[BluWacky]

Well I suppose they must think that it attract some kind of audience then.

Well, it's been made into a TV drama four times before and a feature film twice - I guess it must be a relatively well known young adult sci-fi novel in Japan, and I suppose Sunrise et al hope it will continue to be popular.

But then I don't really understand why Sunrise makes some of the films it does. Was King of Thorn really a popular enough manga to get a film adaptation?

[cosmicblizzard]

Rock Lee 6

Guy makes a good cheerleader.

Starting to get bored of this. Hope the Hinata episode is soon.

[Mad Pierrot]

Hey, I warned you. I warned everyone, ages ago when this first came out. I went to excessive lengths to warn everyone! Why does no-one ever listen?

I think that I heeded your "warning" in exactly the way you intended!

Rock Lee 6 Starting to get bored of this. Hope the Hinata episode is soon.

Any word on how many episodes this is supposed to last? Is there enough material for it to last more than one or two seasons?

yeah, I want news on Bleach, don't judge me!

[Chet Rippo]

Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 5 An F-Zero reference. How quaint.

Welp, I guess I'm going to have to start watching this now.

[Jexhius]

See, I wrote about it extensively: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthre...e#post30497077

[Lain]

Mardock Scramble: The First Compression words

Meh, I loved the movie and can't wait for part 2.

[Kagami]

Accel World 5 The wut: this robot

Haha, yeah the author's acting threw off what was supposed to be a dramatic scene. Not that he sounded any better the previous time, but the scene wasn't as important. One cameo was OK but they probably shouldn't have brought him on again.
He posted on twitter that he won't be in the show anymore.
https://twitter.com/#!/kunori/status/198440796649820162
"Thank you all for dealing with the psychological assault from the glasses-box robot! He won't be appearing anymore (as far as I know), so you can breathe easy and enjoy the remaining episodes!"

[Ultimadrago]

Hey, I warned you. I warned everyone, ages ago when this first came out. I went to excessive lengths to warn everyone! Why does no-one ever listen?

See, I wrote about it extensively: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthre...e#post30497077

But you said here that it's entertaining and a fun watch!

Why would you warn others about fun entertainment?

[Dedication Through Light]

See, I wrote about it extensively: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthre...e#post30497077

Mature Means Boobs and Blood Do you remember anime in the late 80’s/90’s? Have you had experiences with the OVA’s and movies of that time that were brought over from Japan for western consumption? You know the kind of stuff I mean, the “anime isn’t kids stuff” selection: Mad Bull 34, Ninja Scroll, Baoh, MD Geist etc. Anime for adults, by which they meant a focus on gore and tits. Y’know, the good stuff. If you were familiar with that selection of anime, and someone told you that they were making a cyberpunk anime you’d probably know what to expect. That poster, which thanks to google I can’t really show, featuring a naked robot-lady would have pretty much confirmed your suspicions.

Somehow I guess I missed the post earlier, I would have been prepared. But yeah, I do want to see the second one.

Any word on how many episodes this is supposed to last? Is there enough material for it to last more than one or two seasons? yeah, I want news on Bleach, don't judge me!

I thought somewhere had it was listed for two seasons, so 26 episodes? But the manga only has 11 chapters.

[Jexhius]

I think that I heeded your "warning" in exactly the way you intended!

When I make a post about an anime I want people who are interested to know exactly what they are getting themselves in for. If they read that and still want to watch it than they're the sick ones.

[survivor]

Gosick 1

So let's see

The OP and ED are bad
The main lead is generic looking
The female lead is a loli
The detective has dumb looking hair

Oh yeah, the loli detective solved the "mystery" in less than 2 minutes without even questioning anyone or checking the crime scene. u mad Poirot?

[Envelope]

Gosick 1 So let's see The OP and ED are bad The main lead is generic looking The female lead is a loli The detective has dumb looking hair Oh yeah, the loli detective solved the "mystery" in less than 2 minutes without even questioning anyone or checking the crime scene. u mad Poirot?

Why are you watching this when you could be watching more Sora No Woto. :(

[dimb]

Why are you watching this when you could be watching more Sora No Woto. :(

This is what happens when people bring up Un-go and Gosick. I blame Hyouka.

