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Summer 2013 Anime Thread Zero: grown men playing with dolls/who but WB Masochism

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wonzo

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http://pupa-anime.com/

The Pupa anime which Dresden is looking forward to so much will air in Fall. The director is Tomomi Mochizuki (House of Five Leaves), and Studio Deen is making it.
DEEN striking where it hurts most… :(
 

Jex

Member
http://pupa-anime.com/

The Pupa anime which Dresden is looking forward to so much will air in Fall. The director is Tomomi Mochizuki (House of Five Leaves), and Studio Deen is making it.
I understand that, theoretically, Studio Deen can make an acceptable anime series. Theoretically.

I certainly enjoyed the director's earlier work, House of Five Leaves, so I hope that this will turn out well.
 
http://pupa-anime.com/

The Pupa anime which Dresden is looking forward to so much will air in Fall. The director is Tomomi Mochizuki (House of Five Leaves), and Studio Deen is making it.

Oh shit, so soon.

The manga description sounds like some interesting body horror. Has this been mentioned in an earlier thread before? It seems familiar.

It has and was a common point of discussion in the manga thread for a little bit.
 

zeroshiki

Member
I understand that, theoretically, Studio Deen can make an acceptable anime series. Theoretically.

I certainly enjoyed the director's earlier work, House of Five Leaves, so I hope that this will turn out well.

Well, the first 3 episodes of Sankarea were surprisingly decent.
 
Full Metal Panic! Another Volume 1 Complete


Ok FMP! Another. I think I'm starting to get what you're trying to do, and I think I'm ok with that.

Another, at least in its first volume, is telling a much smaller, more light hearted story than the original FMP!. Hell, the main conflict right out the gate is whether
Tatsuya's one month of training with D.O.M.S. is enough for him to pass Mao's test and join as a proper member of the team. The final battle is the test, and not a single person dies in the entire book.

I've come to terms with the fact that Another isn't going to try and emulate FMP!, and I think that's led to me enjoying the second half of the first volume a helluva lot more than I was expecting.

Bring on volume 2.
 

FelixOrion

Poet Centuriate
Hey AnimeGAF, I'd like your assistance. This year's Anime Expo video rooms are kinda boring and lack a lot of interesting variety (see: no ICE). In lieu of that, I was thinking of preparing an external hard drive full of totally legally acquired weird-ass anime to watch in the hotel room with some of my friends during the time where we'd normally be checking out video rooms. I've already grabbed a few off "the list" like Dark Cat, Mad bull 34, Musashi Gundoh, and Glass Fleet. All those scratch the right itch, but I'm looking for a few more selects. Preferably, nothing that shows up on my MAL. Thanks!

Have they seen golden boy? Because Golden boy
 

firehawk12

Subete no aware
Well, it's easier than actually animating it properly.
I've noticed that it's a pose that's found in a lot of shounen manga as well. Maybe it's supposed to be aerodynamic or something? Maybe Japanese people don't pump their arms when they run? Who knows!

Of the first series? Yeah. Just finished the first volume of Another and started the second.
So about that Naoto novel... lol
 

CorvoSol

Member
On another G Gundam note, it's amazing how many long, meaningful stares two important characters exchange which go entirely unnoticed when you don't have the slightest suspicion concerning them.
Ulube and Dr. Mikamura's betrayalton is actually very well hinted at along the way. You just never see it because they both seem so very kind until the reveal.

Revolutionary Glasses Car Utena 32

Okay, so I have to admit that the set up for this scene and episode is of interest:
How does "had an incestual crush all show long but isn't actually related to her brother" Nanami react to knowing that "definitely siblings Anthy and Akio are having sex."
? Hahaha, Miki doesn't even think twice he's just like "HELL YES I WILL SHARE A ROOM WITH UTENA AND ANTHY." Oh, Miki.

