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KO Traveling Hobo · Mar 20, 2012

Envelope said:
You're quite the dedicated fan!

The problem is, none of the points you mentioned in your first paragraph actually mean School Days is good. A bad show can accomplish all those things. (and indeed one did, it's called School days! ) Furthermore, the character themselves are bad. Not just in the sense that they're unlikeable, that's the whole point of School days, (although that does add to the problem), but they're weak cardboard characters who do illogical stuff simply to get that emotional reaction you spoke so highly of.

They're middle school students with

mild-to-severe mental/emotional problems

, and they act the part. You may not have liked the characters, but their behavior and interactions made perfect sense in-universe.

I'm not saying that Evangelion and School Days are of comparable quality, but you might as well be complaining that Shinji was a bad character for not manning up and beating the shit out of the Angels.

Envelope · Mar 20, 2012

KO Traveling Hobo said:
They're middle school students with

mild-to-severe mental/emotional problems

, and they act the part. You may not have liked the characters, but their behavior and interactions made perfect sense in-universe.

I'm not saying that Evangelion and School Days are of comparable quality, but you might as well be complaining that Shinji was a bad character for not manning up and beating the shit out of the Angels.

I don't feel like getting into a big discussion now, but I'll just say that Shinji had the pressure of trying to keep the entire world safe resting on his shoulders, and so his breakdowns and actions made sense, you don't have that in School Days.

cajunator · Mar 20, 2012

Geneijin said:
Me and you have already agreed on the problems with the show before cajunator. It's perfectly fine to enjoy a show despite them.

Fair enough.
It does have problems, although for me they werent dealbreakers.

Articalys · Mar 20, 2012

Inexplicably, Recorder and Randsell gets a second season.

Reknoc · Mar 20, 2012

Urgh, that horrible moment when you fancy starting a show only to find out it's not on crunchyroll in your region.

Ultimadrago · Mar 20, 2012

Fate/Zero 3

Personality contest: Soul Eater's Excalibur > Archer.

Rider still being One-Hundred PERCENT testosterman!

Dem RPG terms (Skills, Base Stats) getting thrown about!

Saber's cute, yet so classy/knightly.

Kiritsugu is

gonna bring the paaaaaain!

darkside31337 · Mar 20, 2012

Articalys said:
Inexplicably, Recorder and Randsell gets a second season.

And yet Ro-Kyu-Bu Season 2 still hasn't been announced yet. This is such a travesty.

Envelope · Mar 20, 2012

Articalys said:
Inexplicably, Recorder and Randsell gets a second season.

And yet Morita-san Season 2 still hasn't been announced yet. This is such a travesty.

Instro · Mar 20, 2012

Articalys said:
Inexplicably, Recorder and Randsell gets a second season.

Well it probably costs nothing to make I guess.

hosannainexcelsis · Mar 20, 2012

Envelope said:
And yet Morita-san Season 2 still hasn't been announced yet. This is such a travesty.

Er, Morita-san got 2 seasons.

KO Traveling Hobo · Mar 20, 2012

Envelope said:
I don't feel like getting into a big discussion now, but I'll just say that Shinji had the pressure of trying to keep the entire world safe resting on his shoulders, and so his breakdowns and actions made sense, you don't have that in School Days.

Point is, if Shinji was a different character or the people around him weren't such assholes, then he might not have behaved like he did. The same goes for School Days. As soon as the characters took the stage, the story practically wrote itself.

Envelope · Mar 20, 2012

hosannainexcelsis said:
Er, Morita-san got 2 seasons.

But they were back to back, that's not really the same as a second season!

And anyway, they should just make a third season of Morita, not a whole new season of Let's Recycle the Same Pedo Joke Again.

hosannainexcelsis · Mar 21, 2012

Envelope said:
But they were back to back, that's not really the same as a second season!

And anyway, they should just make a third season of Morita, not a whole new season of Let's Recycle the Same Pedo Joke Again.

Life is cruel.

cosmicblizzard · Mar 21, 2012

Mirai Nikki 22

Okay, the censorship wasn't anywhere near as bad as I thought even if the amazing scene looked a lot cooler in the manga (spoilers obviously).

But still, incredible episode. They turned my favorite portion of the series into something even more memorable. The facial expressions, the pacing, the dialog; it was all perfect. And with 4 episodes left, I have no doubt the remaining 8 chapters will be covered. Should be a fun finale.

