ザアニメスレッド - The Eotena Onslaught

[Ruri]

In re: Haruhi, nothing will be able to replicate the joy of watching the internet's response to :niceboat: and the Endless Eight for the first time. Not to mention the goosebumps you get watching episode 12 - genuinely chuffing marvelous animation there. If you enjoy anime on just about any level you'll enjoy this show.

Powered through Elfen Lied last night. I get what they were trying to do. It's just too awkwardly written to really have the impact they were aiming for.

[Reed Tiburon]

In re: Haruhi, nothing will be able to replicate the joy of watching the internet's response to :niceboat: and the Endless Eight for the first time. Not to mention the goosebumps you get watching episode 12 - genuinely chuffing marvelous animation there. If you enjoy anime on just about any level you'll enjoy this show.
friggin love it so far, stayed up too late watching the first 4 eps last night. the animation and character design is through the roof.

[XenosisReaper]

Mystery Club best club.

[XenosisReaper]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

This is all I have to say, why can't anime's be simple and not go all :drama: when the long awaited happens.

RAGING

edit, that said this is amazing, the level of emotion is far beyond most AAA films, it's a huge cringefest

[Reed Tiburon]

strawberry panic is retardedly brilliant, or brilliantly retarded

also haruhi shouts out phoenix wright:
http://www.militate.com/servers/1/attachments/108.jpg
pretty sweet lol.

[Lusulpher]

Dude what :lol:
Koreans are looking to have their own anime production companies and hence, Anime industry...as they already animate American shows and Japanese blockbusters.[one of those horrific sweatshop deals]
9EqA0NmKTak
xr1ZFv_UG50
Ironically, you see the level of art detail you have in Ghost In The Shell films and Avatar TLA, and CGI on Matricx level. All in one prototype package...

Battle Royale was a book, that became an anime and manga...so anime can be spawned from any medium.

I've already disproven the concept of anime even being native to Japan as it was military propaganda by the US, that during Japanese Occupation, was exposed to Japanese civilian animators.
[Jin Roh Wolf Brigade is a masterpiece film to immerse yourself in that very timeframe]

~~Anime != Japanese cartoons~~
@ Krans, YEA-UH.

[Reed Tiburon]

i think haruhi is slowly taking over my mind... I have both the OP and the ED stuck in my head... "bouken desho desho dadada da dadada..." :psyduck:

I legitimately think this show is brilliant. Haven't gotten this sucked in to a show since Simoun.

[Reed Tiburon]

ahahahah

so I'm 4 episodes into endless eight. from animesuki:
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=2487660&postcount=91

1/10.

What the fuck, seriously.

I'm not "quitting", because I have too much to do here, but I'm so fucking angry.

Yes, we don't know anything, "Just As Planned", hahaha.

So yeah, we're probably not getting anything but Endless Eight this season.

Congrats, KyoAni, you've just lost another fan.


Now where the HELL is that tenth novel? Oh wait, that'll probably be a troll too.

Yeah, this series is pretty much my life, and now it's pretty well dead to me.

THAAAAAANKS KYOANI

Epic tears! :D :D :D

[XenosisReaper]

THEY KISSED, THEY KISSED THEY KISSED THEY KISSED. WOOOOOOO-rape.

Well, back to square one I suppose.

[Kransthow]

I've already disproven the concept of anime even being native to Japan as it was military propaganda by the US, that during Japanese Occupation, was exposed to Japanese civilian animators.
[Jin Roh Wolf Brigade is a masterpiece film to immerse yourself in that very timeframe]

~~Anime != Japanese cartoons~~
@ Krans, YEA-UH.

an·i·me - [an-uh-mey]
noun
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
http://onebit.us/images/commiesteinsgate181f.jpg


[ ] Told
[ ] Really Told
[x] Tolder than Told
[x] Told in the Shell
[x] The Told Kingdom
[x] Vision of Tolderflown
[x] Toldless
[x] Told or Die
[x] Code Geass: Lelouche of the Told
[x] Outlaw Told
[x] Told King of Boletaria
[x] The Big T(old)
[x] Shin Tolder Robo
[x] Detroit Told City
[x] Battle Told Yukikaze
[x] Told to Hatchin
[x] Told Told Hakusho
[x] Record of the Told War
[x] Told no Hanayome
[x] Knights of the Told Republic
[x] Tol D. Roger
[x] When the TOLD cry
[x] HokuTOLD no Ken
[x] Told as ice
[x] Teenage mutant ninja Toltoids
[x] Told no naku koro ni
[x] Told of the north star
[x] My little sister can't be this Told
[x] Told witches
[x] Spice & Told
[x] Ah! My Toldness
[x] Girl who leaped through Told
[x] TOLD Heart
[x] Black TOLD Shooter
[x] TOLDaru Majutsu no Index
[x] No country for TOLD men
[x] TOLDASAURUS REX
[x] Told'xephon
[x] Kara no Toldkai
[x] Toldamari Sketch
[x] Fist of the Told Star
[x] Bible Told
[x] Mobile Suit Double Told Gundam
[x] Told Submarine no.6
[x] Toldshishi
[x] Toldhime Musou
[x] Tengen Told Gurren Lagann
[x] HunTOLD X HunTOLD
[x] TOLDerone
[x] My Little TOLDy: TOLDship is Magic
[x] Fate/Stay TOLD
[x] TOLD story 3
[x] Sat down and given a stern tolding to
[x] Put up for auction and successfully told
[x] Make new threads but keep the old, one is silver and the others' told
[x] Knights of the Told Republic
[x] TOLDASAURUS REX
[x] The Told and the Beautiful
[x] Told to sit down and shut up
[x] 24 carat told
[x] Crystalline Facts Encrusted in a Splendid Case of 24 Karat Told
[x] YOU'RE GONNA NEED A JACKET OUTSIDE BECAUSE IT IS PRETTY TOLD OUTSIDE
[x] STONE TOLD STEVE AUSTIN
[x] Only shooting stars break the told
[x] Like King Midas, everything he touched turned to told
[x] TOLDED UP INTO A LETTER AND MARKED WITH A TOLD STAMP AND SHIPPED TO THE TOLD REGION OF TOLDLAND
[x] Told by Mr.Tolder of the told lands
[x] Cash4Told.com
[x] Paid at the Told Booth
[x] Fear and Tolding in Las Vegas
[x] No Country for Told Men
[x] Baby it's told outside
[x] The Told and the Furious
[x] Going once.. going twice... TOLD.
[x] Gary Toldman
[x] Wolfgang Amadeus Toldzart
[x] Austin Powers: ToldMember
[x] STEAMTOLD
[x] I'LL DRAG YOU TO THE OCTAGON AND PUT YOU IN A SLEEPER TOLD!
[x] Nintentold
[x] Told Spice | Deodorant, Antiperspirant & Other Man Fresheners
[x] Tolding origami
[x] Obligatory *-told* pun
[x] Texas Told 'em
[x] Battletolds
[x] Toldeneye 007
[x] Pokemon Told and Silver
[x] The Legend of Eldorado : The Lost City of Told
[x] Tolden Sun
[x] Mario Golf: Toldstool Tour
[x] Toldstone Creamery
[x] Lead and Told: Gangs of the Wild West
[x] Leo Toldstoy
[x] Batman: The Brave and the Told
[x] Told Fortress 2
[x] This meme is getting told really fast
[x] I'm out of told puns but just so you know you got told
[x] I'm 12 years told and what is this?
[x] /v/ - The Toldya
[x] The Lord of the Tellings: The Fellowship of the Told
[x] James Bond: Toldfinger
[x] Charlie Chaplin's Told Rush
[x] Full Metal Told
[x] Kore wa TOLD desu ka?
[x] Legend of the Legendary Told
[x] Told Academy
[x] TOLDadora!
[x] TOLD Love-Ru
[x] Highly Responsive TOLD prayers
[x] TOLD of Eastern Wonderland
[x] Phantasmagorgia of Dim.TOLD
[x] TOLDus Land Story
[x] Mystic TOLD
[x] Embodiment of Scarlet TOLD
[x] Perfect Cherry TOLD
[x] Immaterial and Missing TOLD
[x] Impersihable TOLD
[x] Phantasmagorgia of Flower TOLD
[x] Mountain of TOLD
[x] SubTOLDanean Animism
[x] Undefined Fantastic TOLD
[x] TOLD Desires

[Kransthow]

http://onebit.us/images/commiesteinsgateala.jpg
Also fuck yeah, shit seems to be getting realer by the episode.

[Reed Tiburon]

you repeated toldasaurus rex

[Kransthow]

you repeated toldasaurus rex
Kransthow status:
[ ] Not told
[x] Told

[Lusulpher]

Definition pulled from Weabo's Dictionary perhaps? :obama:


"Anime (アニメ?, Japanese pronunciation: [anime] ( listen); English pronunciation: /ˈænɨmeɪ/ ( listen)) is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation"[moving picture produced by framed photography, bro]. The definition sometimes changes depending on the context.[1] In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.[weabos, bro][2]

While the earliest known Japanese animation dates to 1917, and many original Japanese cartoons were produced in the ensuing decades, the characteristic anime style developed in the 1960s[post-Occupation bro, copied Betty Boop also, bro]—notably with the work of Osamu Tezuka—and became known outside Japan in the 1980s.

Anime, like manga, has a large audience in Japan and recognition throughout the world. Distributors can release anime via television broadcasts, directly to video, or theatrically, as well as online.

Both hand-drawn and computer-animated anime exist.[CGI, bro] It is used in television series, films, video, video games, commercials, and internet-based releases, and represents most, if not all, genres of fiction. As the market for anime increased in Japan, it also gained popularity in East and Southeast Asia. Anime is currently popular in many different regions around the world.[citation needed]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime


I researched all that in highschool, out of simple curiosity, without using wikipedia...you grabbed the first thing off Google search, WITHOUT even delving into the cultural/political or historical origins.
And you refuse to acknowledge that the medium is evolving/stagnating before your very eyes.
Next you'll tell me hentai refers to porn. :psyduck:

Son, I am disappoint.

