[wsippel]

Mayo Chiki 06

Almost a return to form after the disappointing fifth episode. A bit more serious than usual, but also sweet in a way. Beach episode should be fun.

[Unknown Soldier]

Idolm@ster 6 - Really good episode this week, i actually felt this did a better job of balancing the large cast in comparison to the previous episodes, and there was a good amount of plot development and even character development on the side of miki.<3 also that DANCE NUMBER at the end was INSANE, and exactly the kind of thing i expected from the series when it was announced.:o

That dance sequence was jankier than hell but somehow managed to remain completely awesome. They did manage to incorporate a great deal of hair swing into it though. :3

NOT A SPOILER: Miki's going to try to knife Iori in the back so she can take her spot in Ryuuguu Komachi. 765PRO DAYS and NICE BOAT ending incoming~

For anybody who cares, a helpful explanation of Ryuuguu Komachi's meaning:
http://doki.co/2011/08/12/the-idolmster-06/ (NOTE: this link is to a fansubbing group's blog. If that is not ok, mods can delete the link. However I have no intention of trying to take credit for something that somebody else wrote, so that's the source.)

Now, on the origin of Ryuuguu Komachi’s name. It’s a pretty convoluted and complex reference. “Ryuuguu” is the “Palace of the Dragon King” out of the fable of Urashima Tarou. It is the home of the dragon god of the sea, Ryuujin. The name “Ryuuguu Komachi” literally means “The Beauties of the Palace of the Dragon King”. However, that is only the first part of the reference. You see, there is a Chinese character somehow relating to water in the family names of each of the Ryuuguu Komachi members: The “mi” in Futami (Ami) is the character for “sea” (which can also be read “umi”). The “Mina” in “Minase” (Iori) is the character for “water” (which can also be read “mizu”). The “ura” in “Miura” (Azusa) is the character for “bay”. As to Haruka’s later comment, the “mi” in “Amami” is also the character for “sea”, just like Futami’s “mi”.

[InfiniteNine]

Expected Delivery Date: August 13, 2011

The day wait will be long but worth it!

[Crakatak187]

Mayo Chiki 06

What a fun episode.

I loved the part when Konoe fought for Jirou and one guy in the crowd said he was dual wielding hahaha
Kanade never cease to amuse me with her ways. I loved how she was the meddled her way into the situation and how she was moving away when rejecting him.

[Steroyd]

Idolm@ster - 06

ALL BUDGET TO DANCE SCENE.

Good episode overall, I was quite skeptiical they could manage the large cast within an episode but they handled it well.

[Pachael]

It's nice when a series is being directed by someone who's a fan of the source material I guess, this whole series is like a love letter to the franchise.

As it should be. Anyway, gotta support Team Mako-han!

[BGBW]

Sure is JoJo in my Idolm@ster

[duckroll]

So, Nitroplus is making a PC ADV based on Guilty Crown, with Jin Haganeya handling the scenario. At the same time, he is also joining the anime writing team as a script writer. Nitroplus + noitaminA = one of the signs of the apocalypse :(

And now the official site for the game is up: http://www.nitroplus.co.jp/game/lost_x/

Guilty Crown Lost Xmas, for Japanese Windows, 4800yen, recommended for 15+.

[RurouniZel]

Well, Aya Hirano has now "retired" from her main office due to the sex scandal. Looks like new Haruhi ain't happenin' without a cast change. D:

http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0034538 (link is Japanese).

[Erigu]

Well, Aya Hirano has now "retired" from her main office due to the sex scandal. Looks like new Haruhi ain't happenin' without a cast change. D:

She's already talking about her next workplace on her blog.

[/XX/]

VISUAL SPLENDOR! And this gives it the edge in awesomeness over any optional, more elaborated story to go with it. A compensation to this is achieved by a COOL TO THE MAX setting and characters. There is so much going on during the races, but with the recognizable, over-the-top, quirky and likable RED-RACERS is more easy and exciting to follow this absolutely mad entertainment. Looks like Mr. Koike specialty! Fitting Trava's & Co. side-story/cameo.

