I don't get the appeal of the show. Me personally i think there are questionable things in the show.
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I don't get the appeal of the show. Me personally i think there are questionable things in the show.
Basketball of course.
Jex
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I don't think you can boycott a thread while also posting in it.
firehawk12
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Say I Love You 3
Ah yeah, so this is what I was waiting for... or I guess more exactly, this is the set up to the the awesomeness that will hopefully be the next episode.
First, I guess I should get this out of the way:
Kobayashi = best mom, etc etc.
Anyhow, this episode focuses on Aiko, who
Spoiler pic here.
I won't say it lived up to my massive expectations as an adaptation - it did feel toned down after the first two episodes and their needlessly arty direction - but its content certainly didn't disappoint and I'm looking forward to the next episode.
And if this show is one cour, I'm actually glad. That way, the show won't be remembered for some of the
Ah yeah, so this is what I was waiting for... or I guess more exactly, this is the set up to the the awesomeness that will hopefully be the next episode.
First, I guess I should get this out of the way:
Kobayashi = best mom, etc etc.
Anyhow, this episode focuses on Aiko, who
essentially has body image issues related to weight. Now, that in itself isn't really all that interesting, since even Persona 4 had the angsty "ex"-fat girl who hates herself. What genuinely amazed me about this when I read it in the manga is that she actually has stretch marks!
Spoiler pic here.
Her weight issues have literally scarred her and make her afraid to expose herself to anyone, tying in nicely to her psychological issues and the things she has to deal with as someone with no self-confidence. The body is actually a thing her, and being naked is a true vulnerability.
Of course, that ties into the arty image that they use at the end of the episode - the broken mirror/glass - in obvious ways that probably don't need explaining.
The other thing, of course, is the fact that there isn't just lip-service to having sex. We see Aiko and her boyfriend in a love hotel, post-coital. There is no pussyfooting around and while this is old hat in shows about teenagers in the rest of the world - and probably in most shoujo manga, to be fair - to see it in anime form without all the shitty herpaderp that comes with going to a love hotel that you find in most anime is just refreshing. No awkward blushes, no first time blues - in fact, you don't even get to see what it would have been like to go in - you just see what happens when they're done.
I won't say it lived up to my massive expectations as an adaptation - it did feel toned down after the first two episodes and their needlessly arty direction - but its content certainly didn't disappoint and I'm looking forward to the next episode.
And if this show is one cour, I'm actually glad. That way, the show won't be remembered for some of the
bullshit that most shoujo haters complain about. lol
And feminism. Don't forget the feminism.
That was a logical fallacy if ever I saw one
Clairvoyance
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Nice. Enjoyed the first season.
Lol, I'm not the type to care if an anime I don't agree with is being made, so I was wondering if it was bothering you for moral reasons.
OMG, a new thread!
Fight! Iczer-1
A nice little 80's OVA featuring the usual stuff: some tits, some gore and a whole lot of sexy mecha action. The mecha designs and key animation in episodes 2 and 3 were done by Masami Obari so you can expect some beautiful shading and great attention to detail.
The first episode had a different guy working on it so you can really tell how much the designs have improved when Obari jumped in:
Anyway, if you're into great old school animation (the effects are also animated beautifully) and mecha porn you should definitely check this out, the story is as simple as they get, but it doesn't really ruin the enjoyment of watching Obari's beautiful designs.
Fight! Iczer-1
A nice little 80's OVA featuring the usual stuff: some tits, some gore and a whole lot of sexy mecha action. The mecha designs and key animation in episodes 2 and 3 were done by Masami Obari so you can expect some beautiful shading and great attention to detail.
The first episode had a different guy working on it so you can really tell how much the designs have improved when Obari jumped in:
Anyway, if you're into great old school animation (the effects are also animated beautifully) and mecha porn you should definitely check this out, the story is as simple as they get, but it doesn't really ruin the enjoyment of watching Obari's beautiful designs.
Why would her underwear be in the middle of the forest.
It was? I might have gone, although LA would have been a shitty drive.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Wait what.
dakkumauji
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I'll get around to watching this someday, but hopefully it at least gets to the school festival arc someday. That shit was getting good.
LOL that's not even the same mecha any more.
OMG, a new thread!
Fight! Iczer-1
A nice little 80's OVA featuring the usual stuff: some tits, some gore and a whole lot of sexy mecha action. The mecha designs and key animation in episodes 2 and 3 were done by Masami Obari so you can expect some beautiful shading and great attention to detail.
The first episode had a different guy working on it so you can really tell how much the designs have improved when Obari jumped in:
Anyway, if you're into great old school animation (the effects are also animated beautifully) and mecha porn you should definitely check this out, the story is as simple as they get, but it doesn't really ruin the enjoyment of watching Obari's beautiful designs.
Avoid Iczelion.
It sucks.
dakkumauji
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Not like anyone else was willing to go. It's only fun with a group.
Wat.
First ep of this was pretty boring to me and didn't feel like it had much potential, but maybe I'll listen to firehawk and give it a chance.
You're just afraid they aggressively "recruited" you after the film. Don't deny it! Wuss.
Jex
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[Blast of Tempest] - 3
I only watch this show for the animation and cinematography. I'm man enough to admit that. I will take any chance I can to see Masahiro Ando doing what he does best: fight choreography:
The way every shot in this sequence connects and moves along a trajectory from the ground to the wall manages to flow incredibly smoothly while demonstrating the weight of the hits the character takes.
I only watch this show for the animation and cinematography. I'm man enough to admit that. I will take any chance I can to see Masahiro Ando doing what he does best: fight choreography:
The way every shot in this sequence connects and moves along a trajectory from the ground to the wall manages to flow incredibly smoothly while demonstrating the weight of the hits the character takes.
cosmicblizzard
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This better not indicate bd/dvd sales.
Yeah, it's totally different, it's shaped almost like a female body in the first episode and then it shifts to the classic Obari style, it's really weird.
I'll probably watch it
I'm more excited for the RKB announcement but more Railgun is good too.
dakkumauji
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Safety in numbers! You learn that in kindergarten!
Clairvoyance
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Oh shit I read the Madoka spoiler
Me too =(
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It's the anti-Kimi ni Todoke in tone and content. At least for the part that the anime will cover.
Although, perhaps like Kimi ni Todoke, the friends are more interesting when you get to the actual relationship stuff.
I'm innocent. I was playing XCom.
Well if true, I'm more hyped for the movie now.
Wouldn't want to be that guy laughing in there.
But who can resist those sexy black bars.
I dont even remember which one Hitomi is anyway, muahahaha
SAOturday?
Clairvoyance
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Phew! I thought I was the only one watching it still. It's a nice counter-balance to Tonari.
KO Traveling Hobo
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That's like not taking responsibility when all of the civilians get impregnated by Chrysalids because you were camping in Overwatch. The blood is on your hands.
Chet Rippo
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firehawk12
Subete no aware
Madpierrot and wonzo are watching it too. I think I convinced someone else, but I can't remember. lol
I genuinely think it's better than Monster, but more because it offers something new (to me) rather than anything involved with production values or whatnot.
Haha, fair point.
dakkumauji
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Bleach 276
Huh, I was too busy listening to Ukitake to pay attention to whatever was going on.
Huh, I was too busy listening to Ukitake to pay attention to whatever was going on.
If only you played for eternity. So sad....
KO Traveling Hobo
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Nope.
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