting for this season's shows to conclude so that I can binge watch them. Can't stand the thought of juggling 4/5 shows each week and trying to keep track of what was happening.
Did watch the first episode of Seven Deadly Sins yesterday. OMG...the show is absolutely f*cking terrible. Everything--the horrible animation style, lame attempts at humor, etc.--is simply awful.
I need to find something to watch and fast...I'm doing all of my exercises while watching anime and I've managed to drop about four inches from my waist since May... Anime De Training Ex! Seriously...if I'm just going to be sitting on my @ss while I watch anime for hours on end I figured I might as well do something useful. Top of the hour means it's time for a smoke, followed by a set on the rowing machine (125 today, adding 5 to each set per day from here on out) while I watch. Repeat each hour on the hour. So I'm guessing no? Why don't you start a long running one? I'm watching Hunter X Hunter (2011) right now. It has like 150 episodes or something, and is pretty good.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:now watching RWBY S2
First impressions: Cute characters.
and wow that food fight
and it's surprisingly deep for being apparently shallow, this show might be looks can be deceiving. I should of probably re-watched S1, I remember liking it but not being overly impressed. I love RWBY. It's on S3 right now, and OMG the animation for S3 is beautiful.
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Hunter X Hunter S3: This may in fact be the best season yet. This one is more about the Phantom Troupe than it is about the main characters, and they are absolutely awesome. The main downfall of this season is that it's fairly predictable. You know what's supposed to happen from the beginning of the season, and that's pretty much exactly what happens.
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It's heeeeeeeeere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TNF9YRTKlg
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Hunter X Hunter S3: This may in fact be the best season yet. This one is more about the Phantom Troupe than it is about the main characters, and they are absolutely awesome. The main downfall of this season is that it's fairly predictable. You know what's supposed to happen from the beginning of the season, and that's pretty much exactly what happens. One day I really need to watch this. Moe males with no females kinda just makes me look the other way each time, lol. Actually, S3 adds in a few females. Besides, you can always just pretend that Kurapika is a girl. He looks the part lol.
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Kaze Eyrou wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Dude, I've heard an endless amount about One Punch Man. After that I think it's probably whatever season of Monogatari is currently airing. Stumbled across Bakemonogatari a few years ago when it started airing. Blasted away by the first episode. Animation was unique and familiar (Shaft head tilts anyone?). Dialogue was off the charts, introducing me to many different things about Japanese culture that I never knew about. Characters were developed extremely well. For me though, the music: when you hear it, it's like nothing you've ever heard before from other works of art. And then after you hear it, you can't confuse it with any other musical pieces either - the moment you hear the notes, you can immediately tell it's Monogatari from a mile away. Most music for me is quite forgettable or is too close to other generic pieces of music that it's hard to tell where it came from. Monogatari goes well beyond that and creates memorable music pieces that distinguish it from other works of art. (Currently, the one that's airing is Owarimonogatari. I need to add that to my queue now that you mention it.)
One Punch Man. The hype that the internet created on this was about on par with Kill La Kill. The premise is absurd too: where do you go with a story where the main character can defeat any foe with one punch? I wasn't going to get on that hype train. I was under the belief that it was just Kill La Kill all over again. (Sidenote: I loved Kill La Kill, but I can go into more detail about the pros and cons of that later.) I believed it's animation would be ok to great. Story wasn't going to go anywhere though. Too much hype, better stay away. And then there was rage as well over it, specifically the fact that the manga elements of it were highly detailed and people were essentially screaming "YOU BETTER NOT F*CK THIS UP!!!". Another mark for me in which I would stay away, seeing that most of the time the anime doesn't live up to the manga. Figured I would stay away from the ragestorm that would follow.
Browsing on the internet, I came across it again through ANN. Figured I'd give it a look to see what they said for it since they are some of the most critical anime critics I've ever come across. Clicked the link. 4's and 5's across the board. Somewhere around the range of "it delivered" and "stayed true to the manga" as well as them saying it had a great story premise even though your initial thought is that it wouldn't be able to go anywhere with that. (Hey, they read my mind.) Wow.I can't even write a good enough review on it. Furthermore, after watching One Man Punch, I felt like a kid again watching Saturday morning cartoons. And then beyond that there came the comments something around "it lived up to the manga" and "it did better than the manga". And finally, I found out that Madhouse essentially hired all of the "Gods of Anime" to make this. If you haven't tried watching One Man Punch, just go and watch it. Dude, didn't you hear? Kill La Kill saved anime. It saved it. I actually still have no idea what that means.
Hmm, I might try out OPM, but tbh I don't really like Saitama's character design. I'll look into it after it's finished airing. I currently have a lot on my plate. The next anime I have lined of to watch is Kyoukai no Kanata (Beyond the Boundary).
As for the Monogatari series? I want to watch it, but there's just so much to go through, and I don't really have the time for that.
CyberSpectre wrote:No, Traps are pure evil. What about Reverse Traps?
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Kaze Eyrou wrote:Kail Mako wrote: I currently have a lot on my plate. The next anime I have lined of to watch is Kyoukai no Kanata (Beyond the Boundary).
As for the Monogatari series? I want to watch it, but there's just so much to go through, and I don't really have the time for that. I can understand you there. I feel like I've missed a ton with Hunter x Hunter and I don't think I'll ever be able to see all of that, even if I marathon that. Couldn't get into Naruto or One Piece and now I feel like I've missed the train there. Pokemon is another one I used to watch regularly as a kid, but then high school hit and now that I have free time, there's already like 10 seasons and several movies. I'm never going to catch up to that. So I can understand that feel of never going to be able to catch up due to length and time. I think we're showing our age. Honestly? I never would've stared Hunter X Hunter if my brother didn't watch it first. He just kept going on about how good it was. Even so, I watch it in stride. After each season I give it a few weeks until I bother with the next one. If I ever decided to watch another longer one I'd definitely give it lots of breaks between series/seasons/arcs. Still gotta watch the other Fate/ stuff. Curse you Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya, and your ability to pull in this yuri addict!
Yozakura Quartet: In a world where demons and humans don't get along, there is a town where demons and humans are able to coexist peacefully. The job of our protagonists' is to protect this town from demons that seek to disrupt the order.
Not really anything I can fault it for, but nothing I can really recommend in for either. Well, except the tsundere song. That's so cute. I'd say this one is sitting just above average. Mainly because it manages to create interesting characters, with interesting powers.
I also personally find the art to be appealing. There are two songs that get played over and over during the series. Some might find it annoying, but personally I think they added to the show.
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My opinion on Kill La Kill? It was good. Gosh, I must've watched it ages ago back when I was still an anime noob. Mostly, it was absurd. That's why I loved it. The fights were epic, the nonsense was hilarious, and the story was... There. It wasn't bad, but we all know that no one was on that boat for the story. I will say that the Kill La Kill dub is pretty amazing as far as dubs go. I don't know if you play the Hyperdimension Neptunia games, but I found it amusing that Mako is Nepgear. Oh, and Gurren Lagann? I got 3 episodes in before dropping it. It was boring, and I couldn't stand the whiny ass MC.
Akame Ga Kill. Yea, I dropped this after uhm... 5 episodes? 6? When did Sheele die? When at the very beginning I looked at the premise and said to myself, "Yep, everyone is going to die," I never had high hopes from the start. After they did start dropping and I felt nothing I knew that I just wasn't going to enjoy myself. Even though one of the more likable ones died first.
If you really wanna see some good action stuff just go watch FMA:B. Of course, this is coming from the guy who actually likes SAO, and Bleach so my opinion is irrelevant.
I stand by decision that Non Non Biyori is the best anime in existence.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:you know, I did quite a bit of work on the 'moe off' segment before going back to constantly writing about different shows. *Just finished show 13 in 1 week*
Non Non Bu, Order is a Rabbit, Yuru Yuri, and the more recently, Himouto! Umaru-chan all follow the same trends of cute characters + cute situations = a good time.
This is the basis of our understanding of the 'moe' genre, but this is actually a slice of life trend that's been going on for years.
'moe' shows actually don't exist. If you do a genre check, you'll see shows labeled 'moe' range from cute and cuddly, to dark and freaky. *Order is a Rabbit vs When They Cry*
As the years progress our characters are getting cuter and more entertaining to hide the same plot elements we've seen before. Non Non Buyri is a perfect example, offering up nothing new in anything, but still managing to be a great watch.
It's the same concept that's made Reality TV in america so popular, interesting characters, especially cute ones *Looking at you Road Trip and Real World* really bring in audiences. Both male and female.
put them in real life settings that your audience can relate too - you're bound to get a hit. I kinda scratch my head that anime hasn't done this.
But breaking down the 'moe' shows that do technically exist, you can only judge them based on one quality - character enjoyment. And on that regard, Yuru Yuri's Ayano is queen in my book.
I think what you're missing is that it's not just cute characters + cute situations. When taking a look at the genre that's usually described as moe it's cute girls + cute situations. There's a large difference. It's why most of these shows straddle the line between being a shoujo, and a seinen. Weird, I know. Oh, and Ayano? One of the best tsunderes I've ever seen. Top 3, for sure.
Shadowed Cola wrote:Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote:Shadowed Cola wrote:Demo thinks Kill la Kill saved anime lol Watched the entire thing. He wasn't saying that. yea I know, he just crediting the studio for saving anime with a different work, academy witches or something lol Dude, Little Witch Academia did save anime though. It's like.... Harry Potter, but good.
Everything Dies wrote:Well, today just got real sh*tty. Going to have to take my dog to the vet tomorrow morning and have her put down. Had her for 15 years...but she just fell down the stairs. Pretty sure she had a stroke/seizure as she's completely disoriented and I don't think she can see at all anymore. Manly tears are being shed, I assure you. That really sucks man. I know that it's always painful to lose a pet. Especially one you've had for such a long time.
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Everything Dies wrote:Just got home from work. Am I a bad person for wishing that my dog had died while I was gone? Now I'm just waiting for my ex to drop off a leash so I can take her up to the vet. Too much of a puss to be in the room with her when she's euthanized. Was planning on burying her in the backyard but it's too cold and the ground's too hard to do it, so I'm just having her cremated and I'll take the ashes.
Started re-watching Yamada-kun and the 7 Witches to try and cheer myself up. Have to be strong when I pick up my girls tonight... A lot of people have trouble dealing with death. Doesn't mean you're a bad person. If anything not wanting to be around it means you're actually a little more sensitive.
So, I started reading some anime reviews, and I was amazed at how often people will watch 1-2 episodes of the show, and then write it off. I mean, okay that's fair. I've dropped shows before after only a few episodes, but that's mostly due to time. Even so, I don't go writing reviews about them, because I didn't finish it so I don't have the full knowledge of what I'm talking about.
What I'm talking about is that people will only watch the first 2 episodes, and then suddenly decide they have the entire show figured out. No, you don't. I don't really think reviews should be written if you haven't made it at least halfway through the series. Or, in the case of a longer one halfway through an arc. Even then, I don't really want to read a review from someone who hasn't watched the full thing. I'm sorry, but if you haven't done an adequate amount of research, how do you expect your review to be adequate?
On another note: Kyoukai no Konata!!! I haven't finished yet, but look forward to my review of this one. How is it so far? Well, I more or less had to pause the show so my brain could process the beauty on screen.
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Kyokai No Konata, (Beyond the Boundary): A story of boy meets girl. Girl stabs boy. Boy turns out to be an immortal half-youmu, (basically a half-demon. Actually, youmu are very similar to the witches from Madoka Magica. They're born of negative human emotion like hate, and regret, then try to kill/posses humans). Girl turns out of be a Spirit World Warrior, (basically, a youmu hunter). The last one of her clan too.
This one was absolutely beautiful. Where to start? The visuals. Normally I save this for later, but the animation, and the artwork was stellar. I am not exaggerating when I say this is the best looking anime I've ever seen. I adored the palette they used, and the art was while looking clean, a style you could definitely tell was hand-drawn due to the darker lines here and there. Actually, just go watch a clip of it. You'll see what I'm talking about.
