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

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Spoilers: Toei is ridiculously lazy with everything that's not Precure

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Clannad 19

Alright let's do this!

The drama club is official! Although it seems like this whole plot has been in the background the whole time, and is only brought up to transition into the next arc.

True enough, but this is the arc where the drama club plays a much bigger role. The drama club has now become priority.

Oh, are we going to focus on Okazaki's problems now? Would be a nice topic for a final arc.

:3

Calling his son a companion. This is quite the rift.

Not exactly Papa Okazaki's shinning moment.

lol Akio.

<3 Akio.

Cohabitation time!
If I had known this would happen, I would have screencapped Magimoji Rurumo episode 2.

Not exactly the most surprising thing but a needed change for Tomoya.

I guess Big Dango Family is an accurate music choice for this scene.

:p

Is it just me, or has the visual quality improved since the beginning of the series?

Glad you noticed. Really as they go on with the series they do a series of subtle things to make the show better and better looking.

Odd logic there, Kyou.

Kyou is just odd. Although I find most tsunderes odd.

Lol, that sound effects scene.

Soooo good.

Oh great, little kids. This will improve the show, said no one ever.

Trust me, I think that's the only time you see that group of kids. It's to show how polar opposite the Okazaki and Furukawa households are. Okazaki's house is lonely, dark, cold and depressing while the Furukawa's are fun, lively and happy.

lol, Sunohara's jealousy.

You can already see how Tomoya will use to his advantage. :p

And now we're back to the robot. What does it all mean?

In time...

Looks like things are gonna be happening next episode.

Definitely. You're almost at the end of the first season.

Which means I need to be faster about beating FFV.
 

Superflat

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This movie has so far been the only Transformers by Michael Bay that I actually enjoyed. Absolutely despised the other ones. This one was great.

My brother told me this movie was good the other day and I totally didn't believe him. Didn't help that he said it was the only Transformers movie he saw, so there was no point of comparison lol

There's no Shia in this movie right? That would make me more receptive to it (Nothing against the actor really, but the cast of human characters were painful).
 

Hugstable

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Girls und Panzar Episode 1-2

Starting off, I never picked up on this show before for some reason, but thanks to Phoenix I'm a bit glad I did now. This whole show is adorable lol. It really is about girls driving tanks in school and using them for a battle as a sort of a sport. I'm gonna keep watching it through since I made a watch bet (though we both picked good anime) Can't wait to see some of a tank battles and watch as the girls fumble around adorably while learning about tanks :3. Also the show stays like this later on with just more action correct? I'm glad about their not being much fanservice still here. (I don't mind fan service, just don't like when it's overdone). Still thought the end of the first episode was hilarious when they do that zoom out at the end on the aircraft carrier and I'm was just all "WTF?"


Moe tanks ahoy!
 

mankoto

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Stardust Crusaders 16
These set-ups are getting ridiculous. Why can't Polnareff just get him one really good time at the brain with the rapier? Surely that would kill him before he felt it
 
Girls und Panzar Episode 1-2

Starting off, I never picked up on this show before for some reason, but thanks to Phoenix I'm a bit glad I did now. This whole show is adorable lol. It really is about girls driving tanks in school and using them for a battle as a sort of a sport. I'm gonna keep watching it through since I made a watch bet (though we both picked good anime) Can't wait to see some of a tank battles and watch as the girls fumble around adorably while learning about tanks :3. Also the show stays like this later on with just more action correct? I'm glad about their not being much fanservice still here. (I don't mind fan service, just don't like when it's overdone). Still thought the end of the first episode was hilarious when they do that zoom out at the end on the aircraft carrier and I'm was just all "WTF?"



Moe tanks ahoy!

Do not worry , Girl & panzer doesn't have fanservice other than Tankery fanservice and trivia.
No panthy shot , no stupidity-gags even when they could have done it.

It's a perfect anime in that regard.
 

cajunator

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Sailor Moon Crystal 02

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God this show is so gross looking, the character models all look awkward, ugly cgi and still frames everywhere, it's pretty embarrassing especially since both Illya and Happiness Charge are airing right now. At least Best Girl Mercury made it a bit better, hopefully Second Best Girl Jupiter and Third Best Girl Mars can keep it up.

its ugly but passable. Ive only seen one episode though. So Ami showed up in the second episode? Wow this show is blazing through chapters.

SAO 2 - Ep3

It only took 3 episodes to become 100% complete shit. Almost like SAO1.

this show makes me want to punch my own fucking head in

Yeah but at least Shinon shows up fairly often to make it better. I can deal with it then.
I wouldnt mjnx how stupid SAO was if my favorite characters in it were treated better than window dressing.
 
Aldnoah Zero Episode 3

That was a great episode. It was nice in the way they defeated the Mech was logical instead of an asspull. I wanna say Inaho and Inko are gonna be shipped together but I feel there's gonna be a death flag on Inko. That princess transformation was nice. And man did Slaine man up, didn't even think twice. Visually this show looks really stunning.
 
My brother told me this movie was good the other day and I totally didn't believe him. Didn't help that he said it was the only Transformers movie he saw, so there was no point of comparison lol

There's no Shia in this movie right? That would make me more receptive to it (Nothing against the actor really, but the cast of human characters were painful).

Shia is one of reasons why the last Indiana Jones movie wasn't great, good thing he wasn't in this Transformers Movie.
 
Been absent due to the Destiny beta.

Jinsei - 02


You were right. Guess I'll stick it out. Still hit or miss but I'll take it.

Barakamon - 03

Not enough Naru.

Persona 4 - The Golden Animation - 02

HNNNNNG Hanazawa Kana. Not quite as much swag this episode. I liked the ED and its animation.

Yama no Susume - 02

Love the OP and its animation. Lolol, hiding an entire mountain from view.

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A friend of mine told me that SAO still fucking didn't get to the scene I've been waiting for and that Kirito barely enters the game at the end of episode 3 so I said fuck it and am not watching it until episode 4 is out as well.

This arc is short, but I guess they're gonna milk the fuck out of it to get 12 episodes or so for this arc.
 

Superflat

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Aldnoah Zero episode 3

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I really like the pacing of the past couple episodes. It's brisk but never rushed. Lots of momentum. Seeing the bright orange mechs in broad daylight made them look worse than the other terran mechs in the last episode, distractingly so. But the action was smart and Inaho is a pretty good lead. Mars Magical Girl Princess was awesome. The music when the action kicks off felt a little weird, but didn't bother me much.

I was totally ready for the typical "highschool kids beats huge mech using strong feelings and tons of luck/coincidence", but I was pleasantly surprised.

This is personal but I really love the design of the world. The characters, costumes, ships, etc. The color palate is really grounded with the mechs providing the vibrant accents.

Girls und Panzar Episode 1-2

I'm glad about their not being much fanservice still here. (I don't mind fan service, just don't like when it's overdone). Still thought the end of the first episode was hilarious when they do that zoom out at the end on the aircraft carrier and I'm was just all "WTF?"

Moe tanks ahoy!

Fanservice is moderate to low, unless you count the camping OVA.

That zoom at the end of the episode revealing a city-sized aircraft carrier was when I realized I HAD to keep watching this show. It's the kind of dumb I am totally behind and willing to support.

Get ready for awesome tank action!

It got Mark Wahlberg instead of Shia. None of the human characters from the previous movies are left actually.

That's really good news actually. I just watched the trailer for the new Transformers movie and I might actually check it out. "Mark Wahlberg and his inappropriately dressed teenage daughter will CHANGE THE WORLD." It's still Michael Bay alright. DINOSAURS THO.
 

sonicmj1

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I don't like naming names but the comment in the vein of that quote is definitely back there if you really want to look for it.

If there's a particular post you have problems with, it makes communication much clearer if you respond to the post in question. You might be trying to spare the feelings of others, but when you're unclear, misunderstandings can arise which cause more problems.
 
That's really good news actually. I just watched the trailer for the new Transformers movie and I might actually check it out. "Mark Wahlberg and his inappropriately dressed teenage daughter will CHANGE THE WORLD." It's still Michael Bay alright. DINOSAURS THO.

Don't get too hyped for dinobots, cause they're not in the movie for that long.
 

cajunator

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Sometimes watching 720p/1080p on Crunchyroll is still annoying even with decent bandwidth because the player is pretty bad and the stream doesn't use your entire bandwidth.


Nah, Crunchyroll only lets it buffer a (very) small amount of time in my experience.


It probably isn't a big deal for most people, but it's hard watching shows with a lot of dark scenes (Mushishi) because of the poor video quality. I get that it has to be streamable, but it still hurts to look at sometimes.

crunchyroll streaming quality is pretty terrible and it freezes a lot.

You don't have to tell us, I guess. People just want to watch the stuff at the same time paying users do. People get ridiculous in their defense.

Common arguments:

"Well, it's like watching TV. I already pay for that." - Yeah, fuck you, that's not how it works.
"Anime are too expensive" - Yeah, maybe, but you still have to pay for a product if you want to have it and the legal steaming stuff isn't that bad.

And my favorite:

"I don't like anime, why would I pay for it?" - WHY DO YOU WATCH ANIME

I see. America is weird and expensive when it comes to internet, yes?

Not where I live. The bandwidth is uncapped and gigabit speeds are available pretty cheap. But its not the norm.
 

MartyStu

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Barakamon 3

This show is simply amazing. Had me in stitches on multiple occasions.

For obvious reasons, this show reminds me of Usagi Drop. How was that by the by? I never finished it.
 

Ryuuroden

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Mahouka 16

Its surprising one of the shows I was watching just to fill time has become probably #2 from last season for me.

The Crimson Prince is also the most like-able 'villian'

I am going to have to admit it finally, I am really enjoying this show now, It's as guilty a pleasure as Code Geass was. The pure absurdities in it are funny and dammit I also hate to admit it but I now look forward to it each week. Stupid Oniisan....I admire your OPness so much...
 
Barakamon 3

This show is simply amazing. Had me in stitches on multiple occasions.

For obvious reasons, this show reminds me of Usagi Drop. How was that by the by? I never finished it.

The Usagi Drop anime is fantastic.

Don't ever.

Ever. EVER. Finish the manga, though.
 

Superflat

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The Usagi Drop anime is fantastic.

Don't ever.

Ever. EVER. Finish the manga, though.

I never watched or read it, but I somehow came across some anime blog that talked about the ending of the manga so I was spoiled. Knowing what happens makes me kinda apprehensive about checking out the anime, though everyone says it's good T_T

One day I'll just suck it up and watch it.
 
They're pretty long, but they're not really fanservicey either. Well... I mean, it's just your standard ofuro scene with no real fanservice shots. I think. I can't remember.

They're just sitting in the water talking. There is no zoom ins or emphasis on anything. If there was I don't think I'd be watching anime right now.
 
They're pretty long, but they're not really fanservicey either. Well... I mean, it's just your standard ofuro scene with no real fanservice shots. I think. I can't remember.

I think I found one that was under 40 seconds, but that doesn't sound pretty long to me.
 
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