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Spring Anime 2013 |OT -7| My Giant CG Pony Can't Possibly Read This Much Baudelaire

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fertygo

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Fang of the Sun Dougram - 03

Damn no wonder some of mecha geeks call this best mecha show ever, the story, technobabble and lore are fantastic, the visual also pleasant to the eyes for such a old show, only bad thing the girls is fugly.
 

FYC

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I honestly thought this was a DTL post at first.

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Cuticle Detective Inaba

Well, that was fun enough. Got a few laughs out of me and I thought it had a few great characters, Lorenzo being my favorite. I'd certainly watch a second season.

Detective Conan 167:
When they have great material to work with, they can really make this show excel. This was such a well executed episode. I just love the soundtrack for this show. It really helps at bringing the story to life. It's always fun seeing Conan and Heiji working together and trying to come to terms with the case.
Heiji panicking about Kazuha
lead to some great moments, and on a more comedic side, the show did a perfect job with the scene where Heiji asks her to take her clothes off.

Detective Conan is far and away my favorite anime. Glad to see someone else enjoying it. The soundtrack is absolutely fantastic.
 
AKB0048 end - I don't think they ever explained why Chieri's father was killed, or maybe I just didn't pay enough attention?

The final scene of Yuka and Mamoru was bittersweet. :(

I still think there will be a movie at some point, but probably not anytime soon.
 
Darker than Black 17-18


Nice arc with probably my favorite side character so far. Hei continues to go about his business, but his interactions with other characters continues to develop more as a human instead of as a contractor.

I'm still not entirely sure where this show is going in terms of plot. There's stuff like
Hei's sister, Amber, those other organizations
but it feels more like we're just supposed to watch them develop instead of anything being really resolved I guess.
 

Dennis

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Going over the list of the new Spring Animes in the OP, is there anything that stands out to people?

I am already on-board with Oreimo 2

And what about that Otono Joshi No Anime series? Recommended?
 

BluWacky

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Going over the list of the new Spring Animes in the OP, is there anything that stands out to people?

Everyone will have different opinions, but I think the one most people are looking forward to is Attack on Titan (the manga is very popular and the trailers look great). Otherwise I think it really depends on what you're into.

I am already on-board with Oreimo 2

Give the SNAFU show a go as well if you like Oreimo.

And what about that Otono Joshi No Anime series? Recommended?

Absolutely. It is very different from any of the above - it's anime targetted at adult women, after all - but in particular watch Jinsei Best Ten, the second episode of the second season.
 

Westlo

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snk timeline will be..

Stock low - It's the new magi lol
Stock high - holy fuck this is awesome
stock low - its magi all over again due to an anime original end which means it's nothing like magi

so now is the perfect time to jump on!
 

Branduil

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We need to make an official tally before the show actually starts so crow can be properly served afterwards.

#teamHYPE

-Branduil

#teamMAGI_2.0

-Duckroll

Feel free to add your name to either list.
 

7Th

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2013 in a nutshell:

Winter: Filler -> Spring: LITTLE WITCH ACADEMIA -> Summer: Filler -> Fall: IMAISHI NEW TV SERIES
 

Cuticle Detective Inaba Ep 1

Opening: ?
Ending: The song itself was average and I'll probably end up skipping it alot.

First episode starts off the series well. While it looks like the story is going to take the backseat (besides the missing brother), alot of the comedy genuinely provided alot of laughs. The Golden Ratio of Tsundere was definitely the best along with anytime the cast goes into chibi form. Almost all the characters are likable with straight man Kei, detective Ogi, assassin Gabrielle, and Lorenzo definitely being my favorites, though I'm honestly not that big on Yuuka. Not entirely sure where the show will go but so long as the jokes are still funny, I'll continue to watch this.

Also Inaba's hair as a werewolf is truly magnificent.

 

Branduil

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I guess I'm on team hype for SnK but I don't think I can handle it being a Magi 2.0, not this series :(

They'd have to work really hard to make it Magi 2.0, there's a wide range of disappointment between "good" and "so bad it's awful."

