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I'm sort of under the impression that Mekaku City Actors is fujoshi bait. My deepest hope is that it ends up being the SHAFT equivalent of Free!.
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That sounds like something they'd save for the movie.
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As you may already know, there are two ways to judge the value of a light novel: title length and covers. Lets begin by comparing title length to one good light novel and three bad ones:code:The second is how close the cover of the books looks like pornography. The Devil is a Part Timer actually puts the main, male character on there in a central role that goes beyond angrily peaking out behind one of the women. If you caught the covers for Inou-Battle, you'll see that holding one of those in America might get you arrested. So yea, even before it became an anime The Devil is a Part Timer was a pretty good story based around a funny observation (that Satan would actually make a good part timer) and a cast that appeals to a wide audience. "They have superpowers, but they never have battles??" doesn't have the same kind of hook, and the cast is designed around the taste of narrow group of viewers. One thing I notice tho: this a tragic choice for Trigger, but if KoyAni picked it up people might actually get excited.
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Mar 11, 2014 23:56
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boredsatellite posted:Yo dude are you seriously using the English translations to compare. Hell you even pointed that Maou Sama has a decent Japanese name. That's doubly silly. Yes my post is very silly.
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Mar 12, 2014 22:18
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I would not be surprised at all if the series itself kept the same opening. But yea, in anime most of the major creatives move around a lot, working on projects that are only one or two seasons. Terrible for job security, but cool for things like this.
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Mar 14, 2014 21:25
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Zorak posted:Shows that have Spring threads already: I just made one for the third sure bet this season: Ping Pong
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Mar 19, 2014 20:56
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The Crunchyroll announcement would have been funnier if it was Avatar: The Last Airbender
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Apr 1, 2014 22:40
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Fiend Computer posted:Not sure if this is the place to ask, but has there been an announcement if there is going to be an official stream for Ping Pong? I looked back a bit but I couldn't really find anything. Nothing yet, but it doesn't air until next week. I would expect one around then.
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Apr 3, 2014 23:27
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Paracelsus posted:Rowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro has the worst protagonist ever. Haha, I actually found him to be the best. He's obviously being set up to become a better person or whatever but right now he's literally stealing candy from a baby and that's awesome.
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Apr 6, 2014 01:48
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Nondevor posted:Haikyuu!! is all the shounen burning spirit I ever needed in a sports anime. It's kind of gorgeous too, like Kuroko's Basketball but not loving boring. I'm kind of excited for vollyboyfriends.
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Apr 6, 2014 20:23
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Zorak posted:Isn't the source material shoujo? Are they moving the audience or something with the adaptation? To be fair, shoujo can be rapey as gently caress.
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Apr 6, 2014 22:01
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For the record on The World is Still Beautiful: It's bumbling kidnappers catching the wrong character, realizing they hosed up, and then they discuss what to do with her. "Having our way with her" comes up and they make a dumb meta joke about how this means they can add service shots for the male viewers of the audience. And then minor character gets saved! There's also a rapey element to the rest of the episode, as it's naive princess alone in dangerous city type stuff. It's not really that big of a deal.
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Apr 6, 2014 22:51
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I made a thread for the new sports shows, particularly Haikyu!!, Baby Steps, and Rowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro.
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Apr 7, 2014 19:23
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 Avoid Black Bullet It's bad in general and then it gets to the pedo stuff. Fans of Zeveda last season can now say "at least our show isn't as gross as Black Bullet".
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Apr 8, 2014 18:54
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Serious Frolicking posted:So is there some kind of story behind Majin Bone? I find it difficult to believe that it was produced in 2014. Toei is working on a whole lot of shows this season, and it's obvious that their animators are stretched thin. All their shows look worse than usual and Majin Bone is probably the least important to them. I haven't bothered to check but the staff is probably pretty good and could make something better, but since they're trying to get it done as quickly and cheaply as possible it ends up lovely. Honestly, I'm enjoying the barely animated stuff Toei is putting out this season as it's kind of charming. devtesla fucked around with this message at 21:06 on Apr 8, 2014 |
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Apr 8, 2014 21:02
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Ping Pong is the big one, at least in english speaking countries.
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Apr 16, 2014 13:15
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Zorak posted:Watch only good things you like. Assuming there will be an above average amount of good anime or even watching dreck in the hopes it'll be good is kind of silly! Your time is precious, why bother? Jokes on you goon time is totally worthless! (I'm joking you're right)
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Apr 18, 2014 16:15
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Butt Frosted Cake posted:is this the part of the season thread where we moan about how bad everything is? It's like clockwork I swear That is every part of every season thread.
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Apr 18, 2014 20:15
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Namtab posted:Except paedophile stuff and baseball anims. Oofuri is awesome 
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Apr 18, 2014 22:56
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darkgray posted:I guess I need IQ supplements to understand Mekaku City Actors. Actually the opposite.
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Apr 19, 2014 22:46
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One thing I love is that anime/manga targeted at adults totally glorifies high school, like a Kyoani show or Chihayafuru, yet when a manga is actually targeted at teenagers we get something like Assassination Classroom or Beelzebub, where school is basically hell.
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Apr 20, 2014 05:32
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Well, and Teen Wolf and CW programs might kind of look like adult shows but are basically for teenagers.
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Apr 20, 2014 19:04
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I expect they're doing it as a sort of cooldown after Kill la Kill, while the pre-production staff works on Little Witch Academia.
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Apr 21, 2014 19:57
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I worry about you jonjonaug.
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Apr 24, 2014 06:03
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"Trap" is loving horrifying, as words go. Trans women face high rates of violence, homelessness, and suicide, and one of the contributing factors is that many people think they are playing some kind of trick on them by just existing. There are cases where people have gotten leniency for murdering trans women by saying they were driven temporarily insane by discovering their trans status. But yea I guess I'm just a sjw lol.