Talking of Takeshi Koike, with that cut-by-cut constantly amazing animation and so comparatively little key people involved it seems to me like he made the whole bulk work by himself (apart from the obvious AD supervision), with a bunch of good friends helping. Such unique and personal conception, like no other!

Visually speaking, yeah, it was pretty fantastic to look at. But as a movie, it leaves a bit to be desired. You actually liked the BB weapon segment? I thought the entire thing ruined the movie a bit, and the Red Line race was pretty short if you exclude that. But as a visual orgasm, it was pretty awe inspiring to see.

As I see it, the menacing set-pieces that accompanied and affected the competition diverted the attention from the core racing spectacle to not make it repetitive, to expand more the epic status of the race, and as I think the biological weapon scenes didn't drag the fast rhythm of the movie itself, and were amazing visually, those simply didn't bothered me, and helped to build the tension for that impressive race finish.

[Jintor]

Yure Yuri 05

I fuckin' lol'd

[zeroshiki]

Well, Aya Hirano has now "retired" from her main office due to the sex scandal. Looks like new Haruhi ain't happenin' without a cast change. D: http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0034538 (link is Japanese).

Wait what? Either you have the wrong link or you're speculating because it doesn't say anything about the sex scandal there. It talks about her quitting and the company admitting that she did quit.

It also doesn't preclude KyoAni from hiring her from her next company o.O

[Jintor]

The first minute of Yure Yuri 06: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA holy shit. I fuckin' lost it.

[Lafiel]

Wait what? Either you have the wrong link or you're speculating because it doesn't say anything about the sex scandal there. It talks about her quitting and the company admitting that she did quit. It also doesn't preclude KyoAni from hiring her from her next company o.O

You really don't think it's not related?

[zeroshiki]

You really don't think it's not related?

She had been complaining about her agency for quite some time.

Why would she quit her agency over a sex scandal anyway?

[Lafiel]

She had been complaining about her agency for quite some time. Why would she quit her agency over a sex scandal anyway?

Either way - she either got kicked for the sex scandal or quit because her rep was ruined entirely because of it.

Hell there's no way any agency will take her under their wing now, aya hirano is FINISHED.

[duckroll]

She had been complaining about her agency for quite some time. Why would she quit her agency over a sex scandal anyway?

Quit and fired are a fine line in any industry though.

[Geneijin]

Redline spoilers

As I see it, the menacing set-pieces that accompanied and affected the competition diverted the attention from the core racing spectacle to not make it repetitive, to expand more the epic status of the race, and as I think the biological weapon scenes didn't drag the fast rhythm of the movie itself, and were amazing visually, those simply didn't bothered me, and helped to build the tension for that impressive race finish.

I disagree. While I'll agree it was a nice idea to detract away from any possible "core racing spectacle" repetition, BB was poorly handled. The middle segment of the Red Line race could practically be characterized as one huge explosion and took away from any sense of racing it had going. Sure, we had the Boin sisters/girls transforming their car into a mecha and the army invading the race as illegal racers, but what happened to the racing? It became a battlefield instead. If we had gotten at least something like the Yellow Line race closing moments, then I wouldn't have minded BB's inclusion, but there was little driving during the middle of the Red Line race. They teased the Yellow Line race in the very beginning yet didn't deliver something similar to that but with more insanity. What we got really was a short race that we'll remember more for the the drivers trying to arrive on the field and the climatic finish than the explosion. That's how I feel anyway.

The biological weapon didn't slow down the pace or rhythm of the race and were visual orgasms, which I agree with. I'm just calling BB a badly implemented idea.

Also, I disagree that the BB fiasco built tension for the racing finish. It setup the childhood flashback, which then lead to the climatic finish.

Edit: And I'm only specifically talking about the BB idea. Everything else I was fine with.

[wsippel]

As I see it, the menacing set-pieces that accompanied and affected the competition diverted the attention from the core racing spectacle to not make it repetitive, to expand more the epic status of the race, and as I think the biological weapon scenes didn't drag the fast rhythm of the movie itself, and were amazing visually, those simply didn't bothered me, and helped to build the tension for that impressive race finish.