[Kransthow]

In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.
Brah, stop proving my point for me.

[Kransthow]

http://onebit.us/images/1312873827119.jpg
Just started watching Dantalian.

Came for the YES, stayed for Dantalian and YES.

e:
http://onebit.us/images/1313237212510.png
SEASON 4 GREEN-LIT.

My nutbladder is ready.

[Reed Tiburon]

Strawberry Panic ending: Enforced Official Couples (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OfficialCouple) with Fan Preferred Couples (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FanPreferredCouple) being shot down hard. Also major Downer Ending (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DownerEnding) for Tamao. :cry: That show really needs a second season.

Still blown away by Haruhi's art direction and animation. 4 eps left. Tell me there's more after Disappearance! Need more Haruhi!

[wakalaka]

Endless Eight was a big failure in direction, even in quality. But it was fun to watch during the broadcast; one cannot get tired of the cast in swimsuits and Asahina's tears. Once a week, though. And once in a lifetime. The movie somewhat made up for that compulsion retardness, or at least avoided the death of the Haruhi franchise.

[XenosisReaper]

Strawberry Panic ending: Enforced Official Couples (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OfficialCouple) with Fan Preferred Couples (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FanPreferredCouple) being shot down hard. Also major Downer Ending (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DownerEnding) for Tamao. :cry: That show really needs a second season.



Agree, I don't know whether to RAGE or SQUEE, I'm so confused.

[bundus]

I always thought it was called anime as the japanese dialect cannot handle saying animation.

[XenosisReaper]

Alright, ANIME GURU'S ASSEMBLE.

So far your suggestions have steered me well, they've all ended in me raging when they finish, which is good.

So give me MORE.

[Reed Tiburon]

Alright, ANIME GURU'S ASSEMBLE.

So far your suggestions have steered me well, they've all ended in me raging when they finish, which is good.

So give me MORE.

http://myanimelist.net/animelist/RCGTiburon
$$$ = good, ~~~ = bad. highly highly highly recommend Simoun for moar yuri + freaking awesome story and setting.

[XenosisReaper]

Looking for torrents for Simoun, youtube is shit for finding eps of it apparently, the name is so common

sekrit it if you have it?

[Sunabi]

Whatever you do look for the "Simoun Fans" subs, they're brilliant. Official DVD subs, not so good.

edit: found this on TokyoTosho, not sure how good it is but it's apparently at least somewhat active.

http://www.torrentbox.com/download/114173/%5BSimoun-Fans%5D%20Simoun%2001%20-%2026%20%5Bx264%5D.torrent

[Reed Tiburon]

http://www.bakabt.com/130285-simoun-01-26-x264-simoun-fans.html
^ Confirming Simoun Fans has awesome subs. 40 seed 4 leech on that torrent.
The first episode is quite jargon heavy, but it quickly becomes clear what is happening by the second or third episode, and it gets good really fast. Beautiful animation, beautiful soundtrack and a very moving fantasy story.

PS whoever said the Haruhi movie was good, CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC. So fucking awesome, best anime movie I've seen and best thing to come out of the Haruhi franchise.

[Lusulpher]

I always thought it was called anime as the japanese dialect cannot handle saying animation.

That is the point I have been trying to make for 3 pages...

The Japanese, who 'own the word/product', culturally, did not want to own the word/product...it's like saying hotdogs only come from America[due to our invention of the first 'footlong'/:lolobesity: due to them]

So he/weabos wants to exclude, ancient forms of animation, evolving Western modern forms[generic-stylized cartoons], and evolving ASIAN forms[Koreans and soon even China]. From an animation thread. For discussing animation, of which Japanese is included.

I should post a Ren & Stimpy review. The few eps of that contain more crazy and [I]film noir than some of the flat, hyper-sugar bullshit being spewed from Japan.

[Kransthow]

That is the point I have been trying to make for 3 pages...

The Japanese, who 'own the word/product', culturally, did not want to own the word/product...it's like saying hotdogs only come from America[due to our invention of the first 'footlong'/:lolobesity: due to them]

So he/weabos wants to exclude, ancient forms of animation, evolving Western modern forms[generic-stylized cartoons], and evolving ASIAN forms[Koreans and soon even China]. From an animation thread. For discussing animation, of which Japanese is included.

I should post a Ren & Stimpy review. The few eps of that contain more crazy and [I]film noir than some of the flat, hyper-sugar bullshit being spewed from Japan.

In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.
Now just in case you didn't know we speak english here, so the title of this thread means "The Japanese animated cartoons thread" as is also explained in the OP. If you wish to discuss other various kinds of animation I suggest that you create an animation thread in which to discuss them as this thread of for the discussion of Japanese animated cartoons not animation in general. If you don't want to do that then I suggest you watch this installment of the "[verb]ing with Hinako" series:
http://onebit.us/images/1311241566725.jpg

e: Seeing as I like my posts to have content have a delicious side scrolling Madoka game:

http://www.mediafire.com/?c3i5patfhf5qle4
http://www.mediafire.com/?r2srn3g30jlir3g

e2: If game no worken make sure you have your Applocale set to nippon

[Tarminic]

So...Puella Magi Madoka Magica. What the hell is this? Would I enjoy it? I am intrigued by the screencaps posted several pages back.
Ah crap, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be watching all of this today.

[Kransthow]

Ah crap, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be watching all of this today.
http://onebit.us/images/1313292003223.jpg
Tarminic confirmed for good taste

[xanral]

Actually had a friend recommend it (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) to me earlier this week, watched it all in a sitting and was surprisingly impressed with it (I normally hate the cutesy stuff).

Of course it has Kajiura Yuki handling the soundtrack, I have yet to watch a show with her as the composer where I have not liked the music of it (Noir, My-HiME, hack//SIGN, Kara no Kyoukai).

[Kransthow]

Actually had a friend recommend it (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) to me earlier this week, watched it all in a sitting and was surprisingly impressed with it (I normally hate the cutesy stuff).

Of course it has Kajiura Yuki handling the soundtrack, I have yet to watch a show with her as the composer where I have not liked the music of it (Noir, My-HiME, hack//SIGN, Kara no Kyoukai).
CCC, Magica Quartet is pretty much an anime dream team tbh

Also everyone hold onto your nutbladders because...
http://onebit.us/images/1312847325975vsv.jpg

[Irion]

So he/weabos wants to exclude, ancient forms of animation[including cartoons], evolving Western modern forms[generic-stylized cartoons], and evolving ASIAN forms[Koreans and soon even China]. From an animation thread. For discussing animation, of which Japanese is included.

Nice try but its not a animation thread for discussing animation its an anime thread for discussing anime..the clue is in the name.

[Raine Woot]

Only lulsulpher would argue with the OP about what the thread is made for :lol:

I've been working my way through Azumanga Daioh, it's the weirdest thing but I'll find myself singing the opening song in my head even if I haven't seen it for days. I could never enjoy this if I didn't develop a willingness to try everything out through MLP:FiM.

also fuck yeah YURU YURI MONDAY. Forecast says cloudy with a chance of RAPE.

edit: I just noticed that image macro has text neatly covering Akari's face, lol'd heartily

[Chaot1c]

Just noticed new Hellsing OVA is out.

[Irion]

I have been watching stuff again as I make my new chain vest.

bludgeoning angel dokuro-chan -> oh dear, childish and not in a good way.
angel beats -> 3 eps in pretty good so far.

queued up.

souleater
speed grapher
Umineko no Naku Koro ni

[Kransthow]

bludgeoning angel dokuro-chan -> oh dear, childish and not in a good way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtzE-eBNQJ0&feature=related
This is actually my message tone

[Kransthow]

Kransthow's weekly anime reviews



Nichijou Ep. 20
http://onebit.us/images/horriblesubsnichbkb.jpg

Being Mio is suffering.


Kaiji S2 Ep. 19
http://onebit.us/images/nutbladderkaijis219c.jpg

It doesn't go in


Steins;Gate Ep. 19
http://onebit.us/images/commiesteinsgateoko.jpg

Holy shit.


Mawaru Penguindrum Ep. 6
Shit's on hiatus yo.


The iDOLM@STER Ep. 6
http://onebit.us/images/dokitheidolmster0612.jpg

Oh look we're actually going somewhere kind of.


Ikoku Meiro no Croisée Ep. 6
http://onebit.us/images/ibikokumeironocroise.jpg

OH GOD MAH BALLS.


Usagi Drop Ep. 6
http://onebit.us/images/commieusagidrop06549.jpg

Gardening, The Anime.


YuruYuri Ep. 6
http://onebit.us/images/horriblesubsyuruivi.jpg

Love eternal~


Dantalian no Shoka Ep. 1-5
http://onebit.us/images/1312873902441.jpg

Yes.

[XenosisReaper]

Simoun is fucking amazing.

[zangorus]

Anyone recommend a good anime that isnt shit and reminds me of FLCL and other random shitty animes?

[XenosisReaper]

Anyone recommend a good anime that isnt shit and reminds me of FLCL and other random shitty animes?

Strawberry Panic, Ga-Rei Zero, Black Lagoon, Hellsing.

DERP

[Kransthow]

Anyone recommend a good anime that isnt shit and reminds me of FLCL and other random shitty animes?
Boku no Pico

[Reed Tiburon]

Actually had a friend recommend it (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) to me earlier this week, watched it all in a sitting and was surprisingly impressed with it (I normally hate the cutesy stuff).

