[Branduil]

Have you not watch Genshiken or amagami ss sae's arc?

I watched Genshiken a long time ago but I can't say that I remember any English.

[Regulus Tera]

Legend of the Galactic Heroes 012

This episode was mainly setup for the Alliance's invasion of the Empire, but it managed to cram some interesting ideas into the mix. From the unbridled patriotism of Douche McWhatsHisFace to the opportunism of Mrs. ItsElectionYearsoweGottaWar it seems like the Alliance is taking every single chance they can to get fucked up the arse. Can't say I'm rooting for them right now.

I particularly liked the talk between Yang and his superior, question soldier duty while still abiding to the unreasonable demands from the politicians. That was like, what, three whole dimensions of character in the span of two sentences? LotGH may be wordy, but it is not verbose.

You know, Legend of the Galactic Heroes doesn't get shorter because you aren't watching it!

I hate marathoning through anime, dude. I tend to keep missing stuff when I watch something back-to-back, especially for long shows like this one.

Gonna try again. Is it this one or this one?

BOTH

I wanna zombie love you.

[cosmicblizzard]

I watched Genshiken a long time ago but I can't say that I remember any English.

Did you watch season 2? That's where the engrish is from.

[Branduil]

Shit, I'm imagining it right now, and this is the most amazing thing. Imagine it with me! The camera is on the hand delivering the slap, and its moving towards the screen in slow motion. While this is happening, we hear an internal monologue from the guy who is about the receive the slap, and he is talking about the angle of the hand and the momentum applied, and how much force he has to exert to block it. Then just before the slap connects with the camera, a open palm blocks it at the wrist with a dramatic sound effect. Close-up on the eyes of the person doing the slapping. Internal monologue about the audacity the guy has to block a slap he deserves. Close-up on the eyes of the guy blocking the slap. Internal monologue about how he doesn't deserve this, and he won't let himself be humiliated any further. Camera pans across the legs of both parties from the ground angle, showing how they are both holding their ground. Staring montage. Growls of determination from both parties. Super slow motion scene of the aggressor removing the blocking hand with the free hand. Close-up of the slapping palm moving one frame per second as it slowly moves towards the guy's cheek. Suddenly, just before it connects, a third party's voice interrupts. Bird's eye view camera of the entire classroom, with the two characters in the middle, interrupted mid-slap by a teacher at the door. Freeze frame. To be continued end card.

It seems like you were a little bored.

[KO Traveling Hobo]

or this one?

That is some tremendous pubic hair.

[Reknoc]

Privateers are legal pirates, yes. So that's exactly what it is.

Right, it is, what I meant was it's not required to be a pirate. Which is what Cajunator said.

[Branduil]

THESE ARE IMAGES THAT STUDIO DEEN ACTUALLY PRODUCED (maybe, well, it was probably a studio that specialises in background art, but it's in a DEEN show!)

This season really is ridiculous when it comes to background art. I can't remember the last time we had so many different shows with interesting and artfully produced backgrounds.

It only makes Accel World's shame all the more apparent.

[Jexhius]

All the shows you mention aired after midnight, and thus their genre doesn't matter - no one's going to be watching them! When shows air is the most important factor in what demographic they're aiming for and how long they will probably last.

Those are just examples I picked out from a list, rather than representatives of the whole. I don't know what percentage of 13 episode anime airs in that late night slot, but I imagine it's a large proportion of it, which would in turn mean that a most anime airs at late night.

Of course, the time when anime airs in the rest of the world is also important when considering it's length - long running 'kids shows' Astro Boy, Kimba, Marco, Heidi and so forth were extremely popular shows internationally (probably viewed by more people than anime any today) and we can assume these were shown in the afternoon.

[Jexhius]

Legend of the Galactic Heroes 012 This episode was mainly setup for the Alliance's invasion of the Empire, but it managed to cram some interesting ideas into the mix. From the unbridled patriotism of Douche McWhatsHisFace to the opportunism[...]

That's "Fork" to you!

