Jex
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If you count the the ending as everything before the web-broadcast, I agree.
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Winter of Anime 2013 |OT -4| It's not my fault!
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If you count the the ending as everything before the web-broadcast, I agree.
Why would you say such terrible things ;_;
Let's be honest, if they built the songs around the lyrics they would suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
Jex
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This bodes ill for whichever of these works has the lowest priority. I mean, I imagine the series will come out on time but I expect a few 'Nadeko Arc' quality episodes here and there.
chickdigger802
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Dedication Through Light
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Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman 1
Airing right after The Unlimited: Hyoubu Kyousuke, courtesy of Zettai Karen Children, did this anime no favors and actually makes it look pretty bad. On its own Roman is just not that good taking like 18 minutes to finally get somehwat interesting but it did look fantastic with that whole sequence.
If the main character had much less or no facial hair, was a bit younger, then I think I would like it a bit more, but as it is now, its just really dull. Such a shame that an awesome OP song is wasted on this
Airing right after The Unlimited: Hyoubu Kyousuke, courtesy of Zettai Karen Children, did this anime no favors and actually makes it look pretty bad. On its own Roman is just not that good taking like 18 minutes to finally get somehwat interesting but it did look fantastic with that whole sequence.
If the main character had much less or no facial hair, was a bit younger, then I think I would like it a bit more, but as it is now, its just really dull. Such a shame that an awesome OP song is wasted on this
PorcellainThrill
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They are just too adept at crossing any lines.
Nice to see you're still asking the right questions.
The theory was that if they built the music around the lyrics, that would free up Mio and maybe have her write non-shitty lyrics.
But yeah, you're probably right.
Shining Sunshine
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You will be wrapped in Happy Boobs.
Hellsing321
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We all know its going to happen. Coming to terms with it now makes it sting less.
Why wouldn't I? I just... I thought I knew anime, then this stuff happens. And apparently I missed a whole lot more last night too.
Because the show is flippin' tits.
Courtesy of Zettai Karen Children Psychic Squad: Unlimited Esper Works: Hyoubu Kyousuke: Did We Mention He's UNLIMITED: The Movie: The Game of the Movie: The Official Drink of the Game of the Movie: Prestige Edition 01:
"Courtesy of" is a pretty interesting way of putting what they're doing :lol
Well, for those unaware, this is a grimdark spinoff of the sci-fi/mahou shoujo/detective/comedy/whatever show Zettai Karen Children from a few years back starring the main antagonist from the series, an ageless super-powerful esper who leads an esper terrorist organization seeking expanded rights/supremacy/whatever for (you guessed it) espers. Why this is a thing instead of the manga-only stuff that ZKC fans actually want to see is anyone's guess, but, hey, this is a thing so I guess I'll watch it.
For those of you who might be interested in trying this for whatever reason without prior experience with the franchise, pretty much the only thing you gain from having seen ZKC is the vague feeling of "oh, hey, it's that guy". Most of the supporting cast are minions that only briefly appeared in the series, otherwise there's really nothing about what happens in the show that wouldn't be just as understandable if it didn't have a pre-existing license attached to it.
The episode itself was just okay. It's a little better in retrospect because of
, but while I was watching it I felt pretty much nothing toward what was going on. Production qualities and direction were both wholly pedestrian, and the plot was essentially a thin vehicle to introduce Kyousuke, Adam, the PANDRA subordinates, and showcase Kyousuke's powers. The sad thing about how plain the production is is that there were actually several above-average action sequences in the episode, but some lacked interesting storyboarding and cinematography and sometimes just end up feeling sort of, well, through-the-motions. Still, with stuff like this:
Perhaps the animators can pick up a bit of the slack. The director of The Unlimited appears to have almost no prior directing experience (nothing instills confidence like a smattering of Hen Zemi and Sora no Otoshimono episodes), and really it appears that the only person on the show who isn't an unknown is the composer, who apparently also composed the original ZKC and is a veteran of SynergySP's good years.
Kyousuke is essentially an inferior Heike without the bombast. Always scheming, always supremely confident in his own superiority. In the original ZKC he was never as interesting as his subordinates and it looks like that's going to continue here. I'm actually kind of happy to see the dude with the wild hair and the little ragamuffin loli again because ZKC had a fairly colorful and entertaining rogue's gallery, but I expect everyone to be uniformly grimdark'd. The one cool new thing about PANDRA? They're all chilling out on a GIANT INVISIBLE TERRORIST CRUISE SHIP called the Catastrophe. It's ridiculous, but it's also kind of pimpin'. I expect more exploding helicopters than an 80s action OVA.