Of course it has Kajiura Yuki handling the soundtrack, I have yet to watch a show with her as the composer where I have not liked the music of it (Noir, My-HiME, hack//SIGN, Kara no Kyoukai).
YUKI KAJIURA YOU SAY!?!? *interested*

Simoun is fucking amazing.
:brofist:

Anyone recommend a good anime that isnt shit and reminds me of FLCL and other random shitty animes?
Just say FLCL myself, all I can say is :psyduck:
Random symbolism, references to other anime, fourth-wall breaking, robots coming out of people's heads, and in it all a story about a kid growing up in a podunk town where "nothing ever happens"

Also, if you haven't seen Detroit Metal City, you are Wrong. Funniest anime I've ever seen.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsIk-8rWUkc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YbMGW6xSzw

[Losvar]

Still can't get yuru yuri ep 7 :(

[Reed Tiburon]

Just watched Sol Bianca, it's shit, don't watch it. Only way I got through it was reading FHC in the other tab.

[Sunabi]

YUKI KAJIURA YOU SAY!?!? *interested*

PMMM is probably the best thing this year in my opinion, maybe even in the last couple of years. Watching it while it was airing was one hell of a ride. The blurays are coming out at the moment, will have to rewatch when they're all out. SHAFT always makes huge improvements to the animation and backgrounds on their BDs.


Umineko no Naku Koro ni

Was pretty bad. It adapts half of a novel and sold badly so seeing the other half animated is pretty unlikely, so unless you actually go read the novel you're not going to get any kind of ending. It was also released before the end of the novel was out, so they had to adapt it while having no idea what was going to be important, how it was going to end and it's a bit incoherent. The animation is pretty bad and the pacing is all over the place, it's DEEN at their worst. The best thing to come out of it was the OP and ED music.

That said, the novel is fucking brilliant.

[Ruri]

I have been watching stuff again as I make my new chain vest.

bludgeoning angel dokuro-chan -> oh dear, childish and not in a good way.
angel beats -> 3 eps in pretty good so far.

queued up.

souleater
speed grapher
Umineko no Naku Koro ni

Angel Beats I enjoyed overall, but the tone changes quite a bit by the end. It is at least a gentle evolution and not some jarring flip-switch deal.

You will love Soul Eater for the first 25 episodes. It's fantastic. Then it all goes horribly wrong. Like, to the point where I still shudder at the thought of it.

[Tarminic]

Just got the wife on board to watch either Soul Eater or Madoka with me.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/DWJohnson/Success-Kid--VICTORY.jpg

[LoKiPP]

Totally forgot about FLCL, remember seeing that on adult swim(?) way back then, can't wait to re-watch it.

[XenosisReaper]

Aaeru is a spectacular retard, but a loveable one.

[Ruri]

Just got the wife on board to watch either Soul Eater or Madoka with me.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/DWJohnson/Success-Kid--VICTORY.jpg

What's her power level? Actually fuck that, Madoka is the better show.

[Sunabi]

Aaeru is a spectacular retard, but a loveable one.

Yeah. Her character development is quite nice though, she's less of a retard by the end.


Actually fuck that, Madoka is the better show.

CCCCCCC

[Reed Tiburon]

Aaeru is a spectacular retard, but a loveable one.
Aaeru was my favorite character from Ep 1 on, she is the anti-moe and doesn't give a fuck.

Blue Drop is a confusing show, it goes from boring to "ooh yuri" to "ooh spaceships" to boring again

[Kransthow]

http://onebit.us/images/horriblesubsyuruaua.jpg
Episode seven is out!
http://www.nyaa.eu/?page=download&tid=237204

[XenosisReaper]

I'm so confused, but that's normal for anime, I'm surprised it took 18 episodes though.

Why does every anime need a OHGODWHATAMIDOING rape scene?

Simoun has had 2 so far and it's getting old.

[Kransthow]

http://onebit.us/images/horriblesubsyuruizi.jpg
Ah, that was relaxing

[Raine Woot]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y264/Airhead72/yuru1.jpg
sums up most of the show

also chitose and akarin, d'awwww

[Kransthow]

http://onebit.us/images/1313452370602.jpg
I'm surprised they can show this filth on tv

[Tarminic]

Ah crap, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be watching all of this today.
I just finished watching episode 10.

Ho-ly shit. That...this is not what I was expected. I mean..fuck.

[Sunabi]

I just finished watching episode 10.

Ho-ly shit. That...this is not what I was expected. I mean..fuck.

"I don't want to become a witch..."

Being meguca is suffering

[Kransthow]

"I don't want to become a witch..."

Being meguca is suffering

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbMQHvikKK0&feature=related

[XenosisReaper]

Tip 1) Watch Simoun, it's cool.
Tip 2) Do not watch episodes 23-26
Tip 3) Whoever wrote the ending needs to be shot in the face until dead.

Bad ending is bad.

edit, I may have to watch the entire thing again though... I got a bit confused at the timeline jumping at the end...

[Reed Tiburon]

Tip 1) Watch Simoun, it's cool.
Tip 2) Do not watch episodes 23-26
Tip 3) Whoever wrote the ending needs to be shot in the face until dead.

Bad ending is bad.

edit, I may have to watch the entire thing again though... I got a bit confused at the timeline jumping at the end...
The ending is bittersweet, but it's not bad
The point is that while the Theocracy signs a peace agreement that breaks them up and disbands the Sibyllae, the remaining Sybyllae gamble it all to have Aaeru and Neviril escape and perform the perfect Emerald Rii Maajon, which makes them transcend time and space (hmm, Tempus and Spatium you say...). The Theocracy was never going to win the war anyway - trained soldiers in war machines vs. conscripted priestesses in ceremonial flying vehicles... and massively outnumbered and outproduced... yeah.

You can read it as a classic growing-up tale, with Aaeru and Neviril standing eternal testament to that time in their lives and the friendships and closeness that they had. Everyone chooses their path and goes their separate ways, but they all remember that time in their hearts. If you're Lusulpher you can read it as a retelling of the Japanese in WWII or.. something. I hated it right after it ended, but it grew on me.

Also, Kaiba: brilliant through 7 episodes, some of the most moving and depressing anime I've ever seen (seriously almost cried a couple of times) but then sacrifices that awesomeness and world-building to the necessities of plot. Pity too, the main plot is pretty incoherent both structurally and thematically. You know who the villain is going to be by episode 7 and the rest of the plot is an exercise in dot-connecting. But holy fuck is it fantastic and surreal and beautiful while it lasts, and massively overlooked. Great electronic soundtrack too. Grade: ++


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKDETYq6J1I

Also, Denpa Teki na Kanojo. Characterized by Baka-Raptor as "Kure-nai minus the bullshit." I don't know since I haven't seen Kure-nai. I do know that this was easily the most riveting OVA I've seen yet. The plot moves forward relentlessly.
A schoolgirl pledges her fealty to a schoolboy, saying he was a king in a past life? OK.
Wait, people are being murdered left and right, and we have to find out the killer? Alright.
What's that? Epic psycho schoolgirl murderer knife showdowns? Random rape and murder flashbacks? People losing their sanity left and right? Ohh shit.
Seriously, this OVA has more psychotic characters than any other anime I've ever seen. And it fucking works - you can't stop watching, cause you never know when someone's going to burst through a window and try to stab you in the neck. Another criminally overlooked series. Grade: +++

[Sunabi]

Tip 1) Watch Simoun, it's cool.
Tip 2) Do not watch episodes 23-26
Tip 3) Whoever wrote the ending needs to be shot in the face until dead.

Bad ending is bad.

edit, I may have to watch the entire thing again though... I got a bit confused at the timeline jumping at the end...

Huh... I loved the ending. The Theocracy was obviously losing the war for most of the second half of the show so that was hardly a last-minute twist, it tied up all the romantic threads nicely, and the stable time loop thing actually kind of made sense, which is more than can often be said of anime time travel.

[XenosisReaper]

Yeh I've slightly mellowed out about the ending now, I realised I was being a derp and figured out what was going on with the time loop

[Ruri]

Also, Denpa Teki na Kanojo. Characterized by Baka-Raptor as "Kure-nai minus the bullshit." I don't know since I haven't seen Kure-nai. I do know that this was easily the most riveting OVA I've seen yet.

Got a recommendation for which subs to go with?

[Reed Tiburon]

Got a recommendation for which subs to go with?
I went with Ayako:
http://www.bakabt.com/155286-denpa-teki-na-kanojo-electromagnetic-girlfriend-ayako.html
Don't know if there's a big difference. I tend to trust BakaBT to vet the releases and keep the best ones.

[Ruri]

I went with Ayako:
http://www.bakabt.com/155286-denpa-teki-na-kanojo-electromagnetic-girlfriend-ayako.html
Don't know if there's a big difference. I tend to trust BakaBT to vet the releases and keep the best ones.

http://onebit.us/images/imagesqtbnand9gcqutp.jpg

GLORIOUS

The Ayako torrent link on tokyotosho was busted, now I'm downloading with God's Own Internet and it'll be done in 15 minutes.

[Ruri]

Also going to put this here.

Steins Gate 20

http://onebit.us/images/mindblown.jpg

This is what it's like when your mind gets blown. I love this show.

[Reed Tiburon]

started watching My-HiME. Yuki Kajiura best kajiura, etc.

[Kransthow]

Also going to put this here.

Steins Gate 20
mado_scientisto.jpg

This is what it's like when your mind gets blown. I love this show.
http://onebit.us/images/1313536320667.png
;_;

[Tarminic]

Watching the last two episodes of Madoka today. :ohnoes:

[Sunabi]

started watching My-HiME. Yuki Kajiura best kajiura, etc.

Ahh, I loved that show. It's trashy but the second arc has loads of great battles in it, the music is perfect, and :lesbians:. Also My-Otome is the weirdest "sequel" ever and I still don't know how to feel about it.

