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[Cornbread78]

Gatchaman Crowds.

Oh, got ya.

Spoiler

It ends with a closeup of Kumiko's and Reina's interlocked fingers (and then an outdoor shot).

Friendship = love

More shameless baiting lol.

 

[Stulaw]

Mikagura School Suite 10

I'm just over 1/3 of the episode in and I just noticed this.

Eruna's not been drawn in that part of the scene, but she's in front of the newspaper girl before and after, and it lasted 10 seconds.

She was there 30 seconds before.

Straight after the camera change.

 

[Baalzebup]

I can't wait until we get SNAFU Season 3 to confirm that this is a series about Yui successfully putting together a harem.

I'd be totally ok with a menage á trois with the three of them.

Holy shit, could you imagine....

Yes, I believe I just did

 

[Midonin]

The other TBS show goes to CR, in the late Friday slot that OreGairu occupied. This season's survival game anime.

 

[Cornbread78]

I'd be totally ok with a menage á trois with the three of them.

Holy shit, could you imagine....

 

[NaDannMaGoGo]

*Searches And Yet The Town Still Moves on MyAnimeList*



My god how have I never watched this.

You know, that IS an amazing abstract...

It's one of the best shows ever made. Excellent comedy with a wonderful cast of characters.

Yeh right; MAL Ranked #1517 - confirmed shit.

 

[jediyoshi]

Elbows gif cause why not?

I love that Reina was the one that started this.

If you swapped Reina and Shu this episode, the internet would be on fire.

 

[javac]

I don't know if I can watch anything today, it's way too hot. Help.

 

[Rainy]

Hibike Euphonium 13
Really good finale to a pretty good series! Wouldn't mind second season at all.

 

[BGBW]

I ship Four Eyes and No Eyes.

 

[Szadek]

I don't know if I can watch anything today, it's way too hot. Help.

Perfect time to watch Trigun.

 

[NeoForte]

I ship Four Eyes and No Eyes.

In the middle card, they are together touching fingers. OTP of this show. No others compare!

This was an awesome finale. I really hope they do a season 2.

 

[cajunator]

New Artwork:

Looks great. Cant wait to get part 2!

BONES shows actually selling. What bizarro world do we live in?

All they had to do was make it really cute, although that didnt work with Chaika's sales.
Its the cat ears. Im sure of it. Chaika didnt have cat ears. AHA!

always amazed at what these guys do with Forza.

Me too. Is it still just as hard to edit these things as on 360?

Have you seen Kinmoza? I would approximate the tone to something like that, except the straight man is her brother so there's at least a guy in it.

The idea is that the main girl is secretly a lazy otaku when she's at her house but a beautiful perfect girl outside.

That sounds great. I love the idea of a girl with two lifestyles.

 

[phaze]

lol No amount of bullying will make me sacrifice my poor eardrums !

*Searches And Yet The Town Still Moves on MyAnimeList*
My god how have I never watched this.

Just FYI, neither the romantic nor the caffee angle are particularly prominent in the show. But it's a very good series with some of the best comedic highs. Do check it out.

so you hate two of the best girl protags from the past few years

For the record, I don't hate Arashiyama, it was just her voice that was hard to bear.

 

[KenjiGlove]

Euphonium END
Damn, talk about completely delivering on everything. Perfect episode.

I really liked Kousaka's solo but literally everything about this last episode was so awesome. Easily my AOTS, KyoAni didn't dissapoint this time.

In the middle card, they are together touching fingers. OTP of this show. No others compare!

This was an awesome finale. I really hope they do a season 2.

That one boy (Knuckle-kun?) in the percussion squad is living the dream.

 

[Darkness Unleashed]

Sound! Euphonium ep 13

Simply beautiful, almost every single emotion was touched in this ending.

It´s such a great feeling when something not only manages to meet your expectations, but to surpass them. It is also quite amazing that I started watching this just based on GAF´s comments and reactions and it turned into one of my all time favorites (haven´t watched that much anime honestly, but still)

Love you guys <3, and hopefully this gets another season, it needs it.

 

[cajunator]

The sibling gag comedy manga centers around Umaru, Taihei's little sister who boasts beautiful looks as well as prowess in both school and sports. However, "Himouto" (beautiful little sister) has a certain secret

Alternative Titles:
My Two-Faced Little Sister


And this..