I'm saddened more people aren't watching this. Seriously might be the best adaptation of a crazy series in years.

JKTrix · Mar 21, 2012

Reknoc said:
Urgh, that horrible moment when you fancy starting a show only to find out it's not on crunchyroll in your region.

VPNs and Proxies and stuff, my friend. Been in Bermuda for a little over a month, haven't missed an ep of Chihayafuru yet.

I'm paying for a VPN myself, $5 a month (the reliability is worth it), but there are free things around you could try.

Reknoc · Mar 21, 2012

JKTrix said:
VPNs and Proxies and stuff, my friend. Been in Bermuda for a little over a month, haven't missed an ep of Chihayafuru yet.

I'm paying for a VPN myself, $5 a month (the reliability is worth it), but there are free things around you could try.

Yea, I use Hotspot Shield for Crunchyroll and Netflix, it's just an extra step that gets annoying (though I've found I only need to log into crunchyroll, then I can turn hotspot shield off).

Azure J · Mar 21, 2012

cosmicblizzard said:
Mirai Nikki 22

Okay, the censorship wasn't anywhere near as bad as I thought even if the amazing scene looked a lot cooler in the manga (spoilers obviously).

But still, incredible episode. They turned my favorite portion of the series into something even more memorable. The facial expressions, the pacing, the dialog; it was all perfect. And with 4 episodes left, I have no doubt the remaining 8 chapters will be covered. Should be a fun finale.

I'm saddened more people aren't watching this. Seriously might be the best adaptation of a crazy series in years.

I've totally dropped the ball on keeping up with this as an anime. Hilariously enough, I think I was one of the few guys talking about it before it exploded in Manga GAF with that "Yuno you're crazy!" panel in one of the chapters. :lol

I think I'll catch up on it now. Haven't been watching much else anyways.

e_i · Mar 21, 2012

Future Diary episode 22

Well, everything went to shit. Four more episodes? Of what? This seemed like the penultimate episode.

Lain · Mar 21, 2012

Chihayafuru 24

The Queen

being linked to the cards

was silly, but I still enjoyed the episode.

This being one of the reasons for it, though

fat Queen

contributed too.

So, there's still an episode left? Damn i wish this sold better, I really would have liked a second season.

wonzo · Mar 21, 2012

Haly said:
The anime industry can learn a lot from Bioware.

hosannainexcelsis said:
I admire Geneijin for never giving up the fight against Ano Hana supporters.

he'll never forget the bad anime he saw that season

Articalys said:
Inexplicably, Recorder and Randsell gets a second season.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK WHERE THE FUCK IS MORE MORITA-SAN FUCK ;___;

e_i said:
Future Diary episode 22

Well, everything went to shit. Four more episodes? Of what? This seemed like the penultimate episode.

you mean everything went AMAZING!

Thoraxes · Mar 21, 2012

cajunator said:
Gonna have to fight pretty hard cause I will always love ano Hana.

Anyway I just bought a 3DS for...reasons and HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGG @ Palutena.

yes I bought it for games too not just this video silly

Lemme know when you get yo friend code.

Envelope · Mar 21, 2012

e_i said:
Future Diary episode 22

Well, everything went to shit. Four more episodes? Of what? This seemed like the penultimate episode.

Hehehehehehe..... There's still plenty left for Mirai Nikki.

iavi · Mar 21, 2012

Palutena 1

That can't be all there is? I watched both the jp short and the english one and vastly prefer the English VA.

Envelope · Mar 21, 2012

Miri said:
Palutena 1

That can't be all there is? I watched both the jp short and the english one and vastly prefer the English VA.

There's going to be a second part.

Thoraxes · Mar 21, 2012

Miri said:
Palutena 1

That can't be all there is? I watched both the jp short and the english one and vastly prefer the English VA.

Part 2 is yet to come.

Also, I almost agree about the voices except for the ara~

Noirulus · Mar 21, 2012

/XX/ said:
In fact, for production companies one of the biggest players right now is Aniplex Inc., that is strictly dependent (read subsidiary) of Sony Music Entertainment Japan Inc., operated independently from the parent company.

Ooo, had no idea Aniplex was owned by Sony.

On a separate note, i'm not enjoying watching anime because of classwork anxiety /cry

Ultimadrago · Mar 21, 2012

Fate/Zero 4

Dat golden sword dash!