OH MAN NANAMI IS BREAKING DOWN. Haha, sometimes I want to feel sorry for her then I remember
she killed a kitten.
Forced rape apples and the terrifying revelation that Anthy makes shaved ice with a hack saw. Every time you think this show has gotten weird as it gets, it gets weirder.

"She scares me to death."
"Oh do I?" She asked, pretending not to wield the hack saw, "Thanks so much."

NIGHTMARES. ALL. MY. NIGHTMARES.

Utena, Nanami is trying to tell you
that Anthy and Akio are having sex. Like right now.
And you won't listen. Utena Tenjou is a terrible friend. Hahaha, Nanami
beat the SHIT out of Keiko. And frankly, I enjoy that fact. Of further notice: Akio wears an outfit themed like Anthy's rose bride dress during the day, but like the Prince when in the car.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA THEY ARE RELATED.
EVERYTHING IN THIS SHOW IS A FUCKING LIE. UTENA IS A BOY AND ACTUALLY IS TSUWABUKI IS CHUCHU IS ORANGES AND TOMATOES IN A FUCKING EGGSHELL.

TRUST NO ONE. BELIEVE NOTHING.
 

Dresden

Member
gargantia on the verdurous planet - 13 [end]

- Chambro. That is all.

- as silly and nonsensical as the episode was at times, it was still a mechanically sound ending, with various elements seeded throughout the show coming together in one cohesive whole. The shonen-time conversation in the beginning is a throwback to the post-squidsacre speech Chamber tosses out, for example; it's a consistent logical foundation to just what he does and this goes all the way down to the amore like 3/4 of the episode in.

- Basically, everything you expect to happen happened, but it never felt like it was cheating to get there. When the
final sacrifice
happens, it doesn't come as a surprise, but in that lack of surprise is assurance that it wasn't just an asspull.

- I'm going to assume that many things are going to get fixed for the BD box release. There's some nice cuts involving two doughty-thighed cg robots shooting things at each other, but otherwise the episode was filled with off-model art and other such doodads. Those explosions looked nice, though. It was a mixed bag and I wish this final send-off for the series looked a little more complete.

- There was
Amy flying in a glider, but no Ledo and Amy flying together in a glider,
thus confirming that he ended up tying the knot with Melty instead. GLHF AMY

- I think the best compliment i could give is that i'd like to see more of what happens to the characters, and the setting. They're not exactly paragons of character development, but what's there is enough to piece together a semblance of depth.

- there was no need for that awful Ishikei illustration at the end.

Good show.
 
Ojamajo Doremi - 47

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Is this a thing in Aiko episodes?

Aiko ;___;
part 2,
now waiting for part 3.
The characterization of Aiko
issues is so good, from the first time when she wanted to met her mother but didn't find the courage to speak to her, to the misunderstanding and hiding it from her father, to selfishly wanting her father to stay single and only want to have her mother as her mother.
So good.
Also she was so cute:
 

cajunator

Banned
I remember watching some of that show somewhere for some reason. It was butt-tastic.

Its way more than that. Esura would totally love it.
Its TLR Darkness levels of lewd and pushing the boundaries. and just as cute.

Gundamic Layer.

If Bandai were smart they'd turn this into a Skylanders-esque game.

Being like angelic Layer is not a badd thing!

Updated my Vita wallpaper. Can't wait for more tanks in the future.

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Not a fan of vita but thats a great background!

Hayate no Gotoku! 08

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Yep.

cute is cute!
 

CorvoSol

Member
G Gundam Rewatch 37

The best of the episodes not technically focused on Domon or Rain, this one is all about Sai. Sai Saici also gives Domon the 2nd to 3rd best fight in the entire series. His ARMS GET BLOWN OFF and what does he do? KEEPS ON FIGHTING. He uses a technique so powerful that he manages to beat the Burning God Finger with it.

