Man, you really need to stop taking the light ribbing of a Shinkai film so personally.
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Winter of Anime 2013 |OT -6| How much lower can we go?!
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Well that certainly delivered. Thanks!
But there were hardly any clouds in this trailer wtf?!
killer rin
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Kotoura-san Ep 7
Amazing episode, They managed to throw my expectations of the episode twice
Amazing episode, They managed to throw my expectations of the episode twice
LMFAO when they struck oil all the way to Moritani's cooking. They were the best parts comedy-wise, I had to have been laughing straight for the first 6 minutes. Then it ends extremely happy with the birthday. I will say though, we're going to hit some really depressing episodes really soon though. You can feel it D:
"The reaction from Japanese fans appears to be WTF was that? which is to be expected as the Japanese arent into stories with any sort of depth or complexity in the way foreigners are - they had the same reaction to all GITS stuff for instance. (Im not saying Evangelion 3.0 was a masterpiece, just that the Japanese fanbase doesnt have the same values as the overseas fanbase, especially given how many people have been taking their very young kids to see these films)"
It's been far too long old friend.
Aaaah, youtube comments, infinite pool of knowledge.
LOL
I loled.
Wolf Children Ame and Yuki
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow
This is a beautiful movie. I don't mean that just in the art and animation sense (although those are without a doubt the best you will ever see this side of a Ghibli movie) but the whole package that comes together, with the music, the characters and the story all gave me the sense that I was watching something special.
The visual storytelling in this movie is incredible. I remember watching the first 20 minutes of Up and thinking that it was the closest thing to a Ghibli movie the west could produce. Wolf Children gave me the same feeling only that I don't think even Ghibli could have done something like this. Everything about this movie is just so... mature. I don't mean that in the hoho sex and violence way but in the sense that this movie handled delicate subjects with class and never getting into lame tropes that are not only easy to fall into but even kinda expected with this type of story. The long stretches of no dialogue showed off Hosoda's skill at showing and not telling.
Out of deference to the people who have yet to see it, I will refrain from discussing the story much but I will say that I went in to the movie with the full expectation of being bombarded with standard Japanese family melodrama (Mom sacrifices everything for her kids, kids are grateful blah blah) and came away quite impressed with how Hosoda avoids all the traps of the genre.
I will say that the characters are really well balanced and even the side characters who barely get screentime leave a lasting impression. While some people might be turned off (hey firehawk) by the excessive optimism in this ("but zeroshiki, how can you say this is mature when there is no misery!") I will say that not everything mature needs to be grimdark and the events that happen are completely believable anyway.
So, yeah, run. Run to your local Amazon or video shop or whatever and BUY THIS. NOW. NOW.
(I think I'll watch with audio commentaries next... I'm kinda curious)
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow
This is a beautiful movie. I don't mean that just in the art and animation sense (although those are without a doubt the best you will ever see this side of a Ghibli movie) but the whole package that comes together, with the music, the characters and the story all gave me the sense that I was watching something special.
The visual storytelling in this movie is incredible. I remember watching the first 20 minutes of Up and thinking that it was the closest thing to a Ghibli movie the west could produce. Wolf Children gave me the same feeling only that I don't think even Ghibli could have done something like this. Everything about this movie is just so... mature. I don't mean that in the hoho sex and violence way but in the sense that this movie handled delicate subjects with class and never getting into lame tropes that are not only easy to fall into but even kinda expected with this type of story. The long stretches of no dialogue showed off Hosoda's skill at showing and not telling.
Out of deference to the people who have yet to see it, I will refrain from discussing the story much but I will say that I went in to the movie with the full expectation of being bombarded with standard Japanese family melodrama (Mom sacrifices everything for her kids, kids are grateful blah blah) and came away quite impressed with how Hosoda avoids all the traps of the genre.
I will say that the characters are really well balanced and even the side characters who barely get screentime leave a lasting impression. While some people might be turned off (hey firehawk) by the excessive optimism in this ("but zeroshiki, how can you say this is mature when there is no misery!") I will say that not everything mature needs to be grimdark and the events that happen are completely believable anyway.
So, yeah, run. Run to your local Amazon or video shop or whatever and BUY THIS. NOW. NOW.
(I think I'll watch with audio commentaries next... I'm kinda curious)
Goddamn... those shoes! Her feet and those other designer-style shoes! All that rainy atmosphere, and drinking COFFEE too?!? OMG this movie was made for me.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Vividred Operation 7
This episode could have used more...anything honestly. Not only was there only one butt shot in the entire episode, pretty much nothing but the Alone attack happened.
THIS EPISODE DID NOT FULFILL MY QUOTA FOR BUTTS PER WEEK AND I MUST NOW SACRIFICE A LIVE CHILD.
