Jex
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That's because space is too heavy out there.
No, really.
It's still very good though.
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Summer 2012 Anime |OT3| Where All the Waifus Are Made Up and the Points Don't Matter
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That's because space is too heavy out there.
No, really.
It's still very good though.
When I finally cave and curiosity gets the better of me, it will be the fault of this image.
Jex
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That sounds like a personal problem. One that many in this thread can, I'm sure, relate to.
Not me though, I drop stuff all the time.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
We're the only ones.
I suppose that's true!
lol
Ah well, it's old, so backlog anyway.
.hack//Quantum 1: "WALKING PARTY"
I think owning all of the games, manga, most of the light novels and dvds has basically put me at .hack nerd status, but I've only just now gotten around to watching Quantum. I was holding off to grab the Blu-Ray, but my PS3 is busted and Hulu's got it and here we are. Going into this, I was just hoping for a quaint little off-shoot of the canon that didn't try anything too dramatic. The first half of the episode was harmless enough. There was a liberal amount of mediocre CG, but I quickly forgot about it with some of the better animation and out-of-nowhere beautiful backgrounds. In fact, there was a handful of scenes that felt extremely atmospheric, which is great because a world like "The World" deserves it. The characters didn't seem offensively one dimensional, at least what can be told from a 30-minute episode. I'm wondering if they'll even bother addressing the character's appearance similarities to Balmung, Black Rose and Kite. Those outfits look really, ehm, "off" juxtaposed with The World R:2 general look worn by the rest of the players. I guess I wouldn't mind if they didn't. Better than the Legend of the Twilight's "We won outfits of the legendary dot hackers!" shtick.
Towards the end of the episode, the plot did a pretty seamless segue from quirky "Running away from PKers" to pretty damn macabre, serious business. When things began to turn plotty, I was hoping they'd at least deliver by making it heavy and intense-- a tone that is usually handled pretty well in .hack. I can say that, yes, it did. In spades. Pleasantly surprised by the pacing, art and the Kow Otani score. Looking forward to the next two.
I think owning all of the games, manga, most of the light novels and dvds has basically put me at .hack nerd status, but I've only just now gotten around to watching Quantum. I was holding off to grab the Blu-Ray, but my PS3 is busted and Hulu's got it and here we are. Going into this, I was just hoping for a quaint little off-shoot of the canon that didn't try anything too dramatic. The first half of the episode was harmless enough. There was a liberal amount of mediocre CG, but I quickly forgot about it with some of the better animation and out-of-nowhere beautiful backgrounds. In fact, there was a handful of scenes that felt extremely atmospheric, which is great because a world like "The World" deserves it. The characters didn't seem offensively one dimensional, at least what can be told from a 30-minute episode. I'm wondering if they'll even bother addressing the character's appearance similarities to Balmung, Black Rose and Kite. Those outfits look really, ehm, "off" juxtaposed with The World R:2 general look worn by the rest of the players. I guess I wouldn't mind if they didn't. Better than the Legend of the Twilight's "We won outfits of the legendary dot hackers!" shtick.
Towards the end of the episode, the plot did a pretty seamless segue from quirky "Running away from PKers" to pretty damn macabre, serious business. When things began to turn plotty, I was hoping they'd at least deliver by making it heavy and intense-- a tone that is usually handled pretty well in .hack. I can say that, yes, it did. In spades. Pleasantly surprised by the pacing, art and the Kow Otani score. Looking forward to the next two.
Aw, no Mad Pierrot-style Arcana Duello synopsis?
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Basquash 4
Now that's an interesting super power.
Wouldn't someone with big breasts accustomed to the moon's gravity have a ton of difficulty not falling all over the place down on Earth?
Anyway, the last 3 or 4 minutes of this episode were great. This is more like basketbrawl than basketball, and I'm totally okay with that. Screw actual basketball games, this is anime!
Now that's an interesting super power.
Wouldn't someone with big breasts accustomed to the moon's gravity have a ton of difficulty not falling all over the place down on Earth?
