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I finally finished Haibane Renmei today. What a strange, emotionally moving, bittersweet ride this show was. I would highly recommend it. It's a really impressive piece of worldbuilding, even though most of the big questions that the viewer has about this place are left as a mystery. The last two episodes made me cry. Really cared about the characters by the end, and I hope Rakka has a long and happy life as a Haibane. The animation got fairly budget at some points, but the visual style as a whole is very pretty and unique. The subdued color pallette, along with the deceptively laid-back atmosphere in the earlier episodes, really reminded me of Kino's Journey, and I liked this show just as much or maybe more. With that said . . . Quest For Glory II posted:Since I didn't give a recommendation last time, i didn't get one for my list, but that's okay because I've been watching them all anyway. Well the first episode of them. Please watch five more episodes of Barakamon because it is indeed cute as gently caress, and very heartwarming and funny as well. It was hard to pick this over Shirobako, but I did anyway. My list: Mushishi Spice and Wolf Punchline Patlabor (your choice of TV, OVA, movie) Tamako Market Yuru Yuri
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I'm sorry I haven't been watching Gatchaman. I'll finish my five eps this weekend.
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Watching Barakamon as suggested, while also watching other poo poo Barakamon ep 2 - So the show was already cute but now they throw in QUIRKY characters... I'm not sold on all of them yet. Naru is still best character and the interaction between her and the main character is what drives the show. The family and the schoolgirls and the mediocre dude need more time to bake, which I assume is coming over the next few episodes??? some more (this isnt a list, just stuff i'm watching): Death Parade ep 2-3 - Going the distance with this one!! I think the third episode showing that both participants can 'win' solidified it for me Gatchaman Crowds #1 - I just couldn't get super into this one, I know it's well-liked but I didn't care for the first episode at all, also CG action?? booooo Yona of the Dawn #2-3 - Hmmm too many flashbacks, I'll give this one more episode before I bail, at least #4 looks like the plot moves forward Snow White w/ Red Hair #2-3 - This show fuckin rules, thanks for finally having a Competent Shojo Heroine With Agency, anime. Going the distance Bodacious Space Pirates #1-2 - A lot of stuff I'm on the fence about have pacing issues and this is another one, she should already be a kickass pirate but they're dragging through the mud to start. on the fence
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Oct 9, 2015 10:04
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4 episodes into Love Live and I'm really enjoyng it. I like how they've got problems to overcome, because some of them are terrible and nobdoy gives a poo poo about their dumb band. Nico looks like she's gonna be a great villain, can't wait to see them tangle with her. It's a fun show, but there's no way they're actually gonna save the school. They're having fun and bonding and growing as people, but actually save the school? No way, they're just six girls, it's impossible.
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Oct 9, 2015 13:12
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Dude, how many of the 'let's put on a ______ to save the ______' things that have been made since they invented that in the 1930's have ever actually ended with them not saving ______?
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Oct 9, 2015 13:34
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Sakurazuka posted:Dude, how many of the 'let's put on a ______ to save the ______' things that have been made since they invented that in the 1930's have ever actually ended with them not saving ______? Once in Scrubs, technically.
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Oct 9, 2015 13:34
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I don't know. I know they pulled it off in The Blues Brothers. But these girls aren't on a mission from God.
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Oct 9, 2015 13:36
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Once in Scrubs, technically. Once in the Simpsons too. E: i think. Some drat cartoon failed to save the camp from some rich assholes. a kitten fucked around with this message at 14:38 on Oct 9, 2015 |
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Oct 9, 2015 14:34
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Okay something that not a deliberate parody of those kind of movies 
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The 2011 Muppets movie didn't have the show save the studio. But the studio was saved in the credits by deus ex machina soooo.
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Oct 9, 2015 15:40
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Yay, they defeated Nico!