That Momo lust
This episode could have used more...anything honestly. Not only was there only one butt shot in the entire episode, pretty much nothing but the Alone attack happened.
The conclusion of said attack left Akane shot down due to ReiHomu's magical arrows reviving it after it was apparently vanquished. Hopefully the next episode will focus primarily on how that battle plays out.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
I hate you.
Don't rely on a show for that! I make sure I look at some hentai at least once per hour to satisfy this quota. Anyways, I haven't seen a butt in a couple of minutes - brb.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Why does the art remind me of Kids on the Slope? Anyway, will watch for the foot porn.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
The show itself didn't fulfill its butt quota either! I hope someone at A-1 was fired for this tragedy of no butts. Luckily I found a pixiv user who draws COMPLETELY NSFW butts of Shingeki no Kyojin characters yesterday.
What's wrong with making the movie as is because of a foot fetish, underlying or not? It's not like there's anything wrong with it, nor does it mean it's suddenly not respectable because it was based on Shinkai's personal fetish for feet. Tarantino's movies aren't diminished because of lingering foot shots either.
The problem is that Shinkai is a bad director and the animation in that trailer looks stiff as hell. This is foot fetishism done right.
The problem is that Shinkai is a bad director and the animation in that trailer looks stiff as hell. This is foot fetishism done right.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
You monster. That's akin to stealing ramen out of Mamoru Hosoda's mouth.I could skype you with a camera on the tv while playing the movie
Shinkai's films have never really had good-looking characters or animation. He tends to go for more of a 3D style of shading too.
...if by right you mean much more effective at creeping me out.
R_thanatos
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Yeah that was good comedy , and nice "feels" overall..
I can't help but think that they will end this full drama...
Prude.
If not wanting to see a little girl prancing around shirtless and getting her toes sucked by a pedophile makes me a prude I'll proudly wear the label.
Theonik
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I was about to call you out on it then 2:02 happened. Yeah that was... Certainly something.
I think I'm into feet now.
Oh god it gets even better. In response to Shiotani's tweet, Urobuchi chimes in:
And Shiotani replies back:@Butch_Gen said:
There's a few more tweets from Shiotani, but I can't make as much sense of them. All I know is that one of them has that little apology bowing emoticon m(_ _)m@n_shiotani said:
Dedication Through Light
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Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East Episode 7
More Shino/Sosusuke, and even Sosuke/Kobu and was that Genpachi/Asekeno? Really fun moments and emotional too, was caught off guard though
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More Shino/Sosusuke, and even Sosuke/Kobu and was that Genpachi/Asekeno? Really fun moments and emotional too, was caught off guard though
that people actually died all bloodily there with the mountain spirit
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Friends Club 7
Hey, just because you have a character point out the fundamental problem with your show (and all the harems ever made) doesn't mean that somehow you are absolved the responsibility of writing this bullshit in the first place.
Presumably something is happening soon, but this is Pet Girl tier stalling.
Hey, just because you have a character point out the fundamental problem with your show (and all the harems ever made) doesn't mean that somehow you are absolved the responsibility of writing this bullshit in the first place.
Presumably something is happening soon, but this is Pet Girl tier stalling.
killer rin
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Most likely... but I do wonder,
what did Manabe give to Kotoura?
watervengeance
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What kind of message am I supposed to be getting from this?
Projection.
I see a party van outside, I should go check on it.
watervengeance
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But it's art!
Theonik
Member
Save that for the jury.
R_thanatos
Member
Zetsuen no tempest 19
And here we are ..the final act ..
They totally can adapt the rest properly if they do ep 20 & 21 right.
And here we are ..the final act ..
They totally can adapt the rest properly if they do ep 20 & 21 right.
Are they still in the forest?
R_thanatos
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No need for namek joke.. we are in the ending setups for the finale now..
Hellsing321
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Hahaha Perfect.
http://shinkaimakoto.jp/archives/548
ちなみに今回は足の好きな男の子の話でもあるので、作画陣には足や靴の絵をたくさん描いていただきました（笑）。
I can't fully translate that properly so I'm not going to, but what I can read from a machine translation is enough for me to say fine, whatever, just don't run it into the ground.
The full blog post does have a neat look at how they deal with lighting in the storyboard->layout->finished cut process though.
ちなみに今回は足の好きな男の子の話でもあるので、作画陣には足や靴の絵をたくさん描いていただきました（笑）。
I can't fully translate that properly so I'm not going to, but what I can read from a machine translation is enough for me to say fine, whatever, just don't run it into the ground.
The full blog post does have a neat look at how they deal with lighting in the storyboard->layout->finished cut process though.
Hellsing321
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Is Tarantino involved in this somehow?
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