-
Hey Guest. Check out your NeoGAF Wrapped 2025 results here!
Fall 2010 Anime Thread: Reboots, Retreads, and Rediscovery
- Thread starter 7Th
- Start date
- Status
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Looks stupid as hell... Looking forward to watching it!Geneijin said:
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Geneijin said:
Bro out with Halo. :lol
Reknoc said:
I have to say, I feel like a fucking idiot for not considering the "Time Cop" rule of time travel. I realized it the moment they showed the scientist typing on the computer trying to figure shit out.
I hate time travel though. Ultimately black witch wasn't the key, but she inadvertently set things in motion by attacking the principal, and since time in this universe apparently happens instantaneously, the fact that the principal was sent to the future meant he was going to send agents back to the past and thus cause the whole alien invasion in the first place (which is explained by the fact that time "fixes itself" almost after he leaves the secret bunker and he's presumably the only one who even knows about the invasion in the first place).
The actual way the invasion itself was stopped was a bit silly, but then again, I think the show has firmly established that it was not about that anyway. They handwaved the end game and I'm perfectly fine with that.
Funky time travel ending aside, I still enjoyed the series. It turns out I have a soft spot for action horror comedy and I'm looking forward to the OVA.
Oh, given that they didn't show Maya and Bunmei at the end, I wonder if we're supposed to assume that they both aged and hooked up... or if Maya "kidnapped" the kid and kept him around to save him from his mother.
I guess that's the last finale of the summer season?
Crash Station
Member
zoku88 said:
Well that's definitely worse than me even though I've been jobless/schooless for longer :lol
Like Firehawk said, I'd totally be up to hang out if we were anywhere near each other. Not a drinker either but there's more to the world than just that.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
cosmicblizzard said:
Haha, hey, I took my cue from that failed Toronto meet-up thread. People were supposed to meet at some boardgame cafe and other people were like, "can't we do something that doesn't remind us we're sad nerds?" :lol
Hah, cool. Presumably you have a manly post ready to go. :lolDresden said:
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
I didn't know K-ON! had ANN as an affiliate!
Crash Station
Member
firehawk12 said:
That's even worse than the obnoxious guys that try to get you to drink even if you don't want to :lol . At least they show up.
Man, that reminds me, there's supposed to be a NY Gaf meetup next month but that guy still hasn't PMed me. Hope he was able to work something out :/
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah, then you just give in because you don't want to be "that guy". Oh peer pressure. :lolcosmicblizzard said:
Crash Station
Member
firehawk12 said:
Oh, I never give in. I just eventually lie and use the "liver disease" card (while I'm stuffing my face with food that would surely exacerbate that :lol )
Then I find out someone at the party actually has liver disease and I feel bad :/
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
About halfway there Jexhius! :lol
Crash Station
Member
What kind of gif is he going to need for the last episode?
Hellsing321
Member
May I suggest this one?cosmicblizzard said:
Crash Station
Member
Jexhius said:
Serious question. Do you know how it ends? I always assumed the show was only famous because of the ending which was surely spoiled to a lot of interested people.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Yeah, me and my friends always break out the 64, SNES, and Genesis for some quality hangouts at someones place.Geneijin said:
Infinite Ryvius 7
This episode was nuts.
This episode was nuts.
Charlie has gone full heel, I feel no sympathy for him after this.
Nice to see Yuki get beat up.
Dang, the whole southern hemisphere got fried when the Geduld appeared? How does that work anyway Is it on a perfect plane with the orbital plane of the Earth?
Squids in space? They really are taking this ocean metaphor literally.
Nice to see Yuki get beat up.
Dang, the whole southern hemisphere got fried when the Geduld appeared? How does that work anyway Is it on a perfect plane with the orbital plane of the Earth?
Squids in space? They really are taking this ocean metaphor literally.
Hellsing321
Member
On the contrary. The ending makes it one of the most inspiring and uplifting shows ever created.Salazar said:
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I was the TF1 guy while everyone else played GoldenEye. Oh PC gaming.Geneijin said:
Yeah, such lies are usually untenable. Of course, for me, being in a bar kind of ruins the lie as well. :lolcosmicblizzard said:
It's only redeeming value is the ending. Although I might argue it's better than typical harems because it shows the other extreme.Salazar said:
It does make the ending that much more delicious! (or fabulous!)Jexhius said:
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah. :lolJoule said:
I haven't been back to Toronto yet, but I'd still like to check that place out sometime. I'm going to assume it'll slow down once the hype wears off.