Exactly my thoughts. What an awesome, awesome movie. It really shows what anime could be if studios gave up on the otaku cookie cutter crap they usually churn out these days.

[Risette]

It really shows what anime could be if studios gave up on the otaku cookie cutter crap they usually churn out these days.

It would be a dead industry. Lol.

[Geneijin]

Exactly my thoughts. What an awesome, awesome movie. It really shows what anime could be if studios gave up on the otaku cookie cutter crap they usually churn out these days.

And look what happened to Madhouse...

[wsippel]

It would be a dead industry. Lol.

But it would be a glorious death.

[Geneijin]

But it would be a glorious death.

Then the industry has died to give you this one movie already. Nothing more.

[duckroll]

It really shows what anime could be if studios gave up on the otaku cookie cutter crap they usually churn out these days.

Bankrupt?

[PdotMichael]

Little Women - Episode 10



- little Anne Shirley flashback (picutre)
- Battle of Gettysburg
- Mark Twain as new rival for Jo.
- and nice slice of life drama stuff

my favourite WMT anime with Anne

[RurouniZel]

Wait what? Either you have the wrong link or you're speculating because it doesn't say anything about the sex scandal there. It talks about her quitting and the company admitting that she did quit. It also doesn't preclude KyoAni from hiring her from her next company o.O

True, I'm making an assumption. However I'm pretty damn sure they're related, considering the timing and all.

[wsippel]

Then the industry has died to give you this one movie already. Nothing more.

We'll see about that. I'm a hopeless optimist. And mind you, I don't demand every anime to be like this, of course - just a little more variation and more experiments. I believe that stuff like Redline might be what the industry needs to draw new people in, or get sleepers back. If you only cater to a specific, established audience, your audience will thin out sooner or later and eventually vanish completely. That would be the end, but it would be a slow, silent and overall pathetic death.

Bankrupt?

I'm not entirely convinced Madhouse's dire situation can be solely attributed to this one movie.

[Jintor]

Well, on the basis of the fact that I want more Haruhi, and that I don't give a shit who she bangs, I hope Aya can still work as a VA

[Geneijin]

We'll see about that. I'm a hopeless optimist. And mind you, I don't demand every anime to be like this, of course - just a little more variation and more experiments. I believe that stuff like Redline might be what the industry needs to draw new people in, or get sleepers back. If you only cater to a specific, established audience, your audience will thin out sooner or later and eventually vanish completely. That would be the end, but it would be a slow, silent and overall pathetic death.

Of course.

I'm just joking about if what you were wish for was true then, then the industry has already died and there will be nothing glorious about its death except this one movie as a memento. Would you still think it was glorious =P

[duckroll]

I'm not entirely convinced Madhouse's dire situation can be solely attributed to this one movie.

Yeah, that's true, they've made other movies like Redline over the years too. That explains a lot!

[wsippel]

Yeah, that's true, they've made other movies like Redline over the years too. That explains a lot!

Didn't they recently cancel another movie that was in production for ages? They also lost staff and contracts (like Hellsing VIII - X). Question is: Did they lose those key people and contracts due to their financial situation, or did they cause the financial situation? Also, how much did Redline cost, and how much will it have made when all is said and done? I was looking for numbers, but I couldn't find anything.

[Risette]

Also, how much did Redline cost, and how much will it have made when all is said and done? I was looking for numbers, but I couldn't find anything.

Probably because it didn't make anything

lol

Yeah, that's true, they've made other movies like Redline over the years too. That explains a lot!

They also let someone like Yuasa direct several TV series. What a mistake.

[Geneijin]

Probably because it didn't make anything lol

Pretty sure it's been at a loss since last year although don't quote me on any numbers.

[Jintor]

Mayo Chiki 05 - Not as terrible as I had been led to believe. Some of this show's physical comedy is fucking hilarious.

