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ViggyNash posted:Seven Deadly Sins had a great start, for the most part. The other part is totally unnecessary and blatant fanservice, from the princess's design (and other female characters it looks like from the op) to the boob-grabbing. The parts that were good were a whole lot of fun to watch, and sets up for what feels like a really fun adventure with a fun (if needlessly perverted) main character. Fun seems to be what they're going for, if that wasn't clear yet. Its not quite as inventive as HxH but its fun.
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Seven Deadly Sins is pretty solid shounen, but it never rises past that. It only compares favorably to hxh in that it actually comes out.
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Oct 6, 2014 23:47
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ViggyNash posted:Unfortunately for you, no one wears skimpy clothing and the skeeziest thing to happen this episode was a single pair of jiggling boobs. lol
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Oct 6, 2014 23:49
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ViggyNash posted:Unfortunately for you, no one wears skimpy clothing and the skeeziest thing to happen this episode was a single pair of jiggling boobs. Pretty sure Imaishi has zero involvement with the show so far.
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Oct 6, 2014 23:52
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Serious Frolicking posted:Seven Deadly Sins is pretty solid shounen, but it never rises past that. It only compares favorably to hxh in that it actually comes out. Pretty much, yeah. Seven Deadly Sins is very consistently good, but it somehow never manages to kick things up a notch and hit awesome. It's odd that way. I'm interested to see if the animated version manages to improve on the manga in any way.
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Fate/Stay Night is everything I was hoping it'd be and more. Can't wait for cool dudes to start fighting each other. Kokkuri-san was a lot harsher and less fluffy than I was expecting. It won't fill the hole left by Nozaki-kun and Sabagebu, but it'll help.
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madmac posted:Pretty much, yeah. Seven Deadly Sins is very consistently good, but it somehow never manages to kick things up a notch and hit awesome. It's odd that way. Well, it isn't very surprising. Kongou Banchou was his debut work and it was very unconventional at times, but it was never very popular. So, seven deadly sins just about always plays it safe.
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It's good to know that Trigger decided to switch to a lighter, blander form of exploitation.
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Clarste posted:But mostly it's just girls hanging out in a club. With superpowers. This is the kind of chill premise that makes me look forward to Inou Battle. First episode was pretty good, and even came with a couple Inferno Cop and Kill la Kill references mixed in. On the other hand, I'm the protagonist is really grating on my nerves. Curious to see where it goes though. I'm a huge loving Grisaia fan. Read all three VNs and have started the new spinoff thing. I was kind of wary of them adapting it, but while there's some sore points, overall I'm pleased with how episode 1 turned out. The pacing seems to be striking a relatively decent balance of keeping things moving without cutting too much, Yuuji looks and sounds alright, the animation has a lot of work put into it, and it's honestly neat just to see the environments from the original from different angles, since backgrounds were one thing Frontwing isn't very good at. On the other hand, they're kind of blatantly inserting gratuitous panty shots at every opportunity, the faces feel like they're lacking expression somewhat, and it feels like they're rushing the foreshadowing a bit with the part after the credits. Good enough, though. If there's anyone who's on the fence about it, I'll just say that the VN has been generally well-received because almost all the characters are likable and have a fair amount of depth, there's some half-decent action here and there, and some really funny comedic bits. Yuuji is also a great protagonist who manages to break a lot of generic anime MC tropes. There's also apparently been a Chinese streaming site that posted Grisaia as being slated for 24 episodes and an OVA. Take it with a grain of salt, but if they maintain a good pace that could be enough to adapt the better part of the first VN.
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Srice posted:Pretty sure Imaishi has zero involvement with the show so far. This is important to note. All of Trigger's skeeziness is pretty much Imaishi alone. Dude is a megaperv.
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ViggyNash posted:the skeeziest thing to happen this episode was a single pair of jiggling boobs. 
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Wark Say posted:Shouldn't we give it a 3-episode test at the very least? 