Well, I just take those as one and the same... especially since a lot of them are or will become games.Jexhius said:
Yeah, the Fall chart listed an OVA.Erigu said:
And duh, I wasn't paying attention to the whole Uchida thing. I figure that implies that the principal's memories were also instantly "fixed" to fit with the new time line then... which means Maya is probably the only one left who even knew about the potential future.
Jex
Member
I guess so. It's just that a harem show is like viewing a wish-fulfilment fantasy whereas a game involves player choice.firehawk12 said:
Players "act" like Makoto when they're trying to "get all the girls" in a game. Therefore his actions can be viewed as a reflection of how people play such games, and by extension, the players as well. Then throw in consequences...
Furthermore, Makoto unabashedly has harem-super powers. Even more than other harem leads, considering how short the series is. There's not even a serious pretence as for why any girl would like him/continue liking him. They just do because of his super power.
[Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin]
Some details, anyone?
I really can't find anything about that...firehawk12 said:
Some details, anyone?
As is almost always the case with time travel stories on TV / in movies, it really doesn't make much sense... But given the genre of the show, I think it gets the same pass Back to the Future did.
I still enjoy my old PSX games - Crash Team Racing, Bomberman. I know I had more 4-player games but I don't recall their names.InfiniteNine said:
And I had a soft spot for Kirby's Avalanche. No idea why.
TFC > GoldenEye. My friend was too good in GoldenEye.firehawk12 said:I was the TF1 guy while everyone else played GoldenEye. Oh PC gaming.
Erigu said:
firehawk12
Subete no aware
That's all harems though. The difference is that most shows cop out and have the main character be celibate in order to make everyone happy. Amagami SS's solution was to basically do 4 episode arcs for each girl, while School Days just said fuck it and let the dude bang everyone within the same continuity.Jexhius said:
I'm sure icecream could illuminate us all on this topic though. The book I picked up is focused on the non-porn/dating sim VNs unfortunately.
Yup. I'm sure macodin is having a ragathon aneurysm somewhere, but I'm not going to think about it too much. They did the red herring ending and managed to wrap it up in a decent way. Works for me.Erigu said:
This is just truth. PC games are pretty anti-social though, unfortunately. :lolGeneijin said:
Jex
Member
Ah, but that is the important game changer.firehawk12 said:
Furthermore it doesn't portray having two ladies as "good" it portrays it as "horrifying".
It's attitude to sex is equally dark and soulless. It literally treats people as goals to be achieved, making the implicit explicit.
Ah well. It's all in good fun.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Right, that's why I think it might actually be the best harem show ever. :lolJexhius said:
I mean, let's look at Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4. They went from having consequences to two-timing your potential mates in the original Persona 3 to letting you basically slut it up because I'm sure players found it took constraining to have to manage time while cheating on your girlfriend. It's interesting when playing the female character, because sexual liberation ahoy!, but problematic when playing the male character.
Although, it makes me wonder how dating sims featuring the girl attacking the "reverse harem" work. Maybe in something like Neo Angelique, you can't even choose to date more than one guy.
I'm hoping for more random adventures in continuity, but you're probably right.Erigu said:
Not sure about that as I'm not much of a PC gamer, but I will say playing an MMO is a learning experience in many ways. I doubt I'm touching one ever again.firehawk12 said:
No clue. I haven't watched Occult Academy. I only know of it from this chart.Erigu said:
And Kuragehime is too far away.
http://thecartdriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Fall-2010-Chart-V2.jpg
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
You guys act like Makoto did what you wanted in the game!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Isn't the point of dating sim games to basically have sex with every girl in the game? :lolInfiniteNine said:
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Less violent though!flawfuls said:
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Sure if the story sucks and it's a sex romp, but what does that have to do with him doing what you told him not to do? I know I didn't replay Sharin no Kuni to have sex with everyone because the story doesn't really change. What if i didn't want him to have sex with Sekai to spare Kotonoha's feelings and he didn't listen to me?firehawk12 said:
Jex
Member
I wish there were Steam level stats for these games, but I'd imagine a number of players go through these games 'properly' first time, and then later return without too much concern for "characters emotions".InfiniteNine said:
Either way, School Days makes me want to hit my head against a train, so I suppose it's getting it's message across.
Plus, presumably, not all games have a "story".
- Status