July is just around the corner and there's new anime looming on the horizon. Below is a list. It includes everything, including OVAs and movies.
RoboDz Fuunkun (http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/robodz/)
Detroit Metal City Episode 01 (http://www.go-to-dmc.jp/)
Ikkitousen Great Guardians (http://www.ikkitousen.com/)
Chocolate Underground (http://www.choco-bar.jp/)
Gurren Lagann Parallel Works (http://www.gurren-lagann-movie.net/)
Telepathy Shoujo Ran (http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/ran/)
Ultraviolet: Code 044 (http://www.animax.co.jp/campaign/ultraviolet/)
Sekirei (http://www.sekirei-tv.com/)
Slayers REVOLUTION (http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/slayers_revolution/)
Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto ~Natsu no Sora~ (http://www.sora-mahou.com/)
Scarecrowman the Animation (http://www.vap.co.jp/scarecrowman/)
Seiyou Kottou Yougashiten ~Antique Bakery~
Hidamari Sketch x365 (http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/hidamari/)
Strike Witches (http://s-witch.cute.or.jp/)
Birdy the Mighty Decode (http://www.birdy-tv.com/)
Yakushiji Ryouko no Kaiki Jikenbo -Ryoko's Case File- (http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/yakushijiryouko/)
Takane no Jitensha (http://www.animax.co.jp/feature/index.php?program=NN10000680)
Gakkou no Kaidan Anime Special (http://www.kids-station.com/program/program.3762.html)
Zero no Tsukaima ~Princess no Rondo~ (http://www.zero-tsukaima.com/)
Neo Angelique Abyss -Second Age- (http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/neoromance/tv/neo/)
Choro-Q Deck System (http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/choroq-deck-system/)
Natsume Yuujin-chou (http://www.natsume-anime.jp/)
Mission-E (http://avexmovie.jp/lineup/mission-e/)
World Destruction~Sekai Bokumetsu no Rokunin (http://wd.sega.jp/)
Koihime†Musou (http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/koihime/)
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu (http://www.nogizaka-haruka.com/)
Blade of the Immortal (http://mugen.kc.kodansha.co.jp/)
Akiba-chan (http://www.akibachan.jp/)
Lupin the 3rd sweet lost night ~Mahou no Lamp wa Akumu no Yokan~ (http://lupin-3rd.net/)
What're people looking forward to?
I, for one, am most looking forward to Slayers REVOLUTION. gg Others that have piqued my interest: World Destruction, Koihime†Musou, Ryoko's Case File, and maybe Sekirei. Hidamari Sketch x365 if I ever finish up what comes before it. XD;
I'll check out more depending on early feedback into the season and/or on a whim.
Lupin the 3rd sweet lost night ~Mahou no Lamp wa Akumu no Yokan~
and
Gurren Lagann Parallel Works
Oh how can I get one of these?
(https://forums.fanime.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gurren-lagann-movie.net%2Fnews%2Fimages%2Fpins.jpg&hash=c64de1d2bc24d38e852a864764714112433b50c5)
Solely judging on how the animation looks, (partly because i'm too lazy to translate the text and/or check out what the genres are..)
I'm interested in
Natsume Yuujin-chou
Telepathy Shoujo Ran
Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto ~Natsu no Sora~
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu
Everything else looks pretty eh...I guess we'll have to see~!
By the way I love how on the 'Birdy the Mighty Decode' website, when you hover over the links the words scramble XD I had fun with that.
I'm not holding onto any hopes that the new Slayers will be good, but I'll probably at least check it out.
Gurren Lagann of course.
Sekirei definitely doesn't have my hopes up... World Destruction might be good. If nothing else, sora-mahou has nice art (I didn't even realize there was a Mahoutsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto 2, though)... Birdy the Mighty Decode looks meh, but with a title like that, how could I not be at least curious?
And, of course, if a new series with a Kajiura soundtrack pops up, I'll be in for sure. But AFAIK the only thing she's doing lately is Hokuto no Ken movies and Kara no Kyoukai. There will be two more Kara no Kyoukai movies to make it to DVD over the next two months, though.
P.S. The "NOW ROADING" sign on Scarecrowman The Animation is gold.
Akiba-chan looks pretty okay
scarecrow too
Ahhh, time to make another one of these lists... and I'm probably going to end up too lazy to fulfill, then pick up the series that were recommended once the season is over. Here we go.
Probably watching:
Gurren Lagaan Parallel Works
Slayers REVOLUTION
Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto
Hidamari Sketch x365
Akiba-chan (I mean, who doesn't love Poyoyon Rock-styled stop-mo animation, amirite? :V)
Might pick up:
Natsume Yuujin-chou
World Destruction
Koihime†Musou
Strike Witches
Lupin the III
Will watch if really bored:
Zero no Tsukaima ~Princess no Rondo~ (Still a Zero fan, but... somehow feeling a bit underwhelmed.)
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu (WHAT IS HARUKA'S SECRET?!?!?!?!?!?!)
And one thing I know for SURE that I'm seeing... DETROIT METAL CITY, THE ANIMATION. YEAH!
Not one of the summer anime releases interests me- and thank Eris for that! I've a huge backlog from the last YEAR, due to having taken a break from anime up until Fanime.
For me, it'll be Slayers Revolution(to the friday night hangout crew: we should do the marathon of slayers before this airs, do it as a refresher/stroll down memory course lol), Gurren Lagann Parallel Works and Zero no Tsukaima 3rd season for the lulz :P
blade of the immortal will be so watered down compared to the manga that it'll probably be deemed unwatchable.
j
Slayers Revolution~ Yay~
Stuff I'll watch:
Slayers Revolution
Blade of the Immortal
Ryoko's Case Files (its a Narumi Kakinouchi series.. yay~ I think this is the only one besides Vampire Princess Miyu that got into an anime...)
Stuff I'll check out:
Antique Bakery (it sounds fun)
Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu
World Destruction
Natsume Yūjin-Chou
Koihime†Musō
Ultraviolet: Code 044
Everything else is a maybe... I might watch a few shows that are second seasons but I still need to finish the first season (hidamari... code-e, etc.)
Slayers Revolution tomorrow!
In the meantime, I watched episode 1 of Telepathy Girl Ran, and... it is not money. Actually, I lied: I only made it through half the episode, it was so unenticing. It's almost hard to tell the main girl apart from her boyfriend, and the story is freakin' slow at developing. And there was a hilarious scene involving apparently a poltergeist and a dog turning a late-working engineer's lighter into a flamethrower to use against him.
Antique Bakery is a shounen ai if I clearly remember
I didnt like the manga D: so Im probally gonna drop it like its hot on the anime
The Slayers Revolution OP (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCQP6QnmKOQ&fmt=18) is not '90s, but it is good.
