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Winter of Anime 2013 |OT -6| How much lower can we go?!

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Ultimadrago

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Jojo's Bizzare Adventure 20

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Dang.
It was obvious what was going to happen when Caesar decided to run off solo
, but a shift from the usual in terms of music was something for the run thus far. Plus, there were actually scenes with more fluid animation than the usual...and for a fight no less! It pulled off this
Zeppeli's death
scene better than in Phantom Blood's portion as well.

Shortly after:

Talk about tone whiplash.
 

Narag

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Jojo's Bizzare Adventure 20
Dang.
It was obvious what was going to happen when Caesar decided to run off solo

I realized it a month ago when I was going over the OP. Sometimes I wish those things weren't an abbreviated plot or at the very least misdirection!
 

Brazil

Living in the shadow of Amaz
Yup, just shock at the number actually being present, I'd say. People likely put in similar numbers to their hobbies but just don't have a time invested counter to make them feel bad.

I've spent more hours than that watching NFL games over the past 4 years.
:lol :(

Good on you. I've spent way more time watching shitty anime than the national sport of my country over the past few years, haha.
 

Brazil

Living in the shadow of Amaz
I'm not looking forward to watching JoJo 20 after reading the impressions you guys are posting.

Oh God :(
 

faridmon

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Chihayafuru Ep. 07:

What an amazing episode, yet again, they seem to top themselves when it comes to drama and storytelling, not to mention the soundtrack and that visual fidelity. This episode was more heartwarming and moving since we got to see a bit of relationship between Chihaya and her family not to mention the sister of hers. It had some great comedic situations an Dat funny 4th wall segment
We are in the second season and yet she doesn't know what the titel means
I was really laughing out loud when that happened. The expressions was perfect as well. Also, Rivals doesn't count!

Man, this show, this show...
 

Ultimadrago

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Jojo's 20 stuff:

I realized it a month ago when I was going over the OP. Sometimes I wish those things weren't an abbreviated plot or at the very least misdirection!

Aah, I see. I never paid attention to that.
It's really right there
.
Then again,
I usually skip its OP
.

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This job is the worst. I wanna go home and watch Jojo and Queen's Blade. :(

You will earn money and you will like it!
 

sonicmj1

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I realized it a month ago when I was going over the OP. Sometimes I wish those things weren't an abbreviated plot or at the very least misdirection!

When this episode began with
a flashback explanation of Caesar's family history, I said "death flag" to myself out loud.
 

duckroll

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Jojo - Episode 17-19

It's okay. Not bad. Not much animation, except for some decent action cuts sometimes, but shit is pretty cool, and manly.


Jojo - Episode 20

OMG WTF HAPPENED? When did this become a normal anime with an action budget? WTF????? Perfection.
 
Smile Precure! 43


Even though it was a Reika episode, and those so far haven't been amazingly interesting, this one was pretty great with all that Joker mindtrips going on. Not to mention, she got some archery action so episode was amazing!
 

Syrinx

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Revolutionary Girl Utena 22

Okay, I've watched this episode twice now, because there is quite a bit of important information revealed, and a lot of details so important that Ikuhara thought it was necessary to put fingers pointing to these details he wanted the audience to see (though he does troll the viewer a fair amount with it). So this post will really be what I've gathered from this episode.

So this genius Mikage kid is actually Professor Nemuro from the Nemuro Memorial Hall, whose team (and, allegedly, himself) was killed when the building his project was being worked on in caught fire. He fell in love with the chief investigator the school sent, Tokiko. Tokiko has a brother named Mamiya, whose similarities to Himemiya are unmistakeable. Mamiya is sick and Tokiko hopes that the project that Nemuro and his team are working on, a project to "attain eternity", where have we heard THAT before, can make Mamiya better. But Mamiya hints to Nemuro that he does not want to be made "eternal".

Then as Nemuro is trying to solve an equation, Akio walks in and offers him the Rose Seal ring, the same that he gave all of his team. Evidently a Rose Seal, in this flashback at least, represents a contract made with Akio. He tells Nemuro that his only choice is to "revolutionize the world". Again, sound familiar? Nemuro is reluctant at first, because solving the projec won't make Tokiko happy, but after he sees her and Akio making out, he agrees to the terms of the deal, which involves Mamiya burning down the building (or Nemuro burning it down and Mamiya taking the heat), killing Nemuro's whole team.

