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

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JoeFu

Banned
Dang. Samurai Flamenco this week...


I'm sad there's only one episode left. This weeks was pretty grounded compared to what the show can be. Also some pretty dark stuff with Hazama contemplating suicide. Then we got "what is love"... I wish I had the skills to make/ edit gifs. Someone needs to put Hazama, Goto, and maybe Red Axe's face or something on that gif.

Looking forward to the conclusion.
 

cnet128

Banned
Mikakunin de Shinkoukei 11

I can totally get behind bringing Mashiro along on their date. I mean, if I had a Mashiro, I'd want to take her everywhere I go. All things are better with Mashiro.

On a related note, that pink fluffy coat Mashiro was wearing somehow manages to make her look extra adorable. Hoooooooly cuteness.

...Oh, we're going to have this kind of ending, are we? I look forward to lots of drama about bringing the two of them back, and who knows, maybe it will even prompt some relationship advancement from Kobeni's side. I also wonder if journo-girl's new scoop is going to play into this somehow, or if that thread will be left to be picked up in a second series which we had totally better get.
 

Midonin

Member
Z/X Ignition 10

Nobody in any of the worlds plays fairly. The Blue World's decision to
give Azumi her illness so they could use her as a test subject
is pretty low. Did make for a really exciting battle, both because Chitose was more involved in this one (so far, Rindo seems like a pretty okay Z/X. Maybe the Green World isn't super terrible), and Rigel and Azumi got in a nice bonding moment with some good application of strategy.
 

Zeppeli

Banned
Samurai Flamenco Episode 21

OTP was so close to being a thing. Step your game up, Masayoshi. Your manager needs that Samurai Flamenco in her life.

Also;

GOTOOOOOOOOO NO ;_;
 

jman2050

Member
You know, LN premises that glorify otaku culture and consumerism are really something else. It goes beyond the snake merely eating its own tail to sucking down its own shit thinking that it tastes amazing. I can't think of another medium that exists solely to validate and laud its readers' warped and self-destructive approach to society and social interaction so that they continue purchasing more in an endless cycle. It's an exploitative industry that consumes its own consumers by enveloping them in the delusion that their lifestyle is actually glamorous. Kirino and Kirito are the anime industry's Joe Camel.

Video games?
 

madp

The Light of El Cantare
And you get after me when I talk the ecosystem of Precure. ;)

Yeah, because it's not the same thing at all. Shows that advertise products to kids aren't selling a lifestyle. Virtually every piece of media in existence has some kind of profit-driven objective, but these meta-otaku LNs that feed on and exacerbate the social dysfunction of their buyers are awful.
 
The Toruru's Adventure stuff looks really creative. I wish it were a bit longer, since each short is probably less than 10 minutes long, but I loooooooove stuff like this.

First Dimension: Time Master (Director: Tatsuyuki Tanaka)

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Second Dimension: Crazy Consumption (Director: Sayo Yamamoto)

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Third Dimension: The Last of the Flowers (Director: Tomoyuki Niho)

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Fourth Dimension: The Door to the Future (Director: Takashi Nakamura)

This looks pretty awesome. I love how different each section is, and all stylish and attractive in their own ways. Great color palettes. I don't know which one to choose as a favorite. Thank you, Toyota.

Hopefully it won't be too long before I can see the whole thing.
 

Heysoos

Member
I basically powered through the previous season of Silver Spoon and caught up with this season this week. Best decision I've made so far. Love this show so much.
 

Shard

XBLAnnoyance
Hoozuki no Reitetsu Episode 11:

I had a lot of Okami flashbacks this week, which is one natural since they were taking on the legend of the One-Inch Samurai and the second half legend I am not familiar with but it really not the best portrayal of women I have ever seen i nan anime.
 

Jex

Member
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http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1403/20/news110.html
http://mantan-web.jp/2014/03/20/20140320dog00m200040000c.html


Gundam - Reconguista in G is Tomino's new project. They didn't say exactly that it's a TV series, but it probably is. It'll start in Fall 2014. The character designer is Kenichi Yoshida, who worked on Gainer with Tomino, and later on Eureka 7. It's a sequel to Universal Century, set in the next calendar system - リギルド・センチュリー (Rigild Century?). Yuugo Kanno is composing the music.

G-Reco trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX_kQZLb64E
G-Reco site: http://g-reco.net/
I'm probably most interested in this series based off of staff alone and that trailer sealed the deal. Being a sequel to UC and featuring Tomino is pretty "meh" though. Yes, I know it isn't connected, but still.

Origin looks a bit like a slap in the face. Zzzzz.
 
SamFlam 21

So.

Goto-san is probably not dead considering the shot faded away before we saw anything. If he had gotten shot they would have shown him falling back or blood. It's TV show 101. Also FUCK. MY PAIRING. IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN. God dammit manager-san you should have said you love Samflam and gotten together with him, this is the pairing i've been rooting for this whole time.

