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Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
I hated it when Nanbaka switched to being all about the characters' dark backstories, but I am totally down for Ai-Mai-Mi doing that.

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Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
It's annoying that they don't subtitle the recipes at the end of Piace.

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
I am shocked, shocked, that a male character in an anime has an unrealistic exaggerated response to touching a girl.

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
I know not to expect perfect realism in a sports anime, but if the Kamakura girls overcome a three minute delay and win in a three kilometer race, I'm gonna lose my poo poo.

Guy Goodbody fucked around with this message at 01:11 on Feb 11, 2017

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
I can't believe none of you guys have said Interviews with Monster Girls yet, that show is great. That and Tanya the Evil are my favorites this season so far.

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
Interviews with Monster Girls isn't moe. The main character is a middle-aged man.

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

Cake Attack posted:

I fail to see the contradiction

Middle-aged men can't be kawaii.

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

chumbler posted:

28 is middle aged now?

For some reason I thought he was in his late 30s

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
I know a lot of Yowapeda characters have some kind of minor bicycling superpower, but Midousuji's bicycle-satan shtick is so over the top it kinda kills the show for me. Also, i don't know what Midousuji was calling Naruko in Japanese, and I don't care if it literally translates to chicken-head, they really should not have translated it as chicken-head

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

Darth Walrus posted:

I only watched the early episodes of Blue Exorcist S1, but I liked the unusual emphasis on teamwork by shonen standards. Does that stick around?

Meanwhile, you really do have to admire the light novel industry for its tireless efforts to dig out fresh and exciting new material from the fetish mines.

That's not really a new fetish. In fact, it's literally a classic fetish

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
I've lost the cover to the battery compartment on my remote, and it bugs me, but I can't justify buying a whole new remote when the current one still works fine.

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
Is anybody watching Idol Jihen?

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

Julias posted:

You can always put masking tape over the batteries to act as a makeshift cover.

The batteries don't actually fall out, they're held in there pretty good even without the cover. It's just annoying.

Polsy posted:



It definitely improved after the first episode, it's entertaining enough.

That looks cute

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

It's funny, but I expected that to go in a different direction.

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
Sentai is just a licensing company, so this is presumably an announcement of a new US DVD or bluray release, not more Big O.

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
When an anime has to do a recap episode, they usually do something to make it worth watching. A tiny amount of new animation at the begining and end of the episode to establish a framing device, or they have some fun with the voice-over, include some jokes or character interactions that you wouldn't get from the rest of the series.

Saga of Tanya the Evil didn't do that. Just a clip show. 0 new animation, and maybe a dozen lines of new voiceover, the absolute minimum required to stitch the clips together.

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

Raenir Salazar posted:

Dragon Dentist is interesting and has some interesting background stuff I'm curious about. The Pacific War with the IJN having Dragons? I'm curious.

I hope the second episode doesn't get too bogged down in that stuff. The characters and the dragons are more interesting to me

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

Rodenthar Drothman posted:

The hell is dragon dentist and why have I not heard of it until now?

I only ... vaguely remember the OP.

It was a short film but then they expanded it into a two episode miniseries. The first episode dropped today. It's good

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
Nyanbo was cute this week

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
:nws:

https://i.imgur.com/ZwSRstp.jpg

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
:nws:

https://i.imgur.com/ZwSRstp.jpg

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

El Burbo posted:

Butt so nice, posted twice

look at that back

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

Davincie posted:

https://twitter.com/tenchimuyo20th/status/833652738206490624

they've announced a new megazone 23 +remake, and a pretty sammy sequel






what

They've been quietly releasing Tenchi franchise stuff all along, it's just that nobody watches it and no one cares. I'm convinced it's a front or a tax scheme or something.

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

Yes_Cantaloupe posted:

Serval is a good friend, and I won't stand for her being called a weirdo.

Tanya is a terrible friend.

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

Cake Attack posted:

you're not gonna get something that nearly matches the quality of the art on a tv budget/production schedule/whatever you want to call it anyway

That makes me wonder, what the gently caress is JoJo going to do when it gets to Steel Ball Run?

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
What a pleasant surprise The Dragon Dentist was

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

ee ee ee ee

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
If this is the thing we're doing

~Best of the season~
Ai Mai Mi Surgical Friends - Hilarious.
Interview With Monster Girls - Really sweet and cute and funny. Just super well done characters who develop and have great dialogue with each other.

