[QuickTidal]

Finished up to the most recent ep of BLAST now (Ep12)....and HOLY SHITBALLS!

Spoiler

Wow, just wow. This show is BEYOND impressive. Amazing characterizations, Time-melting revelation about Hakaze, batshit length conversations with twisty, puzzle logic (3 episodes where no one moved almost at all between Samon, Yoshino and Mahiro...and I was bloody riveted to the screen!), the revelation that Samon isn't really bad, nor are his cohorts (they are just on the opposing side of a "life" argument) and that the two Tree Gods are more complex and possibly sinister than anyone knows. And finally Hakaze is back in full form in present day! I love that the Tree's were spoken about at first as these kind of benign entities that supply power and balance...but have now been revealed to possibly be the actual real villain (or at least antagonist) for the series! Oh and I TOTALLY think that Junichiro is the Mage Of Exodus and is Aike's killer. And speaking of Aike....what's up with her playing them both...and how about the talisman she bought Yoshino back in the day that ended up being used...since she's not Mahiro's REAL sister, my guess is that she's a Kusaribe...and since she's technically "Juliet" I think it's at least FEASIBLE that she actually killed herself? Hmmm...

God I fucking love this show! Can't wait for Jan 10th for Ep 13!

EDIT: Just went over to the Funimation site and watched the 1st ep of PSYCHO-PASS...not what I was expecting. VERY dark, a little Judge Dredd and a lot of Minority Report...that first death was...go-ry. LOL. Good show so far though, but seems ultimately very bleak. But that's okay, I can enjoy bleak.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 30 December 2012 - 10:05 PM

[LinearPhilosopher]

http://www.youtube.c...SxFLpXsI#at=876
Nice to see arkada's new review. Also Psyho-pass is dark, it's by gen urobochi (fate/zero, Madoka) who has a tendency to be dark and gritty. He also doesn't feel the need to keep characters alive. Think of psycho-pass as minority report done properly with a twist of brave new world.

@QT

Spoiler

I totally agree with you with Junichiro being the mage of exodus. We have the mage of exodus being mentioned and boom next scene wee see junichiro.I was not expecting the end of ep 12 with yoshino getting stabbed by the tree. This series is unreal.

This post has been edited by BalrogLord: 07 January 2013 - 07:57 PM

[Silencer]

BalrogLord, on 07 January 2013 - 07:55 PM, said:

http://www.youtube.c...SxFLpXsI#at=876
Nice to see arkada's new review. Also Psyho-pass is dark, it's by gen urobochi (fate/zero, Madoka) who has a tendency to be dark and gritty. He also doesn't feel the need to keep characters alive. Think of psycho-pass as minority report done properly with a twist of brave new world.

@QT

Spoiler

I totally agree with you with Junichiro being the mage of exodus. We have the mage of exodus being mentioned and boom next scene wee see junichiro.I was not expecting the end of ep 12 with yoshino getting stabbed by the tree. This series is unreal.

Well if I hadn't already been planning on watching Psycho-Pass, I would be now! Fate/Zero is awesome. XD


Also, you know what else is awesome? Shin Sekai Yori episode 14! Forward and backward and up and down, my god that show just keeps on giving! Plot twists and turns in such an...organic way, I guess? I'm willing to bet this is one of those adaptations that is sticking pretty close to the source material - which is why it gives a feeling of "not a lot, but heaps" happening in each episode. And the previews! Argh! I normally don't watch next-ep previews (mainly because I normally don't watch EDs unless they're really good - which SSY's is - especially in completed series) but I swear they add like 10% value to the series by virtue of being so gloriously vague and suggestive while never actually lying to us.

[LinearPhilosopher]

For anyone desiring future reccomendations i would invest time in one of these
http://myanimelist.n...&show=0&order=4

It easy to make reccomendations based of what is already watched, and if you haven't seen much it's super easy and quick.

As you can see over a 5-6 year period i've seen a lot.

[QuickTidal]

Silencer, on 08 January 2013 - 10:42 PM, said:

BalrogLord, on 07 January 2013 - 07:55 PM, said:

http://www.youtube.c...SxFLpXsI#at=876
Nice to see arkada's new review. Also Psyho-pass is dark, it's by gen urobochi (fate/zero, Madoka) who has a tendency to be dark and gritty. He also doesn't feel the need to keep characters alive. Think of psycho-pass as minority report done properly with a twist of brave new world.