Just watched SlayersR 1 raw.
Thoughts:
-The OP and ED are OK. They definitely couldn't live up to NEXT or even TRY themes, but they have enough of the appropriate Megumi and Slayers feel. I'm initially favoring the ED slightly more, but you never know what'll happen through subsequent listenings.
-I'm loving the obviously dated character designs and humor. It's refreshing considering all the post-00's series I've been consuming.
-Character design update! Lina's now a full-time fang character. XD And something of a sign of the times: I see Amelia sporting :3 in the OP. Quite nice.
-Can't really comment too much on plot cause it's like every other Slayers ep. 1. Nothing's happened yet.
In closing: <3 Lina
GET HYPE!
they lost the overall 90s feel to it... but the VAs sound like they never left the studio. It's been okay so far, pretty funny. Gourry is great as usual.
j
Quote from: Tsubasa on June 18, 2008, 07:19:39 AMHidamari Sketch x365 (http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/hidamari/)
Quote from: Tsubasa on June 18, 2008, 07:19:39 AMHidamari Sketch x365 (http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/hidamari/)
Quote from: Tsubasa on June 18, 2008, 07:19:39 AMHidamari Sketch x365 (http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/hidamari/)
Other than that, going off of other people's suggestions out of laziness.
edit oh, and parallel works, of course
edit2nd finished watching the first episode of hidaske365, four notes:
1) OP by Tatsh, rofl
2) so much more animation
3) actual timeline continuity! - seems to follow manga a bit more strictly, very enjoyable
4) oh god marble ed is nice
First Slayers Revolution episode is finally subbed. I'M READY FOR IT.
As for Sekirei, it is so bad, so bad, SO BAD that it's actually, for a little while, really hilarious. It is like, the fanservicey magical girlfriend harem series, distilled until the point where every facet of it is self-parodying. I've seen a little bit of this kind of stuff before - basically, it covers as many clichés as it can within a single episode. And damn, that's a lot. I probably won't watch more (I suspect the way fights are basically an excuse to show jiggling jugs would really start to bother me after a while) but that first episode was a crack-up.
Quote from: mDuo13 on July 04, 2008, 01:35:05 PM
First Slayers Revolution episode is finally subbed. I'M READY FOR IT.
As for Sekirei, it is so bad, so bad, SO BAD that it's actually, for a little while, really hilarious. It is like, the fanservicey magical girlfriend harem series, distilled until the point where every facet of it is self-parodying. I've seen a little bit of this kind of stuff before - basically, it covers as many clichés as it can within a single episode. And damn, that's a lot. I probably won't watch more (I suspect the way fights are basically an excuse to show jiggling jugs would really start to bother me after a while) but that first episode was a crack-up.
i saw you click the link on tosho yesterday, i told you not to DL it, i told you.... i told you....
j
Quote from: LastElixir on July 04, 2008, 01:42:05 PM
Quote from: mDuo13 on July 04, 2008, 01:35:05 PM
First Slayers Revolution episode is finally subbed. I'M READY FOR IT.
As for Sekirei, it is so bad, so bad, SO BAD that it's actually, for a little while, really hilarious. It is like, the fanservicey magical girlfriend harem series, distilled until the point where every facet of it is self-parodying. I've seen a little bit of this kind of stuff before - basically, it covers as many clichés as it can within a single episode. And damn, that's a lot. I probably won't watch more (I suspect the way fights are basically an excuse to show jiggling jugs would really start to bother me after a while) but that first episode was a crack-up.
i saw you click the link on tosho yesterday, i told you not to DL it, i told you.... i told you....
j
Well, I mean, I had to know
how bad it was. And I don't entirely regret watching the episode.
Oh, by the way, Slayers Revolution ep 1 was good. Gooooood.
Gurren Lagaan Parallel Works
Slayers REVOLUTION
that all for me
Wasn't Ikkitousen Great Guardians last season (Spring)? ???
Quote from: mDuo13 on July 04, 2008, 01:35:05 PM
First Slayers Revolution episode is finally subbed. I'M READY FOR IT.
As for Sekirei, it is so bad, so bad, SO BAD that it's actually, for a little while, really hilarious. It is like, the fanservicey magical girlfriend harem series, distilled until the point where every facet of it is self-parodying. I've seen a little bit of this kind of stuff before - basically, it covers as many clichés as it can within a single episode. And damn, that's a lot. I probably won't watch more (I suspect the way fights are basically an excuse to show jiggling jugs would really start to bother me after a while) but that first episode was a crack-up.
I see my instincts about it were correct. -.-;
I watched Slayers Revolution and Antique Bakery.
Antique Bakery is pretty meh. I don't think its for me. Its not that its too gay... its just too boring (and gay). >.>; I think I prefer light shounen-ai.
Slayers was awesome. (Though I need to remember to watch it on Media Player because the subs somehow got messed up on my copy of VLC player.) The ED was better than the OP but so far they have yet to live up to the the OPs and EDs of the original series. For some reason, my memory of their voices are different... at least Amelia's. I wonder if the seiyuu was a lot younger back then and the voice changed due to maturity... >.>;
Ryoko's case file airs today! ~waits patiently for raw~
Watched mahou-sora ep 1. The series is very low-budget, and the Osamu Kobayashi influence is noticeable, to my slight dismay. The backgrounds look more like photos, which are nice-looking, but it makes them so static that it feels kind of out of place - I'd have preferred 2D watercolors or something, but it's ok. Story is similar in tone to Someday's Dreamers (go figure), which means it's very slow-paced and peaceful. The music isn't bad, especially the acoustic guitar ED; the BGM is very celtic-sounding. Overall, nothing to write home about, but probably worthwhile overall.
Quote from: mDuo13 on July 06, 2008, 10:29:31 PM
Watched mahou-sora ep 1... Story is similar in tone to Someday's Dreamers (go figure)...
Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto
is "Someday's Dreamers." Natsu no Sora is the second series.
Quote from: Tsubasa on July 07, 2008, 05:32:26 PM
Quote from: mDuo13 on July 06, 2008, 10:29:31 PM
Watched mahou-sora ep 1... Story is similar in tone to Someday's Dreamers (go figure)...
Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto is "Someday's Dreamers." Natsu no Sora is the second series.
that is correct, and this is not to be confused as following the Someday's Dreamers "Spellbound" universe continuity in the manga; this is also something completely different.
I rep the Someday's Dreamers series pretty hard [READ: One of the Favorite Series of All Time], so this in summary was something I looked forward to.
