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Fall 2013 Anime |OT2| The Rise and Fall of Kyoto

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LordCanti

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Yamato 2199 E2

"You did well when you sat there and yelled fire, bro"

"THANKS CAPTAIN INTENSE!"

CGI got better. Let's do this thing.
"This thing" being sitting here on my ass and watching as much as I can stand.

E3

"Does anyone on this ship know how any of this tech works? No? Okay. Activate warp drive #YOLOSWAG"
 

jgminto

Member

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Dresden

Member
yamato - 14

One of the show's strengths has been its continued inventiveness as the journey continues, but I didn't expect this.
For it to go full horror/dreamland, and to pull it off so well, is pretty amazing stuff.
It's this
surreal psychological thriller
that I didn't expect at all out of this show, and I'm glad to have seen it without being warned about it. Hence the liberal use of spoiler tags in this post.

Good direction, great storyboarding - dem transitions - so good.
 

wonzo

Banned
Apocalypse Zero 1-2 END

apocalypsezero1.jpg


The unrestrained nature of both the violence and the grotesque look of the monsters really does make this one of the finest bits of absurdist comedy to ever exist. Seriously, the
facetit
is just so ridiculous you can't help but laugh at the stupidity of it all.

There's also some deep as fuck commentary on man's extreme obsession with masculinity and the needless destruction it brings, especially when confronted with extreme changes of circumstance.
 

Jex

Member
yamato - 08

The scene where
they calibrate the telescope to look back at an image of Earth from 8 years back
got me pretty hard. The despot introduced this episode has a cartoonish flair to him, but I'm expecting him to show more depth as we go.

I actually really like the bit where Desler
drops the guy into a hole
because it's so over-the-top. It doesn't really fit with the logic of the show but it's very reminiscent of classic 'baddies'.
 

FelixOrion

Poet Centuriate
Amnesia 1

Well this was very...interesting. Not sure exactly what's going, but I think that's the point. Show looks really really nice too...but all the male characters seem very :dtl. I don't know if I can stick with it but...

...there's a character named Orion! 10/10 AOTF.
 

Jex

Member
With the speed at which Yamato is picking up new adherents it actually now has a shot in the AOTY voting. Huzzah!
 

LordCanti

Member
With the speed at which Yamato is picking up new adherents it actually now has a shot in the AOTY voting. Huzzah!

Eh. I'm 4 eps in and its okay. Nothing to write home about yet.

Edit: 5 in.
Not using the super weapon against Pluto because you might uhh...destroy Pluto? Who gives a shit?
 

Shard

XBLAnnoyance
Diamond no Ace Episode 13

So we have reached the end of the First String arc, and indeed many tears of shonen manliness were shed. Also, I think Zaizu is my favorite character, well, when he is being the stereotypical evil sports team villain at least.
I kind of figured Chris was not going to get picked based on several factors, but still kind of sucks since Harihuchi is kind of dull and Chris really got steroid injected with chracter development.
All and all I would call this the Growing the Beard Arc as this is when Ace of the Diamond is really beginning to shine and also why it is on my AOTY list.
 

firehawk12

Subete no aware
Amnesia 1
Well this was very...interesting. Not sure exactly what's going, but I think that's the point. Show looks really really nice too...but all the male characters seem very :dtl. I don't know if I can stick with it but...
...there's a character named Orion! 10/10 AOTF.
Oh god. lol

I would not go that far. Hell, not even the best old property in a new skin of the year.
What is?
 

foxuzamaki

Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Hanamaru Kindergarten episode 3
theres something refreshing about the woman being completely oblivious instead of the guy who has no reason to be oblivious just on the fact of how guys htink.
 

Jex

Member
[Monogatari: S2] - END

Before I say anything else about this episode I have to point out that the CG was really, really bad and rather distracting. I don't know who thought it was a good idea but they were dead wrong. Geeze.

Beyond that, and some slightly wonky cinematography in parts, this was a pretty fantastic finale. It legitimately delivered in a way I hadn't quite imagine to the point where I can almost forgive how inconsistent this season has been. Almost.

Still, complaints aside, this is now probably my favourite arc in the whole of the -Monogatari franchise. I'm genuinely surprised that it turned out so great. Based Nisio Isin, etc.

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Anyway, the arcs I can recommend from this season without reservation are: The Tiger Arc, The Snake Arc and this arc. Mainly because they're free of little girls!
 

firehawk12

Subete no aware
I'll be honest: the show is shit, but how many other shows have a character named Orion, huh?
Well, you got me there. lol

Gundam Build Fighters and Gatchaman Crowds.
I can't speak for GBF because I'm allergic to pseudo sports shounen, but as much as I enjoyed Hajime.... no!

[Monogatari: S2] - END

Anyway, the arcs I can recommend from this season without reservation are: The Tiger Arc, The Snake Arc and this arc. Mainly because they're free of little girls!
smh
 

foxuzamaki

Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
[Monogatari: S2] - END



Anyway, the arcs I can recommend from this season without reservation are: The Tiger Arc, The Snake Arc and this arc. Mainly because they're free of little girls!

Well, you got me there. lol


I can't speak for GBF because I'm allergic to pseudo sports shounen, but as much as I enjoyed Hajime.... no!


smh

agreed, its all or nothing bro
 

Jex

Member
Well, the Shinobu and Mayoi arcs aren't really directed that well and the production looks even crummier than usual. Still, I'd recommended people to watch the whole thing (minus clipshows of course). I'm just highlighting the best stuff!
 

Shard

XBLAnnoyance
I can't speak for GBF because I'm allergic to pseudo sports shounen, but as much as I enjoyed Hajime.... no!

