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Winter of Anime 2013 |OT -5| This is stupid, kayos90 sucks!
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Finally, justice has been served.
Well, it got "better" and by that i mean it's now a billion times more hilariously brain dead and insane than it was in the beginning. Basically...
this.
NO
What? No. I fucking hated the ending.
They don't even show her pushing the button! It's just implied, it literally ends as her finger's reaching for it.
I can't even imagine why they wouldn't outright show it, I can only fathom two possibilities:
a) There's a chance, somehow that she doesn't actually hit the button for some reason. I don't believe this to be the case as Jonah's final monologue implies that he is wandering around the "new world" with Koko.
b) They don't want to directly show the act that's supposed to kill 10s of thousands of people for some silly reason despite it apparently being canon.
I guess an improbable 3rd option is they ran out of budget to animate one more second?
I can't even imagine why they wouldn't outright show it, I can only fathom two possibilities:
a) There's a chance, somehow that she doesn't actually hit the button for some reason. I don't believe this to be the case as Jonah's final monologue implies that he is wandering around the "new world" with Koko.
b) They don't want to directly show the act that's supposed to kill 10s of thousands of people for some silly reason despite it apparently being canon.
I guess an improbable 3rd option is they ran out of budget to animate one more second?
Anyways, it made me mad.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
[Goldfish Warning!] 05 OR This is the perfect way to start my mornings 05
Chocolate roses? I don't know if this is delicious or gross. Surely they would melt quickly at room temperature?
Sonic sez "don't let strangers touch you in weird places", too!
tsk tsk that's the joke
KillerMan91
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Well after first half of the series it doesn't surprise me that reception for the game was not as good as for Steins;Gate. Still I think that series would deserve more sales. It's not that bad. Steins;Gate was just fucking awesome.
Just finished Kimi to Boku and absolutely loved it.
Should I watch Air or Angel Beats first?
How about neither?
Edit: Somebody already said it. Damn, i'm too slow!
They went back to that well for the finale though. Oh did they ever -_-
It's also not that good.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
So it's the Lincoln of anime?
There's current two other Canadian SyFy shows, not counting the ones filmed in Toronto be set in fake-America (like Warehouse 13). They're all so... inoffensive and bland though. lol
Elementary is a brain dead CBS procedural with Lucy Liu, so I watch it for what it is. They finally introduced Moriarty though, so it looks like the show is ready to go there now.
I suppose the joke is that my favorite post-apocalyptic science fiction show is Aria, since it's just set in Japanese-Venice. lol
But it works inasmuch as I'm thrown into the setting and I don't really care why Earth is so fucked up that they would take the expense of moving Venice to Mars in order to preserve it.
But yeah, I just want to be in a world and not be distracted by information that is there for information's sake. The teasers that showed scenes from the past out of context were a warning sign to me in that regard anyway.
That's not to say I'm against that type of exposition - assuming there's a form of censorship on the history in the world of SSY (I can't even remember if that's the case), there's potential for interesting conflict there. Human beings managed to find many ways to kill each other based on magical beings that live in the clouds for thousands of years, so it's not like I don't believe it can't happen anyway. I probably don't need a 20 minute lecture on Christianity in order to watch Kingdom of Heaven though.
To be honest, I do feel like giving it another shot given some of the posts I've read here. Certainly something like the shitty protagonist in Pet Girl technically offends me more than episode 4 of SSY, but since romcoms require very little brain space (and are infinitely scrubbable), I'm willing to go through the motions with one and not the other.
It's why I still don't know if I should watch Lindelof's Prometheus anyway. lol
So I posted about the finale in the... previous season's thread, I think. And it's been a while so I can't remember all of my thoughts, but the reason I thought it worked was because the entire first cour and the first half of the second cour, namely the "anthology" part of the series, essentially played out the consequences of war and the myriad of possibilities that war and a peace held at gunpoint can bring. If we believe Fallout and agree that "war, war never changes", then everything that happens after Koko pushes the button is fait accompli.
I'm sure I had more interesting thoughts about the Jormungand arc way back when. lol
Edit: yeah, basically said the same thing when I first watched it.
Magi 16
.... i really just don't know what to think of this anymore
What am I even looking at?
Looks like a Pillar Man.
I'd like 60 fps anime as much as anyone but post-processing isn't the way to do it.
It'sthe body of someone "absorbed" in a gigantic demon like thing.
So its like in Iria: Zeiram?
Not really.
Ah, in that case I would have told you to stop before you even begun, stupid shit that artificially tries to manipulatively evoke emotion through idiotic supernatural means is what it means when someone says "It got more KEY." it's a trademark of sorts.
