They will have the most curious children ever.
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Summer 2012 Anime |OT2| Of Suspended Anime Due To Olympics
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They will have the most curious children ever.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It's not though. It's the red-herring premise. As a fan of Babylon 5, I thought you would appreciate that part.
I mean, the answer to the problem was so clear almost from the beginning that the ending was fait accompli, since they keep hammering home the idea of
equivalent exchange
I will say, I did like when it was just Ed and Al adventuring, and that might be a reason why I'd be okay with watching the first half of original FMA (or whenever the anime original stuff happens), but all of that was just a set up to them discovering the truth about the philosopher stones and the cost involved.
I am one of the unfortunate victims that followed fma 1 when it was airing, so I had to wait over a year to get an ending cause Fma 1 tv doesn't have an ending it ends with "we need moneyz your not getting the ending unless you watch the movie",
Personally I don't think anime endings are good it's just that some are worse then others and the best that you can hope for is an ok one.
Asking me to come up with a good well written one is a tall order equivalent to asking me to turn water into wine.
The only one I can think of I liked isn't really an ending but more an adaptation ending midway through the source material so am not sure if it qualifies since the story didn't end(berserk).
it ends at the beginning of the movie with edward being transported with the real world london in ww2 in the middle of a Nazi plane invasion.
My bad the e7 talk managed to scramble my brain cause of how darn cliché it sounded(wuss to blahblah older father like figure) so that's what stood out to me, when I later made the post(was hoping it had info on the story like whats going on).
Personally I don't think anime endings are good it's just that some are worse then others and the best that you can hope for is an ok one.
Asking me to come up with a good well written one is a tall order equivalent to asking me to turn water into wine.
The only one I can think of I liked isn't really an ending but more an adaptation ending midway through the source material so am not sure if it qualifies since the story didn't end(berserk).
I think I've spent too long in this thread already. I read the English credit there as "tsun graphic".
How are they going to have children when there's so many mysteries left unsolved?
The girls will be lazy and the boys will be genki.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Well, I mean, it seemed like a pretty nice place. It's not hard to believe it cost her mad spacebucks, especially given that it's in such a secluded and beautiful part of the game world.
edit: just rewatched the scene and it actually cuts away from the super neat area to go to a more densely populated scrubzone. Pfft.
No, Milos is really bad.
There are heaps of people that can do just that, trust me. The reasons they opt for CG instead are obviously time and money.
Now, I can agree with you about the blandness of the art devised for the series. The original E7 got away with this more easily because of its original setting. AO taking place for the most part in a more contemporary setting really highlights how bland everything is (every single new mechanical design is really lackadaisical as well; and it's only highlighted whenever the Nirvash Spec 2 is on screen). E7 benefited a lot from Kawamoris and Yoshidas designs when it came to the visuals, as they helped keep things interesting even during periods when the animation budget had been kept low (the storyboards/e-konte being the other part).
A contrast to other player housing might have helped. Kirito acted as if he lived in a cardboard box somewhere when he saw her place.
KO Traveling Hobo
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He probably might as well.(FFXI default player housing)
The Time of Eve movie had a good ending. Maybe you should watch it sometime.
Which was ridiculous as he should have been richer than her. Is the guild taxing their members?
Femmeworth
Banned
What.
He did say something along the lines of probably being able to afford something similar if he wanted, I think. I like to believe he's more practical about it and saves it for gear & consumables especially since he does the solo thing.
He said he had that much in savings but the way it implied was that it would burn through essentially everything he had.
KO Traveling Hobo
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He does comments that he has enough money to afford something like that, but it's implied that it would basically bankrupt him.
lol my house was dogshit, but given how fucking poor I was all the time, I was super proud of the three or so pots I had in there.I miss my FFXI housing. Banners & mannequins everywhere
They were beautiful pots, I'll have you know.
It was pretty good. Great animation, too.
I mean, as long as you ignore a lot of the stuff that happens in the last 1/3 of the movie.
