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Summer Anime 2017 |OT| More streaming services than shows to watch
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SliceSabre
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Aho Girl 03
When you're best friend is such an idiot you cannot enjoy her forcing your face into her chest.
New Game!! 02
Whaaaaa!? A bit of conflict in our story!?
Smartphone 02
It has become a game for me to predict every single thing that happened in this episode. I admit I was wrong thinking the MC would accidentally steal the samurai girl's panties instead of her hair ribbon.
Isekai Shokudou 03
Even though these stories have been generally the same, I'm entertained by the comfy atmosphere here.
When you're best friend is such an idiot you cannot enjoy her forcing your face into her chest.
New Game!! 02
Whaaaaa!? A bit of conflict in our story!?
Smartphone 02
It has become a game for me to predict every single thing that happened in this episode. I admit I was wrong thinking the MC would accidentally steal the samurai girl's panties instead of her hair ribbon.
Isekai Shokudou 03
Even though these stories have been generally the same, I'm entertained by the comfy atmosphere here.
nintendoman58
Member
Smartphone Isekai - 2
It's honestly kind of fascinating, this show.
It's so blatant with its wish-fulfillment fantasy and yet despite that the show feels kind of...reserved, I guess?
There are many shows that you might say "try too hard" but this show flat-out doesn't try at all. There's next to no drama in this whatsoever. No tragic backstories, no crazy action, not even any real fanservice ecchi scenes, nothing.
It's just this MC going through the motions of being a Gary Stu. You could make a whole Morgan-Freeman narrated documentary on Gary-Stus with this show.
But do you know what the most surprising thing of this show might be? I'm not sure if this'll happen in the show's runtime, but apparently from what Jeff told me on Twitter:
It's honestly kind of fascinating, this show.
It's so blatant with its wish-fulfillment fantasy and yet despite that the show feels kind of...reserved, I guess?
There are many shows that you might say "try too hard" but this show flat-out doesn't try at all. There's next to no drama in this whatsoever. No tragic backstories, no crazy action, not even any real fanservice ecchi scenes, nothing.
It's just this MC going through the motions of being a Gary Stu. You could make a whole Morgan-Freeman narrated documentary on Gary-Stus with this show.
But do you know what the most surprising thing of this show might be? I'm not sure if this'll happen in the show's runtime, but apparently from what Jeff told me on Twitter:
The MC ends up engaged to all the girls. They don't even beat around the bush with the harem aspect either and actually spell it out. He's literally marrying all of them.
Cornbread78
Member
Fairy Tail ep.117
Hell yeah, welcome back you OP a$$hole! It's only been about 60 episodes since the last time I saw ya! Very hype episode if you couldn't figure that out, lol.
As always, when Fairy Tail is at it's best, it really is at it's fu(king best. What a set-up and what an awesome ending! The battle to start things off was pretty crazy followed by some OP bad guy a$$pulls, but then that ending scene! I actually yelled out "OH $hit" and clapped a couple times, which I never do, lol. I love how this show treats it's characters when it is not being redundant and I love how they pull off and frame these types of moments..
Oh the boy kitties are such babies! They need to become Thunder buddies!
Hell yeah, welcome back you OP a$$hole! It's only been about 60 episodes since the last time I saw ya! Very hype episode if you couldn't figure that out, lol.
maybe if i get some time i'll do some screencap work on this new game+ ep cos it's got a couple of interesting shots here and there.
despite the way it's dressed and the usual 4koma setup, new game+ has some real chops put into it when it wants to. I thought that way about that first season and I think so here too.
That reminds me i did recaps for like 23 episodes of toradora and stopped before doing the last episode. lmao.
despite the way it's dressed and the usual 4koma setup, new game+ has some real chops put into it when it wants to. I thought that way about that first season and I think so here too.
That reminds me i did recaps for like 23 episodes of toradora and stopped before doing the last episode. lmao.
As far as Isekai goes, I've been reading one that has some pretty interesting ideas. It's called Falling in Love with the Villainess and it's a Seinen Isekai Webnovel, so there's actually romantic progression and the MC, while being pretty OP, is not infallible and makes mistakes that have consequences.
(although it being a webnovel also means that there's some amateur writing at times).
The general premise is: a japanese boy possesses the body of a near-death 10 year old kid from the slums in a fantasy world. He gets healed with magic by a kid noble, and afterwards also saves him in turn. As a result he gets picked up by the noble boy and starts working as a valet for him and his sister, while developing an underground crime empire on the side
(which he wants to use to help his new master and mistress from the shadows)
One thing that's interesting is is that he doesn't replace the 10 year old kid, his consciousness is still there. So at the beginning they kind of alternate between whose 'in control' of the body, and over time merge together into a new personality.