Lol, everything just looka like it could be really funny stuff..

That could be the Sentai title!
MadP you know what to do.

I'll buy Etotama BDs if they make it out over here.

Hell, we got Fractale so anything is possible lol. (Though this one would be on PonycanUSA)

If its Pony Canyon then I REALLY want a bluray release because they do marvelous work with the packaging.

I want to see the full versions of these pics.

Same. Cuties!

Came in today

They havent even shipped mine yet. Im pretty certain that they prioritize shipping to the north. Sometimes I get things a week after release and thats even when I preorder months in advance!

 

[javac]

Perfect time to watch Trigun.

I do still need to watch that haha, it's always piqued my interested, especially after I watched Bebop many many moons ago

Spoiler

when I was young and care free and not depressed and old and...man this is getting dark

. That seems to be the way it goes with these shows I take it, well without the last bit! But seriously, its way too hot right now. I have a fan blowing onto my face, lying down with my laptop on top of my chest and I feel like I'm on fire. I wish it was snowing.

 

[Cornbread78]

I wish it was snowing and blowing onto my face

Ahh, hellll no!

I was just grilling steak and potatoes outside... screw winter and snow! Go find a cafe with WiFi & AC, buy an iced coffee, plot your butt down at a table and watch anime with headphobes on for a while..

 

[Puruzi]

Rain and Snow > Any other weather tbh

 

[Link Man]

That could be the Sentai title!
MadP you know what to do.



If its Pony Canyon then I REALLY want a bluray release because they do marvelous work with the packaging.



Same. Cuties!



They havent even shipped mine yet. Im pretty certain that they prioritize shipping to the north. Sometimes I get things a week after release and thats even when I preorder months in advance!

If it's Pony Canyon, you'll get 3 episodes on a DVD for $50.

 

[cajunator]

Saikano 13 -END-

Heavy spoilers for basically everything in the show

Well, that wasn't the ending I was expecting. That was a little weird.

Spoiler

So the world ended, with Shuji being the only living thing left on what remains of the planet. Chise lives on, but only in his heart. I'm assuming that Shuji did just end up going insane, given that we see that shot of him in the void petting nothing and that the final scene with Chise and Shuji on Observation Hill is (I think) almost exactly the same as the scene from episode one when they go there fore the first time. The imagery in the first section of the episode was quite cool too, with the red clouds and the stars behind them, as well as Chise's wings poking through from above. That was really quite End of Evangelion there - so Chise's powers grew to incomprehensible levels? I'm not quite clear on what exactly ended the world. I doubt it's because of the war, although I'm thinking that the war probably started for a reason relating to it; Chise mentions that the whole other half of the planet is destroyed, and the Japanese military never appear to leave Japan itself - they're always on the defense. This leads me to believe that the war is being fought in order to claim Japan because the aggressors' country (countries?) have already been destroyed, and thus have nowhere to live. Both sides are merely trying to survive.

Shuji is a insensitive, self-absorbed clod for the majority of the show, and even though he gets a bit better nearer the end he still makes asinine decisions with regard only for himself. In fact it's only near the end that Shuji even realises how much pain Chise's been going through ever since she was modified by the military to become a weapon. The beginning section of the show sees Shuji go behind the back of his weaponised girlfriend to see his former teacher, Fuyumi, who it transpires is using him. I still attest that this is an utterly stupid thing of him to do, not only because Chise could kill him, Fuyumi or the entire town very easily should she want to, but also because Chise is utterly alone already, with Shuji being the only one who knows her secret - she has had to leave her family in the dark, as well as her schoolmates. Shuji knows this and still betrays her anyway, which is either exceedingly dense of him or willingly selfish.
Given how he reacts with such surprise to Akemi's deathbed confession that she's loved him more or less all her life, I'm inclined to think he's just dense. His other interactions with Akemi are interesting too - in particular, the moment about halfway through the show where he slaps her across the face so hard that she has to get it patched up later. This was a reaction to her slapping him due to her concern for Chise, but Akemi had otherwise done nothing wrong. I feel that this perhaps shows that Shuji takes his friendship with Akemi for granted, as if it's a given that they'll remain friends because they have been for so long, no matter what he does to her.
This still isn't mentioning how in the climax of the show, instead of ending Chise's suffering by killing her as he promised, he hands her back to the military, who claim they can save her. At the very least he admits that he did something wrong this time and that he acted against Chise's wishes, but even then this still means he hasn't learnt at all - he willingly lets her suffer for no reason other than to satisfy his own desires, ignoring the needs of others. Being the only one left alive after the apocalypse is his punishment.