Things will only get more stupid.
Ryuusei no Kizuna ep.1-4
The three siblings swindle people in order to earn some money but one of their targets turns out to be the son of the man who killed their parents years ago.
And... that was the end of the fourth episode so I don't know what happens next!!! Need to continue it asap.
Koichi, the older brother is great. He writes the scenarios for the swindles, which are introduced as a movie within the drama (like with credit rolls and all that thing, the targets introduce themselves to the viewers...). Then his siblings become the actors of his crazy scenarios. His brother and sister always think he's a creep since his plans are ridiculously well-written.
I have to say, the cast is great. Toda Erika from the Liar Game drama + Ninomiya Kazunari from Freeter Ie wo Kau... Since I watched these two dramas beforehand I was so excited to see them together.
So, the synopsis makes it seems like it will be a dark/supense thingy but actually a ton of situations are really funny. The childhood flashback are really sad though. Like, REAAAAAALLY sad.
The three siblings swindle people in order to earn some money but one of their targets turns out to be the son of the man who killed their parents years ago.
And... that was the end of the fourth episode so I don't know what happens next!!! Need to continue it asap.
Koichi, the older brother is great. He writes the scenarios for the swindles, which are introduced as a movie within the drama (like with credit rolls and all that thing, the targets introduce themselves to the viewers...). Then his siblings become the actors of his crazy scenarios. His brother and sister always think he's a creep since his plans are ridiculously well-written.
I have to say, the cast is great. Toda Erika from the Liar Game drama + Ninomiya Kazunari from Freeter Ie wo Kau... Since I watched these two dramas beforehand I was so excited to see them together.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Do you mean intrafamilial rape? I guess there's a sick audience for that.
I think I heard "Onii-chan" one too many times so I jotted down a plot idea in my ideas book. It started with a father abusing his son and ended with mother-infant suicide. Good stuff.
Ryuusei no Kizuna ep.1-4
So, the synopsis makes it seems like it will be a dark/supense thingy but actually a ton of situations are really funny. The childhood flashback are really sad though. Like, REAAAAAALLY sad.
The three siblings swindle people in order to earn some money but one of their targets turns out to be the son of the man who killed their parents years ago.
And... that was the end of the fourth episode so I don't know what happens next!!! Need to continue it asap.
Koichi, the older brother is great. He writes the scenarios for the swindles, which are introduced as a movie within the drama (like with credit rolls and all that thing, the targets introduce themselves to the viewers...). Then his siblings become the actors of his crazy scenarios. His brother and sister always think he's a creep since his plans are ridiculously well-written.
I have to say, the cast is great. Toda Erika from the Liar Game drama + Ninomiya Kazunari from Freeter Ie wo Kau... Since I watched these two dramas beforehand I was so excited to see them together.
This is a great drama that I thoroughly enjoyed.The story is based off a book by a super prolific and famous writer. If you like this show, you should also try Galileo, Shinzanmono and Byakuyakou. The first 2 are procedurals while the last is a human drama and is one of the most famous novels ever.
Another night, another drunken post by Extollere. You should drink earlier so I don't miss out.
Puchimas is bring all the gif makers on AnimeGAF together!
That tank image is such a tease. Luckily I'll be happy just displaying it on it's own.
And another KyoAni show where Minoru Shiraishi's character is overshadowed by Daisuke Ono's.
Dedication Through Light
Member
It got funner and a bit more emotional. And really good cause my otp got canon
kyousuke x riki
Thanks, I'll check them out. Galileo seems pretty cool.
Reminder that the main reason that these sell the numbers they do is because they're ludicrously cheap by Japanese CD standards, and they come with special unlock codes for the actual game.
MisterSamMan
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Live action Ranma 1/2 adaptation is.... pretty great.
And to think, those are just the spinoffs.
I think it's pretty sweet and I usually only find about one OP or ED a season catchy. It also has a trumpet playing bird in a tophat. Not many anime can boast about that.
Those are some quality wives.
Because the world is a horrible place.
Of course it means there'll never be any figures to buy.A place so horrible it could corrupt his fragile mind!
Considering you can get the game for the same price as two episodes, I can't say I'm really surprised. I know which I'd rather have, much as it's a solid enough adaptation. It didn't generate the same level of popularity that Steins;Gate did either, so I guess people are just content with having the game and watching the anime once.
The fact people were actually willing to pay money for the Chaos;Head anime is shocking though. That was probably the most insulting anime adaptation I've ever seen.
