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Live action movie! Although that isn't the same..
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8 YEARS OF EVA, Does it mean something to you?
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Re: SKU: 28 and 29 are indeed excellent. There are some tiny little bits in 37 and 39 that reference those two and tie things up nicely, too.
Re: Usagi Drop: Thank the gods they didn't go the route of the manga. I'd hoped they'd do something, though; as is I don't feel much different than I did after the first ep. I'm like "yeah, that was cute, but we haven't really gotten anywhere so . . . okay I guess?" Same problem with YuruYuri, actually; it's cute, but it'd be a lot more enjoyable if I felt like it was going somewhere rather than just doing random bits that don't really amount to anything.
Re: Penguindrum: NGE aside I'm not a fan of mindscrews. It's fine when you know it's gonna be like that from the outset, but I feel like ep 9 wound up being a bit of a bait and switch. I want plot, damn it! I know that's a silly thing to say when talking about a show full of penguin familiars and memory-stealing slingshots and magic hats that induce multiple personalities in dead people and such, but still.
Those last two comments look like complaints, but I don't mean them that way. I still enjoy both shows immensely. It's just a bit frustrating.
Re: Usagi Drop: Thank the gods they didn't go the route of the manga. I'd hoped they'd do something, though; as is I don't feel much different than I did after the first ep. I'm like "yeah, that was cute, but we haven't really gotten anywhere so . . . okay I guess?" Same problem with YuruYuri, actually; it's cute, but it'd be a lot more enjoyable if I felt like it was going somewhere rather than just doing random bits that don't really amount to anything.
Re: Penguindrum: NGE aside I'm not a fan of mindscrews. It's fine when you know it's gonna be like that from the outset, but I feel like ep 9 wound up being a bit of a bait and switch. I want plot, damn it! I know that's a silly thing to say when talking about a show full of penguin familiars and memory-stealing slingshots and magic hats that induce multiple personalities in dead people and such, but still.
Those last two comments look like complaints, but I don't mean them that way. I still enjoy both shows immensely. It's just a bit frustrating.
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People's deaths are to be mourned. The ability to save people should be celebrated. Life itself should be exalted. -- Volken Macmani, Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra
I hate myself. But maybe I can learn to love myself. Maybe it's okay for me to be here! That's right! I'm me, nothing more, nothing less! I'm me. I want to be me! I want to be here! And it's okay for me to be here! -- Shinji Ikari, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Yes, I know. You thought it would be something about Asuka. You're such idiots.
The law doesn't protect people. People protect the law. -- Akane Tsunemori, Psycho-Pass
People's deaths are to be mourned. The ability to save people should be celebrated. Life itself should be exalted. -- Volken Macmani, Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra
I hate myself. But maybe I can learn to love myself. Maybe it's okay for me to be here! That's right! I'm me, nothing more, nothing less! I'm me. I want to be me! I want to be here! And it's okay for me to be here! -- Shinji Ikari, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Yes, I know. You thought it would be something about Asuka. You're such idiots.
But there was a plot, that's the problem. For eight episodes things were nice and coherent, if a bit odd. Then Shoma gets hit by a car and whammo! Everything's off the rails.
For my post-3I fic, go here.
The law doesn't protect people. People protect the law. -- Akane Tsunemori, Psycho-Pass
People's deaths are to be mourned. The ability to save people should be celebrated. Life itself should be exalted. -- Volken Macmani, Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra
I hate myself. But maybe I can learn to love myself. Maybe it's okay for me to be here! That's right! I'm me, nothing more, nothing less! I'm me. I want to be me! I want to be here! And it's okay for me to be here! -- Shinji Ikari, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Yes, I know. You thought it would be something about Asuka. You're such idiots.
The law doesn't protect people. People protect the law. -- Akane Tsunemori, Psycho-Pass
People's deaths are to be mourned. The ability to save people should be celebrated. Life itself should be exalted. -- Volken Macmani, Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra
I hate myself. But maybe I can learn to love myself. Maybe it's okay for me to be here! That's right! I'm me, nothing more, nothing less! I'm me. I want to be me! I want to be here! And it's okay for me to be here! -- Shinji Ikari, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Yes, I know. You thought it would be something about Asuka. You're such idiots.
