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Xinder posted:But also he's at least 15 years older than her and while that's not a 100% dealbreaker that is a bit off-putting. Welp I forgot this part so that makes more sense. Also going back to HS is hell even if you love your king.
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Raenir Salazar posted:I'd wear a ACCA uniform to a convention. I feel like the Civil Service doesn't get enough love in the west. Japan never had an anti-tax populist revolt in the early 90s that still persists to this day with disastrous results, and thus actually values public services :-( Meanwhile, actual series merch: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/de...0%24pagecnt%3D1
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Even with the animation budget visibly tightening they managed to wrap up the season so well.
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Mar 28, 2017 17:11
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I'm bummed that this is over now. That ended very well.
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They managed to tie up just about every loose end, incredible. Good, satisfying end to the show of the season. I'm going to miss it.
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Mar 28, 2017 20:49
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So who was the mustache man really? Did I miss something? Does Jean like General Mauve?
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Mustache Man (Jean's boss) was the royal guard who left with Lotta and Jean's mom I think. It makes sense that he was often hanging out with Lotta now. Great ending. Not what I predicted at all, but I'm really happy with it.
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Mar 29, 2017 00:17
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One of those shows people will be talking about in like 7 years about in the context of overlooked gems. Also thought the Jean/Mauve resolution was great, in addition to everything mentioned.
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I was pleased with this little blurb I composed in the discord to try to sell the show, so I'mma post it here too: what appealed to me most about ACCA was how it had various sorts of intrigue swirling about, Important Things happening imminently, matters of vital national importance - but the focus of most eps was just on Jean and his friends/family going about their lives, eating things, making new friends, trying new breads, and learning more about the diverse kingdom they live in
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Mar 29, 2017 04:15
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I loved this series, and I think the final episode wrapped everything up very well and appropriately. My problem now is that ACCA has really left a void to fill. It was a really unusual show. Where am I going to find other series which are ostensibly about politics and intrigue but are actually about cake? It's a tough niche. At the very least, I hope it'll come out in English on DVD so that I can show it to more people.
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Mar 29, 2017 13:53
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Van Dine posted:I loved this series, and I think the final episode wrapped everything up very well and appropriately. Now that I think about it, emotionally charged food is kinda Natsume Ono's thing, isn't it? Watch House of Five Leaves if you haven't yet.
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brainwrinkle posted:Mustache Man (Jean's boss) was the royal guard who left with Lotta and Jean's mom I think. It makes sense that he was often hanging out with Lotta now. OK but why did Grossular agree with the traitor official in the first place? Was it all a ruse to find out the coup plot? House of Five Leaves and Ristorante Paradiso are good anime series too.
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I feel like there's a huge, huge, huge niche ready to be filled for a anime version of The West Wing/House of Cards. A long running political drama thriller thing.
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you make it long running and you've already lost me
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The West Wing is already an anime.
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Yes_Cantaloupe posted:you make it long running and you've already lost me So far any half interesting political anime is usually once and done; i.e winning an election, 12 episodes; but nothing about the difficulties of maintaining power, or acquiring more power; or rotating through different characters in a dynamic ever shifting political struggle with each season cycling through the rise and fall in fortunes of different characters. By long running, just like, last at least more than a season; only have it last for longer than that if it gradually shifts focus to new characters and phase out, imprison, or kill off older characters.
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Raenir Salazar posted:I feel like there's a huge, huge, huge niche ready to be filled for a anime version of The West Wing/House of Cards. A long running political drama thriller thing. That seems like the sort of show where you need a compelling reason to do it in animation rather than live action.
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Paracelsus posted:That seems like the sort of show where you need a compelling reason to do it in animation rather than live action. What? Preference alone isn't enough?
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Raenir Salazar posted:What? Preference alone isn't enough? I feel like there'd be mostly talking heads x100 which would be less than interesting for anime. Would it appeal to people who dislike all the the other anime genres except for politics? If so they could always read/watch a documentary or nonfiction book. Also does LoTGH count as politics in space? I watched the 1st movie and failed to watch the remainder series. Perhaps, parts of HxH where they visit the strange country not-North Korea?