@QT

Spoiler

I totally agree with you with Junichiro being the mage of exodus. We have the mage of exodus being mentioned and boom next scene wee see junichiro.I was not expecting the end of ep 12 with yoshino getting stabbed by the tree. This series is unreal.

Well if I hadn't already been planning on watching Psycho-Pass, I would be now! Fate/Zero is awesome. XD


Also, you know what else is awesome? Shin Sekai Yori episode 14! Forward and backward and up and down, my god that show just keeps on giving! Plot twists and turns in such an...organic way, I guess? I'm willing to bet this is one of those adaptations that is sticking pretty close to the source material - which is why it gives a feeling of "not a lot, but heaps" happening in each episode. And the previews! Argh! I normally don't watch next-ep previews (mainly because I normally don't watch EDs unless they're really good - which SSY's is - especially in completed series) but I swear they add like 10% value to the series by virtue of being so gloriously vague and suggestive while never actually lying to us.

Damn, that's 3 eps of SHIN SEKAI YORI I gots to catch up with...and if I'm not mistaken I'll soon have more BLAST OF TEMPEST to watch as well.

[Shinrei]

Just rented and watched the live action movie Rurouni Kenshin. (As evidenced by my new avatar). As a pretty big fan of the series, I was actually impressed. So many anime-turned-live-action can be absolute crap, but this one was very well done. There were some story/character changes, but they were done with some thought and worked in my opinion. Whenever it finally gets outside Japan, I recommend it.

[LinearPhilosopher]

im not proud of this but i've never actually watched Rurouni kenshin

[QuickTidal]

Me neither. It just seemed such a daunting task to watch it all.

[LinearPhilosopher]

same thing as monster, great show but 70+ episodes. I got up to ep 2x before life happened and never got back to it.

[Dolmen 2.0]

Rurouni Kenshin is perhaps the most moving anime I have ever watched. The series is a bit tough to complete but I enjoyed the movies. Ending of the second one guts me every time.

Edit

Watching the trailer of the live action movie. wow. Definitely gonna try get this. wow.

This post has been edited by Dolmen+: 11 January 2013 - 09:54 PM

[Silencer]

Dolmen+, on 11 January 2013 - 09:49 PM, said:

Rurouni Kenshin is perhaps the most moving anime I have ever watched. The series is a bit tough to complete but I enjoyed the movies. Ending of the second one guts me every time.

Edit

Watching the trailer of the live action movie. wow. Definitely gonna try get this. wow.

Watched Clannad? XD

That's my benchmark. If anyone can claim something is more moving than Clannad then I either NEED to watch the show in question or avoid it for fear of an emotional breakdown. >.<

[Shinrei]

In the series, once you get past the Kyoto-arc you can basically stop. Yeah, that still requires watching all the way into the mid-60's episode-wise, but worth it IMO. Everything that comes after that is pretty much dull filler episodes. I watched all 90-some, but didn't really enjoy it after the Shishio Makoto story was done.

[Shinrei]

Silencer, on 11 January 2013 - 10:09 PM, said:

Dolmen+, on 11 January 2013 - 09:49 PM, said:

Rurouni Kenshin is perhaps the most moving anime I have ever watched. The series is a bit tough to complete but I enjoyed the movies. Ending of the second one guts me every time.

Edit

Watching the trailer of the live action movie. wow. Definitely gonna try get this. wow.

Watched Clannad? XD

That's my benchmark. If anyone can claim something is more moving than Clannad then I either NEED to watch the show in question or avoid it for fear of an emotional breakdown. >.<

Beats me as I haven't seen Clannad. I will say with complete seriousness however, that when I watched Rurouni Kenshin for the first time in college in the late 90's, in some respects it actually changed my worldview (and has set some values I still hold today). I know it sounds crazy to say that about an anime, but for better or worse it's true.

[Dolmen 2.0]

Shinrei, on 11 January 2013 - 10:15 PM, said:

Silencer, on 11 January 2013 - 10:09 PM, said:

Dolmen+, on 11 January 2013 - 09:49 PM, said:

Rurouni Kenshin is perhaps the most moving anime I have ever watched. The series is a bit tough to complete but I enjoyed the movies. Ending of the second one guts me every time.

Edit

Watching the trailer of the live action movie. wow. Definitely gonna try get this. wow.

