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Glasslip episode 1 was okay I guess. It never really seemed to get anything that seemed like a focal conflict going though. It was mostly just hens, and very P.A.Works. I'm giving it a chance since I usually like P.A.Works stuff, but it's weak so far.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or7bEurygKo&t=48s Trailer for the new Ghibli movie.
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nielsm posted:Glasslip episode 1 was okay I guess. It never really seemed to get anything that seemed like a focal conflict going though. It was mostly just hens, and very P.A.Works. Yeah, that's my take. It's pretty and all, but I need more substance then it's shown so far. I'll give it one more episode. (Also, having raised chickens as a child I'm totally unsympathetic to any attempts to portray them as cute animals.)
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Jul 3, 2014 21:07
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Argevollen is pleasant. Reminds me of 1979 Gundam thus far, which I've always described as solid if rough around the edges. Hopefully this goes for polishing those edges and not becoming what Sunrise has ended up doing with the franchise. Tokyo Ghoul looks very promising though, I hadn't planned to watch it but I'm glad I did. High hopes for this one, maybe it'll do good where Another apparently flopped. (look i can't help be reminded of it, the dude has the same eyepatch)
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Jul 3, 2014 21:36
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Aleksei Vasiliev posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or7bEurygKo&t=48s I'm going to assume they're going really progressive and having two girls fall in love.
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cooldude2.0 posted:uh... what? where's the shoehorned-in romance? is this really Ghibli? I hope I'm not the only one who didn't actually notice that the brown haired person was a girl. I had to go back and watch the trailer again after this post because I didn't notice that.
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Jul 3, 2014 23:13
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ufotable's Majokko movie has been subbed. Its pretty fun.
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Jul 3, 2014 23:14
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madmac posted:Yeah, that's my take. It's pretty and all, but I need more substance then it's shown so far. I'll give it one more episode. Having experienced chickens, they're loving evil and secretly want to kill you, so 0/10 for realism. Show is really pretty though. Tokyo Ghoul was a bit too gory for me so I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to keep watching it. Argevollen looks like it has potential though, and I do like the real robot feel it has. cooldude2.0 posted:uh... what? where's the shoehorned-in romance? is this really Ghibli? That is an adaptation of a children's book, When Marnie Was There. There isn't any romance in the book. SC Bracer fucked around with this message at 00:16 on Jul 4, 2014 |
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Jul 4, 2014 00:01
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SC Bracer posted:Having experienced chickens, they're loving evil and secretly want to kill you, so 0/10 for realism. Show is really pretty though. It's pretty, as are most of P.A. Works's shows, but I was disappointed with how many still shots there were. A lot of them weren't even pans. I'm not expecting much from Glasslip based on the first episode, but I'll be following it for the time being.
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Argevollen, uh, could be good, there's interesting premise but so much about the tropes irk me. Annoying/cute female characters that tease the lead. Lead being all  on his "Must save the civilians" bullshit. Moustache-twirling evil generals (and liberators). Also, is there no air force in this setting/world? Maginot line wouldn't have really worked back in WWII even without Nazi Germany bypassing it through Belgium. (partially). Airborne troops etc. would've sabotaged it.On the other hand the mobile command center was a little bare and functional "in a good way." Little touches here and there that makes it look like the studio/authors know their poo poo but hit the tropes regardless. Ugh, I guess it's impossible to hope for "a real military -like" mecha apart from MS 8th Team (and Patlabor to a degree).
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Jul 4, 2014 01:40
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Dessel posted:Also, is there no air force in this setting/world? Maginot line wouldn't have really worked back in WWII even without Nazi Germany bypassing it through Belgium. (partially). Airborne troops etc. would've sabotaged it. Seemed decent otherwise. The female pilot has the craziest hair since Shiki, though.
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Bringing up Grisaia no Kajitsu again, although it's anime version might have been pushed back towards fall, it was announced today that the game is getting an official english release. Reportedly it's going to be an all-ages version, too, so QCS can't get discussion of it closed like they did the main VN thread.Joshlemagne posted:It's not really a train wreck it's just really poorly written. The main character is established to have magic powers that are then completely forgotten for pretty much the entire rest of the show. Characters inexplicably reverse their personalities in order to try and add some artificial drama to the plot. And the whole thing ends with a deus ex machina. And since people were confused the last time I said that I'll clarify that when I say it ends with a deus ex machina I mean a literal god shows up out of nowhere to resolve the plot because the writers had apparently written themselves into a corner and couldn't figure out any other way to resolve things. See, I'd watched the first couple episodes and it looked like a terrible K-ON ripoff with airsoft instead of guitars. That sounds like a way more hilarious trainwreck of a plot.
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SC Bracer posted:Tokyo Ghoul was a bit too gory for me so I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to keep watching it. Sindai fucked around with this message at 03:12 on Jul 4, 2014 |
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Jul 4, 2014 03:08
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Rail Wars is... a thing, the thread title for which needs to be "Rail Wars: We don't have time for pantyshots, we have TRAINS". I'm really torn. On one hand, this is a dumb fanservice show, on the other hand, I will watch this because I am somewhat of a rail nerd. Argvollen is really neat though. Definitely more atmospheric than action-y which I can appreciate.