First off, I don't understand why J.C. Staff couldn't have produced this again. Hal Film just doesn't cut it. The animation is unique but it doesn't have the clean "feel" I've learned to love from Norie Yamada's scenarios and adapted from Kumichi Yoshizuki's work (http://www.sora-mahou.com/); it feels scrap-bookish, and I guess they were shooting for the "real life" bit, but it's messy. They might as well have made this Live-Action. I cringed at the 5 different faces of the Dog and the awkward head rounding of all the characters/proportions. Did ANY of these characters get a proper model? I thought they drew them on the photos themselves >>. Probably would explain why the website is so stringent...
OP is nice but feels a bit too energetic for a laid-back series, and the ED delivers somewhat.
Sora seems like a somewhat interesting character (Head in the clouds but standing), but I'll have to see another episode further, as this really didn't offer much. This was pretty much "background characters" + happy main in preparation for Tokyo.
The philosophy "If there is a time you can use magic, use it" strikes me as awkward. The previous series in Spellbound and the first heavily emphasize the fact "Magic is not all-powerful, your own strength is your power", yet using it so freely is looked as positive. These philosophies and beliefs about magic are what truly make the series for me.
Universes:
1 - Yume learns though she has power she should not rely on it
SP - Nami has power but does not want it/does not wish to control it
I'll have to see how much of the system Sora will go through (Ring certification, housing/training situation, and asked activities for training with final exam) before I can make real judgment on how its adaptation is (The latter of the series).
To be honest, I didn't get the same feel of content after this first episode, and it strikes me in the wrong way.
I'm a bit disappointed, but I have some hope it will improve. More details when next broadcast comes.
Quote from: Tsubasa on July 07, 2008, 05:32:26 PM
Quote from: mDuo13 on July 06, 2008, 10:29:31 PM
Watched mahou-sora ep 1... Story is similar in tone to Someday's Dreamers (go figure)...
Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto is "Someday's Dreamers." Natsu no Sora is the second series.
Yes, I'm well aware. When I said that it was similar in tone to "Someday's Dreamers", I meant to the first series. Ergo, the "go figure". =)
Chun: Yeah, the production values are gonna disappoint you. Osamu Kobayashi is like that. =/
Zero no Tsukaima: Princess no Rondo Ep 1
If I pretend season 2 didn't exist, this is actually pretty good.
They took some of the stupid out of Saito and went back to his S1 personality, though they kept the couple of dog jokes from the past. First five minutes of the episode is what every doujin has done minus what is expected to be done (Expect another flood of doujin), and the middle is enjoyable.
The OP is good, but the ED is too stringy (Let's milk that voice for all its worth!).
I'm looking positive at this series. Kugimiya Rie is doing her job, and that's that.
~Chun
Quote from: Chun on July 07, 2008, 07:17:10 PMI don't understand why J.C. Staff couldn't have produced this again.
Well, I do. (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9500) Even if I don't rep the series hard (rather, at all).
Quote from: Spiritsnare on July 07, 2008, 09:22:12 PM
Quote from: Chun on July 07, 2008, 07:17:10 PMI don't understand why J.C. Staff couldn't have produced this again.
Well, I do. (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9500) Even if I don't rep the series hard (rather, at all).
Well at least a studio that DOES BETTER. There's a few more studios that could handle this ambience than the crap animation I see now. Bad decision....
I still want my pretty characters :<
But then again Рубаки: Революция has been anticipated, and I respect that.
~Chun
Question for those who have watched Slayers in the past and the new one this season:
Should I watch the previous ones first or is it fine to start with the one airing now?
Quote from: Chun on July 07, 2008, 09:10:43 PM
Zero no Tsukaima: Princess no Rondo Ep 1
The OP is good, but the ED is too stringy (Let's milk that voice for all its worth!).
I'm looking positive at this series. Kugimiya Rie is doing her job, and that's that.
~Chun
Haven't seen the first episode but,
I liked the opening but as with S2 I don't really like the ending.
I wonder though how TabithaxSaito and TiffaniaxSaito relationships will work out, with Siesta after Saito and Louise and Saito together already in place
Quote from: shortpachoo on July 07, 2008, 11:21:16 PM
Question for those who have watched Slayers in the past and the new one this season:
Should I watch the previous ones first or is it fine to start with the one airing now?
It's possible to jump in on any Slayers series, but be aware that if you start on any sequel without seeing prior series, you'll be missing important information on events and characters. I'm inclined to say that it's necessary to start on the original series and to work your way through, but I've seen people who jumped straight in on, say, NEXT or even TRY and very much enjoy themselves.
Quote from: Tsubasa on July 08, 2008, 06:28:57 AM
I'm inclined to say that it's necessary to start on the original series and to work your way through, but I've seen people who jumped straight in on, say, NEXT or even TRY and very much enjoy themselves.
Yes, all I have watched (unfortunately) is some of Next and the Gorgeous movie, and I enjoyed Revolution 1 a lot. I think it was one of the few times I actually wholeheartedly laughed throughout an entire episode.
It's good. It hasn't lost its touch at all.
~Chun
Koihime+Musou episode 1 was not good, but not awful. It could, potentially, be enjoyable crap. The fanservice was a little heavy-handed, and the plot was paper-thin, but the designs weren't awful and the episode wasn't drowning in cliches like Sekirei. Most importantly, it seemed to have a good sense of its own non-seriousness, as exemplified by the way the facial expressions on Lin Lin's hairpin changed to match hers.
Slayers Revolution ep 2 was kind of interesting. At the very least, Pokotan (despite the reservations I continue to have about him) is contributing to the humor and not being a complete nuisance. Lina, Gourrey, and all are still on their game, and this Inspector Weiser fellow isn't bad, either.
Koihime†Musō was pretty decent. I think it has promise. I don't mind the occasional bouncing big boobs and fan service as long as its not overdone or tasteless. I actually kinda like that there wasn't a huge plot thrown at me at first; it was laid back and felt like an introduction. I'm sure a plot will be coming... either that or a bunch of mindless enjoyable nonsense with somewhat of a plot. XD; I <3 the costumes. Lin Lin is cute~ XD Its on my list now. XD
Natsume Yuujinchou looks like it will be good. I like it so far.
I watched World Destruction as well. Not too sure what to think yet. As long as it doesn't become overly furry, I might continue to watch it.
As I'm sure its no surprise, I absolutely loved Ryoko's Case Files. How can I not fall in love with the series? Its by my fave mangaka after all. XD
Haha, you liked the costumes in Koihime+Muso? I have to call "shenanigans" on any outfit that's modeled on a Chinese dress, but has a mini-necktie.
Ep 2 of Sekirei was still awful, but not hilarious any more. That's enough for me.
World Destruction is fun so far (2 eps). Toppi is the best~kuma. It still holds the potential to turn awful, though.
