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cajunator

Banned
And we should always trust me.

I trust ya corvy kun

Stop after Episode 14. You'll be very glad you did.

This is sound advice!

Yeah, I was about to say. Cajun is one the nicest guys I know.

<3

Seriously Cajun is alright. Even though hes a Saints fan.

eagles will crush them.

*hugs

Eagles are frauds, but then again so are the Saints.

Tough to pick.

XD
I missed you all so much. Ill try not to get banned anymore

Right Stuf and Sentai announce a upgrade program for certain titles.



http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/news/individual/?ForumThreadName=FT0000005910&ReturnTo=Main

The news here is that Mayo Chiki is getting a bluray release with a dub.

This is exactly the sort of reason why I dont buy DVD versions of things anymore. bluray or bust.

While I am very, very against sexualizing lolis, I am willing to make a lot of exceptions to things when
someone is about to die.
Since
Hachikuji was about to die for real, and since her relationship with Araragi was more as his best friend than object of sexual affection the way that Senjou, Hanekawa and Kanbaru are, it felt less creepy that Hachikuji would hold his hand just before her death and kiss him farewell. That last episode hit hard enough to really sell me on it, largely because I had been expecting the inescapable conclusion that Araragi would fail and would not save Mayoi from the moment he had prevented her death back in Mayoi Zombie.

To be entirely fair, I hadn't yet seen the last arc in the show. In honesty my love for Shinobu Time is derived entirely from that last episode because
it really is a sweet send off to a likeable character.
Permitting me to rearrange, since I have since finished the show, and being fair and grading Shinobu Time as a whole and not biasing it in favor of that last episode, the new rating would go thus: Tsubasa Tiger > Hitagi End > Nadeko Medusa > Shinobu Time > Mayoi Zombie.

Tsubasa is up top because frankly it's 3 arcs worth in the making and they pull it off without a hitch. How y'all keep calling that the worst arc in the show is beyond me. Hitagi End comes in second because it has the best narrator in the entire show, provides some desperately needed development for Hitagi, as well as Nadeko and Kaiki, has the best OP in the series, and the glorious Manservice shower sequence. Medusa comes next because its twist was stellar, and because while we were all distracted by the other storylines there was a fair amount of background setup for this one. Also because it jived with me, personally. Shinobu outranks Mayoi because I like Mayoi more than Shinobu, and because, while the two arcs are intertwined and similar in a lot of ways, Mayoi's big moment is infinitely better than Shinobu's. Also I like Mayoi more than Shinobu.

A final rating of girls thus far ensues:

Kaiki
> Araragi's mom > 90's Senjougahara > Tsubasa Cat > Tsubasa > Senjougahara > Kanbaru > Grown up Mayoi > Grown up Shinobu >
Medusa Nadeko
> Tsuhiki > Platform Shoes > Karen > Nadeko > Little Mayoi > Gaen > Ononoki > Little Shinobu > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Getting hit in the back with a katana >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> being split in half by a cat demon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> running into a demon telephone pole >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All other undesirable events and outcomes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ougi

This isnt too bad of a ranking Corvy. Not bad at all.

Team Twintail is the best team

usually the case when given the option.

Non Non Biyori 12



You don't just look cute, you are cute.


I really enjoyed this. The outdoor backgrounds looks really nice, and the music and the slower pace fits the country setting. Don't think it needed that much senpai obsession though.

Still... I give it 4.5 Koma-plushies out of 5.
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Any chance of a second season?

This was definitely one of my shows of the year. So pleasant to watch. Like Kinmoza but more innocent even than that lol.

wtf why is my gif not gifing. piece of trashbutt minus. might migrate over to that german site.


hmmm weird work unblocked minus again.

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THANK YOUUUUU
*squees

Prequel?it's sequel,even you talk about series timeline
Princess and the Pilot MC will show up btw

Hmm. Ok so its a sequel then? I thought it was a story of how that scenario came to be?

Pom Poko
This was great. Occasionally hilarious, well drawn, well animated, well paced and a good soundtrack.
It was also a much better environment preservation film than anything Miyazaki could even dream of making. Takahata da god.
WATCH THIS

Dem tanooki balls. I remember when I first saw this movie. It was pretty hilarious.
 

Tenumi

Banned
Long Live the (DokiDoki) Precure: 46

And finally, we have reached the endgame. Learning about the Princess, what happened to her, and the fates of Regina and Cure Ace, not to mention the King as well.