~Very good of the season~
Ms. Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - pretty much the same as the other Monster Girl anime this season. Great blend of characters and humor. It still has some not great bits of the source material clinging to it, but maybe those are just exaggerated by everyone talking about how gross the manga is.
Saga of Tanya the Evil - A great, unique main character, an incredibly well built world, great action, great faces.

~Good of the season~
Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club - Informative and realistic. Nobody is some bicycling genius, they just enjoy riding bikes and learning about bikes. The characters are a little stock, but they work

~OK of the season~
Yowamushi Pedal - I still like Yowapeda, but they're spending way too long on saying goodbye to third years. 8 episodes in and I think maybe they finally finished saying goodbye. If the next episode is still about how sad everyone is that they're leaving and how much the third years influenced their kohais, I'm gonna lose my poo poo. This season it also feels like they're kinda reaching to come up with new bicycling super powers.

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

Rodenthar Drothman posted:

Correct me if I'm wrong all, but I haven't seen demographics of Tanya, scum's wish, and Maid Dragon overlapping very much.



Zetsubou-san posted:

hi thread - here is my mid-season thoughts/ranking on what i'm watching

Youjo Senki - this tale of World War X (but with magic) is much better than last season's offering.
tied with
Kobayashi's Maid Dragon - OMG how is this so good?

ACCA - pretty good at the slow burn, has been worth sticking with.

Onihei - good period piece - the OP reminds me a lot of the OP to Cowboy Bebop.
tied with
Little Witch Academia - Sorry Trigger, you might have ranked higher but dragons exist.

Akiba's Trip - dropped after 2 episodes

Rodenthar Drothman posted:

Yeah, on opposite day.

E: aw drat, pagesnipe.

Uuuuuh, season update? I've had to put demi and LWA on hold due to time constraints, but maidragon and konosuba are still so freaking good.

a kitten posted:

I'm only still watching Maid Dragon of the brand new shows.

Continuing KonoSuba, IBO and March Comes In.

Gabriel, Demi-chan, and Kemono are still in my queue but who knows if I'll ever start them up again.

Lucy Heartfilia posted:

ok im doing it ok ok ok ok

really really good
rakugo and lwa

really good
konosuba, demi chan and gabriel drop out

good
maid dragon and masamune kun revenge show thing

tia for listening to me

also i started to watch gintama and its the funniest show ever

Mentat Radnor posted:

I guess we're past the halfway point, so here's my take so far.

Best of the season, instant classics:
- March Comes in like a Lion
- Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju part 2

Good and worth watching:
- Little Witch Academia
- Maid Dragon

I can't stop watching this silly cute thing:
- Kemono Friends

If I get the time, I still want to check out ACCA and Saga of Tanya the Evil.

Spiritus Nox posted:

Sure I'll do a recap:

AOTS Contender:
-Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid- Kyoani has by and large smashed my modest expectations for this adaptation, demonstrating an incredible mastery of tonal shifts between sweet family moments and absurdist SOL gags and dramatically improving on the original manga's artwork while still being instantly recognizable.

Fun, absolutely worth a look:
-Little Witch Academia - Fun, funny, very well animated, but after all the excitement I saw leading up to it, I'm a touch disappointed that I don't have more substantial compliments for it just yet. Still plenty of time, though.
-Dragon Ball Super (if it counts?) - It's Dragon Ball. It's doing Dragon Ball things - which is to say it's a drat riot. A little on the ugly side and a bit slow at times, but still. Modern day dragon ball.
-Gabriel Dropout - Fun, funny, pretty well animated. Not as deceptively strong as the last Dogakobo show I watched, but a highly entertaining and well executed comedy regardless. Hail Satan.

Pleasant, if a little underwhelming:
-BanG Dream - Sort of a K-On! does Love Live! situation. Certainly not as strong as K-On, but decidedly pleasant nonetheless. I like the writer a lot and the latest episode did a lot to make the cast more distinct to me, so I'm hopeful that this could sneak a little higher up the list.
-Kemono Friends - Ugly rear end animation, but deceptively charming and quirky SOL bits and weirdly compelling, subtle worldbuilding.

Dropped out of boredom:
-Urara Meirochou - It's kinda cute I guess but I wasn't really getting much out of it that GabDro or Bang Dream weren't doing better.

