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

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BGBW

Maturity, bitches.
Cuz I know how much yall love SAO.

From,
Kayos with <3s lol.

Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment - Photo Album
Nice. Though you could have warned me it wasn't safe for work. PS. My link is NSFW.

Love Live and Kotoura-san were the weird crossovers that we could talk about because we just had that in common (except, of course, there really isn't much to talk about with those shows).
This has nothing to do with my Kotoura-san/Love Live confusion comment right.
 

Milamber

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say itttttttt

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/XX/

Member
Poor Inferno Cop, he was number one until a bunch of witches came and took his name.
But he doesn't mind:

Twitter / TripleKyun: Yo @InfernoCop_USA, you think ...
https://twitter.com/TripleKyun/status/319100740075401216

Twitter / InfernoCop_USA: @TripleKyun Yes, Akko is ...
https://twitter.com/InfernoCop_USA/status/319308629956239360

Is that you I'm seeing 'retweeting' him?

Akko is his Best Friend Forever, and he has a special appreciation for Diana!

Also, Inferno Cop in person says the name is Sucy, END OF DISCUSSION PEOPLE!

Is it too late now for me to put up through all of the series just for watching 'Mr. Umakoshi & Friends' graceful moments? Maybe those moments are sparse but damn if they aren't calling my attention!

Anime is saved (for real this time)
Judging by the near unanimous praise, I really need to watch LWA...
Unless something comes along in the next few seasons that really amazes me, I'd have to say Little Witch Academia has secured a spot in my Anime of the year 2013 vote.
Amazing! Little Witch Academia not only saves animation, it also brings back GAFfers! The mighty power of LWA compels you, my brothers! Bask on its reviving light!
 

/XX/

Member
Well, yeah. I doubt even the people who describe it as an emotional experience would 'cry' at that scene, either.

I'm not trying to single you out for anything, it's just that I've seen the 'You shouldn't crying at that movie, even the director said the same' stuff a few times around here but no one ever links me to anything. The closest thing I can remember is the author talking about how he'd felt relieved when his sister died.
- Excerpts: Takahata on Grave of the Fireflies // Hayao Miyazaki Web"]Takahata: It wasn't my intention to give people the catharsis of crying. Yet, many people say "I cried so much," and some even say "I cried so much, and I don't want to see it again." I tell them, "it would be more fun if you watch it one more time." -laughs-

[The interviewer suggested that maybe people thought that the movie was just about the past and it just inspired their nostalgia.]

Takahata: That was regrettable. I intended to depict the boy in Grave as a contemporary boy, rather than a boy in that time. He doesn't bear with hardships. When the aunt threatens him by saying "OK, let's have meals separately," he is rather relieved. He thinks that it's easier to eat by themselves than to bear with the discrimination from his aunt. As a result, his life becomes harder. Such a feeling is closer to the one held by today's kids. I made the movie by thinking what would happen if a kid today was suddenly sent to that time through time machine. So, I didn't intend it to be retrospective or nostalgic, but mI didn't express it well enough...
http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/interviews/t_grave.html#s1

However, look at how he is talking about intentions here. Different people process same information in different ways... and I think that, sometimes, once a work leaves the hands of its creator it kind of becomes "public domain" (but in the sense that it is a work open at interpretations and ready to provoke many reactions or sensations as diverse as the type of viewers who watch it), to the point of said creator not knowing how this people is going to react at it, so you simply can expose a theme with it and channel a line of discussion in which all can participate... or that is what in my opinion a work or vision should represent and not some kind of unique and immovable truth (all said, I always respect the author's opinion, of course!).

Some time ago fertygo also participated on a discussion on this same matter regarding Grave of the Fireflies (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=44215463#post44215463 & http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=44216961#post44216961) and I understood, appreciated his response and interpretation while seeing it as natural and equally valid, but what I wouldn't share is the idea or possible case of Isao Takahata's intentions here totally conditioning a response. I want to hear all you guys think without any impediments!

NisioIssin got his own anime?
It is a shame you can't understand true character development, peasants!

those gaffers never left!
They were always in our hearts. :-D
 

wonzo

Banned
HAIR SMUT 1

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It's probably all downhill after this episode due to how fucking dumb everything is but goddamn that was some A+++ grade smutkuga, dat animated hair.
 

Defuser

Member
Red Data Girl ep 1
Off to a slow start but that is ok. The guy is a fucking dick though.

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From what I learn animes, never trust a guy with this kind of haircut they're always scheming.

