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Spring Anime 2012 | Welcome Home, Space Cowboy
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Romanes Eunt Domus
KuwabaraTheMan
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But...but...my youth.
I just love the original Pegasus Fantasy so much. The new version doesn't sound nearly as majestic.
I...
I need this.
I need crossdressing cures designed by CLAMP animated by Sunrise.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Another - FIN:
I decided to give this another try and finished the show. And um... yeah, my problems remain the same.
I think it's absolutely no secret around this side of GAF that I have a very loooow bar for Suspension of Disbelief®. This is especially true when it comes to anime. I'm willing to forgive a lot of bullshit, or at the very least turn a blind eye to it. With Another... I just can't look past it. It's not even the over-the-top bullshit deaths (though those are kinda funny in how far they push it) or unbelievable characters; it's the premise.
There's absolutely no way, no how, that their school would still be standing. It's established early on that this "curse" has been going on for fucking YEARS now. Not only that, it's not exactly a secret; seemingly everyone knows about this. Parents sending their kids to a school where they KNOW kids regularly die every fucking year? In the same fucking class? Like clockwork? No, it wouldn't happen. Parents would not turn a blind eye and hope everything goes away on its own. They would move. They would quit their stupid jobs and fucking move away. Or at the very least they would insist that a new school be built as far away from that school as possible and burn the fucking cursed school down or whatever. This entire show is based on a premise that, anime or no, is just fucking impossible. I cannot suspend disbelief for it.
And even if NONE of the above happened, how on Belldandy's green earth could this NOT be fucking National news well before the beginning of this story? The entire nation would know, the government would launch a huge investigation, and the school would be shut down anyway. People don't just ignore massive deaths, especially not school children.
/rant
Well, at least Mei is cute.
I decided to give this another try and finished the show. And um... yeah, my problems remain the same.
I think it's absolutely no secret around this side of GAF that I have a very loooow bar for Suspension of Disbelief®. This is especially true when it comes to anime. I'm willing to forgive a lot of bullshit, or at the very least turn a blind eye to it. With Another... I just can't look past it. It's not even the over-the-top bullshit deaths (though those are kinda funny in how far they push it) or unbelievable characters; it's the premise.
There's absolutely no way, no how, that their school would still be standing. It's established early on that this "curse" has been going on for fucking YEARS now. Not only that, it's not exactly a secret; seemingly everyone knows about this. Parents sending their kids to a school where they KNOW kids regularly die every fucking year? In the same fucking class? Like clockwork? No, it wouldn't happen. Parents would not turn a blind eye and hope everything goes away on its own. They would move. They would quit their stupid jobs and fucking move away. Or at the very least they would insist that a new school be built as far away from that school as possible and burn the fucking cursed school down or whatever. This entire show is based on a premise that, anime or no, is just fucking impossible. I cannot suspend disbelief for it.
And even if NONE of the above happened, how on Belldandy's green earth could this NOT be fucking National news well before the beginning of this story? The entire nation would know, the government would launch a huge investigation, and the school would be shut down anyway. People don't just ignore massive deaths, especially not school children.
/rant
Well, at least Mei is cute.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Maybe I'm not as irate because I was brought up with another song, but it is not a bad cover. It is not metal rock or whatever the fuck the original was, but it still has a nice sound.But...but...my youth.
I just love the original Pegasus Fantasy so much. The new version doesn't sound nearly as majestic.
Also I love Shokotan.
Pretty much. Only season where I'm actually looking forward to watch 4+ shows.
Not to say the previous seasons were shit, it's just that I mostly had to rely on word of mouth to know what to watch.
What was promising in the seasons of 2007?
Only started in 2009 so have no idea of these things.
I don't know about specific seasons but we had
Baccano
Darker than Black
Nodame Cantabile
Mononoke
Gurren Lagann
Dennou Coil
So pretty damn good year
This looks amazing.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I don't know what gender they are. lol
Spring 2007 had
Gurren Lagann
Oh Edo Rocket
Darker than Black
Seirei no Moribito
The Skullman
Dennou Coil
Lucky Star
Bokurano
To name a few notable titles.
Summer 2007
School Days
Higurashi
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Mononoke
Shigurui
Baccano
Code Geass
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Spring 2007:
Darker Than Black
Dennou Coil
Emma: A Victorian Romance Season 2
Gurren Lagann
Lovely Complex
Oh! Edo Rocket
Seirei no Moribito
To Terra...
Seto no Hanayome
Hot dang.
But...but...my youth.
I just love the original Pegasus Fantasy so much. The new version doesn't sound nearly as majestic.