[Ultimadrago]

Gosick 1 The main lead is generic looking The female lead is a loli The detective has dumb looking hair

Mwuhuhahahahaaaaa

I will be your "bad mystery show" host for this evening!

Enjoy your stay, Mr.survivor!

We have complimentary candy to your left.

[tiff]

since when did animegaf hate gosick enough to recommend it to other people

[KO Traveling Hobo]

Haha, yeah the author's acting threw off what was supposed to be a dramatic scene. Not that he sounded any better the previous time, but the scene wasn't as important. One cameo was OK but they probably shouldn't have brought him on again. He posted on twitter that he won't be in the show anymore. https://twitter.com/#!/kunori/status/198440796649820162 "Thank you all for dealing with the psychological assault from the glasses-box robot! He won't be appearing anymore (as far as I know), so you can breathe easy and enjoy the remaining episodes!"

Wait, that was an author insert? That explains the seemingly random focus on him and his strange appearance, which were what confused me.

[chickdigger802]

Sailor Moon 1-2

That' OP.

Them legs.

Them derp faces.

That fucking AWESOME SOUNDTRACK.

Fun times.

[Envelope]

Sailor Moon 1-2 That' OP. Them legs. Them derp faces. That fucking AWESOME SOUNDTRACK. Fun times.

Oooh, you just started? Have fun!

[Mad Pierrot]

When I make a post about an anime I want people who are interested to know exactly what they are getting themselves in for. If they read that and still want to watch it than they're the sick ones.

I must have missed your original post on the subject, as it appears to have been months before my account was approved. It was a good read and it seems that we're in agreement on a lot of the problems with the film. I really don't think that I would have watched it if I hadn't felt like there was some subtle winking and nudging going on in later references to Mardock Scramble, though!

There is such an imperceptibly fine line between "don't watch this" and "don't watch this, if you know what I mean" sometimes that mistakes and miscommunications are bound to happen. I'm fine with this! The occasional bad anime cleanses the palette. Now I can probably marathon Sailor Moon for the rest of the day with increased fervor.

[survivor]

Why are you watching this when you could be watching more Sora No Woto. :(

I will try to alternate between that and Gosick. I can't marathon 24 episodes that fast.

This is what happens when people bring up Un-go and Gosick. I blame Hyouka.

Hyouka's time will come soon, I'm just waiting for it to have more episodes.

Mwuhuhahahahaaaaa I will be your "bad mystery show" host for this evening! Enjoy your stay, Mr.survivor! We have complimentary candy to your left.

I hope the anime has more loli detective rolling on the floor cause that was the most enjoyable part of the first episode.

[Dresden]

all you'll get is loli rape and loli impregnation

[cosmicblizzard]

Why are you watching this when you could be watching more Sora No Woto. :(

Why are you watching anything when you could be watching more OP :D

[Envelope]

Why are you watching anything when you could be watching more OP :D

I don't have enough time to watch anything right now, not even shows I like! :p

[R_thanatos]

Chiaki in a miko outflit , with a flasma gun doing pirate stuff


GLORIOUS

Dat Angry pirate voice

[survivor]

The song used in the OP for Gosick sounds very familiar. I know I have heard something similar to it in some other anime. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

all you'll get is loli rape and loli impregnation

I have seen the picture you posted and I'm scared of reaching that moment

[Ezalc]

Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 5 An F-Zero reference. How quaint.

Goddamnit, I may have to start watching this after that one.

[Jexhius]

I must have missed your original post on the subject, as it appears to have been months before my account was approved. It was a good read and it seems that we're in agreement on a lot of the problems with the film. I really don't think that I would have watched it if I hadn't felt like there was some subtle winking and nudging going on in later references to Mardock Scramble, though! There is such an imperceptibly fine line between "don't watch this" and "don't watch this, if you know what I mean" sometimes that mistakes and miscommunications are bound to happen. I'm fine with this! The occasional bad anime cleanses the palette. Now I can probably marathon Sailor Moon for the rest of the day with increased fervor.