I can't understand how anyone could possibly forget a characters name, after all, they write it up on screen and everything! Easy peasy:




Edit:Whoops, the thread doesn't move that fast any more.

[Uchip]

greeeeeeeeeen

what were they thinking with those colours

[cajunator]

so did you ever continue E7?

Not yet. Been concentrating on new shows.
Nearly caught up though.

[Branduil]

[Mad Pierrot]

Dusk Maiden of Amnesia 04:

Add my voice to the consensus that the show is getting better with each episode. It's never not going to be junk food anime at its core, but it's hitting all of the right notes for me. Between the abandoned building porn, the fun characters, the light supernatural mysteries, and the SHAFT-y visual quirks and fanservice, this is the kind of thing that I feel okay shutting my brain off to watch.

Yuuko's mischief continues to generate comedy. Being my ghost girlfriend would probably be the only thing that would allow me to forgive her for waking me up in the middle of the night and dragging me through the entirety of an abandoned school just to trick me into believing that I was going to die from a curse. Of course, there always seems to be an underlying motive behind Yuuko's whims, and taking into consideration the things that she expressed to Teiichi in this episode, her actions seem to always be motivated by a fear of loneliness.

I could be seeing too much in her character, but her constant attempts to frighten, arouse, embarrass, and annoy Teiichi almost seem like a method of compensating for decades of invisibility. At last, she's found someone that can see her and interact with her, and so she's going to elicit as many reactions as she possibly can. Understandably, she fears a return to total invisibility, and she expresses this through clingy jealousy and a constant need for Teiichi's attention. In this episode Yuuko also seems to express a fear of regaining her memories regarding her death, presumably because this is the reason that her soul is in a state of unrest and her current situation is preferable to moving on. I can only wait and see whether or not this is correct.

I should also note that I found that this episode had the best ratio yet of good to bad SHAFT Junior League shots. I liked all of the following:

However, the final image is unfortunately marred by Dusk Maiden's cheap and ugly use of flat layers for their sky shots, which in this scene resulted in a two-dimensional moon hovering parallel to the surface of the pool. Eeeugh, just look at that reflection. I hope that they fix this for the BDs, because the coloration in this (and other) scenes of the sky are really beautiful otherwise.

[Jexhius]

So does AKB0048! Amazing!!

Yeah, what, what show doesn't have Okada these days?

[Branduil]

Infinite Ryvius should count as a space school setting, kinda

I don't really think so.

[Jexhius]

Whenever I watch these monthly sakuga videos I am always reminded of how much anime I don't watch. I mean, I haven't seen the majority of shows in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=CJvh0hKCE3E

Symphogear/Strike Witches/Evangelion/Galaga cant be killed with conventional weapons! apart from machine guns

Yeah, I am not quite sure why they keep saying that Secrets/G-monsters can't be killed by conventional weapons when all the mechs (IFO's) all appear to have convential machine guns and missiles.

Infinite Ryvius should count as a space school setting, kinda

If you gather enough teenagers in one place does it become a school setting? Truly question for the ages.

[Regulus Tera]

Legend of the Galactic Heroes 013

Kono bangumi wa Sesame Street gurando suponsaa no teikyou de okuri shimasu

The passage of time in this show confuses me. Surely a planet-sized mobilisation of resources would be longer than the mere twenty-four hours depicted here? Never mind that convincing a whole planet to follow on your plan to delude the enemy without it somehow getting leaked to them is a big assumption to make.

Also: it seems like the purpose of every lady in this show is to have their husbands/baby daddies die in war.

That's "Fork" to you! I can't understand how anyone could possibly forget a characters name, after all, they write it up on screen and everything! Easy peasy: http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/z...eolibeira2.jpg

in b4 some arshole is all like "is that Spanish?"

And here I thought my real life name was a mouthful.

Whenever I watch these monthly sakuga videos I am always reminded of how much anime I don't watch. I mean, I haven't seen the majority of shows in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=CJvh0hKCE3E

It doesn't seem like you are missing that much to be fair.

otoh, these are a monthly thing? yay I don't have to watch sucky anime anymore

[Jexhius]

Seeing Evangelion grouped with those shows just makes me sad.