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OWLS! posted:Rail Wars is... a thing, the thread title for which needs to be "Rail Wars: We don't have time for pantyshots, we have TRAINS". I'm really torn. On one hand, this is a dumb fanservice show, on the other hand, I will watch this because I am somewhat of a rail nerd. Like...tasteful under-carriage shots, a bit of side-caboose, that kind of thing?
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Jul 4, 2014 03:22
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madmac posted:Like...tasteful under-carriage shots, a bit of side-caboose, that kind of thing? That too, but also with a lot of ye olde anime fanservice as well.
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Jul 4, 2014 03:24
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There was a Rail Wars promo poster where the girls were tied to each other like rail cars in bikinis. Yes, they were literally comparing women with objects.
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See: Dumb fanservice show. They tend to do that.
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Jul 4, 2014 03:29
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The Monkey Man posted:There was a Rail Wars promo poster where the girls were tied to each other like rail cars in bikinis. What, like with couplers? 
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StandardVC10 posted:What, like with couplers? I didn't think that train terminology could sound this innapropriate...
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Just watched Tokyo Ghoul, and I gotta say I'm really digging it. The first half was kinda eh for a bit, so I ended up taking a considerable break partway through (due to the fanservice triggering flashbacks to this past spring) but the second half was really, really great. Probably the first new anime I've seen since Jojo's where I've finished the first episode and thought "wow that was really good". Definitely wouldn't recommend to you if you get bugged by gore though, cuz it's shaping up to be a doozy on that front.
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OWLS! posted:I didn't think that train terminology could sound this innapropriate... Will you turn the switch and couple to my Bo'Bo'? My bogie jas just been greased. Raise your pantograph, I'll blow the whistle.
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KillerQueen posted:Just watched Tokyo Ghoul, and I gotta say I'm really digging it. The first half was kinda eh for a bit, so I ended up taking a considerable break partway through (due to the fanservice triggering flashbacks to this past spring) but the second half was really, really great. Probably the first new anime I've seen since Jojo's where I've finished the first episode and thought "wow that was really good". And sweet Jesus, do not watch it anywhere near mealtime.
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Tokyo Ghoul was great. Excellent animation in the first episode, and some really good direction and colour composition. I even liked the first half as Hanakana implanted into Senjougahara chewed up the loving scenery. Glasslip seems to have the same character dynamics as Nagi no Asukara, but without anywhere as much artistry or bite to the characters. Reminds me to rewatch it, since the BDs came out. Phobophilia fucked around with this message at 12:39 on Jul 4, 2014 |
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Jul 4, 2014 12:32
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Butt Frosted Cake posted:What a shocking turn of events for an idol anime to sell well. Translated to money, around how much should be that?
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Around 100 shamedollars.
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Assuming that the open boxes are what's stacked to the side, and that they did hold 50 each, that's 600 CDs. At $30 (the safe estimate I've seen thrown around for CDs in Japan) that makes $18,000
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Jul 4, 2014 15:46
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StandardVC10 posted:What, like with couplers? 
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The Monkey Man posted:There was a Rail Wars promo poster where the girls were tied to each other like rail cars in bikinis. I honestly expected something worse on how you described it. That's just anime fanservice
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Jul 4, 2014 15:56
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 slap my vaccination record and call me autistic, picked up
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Turin Turambar posted:Translated to money, around how much should be that? Money can't buy you love.
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Jul 4, 2014 17:42
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No Choo-Choo Motion, no sale. On another note, I will never understand Anime scheduling. Load up everything on Thursday but Friday is a black hole besides Jojo. Some decent stuff over the weekend and then crappy fanservice shows seem to be always earmarked for Monday to Wednesday purgatory.
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Dehry posted:Assuming that the open boxes are what's stacked to the side, and that they did hold 50 each, that's 600 CDs. At $30 (the safe estimate I've seen thrown around for CDs in Japan) that makes $18,000 They're actually a single that retailed for 1000 yen each. so more like $6000. btw im the weirdo who went looking up the cost of a akb48 cd when that image was first posted to figure out how much someone wasted.
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madmac posted:No Choo-Choo Motion, no sale. There's 3 more Friday shows that start next week. Also, two of the Thursday shows (P4GA & Kuroshitsuji) don't air in Tokyo until Friday, so they're really Friday shows.
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Today I learned that different bikinis have different names and what those names are in Japanese. Thank you, Internet Anime forum.
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No, you didn't. You learned that there is a specific word for when the strap of a bag / camera / whatever goes through a woman's cleavage. Thanks, Internet.
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madmac posted:On another note, I will never understand Anime scheduling. Load up everything on Thursday but Friday is a black hole besides Jojo. Some decent stuff over the weekend and then crappy fanservice shows seem to be always earmarked for Monday to Wednesday purgatory.
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Turin Turambar posted:Translated to money, around how much should be that? 600 copies x 1000 yen, so about $6000. But since that single contains an election vote they're probably a reseller, they sell off the vote codes to Chinese fans, then sell the bonus pictures, and get to keep hundreds of handshake tickets for themselves at little cost. The CDs themselves are basically worthless and get thrown out. Of course there have been crazy fans who claimed to have spent millions of yen on votes.
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If anyone was ever in doubt, that Locodol anime is really bad. Poorly executed cliches and terribly mediocre characters. First episode was a slog. Don't bother.
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Sailor Moon and Aldnoah tomorrow? Saturday is a good day.
Darth Walrus fucked around with this message at 20:59 on Jul 4, 2014 |
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