Anyway, the last 3 or 4 minutes of this episode were great. This is more like basketbrawl than basketball, and I'm totally okay with that. Screw actual basketball games, this is anime!
Same here! Cant wait to buy whatever abomination a US company releases. I just have to own this show.
Oh man I need to finish Basquash.
Chet Rippo
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Qwaser of Stigmata II 8
Is there an anime that's all about bowling? I might be interested in watching something like that.
Time for some slice of Qwaser life, so basically the usual tit sucking, just without the scythe wielding.
Is there an anime that's all about bowling? I might be interested in watching something like that.
The bowler of stigmata.
I uh, kind of like Jormungand more than Black Lagoon and am actually pretty hopeful for its second season.
that's some very... "creative" shading
Chet Rippo
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It was also probably the worst animated episode yet. There wasn't a whole lot of tit play either. There's probably a connection.
PdotMichael
Banned
well, it should be better than the first season because there is less material to animate and the later arcs are also less episodic.
And I can't wait to see Ugo's arc!
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Horizon s2 11
I find the relationship between Felipe and Juana much more interesting than the one between Tenzo and Mary.
And yay, the sex running joke made another appearance.
I find the relationship between Felipe and Juana much more interesting than the one between Tenzo and Mary.
And yay, the sex running joke made another appearance.
I don't remember him from anything and when I looked at the works he's done, nothing really stood out to me. Is he famous or something among sakuga-whores?
Canis lupus
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Nodame Cantabile 22
Getting better.
Getting better.
I dunno about that, it must've cost a fortune to hire someone so skilled at pulling off stealth shadow nipples like that.
He's the character designer for Bakumatsu, Ergo Proxy, Blassreiter, the Animatrix Detective Story short, and a bunch of other stuff. He's pretty well known for his rather unusual looking art style for characters, especially their faces.
Edit: He's also the character designer and chief AD for the Berserk movies.... sooooo maybe he was talking about that instead. Lol.
Is there a reason for Shiotani to retweet something from the Berserk movies? I thought 4C was doing it.
Well he could just be a fan! But probably not...
Chet Rippo
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There's nothing subtle about this show.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
Does that include the designs for the demonic robot monsters that I can't remember the name of? Because those were pretty boss.
The original designs for all the characters and mechanical shit were by Nishii at Nitroplus. Onda adapted the characters into animation designs, but all the CG adaptation of the mechanical stuff including the demoniacs were done by Makoto Ishiwata. It seems that Nitroplus uses him to adapt all their base designs into CG when required, since he's also adapting the mechanical design for Robotics;Notes, and he also designed the Dominator gun in Psycho-Pass.
I agree. I'm sorry to have seen you finish it, as I dropped it before it was half over.
Erm, yes? Nitroplus has a cut in anything Urobuchi is involved in. He works for the company.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Got it. Gracias.
Elf 17
Strange (and largely forgettable) sci-fi comedy OVA from the 80s involving a winged space elf girl punching stuff both before and after being stranded on a strange planet. Mechanical design seemed influenced by Star Wars & Gundam with a touch of Macross thrown in here or there. It was ok but I can't help think I'd have been better off just going back to bed rather than watching this.
Strange (and largely forgettable) sci-fi comedy OVA from the 80s involving a winged space elf girl punching stuff both before and after being stranded on a strange planet. Mechanical design seemed influenced by Star Wars & Gundam with a touch of Macross thrown in here or there. It was ok but I can't help think I'd have been better off just going back to bed rather than watching this.
This is strangely representative of the whole.
Familiar face.
YuruYuri Episode 12
All those references!
It was a good final episode. It was pretty strange though, just how mundane the opening half was, especially considering how crazy it goes with the snow white stuff. And how do they continue to wring these surprisingly emotional moments out of Akari?
All things considered, it has continued to be consistent throughout the season, both in terms of its comedy, as well as the quality of the animation. Its title is a bit of a misnomer, and I think those who haven't tried it, should at least give it a try.
All those references!
