Is it me, or do most of the IDOLM@STER girls look more or less exactly the same?
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Winter of Anime 2013 |OT -5| This is stupid, kayos90 sucks!
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Is it me, or do most of the IDOLM@STER girls look more or less exactly the same?
Jex
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It sounds like what you mean to say is that you'd prefer it if the signal to noise ratio was better so that more than 1/4 of every page was worth your time.
ZachDeKoromaru
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Why fix what isn't broken? Longer hair Makoto > short hair Makoto though.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Classy avatar. I can't wait for you to start spamming Dark Cure X Cure Moonlight fanart.
In that picture maybe. Same expression tends to do that.
Chet Rippo
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It's too early in the "morning" for me to come up with something clever.
Just finished Haibane Renmei. Impressions to come later.
Watching that show managed to make me miss Geneon. Had a lot of the usual suspects in terms of dubbing for Geneon shows. Also, (even though I have the Funi release) there was a few odds and ends Geneon did. Like an interview from 2003 at Anime-Expo. R.I.P
Watching that show managed to make me miss Geneon. Had a lot of the usual suspects in terms of dubbing for Geneon shows. Also, (even though I have the Funi release) there was a few odds and ends Geneon did. Like an interview from 2003 at Anime-Expo. R.I.P
Theonik
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Yes, as it stands the forward cost of doing BD releases is too risky for them to take. I do hope this changes with Utena though and they see it as a good investment.
Sailor moon 36
Usagi is dreaming about
How melodramatic!
At school the next day, everyone is squeeing over some famous hair stylist setting up shop in town. They notice Usagi doesn't give a shit and figure something must be wrong with her.
Luna expresses her concerns about Usagi to the other Senshi.
Meanwhile, Usagi is sulking alone over Mamoru, wondering if she should change her hair too. Minako shows up and offers to change her hair, letting it down to brush it. This improves Usagi a hundredfold almost instantly.
like a creepy otaku. We will find her!"
Minako takes Usagi to the hair stylist where unbeknownst to them,
While the youma
This leads me to something I was wondering about. Do the senshi transform in some kind of alternate dimension? There isnt always that much room to transform all the time. Its probably just hammerspace physics, but it always bothered me.
Anyway, Sailor Moon is like, haha you dumbass, Im over here! After a brief battle, Sailor Moon has the youma in a vulnerable state for Moon Healing Escalation.
The youma regains her composure and begins to attack.
Minako takes this opportunity to transform into Venus. Sailor Moon is in a heated battle with the youma on the mean streets. She is backed into a corner as usual when the other senshi show up. They unleash attacks, destroying the Youmas razor arm. Sailor moon uses Moon Healing Escalation
The music is different in this scene. Because of the upgrade?
The Senshi speak to Tuxedo Kamen.
Also, do the Senshi fix all the broken shit in town and wipe out everyones memories after a battle? You would think this stuff would cause hardcore trauma in the people involved.
Oh, and now Usagi is hella bipolar.
Usagi is dreaming about
her former life as Serenity, watching Endymion charging into battle while she can only hlepelssly scream his name.
At school the next day, everyone is squeeing over some famous hair stylist setting up shop in town. They notice Usagi doesn't give a shit and figure something must be wrong with her.
Luna expresses her concerns about Usagi to the other Senshi.
Tuxedo Kamen is still in Queen Beryl's lair so that presents another problem.
In Beryl's lair, She is scolding Kunzite about not yet being able to figure out Sailor moon's identity. Kunzite is like "No worries, I got some locks of her hair,
Minako takes Usagi to the hair stylist where unbeknownst to them,
Kunzite has set up a hair identifying apparatus to find Sailor Moon. Usagi sits in the chair and.....is found to be a mismatch. Minako is persuaded to get her hair done as well and sets off the machine. The youma inside of the famous hairdresser thinks she has found Sailor Moon. Minako is all WTF bitch I'm not Sailor Moon!
is distracted with Minako, Usagi transforms into Sailor Moon from her hiding place.
Anyway, Sailor Moon is like, haha you dumbass, Im over here! After a brief battle, Sailor Moon has the youma in a vulnerable state for Moon Healing Escalation.
