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Fall 2012 Anime |OT| Meet the new world, same as the old world
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Ultimadrago
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I may not know you personally, rpmurphy. But you've done me proud, friend.
You've done me proud.
Jex
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Imagawa still lives and breathes, who knows when he might be called upon to save anime again?
Thought likewise. I enjoyed it too.
If you do make sure it's the english dub.
This is where the true anime men prove themselves.
Canis lupus
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Why? There is only a handful of shows I ever watched dubbed: YYH, DBZ and Gundam Wing
Jex
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From time to time people explain to me that the CG in Macross Zero isn't that bad. Maybe they're right. Still, it's hard to come down off:
We should all throw in $20 each for him to make a show. He wouldn't know what to do with that much.
Well, Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince is going to kill the mecha genre for good, so he'd better hurry.
cosmicblizzard
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They absolutely said his full name in the anime.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Oh, I'm aware of what it's implying and will likely lead to. I'm just saying it looks awesome.
Got the DVD set and a few of the manga volumes on order now too. I wish that I had gotten back into anime a couple years earlier!
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Don't listen to the buzzkills in here. Deadman is a great show with a ton of crazy in it. Toonamigaf loved it for that reason. I imagine you would like it as well.
Just be prepared for a non-ending that would require reading the manga to continue.
And people kept telling you it's bad after episode 3. Hah!
K - 03
The explanation was stupid, but at least stuff got explained. I'm getting used to the filter, the art and animation (although there was minimal action) are still pretty good.
WAR recon zero
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From time to time people explain to me that the CG in Macross Zero isn't that bad. Maybe they're right. Still, it's hard to come down off:
Soooo good and smooth.
Sword Art Online 15
This episode was fairly boring and fairly slow for the most part. Massive infodumps were the leading cause of this and as a result it's clear that they wanted to get this out of the way as early as possible so that they can move on. Pacing is also slower compared to the series' first arc. Rather than moving at lightning speed, Fairy Dance opts for a more slow and drawn out pace. It also appears that they're pretty much sticking to one chapter per episode, give or take half a chapter, from the LN and as a result, the second arc should flow better.The problem in and of itself comes from the fact that one can complain about how the two arcs are complete opposites in ways, which I will leave to your devices.
The episode still proves interesting with the introduction of ALheim Online and it's clear that the visual aesthetic of the game is vastly different from SAO. It'll be interesting how the visual style of this arc holds up as it goes on.
This episode was fairly boring and fairly slow for the most part. Massive infodumps were the leading cause of this and as a result it's clear that they wanted to get this out of the way as early as possible so that they can move on. Pacing is also slower compared to the series' first arc. Rather than moving at lightning speed, Fairy Dance opts for a more slow and drawn out pace. It also appears that they're pretty much sticking to one chapter per episode, give or take half a chapter, from the LN and as a result, the second arc should flow better.The problem in and of itself comes from the fact that one can complain about how the two arcs are complete opposites in ways, which I will leave to your devices.
The episode still proves interesting with the introduction of ALheim Online and it's clear that the visual aesthetic of the game is vastly different from SAO. It'll be interesting how the visual style of this arc holds up as it goes on.
Canis lupus
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I missed it then.
I would be okay with an ending like Mirai Nikki, after the credits.
Jex
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I don't feel like modern animation has a problem with smoothness, modern character animation can be pretty damn excellent, but you certainly wont see really detailed mechanical animation in this day and age unless it's some crazy one-off project. Traditional backaround animation is very rare as well.
Ultimadrago
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure 3
Still ugly as sin with source material that's very entertaining.
Still ugly as sin with source material that's very entertaining.
Ultimadrago
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Well, if you want more to watch, feel free to ask for some recommendations here!
From time to time people explain to me that the CG in Macross Zero isn't that bad. Maybe they're right. Still, it's hard to come down off:
It's almost unfair to pick the best of the best though. The entire Max/Milia sequence there is a high bar for any show let alone just the Macross franchise itself.
It's a symbolic representation of what he's actually going through.
In short, that is the show we actually got.
Jex
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True, but it's not a one-off. Many works in the franchise have stand out moments, just look at a well known example like Macros Plus.
Macross Plus is an OVA. Gundam Unicorn is an OVA. Hmmmm....
Fair point.
Macross: Do Your Remember Love? was the very definition of a crazy one-off project, though.
If you are enjoying Medaka Box... what else do you want?
chickdigger802
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Best thing about Hanamaru Kindergarten: Gainax blatantly trolling MANIME fans with the announcement.
Jex
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Macross Zero is an OVA too!
I don't want anything. That was just an observation!
There were plenty of OVAs with not so great animation when Macross Plus was released too. Not sure what your point really is!
Jex
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Absolutely, but you could look to a number of projects in the 80's/90's, even TV works, and see various techniques and skills on display that no longer exist. It wasn't just regulated to one movie a decade.
After taking in and mulling over what has been released of From the New Word so far - while I already feel the premise is pretty interesting - I can't help but want someone to make an OVA about
in the first place, in the vein of The Second Renaissance. Perhaps following certain individuals instead of doing it completely documentary style though.
the war that broke down society
Original series -> DYRL -> Plus iirc. Maybe Zero too? I keep putting that one off. If you're really into it, then hit up 7, Frontier, etc. Also, never watch Macross II.
Jex
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I assumed you point was that I was selectively choosing works that, by their nature, were going to have high production value.
Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de 01:
Way to completely strip the concept of any amusing commentary it could have had on the console wars by having the characters be vaguely game-themed but be generic stock characters in a generic RPG setting doing generic things, complete with shitty fanservice. It's like one of those terrible 90s fantasy OVAs a la Detatoko Princess that tried to ride Slayers' coattails but were just a soulless amalgamation of fantasy/RPG/animu tropes without any sort of character or personality whatsoever. Dropped.
Way to completely strip the concept of any amusing commentary it could have had on the console wars by having the characters be vaguely game-themed but be generic stock characters in a generic RPG setting doing generic things, complete with shitty fanservice. It's like one of those terrible 90s fantasy OVAs a la Detatoko Princess that tried to ride Slayers' coattails but were just a soulless amalgamation of fantasy/RPG/animu tropes without any sort of character or personality whatsoever. Dropped.
I'm just saying, good detailed mecha animation exists in OVAs today just like they did in OVAs when Macross Plus was released. You're making a comment about the industry at large, and I'm really not so sure that certain skills have disappeared completely like you claim, since they do still exist. On the other hand, if the point is that Macross has sucked for the last ten years, then you really won't find much disagreement from me!
Third ep was good!
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