Every character was a delight too. Akihito Kanbara, the MC, was hilarious as a protagonist with his glasses fetish. While being fairly standard in most other ways he did everything right to be likable in my book. Mirai Kuriyama, the main female, and some could even argue the true MC. She is adorable. With, or without her glasses. Klutzy, a little oblivious, and can be a little dumb, but she's just so cute, with her verbal ticks. The romance between the two of them develops nicely. However, despite it being mostly lighthearted interactions, and badass action both characters do carry their share of serious baggage which helps to flesh them out even further.
Mitsuki Nase, the secondary female, and a childhood friend of Akihito. She enjoys teasing her brother, and the MC. I don't wanna say she's tsundere, because she doesn't fit the standard image of that, but she is pretty tsun, with maybe just a little bit of dere thrown in. Hiromi Nase, Mitsuki's older brother. This guy is absolutely hilarious. Not through dialogue, but through action. He's a siscon. 'Nuff said. After the main four there's still a cast of interesting, and fun side characters that I haven't even mentioned yet.
The music was appealing as well. The OP was absolutely beautiful starting off slow, and picking up speed, then ending once again on a slow note. It felt sad, and beautiful at the same time. The ED was also extrememly well done. It's not often that I think a show has a good ED and OP, but this one managed it. Of course, both have the stunning visuals that were mentioned before.
The story. This is where it sort of falls apart a little. It felt a little too fast paced, and could end up being very confusing. Plus, some of the character motivations weren't quite so clear. The ending also features a huge ass-pull, that makes you go "wut?" That is, until I stopped to think about it. Then the ending seems like genius. They gave themselves an out, and used it to the fullest extent. Despite all of this, the story is still solid, just not as amazing as the rest of the show.
Overall, a very good watch that I would recommend to absolutely everyone. A perfect blend of slice-of-life, action, comedy, and romance. Stunning visuals, and some of the most likable characters I've seen in a long time. While the story faulters a little bit, it's not enough to bring the anime that far down. Also, episode 6. Heh.
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Everything Dies wrote:SoTa PoP wrote:Everything Dies wrote:SoTa PoP wrote:Everything, hurry and get a voice app or something so we can watch a show together xD
I've been watching random movies with John instead of watching anime with you guys <\3 Just splurged and bought Fallout 4. Too bad the installation is taking like an hour... If you had a PS4 we could of hooked up there Q.Q I just got BO3 and Tales of Z. Tales of Z is damn good, the cast, a bit cliched, is still very enjoyable, and you can see all the western influence stories effecting this one. I do have a PS4. I just don't have a headset/camera... The best Tales game is still Tales of Symphonia. Then again, that's the only one I've ever played. Just thought I'd put out there that I beat it lol.
Anyway, I still have a PS3. Since both the PS3, and the PS4 use the PSN, I'm fairly certain we should be able to connect over that. I mean, I do have you on my friends list. Though, something that's interesting is that it doesn't alert me to when you're online. I don't know if the same is true for you, but if you ever notice I'm on go ahead and message me, and we'll see if we can set up a chatroom.
Fallout 4? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woLIdoZ03B4
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Kaze Eyrou wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Anyway, I still have a PS3. Since both the PS3, and the PS4 use the PSN, I'm fairly certain we should be able to connect over that. I mean, I do have you on my friends list. Though, something that's interesting is that it doesn't alert me to when you're online. I don't know if the same is true for you, but if you ever notice I'm on go ahead and message me, and we'll see if we can set up a chatroom. I don't have your guy's PSNs. Send me friend requests? EDIT: Oh derp, I can look you guys up. I don't play often, but if we're ever online at the same time I'd be more than willing to play a few rounds of Dust. Be warned, I use jump mods.
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Ghost Kaisar wrote:Kail Mako wrote: The best Tales game is still Tales of Symphonia. Then again, that's the only one I've ever played. Just thought I'd put out there that I beat it lol.
Anyway, I still have a PS3. Since both the PS3, and the PS4 use the PSN, I
What's your mailing address. I'm sending you Xillia for Christmas. I have Xillia... 2. I've actually played both Xillias, but I've never bothered to get very far in them.
Oh, and people of the thread? Quit trying to make Sota watch Elfen Lied. That's not a fate anyone deserves.
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SoTa PoP wrote:Trigun is hard to hate, but I can think of a few problems I had with the show. But it really is a timeless classic next to Cowboy Bebop imo Y'know, maybe I should see if I can borrow the copies of Trigun that my brother has. I need to watch that again since I hardly remember anything about it. Cowboy Bebop? More like Cowboy Snorebop. I was so bored whenever I tried to watch it. Then again, I was also like, 12. Maybe I should give it another go, because me anything past 2 weeks ago was an idiot. I'll be saying the same thing in another 2 weeks.
Also, I think we need to classify "best" anime, but instead of just spouting a "top ten" list, we do it for categories. Like:
Best Animation: Best Art: Best Characters: Best ED: Best OP: Best Score: Best Story: Best Tone:
Or even break it into genres:
Best Action: Best Comedy: Best Ecchi: Best Horror: Best Mystery: Best Slice-of-Life:
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SoTa PoP wrote:I-Shayz-I wrote:SoTa PoP wrote:MAL's top scoring anime
And here's Anime Planet's Steins;Gate is so high up there Did I miss something with that show? Not saying it's bad or anything (tu-tu-ruuuuuuu) but maybe I need to go back and watch it again. Also, One Punch Man skyrocketed to the top already. Though I'm guessing that once it's made more widely available (through more streaming services) there will be more haters I found it to be well deserving, and the Dub was pretty well done itself, even without the cute moments the jap VA's really brought out. You're aware that jap is a derogatory term right? I wouldn't recommend using it.
It's funny that FMA: Brotherhood is at the top of both. It was good, but I don't think #1 material. Then again, I watched it 3 times.
I-Shayz-I wrote: In other news there was a 71 mph windstorm up here in the northwest and dozens of trees and polls were knocked down, causing outages all over the place.
Not the worst disaster in the world, but I'm out of power for another 3-5 days.
I'm sitting at Denny's watching anime right now cause the waifu withdrawl is real Sucks. Good thing Denny's is always open. Strange things are happening here though. The power has gone out for the past two days at the same time, and come back at the same time. I'll see if it happens today too. I think the electric company is testing something.
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SoTa PoP wrote:Reviews
Commentaries
News
And now
Podcast!
A friend of mine helped me realize - I know all the local anime store owners in my area. lol
Thinking of going to go talk to them, maybe pick up a sponsor or two, and start a blog-cast.
(This is, ofc, me just musing more ideas as I put this list together) You... You have local anime stores? Please, let me move in with you! You can bet that I have basically nowhere to get my hands on anime stuff. Unless I want to buy stuff at Hot Topic, or weirdly enough, Barnes & Noble.
Oh, and as for that list of 130 romance anime? I'm ashamed to say that at most I've only seen like 30 of those. Actually, lemme make a list real quick.
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SoTa PoP wrote:1)Clannad 2)Your Lie In April 3)Anohana 4)chihayafuru 5)Toradoa 6)The Irregular At Magic High School 7)Nodame Cantabile 8)Katanagatari 9)Skip Beat! 10)The World God Only Knows 11)Kaichou Wa Maid Sama 12)Gekkan Shoujo Nozak-Kuhn 13)Full Metal Panic Fumoffu 14)Kamisama Kiss 15)Spice and Wolf 16)Sakurasou n Pet na Kanojo 17)My Love Story 18)Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In a Dungeon 19)Kimi ni Todoke 20)Nana 21)Honey and Clover 22)Luttle Busters! 23)Rorouni Kenshin 24)Kanon 2006 25)To Luv Ru 26)Lovely Complex 27)Ef A tale of Memories 28)Nagi N Asukara 29)Yamadakun and the Seven Witches TV 30)Blue Spring Ride 31)Nisekoi 32)Date A Live 33)My Little Monster 34)Saiunkoku Monogatari 35)Tasogaro Otome xAmnesia 36)School Rumber 37)XGÇÖamd: Lost Memories 38)Maison Ikkoku 39)White Album 40)White Album 2 41)Golen Times 42)Fruits Basket 43)Arakawa Under the Bridge 44)Say I Love You 45)Love, Chunbuyo, and Other Delusions 46)Mirrai Nikki 47)The World Is Still Beaituf 48)Special A 49)Mayo Chiki 50)Ah My Goddess 51)Inu x Boku SS 52)Itazura na Kiss 53)Ano Natsu de Matteru 54)True Tears 55)Romeo x Juliet 56)Vampire Knight 57)Kimagure Orange 58)The Fruit of Grisaia 59)Sankarea 60)Hayate the Combat Butler 61)Acchi Kocchi 62)Tsubasa Chronicles 63)Haiyore! Nyauko-san 64)Amagami SS 65)Maoyu Maou Tuusha 66)Rec 67)Chobits 68)Kotoura-San 69)MyselfGÇÖYourself 70)Midori Days 71)Wolf Girl and Black Prince 72)My Mental Chocies are Completely Interfering with my School romantic comedy 73)Aishiteruze Baby 74)Ookami-san and the 7 comparisons 75)Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu 76)Kimikiss Pure Rogue 77)Crest/Banner of the Stars 78)Please Teacher 79)Please Twin 80)Shuffle! 81)Hatsukoi Limited 82)MM! 83)Nagasarete Airantou 84)Love Hina 85)Inuyasha 86)Natsu no Arashi!! 87)Nahoraba -heatfealt days- 88)sola 89)Air 90)Lunar Legend Tsukihime 91)Ai Yori Yoshi 92)Ore no Kanojo to Osananakimi ga Shuraba Sugiru 93)Bokura ga Ita 94)Da Capo (All 4 seasons) 95)B Gata H Kei 96)Kamisama Kazoku 97)Tokimeki Memorial -Only Love- 98)H20 Footprints in the Sand 99)Sasemeki Koto 100)Mashro-iro Symphony: The color of Lovers 101)Mamoru-kun no Megami no Shukufuku wo! 102)Koi Kaze 103)Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate 104)Negima! 105)Goshuushou-sama Ninumiya-kun 106)Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku 107)Ichigo 100% 108)IGÇÖs Pure 109)This Ugly Yet Beautiful World 110)Tonagura! 111)Hand Maid May 112)Kokoro Connect 113)Sakura Trick 114)I My Me Starberry Egg Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai 115)Munto 116)Disseverance of Hurhahi Suzumiya 117)Tenchi 118)No Rin 119)Maji de Wabash no Koi Shinsasai 120)Akane-Iro ni Somaru 121)Nono Kaka ni Hitori, Imputa ga Iru! 122)Absolute duo 123)Girls Bravo 124)Kanokon 125)Onii-chan Dakedo ai Sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne! 126)Narue no sekai 127)School Days 128)Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora 129)Isuca 130)Monster Musume
Top 130 romances in no given order yet, doing the rearrange now, just thought you guys might like to do it yourself and see who likes what how much xD
Also if you see a show missing, give a shout. Seen: Clannad (half of it, I dropped it because it was too boring.) Toradora Kaichou wa Maid-Sama Spice and Wolf My Little Monster Love, Chuunibyou, and Other Delusions Mirai Nikki Inu x Boku SS Okami-San and Her 7 Companions Inuyasha Sakura Trick
10.... That's way less than even I estimated. Well, I guess you can't see them all. Or even 120 more. Damn, I'm like an anime noob here.
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SoTa PoP wrote:Kail Mako wrote: You... You have local anime stores? Please, let me move in with you! You can bet that I have basically nowhere to get my hands on anime stuff. Unless I want to buy stuff at Hot Topic, or weirdly enough, Barnes & Noble.
Oh, and as for that list of 130 romance anime? I'm ashamed to say that at most I've only seen like 30 of those. Actually, lemme make a list real quick.