[firehawk12]

Redline: So apparently at some point I promised 7th I would watch this, so that I did... and I guess it's not surprising that since everyone seems to love it on some level, I end up being mostly indifferent to it.

I think this film confirms that any sort of teenage dreams I might have had 15 years ago have been crushed by the bitterness being nearly 30. I'm absolutely sure I would have found this movie amazing when I was still in high school, in the same way I watched Full Metal Jacket 10 times based simply on shit blowing up to rocking 70s tunes.

As it stands, it's really a detached mess of cliche, male wishfullfilment and giant tits. Basically anime as we know it, but with much higher production values for the animation porn crowd. It's strange, because it's not like I hated it or anything... I just felt no emotion whatsoever. I couldn't find a way to engage with the film on anything other than a purely intellectual level, which kind of tells me that I'm pretty much done for this kind of film.

There's a genuine part of me that wants to like stuff like Redline and Fast and Furious and Death Race. Car porn + action + no plot + objectified women. It's the type of film that anyone would and should like. Meanwhile, all I can do is mourn the inner child that has been snuffed out and hope that someone licenses Mai Mai Miracle.

Edit: Colony Drop sucks. :)

[wsippel]

Redline: So apparently at some point I promised 7th I would watch this, so that I did... and I guess it's not surprising that since everyone seems to love it on some level, I end up being mostly indifferent to it. I think this film confirms that any sort of teenage dreams I might have had 15 years ago have been crushed by the bitterness being nearly 30. I'm absolutely sure I would have found this movie amazing when I was still in high school, in the same way I watched Full Metal Jacket 10 times based simply on shit blowing up to rocking 70s tunes. As it stands, it's really a detached mess of cliche, male wishfullfilment and giant tits. Basically anime as we know it, but with much higher production values for the animation porn crowd. It's strange, because it's not like I hated it or anything... I just felt no emotion whatsoever. I couldn't find a way to engage with the film on anything other than a purely intellectual level, which kind of tells me that I'm pretty much done for this kind of film. There's a genuine part of me that wants to like stuff like Redline and Fast and Furious and Death Race. Car porn + action + no plot + objectified women. It's the type of film that anyone would and should like. Meanwhile, all I can do is mourn the inner child that has been snuffed out and hope that someone licenses Mai Mai Miracle.

You sure you watched the right Redline? Sounds like you accidentially watched the 2007 movie...

[firehawk12]

You sure you watched the right Redline? Sounds like you accidentially watched the 2007 movie...

Haha. Based on imdb, it sounds like the same kind of film anyway.

[Steroyd]

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 - 17

The best word to describe the show at this point is 'constipated', the story is shoving in so many things at once, without really going anywhere.

[Tamanon]

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 - 17 The best word to describe the show at this point is 'constipated', the story is shoving in so many things at once, without really going anywhere.

It's certainly about to go somewhere, lol. Loved the episodes from the next one to the end.

[/XX/]

Redline spoilers I disagree. While I'll agree it was a nice idea to detract away from any possible "core racing spectacle" repetition, BB was poorly handled. The middle segment of the Red Line race could practically be characterized as one huge explosion and took away from any sense of racing it had going. Sure, we had the Boin sisters/girls transforming their car into a mecha and the army invading the race as illegal racers, but what happened to the racing? It became a battlefield instead. If we had gotten at least something like the Yellow Line race closing moments, then I wouldn't have minded BB's inclusion, but there was little driving during the middle of the Red Line race. They teased the Yellow Line race in the very beginning yet didn't deliver something similar to that but with more insanity. What we got really was a short race that we'll remember more for the the drivers trying to arrive on the field and the climatic finish than the explosion. That's how I feel anyway. Also, I disagree that the BB fiasco built tension for the racing finish. It setup the childhood flashback, which then lead to the climatic finish.