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ViggyNash posted:... boob-grabbing. That was in the manga as well. I think that's just Japan being Japan with the whole "sexual harassment is hilarious" thing more than actual titillation, same as Dragon Ball
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Terper posted:So there's no real good, legal way to watch Seven Deadly Sins until they've already aired all the Japanese episodes? That's a bummer.  Clarste posted:Inou-Battle actually reminds me of one of those "girls hang out in a club" shows in that it's mostly just bland and inoffensive. It looks like a harem at first glance because there's conspicuously only one male character, but he doesn't seem to be the protagonist (red-head girl narrates) and he's only comic relief so far. Then again, that's easily subject to change. Bakanogami posted:and it's honestly neat just to see the environments from the original from different angles, since backgrounds were one thing Frontwing isn't very good at.
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Getting caught up with today's new shows. Seven Deadly Sins I don't actually dig these early chapters that much, but it's a good manga and seems like a quality adaption, I'm in. The Mermaid in my Bathtub Doesn't Know any Jokes I guess fitting any actual humor in these first four minutes is out of the question when they've got all this super-important backstory to cover, but OK dude, I'll spare you another four minutes of my life next week to prove me wrong. Trigger's Got Bills to Pay, Man. I'm a little torn on this one. The first episode was pretty funny and well animated and I'm sure Trigger appreciates all the pity views, I'm just not sure how long the premise can sustain itself before getting boring. Three episode test. Not bad, considering what a weak start this season is off to overall. Rage of Bahamut is getting a lot of praise, I really need to dig it up soon.
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icantfindaname posted:That was in the manga as well. I think that's just Japan being Japan with the whole "sexual harassment is hilarious" thing more than actual titillation, same as Dragon Ball Wait, are you serious? That's... disturbing. Srice posted:Pretty sure Imaishi has zero involvement with the show so far. I am sure that one day I will post with my facts straight. One day...
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Magic Kaitou kind of feels like Conan except without him turning into a kid, which I mean was exactly what I was expecting. The noses were a little distracting from time to time, and the whole thing just felt really 90s. Overall it was pretty bland, and unless it's got some killer hook coming in the next two episodes, I'll probably just forget to watch it one week and then it'll fade from memory. Gundam Reconguista in G I posted my thoughts on the first two episodes in the thread for the show, but I'm on board for at least a couple more episodes. The mecha designs are really neat, and I was drawn in by the description in the OP that Tomino wanted to make a more "feminist" show. Two episodes in and it's not yet meeting that expectation. Cross Ange hahahaha no I didn't even give it one episode after that news story. Sorry, it looks like Ranma 1/2 Strike Witches (Ore Twintails) is my last chance for a cool mecha show with a (sort of, better than nothing) female protagonist. Also, whatever the name of that I don't understand what my Husband is talking about show, I was told by a friend who peeped the first episode that it wasn't nearly as good as Insufficient Direction, so I've decided to skip that. Specifically that it wasn't really as true to life.
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The Fruit of Grisala- Fanservice harem show with a terrorist twist? I watched it after Cross Ange so buy comparison, anything might be good. The characters are mildly interesting now, but we'll see if they devolve into stereotypes as quickly as I suspect. Probably will drop. Gugure! Kokkuri-san- got a Milk-chan vibe from this, but there wasn't any coherence to back it up. Got bored and turned it off halfway. Celestial Method - got a Glasslip vibe from this, the episode didn't seem to go anywhere so turned it off as well. Overwhelming reviews could get me back in but seems boring. When Supernatural Battles Become Commonplace - This has potential. It could become a bad harem show, but it could be something great as well. It's funny, the animation of the powers are pretty good, and it seems to smartly mock the conventions of the genre. Pick this one up. Potsticker posted:
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ViggyNash posted:Wait, are you serious? Have you ever read Dragon Ball*? Bulma basically exists to be sexually harassed by the gang for laughs. They steal her clothes when she's in the shower and force her to wear a playboy bunny outfit, child Goku takes her clothes off while she sleeps because lol, there's a gag where Goku needs to see an invisible kung fu enemy so they get Master Roshi and Bulma together and rip Bulma's shirt off in front of him so nose blood sprays on the invisible guy and Goku can see him. Hilarious. Yes, I think it's just Japan being sexist unfortunately. You can't really claim Dragon Ball is particularly maladjusted compared to normal social mores in Japan *I don't know what it's like in the anime, I've never watched much of DBZ. icantfindaname fucked around with this message at 04:17 on Oct 7, 2014 |
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Oct 7, 2014 04:15
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icantfindaname posted:Have you ever read Dragon Ball*? Bulma basically exists to be sexually harassed by the gang for laughs. They steal her clothes when she's in the shower and force her to wear a playboy bunny outfit, child Goku takes her clothes off while she sleeps because lol, there's a gag where Goku needs to see an invisible kung fu enemy so they get Master Roshi and Bulma together and rip Bulma's shirt off in front of him so nose blood sprays on the invisible guy and Goku can see him. Hilarious. Yes, I think it's just Japan being sexist unfortunately. You can't really claim Dragon Ball is particularly maladjusted compared to normal social mores in Japan There's also Goku's *pat pat*, which was ridiculous to me even as a kid.
