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Summer 2011 Anime Thread II of IKUHARA'S RETURN, Penguins, and Idols
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Unknown Soldier
Banned
Branduil said:
Not when it's a lie!
Femmeworth
Banned
You just had to go there. -_-Unknown Soldier said:
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Unknown Soldier said:
I'm revoking my brofist I gave you before.
Someone mentioned RahXephon? Good chance to post the sci-fi short story that was part of its inspiration, "The Dandelion Girl".
http://www.wattpad.com/121643
http://www.wattpad.com/121643
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
La Fillette Révolutionnaire Utena 23: I
uh
I
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?
I need an aspirin.
uh
I
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?
So none of this previous arc ever happened? And Nemuro was the one who burned the building? Was this a parallel universe? Anthy is behind this shit? What about Utena having to confront her past, so she didn't learn shit? What about all the other duelists from the Black Rose? Back to square one?
I need an aspirin.
Hellsing321
Member
Dantalian 5
For an episode where a bunch of people's blood turned into boiling mercury it was hilariously cheesy. I think thats what they were trying to go for. I guess I'll keep watching this show to see Huey acting like a boss.
For an episode where a bunch of people's blood turned into boiling mercury it was hilariously cheesy. I think thats what they were trying to go for. I guess I'll keep watching this show to see Huey acting like a boss.
Unknown Soldier
Banned
Simoun 2:
More than anything else, this show is about girls kissing each other a lot
That is the primary vigorous thrust of the narrative. That core theme is established in this episode. In this world, coming of age (as rather ploddingly explained by Guragief) occurs when a child turns 17 and goes to Onashia's Blue Spring, where they decide what gender they want to ultimately be. Your moment of gender choice, therefore, represents your coming of age. You can go the Spring whenever you want after your seventeenth birthday, and you don't even have to have decided whether you want to be male or female or not. If necessary, Onashia will decide for you.
We humans on Earth are born with our genders predetermined for us. The idea of being able to choose your gender is entirely impossible for us. So it is interesting to see what genders the people who go to the Spring in this show choose, and why. Several possibilities are explored in this episode: for example, one character wants to become a man so she can protect another one, while another wants to remain female because she's sort of used to it since everyone on Daikuuriku is born female.
It is interesting and unique to see a show use your choice of gender as representative of coming of age.
A few interesting tidbits:
The religion of the Holy Land revolves around worship of a deity called 'Tempus Spatium'. This is indeed Latin for 'Time and Space'. Tempus Spatium may in fact be a truly deist embodiment, or it might just a metaphorical representation of something. I'm not deliberately highlighting this point in flashing neon lights like this for any particular reason. Nope.
Once a Simoun Sibylla has made the decision to go to the Spring and choose her gender, she is forbidden from flying the Simouns anymore. This can be thought of as a metaphor for leaving childish things behind when you reach adulthood.
The naming convention for people who have entered the Spring is as follows: If they stay female, their name remains the same. If they become male, an -f is appended to their name. That denotes that their gender has changed.
The show juggles an extremely large ensemble cast, but does so with surprisingly effortless deft and grace. Everyone ends up with a favorite Sibylla by the end. My favorite hasn't arrived in the show yet, so I'll tell you who it is later. Much like with Azunyan, I'm a sucker for characters who arrive just in the nick of time to become Mai Waifu for that show.
Episode Summary:
More than anything else, this show is about girls kissing each other a lot
and coming of age.
We humans on Earth are born with our genders predetermined for us. The idea of being able to choose your gender is entirely impossible for us. So it is interesting to see what genders the people who go to the Spring in this show choose, and why. Several possibilities are explored in this episode: for example, one character wants to become a man so she can protect another one, while another wants to remain female because she's sort of used to it since everyone on Daikuuriku is born female.
It is interesting and unique to see a show use your choice of gender as representative of coming of age.
A few interesting tidbits:
The religion of the Holy Land revolves around worship of a deity called 'Tempus Spatium'. This is indeed Latin for 'Time and Space'. Tempus Spatium may in fact be a truly deist embodiment, or it might just a metaphorical representation of something. I'm not deliberately highlighting this point in flashing neon lights like this for any particular reason. Nope.
Once a Simoun Sibylla has made the decision to go to the Spring and choose her gender, she is forbidden from flying the Simouns anymore. This can be thought of as a metaphor for leaving childish things behind when you reach adulthood.
The naming convention for people who have entered the Spring is as follows: If they stay female, their name remains the same. If they become male, an -f is appended to their name. That denotes that their gender has changed.
The show juggles an extremely large ensemble cast, but does so with surprisingly effortless deft and grace. Everyone ends up with a favorite Sibylla by the end. My favorite hasn't arrived in the show yet, so I'll tell you who it is later. Much like with Azunyan, I'm a sucker for characters who arrive just in the nick of time to become Mai Waifu for that show.