Reminds me of Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood which I loved.

It should be the best action shounen since then if they do it right.
 

duckroll

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Branduil

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Never doubt the director of Guilty Crown and HotD?

Was direction really the problem with those two shows?

Let's be fair, he did also direct one of the most well-liked adaptations of an extremely popular shounen manga that is often considered better than the source material. He's certainly capable of directing a show like Attack on Titan, so we'll soon find out what happens when he gets good source material again.
 

duckroll

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Was direction really the problem with those two shows?

Let's be fair, he did also direct one of the most well-liked adaptations of an extremely popular shounen manga that is often considered better than the source material. He's certainly capable of directing a show like Attack on Titan, so we'll soon find out what happens when he gets good source material again.

Araki is a great director when paired up with a unique combination of cheese and overdramatic self-parody. I'm not sure that particular combination exists in Attack on Titan, nor would fans of the manga want it to become that. So... there's that I guess. Outside of that unique combination, I do not think Araki is a very versatile director at all.
 
Was direction really the problem with those two shows?

Let's be fair, he did also direct one of the most well-liked adaptations of an extremely popular shounen manga that is often considered better than the source material. He's certainly capable of directing a show like Attack on Titan, so we'll soon find out what happens when he gets good source material again.

I don't exactly want to see him pulling something like the potato chip scene from Death Note in this series. I think that could really kill it. Not that Death Note couldn't be melodramatic sometimes even in the manga, but the anime was really a 'turn everything up to 11 at all times' adaptation.

My biggest fear is the announcement that the anime is going to have original story material. Based on that, I think there are a lot of reasons to be afraid of Araki's involvement. Especially considering he's the man who somehow managed to make Death Note's ending worse (and that says a lot, given how bad the manga ending to Death Note was).
 

Lafiel

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Araki is a great director when paired up with a unique combination of cheese and overdramatic self-parody. I'm not sure that particular combination exists in Attack on Titan, nor would fans of the manga want it to become that. So... there's that I guess. Outside of that unique combination, I do not think Araki is a very versatile director at all.
I dunno.. those kind of things existed in HsotD and Guilty crown and they were both dogshit. Maybe he's with a one-hit wonder (with death note) because idk.
 

fertygo

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Was direction really the problem with those two shows?

Let's be fair, he did also direct one of the most well-liked adaptations of an extremely popular shounen manga that is often considered better than the source material. He's certainly capable of directing a show like Attack on Titan, so we'll soon find out what happens when he gets good source material again.

GC's directing were pretty spotty.
 

Branduil

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Araki is a great director when paired up with a unique combination of cheese and overdramatic self-parody. I'm not sure that particular combination exists in Attack on Titan, who would fans of the manga want it to become that. So... there's that I guess. Outside of that unique combination, I do not think Araki is a very versatile director at all.

I don't think he's very versatile, and AoT isn't as cheesy as his usual material, but it does have lots of moments of over-the-top action, which he's also pretty good at. We'll have to see how he deals with the moments of serious character drama, but I think there are some scenes in Death Note which are also good without resorting to pure cheese.

Well, Araki is the one that consistently sexualizing violence against women.

There's almost no fanservice in the manga, so I wonder how he'll add it to the anime, LOL.
 

duckroll

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I dunno.. those kind of things existed in HsotD and Guilty crown and they were both dogshit. Maybe he's with a one-hit wonder (with death note) because idk.

A lot of what he introduced in Death Note and HSotD absolutely did not exist in the source material. Those also tend to be the best scenes. I find the way he directs some of the most over the top stuff to be really fucking hilarious and entertaining. Outside of that, I think his direction is usually pretty flat.

I don't think he's very versatile, and AoT isn't as cheesy as his usual material, but it does have lots of moments of over-the-top action, which he's also pretty good at. We'll have to see how he deals with the moments of serious character drama, but I think there are some scenes in Death Note which are also good without resorting to pure cheese.

I think the action will probably be excellent, at least until he runs out of Spiderman movie homages (lol). I'm just concerned about you know, the rest of the thing!
 
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