After the prologue he learns that this is actually a game world (there are no stats and skills and levels and JRPG terms and all that shit tho) as he comes across the actual MC of the world he's in, which is a reincarnated girl, since the game is an Otome/Strategy hybrid and she has knowledge of the original game.
Turns out that the nobles he is working for are actually steppingstones for the real MC in the original storyline of the game and get pretty bad ends (as in, his mistress is the love rival (aka Villainess) of the MC in the original game), so he tries his best to avoid that outcome.
It's a good read.
(although it being a webnovel also means that there's some amateur writing at times).
The general premise is: a japanese boy possesses the body of a near-death 10 year old kid from the slums in a fantasy world. He gets healed with magic by a kid noble, and afterwards also saves him in turn. As a result he gets picked up by the noble boy and starts working as a valet for him and his sister, while developing an underground crime empire on the side
(which he wants to use to help his new master and mistress from the shadows)One thing that's interesting is is that he doesn't replace the 10 year old kid, his consciousness is still there. So at the beginning they kind of alternate between whose 'in control' of the body, and over time merge together into a new personality.
After the prologue he learns that this is actually a game world (there are no stats and skills and levels and JRPG terms and all that shit tho) as he comes across the actual MC of the world he's in, which is a reincarnated girl, since the game is an Otome/Strategy hybrid
and she has knowledge of the original game.Turns out that the nobles he is working for are actually steppingstones for the real MC in the original storyline of the game and get pretty bad ends (as in, his mistress is the love rival (aka Villainess) of the MC in the original game), so he tries his best to avoid that outcome.
It's a good read.
Turin Turambar
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As far as Isekai goes, I've been reading one that has some pretty interesting ideas. It's called Falling in Love with the Villainess and it's a Seinen Isekai Webnovel, so there's actually romantic progression and the MC, while being pretty OP, is not infallible and makes mistakes that have consequences.
(although it being a webnovel also means that there's some amateur writing at times).
The general premise is: a japanese boy possesses the body of a near-death 10 year old kid from the slums in a fantasy world. He gets healed with magic by a kid noble, and afterwards also saves him in turn. As a result he gets picked up by the noble boy and starts working as a valet for him and his sister, while developing an underground crime empire on the side
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Romance while he is in a 10 years old body? Is this like '300 years old vampire loli'?
Normally, people don't stay 10 year old.
Turin Turambar
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From your description I didn't get several years would pass in the game world
. It isn't usually done in isekais stories, as the characters not accustomed to the new world is one of the core concepts. If several years pass by we can imagine the guy is already almost a 'native' to the setting.As far as Isekai goes, I've been reading one that has some pretty interesting ideas. It's called Falling in Love with the Villainess and it's a Seinen Isekai Webnovel, so there's actually romantic progression and the MC, while being pretty OP, is not infallible and makes mistakes that have consequences.
(although it being a webnovel also means that there's some amateur writing at times).
The general premise is: a japanese boy possesses the body of a near-death 10 year old kid from the slums in a fantasy world. He gets healed with magic by a kid noble, and afterwards also saves him in turn. As a result he gets picked up by the noble boy and starts working as a valet for him and his sister, while developing an underground crime empire on the side
One thing that's interesting is is that he doesn't replace the 10 year old kid, his consciousness is still there. So at the beginning they kind of alternate between whose 'in control' of the body, and over time merge together into a new personality.
After the prologue he learns that this is actually a game world (there are no stats and skills and levels and JRPG terms and all that shit tho) as he comes across the actual MC of the world he's in, which is a reincarnated girl, since the game is an Otome/Strategy hybrid
Turns out that the nobles he is working for are actually steppingstones for the real MC in the original storyline of the game and get pretty bad ends (as in, his mistress is the love rival (aka Villainess) of the MC in the original game), so he tries his best to avoid that outcome.
It's a good read.
Sounds interesting. Can't wait for it to never get an adaption.
Turin Turambar
Member
You mean "can't wait to have an adaption that will only have 1 cour that is barely the prologue of the full story, and never have a proper end".
Well it's a completed webnovel (only halfway translated tho) that doesn't have a LN version, so, uh...
AquaWateria
Member
I mean we are getting an adaption of Shield Hero lol.
Which has a LN.
nintendoman58
Member
What is the process from Web Novel to Light Novel anyway?
Do LN publishers in Japan see how popular some are and approach the author with an offer or something?
Do LN publishers in Japan see how popular some are and approach the author with an offer or something?
AquaWateria
Member
Or The Breaker which is my favorite Korean manhwa. But man would I want Jinee animated from new waves.
It also reminds me that we won't get a continuation of the series in a long ass time....
Turin Turambar
Member
I suppose it works exactly like that.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Some Chinese novels get adapted thanks to Chinese/Japanese co-productions. Animated adaptations of Korean adaptations seem very rare though.
AquaWateria
Member
Is there a reason why?