350 a month, you either clean or pay for the food, lol. There's 3 anime stores close by me, Nine Tails who caters to DBZ/Hello Kitty fans, as well as some moe merchandise from K-on, My Little Sister Can't be this cute, and Miku Hatsune. The next one is called Oppai, this is my favorite store, it has everything, including ecchi hug pillows. I buy most my stuff from this place, and want to work closely with the owner, he's a real relaxed guy who wants friends as much as customers in his business. The third is called Otaku Cafe, a place where Otaku's go to chill, watch what's on there big screen, and play there Japense Arcade. They hold weekly to monthly tournaments for Gundam and other JRPG games. SoTa PoP wrote: There's a fourth store, Tokyo Japan, but tiny, but is a bit more hard-core in it's figurine choices. And they had some of the original designed scenes from Cowboy Bebop and Evengalion on display from the original clip *They're worth a ton and are one of a kind* I can give you uhm... "Special services." *Wink*
Of course your favorite would be a place called Oppai. I think everyone's favorite would be a place called Oppai. I need me some of them Dakimakura.
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SoTa PoP wrote:Digimon new movie released on CR as a 4 part episode, 23 min each, making the entire watch roughly an hour and a half.
So you might ask yourself, does it live up to the hype? Well, that depends, each hype was different for each person, all connected by our childhood bias view.
To me, this movie nailed it, so far. The cast has grown up believably, and with all there lovable quirks still intact. But one line really hits home on what makes his Digimon so special compared to the countless other releases, spoken by our MC, Taichii, the leader of our group. "I'm not what I was, I see more and understand less."
This is the growth I have always wanted when l look back at shows like Pokemon, Yugioh, and other shows that I grew up too - if there characters had grown up with me and my problems, I probably would of related to them a lot closer like I did with a show like Boy Meets World.
And in this movie Digimon does grow up, if a little too late, I'm not a teenager... I'm an adult. damnit. But it doesn't take away from anything, I've always wanted to see some of the shows I grew up too, grow up. And finally Digimon has done it.
It even manages to bring in an entirely new element to Digimon - transporting the digimon in a way other then storing them in Digivices for convent use. They can now surf the web and just pop out and in any screen connected to the webb. It also expands upon there relationship, opening up new doors of romantic interest and even break aparts.
The entire transition to teenagers from children is even further magnified by how not changed the original digimon are. From the antics to there own quirks, they are exactly as I remember them, I often heard there Dub voices over the sub ones out of fondness.
The show does finally slip up at the end, though. Creating fake tension in-between fabricated set-ups. Unless you're willing to accept that Yamato completely lied to Taichii in order to get him to fight. It's nice Digimon is adding to the realism by giving note to the damage done around them, but at no point in any of the scenes with the 'infected' digimon did they ever wildly do anything until provoked. We, or anyone else, has no reason to believe the infected Digimon are doing really anything, in fact, the show itself says they've caused no damage up until the point our cast arrives to blow **** up.
It's the only point of the show I made an awkward face, and I want to ignore it, but it's kinda a huge part of the story, lol. I saw that. Unfortunately, since I'm a cheap bastard, and don't have a premium account I can't watch them. Woe is me.... I do remember watching the old ones though. Even some of the movies. It's where I fell in love with the song One Week by Barenaked Ladies.
SoTa PoP wrote: The coolest part of Oppai is it's stands right next to a japanese gorcie store, the sort of place where everything is in japanese, and when you enter you get the traditional japanese greeting from the japanese workers, all girls, all cute.
Place is always full lol, and it's really cool. There frozen food is waaaaaay better then ours.
EDIT: There's also a hello kitty version of everything, lol. I wanna live where you live. Please adopt me.
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SoTa PoP wrote:I can give you a free pass for CR if you want, last 3 days.
And as awesome as having anime stores sounds - when they cater to mainstream mainly, it often has the opposite effect.
Anime merchandise is just too damn expensive. Really? I'd appreciate that.
Fristname Family name wrote:well, it is now 5:37am
on the bright side Fate-kaleid-liner-Prisma-Illya is now finished.. well season one is anyway. I must say, magical girls get my vote. I found it to be actually really good in multiple aspects. Yass.... Let the yuri flow through you. Fate/Kaleid Prisma Ilya 2wei Herz episode 3. That's my favorite one of the whole series, and why Mimi is my favorite character. Oh god, Fate/Kaleid is good. I just curse it, because I now have to inevitably watch the other Fate/ series.
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Kaze Eyrou wrote:Fristname Family name wrote:on the bright side Fate-kaleid-liner-Prisma-Illya is now finished.. well season one is anyway. I must say, magical girls get my vote. I found it to be actually really good in multiple aspects. Kail Mako wrote:Yass.... Let the yuri flow through you. Fate/Kaleid Prisma Ilya 2wei Herz episode 3. That's my favorite one of the whole series, and why Mimi is my favorite character. Oh god, Fate/Kaleid is good. I just curse it, because I now have to inevitably watch the other Fate/ series. Heh. *grins knowingly* This guy is definitely on the level.
I did forget to mention however, that you should watch the Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei OVA. You may get put on a watch list if you do though, so watch at your own discretion.
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Kaze Eyrou wrote:Kail Mako wrote:I did forget to mention however, that you should watch the Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei OVA. You may get put on a watch list if you do though, so watch at your own discretion. This is what proxies and Private Browsing modes are for. EDIT: Eh, really? That was only 60 seconds - 62 at max. That won't put you on the watch list. To Love-Ru: Darkness does this almost everywhere and pushes that line of censorship to the max. However, I'm really interested how (if at all) this will be shown once the Blu-ray version comes out... Are the characters in Tu Love-Ru: Darkness 10-years-old?
So, I've been really addicted to short anime. They are perfect to marathon while you're waiting a week for the next episode to air. Things like: Ai Mai Mi Teekyu I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying Aiura
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Episode 7 of Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid airs, and collectively the world goes, I ******* KNEW IT!
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Fristname Family name wrote:SoTa PoP wrote:Everything Dies wrote:
Waiting for the season to finish before I watch it. Fapservice has been doing a review of each episode and things certainly look bouncy--err, interesting.
Same here on this one. Checked out episode one, dropped it for later. Echo's need to be enjoyed.... fully. wait is it worth? i saw it on kiss anime when randomly going through the lists of anime there and thought about it, should i got add it? It's... Eh. The plot is actually somewhat interesting though. Yes, the plot, not the "plot."
Fristname Family name wrote:Kail Mako wrote: So, I've been really addicted to short anime. They are perfect to marathon while you're waiting a week for the next episode to air. Things like: Ai Mai Mi Teekyu I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying Aiura
stranger+ is good black rock shooter is fairly short I think you misunderstood me when I said short anime. I'm talking about anime that airs episodes that have an episode length of 5 minutes at max.
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Shadowed Cola wrote:Someone else needs to check this show out. Yakitate!! Japan, basically, the original food wars, and I may actually like it better. There's so much more depth, in everything. There's a few questionable moments, but the actual detail is so much more fleshed out.
and I actually enjoy these characters more, it's like there's 2 MC's, and an upcoming third. There insane, but logical, it's great.
And there's such great dramatical moments here, and to put some glamor to an already impressive package, there's some great unexpected twists, almost a mind **** with how it's played out because of how certain you are then find out you're wrong.
not too mention I may of located a possible weapon grade waifu here. Did SoTa get banned again? Lol.
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So Teekyu.... It's an anime. I would describe it for you, but it's actually quite impossible. Just... Just go watch it. Each episode is only 2 minutes long anyway.
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Immortal John Ripper wrote:Sota is permanently banned. he wants you all on skype now. Tell him to make an alt.
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Radiant Pancake3 wrote:The Noob Destroyer wrote:Kaze Eyrou wrote:Immortal John Ripper wrote:sota was perma banned ip banned for calling me a **** in the Warroom then pointing out that I will never get in trouble because the dev's use me to get everyone else in trouble.
skype: sota_pop24
he said add him. Thanks for the info John. o7 He also wanted to know if someone could make him an alt account because something about his ps3. dunn dunnn dunnn! So if you're all moving to skype... does this mean this thread will die? I'm not moving anywhere. If you post it, I'll read it. Unless it's really boring. Then I won't read it. Or if it's off topic. Well, I might read it depending on if it's interesting. Wait, I'm getting off track. The point is. I'm not going to be on Skype. I'm going to continue watching the Anime Thread.
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Radiant Pancake3 wrote:Everything Dies wrote:Radiant Pancake3 wrote:Yay!... Currently finishing my 300th Anime....it was going to be Death Note (For as long as I put that off (3 years)) But then someone got me into Rosario + Vampire... So, I'm finishing that... Rosario + Vampire was one of my first animes, and the first harem comedy that I watched. Sad to say that it doesn't hold up well, but damn...that succubus. Damn, that vampire. :) Damn, I never watched it.
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Man, this season doesn't seem to be going fast enough. I think the problem is on my end really. Before I'd choose a show to watch on the days nothing I wanted to watch aired, but now I've stopped doing that, and am only watching currently airing anime. I think I'm going through withdrawal anyway.
On the bright side this season of Yuru Yuri is the best yet, with an absolutely brilliant opening 5 and a half minutes for episode 8. It may even take my coveted Top Anime of Fall 2015. If Perfect Insider doesn't sneak in and steal it first.
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I-Shayz-I wrote:I kinda wish Crunchyroll had a "sort by best overall rating", but unfortunately it doesn't so I got bored and decided to manually sort them out by the percentage of 5 star ratings each show had.
(keep in mind that this list is biased based only on the shows in my queue, and does not include every single show on crunchyroll. Shows with less than 100 reviews are in the honorable mentions)
Top 10: Gurren Lagann Your Lie In April The Pet Girl of Sakurasou (this surprised me) Madoka Magica Fate/Zero Blue Spring Ride (also surprising) Attack On Titan Toradora Parasyte Food Wars
Runners Up (11-20): No Game No Life The World God Only Knows Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon Nagi no Asukara Squid Girl Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches Fate/Stay Night UBW Angel Beats Kill la Kill Golden Time
Honorable Mentions Chi's Sweet Home (would have the 4th spot but it's a 3 minute kid's show with 100 episodes) Non Non Byori (less than 100 reviews) Kinmoza (same) One Week Friends (same) Digimon Tri (same, but this is only the first movie of 6) Monogatari series (variable ratings with each season, but not many in total, most by die hard fans)
Sword Art Online (was #21) That's an interesting list. Just to get this straight, you did this by percentage of 5 star reviews vs non 5 star reviews? Because if you click into the review section they do actually break it down into a closer overall. Like it may be a 4.8 star show. Oh, and I do find this list very surprising. Especially compared to the top anime according to both MAL, and Anime Planet.
Oh, and Non Non Biyori HYPE!!!! I would give that show 7 stars.
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Watched a couple of films last night. 5 Centimeters Per Second, a nice film about not getting hung up on the past. Ironically, the more I think about it, the more I like it.
Kiki's Delivery Service. Of the three Ghibli films I've seen, Kiki's, Totoro, and Howl's, I'd have to say that Kiki's is my favorite. So, that's pretty high praise.
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Everything Dies wrote:Kail Mako wrote:
I figured it out! I finally figured out the holy equation. It's been said that Harem size is directly proportionate to how dense you are, and that's correct, but only half-correct. In reality H=DU. That means:
Harem = Density x Unwillingness
Now we all know how to get a harem. Be completely dense to all of the girls throwing themselves at you, and then when you do figure it out, completely and utterly reject them. Except for best girl. She can stay.
Hmm...seems as though you're forgetting about the all-important "clumsiness leading to accidental molestation" variable. Hmm, maybe I need to edit the formula some. Maybe it could be H=DU+A where A= Accidental perverted situations?
Fristname Family name[/quote wrote: BY THE WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY I MADE A AMV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8loL6WuPJZU Tokyo Ghoul looks pretty epic.
Oh, and found a new band. Will definitely be recommending it to my brother. He likes the punk, hard punk, punk/pop, sound.
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Everything Dies wrote:Kissanime is back (and has now moved to .to, as in Tonga) so I checked out next season's upcoming shows to bookmark. So far:
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! (Seems to be in a similar vein as DanMachi) Musaigen no Phantom World (Cute girls = possible harem situation?)