I think that the gradual changes shown in Chise were fairly sad, although for me it was more the smaller details that had more impact for me. There's a moment in episode four where Chise launches some ballistic missiles from her back. Instead of crying or screaming here, she just says that it hurts - I felt that this was an excellent way of showing her exhaustion and fear at what her own body has become. This might actually be my favourite aspect of her character, the embarrassment and shame that the body she inhabits isn't her own anymore - I'm not sure how relevant this is, I'd have to think over it more, but her reaction seems reminiscent of something that commonly occurs with victims of rape, which I felt really elevated the idea that her body has essentially been violated by the military more than it would have had she simply not wanted to kill. There are numerous times where she claims that her body isn't that of a girl's anymore, it's just a weapon; the real tragedy of Chise's character isn't that she's forced to fight against her will, it's that she is no longer Chise and can't ever go back to the way things were before, even if the war ends. I would quite liked to have seen more of her before she became a weapon, though.

Some of the visuals were incredibly disturbing. I've already mentioned the sky in the final episode, but I think the depiction of blood and Chise's powers were the most unsettling. Blood is often shown in excess, hammering home the effect war has on people and the pain it causes, physically and mentally (see Chise's frequent nosebleeds as the show progresses) - the standout moment for me being when Shuji sits Akemi up on her deathbed, the blood having dried, sticking Akemi to the sheets. The sound that it makes as Akemi is torn away from the sheets is harrowing, and simply adds to the sorry state that she's in as she dies. Chise's powers, on the other hand, are often not directly shown. They're usually obscured by a curtain or Chise's clothes, meaning that until the end we're never quite certain what is actually inside her - instead we see them writhing around out of Chise's control, which makes them seem almost parasitic, again showing that her body is no longer quite her own.

I think that my favourite episode was episode 9, with Akemi's death and the earthquake shattering the peace. I felt more for Akemi here than I did any other character at any other point in the story - even more than Chise. Akemi's death is slow, tortured and undignified, a stark contrast to the tomboyish, cocky character that we've seen this whole time. Since she's done nothing wrong, and this is easily the longest death sequence in the whole show, it begs the question what she did to deserve such a death, again bringing up the horrors of war. This is also a very good way of making it clear to us that Shuji's hometown does not exist inside a bubble and that tragedy can just as easily strike them as it can any other place. Any illusion of peace is shattered with the earthquake as there is no longer a safe refuge for the characters from the war.

The music was mostly good, although there were a few times when I felt it was a little out of place, such as when there was a fast paced rock song playing while Chise was battling enemy helicopters and levelling a city, which doesn't quite fit the tone, I feel.

I thought the OP was a little weird and a bit too upbeat, but I really like the ED - the opening couple of bars are gonna be on my mind for a while.

Everyone had brown eyes for some reason. Even though there were

Spoiler

foreign soldiers, we never saw their eyes.

Probably not too important, just pointing it out.

Overall, while I wasn't enjoying it too much at the start, Saikano really grew on me as it went on and certainly didn't go in the direction I was expecting it to. It was pretty good.

E: oh right, it's euphonium today isn't it? I didn't pick a very good time to post this

Im glad you made it through. It is exhaustingly depressing, but then again I marathoned it all in one sitting. Dont do that. After episode 9 I just kind of sat there numb. From that point the show just go more and more massively depressing until the end. I agree with you that

Spoiler

shuji seems to have gone insane, but what hope does he have otherwise? There is literally nothing left on Earth

Ive never seen another show that ends like this except EoE. Even that was more hopeful.

CR's first new annoucement in a few days is one that's both a short and a show it already has. Yui Horie's Miss Monochrome 2. I'm expecting them to get all of the Ultra Super Anime Time block.