Interestingly enough (or not, because anime is generally a very meta-textual medium), Euereka AO makes an Evangelion reference this week. I mean, besides the ones that it's already made:



Okay, so maybe I've seen Evangelion too many times.

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Legend of the Galactic Heroes 013 The passage of time in this show confuses me. Surely a planet-sized mobilisation of resources would be longer than the mere twenty-four hours depicted here? Never mind that convincing a whole planet to follow on your plan to delude the enemy without it somehow getting leaked to them is a big assumption to make.

The Alliance are always scrapping for a war, I can only assume they'd made the preparations beforehand!

[Branduil]

edit: I don't even know what bodacious means so I'm like totally lost on all these arguments about the name

It's outdated '90s slang like radical or cowabunga.

[KO Traveling Hobo]

Okay, so maybe I've seen Evangelion too many times

But that's impossible!!

[Jexhius]

the yuri to non yuri ratio is bad. not worth it!

Clearly. If people want that they should surely be watching the Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo - Anata to Koibito Tsunagi OVA.

[Regulus Tera]

It's outdated '90s slang like radical or cowabunga.

Fun's over dudes --now the Brandweeb is in session.

[Uchip]

Yeah, I am not quite sure why they keep saying that Secrets/G-monsters can't be killed by conventional weapons when all the mechs (IFO's) all appear to have convential machine guns and missiles. .

Im equally confused by the time setting
We have flying cars and futuristic cityscapes
but still restricted to simple machine gun weapons?

Rail guns and Lasers are being tested in reality, which would surely be effective in the okinawans fight against the reapers!

[hosannainexcelsis]

Those are just examples I picked out from a list, rather than representatives of the whole. I don't know what percentage of 13 episode anime airs in that late night slot, but I imagine it's a large proportion of it, which would in turn mean that a most anime airs at late night.

Well, yes, if you're a 13-episode or less show you're most likely going to air at late night; I've seen very, very few daytime shows that go below ~26 episodes. And indeed, the greatest number of shows air at late night, or "otaku o'clock". On the other hand, even though there are comparatively few daytime shows that start airing each season, the amount of anime airing at any given time is more balanced thanks to the long-running stuff. A quick count shows that at present 27 shows air between 11 PM and 3 AM, while 35 shows air between 6 AM and 10:30 PM.

[InfiniteNine]

Clearly. If people want that they should surely be watching the Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo - Anata to Koibito Tsunagi OVA.

It certainly is cute.

[cajunator]

Gotta stick with what works!

[chickdigger802]

Im equally confused by the time setting We have flying cars and futuristic cityscapes but still restricted to simple machine gun weapons? Rail guns and Lasers are being tested in reality, which would surely be effective in the okinawans fight against the reapers!

Which is really weird... am I just imagining it, but didn't E7 have beam based weapons somewhere?

[Branduil]

Did you watch season 2? That's where the engrish is from.

Nope.

[Uchip]

Which is really weird... am I just imagining it, but didn't E7 have beam based weapons somewhere?

it had HOMING LASERS
they defy the laws!

[Branduil]

That's "Fork" to you! I can't understand how anyone could possibly forget a characters name, after all, they write it up on screen and everything! Easy peasy: Edit:Whoops, the thread doesn't move that fast any more.

Still a better name than

[cajunator]

Well anime gave us railgun before and you guys didn't like it.