Things I'm watching and enjoying out of season:
-Katanagatari (would be in AOTS contender tier if released this season) - The writing is memorable and deceptively intelligent, the art style is distinct and appealing, the soundtrack is a real gem, and the overall production does a great job of balancing intense action, weird comedy, and genuine tragedy. Outside of a few overly-talky segments, Katanagatari has made very few missteps so far.
-Symphogear GX (would be in the Fun tier if released this season) - The pacing is all sorts of weird and has me pretty convinced that this won't be a favorite of mine like G was, but it's still recognizably Symphogear. The music's great, it's as well animated as any Symphogear stuff to date, the action is balls-to-the-wall, and even if I'm not totally sold on where they're taking the protagonists yet it still has a tremendously likable and charismatic set of leads.

Guy Goodbody posted:

If this is the thing we're doing

~Best of the season~
Ai Mai Mi Surgical Friends - Hilarious.
Interview With Monster Girls - Really sweet and cute and funny. Just super well done characters who develop and have great dialogue with each other.

~Very good of the season~
Ms. Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - pretty much the same as the other Monster Girl anime this season. Great blend of characters and humor. It still has some not great bits of the source material clinging to it, but maybe those are just exaggerated by everyone talking about how gross the manga is.
Saga of Tanya the Evil - A great, unique main character, an incredibly well built world, great action, great faces.

~Good of the season~
Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club - Informative and realistic. Nobody is some bicycling genius, they just enjoy riding bikes and learning about bikes. The characters are a little stock, but they work

~OK of the season~
Yowamushi Pedal - I still like Yowapeda, but they're spending way too long on saying goodbye to third years. 8 episodes in and I think maybe they finally finished saying goodbye. If the next episode is still about how sad everyone is that they're leaving and how much the third years influenced their kohais, I'm gonna lose my poo poo. This season it also feels like they're kinda reaching to come up with new bicycling super powers.

Homura and Sickle posted:

I can't watch any anime for a few weeks so hopefully these don't fall apart but my list:

Best:
Tanya the Evil: phenomenal main character with great scene chewing delivery, solid world building, consistently hilarious. Wish i could marathon this

Good poo poo:
Konosuba 2: less surprises than first season but they're able to keep running jokes consistently funny
Scum's Wish: bad choices, emotional manipulation, at least one outright sociopath. One of the few times a "romance" has been watchable for me but the show can be emotionally draining in a good way. Impressive production values
Little witch academia: beautiful animation, great gags, sucy

Probably check out when season over:
Maid dragon: watched 2 episodes and i have no idea what people see in this but everyone loves it so I'll probably give It another chance
ACCA: has potential, if people say it sticks the landing I'll watch it
Gabriel dropout: might be funny idk
March Comes in like a lion: watched a few, feel like i should be liking more than i did. Might give it a second chance

No: kemono friends, hand shakers


Of the people posting mid-season updates, five people watching Maidragon, two people watching Maidragon and Tanya, one person watching Tanya and Scum's Wish

Guy Goodbody fucked around with this message at 02:21 on Mar 1, 2017

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
I forgot to mention my Winter season leftovers. Iron-Blooded Orphans is great, Nyanbo is cute, Nobunaga no Shinobi is cute and funny.

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
Costume themes for the next season of Love Live Sunshine

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
If C doesn't get Thunderbolt God, i'm gonna lose my poo poo

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

khy posted:

I was browsing various stuff and came across Nanbaka.

It feels a lot like 'Gintama in Prison' to me for some reason, I've been enjoying it. Does it stay good or get stupid later on?

I dropped Nanbaka when it dropped the humor and spent several episodes in a row seriously getting into the tragic backstories of the characters

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
This week, the Kamakura Tourist Board finally starts getting their moneys worth

also, can any Colorado goons confirm

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
I really want to read A Black Gal Was Transported to a Fantasy World and Mistaken for a Dark Elf

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
The third season of Yowamushi Pedal started this week!

I'm not even joking, if you told me the first 8 episodes of this season were just me accidentally watching the end of the movie over and over again, and this week's episodes was the season premiere, I'd believe you.

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
You all should be watching Ai Mai Mi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjJYO8atpkk

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Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
There's that series where high school boys who are the personifications of different types of rice work together to make rice more popular than bread.

Also like half a dozen big titty fantasy shows for some reason.

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