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Oct 9, 2015 17:25
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boom boom boom posted:I watched the first two episodes of Love Live, and it's suprrisingly good. I wasn't really expecting much from an anime that's just one wing of a massive waifu marketing machine, but it was really solidly made. Lots of good energy, the episodes have a good, fast pace, the characters are characterful, except that one chick who's the dean's daughter, she's pretty bland. Stick with it. You'll get lots.
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Oct 9, 2015 22:37
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I'm glad they defeated Eri, and turned her into another μ's. All their adversaries become μ's. All available biomass will be converted to μ's.
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Oct 10, 2015 05:09
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Usagi Drop is really loving adorable and heartwarming. That is all.
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Oct 10, 2015 05:43
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I finished The Love Live season 1. It was pretty good, for the most part. lots of good energy, strong characters even if some of them didn't get enough screen time(Rin), weird CG puppet dances. It's a shame they ended the season with the weakest "oh no, x is leaving the team/the team is splitting up?!" storylines I've ever seen.
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boom boom boom posted:I finished The Love Live season 1. It was pretty good, for the most part. lots of good energy, strong characters even if some of them didn't get enough screen time(Rin), weird CG puppet dances. It's a shame they ended the season with the weakest "oh no, x is leaving the team/the team is splitting up?!" storylines I've ever seen. Season 2 is stronger all around, imo, and the movie is a great send off, so look forward to that.
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Episode 7 of Boogiepop and we've got a teenager who's gained psychic powers and a desire to remove all the "useless parts" of the world. Testing his powers by separating the coffee and milk in a mug was neat, but I think there's better ways to show your psychic talents to your sister than picking up a stray kitten and exploding it with your mind. Twisting the composite human till he burst was pretty cool though. Boogiepop claimed'em both in the end anyway though 
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Oct 10, 2015 17:07
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Mentat Radnor posted:I finally finished Haibane Renmei today. What a strange, emotionally moving, bittersweet ride this show was. I would highly recommend it. It's a really impressive piece of worldbuilding, even though most of the big questions that the viewer has about this place are left as a mystery. Mushishi, definitely. Speaking of Mushishi, here's my list: Mushishi Ghost Stories (English Dub) Haruhi Suzumiya RahXephon Death Parade
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Oct 10, 2015 22:40
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Julias posted:Mushishi, definitely. Death Parade DO IT!!!! Probably the best Anime I've seen in awhile. I must spread the word. List: Kill La Kill Akame Ga Kill Mushishi Pupa Now and Then, Here and There This is just random stuff I have on a "want to watch list" I've made.
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its not my turn but i will tell you to not watch pupa as its incestual cannibalistic pedoshit
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Davincie posted:its not my turn but i will tell you to not watch pupa as its incestual cannibalistic pedoshit Da gently caress? *looks at reviews*  Well it looks like everyone on the internet pretty much hates that show. I'mma keep it on the list for now, and trust in the friendships all goons have for each other that they will pick the other four.
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Oct 10, 2015 23:34
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you should watch kaiji from your previous list as that show is badass
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KildarX posted:Da gently caress? *looks at reviews* This sounds like you really do want to watch Pupa, but you're scared what a bunch of ADTRW posters would think of you.
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A Doomed Purloiner posted:This sounds like you really do want to watch Pupa, but you're scared what a bunch of ADTRW posters would think of you. You caught me Something Awful poster, A Doomed Purloiner. 
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KildarX posted:Death Parade DO IT!!!! Probably the best Anime I've seen in awhile. I must spread the word. Things I have seen nothing of: Eureka Seven Giant Robo Black Lagoon Kemonozume Gunbuster
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Mercrom posted:Pu- I mean Kill la Kill You gotta watch Kemonozume! Code Geass Agito of Exile Koufuku Graffiti Bakemonogatari Orguss 2 The Five Star Stories Macross Zero
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Quest For Glory II posted:I've seen the first ep of Kino's Journey and it seems like a cool, mellow show. Even when absolutely anything else would be emphasising the tension or action. I really want to compare it to something other than Haibane Renmei but slow, mellow, introspective and all about the world and atmosphere describes both of them really well. Kino has been more episodic so far and Kino and Hermes are the only recurring characters. It's something I'll watch the rest of but not something I'd be tempted to marathon - it's too chill for that.
