[cajunator]

Lolz. Stellar impressions. You don't even know what you're watching.

It was Brother Jun. the trumpet player. His english was clumsy. It wasn't Richie.

[duckroll]

It was Brother Jun. the trumpet player. His english was clumsy. It wasn't Richie.

Well, he's Japanese! Realism! :D

[Defuser]

Phi Brain S2 ep5
Gammon episode is always best episode. Looks like we're back to duel puzzles next week.

[cajunator]

Well, he's Japanese! Realism! :D

You do have a point there. I just thought it sounded a bit jarring is all. Its not a dealbreaker by any means. I enjoyed the episode. Especially when they loosened up and the music changed.

[duckroll]

You do have a point there. I just thought it sounded a bit jarring is all. Its not a dealbreaker by any means. I enjoyed the episode. Especially when they loosened up and the music changed.

I'll tell you what was really jarring. The fact that his English singing voice is not the same as his normal character voice. Boo! >:(

[Westlo]

Man didn't know Urabe was so "equipped".

Man, a new series has to be on the horizon...

Probably not, seems GOHANDS are quite busy with K.

http://k-project.jpn.com/character/

Dat Neko.

Also I can't remember if there's enough source material left for a second season anyway... hopefully they get around to one in the future, I'm happy they gave us these OVAs though. (I still need to watch 2 and now 3!)

Shipping in Seitokai Yakuindomo? Really? Reeeeeeallly?

Team Shino all day every day. I hope a certain chapter is eventually animated, but yeah it really isn't that kind of show, unless things have changed lately

[Theonik]

Dai Mahou Touge 1+2
Lyrical Tokarev, kill them all!

This show is a great combination of cute and grim. Watching Punie-Chan go from cute witch to wrestling psychopath is hilarious.

Potato-Dono! Shame we probably won't be seeing anymore of him :(

Second episode was hilarious where we see Punie-Chan's mascot and how they met more wrestling!
Have I told you how awesome the OP is btw?

Lyrics make it even better!

[cajunator]

Dai Mahou Touge 1+2 Lyrical Tokarev, kill them all! This show is a great combination of cute and grim. Watching Punie-Chan go from cute witch to wrestling psychopath is hilarious. Potato-Dono! Shame we probably won't be seeing anymore of him :( Second episode was hilarious where we meet Punie-Chan's mascot and how they met more wrestling! Have I told you how awesome the OP is btw? Lyrics make it even better!

Yes, another has witnessed.
Welcome to the Punie fanclub.

[Defuser]

Hyouka ep 3
Houtarou is such a lazy guy but still a boss. Love that reaction he makes when it involves tremendous amount of work.

[ponpo]

Hyouka Crew

[Jexhius]

I'll tell you what was really jarring. The fact that his English singing voice is not the same as his normal character voice. Boo! >:(

Kids on the Slope is all about cutting corners.

[cajunator]

Kids on the Slope is all about cutting corners.

I thought it was about Jazz? I'VE BEEN HAD!

[Basileus777]

Kids on the Slope is all about cutting corners.

That seems to be Kaoru's approach to romance.

[Ultimadrago]

That seems to be Kaoru's approach to romance.

[Jexhius]

[Mysterious Girlfriend X] - 5

There wasn't really any time for anything new or interesting to happen this episode because it was largely devoted to boys trying to get a glimpse at girls bodies, thinking about girls bodies and fantasizing about seeing girls bodies. I suppose this makes it a dangerously accurate depiction of the mind of a teenage boy.

I feel like there's something rather unwholesome about Urabe getting a glimpse into her boyfriends mental state - surely he should be allowed to have some secrets? It seems to be something of an invasion of privacy.

Oh, and I suppose we also got a glimpse of sweat and tan fetishes this week. I am sure this will please many.

[sonicmj1]

Space Bros 6

Excellent. Mutta is awesome. Good to see that Hibito isn't the only one out there rooting for our hero.

Hyouka 3

Was it just me, or was this episode a big improvement?

I mean, this looks so classy!

The addition of Chitanda's mystery got me a lot more interested in what was going on. The small puzzle of the episode wasn't much different from what we've seen before (I feel like they get more trivial once you know what to look for), but now I actually had some investment in the outcome. That was nice.

And while the show still has the same amount of talking heads in closed rooms, I feel like more time passed in this episode, which lead to some nice direction. The scene in the cafe, as well as the midterms, both were really well done.

A lot of time gets compressed into just a few camera shots, but you can tell how busy the test period is thanks to the transitions.