Sadly, the only "new" ecchi series announced appears to be Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut but hey, it's got the awesome ecchi + harem combo going for it. They've started announcing the upcoming shows for the Winter Season? I'll have to check it out.
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Do you guys watch shows as they air, or do you prefer to wait until they've finished airing, and marathon them?
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I have recently learned of the absolute best creature in existence. The Tsunyandere, (or alternatively the Yantsundere}! "I-It's not like I'm killing all of these girls because I like you! B-BakahhaahHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAAAA!!"
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Fristname Family name wrote:Well, im getting lolly pop and chainsaw, dead island, completly forgot the 3rd game some how no idea how, project diva for the psp (Cant wait for this tbh lol gonna be using my brothers old psp when he is at work lol or find my other one :P) and on top of that the guy was throwing in free anime posters (they all had creases in them _-_ ;-; ) regardless of condition i got a angel beats one, coming from Western Australia tho so other side of the country, cost me $25 for the games a free poster and $15 postage. $40 isn't too bad, kinda wish i got some of his figures but they were pretty pricey and most of them had light/minor damage such as missing left foot peg ect. I only chose the Angel Beats poster cause thats the only anime i recognised there but still pretty happy with it.
also my tamogotchi lanyard broke a month ago ;-; loved that adorable thing i too of the device, but i got my 2 SAO ones the other day, they are kinda meh but to get a good one was about $15 and i wasnt paying that much for a lanyard, a $2 SAO lanyard from china i will buy tho lel. Angel Beats poster?!?! *Throws money at screen* Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Enlightened Cola huh? Hmm.... I swear that name sounds familiar... Oh well, welcome to the thread Enlightened Cola! Always nice to meet new anime fans. I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt Anti-Magic Academy was just... A little off. To me it's basically a pile of clich+¬s, with an MC who's about as interesting as a cracker. Not even a salted one.
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Fristname Family name wrote:;-; not actually crying, but i really want to honestly. Just wont come out (go ahead make a joke if you want :P)
gotta watch He is my master Yuri Yuri season 2 Non Non Biyori 1 more of the garden of sinners movies, or 2 i don't know, but man that 2 hour one was the death of me _-_ recently ive been too fidgety to sit still and watch a few hours of anime at a time, like with kimi i watched a ep or 2 a day amazingly, rather than 4-6eps a day. Take your list, throw it out a window, and just watch Non Non Biyori 4 times. There's a reason it sits at the top of every anime I've ever seen. Well, you can watch Yuru Yuri as well. That was good too.
Gekkan Shojo Nozaki-Kun (Monthly Girls Nozaki-Kun) A shoujo comedy about a girl who tries to confess to a mangaka. She totally screws up, and ends up becoming his assistant.
This one was absolutely hilarious. A shoujo about a guy who writes shoujo mangas, means that this anime is basically just a huge parody of the genre. Taking conventional tropes, and turning them on their sides. Honestly, I was skeptical when my brother recommended this one, but I ended up liking it. With a charming cast of characters, very well done art, and an OP that is funkier than any OP should legally be allowed to be, I'd say that this should definitely go on your list of anime to watch if you haven't seen it already.
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Enlightened Cola wrote:Non Non B really isn't all that special, it'll only hook you if the characters do, and these easy going, laid back characters can be quite easy to enjoy. And it helps they're not cliche'd, but instead create there own cliche moments the series suffers from.
You'll eventually get bored of hearing the same joke told a different way, of how country the country is, and it kinda irked me how easy they made life in the country seem, while in contrast Wolf Girl showed how hard it actually is.
But my god is the scenery gorgeous. The use of shadows too, just sublime. Out of the three big moe shows, Order is a Rabbit, Yuru Yuri, and Non non B, NNB is definitely the most visually pleasing.
But it doesn't actually separate itself from the others, it's the same tempo and beat, just different jokes.
Yoru Yuri is the only moe show that takes it to the never level by making slice of life fun.
The other shows just don't inspire anything other then moments of moe. They won't make you laugh, but they will make you smile, big.
Lucky Star has better development then those shows, so that should also say something.
Over-all, NNB - 7.5 OIAR - 8, characters are more interesting and a plot actually develops somewhat. Yuru Yuri - 9 A solid show in many levels, and it actually does have gorgeous animation, especially after season 2. Sir I respect your opinion, but you are wrong. With an incredibly unique cast, and an atmosphere that could put you to sleep if you aren't careful I've never been more relaxed than when watching NNB. NNB creates a satisfying comedy, but even more so, a relaxing, and fun show that truly gets you invested in the characters' lives. Not to mention that NNB makes better use of scenery, bgm, and slow pans than practically any other show I've seen. Happiness is what NNB brings, and happiness is what it bestowed upon me.
Is The Order a Rabbit? I feel is pretty similar. A heavier emphasis on the comedy, but the same relaxing setting feel. I love the setting of Usagi, but not as much as NNB. The characters are also infinitely flatter, despite attempts at some real development in the second season. I will say that of the three Usagi has the most genuinely touching moments. NNB has a few, but Yuru Yuri has pretty much none.
Yuru Yuri is simply a laugh riot. Honestly, despite the studio change I feel that the third season is the best of the three seasons because it's put a heavier focus on the relationships between the girls..... Something that both NNB, and Usagi already had down pat. Already just because of that there are more moments in the third season that make you go "D'awwww" than in the entire rest of the series put together. Also, Yuru Yuri is trapped by that clich+¬ school setting. Interestingly enough, Yuru Yuri, and NNB did the same things with their second seasons, which was just repeat the first season. Obviously, I like NNB better, but Yuru Yuri had quite the hilarious wink to it.
Overall? NNB 12/10 Usagi 8/10 Yuru Yuri 9/10
P.S. I hate giving numbers. Those are hardly a real interpretation of my complex opinion, but it's simply a counter to Cola's numbers. Notice that I only changed Non Non Biyori's score.
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Enlightened Cola wrote:A little news;
We've talked about our own forums and site, and it's still going to be some time. Me and a friend recently purchased AnimeGrinder.com, and before we release the forums we wanted to set up the website first.
It'll be a bit basic and ugly at first, but we'll be recording reviews in different formats, official, staff made, or special reviews will be shared on it's own web page, complete with links and possibly even the stream itself.
The more unofficial ones will be found in the forums, where comments and discussions can be more thorough. Of course the website will link back to any amateur reviews.
The site will focus on news and events related to Anime, VN's, LN's, and Manga, and organizing reviews for people to not only find the show they're looking for, but a particular reviewer whose on point with your interest.
In that regard, we'll eventually be designing our own profiles to help in that regard.
And if John is able or willing, I'd like to include our own chat, complete with video streaming to watch shows together. I look forward to it.
I started Koufuku Graffiti. That preview song.....
If you could choose any manga to get adapted into an anime, which would it be? For me, it'd either be Citrus by Saburo Uta, or Murcielago by Yoshimura Kana. Alternatively, I'd be happy with an adaptation of pretty much any of Kuzushiro's works.
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Fristname Family name wrote:as soon as i finish first season of Non Non im going to just leave everything i gotta watch (As much as i hate juggling all these animes at once _-_ really annoys me doing it tbh but oh well) and watch kyoukai no kanata, saw it in a few AMV's and i have to see it now, and I finally bothered to bookmark/add it to my list so now im gonna marathon the next 5 eps of Non Non and watch and yeah, start on this anime.. cause i like the female main protagonists pink hair and glasses combo, makes her adorable. pshhh thats not the only reason im watching it :P she is also a water bender, does that trick that katara or what ever her name was learned from the old woman to bend blood, also... she can only bend blood..... lol
leaving you with these https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8THoEEdyQHI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tc7MH5ZXbg You're catching up to me Frist! I recently watched Kyoukai no Kanata for basically the exact same reason, and well... I don't wanna hype it up for you, because that can be dangerous. Hell, I've probably already set you up for a lifetime of disappointment regarding Non Non Biyori lol.
Everything Dies wrote:Re-watching Irregular at Magic High School (watched 19 episodes yesterday) and two things still stand out to me about this show:
1. The MC is a certifiable badazz. Form his incredible combat skills to his amazing intellect, he is so awesomely OP that it's amazing the show is able to keep you in suspense at all...and yet, when you combine his qualities with his emotional detachment from everything (aside from his insane dedication to his sister) you end up with a character that you're dying to see go b*lls-out in an actual fight, even though you know he's going to win in the end. Best badazz MC alongside the MC of Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero and Grisaia.
2. This is a harem show...that lacks an actual harem. I'm still amazed at how easily the show introduces potential love interests for the MC and then quietly pairs them off with other characters. My God, girls are actually attracted to more than one guy in the entire school! Shocking! I just love how an emotionally distant/crippled MC is somehow able to serve as the focal point that an impressively large cast of characters revolves around without it feeling as though relationships are being "forced" onto the viewer for the sake of plot points. Is it that good? I considered watching Irregular, but didn't know if it was any good. I was especially turned off because I hate harems.
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Enlightened Cola wrote:RWBY**********Spoiler Alert*********
The latest episode was, just a mess. What the show has been and what it's turning into are two very different things. I was ready for it to start taking a serious turn, but 4 goddess of seasons? And they appear one at a time? They revealed a third side job for the adults in the cast, starting to wonder if they do anything but work, it's starting to seem unreasonable how closed mouthed this is. Mainly because it's seem completely stupid to leave your citizens ignorant of threat. It's not like they don't really already know, being surrounded by walls, and dying when they try to leave. So... wtf?
And the reason they choose red head - meh, you fight well, may as well risk losing our best fighter in hopes of gaining power. It's not like it could go inside anyone of any strength and not be just as powerful. So it's pretty obvious they plan to pit her up against the other half, whose obviously in cat girl prowling the school.
And to top it off, blondie getting arrested.... did no one, out of those 10,000+ people, see the guy fly a meter to jump kick her? Really? No one saw the guy fly half across the stage and yell at her while doing it? No one is able to record but the TV crews?
Again, what the ****? This shows a fundamental misunderstanding of what actually happened. So where to start... Okay, I admit that I thought the 4 seasons thing was wack, but the "choosing a guardian" made perfect sense. Especially choosing Pyrrha. I ask you, if you had to pick who you want to send into battle, are you going to pick your best soldier, or some random? You'll choose your best. It's why PC teams have their A team, and their B and C teams.
They explained why they don't tell the populace about the season girls. People will try to hunt them down. If they did reveal what was going on there'd be mass panic. They think it's just a story. If they learned it wasn't it'd go against hundreds of years of what they'd been taught. Remember when it was revealed the NSA was listening to just like, everything? The peoples' faith in the government was seriously shaken. It'd be even worse in a world like RWBY where half the populace are trained fighters, and there are monsters banging on the doors.
The adults signed up for their job. They're teachers, huntsmen/huntresses, and protectors. They actually give Pyrrha a choice, and so I assume they had a choice too. The hunters/huntresses chose their path in life. Working comes with that. Members of the military don't slack off, and I wouldn't expect the people whose job it is to protect the world in RWBY to slack off either.
Mercury didn't try and kick Yang. She only thought he did. If you've been paying attention one of the character's semblance is illusion type powers. Either Emerald or Neo tricked Yang into thinking he was trying to kick her. It was a set-up from the beginning. In a real fight Mercury would never lose to Yang at this point in the show. So, what Yang saw was Mercury flying across the stage to kick her. What literally everyone else saw, was that he was standing there, and she just shot him in the leg for no reason.
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They aren't hiding the Grimm. Everyone knows about them. What they're hiding is an impending threat from a shadowy organization. The people of this world are supposed to be unified. If the populace finds out a war is brewing it could get ugly real fast.
It's been repeatedly stated, and shown that Pyrrha is the best of the students. She single-handedly took out another team at the school. If I'm going to war I want my very best to fight. Again, given the choice of having FA or AE fight with me I'll choose AE. Sure, FA is good, but I know that AE is better.