I do agree wit hthe track being a travesty next to the original
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR-ZdIDG48U
new SS looks like precure opening with some pegasus horse thrown in, but at the end of the day an op is an op, what I care about is what goes on after the op ends.
Icarus gets it.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
No, I suppose it doesn't!
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
This > That
Kaichou wa Maid-sama 02:
Oh, thank goodness, some early progress on the
front. It didn't necessarily add to her image of strength as
. I wonder if there are any future ways in which
.
Usui continues to be one smooth motherfucker. He already has pushing Misaki's buttons down to a science and can do it while perfectly faking unawareness of his own actions. He apparently has some kind of romantic hokuto shinken--he's already finished his lightning-fast courtship completely unbeknownst to Misaki, now he's just waiting for the delayed love reaction. OMAE WA MOU...you get it. What a badass.
Now for this week's eye porn:
http://i.imgur.com/q0Qqjl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/NIJvGl.jpg
I have a feeling that I'll be seeing a lot of this.
Oh, thank goodness, some early progress on the
Misaki being a bitch to every boy in school
her attitude was rooted as much in her own misandry as it was legitimate frustration with uncooperative students
her knowledge of maid cafe practices will save her ass in an unlikely situation
Usui continues to be one smooth motherfucker. He already has pushing Misaki's buttons down to a science and can do it while perfectly faking unawareness of his own actions. He apparently has some kind of romantic hokuto shinken--he's already finished his lightning-fast courtship completely unbeknownst to Misaki, now he's just waiting for the delayed love reaction. OMAE WA MOU...you get it. What a badass.
Now for this week's eye porn:
http://i.imgur.com/Ua7Prl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/q0Qqjl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/NIJvGl.jpg
Dedication Through Light
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How would they close a school over a "curse."? And it also seemed like, at least, the curse is inactive several months of the year.
Shit, I knew I was forgetting something. I loved it a lot, and was one of the last good comedies for me anyways in recent history.
It also makes matches hype as fuckBut...but...my youth.
I just love the original Pegasus Fantasy so much. The new version doesn't sound nearly as majestic.
Lovely Complex was Spring as well. And then Kaiji and Gundam 00 started in the fall. I think Shippuden started that year, which was pretty significant at the time.
Amazing year of anime really.
Persona 4
Just finished episode 25. At first, I was surprised how fast everything was wrapping up and that
wasn't appearing at all. But after the credits I saw that they're doing the true ending in an OVA release in August.
I liked the show a lot, but I have no idea how it would feel to watch the show without playing the game first. Definitely a fun companion piece to the game though, and I look forward to the final act in August.
Also, this season looks incredibly promising. With Sakamichi no Apollon, Lupin the Third, Saint Seya Omega, Uchuu Kyoudai, and Zetman standing out in particular for me.
Just finished episode 25. At first, I was surprised how fast everything was wrapping up and that
Izanami
I liked the show a lot, but I have no idea how it would feel to watch the show without playing the game first. Definitely a fun companion piece to the game though, and I look forward to the final act in August.
Also, this season looks incredibly promising. With Sakamichi no Apollon, Lupin the Third, Saint Seya Omega, Uchuu Kyoudai, and Zetman standing out in particular for me.
dakkumauji
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Yes, definitively needs more CLAMP. The more the better.
I was told that Chihayafuru saved anime. Confirm/deny
This allows you, the viewer, to put yourself in their
hosannainexcelsis
Member
I don't know about "saving anime", but it's a very good show well worth watching.
Saved anime? No way. BRS TV did that. But Chihayafuru is pretty good.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
But were you entertained? That's the real question.
Some things to keep in mind about Countermeasure-chan: she was pissed at Mei for not trying harder to play her role as the nonexistent classmate, she was jealous of Mei because she had the hots for Sakakibara, and all along she suspected that Mei was the ghost because, I mean, c'mon -- pale as fuck, eyepatch, antisocial, not very emotive, probably cold to the touch. Plus her friends and brother dying all around her. And she probably held herself semi-responsible for all the curse's victims because it was her job to protect them.
If this happened in real life, she probably would have lost her marbles much sooner. Taking it out on Mei was tragic, but unsurprising.
And given all that, Mei having a twin(who did look exactly like her except for the hair color, iirc) wasn't even necessary.
I believe the old lady was related to one of that year's victims, and was so devastated by the loss that she went bonkers. Not very creative, but not totally out of left field, either.
And yeah, like I said before, Reiko being Ms. Mikami was supposed to be a twist -- they intentionally kept that hidden from the viewer. I thought having the extra be a teacher was a nice twist, and actually kind of makes sense in retrospect: the class was only a desk short because Sakakibara transferred in, but the curse started before he arrived. I think it would have been better and made more sense if Reiko's desk was in the classroom rather than the faculty room, though.