I've watched: Koihime Musou, Natsume Yuujinchou, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, Ryoko's Case File, Sekirei, Slayers Revolution, Strike Witches, World Destruction
Overall, I'm not hating this season too much. I'm really liking (obviously) Slayers and Natsume Yuujinchou. World Destruction, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, Ryoko's Case File, and Strike Witches are all enjoyable in one way or another. Koihime Musou is likely going to be dropped soon. I think I died a little bit inside watching Sekirei ep. 1.
That's about it for now.
First episode of Blade of the Immortal gave me the feeling that it probably took a lot of liberties with the manga, but I'm okay with that because it was really, really Bee Train. Or maybe just Koichi Mashimo. Soundtrack is fairly unusual, too, not necessarily in a good way but whatever.
Quote from: mDuo13 on July 18, 2008, 09:39:06 AM
First episode of Blade of the Immortal gave me the feeling that it probably took a lot of liberties with the manga, but I'm okay with that because it was really, really Bee Train. Or maybe just Koichi Mashimo. Soundtrack is fairly unusual, too, not necessarily in a good way but whatever.
read the manga. shit is boss.
j
I just finished the second season of Zero no Tsukaima. So I can't wait for the third.
so this is what i am looking forward to or am already in the process of watching:
~Princess no Rondo~
Neo Angelique Abyss -Second Age-
Slayers REVOLUTION
Chocolate Underground
Ive been reading scanlations of this:Natsume Yuujin-chou....cant wait to see the anime...baka nekoXD
So far following Slayers, Mahoutsukai ni taisetsu na koto, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, Hidamari Sketch x365, and watched an episode of Strike Witches.
Strike Witches... all of them, all their uniforms are just a TOP... and bloomers/sukumizu/panties. No skirts. NEW FASHION STATEMENT? :|
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on July 20, 2008, 04:37:10 PMStrike Witches... all of them, all their uniforms are just a TOP... and bloomers/sukumizu/panties. No skirts. NEW FASHION STATEMENT? :|
I thought it funny how it's accepted as completely normal in their world. Cause it wasn't just the Strike Witches either. The uniform for Yoshika's entire school is apparently a sukumizu with sailor fuku top.
There is one of the witches who wears what looks like a skirt. I like to think they did that for contrast.
Saw the first episode of Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu. It was... kind of stupid, as expected, but in a pretty fun way. I guess it's pretty OK.
Birdy the Mighty DECODE is an... interesting show. Character designs range from average to kind of ugly, and the animation is really cheap outside the fight scenes, which are pretty well-done... I'm intrigued, but this one (even moreso than World Destruction) gives me those vibes that say it might turn into total crap. The ED is by Afromania (of Gurren Lagann 2nd ED) but not as good. EDIT: Oh yeah, forgot to mention, the background music is kind of good in a jazzy, hip way. Maybe not Yoko Kanno good, but this Yuugo Kanno dude ain't half bad.
EDIT: Speaking of cheap animation, World Destruction ep 3 was really bad. Well, the episode plot was fine, but the animation was SERIOUSLY cheap. Cost-cutting measures left and right. What a disappointment.
At the risk of spamming, some more thoughts on summer series.
Episode 1 of Natsume Yuujinchou. After seeing so many series this season that are obviously on a tight budget, the animation quality of this one really stood out. Good character designs (yay, Keiko), interesting side-character spirit things, and one of the best OP songs of the season (with Slayers R). Good stuff.
Episode 2 of Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu. It continues to be kind of harem/galge-dumb, but Haruka is so freakin' cute that I enjoyed it anyway. Noto Mamiko's voice is just too good.
Series I'm up to date on, and probably a fairly good indicator of, more or less, what I'm enjoying:
-SlayersR: fun like any other Slayers
-Natsume Yuujinchou: I like the atmosphere and chill pace
-Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Haruka is adorable
-Strike Witches: kinda shallow, but the girls are kinda cute and it's a fun watch
An episode behind on World Destruction and it's so-so. Haven't given up on Koihime Musou two episodes in, but it's still skirting the line between watch/give up.
you what'd be cool? If you swap all the characters of Sekirei with Strike Witches.
Then you'd have a show that's all good, and one that complete crap.
Everything else is pretty whatever.
Akiba-Chan is pretty cute for stopmotion it kind is a little akward to watch cause ball jointed cute dolls move arround X)
lilian is my faaaavorite
Quote from: Lisu on August 05, 2008, 12:15:03 PM
you what'd be cool? If you swap all the characters of Sekirei with Strike Witches.
Then you'd have a show that's all good, and one that complete crap.
Everything else is pretty whatever.
You sure they wouldn't both still be crap?
Right now, nothing this season is wowing me, but a lot of things are pretty watchable. Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu gets dumber every episode, but it's still cute, whereas episode 2 of Koihime Musou was just as bad as the first one. It tries
so hard to be funny and cool, while shows like Sekirei are funny without even trying.
Birdy the Mighty DECODE seems pretty average, but I haven't seen a show like it in a while, so that's fine with me. Blade of the Immortal continues to be cool in my book (though I definitely don't expect most anyone else to agree).
I'm an little behind on Slayers. Ep 4 wasn't so great. Still better than most stuff I've checked out this season.
Nastume Yuujinchou is probably the only show I'm certain is
good so far, though.
Progress report!
Series I'm up-to-date on: Koihime Musou, Natsume Yuujinchou, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, Slayers Revolution, Strike Witches
Series I let slip (may or may not catch up on): Ryoko's Case File, World Destruction
Series I dropped: Sekirei
I gotta say, the most quality this season is definitely Natsume Yuujinchou. It's episodic, but it builds a great atmosphere that draws you in each episode. In the span of 24 minutes, you learn about a new youkai, hear its plight, and smile as it is resolved. A great feel-good series. It has the best guest seiyuu: Yuzuki Ryoka, Noto Mamiko, & Kuwashima Houko. Probably my favorite OP and ED of the season too. It's a shame no one's watching it. -.-
Slayers Revolution is still Slayers. Perhaps not quite as good as the prior series so far, IMO, but still rather enjoyable.
Koihime Musou, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, and Strike Witches are still the kind of throwaway fun series they started out as. I can't complain. I smile a little each episode.
Series I'm caught up on or almost caught up on (with fansubs): Bounen no Xamdou, Natsume Yuujinchou, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, Blade of the Immortal
Series I let slip (but might catch up on): World Destruction, Slayers Revolution, Birdy the Mighty Decode, Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto ~Natsu no Sora~
Series I dropped: Sekirei, Koihime Musou, Telepathy Girl Ran
I'm going to insist that Xam'd is better than Natsume Yuujinchou, but both of them are several levels above most of the other stuff this season. I can't enjoy Koihime Musou, but for some reason Nogizaka Haruka remains one of the shows I'm most excited about keeping up with. Slayers, I dunno. I kind of lapsed when Eclipse stopped, and I haven't been overly excited about keeping up with it, but I'm sure I'll enjoy it if/when I eventually do.