To think, this was Armus's fault all along...
Couldn't stop thinking this once the "unspeakable evil!" was released...
 

firehawk12

Subete no aware
It gets a lot wackier. The beginning is really subdued compared to later on.
Is it more than just girls trolling boys? lol
It's funny, because the characters are all tropes - to the point where you could probably do an isomorphic transform to GJ-bu and get the exact same cast - but it needs more than just guy resisting being tortured by girls or guy enjoying being tortured by girls.
 
Is it more than just girls trolling boys? lol
It's funny, because the characters are all tropes - to the point where you could probably do an isomorphic transform to GJ-bu and get the exact same cast - but it needs more than just guy resisting being tortured by girls or guy enjoying being tortured by girls.

What if they explore fetishes again like in GJ-bu?
 

Yowamushi Pedal 13

Opening: While I do like it, I'm actually pretty disappointed that its not as blood pumping as the first one.
Ending: On par with the previous one.

First half focus on how good friends Naruko and Imai are to each other. Also, a display of their parental nature when they're concerning over Onoda.

Flagrant Mido the antagonist backstory showing and will have a hand in making things rough for our protagonists. Will be fun when he meets Imai again.

Really liking some of the other Hakone guys. Toudou definitely trumps Mana in the beauty department and I'm going to be keeping a close eye on the second year with his pals Frank and Andy.
 

cajunator

Banned
Oh he definitely plays favorites with Hanekawa, too. Hanekawa and Shinobu are pretty clearly the author's pet girls. It'd be hard to argue he doesn't play favorites with Hanekawa when she's had more screentime than basically every other girl at this point. Except, possibly, Shinobu.

Naturally a catgirl is a favorite. Order of the universe and all.

Crab has improved dramatically since actually getting to be on screen again for the first time in goodness knows how long.

Crab is the best. nise was weaker cause she was pushed aside.

Get ready for my new light novel, The Main Girl is Always Terrible, so My Love Interest Will Be the Side Girl But I'll Pretend to Go After the Main Girl as a Ruse!!'.

IT will sell a billion copies. Make it so!

You really would like Another. The MC and you are on the same wave patterns.

This. corvy kun you know what to do!

Cause I guess I'm too good to do a I have at the very least a mild interest in this show and will probably watch the first episode list, here have an image:



The correct style of X means no.

I see yuri crossed out, and Im wondering why :(

I'm listening to Cardcaptor Sakura's OST right now and I think I've decided it's my favorite anime OST. At least so far.

Its one of the best certainly. Absolutely classic.

waoh some did do this episode ... i guess i should rejoice that there is still interest on this anime even if it's 2 years late.

Hopefully it will pick up gear otherwise the record of slowness set by "futago-hime" will be beaten !

You mean Fushigiboshi no futago hime? That took forever to be viewable. Its so adorable!

Did I just have Code Geass ruined by foolishly looking at that horrible spoiler tagging?

Lol. Not even close.

too many anime on the front page.

which shows have sister butts?

a pertinent question!

I bet Gainax will make this become another C3-bu lol
Coming 2014 april

Hmm. Well it looks cute at least. Will give it a shot. (thats not a c3bu joke)

You people and your watching bad things instead of good things. Take it upon yourselves to go watch Steins;Gate or Fate/Zero or something.

Happy Birthday to Watanabe Kazuma (apparently for real this time,haha).
Have a good one. (Again ;p)

I love your Aila avatar :D

PhantomOfTheKnight also mention New Years Eve was their birthday, so happy birthday to you too.
Hopefully you enjoy Wolf Children if you haven't seen it already.

Belated happy birthday to Kazzy
 
Hunter X Hunter - 111

DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT.

THERE'S A HUGE DAMN SPOILER IN THE PREVIEW FOR EPISODE 112. DO NOT WATCH THE PREVIEW IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE MANGA, LIKE MYSELF.

Other than that, I was a bit disappointed that
the fighting barely started in this episode and half of it was dedicated to showing how badass Netero was and how he got his strength. Aw well, this explanation had to come at some point, and Netero is even more amazing because of it.
 

Vecks

Member
Hunter X Hunter - 111

DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT.

THERE'S A HUGE DAMN SPOILER IN THE PREVIEW FOR EPISODE 112. DO NOT WATCH THE PREVIEW IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE MANGA, LIKE MYSELF.

Other than that, I was a bit disappointed that
the fighting barely started in this episode and half of it was dedicated to showing how badass Netero was and how he got his strength. Aw well, this explanation had to come at some point, and Netero is even more amazing because of it.

lol, you guys should really just turn it off by the time the ED credits roll.
 
lol, you guys should really just turn it off by the time the ED credits roll.