Oh, and this episode also had FATLER:
Anyone on the fence can probably just skip this for now. I'll let everybody know if it gets worth your precious backlog season time.
"Courtesy of" is a pretty interesting way of putting what they're doing :lol
Well, for those unaware, this is a grimdark spinoff of the sci-fi/mahou shoujo/detective/comedy/whatever show Zettai Karen Children from a few years back starring the main antagonist from the series, an ageless super-powerful esper who leads an esper terrorist organization seeking expanded rights/supremacy/whatever for (you guessed it) espers. Why this is a thing instead of the manga-only stuff that ZKC fans actually want to see is anyone's guess, but, hey, this is a thing so I guess I'll watch it.
For those of you who might be interested in trying this for whatever reason without prior experience with the franchise, pretty much the only thing you gain from having seen ZKC is the vague feeling of "oh, hey, it's that guy". Most of the supporting cast are minions that only briefly appeared in the series, otherwise there's really nothing about what happens in the show that wouldn't be just as understandable if it didn't have a pre-existing license attached to it.
The episode itself was just okay. It's a little better in retrospect because of
the TWEEST at the end
Perhaps the animators can pick up a bit of the slack. The director of The Unlimited appears to have almost no prior directing experience (nothing instills confidence like a smattering of Hen Zemi and Sora no Otoshimono episodes), and really it appears that the only person on the show who isn't an unknown is the composer, who apparently also composed the original ZKC and is a veteran of SynergySP's good years.
Kyousuke is essentially an inferior Heike without the bombast. Always scheming, always supremely confident in his own superiority. In the original ZKC he was never as interesting as his subordinates and it looks like that's going to continue here. I'm actually kind of happy to see the dude with the wild hair and the little ragamuffin loli again because ZKC had a fairly colorful and entertaining rogue's gallery, but I expect everyone to be uniformly grimdark'd. The one cool new thing about PANDRA? They're all chilling out on a GIANT INVISIBLE TERRORIST CRUISE SHIP called the Catastrophe. It's ridiculous, but it's also kind of pimpin'. I expect more exploding helicopters than an 80s action OVA.
Oh, and this episode also had FATLER:
Anyone on the fence can probably just skip this for now. I'll let everybody know if it gets worth your precious backlog season time.
It's like you've never seen bath episodes in like nearly every anime out there.
Chet Rippo
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Jun joins the Jazz club and Ui is practically a stay at home mom at that point.
Theonik
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Winter of Anime 2013
Everyone outsources it to Korea anyway.
Uh... I haven't seen all that kind of stuff happen in the first episode. I'm pretty picky about what i watch.
Channel 4 News
Jon Snow kicked some you know what. Bit of a downer when they cut over to the war arc, but at least the episode ended on a lighter note.
dakkumauji
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Yet you watched SAO.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Think its time to bring back the Mai Ritoru Poni impressions to this thread.
I think they are just your average lovey dovey couple (pretty sure I read that somewhere). You see them in the movie if I recall.
Martian Successor Nadesico 19 After three heavy episodes with such jam packed moments as "No, I don't want to know the name of the man I'm going to kill" this was a good breather, but it was also totally wacky. Like, if the show hadn't explicitly stated that a young, attractive captain was preferable to a grisled leader due to the machines doing all the work, I would wonder why a pageant was meant to usurp the captain and replace her.
Especially since, hijinks aside, Yurika is actually a competent captain who does care about her crew, and has more than once proven her worthiness to command her vessel.
I also liked Ryoko's plight about not having a talent, because that's something I think tends to happen during the whole talent show arc of our lives.
Especially since, hijinks aside, Yurika is actually a competent captain who does care about her crew, and has more than once proven her worthiness to command her vessel.
I also liked Ryoko's plight about not having a talent, because that's something I think tends to happen during the whole talent show arc of our lives.
Like the AoD simulcast predicted, Sentai Filmworks has licensed Tamako Market.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
You guys added like ten pages in the eight hours I was gone.
Get a job or something people. Jeesh.
Get a job or something people. Jeesh.
Chet Rippo
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Well, Ritsu does mention that Yui's name sounds like she'd be an expert guitarist. Maybe there's more to this than meets the eye?!?!?
Probably not.
Oh yeah, I forgot that my brother and I watched 3 more episodes of Bebop last night.
Cowboy Bebop 11
Episode was kind of a mixed bag. On one hand, there were certainly tension and some outright scary scenes in this one. I was particularly scared for Ein, because he's a dog and I didn't know how the illness would affect him. But, the reveal that the problem was a rock lobster Spike left in the fridge a year ago was...well, I feel like it played off the dark humor of the series a bit, and it gave me a good chuckle, but it was pretty underwhelming considering how real shit seemed to be getting. How did they all get better?