Mercury doesn't, but it's speculated that Emerald can mess with people's heads, and it's known that Neo has illusion powers. Remember when she fought Yang in S2, and she kept teleporting around? Also, think about when they fought Coco, and Yatsuhashi of team CVFY. They used illusions there too when Coco was in the forest, and she saw the fake Yatsuhashi. Or think to the first episode of the third season when they asked about the other teammates for Mercury's team. You saw Cinder and Neo in disguises. Whereas Cinder was just wearing a different outfit, Neo had a complete appearance change including her hair, and eye color. So she was probably using illusions to maintain a different appearance.
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Enlightened Cola wrote:I didn't much like any of the posters. I'd pass on em all, but the NGNLlooked good.
I also caught up on Noragami, and I just love this shows dynamic. It has slap stick, almost immature comedy, then just blows your mind with a moment dark enough for Elfen Lied. The contrast keeps everything fresh, but it's those dark moments that the show builds on it's dramatics, gives meaning to the plot, and let's the characters grow in a very natural way. Intense experiences changes us, but when we share those experiences, they bring us together in strong ways. But how would those experiences effect a person whose lived centuries?
Between that aspect, the gods relationship with each other, the Reglia's relationship with... everyone, and throw in great romance, great fights, and a cast of great characters, a large cast, this show has everything going for it. It even has some nice twists.
Heavy Objects I checked out: Another show that took me by surprised this season with just how good it was. It isn't mech vs mech, it's flesh v machine, and it's hilarious and interesting. I'm planning on watching Heavy Object after the season finishes up. Honestly, I watched the first episode, and well... I wasn't too up on it. The only reason I even wanna watch it is because the Light Novel it's based on was written by the same person who wrote RailDex.
Chuunibyou has a good Christmas OVA. You get a nice little touch of yuri in it too.
As for the poster situation, I didn't take a look at any of them, but I love Beyond the Boundary. That'd basically merit a purchase on franchise alone. Hell, I bought an Angel Beats light switch cover, and it can't even fit on my current switch!
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Enlightened Cola wrote:Kaze Eyrou wrote:Enlightened Cola wrote:http://www.animegrinder.com
We ditched the home page till we can get a graphics designer, at which point a news section will be added that'll update a long with MAL, ANN, and CR.
We also set up an 'editor' rank to anyone who wants to add to the site. The template to create pages is available to copy and paste, then you just fill in the blanks and add images - wallah, you've just expanded the site.
EDIT: You may need to register wit the forums to make the account.
EDIT2: problem found and fixed, registry is now possible. It's... um.... a start.... I really wish I took web design so I could help out. Web design isn't the problem, it's template and typing, lol. We only started inputting information yesterday after setting up the HTML's and plugins, so it'll look dry and empty, but if you click reviews, then any link besides Okamisan *Fell asleep while doing it lol* then you'll see the format in which reviews will be organized and shared, and we have several ideas to expand it further, we just want to finish filling in the list and make all the pages. I already created an account, but uh.... It still has some refining to do. Also, what's with the profile pictures? The picture I wanna use exceeds the limit or something. I'll probably revisit in a little while once it gets running. What's the point anyway? Is it supposed to be a large database like MAL?
Koufuku Graffiti, (Gourmet Girl Graffiti) Oh boy, am I glad I get to tell you about this one. I guess one might say it was a relatively mediocre slice-of-life let's watch all of these cute girls do cute things anime. Or, you could say it is everything any anime really needs:
A) Lesbians... Maybe. (Definitely). B) Food ****. Flat out orgasmic eating here. C) Shaft. The studio, not what I'm sporting while watching it. Well, sometimes.
Serious talk though. Despite it not really doing anything to stand out when compared to a lot of other works, I found myself highly enjoying Koufuku Graffiti. Maybe it was the relaxing atmosphere. Maybe it was Ryou's soothing voice. Maybe it was all of the foodgasming. Actually, it probably wasn't that. Despite that being the main draw of the series, (aside from the whole "maybe lesbians" thing) the erotic eating actually started to be too drawn out.
Being Shaft you know that the art, and animation was top notch with a masterful use of the color palette, but what really stood out of me was the sound direction. Not the music, but the actual sound itself. Whoever chose to make Kirin have those bubbly footsteps should be given a ******* medal. Nothing too memorable OP/ED wise, but the ending after the ED during what might be a preview? I dunno, I didn't really pay too much attention. Anyway, during that part they have the absolutely most adorable song/animation segment.
Overall, Koufuku Graffiti is well worth a watch. With a heavy emphasis on relationships, and feelings of loneliness, and insecurity it does have it's touching moments. By the end I was almost tearing up.
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Well, with a little bit of picture trickery I managed to get a profile picture up that was 50x50. It's the one I use on Steam, but I wish I could make it bigger so you could read it better.
Nothing to really report on the anime side of things... I guess I'm a failure.
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VAHZZ wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Well, with a little bit of picture trickery I managed to get a profile picture up that was 50x50. It's the one I use on Steam, but I wish I could make it bigger so you could read it better.
Nothing to really report on the anime side of things... I guess I'm a failure. You are not a failure! I can easily edit it for you if you wish, i believe the current limit is 200x200 (i think that is what kaze said) If I can I'll repost it later. For now, I'll stick with this. With any luck you'll be able to get them to like 720x720.
So Enlightened... Have you basically just abandoned your YT channel Enlightened Otaku?
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So, going to fire a few things rapidly..... Just pretend that I'm using a Gal ASS.
Did you try checking your spam folder Frist? When I created an account that's where the confirmation mail went for me.
Higurashi, if I'm not mistaken was actually adapted from a Visual Novel. One that you can buy if you use Steam. (If you do use Steam the big Christmas sale is coming up on the 22nd). Oh, and I know it by the name When They Cry. I also heard that it has stuff to do with yanderes?
Ah, I understand. I've been subscribed to you channel since it came out, and wondered what was going on with it. As for the site.... I get a cool title right? I mean, I totally deserve it right? Maybe I can refine some of my reviews....
Speaking of reviews, with this season coming to a close I think it's time to start thinking about those. I never write a script beforehand, but I do think about what I'm going to say before I start typing. I planned on reviewing all of them separately, but now I'm thinking about doing a few of them together.
Sch-School Live S2? YES OMG YES!!!! GIVE IT TO ME! I FINALLY HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT SEASON!
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Enlightened Cola wrote:Quote:Ah, I understand. I've been subscribed to you channel since it came out, and wondered what was going on with it. As for the site.... I get a cool title right? I mean, I totally deserve it right? Maybe I can refine some of my reviews....
Come up with a title name, we'll get it added eventually, lol. Just be reminded guys, on the Admin side of things, a lot of titles gets very messy, go easy on us. Uh... Yuri Detective.
Enlightened Cola wrote:Quote:Speaking of reviews, with this season coming to a close I think it's time to start thinking about those. I never write a script beforehand, but I do think about what I'm going to say before I start typing. I planned on reviewing all of them separately, but now I'm thinking about doing a few of them together. Just for you, I'll give you your own tab for each show you do. It's not nessecarily wise, since people first meeting us will take impressions from whatever they read first, but I've read a lot of your content, I think you deserve it if you really want it. Content... "Content" HA, that's not exactly how I would describe my "reviews." Mostly I just throw out a rough sketch of whatever I feel about the show while making weak ass jokes. How about this, if, and this is a big IF, you make me a section to showcase my "content" I'll find my reviews, and polish all of them. Right now? Nothing worth showcasing. I really, really, can't recommend you give me my own tab until you start getting sponsors, and actual members, and stuff though.
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Enlightened Cola wrote:Quote: Content... "Content" HA, that's not exactly how I would describe my "reviews." Mostly I just throw out a rough sketch of whatever I feel about the show while making weak ass jokes. How about this, if, and this is a big IF, you make me a section to showcase my "content" I'll find my reviews, and polish all of them. Right now? Nothing worth showcasing. I really, really, can't recommend you give me my own tab until you start getting sponsors, and actual members, and stuff though.
Sounds about what I do, and pretty much every other reviewer :) And we actually have a 'members' tab to place the better written forum reviews from people who don't take reviews seriously, however, you have quite a few reviews. In fact, you have a ton. That's part of why I'm okay with it, plus you word yourself better then I ever have. In the future as more serious reviewers join and things get crammed together, we may take you off your tab and put you with members, or you can take it seriously and go all the way with it. I'm leaving the choice up to you. I do? *Sigh* Alright, I'll check the site tomorrow, and if I have a tab I'll see if I can dig up my reviews. They may not make it from this site to anime grinder in-tact though. If you noticed I tried a bunch of different styles in my reviews before giving up, and just throwing a main premise at you, and then saying whether or not I recommend it. I may change my reviews so all of them follow the same style. Oh, and don't actually call me Yuri Detective. That was a joke.
Please don't bring up trolls. I may start to act like one. I barely contain myself anyway. I literally got into two separate arguments today, and I was only half-trolling.....
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What's with this cover picture thing, and why can't I change it?
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Kaze Eyrou wrote:More stuff. I posted to the site (lol, I now have a "Kaze's List of Suggestions" thread. My lists keep growing).
Captcha disappeared (courtesy of Regnier Feros): http://i.imgur.com/PQ9TrLt.png
Text bounces between white, readable text to dark grey text to a dark background.
Can't seem to make those little fingers go away. How do I change that background picture guys?
Twitter is spelled wrong - currently spelled "Tiwtter".
I'll keep poking around. o7 You and Reg have LoL open while doing this? You should gimme your account names. Maybe we'll play together sometime. Though, I do already have 360 hours in Dota 2.....
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Those ******* fingers man... Whoever set that as the default cover picture needs to be stabbed. I wouldn't mind not being able to change my cover picture if it wasn't such an eyesore.
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Kaze Eyrou wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Kaze Eyrou wrote:More stuff. I posted to the site (lol, I now have a "Kaze's List of Suggestions" thread. My lists keep growing).
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Twitter is spelled wrong - currently spelled "Tiwtter".
I'll keep poking around. o7 You and Reg have LoL open while doing this? You should gimme your account names. Maybe we'll play together sometime. Though, I do already have 360 hours in Dota 2..... I only LoL casually. So casual that Deathly Assasin beat me to level 30... and I'm still like level 21? And now I just found out they have something new... and I've never heard of it. I'm usually bouncing around finding every single bug on every single game/forum and writing up essays about every single one. Also managing Dust Uni. You can't get more casual than me. I think I'm only level 10... If that. I've managed to buy what... Three whole Champions? Not even ones I'm that comfortable with. I need to save up the money for Lux man.... Also, I spent most of my time just doing a single bot game a day to get the bonus points to buy the Champions faster.
Sota, I've started going through and compiling my reviews. I must say.. DAMN! I've been with this thread for over a hundred posts now. I actually have 11 pages worth of posts just by myself. I need to find a life soon. Also, I'm really sad that I didn't write reviews very seriously when I first joined because I failed to write anything for SAO 2, Toradora!, and Angel Beats! All anime that I think are worth talking about.
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Dammit, now I have to post this, because I was linked to it, and I can't not share it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hyPkFGPa48
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Fristname Family name wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Kaze Eyrou wrote:Kail Mako wrote: You and Reg have LoL open while doing this? You should gimme your account names. Maybe we'll play together sometime. Though, I do already have 360 hours in Dota 2.....
I only LoL casually. So casual that Deathly Assasin beat me to level 30... and I'm still like level 21? And now I just found out they have something new... and I've never heard of it. I'm usually bouncing around finding every single bug on every single game/forum and writing up essays about every single one. Also managing Dust Uni. You can't get more casual than me. I think I'm only level 10... If that. I've managed to buy what... Three whole Champions? Not even ones I'm that comfortable with. I need to save up the money for Lux man.... Also, I spent most of my time just doing a single bot game a day to get the bonus points to buy the Champions faster. Sota, I've started going through and compiling my reviews. I must say.. DAMN! I've been with this thread for over a hundred posts now. I actually have 11 pages worth of posts just by myself. I need to find a life soon. Also, I'm really sad that I didn't write reviews very seriously when I first joined because I failed to write anything for SAO 2, Toradora!, and Angel Beats! All anime that I think are worth talking about. Um I'm level 30 with over 1200 games played on LoL. I started around a day or two after christmas last year..... so yeah that gives you an idea of how much of a life i have. Also if i ever write a review its pretty much just all what i think about it and written like crap and just pretty much saying its good lol Why does no one play Dota?! I'm crying right now guys.....