And now I'm remembering Miss M's cameo in Girlfriend Beta. That was fun.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Hajime was insufferable and one of the main reasons I dropped the show two episodes in.

She and the girl from "And Yet the Town Moves" have voices that almost make my ears bleed.

Oh hell no I didnt just read that.
She also voices Nazuna in Hidamari and has the voice of an angel.
I cant deal with this.

so should I watch this "And Yet The Town Moves" then

Yes it is a fantastic show by the best studio.

 

[cajunator]

Mikagura School Suite 10

I'm just over 1/3 of the episode in and I just noticed this.


Eruna's not been drawn in that part of the scene, but she's in front of the newspaper girl before and after, and it lasts for like ten seconds before this part.

She was there 30 seconds before.

This is a pretty huge mistake I would think. How is this kind of thing even possible? Shes the main character!

I don't know if I can watch anything today, it's way too hot. Help.

Unless you live in Louisiana, Florida, or a tropical country, then it is never too hot.

Ahh, hellll no!

I was just grilling steak and potatoes outside... screw winter and snow! Go find a cafe with WiFi & AC, buy an iced coffee, plot your butt down at a table and watch anime with headphobes on for a while..

This sounds like a sublime idea. I might go to a C.C.s coffee house and just chill there for a while like a hipster watching anime next week.

If it's Pony Canyon, you'll get 3 episodes on a DVD for $50.

Have you seen the packaging though? It blows everything else away! High quality sets.

 

[Mature]

Rain and Snow > Any other weather tbh

Snow is beautiful at first then consistently awful and annoying.

Rain, however, is always great.

 

[Cornbread78]

Magician's Academy ep.3-6

Little bit slower in comedy the past three, but still crazy and entertaining for sure. Dude got a killer harem, but no action of course. Lots of moe warriors in this one for sure.

 

[Puruzi]

Snow is beautiful at first then consistently awful and annoying.

Rain, however, is always great.

I don't mind snow when it gets like that because I just like it when it's gray outside.

 

[cajunator]

Snow is beautiful at first then consistently awful and annoying.

Rain, however, is always great.

I never want to deal with snow. Luckily thats almost a guarantee here.
Rain though, thats literally an everyday thing. Usually afternoon or early morning.
Actually, a storm just went through this morning and a pretty good one. It woke me up.

Magician's Academy ep.3-6

Little bit slower in comedy the past three, but still crazy and entertaining for sure. Dude got a killer harem, but no action of course. Lots of moe warriors in this one for sure.

That art style...reminds me of something. I cant quite figure out what yet.
Is this on CR?

 

[Midonin]

Is this on CR?

Surprisingly, yes. Never licensed, as far as I know. But as far as magical school anime go, this is one of the most cartoony.

 

[cajunator]

Surprisingly, yes. Never licensed, as far as I know. But as far as magical school anime go, this is one of the most cartoony.

.It has the sort of art style that will drive certain anime fan types mad.

 

[Midonin]

It was a favorite of mine back when it was airing. More people should give it a shot.

 

[Sayah]

I just learned that there is a recent Soul Eater NOT! anime. I was pretty excited to watch it since I loved the original Soul Eater. Two episodes later and I'm wondering WTF DID THEY DO?!???@! These new characters are boring and the three girls epitomize horrible anime tropes. Ugh.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

I just learned that there is a recent Soul Eater NOT! anime. I was pretty excited to watch it since I loved the original Soul Eater. Two episodes later and I'm wondering WTF DID THEY DO?!???@! These new characters are boring and the three girls epitomize horrible anime tropes. Ugh.

Soul Eater Not wasn't a very good manga and the anime is even worse, yes

You should probably just drop it

 

[javac]

Rain and Snow > Any other weather tbh

Truthfact. Love the rain, the sound is music to my ears. I mean it would be cool to have a grill and a few drinks and such but I'm fasting so no food or drinks from 2am till 10pm.

 

[BassForever]

I just learned that there is a recent Soul Eater NOT! anime. I was pretty excited to watch it since I loved the original Soul Eater. Two episodes later and I'm wondering WTF DID THEY DO?!???@! These new characters are boring and the three girls epitomize horrible anime tropes. Ugh.