So, here's what I can gather:
-Mikage=Nemuro, who did NOT die in the fire
-The contracts made with Akio by the team involved them dying, turning their Rose Seals into Black Rose Seals, either knowingly or unknowingly, as their part in "revolutionizing the world".
-Himemiya and Mamiya are connected, possibly directly related.
-Utena has some connection to Tokiko, or is just similar to her.
-Nemuro and Akio have a deal with each other, and they have possibly "attained eternity", as neither of them have aged, as Tokiko points out.

There probably some other details I caught that I didn't think to mention, and others that I missed. When I do a rewatch of this series down the line, this will probably an episode to pay special attention to.
 

BluWacky

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Revolutionary Girl Utena 22

Okay, I've watched this episode twice now, because there is quite a bit of important information revealed, and a lot of details so important that Ikuhara thought it was necessary to put fingers pointing to these details he wanted the audience to see (though he does troll the viewer a fair amount with it). So this post will really be what I've gathered from this episode.

Are you going to finish the Black Rose Saga today/tonight? Please try to do so :)

(this is why people enjoy troll recommendations, isn't it? I keep looking forward to your Utena posts Syrinx because I want to read your reactions to it, but this comes from a positive place rather than School Days recommenders...)
 

Syrinx

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Are you going to finish the Black Rose Saga today/tonight? Please try to do so :)

(this is why people enjoy troll recommendations, isn't it? I keep looking forward to your Utena posts Syrinx because I want to read your reactions to it, but this comes from a positive place rather than School Days recommenders...)

I'll try, and I'll probably be able to.

Slightly related, I saw cajun say, "yay, gaf's back on" or something like that. Was Gromph's maintenance this morning instead of this afternoon? If GAF is down while I'm watching, I'll probably just type my impression up on a Word document and copy/paste them when it's back.
 

Narag

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I'll try, and I'll probably be able to.

Slightly related, I saw cajun say, "yay, gaf's back on" or something like that. Was Gromph's maintenance this morning instead of this afternoon? If GAF is down while I'm watching, I'll probably just type my impression up on a Word document and copy/paste them when it's back.

It was down earlier for maintenance. Thinking that was it.
 

Kazzy

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(this is why people enjoy troll recommendations, isn't it? I keep looking forward to your Utena posts Syrinx because I want to read your reactions to it, but this comes from a positive place rather than School Days recommender's...)

Yep, I love sharing in the glow that a good show brings with it. Also, trying to predict people's reactions before the fact, is always a fun game!
 

DiGiKerot

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Are you going to finish the Black Rose Saga today/tonight? Please try to do so :)

(this is why people enjoy troll recommendations, isn't it? I keep looking forward to your Utena posts Syrinx because I want to read your reactions to it, but this comes from a positive place rather than School Days recommenders...)

Although in the case of troll recommendations, I normally get the feeling that those who're being subjected to them exaggerate their reactions to what's going on more than a smidgen.
 

Moonlight

Banned
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 20


I suspect this is the reason that the last few episodes have had even less animation than usual. This may be the most animated that JoJo has ever been. And it's glorious. Absolutely superb episode. The execution in this show has almost never failed to deliver in full, and they pulled off
Caesar's sacrifice
wonderfully.

I must have been the only one on the planet actually surprised by how things went down. Somehow the opening didn't clue me in, and I've never skipped it.
 

Theonik

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I must have been the only one on the planet actually surprised by how things went down. Somehow the opening didn't clue me in, and I've never skipped it.
Come on, JoJo wearing his bandana and screaming, it was obvious though I admit that wasn't enough to get how it would have happened. But death flags were all over the place throughout the last 2 episodes.
 

Metrotab

Banned
Windy Tales - 7

Maybe it's my Western European sensibilities of never having to deal with crazy weather, ever, but going outside while a typhoon is raging over your country sounds like a really bad idea.
 
I always enjoyed Utena impressions far more than School Days impressions.
They bear the joy of sharing a fantastic show and as Utena also contains a lot of strong/surprising moments/relevations the reactions mirror this.
School Days reactions rely on a cheap shock factor in the show akin to Bleach-filler-level-camera work.
A most feudal initiation rite.

Guess what I am saying is

Utena Impressions>>>>>School Days Impressions
 

jbug617

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Kuroko no Basket OVA

The OVA is called Tip Off and the story is about Kise joining the Teikou Middle School Basketball team. It was great to see the chemistry between all the Generation of Miracles and we have voices for Akashi and Murasakibara.

Can't wait for Season 2 and I think that will air Fall or Winter 2013 so it's going to be a wait because I think they will animate the whole Winter Cup.
 
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