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Well, I just went through half of the thread and found everything I either find worthy of being called a "review," or anything that can become a review with just a bit of work. You were right Sota, I got a lot of these things. 23, to be exact. I'll be adding at least 6 or 7 more after this season wraps up.
So, where do I put all of these?
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A few things with the site....
How do I get a sig? I had one, but it was wiped when the profile pictures were changed. What's with the extreme darkness? You can hardly read anything. Where's the cover photo? I thought I'd never miss those thumbs, but now I just have complete darkness. You already got ads? That was quick. How fast is the site growing?
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Kaze Eyrou wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Dammit, now I have to post this, because I was linked to it, and I can't not share it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hyPkFGPa48 What... did I just.... Off all the topics, would like to talk with you Kail so I can set up some of those PC battles we talked about. Get some PC experience for all the noobs. I wasn't planning on playing until the Twelve Days of Dust event started... Though, I guess we can see something. I'll log on tomorrow, probably sometime after 8PM, and we'll see what we can do. I'll say that you shouldn't expect too much. Cap is dead, and I'm not even close to a leadership position. If you really wanna set up PC battles, just attack us. Whoever's on, most likely Paulus or Cold, will rally the troops. Well, they'll probably only end up with like 6 guys, but you'll still get stomped anyway.
Enlightened Cola wrote:Ads? Where! Ads = money, which means more sexy plug-ins. We want to expand what each review page offers, and we realize a free model hardly offers anything. I'm actually going to be getting a job soon to help pay for the expenses.
So as soon as Ads aren't needed they'll be gone, annoying things. They'll be replaced with sponsors.
As for how fast we're growing - the site itself is growing in functionality rather quickly, and once public tools are in place we can begin hunting down reviews and filling out the list.
I'm considering deleting the list we have right now *Besides completed pages* and just fill in the list as we collect reviews. It's a ton of work. You didn't even realize you have ads? Maybe it's my browser, but they're already plastered across the sides of the website. I guess they're more like popups than actual video ads.
Oh, and I definitely only have 23 reviews. I archived every single one on my computer. There were a few that I talked about, but didn't put enough down to actually be a real review. So, guess I'll start throwing my **** at your walls.
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Is there a way I get privileges to edit some of the stuff on the sight? I've spotted some errors, and reporting them is annoying.
For one, you continue to spell Clannad wrong. It's not Clanned. Also, Chuunibyou is mistyped as well. You have it as Chuunbiyou. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade is listed as Jin-Rod The Wolf Brigade I'm also fairly certain that Fools Cooly is supposed to be Fooly Cooly, or FLCL. Is This a Zombie is listed by it's English title instead of it's Japanese title Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka? I honestly have no clue if we're trying to go with mostly English titles, or mostly Japanese or what....
Finally, am I supposed to make a new topic, or post my reviews under Matt's topic? Or am I simply supposed to link my reviews there? I'm confused.
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Fristname Family name wrote:even recomended anime grinder to a friend ^-^ he gonna bee like wtf is up here lol told him your still setting **** up tho <3 gotta get the word out about your site <3 xxo all for senpai (your a side senpai :wink: ) Eh.... I'm really not going to start spreading the word until the site is actually in a respectable state. Right now, everything is just too messy. I don't want someone coming in, and getting frustrated with all of the bugs, and stuff, then leave, and just never come back.
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I've watched the short Nyarko-San stuff. So it's H.P. Lovecraft, but anime girls? Well, that had me sold.
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I-Shayz-I wrote:175 notifications omg it's only been like two days
Anyone feel like summarizing the last 10 pages geez Mostly just ironing out the bugs on Sota's new site animegrinder.com.
Beyond that, we really haven't been getting much actual anime talk in.
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It could be good. Kids' show =/= bad. Hell, I'm a brony. I also recently watched the very animeish Legend of Korra, and it's good. Albeit the "kids" this one is aimed at are probably 12-15.
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soulreaper73 wrote:Enlightened Cola wrote:A lot of the anime talk moved over to the forums, and some people are missing for the holidays.
Netflix's new original anime is a magical girls show aimed at kids, lol. Glitter Force!!! Lol :3
I'm still ganna watch it, just so you guys don't have too, lol. speaking of magical girls, the new episode of hackadolls had a magical girl episode. i love that show, too bad it is almost over Ooh, nice. I'll have to view that one! Honestly, I'm really into the short anime that run like 8min, and less episodes because I can knock out the entire thing in a single sitting easily. Have you seen Miss Monochrome? That one is good, and the same length of Hackadoll, after the first season.
Teekyu is also good, but only 2 minutes long. Aiura, while less funny has a very unique feel for a short anime at what I believe to be 4 minutes, and Ai Mai Mi is one of my favorite short ones at 3:30.
Fristname Family name wrote:have seen bits and pecies of it on TV but from what I saw I would much pref Last Airbender. that show was funny as hell you gotta admit XD Eh, I only watched a very small amount of Last Airbender when it was airing, and I actually watched like the first half of Korra's first season when it was airing. At the time I liked Korra better, but I think Airbender would be good too. Especially considering that Airbender has a full overarching story, while Korra has a different Arc every season.
Oh, and I've been meaning to ask. Did you misspell your name on purpose?
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Fristname Family name wrote:Yuri Yuri season 2 finished.... dxd is gonna be done after Christmas I think..
the day with the most Sex is Xmas.. which is not long away.
anyway, so... I fell asleep before and woke up sweat everywhere (yukky) and felt a wet spot under my cheek, and yeah i was drooling a ton in that 2-3 hour nap I had, it was like a pretty big spot.. I drool when im asleep a lot tbh but man that nap was crazy, feel like Chizuru Ikeda from yuri yuri lol http://yuruyuri.wikia.com/wiki/Chizuru_Ikeda?file=5e3.jpg Well, guess it's on to Season 3, and the OVA. Seriously, S3 is the best season of Yuru Yuri despite the studio change.
As for Korra/Avatar. Since I very rarely watched Avatar I can't really give an informed opinion.
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Fristname Family name wrote:http://anilist.co/anime/21379/FatekaleidlinerPrisma%E2%98%86Illya3rei!! founds this, i never realized there was gonna be a third season... can't wait for another OVA ;) It already has three seasons. Though, technically the third season was more like season 2.5.
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Merry Christmas everyone. I planned on marathoning Yuki Yuna is a Hero, but I got sidetracked.... Oh, well guess I'll tuck that away for later.
Now, let's go do Otaku stuff. SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK!
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I-Shayz-I wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Merry Christmas everyone. I planned on marathoning Yuki Yuna is a Hero, but I got sidetracked.... Oh, well guess I'll tuck that away for later.
Now, let's go do Otaku stuff. SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK! Now that I think about it, Yuki Yuna was basically a much less enjoyable Madoka Magika I've heard the Madoka comparisons, but I also read a review begging people not to compare it to Madoka, so I want to try going in without any preconceptions.
It can't be any worse the show I watched instead of it. Genius Party..... *Shudders*
Hey guys, guess who now owns a dakimakura with Rikka Takanashi on it? That's right, me! Best Christmas ever....
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Fristname Family name wrote:Kail Mako wrote:
Hey guys, guess who now owns a dakimakura with Rikka Takanashi on it? That's right, me! Best Christmas ever....
i want YOU CAN'T HAVE IT!!!!
Fristname Family name wrote:just looked at the lolipop chainsaw case on my shelf and thought it said lolicon chainsaw O.O lol If that game existed I'd be obligated to own it.
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You're like a super weeb Frist. Looking for all of that stuff. Speaking of stuff, somehow I ended up buying a KanColle shirt.....
Speaking of super weebs has anyone seen SoTa? There isn't much activity on the forums, or on his site. We need a save!
Luckily, with the end of this season upon us, and the beginning of the next soon, I'm sure activity will spike.
I watched Yuki Yuna is a Hero..... It's like Madoka, but still has enough of it's own personality that it wasn't a straight ripoff. Not as good as Madoka though.
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Fristname Family name wrote: I just REALLLLLLLLLLY REALLLY LIKE ANIME..... like REALLLLLYY ;P
You should tell me your main. Maybe we can play together sometime. You have the passion of a thousand burning waifus.
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Not Vahzz wrote: SoTa has been out of town, with Ben.
Who's Ben?
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IR Scifi wrote:I'm still disappointed at how little non-mecha space opera there is. The last shows I really remember were tytania and the harlock cgi movie and those are four-ish years old. I think I've pretty much seen everything of note from the early nineties onward and it's a pretty short list.
Guess I'll just have to hold myself over with another episode of the expanse. I heard that Bodacious Space Pirates, or whatever is pretty good. It's about... Well, the title explains it all. Also, there are lesbians.
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Fristname Family name wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Not Vahzz wrote: SoTa has been out of town, with Ben.
Who's Ben? Ben is his secret admirer but is only a side character with very little screen time making his chances of becoming the main love interest of sota very small. Ben has a very deep and emotional back story and had met sota after a outcome of bad events in Ben's household. these events included him being removed from a dungeon. that wasn't the issue his mum just didn't cut the crust off the bread once, gives me the creeps thinking about it, anyway he was placed into sotas home for storage foster care i guess, and he took a liking to sota as his style tickled his fancy and he was nice and caring towards the young and broken Ben who was scared of bread for many years due to that incident. after leaving home and getting jobs Ben remained in contact with Sota and is yet to express his love but my attempt to soon through song, poem, creative literature or even interpretive dance. Part one of ? sota's sorta harem (name subject to change) Oh, that Ben. Personally, I never liked him. The show is called Sota's Little Sister Can't Be This Cute. Not Sota's Secret Admirer He Shelters Can't Be This Cute.
Ugh........... With the ending of the Fall 2015 Season I should be writing up reviews, but I just can't find the motivation to do so.
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Fristname Family name wrote:btw if Chuunibyou ever gets a new season please tell us all asap
Chuunibyou getting a new season is like Dust getting ported. Highly unlikely, and boner-inducing.
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Well, with finishing the final episode of Is The Order a Rabbit? the Fall 2015 anime season is officially finished for me. I know it ended like a week ago, but I had some catching up to do.
I'm still feeling t0o lazy to even attempt to write reviews.
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Fristname Family name wrote:http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire2/ae3ce6b55d04d0caffc3cb635f86abd91306080541_full.jpg SAVED FOR EASTER!!!!
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I-Shayz-I wrote:maybe deadcatz wrote:Here's a little secret of mine. I never finished watching spirited away(I was like really young,and I was sleepy.) Is it worth finishing? If it is,I'll download it right now and finish what I started years ago. If not,back to being pointless. I watched it for the first time just a few months ago. There's some hidden meanings behind it...kindasorta. The movie itself wasn't super interesting to me tbh, but it's really not supposed to be "good" in the sense of "wow it has a compelling plotline" Instead It's more of an artistic marvel that immerses you in a world where nothing really makes sense unless you want to have it make sense (hence the whole hidden meanings thing) Take that as you will. I think that's how a lot of these films work. I've seen Howl's, Totoro, and Kiki's. All of them were plot-light for the most part. The heaviest was Howl's, and even then you got to marvel more at the world, and technology than the plot.
I can't really think too much about the New Year's thing. Just pick a slice-of-life, and it'll probably have an episode about it.
So, since we're between seasons, I've started catching up on Bleach. About 30 episodes in a week. I need help, I'm addicted to anime.
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maybe deadcatz wrote:I-Shayz-I wrote:maybe deadcatz wrote:Here's a little secret of mine. I never finished watching spirited away(I was like really young,and I was sleepy.) Is it worth finishing? If it is,I'll download it right now and finish what I started years ago. If not,back to being pointless. I watched it for the first time just a few months ago. There's some hidden meanings behind it...kindasorta. The movie itself wasn't super interesting to me tbh, but it's really not supposed to be "good" in the sense of "wow it has a compelling plotline" Instead It's more of an artistic marvel that immerses you in a world where nothing really makes sense unless you want to have it make sense (hence the whole hidden meanings thing) Take that as you will. The hidden message is. Don't try to make movies while high on LSD. With the amount of success that Ghibli has garnered I think the real message is do make movies while high on LSD.