The opening cafe scene sticks in my mind because it's really the first moment in the series so far where it feels like there are legitimate emotional stakes. Chitanda's issues could have easily come off as superficial, which wouldn't feel out of character for the kind of person she's been so far. But a combination of interesting framing devices, camera angles, and well-chosen music brought real energy to her confession. And when she cools down after Oreki comes close to blowing her off, the music and framing change, and it becomes clear why this mystery about her uncle is so important. It feels very different from the show to that point.

There are a lot of subtle touches in that scene that bring across the passage of time. This is one of the more obvious ones, but I liked it a lot, because it works on a few levels.

I was prepared to drop the show before watching this episode (I'm already watching too many things), but I guess it's got its claws in me. Ah well.

So did I just choose the boredom menu or the excitement menu?

[Defuser]

Tasogare otome x amnesia ep 5
I can't believe this butchered the cultural festival. The whole episode is poor.

[Steroyd]

AKB0048 - 02

First half was dull, second half was... I don't even know where to begin.

[Jexhius]

[We'll never remember the name of the literature we read that day] - 3

With the wealth of talent KyoAni have to hand I feel like they could almost make this material interesting.

It's a shame, for me, that I just can't care about this show because the cinematography and animation are top-notch. However, they're not enough to keep me returning to the show week after week.

[Dresden]

Imagine how good Hyouka would be if it had some good old fashioned rape or murder.

It's just hard to care, even for the mystery that Chitanda sets up in the beginning, since it'll probably be as lame and ordinary as all the other "mysteries" so far in the show.

[Ultimadrago]

Imagine how good Hyouka would be if it had some good old fashioned rape or murder.

It would have been much better off.

It's just hard to care, even for the mystery that Chitanda sets up in the beginning, since it'll probably be as lame and ordinary as all the other "mysteries" so far in the show.

That's my guess.

[cajunator]

Imagine how good Hyouka would be if it had some good old fashioned rape or murder.

At least then there might be a legitimate mystery involved.

[Makoto]

Imagine how good Hyouka would be if it had some good old fashioned rape or murder. It's just hard to care, even for the mystery that Chitanda sets up in the beginning, since it'll probably be as lame and ordinary as all the other "mysteries" so far in the show.

Everything has just been so tame. I wasn't expecting quality on the levels of the film Brick but sheesh, is this show just a reflection of how utterly mundane high school life in Japan is capable of being?

[Hellsing321]

Imagine how good Hyouka would be if it had some good old fashioned rape or murder. It's just hard to care, even for the mystery that Chitanda sets up in the beginning, since it'll probably be as lame and ordinary as all the other "mysteries" so far in the show.

Needs more Law and Order SVU.

[7Th]

Yes, that's a car. Yes, it's 2D. Best Ufotable production of 2012. No contest.

[tiff]

Imagine how good Hyouka would be if it had some good old fashioned rape or murder.

Rape makes everything better - AnimeGAF

[sonicmj1]

Imagine how good Hyouka would be if it had some good old fashioned rape or murder. It's just hard to care, even for the mystery that Chitanda sets up in the beginning, since it'll probably be as lame and ordinary as all the other "mysteries" so far in the show.

I wouldn't go that far. That would betray everything they tried to achieve in the first half of this episode.

I understand commercially why they want to work in an idyllic high school environment, but it loses a lot of its charm when the protagonist is trying his hardest to live the most boring high school life possible. I guess he's succeeding?

[Ultimadrago]

I guess he's succeeding?

Well, he was until that meddling Eru and sister of his came along. Now, he is hunting down janitors.

The man lives a new life!

[Jexhius]

Yes, that's a car. Yes, it's 2D. Best Ufotable production of 2012. No contest.

Impossible. That must be photo-shopped.

[cajunator]

see? Cars are not difficult to draw. I think companies just place more or less emphasis on them and that determines whether they go 3d or just hand draw it.

[Firemind]

Yes, that's a car. Yes, it's 2D. Best Ufotable production of 2012. No contest.

But Ufotable was truly terrible until they got the supreme privilege to adapt the wondrous works of the award-winning novelists at Type-Moon.

[Jintor]

Yes, that's a car. Yes, it's 2D. Best Ufotable production of 2012. No contest.

I'm... in awe... a 2d car in the year 2012?!?!?!?! I must be dreaming. I'll wake up at any moment now...

[cajunator]

But Ufotable was truly terrible until they got the supreme privilege to adapt the wondrous works of the award-winning novelists at Type-Moon.

But they made Tristia of the Deep Blue Sea <3

[sonicmj1]

It's good to see ufotable focusing its 2D talent on the productions that truly deserve it.