This is also the episode that first made me consider that Master Asia might be Sai Saici's father. Considering
both men are "dying of illness," Master Asia and Sai's dad have similar faces (minus a mustache) and are masters of Eastern Martial Arts. Also both ride on white horses. It's not much, but its a fun little theory.
 

Aizo

Banned
I guess I never paid attention, but why do anime characters run with their arms completely limp? It's weird.

It's definitely the most aerodynamic way to run. I recommend using it in daily life to get all the -insert gender of your sexual preference-.
 

Articalys

Member
Spring 2013 Preliminary First Volume Sales

54,460 *1 Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 2000% [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/26
17,940 *1 Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai. [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/19
*8,906 *3 Karneval [DVD+BD]: 2013/05/28
*8,717 *1 Date A Live [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/28
*8,488 *1 Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/26
*7,625 *1 Kakumeiki Valvrave [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/26
*5,072 *3 Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W [DVD+BD]: 2013/05/31
*4,162 *2 Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san. Z [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/05
*4,016 *1 Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/26
*3,960 *1 Devil Survivor 2 [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/19
*3,623 *1 Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san [BD]: 2013/06/26
*3,155 *1 Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/21
*2,813 *3 Yuyushiki [DVD+BD]: 2013/05/29
**,720 *1 RDG Red Data Girl [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/28
**,346 *1 Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/19

**,*** *0 Arata Kangatari [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/21
**,*** *0 Hayate no Gotoku! Cuties [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/26
**,*** *0 Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Bride [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/26
**,*** *0 Photokano [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/28

New vol.1 debuts bolded.

Bear in mind that the BD cutoff is 3,623 so some of those new unranked shows could have sold as much as 3,500 and we won't know until Thursday. Also potentially the Henneko regular edition might get some numbers added to the series as well.

Note: UtaPri S2 first volume came with an event ticket for an UtaPri live concert which explains why it sold ten billion copies. For a fair look at the series strength, we'll have to wait for later volumes.

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via something:

"That has to be the most powerful event ticket in anime history. No question."

re: Oregairu/SNAFU: "Expect a drop, this was discounted and came with all kinda of goodies. Probably not an Oreshura or Karvenal level drop though."

re: Valvrave: "Expect a drop here too at least as of v3, when the event tickets end. Mizuki Nana and all that."

Code:
2013 06/24~06/30 Anime BD List
*1 (***) --- 40,736 *40,736 **1 ONE PIECE Film Z LE
*2 (***) --- 28,253 *28,253 **1 Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 2000% v1
*3 (***) --- 23,716 *23,716 **1 Sword Art Online v9
*5 (***) --- 12,942 *12,942 **1 Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann BD Box
*6 (***) --- 11,990 *11,990 **1 Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken v6
*7 (***) --- 11,369 *11,369 **1 ONE PIECE Film Z RE
*8 (***) --- *7,344 **7,344 **1 Little Busters! v7
*9 (***) --- *7,171 **7,171 **1 Date A Live v1
10 (***) --- *6,936 **6,936 **1 Youkai Ningen Bem movie
11 (***) --- *6,875 **6,875 **1 Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. v1
13 (***) --- *5,419 **5,419 **1 Kakumeiki Valvrave v1
14 (***) --- *5,022 **5,022 **1 Vividred Operation v4
15 (***) --- *4,789 **4,789 **1 To Aru Majutsu no Index BD Box
17 (***) --- *4,016 **4,016 **1 Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. v1 LE
19 (***) **5 *3,764 *18,365 **2 Love Live! v4
20 (***) --- *3,623 **3,623 **1 Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san v1
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2013 06/24~06/30 Anime DVD List
*1 (***) --- 43,249 *,*43,249 **1 ONE PIECE Film Z LE
*2 (***) --- 28,186 *,*28,186 **1 ONE PIECE Film Z RE
*3 (***) --- 26,207 *,*26,207 **1 Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 2000% v1
*4 (***) --- *6,159 *,**6,159 **1 Hetalia The Beautiful World v2
*5 (***) --- *5,431 *,**5,431 **1 Sword Art Online v9
*9 (***) --- *2,547 *,**2,547 **1 Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken v6
10 (***) --- *2,300 *,**2,300 **1 Magi v7
11 (***) --- *2,206 *,**2,206 **1 Kakumeiki Valvrave v1
14 (***) --- *1,613 *,**1,613 **1 Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. v1
15 (***) --- *1,546 *,**1,546 **1 Date A Live v1
16 (***) --- *1,536 *,**1,536 **1 Amnesia v4
17 (***) --- *1,488 *,**1,488 **1 Little Busters! v7
18 (***) *30 *1,188 *,168,633 *10 Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Q (Evangelion 3.33)
19 (***) --- *1,132 *,**1,132 **1 Cuticle Tantei Inaba v4
20 (***) *55 **,940 1,193,052 601 Tonari no Totoro
21 (***) --- **,893 *,***,893 **1 Shirokuma Cafe v12
22 (***) --- **,879 *,***,879 **1 The Unlimited -Hyoubu Kyousuke- v4
24 (***) *17 **,779 *,**2,736 **2 Koto no Ha no Niwa
25 (***) --- **,758 *,***,758 **1 Vividred Operation v4
26 (***) --- **,751 *,***,751 **1 Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W v2
27 (***) --- **,720 *,***,720 **1 RDG Red Data Girl v1
30 (***) *27 **,612 *,**1,989 **2 Karneval v2
 