This is the only time a preview spoiled something that big to me. Yeah! Lets not hint at something massive happening! No! Let's just outright SHOW what happens and kill all the shock value!
 

cajunator

Banned
Guys I kinda feel like there's a hole in my life now that I have no Monogatari to watch. I think I legit loved that show.

I knew youd enjoy monogatari Corvy kun. Its special. Probably for all the wrong reasons but theres really nothing else like it.
Shaft pretty consistently work on some really interesting subject matter despite their production values and I keep coming back to it.

I can't even be bothered to read all of the Full Metal Panic! Light Novels. I've been pretty bad about reading lately, haha.

What is reading?

Oh great, of COURSE Dark Cat, Apocalypse Zero and School Days share character designers. Because I wasn't going to have nightmare crossovers in my head tonight anyway.

EDIT: On the positive side, Illuminati Manga claims they'll have FMP! Sigma's final volume ready in early January. If that is the case I will be shelving basically everything I am watching to experience the entire series. Add this to the fact that I hear a certain other translation project is due to complete sometime in late January, early February and my copy of Gundam Breaker arrives sometime in there as well, and I can assume that my ability to focus on homework will be seriously jeopardized in the month of January.

Apocalypse Zero is so fucked up. Im pretty sure the creator just shit random designs on a piece of paper and called it a day.

Digimon Xros Wars 36

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SUPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

speaking of weird designs...what kind of drugs do these guys take before designing?

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I've apprehended the suspect.

Best Cure asserting her dominance.

That's not the version of Shinobu that I'd have as a waifu:



At this stage, she doesn't fit the "No Tits or Ass" definition as outlined by this wretch:

NOPE

All I care about now is finding some fan art of Kaiki and Hanekawa. It's bizarre and horrible and I don't care. It's so wrong it's almost right.

Youve caught the virus Corvy. Im afraid theres no cure.

No one is ever too old to get with a girl that is fresh out of high school.

I place Cat much higher than most, but Cat over Crab? Getttt theeee fuckkkk outttttt.

Crab delivers what I need:

This is truth.

Kill me, or open a portal in my head. It's worth the risk.

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Even Aralagi-san can't regen his wing wang without Shinobu's blood.

I guess it depends how recently Shinobu has sucked his blood, but still. Far too dangerous.

Saru-chan also doesn't go for penis.



I'll bet she gives a great scolding as well. Bueno.

Animegaf are truly masochists. Well 90% at least.

You still keep disappointing me by not having watched Strike Witches! Otherwise Hidamari Sketch and Aria.

Listen to Zach for he is wise beyond his (y)ears


fucking NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ANIME IS DEAD. ANIME IS DEAD

Not sure if anyone saw this yet, but here:

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Nonon Biyori




Well, I can certainly see the Ants doing stuff like that given that
the humans they ate we're douchebags as well, so they got douchebag genes along with their nature to serve the queen.



That's not even the worst part!
Gon thinks he's still alive! And this is the kind of Shounen where rage for your fallen comrade doesn't make you more powerful!

This is brilliant!

Mahouka had a website update with character designs and commercial (wont load for some reason). Liked the blushing Mikihiko there, and Leonhart too.

These uniform designs certainly stand out. Whether good or bad shall be determined!

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[tweet]https://twitter.com/_namori_/status/418045855992528896/photo/1[/tweet]

Dawwwwwww
 

CorvoSol

Member
Cajunator is on a mission.

Cajun has been back for less than 24 hours and nearly climbed back to the top. This is no ordinary man. This is a force of nature.

Diebuster 5

Oh gee, Lal'c, Nono is the one who
almost got raped
and now you're gonna throw a pity party because
the rapist chose her over you?
Also how dumb is Nicola to
try and rape the girl with the psychic link to the military force so massive it literally changed the color of the galaxy?

Gah I wasn't gonna watch another episode but now I have to.
 

foxuzamaki

Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
This is the only time a preview spoiled something that big to me. Yeah! Lets not hint at something massive happening! No! Let's just outright SHOW what happens and kill all the shock value!

Exactly, ive never seen a preview that outright spoils something like this, that is fucking ridiculous, ive basically had NO preview ive had a problem with until now
 
Hunter X Hunter - 111

DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT.

THERE'S A HUGE DAMN SPOILER IN THE PREVIEW FOR EPISODE 112. DO NOT WATCH THE PREVIEW IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE MANGA, LIKE MYSELF.

Other than that, I was a bit disappointed that
the fighting barely started in this episode and half of it was dedicated to showing how badass Netero was and how he got his strength. Aw well, this explanation had to come at some point, and Netero is even more amazing because of it.

