• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

Winter-Spring 2014 Anime |OT3| People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time

Status
Not open for further replies.

Zeppeli

Banned
I take that as a resounding no. I'm guessing Kill la Kill never truly becomes more than its bombastic nature. *sigh* What was I to expect with random students getting knocked around as flying debris in every episode.

There's a few episodes left so there's a chance that the plot might actually advance

Slim but a chance
 

duckroll

Member
Barakamon staff:

Director: Masaki Tachibana (Hack/Quantum, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0)
Series Composition/Script: Pierre Sugiura (Bottom Biting Bug, Yuyushiki)
Character Design: Majiro (main animator on Yuyushiki)
Art Director: Hiroshi Kato (Yuyushiki, Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Director of Photography: Yu Wakabayashi (Yuyushiki)
Color Setting: Hiromi Miyawaki (Natsume's Book of Friends, My Little Monster)
Music: Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor)
Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi (Code:Breaker, Ghost in the Shell)
Sound Effects: Eiko Morikawa (Hyouka, Kill la Kill)
Calligraphy: Ungai Hara (http://www.ungai.com/index.html)
Animation Production: Kinema Citrus

Solid staff at Kinema Citrus plus Kenji Kawai makes for a promising show.

Whoooa. Looks pretty promising. I really hope Kawai doesn't phone this one in. With his TV soundtracks it's a crapshoot sometimes. I hope Tachibana brings the experience he had on Giovanni's Island onto this show. Should be interesting.
 

Haly

One day I realized that sadness is just another word for not enough coffee.
I take that as a resounding no. I'm guessing Kill la Kill never truly becomes more than its bombastic nature. *sigh* What was I to expect with random students getting knocked around as flying debris in every episode.

It gets better after.... hrm, 8 or 9 episodes from where you are i think.
 

Articalys

Member
Phi Brain S3 ep.24

Well that whole first half was a load of garbage. Second half was somewhat better now that I realized that technically the final battle didn't actually start yet. Guess it's all going to be in the last episode.

I don't see how we're going to get a satisfying conclusion out of this in just 20 more minutes.
 
You flubbed that

08mvdqi.gif
 
Yeah, see, I probably did overhype it, because I failed to take into account that he's seen Clannad AS. That'll really desensitize you to feels. :lol

They're not even the same type of show.

I swear I said that beforehand and if I didn't then that was my oversight!

What kind of monster would I be to hold Toradora against Clannad After Story. That wouldn't be right. Ones a RomCom while the other is a SoL/Drama/Romanic series.

That being said....

===========================
Toradora 23

Okay so early in the episode I actually had a year roll down my cheek when
Ryuji talked about his mom
. That was a tender moment and was done very well.

And then we have the last scene. Wow. Where to start with that. What a
coordinated assault by Minorin. Note to self, don't piss off Minorin
. All though I have to say that cornering Taiga like that was.... not cool. I still don't fully forgive Ami but at least she's trying to help in her own way.

Don't know. Still processing that last scene. I will have to get back to you guys on that.
It left on a cliffhanger so I need to watch the next episode to really digest that scene.
 
===========================
Toradora 23


Okay so early in the episode I actually had a year roll down my cheek when
Ryuji talked about his mom
. That was a tender moment and was done very well.

Wait, so did waiting for XV get to the point that you cry years instead?
 

cajunator

Banned
I really hope that Rika Fukami is back to voice Minako. Anime needs way more Rika Fukami.

hnnnngh. I hope they do Venus justice. One of the first characters I ever tried to draw.

I seriously don't care a single bit about Anime OPs or EDs.

The less I watch them, the more episodes I can fit in a day.

Understandable for marathoning but prrsonally there are just some OP/EDs I just cant skip. At the moment Full Metal Panic is one ED I just cant skip.
 
What kind of monster would I be to hold Toradora against Clannad After Story. That wouldn't be right. Ones a RomCom while the other is a SoL/Drama/Romanic series.

That being said....

===========================
Toradora 23


Okay so early in the episode I actually had a year roll down my cheek when
Ryuji talked about his mom
. That was a tender moment and was done very well.

And then we have the last scene. Wow. Where to start with that. What a
coordinated assault by Minorin. Note to self, don't piss off Minorin
. All though I have to say that cornering Taiga like that was.... not cool. I still don't fully forgive Ami but at least she's trying to help in her own way.

Don't know. Still processing that last scene. I will have to get back to you guys on that.
It left on a cliffhanger so I need to watch the next episode to really digest that scene.