Dat Rider flick

That is all.

madp · Mar 21, 2012

Thoraxes said:
Part 2 is yet to come.

Also, I almost agree about the voices except for the ara~

Palutena aras in the Japanese version? As if NoA's 4kids-level dub wasn't inadequate enough...

zeroshiki · Mar 21, 2012

Jexhius said:
Oberstein just does what needs to be done to benefit the galaxy in general. His guiding principles seem fairly Utilitarian, which allows to perform acts that others would find repugnant.

What one would expect from a guy with an Oberstein avatar!

Azure J · Mar 21, 2012

Miri said:
Palutena 1

That can't be all there is? I watched both the jp short and the english one and vastly prefer the English VA.

It's weird, I really really love Englitena and the English more, but dat ara. :lol

dimb · Mar 21, 2012

Chihayafuru 24
I didn't vote for this Queen.

Thoraxes · Mar 21, 2012

Mad Pierrot said:
Palutena aras in the Japanese version? As if NoA's 4kids-level dub wasn't inadequate enough...

Yes she does, and it's wonderful.

Ultimadrago · Mar 21, 2012

Fate/Zero 5

This episode was good because

- Rider is the best kind of party crasher
- Questionably looking 3-D

Zerker

wonzo · Mar 21, 2012

Gintama 126

Poor Shinpachi, forever playing second fiddle to his glasses. New OP and ED's pretty good.

KuwabaraTheMan · Mar 21, 2012

Chihayafuru 24:
Man, this episode had some hilarious moments. Taichi's mom is amazing, and everyone's reactions to the queen (and

the moment where she realized that it wasn't the kimono that was causing her to feel heavy

) was golden, and I liked seeing an insight into all of the characters. Taichi is a boss, and Yumin is very likable.

I really wish there could be a second season.

DrForester said:
Touga is one of anime's greatest pimps

'One of'?

Thoraxes · Mar 21, 2012

KuwabaraTheMan said:
'One of'?

Akio.

Defuser · Mar 21, 2012

wonzo said:
Gintama 126

Poor Shinpachi, forever playing second fiddle to his glasses. New OP and ED's pretty good.

My favourite ED is still ED14.

jman2050 · Mar 21, 2012

AzureJericho said:
It's weird, I really really love Englitena and the English more, but dat ara. :lol

They're both good in different ways.

NA Palutena is the more masterful troll though.

NewFresh · Mar 21, 2012

jman2050 said:
Angel Beats pulled this off as well.

Disclaimer: Ano Hana is 10000x the show AB is

0 x 0 = 0

RurouniZel · Mar 21, 2012

Damn it, just got an e-mail from Amazon that the Squid Girl BD is delayed 'til April. D:

cosmicblizzard · Mar 21, 2012

Aquarion Evol 12

Shit is getting real.

hosannainexcelsis · Mar 21, 2012

wonzo said:
Gintama 126

Poor Shinpachi, forever playing second fiddle to his glasses. New OP and ED's pretty good.

That's one of the better conceived and organized OPs, in my opinion.

NewFresh · Mar 21, 2012

darkside31337 said:
And yet Ro-Kyu-Bu Season 2 still hasn't been announced yet. This is such a travesty.

Is it really?

cosmicblizzard · Mar 21, 2012

Rock Lee PV. This shit is gonna be hilarious.

duckroll · Mar 21, 2012

Macross DYRL hits blu-ray in July.

dimb · Mar 21, 2012

cosmicblizzard said:
Rock Lee PV. This shit is gonna be hilarious.

Wow, they're really pulling out all the stops. Animation seems better than the source material.

Articalys · Mar 21, 2012

So remember that other site streaming Ozuma, called Viki? The one with crowdsorced subtitles?

They are now also streaming the complete series of Oniisama e..., among a few other shows.

dimb · Mar 21, 2012

Articalys said:
So remember that other site streaming Ozuma, called Viki? The one with crowdsorced subtitles?

They are now also streaming the complete series of Oniisama e..., among a few other shows.

Oh, neat. Only like 7 episodes have subtitles so far though.

Thoraxes · Mar 21, 2012

duckroll said:
Macross DYRL hits blu-ray in July.

Ohhhhhhhh! Do want.

Lafiel · Mar 21, 2012

duckroll said:
Macross DYRL hits blu-ray in July.

Whoa, it's been years since I've re-watched DYRL too!

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