Besides that the less Mari and flamenco girls the better. Also I'm getting tired of the chick flanenco ranger fliting with Master. Fucking get over it, he's not going to leave his wife at this point it's pathetic.
 
Nagi no Asukara - 24

Here comes the final stretch with finally ONE PAIRING
that actually starts to establish. Tsumugu looks like he took a faceplant and Chisaki really hasn't changed. Kinda ticked off at her as the Hikari harem is getting tiring.

All in all
the Sea God is a massive douche that can't hold all his feels apparently.
 

Hitokage

Setec Astronomer
Yeah, because it's not the same thing at all. Shows that advertise products to kids aren't selling a lifestyle. Virtually every piece of media in existence has some kind of profit-driven objective, but these meta-otaku LNs that feed on and exacerbate the social dysfunction of their buyers are awful.
An alternate way of reading my post is simply "yo damn".
 
Samurai Flamenco 21

That cliffhanger. Sad this is gonna end next week. Hope they pull off something crazy.

Masayoshi and Ishihara should get together. But the OTP is Goto x Masayoshi lol
 

Zeppeli

Banned
Kill la Kill Episode 23


Him putting Mako's hat back on after she loses it, too... Best character this season. I like him more than Masayoshi now.

AGGGGH EVERY SINGLE GOKU UNIFORM AND LEADER POWERING THE NUDIST BEACH SHIP SWORD THING ON THE HAMSTER WHEEL GOD TIER

Also, Sang getting his eyes back. Awesome.

And, as poorly drawn as it is...


 

Articalys

Member

Branduil

Member
You know, LN premises that glorify otaku culture and consumerism are really something else. It goes beyond the snake merely eating its own tail to sucking down its own shit thinking that it tastes amazing. I can't think of another medium that exists solely to validate and laud its readers' warped and self-destructive approach to society and social interaction so that they continue purchasing more in an endless cycle. It's an exploitative industry that consumes its own consumers by enveloping them in the delusion that their lifestyle is actually glamorous. Kirino and Kirito are the anime industry's Joe Camel.

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cnet128

Banned
Nagi no Asu Kara 24

Aw fuck yeah
Kaname I knew you'd do the right thing. That wasn't exactly a "yes" he gave to Sayu's confession, but that's to be expected. A proper "yes" wouldn't really be realistic at this stage when he's still trying to get over his feelings for Chisaki and hasn't really had time to change the way he looks at Sayu. But the sincere joy in his eyes when he realised how much Sayu cares for him makes me feel sure that with a little time, he will be able to move beyond that and the two of them will be able to find something real together. In other words, one of the Two Most Important Pairings is as good as confirmed =D

Meanwhile this episode also basically confirmed that the Chisaki and Tsumugu pairing
is going to win out in the end. Tsumugu has made it very clear that he wants it to happen, the chemistry between them is obvious, and now it's clear that Chisaki has feelings for him as well, she's just in denial about them because she's afraid of change. And I'd be very shocked if she doesn't get over that and accept her feelings in the end. So yeah. One of Miuna's rivals for Hikari down, one to go!

As for Miuna, she's frustrating me somewhat by
being too best girl and constantly trying to do what's best for Hikari even if it means screwing her own feelings over completely. Goddammit Hikari, stop being an oblivious moron and NOTICE ALREADY. *sigh* I still can't see how this whole Manaka-needs-to-regain-her-feelings plot could possibly end without her ending up with Hikari, but it would be an absolute crime for someone as best girl as Miuna to lose this one. =/
 

Shard

XBLAnnoyance
Samurai Flamenco Episode 21:

What is love, Oh baby, don't hurt me, Don't hurt me no more. Oh, baby don't hurt me. Don't hurt me no more.

Oh, I don't know why you're not there, I give you my love, but you don't care/
So what is right and what is wrong. Gimme a sign.

Whoa whoa whoa, oooh oooh, Whoa whoa whoa, oooh oooh

Oh, I don't know, what can I do. What else can I say, it's up to you.
I know we're one, just me and you. I can't go on.
 
I am gonna have to hold off on my Toradora Series Review for a little while longer. Probably will post something tomorrow.

I've had time to sleep on that ending and while I am calmer than I was last night I am still not happy about it. But I am not going to hold it against the other fantastic 24 episodes of the show. I'll will discuss more about it more tomorrow/later tonight. Depends on how much Infamous SS sucks me in to not stop for about 10 minutes to write something up.

Plus a little more time will help me sort out some of the feelings I have for specific episodes and characters.
 

Midonin

Member
Onee-chan ga Kita 11

Cute. Give Ichika an inch and she'll take a mile, but that's why we love her.

Pupa 11

Don't do that in the gym storage room, please. The cleanup on the mats is going to eat into the school budget.
 

CorvoSol

Member
Samurai Flamenco is not greater than Gundam Build Fighter or Log Horizon.

Sure it is. Didn't you see the convincing argument I made when I used a mathematic symbol to make my point?

I'm clearly being very serious about this and it falls to you to now expend personal time to prove me wrong on this point that I made in all seriousness and staked my academic credibility upon.
 
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