Cowboy Bebop 12 & 13
Two-part episode. I'm not sure how able I am to put this episode into words, so I'll just say this. When my brother and I watch TV, movies, anime, etc. together, we'll usually laugh and crack jokes with each other and occasional small talk and whatnot. This episode? Silence. From both of us. The only time either of us spoke was when he asked if we should watch the second half or go to bed. Other than that, nothing. We just sat and watched, and at the end of 13, we didn't skip back to the menu. We just watched the credits roll by with that camera panning out to the sky and that song playing. In silence.
Not very often that what I just described happens.
Cowboy Bebop 11
Episode was kind of a mixed bag. On one hand, there were certainly tension and some outright scary scenes in this one. I was particularly scared for Ein, because he's a dog and I didn't know how the illness would affect him. But, the reveal that the problem was a rock lobster Spike left in the fridge a year ago was...well, I feel like it played off the dark humor of the series a bit, and it gave me a good chuckle, but it was pretty underwhelming considering how real shit seemed to be getting. How did they all get better?
Cowboy Bebop 12 & 13
Two-part episode. I'm not sure how able I am to put this episode into words, so I'll just say this. When my brother and I watch TV, movies, anime, etc. together, we'll usually laugh and crack jokes with each other and occasional small talk and whatnot. This episode? Silence. From both of us. The only time either of us spoke was when he asked if we should watch the second half or go to bed. Other than that, nothing. We just sat and watched, and at the end of 13, we didn't skip back to the menu. We just watched the credits roll by with that camera panning out to the sky and that song playing. In silence.
Not very often that what I just described happens.
Hellsing321
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Get a job in IT so you can browse GAF all day.
Theonik
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Ridiculous! I will not allow the purity of glorious Nippon to be stained like this.
It's a pretty good film, I actually don't care about it being posted here at all.
It's all a dream.
That episode has multiple interpretations and none of them are very conclusive
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Romanes Eunt Domus
Ah Ah Ah Ah
Groooooovin' Magic
Shining Sunshine
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I'm at work, posting on GAF.
guys please stop quoting Senran Kagura gif it makes me look bad ;_;
thanks for reminding meThis thread is a den of sin. The only thing that comes from sin is punishment. As such, behold, the Maoyuu Maou Yuusha gif that no one wanted to see:
Feast on it.
Yup.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
They look like those Windows 95 screensavers where the camera had to solve a maze. Incredible.
The two best guesses that popped into my head were:
-That the sparkling stuff coming out of the fridge as it was floating away into space was some kind of cure or something that cured them somehow.
-That Edward killed the virus or plague or whatever when she swallowed that alien/parasite thing that was crawling around.
-That Edward killed the virus or plague or whatever when she swallowed that alien/parasite thing that was crawling around.
Neither of those are very good, I know.
That's roughly when I was leaving work so once again I'm faultless.
Theonik
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Maybe some people here do have jobs making The Last Guardia for Sony!
Please do!
Top Gear
That Aston totaly got NTR'd for that Jag. Also 3D cars eww, best Stig entrance yet. Up there with Akio and Tuxedo mask in levels of swag. This is so much better than Initial D.
Son of a bitch.
Professional masturbator.
And here's the official simulcast announcement from The Anime Network for Tamako Market. Thursdays at 7:30am PST.
Regulus Tera
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Time to start avoiding this thread on Fridays because I cannot in due respect expect you to black out your spoilers properly for those of us a week behind.
edit: yay tamako market!
Someone needs to draw Jeremy Clarkson as Dio Brando with the caption:
"This is the best stand... in ZA WARUDO!
Senran Kagura - 01
I was already pumped at the prospect of getting some :chet and some decent fighting scenes, but the fact there's quite a few girls who show attraction/lust towards one another is icing on the fucking cake!
I mean, I'm at a loss of who should be my OTP as there's at least 4 to choose from. I'll pray to the high heavens that there will be more moments featuring Haruka and Hibari, because that
play going on there is super hot.
Bonus points for tan-skinned characters. <3
I was already pumped at the prospect of getting some :chet and some decent fighting scenes, but the fact there's quite a few girls who show attraction/lust towards one another is icing on the fucking cake!
I mean, I'm at a loss of who should be my OTP as there's at least 4 to choose from. I'll pray to the high heavens that there will be more moments featuring Haruka and Hibari, because that
Cat&Mouse
Bonus points for tan-skinned characters. <3
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