The flashback is incredible badass, and even filled me with feels. That level of dedication, the whole reason for it, pure gratitude to the martial arts that changed his life, the pure crazyness and obsession that in the end it made him beyond human, and fun smugness when he returns from the mountains.

Also the inside-the-story explanation of why the characters can talk between them when it makes sense from the dramatic standpoint even if realistically doesn't make sense as only tenths of second occurs is hilarious, original and so appropriate.
 

foxuzamaki

Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
The flashback is incredible badass, and even filled me with feels. That level of dedication, the whole reason for it, pure gratitude to the martial arts that changed his life, the pure crazyness and obsession that in the end it made him beyond human, and fun smugness when he returns from the mountains.
It was amazing
 

Mr.Jeff

Member
And here I was wondering why 5 pages suddenly apeared. Welcome back cajun.

Ninja nonsense without Wakomoto is just...a crime.
It's weird to think that such a show had a pretty strong voice cast as well: Rie, Tanaka, Wakamoto, Mizuki, Kawasumi. Even Daisuke Ono has a minor part as one of the extra ninjas.

It's funny to see how the three female leads all basically fawn over Wakamoto in the extra interviews.

Out of all anime that hollywood can adapt, they choose Kite..
It could be worse. Somewhere out there, someone is no doubt planning live action Bible Black.


Edit: Damn, I knew I forgot something. Happy Birthday 7th. May your dream of a utopian society of little girl yuri shows dominating the wold come to pass.
 

cajunator

Banned
Happy Birthday Kaz!

So I'm looking at the Rec List I got from way back in Fall OT1...



And I'm stuck on what to look at next
I think I might use a more scientific method for picking a show this time.

Eeney-meeney-miney-mo-

Sora no woto, Haibane, Aria, Tsuritama

Maybe Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet?

No idea what animegaf thought of it but its pretty short and I really liked it. A little too much fan service though.


Nvm saw it on your list. Didn't know the Japanese name. Why does that website only use Japanese names....


Watch nichijou again

Samurai Flamenco is pretty good

Gargantia is another solid choice

Watch Aria, Sora no Woto, and Haibane Renmei. Because I'm pretty sure I recommended those anyway.

See? Zach is wise. Follow him.

my fav new year pic so far.

Hnnnnghsquee~

Sword Art Online Extra Bullshit
So how do you frame a clip show so that you can trick people into watching and perhaps paying for this thing?

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Here's Mr. Exposition, Chief of Exposition of the Exposition Department, here to give them a reason to shit out the entire series in a movie.

Oh, but that wouldn't be enough to get people to buy this. You can't ignore the harem!
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Hey, they all have boobs except the short one. Isn't that funny?
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It's like a one-two punch of shit. One where you're reminded of all the terrible plot that led Kirito to be the BEST GAMER EVER and the other where you're reminded that these girls all fell on top of his rod and want to ride him.

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God, it's all coming back to me. I still hope that Kawahara doesn't *believe* in any of this bullshit and that he has found the perfect way to get into the heart of the otaku and stroke his "ego" in order to sell shitty fiction, much in the way that I just assume Stephanie Meyer actually hates her reading audience because there is no way that she thinks her writing is actually any good.

I can only hope that because I'm just reminded of the fact that the anime itself has no self-awareness. That it expects me to give a shit about any of these characters and their lust for the most perfect man ever. That it expects me to just buy into the shitty OreImo angst to the point that in the new material, they do their best to push it hard because I'm assuming (pseudo)-incest sells the most and Sugu is the "fan favourite" character of the franchise. Even in what amounts to a pointless OVA with no ties to the series beyond setting up the sequel season in a 5 second Marvel-esque tag after the credits, they just can't fucking help themselves. Fucking hell.

The people who like this thing will continue to like it. I'm sure they'll like the second season too. But for me, this was a reminder of everything that was contemptuous and insidious of the original series. Is it the worst thing on the internet since child porn? Apparently some crazy asshole said it was earlier in the year, so I'll have to defer to his opinion. All I can say that this series still represents everything that is terrible about anime in the 2010s. It's not the moefication of heroines or the rise of girl-only slice of life shows (because people who reduce Hidamari Sketch to "girls being cute for male audiences" can just go fuck themselves), it's this need to encourage the otaku audience into self-gratification through a reification of their hobbies. Buying games and figures and BDs and doujin and body pillows and onaholes are sacred activities to be praised and encouraged, because the otaku will feel good about themselves while continuing to contribute to the churn of the industry.

But you know what? Maybe this is the anime that we deserve, because even something like Yamato 2199 can't fully escape the churn of the modern anime industry.