Mardock Scramble is truly a 90's OVA. That stupidying amount of fanservice, up to and including rape, was present in those productions as well e.g. Violence Jack as well as movies like Ninja Scroll and Wicked City. If it didn't have so much ugly CG you'd think it was a relic from the 90's that just didn't get released for some reason.

[Firemind]

I try to forget Wicked City. Dear Lord.

[Envelope]

Mardock Scramble is truly a 90's OVA. That stupidying amount of fanservice, up to and including rape, was present in those productions as well e.g. Violence Jack as well as movies like Ninja Scroll and Wicked City. If it didn't have so much ugly CG you'd think it was a relic from the 90's that just didn't get released for some reason.

I wouldn't use CG as the metric, since Bebop the Cowboy has a ton of shitty CG in it!

[Regulus Tera]

So regarding Saint Seiya Omega ep7-10: - Looks like the tournament crap ends by the end of ep7, and it's going to be a sort of cop out. Lulz. - Ep8 is directed and storyboarded by Yukio Kaizawa, a Toei Digimon veteran. The AD is Akihiro Asanuma, another Digimon veteran. - It looks like the Mars shit finally comes back into play in ep9, with Ken Ootsuka storyboarding that episode. - No more synopsis after ep9, but ep10 should be an important episode with Rie Matsumoto directing and storyboarding, while Umakoshi himself is AD once again.

PRAISE BE THE HEAVENS

Revolutionary Girl Utena 8 [...] I'm sure the rest of the series is exactly like this episode, so I'm never going to watch Utena again. Especially the next episode. I'm sure that preview is lying to me.

This is the one episode you should rewatch immediately after finishing the show.

To be fair, it's understandable why some people don't like Nanami. She is a massive bitch, after all. It's not as bad as Chibiusa where everyone in the western world hates her because she's a child.

People can be wrong and that's perfectly fine.

[BGBW]

Saki Achiga-hen - Episode of Side-A Episode 5

These graphics be crazy!

Or wibble wobble wibble wobble jelly on a plate

Welp, I guess I'm going to have to start watching this now.

Goddamnit, I may have to start watching this after that one.

That's the power of F-Zero Nintendo. Now you can guarantee at least 10 copies sold if you make a sequel for WiiU!

[Femmeworth]

What's "super mature"?

AARP membership is recommended.

[Instro]

So regarding Saint Seiya Omega ep7-10: - Looks like the tournament crap ends by the end of ep7, and it's going to be a sort of cop out. Lulz. - Ep8 is directed and storyboarded by Yukio Kaizawa, a Toei Digimon veteran. The AD is Akihiro Asanuma, another Digimon veteran. - It looks like the Mars shit finally comes back into play in ep9, with Ken Ootsuka storyboarding that episode. - No more synopsis after ep9, but ep10 should be an important episode with Rie Matsumoto directing and storyboarding, while Umakoshi himself is AD once again.

Well, hopefully 7 isn't as ugly as the last one.

[survivor]

Gosick 2

This was pretty badass. Reminds me of classic Conan episodes. The payoff better be worth it.

[Brazil]

Any word on how many episodes this is supposed to last? Is there enough material for it to last more than one or two seasons? yeah, I want news on Bleach, don't judge me!

Even if Naruto SD is over, they won't come back to Bleach yet.

They'll probably wait until the manga is over and then take it through the InuYasha route.

[Ultimadrago]

The song used in the OP for Gosick sounds very familiar. I know I have heard something similar to it in some other anime. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

I dunno and it's unfitting as hell for the regular pace of the show.

(Though I am actually partial to the OP.)

[A Black Falcon]

Meanwhile, at ABF's place: Sorry, I have Un-Go on the brain right now.

Hey, the "piles on the floor" organization method is perfectly legitimate! :)

It's such a tragedy. :(

Indeed.

Fairy Tail 100 Man, they're really blowing through this arc. I think they were still in the middle of it in the manga while this was airing, so the studio must be insane.

Yeah, the Fairy Tail anime in general goes through the material at a pretty fast pace.

[Mad Pierrot]

AARP membership is recommended.

Our elderly are addicted to rape? This is a sad world that we live in.

Even if Naruto SD is over, they won't come back to Bleach yet. They'll probably wait until the manga is over and then take it through the InuYasha route.

