Sometimes I wonder why shows like Dusk Maiden and MGX get licensed and released so quickly yet some other properties can take forever. Especially since shows such as those werent really high sellers to begin with and in some cases, like Rinne no Lagrange, were total flops.
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Summer 2013 Anime |10th Dimensional OT| the first ignoble truth: all of life is anime
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I would imagine that by licensing something before sales figures come in, you can get a cheap deal on a potentially big hit.
If you wait and the show is a success, licensing fees probably go up. If you wait and the show is a failure, why would you want it?
There's probably a more complex answer involving studios having quiet periods where they can do a show quickly, and bulk deals where you get multiple licenses at once.
I think you are probably right. Its how a show like Fractale got a licensed bluray deal in the US. Probably sold more here than in Japan lol (yeah I bought it too)
Dedication Through Light
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Up to episode 15 or so. Surprised people say sket dance is inferior,when I can never recall sket dance being as dull as some of these episodes have been when introducing new characters.
That was unexciting, feels like its missing something to make it stand out.
Brothers conflict is a must watch, feels wholly unique in the otome field, and also Futo is ideal bf material.
It looks interesting but only that. Because yeah it doesnt do anything that particularly seems to stand out. Just by the numbers action/supernatural anime or something.
I can see I'm going to end up watching this for Hosoya Yoshimasa's voice. Ever since watching Katanagatari I can't get enough of that guy.
I think I saw a gothic lolita character in there. So I will definitely watch it.
Sounds like a job for Jexhius.
I think that gothic lolita character is voiced by:
You enabler you.
It was but certain parts were a bit controversial. Gaf kind of attacked the show.
Heehee. youve got a point!
You should. Though mostly for Chiwa. Himeka who I just posted is nice too, but Chiwa is where it's at. Anyone who makes any claims about any girls in Oreshura being better than Chiwa is definitively wrong, and needs to go back to moe school and study Cuteness 101.
How many episodes is OreShura?
Just the 13, sadly.
Well that makes it pretty easy to watch at least.
PdotMichael
Banned
The first episode was one of the funniest episodes of the year. Too bad all parts without the mother were just boring and bad.
That first episode was quite something. Talk about mood whiplash.
Basileus777
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You're crazy. Ai was the clear best in Oreshura. She was the most of the reason to watch it.
Psch, Ai wasn't even the second-best.
Chiwa >>>>>>> Himeka >>>>>>> Ai >>>>>>>>>> Mana >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Masuzu
Of course
the MC had to go for worst girl, smh.
Dedication Through Light
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Was kind of hoping Daisuki would have had DBZ dub instead of sub only on their site. Ill forever be stuck at ep10 unless Funimation or someone resolves this senseless gap.
Passive Assassin
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I think the writer of sket dance was an assistant for gintama's writer at some point in time.
KirbYuuYuu
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I think that gothic lolita character is voiced by:
That's quite the variety.
Mnemosyne was better.
Yeah, Shinohara used to be an assistant to Sorachi. I know they made a joke about it in the manga crossover, though I forget if it made it to the anime version as well.
FelixOrion
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I keep reading it as "skeet"
At the best, it makes me think of shooting skeet with a shotgun.
At the worst, it makes me think of shooting skeet with a...well, ask Lil Jon.
ZachDeKoromaru
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No you don't!
Steins;Gate Ep 1 - 12
I honestly don't know what to think of this. Whether I dislike it or not. I guess I like it enough but dislike some of the minor things the plot offers. I am really one of those people who are nit-icky when it comes to Time-travelling stories because no one does it right. The Girl that Leapt through time did it great but that never had huge paradoxical implication and Source Code used shortcuts and whatnot, but generally speaking, Shows gets out of hand when it comes to the matter. At least here in Steins;gate, they try to explore time-paradox, Butterfly consequences and fragmented line theory, but there is a lot of thing they try to ignore. for example
Oh, and the dub is awful. Okaba sounds fine, I guess, but the girls just sound very typical high-school teenagares which is quite abrasive.
I honestly don't know what to think of this. Whether I dislike it or not. I guess I like it enough but dislike some of the minor things the plot offers. I am really one of those people who are nit-icky when it comes to Time-travelling stories because no one does it right. The Girl that Leapt through time did it great but that never had huge paradoxical implication and Source Code used shortcuts and whatnot, but generally speaking, Shows gets out of hand when it comes to the matter. At least here in Steins;gate, they try to explore time-paradox, Butterfly consequences and fragmented line theory, but there is a lot of thing they try to ignore. for example
When Akihabara changed, how come the lab members remembered Shining finger, even though they IBM 5100 never happened? At which point did the gender swap succeeded for Ruka even though it failed in 2 attempts? How come The lab member stay the same whilst everything around them changed because of paradox? wouldn't the meeting situation be completely different if one or two things didn't exist?
Oh, and the dub is awful. Okaba sounds fine, I guess, but the girls just sound very typical high-school teenagares which is quite abrasive.
Theonik
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Indeed SW takes priority.
nintendoman58
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That first episode was one of the most infuriating things I've ever seen. That sudden change in tone just doesn't work.
It was like a circus parade marching past a funeral.
ZachDeKoromaru
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That and Oreshura is kind of bad.
KirbYuuYuu
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The overall situation before the mood whiplash was rather hilarious though.
Theonik
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Butt of course.
Try watching to at least to the demon sword arc which is the first and best full arc in my opinion. Good action and a good story.
nintendoman58
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"My daughter can read minds! Better abandon her and mentally scar her for life!"
It makes so much sense!
Remember when cajunator told you that when it gets going, it really gets going?
That.
Though if you are nit-picky about shows having consistency in their rules of time travel, then you're probably going to have some problems down the line.
woooo finally someone is watching kenichi
The action will deliver
in the manga
I only watched the last fight in the anime but it was good. I'm still waiting for a second season or a remake of the first one.
Kenichi is a better than Bleach and Naruto
That's not saying alot though.
cosmicblizzard
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Are there any shows where what seems like production issues are actually plot-relevant and intentional?
This sounds like something Kitakubu would do, though I don't think it has exactly.
Outside the realm of anime, I recall in Series 5 of Doctor Who there was at least one instance where what looked like a continuity error (a character wearing a jacket in a single shot that he'd taken off earlier in the episode) later turned out to be
a different version of that character on a trip back through time
cosmicblizzard
Banned
That's not a good episode by the standard of the show.
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