Minori is best girl and Ami is best char haha. Finish the series strong!
 

Syrinx

Member
Magic Knight Rayerath 17

This episode was kinda a mess. First there was Clef's last message as his powers are weakening and pleads for them to save Cephiro one last time, but just as he's running out of energy he decides that this was the time to tell them their "true enemy". And needess to say it cuts out just as he's about to say it. I don't know what the hell he means, though I guess it means there's someone higher than Zagato, but it's obviously not important, since he sure wasn't in any hurry to tell them. Or it's vitally important and he's just an idiot.

Then there's that part where it's all "Oh by the way, Ferio is Emeraude's younger brother". He requested to have his memories erased because for some reason he was going to live off on his own.

And then what's-his-name attains his final form and then there's no hope for them to defeat him. Unless of course they attack the gem on his forehead. It's always the gem on the forehead. How was that not, like, the first idea that came into their heads?
 
Mushishi 5
An interesting episode. I'm expecting this mushi collector doctor to reappear in future episodes. Seems rather friendly with Ginko.
 

cajunator

Banned
Via the Kill la Kill thread, this is an actual thing on Crunchyroll's page for the series.

Seriously, what the hell happened with English subtitle production for this show?

doge meme needs to die. It just needs to go away.

Could you really be an anime fan without self-hatred?

Sure. I love myself lol.

...I'm gonna need to watch Toradora sometime relatively soon, me thinks.

Yes I would recommend it (as well as everyone else)
 

CorvoSol

Member
How good is Full Metal Panic because I've been wanting to watch it.

It's my favorite anime of all time, but other, less biased people will tell you it's still a pretty darn good mecha anime.

Certain charlatans will tell you only Fumoffu is good, but listening to such heathen blasphemy is not an advisable course.
 
Toradora 24

What a childish answer Taiga and Ryuji came up with and I think by the end of the episode they recognized it too.
Ryuji lashing out at his mother surprised me and made me sad
. Minorin made me sad and forced another tear from me...

Toradora tears shed count: 2 Tears

Well. Let's see how this all resolves. I will do the Series Review tomorrow but I will update on Episode 25 and pour some of my thoughts there before the series review tomorrow. Let's see if we can end this show on a strong note.
 

Seraphis Cain

bad gameplay lol
Toradora 24


What a childish answer Taiga and Ryuji came up with and I think by the end of the episode they recognized it too.
Ryuji lashing out at his mother surprised me and made me sad
. Minorin made me sad and forced another tear from me...

Toradora tears shed count: 2 Tears

Well. Let's see how this all resolves. I will do the Series Review tomorrow but I will update on Episode 25 and pour some of my thoughts there before the series review tomorrow. Let's see if we can end this show on a strong note.

You will never convince me that
Minori x Ami
isn't canon after this episode. Eeeeeever.
 
Another: Series Review
WIWrIc8.gif


This anime. It's like somebody wrote a story in creative writing back in high school.

"Great story Estifenking-kun!"

"Oh senpai, you should make this into a manga desu neee"
they said.

Go 10 years into the future. He can't make next month's rent. He starts digging around the closet to find stuff he can sell at a pawn shop so he won't have to sell his body. Then he finds the box with all his high school memories.

Why I forgot about this story I wrote back in high school. It was the talk of the class for a whole 3 days. I even got two gold stars and a whale sticker. Maybe.. it's time

So he sat down to read it again. You would think that reading a story you wrote back in high school would make you realize that shit, maybe you weren't as much of a writer as you thought you were. But not him. Oh no, he saw it as genius. But a flawed one at that.

Hmmm I seem to have issues with the logic of the curse. Maybe I should fix it and give thorough explanations so people can suspend their disbelief

But then he heard a voice.

Oh. Estifenking-kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun

Wh-who's that?

Why Estifenking-kun it's your old buddy. Heineken-chan

Heineken-chan I can't deal with you right now. I gotta fix this story. Maybe I could make one of the better horror stories in anime

But Estifenking-kun why do that? You could always drink me. Taste my delicious flavor and forget your worries. The story is perfect as is. In fact you should add more deaths. They'll be super sweet you guys, and people will totally take the work seriously

And so he grabbed Heineken-kun and sent the story as is.

I give this anime 6/GETYEROWNPIE
 

CorvoSol

Member
In fairness, if someone had told me that Sword Art Online had once earned a Whale Sticker, I might have treated it with more respect.