Episode Summary:
Following her friend and fellow Sibylla Erii's final request, Neviril accompanies her to the Spring. Erii is indecisive about whether she wants to be male or female, but she is determined to go anyways after the events of the first episode.
Aaeru is determined to become Neviril's pair, blissfully unaware of what just happened to her previous pair. She offers to escort Neviril and Erii from the Arcus Prima to the Great Temple, from where the two can then travel to the Spring.
Meanwhile, on the Arcus Prima, the other girls discuss their own reasons for staying and not leaving for the Spring. Paraietta confesses that she loves Neviril and wants to become a man so she can continue to protect her.
Erii enters the spring without having made a decision, and so the decision is made for her. Erif emerges from the spring a man, and promptly breaks down sobbing hysterically afterwards. Neviril, who was herself indecisive about entering the Spring herself, decides to delay her own coming of age and returns to the Arcus Prima with Aaeru.
Aaeru is determined to become Neviril's pair, blissfully unaware of what just happened to her previous pair. She offers to escort Neviril and Erii from the Arcus Prima to the Great Temple, from where the two can then travel to the Spring.
Meanwhile, on the Arcus Prima, the other girls discuss their own reasons for staying and not leaving for the Spring. Paraietta confesses that she loves Neviril and wants to become a man so she can continue to protect her.
Erii enters the spring without having made a decision, and so the decision is made for her. Erif emerges from the spring a man, and promptly breaks down sobbing hysterically afterwards. Neviril, who was herself indecisive about entering the Spring herself, decides to delay her own coming of age and returns to the Arcus Prima with Aaeru.
Crash Station
Member
Gintama 148-149
Lol, Saw parody. Gotta love Okita.
Lol, Saw parody. Gotta love Okita.
Regulus Tera said:La Fillette Révolutionnaire Utena 23: I
uh
I
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?
So none of this previous arc ever happened? And Nemuro was the one who burned the building? Was this a parallel universe? Anthy is behind this shit? What about Utena having to confront her past, so she didn't learn shit? What about all the other duelists from the Black Rose? Back to square one?
I need an aspirin.
No, it happened, as you'll see in the next episode.
Also,
Saionji actually did return, so Mikage definitely happened too.
However...
Shit is about to get even weirder. Enjoy!
Unknown Soldier
Banned
darkside31337 said:
I'm revoking my brofist I gave you before.
;_;
We can still be bros, right? Right??
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
La Fillette Révolutionnaire Utena 24:
All I truly care about is that Nanami is the best character in the show. mai waifu <3
Hitokage said:
All I truly care about is that Nanami is the best character in the show. mai waifu <3
Regulus Tera said:La Fillette Révolutionnaire Utena 23: I
uh
I
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?
So none of this previous arc ever happened? And Nemuro was the one who burned the building? Was this a parallel universe? Anthy is behind this shit? What about Utena having to confront her past, so she didn't learn shit? What about all the other duelists from the Black Rose? Back to square one?
I need an aspirin.
Shit is getting down man, enjoy the glorious Utena trollercoaster.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
*kiss* <3tiff said:
[Hôrô Musuko]
The original episodes 10 and 11 were combined into one (numbered "10"), on TV. The full episodes are being released on video (the full episode 10 was released just a few days ago, and the full episode 11 will follow at the end of the month).
What you saw actually was supposed to be episode 12, originally.Sennorin said:
The original episodes 10 and 11 were combined into one (numbered "10"), on TV. The full episodes are being released on video (the full episode 10 was released just a few days ago, and the full episode 11 will follow at the end of the month).
Oh, I don't think so...Vox-Pop said:
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Question:
Do you people sleep? Or do that many of you live in Japan currently?
Do you people sleep? Or do that many of you live in Japan currently?
harSon said:
it should take at least two more episodes since they cover 4-6 chapters per episode and there are around 10 chapters left until kaiji stops playing the bog. Then there should be one episode dealing with what happens next, though it doesn't begin the next arch
I mostly watch Kaiji for the tension and not for the solutions, mainly because the solutions generally aren't particularly interesting or complex, so I'm fine with the pace, even having read the manga.
Alternative Sacred Seven OP by the guy that brought you THEY SEE ME ROLLIN'.
WHY DOES IT FIT SO WELL?!
WHY DOES IT FIT SO WELL?!
Femmeworth
Banned
WatRegulus Tera said:
Does she like get some unbelievably good character development or something eventually?
Dedication Through Light
Member
7Th said:
Articalys said:
Why so ugly
Those sharp chins, i can't stop looking at them.
Sacred Seven Opening - THEY SEE ME ROLLIN
This fits too well
I loled
Messsage from bones to duckroll
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
7Th said:
Meh he's not riding dirty. Not nearly as good.
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