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Apr 25, 2014 13:42
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Darth Walrus posted:There was sex in KLK. It was completely That was more a rape, not really the same thing. And holy poo poo yea it's more likely that that a female character will get raped in an anime than have consensual sex, now that I think about it. loving anime.
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Apr 28, 2014 13:20
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and we could totally have done without it, but it happened.
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XboxPants posted:Does Mushishi ever get any kind of arc or ongoing elements going? I watched a few episodes of the first season way back when, and it was really cool but without any ongoing story it didn't hook me that hard and I forget about it eventually. I think you're kind of weird for not just enjoying each episode for their own thing, but yes, there are some actually really cool bits of continuity. This includes a recurring character that acts as a really good foil for Ginko, episodes that involve a greater society of mushi masters, and character pasts. It's also cool how you grow to expect mushi or Ginko to act in a certain way and the show plays with your expectations.
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Apr 28, 2014 19:30
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Joshlemagne posted:In the interest of being on-topic here's a list of shows from this season that are both pretty decent to watch and mostly fanservice-free: The best part about this post is that, of the four of these I've seen, the only one I can recommend without caveats is Ping Pong. Hitsugi no Chaika rises above creepy moe poo poo but it's obvious that's the core of it's pitch. Jojo is pretty creepy about how it portrays women this season, including a highly sexual possession sequence. Mekaku is pretty tame for a shaft series but so was Nisekoi before it's swimsuit episode. Like, this is kind of unavoidable. Like a huge chunk of anime is back-of-the-video-store straight up porn, and it used to be a much bigger part before late-night anime caught on. Stuff is much tamer now but most of these shows are still trying to capture the audience that used to rent that kind of thing. It's kind of surprising it's not worse. The only way an anime fan can stay sane is by mocking the shows that get stupid, enjoying the shows that are cool, and not being a creep about our animated drawings to replace women. That balance works differently for different people but I for real think that we do a pretty good job.
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Apr 30, 2014 05:59
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Zorak posted:Apparently my childhood friend is also one which is apparently a big deal, time to not do all much!" To be fair, we just found that out. I don't really recommend Capitan Earth yet, but I like that it doesn't over explain things and wouldn't want it to make them more clear. It's not necessarily relatable but I'm not sure if it would be if it was more cut and dry. The directing is really good too, so it manages to be evocative despite these weaknesses. I also like that it isn't going for a same thing happens every week plan like Star Driver. There's a reason they're going for this kind of vagueness and I'm willing to wait to see what's on its mind.
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While most of them are confused, I've seen some people who are legit upset. I think they feel like they're being forced to watch it, or something?
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May 2, 2014 18:34
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Secret sequel to Bokurano.
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May 4, 2014 01:50
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Dehry posted:The English dub is almost done, but they had put a robot filter over the voices of the androids. Way to miss the point. 
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May 9, 2014 13:30
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That is really fast, especially if they did it all in one go instead of starting with the first episode back in October. For comparison, the Attack on Titan dub is airing right now, about half a year after the show ended, and that's pretty fast for a dub. The Devil Is A Part Timer dub is just getting promotion now, a year after it first came out, which is a more normal schedule. With simulcasting becoming ubiquitous, it looks like more shows are looking to capitalise on the popularity of the original airing by getting this stuff out fast. At least with shows as popular as KlK or AoT we'll probably see more stuff like this.
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May 13, 2014 14:12
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HellCopter posted:I'll be surprised if it sells at all, considering that Aniplex is gonna jack up the prices to Japanese levels. Dammit Aniplex, I just want to own Madoka! No, a bumper sticker does not justify spending $120 bucks on four episodes. Aniplex only sells things at Japanese levels when they are literally selling you the same blu-rays they sell in Japan. Their regular disks are still expensive, but just not that bad. For example, the actual US disks for Madoka are $40
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May 15, 2014 07:36
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Guyver posted:As an adult? No. Unless you really like either the whole sentai thing or magical girls thing it's kind of boring with tons of MotW filler. There are some fun moments and the animators love wacky cartoon faces (something sorely lacking in current anime) but that really isn't enough if you don't already have some kind of attachment. Counterpoint: while I wouldn't recommend that anyone watch all 200 episodes, there's a lot of legit great stuff here. I went through it a few months ago using this guide from a now defunct site, that thankfully was in the internet archive, and it makes some really good choices, and points out some episodes that aren't essential but are worth watching. Start with the guide and depending on how much you enjoy it watch more or less. While this is something you can enjoy now, there is a remake coming this summer that regular people should be able to watch all the way through.
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May 17, 2014 19:08
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Postal Parcel posted:Look, as long as it has a "Sailor Moon Says, hehe" at the end of every episode, it'll be fine. Why would they have those? Sailor Says was added to the show for the American version in order to satisfy educational television requirements, and while I can see Viz making a one off joke about them they aren't going to be doing them for each episode.
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May 18, 2014 15:06
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Another one of those top ten lists split by men and women, and once again women have better taste (though of course there's some poo poo on there).
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May 30, 2014 21:16
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dudermcbrohan posted:I'm surprised Nanana is before jojo's on that list. That's probably just a result of the type of people who took that poll. It's useless as anything but a rough comparison of popularity, and what is more interesting is comparing the women's and men's chart.
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May 30, 2014 21:50
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Butt Frosted Cake posted:they're both equally terrible Haikyu is pretty cool 
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Xelkelvos posted:There's already one like that airing this season for what its worth and it's also loaded with super obscure otaku references and is from the POV of Hideaki Anno's wife. The references are so obscure that the episodes have their own TL notes. It is kinda sweet and interesting to see the life of one of the most famous otaku in the world. Wait, is that already airing? Is it any good?
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