There's some pretty cool action scenes that are really ambitious with their scope. I dunno, I didn't expect the story to be great or anything.
Unknown Soldier
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Yuru Yuri ♪♪ 7:
This episode was a nice return to form after a mildly boring 6. This show is actually better when the four main characters are broken up and interacting with the other characters. Part of the problem is that when they are together, you can expect rather one-dimensional jokes and gags. You can expect Kyouko to harass Chinatsu, Chinatsu to crush on Yui, Yui to be annoyed with Kyouko, and I'm pretty sure there was someone else too. I don't remember who it is though. But in general they always act these roles out when together, which is why the show often seems to work better when they are apart.
However, in an episode like this one where everyone is doing their own thing with their sibllings, new and actually different humor can emerge. So this episode involves Sakurako and her two sisters, Himawari and her imouto, Chitose and Chizuru, Yui and "Life is Sour" Mari, and finally a pretty awesome short last segment involving Chinatsu and her onee-chan and then finally Akarin and her siscon onee-chan Akane. Um, Akane has some issues. Yeah, I'll never think of listening to Vivaldi the same way ever again. I suppose I can avoid that problem by not listening to Vivaldi though. Huhuhu~
This episode was a nice return to form after a mildly boring 6. This show is actually better when the four main characters are broken up and interacting with the other characters. Part of the problem is that when they are together, you can expect rather one-dimensional jokes and gags. You can expect Kyouko to harass Chinatsu, Chinatsu to crush on Yui, Yui to be annoyed with Kyouko, and I'm pretty sure there was someone else too. I don't remember who it is though. But in general they always act these roles out when together, which is why the show often seems to work better when they are apart.
However, in an episode like this one where everyone is doing their own thing with their sibllings, new and actually different humor can emerge. So this episode involves Sakurako and her two sisters, Himawari and her imouto, Chitose and Chizuru, Yui and "Life is Sour" Mari, and finally a pretty awesome short last segment involving Chinatsu and her onee-chan and then finally Akarin and her siscon onee-chan Akane. Um, Akane has some issues. Yeah, I'll never think of listening to Vivaldi the same way ever again. I suppose I can avoid that problem by not listening to Vivaldi though. Huhuhu~
That's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to that movie, and boy is it one shitty iceberg.
hosannainexcelsis
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If Ed and Al get replaced as the focus of the show, then I suppose the problem is that their replacement - Father and his schemes for Amestris - is not as compelling, at least as presented in the anime.
Milos has its flaws (the shoehorning in of established franchise characters is awkward, and the ending is a bit of a cop-out), but I think it's pretty good on the whole. The setting and setpieces are creative and attractive, with wonderful action animation.
Maybe SAO money is like Zimbabwean dollars.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Zimbabwean dollars are probably worth more than FFXI dollars were when I was playing.
You want level 1 ring?
You want bare necessity gear?
328390843029850gil plx
FFXI all over again. I still wish some
Jex
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Further evidence for importance of the original anime series. firehawk12 wouldn't understand as he has yet to see it.
Phi Brain S2 21
Hmm, I guess Freecell's still supposed to be the final boss, though it'll be interesting to finally get an explaination for Klondike's role in all this.
Also,
Hmm, I guess Freecell's still supposed to be the final boss, though it'll be interesting to finally get an explaination for Klondike's role in all this.
Also,
it's not my area of expertise, but is Melancholy the only one of the order whose name isn't based on some card game? If so, I wonder if that means anything.
Chet Rippo
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Motto To Love-ru 1
Nothing spectacular about this episode. Mostly just a way to reintroduce all the characters. Still don't have a clue about that tiny creepy plant girl is and where it came from.
Motto looks a lot different in style than the last series did. It'll take some getting used to, but I'll manage.
Yep, it's To Love-ru.
Nothing spectacular about this episode. Mostly just a way to reintroduce all the characters. Still don't have a clue about that tiny creepy plant girl is and where it came from.
Femmeworth
Banned
That explains everything.
But, but, it doesn't work like that!