[wonzo]

RICK'S BREAD HANK'S ROCKS 4

every show needs a dwarf/midget/vertically challenged individual called HANK

Clearly. If people want that they should surely be watching the Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo - Anata to Koibito Tsunagi OVA.

it was pretty disappointing when compared to the source material (which is nothing to write home about either)

[Uchip]

every show needs a dwarf/midget/vertically challenged individual called HANK

Hank has to be the most bizarrely proportioned character in a while
I literally cracked up at one scene because of it

[dakkumauji]

Accel World 05
http://i.imgur.com/27KXu.gif
Possible spoilers I guess to be kind.
I was pretty amused by the fight. Just that losing his arm so suddenly wasn't bad, but next a leg? I kinda forgot all about those special moves and the special bar as well.
I am liking where the show might be heading. Or at very least, I like that Kuroyukihime challenged everyone so no more silly your princess games anymore

[KO Traveling Hobo]

Accel World 05 http://i.imgur.com/27KXu.gif Possible spoilers I guess to be kind. I was pretty amused by the fight. Just that losing his arm so suddenly wasn't bad, but next a leg? I kinda forgot all about those special moves and the special bar as well. I am liking where the show might be heading. Or at very least, I like that Kuroyukihime challenged everyone so no more silly your princess games anymore

Did they even mention the special bar before this?

[hosannainexcelsis]

Milky Holmes 12 - End

The first half was fun and exciting; they pulled out the stops for the action animation and storyboarding in the climatic fight. The second half was not as successful; the comedic reversal of the breast revelation wasn't effective, the pacing dragged, and the reset button ending was terribly lame. Overall, the series did not quite live up to my expectations from S2 E3, never achieving that same pitch of high-octane absurdity, but it was still silly enough often enough to be worth my time. Twenty stole the show whenever he was on screen; definitely its best asset.

[Ultimadrago]

Milky Holmes 12 - End Twenty stole the show whenever he was on screen; definitely its best asset.

Beautiful Me, agrees.

[wonzo]

Hank has to be the most bizarrely proportioned character in a while I literally cracked up at one scene because of it

The metal gauntlet makes it.

[Ultimadrago]

[IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18780843/anime/RICK/RICK.gif[IMG] [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18780843/anime/RICK/SBR.gif[IMG] [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18780843/anime/RICK/EAD.gif[IMG]

"ED of the Year" needs to be a poll, just so that Rick's Bread can win.

[hosannainexcelsis]

the horror

make it stop

[KO Traveling Hobo]

The part where the brown haired girl almost pokes her own eye out is great.

[Chet Rippo]

The part where the brown haired girl almost pokes her own eye out is great.

Is that what she's doing? I couldn't tell, I was to busy being weirded out.

[Jexhius]

it was pretty disappointing when compared to the source material (which is nothing to write home about either)

I don't really know anything about it, besides the fact that it's 'sakuga'. At least, that's what duckroll says.

[Thoraxes]

Apparently today is Yuno's birthday.

[Jexhius]

[Un-Go] - 0

That...was the Un-Go'st experience I've had in weeks!

I don't know what to say about it, in all honesty. It's very Un-Go, for all that implies, except this time they actually delve into the set-up for the whole story. If you imagined this would involve things making more sense, you'd be wrong.

[Ultimadrago]

Apparently today is Yuno's birthday.

Sweet, Happy Birthday Yuno!

I'll be watching the start of your Hidamari Days very soon, since I accidentally saw the third part first :S

[Envelope]

One piece 544- am sure at this point the ocean in one piece is made up of manly tears I like the whole soft water colour look this arc is going for in order to match oda vision in one of the FI arc artwork. each arc has it's own look is it me or does this area also remind of legend of zelda skyward sword water temple/ water dragons lair I love this about most shounens they take you way from those blahh highschool setting or the nothingness of space and take you to these imaginative and interesting settings.

If only One Piece looked like that where I am now...

Sweet, Happy Birthday Yuno! I'll be watching the start of your Hidamari Days very soon, since I accidentally saw the third part first :S

All these impressions from Hidamari Sketch are really making we want to try out this series, it looks pretty fun.

[moonspeak]

Apparently today is Yuno's birthday.

Yeah. Uh huh. Yuno what it is.

[Dresden]

(-_-)



Skipping the first episode. Second episode was . . . I'll keep going, I guess. Dusk Maiden deserved better.

[cajunator]

Dusk maiden is a great show.
I prefer Sankarea though.