I was gonna drop MahouSora after watching the first ep, but I had the second episode downloaded and eventually got around to seeing it... and it gave me a better feel than the first episode, so I might continue with it after all.
So I caught up on World Destruction (12 of 13 total episodes) and, strangely enough, I've grown to like it. It's not that I think it's great in any particular way, but I've developed a soft-spot for it, and I get a good feel from it.
Birdy the Mighty, I'm still not sure. The animation quality has gotten worse, and the plot varies from being kind of cool sci-fi to being just kind of boring. Norio Wakamoto had what amounts to a great cameo though.
Opinions on other shows haven't changed.
I tried watching the first episode of Strike Witches.
And I'm still on that same episode because I can't continue without keeling over in absurdity of it.
MahoSora is good so far story-wise, not really feeling the art still.
HarukaHimitsu is exactly what you'd expect, but it's entertaining.
Yeah, I'm waiting for Fall.
~Chun
The OP and ED for Mahou-Sora are growing on me.
Season wrap-up time!
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu - (Seen: 12 of 12 episodes) It was generic, it was predictable, it was fanservicey, but overall it wasn't a total waste of time. Several of the girls were really cute, and the character dynamics were often more interesting than would be expected. Amusing and catchy OP, not a great ED. The last arc was stupid, but not especially moreso than a lot of series. A show whose most redeeming quality is Noto Mamiko in the main role.
Natsume Yuujinchou - (Seen: 13 of 13 episodes) Well-animated, touching character development, interesting episodic conflicts, a great OP and a great ED. Best of the season (discounting Xam'd, since that's not subject to normal broadcasting conditions), with an interestingly off-beat pace.
World Destruction - (Seen: 13 of 13 episodes) A good premise done passably. Animation sometimes cheap, but not too horrible, occasionally funny whilst often dumb. The characters grew on me over time, had enough of a plot to keep me interested. Did a nice job of using what were basically filler episodes to pull the conclusion together.
Sekirei - (Seen: 2 of 12 episodes) Even more laughably bad than it looks. Every cliche in the book and more fanservice than should be possible to fit in 24 minutes get thrown into the first episode, and they somehow find even more to use in the second episode... but the sort of shocking hilarity of how bad it is wears off quickly. Also a case of a first 3 minutes that don't seem to jive with the rest of what I watched.
Koihime Musou - (Seen: 2 of 12 episodes) A case of trying so hard, and failing so hard, that it's occasionally funny but mostly just sad. Ridiculous character designs, ridiculous action scenes, predictable "humorous" interactions, predictable fanservice... Just not exciting.
Blade of the Immortal - (Seen: 6 episodes, ongoing) So ridiculously weird that I'm fascinated by it. The animation style is stock Bee Train, which brings back good memories, but the story gets increasingly disjointed as it goes on. Also takes Bee Train's habit of contextually inappropriate music to entirely new levels of bizarreness, and with terrible music.
Birdy the Mighty DECODE - (Seen: 6 of 13 episodes) Seems like it should be an entertaining sci-fi mind-sharing action series. In actuality, the plot develops painfully slowly and the animation (especially outside of the action scenes) is just horribly ugly and lazy. Still debating the worth of watching the rest of the season - apparently there's going to be a second season, though I'm not sure how that happened.
Telepathy Girl Ran - (Seen: 1/2 an episode, ongoing) Boring characters, outdated animation, and a laughable conflict made it clear I wouldn't like this series even before the first episode ended.
Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto ~Natsu no Sora~ (Seen: 12 of 12 episodes) Some of the most bizarre animation decisions I've seen, most of the time meaning the animation is just kind of ugly and jarring, but after a while it kind of grows on you, and at least it's stylistically interesting. Also home to some of the best character development I've seen in a while. Not the strongest on story, but I liked it more than the original Someday's Dreamers. Also has the most interesting soundtrack of the season - half Celtic music, half bluesy guitar stuff, with lots of indie-sounding insert songs. Not the best, but surprisingly enjoyable and likely to be really underrated.
Slayers REVOLUTION - (Seen: 13 of 13 episodes) It's not as good as the older Slayers series, but it still has a lot of the aspects that made them great. Has really, really good OP and ED themes. It leaves a lot of loose ends, but apparently it was planned as the first half of a 26-episode story, so that explains that. Kind of a weird feel to have a Slayers series with so little filler.
I think I'll do a similar rundown.
Koihime Musou - (Complete) It was probably the premise of this series that interested me enough to watch it. It's another one of those series that takes ancient Chinese heroes and girlifies them. Somehow, just that got me through Ikkitousen, which, to this day, I'll cite as one of the worse series I've ever seen. By comparison, Koihime Musou is decidedly better, IMO. Not a good series by any stretch, but at least it had a lot of girls, some of which cute. There's no story worth mentioning (what they introduced towards the end doesn't count), but the simple, episodic adventures of Kan'u were fun. Characters like Chouun, Koumei, and even Kan'u herself helped pull the series through for me. I can't hate. Especially since I've seen even more garbage in my day.
Natsume Yuujinchou - (Complete) Amazing. A great atmospheric, feel-good series. Each episode was episodic, but engaging enough to pull you in and make you sympathize with the youkai. Each episode left a good aftertaste, that I thought the next episode couldn't match/beat, but I was delightfully proven wrong each time. Best OP and ED of the season too, IMO. Best of the season. I've been recommending it around because it was, sadly, overlooked by many.
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu - (Complete) An extremely cliche series with cute girls. What story they had at times was laughable. It was the episodic fun episodes that were an enjoyable watch. Haruka is adorable and is a great example of type-casting Noto Mamiko at its best.
Ryoko's Case File - (4/13) An interesting episodic mystery series. The dynamic between Ryoko and Izumida is really interesting in itself and the cases they handle are all adequately strange and compelling. I wouldn't mind finishing this up someday, but it just got lost on the wayside.
Sekirei - (1/12) I couldn't do it. The first episode left a horrible impression. The story seemed stupid, it didn't look like any of the characters were interesting, and the battle sequence was ridiculous.
Slayers Revolution - (Complete) I agree with mDuo all the way here: it wasn't as good as prior Slayers series, but it had enough of the feel to make it enjoyable. The whole look and humor are so 90's-esque, it's refreshing to see it in 2008.
Strike Witches - (Complete) If you can accept a stupid, but fun series about young girls without pants, this show is great. As one might expect, there are hella girls and I find many of them to be extremely cute. Another series this season that's pulled through by its fun, episodic stories. The story at the end was laughably bad. I know a lot of people couldn't go through with it and it's understandable, but I think it's something of a shame because I found it really enjoyable. Probably one of my favoriter watches of the season.