I'm sure someone will point that I watched a show I called BoobJoust, and if you count the five minutes it takes for me to go through each episode, then yes, I did. But the thing is that BoobJoust, and I presume the other harem shows this season, don't insist on the importance of their characters or their plot. The directors or writers or whomever know enough that they are just hocking merchandise, than any dramatic beats are to create a serviceable story, not because they have a story that is actually worth telling. Imagine a shitty harem with the gravitas of 12 Years a Slave. That is what's wrong with SAO in a nutshell.

Too conclude, insert Asuna joke here.

I m 100% convinced you actually enjoy this show.

Based Firehawk

1BoCN



Also I'm not sure how lewdness is something that just started to plague the anime industry. It's been around for decades. They used to do tacky, honestly disgusting full frontal nudity in anime and it was way more gross back then than it is now because at least now the 14 year old girls will be wearing at least a towel or a bathing suit or whatever.

True, anime has always been lewd. Especially back in the 90s. Gawdamn.

Mushishi
Twelve Kingdoms
Denno Coil
Baccano
Crest+Banner of the Stars
Hidamari Sketch
The Tatami Galaxy
Kino's Journey
Darker than Black
Black Lagoon
Detroit Metal City
Genshiken
Futakoi Alternative (I know you've seen the first series but this was somehow a much, much better product that's nothing alike)
Gintama
Hajime no Ippo
Yamato 2199
Spice and Wolf
Samurai Champloo
Cowboy Bebop
Seirei no Moribito
Gunbuster + Diebuster

That's most things I can think of that are generally fairly high ranking and missing from your list. Probably a few missing which others can no doubt provide!

This is a great list of great things.

The World God Only Knows - S2 - 5-7

I thought that was Elsie and Keima's classmate from the opening and ending. Chihiro is way cuter than she lets on. Her voice is very familiar too, but as I've sad before I don't really follow seiyuu that closely.

Loved Keima's Virtual Boy addition to his PFP. lol. It's amazing how similar the two are as well. This was a pretty cute arc.

Looking forward to the student teacher next, she seems adorable :D

Shes as cute as the rest!
The show is chock full of cute girls. endless supplies of them. It is glorious.
WHYCANTIHOLDALLTHESESQUEES?

Happy New Year AnimeGAF!

Happy new years ducky and all of you since I missed it.

Didn't expect any less.



That Jags gif is so good.

The gif that keeps on giving.

2014 heralds the arrivals of the one true protagonist:



GHALE MAKO!
GHALE NUDIST BEACH!

I am perfectly ok with this.

What is with HolyBankai and sexual politics in media talk?

Hes a misunderstood guy. I dont see the problem with him really. Hes got his opinions and they arent popular but hes hurting nobody.

So apparently...



Non Non Biyori giving Titan a run for it's money.
Also: Kill la Kill < Valvrave? :(

Hell yeah gooo NNB!
 

sonicmj1

Member
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 20

What a wonderful battle. Every bit of preparation gets paid off in a surprising way.

I'm not really sure what else to say. For a ship battle fought on multiple fronts and from multiple angles, every move was clear, and every action affected the final outcome in a way that the viewer can easily understand. Absolutely excellent. Perhaps the best space battle I've seen in anime this side of Gunbuster 6 (though I honestly haven't seen that many worthy space battles).

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One of the many aspects of this show's excellent visual design is how it grounds its space battles in World War II naval imagery, both in its depiction of the ships and its depiction of space. The Yamato being an updated version of an actual WWII battleship might have seemed an anachronism, but thanks to metaphors like the ion storm or the ocean surface shown here, it fits.

Garmillas's relationship with Iskandar remains enigmatic, and I hope that more is revealed soon.

This show has multiple Jam Project EDs, and that's awesome.
 

cnet128

Banned
Whew, finally made my contribution to the AOTY thread.

I was previously under the impression that I wasn't capable of making a list without it turning into a monsterpost. I have now realised that this is not strictly true: this one turned into monsterposts. Plural.
 

CorvoSol

Member
I suppose people who dislike slow thread are thrilled at this turn of events.

I'll never understand people's need to treat the thread as if it were dragon's gold they had to jealously guard and polish. If it's slow, it's slow. If it's got a few too many lewd jokes the mods'll knock heads and that'll be that.

DIEBUSTER 6

And this is why Mecha is the best genre of anime EVER.
 
Yowapeda 13

The copious amount of :DTL is staggering here.

and unfortunately, like half the episode was only really relevant to the episode name. We might have more than two training episodes left, wonzo.
 
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