What anime are you watching right now? Jan 2013

[schwarzstahlhelm1993]

ZZ Gundam: soooo does judau ever become a good pilot

No. Judau is the one that started all the "Messiah Newtype Feats". Yes, I said it. Just enjoy the fights that don't involve him, or at least the bits featuring Neo Zeon mecha porn.

[Tankred]

ZZ Gundam: soooo does judau ever become a good pilot

As good as his reaction faces.

[UrsusArctos]

RahXephon: It had its moments.

It does, but there are times when those moments get awfully sour. RahX seemed to me the sort of series that could have been so much better than what it was - and tossed away the chance. Although I admit that the series could be seen as an excellent interpretation of Ayn Rand's objectivist philosophy (which I don't like).

AR-99: Do watch Death Note when you have the time. The first half of the series is nothing short of awesome.

[chazthesilencer]

I just finished Dusk Maiden of Amnesia, aka I Did Not Sign Up For This Much Emotion: The Annie May

The feels in this show were a pleasant surprise indeed, although I would have much preferred it if they went for the

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sad ending, rather than the “LOL! I’m back! Now wait for the next season that’ll never come” ending they decided on.

The first ep was an amusing little experiment, with the whole part one: No Yuko, part two: Yuko included deal.
Kinda disappointing none of the other episodes followed suit, although one could imagine this would have been a nightmare to write for.

The show had a distinctly… SHAFT style about it, don’t you think?

Oh, I just noticed there’s an OVA… save me the time and effort please- does it suck a lot, or just a little?

[pwhodges]

AR-99: Do watch Death Note when you have the time. The first half of the series is nothing short of awesome.

Not everyone agrees; I couldn't stand it any more after about episode 15 (and haven't viewed beyond that at all); and it had been going seriously downhill in my view some time before that.

[robersora]

RahXephon: It had its moments.

Yeah, especially in the first few Episodes the atmosphere is just mesmerizing. And you just have to love the soothing, eerie voice of Ayato's mum.

[caragnafog dog]

It does, but there are times when those moments get awfully sour. RahX seemed to me the sort of series that could have been so much better than what it was - and tossed away the chance. Although I admit that the series could be seen as an excellent interpretation of Ayn Rand's objectivist philosophy (which I don't like).

AR-99: Do watch Death Note when you have the time. The first half of the series is nothing short of awesome.

No functioning human being over the age of 15 likes Ayn Rand.

[schwarzstahlhelm1993]

No functioning human being over the age of 15 likes Ayn Rand.

One million Internets for you, good sir.

[Atropos]

Aquarion ep 5: Mazer Rackham is starting to piss me off.

[Merridian]

The feels in this show were a pleasant surprise indeed, although I would have much preferred it if they went for the

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sad ending, rather than the “LOL! I’m back! Now wait for the next season that’ll never come” ending they decided on.

You know, I'm really torn on that tissue.

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That last ep hit really close to home in a number of ways, which made it remarkably effective as far as YOU NEED TO BE SAD NOW goes--so when I figured it'd end on that note, I was definitely thinking GEE THIS FUCKING SUCKS BUT IT'S A FITTING ENDING, TIME FOR THE BOURBON NOW. When the last couple of seconds pulled its sudden reversal of all that, at first I considered it a cheap shot, almost like how Abenobashi Shopping Arcade's last ten minutes effectively ruined the entire message of the show. But you know what?

Yuuko's too much fun for me to even care. Plus, I picked this show up after a stupid fanservice thread on /a/, and given that I've been under a mild amount of stress lately, I just wanted something stupidly fun and entertaining to pollute my brain with. I didn't expect it to send me spiraling into my own nostalgic wounds and digging my own shit up with its pretty impressive Jung-flavored ghost stories. The fact it managed to be successful on both counts, AND develop a main character I can root for seems amazing. This was not the show I expected or signed up for at all, but I don't regret that in the slightest.

The first ep was an amusing little experiment, with the whole part one: No Yuko, part two: Yuko included deal.
Kinda disappointing none of the other episodes followed suit, although one could imagine this would have been a nightmare to write for.

Yeah, I feel the same way. Most of the episodes had some pretty creative ways of going about depicting things, and sometimes they worked (like here) and sometimes they were a little too hodge-podged or rushed (like the one with the Red Lady thing about halfway through the show).

ON that note, the show's overall direction did come across as rather Shaft-like, but it's likely because the director and storyboarder has worked with Shinbo on a number of Shaft projects.

Oh, I just noticed there’s an OVA… save me the time and effort please- does it suck a lot, or just a little?

It's an extra almost 100% comedy episode, but I'd say it's worth checking out. Kirei tries to intentionally steal the OP from Yuuko, but she fails.

I kind of feel sorry for Kirei.

[Azathoth]

Aquarion ep 5: Mazer Rackham is starting to piss me off.

seeing as how he's the only interesting thing about the show, you might be in for a rough time.

[Atropos]

seeing as how he's the only interesting thing about the show, you might be in for a rough time.

Well, the teen pilots are probably worse, but 'trickster mentor' types really just bore me.

[caragnafog dog]

Aquarion ep 5: Mazer Rackham is starting to piss me off.

are we talking about ender's game

[InstrumentalityOne]

OreImo
I want to like this show as a comedy.
I really do.

but uh



w/ the end of today's episode...

What on earth is happening?

[caragnafog dog]

b-but incest is the purest form of love!

[Fireball]

implying they are blood related

[caragnafog dog]

the aryan features do throw you for a loop don't they

I've never seen the show.

[Fireball]

Well, her hair is dyed iirc but from what I gather I don't think the writer has the balls to go with full incest ending. Either it's going to end not blood related or an open end with just undertones.

[caragnafog dog]

open end with just undertones.

Absolutely disgusting.

[Justacrazyguy]

Schools Days:

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I was expecting to say: YES! HE IS DEAD!

But in the end I said: What a horrible way to die.

Damnit.