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Summer 2011 Anime Thread of Idols, Penguins, and IKUHARA'S RETURN.
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I'm... intrigued. This show has the potential to be anything, so it could go either way. I will say it's already surpassed anything else Ikuhara has done.
I'm... intrigued. This show has the potential to be anything, so it could go either way. I will say it's already surpassed anything else Ikuhara has done.
Dynedom said:
That scene was incredible wasn't it? So many things could've blown Tylors plan, especially with the admiral on board. I'm also certain that was srs business Tylor there. He's capable of it.
The result of the battle also played pretty heavily into the series satirical structure.
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Jexhius said:
I'm 100% serious on both accounts.
What else has Ikuhara done other than Utena?
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Very cool... ABe's the best anime-style artist indeed. Great picture.cj_iwakura said:
I thought it might be her too, but D&D fits it just as well.Dynedom said:
And that explains it.cj_iwakura said:
... I'd ask if he'll ever do a fantasy series, but that'd require him to actually do another anime again, and with how Despera isn't going, I don't know about that... I hope he does! We need more ABe!
Yeah, it definitely seemed like the bad harem show to watch. I wonder if they'll come up with anything to match that scene, it was pretty impressive and not easy to top...tiff said:
Hey, of those at least Mayo Chiki was amusing. Well, I thought so anyway.Steroyd said:
Huh? YuruYuri's great, maybe the best show this season based on the first episodes. I like it for sure.Izayoi said:
Jexhius said:
Sure. I mean to say that the dialogue was very nonchalant, as if it was trying to softly induce characterization, giving you that glimpse into their everyday life--for foundation, I'm almost certain. But their way of inducing it... it wasn't exactly the ideal method for the structure that they've shown. Getting a glimpse into their everyday life could've, imo, been cut completely from this first episode, as the 'everday' aspect of it was abolished within minutes, taking that supposed foundation that is seems like they wanted the viewer to have with it.
It seems as if they wanted the viewer to share the surprise that the brothers did, which wasn't needed.
The whole production itself is already confusing/surprising as hell, I would have preferred that they went batshit insane. In character, and direction.
The incest is not what I had a problem with. On the contrary, I'm actually a big fan of incest, it's just that I won't admit to it.Jexhius said:
The implied NTR is what got me. I've been told (very adamantly) that there wasn't any, but it seemed obvious to me.
In any case, I didn't hate the episode, I just hated that particular part of it. It was not a bad episode, and the show is not bad, I just need to see more before I make a definitive judgement.
The transformation scene was one of the best parts. Easily one of the best transformation scenes ever, there is no doubt about that.Jexhius said:
I care about it. ;_;Jexhius said:
Yeah, come on. You gotta give us some credit, here.Jintor said:
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So, in other words:Miri said:
Don't try to introduce a 'normal' world if you're then going to introduce strange elements? I don't buy that argument at all.
For starters, we don't know that the show is going to be about or what the tone will be. It could be more normal activities interspersed with weird stuff, like Sailor Moon.
Secondly, introducing characters in an abnormal setting is inherently counter-productive. The whole point of introducing a character is so that the viewer can learn something about them, how they act, how they behave and so forth. Those are things you learn under normal circumstances, because how they act when strange things happen will be completely different.
Thirdly having 'weird stuff happen' often works best when it's counterbalanced with a regular normality. If you don't open with that normality you don't get to experience the shift with the characters and, also, you might believe that a state of abnormality is a frequent occurrence for these characters it you open your show in an abnormal fashion.
Why?Miri said:
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Prince of Tennis 160
Kevin was a pushover. Disappointing finish to the arc.
Kevin was a pushover. Disappointing finish to the arc.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars
There was a bit of an internal debate over whether I should watch this or not. I had already become accustomed to the mystery surrounding how Yang became a "hero" and received his promotion to Rear Admiral, something oh-so-often mentioned by other characters in the show, an ambiguity which I quite liked. So I was pleasantly surprised when I watched it and realised the movie in fact does not cover that battle, but another in between!
Only 60 minutes long and while it's clearly designed as a "throw you in the deep end" introduction to Yang and Reinhard's tactical know-how and progression through the bureaucracy of either side, it still manages to be pretty satisfying. The increased budget is evident in some of the best "classical music while spaceships shoot at each other" scenes I've seen, and the battle set pieces provided a surprising amount of character development from the decisions made. It was definitely worth watching.
There was a bit of an internal debate over whether I should watch this or not. I had already become accustomed to the mystery surrounding how Yang became a "hero" and received his promotion to Rear Admiral, something oh-so-often mentioned by other characters in the show, an ambiguity which I quite liked. So I was pleasantly surprised when I watched it and realised the movie in fact does not cover that battle, but another in between!
Only 60 minutes long and while it's clearly designed as a "throw you in the deep end" introduction to Yang and Reinhard's tactical know-how and progression through the bureaucracy of either side, it still manages to be pretty satisfying. The increased budget is evident in some of the best "classical music while spaceships shoot at each other" scenes I've seen, and the battle set pieces provided a surprising amount of character development from the decisions made. It was definitely worth watching.
Jexhius said:
You're right, but what Infinite Ryvius did do was establish a main character right away, and proceed from there to slowly introduce and establish characters in an organic way. Idolmaster uses the opposite approach of an "artificial" introductory episode, which they cleverly lampshade, and that's not necessarily bad, but at the same time, there's no main character. Actually, I suppose the main character is the camera
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I'm not sure what I just watched but I loved it. That transformation scene was something out of this world.
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I'm not sure what I just watched but I loved it. That transformation scene was something out of this world.
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The creepiest part was where they all crowded around you/the cameraman at the end.Branduil said:
I'm quite tempted to say you should have watched Overture to a New War insted of the opening two episodes. It's essentially the exact same story and events, but presented in a superior manner.Sage00 said:
I'm completely and totally out of the loop when it comes to what's going on in the anime scene right now... but based on those backgrounds, I'm interested in checking it out. Is there an English dub available? Sorry for the probably dumb question, I'm sure it's been asked to death but I didn't see anything.Aigis said:
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That would be too amazingly incredible to ever happen, wouldn't it...Halycon said:
... I mean, it'd easily be one of the best animes ever. That... I want that... though ANYTHING from ABe would be great, he's amazing and needs to make more things. But that would be pretty incredible.
It's bad, yes, but trash? Yeah, I also think that that's something that should be used for things which are bad, unwatchable, and/or have no redeeming values and aren't any fun to watch, not something amusingly bad like Mayo Chiki.Steroyd said:
Yeah, something like that.tiff said:
Jexhius said:
But a state of abnormality will, quite obviously, be a frequent occurrence for these characters, jex.
I just don't think this episode was done as well as it could've been. Debuting from a climatic event and filling in the 'normal' as you progress works just as well, if not better in cases, than your typical 'normal-crazyclimax-reaction' structure, when dealing with a show that's obviously trying to shock with its pace. Besides, I got nothing from the brothers that helped me understand them any better than were they to not have initially gone over them at all. So they reacted to Himari
rising from the dead
Himari is your typical sick girl that doesn't have much time to live, and is just happy to be alive, that's also nice. However, with stronger writing, that could've been delivered in a third of time, instead of the very 'slice-of-life' approach that they took initially--the date at the zoo. The visits to the doctor etc... etc...
The quick cuts tried to lead you to believe that the series was sporadic and unpredictable, but up until
Himari's rise from the dead
It did, however, give the viewer a shell to fill in. The thinnest shell possible, but a shell nonetheless.
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