World Destruction - (3/13) Didn't take off fast enough. Started off OK and didn't pick up by episode 3, so it fell by the wayside. Probably won't watch the rest unless I hear some good things about it, but it seems that many didn't watch it.
Alright, I'll do the same as well.
Kyouran Kazoku Nikki (21/26) - This series left a good impression on me the first episode, and throughout it's been a fun, Hayate-like experience. I'll be finishing this soon enough; the cast of characters present in the whole continuity of it all was so different it was refreshing. Hopefully I'll be satisfied with the ending. Good OP, a lot of fun variety EDs in the end, and the seiyuu random casts were entertaining (MUJYAKEY-SAMA!) to say the least. Overall it's something worth remembering, and I wouldn't mind recommending.
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu (Finished) - Alright I lied. I Skipped around on the last two episodes. Though I'm a sucker for Noto Mamiko lead roles, this whole thing was rediculously cliche. It's not something I'd recommend but it was fun.
Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto ~Natsu no Sora~ (10/13) - I honestly have not felt the need to finish this series. Though it retains most of its predecessors, the whole thing is still a bit jarring in terms of art direction, story development, and basic theory to the former. I will eventually finish this series (Maybe even this weekend), but for now all I can say is, the OP was alright, the ED I couldn't stand watching because of the lip-sync animation section in the middle. I'll disagree with mDuo in saying this is better than the original (Frankly, this is too much change that I can't take), but Sora is a good character for sure; she's over Nami and a little behind Yume, and I enjoyed watching her go through life so far. Hopefully it'll end ok; but this series is slow, and I won't recommend this one to everyone.
Strike Witches (.5/End) - You know, there's a certain level of absurdity I can take before I can barely pay attention to a series. I want to watch it, yet I can't stand watching it. If I had to make an analogy, I watched Pumpkin Scissors all the way through to the end and enjoyed the militant atmosphere of it, but then again Alice wasn't parading in a sukimizu bottom for the whole series and growing ears and a tail when she wanted to duel someone. Being a Slice-of-Life advocate, I'll have to ween myself into it. I like my realistic standpoints. The girls are cute, and it's worth watching because of that. So we'll see.
Sekirei (.3/12) - I can't do it. It's... no, I can't do it. You Ikki-tousen or maybe Tenjo-Tenge people have fun with your service, because this crap is BLAND BLAND BLAND and bust bust bust.
Slayers Revolution (6/13) - It's a really fun series for sure, coming from a person that's only watched the Next, Gorgeous, and Great iterations of the series. I eventually want to finish this, the humor is just so classic I love it.
Natsume Yuujinchou (8/13) - I started this series when I overheard conversation about it last Friday. Wow, this is totally up my alley; wonderful characters, clean art and animation, and a overall feel of "life" in the thick of it all. As Tsubasa said you can really feel what the youkai's standpoint is and not find it unreasonable, the OP and ED are absolutely amazing in their calm composure and melody, along with their animations. I could be pinning this as top of the season as well, but I'll watch the rest more than likely tonight or tomorrow. Just great stuff, period.
~Chun
sure why not, but ill keep it simple so that lower iq residents on the fanime forums can understand my point of views.
Natsume Yuujinchou 13/13 - It kicks ass, it kicks so much ass. In fact, it kicked so much ass my butcher Paul called me and asked me if I was okay if he can still make the meat delivery, and I was like "yeah you can still come over, why not, why don't you watch this series with me, again, i don't mind rewatching it, have a seat, you want a fuckin hot pocket? you want it on high for 2 minutes? okay sure paul, sure." It got cute girls with ears and masks in it, and i wanted to pork a lot of them, including the shiney firefly girl, man she was fuckin hot. Actually no, i want the fox boy, i don't care if he's a fox, or being a boy i guess, ill work with it, I'll spin his meat, why not right? Is that so frowned upon?
Strike Witches 12/12 - Man this show is the bombeezy, it kicks so much ass, it wins 5 out of 5 J bucks. Actually, 6 out of 5 J bucks because of shirleys breasts. Did you fuckin see those things? they are major melons, they are fuckin melons, and they were major. And that ass, wow, it never quits! I was like wow, it's been workin for like 6 straight hours, when is it GONNA QUIT!? Girl needs some bengay (totally not gay though) for that ass. and then they shoot guns! lots of them, at these flying bug looking things that scream with red things they need to shoot at! wow! man, and that chick with the eye patch thats made out of plastic, man she has a sword, a samurai sword! that's like guy in naruto! shit man, flying girls with swords with only panties? I was sold, 5 year apr financing? I don't give a shit!
Sekirei 1/god knows how many - I didn't like this show, it looks way too deep for me and I don't like any of that philosophical bullshit. The girl looks like cows too, like I'll take them to a hometown and they'll be on vacation for like the next 14 plates, but I can work with that. I can RD it out.
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu 6/12 - Oh man, nogi is so cute, and I want to pork her. I want to pork her till she says "wow i need to throw up" and ill be like "that's rad" and ill smoke a lucky, maybe even 2, then ill give her a vitamin water (endurance) and a towel, and we'll go at it again till the room stank so bad, I need a jiffy steamer to take the stink off the walls, yeah, that's been on my mind. This show is not just about hot girls though, it's about more than that, it's about action figures and comic books, but the japanese kind. It's about Komikay and maids and stuff, that's some deep shit.
Hidamari Sketch 5/12 - I'm saving this one for later, but this show is great, I liked the manga too. It's about 3 girls and a boy doing like everyday shit. They paint too, but that's not important. And that hot teacher, man how old is she. I would plow that till next thursday, then I'll punch her in the face because I know she's up to something, she can't always be that happy. Maybe she's not even Japanese, I'll look at her passport, and then take her car keys, I'll return her phone calls though, she's a keeper.
Kyouran Kazoku Nikki 25/25 - I guess I'll throw this in even though it's technically not summer season. Man this show had everything, crazy cat girls, missles, a robot that shoots hella lasers and a pimp ass lion, wtf! It got gothic chicks in it too, that are actually not and they change costumes randomly for no reason. And it has a little girl that you just want to hug, and then punch her in the face cuz she cooked my panini wrong, but it's okay, she's used to it. Despite all of this, it's not about that at all, I caught the real meaning of this show, since I'm so smart and good looking; this show, is about family, and all that deep bonding bullshit, I think I'm the only one who caught this, and it moved my heart. I cried and I cheered, and when i noticed, a box of tissues, 4 slim jims and a 2 liter of IBC cream soda was gone, and i was like "wow i have to call someone about this, since im a chick and all" and I called Tsubasa, and talked for 3 hours, and i was like "wow this was so much better than sex and the city like totally." and told him how I cried and he was like "yeah, I know what you mean" and then I smoked a lucky, man that was a great night.
j
ps don't read this post.
