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[ThreePiMatt]

ef: A Tale of Memories END - Generally enjoyed this show. Characters seemed mostly likable. A little tropey, there's the girl with memory problems and childhood friend vs. manic pixie girl.

ef: A Tale of Melodies END - Ugh. in Memories the characters were likable. In Melodies everyone is a god damn dirtbag. And none of this makes sense. Was there always two cities? I don't remember them mentioning Australia in Memories. And everyone is so overly melodramatic and there's all these long-ass pyscotic ranting that all the characters do.

 

[CorvoSol]

I'd write more long, intellectually-inclined posts if it didn't take upwards of two hours to compose them.

That's actually not a joke sadly.

I know that pain, actually. It took me basically all day to write that post about Clannad.

 

[Mature]

Samurai Champloo 9
Man, seriously, it's just weed. Mufuckas actin like they're trippin on acid. Is it just me, or does Japan have some really exaggerated views about narcotics and their various effects?

It gave us that amazing Yuasa cut, so I don't especially mind!

 

[ZachDeKoromaru]

Samurai Champloo 9

Man, seriously, it's just weed. Mufuckas actin like they're trippin on acid. Is it just me, or does Japan have some really exaggerated views about narcotics and their various effects?

Yeah, probably.

 

[zulux21]

I know that pain, actually. It took me basically all day to write that post about Clannad.

I should write up thoughts at some point....

Blue Spring Ride episode 4
episode felt strange
the pacing really slowed down
was kind of boring :/

 

[Vylash]

ef: A Tale of Memories END - Generally enjoyed this show. Characters seemed mostly likable. A little tropey, there's the girl with memory problems and childhood friend vs. manic pixie girl.

ef: A Tale of Melodies END - Ugh. in Memories the characters were likable. In Melodies everyone is a god damn dirtbag. And none of this makes sense. Was there always two cities? I don't remember them mentioning Australia in Memories. And everyone is so overly melodramatic and there's all these long-ass pyscotic ranting that all the characters do.

yup, Memories is amazing, Melodies is trash

 

[cajunator]

I know that pain, actually. It took me basically all day to write that post about Clannad.

Believe me your posts are appreciated Corvy kun.

 

[mankoto]

Kingdom 30
Looks like we might have a repeat of 9 years ago. Although I'm sure that won't be the case

 

[nintendoman58]

So out of mere curiousity, I looked up spoilers for Pocketful of Rainbows.

My reaction:

I almost burst into laughter at how fanfic-y it was, holy crap.

 

[Instro]

I'd write more long, intellectually-inclined posts if it didn't take upwards of two hours to compose them.

That's actually not a joke sadly.

Sometimes I waste a lot of time writing a long post and then delete it anyway.

 

[madp]

I'd write more long, intellectually-inclined posts if it didn't take upwards of two hours to compose them.

That's actually not a joke sadly.

Twitter gave me ADHD and now if I can't write something in under a minute I usually don't.

 

[jgminto]

Hunter x Hunter 140

Good to see

Spoiler

Leorio again. Definitely missed him and Kurapika. His nen seems awesome.

 

[Hugstable]

I'd write more long, intellectually-inclined posts if it didn't take upwards of two hours to compose them.

That's actually not a joke sadly.

I have the same problem myself also. I'm still pretty new so most of my episode impressions have been about 3-5 sentences, but I hope to get better at doing this as time goes on. I've tried writing alot longer and sometimes it just gets a bit hard to do it unless I sit down and write for awhile, which is near impossible because my attention span is too short sometimes and I end up watching more anime or playing video games lol.

 

[Freezasaurus]

Is it just me, or does Japan have some really exaggerated views about narcotics and their various effects?

Ha ha, that's not the only thing...

 

[Extollere]

Sometimes I waste a lot of time writing a long post and then delete it anyway.

I know that feel. After I watched some Cream Lemon episodes I wrote an essay worthy of the Marquis De Sade himself. Then I'm like, nah, this is going to get me permed... and that was before the purge of the lewd. Sometimes you just get carried away and become blind to any potential consequences despite your best intentions.

