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Summer 2011 Anime Thread II of IKUHARA'S RETURN, Penguins, and Idols
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darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Geneijin said:
Not only will he not enjoy it, he will claim it's the worst movie he's seen in years.
Crash Station
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Why are we so meta? I don't want to disappoint either side 
I don't mind episodic shows, but you have to make me care about the world and the characters first. Mushishi, for example, did that very well, this show does not.MotionBlue said:
I don't even know if there is an overarching plot. Besides, they've only got five episodes left; going to have to chalk this one up to just another failed light novel adaptation.
Hellsing321
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You can't disappoint the not enjoy side. If you like it, it means you're not completely dead inside. If you don't like it, it means your Shounen haato still holds sway over you.cosmicblizzard said:Why are we so meta? I don't want to disappoint either side
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Usagi Drop 5-8: HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG!!
If you're wondering why I'm only watching these now, I like to watch "cute" shows in chunks, rather than just one episode at a time. When I need cute, one episode just isn't enough.
If you're wondering why I'm only watching these now, I like to watch "cute" shows in chunks, rather than just one episode at a time. When I need cute, one episode just isn't enough.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
EmmanuelMunoz said:
Yeah it is for this type of show. For me, anyway. I'll watch one episode, get all HNNNNNNNNNNGed up, and then realize I have to wait another week to get my HNNNNNNNNNNG on. Just doesn't satisfy. When I wait a few weeks though, it's sooo worth the wait.
HNNNNNNNNNNG!
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Nichijou 22: Episode was underwhelming until Nano and the Professor appeared. As usual, Sakamoto is the one stealing the spotlight. There's not enough for that black cat around here. 
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
zeroshiki said:
I already have CCS. It's my holy HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG grail.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Usagi Drop 9
Excellent episode all around. I like how this show deals with what it means to be a family, especially when it does it in a subtle way like this (unlike episode 7).
Those two have got to hook up.
Excellent episode all around. I like how this show deals with what it means to be a family, especially when it does it in a subtle way like this (unlike episode 7).
Those two have got to hook up.
Unknown Soldier
Banned
Interestingly enough, there is little to no HNNNNNNNG in Simoun. The character designs are intentionally not so much cute as they are pretty. The two-tone eyes start out being really creepy but you get used to them and eventually grow to love them.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Working'!! Preview: I don't really remember the first season in specifics, but I'm not surprised by the staff change. All new backgrounds and direction... At the moment, I still have no idea if it's worse or better than the first season, but the change really seemed noticeable to me. I want to say it looks higher budget, but I have no clue.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
EmmanuelMunoz said:We are on the same pageor are we?
I'm pretty sure we are. *bro fist*
Unknown Soldier
Banned
Simoun 8:
SHIT JUST GOT REAL
The world religions most commonly associated with fanaticism and warfare today are the "big three" Abrahamic traditions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Other religions which were exploited for purposes of war have either been destroyed or stripped of almost all power, leaving these monotheistic religions which ironically share a common origin to make war with each other.
It's not hard to see the parallels between the events of the peace conference between Plumbum and Simulacrum
and the real events going on in the world today. The description of how the Animus and Tempus Spatium religions diverged from what is believed to be a common origin almost matches the divergence of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity perfectly. There is no way that wasn't intentional, and it sets up the events of this episode.
It's interesting that this show invents languages for the other countries. Earlier, we see people from Argentum speaking a different language. The Plumbish people also speak a different language as well, and require their priestesses to translate, since as a part of being a priestess they presumably need to learn the language of their holy books, which is evidently the same language used throughout Simulacrum. In that sense, it could be thought of as the same as Latin, a language on Earth which is no longer used except for scholars of early Christianity, especially in the Catholic Church.
Episode Summary:
SHIT JUST GOT REAL
The world religions most commonly associated with fanaticism and warfare today are the "big three" Abrahamic traditions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Other religions which were exploited for purposes of war have either been destroyed or stripped of almost all power, leaving these monotheistic religions which ironically share a common origin to make war with each other.
It's not hard to see the parallels between the events of the peace conference between Plumbum and Simulacrum
which was actually intended as a terrorist attack and ambush
It's interesting that this show invents languages for the other countries. Earlier, we see people from Argentum speaking a different language. The Plumbish people also speak a different language as well, and require their priestesses to translate, since as a part of being a priestess they presumably need to learn the language of their holy books, which is evidently the same language used throughout Simulacrum. In that sense, it could be thought of as the same as Latin, a language on Earth which is no longer used except for scholars of early Christianity, especially in the Catholic Church.
Episode Summary:
The peace conference is underway. Negotiations between the Simulacrum and Plumbum diplomats occur in a conference room, overseen by 3 priestesses from Plumbum who can speak both languages.
One of the priestesses, a young girl named Angulas, is left in the care of members of Chor Tempest during the conference, as it is decided that only two priestesses are necessary for translation purposes.
Mamiina explains her origin story. Elsewhere, Limone is in the ship's library poring over a Plumbish language dictionary. Dominura finds here there looking up Plumbish words.