Quote from: LastElixir on October 13, 2008, 03:22:08 PM
sure why not, but ill keep it simple so that lower iq residents on the fanime forums can understand my point of views.
Natsume Yuujinchou 13/13 - It kicks ass, it kicks so much ass. In fact, it kicked so much ass my butcher Paul called me and asked me if I was okay if he can still make the meat delivery, and I was like "yeah you can still come over, why not, why don't you watch this series with me, again, i don't mind rewatching it, have a seat, you want a fuckin hot pocket? you want it on high for 2 minutes? okay sure paul, sure." It got cute girls with ears and masks in it, and i wanted to pork a lot of them, including the shiney firefly girl, man she was fuckin hot. Actually no, i want the fox boy, i don't care if he's a fox, or being a boy i guess, ill work with it, I'll spin his meat, why not right? Is that so frowned upon?
Strike Witches 12/12 - Man this show is the bombeezy, it kicks so much ass, it wins 5 out of 5 J bucks. Actually, 6 out of 5 J bucks because of shirleys breasts. Did you fuckin see those things? they are major melons, they are fuckin melons, and they were major. And that ass, wow, it never quits! I was like wow, it's been workin for like 6 straight hours, when is it GONNA QUIT!? Girl needs some bengay (totally not gay though) for that ass. and then they shoot guns! lots of them, at these flying bug looking things that scream with red things they need to shoot at! wow! man, and that chick with the eye patch thats made out of plastic, man she has a sword, a samurai sword! that's like guy in naruto! shit man, flying girls with swords with only panties? I was sold, 5 year apr financing? I don't give a shit!
Sekirei 1/god knows how many - I didn't like this show, it looks way too deep for me and I don't like any of that philosophical bullshit. The girl looks like cows too, like I'll take them to a hometown and they'll be on vacation for like the next 14 plates, but I can work with that. I can RD it out.
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu 6/12 - Oh man, nogi is so cute, and I want to pork her. I want to pork her till she says "wow i need to throw up" and ill be like "that's rad" and ill smoke a lucky, maybe even 2, then ill give her a vitamin water (endurance) and a towel, and we'll go at it again till the room stank so bad, I need a jiffy steamer to take the stink off the walls, yeah, that's been on my mind. This show is not just about hot girls though, it's about more than that, it's about action figures and comic books, but the japanese kind. It's about Komikay and maids and stuff, that's some deep shit.
Hidamari Sketch 5/12 - I'm saving this one for later, but this show is great, I liked the manga too. It's about 3 girls and a boy doing like everyday shit. They paint too, but that's not important. And that hot teacher, man how old is she. I would plow that till next thursday, then I'll punch her in the face because I know she's up to something, she can't always be that happy. Maybe she's not even Japanese, I'll look at her passport, and then take her car keys, I'll return her phone calls though, she's a keeper.
Kyouran Kazoku Nikki 25/25 - I guess I'll throw this in even though it's technically not summer season. Man this show had everything, crazy cat girls, missles, a robot that shoots hella lasers and a pimp ass lion, wtf! It got gothic chicks in it too, that are actually not and they change costumes randomly for no reason. And it has a little girl that you just want to hug, and then punch her in the face cuz she cooked my panini wrong, but it's okay, she's used to it. Despite all of this, it's not about that at all, I caught the real meaning of this show, since I'm so smart and good looking; this show, is about family, and all that deep bonding bullshit, I think I'm the only one who caught this, and it moved my heart. I cried and I cheered, and when i noticed, a box of tissues, 4 slim jims and a 2 liter of IBC cream soda was gone, and i was like "wow i have to call someone about this, since im a chick and all" and I called Tsubasa, and talked for 3 hours, and i was like "wow this was so much better than sex and the city like totally." and told him how I cried and he was like "yeah, I know what you mean" and then I smoked a lucky, man that was a great night.
j
ps don't read this post.
I laughed heartily Jay.
Quote from: LastElixir on October 13, 2008, 03:22:08 PM
sure why not, but ill keep it simple so that lower iq residents on the fanime forums can understand my point of views.
Natsume Yuujinchou 13/13 - It kicks ass, it kicks so much ass. In fact, it kicked so much ass my butcher Paul called me and asked me if I was okay if he can still make the meat delivery, and I was like "yeah you can still come over, why not, why don't you watch this series with me, again, i don't mind rewatching it, have a seat, you want a fuckin hot pocket? you want it on high for 2 minutes? okay sure paul, sure." It got cute girls with ears and masks in it, and i wanted to pork a lot of them, including the shiney firefly girl, man she was fuckin hot. Actually no, i want the fox boy, i don't care if he's a fox, or being a boy i guess, ill work with it, I'll spin his meat, why not right? Is that so frowned upon?
Strike Witches 12/12 - Man this show is the bombeezy, it kicks so much ass, it wins 5 out of 5 J bucks. Actually, 6 out of 5 J bucks because of shirleys breasts. Did you fuckin see those things? they are major melons, they are fuckin melons, and they were major. And that ass, wow, it never quits! I was like wow, it's been workin for like 6 straight hours, when is it GONNA QUIT!? Girl needs some bengay (totally not gay though) for that ass. and then they shoot guns! lots of them, at these flying bug looking things that scream with red things they need to shoot at! wow! man, and that chick with the eye patch thats made out of plastic, man she has a sword, a samurai sword! that's like guy in naruto! shit man, flying girls with swords with only panties? I was sold, 5 year apr financing? I don't give a shit!
Sekirei 1/god knows how many - I didn't like this show, it looks way too deep for me and I don't like any of that philosophical bullshit. The girl looks like cows too, like I'll take them to a hometown and they'll be on vacation for like the next 14 plates, but I can work with that. I can RD it out.
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu 6/12 - Oh man, nogi is so cute, and I want to pork her. I want to pork her till she says "wow i need to throw up" and ill be like "that's rad" and ill smoke a lucky, maybe even 2, then ill give her a vitamin water (endurance) and a towel, and we'll go at it again till the room stank so bad, I need a jiffy steamer to take the stink off the walls, yeah, that's been on my mind. This show is not just about hot girls though, it's about more than that, it's about action figures and comic books, but the japanese kind. It's about Komikay and maids and stuff, that's some deep shit.
