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Summer 2012 Anime |OT2| Of Suspended Anime Due To Olympics

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dimb

Bjergsen is the greatest midlane in the world
As much as I like butts, I'm not sure I'm down for a full-on fanservice animu. Butts are most alluring when found in the wild. They aren't meant to be kept in zoos.

Or is there something else to it that I'm not noticing because of my buttlust?
It's not about the butts. In fact I could care less about the fan service because the art is so bad. The main character is just...I dunno...something else. The show is kind of over the top.
While I really like this one, what are the points in this analogy?
You guys racing to have the most posts.
 
It's not about the butts. In fact I could care less about the fan service because the art is so bad. The main character is just...I dunno...something else. The show is kind of over the top.
It has been added to The List. I may check it out soon as the more I continue to procrastinate with Utena, the likelihood of me watching other anime increases.
 

dimb

Bjergsen is the greatest midlane in the world
I don't want to make it seem important. Just if it happens to fill your time don't avert your gaze completely.
 

Lurky

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It's not about the butts. In fact I could care less about the fan service because the art is so bad. The main character is just...I dunno...something else. The show is kind of over the top.

I find it weird how the show is basically about fanservice but the art is just so plain.
The main character is the best thing about the show. It's pretty refreshing to see someone like him in anime.
 

kayos90

Tragic victim of fan death
It's not about the butts. In fact I could care less about the fan service because the art is so bad. The main character is just...I dunno...something else. The show is kind of over the top.

You guys racing to have the most posts.

Wait we're racing for points? Well damn. Narag is catching up. Gotta keep my count high!
 

kayos90

Tragic victim of fan death
Does pride leave you only purchasing your waifu of choice?

Pride leaves me with me not doing anything that would embarass me in front of family and friends. Aka, I don't have the balls to not feel ashamed at having a Daki of anything.
 
Hagure Yuusha 8

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Akatsuki never fails to deliver the douche.

In all seriousness, this whole test is starting to get damn tense. It's a cliche setup with the "something goes wrong during an exam" thing, but the way stuff functions thanks to the setting makes it pretty interesting. Someone fucking with the barrier to make the damage real instead of mental is a neat idea for this kind of thing.

It was also nice to see the student council get that smugness ripped off their face. Though I'm not sure why they thought they could take Akatsuki in the first place. Dude is broken as fuck.

As much as I like butts, I'm not sure I'm down for a full-on fanservice animu. Butts are most alluring when found in the wild. They aren't meant to be kept in zoos.

Or is there something else to it that I'm not noticing because of my buttlust?

Between all the fanservice, there's actually a lot to like about the show. The world is conceptually awesome and the main character is about as far from a standard harem protagonist as you can get.

On the other hand, the fanservice gets pretty close to porn at times, so yeah....
 

Branduil

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So, I guess I should actually say something about Ringing Bell.

This film was directed by Masami Hata, who I haven't heard of before, but he directed and storyboarded a number of things in the past, including Little Nemo. I really liked the way a lot of shots were framed, with thoughtful use made of depth and symbolic imagery. In addition, a really neat aspect was the use of the seasons as a framing device, and various shots of nature that signified them. Not only does this help to signify the passage of long periods of time in a film that's short on it, but it also functions as a way to establish a coherent world for the characters to inhabit; even more, you could say it indirectly touches on the themes of the work, which involve the circle of life and the inevitability of its progress in nature.

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The background art is also really well done, and the animation is extremely expressive. I have to imagine some of the animators studied wild animals because there are sequences of very believable animal animation. I also really liked the way the
Chirin vs. dogs
scene was animated with brief flashes of light and dark. It provided some very memorable and visceral imagery.

As for the story itself, see my previous post. If I saw this as a child I would be scarred for life. Actually I'm not sure the "as a child" phrase is necessary. The feeling of dread early on isn't something that would be out of place in a Disney film, but where it goes after that... I'm not sure this is a movie made for kids as much as a movie made to destroy them.

If I could make a complaint, it'd be about some of the more on-the-nose dialogue, but I guess that's a function of it being for kids.

Now if you don't mind, I'm going to go crawl into a corner and hug a blanket.
 
I guess the mad dash for |OT3| is about to begin in earnest.

Sorry Mad Pierrot, it seems we will be somewhere in |OT3| by the time I get an idea for a response and write it out!
 
I think 4 more to go (12 + 12), but I haven't seen the latest two eps. I haven't been able to watch much anime recently due to being busy season and all right now :(
and Guild Wars 2
Putting other things above anime. Shameful.
I guess the mad dash for |OT3| is about to begin in earnest.

Sorry Mad Pierrot, it seems we will be somewhere in |OT3| by the time I get an idea for a response and write it out!
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Articalys

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Blu-ray
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*2, 25,522 25,522 Persona 4 The Animation vol.10 Limited Edition
*3, *7,082 *7,082 Kuroko no Basket vol.2
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*7, *4,335 *4,335 Hidamari Sketch x 365 Blu-ray Box
*8, *3,998 *3,998 Rurouni Kenshin: Shin Kyoto Hen vol.2
*9, *3,963 *3,963 Inu x Boku SS vol.6 Limited Edition
10, *3,498 *3,498 Eureka Seven AO vol.3 Limited Edition

DVD
*1, 16,907 *,*16,907 One Piece Log Collection "Franky"
*2, 15,945 *,*15,945 One Piece Log Collection "Thriller Bark"
*3, *9,237 *,**9,237 Persona 4 The Animation vol.10 Limited Edition
*4, *8,236 *,**8,235 Kuroko no Basket vol.2
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*6, *4,621 *,**4,621 New Prince of Tennis vol.3
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11, *1,448 *,**1,448 Tsuritama vol.3 Limited Edition
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14, *1,083 *,**1,083 Hiiro no Kakera vol.3
15, *1,059 *,**1,059 Haiyore! Nyaruko-san vol.3 Limited Edition
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17, **,921 *,*55,251 Kokurikozaka Kara Standard Edition
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They really should cancel the P3 movie and turn it into a full-blown series.
I don't think a P3 adaptation would work as well with P4's shoestring budget given the more serious tone. A movie would allow them to concentrate their funds a little better, right?

edit: or is the implication that P4 is selling so well that they should be able to make a decently budgeted TV series for P3?
 

Articalys

Member
Fun fact: Persona 4 volume 10 actually outsold volume 1 in first week BD+DVD numbers. Power of the True End episode, I guess.

Also, Kuroko vol. 2 outsold vol. 1 numbers by close to 3k.
 
edit: or is the implication that P4 is selling so well that they should be able to make a decently budgeted TV series for P3?

Yes, it would be produced by ufotable! It's not as if ufotable is working on Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA or anything! They have the spare time!

;_;


This is a bit ironic, actually. I keep putting off working on my response to Mad Pierrot because I want to make sure it's right.
 

Lurky

Member
Popotan 4

Mare is so cute! Dat expressionless face and dead eyes! <3
And holy fuck did that little girl
go super sayain?
 

Articalys

Member
Single CD Sales for August 20-26:

*9, 14,440 14,440 Uta no&#9734;Prince-sama&#9834; Maji Love 1000% Idol Song Reji & Ai
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11, 10,219 37,731 Colorful "Boku ga Boku de Aru Tameni"
13, *9,619 *9,619 Mobile Suit Gundam AGE "forget-me-not~Wasurenagusa~"
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36, *2,684 *2,684 Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon II Character Song vol.5 Marga
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45, *2,229 *2,229 Chouyaku Hyakuninisshu: Uta Koi. "Love Letter From Nanika?"
 
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