But just as she is about to put an end to it, Tuxedo Kamen's rose intervenes, slightly injuring her hand. Tuxedo Kamen introduces himself as an evil dark commander, which upsets Sailor Moon.
Minako takes this opportunity to transform into Venus. Sailor Moon is in a heated battle with the youma on the mean streets. She is backed into a corner as usual when the other senshi show up. They unleash attacks, destroying the Youmas razor arm. Sailor moon uses Moon Healing Escalation
finally turning the youma back into the hairdresser.
The Senshi speak to Tuxedo Kamen.
He is still evil. Queen Metallia calls him back to the lair before he can attack, saying she does not wish for him to die yet.
Oh, and now Usagi is hella bipolar.
Don't be silly.
Love Live - 03
Oh look one of the girls has the Mio syndrome when it's crunch time to their first performance just think everyone is a vegetable and you'll be fine, and they had all the girls in the OP and ED in one place even if it was brief.
I think that part of the problem is that not only does it cost more to produce BDs, it also often requires another complete round of license negotiation. As I understand it, rights for streaming, tv, dvd, and bd are often negotiated individually, which complicates matters.
Don't be silly.
Love Live - 03
Oh look one of the girls has the Mio syndrome when it's crunch time to their first performance just thing everyone is a vegetable and you'll be fine, and they had all the girls in the OP and ED in one place even if it was brief.
I feel quite bad about it, but I laughed my ass off at that gif.
Don't be silly.
Well. Can't say I didn't see these coming.
Chet Rippo
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Mio syndrome, huh?
Clairvoyance
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Time to get back to Gintama. I want to at least get to the Death Note episode by tomorrow.
Haibane Renmei is probably one of the highest points anime can achieve. Great designs, great atmosphere, decent to great animation (dat
train
Now I'm sad because Despera will never happen
Depending on how long you watch (at this rate, it might be 12 years till you get to this part), that isn't the first time
Usagi's and Minako's similar appearances will come into play.
And of course she's bipolar now. She's seen some shit.
Theonik
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The margins from selling other people's stuff aren't really that big for them I'd wager especially with them selling stuff bellow RRP very often. Then their own actual stuff isn't as many as other companies have and they also don't have as many resources at their disposal as other companies that have been doing BDs for a while.
Haibane Renmei is probably one of the highest points anime can achieve. Great designs, great atmosphere, decent to great animation (dat), compelling characters.train
Now I'm sad because Despera will never happen
I like you. Lets be friends.
Haibane is my favorite anime of all time.
Dedication Through Light
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Despera? I'm not familiarHaibane Renmei is probably one of the highest points anime can achieve. Great designs, great atmosphere, decent to great animation (dat), compelling characters.train
Now I'm sad because Despera will never happen
*wikis*
What is this? If that's your favorite among the metric ton of anime you've watched, I'm kinda interested now.
One Piece Film - Strong World
Yeah okay, that was pretty good. It's certainly not as epic or complex as most of the manga story arcs, but as a relatively stand alone "big deal" movie project, I think it delivers pretty well. It's clear a lot of the movie was conceptualized based on what would be visually exciting, with a lot of cool stuff packed into a 2 hour movie runtime. Instead of developing a more complex multi-layered arc which works for a manga medium, here it's a very clear cut "save the world" setting with a simple objective and a rather basic but visually interesting setting.
One thing I really loved about the movie is how it totally nails the feeling that the movie is set after the Strawhat crew is really established as 300% certified badasses. There's a tone throughout the film that they're super strong, and super confident. There's no sense that they doubt each other or are relatively noob pirates like the earlier parts of the manga. That scene with them marching into the meeting room was soooo perfect. Plus, Luffy looks fucking great in a suit.
Having read about 260 chapters of One Piece in the past week though, I'll say that as a villain Shiki is really quite a let down. It's hard to imagine him being that much of a threat to the group after all the shit they survived in Skypiea, Enies Lobby, and Thriller Bark. I was sort of hoping that towards the end there would be some twists to make it more dangerous, but I guess that wasn't within the scope of the movie.