You don't idly dis the whale sticker, man.
 

jman2050

Member
Mikakunin 11

555aQrd.jpg

55I208A.jpg


Voiced by Rie no doubt

Kobeni and Hakuya have happy happy fun time
with Mashiro in tow.
Benio helps out small children, Niko has a new scoop, and Mashiro is still adorable as hell.

Dat cliffhanger ;_;
 

Syrinx

Member
Magic Knight Rayearth 18

And now Zagato does what he should have done all along; dealt with the Magic Knights himself. Too late though.

And now they're mech pilots.
 

Ezalc

Member
Golden Time 14

Time for the beach episode! sorta. We get the girls talking about relationship troubles and worries in this episode. I enjoyed it and I also didn't understand Banri not going in for the kiss. Guess the Linda thing still haunts him. Kind of figured Yana would end up with her after that party though.

Also Oka had some of the best lines in this episode except for two faults:
1) Damn it Oka, if Koko wants to wear a Latin American inspired swimsuit to please her boyfriend you let her damn you. Fuck that this is Japan bullshit.
2) OHGODNO.gif, school swimsuits are NOT better than bikinis. Jesus stop with this shit Japan.

Other than that her come at me like a wild wildebeast was amazing. Oka is surprising well versed in the erotics, much more than her innocent personality and voice let on.

I totally could see Banri wearing that speedo too. I'm sure it'll happen eventually.
 

FelixOrion

Poet Centuriate
Not to presume to speak for all of us, but, we're sorry.

I stand before you, a ruined man.

Anime's a drug kids. Not even once.

Toradora 24


What a childish answer Taiga and Ryuji came up with and I think by the end of the episode they recognized it too.
Ryuji lashing out at his mother surprised me and made me sad
. Minorin made me sad and forced another tear from me...

Toradora tears shed count: 2 Tears

Well. Let's see how this all resolves. I will do the Series Review tomorrow but I will update on Episode 25 and pour some of my thoughts there before the series review tomorrow. Let's see if we can end this show on a strong note.

Oh boy here we go.

Another: Series Review
WIWrIc8.gif


This anime. It's like somebody wrote a story in creative writing back in high school.

"Great story Estifenking-kun!"

"Oh senpai, you should make this into a manga desu neee"
they said.

Go 10 years into the future. He can't make next month's rent. He starts digging around the closet to find stuff he can sell at a pawn shop so he won't have to sell his body. Then he finds the box with all his high school memories.

Why I forgot about this story I wrote back in high school. It was the talk of the class for a whole 3 days. I even got two gold stars and a whale sticker. Maybe.. it's time

So he sat down to read it again. You would think that reading a story you wrote back in high school would make you realize that shit, maybe you weren't as much of a writer as you thought you were. But not him. Oh no, he saw it as genius. But a flawed one at that.

Hmmm I seem to have issues with the logic of the curse. Maybe I should fix it and give thorough explanations so people can suspend their disbelief

But then he heard a voice.

Oh. Estifenking-kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun

Wh-who's that?

Why Estifenking-kun it's your old buddy. Heineken-chan

Heineken-chan I can't deal with you right now. I gotta fix this story. Maybe I could make one of the better horror stories in anime

But Estifenking-kun why do that? You could always drink me. Taste my delicious flavor and forget your worries. The story is perfect as is. In fact you should add more deaths. They'll be super sweet you guys, and people will totally take the work seriously

And so he grabbed Heineken-kun and sent the story as is.

I give this anime 6/GETYEROWNPIE

Ever since I watched this show I've been fighting the urge to
just get up and dance in the middle of class.
 
Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha 10

I assume this is an anime original ending here.

Needed more Uka x Touka moments.

Besides the a bit at times heavy handed drama, thought this was a very enjoyable show. Especially all those Uka x Touka moments~
 

Articalys

Member
The first PV for P.A.Works' new series Glasslip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjHPAEnUiqw

http://glasslip.jp/

Select staff (full list at http://moca-news.net/article/20140320/201403201400a/01/):
Original work: Kazemichi
Director: Junji Nishimura (True Tears)
Unit Director: Takefumi Anzai
Series Composition: Rika Satou, Junji Nishimura
Character Design and Chief Animation Director: Miki Takeshita
Art Director: Toshie Honda
Music: Akito Matsuda
OP artist: ChouCho
ED artist: nano.RIPE
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom