Master Milk
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Fall 2011 Anime Thread |OT2| The Tampire is Coming
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Slam Dunk 53: So much drama for a little sprain. At least Captain Tsubasa had the right idea and gave heart cancer to one of the players.
Slam Dunk 54: Sakuragi can't shine for even one episode without Rukawa upstaging him.
Slam Dunk 55: All of that was only two quarters?!
Producer B: Robot lolis, ojousama, big oppai, and scenes with girls wearing nothing but underwear!
Producer A: Brilliant!"
Slam Dunk 54: Sakuragi can't shine for even one episode without Rukawa upstaging him.
Slam Dunk 55: All of that was only two quarters?!
"Producer A: So what can we do to sell this cartoon to the sheep?
Producer B: Robot lolis, ojousama, big oppai, and scenes with girls wearing nothing but underwear!
Producer A: Brilliant!"
Femmeworth
Banned
It's not even remotely hinted upon in the anime, but the Twins (well, Mamis) story in the iM@S2 game is hilarious. Like, it's probably my favourite of the storylines just because it's so unashamedly goofy.
Master Milk
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Koi Kaze 13
That's it, huh? Well, okay.
Uhhhhh, hmm.
I guess, tomorrow is another day.
Overall, this was really good. Loved the characters, the pacing, the look, and the music. Loved everything, but man, there's no two ways to say it. What a fucked up story.
That's it, huh? Well, okay.
Uhhhhh, hmm.
I guess, tomorrow is another day.
Overall, this was really good. Loved the characters, the pacing, the look, and the music. Loved everything, but man, there's no two ways to say it. What a fucked up story.
hosannainexcelsis
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Does "gutted of everyone but Morio Asaka" work better for you?
You think?
Looks like another average harem show to me.
It totally looked like the Gonzo route . They did the marvel animes. Then went work on the Chinene animated film. The next step will be doing blatant moe cash-ins they lose even that. And then their equivalent of Last Exile Fam.
edit: Just watched it. Looks like they are still on the Gonzo route .
Oh well I actually liked HSotD. Guess something similar to Nana is out of the question.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
It's a musical.
Jex
Member
I think that's for society to judge. By the standards of anime, which are of course fairly ridiculous, it's pretty tame. I mean, just this season we have Fate/Zero and everything involving
Caster going around murdering children just because
I suppose the difference is that Fate/Zero feels extremely divorced from reality, where as Koi Kaze is much more grounded, sometimes disturbingly so.
Jex
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[Red Garden]
I wouldn't mind seeing it compressed into a musical, I'm sure it could be done.
Well, considering how ridiculous the shows premise is, it's pretty solid praise. I feel like they're constantly walking on a knife-edge, it wouldn't take much for the whole thing to fall in on itself. It's kind of miracle that it works.
I wouldn't mind seeing it compressed into a musical, I'm sure it could be done.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Last Exile Fam is the best thing Gonzo has made since 2006. You take that back.
Jex
Member
I must admit, I prefer it when the romance itself isn't the main focus of the show, but only because most of the 'romance focused' titles seem to be stuck in the 'never going to develop the relationship' mode. The titles that are more interesting and ambitious, like Paradise Kiss, appear to be few and far in between.
Better than last Winter of course.
I do like LE Fam. But the quality isn't the reason I brought it up. It´s more Gonzo went back to LE because they lost Strike Witches.
I'd rather it didn't after how disappointing Roberta's Blood Trial was.
Jex
Member
Not at all, we just have a tendency here to skewer towards the sarcastic. This is one of those things that doesn't necessarily come across unless you spend a lot of time perusing the thread.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
If mollusk sex is wrong then I don't want to be right.
Jex
Member
I must admit I'm not particularly au fait with the Black Lagoon manga but I believe there isn't that much more material sitting around to be animated. Someone will no doubt jump in and correct me if I'm wrong.
Cool, thanks.
Still not a huge fan of the character design changes, but seems like a decent amount of action this time around.
Studies should be conducted by physicists to see if they can replicate this phenomena in real life.
Jex
Member
Hey, at least he's honest! If only other creators could find it in their hearts to admit they're working from such polished material.
Sure, if that makes it easier for you to read the thread good sir.
Go_Ly_Dow
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The reason why some game called "Little Busters" was never made in to a Anime
Not sure what it is but it might be important to some of you!
Not sure what it is but it might be important to some of you!
Yeah, I figured after taking a retake at the reactions.
By the way, i've been watching more of my backlog.
Gosick 1-7
Not a bad show by any means, but the solutions to the mysteries are a bit weak IMO. I'm going to keep it on hold as I sort of lost interest
Katanagatari 1 & 2
This show is some quality stuff. Art style and dialogue is just nomnomnom
The less VN adaptations in the world the better.
Jex
Member
[Getter Robo Armageddon 2]
I know that I've already posted my impressions regarding this (and later episodes) but I wanted to take a second to bask in the glory of this shows visual composition. Imagawa, better than most, understands the nature of Super-Robot titles and he fully incorporates the 'larger than life' aspects of the genre into every element of the show. In particular, his visuals hearken back to the age of pulpy sci-fi posters and illustrations, the stuff that's considered iconic today. As such, you'll notice a fair amount of 'dramatic poses' coupled with a tangible sense of scale. Take a look at this shots to see what I'm talking about:
The use of strong colours and heavy use of shadows for dramatic effect is another element that he employs quite liberally:
A more complicated technique is the use of 'match on action', where by the action a character is doing in one shot is mirrored by the same kind of action in the shot that immediately follows. For example, we cut from one character raising his leg to up in the air to his robot lifting his leg up in the air. Not only is such a transition more interesting than a straight cut, it also reinforces the idea that the robot is nothing but a very large represenation of the person piloting it, rather than being some machine that's wholly divorced from them:
Exaggerated expressions, emotions and character traits really help sell thoroughly over the the top scenes which would come of as weird if the show didn't wholly support them. The story might be silly, but it's played straight and it's made to feel grand, this isn't a tongue in cheek show:
I know that I've already posted my impressions regarding this (and later episodes) but I wanted to take a second to bask in the glory of this shows visual composition. Imagawa, better than most, understands the nature of Super-Robot titles and he fully incorporates the 'larger than life' aspects of the genre into every element of the show. In particular, his visuals hearken back to the age of pulpy sci-fi posters and illustrations, the stuff that's considered iconic today. As such, you'll notice a fair amount of 'dramatic poses' coupled with a tangible sense of scale. Take a look at this shots to see what I'm talking about:
The use of strong colours and heavy use of shadows for dramatic effect is another element that he employs quite liberally:
A more complicated technique is the use of 'match on action', where by the action a character is doing in one shot is mirrored by the same kind of action in the shot that immediately follows. For example, we cut from one character raising his leg to up in the air to his robot lifting his leg up in the air. Not only is such a transition more interesting than a straight cut, it also reinforces the idea that the robot is nothing but a very large represenation of the person piloting it, rather than being some machine that's wholly divorced from them:
Exaggerated expressions, emotions and character traits really help sell thoroughly over the the top scenes which would come of as weird if the show didn't wholly support them. The story might be silly, but it's played straight and it's made to feel grand, this isn't a tongue in cheek show:
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Saint Seiya 19-21
You so naughty, Crystal Saint.
You so naughty, Crystal Saint.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
How is the breastplate BOUNCING when it's... oh never mind. >>
I, for one, appreciate their dedication to quality. ^_^
I feel it's worth noting that he's just some dude they came up with for the show and in the manga it was
Camus
goddamnit
im at least going to give katanagatari a try. oh jesus i just hope the ending won't make me rage
Nah, the ending for Katanagatari is... well, I thought it was fine. It's extremely divisive, I guess.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I absolutely loved Katanagatari as a series.
I loathed, loathed, loathed the ending. Utter contempt for it. Like there are no words for how little I think of the ending.
Thanks for the info. It's a real shame there won't be a series.
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