R_thanatos
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Speaking of dumb SyFy, I skipped around through Tenchi Muyo GXP for some odd reason. I suppose they found a clever way to solve the harem problem:
Why choose when you can have them all? And it's guilt free since you are "ordered" to marry all of them and they all happen to inexplicably love you. lol
The weird thing is that he somehow ends up with 8 wives in the final scene of the show. Pro-tier harem protag.
I think anime has fucked me up so much that I honestly don't know if this kind of ending is better or worse than the harem shit that's been on the air these last few seasons.
(It's certainly a more genuine ending that SAO's let's give them a month before we jump Kirito ending.
i think it's better when a show provides you an ending like that . Marrying for political & economical purposes is much better than a " choose one , let the others cry " or a " not choose " attitude.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
STOP! This has a BluRay now? I NEED!!! :O
Live action Ranma 1/2 adaptation is.... pretty great.
It is pretty amusing!
Only Precure fanart I've seen so far is Tima's most recent works, which has been focused on Smile. :lol
It's actually quite possible if you just use common sense and avoid looking at fanart for shows that have already finished.
I just realised I never got round to watching the extra episodes. Guess I should finish it off to say I completed it even if I thought it was so-so.
The biggest issue with the series is Taichi but I have a feeling I know where the author is going with him and there is going to be some major payoff down the road. That said, the show is amazingly good in two fields, one being character development and the other is drama. I think Tonari is better directed but the core writing in Kokoro is stronger.
Same here. Candy from Smile wasn't too bad though.
Suite crushed my hopes and dreams by not making Waon a Precure. I figured this would be another case of them ignoring cool characters and did not want to get my hopes up.
After doing a back to back of Suite and Fresh while watching the weekly Smile I kinda burnt myself out and had to take a short break. I'm back on it now though!
R_thanatos
Member
Gintama 239
"this is why i never drink" look what happenned !
This episode had a lot of excellent despair faces :
This episode is golden ..impressive on all front in terms of comedy.. gintama knows how to make a very bad situation EVEN worse and it seems ginkoti got the full deal.
i could be envious if everyone didn't have such a strong personality + madao but still ..momo from "to love-ru darkness" would be proud ..
VERDICT : AWESOME
Best fillers award : Gintama.
It's hard to do better than this.
"this is why i never drink" look what happenned !
This episode had a lot of excellent despair faces :
What an horrible morning !
This episode is golden ..impressive on all front in terms of comedy.. gintama knows how to make a very bad situation EVEN worse and it seems ginkoti got the full deal.
Look at all this cast ! There are 2 errors in this picture, will you be able to find them all?
i could be envious if everyone didn't have such a strong personality + madao but still ..momo from "to love-ru darkness" would be proud ..
VERDICT : AWESOME
Best fillers award : Gintama.
It's hard to do better than this.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
I'm gonna assume you drank so much you ended up falling asleep on your keyboard or you died from alcohol poisoning.
I mean, c'mon, it's even colour-coded!
They are the only people in class who have different hair colours.
You are a better person than Jexhius and firehawk combined.
This is what made Suite so ridiculous. There's only one girl in the class (maybe the whole show?) with
blue hair, and they go and make a completely different character, whose theme color is purple, into the blue Cure.
Didn't stop them from screwing me with Waon in Suite!
Thanks!
Since I have my day off today I'm gonna marathon the shit out of HeartCatch.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Wandering Son 4
This show routinely executes on such a high level. It makes everything else seem pretty amateurish.
I feel like I'm saying the same things about what it does well week after week, which means it's consistent at delivering realistic middle-school drama and gender identity issues handled with appropriate gravity. It's packed with strong attention to detail, which shows itself well in scenes like when the teacher calls for volunteers. We understand the progression because we can see how everyone in class reacts to each moment.
Oddly, though, I'm not loving it as much as I'd expect. I don't hate it by any means, but I still feel at a slightly greater distance from it than I thought I would. I don't think I'd want the show to do anything differently, though.
This show routinely executes on such a high level. It makes everything else seem pretty amateurish.
I feel like I'm saying the same things about what it does well week after week, which means it's consistent at delivering realistic middle-school drama and gender identity issues handled with appropriate gravity. It's packed with strong attention to detail, which shows itself well in scenes like when the teacher calls for volunteers. We understand the progression because we can see how everyone in class reacts to each moment.
Nitori 'confesses' here from inside a bathroom stall! Symbolism becauseit's a boxhe's trapped in the closethis feelings still can't really reach Tatsuki, even though she's supporting the play.
Oddly, though, I'm not loving it as much as I'd expect. I don't hate it by any means, but I still feel at a slightly greater distance from it than I thought I would. I don't think I'd want the show to do anything differently, though.
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