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Summer 2014 Anime |OT| this thread has been outsourced to Toei Phils

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Zankyou no Terror 2

Really liked this episode. Showing a good amount of investigation details is cool and I liked the entire Oedipus story telling time.

@ Jexhius

Ah yes, finally i know why he looked so familiar.
 

Chariot

Member
Black Butler - Book of Circus 02

What the hell is with the childrens voices? As much as I like Nonon, Wendy just sounds weird with her voice :( (Also lack of NANI SORE)
On the other hand I really love how Joker talks.
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Look, it's the other tsundere tiger, the one that doesn't fit onto a palm
Heavy Mangaspoiler:
God, seeing the bunch so happy and chaotic makes me already sad, even if the ending is amazing.
 
Eureka Seven - 22

Renton, these are nice guys and all, but I just can't shake the feeling that this all could have gone horribly wrong had this happened with anybody else.
 
Brynhildr in the Darkness END - Eh, not so sure about this show. Had its moments, but a lot of ass-pulls. Especially the end credits scene, what do they plan on a another season or something?
 

Chariot

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Brynhildr in the Darkness END - Eh, not so sure about this show. Had its moments, but a lot of ass-pulls. Especially the end credits scene, what do they plan on a another season or something?
I hope not. I read the mange, it won't get any better, especially since they already threw out a load of bullshit.
 

TUSR

Banned
Brynhildr in the Darkness END - Eh, not so sure about this show. Had its moments, but a lot of ass-pulls. Especially the end credits scene, what do they plan on a another season or something?

It had a lot of shit crammed into the last few episodes. Kazumi was the only good part of the show yolo

I hope not. I read the mange, it won't get any better, especially since they already threw out a load of bullshit.

pls just let it die
 

NeonZ

Member
Damn you're confirming my fears , as for the animation that was a given .SSO lost all his budget money et ep 52..why did they do that third & fourth season anyway ? THERE WAS NO NEED TO ....

WHYYYYYYY


Merchandising. The cloths from Omega season 1 couldn't even be turned in Myth Cloths without heavy design changes.

The designs from season 2, on the other hand, were almost revealed right alongside the Omega Myth Cloth line, and seemed to be designed specifically for it. This Yuna was revealed after the end of the show, so it seems like they did decently enough.
 

cajunator

Banned
Torture porn is one thing (although some will have to be censored/altered later on... There is no way they'll show some of them), but a human consuming human flesh is different altogether.

I dont remember if Mnemosyne got this kind of censorship treatment or not. That show was way out there.

Thanks for bringing this content to the threads attention, /XX/. The blog, for those who haven't clicked the link is:



That's a rather ambitious task to be undertaking but I wish him the best of luck with his endeavour. There's certainly a number of writers who have attempted similar projects but what makes tamerlane's work here is that he's actually done the research. In other words, it's not "here's wot I thought about Evangelion" but "here's my opinion on the work and here's some information on the creation of it, the cerators, etc etc". It's also clear that the writer is drawing on a larger set of personal experiences than just 'watching anime' which is always great to see.

As someone who has written somewhat similar (but far less ambitious) pieces about anime I can attest that it genuinely takes a great deal of time and effort to produce even a handful of paragraphs about a title, yet alone a whole post about an entire year of anime that mixes 'reviews' of individual shows into the larger backdrop of the industry as a whole. It's certainly a great deal more work than taking a million screen shots of some popular show and dumping it on a blog somewhere.

As such I would recommend that anyone who reads AnimeGAF and is interested in reading more about anime check it out. I know that I will be keeping up with this blog which is more than I can say about 99.98% of all blogs written about anime.

For Hitokage and other Ojamho Doremi warriors here's a superbly concise piece about why you need to watch the show (seriously go watch it now!):



Unfortunately, the quality of this content actually saddens me somewhat. For those who aren't aware tamerlane was a junior on GAF who got banned a while back. This is where GAF's strict perma-ban's for juniors policy displays itself as far from perfect because writing of this quality would surely help raise the level of discourse about anime both in AnimeGAF and in GAF in general.

I wish I had the time to produce this kind of writing. Well, perhaps I'm just trying to excuse the fact that I haven't invested the time or the effort necessary.

I like Tamerlane's anime impressions/reviews. Theres always a place for this and I sure as hell dont have the will or the time to do this. It would be of benefit to this community. But by no means is it the only suitable way to enjoy and talk about anime either like some people seem to believe.