[Kransthow]

Watching the last two episodes of Madoka today. :ohnoes:
http://onebit.us/images/1299450779337.png
Good man

[Reed Tiburon]

OK, just finished blue drop. someone explain to me how the aliens have white blood but they flush pink at the drop of a hat :psyduck:

Mediocre IMO

[Losvar]

Finally got around to watch High school of the dead, fucking awesome!


And so much boobs :D

[Ruri]

+1 Mai HiME, except the final episode is a piece of total garbage and it made me want to punch the pasty little faggots responsible. Everything leading up to it, esp. in the second season, is grand.

[Tarminic]

Watching the last two episodes of Madoka today. :ohnoes:
MIND: Blown.

This is probably the first time in a long time that I'm going to publicly recommend an anime to people. Goddamn.

[Losvar]

Madoka is fucking awesome, but the ending is so damn sad, I even got a bit of tears in my eyes.

[Kransthow]

Madoka is fucking awesome, but the ending is so damn sad, I even got a bit of tears in my eyes.
It's more bittersweet than sad.

except for this:
http://onebit.us/images/1313494552414.jpg

But yeah, Madoka is probably the best thing I've seen in ages.

[EntroX]

just finished watching Redline in glorious 1080p and all i can say is.

cocaine is hell of a drug, must watch, its awesome.

[Reed Tiburon]

madoka has a terrible terrible title. will bookmark redline

also dammit I want moar yuri in my hime! you know natsuki has the hots for shizuru! show it!

[Sunabi]

madoka has a terrible terrible title. will bookmark redline

also dammit I want moar yuri in my hime! you know natsuki has the hots for shizuru! show it!

Ooh boy, just you wait.

[Tarminic]

madoka has a terrible terrible title. will bookmark redline

also dammit I want moar yuri in my hime! you know natsuki has the hots for shizuru! show it!
You need to watch this show right fucking now. Make sure you watch the first 3 episodes in one sitting. That sitting, of course, taking place as soon as possible.

[Reed Tiburon]

Ooh boy, just you wait.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35101375/FHC/ShizNat.png
ShizNat is go?

Tarm, I will watch Madoka if you watch Kaiba.

[Sunabi]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35101375/FHC/ShizNat.png
ShizNat is go?

Tarm, I will watch Madoka if you watch Kaiba.

Not a fair trade :p Madoka is pretty much compulsary viewing IMO.

It has yuri

[XenosisReaper]

Downloading Madoka because of all the hype

[Tarminic]

Downloading Madoka because of all the hype
Make sure you watch the first 3 episodes in a single sitting.

[Sunabi]

Make sure you watch the first 3 episodes in a single sitting.

Seconding this, as will anyone who's watched it :p

[XenosisReaper]

Getting some weird results on torrent names, what's the full title?

[Kransthow]

madoka has a terrible terrible title.
What's so bad about Puella Magi Madoka Magica?

Also download the BD versions of the first 8 episodes, shit is delicious.

[XenosisReaper]

What's so bad about Puella Magi Madoka Magica?

That's the one

[Kransthow]

That's the one
Also Yesy subs are the best ones. And the Doki BD ones are using the Yesy scripts.

[XenosisReaper]

Also Yesy subs are the best ones. And the Doki BD ones are using the Yesy scripts.

Gief source, all the ones I'm finding are either italian dubs or no seeds

[xanral]

Gief source, all the ones I'm finding are either italian dubs or no seeds

http://www.baka-updates.com/search/search?searchitem=puella&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&searchradio=releases

http://www.nyaa.eu/ is also popular for anime torrents (for whatever reason baka-updates doesn't put up Commie torrents and quite a few other groups.

[Kransthow]

Gief source, all the ones I'm finding are either italian dubs or no seeds
Read da op bro

[Reed Tiburon]

Not a fair trade :p Madoka is pretty much compulsary viewing IMO.

It has yuri
well why didn't you say so!?

but first my-otome. MOAR SHIZNAT. Everything went tits up near the end of My-HiME. It was glorious.

[Reed Tiburon]

googling ShizNat fanart like a madman.

http://www.shoujoai.com/attach/45/560345/gawking.jpg
http://www.shoujoai.com/attach/98/564498/IMG_173.jpg

[Sunabi]

http://danbooru.donmai.us/post?tags=kuga_natsuki+fujino_shizuru

There's really not many english sites better for fanart than Danbooru.

[Kransthow]

http://danbooru.donmai.us/post?tags=kuga_natsuki+fujino_shizuru

There's really not many english sites better for fanart than Danbooru.
Gelbooru>Danbooru

[Lusulpher]

Still waiting on reason why OP was retroactively edited to exclude 'Western anime'...


Nice troll Reed. Sol Bianca is clearly a spiritual precursor to Cowboy Bebop, and if you hate that well...

Also, Puella Magi Madoka Magica might be dl'd after this subgenre.
http://www.bakabt.com/144381-violence-jack-h264.html

[Kransthow]

Still waiting on reason why OP was retroactively edited to exclude 'Western anime'...
http://onebit.us/images/1288424944082.jpg
But it's been like that for ages...


Also, Puella Magi Madoka Magica might be dl'd after this subgenre.
good show bro.

[XenosisReaper]

Never stop posting please

[Lusulpher]

I noticed.

[Kransthow]

I noticed.
http://onebit.us/images/horriblesubsnichqiq.jpg
So where is the retroactively part coming in?

[Reed Tiburon]

Still waiting on reason why OP was retroactively edited to exclude 'Western anime'...


Nice troll Reed. Sol Bianca is clearly a spiritual precursor to Cowboy Bebop, and if you hate that well...

Also, Puella Magi Madoka Magica might be dl'd after this subgenre.
http://www.bakabt.com/144381-violence-jack-h264.html

not trolling, sol bianca is actually shit. shit characters, dissimilar settings and tone (space opera vs. gritty space western), and sol bianca completely lacks the style and thematic undertones of cowboy bebop. Tons of meaningless action and pretty explosions. It's less "good anime" and more "shit 80s cartoon". you really have something special when a 2-episode OVA is getting me bored enough to consider dropping it halfway through. The remake looks better, at least.


http://danbooru.donmai.us/post?tags=kuga_natsuki+fujino_shizuru

There's really not many english sites better for fanart than Danbooru.
+repped

[XenosisReaper]

This is... interesting?

[Irion]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtzE-eBNQJ0&feature=related
This is actually my message tone

How can you stand it? its more annoying than a tick in the testicle?

[EntroX]

oh god, i now must re-watch dokuro-chan :3

[Kransthow]

How can you stand it? its more annoying than a tick in the testicle?
It helps me pick up the phone faster :V

[Kransthow]

http://onebit.us/images/1313813103839.jpg
THE iDOLM@STER just became diamonds.

[Reed Tiburon]

just finished my-otome. that was a shit ending to a pretty mediocre plot. my hime >>> my otome

[Ruri]

Watched REDLINE the other day. Impressive animation, but really if it hadn't been hand drawn it'd just be another weird good guy wins race gets girl story. If you've ever played Rock and Roll Racing / Twisted Metal you already know everything about REDLINE. /a splerged about it but I found it decidedly :meh:

[Sunabi]

just finished my-otome. that was a shit ending to a pretty mediocre plot. my hime >>> my otome

C, I only kept watching because of Shiznat, Midori and SUZUSHIRO HARUKA

[Lusulpher]

So where is the retroactively part coming in?

I was responding to Xeno...

I'm still waiting for why you added 'gaybender' after I did my review...that was not in the OP before.[go back a 4 pages.]



not trolling, sol bianca is actually shit. shit characters, dissimilar settings and tone (space opera vs. gritty space western), and sol bianca completely lacks the style and thematic undertones of cowboy bebop. Tons of meaningless action and pretty explosions. It's less "good anime" and more "shit 80s cartoon". you really have something special when a 2-episode OVA is getting me bored enough to consider dropping it halfway through. The remake looks better, at least.


-Characters are closer to Ghost In The Shell level. Realistic designs[not this flat/dis-proportioned garbage they pump out] They have enough intrigue to warrant episodes for backstories.[kills me they never did it OVA by OVA!]

-The settings are closer to the range found in Ender's Game/Dune. Space Western can be found in Cowboy bebop AND the overrated Firefly...nobody complained... Not to mention each of those world's is almost a character by their colonial politics/social structure alone.

-Action is episodic just like Bebop...and it's damn cool action at that, completely blending the tech,spaceships with the fanservice[even though they held off on fanservice to validate their coolness]

-The remake is closer to modern anime and loses some of it's 'heft'. But they did retain the art references and somber detailings of what makes a group of pirates/anachists.[yes, the original is female-oriented Anarchy, notice how the women never settle down/try to save anyone, or expand the crew?]

-About pirates, they were a historically a crew that mutinied while at sea and them made democratic decisisions as to where to make their living next. So Sol Bianca is much more accurate a portrayal of piracy than say, Pirates of the Caribbean[corny shitfest, but Johnny Depp has to feed his bitches too].
Walking the plank/hanging were the brutal measures of the official Navies, much like in Sol Bianca.

if you want shit 80's cartoon, that actually matches your review, try the Transformers Movie...Sol Bianca picked up all the good parts of Gall Force Saga and evolved them towards Cowboy Bebop. Legitimate PsyFi anime.


tl;dr: No offense, but it's you, bro.

[Kransthow]

I was responding to Xeno...

I'm still waiting for why you added 'gaybender' after I did my review...that was not in the OP before.[go back a 4 pages.]
I have no way of telling which came first and I can't remember that long ago so...

http://onebit.us/images/1313666016239.jpg

That said I probably did put that Gaybender in there in response to you posting about gaybender but I'm not sure when I added :content: and :rules: to that post.

[Lusulpher]

The classic, "I cannot recall."[Fif]
Western animation rightly deserves the bashing, but Eastern anime is not exactly an arthouse movement[anymore].