I'm fine whatever they decide to do. I just want to know for sure!

[A Black Falcon]

Gosick 1 So let's see The OP and ED are bad The main lead is generic looking The female lead is a loli The detective has dumb looking hair Oh yeah, the loli detective solved the "mystery" in less than 2 minutes without even questioning anyone or checking the crime scene. u mad Poirot?

Episode 1 was kind of awful, but it DOES get better for a while after that. Eps 2-18 are up and down, but overall were okay, occasionally good. Ep. 19 runs straight through a moral event horizon without any thought, though, which I had a BIG problem with, and then the final arc just was completely stupid historically broken nonsense... but the first two thirds were decent enough for me to not regret watching them.

Most certainly don't watch it over SnW, though. No way.

[Ultimadrago]

Episode 1 was kind of awful, but it DOES get better for a while after that. Eps 2-18 are up and down, but overall were okay, occasionally good. Ep. 19 runs straight through a moral event horizon without any thought, though, which I had a BIG problem with, and then the final arc just was completely stupid historically broken nonsense... but the first two thirds were decent enough for me to not regret watching them. Most certainly don't watch it over SnW, though. No way.

There is one "mystery" I quite liked in Gosick.

It's not the perfect one (actually flawed in ways), but I enjoyed how it was laid out. I await to see how survivor takes it.

Most certainly don't watch it over SnW, though. No way.

I take it this is a good mystery anime?

I wouldn't mind seeing a good one.

(and no, I don't want to watch any more Conan)

[Hellsing321]

There is one "mystery" I quite liked in Gosick. It's not the perfect one (actually flawed in ways), but I enjoyed how it was laid out. I await to see how survivor takes it. I take it this is a good mystery anime? I wouldn't mind seeing a good one. (and no, I don't want to watch any more Conan)

Sora no Woto is not a mystery anime. Its K-On in the military.

[Ultimadrago]

Sora no Woto is not a mystery anime. Its K-On in the military.

Welp.

Nevermind then.

[R_thanatos]

Episode 1 was kind of awful, but it DOES get better for a while after that. Eps 2-18 are up and down, but overall were okay, occasionally good. Ep. 19 runs straight through a moral event horizon without any thought, though, which I had a BIG problem with, and then the final arc just was completely stupid historically broken nonsense... but the first two thirds were decent enough for me to not regret watching them. Most certainly don't watch it over SnW, though. No way.

Except that gosick is not meant to folllow the history we know the a ction is in a state of europe that doesn't exist .. so yeah they can throw whatever you want since they don't follow the regular history ...

[trejo]

One of the mysteries in Gosick requires the viewer to accept the premise that black people are practically invisible at night.

Gosick is a fucking awful mystery show.

[BluWacky]

One of the mysteries in Gosick requires the viewer to accept the premise that black people are practically invisible at night.

For this premise played for comedy effect, you should watch Better Off Ted's "Racial Sensitivity" episode (track it down on Netflix...)

Gosick is a fucking awful mystery show.

I think this is supposed to be charming, or something? I remember being quite excited about Gosick before it aired because of a guy named Andrew Cunningham, who translated the novels and used to rave about all sorts of different Japanese books (before I discovered that the vast majority of light novels are absolute dreck). Oh, how disappointing Gosick turned out to be.

What we really need, obviously, are more series like Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple - and obviously Oliver, the crime solving duck:

[Chet Rippo]

Welp. Nevermind then.

:I

[dimb]

One of the mysteries in Gosick requires the viewer to accept the premise that black people are practically invisible at night. Gosick is a fucking awful mystery show.

Progressive anime.

[PdotMichael]

Sora no Woto is not a mystery anime. Its K-On in the military.

In some years we will put Soro no Woto on the same list with Platoon, Das Boot , A Bridge Too Far and all the other anti-war movies.

[chickdigger802]

Gosick 2 This was pretty badass. Reminds me of classic Conan episodes. The payoff better be worth it.

It's not.

[wonzo]

One of the mysteries in Gosick requires the viewer to accept the premise that black people are practically invisible at night. Gosick is a fucking awful mystery show.

sounds like the anime version of black muscles