cnet128

Banned
I kind of want to work my way to Heartcatch. To "earn it" so to speak by watching the other series first. That means toughing it through Max fart and watching them all up to that one.

The One True Path.

Clannad 10

Argh, I can't take this anymore. This lazy and uninspired direction with amateur writing is killing me. I don't think I can put up with it just to get another episode 9 type of climax. It just doesn't seem worth it. Plus I don't know, they are focusing on other girls beside Fuko now? What the hell is the point in watching the show then?

I think I will go and tackle other shows in my backlog and maybe come back to this later.

If you can't put up with it to get to another episode 9 climax, put up with it to get to After Story. It will all be worth it.

MLP > Precure

YOU TAKE THAT BACK.

Revolutionary Girl Utena 33

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH.

DID THEY?

OR NOT?

They did.

It's definitely the most aerodynamic way to run. I recommend using it in daily life to get all the -insert gender of your sexual preference-.

Fun fact: In my foolish youth, I actually got into the habit of running like that, under the influence of Bleach and Naruto. I thought it looked super cool. Then people told me it looked weird so I had to break the habit.
 

cajunator

Banned
Spring 2013 Preliminary First Volume Sales

54,460 *1 Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 2000% [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/26
17,940 *1 Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai. [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/19
*8,906 *3 Karneval [DVD+BD]: 2013/05/28
*8,717 *1 Date A Live [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/28
*8,488 *1 Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/26
*7,625 *1 Kakumeiki Valvrave [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/26
*5,072 *3 Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W [DVD+BD]: 2013/05/31
*4,162 *2 Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san. Z [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/05
*4,016 *1 Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/26
*3,960 *1 Devil Survivor 2 [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/19
*3,623 *1 Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/26
*3,155 *1 Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/21
*2,813 *3 Yuyushiki [DVD+BD]: 2013/05/29
**,720 *1 RDG Red Data Girl [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/28
**,346 *1 Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/19

**,*** *0 Arata Kangatari [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/21
**,*** *0 Hayate no Gotoku! Cuties [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/26
**,*** *0 Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Bride [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/26
**,*** *0 Photokano [DVD+BD]: 2013/06/28

New vol.1 debuts bolded.

Bear in mind that the BD cutoff is 3,623 so some of those new unranked shows could have sold as much as 3,500 and we won't know until Thursday.

Note: UtaPri S2 first volume came with an event ticket for an UtaPri live concert which explains why it sold ten billion copies. For a fair look at the series strength, we'll have to wait for later volumes.