Ballroom 2
I was expecting more out of the dancing animation for the first competition shown, not just a bunch of stills. Still good, crazy anatomy issues aside.
Tsuredure 3
Still cute and hilarious.
Love and Lies 3
Along MiA this is a surprise of the season. Never has a romance anime had so many characters with actual spines. Also, best OP of the season?
I was expecting more out of the dancing animation for the first competition shown, not just a bunch of stills. Still good, crazy anatomy issues aside.
Tsuredure 3
Still cute and hilarious.
Love and Lies 3
Along MiA this is a surprise of the season. Never has a romance anime had so many characters with actual spines. Also, best OP of the season?
Kills me tbh. I know if Tower of God was made by a Japanese person it would definitely have had an anime by now. It's basically shounen but it's good shounen.
Nah, best OP of the season easily goes to Kakegurui
SliceSabre
Banned
isekai are the gacha games of the anime world.
Think about it.
Think about it.
CheapJuice
Member
Theonik
Member
What about Isekai Gacha?
Cornbread78
Member
This show has been great so far, and that kiss at the end! Where did THAT come from? talk about curveball to the story!
Joe Molotov
Member
I Just Wanted to Play Centaur Girl Gacha, Now I'm in Another World With My Little Sister's Cellphone
Theonik
Member
That's not bad. Trapped in app plot mixed with your imouto trying to win the game to get you out.
I forgot about this one since I dropped it. Visually you're right; I wonder if it was directed by the same person who did the ACCA opening?
L&L's is catchy as fuck though.
Right? Someone in my watching group called a polygamous end for this and I'm almost leaning that way now with how the characters are acting :lol:
hosannainexcelsis
Member
I can only speculate, but I would guess that:
- The Chinese market is larger than the Korean market, which makes Japanese companies more eager to find ways to reach a Chinese audience. As there are several Chinese companies eager to fund works that appeal to China, this creates a lot of joint ventures.
- Korean animation studios are too busy being the workhorses of every other country's animation to have time to promote the written material that their own country produces.
SliceSabre
Banned
I'd watch it and or reroll until I got a 5* imouto card.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
The competition didn't really get much focus; it was just a quick glance as an introduction to Kiyoharu. In that sense, I can understand why it didn't get a lot of resources devoted to it. The scene towards the end of the episode with Kiyoharu practicing by himself had much more lavish animation.
It's worth mentioning that this episode had all of its dancing action re-animated by action animation director Takashi Mukouda, since apparently the animation that came back from Studio Pierrot, to which it was outsourced, was not up to the director's standards. Sakuga Blog has a useful article about this episode, which also looks at the tragic case of Kazunori Mizuno, who passed away due to overwork while directing this episode at Pierrot.
No, the ACCA OP was done by Shingo Natsume, director of Space Dandy and One Punch Man. The Kakegurui OP is by Sayo Yamamoto, director of The Woman Called Fujiko Mine and Yuri on Ice.
No. The person who did the Persona 5 OP and the first Bahamut Virgin Soul OP.
Her face scares the shit out of me.
I had a feeling but that explains why it is so good.
For those who haven't seen it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RR3YrqifvA
AquaWateria
Member
I hear good things about Eccentric Family.
I assume it will definitely be a good watch, if so then I am gonna start it later today.
I assume it will definitely be a good watch, if so then I am gonna start it later today.
Cornbread78
Member
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Yeah best OP of the season is Kakegurui and its not even close tbh, unless the Owarimonogatari s2 stuff has some OPs
When half of the characters identity (thus far) is "omg they're so good" seems a bit weird to not show it off in his introduction. The scene at the end does remedy it a bit but honestly I'd have traded priority.
Sad to read about the loss at Pierrot, tragic. :/
Cool, thanks! I can definitely see the similarities to Persona/Bahamut too. Love this style of OP either way.
Theonik
Member
Think emoji
SliceSabre
Banned
I was ready to disagree but then I realize MPR is right. Kakegurui has the best OP and ED this season.
The only other one that stands out in my mind is the Princess Principal OP and ED.
The only other one that stands out in my mind is the Princess Principal OP and ED.
What has Rage of Bahamut ever done to you?!?!
And the ED is just the main character walking towards the camera with closeups.
Love and Lies OP does have a pretty good song though.
I also want to express my disappointment over My Hero Academia's latest OP song. It's just bad.
Admiral Woofington
Member
You should watch the Vatican OP, the music choice is so bad compared to the Visuals it transcends Anime and becomes an immortal Phoenix of what Anime has always wanted to be: a bad YouTube amv
I'm actually reminded of the time you asked about shows with a person traveling back in time and introducing modern day technology to people of the past. Kuromukuro actually has something along those lines but it's the other way around, one person comes in from the past but the show does a good job in portraying him getting accustomed to modern day Japan technology, culture and in some cases even language.
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