If by "coherent" you mean "they go about their everyday business of trying to steal a deeply delusional girl's diary because the foul-mouthed purple-eyed penguin princess alter ego of their sister told them to do so in the technicolor space-construct after they came out of the gigantic mecha teddy bears but before she dumped one of them down an infinite hole in the floor and pulled the other one's soul out in a sexual fashion" then sure, the first eight episodes were coherent. But really I think it's just that the show was always nuts and it's only now that the insanity is seeping through to the main characters. We already couldn't tell what's real: now they can't tell what's real either.
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NO. 6 Finale
to sum it and series up
What a steaming pile this show ended up being. The ending is worst of the worst kind of Bones ending and honestly challenged Fractale for the title of worst ending of the year so far. WOW.
4/10
Mawaru Penguindrum ep 10
As far as reasonably notable animators go this episode was my first proper contact with Keiji Gotoh's work.
If this episode (which was directed, storyboarded, animation directed and key animated all by himself, just like ep 9 was one-man show by the SHAFT guy) is any indication he is crappy. Animation itself is reasonably fluid but the character designs etc. are completely butchered and most frames look like crappy inbetweens by newbs. Atrocious key animation when it comes to characters.
SAKUGA HOKAI
SAKUGA HOKAI
SAKUGA HOKAI
SAKUGA HOKAI
SAKUGA HOKAI
SAKUGA HOKAI
SAKUGA HOKAI
This episode is the first major blunder Penguindrum has committed. The plot elements etc. aren't bad on their own, Kanba's travel through that wonderfully designed maze is amazing with fucked up version of Dvorak's Going Home playing in the background (another Kenji Miyazawa/Night at the Galactic Railroad allusion going on here...) but the messed up look of everything made me unable to enjoy most of the episode in the least.
I don't care if he's your fuckbuddy or something Ikuhara, do not let this happen again.
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Would post and reply moar but no time
to sum it and series up
What a steaming pile this show ended up being. The ending is worst of the worst kind of Bones ending and honestly challenged Fractale for the title of worst ending of the year so far. WOW.
4/10
Mawaru Penguindrum ep 10
As far as reasonably notable animators go this episode was my first proper contact with Keiji Gotoh's work.
If this episode (which was directed, storyboarded, animation directed and key animated all by himself, just like ep 9 was one-man show by the SHAFT guy) is any indication he is crappy. Animation itself is reasonably fluid but the character designs etc. are completely butchered and most frames look like crappy inbetweens by newbs. Atrocious key animation when it comes to characters.
SAKUGA HOKAI
SAKUGA HOKAI
SAKUGA HOKAI
SAKUGA HOKAI
SAKUGA HOKAI
SAKUGA HOKAI
SAKUGA HOKAI
This episode is the first major blunder Penguindrum has committed. The plot elements etc. aren't bad on their own, Kanba's travel through that wonderfully designed maze is amazing with fucked up version of Dvorak's Going Home playing in the background (another Kenji Miyazawa/Night at the Galactic Railroad allusion going on here...) but the messed up look of everything made me unable to enjoy most of the episode in the least.
I don't care if he's your fuckbuddy or something Ikuhara, do not let this happen again.
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Would post and reply moar but no time
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Need to keep an eye on this.
^This! Only really good part of the episode.Kanba's travel through that wonderfully designed maze is amazing with fucked up version of Dvorak's Going Home playing in the background (another Kenji Miyazawa/Night at the Galactic Railroad allusion going on here...)
Watched Dantalian no Shoka and Mawaru Penguindrum.
Dantalian no Shoka was mediocre. Just another story of a stupid fool taken advantage of by a cartoon villain. Extra lame.
As for MP, Xard pretty much already wrote my post for me. Though I'll add that Ringo was somehow worse then usual.
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Watched Princess Mononoke, and did a rewatch with C.A.P (did it over mic, so no funny today).
Man, it still the masterpiece I remember it to be (I last watched it in '06).
Man, it still the masterpiece I remember it to be (I last watched it in '06).