Well, I understand your position, and I'll also would have appreciated various forms of handling the movie and its possible outcomes only centered around the core concept of the race itself. I'll just say that I didn't find the battlefield and biological weapon scenes and plot anti-climatic or break-pacing myself. Probably, we can say those were a bit unnecessary and maybe you could agree with this definition, but I liked them because they gave me the impression of a unfolding epic setting, a more seriously dangerous and alien place with situations happening simultaneously to the competition, making the strange and decadent ROBOWORLD more interesting (and "insane", but in a different way to what you said). This also with the help of the side events involving the Mr. President plans sabotaged by The Mad Brothers and Pro-REDLINE 'coolie hires' miners, the illegal betting undertone present and all the other REDLINE paraphernalia.

I agree in part with you, Geneijin, it is simply that I am satisfied enough with how it was presented.

[Jintor]

Idolmaster 04: This was a terrible thing to watch while hungry. Oh my god, I want lobster and durian so bad. I don't think they mix too well though.

Idolmaster 05: lolbeach

[Steroyd]

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 - 18

If the last episode was constipation this one is diarrhea, everybody is fighting someone and someone else with a name is getting killed.... WHO THE FUCK IS DAVID?

Siscon is one hell of a drug.

[7Th]

PV for Manglobe's (Samurai Champloo, Ergo Proxy, House of 5 Leaves) new show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRCw1aWN0LY

[BluWacky]

PV for Manglobe's (Samurai Champloo, Ergo Proxy, House of 5 Leaves) new show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRCw1aWN0LY

Of course you leave out Sacred Blacksmith and World God Only Knows :p

I wasn't expecting an actual eroge adaptation, though!

[survivor]

PV for Manglobe's (Samurai Champloo, Ergo Proxy, House of 5 Leaves) new show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRCw1aWN0LY

What is this shit? Go make season 3 of TWGOK instead of this garbage.

[tiff]

PV for Manglobe's (Samurai Champloo, Ergo Proxy, House of 5 Leaves) new show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRCw1aWN0LY

Sure, why not?

[Eversynth]

PV for Manglobe's (Samurai Champloo, Ergo Proxy, House of 5 Leaves) new show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRCw1aWN0LY

lulwat
is that a cat? a ball? is this a generic harem show (looks like it)

[Geneijin]

Redline spoilers

Well, I understand your position, and I'll also would have appreciated various forms of handling the movie and its possible outcomes only centered around the core concept of the race itself. I'll just say that I didn't find the battlefield and biological weapon scenes and plot anti-climatic or break-pacing myself. Probably, we can say those were a bit unnecessary and maybe you could agree with this definition, but I liked them because they gave me the impression of a unfolding epic setting, with a more seriously dangerous and alien place with situations happening simultaneously to the competition, making the strange and decadent ROBOWORLD more interesting (and "insane", but in a different way to what you implied). This also with the help of the side events involving the Mr. President plans sabotaged by the Mad Brothers and Pro-REDLINE miners, the illegal betting undertone present and all the other REDLINE paraphernalia. I agree in part with you, Geneijin, it is simply that I am satisfied enough with how it was presented.

Actually, I didn't dislike the mayhem that ensued by the result of BB and the military. I very much like both ideas because they, indeed, conveyed the magnitude and epicness of the Red Line race. I wasn't against that at all. What I am complaining about, however, is how BB was integrated, which I found to be poorly done. Instead of the Red Line being a death race, the Red Line race became a death match with mecha and missiles most of the time, which I thought broke the idea of race being an actual race and no more than a sakuga wankfest (which isn't a bad thing, but it gets negative points from me as a movie) since the race never really started. It just began once all the drivers were launched and safely landed. Really, the only reason I'm so hard against the inclusion of BB is because they didn't flesh out the race a bit longer. There was an unusual absence of a race, and what I got instead was the only beginning and ending to that race. BB literally stop a race which didn't start. And that's what I'm complaining about. It could easily be solved by having the racers actually battling it out and racing each other before the military seriously intervened.

I understand and agree with most of what you say. I just felt the integration was lacking, which you may not agree with.

[BluWacky]

lulwat is that a cat? a ball? is this a generic harem show (looks like it)

Like I mentioned above, it's an eroge adaptation.