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boom boom boom posted:You gotta watch Kemonozume! Watch Orguss 2. It doesn't have much of connection to the first Orguss (and the actual link was entirely unnecessary, in my opinion). My list: Brigadoon Gungrave Shigofumi Skull Man Zegapain
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Gatchaman is starting to lose me. It doesn't have nearly enough stylish henshin hero action, which is the stuff I like. I'm glad they stopped doing one of their like three annoying running gags though and gave Utsutsu some actual lines. Edit: Alright, that's five episodes. It's not....bad, but it's not what I expected it to be at all. I was expecting more of a superhero show than it ended up being and like I said, it started to lose me there, especially given how long it took me to actually finish the eps. Waffleman_ fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Oct 11, 2015 |
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Waffleman_ posted:Gatchaman is starting to lose me. It doesn't have nearly enough stylish henshin hero action, which is the stuff I like. I'm glad they stopped doing one of their like three annoying running gags though and gave Utsutsu some actual lines. It's a show about, among other things, the relevance of superheroes in the modern world
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I suppose I'll finish it since I got this far, but it's probably one of those series that's not gonna be a high priority for me. I'm not saying I disliked it, it just betrayed my expectations.
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I finished Starship Troopers. The fourth episode really dragged on, but five and six were pretty good. In the end, it was interesting to watch it as a sort of historical artifact (late 80s Sunrise OVA, pretty faithful book adaptation) but I can't say I'd recommend it to people unless they're similarly curious about it as an adaptation of the source material. The animation is pretty rough in places. Still, I wanted to watch it to see how good an adaptation it was and my question was answered, so it's all good. It was only six episodes anyway.
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Usagi Drop is the most heartwarming show I've seen in a long time. The relationship growing between Daikichi and Rin was great to watch. I also appreciated how they showed other families in differing situations to contrast against the two. If I ever become a father, this is one I'm going to revisit.wielder posted:Watch Orguss 2. Going by an arbitrary metric, Gungrave has the highest rating on MAL.
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unpronounceable posted:
Baccano, with the stipulation that you skip episode 1. It's not that good and it spoils a lot, so it's best watched after 13. Kaiji Shirobako Tribe Cool Crew Diebuster Working!
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Oct 15, 2015 02:04
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you should watch the episodes of baccano in the order they were aired
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Waffleman_ posted:Baccano, with the stipulation that you skip episode 1. It's not that good and it spoils a lot, so it's best watched after 13. Outside of maybe episode previews, it's silly to say that a show spoils itself. Anyway, Shirobako. e: \/\/Nice catch. Yona of the Dawn Tatami Galaxy Hyouka Utena Yozakora Quartet Motto fucked around with this message at 02:28 on Oct 15, 2015 |
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Oct 15, 2015 02:07
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Waffleman_ posted:Baccano, with the stipulation that you skip episode 1. It's not that good and it spoils a lot, so it's best watched after 13. I watched it in order, and I don't remember the first episode spoiling anything. When I saw the last episode, then I was able to appreciate some scenes in the first episode and see some character interactions in an entirely new light, but the scenes in ep 1 are meaningless without the context of having seen the next twelve episodes. Great show in any case. Edit - fixed. Mentat Radnor fucked around with this message at 03:02 on Oct 15, 2015 |
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unpronounceable posted:Usagi Drop is the most heartwarming show I've seen in a long time. The relationship growing between Daikichi and Rin was great to watch. I also appreciated how they showed other families in differing situations to contrast against the two. If I ever become a father, this is one I'm going to revisit. Track down the shorts/OVAs if you didn't already. They are  Anyway, yeah it's super good.     
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Watched ep one of Orguss Two. Man, good old fashioned anime OVA violence. Bullets tear up clothes and pull ribbons of blood out of people. classic. Also i know Orguss Two came before but lol at the dollar store ripoff of the opening credits of True Detective
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