----------------------------------

via something:

"That has to be the most powerful event ticket in anime history. No question."

Code:
2013 06/24~06/30 Anime BD List
*1 (***) --- 40,736 *40,736 **1 ONE PIECE Film Z LE
*2 (***) --- 28,253 *28,253 **1 Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 2000% v1
*3 (***) --- 23,716 *23,716 **1 Sword Art Online v9
*5 (***) --- 12,942 *12,942 **1 Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann BD Box
*6 (***) --- 11,990 *11,990 **1 Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken v6
*7 (***) --- 11,369 *11,369 **1 ONE PIECE Film Z RE
*8 (***) --- *7,344 **7,344 **1 Little Busters! v7
*9 (***) --- *7,171 **7,171 **1 Date A Live v1
10 (***) --- *6,936 **6,936 **1 Youkai Ningen Bem movie
11 (***) --- *6,875 **6,875 **1 Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. v1
13 (***) --- *5,419 **5,419 **1 Kakumeiki Valvrave v1
14 (***) --- *5,022 **5,022 **1 Vividred Operation v4
15 (***) --- *4,789 **4,789 **1 To Aru Majutsu no Index BD Box
17 (***) --- *4,016 **4,016 **1 Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. v1 LE
19 (***) **5 *3,764 *18,365 **2 Love Live! v4
20 (***) --- *3,623 **3,623 **1 Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san v1
Code:
2013 06/24~06/30 Anime DVD List
*1 (***) --- 43,249 *,*43,249 **1 ONE PIECE Film Z LE
*2 (***) --- 28,186 *,*28,186 **1 ONE PIECE Film Z RE
*3 (***) --- 26,207 *,*26,207 **1 Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 2000% v1
*4 (***) --- *6,159 *,**6,159 **1 Hetalia The Beautiful World v2
*5 (***) --- *5,431 *,**5,431 **1 Sword Art Online v9
*9 (***) --- *2,547 *,**2,547 **1 Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken v6
10 (***) --- *2,300 *,**2,300 **1 Magi v7
11 (***) --- *2,206 *,**2,206 **1 Kakumeiki Valvrave v1
14 (***) --- *1,613 *,**1,613 **1 Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. v1
15 (***) --- *1,546 *,**1,546 **1 Date A Live v1
16 (***) --- *1,536 *,**1,536 **1 Amnesia v4
17 (***) --- *1,488 *,**1,488 **1 Little Busters! v7
18 (***) *30 *1,188 *,168,633 *10 Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Q (Evangelion 3.33)
19 (***) --- *1,132 *,**1,132 **1 Cuticle Tantei Inaba v4
20 (***) *55 **,940 1,193,052 601 Tonari no Totoro
21 (***) --- **,893 *,***,893 **1 Shirokuma Cafe v12
22 (***) --- **,879 *,***,879 **1 The Unlimited -Hyoubu Kyousuke- v4
24 (***) *17 **,779 *,**2,736 **2 Koto no Ha no Niwa
25 (***) --- **,758 *,***,758 **1 Vividred Operation v4
26 (***) --- **,751 *,***,751 **1 Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W v2
27 (***) --- **,720 *,***,720 **1 RDG Red Data Girl v1
30 (***) *27 **,612 *,**1,989 **2 Karneval v2

Gooo HENNEKO!

The One True Path.

That path is fraught with danger and suffering. But it is the right one.
 

CorvoSol

Member
Utena 34

This shadow play is oddly specific, applicable, and has an unearthly budget when it comes to making shadows of people who have an uncanny resemblance to people Utena knows.


Which means, of course, the following: 1) This play actually isn't happening at all and is a mass hallucination and 2) Even if it were real, Utena would not understand it. They could spell this shit out to her with a sky writer and she would not get it.

...

WHAT IN THE ROYAL HELL.
 
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