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icantfindaname posted:Have you ever read Dragon Ball*? Bulma basically exists to be sexually harassed by the gang for laughs. They steal her clothes when she's in the shower and force her to wear a playboy bunny outfit, child Goku takes her clothes off while she sleeps because lol, there's a gag where Goku needs to see an invisible kung fu enemy so they get Master Roshi and Bulma together and rip Bulma's shirt off in front of him so nose blood sprays on the invisible guy and Goku can see him. Hilarious. Yes, I think it's just Japan being sexist unfortunately. You can't really claim Dragon Ball is particularly maladjusted compared to normal social mores in Japan Almost non existent in Z as far as I can recall, unless there were scenes of it they cut from American broadcasts. She's a fairly minor character by then.
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Ulta posted:The Fruit of Grisala- Fanservice harem show with a terrorist twist? I watched it after Cross Ange so buy comparison, anything might be good. The characters are mildly interesting now, but we'll see if they devolve into stereotypes as quickly as I suspect. Probably will drop. The thing with Grisaia is that they don't really devolve into stereotypes but start as ultra extreme stereotypes and evolve into deeper characters. The stereotypes are super thick but are tongue in cheek and played for laughs knowing how ridiculous they are, and then eventually makes you aware of how dysfunctional these people really are and why they're incapable of operating in normal society. The characterization was actually surprisingly well done in the original VN but I don't expect that to show through as much in the VN, especially when they somehow inserted a lot MORE fan service than originally existed in a freaking eroge.
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Bakanogami posted:and it feels like they're rushing the foreshadowing a bit with the part after the credits. HiveCommander posted:This spun me out a bit. I always thought the door to Yuuji's room was the one to the left of the desk.
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Potsticker posted:Also, whatever the name of that I don't understand what my Husband is talking about show, I was told by a friend who peeped the first episode that it wasn't nearly as good as Insufficient Direction, so I've decided to skip that. Specifically that it wasn't really as true to life. It's less realistic when compared to the daily life of one of Japan's most prolific otaku whose lifestyle even normal people would envy in that the guy is a regular otaku who operates a blog for income. The jokes are 100% more accessible though.
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DiabloCthulhu posted:Speaking of foreshadowing (VN spoilers): Sachi never made those explosives, right? I don't remember her even touching explosives, let alone making them, and she certainly wasn't the one to use them. She did use some explosives in her route, however my vague memories say she did it because of something that hasn't happened yet so unless they change around details, it was mostly just to foreshadow later events and show that she's messed up too. The Amane picking his door thing is weird too, since she definitely has access to a key to his room in the VN.
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Shingeki no Bahamut was pretty sweet. Massive budget, lots of action, rear end in a top hat main character, I liked it quite a bit.
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Rage of Bahamut - The action scenes had almost the best animation this season. Unlimited Blade Works is the only thing with a bigger budget than this, but the card game this anime is based on is so lucrative that I was pleasantly shocked by the animation quality. The quality of the whole thing in general was shocking. It's such a nice breath of fresh air to have an old school adventure anime with a basic plot, a non-high school protagonist, and no over-written back story. As long as they leave out the second or third episode info dumps that fantasy anime too often have, I expect it to be fun, and it's definitely the best thing so far this season. Everything else is bad, disappointing, or a second season, which brings me to Cross Ange - I was way too naive in thinking that this was going to be just another bad anime. If Valvrave and Guilty Crown could have gotten worse, it would have been this. This right here is your brilliant train wreck of the season, the best one I can remember. It's certainly not like Valvrave where you have to wait six episodes for the progression of edginess bury itself in a landslide of cliches. It starts out face down in a pile of its own excrement, leaving you absolutely baffled by whether or not the creators were aware of how campy they were making it. Everywhere you can possibly mess up while writing an anime, Cross Ange glamorously and fantastically fails, and I am eagerly awaiting episode two.