Hidamari Sketch 5/12 - I'm saving this one for later, but this show is great, I liked the manga too. It's about 3 girls and a boy doing like everyday shit. They paint too, but that's not important. And that hot teacher, man how old is she. I would plow that till next thursday, then I'll punch her in the face because I know she's up to something, she can't always be that happy. Maybe she's not even Japanese, I'll look at her passport, and then take her car keys, I'll return her phone calls though, she's a keeper.
Kyouran Kazoku Nikki 25/25 - I guess I'll throw this in even though it's technically not summer season. Man this show had everything, crazy cat girls, missles, a robot that shoots hella lasers and a pimp ass lion, wtf! It got gothic chicks in it too, that are actually not and they change costumes randomly for no reason. And it has a little girl that you just want to hug, and then punch her in the face cuz she cooked my panini wrong, but it's okay, she's used to it. Despite all of this, it's not about that at all, I caught the real meaning of this show, since I'm so smart and good looking; this show, is about family, and all that deep bonding bullshit, I think I'm the only one who caught this, and it moved my heart. I cried and I cheered, and when i noticed, a box of tissues, 4 slim jims and a 2 liter of IBC cream soda was gone, and i was like "wow i have to call someone about this, since im a chick and all" and I called Tsubasa, and talked for 3 hours, and i was like "wow this was so much better than sex and the city like totally." and told him how I cried and he was like "yeah, I know what you mean" and then I smoked a lucky, man that was a great night.
j
ps don't read this post.
Very insightful, I'll be sure to check out a few of these series when I get a chance.
Also to those of you who laughed at this post, I am appalled at your behavior. Though I am an asshole as everyone here is aware, never,
NEVER, would I stoop as low as to attack someone else's personal opinion about anime. We are all here because we all enjoy anime in some fashion and you people just ruin it for the rest of us.
I was thinking about posting up my own review, but considering the lack of respect other forum posters have been showing recently I have decided NOT to post it and instead have decided that I will quit the Fanime boards indefinitely.
Good Riddance,
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Quote from: Devereaux on October 14, 2008, 02:04:42 AM
I was thinking about posting up my own review, but considering the lack of respect other forum posters have been showing recently I have decided NOT to post it and instead have decided that I will quit the Fanime boards indefinitely.
Yeah, sure, enjoy your lurking.
I managed to finish episode 1 of Strike Witches.
If I ignore the impracticality of the unit attachment to the human body and heating physics,
the obvious lack of pants (Or the "standard" of this world),
the whole gray-area lackluster explanation as to why the Neuroi exist,
the standard "my father is alive?!" starter scenario,
AND the totally easy-mode persuasion of Yoshika to start sortie,
I think this could be a fun watch for me to complete. Just maybe.
~Chun
Quote from: Chun on October 30, 2008, 12:53:02 AM
I managed to finish episode 1 of Strike Witches.
If I ignore the impracticality of the unit attachment to the human body and heating physics,
the obvious lack of pants (Or the "standard" of this world),
the whole gray-area lackluster explanation as to why the Neuroi exist,
the standard "my father is alive?!" starter scenario,
AND the totally easy-mode persuasion of Yoshika to start sortie,
I think this could be a fun watch for me to complete. Just maybe.
~Chun
nah don't watch it.
Quote from: LastElixir on October 30, 2008, 01:21:39 AM
Quote from: Chun on October 30, 2008, 12:53:02 AM
I managed to finish episode 1 of Strike Witches.
If I ignore the impracticality of the unit attachment to the human body and heating physics,
the obvious lack of pants (Or the "standard" of this world),
the whole gray-area lackluster explanation as to why the Neuroi exist,
the standard "my father is alive?!" starter scenario,
AND the totally easy-mode persuasion of Yoshika to start sortie,
I think this could be a fun watch for me to complete. Just maybe.
~Chun
nah don't watch it.
You're probably right, but the girls are cute.
~Chun
Quote from: Chun on October 30, 2008, 01:26:00 AM
You're probably right, but the girls are cute.
~Chun
nah still, don't, you are already complaining about it at ep1 and i dont want to hear it.
j
Quote from: LastElixir on October 30, 2008, 01:31:18 AM
Quote from: Chun on October 30, 2008, 01:26:00 AM
You're probably right, but the girls are cute.
~Chun
nah still, don't, you are already complaining about it at ep1 and i dont want to hear it.
j
You're right, I'll head back to my artistic-in-a-bad-way Mahou-Sora series and gripe about it some more. These are more familiar horizons.
...but the girls were still pretty cute.
~Chun
Quote from: Chun on October 30, 2008, 01:34:59 AM
Quote from: LastElixir on October 30, 2008, 01:31:18 AM
Quote from: Chun on October 30, 2008, 01:26:00 AM
You're probably right, but the girls are cute.
~Chun
nah still, don't, you are already complaining about it at ep1 and i dont want to hear it.
j
You're right, I'll head back to my artistic-in-a-bad-way Mahou-Sora series and gripe about it some more. These are more familiar horizons.
...but the girls were still pretty cute.
~Chun
yeah go rep that someday's. (and i just saved you 6 hours.)
j
Quote from: LastElixir on October 30, 2008, 01:46:13 AM
(and i just saved you 6 hours.)
j
Damn J, you sure know how to crease a Chinese man's coupon book.I take that back, that sounded worse than I intended.
~Chun
Quote from: Chun on October 30, 2008, 01:34:59 AM
Quote from: LastElixir on October 30, 2008, 01:31:18 AM
Quote from: Chun on October 30, 2008, 01:26:00 AM
You're probably right, but the girls are cute.
~Chun
nah still, don't, you are already complaining about it at ep1 and i dont want to hear it.
j
You're right, I'll head back to my artistic-in-a-bad-way Mahou-Sora series and gripe about it some more. These are more familiar horizons.
...but the girls were still pretty cute.
~Chun
Dude, keep your whining away from my Natsu no Sora. I don't care if you think the animation's shit, Osamu Kobayashi is a great director!
but in all seriousness I actually like Natsu no Sora, goofy animation and all
Quote from: mDuo13 on October 30, 2008, 10:56:27 AM
Dude, keep your whining away from my Natsu no Sora. I don't care if you think the animation's shit, Osamu Kobayashi is a great director!
but in all seriousness I actually like Natsu no Sora, goofy animation and all
No.
"Hay guys let's make this into BECK and put music all over the damn place and ignore some of the key character traits".
And keep your
HORRIBLE ED track too.
Hella Despair orz.
But no seriously, it doesn't retain any aspect of the life outlooks of Season 1 and the Spellbound series (I think I said this before). It's decent, but definitely not the first on my list. Though Sora is a pretty nice character.
I probably need to get around to reading the original manga to really make judgment on the continuity of the universe. Spellbound and the original had a same-timeframe viewpoint, so I'm curious where Sora's training fits as there's no certification formality.
~Chun