Fate/Zero, while the plot might be a bit silly it is played entirely straight faced. Extremely well animated and while I haven't heard the English dub a friend of mine enjoyed it immensely having only seen that version.
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Summer Anime 2015 |OT| SharingMana
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Fate/Zero, while the plot might be a bit silly it is played entirely straight faced. Extremely well animated and while I haven't heard the English dub a friend of mine enjoyed it immensely having only seen that version.
firehawk12
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Monogatari is the best, so I dunno!
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Yamato notes
So I was a bit bored and decided to scrub through the end of Yamato again, and as the montage at the beginning of the movie kind of showed, Berger really did have a pointless Red Shirt "death" in the series at episode 20:
That's literally the last time you see him... and the way he unceremoniously disappears makes me wonder if they had the movie written all along and basically planted the seed there for his return in a post-Dessler/pre-finale context.
Heck, they even had a way to close out of the Mutineer storyline by having the one surviving dude just pop up on the Gamilas submarine near the end of the show:
I also forgot about the sanctimony with Starsha regarding the Wave Motion gun. She really comes off as fucking Marie Antoinette in this second viewing, because all this happens as a result of her enabling the piece of crap known as Dessler:
I know at the end they try their best to make him the tragic anti-hero who did the wrong things for the right reasons, but fuuuuuuuck you. That's like saying Hitler actually saved Europe by creating the conditions that would lead to the creation of the European Union decades later.
I suppose I understand the thematic resonance. If the Wave Motion energy is symbolic of man's fear of atomic power, then obviously we know that it has the capacity to kill millions but also the capacity to generate power that's clean and cheap. So turning the Yamato's gun into the one device that can save Earth makes perfect sense. But Starsha's reluctance over helping them is absurd, even if she does acquiesce in the end.
But man, fuck Dessler. I know he comes back based on the fact that he didn't die in 2199 and on what happens in the sequels to the originals, but man, what a dick. He tried to blow up his own god damn planet and none of his own men question that decision? If there's a science fiction version of Nuremberg in the Yamato universe, he should be the first to hang.
Steins;Gate
Durarara (in regards to Baccano same creator)
Perhaps Attack on Titan
Hellsing Ultimate (only sorta in the last 5 years
)No Game No life maybe (though it does have some fan service I wouldn't call it full of it and the dub isn't quite out yet)
Kids on the slope (from the director of cowboy bebop comes a Jazz Bromance
)Fate/Zero as mentioned would likely also be a good choice.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Ping Pong (dubbed)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (no dub)
Kaiji (no dub)
The Flowers of Evil (no dub, I think)
Mushi-shi (dubbed)
Mononoke (no dub, I think)
From this season you might want to check out Ushio and Tora. same director as Trigun and Hajime no Ippo. One episode so far, no dub.
It's a harem but mainly vampire, blue hair and glasses are the real contenders.
You serious right now? NGNL is full of fanservice. Like, to the brim.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It's funny because the ED of the show doesn't feature the dude in it at all.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Like most harem series the dude is negligible in existence and the focus is mostly on the girls.
Except in Sword Art Online where the universe exists for Kirito
i'm serious. There is a couple scenes that are loaded with fanservice but outside of those few scenes there isn't much. thus I wouldn't consider it loaded with fanservise. loaded with fanservice I would save for shows like queens blade or sekirei or Ikkitousen or countless other shows that either the girls are getting their clothes ripped apart by battle or focuses solely on getting boob jiggles and panty shots.
no game no life doesn't remotely get near those in terms of fanservice.
Sir Blaming
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Maximilian Kolbe
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I'm thinking does Shirobako count as serious show.
Theonik
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Oh my.
Cornbread78
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Yes! Oct can't come soon enough. . More Senjougahara. .
I honestly thought there was more of a long standing defined story to it, but I guess it is in concept only
A much-needed dose of healing at the end of a long day.
Non Non Biyori Repeat 01
Is there much to say beyond that this was healing? The only other thing was that I saw the phone gag coming a mile away.
The last school that empty I went to was actually a cafe, but at one of the junior high schools I teach at you do walk past room after room of disused classrooms.
I Can't Understand What My Husband is Saying s2 12-13
All the heals
Non Non Biyori Repeat 01
Is there much to say beyond that this was healing? The only other thing was that I saw the phone gag coming a mile away.
The last school that empty I went to was actually a cafe, but at one of the junior high schools I teach at you do walk past room after room of disused classrooms.
I Can't Understand What My Husband is Saying s2 12-13
All the heals
Cornbread78
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I just finished getting caught up with these episodes the other day. The topics and themes covered in the shorts would be sooo good if they converted it into a full SoL comedy series. All the characters are pretty hood and more lil' sis/bro could only be a good thing, lol.
tbh it works a lot more for me as a series of shorts... it's just this bite-sized idea and that's what i need. (We don't all have cornbread time yo)
Cornbread78
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Lol, yeah, my time will be going away soon, so I'll be struggling along with ya to find time.
NaDannMaGoGo
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I mean relative to the worst ones? Perhaps. On an absolute scale though, I'd certainly agree that NGNL is loaded with fanservice. I'd never recommend that show to anyone that cannot stand fanservice. Well, besides not recommending it to anyone at all in the first place.
gashikunFLCL
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[Castle Town Dandelion] - 01
This was better than I expected(I expected nothing).