Tizoc
Member
So I just saw this Fall 2012 anime list, and assuming it's legit...
WTF DID THEY DO WITH THE CYBORG 009 CREW!? The Lenji Matsumoto look was fine, this normal/generic character design look is...disgusting.
http://i.imgur.com/ZN3Df.jpg
WTF DID THEY DO WITH THE CYBORG 009 CREW!? The Lenji Matsumoto look was fine, this normal/generic character design look is...disgusting.
http://i.imgur.com/ZN3Df.jpg
Chet Rippo
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She's just wearing a really thin shirt.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Rinne no Lagrange 1-6
This show is surprisingly neat so far. Is the next episode where it jumps the shark into full schizophrenia?
Marus and wans are less prominent than I expected them to be, but still wonderful. They didn't live up to the hype at first(especially the wans, Lan was phoning that shit in), but they've definitely grown on me. Muginami's mugis are pretty great, too, for very different reasons.
I find the ED to be way more enjoyable than the OP. iirc, this makes me a terrible human being.
Also, something something beautiful mech action, amazing soundtrack, etc
This show is surprisingly neat so far. Is the next episode where it jumps the shark into full schizophrenia?
Marus and wans are less prominent than I expected them to be, but still wonderful. They didn't live up to the hype at first(especially the wans, Lan was phoning that shit in), but they've definitely grown on me. Muginami's mugis are pretty great, too, for very different reasons.
I find the ED to be way more enjoyable than the OP. iirc, this makes me a terrible human being.
Also, something something beautiful mech action, amazing soundtrack, etc
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I think Milos is fine. It's biggest problem is that they tried to recreate the entire arc of the series in a movie, and it became a fairly weak rehash. The problem is that they had to tie it to the main story but not really, so it is both too small and too big at the same time.
They could have made it a post-series movie, but that's probably impossible for them.
I look at it like the move from Sinclair and the hole in his mind, which felt like the main plot of the series, before it just amped up and he became a small (yet integral) piece in the Shadow War. As in B5, the war itself wasn't really that important to me, but the characters wrapped up in the war. I just think it's a nice bonus how FMA wrapped up perfectly thematically, but the best part was just how the entire cast evolved and came together to fight the war together.
Yes,
dealing with death
This episode was pleasant, but I kind of wish that they were able to figure out a way to have A, B, and C stories run concurrently. I understand that it's probably a time issue, but it's just a bit silly for each character to get their own arc when there's no reason that these crisises shouldn't be happening concurrently. It just, well, makes the TVness of the show more apparent.
Also, watching this after The Newsroom (bleh) and Breaking Bad (holy fuck) is a strange experience. Talk about cognitive dissonance. lol
Yes, yes it does.
Chet Rippo
Member
But the ED is good.
I would imagine that works quite well.
I always strike a tonal shift between each new show that I watch.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Well, it was a pretty big shift anyway. lol
It is good, but Rinne's OP is entirely legit in a stand out way on both a visual and audio level in a way the ED can't compete with. KO posting about those episodes makes me sad, because that was way back when Rinne actually had some kind or promise.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Excellent. I try to keep my character consistent, you know?
I'm not alone!
I totally respect why the OP is so highly regarded, and it's actually growing on me, but the ED just makes me feel so warm and fuzzy inside. It's got a lot of heart. The OP is just flying on a fly in space.
Chet Rippo
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Motto To Love-ru 2
Lots of naked tits in this one. I can only imagine more to follow.
So I guess that's how the episodes are structured now? Three short stories stuck together that don't really have anything to do with each other? I'm ok with that. Doesn't let them drag on for to long.
Lots of naked tits in this one. I can only imagine more to follow.
IIRC they're just adapting 3 different manga chapters into one episode now, a big improvement on how it used to be.. Like in the first series Ran/Run or whatever's intro chapter was only a single, yet the anime padded it out to last 20 minutes.
Chet Rippo
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Yeah, that one really dragged on and on. Then they barely ever showed up in the rest of the show, which made that episode feel all the more pointless.
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