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Fristname Family name wrote:Kail Mako wrote: I can't really think too much about the New Year's thing. Just pick a slice-of-life, and it'll probably have an episode about it.
So, since we're between seasons, I've started catching up on Bleach. About 30 episodes in a week. I need help, I'm addicted to anime.
I think im 4 days into soul eater, first decent sleep i had was last night, but yeah on ep 38 I believe. I should be finished in about 3/4 days on the first season... Yea, after like 8 episodes a day I managed to run through what amounts to basically two Arcs of Bleach. Now, I've started my 2015 catch up.
I already watched Death Parade, One Punch Man is next, and I'll round it out with Hibike! Euphonium.
I haven't slept for 20 hours now....
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Fristname Family name wrote:2am, she has just replied, i thought i messaged her late lol, i can get first 3 soul eater books and first 2 Madoka Magica books for $45 and roughly $55 including postage im pretty sure, is that worth or nah? and they are in good condition as well. If you like them, and you wan them, and you are willing to pay that, go for it. If not, don't.
God Frist, you seem to be Mr. (or Ms., or Mrs.) Moneybags. Always buying all this weeb stuff....
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Fristname Family name wrote: well tbh, i haven't bought anything anime really but a few games with project diva and a angel beats poster was free with it, im definitely getting the soul eater books tho....
oh, also..... I may have played maple story today for...... i lost track i started some time before 12pm, its now 5pm _-_ i was like im gonna just check this character claim a reward and get off, i played that character for 3hours or something, and then whenever i was gonna go i was like but look at this, its cuteeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! and yeah.... i need friends or something i think, speaking of which i actually talked to someone and made a friend in maplestory now :D
Hey, do you have Steam? I have it, and I could download MapleStory through it. Also, if you do, you should tell me your name, so I can send you a friend request. We might be able to MapleStory together some time.
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I-Shayz-I wrote:Erased looks to be the gem this season.
First episode was brilliant I wanted to watch that one just because the promotional stuff was so pretty. I'll probably start this season in about a week or so. I still need to do a little catch-up.
Not gonna lie. I took an anime break to finish season 5 of My Little Pony.
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Well, I finished my last year catch up with Sound! Euphonium. It had big shoes to fill considering it followed Death Parade, and One Punch Man, and boy did it deliver. It blew both of those right out of the water. I was invested in every single moment, and every character.
The comdedy, the drama, the romance(?) it was all just too good. It was "cute girls doing cute things," but I feel like it almost transcended that genre. This was much, much, more than just your run of the mill comedy with a bunch of cuties. Everyone felt so very much like real people.
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True Adamance wrote:I'm quite hooked on RWBY which is less an anime and more just a cartoon I should think.
But I really do like it for what it is being a webseries produced by the same people who made Red vs Blue and being his original creation. Voice acting is pretty good, animation style reminds me of Valkyria Chronicles which is a game I adored, action scenes are really kick ass.
RWBY is really good. Also, it is not an anime. Depending on your definition of anime that is. Honestly, it's such a shame that Monty passed away before his series was fully realized. The animation, and world-building of RWBY is much better than RvB, but the dialogue still has a bit to go. In season 3 though, you can really see it start to blossom.
Valkyria Chronicles.... I still need to beat that tbh. I'm the kind of guy who likes to complete an entire skirmish in one sitting, so the 30-50 minute battles, plus all of the movie scenes really served as a hindrance to me.
If you're looking for a really good JRPG, I'd suggest The World Ends With You. The soundtrack is stellar, the themes are meaningful, the art is gorgeous, and it's my favorite DS game of all time. If I ever bothered to compile my list of favorite games TWEWY would definite be on it.
Dust would too, but Dust would also be on my least of least favorite games....
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True Adamance wrote:SereneJedi wrote:
To be honest I never really ever enjoyed shooters (third of first person) until I played Conker's Bad Fur Day Multiplayer.... every game I ever enjoyed was an RPG.
Zelda: Link's Awakening Legend of the River King
Tales of Symhonia (Best Game Ever Made IMO)
Valkyria Chronicles (Hidden Gem of the PS3)
Haven't played anything as good as Valkyria Chronicles in years as it was emotionally evocative enough to really make me care about my Squad 7 (which incidentally was exactly the same as the anime Squad 7) and hell it's about a bloody Tiger Tank called the Edelwiess.
My Dust 514 RP Character , Kador Ouryon, is a combination of Welkin Gunther's peacemaker ideals and many of Berserk's protagonist Guts physical attributes.
Most of the games that I love are RPGs and Platformers. All Legend of Zelda (my favorite series) inFAMOUS series Sly Cooper Series Final Fantasy X, X-2, XI, XIV Dark Cloud Skies of Arcadia (best game ever made IMO) Rogue Galaxy Sonic series Chrono Trigger (the real best game) And the list goes on, pretty extensive list so it would take days to list em all. The only FPS series I really played was Halo, and Doom that one time
Oooh good call on Skies of Arcadia. That was a huge amount of fun especial with that one epic character Piastol who used the Scythe.
Also check out Baiten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean for a chaining card based RPG. Basically you build decks of cards you collect for each character trying to chain numeric sequences for increasing damage.
Of course the other must play is Demon's and Dark Souls. Those were wonderful games.[/quote] What? Who used a scythe in Skies of Arcadia? I don't remember anyone using one of those. Admittedly I quit pretty much right before I beat it, but I doubt some random scythe user would show up. Also, the best part of Skies were the ship battles. Well, the cool world you could explore was the best part. Then the ship battles.
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True Adamance wrote:SereneJedi wrote:
I'll definitely check out that RPG though, been looking for a replacement for the ipad ones to distract me from raiding in XIV
Baiten Kaitos was only on the Gamecube I think. I also play FFXIV as a Au Ra Dark Knight and Marauder. Oooooh and if you can pick up Tales of Symphonia. It's 80+ hours long, has awesome characters, and even has its own three season anime. The opening theme...Ultimately I think Sheena's character was the coolest with the biggest Over Limit Techs ever. Presea4Lyfe!!!!
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Well, to get back on track... I've started the Winter 2016 season. Things are shaping up to be fairly good. Just from the first episodes...
Myriad Colors: Phantom World: This one seems like it's going to be fun. It'll probably be clich+¬, so we'll see where it takes us.
Active Raid: I'm actually not that into the mecha genre, but I can see the appeal from this one. It doesn't seem to take itself ultra seriously, and I'm always a sucker for random Engrish. Plus, the cast is large, and promises to be at least mildly interesting.
Ojisan and Marshmallow: A cute and funny short, that I can see to being very entertaining.
Erased: It's a slow boil, I admit, but I recommend you watch this right now. No research beforehand, just watch it blind. Right now.
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Kaze Eyrou wrote:hey Kail o7 We sent out an attack on your corp and I was hoping if I could pull some strings with you to make this into a training PC of sorts.
On topic, started watching GATE season 2. I feel like the animation isn't as good but it's because I've been spoiled from watching One Punch Man.
Which I have watched 6 times straight through by the way. Oh man.... I only planned on returning for events, or once 1.3 dropped, but... I guess I'll get on and check timers. I can't guarantee that I'll be on, or even put a team together. The most I can do is send out a general mail to corp, and tell the members of the Cap PC chat. Everything else is up to others actually showing up.
Damn, you really love OPM. I liked it, but not that much. Honestly, when I was ending my catch-up of 2015 I marathoned the whole series in one day.
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Have you guys forgotten that Regal exists?
HE KICKS PEOPLE TO DEATH
In game Regal is hard to learn but really rewarding for the aerial gameplay. That said I was trying to describe Regal's character to someone.... it basically ended up something like this. "There's this guy called Regal you get mid way through the game whose hands are shackled together and fights exclusively with his feet on par with angels, the main character, and giant monsters. Why? Because if he were fighting with his hands it would be too easy...
....Oh did I mention he's actually a martial arts specialist whose original skill set was boxing?"That said Sheena is the best character and that's not because she's the bustiest. It's the way you get her as a character after she appears as a boss 3 times in the game, the third time being literally the worst fight in existence as she appears right after the Iapryx boss in the Balacruf Mausoleum and having a stupid Pyre Seal that can burst damage you down 800 HP. That and the fight against that ninja at the end of the game if you are good enough. I'm sorry, but is either a loli with a massive ******* axe? No? Presea is the best.
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Y'know, I thought that Myriad Colors: Phantom World was going to be the dumbest thing I watched this season.... Then I watched Nurse Witch Komugi R. Stupid, insane, nonsensical..... And I'm having a lot of fun with it.
I'll warn you though, it's a remake of an old series called Nurse Witch Komugi Magikarte or something, and it's fairly hard to find. They have the original Komugi voicing this one's mom.
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IR Scifi wrote:Ha! I remember that character being spun off from another series called soultaker. How they took that anime and spun a minor side character off into a magical girl comedy series I'll never knew (but it must have involved some pretty good ****). Though I guess if tenchi could do it why not anyone else...
And now I miss techTV and their eclectic as hell anime picks :( Lemme tell you about a little H-Game you may have heard of called Fate/stay night.
It has an anime adaptation, a prequel a remake, and a spinoff with 3 seasons. They can stretch anything out.
KanColle > Arpeggio. (I've never seen Arpeggio, but KanColle is good, even if it is essentially just an advertisement for the game.)
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Katarina is my main. Mostly for a that TP. I'm terrible with her though, and want Lux, but that grind!!!! Come play Dota, or SMITE with me guys.
Also, can someone please watch Garakowa - Restore the World a.k.a Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai..... And tell me what it's about, and what in the holy **** actually happens?
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Kaze Eyrou wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Katarina is my main. Mostly for a that TP. I'm terrible with her though, and want Lux, but that grind!!!! Come play Dota, or SMITE with me guys. Hmm... can't get SMITE since there isn't a Mac client, but I can try out Dota. You'll have to guide me on how to do anything on that though. I will, just send me your Steam account name.
Kaze Eyrou wrote:TL;DR: Personally, I love the military genre in anime and I love both series. As such, I would recommend both Kancolle and Arpeggio to anime watchers, letting them know that while both get off to a bit of a rocky start, both have a great outlook ahead as the sequels seem to improve on their weaknesses from their initial premiere. Have you seen Upotte, Girls und Panzer, and Military? GuP is really good. I even bought the prequel manga. I can't wait for the movie to get translated.
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Kaze Eyrou wrote:For Upotte and GuP, twice actually. Military was a fun little silly one that I was glad to be on the ride for. Have you seen the new Strike Witches Operation Victory Arrow OVAs? And I also can't wait for the new GuP movie to be translated as well. Looking forward to that. No. I actually watched Strike Witches out of order. I watched the movie(s), then the series. I'll need to check out the OVAs.
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Kaze Eyrou wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Kaze Eyrou wrote:For Upotte and GuP, twice actually. Military was a fun little silly one that I was glad to be on the ride for. Have you seen the new Strike Witches Operation Victory Arrow OVAs? And I also can't wait for the new GuP movie to be translated as well. Looking forward to that. No. I actually watched Strike Witches out of order. I watched the movie(s), then the series. I'll need to check out the OVAs. Pro tip: There's actually an OVA before the Strike Witches series actually came into full existence. In that startup universe, Miyafuji looked a little bit different and there was a mascot of sorts. The actual animation done was actually only 7 minutes, with the rest being an explanation of all the different settings and logic behind the Strike Witches universe. If you are interested, I'll see what I can do to hook you up with it. Eh, I'll look into it on my own. Also, I have decided to watch the Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow OVAs, and I'm just here thinking, "Where is my Strike Witches/KanColle crossover?" Seriously, that would be epic.
Though, Strike Witches uses CGI infinitely better.