I further acknowledge this as the closest thing I will get to an apology, online. And leave that at that. I have more important shit to be offended about, tbh. :sigh:

[Kransthow]

The classic, "I cannot recall."[Fif]
Western animation rightly deserves the bashing, but Eastern anime is not exactly an arthouse movement[anymore].

I further acknowledge this as the closest thing I will get to an apology, online. And leave that at that. I have more important shit to be offended about, tbh. :sigh:
I also agree to disagree.

In other news I finally got around to finishing Gankutsou after postponing it for around a year.

http://onebit.us/images/gankutsuou15dvdhrzr.jpg

Was actually pretty good, and surprisingly the 3dcgi didn't really clash with the feel of the show at all. (Probably due to the OH GOD MY EYES ARE BLEEDING TEXTURES)

[XenosisReaper]

Can you guy's kiss and make up now?

[Kransthow]

Can you guy's kiss and make up now?
We just did bro

[Kransthow]

http://onebit.us/images/1312847325975bhb.jpg
doki doki~

[Reed Tiburon]

finally finished all of otome. My Otome Zwei = laughably shit plot (http://www.baka-raptor.com/OtomeZwei/index.php), My Otome 0~S.ifr~ = better but :prequel:

ON TO MADOKA

[Kransthow]

finally finished all of otome. My Otome Zwei = laughably shit plot (http://www.baka-raptor.com/OtomeZwei/index.php), My Otome 0~S.ifr~ = better but :prequel:

ON TO MADOKA
http://onebit.us/images/1312508378889dld.jpg
ready your body.

[Irion]

-About pirates, they were a historically a crew that mutinied while at sea and them made democratic decisisions as to where to make their living next.

You type shit like this just to annoy me don't you? While this is true of some pirates the thing that makes someone a pirate is commiting piracy.

[Reed Tiburon]

http://onebit.us/images/1312508378889dld.jpg
ready your body.

just marathoned the series.

...

i am satisfied.
there was no yuri

[Kransthow]

just marathoned the series.

...

i am satisfied.
there was no yuri
http://onebit.us/images/1313494352344.jpg
It was light

[Tarminic]

ON TO MADOKA
Just got the wife to watch the first two episodes with me, she is sold on it. Can't wait to to watch episode 3 with her. :twisted:

I mean, I warned her it got dark, and that the cutesy opening was a trap, but I still can't wait to see the look on her face.

[Reed Tiburon]

i'm kind of of two minds about the whole thing... on the one hand, awesome visual style (except for the barriers), very stylistic, very cool, and a well-done plot. on the other hand, didn't really like madoka (the character) until the last couple of episodes, mami doesn't get nearly enough screen time for how awesome she is, and I really wanted to see someone blast Kyubey for good. Depressing as fuck (which always tends to come off as contrived to me), but a very fulfilling satisfying sort of ending. I guess it gets +++? Might knock it down to ++ (so from "masterpiece" to "awesome"). I dunno, I feel bad knocking it but parts of it just didn't click with me.

I seriously expected Madoka to choose to be a magical girl and bring back Mami with her wish. No idea how she avoided becoming one for so long.

[Chaot1c]

Finished watching noein. The plot got slightly iffy towards the end (WTF HOW DID NOEIN GET HIS POWERS WTF WTF WTF) but it sure was pretty. I really liked the character designs, especially Haruka. Char dev was decent except for noein (WHY???). Half way through gankutsuou now but I don't think I'm going to continue. Going to watch the Third or something else next.

[Tarminic]

The animation style of the barriers was one of my favorite parts of the show as far as the visuals go, actually. I haven't really seen anything use that combination of traditional and LSD trip via cut paper.

[Reed Tiburon]

yeah, i didn't really feel they were used to their full potential though. they seemed to be used more to disorient the viewer than to construct a cool world to look at.

you know what I just realized about My-Otome? Otomes are depowered when they contact semen, right? (prostate-specific antigen etc etc) This means the ultimate weapon in the Otomeverse is a giant bukkake cannon. :psyduck:

edit:

http://onebit.us/images/1313494352344.jpg
It was light
You know what though, I'm on TV Tropes and they're all raving about "heavy lesbian subtext." Well, no. No character in the show is lesbian, not even Romantic Friendship territory. If anything, Homura considers Madoka the equivalent of an angel and worships her for that reason, because she's just so damn nice and selfless. People seem to have their yuri goggles misadjusted. A bog-standard Naked Yuri Embrace does not a lesbian make.

[Kransthow]

I seriously expected Madoka to choose to be a magical girl and bring back Mami with her wish. No idea how she avoided becoming one for so long.
You should have seen it while it was airing, "Don't worry guys, I'm sure Mami is going to be brought back to life any episode now, ;_;". And then she does and ends up killing everyone.


You know what though, I'm on TV Tropes and they're all raving about "heavy lesbian subtext." Well, no. No character in the show is lesbian, not even Romantic Friendship territory. If anything, Homura considers Madoka the equivalent of an angel and worships her for that reason, because she's just so damn nice and selfless. People seem to have their yuri goggles misadjusted. A bog-standard Naked Yuri Embrace does not a lesbian make.
Well yeah, none of them are lesbians it's just shippers shipping ships trying to grasp at yuri strawmen.

But the yuri doujins are delicious though.

[Reed Tiburon]

And now Steins;Gate will be my first foray into currently-airing anime. <3 TokyoTosho

[Kransthow]

And now Steins;Gate will be my first foray into currently-airing anime. <3 TokyoTosho
It's p. good

e: Delays to weekly anime reviews due to loldialup

[Tarminic]

And now Steins;Gate will be my first foray into currently-airing anime. <3 TokyoTosho
Let me know what you think of it, I may check it out now that I'm finished with Madoka.

[Kransthow]

Kransthow's weekly anime reviews - Delayed edition



Nichijou Ep. 21
http://onebit.us/images/horriblesubsnichfrf.jpg

lol.


Kaiji S2 Ep. 20
http://onebit.us/images/nutbladderkaijis220d.jpg

Everyone in Teiai confirmed for crazy.


Steins;Gate Ep. 20
http://onebit.us/images/commiesteinsgate20e7.jpg

But who's going to take care of Nae ;_;


Mawaru Penguindrum Ep. 6
http://onebit.us/images/nutbladdermawaruini.jpg

wtf am I watching.


The iDOLM@STER Ep. 6
http://onebit.us/images/1313812023708bsb.gif +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0xBCwkg3E

HIBIKICYCLE


Ikoku Meiro no Croisée Ep. 7
http://onebit.us/images/ayakoikokumeironxfx.jpg

Keeling over and nearly dying from a cold, fucking japan.


Usagi Drop Ep. 7

Not downloaded yet due to dialup


YuruYuri Ep. 7
http://onebit.us/images/horriblesubsyurufyf.jpg

Being TOUSHINOU KYOUKO is suffering.


Dantalian no Shoka Ep. 6

Not downloaded yet due to dialup

[Daneel Trevize]

Wanders into thread
you know what I just realized about My-Otome? Otomes are depowered when they contact semen, right? (prostate-specific antigen etc etc) This means the ultimate weapon in the Otomeverse is a giant bukkake cannon.:facepalm:
Tenchi Muyo! for the mo.fo.ing cabbit spaceship win!
Turns and runs

[Reed Tiburon]

http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/ad256/jel_x/steinsgate_18.jpg
i'd hit it

e: also what are the best subs for yuru yuri? rolling with shin-gx.

[Kransthow]

e: also what are the best subs for yuru yuri? rolling with shin-gx.
They are all shit, so I go with horrible subs because it's fastest.

[XenosisReaper]

Let me know what you think of it, I may check it out now that I'm finished with Madoka.

[EntroX]

i was thinking of doing another 1tb challenge and then i realized i don't have all that much to dl left :(

[Reed Tiburon]

steins gate through 15 episodes: :| :shock: :psyduck: :shock: :ohnoes:

HOUOUIN KYOUMA is on the same level as KYAAARARU from baccano, as far as awesome voice acting goes :p


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqrh65uOKJ8

also confirming I laughed at the 4chan (sorry, @channel) memes

[EVE is REAL]

Kamisama dolls (Link to Nyaa search page) (http://www.nyaa.eu/?page=search&cats=1_0&filter=0&term=kamisama+dolls)

A bit of blood, a bit of emo and some kawaii! ^_^

Edit: Yes, I liked Elfen lied =P

[EntroX]

Kamisama dolls (Link to Nyaa search page) (http://www.nyaa.eu/?page=search&cats=1_0&filter=0&term=kamisama+dolls)

A bit of blood, a bit of emo and some kawaii! ^_^

Edit: Yes, I liked Elfen lied =P

:psyduck:

[Pacefalm]

Kamisama dolls (Link to Nyaa search page) (http://www.nyaa.eu/?page=search&cats=1_0&filter=0&term=kamisama+dolls)

A bit of blood, a bit of emo and some kawaii! ^_^

Edit: Yes, I liked Elfen lied =P
Whats this I dont even

[EntroX]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0xBCwkg3E

http://pics.entrox.me/800px-Multi-Track_Drifting!.png

[Sunabi]

Kamisama dolls (Link to Nyaa search page) (http://www.nyaa.eu/?page=search&cats=1_0&filter=0&term=kamisama+dolls)

A bit of blood, a bit of emo and some kawaii! ^_^

Edit: Yes, I liked Elfen lied =P

I watched the first couple of episodes a while back, it didn't really grab me. All the characters were kind of annoying.

[Kransthow]

http://onebit.us/images/1314138899697uru.jpg
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
BRRRRRRRRRR

[EntroX]

wat

[Tellenta]

wat


BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[Reed Tiburon]

yuru yuri: far better than it should be. reminds me a lot of azumanga daioh + yuri.