Your loss on Gundam Build Fighter and I know this is a controversial choice because Yamato 2199 is getting a bunch of last minute love here, but I stand by my conviction.
 

Theonik

Member
Can you be so sure?
I can believe it's all that matters.

If everyone in the thread put Rozen in even the 7th or 8th place on their list, it would have a fair shot of scratching the top ten. Points add up if enough people vote. See: stuff like From the New World and Humanity Has Declined from last year. No one had them as their AotYs, but enough people at least listed them somewhere that they ultimately racked up more points than even SAO and Chooney Boo Boo.
Will try and watch Rozen and Uchuuten Kazoku before the AOTY vote so we'll see.

Come on Precure goods!
wished more of the non-h stuff was made available
That is a lie.

You are a good person.

Lol this reminds me of a tweet I saw last night.

Next Hosoda movie to be about furries in space confirmed.
Bring it.

Vito rehosted the new World Conquest PV which is region blocked by Aniplex: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x18zgtc

Looks pretty neat!
Decision to watch getting vindicated. I've kept the faith since the first teaser!

Being relevant doesn't matter, if you dislike a tomboy voiced by Miyukichi you're weird as fuck.
Hear hear.

madp has a weakness for midriffs? I suppose that's one reason why he likes Aikatsu! so much.
Frankly everyone who DOESN'T is insane and should be purged.

I would trust this man with my life.

http://i.imgur.com/67P03xOl.jpg

So much trustworthiness. Totally not suspicious at all.
He makes me think of Hazama from BlazBlue.

Also if Mars produces all the brown people, Mars is clearly the best planet.
Don't forget the white hair and red eyes. <3

I doubt Nafe willl just produce a list now.
Watch them create it when next they post in 2 years.

It's better this way.
I don't like the slower thread. It makes it hard to post impressions for things if you have to wait an hour for someone to post :L
Also 5 pages last night YESSS

Who's Pol Pot?

That they are equally small groups!
(And weirdly, that I am the only one in both! lol)
Should I give it a shot?

Oh Gosh, speaking of Apocalypse Zero if there is one show I can recommend people not watch in a sense that is "you gotta see this but I'm gonna warn you against it" it's Apocalypse Zero. "It's only two episodes!" is perhaps the most Satanic thing ever uttered in this forum.
Apocalypse Zero is a great absurd comedy.

"It's only two episodes."
Will watch.

It makes zero sense since
they should be floating out an array of sensors instead of relying on a single one for interdimensional warfare
, but fuck it, it's awesome!!!
My take is they needed the sensors to be connected to the boat by wire so they couldn't really separate them also periscopes are cool.
(remember transmission isn't possible outside the dimension gap and they need to keep the portal open.)

yamato - 14

One of the show's strengths has been its continued inventiveness as the journey continues, but I didn't expect this.
For it to go full horror/dreamland, and to pull it off so well, is pretty amazing stuff.
It's this
surreal psychological thriller
that I didn't expect at all out of this show, and I'm glad to have seen it without being warned about it. Hence the liberal use of spoiler tags in this post.

Good direction, great storyboarding - dem transitions - so good.
Yes that was an awesome episode. It was very hard to write a post for it without spoiling so I had to talk about other things. So good.

Apocalypse Zero 1-2 END

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18780843/anime/apocalypsezero1.jpg

The unrestrained nature of both the violence and the grotesque look of the monsters really does make this one of the finest bits of absurdist comedy to ever exist. Seriously, the
facetit
is just so ridiculous you can't help but laugh at the stupidity of it all.

There's also some deep as fuck commentary on man's extreme obsession with masculinity and the needless destruction it brings, especially when confronted with extreme changes of circumstance.
You are a good person. Also I agree with everything you said.

I actually really like the bit where Desler
drops the guy into a hole
because it's so over-the-top. It doesn't really fit with the logic of the show but it's very reminiscent of classic 'baddies'.
I really liked that too. I think these small moments of more cartoony stuff in the quantities they've been using them helps create a nice antithesis with the rest of the material that makes it more enjoyable as a whole. I also liked the (near) end of episode 14 in that sense.
 

firehawk12

Subete no aware
I won't allow any unkind words directed at Mayoi-chan.
Secret best character.

Nadeko is legitimately good now but it's clear who the best character of this season is.

Kaiki!

http://abload.de/img/monogatari-series-secbgs0n.jpg
The world is upside-down!

I can believe it's all that matters.
I find your faith in GAF disturbing!
Should I give it a shot?
KKK is a fun show of the four girl variety, but it is unapologetically Japanese. If the prospect of a shounen parody based entirely on the idea of two girls playing shiritori doesn't get you hot and bothered, the show probably won't do much for you.

That said, if you are a fan of tsukkomi humour, KKK has one of the best straight (wo)men that I've seen in anime. Such a great reaction voice.
 

foxuzamaki

Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Hanamaru Kindergarten episode 4
Like that yamoto and anzu are getting along, tho yamoto and tschi(or however you spell his name)'s relationship hasent progressed all that much, this is also my favorite ending theme since the 2nd episode so far.
 
KKK is a fun show of the four girl variety, but it is unapologetically Japanese. If the prospect of a shounen parody based entirely on the idea of two girls playing shiritori doesn't get you hot and bothered, the show probably won't do much for you.

That said, if you are a fan of tsukkomi humour, KKK has one of the best straight (wo)men that I've seen in anime. Such a great reaction voice.

... What does KKK stand for here? What the title?

Cause I'm not gonna try searching for "KKK anime".
 
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