Kill la Kill 24



Always wear rubber? :p

Everybody gets naked and everything ends well with a date. Almost felt a bit sorry for Senketsu too.


Well, it's the first action anime show I've seen and it was fun enough, but I'm not sure it's something I'm that much into. The comedy was ok, but not great. Mako was a fun character. The music was great, maybe one of the few shows where I liked the insert song more than the OP/ED. There's a few cool battles and over the top action, especially near the end and a story with some interesting twists. Some of the nudity was a bit strange, like those uh... tightening crotch shots in those transformation sequences though.

Even if it might not be exactly my kind of thing it was entertaining enough for me to give it a strong 2/3 Goku uniform stars:
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I love the way you review and your little icon scores.

I've only read a bit of the manga, and will watch the anime because it's based around the arts, but I enjoy seeing someone else with this mindset. The energetic girls, the mood makers, they're the ones that are my favorite characters in these and many other kinds of stories.

Like Misaki from Sakurasou.

You have excellent tastes.
 

Vylash

Member
Persona 4 The Golden Animation 02

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Another strong showing by the queen, Marie. Them merging the dating event with the clothes shopping event and adding Ai was pretty interesting. Yu's swagger was off the charts as usual. Looks like episode 1 was a rough intro and from here on out it's just Marie's social link as it should be, wonder if they'll dedicate an episode or two to the Hollow Forest. Best ED of the season hands down, all others can go home. Also god the japanese voices sound atrocious, I've never been more grateful for a good dub than I am with Persona, I'll need to rewatch this when it's dubbed.
 

Kansoku

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Maybe they could cook it with coffee cause that's something they also like. And I also doubt they can eat BBQ sauce with their meat.

I imagine since everything barring coffee tastes bad, no. Unless they it marinade it in it I guess...

I thought the only other thing they can taste is coffee? How would they make bbq?

I was thinking more along the lines of just salt the flesh a little and put it on a grill, no sauces or anything.
 
Merchandising. The cloths from Omega season 1 couldn't even be turned in Myth Cloths without heavy design changes.

The designs from season 2, on the other hand, were almost revealed right alongside the Omega Myth Cloth line, and seemed to be designed specifically for it. This Yuna was revealed after the end of the show, so it seems like they did decently enough.

I guess they decided that they didn't need more money on this project to sell these.
I hope they didn't try to make a Subaru fig , because it's a lost cause.
 

Chariot

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Terror in Resonance 02

This show got me hooked, it's perfect so far, no complains. Really digging the atmosphere.

Well, maybe that the Tokyo Police is unable to google. I recognized that the sequence of this famous riddle was wrong, although I didn't knew the solution. But anybody really should've remarked that the riddle began with two legs. Shout-out to Amanda Waller who just used Google against the Riddler.

Also this show makes me wanting a Payday 2 mission involving terrorism. The scenes were they prepare their attacks are incredible cool and the thermite-thing reminded me of PD2.
 

cajunator

Banned
Dragoon loli > *

Yup! Followed by white, red, then I guess blue
Vivi chaika tbd

Nothing stops this train :p



Elfen Lied 01



That's not nice...

Well... No censoring in this show then, but lots of nyu.

Oh this show. Yes. Yes indeed. Its quite something.

Elfen Lied seems to be quite the experience too if I have to judge it by the first episode alone :p

It will be an experience alright. hehee

Yeah, well, that's certainly the reason he got banned in the first place. It's a shame.

I think the policy a bit too strict, but I saw another junior who survived THREE bannings. Wasnt it a guy in this thread maybe?

People are making Elfen Lied seem like the worst thing in existence, is it really that horribly terrible. Haven't seen it myself.

Nah its bad but not the worst. Its better than Gantz.

CHAIKA - 12
Chaika , climbing a furniture WITH A COFFIN on is kinda problematic.

" i gave my body a dual architecture !!!"
ROFL
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That was excellent

So the STUPID ADMIRAL wanted to go at war because he fought he had an overwhelming advantage ? Guess what happens in war ? ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN !
Seriously for people who have been at war for god know how long , thing like Gathering intelligence should be top priority. Things like "did the ennemy upgrade their own fortress ?"
Why does the ennemy provoke you when they should have no chance of winning in theory ?
Yep , intelligence a great quality that morons don't have.