 

[jman2050]

Sometimes I waste a lot of time writing a long post and then delete it anyway.

Isn't that the worst?

You get 80% through your long analysis or whatever until it dawns on you that you have no idea what you're talking about and just trash the whole thing.

 

[firehawk12]

I'd write more long, intellectually-inclined posts if it didn't take upwards of two hours to compose them.

That's actually not a joke sadly.

Just respond as if every anime is about how Sonic is overrated. lol

 

[CorvoSol]

So out of mere curiousity, I looked up spoilers for Pocketful of Rainbows.

My reaction:

I almost burst into laughter at how fanfic-y it was, holy crap.

Someone posted a shot of long-haired Eureka and that is the -only- good thing to come out of that movie.

 

[kayos90]

Someone posted a shot of long-haired Eureka and that is the -only- good thing to come out of that movie.

The movie also has Renton starting with some guts so that helped rofl.

So out of mere curiousity, I looked up spoilers for Pocketful of Rainbows.

My reaction:

I almost burst into laughter at how fanfic-y it was, holy crap.

Time to watch AO

 

[Quasar]

Chariot got banned. I guess I need to back track a couple of pages to find out why.

The lewd relationship with TUSR I guess.

 

[jman2050]

Just respond as if every anime is about how Sonic is overrated. lol

Nah, see, I have arguments prepared specifically for that topic of discussion that I can conjure up at a moment's notice, so that's a minor inconvenience at worst.

Trying to write something meaningful about a piece of entertainment from scratch is much more time- and mind-intensive.

 

[Mature]

Twitter gave me ADHD and now if I can't write something in under a minute I usually don't.

I'll always have your Famiglia post.

 

[nintendoman58]

Someone posted a shot of long-haired Eureka and that is the -only- good thing to come out of that movie.

All the summary that I read needed was a little header note at the top that said: "contains AU and OOC, my first fic so be gentle plz."

Time to watch AO

Besides, I already got GTO and Doremi on my hands as part of two watchbets.

 

[kayos90]

I'm disappointed that one will not share in the rage and shitfest that is AO. =(

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I'm disappointed that one will not share in the rage and shitfest that is AO. =(

I'm disappointed you didn't go through more Golden Time.

We all get disappointed

 

[Quasar]

I'm disappointed you didn't go through more Golden Time.

We all get disappointed

Well the more people around here stop watching things they aren't enjoying the better off we'll all be imo. That goes double for stupid hatewatching and related bets.

 

[Syrinx]

Aria: The Natural 5

It can kinda be easy to forget how old Aqua is in this show. So Akari and Alicia going to that island and finding that shrine and hearing about the legend of the guardian fox, and then going to that island with the abandoned railroad and that abandoned car under the sakura tree were some strange occurrences. Also the first episode set outside Neo-Venezia in a while.

This episode was mostly about the wonders you can find by veering off your path and exploring a little. Kinda funny that Alicia told Akari that story about the explorer and telling her this, mainly cause there probably isn't anybody who can attest to it more thanAkari. She has discovered so many things exploring Neo-Venezia that she could fill a book with them, and she'd probably be the first to say that there are many, many more wonders to find.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Well the more people around here stop watching things they aren't enjoying the better off we'll all be imo. That goes double for stupid hatewatching and related bets.

Hate watching is wrong. Watching something cause it's hilariously bad or taking itself too seriously is another.

 

[madp]

I'll always have your Famiglia post.

I still have the last 3-4 episodes of WIXOSS to watch someday.

 

[Gazoinks]

I still have the last 3-4 episodes of WIXOSS to watch someday.

This reminds me that I still haven't watched the last episode of White Album 2. It's been almost a year now, but nope. Still don't feel like it.

 

[PK Gaming]

The Devil's a Part Timer 8

"...But I fell for you way before I knew any of that stuff so none of it can change the way I feel now ♪"

"After she was so straightforward and honest with me, it's not fair to play dumb and pretend that I don't get it. I figure I should take the olive branch while it's extended,"

Talk about straight and to the point! I thought they'd meander around her crush for the entire show, but they just put it all out there! Man it's pretty damn refreshing to have such an honest/savvy pair of characters. Maou in general is a really pleasant/agreeable protagonist, and i'm glad he's at least humoring Chiho's advances. Their relationship gets my full blessing!