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Garo: Honoo no Kokuin: Spanish Inquisition meets Knights of the Zodiac? Sold. 
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Can anyone give me the Cole's Notes on what Valvrave is and why it's a train wreck?Wolfman Nards posted:Cross Ange - I was way too naive in thinking that this was going to be just another bad anime. If Valvrave and Guilty Crown could have gotten worse, it would have been this. This right here is your brilliant train wreck of the season, the best one I can remember. It's certainly not like Valvrave where you have to wait six episodes for the progression of edginess bury itself in a landslide of cliches. It starts out face down in a pile of its own excrement, leaving you absolutely baffled by whether or not the creators were aware of how campy they were making it. Everywhere you can possibly mess up while writing an anime, Cross Ange glamorously and fantastically fails, and I am eagerly awaiting episode two. The clincher is the NEXT TIME ON DRAGON BALL Z at the end of the episode. I knew about everything that came before the credits, but I was not prepared for the preview. There are really no words for it. Seraphic Neoman fucked around with this message at 05:45 on Oct 7, 2014 |
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Xelkelvos posted:It's less realistic when compared to the daily life of one of Japan's most prolific otaku whose lifestyle even normal people would envy in that the guy is a regular otaku who operates a blog for income. The jokes are 100% more accessible though. I'm just saying I can identify with someone standing in front of a mirrored surface doing poses with a Faiz Belt. <  /Actually, I just wanted to talk up Insufficient Direction because it's really good.  Also, I just saw the first episode of Attack on Bahamut because of all the praise here and it really was really good. Shockingly so. I know pretty much nothing about the card game, but the show is just beautifully animated and the main character is pretty likable. The other guy, who my friend and I are referring to as "Horse Dandy" is pretty great too and I hope he sticks around. The demon woman's fighting form is kind of terrible, but seeing as she was doing pretty much all the heavy lifting in the fight and is the one directing the plot along, I can forgive it.
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Is that Bahamut show on any legal sites? Couldn't see it on Crunchyroll.
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SSNeoman posted:Can anyone give me the Cole's Notes on what Valvrave is and why it's a train wreck? The first season of Valvrave was fast paced and delighted in stuffing way too many things into the show. It was also grotesquely anime, with idols and creepy computer ladies and high school bullshit. It actually had an interesting thing going by mixing vampire mythos with mass media politics, but it doesn't deliver and by the the second season it just got boring. There's an infamous scene where the protagonist is mind controlled by the titular robot into raping another major character, and while it was meant to be horrifying it could have been handled much better for the same effect.
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Cake Attack posted:Is that Bahamut show on any legal sites? Couldn't see it on Crunchyroll. Funimation got it.
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But funimation's website sucks?! thanks
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Was Cross Ange the show everyone was laughing at a whiles back for the 'pilot getting out of mecha and shooting alongside giant mecha'? Or was there something stupid as gently caress I managed to avoid in the interim and now this is just how things work?
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SSNeoman posted:The clincher is the NEXT TIME ON DRAGON BALL Z at the end of the episode. I knew about everything that came before the credits, but I was not prepared for the preview. There are really no words for it. That would ruin all the fun if it turned out to be self-aware.
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kater posted:Was Cross Ange the show everyone was laughing at a whiles back for the 'pilot getting out of mecha and shooting alongside giant mecha'? Or was there something stupid as gently caress I managed to avoid in the interim and now this is just how things work? Yeah, it was that one. The robot has a big hood ornament on the helmet, too. It looked pretty hilarious.
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Update: Card Game anime is surprisingly pretty drat good. There's a decent chance it'll gently caress it up when it comes to actually having a plot but till then woo
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I thought the first season of Wixoss was decent too, it's nice to see more people like it.
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