They warned you in the title that Soul Eater Not is Not Soul Eater

 

[Moaradin]

I'm ok with Soul Eater NOT! existing if it means we might get a Soul Eater: Brotherhood someday :'(

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

I'm ok with Soul Eater NOT! existing if it means we might get a Soul Eater: Brotherhood someday :'(

Probably not, Soul Eaters been over for a long while and was never as popular as FMA and frankly I think a lot of the arcs are pretty hit or miss after where they stopped

The final arc is just bad and the manga ending is just as bad as the anime

 

[Sayah]

Soul Eater Not wasn't a very good manga and the anime is even worse, yes

You should probably just drop it

Yeah, I'm dropping it. Just sad I was expecting something good.

 

[Droplet]

I just learned that there is a recent Soul Eater NOT! anime. I was pretty excited to watch it since I loved the original Soul Eater. Two episodes later and I'm wondering WTF DID THEY DO?!???@! These new characters are boring and the three girls epitomize horrible anime tropes. Ugh.

Don't forget the amazing fight scenes!

 

[Cornbread78]

That art style...reminds me of something. I cant quite figure out what yet.
Is this on CR?

Yes, it's on Crunchy. It's a lot of crazy going on, lol.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Don't forget the amazing fight scenes!

Thank you I was looking for this, lol

 

[Sayah]

Don't forget the amazing fight scenes!

:lol
:lol
:lol

They warned you in the title that Soul Eater Not is Not Soul Eater

That probably really is why it's titled that way.

 

[Puruzi]

Don't forget the amazing fight scenes!

This kills me every time I see it

 

[Moaradin]

Probably not, Soul Eaters been over for a long while and was never as popular as FMA and frankly I think a lot of the arcs are pretty hit or miss after where they stopped

The final arc is just bad and the manga ending is just as bad as the anime

They still haven't properly adapted the Arachne arc which is probably my favorite in the series. It can be pretty hit or miss after that but there's still plenty of good stuff left. The

Spoiler

Book of Eibon

arc was really fun.

Yeah that Book arc was good, I liked it. Kinda felt like it left some hanging plot threads though,

Spoiler

I expected it to go into some Eldritch horror stuff

Oh and there was one really good chapter they didn't adapt (huge spoilers) -

Spoiler

When Crona brutally kills Medusa

Yup that chapter is amazing. I would love to see that animated.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

They still haven't properly adapted the Arachne arc which is probably my favorite in the series. It can be pretty hit or miss after that but there's still plenty of good stuff left. The

Spoiler

Book of Eibon

arc was really fun.

Yeah that Book arc was good, I liked it. Kinda felt like it left some hanging plot threads though,

Spoiler

I expected it to go into some Eldritch horror stuff

Oh and there was one really good chapter they didn't adapt (huge spoilers) -

Spoiler

When Crona brutally kills Medusa

 

[Mature]

Detective Conan 782 - The Scarlet Return

Hooooly shit. The writing has been on the wall forever, but it's finally come to pass and I didn't think I'd be this excited. These episodes go by way too quickly.

 

[e_i]

Gah, another week and two days until Gakkou Gurashi airs. But Non Non Biyori 2 airs next Monday.

 

[Mandelbo]

Im glad you made it through. It is exhaustingly depressing, but then again I marathoned it all in one sitting. Dont do that. After episode 9 I just kind of sat there numb. From that point the show just go more and more massively depressing until the end. I agree with you that

Spoiler

shuji seems to have gone insane, but what hope does he have otherwise? There is literally nothing left on Earth

Ive never seen another show that ends like this except EoE. Even that was more hopeful.

I'm glad to have watched it! It was certainly heavy hitting, that's for sure, and while I got through it fairly quickly by my standards I don't think I could've done it in a single sitting. Episode 9 is genuinely fantastic - I really want to see more things like it. I'm assuming Celestial Method isn't quite so horrifically depressing? It's more subdued, right?

 

[kewlmyc]

Don't forget the amazing fight scenes!

I remember this garbage. Please tell me it was fixed on BD.

 

[Droplet]

I remember this garbage. Please tell me it was fixed on BD.

uh huh

 

[Puruzi]

I remember this garbage. Please tell me it was fixed on BD.

This is the "fixed version"