It was a good final episode. It was pretty strange though, just how mundane the opening half was, especially considering how crazy it goes with the snow white stuff. And how do they continue to wring these surprisingly emotional moments out of Akari?
All things considered, it has continued to be consistent throughout the season, both in terms of its comedy, as well as the quality of the animation. Its title is a bit of a misnomer, and I think those who haven't tried it, should at least give it a try.
I know that I say this every time they make an appearance, but Matsumoto and Nishigaki are awful characters, they are so one-note, and the initial joke wasn't even funny to begin with. They're the only thing that I've really disliked about the show.
Different times, man. That's just how they did things back then.
http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0046124
Meh, Ookami Kodomo is out of the top10, not at 11th either, so no more exact numbers. I guess we'll have to rely on press releases as it breaks milestones, and probably the end of the year annual box office chart to get exact final gross numbers.
In other news, Bayside Shakedown The Final remains in #1, with a total gross of 2,801,117,100yen after just 2 weeks, and total attendance of 2,194,200. That is the box office power of Katsuyuki Motohiro, the chief director of Psycho-Pass.
Meh, Ookami Kodomo is out of the top10, not at 11th either, so no more exact numbers. I guess we'll have to rely on press releases as it breaks milestones, and probably the end of the year annual box office chart to get exact final gross numbers.
In other news, Bayside Shakedown The Final remains in #1, with a total gross of 2,801,117,100yen after just 2 weeks, and total attendance of 2,194,200. That is the box office power of Katsuyuki Motohiro, the chief director of Psycho-Pass.
Cherry no Manma
Ten minute OVA from 1989 that's ostensibly about misunderstandings but more revolves about a young girl's missing panties and how she suspects one of her two male housekeepers absconded with them. It's uh... exactly as described.
Looking around, it looks like's based on a manga where I'm sure the idea of the Odd Couple taking care of a kid could be explored better.
Ten minute OVA from 1989 that's ostensibly about misunderstandings but more revolves about a young girl's missing panties and how she suspects one of her two male housekeepers absconded with them. It's uh... exactly as described.
Looking around, it looks like's based on a manga where I'm sure the idea of the Odd Couple taking care of a kid could be explored better.
Damn. You have almost caught up to where I left off.
Joe Molotov
Member
My Little Cockroach Can't Be This Cute 01
So this is what it's come to, moe cockroach torture porn? Feels bad, man.
So this is what it's come to, moe cockroach torture porn? Feels bad, man.
My Little Cockroach Can't Be This Cute 01
So this is what it's come to, moe cockroach torture porn? Feels bad, man.
Its like if Japan moe-ified the KKK
its still disgusting just because of strong connotations
Jormungand 1
I think I'll like this between the premise, action, soundtrack, and general feel. Those vehicles are something else though. Someone posted a shot of the jet from the beginning when this first aired and I spent some time trying to understand why. I didn't realize it was CG nor did I realize just how bad it looked in motion. Koko's kinda crazy too, isn't she?
I think I'll like this between the premise, action, soundtrack, and general feel. Those vehicles are something else though. Someone posted a shot of the jet from the beginning when this first aired and I spent some time trying to understand why. I didn't realize it was CG nor did I realize just how bad it looked in motion. Koko's kinda crazy too, isn't she?
No doubt a "Special Thanks" for ensuring accuracy of the inevitable Union Flag appearance.
HidaSketch x365 6.2
Ah the sneaky swimsuit, enemy of naked apron fetishists everywhere. Anyways, this episode was far more visually frantic than the last one which looked kinda cheap at times.
Ah the sneaky swimsuit, enemy of naked apron fetishists everywhere. Anyways, this episode was far more visually frantic than the last one which looked kinda cheap at times.
All the more reason to pick up the pace!
It's a sick and depraved world we live in.
Here you have Bahi JD again, showing us what uses to accomplish his spectacular work:
The Setup / Bahi JD
http://bahi.jd.usesthis.com/
The Setup / Bahi JD
http://bahi.jd.usesthis.com/
Is he working on Psycho-Pass? If not, I don't know who he is!
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