If this happened in real life, she probably would have lost her marbles much sooner. Taking it out on Mei was tragic, but unsurprising.
And given all that, Mei having a twin(who did look exactly like her except for the hair color, iirc) wasn't even necessary.
I believe the old lady was related to one of that year's victims, and was so devastated by the loss that she went bonkers. Not very creative, but not totally out of left field, either.
And yeah, like I said before, Reiko being Ms. Mikami was supposed to be a twist -- they intentionally kept that hidden from the viewer. I thought having the extra be a teacher was a nice twist, and actually kind of makes sense in retrospect: the class was only a desk short because Sakakibara transferred in, but the curse started before he arrived. I think it would have been better and made more sense if Reiko's desk was in the classroom rather than the faculty room, though.
All that said, I thought the show was mostly awful and I laughed out loud a few times during the last two episodes.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Over a "curse"? Not officially, no. However if several children from the same class at the same school were dying en mass at the same time of every year for multiple years, an investigation would have happened and likely the school would be shut down. And it's quite clear the people in this town believe it isn't a coincidence, but they still send their kids there? I'm having a hard time believing that.
Dedication Through Light
Member
I found it enjoyable without knowing the source material. I mean if I played the game then
Adachi
Im just really curious what the bad ending is, if I recall.
I forgot; the SSOmega screening also revealed the name of the music composer: Toshihiko Sahashi.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
I sure as hell wouldn't send my kid there, but you have to keep in mind that all/most of the deaths could be explained by mundane circumstances. It wasn't like magical ghost shit was going down. It was basically just bad luck.
Is it something that should be watched?
If a bunch of people are dying, people aren't going to say "oh, well, but it's all explainable by mundane science. Nothing to worry about! Go on to school, son."
Femmeworth
Banned
Dedication Through Light
Member
Maybe the memory altering mechanism in the series is implicated in why they keep sending people there?
dakkumauji
Member
He also voices the protag! But, it wasn't that bad. I liked the dub. Only some parts were sketchy and we got Laura Bailey as Rise.
Bad Ending:
I believe that Nanako stays dead, and the fog just goes about ending humanity or something.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
This post is good and you should feel good.
Some people would, though. It's like those dipsticks who refuse to evacuate in an emergency, despite the government telling everyone to gtfo.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
If you like generic shoujo I suppose.
I wonder what man-Moonlight looks like. I'd like to wear purple/white!
I wish I could think of something else in the last 5 years that didn't ironically make me laugh, like Ano Hana.
Also though, I was doing my undergrad from 2007-2010, so it's possible I missed something. Music stuff gets super busy super fast.
mediocre showjoe.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
It's not like all the dead children come back to life when the calamity ends. I'm pretty sure the parents don't just forget their children are dead. Or maybe their neighbor's children. Or their co-worker's. Who all go to the same school.
If it involves themselves, sure. They're children? I'm still not really buying it.
I won't start a shitstorm on this, but my opinion on the English dub is that overall I hated it except for Kanji, so I bought a Japanese copy. The characters just felt so wrongly done, and it felt like a completely different game with completely different characters in English to me.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Binbō-gami ga!, an adaptation of Yoshiaki Sukeno's comedy manga, will be airing in the summer with the following staff:
Director: Yoichi Fujita (Gintama)
Series Composition: Kento Shimoyama (Bleach, Naruto SD)
Character Designer: Kenji Tanabe (Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds)
Animation Production: Sunrise
I don't know the quality of the source, but with the Gintama director on board, I'll be sure to check this out. Sunrise hasn't had the best of track records lately, but they usually come through on their comedies.
Director: Yoichi Fujita (Gintama)
Series Composition: Kento Shimoyama (Bleach, Naruto SD)
Character Designer: Kenji Tanabe (Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds)
Animation Production: Sunrise
I don't know the quality of the source, but with the Gintama director on board, I'll be sure to check this out. Sunrise hasn't had the best of track records lately, but they usually come through on their comedies.
I never mentioned having high expectations, but after two episodes I could do way worse. It's an energetic and colorful show with one really attractive protagonist and I can't help but enjoy it, anti-feminist undertones be damned.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
imo, Adachi's English VA does an awesome job. The only dubs that stood out as less than stellar were Yukiko's and Margaret's. I couldn't stand Chie's at first, but it really grew on me.
edit: oh yeah, kind of ironic, but I really liked the Japanese protag. Fits the character a lot better than the dub's.
Such faith in humanity. You don't see that often on the internet.
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