During the conference, one of the priestesses sends a signal to the Plumbish warship below the Arcus Prima. The warship fires off a flare, which signals Angulas to produce a handgun and take Kaimu hostage.
Angulas forces Kaimu at gunpoint to take her to one of the Simoun hangars, where she produces a bomb and sets it off in an apparent suicide bombing, destroying all the Simouns in the hangar. Before she detonates it, she screams "AAAA-EEEE-RU!" In the conference room, the "negotiators" from Plumbum all commit suicide with handguns they kept hidden in their clothes. The Plumbish warship begins firing on the Arcus Prima in a surprise attack.
Aaeru and the other members of Chor Tempest, who witness this event, are shocked. Limone and Dominura explain that in the Plumbish language, the word 'aaeru' means the divine love, the love of God. Aaeru doesn't understand why her name means this, or why the priestess blows herself and the Simouns up.
Neviril also witnesses this event, and realizes now that she can't wait any longer to make a decision about whether to keep flying the Simouns or go to the Spring. She declares at long last that Aaeru will be her pair.
The Arcus Prima has two hangars, and Chor Tempest take off with the Simouns in the other hangar to defend the Arcus Prima from the Plumbish surprise assault.
One of the priestesses, a young girl named Angulas, is left in the care of members of Chor Tempest during the conference, as it is decided that only two priestesses are necessary for translation purposes.
Mamiina explains her origin story. Elsewhere, Limone is in the ship's library poring over a Plumbish language dictionary. Dominura finds here there looking up Plumbish words.
During the conference, one of the priestesses sends a signal to the Plumbish warship below the Arcus Prima. The warship fires off a flare, which signals Angulas to produce a handgun and take Kaimu hostage.
Angulas forces Kaimu at gunpoint to take her to one of the Simoun hangars, where she produces a bomb and sets it off in an apparent suicide bombing, destroying all the Simouns in the hangar. Before she detonates it, she screams "AAAA-EEEE-RU!" In the conference room, the "negotiators" from Plumbum all commit suicide with handguns they kept hidden in their clothes. The Plumbish warship begins firing on the Arcus Prima in a surprise attack.
Aaeru and the other members of Chor Tempest, who witness this event, are shocked. Limone and Dominura explain that in the Plumbish language, the word 'aaeru' means the divine love, the love of God. Aaeru doesn't understand why her name means this, or why the priestess blows herself and the Simouns up.
Neviril also witnesses this event, and realizes now that she can't wait any longer to make a decision about whether to keep flying the Simouns or go to the Spring. She declares at long last that Aaeru will be her pair.
The Arcus Prima has two hangars, and Chor Tempest take off with the Simouns in the other hangar to defend the Arcus Prima from the Plumbish surprise assault.
Dragonaut: The Resonance Ep.1-3
Why am I alone? Why am I still alive? Where are my pants? Who are you? Am I in love? Why do I look like Sasuke? How old am I? Are you my friend? Is the music too good for this show? What is a dragon? Are you my dad? Why is my dad dead? How long do I microwave popcorn? Can we hold hands? What is your favorite album? Am I a ghost? What is you favorite color? Am I pregnant? What is that up ahead? What is actualization? Why does the butler have such awesome hair? What can we do? Am I evil? A dragon, but how? Am I a dragon? Did you just shoot me? Can this be real? Is he riding on a dragon? Is clothing optional? Are booty shorts still sexy? Are you jelly? Do I give a fuck? Is this much CG necessary? Can breasts really get that big? Can they? CAN THEY?!
Why am I alone? Why am I still alive? Where are my pants? Who are you? Am I in love? Why do I look like Sasuke? How old am I? Are you my friend? Is the music too good for this show? What is a dragon? Are you my dad? Why is my dad dead? How long do I microwave popcorn? Can we hold hands? What is your favorite album? Am I a ghost? What is you favorite color? Am I pregnant? What is that up ahead? What is actualization? Why does the butler have such awesome hair? What can we do? Am I evil? A dragon, but how? Am I a dragon? Did you just shoot me? Can this be real? Is he riding on a dragon? Is clothing optional? Are booty shorts still sexy? Are you jelly? Do I give a fuck? Is this much CG necessary? Can breasts really get that big? Can they? CAN THEY?!
MotionBlue
Member
EmmanuelMunoz said:
IF ONLY.
lazybones18
Banned
Durarara!! 11
Missed the first 5mins, but the show is getting better and better
Missed the first 5mins, but the show is getting better and better
And that Baccano! cameo....so good. Too bad it wasn't the dubbed voices from the original show
Crash Station
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Dantalian no Shoka 8
Wait, so the book of bartering only makes people willing to trade with you and not allow you to trade some worthless crap for valuable stuff? That's kind of limited and would probably be pretty annoying.
Wait, so the book of bartering only makes people willing to trade with you and not allow you to trade some worthless crap for valuable stuff? That's kind of limited and would probably be pretty annoying.
Crash Station
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Branduil said:
Just found out he did episode 199, so...
Edit: And it's filler. Goddammit!
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