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RIP Steve Jobs.
 

fertygo

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Some time ago fertygo also participated on a discussion on this same matter regarding Grave of the Fireflies (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=44215463#post44215463 & http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=44216961#post44216961) and I understood, appreciated his response and interpretation while seeing it as natural and equally valid, but what I wouldn't share is the idea or possible case of Mr. Takahata's intentions here totally conditioning a response. I want to hear all you guys think without any impediments!
Damn my old post got mentioned lol

After a months. I do appreciate the film much more now.

Its does leaving much stronger impression than "wow.. this sad stuff" and now I appreciate the film can leave that kind of impression.
 

Steroyd

Member
Hair Sex - 01

Did you enjoy GJBU?

Did you like the hair brush sex scenes?

Well it's time to go LEWDER!

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The premise itself looks like it's going to turn into a battle of the murderer descendants, no idea if what is hinted at will work.
 

/XX/

Member
Damn my old post got mentioned lol

After a months. I do appreciate the film much more now.

Its does leaving much stronger impression than "wow.. this sad stuff" and now I appreciate the film can leave that kind of impression.
Have you watched it again after that? Since the first time I didn't come to watch it more, to the point of my memories of it becoming very vague.
The beginning alone, with the scene of them together riding the train, made me quit immediately on another occasion I wanted to revisit it!
 

cajunator

Banned
Holy fuck, what if they use this version of Departure for the HxH Chimera Ant Arc?!


It's a different person.

Thanks. They really do look like similar designs.

Hair Sex - 01

Did you enjoy GJBU?

Did you like the hair brush sex scenes?

Well it's time to go LEWDER!

iFNirm9CIP1mS.gif


The premise itself looks like it's going to turn into a battle of the murderer descendants, no idea if what is hinted at will work.

I'm so damned mesmerized by this. Maybe I like hair...
 

/XX/

Member
Oh, look! Inferno Cop requesting amicably to the series creator a second season of his adventures:

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http://anime.webnt.jp/report/view/2998
 

BGBW

Maturity, bitches.
If they want to kickstart crowd source a second season of Inferno Cop I'm willing to throw them a few shoestrings and a packet of sherbet lemons to fund it.
 

Theonik

Member
If they want to kickstart crowd source a second season of Inferno Cop I'm willing to throw them a few shoestrings and a packet of sherbet lemons to fund it.
I'm sure they will make excellent use of them in the production.
 

fertygo

Member
Have you watched it again after that? Since the first time I didn't come to watch it more, to the point of my memories of it becoming very vague.
The beginning alone, with the scene of them together riding the train, made me quit immediately on another occasion I wanted to revisit it!

Not yet, maybe I'd give more time before rewatch it with bluray

This and Millenium Actress are that kind of film that needed repeat viewing to absorb everything on it.
 

Defuser

Member
Dansai Buri no Crime Edge ep 1

I don't care whether it's a sweet thing at the end. The guy is a fucking creep and the girl is equally fuck up in the head too to be near this guy.
 

Regulus Tera

Romanes Eunt Domus
[Polar Bear's Café] 50
Another fun and heart-warming episode of the best show nobody watched. I'll never get tired of these silly animals doing human activities. Can't wait for next week's episode!
 

Joe Molotov

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Hair Sex - 01

Did you enjoy GJBU?

Did you like the hair brush sex scenes?

Well it's time to go LEWDER!

iFNirm9CIP1mS.gif


The premise itself looks like it's going to turn into a battle of the murderer descendants, no idea if what is hinted at will work.

Two seasons ago we had Girls und Panzer and sex hair.
Last season we had GJBU and hair sex.
This season we've got this. What depths of hair-based depravity will this take us to? Multiple hairgasms, perhaps?
 

cajunator

Banned
Dansai Buri no Crime Edge ep 1

This show...I-I think....I like.....cute.......c-cute.....h-hairrrrrrr
hnnnnnnnnnnnngh

Oh what have I done?!
 

sonicmj1

Member
Windy Tales 13

A beautiful ending for a beautiful series.

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This line across the sky is actually a plane. Instead of showing it, we just see the cloud trail it leaves behind.

This might be the first show that I can remember where the characters graduate from school in a way that isn't sappy and sentimental. Life just goes on. Things change. People find the wind in their heart. They still have lives to live. It manages to tread the line of concluding things without making it seem like the world has come to a halt. I like it.