Nine siblings of the royal family being monitored by cameras to elect the next King/Queen, and the story focus is on KanaHana, who is shy and doesn't want to be caught on camera.
Will watch for KanaHana.
Hello there new thread.
A wild KanaHana appears!
This was better than I expected(I expected nothing).
Nine siblings of the royal family being monitored by cameras to elect the next King/Queen, and the story focus is on KanaHana, who is shy and doesn't want to be caught on camera.
Will watch for KanaHana.
Hello there new thread.
Ill give this a shot soon. It looks like another monster girl show or something.
Yeah like people reacting in this thread.
This looks so adorable. I shall watch it today for sure.
What sets this apart from the original fairy tale?
Opening: People are going to hate it because of Nano.RIPE. I think it was okay though.
Ending: Really pleasant. Better than the one from the previous season.
An entire episode of Ren being cute.
That's how one purifies the soul.
Before diving back into the depths of lewd for the rest of the week.
I love nano.ripe!
Also an entire episode of Ren being cute sounds like exactly what I needed today. along with Wakaba girls I shall squee all day.
Oh damn. thats really soon!
Ive enjoyed them in every show since I started watching anime. Cant get enough!
Lol, but it was a ton of fun and Fino is a cutie and was great in the show..
Fino is amazing! I really enjoyed the whole supermarket in a magical world thing, with everyday workers and the kind of slice of life atmosphere of it. The ecchi parts didnt bother me at all. I never felt like they were over the top.
Not sure if I should watch it or wait for the blu-ray. The manga has some nice nipples.
EDIT: Oh, by the way, nyanpasu, animegaf!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The charm of KKK is that it is a bit of everything. Metatextual, manzai, nonsequitors, and sometimes just inane silliness.
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I need my animated monster girls
reminder:
So what will the perviest anime this season? TRU, Monster Girls, or that Student Council Wife thing?
Between Monster Musume and TRU not sure, but Monster Musume is better imo
Hopefully Monster Musume, but probably the wife nipple thing.
KenjiGlove
Banned
Uncensored > Censored
Basileus777
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I thought the charm was making KKK puns when talking about it.
MikeHattsu
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Im glad you enjoyed it! I knew you would like it hahah
Its not a tearjerker but it can sneak up on you.
What did you think of the Lava short before it? I thought it was adorable.
Look what came in the mail today:
Also came with both of the soundtracks. Special gift was the Ofunehiki flag, which is kinda cool.
Cant wait to revisit this world again.
SO JELLY.
Where's mine at ;_;
I need to call them now.
Of course they do! You have genuine unbounded enthusiasm for anime and it shows in your reviews!
Its a good character design. not sure what the fuss is abouT?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Well, I started calling it KKK because it's funny and confuses people. lol
KenjiGlove
Banned
It's fun, apparently there is some mystery element to it so I'm excited to see where that goes. Give the first episode a try.
Ushio to Tora is also shaping up to be a good shounen anime, possibly even better than Rokka.
That's one of the shows I'm watching. Loved the first episode, but that and Gangsta are the only two shows that I'm watching right now.
names2hard4you
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The emotions were the cutest things. And the imaginary friend?
:'(
Gangsta., Roku no Yuusha, and Ushio to Tora all had entertaining, above-average pilots.
GATE was okay-ish. I'll give it another episode or two, but I'll likely drop it. They don't appear to be doing anything particularly new with this "gate to another dimension" cliché. The otaku-protagonist cliché was grating as well.
Charlotte was awful.
Still waiting for God Eater.
GATE was okay-ish. I'll give it another episode or two, but I'll likely drop it. They don't appear to be doing anything particularly new with this "gate to another dimension" cliché. The otaku-protagonist cliché was grating as well.
Charlotte was awful.
Still waiting for God Eater.
names2hard4you
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Damn the first real negative impression of Charlotte appears. I'm legitimately curious, since you say Gangsta is above average, why you think Charlotte is that bad. I mean don't get me wrong I liked Gangsta but I recognized it's flaws. Gate I thought I thought was pretty bad :S So yeah since your opinions are very different from mine...
Hmm, maybe GATE? The first episode was promising, I really enjoy the setup.
Yeah, the otaku thing was the worst part of GATE, hopefully it won't be the driving force behind the show.
Dedication Through Light
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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Episode 37
Ah the plot that I figured would happen is probably happening. RetributionShipping is painful for them. Interesting duel though. Im always impressed when characters can get 3000 ATK monsters on their first turn.
Ah the plot that I figured would happen is probably happening. RetributionShipping is painful for them. Interesting duel though. Im always impressed when characters can get 3000 ATK monsters on their first turn.
names2hard4you
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I feel like it's gonna go at full force when he meets the other characters lol... Either way this one I'm probably not even gonna continue this week. The premise is kinda interesting, but idk here we have another otaku that is going to save the day. Anime needs to give that trope a rest
The writing (character work and dialogue) was bad. The magical-school genre is over-saturated, and this appears to be doing nothing novel with it. Unless the sub I watched was wrong, calling Jojiro's ability "teleportation" doesn't even make sense because it looked nothing like what actual teleportation would look like. The younger sister's voice couldn't be any worse. I don't need another cliché-riddled moe anime, and that is exactly what that pilot was.
And I just said I'll likely drop GATE, so I don't know what you're talking about regarding that.
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