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The Moats of Quotes
"Life is becoming more and more indistinguishable from Onion articles." ~Monk Ed
"Oh my gods, that is awesome. I am inclined to forgive both Grant and the dub in general for that." ~Bagheera
"I don't try to engage in intelligent conversation here anymore."~Chee
"Look, if loving a clone of your mom is wrong, I don't wanna be right." ~Chuckman
|Why angels fight.|What Bagheera is talking about.|
The Moats of Quotes
"Life is becoming more and more indistinguishable from Onion articles." ~Monk Ed
"Oh my gods, that is awesome. I am inclined to forgive both Grant and the dub in general for that." ~Bagheera
"I don't try to engage in intelligent conversation here anymore."~Chee
"Look, if loving a clone of your mom is wrong, I don't wanna be right." ~Chuckman
|Why angels fight.|What Bagheera is talking about.|
This was the first time I watched Mononoke at such length, and to be honest, I don't consider it to be Miyasaki's strongest movie, but certainly not on a professional level.
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Watching Berserk on my own time, Moribito, Samurai Champloo and Witch Hunter Robin with anime club. They're also watching Ano Hana and Angel Beats, but... nah.
After Berserk, planning to rewatch Eva and/or finally watch Gurren Lagann.
After Berserk, planning to rewatch Eva and/or finally watch Gurren Lagann.
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Watched Kami-sama no Memo-chou. Easily the best episode so far, even if the fake-out in the beginning really pissed me off. Though I'm sure they'll piss it all away come next week.
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"everlasting, true love, I am yours"- Rule of Rose
"Happy people can be so cruel"- Claudia, Silent Hill 3
"everlasting, true love, I am yours"- Rule of Rose
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Alice should have Type 2 diabetes by 15. B/
Yeah, what the hell is that about? The plots themselves are never quite that difficult to figure out, but it's always a guessing game as to how much the characters know.
I really wish the show had been more episodic, or at the very least had done a story to spotlight each member of the NEET detectives. 11 episodes in, and I still feel like I barely know them.
I'm personally not hating this show, just hoping it does better with what the story has to offer, either with a reboot, or another season.
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"God is in his Heaven, and free men walk upon the Earth" - Rev. Robert Sirico, President of the Acton Institute
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Re: Alice should have Type 2 diabetes by 15. B/
I think they just didn't have the guts to go all the way.
Agreed. All those episodes, and yet they found no time to develop the characters to the point we'd actually care about them.11 episodes in, and I still feel like I barely know them.
I'm feeling pretty meh towards it. As for second season, I wouldn't hold out much hope. I heard this show isn't doing too well so a chance for more isn't likely.I'm personally not hating this show, just hoping it does better with what the story has to offer, either with a reboot, or another season.
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"everlasting, true love, I am yours"- Rule of Rose
"Happy people can be so cruel"- Claudia, Silent Hill 3
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Re: Alice should have Type 2 diabetes by 15. B/
... Wait, are we talking about the same thing? I'm just noticing the way Alice articulates herself is confusing as hell, and that I'm always left wondering how much she actually knows, or if what she knows has any real relevance.
This episode she outright stated she "already knew" what Narumi wanted, yet, that wasn't true, that still took another 10 minutes of investigation.
I had the feeling this may have been done to demonstrate she's a NEET, and thus, kind of lacking on the social skills. But now, I'm thinking that's a little too subtle for this show, and at best, it might have been the intent in the manga and they're just awkwardly translating it here.
SPOILER: Show
Is it Ayaka's lack of dying you're talking about? That didn't surprise me, as I read the short summery of her character on Wikipedia, which mentions details from the manga. It stated she lives, but... well, I won't say the rest, suffice to say though, there's still a price to pay.
Regardless, I think that's how the show will end, with the immediate crisis resolved, but with important strings left untied to leave it open for a second season.
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"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
"God is in his Heaven, and free men walk upon the Earth" - Rev. Robert Sirico, President of the Acton Institute
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魔法少女リリカルなのは (Mahou Shoujo Ririkaru Nanoha) Another Shinbo directed mahou shoujo series, as was Madoka.
In series 1, episodes 1-3 kick mahou shoujo clichés to the kerb; 4-6 introduce the rival figure, and then from the halfway point it swaps genres and it's "Atashi wa Gundam!" and friendship imposed through superior firepower from then on in (though you don't get the full White Devil deal until midway through the second season).
Given your reaction to Madoka, you will undoubtedly have difficulty with the significant characters being 9 year old girls, the regular panchira, and the henshin sequences. It would be nice to think that you could overlook those aspects and come to realize that Takamachi Nanoha is one of the manliest little girls to be imagined by Japan, but I don't hold out much hope.
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