There's a lot of other good stuff in this episode too (like Suzuna's freak out scene) but the aforementioned scene was my favorite, by far.

Oh yeah, and James from Pokemon is totally a character in this show.

 

[Mature]

I still have the last 3-4 episodes of WIXOSS to watch someday.

Quit watching Majin Bone and get it done.

 

[R_thanatos]

Just got back , looking at gaf before going to sleep hoping to not have missed some event ...

and i missed one it seems.
Oh well.
Tommorroxw i'll be back ...with a new avatar for summer !!

I'm disappointed that one will not share in the rage and shitfest that is AO. =(

For Ao i actually wanted to watch it , but sionce i loved E7 i thought i would watch all the eps at once...but the weekly reactions and posts from animegaf quickly made me drop this idea.

I decided to not look at the "unknow" since i couldn't find ONE person who liked it.
This was bad. heck i can find people who liked darker than black S2 for example , not i couldn't find one who liked that anime.

I'm disappointed you didn't go through more Golden Time.

We all get disappointed

Kayos stopped ? >WHY !?? don't stop kayos !! you haven't seen even remotely what "that" character can do !!!

 

[Haly]

Chiho ;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;

 

[madp]

Quit watching Majin Bone and get it done.

Well now I'm just going to write a long post in defense of Majin Bone tomorrow.

 

[cosmicblizzard]

I'd write more long, intellectually-inclined posts if it didn't take upwards of two hours to compose them.

That's actually not a joke sadly.

I just have like zero motivation to write up anything beyond basic impressions anymore unless it's something I REALLY like. I wrack my brain enough with the amount I write daily outside of forum posts.

Of course I'll still put some effort into my AOTY/GOTY posts.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

Aldnoah.Zero 4

So I guess Calm is the next friend who's gonna eat it. I don't like how much time we waste at the harbor or on the typical refugee angst, and while the fight here is alright it doesn't really match the last one and feels inconsequential. I'm glad we're still going for tactics over hijacking better mechs, but I have a feeling once Slaine defects that's what we'll be watching.

Also, the princess's servant is a moron, calling her "milady" and gasping when she introduces herself with a fake name. Loose lips sink ships, dammit. But then again her fake name is a shortened version of her real name so maybe she's right there.

 

[Mature]

Well now I'm just going to write a long post in defense of Majin Bone tomorrow.

A sound compromise.

 

[Jex]

After over a hundred episodes, Legends of the Galactic Heroes is complete.

Although it has its issues, I would agree with the assessment of it being a must-watch anime, although not for its animation (the art is very charming though). It has such engaging idealistic characters and politics, although it often comes at the expense of realistic human grittiness (or should I say, it's pretty clear what era it was written in).

I wonder if I should make a LTTP thread...

You're think you're done? But wait, there's so much more! The movies! The prequels! More more more!

 

[Mokoi]

This reminds me that I still haven't watched the last episode of White Album 2. It's been almost a year now, but nope. Still don't feel like it.

I'm still on episode 10, and have no desire to finish it.

I just have like zero motivation to write up anything beyond basic impressions anymore unless it's something I REALLY like. I wrack my brain enough with the amount I write daily outside of forum posts.

Yeah same here I write to much for my summer courses, and unless I really like it. Which also includes games. I won't write something that lengthy. The only show I'm kind of doing that for is Terror in Tokes.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I still have only seen the first Galactic Heroes OVA/film. Need to watch the second then start the series.

 

[Jex]

Dirty Pair 3

I agree with Yuri; that Sydney guy is lame and I'm kinda hoping that he doesn't become some recurring character and some romantic interest for Kei.

This "King" dude was really incompetent though. I love how he thought he was bringing in the Dirty Pair and make them fight for their lives for the entertainment (and gambling purposes) of his guests, and then it just boiled out of control within minutes and he wasn't doing shit. Bond villain he is not.

As if Kei could ever be satisfied with a single man! She doesn't have that kind of attention span.