Still, it was a fun ride with good action and lots of cool "One Piece" scenes. Good comedy, solid action, great posing, and the predictable but awesome transition from silly Luffy to serious badass Luffy. This might not be a particularly strong story emotionally nor is there much of the Oda magic in the narrative, but in terms of tone and execution, it definitely felt like a "movie" as opposed to a TV special or long TV episode.
P.S. Toei's CG ships are godawful. They stick out like a sore thumb and the texturing is really ugly. Ugh. Lol. Also, this movie really shafted Nico Robin. She had almost NOTHING to do aside from some background stuff. Didn't even have a solid action scene to herself. Meh!
Baron Omatsuri vs Strong World comparison
I guess now that I've seen this, I can finally compare it with the only other One Piece movie I was interested in enough to watch - Mamoru Hosoda's movie about Baron Omatsuri. In terms of "One Piece"-ness, I definitely agree that this is much closer to what One Piece represents in the manga, and there are better fights, and more cohesive flavor in terms of fitting into the world of the manga. But artistically in terms of making a beautiful and unique film, Hosoda still wins.
Yeah okay, that was pretty good. It's certainly not as epic or complex as most of the manga story arcs, but as a relatively stand alone "big deal" movie project, I think it delivers pretty well. It's clear a lot of the movie was conceptualized based on what would be visually exciting, with a lot of cool stuff packed into a 2 hour movie runtime. Instead of developing a more complex multi-layered arc which works for a manga medium, here it's a very clear cut "save the world" setting with a simple objective and a rather basic but visually interesting setting.
One thing I really loved about the movie is how it totally nails the feeling that the movie is set after the Strawhat crew is really established as 300% certified badasses. There's a tone throughout the film that they're super strong, and super confident. There's no sense that they doubt each other or are relatively noob pirates like the earlier parts of the manga. That scene with them marching into the meeting room was soooo perfect. Plus, Luffy looks fucking great in a suit.
Having read about 260 chapters of One Piece in the past week though, I'll say that as a villain Shiki is really quite a let down. It's hard to imagine him being that much of a threat to the group after all the shit they survived in Skypiea, Enies Lobby, and Thriller Bark. I was sort of hoping that towards the end there would be some twists to make it more dangerous, but I guess that wasn't within the scope of the movie.
Still, it was a fun ride with good action and lots of cool "One Piece" scenes. Good comedy, solid action, great posing, and the predictable but awesome transition from silly Luffy to serious badass Luffy. This might not be a particularly strong story emotionally nor is there much of the Oda magic in the narrative, but in terms of tone and execution, it definitely felt like a "movie" as opposed to a TV special or long TV episode.
P.S. Toei's CG ships are godawful. They stick out like a sore thumb and the texturing is really ugly. Ugh. Lol. Also, this movie really shafted Nico Robin. She had almost NOTHING to do aside from some background stuff. Didn't even have a solid action scene to herself. Meh!
Baron Omatsuri vs Strong World comparison
I guess now that I've seen this, I can finally compare it with the only other One Piece movie I was interested in enough to watch - Mamoru Hosoda's movie about Baron Omatsuri. In terms of "One Piece"-ness, I definitely agree that this is much closer to what One Piece represents in the manga, and there are better fights, and more cohesive flavor in terms of fitting into the world of the manga. But artistically in terms of making a beautiful and unique film, Hosoda still wins.
Yes. It sits alone at the top of a big ol' heap. It resonated with me in a particular way that no other show has. Its not the cutest, most exciting or most entertaining show Ive ever seen, but it is the most meaningful to me.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Thanks! Dark Cure x Cure Moonlight you say? I'll think about it.
For some reason it's the most popular pairing in the show.
Spoilers for the end of the Heartcatch:
Does it count as masturbation if they get it on?
ducky not letting himself get deluded by the crazy One Piece fans. YAYBaron Omatsuri vs Strong World comparison
I guess now that I've seen this, I can finally compare it with the only other One Piece movie I was interested in enough to watch - Mamoru Hosoda's movie about Baron Omatsuri. In terms of "One Piece"-ness, I definitely agree that this is much closer to what One Piece represents in the manga, and there are better fights, and more cohesive flavor in terms of fitting into the world of the manga. But artistically in terms of making a beautiful and unique film, Hosoda still wins.