[Jexhius]

It's not hard to locate the two biggest problems with Hyouka, neither of which have anything to do with the actual quality of the production:

Imagine how good Hyouka would be if it had some good old fashioned rape or murder. It's just hard to care, even for the mystery that Chitanda sets up in the beginning, since it'll probably be as lame and ordinary as all the other "mysteries" so far in the show.

Problem the first: The show appears to be about solving extremely mundane mysteries which have no inherent 'weight' to them - nothing that would make an audience care about how they are resolved.

Detective stories aren't just popular because detective-type characters demonstrate their cognitive abilities to decipher mysteries. They're popular because crime and murder are interesting topics. When someone has been murdered most people would say that it's really important to know who did it and why. When someone borrows a book regularly from a library, or opens their windows to let air out a room, it doesn't engender the same interest.

I understand commercially why they want to work in an idyllic high school environment, but it loses a lot of its charm when the protagonist is trying his hardest to live the most boring high school life possible. I guess he's succeeding?

Problem the second: Our protagonist isn't just boring by virtue of being a flat character, he's boring because that's his goal in life. Branduil, perhaps correctly, points out that this is the point of the show, but it still doesn't make watching the show any more tolerable.

Perhaps they're will be some radical event which forces him to alter his position on life at some point in the future, but it doesn't seem like that's going to happen anytime soon based on what I've seen so far.

[cajunator]

Didnt Gosick already try the mundane mysteries with cute girls route? It didn't work the first time.

[Ultimadrago]

Didnt Gosick already try the mundane mysteries with cute girls route? It didn't work the first time.

Yes, though

Victorique > Eru

And dead people > Hyouka "spoilers" library book patterns

[cajunator]

Yes, though Victorique > Eru

Hmmm....tie.

[Dresden]

Didnt Gosick already try the mundane mysteries with cute girls route? It didn't work the first time.

I wouldn't call them mundane (lots of dead people), they just weren't good. And then apparently it turns into some weird genealogy action show with loli rape.

[tiff]

I wouldn't call them mundane (lots of dead people), they just weren't good. And then apparently it turns into some weird genealogy action show with loli rape.

That's when it got good.

[sonicmj1]

And then apparently it turns into some weird genealogy action show with loli rape.

I have no idea how those words fit together to form an existing concept.

[cajunator]

I wouldn't call them mundane (lots of dead people), they just weren't good. And then apparently it turns into some weird genealogy action show with loli rape.

I guess I would consider murder mysteries to be mundane because thats what it almost always is. Its run of the mill stuff.

[Jintor]

Problem the first: The show appears to be about solving extremely mundane mysteries which have no inherent 'weight' to them - nothing that would make an audience care about how they are resolved. Detective stories aren't just popular because detective-type characters demonstrate their cognitive abilities to decipher mysteries. They're popular because crime and murder are interesting topics. When someone has been murdered most people would say that it's really important to know who did it and why. When someone borrows a book regularly from a library, or opens their windows to let air out a room, it doesn't engender the same interest.

I don't know, GK Chesterton made it work pretty well. (Admittedly a lot of the Father Brown mysteries looked like murders at first glance)

[Dresden]

I have no idea how those words fit together to form an existing concept.

Yeah, it's kinda weird. (And my description doesn't make much sense, true.)

I guess this is what happened:

In one of her many performances, she attracts the interest of Marquis Albert de Blois, who is interested in her bloodline. She is later kidnapped by Albert, who after keeping her inside the Blois Mansion for a year, impregnates her. On Christmas Day of 1910, a child was born: Victorique de Blois. "She" being the loli's mother (who is as loli as her daughter).

And then apparently there's like a government conspiracy and things blow up, or something. I only looked it up because there's a particular scene near the end of the show that shows up in a bunch of sakuga stuff.

e: It's just really weird.

[Femmeworth]

That's when it got good.

*looks at avatar*
*looks at post*
Too easy.

[survivor]

So Gosick vs Un-Go, which one fails less at being a mystery anime?

[cajunator]

So Gosick vs Un-Go, which one fails less at being a mystery anime?

I guess its best to just avoid mystery shows containnig the letters "GO"

[hosannainexcelsis]

Impossible. That must be photo-shopped.

I can verify 7th's statement. It's quite good!

[Brazil]

Yes, that's a car. Yes, it's 2D. Best Ufotable production of 2012. No contest.

I think I've already said this here before, but 2D cars in anime weird me out nowadays.

[Reknoc]

So Gosick vs Un-Go, which one fails less at being a mystery anime?

Well there's a lot of mystery in Un-Go... just not the mysteries themselves.