 

[Mature]

I'd write more long, intellectually-inclined posts if it didn't take upwards of two hours to compose them.

That's actually not a joke sadly.

I'm in the same boat. Anything longer than just an impression or two takes me way too long to organize into something coherent and interesting.

Though in my case even when I do I'd likely be wrong anyway.

I think a well articulated or simply thoughtful post can be brief, but still fruitful. There's a handful of people in here who say more in a few sentences than I can say in an essay.

Case in point:

I just have like zero motivation to write up anything beyond basic impressions anymore unless it's something I REALLY like. I wrack my brain enough with the amount I write daily outside of forum posts.

Of course I'll still put some effort into my AOTY/GOTY posts.

I consider your perspective to be unique, so seeing you weigh in on something in the thoughtful way you do always catches my eye.

Sometimes I waste a lot of time writing a long post and then delete it anyway.

I've done this my whole life. I think sometimes I just need to write my thoughts down. Whether or not I post them anywhere ends up immaterial.

 

[Quasar]

Guess I need to blame someone for getting me on a Kokoro Connect rewatch. This time I really need to make an effort to get the books that follow on.

 

[Jex]

Urusei Yatsura Update
I finally passed the 30 mark I do have a question however; does this show maintain its episodic nature or do the future episodes have a longer story arc to them? (kinda like Gintama)

No it's an episodic series through and through.

 

[cosmicblizzard]

I consider your perspective to be unique, so seeing you weigh in on something in the thoughtful way you do always catches my eye.

Well, it is nice to know someone values my opinions when I myself feel they generally aren't articulate or reasonable enough to be taken seriously. Perhaps I will go back to writing longer impressions, even if they aren't that long.

 

[JoeFu]

holy crap sabagebu episode 4

I'm 8 minutes in and so freaking hilarious. oh man I love this show


holy crap this show is so messed up

the Urara Diet omfg

 

[cajunator]

I know that feel. After I watched some Cream Lemon episodes I wrote an essay worthy of the Marquis De Sade himself. Then I'm like, nah, this is going to get me permed... and that was before the purge of the lewd. Sometimes you just get carried away and become blind to any potential consequences despite your best intentions.

I would love to read that. Maybe post it on your blog?

Chiho ;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;

*patpat

Chiho will always be the best and nothing changes that

 

[PshycoNinja]

Sabagebu 4

The narrator is so freakin hilarious. This show has me laughing at all parts of it.

It is certainly the most entertaining watch of this season.

 

[Hitokage]

Ojamajo Doremi 2

After blundering into becoming a witch's apprentice (and thus enlisted into working at a magic shop on weekends), she gets the chance to put her assumption to the test in this episode, when she answers her friend's wish by swapping places for a day. This friend, Hazuki, may have rich parents, but they both discover that their families each have their own problems and charms. They learn a little about other people's lives.

It's not a show about fighting evil. It is (or seems to be) a show about using magic to get into and out of trouble, while developing a wider cast of characters. Such development would be impossible without good writing, and the show delivers on that so far. There aren't some crazy melodramatic differences between Hazuki's and Doremi's lives, but they're meaningful and shocking for each of the characters. The pressures of Hazuki's pampered life, or how Doremi's parents quarrel over her father's hobby, are the kinds of unique things that your friends might have been going through and learned to deal with without you even knowing.



The expressions are what make the show the biggest delight. The characters' mouths and eyes have the capacity to go anywhere from tiny slits to massive dinner plates, and their extremes give the show energy. Similarly, it's fun watching Doremi spin as she flies around on her broom, even if the effect looks cheap.

I hope that sincerity and energy carries through the other episodes I watch.

Many shows throw in a body or role swap episode purely for antics, but Doremi uses the device in episode 2 to not only thoroughly characterize both Doremi and Hazuki, but firmly establish the place each have in their families as well as characterizing those families. It's really easy to simply get those two after this episode. It's funny you mention sincerity now, though, because in episode 3 you'll meet Aiko, and her characterization provides a glimpse at where this show is willing to go and all the while being authentic where it matters.

Of course, even then, these are just starting points.