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Spring Anime 2012 II | Welcome Home Eureka
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yeah, I hate symbolism!
Cant finish my breakfast, now
cant believe i thought it was a good idea to watch the first episode of that
I can't believe you thought it was a good idea not to watch the second episode onwards.
Dedication Through Light
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Kuroko's Basketball 5
Kise couldnt sink the ship. Regardless, ending of the previous combined with Kise's moment at the start of this was pretty emotional. Even though it was a practice game losing to your friend has got to hurt. Enjoyable rest of the episode, kurokoicchi and kagamicchi will make a great team, and hope to see Kise in the future. Midorima, based on this episode, will probably be my least favorite of the Generation of miracles, what strategy could they even employ against
Kise couldnt sink the ship. Regardless, ending of the previous combined with Kise's moment at the start of this was pretty emotional. Even though it was a practice game losing to your friend has got to hurt. Enjoyable rest of the episode, kurokoicchi and kagamicchi will make a great team, and hope to see Kise in the future. Midorima, based on this episode, will probably be my least favorite of the Generation of miracles, what strategy could they even employ against
one who misses no shots?
Code Geass R2 3
Ok. So the return to school is part of keikaku. I understand. But I don't approve.
Meanwhile: casual keikaku!
Hey, watch out. If you poke my eye with that chin I don't know what could happen.
... But the casual keikaku didn't work out so well. I guess it's hard to make a concise, fail-proof plan when you have no idea
Shirley, I'll tell you now: no one gives a crap about your relationship issues. You shouldn't even like that guy. He's crazy. And his harem includes a mech pilot and an "immortal witch". You just stand no chance.
Edit: Did I just type "proof-fail"?
Ok. So the return to school is part of keikaku. I understand. But I don't approve.
Meanwhile: casual keikaku!
Hey, watch out. If you poke my eye with that chin I don't know what could happen.
... But the casual keikaku didn't work out so well. I guess it's hard to make a concise, fail-proof plan when you have no idea
what kind of outworldly super power your enemy has this time. One can alter the will, another can erase memories, and this kid can stop the freaking time.
Shirley, I'll tell you now: no one gives a crap about your relationship issues. You shouldn't even like that guy. He's crazy. And his harem includes a mech pilot and an "immortal witch". You just stand no chance.
Edit: Did I just type "proof-fail"?
Id rather just play Counter Strike
Ultimadrago
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Code Geass R2 3
To talk about last stuff first, Rolo
Oooh dear! Oooh my. Ooooh dear! Too bad it doesn't come with a Rolex product placement.
Ledouche puts his identity in the balance, not unlike the last series while military forces are still surprised that Zero has returned after a rather brief hiatus. He uses keikaku to keep them on their toes about the matter, as usual.
are in danger though, so what shall the keikaku consist of this time? Shall Ledouche still be a douche? (Of course he will!)
Overall, pacing reminded me more of R1. I could've used some more mecha action though. So I can rest easy, right guys?
....Guys?
Also: Shirley, go rot somewhere.
The superior almost pities the weak.
To talk about last stuff first, Rolo
stops time?
Ledouche puts his identity in the balance, not unlike the last series while military forces are still surprised that Zero has returned after a rather brief hiatus. He uses keikaku to keep them on their toes about the matter, as usual.
The Black Knights
Overall, pacing reminded me more of R1. I could've used some more mecha action though. So I can rest easy, right guys?
....Guys?
Also: Shirley, go rot somewhere.
Dedication Through Light
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Up to episode 15 of Mirai Nikki...why did they have to replace the wonderful original opening with some horrible Engrish abomination?
Dead End is the superior OP, when is faylan ever not good? OP1 felt kind of spoilery looking at the series after having finished it, imo.
Up to episode 15 of Mirai Nikki...why did they have to replace the wonderful original opening with some horrible Engrish abomination?
The worst part is that the song would have been cool if it had Japanese lyrics. Or if the singer actually knew English.
Up to episode 15 of Mirai Nikki...why did they have to replace the wonderful original opening with some horrible Engrish abomination?
To show how far downhill the show is going.
It only really starts going downhill after episode 22. It tries hard to do it in the
Eleventh
Koroviev
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The first OP definitely contains some spoilers, but I really didn't realize until I had seen more episodes.
Yeah, it just sounds silly as is /:
Yuno is my favorite character, so
episode 14 was certainly a bummer.
Also, it is just me, or is there some decline in production values around episode 11 or 12? The animation doesn't seem as consistent.
Dedication Through Light
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How are they writing full on reviews to anime that has yet to finish? Only one of those three anime would/did I give a 10... (eva)
Theonik
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Looks like someone pulled that out of the 90s.
Rest easy, there's plenty of Mecha and Pizza to come. You haven't seen anything yet!
hosannainexcelsis
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Typical peasant.
PdotMichael
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Amen brother.
He gave Clannad a 10. He is an expert and I will stop watching Upotte!!.
Basileus777
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So Upotte 5 is a return to glory? I dropped it after those series of boring episodes, but if I'm reading these posts right, I need to watch this episode.
But they killed twelfth too early on.
Episode 23 takes a real nose dive in terms of animation quality.
He has only watched ONE episode. If he can't be bothered to follow the basic three episode rule before submitting a review then his opinion is utter tosh. Also he clearly needs to watch more if his list of god tier anime is anything to go by. Girls Bravo would be a good start.
Femmeworth
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One of these things is not the like the other, one of these things doesn't belong~♪
Honestly, in cases like this, one is enough.
Anime fandom is a terrifying and depressing thing outside of the safe cocoon of AnimeGAF.
And so it is for many MAL raters eager to share their lolpinions as quickly as possible! No review is premature and uninformed so long as it's first. It's automatic credibility.