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Mar 29, 2017 23:37
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Well like ACCA you can have things that ~make it anime~ like the food porn; have it take place in space like in LotGH, or in an alternate history 19th century fantasy Earth with cat girls. I leave it up to Japan to figure this out. And to be more precise, even if it were just talking heads it'd appeal to people who typically don't really watch live action shows like House of Cards and so on.
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have masaaki yuasa direct it there, i justified making it anime
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Mar 30, 2017 06:37
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This is not the thread I would expect to have a "why make this anime" conversation in lol
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an actual dog posted:Now that I think about it, emotionally charged food is kinda Natsume Ono's thing, isn't it? Watch House of Five Leaves if you haven't yet. I've seen it, and it's good stuff. I liked ACCA a lot more, though. I'm not sure precisely why. The setting, the characters, the plot? Everything seemed to come together very nicely for ACCA. I'll give Ristorante Paradiso a try, although I suspect it will not have the suspicious cakes of political intrigue which I crave.
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Van Dine posted:I'll give Ristorante Paradiso a try, although I suspect it will not have the suspicious cakes of political intrigue which I crave. It features great Italian cooking and mature cast  Her works tend to be laid-back and calm characters even if their lives are less than ideal.
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The twist being that is there's no violence in the end is the best ending twist I need more lowkey, non-bombastic anime like ACCA
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Nina posted:The twist being that is there's no violence in the end is the best ending twist  , and your name's one letter off from being really appropriate for this thread
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an actual dog posted:This is not the thread I would expect to have a "why make this anime" conversation in lol I wouldn't mind making this kind of anime and I was trying to think of relevant existing series in the same category. For example, Gatchaman Crowds Insight does mention politics but it's extremely anime.
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I'm sad because I want more but I also don't want it to continue because it was such a good ending. Everything wrapped up nicely. But I want to see Jean and Lotta and everyone else eating cakes more.
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Nina posted:
Flying Witch House of Five Leaves Humanity Has Declined Kids on A Slope Shinreigari: Ghost Hound Shigofumi Kino's Journey They're all calming and somewhat peaceful shows set in a small town or travellers.
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Alder posted:Shigofumi Finally, someone else who remembers this show. Mushishi is also super-good and mostly low-key.
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This show was great, but a little too chill for me, the ~true villian~ was defeated a little too easily. Still good though, and really easy to recommend to people who usually aren't into anime because it has very little nonsense going on.Raenir Salazar posted:Well like ACCA you can have things that ~make it anime~ like the food porn; have it take place in space like in LotGH, or in an alternate history 19th century fantasy Earth with cat girls. I leave it up to Japan to figure this out. Did you watch Log Horizon? There is a fair bit of political maneuvering and other "sneaky plans getting revealed dramatically" in parts of the show. They use the backdrop of "trapped in a fantasy videogame world" but its not poo poo like sword art because the initial threat is not something mundane like death, but instead boredom. I liked it a lot.
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This show was great. Def the best OP song of the season. Real Akiba Boyz agree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GjN3gv4E6w
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if anybody was interested in the full ACCA OST or the OP single/B side you can find them there for a listen
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Yen Press is releasing the ACCA manga in english.
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Fellis posted:This show was great, but a little too chill for me, the ~true villian~ was defeated a little too easily. Still good though, and really easy to recommend to people who usually aren't into anime because it has very little nonsense going on. I'm actually gradually making my way through, it's on my "Watch on the bus" list, but hit a snag that it's encoded in a form of 1080p that doesn't like my phone.
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Fun show. Very good OP. I kinda wish the actual coup plotting and execution got some more time--it felt a little undercooked--but I enjoyed it. Tsuda Kenjirou did a great job too.
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I forgot we had this thread until now, but I blew through this in the last couple days and man what a ride. I love the soundtrack, every character was great, and even the "villain" of it was understandable. I also like that it was generally a defense of civil servants. The twist on Nino's boss actually caught me by surprise. The ending was maybe a little too tidy and Lotta perhaps a little too precious, but it's nice to have something hopeful and uncomplicated. I'm a bit sad for my friend Jean that he was turned down, but he still has best boy Nino. Much as I'll miss the show, its length was just right, and I hope someone picks it up for US distribution. PS Don't get on 10 AM snack squad's bad side. chumbler fucked around with this message at 05:59 on Aug 7, 2017 |
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