[RoemySchneider]

yuru yuri: far better than it should be. reminds me a lot of azumanga daioh + yuri.you have my attention, elaborate

[i haven't watched anime in.... two years... as it all kept repeating itself mroe or less]

[Ruri]

Steins Gate 21

http://onebit.us/images/spaceguilt.jpg

Where we learn that Mayuri has the ability to transmit heart-piercing guilt across space and time.

Goddamn nipponese, last episode was all "HOLY FUCK GODDAMN" and this one was all "wtf one thing happened and the rest is just a massive guilt trip."

[Tarminic]

Steins Gate 21
So what is this show actually about?

[Ruri]

So what is this show actually about?

It's about a mad scientist on a mission to prevent a future dystopian world government being formed by CERN (yes the science agency) by using the LHC to travel through time.

It has absolutely delightful dialogue, funny and interesting characters, and once you're into it a genuinely not rage-inducing story about time travel which almost never happens. This and Tiger and Bunny are my top non-moeshit shows this season.

[Ruri]

wtf how did a doublepost happen I only clicked the button once?

[Reed Tiburon]

you have my attention, elaborate

[i haven't watched anime in.... two years... as it all kept repeating itself mroe or less]
Takes your typical 4-koma girl ensemble setup (a la Azumanga etc) and actually makes it fresh with funny jokes, comical victimization, and yuri. Pretty good and entertaining. Also lampshades the fact that these shows often have boring main characters. Kyoko doing her best Satou Sei impression:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APdjDlREQ0E

It's about a mad scientist on a mission to prevent a future dystopian world government being formed by CERN (yes the science agency) by using the LHC to travel through time.

It has absolutely delightful dialogue, funny and interesting characters, and once you're into it a genuinely not rage-inducing story about time travel which almost never happens. This and Tiger and Bunny are my top non-moeshit shows this season.
yep, highly recommended. awesome awesome twisty turny plot. Plot on the level of Madoka, actually (if less fairy-taley and more hard sci-fi). Downloading ep 21 now :ohnoes:

[XenosisReaper]

What's the full title of Yuru Yuri because torrentsearches are throwing up tons of generic yuri and NONE OF WHAT I WANT.

[Reed Tiburon]

What's the full title of Yuru Yuri because torrentsearches are throwing up tons of generic yuri and NONE OF WHAT I WANT.
http://www.tokyotosho.info/search.php?terms=yuru+yuri&type=1&size_min=&size_max=&username=
son

[Reed Tiburon]

Steins;Gate ep 21
Hmm, emotion-heavy episode, but light on actual plot. My general boredom with Mayuri was tempered by that nice speech she gave at her grandmother's grave.

I was hoping to see more reaction from Kurisu at the revelation that she will have to die to switch the worldlines. That reveal came off kinda bland, I like Okabe x Kurisu so I was hoping for more emotions out of those two. Also lol @ how psgels keeps comparing this to a harem anime, of all things.

Rewatched the first episode recently, so if I had to guess how this will end... Haven't played the visual novel, but I'm a good guesser:Okabe has to go back in time and kill Kurisu, and he cries out in anguish as he does so. Hence the scream we hear in episode 1 is his scream. I don't know how the plot would make this necessary, but it could be quite well done.
Maybe Okabe undoes the first D-mail, but Kurisu doesn't die. Okabe is glad, then realizes the divergence meter is still below 1%, meaning they're still headed for dystopia. He realizes that he has to be the one to kill Kurisu to get the divergence meter above 1%. He angsts about it and finally does it. DOWNER ENDING. Or, maybe if we're lucky, happy ending via deus ex machina.
Sidenote: Undoing the first D-mail means that Kurisu and Okabe will never develop the relationship they have over the course of the series. And if you remember the first episode, Kurisu says that Okabe had been trying to tell her something, but she didn't know what. That means he never gets to tell her how he feels. How sad ;_;

[Tarminic]

Plot on the level of Madoka, actually (if less fairy-taley and more hard sci-fi).
FUCKIN' SOLD.

[EntroX]

i need moar shit

[Ruri]

FUCKIN' SOLD.

Goddammit I keep getting you and Reed mixed up BECAUSE OF AVATAR.

I too shall have to rewatch episode one. I get the feeling that it'll make more sense, but be less weird and creepy.

[Losvar]

http://pics.entrox.me/800px-Multi-Track_Drifting!.png
Damn you, now I have to watch Intial D again!

[XenosisReaper]

Yuru Yuri is good, minus VLC fucking up and refusing to allow me to watch more than 30 seconds of it, fixed now.

[Kransthow]

VLC
http://onebit.us/images/1314011181809.png

[XenosisReaper]

http://onebit.us/images/watnun.png

oooooooooooookay

[XenosisReaper]

Nosebleed girl is scaring me.

[Kransthow]

Nosebleed girl is scaring me.
http://onebit.us/images/horriblesubsyurudtd.jpg
Just wait till she gets angry.

[Reed Tiburon]

I <3 nosebleed girl's fantasies... she doesn't have yuri goggles, she has yuri limiter goggles!

also, watched School Days, last 3 episodes were derptastic. makoto is a hilarious scumbag. I kinda want to play the VN now.

[Kransthow]

As is all the rage now I'm finally getting around to burning through my backlog. Just marathoned Gai Rei Zero which had been sitting on my hard drive.

http://onebit.us/images/aniyoshigareizersqs.jpg

Yomi... ;_;

[XenosisReaper]

As is all the rage now I'm finally getting around to burning through my backlog. Just marathoned Gai Rei Zero which had been sitting on my hard drive.

http://onebit.us/images/aniyoshigareizersqs.jpg

Yomi... ;_;

http://shinyui.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/mio-yomi.jpg

How is that not awesome?!?

[Pacefalm]

Ending was such a downer T_T but good show nonetheless. One of the few which got me interested in reading the manga (it being a prequel might have something to do with it)

Also recommend me mystery/mindfuck plot anime's along the vein of Death Note and Baccano!. Bonus points for near-future and / or postapocalyptic setting.

[Reed Tiburon]

http://onebit.us/images/1314011181809.png

I've seen VLC hate from a couple of anime sites, what's up with that?

[Tarminic]

Also recommend me mystery/mindfuck plot anime's along the vein of Death Note and Baccano!. Bonus points for near-future and / or postapocalyptic setting.
Ergo Proxy comes to mind. I've also heard that Paranoia Agent also meets that criteria but I haven't seen it yet.

[XenosisReaper]

Blazed through 01-06 episodes of Yuru Yuri, I'm just about used to the "hey let's ignore the ending of the last episode and continue like nothing happened" theme,

[EntroX]

+1 for the Yomi love ;_;

[xanral]

Also recommend me mystery/mindfuck plot anime's along the vein of Death Note and Baccano!. Bonus points for near-future and / or postapocalyptic setting.

Texhnolyze: near future/sort of post-apoc (can't say more without ruining the plot). Watch at least the first 2 episodes before making a decision on it.

Stein's Gate is good too (still airing so can't comment on the ending) but takes a bit to get serious.

I've been watching Monster recently which is fairly old, 70+ episodes, didn't find the first 20 that great but good enough to keep going, the last 10 that I've seen have been great (in the mid 30s for episode count) and might be in-line with what you're looking for.

*Edit - might help if I use the current title for the show, it's Monster.

[XenosisReaper]

Pokemon has 14 seasons :psyduck: WHEN WILL IT DIE

[Reed Tiburon]

OK, so I highly recommend Yuru Yuri and Steins;Gate. Actually waiting to get out of work so I can go home and rewatch some Yuru Yuri eps (which is quite rare for me to want to rewatch anything, tbh).

[Kransthow]

I've seen VLC hate from a couple of anime sites, what's up with that?
Because it's just not good, use CCCP and CoreAVC with MPC.

[EntroX]

Because it's just not good, use CCCP and CoreAVC with MPC.

c

[Reed Tiburon]

Because it's just not good
could you be vaguer please

(i looked into it, apparently it used to have problems with mkv subs and/or chaptering, i've never had problems so vOv)

[Kransthow]

could you be vaguer please

(i looked into it, apparently it used to have problems with mkv subs and/or chaptering, i've never had problems so vOv)
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/76107

[Reed Tiburon]

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/76107
Looks like different sources/files (see watermark in top right). Not sure what this comparison is supposed to mean. Unless MPC can get rid of watermark somehow, which would be win. Moot point since I have a mac anyways.

[Kransthow]

Looks like different sources/files (see watermark in top right). Not sure what this comparison is supposed to mean. Unless MPC can get rid of watermark somehow, which would be win. Moot point since I have a mac anyways.
Probably different sources, but really MPC is just better at everything compared to VLC, (except for streaming media directly which is what VLC was made for, but streaming is also bad) so there isn't any reason to use it over MPC unless you have a thing for choppier animation, tinnier audio and pinky-grey smokeovision.

[Losvar]

just marathoned whole ga rei: zero
so fucking sad :'(

[Kransthow]

just marathoned whole ga rei: zero
so fucking sad :'(
http://onebit.us/images/iknowthatfeellwl.jpg
I know that feel bro ;_;

[Lusulpher]

You type shit like this just to annoy me don't you? While this is true of some pirates the thing that makes someone a pirate is commiting piracy.

"Privateers" bro...

Pirates used democracy to determine navigation of the vessel. It could literally come down to a vote about which island/port to maroon officers/rape/pillage.[History Channel]

Privateers commit piracy, on mercenary contract...no voting...


I just checked MPC vs VLC, I don't see the haze[contrast is high on Samsungs anyway]. But MPC seems to lack a shortcut key to speed up playback speed...
That is vital for getting to the good parts of non-plot based hentai.[+ and - keys on VLC]

[Losvar]

MPC seems to lack a shortcut key to speed up playback speed...
That is vital for getting to the good parts of non-plot based hentai.[+ and - keys on VLC]

[Lusulpher]

Now that you quoted it, I see how wrong that is...