Oh my. I like what I see there.
Yes because it's all 2D, so the only one masturbating is actually the pervert viewer.
STOP SEXUALIZING PRECURES! >_<
STOP SEXUALIZING PRECURES! >_<
Funny, that's how i'd place it too. It's worth is really derived from a personal connection, I think. And in that way, it sets itself apart.
So long as we're talking about ABe works, what are peoples thoughts on NieA_7? It looks like I can get the old singles online for pretty cheap, so I'm considering it.
Spice and wolf, for me, is one of the shows I left off half way. It was kind of cute and you could feel that there was someplace the plot wanted to end up but it didn't grab me.
Edit:
Under seven was good too. It had the same sense of exploration and wonder but it wasn't as atmospheric as Haibane.
Its light hearted comedy if memory serves correctly. Nothing too wacky or insane like other magical alien girl shows, but more like ABe's typical works (except Texhnolyze)
It has been many years since I last saw it and I dont own it myself.
Oh shit, that is some awesome art right there.
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HeartCatch Precure - 17
I'd probably appreciate Yuri a lot more if she wasn't such an ass towards Tsubomi and Erika. I mean, girl is straight up vicious towards the two girls saying things like
and shit. Ice cold.
Now watch me totally flip-flop when the yuri vision kicks in on the later episodes and see her as the best character ever. :lol
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HeartCatch Precure - 17
I'd probably appreciate Yuri a lot more if she wasn't such an ass towards Tsubomi and Erika. I mean, girl is straight up vicious towards the two girls saying things like
"I don't acknowledge you (as Precures)"
Now watch me totally flip-flop when the yuri vision kicks in on the later episodes and see her as the best character ever. :lol
I have both of these, too, so... in terms of the physical quality of the sets themselves, the Madoka LEs are much nicer than the Bakemonogatari box.
Personally, I like Bakemonogatari as a show much more than Madoka, but I can't deny the niceness of Madoka's release.
In terms of overall package, the MAdoka LEs cost a bit more altogether but are much more worth it. I like Madoka more than Bakemonagatari as well. There is more physical swag like stickers and posters with Madoka, as well as 3 soundtracks. Bakemonagatari only really has the small artbook and some character commentaries with it. Overall I'd say go with Madoka. It is a more complete package and you will be happier with it if you are spending this kind of money.
You are good peoples. Also, awesome gif.
You, on the other hand, are not good peoples.
Nano.ripe songs kill kittens. It is known.
It's finally the new |OT|
Yet another OT change that happenned while i was sleeping.
The solution is simple. Don't sleep.
Yeah, in terms of which is a nicer product to own, I'd agree that it has to be Madoka. Show content is obviously personal preference.
Yeah, in terms of which is a nicer product to own, I'd agree that it has to be Madoka. Show content is obviously personal preference.
In my case it just worked out that I prefer the Madoka set and show by every metric. Not a lsight on Bakemonagatari though.
Chet Rippo
Member
Speaking of, I found this last night, but had no chance to share it. And I'd figured you'd enjoy it more than I would.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Gimme a break here, for once we are talking about high school girls and not juuyonseis.
There's a reason ANF banned them all!
Actually I don't know what happened with ANF. Best part of that place was the Go Hikari! thread anyway. so how about them seeds of life?
She's got, like, a tragic backstory and everything bro. She's too cool for their juuyonsei shit.
Finally someone with common sense!
Good taste there. It's among the very few works in fiction I can really emotionally connect with as a whole, too; I don't know what it is, but it has that something that just does it for me.
Also a big part of my enjoyment was listening to Blue Flow after each episode ended. Masumi Itou is great.
Despera? I'm not familiar
*wikis*
Yeah... Maybe if we believe hard enough, they will make it someday! ;_;
I just want ABe to come back to anime, be it in the form of chara designs or writing, I'm okay with either. Hopefully both.
There are One Piece fans who think Strong World > Baron Omatsuri? Do people like that actually exist?
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
The only way to win at the Wall of Shame is to not appear on the Wall of Shame. You are thinking about this wrong.
Yes, there are. Quite a number of them in fact. I can see why they would feel this way, especially if
they have no taste.
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