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The show doesn't give us any exposition about Nao's life after she graduates from middle school, but we can gather a lot just from the details it shows us. Windy Tales has always been great about showing instead of telling.

The structure of the episode confused me a bit at first. Most of the episode is a kind of flashback, but it's never really made explicit. You can't really miss it, though.

END

It took me a while to open up to Windy Tales' charms. The first two episodes left me a little cold. But I don't think there was anything worse about those episodes compared to what followed. It was a matter of adjusting to the show's rhythm.

Windy Tales doesn't condescend to its audience, but it's different from Mouryou no Hako, which hides its respect by being aloof and mysterious. Every episode of Windy Tales is layered with quiet messages about the complexities and wonders of everyday life, and it trusts you to realize that yourself. Each episode is like a poem, and through its gentle description of its world, and its remarkably naturalistic conversations, it knows we'll see our own lives reflected in it.

It may seem weird to talk about beauty, given Windy Tales' art style. But its simple shapes and wide spaces of flat color give birth to expressive animation that can be a real wonder to behold. All the characters are wonderfully multi-dimensional. The relationship between Miki and Jun is a realistic and adorable picture of middle school romance.

Episodic shows about everyday life aren't for a lot of people. But if you let this show come to you, it's unbelievably rewarding.

I feel incredibly fortunate for having two shows as perfectly crafted as Wandering Son and Windy Tales in my backlog season.
 

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sealed with a kiss
Windy Tales 13

A beautiful ending for a beautiful series.



This might be the first show that I can remember where the characters graduate from school in a way that isn't sappy and sentimental. Life just goes on. Things change. People find the wind in their heart. They still have lives to live. It manages to tread the line of concluding things without making it seem like the world has come to a halt. I like it.



The structure of the episode confused me a bit at first. Most of the episode is a kind of flashback, but it's never really made explicit. You can't really miss it, though.

END

It took me a while to open up to Windy Tales' charms. The first two episodes left me a little cold. But I don't think there was anything worse about those episodes compared to what followed. It was a matter of adjusting to the show's rhythm.

Windy Tales doesn't condescend to its audience, but it's different from Mouryou no Hako, which hides its respect by being aloof and mysterious. Every episode of Windy Tales is layered with quiet messages about the complexities and wonders of everyday life, and it trusts you to realize that yourself. Each episode is like a poem, and through its gentle description of its world, and its remarkably naturalistic conversations, it knows we'll see our own lives reflected in it.

It may seem weird to talk about beauty, given Windy Tales' art style. But its simple shapes and wide spaces of flat color give birth to expressive animation that can be a real wonder to behold. All the characters are wonderfully multi-dimensional. The relationship between Miki and Jun is a realistic and adorable picture of middle school romance.

Episodic shows about everyday life aren't for a lot of people. But if you let this show come to you, it's unbelievably rewarding.

I feel incredibly fortunate for having two shows as perfectly crafted as Wandering Son and Windy Tales in my backlog season.
Now you know what a really good slice of life is!
 
Crime Edge 1

The show was pretty funny at times, but mostly just left me mystified. I guess I'll watch another week just to see how crazy/weird this gets.
 

duckroll

Member
I'm not so sure about this thing about Ryo-timo directing the TV series. The new illustration is for the upcoming new OADs, which he is probably directing, but I don't think they said anything about the TV series staff?

Get hype?
 

7Th

Member
Yozakura Quartet isn't really good and Yasuda is a terrible artist, but Ryo-chimo already fixed his mess with his previous set of OVAs so we have no reason to not be excited for this.

YOSHINARI 2013 KEEPS DELIVERING

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So good.
 

duckroll

Member
Yozakura Quartet isn't really good and Yasuda is a terrible artist, but Ryo-chimo already fixed his mess with his previous set of OVAs so we have no reason to not be excited for this.

The OADs were pretty boring imo. Good animation but there's really nothing else good about it. What exactly is so good about this franchise anyway? Kou Matsuo's series sucked, Ryo-timo's OADs sucked. Why do they keep making more of it? Or is this another one of those "if it looks good I don't care about the plot" things?
 

Kurita

Member
Watched the new Naruto opening...
I've been wondering something.
Does Sony have some sort of monopoly on anime songs?
I mean, this new opening is by NICO Touches the Walls, a Sony band. All of the Naruto, Bleach, Gintama, Space Brothers, Psycho-Pass, etc... songs have been performed by artists signed to Sony.
Guess I'm the only one caring about it but still :lol
 
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