"shortcut to speed up playback." The second speed is redundant! :blush:

[Kransthow]

I just checked MPC vs VLC, I don't see the haze[contrast is high on Samsungs anyway]. But MPC seems to lack a shortcut key to speed up playback speed...
That is vital for getting to the good parts of non-plot based hentai.[+ and - keys on VLC]
Ctrl + up / down

[Reed Tiburon]

queen's blade looks interesting. always down for some ecchi with evil lesbians :)

[Ruri]

It's not ecchi, it's exploding tits with deadly acidic breast milk in them. Saw that in the first episode and I was all

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/116/902/NaochanNOPE.PNG?1303721279

[Kransthow]

queen's blade

interesting
http://onebit.us/images/1314252970310.jpg
Nope.avi

[Scamps]

It's that bad?

[EntroX]

queen's blade looks interesting. always down for some ecchi with evil lesbians :)

http://i53.tinypic.com/2e6gftf.gif

[Reed Tiburon]

roflz, now i basically have to watch it.

http://www.baka-raptor.com/2009/04/09/i-endorse-queens-blade/
http://www.baka-raptor.com/2010/01/20/i-double-endorse-queens-blade/

[Scamps]

I love your sig.

[Reed Tiburon]

I love your sig.
MyAnimeList's sig options are p. cool.
+ http://www.animepaper.net/art/19417/construction%2F%2Frinse-cycle

[EntroX]

i once filled up myanimelist thingie to add all the shit i had for a friend of mine, never bothered with it again :V

[Scamps]

MyAnimeList's sig options are p. cool.
+ http://www.animepaper.net/art/19417/construction%2F%2Frinse-cycle

derp. I meant to say avatar but those sigs are cool too

[Daneel Trevize]

derp.This is why you can't have nice things.

[Scamps]

This is why you can't have nice things.

You really don't like me do you?

[Daneel Trevize]

You're right, that's why I posted advice in your ATI drivers thread, I was just trying to get your GPU to burn your house down.

[zangorus]

the boondocks is pretty awesome if it counts as real anime for u

[EntroX]

You really don't like me do you?

didn't you notice i unbanned you? :V

[XenosisReaper]

didn't you notice i unbanned you? :V

...urm...

[Pacefalm]

Ergo Proxy comes to mind. I've also heard that Paranoia Agent also meets that criteria but I haven't seen it yet.
Seen both already :)


Texhnolyze: near future/sort of post-apoc (can't say more without ruining the plot). Watch at least the first 2 episodes before making a decision on it.

Stein's Gate is good too (still airing so can't comment on the ending) but takes a bit to get serious.

I've been watching Murder recently which is fairly old, 70+ episodes, didn't find the first 20 that great but good enough to keep going, the last 10 that I've seen have been great (in the mid 30s for episode count) and might be in-line with what you're looking for.
Dunno, I read some Texhnolyze descriptions that didn't really make me want to watch it. But will try.
Stein's Gate is already on my watch list
Murder, never heard of that. Will check it out.

[Pacefalm]

Also doubleposting for great justice
Simoun is awesome. Admittedly started watching it just because of yuri (who needs another reason anyway amirite) but the plot kept me interested as well. I liked how it was not completely obvious from the start how things were gonna go (like in some animes), and also some of the plottwists were very cool. Ending was a bit vague though, would have liked to see what the 2 would have changed and how it affected the rest.

[Tarminic]

Seen both already :)
Shit, well in that case let me know when you find something as that's what I generally love in my anime as well.

[Lusulpher]

Ctrl + up / down

Took me 1min to figure how to do that with 1 hand. Succeeded. Went to test, realized CCCP codec is waaaay out of date, dl'g...
Also forgot to mention I updated my MAL.


0083 Gundam: Stardust Memory[WAAAAYYYY better without commercials! Near perfect without that 'love twist'. Serious contender for top ten best Mecha OVAs]

Wicked City[pretty cool, noir-ish, hentai, demon slaying, refreshing directness]

Escape from New York[not an anime, just had a craving to finally watch it, was boss, y they give Micheal Gay money, and not J. Carpenter??]

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0[so detailed it becomes "survival ecchi", has lots of mannerisms from my family, EVEN CREEPIER, better have some disturbing tragedy at the end!]
http://myanimelist.net/animelist/Lusulpher

Also, Boondocks is by MadHouse Studios so should count. And it is 'dope to def, yo!'

Update: VLC uses 1% more CPU, 3-4 versus 4-5[might affect laptop/Linux users]
MPC does not tell me how fast I am fast-forwarding through hentai...but I do approve of the gerbil sound. :D
MPC does have the better renderer, but so slightly better that if you stop looking for the haze, you notice they both don't have some futuristic, anti-aliasing feature for 27" monitors/lowres downloads. :(

[bobgainsfield]

Also doubleposting for great justice
Simoun is awesome. Admittedly started watching it just because of yuri (who needs another reason anyway amirite) but the plot kept me interested as well. I liked how it was not completely obvious from the start how things were gonna go (like in some animes), and also some of the plottwists were very cool.

Finally watched Simoun this year, found it surprisingly engaging and easy to marathon with cliffhangers and what not. Sort of regret I ditched it when it first aired due to a Yuri bias.

[Reed Tiburon]

Simoun is awesome.
C. In my top 5 alltime.

My current list of +++ anime:
Cowboy Bebop
Denpa teki na Kanojo
Detroit Metal City
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Simoun
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

Things that may make that list:
Death Note (watched 6 episodes, goddamn riveting)

Currently trying to stop watching Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. But it's too awesome. The humor is operating at a Python-esque level. Though, being in a foreign language, obviously one can't grade the delivery. ++ so far.

[Reed Tiburon]

Exercise:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SlidingScaleOfAnimeObscurity
Count up how many of these series you have watched, in full or part, by level.
For me: 3 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 3 / 1 / 0

not that many :/

[Fachiri]

6 / 17 / 21 / 11 / 10 / 1 / 0

[pratell]

15 / 18 / 12 / 6 / 2 / 0

guess i am a bigger nerd than i thought

p.s. one piece rules

[bobgainsfield]

1 / 18 / 41 / 39 / 40 / 14 / 0

Although I'm really only counting shows I watched a fair chunk of...

[Sunabi]

1 / 13 / 26 / 30 / 25 / 8 / 0

Huh...

There were a few on there I had forgotten even existed, like Uta Kata...

[Rai Deo]

Exercise:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SlidingScaleOfAnimeObscurity
Count up how many of these series you have watched, in full or part, by level.
For me: 3 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 3 / 1 / 0

not that many :/
6/19/17/9/1/1/0
Far more than I expected.

[Zilulil]

6/21/37/22/15/6/0
God damn that's a lot of series.

[Kransthow]

3/12/16/18/18/1/0

http://onebit.us/images/commieusagidrop0gwg.jpg

But dear god that list is full of :opinions:

[phoenix]

But dear god that list is full of :opinions:

some odd categorizing indeed ... especially the couple ghibli movies .... who doesnt know Totoro !? :P


that said:
0 / 9 / 20 / 16 / 15 / 4 / 0


P.S.: i m shocked by Krans' low numbers ! :P

[Kransthow]

some odd categorizing indeed ... especially the couple ghibli movies .... who doesnt know Totoro !? :P


that said:
0 / 9 / 20 / 16 / 15 / 4 / 0


P.S.: i m shocked by Krans' low numbers ! :P
http://onebit.us/images/utwcarnivalphantasm0.jpg
I pretty much know 90% of everything in the lists, but great swathes of them I have simply decided to not watch. And only a fraction of what I have watched is present on the lists.

[Pacefalm]

2/11/6/9/7/1/0

Basically what Krans said, a lot of what I watched wasnt on the list. Even so my numbers are pretty low. Need to :nolife: more I guess. On the other hand, some of what I watched was very long (One Piece, Dragonball, also I'm sad to say I watched a fair deal of Bleach), and some only show the first in a series (Black Lagoon, but not Second Barrage, Ghost in the Shell, but not second season, Code Geass, but not second season, etc.).

[Daneel Trevize]

3/10/7/1/1/0/0
Perfect Blue is in 3 and 4 btw. I haven't seen it or much of Blue Gender which is what I was reminded of to start with. Paprika (same director as Perfect Blue) was worth what I paid iirc.
They also seem to have most of Studio Ghibli but no The Cat Returns? Oh noes. Also, Ninja Scrolls?!
I have all GitS seasons and films. The solid state society 3rd film's plot was weakest iirc. Please don't fuck up the live action film, Dreamsworks & Spielberg.

[xanral]

6/23/32/32/27/8/0

Like others I don't agree with some of those categories. Also there are a lot that were counted that I watched 1 episode of and said "this is horrible, stopping".

[Reed Tiburon]

I can get behind Fate/stay night.

Non-terrible male lead (apart from occasional whiteknight tendencies)
Attractive female character designs
Bitchy yet hot tsundere character
Easy to follow yet interesting plot
A good selection of female archetypes (http://www.baka-raptor.com/Shana/wheel.JPG) (pussy-bitch, slut, pussy)

[Pacefalm]

By the way I vote Tempus Spatium as the most badass deity ever. I mean some of the Greek and Norse gods got pretty close, but you have to give kudos to a guy who created the world in such a way that everyone under 17 is a girl and they have to make out with eachother to get stuff done. Respect.