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Fristname Family name wrote:omg why didn't anyone tell me Love Live was so sad ;-; I-I-I was so happy and then this one episode hit me and im just a mess now, i feel like crap after what happened, I still got ep 13 (don't know if it is just a OVA or not but watching it in the morning to late atm for it) to finish. after that I might go for season 2, or start Soul Eater Not.... Because, if you know about the feels, it makes it less feelsy. We didn't ask for these feels, but we got them anyway.
On that note, have you guys seen the new movie Garakowa -Restore the World-? It's 66 minutes, and I highly recommend it. I don't think I quite understood it, but I do know I enjoyed myself. Well, I think I enjoyed myself.
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IR Scifi wrote:Fristname Family name wrote:http://store.steampowered.com/app/369200/ i am super excited for this games release, also all the comments on the beta seem to be really positive and its based of the anime so and all and yeah. Hype x100000 That...Looks pretty damn good. Too bad I'd need to upgrade my poor potato to be able to run it. I saw that, but wasn't as interested because I'm not a fan of the show.
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I-Shayz-I wrote:Fristname Family name wrote:started playing FF XIII today, without any prior knowledge to the story line _-_ i pieced it all together already and am sorta into it a fair bit, but i might have to google a summery of all past games story up to this one.... also lightening and vanilla (i don think thats her name, its similar to that tho) are freaking adorable >.< i just love lightening and Sarah for their hair in a way also the fact that they are super pretty. as for the other one vanilla is what ill call her for now, i just love how she looks and walks so much >.< although her voice actor could have been someone more suited in my opinion but its grown on me and is fairly cute. 1. None of the numbered final fantasy games are related. Some of them are in the same universe, or are extensions of the story based on the main numbered game, but FF13 isn't going to have anything to do with FF7, FF1, or FF12 2. That said, I encourage you to play the game with Japanese voices and subtitles. Reading dialogue makes the story much easier to understand as it is a bit confusing the first time through (plus Vanille is 100x more adorable in Japanese. They even pronounce her name as "bahn-eer-ah", as a sort of "engrish" sounding "vanilla", instead of the god awful "vah-NEEL" in English) 3. A lot of people criticize this game for being so straight forward for the first 20 hours or so. I recommend just enjoying the ride if you plan on finishing the game. It's a beautiful game with some of the best music from any game. Part of the reason that section sucks is that you aren't allowed to change up your party members, and you only get two of them at a time. After that long section, the game opens up and lets you use everything you've learned up to that point. 4. As for the battle system, the one thing you should know is that you need to switch paradigms constantly. Not only does this occasionally refill your ATB guage, but it can make a battle go from minutes to seconds. Here's an example of what your average fight would consist of: >Buff/Debuff >Build chain gauges until stagger (at least 2 RAVs) >Deal as much damage as possible (at least 2 COMs) >Is health in the red? Switch to COM, RAV, MED >Are your buffs gone? Rebuff >If not? Repeat from step 2 5. Level your characters according to what they are good at (don't be an idiot like me and make lightning a medic and Sazh a commando) Fang - Commando, Saboteur Lightning - Ravager, Commando Hope - Medic, Ravager Snow - Sentinel, Commando Sazh - Synergist, Ravager Vanille - Saboteur, Medic I loved Vanille in English. Though, she might be better in Japanese. Also, I always play with subtitles even when I do English. My brother said he wanted to punch her in the throat though.. Oh well, different strokes for different folks.
From a story perspective the section part was brilliant. From a gameplay perspective... Eh.
Also, for my playthrough at least, I got by with mostly just picking auto-fill my ATB gauge. Don't forget to try, and catch enemies off-guard. This is the real thing that will speed up your fights. I did a lot of grinding of enemies above my level by simply attacking them while they weren't paying attention.
I made Lightning my Medic too, because I always played her, and didn't trust my companions to not make stupid choices when healing. Healing, is really the one exception when it came to picking auto-choose. I'd almost always manually do it.
If you really want a fantastic JRPG with a decent story, and great soundtrack/visuals you'll wanna play Eternal Sonata. That game is good. If you wanna play the best JRPG that exists, you'll want to pick up The World Ends With You.
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Fristname Family name wrote:welp, this exists, lol its not bad, not bad at all c: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiX03gBP92Q Ooh, I love nightcore! I also love Fuwa Fuwa Time. That squeak though....
Well, this is officially the funniest video I've ever seen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbXfk5lpLew
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I think it's safe to say that the one holding my attention this season is Erased. The surprise of the season for me is probably Active Raid. I didn't think I'd be that fond of it, but it's really a lot of fun.
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Regnier Feros wrote:Kail Mako wrote:I think it's safe to say that the one holding my attention this season is Erased. The surprise of the season for me is probably Active Raid. I didn't think I'd be that fond of it, but it's really a lot of fun. Friend of mines recommended Erased, I want Knights Of Sidonia s3, Deadmans wonderland s2, & Freezing s3 Everyone wants Deadman Wonderland S2. THAT WASN'T AN ENDING!!!. Also, Freezing? I didn't know you were into something like that.
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Kaze Eyrou wrote:Regnier Feros wrote:Kail Mako wrote:Regnier Feros wrote: Friend of mines recommended Erased, I want Knights Of Sidonia s3, Deadmans wonderland s2, & Freezing s3
Everyone wants Deadman Wonderland S2. THAT WASN'T AN ENDING!!!. Also, Freezing? I didn't know you were into something like that. Freezing is pretty good, it just has too much fan service I remember when Sota first told me about kissanime, the first thing I watched was High School Of The Dead XD > Too much fan service Wait what? When did you ever say "too much fan service"? Lies. Imma tell the real Reg his account has been hacked. Far be from me to chide anyone for watching fanservice. I'm the guy who watched Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid, and Queen's Blade.
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SUBspace overvraper wrote:Anyone know what happened with sota? And should I come back into the game? No.
That's for you to decide. I'm not coming back until 1.3.
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Radiant Pancake3 wrote:SUBspace overvraper wrote:Anyone know what happened with sota? And should I come back into the game? PermaBanned for calling someone a bish. His Skype info is a few pages back if you need him... Secondly, I need something to watch for my 400th anime... It's weird, I was just on my 300th 2 months ago... I really should start paying attention in class... Non Non Biyori, if you haven't seen it. If you have..... Rewatch it.
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Radiant Pancake3 wrote:Fristname Family name wrote: Pancake - *in class drawing anime characters/his own manga* Teacher *clears throat* Ahhh, Mr Pancake, would you like to show the class your work? *smiling slightly although annoyed at your lack of attention in class* Pancake - u-uh-uhhhh I would rather not sensei Teacher - don't care show it scrub (blahh cbf thinking of lines no more) Pancake - *Holds up the notebook revealing a hand drawn male roughly in their mid 20's pushing glasses onto their face leaning forward and a finger held up infront beckoning someone. the character had no shirt on and low sitting pants & underware, along with slightly blushed and shy but assertive face and a gym body and stylish hair and clean shaven face. with a speech bubble containing the words "Pancake kun, you have not been paying attention in class since we have been learning about the reproductive system. infact you have been spacing out a lot have you not? How about you come here so sensei can punish you accordingly and give you a more hands on tutoring lesson on the reproductive system of the male body" *class laughs* Teacher - uhhhh, well then, let us continue Pancake - *extremely blushed Pancake yells defensively* WAIT I CAN EXPLAIN!! Teacher - Pancake, you have caused enough of an interruption this lesson already! one more word out of you and i will reconsider your enrollment in this class! Pancake - Y-ye-yes sensei, I MEAN SIR, YES SIR I WILL NO LONGER BE A NUISANCE TO YOUR CLASS IM SORRY! *Blush intensifies* *Class giggles and whispers to each other* Pancake - *looks at other students and becomes overcome with sadness hearing the words "Pancake" "Love" "Teacher" and sits down and looks at his drawing and runs his fingers softly over its shirtless body* at least you love me still *he whispers*
TUNE IN NEXT TIME TO THE QUIRKY ADVENTURES OF PANCAKE!!!! *theme song plays and screen fades to black*
Actually, it goes more like this: Pancake turns on data and goes to kissanime.com Pancake then continues to search for the current anime he was watching. Teacher ignores Pancake because no one loves Pancake besides Kaltos. Teacher then tells Pancake to do work or he will fail. Pancake then checks infinite campus sees he has 100s in all of his classes then texts and asks the councilor what his gpa is, she then replies 4.0. Pancake then ignores teacher's orders and goes back to watching anime till the last 5 mins of class. Pancake then does work/essay/test in said 5 mins and gets a 90-100 on said assignment. People around Pancake then ask how the hell did you do that so fast?!?! You're smart! You shouldn't be in this class! Pancake then looks at said students like they're stupid and are annoying. Pancake then Promptly leaves his current AP class and goes on to the next. Rinse and repeat. Pancake then wakes up from his dream, and gets detention for sleeping in class. Pancake brings his waifu with him. Pancake's waifu is ****.
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SUBspace overvraper wrote: I love you too <3 I logged on for the first time since my break in summer. Matches were pretty much the same. Either my team stomps or their team stomps. No actual contest once the stomping begins, not much fun. I try anti-stomping with my proto suits but 1v5 doesn't work even if I have good gun game.
I'm not logging in until 1.3... Or confirmation that it's never going to come. I figure a few people will come back then, and the matches might get a bit more fun.
Also... IT'S EASY TO HAVE GUN GAME WHEN YOUR CONTROLLER ISN'T BROKEN!!!! Seriously, I've been playing with a broken controller longer than I haven't now. It almost permanently drifts to one side.
I watched MonMusu. I'm not ashamed that I liked it.
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General Vahzz wrote:Ghost Kaisar wrote:DUST IS ENDING
EVERYONE PANIC MY NUTS! I CANT FIND MY NUTS! HAS ANYONE SEEN MY NUTS!? OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG AAAAHHHHHHHHHH
Radiant Pancake3 wrote:Kail Mako wrote:SUBspace overvraper wrote: I love you too <3 I logged on for the first time since my break in summer. Matches were pretty much the same. Either my team stomps or their team stomps. No actual contest once the stomping begins, not much fun. I try anti-stomping with my proto suits but 1v5 doesn't work even if I have good gun game.
I'm not logging in until 1.3... Or confirmation that it's never going to come. I figure a few people will come back then, and the matches might get a bit more fun. Also... IT'S EASY TO HAVE GUN GAME WHEN YOUR CONTROLLER ISN'T BROKEN!!!! Seriously, I've been playing with a broken controller longer than I haven't now. It almost permanently drifts to one side. I watched MonMusu. I'm not ashamed that I liked it. Oh kail I never got to say good job on that one danthrax PC raid... I was amazed that two people held the city. Zap Slutdust would always put just 5 people in there... Or more... It wasn't impressive at all. Those guys were bad. Besides, I had Romulus in there with me, and he's a beast. The only person I'll ever recognize as being as good at melee as I am. I'd say he's better, but we tied for most kills.
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I have to assume most of the forum users are on PC. I have my laptop, and heck, by the time Dust 2.0 comes out I might have upgraded.
Also, anime anime anime, watching Shimoneta, anime, Anna is crazy.......
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SUBspace overvraper wrote:Normally I wouldn't do suggest it but since dust is ending and we could use another gathering place, why not MAL? We could create a club and post in there. Plus, there's a huge anime community already over there so it would be easier for more anime-based stuff. I could even make that waifu post I've been planning to do. Right now I don't see why we aren't already over there.
I just took a look at the discord channel. It seems okay and we could keep in touch with other dust players. I'd be okay with either but making a permanent home seems better over at mal. We have a community set up on Discord. There was a post about it awhile back. Arkena set it up.
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We're posting here again? Well, after going through Bakemonogatari, Nisemonogatari, and starting Nekomonogatari I certainly hope that I can count them all as one anime. Otherwise my top ten anime list will just be a bunch of different Monogatari series.....
Also, for the AoTS... The obvious answer is Erased, but I am really enjoying Active Raid. Which doesn't seem to be so popular. Go figure.
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