And so it is for many MAL raters eager to share their lolpinions as quickly as possible! No review is premature and uninformed so long as it's first. It's automatic credibility.
R_thanatos
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AHAHAHA Selective memory ... or trauma ? ( both ?? )
I guess there is indeed no 2nd season of darker than black
im just saying
if someone poops in your cereal
you're not going to try it a second time based on the premise that it might not taste like shit
Seeing as episode 4 and 5 are where the show is really taking off I have to respectfully disagree with you there.
I felt it became really stupid when Yuki found out that
Yuno became god in a separate world and went back to kill herself and spend more time with him. Next thing you know Minene is not only alive but also Goku.
The first facepalm the show made me pull was in episode 19, though.
The episode ends with all the remaining players armed to the teeth together, and the next starts like that had never happened. So stupid.
Marco and Ai, and then Yuki being awesome with his plan to kill all of the kids in Eighth's army,
Yeah, I don't know why he put Eva or Haruhi there.
Femmeworth
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Taking off? Based on the GIFs posted, it looks like it's getting off.
No no no. Haruhi doesn't have mecha, it clearly doesn't belong.
reminds me of the my little pony collage's that people make to convince themselves that the show is dark and edgy
which also happened to be one of the best episodes of anything this season. smh
People on MAL rate shows after a single episode regardless of whether they like it or hate it, though. At least the site has a countermeasure against this that doesn't include a member's score in a show's overall metascore if the member has seen less than 20% of the series, but the point here is that it's kind of disturbing to see just how many people need to have a number slapped on a series as quickly as possible.
It's some kind of strange compulsion mixed with a total lack of comprehension of the concept of critical analysis, though that probably describes the entire MAL culture. I don't really value MAL reviews or metascores, but as one of the major internet hubs of English-language anime fandom I suppose that it warrants discussion sometimes.
PdotMichael
Banned
The show is not dark and edgy. Upotte!! is a fantastic ride with many different elements.
cosmicblizzard
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post some so i can see if they're as hilarious as they sound
Theonik
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Something like this. There's a lot of them. They are quite stupid.
That kind of (now habitual) images has always been a running gag reference to that famous .GIF made as an ironic response to the haters of So・Ra・No・Wo・To, after episode 7 of that show, that used the "cute girls doing cute things" phrase coined for the K-ON! series:
/a/ - Animu & Mango » Image Hash: QD8eSinWLMLvOFgkZqwSwA==
http://archive.foolz.us/a/image/QD8eSinWLMLvOFgkZqwSwA/11/
Complains about giving out 10s like candy and counts Code Geass as a 10. He must be using my scale where Sekirei gets an 8. Not because it is legitmately good, but it does an admirable job of being a guilty pleasure. So that 10 either was recognition for being a glorious trainwreck or he is insane.
Un-Go 06:
That was...................good?
Finally, a mystery that's concisely established and relatively cleanly-solved within the span of a single episode without relying on Inga's hax powers
I was impressed with the understandable and logical progression of the detective work because, well, Shinjuurou did actual investigation this episode instead of cutting corners with the expectation that he can use Inga to magically bridge the gaps in his deductions.
This was probably the darkest mystery yet, largely because it touched on the central conflict of the show
. The revelation that
was fairly disturbing, as was the remainder of the episode until
. I still don't trust that the case is actually as clean and tidy as it appears, as at this point it's becoming more and more clear that
and it's doubtful that he'd actually
. I certainly hope that there's more to the case than what is visible on the surface.
And that final scene?
I have no idea where the plot is going to go from here.
That was...................good?
Finally, a mystery that's concisely established and relatively cleanly-solved within the span of a single episode without relying on Inga's hax powers
although Kazamori's powers are almost as hax.
This was probably the darkest mystery yet, largely because it touched on the central conflict of the show
which I assume to be Shinjuurou versus Kaishou Rinroku, the embodiment of Japan's repressive government
Japan is actually jailing scholars for violating censorship laws
Rinroku managed to turn the entire invetigation on its head by producing the children
Rinroku is an extraordinarily underhanded if not outright evil individual
look out for the children of someone who was imprisoned under laws that he helps to enforce
And that final scene?
Another EEEEEEVIL detective with an Inga-ish sidekick of his own?
Well he also talks about the show being a waste of his life while writing a review about it for MAL.
Jex
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That's all right, because neither does the show!
Go_Ly_Dow
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Just returned from a small gathering between friends.
All of them are casual anime watches at best, but thankfully they're all very open and will happily check out anything I recommend.
Towards the end of the night we decided to watch something, so I took advantage of this situation and recommended we all watch Garzey's Wing. Luckily none of them had heard of it.
During the next 90mins the room was filled with tears of laughter, agony and shear disbelief. Drink was also spat out due to shear shock and surprise.
Finally, the ending sequence provided minutes worth of pure ecstasy and laughter, along with anger directed at me.
After it had finished one of my friends then messaged the shows title to 5 other people and asked them to also check it out.
Very successful evening.
~Wings of my Heart~
All of them are casual anime watches at best, but thankfully they're all very open and will happily check out anything I recommend.
Towards the end of the night we decided to watch something, so I took advantage of this situation and recommended we all watch Garzey's Wing. Luckily none of them had heard of it.
During the next 90mins the room was filled with tears of laughter, agony and shear disbelief. Drink was also spat out due to shear shock and surprise.
Finally, the ending sequence provided minutes worth of pure ecstasy and laughter, along with anger directed at me.
After it had finished one of my friends then messaged the shows title to 5 other people and asked them to also check it out.
Very successful evening.
~Wings of my Heart~
hosannainexcelsis
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Giant Robo 1
Classic, classy robot fun.
Classic, classy robot fun.
Duckroll did warn me that this episode was an anomaly in terms of quality.
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