GODDAMIT , gilette
, you had such a great arc , you were about to become a great character with motive , the will to change , such promising future !

Blue chaika : "let's destroy ourselves in a suicide bombing!"
Two (other ) morons : "yeah , fantastic idea ! You always show us the way !"

Well impressive work blue chaika , i guess i shouldn't be surprised given that your speciality is drugs and manipulation but still...

Meanwhile white chaika understand that if you have a magical gun , bullets and magical fuel, going by the door is better than climbing in a bloody hole.
TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH

The rest of the episode is good stuff , including the fated confrontation between chaikas

That stuff with vivi at the end was such a cliffanger...Can't believe they did that .

I'm now hyped for S2 , this should be good.

He is thinking of becoming a dragon cavalier ? Ahah can't wait for S2 to see this happening.

Well chaika was good , S2 will be hype , lots of good things about it

Theories for S2 (
Gaz isn't dead, the chaika system is a way for him to ressurect
)

It was a short but compelling series with some fun characters and Id like to see how they all end up. One of bones better recent efforts.

Ai Mai Mi Mouse Catastrophe 2



Yep, definitely more random than season 1.

This art might be worse than the happyderp in Kanon 2002. (I still liked that art)

Where can I get the Madoka 3rd movie so I can be eternally disappointed?

http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/UFpBm3ckCgybMYunJm/browse/item/101565/4/0/0
 
Psycho Pass Edit 2 pt 1

That opening discussion with Makishima was great, and new I think, I dont remember them discussing such a heavy insightful topic or Jonny Mnemonic in the first run of the anime.
 
Eureka Seven - 23

This was a real painful episode to watch at times. In a good way.

The moments where Renton was trying to get the kid on life support and everybody else in the city yelling at him because of her being a Vodarac was really well done.

Talk about a close call though with the authorities. Even from the shadows, Dominic's still proving why he's awesome by helping them out like that as soon as Renton's name was involved.

Also, Ray and Charles. Haha. Can't believe it took me this long to realize it.
 
Nice boat. Have you watched this before or had it spoiled?

All I know about it is that there is a boat that is very nice and that the MC likes to make banana muffins.

I think in this day and age its almost impossible not to be spoilered. I doubt that phoenix choose the show by random.

It's a watchbet with Mike. I'm going in pretty blind actually. It was okay if a bit boring for the first 20 mins. Then that ending... I don't know what to expect any more.
 
Argevollen 3

This may be extremely by the numbers mech show, but it's enjoyable to have a show that is by the numbers every once in awhile in place of all the shows that either try to hard or are overly complex. There is really nothing bad about Argevollen but nothing great either, enjoyable enough that I'll keep watching it though.
 

cajunator

Banned
I always liked rise cause she looks like one of my friends. But who is that one cutie with the blue coat and weird circles on her outfit and a hat?
 
Locodol 03

Still lovin' it.

Zankyou no Terror 02

Much better episode than the first. Whereas the MCs and female lead are totally uninteresting in the least the detective, government agents and police officers are actually intriguing characters enough for me to continue with this.

Argevollen - 03

Why? Why should I give a damn about this wanna-be hero MC and his group I don't know why these two sides are fighting this war and I get the feeling they want to to side with the MC's group because its the MC's group so of course they are good. Also stop shipping MC and Blondie so damn hard holy shit we get it at some point she's going to start getting all hot and bothered around him and greatly admire his recklessness. Probably the most boring mecha designs of the past few years for a mecha show as well.
 

Chariot

Member
What's so great about Chie, it's all about Yukari. Best girl period.
She is not even a P4 character!
I honest to good don't want to judge her, because I didn't play P3. But even if she would be: my name has certain obligations.

I always liked rise cause she looks like one of my friends. But who is that one cutie with the blue coat and weird circles on her outfit and a hat?
I think you mean Marie. If you like her, you should watch the golden animation since they follow her social link route.
 

wonzo

Banned
Quite the big task tamerlane is up to with this anthology:

anime year by year
http://animeyearbyyear.wordpress.com/

Lets take a stroll down memory lane (although I still don't know how frequently these articles will be published).

At least we know Ultimadrago is still up-to-date on this matters, so that means he just doesn't want to be with us on this thread anymore. :'-(

Sharing is caring, and if true 'connoisseurs' like crobdan or busterbeam Gutsy Frog aren't here to do it for themselves I'll gladly be the peasant messenger... :)
unban tamerlane
 
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