[Reed Tiburon]

By the way I vote Tempus Spatium as the most badass deity ever. I mean some of the Greek and Norse gods got pretty close, but you have to give kudos to a guy who created the world in such a way that everyone under 17 is a girl and they have to make out with eachother to get stuff done. Respect.
quotan myself from pg 12:

SPOILERS

my fav theories I've read:
1. Aaeru and Neviril become Tempus and Spatium. They have done the Emerald Rii Maajon and could be said to exist at all points of space and time. The very last scene in the ballroom can point to this. (if I had to pick, Aaeru = Spatium - she's very concerned with where everyone is supposed to be, especially trying to get Neviril out of her room in the beginning :P . Neviril = Tempus - very affected by the flow of history and events, basically being sidelined by the events of Amuria's death.)
2. Amuria is Aaeru's grandfather. Think about it, Aaeru's grandfather is stated to have been the regina of Chor Dextra, and Amuria was caught in an Emerald Rii Maajon which could have sent her back in time, since her body disappeared. And though Amuria wasn't part of Chor Dextra before, maybe her appearance in the past is the entire reason the Simulacrum came to know about the effects of the Emerald Rii Maajon. If you've just created a new choir to investigate the Emerald Rii Maajon, who better to lead it than someone who's already done one? (This also explains why Neviril falls in love with Aaeru - same bloodline as Amuria! And, perhaps, why Aaeru is taken off flight duty once the identity of her grandfather becomes well known.)
3. I don't think Onashia is Dominura or Limone. First, she's stated to have been part of Chor Dextra, which rules out Limone... unless, like Amuria, we theorize that Limone was enlisted to take part in Chor Dextra when it was formed. More to the point, I don't think the narrative calls for it. Both Limone and Dominura seem happy and at ease, whereas Onashia is clearly haunted by her choices and angsty in general. I think she's just a sibylla who didn't want to let go of what she was. It seems to be a big theme.
4. Limone's knowledge of the word "aaeru" leads to a stable time loop, where she introduces the word to the ancient time, it survives up through the modern era, (Amuria hears it after traveling back in time herself?) and Aaeru is named after it.


Also, I really shouldn't like Fate/stay night as much as I do. But this is an awesome Visual Novel adaptation. Especially since I skipped half the lines in the prologue to the VN (then it crashed). I have this anime ranked ++ so far, at 12 eps out of 24. Depending on the second half that could certainly drop, but it's like Lays - bet you can't eat just one.

(I can also confirm this is a sweet anime to watch whilst drinking bourbon and eating potato "crisps". just fyi.)

[Sunabi]

By the way I vote Tempus Spatium as the most badass deity ever. I mean some of the Greek and Norse gods got pretty close, but you have to give kudos to a guy who created the world in such a way that everyone under 17 is a girl and they have to make out with eachother to get stuff done. Respect.

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere (probably TVtropes) that there was some official evidence suggesting that Simoun is set in a Mortal Engines-esque post-apocalyptic world where the non-existence of men is a result of some catastrophe rather than by design. If that's true then Tempus Spatium and the Simouns are probably just sufficiently advanced technology.

Though that's arguably not as cool as a deity of lesbian makeouts.

[Lusulpher]

That chart has Jin Roh in the correct place. :(
Ghibli films are level 1 or 0...


Not going to count series, numbers don't describe what I learned from each.

Tokyo Mag 8.0 is going to be another level 4. It feels gloomy, and the main character is an annoying bitch. That does not bode well for a good series.[found it in the lvl5 already :( with Beat Angel Escalayer?!...hentai is not obscure, not discussed, but certainly not obscure!]
Much of the sad/serious series are in the obscure pile. :(

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Cencoroll Oooh...
And found Casshern Sins...looks like Cyborg 009 redone properly[man I hated that show]
"The makers of the GANTZ anime knew they'd have to make a Gecko Ending from the very first episode, and subsequently started planting hooks that would eventually become significant in the final arc, which was completely made up, right from the beginning. It's actually quite impressive seeing characters who appeared in the background of some early scenes showing up as major characters for the final game.

And honestly, although the manga is better, the anime was very well done. Gonzo definitely learned from their errors with Hellsing (see below); all the unanswered questions in Gantz were things they couldn't have answered, because the manga hadn't done so yet either."
This site delivers! Finally, closure on GANTZ.


Also, MPC doesn't shatter the image at high speeds. That made me a convert.

[Reed Tiburon]

I like Fate/stay night about as much as I liked My-HiME, despite it being not as good. WTB Saber x Rin fanart :3

[lucian]

6/18/53/49/54/17/0

The definition of obscure is bullshit, most of their level 5 series are hella easy to find. I'm talking weekly updates on crunchy roll and PSN, so not exactly a lot of effort to track down. It's like they picked shows at random and said "this is rare". And how did "Madoka" get rated as level 1? It's brand new, and wasn't exactly that big of a hit. Plus they have the same series listed in mulitiple categories...like some are rated as level 1, 2, and 5.

On the other hand, the only show I've watched this year is Natsume Yujincho. There's just not much left that interests, and my viewing time is pretty much limited to what I can catch on my ipad while on my rowng machine.

Umm, guess I know where 2006-2009 went. Had a lot a of free time after kicking a warcraft addiction but before returning to dating/ going outside.

[Sunabi]

And how did "Madoka" get rated as level 1? It's brand new, and wasn't exactly that big of a hit.

Uh. It was kind of a massive hit.

[XenosisReaper]

People keep deleting my posts :( oh well, tomorrow for Yuru Yuriday

[EntroX]

I can get behind Fate/stay night.

Non-terrible male lead (apart from occasional whiteknight tendencies)
Attractive female character designs
Bitchy yet hot tsundere character
Easy to follow yet interesting plot
A good selection of female archetypes (http://www.baka-raptor.com/Shana/wheel.JPG) (pussy-bitch, slut, pussy)


http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/entries/icons/original/000/001/593/peopledie.jpg

the game/visualnovel was much better~

[Reed Tiburon]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/entries/icons/original/000/001/593/peopledie.jpg

the game/visualnovel was much better~
I unsuccessfully tried to play it through CrossOver :( Will try to look for a mac version though.

[EntroX]

I unsuccessfully tried to play it through CrossOver :( Will try to look for a mac version though.

get Parallels, CrossOver is a steaming pile of shit.

[XenosisReaper]

get Parallels, CrossOver is a steaming pile of shit.

So much this, you can get parallels for free as well.

[lucian]

Uh. It was kind of a massive hit.

No. Something like Sazae-san is a hit. Madoka is just more Shimbo fap fodder for the pedo crowd. I'm sure it was very popular with them, but six months from now? I just don't think I would consider it to be something that's widespread or longlasting, especially compared to the other shows and movies in the level one category.

[lucian]

So much this, you can get parallels for free as well.

You can get them all for free...if you know where to look. I liked the Fate/Stay Night anime a lot for some reason...liked the VN too, had some appropiately creepy scenes, even if it didn't have voiceovers (that might only be the original version though, I think the playstation version does). I have a hard time getting into visual novels though, I think the only one I've played through all the way was Tears to Tiara.

[Reed Tiburon]

No. Something like Sazae-san is a hit. Madoka is just more Shimbo fap fodder for the pedo crowd. I'm sure it was very popular with them, but six months from now? I just don't think I would consider it to be something that's widespread or longlasting, especially compared to the other shows and movies in the level one category.
I thought Madoka was fantastic, and I hardly consider myself part of the pedo/moe crowd. Also I've never seen Sazae-san. Will try Parallels.

Also. I heard it was Yuru Yuri Day.

http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb480/Yumekichi11/picture%207/799fb5b4.jpg

[Sunabi]

No. Something like Sazae-san is a hit. Madoka is just more Shimbo fap fodder for the pedo crowd. I'm sure it was very popular with them, but six months from now? I just don't think I would consider it to be something that's widespread or longlasting, especially compared to the other shows and movies in the level one category.

Sure, and compared to the Simpsons, Evangelion was a tiny drop in the ocean... you can't compare Sazae-san to late-night anime. And Madoka outsold nearly everything in that category in the last ten years. Haruhi is a "level 1" with an established novel franchise behind it and even then I'm pretty sure Madoka beat it quite thoroughly on sales.

[XenosisReaper]

Yuru Yuriday is tomorrow mate

[Reed Tiburon]

yuru yuri ep 9
Beginning half was boring, but picked up with the introduction of the student council president, who is apparently hot for teacher. Also some quality TOSHINO KYOKO humor.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35101375/FHC/yuruyuriep9.png
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35101375/FHC/yuruyuriep9-2.png

[EntroX]

just finished watching 07 ghost, it was "meh" if i am honest, the homo was very strong on this one.

starting bartender now

[EntroX]

Exercise:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SlidingScaleOfAnimeObscurity
Count up how many of these series you have watched, in full or part, by level.
For me: 3 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 3 / 1 / 0

not that many :/

6 / 24 / 47 / 45 / 32 / 7 / 0

i feel a bit depressed now :|

[Rai Deo]

As you should.

[bobgainsfield]

No. Something like Sazae-san is a hit. Madoka is just more Shimbo fap fodder for the pedo crowd. I'm sure it was very popular with them, but six months from now? I just don't think I would consider it to be something that's widespread or longlasting, especially compared to the other shows and movies in the level one category.

At the time it aired, and months later when the BDs came out it was still massively popular, BD's sold (IIRC) 22,000 units on the first day? Now I won't argue that a few year's from now it won't necessarily have long-lasting appeal, but it's certainly bigger than 'mere pedo crap'. Being eclipsed by a time travel show that followed immediately after probably didn't help Madoka very much though...

[Lana Torrin]

Exercise:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SlidingScaleOfAnimeObscurity
Count up how many of these series you have watched, in full or part, by level.
For me: 3 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 3 / 1 / 0

not that many :/

Ooo I can play this game...
5 (Never watched Naruto, but I know of it) / 14 / 24 / 12 / 11 (and what the fuck is Saber Marionette J doing at this level??) / 0 / 0 (I fail at the hard ones)

I think I should get extra credit for naming my servers after characters from Hyper Police (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper_Police).. (I love that show)

Edit: Youtube I love you..

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