Watched Clannad? XD

That's my benchmark. If anyone can claim something is more moving than Clannad then I either NEED to watch the show in question or avoid it for fear of an emotional breakdown. >.<

Beats me as I haven't seen Clannad. I will say with complete seriousness however, that when I watched Rurouni Kenshin for the first time in college in the late 90's, in some respects it actually changed my worldview (and has set some values I still hold today). I know it sounds crazy to say that about an anime, but for better or worse it's true.

This.

Rurouni Kenshin changed how I saw people. Clannad is great and really moving in an RL setting but Kenshin hits you at a different, maybe more intense level? It questions what we know about feudal samurai and the culture of the time. theres great sword fighting so it satisfies the need for action while dealing with really heavy issues.

[Overactive Imagination]

Some of my favourites...

Miyazaki's stuff
ghost in the shell
perfect blue
MIND GAME

[Silencer]

Shinrei, on 11 January 2013 - 10:15 PM, said:

Silencer, on 11 January 2013 - 10:09 PM, said:

Dolmen+, on 11 January 2013 - 09:49 PM, said:

Rurouni Kenshin is perhaps the most moving anime I have ever watched. The series is a bit tough to complete but I enjoyed the movies. Ending of the second one guts me every time.

Edit

Watching the trailer of the live action movie. wow. Definitely gonna try get this. wow.

Watched Clannad? XD

That's my benchmark. If anyone can claim something is more moving than Clannad then I either NEED to watch the show in question or avoid it for fear of an emotional breakdown. >.<

Beats me as I haven't seen Clannad. I will say with complete seriousness however, that when I watched Rurouni Kenshin for the first time in college in the late 90's, in some respects it actually changed my worldview (and has set some values I still hold today). I know it sounds crazy to say that about an anime, but for better or worse it's true.

No more crazy than saying that about a book, or a movie, a sociological theory, or any other piece of human-created content. anime gets less respect because it's animated, but I've yet to see that actually prove a detriment to any aspect of these shows, really. In a lot of ways, it gives a lot more freedom and control to the storyteller than working with live human actors. *shrug*

Dolmen+, on 11 January 2013 - 10:39 PM, said:

Shinrei, on 11 January 2013 - 10:15 PM, said:

Silencer, on 11 January 2013 - 10:09 PM, said:

Dolmen+, on 11 January 2013 - 09:49 PM, said:

Rurouni Kenshin is perhaps the most moving anime I have ever watched. The series is a bit tough to complete but I enjoyed the movies. Ending of the second one guts me every time.

Edit

Watching the trailer of the live action movie. wow. Definitely gonna try get this. wow.

Watched Clannad? XD

That's my benchmark. If anyone can claim something is more moving than Clannad then I either NEED to watch the show in question or avoid it for fear of an emotional breakdown. >.<

Beats me as I haven't seen Clannad. I will say with complete seriousness however, that when I watched Rurouni Kenshin for the first time in college in the late 90's, in some respects it actually changed my worldview (and has set some values I still hold today). I know it sounds crazy to say that about an anime, but for better or worse it's true.

This.

Rurouni Kenshin changed how I saw people. Clannad is great and really moving in an RL setting but Kenshin hits you at a different, maybe more intense level? It questions what we know about feudal samurai and the culture of the time. theres great sword fighting so it satisfies the need for action while dealing with really heavy issues.

Well, consider it on my "to-watch" list, then.

[LinearPhilosopher]

Overactive Imagination, on 11 January 2013 - 11:48 PM, said:

Ghost in the shell

You and i are going to get along famously.

[Givernewt]

Registered here just so I could write this. Understand I'm a huge fan of Steve and Ian's books, and havent bothered registering before now, as everything that needed to be said was , well, being said.

Imagine a new anime ( with hope to gawd high production values ) opening scene. Work with me here:

View External, looking out from a high balcony behind Tall Mysterious Stranger.

His long hair nearly obscures the hilt of a large sword, itself hidden in darkness, liquid smoking shadows pouring off it to wither away in the day's light...his cape is thrown back as his right hand recoils and stretches out , deflecting a massive blast that casts actinic shadows on the surrounding scenery. Parts of the balcony are destroyed or smoking, but Rake himself appears unharmed. Both arms are raised as he prepares to counter Tayschrenn's next strike.

First scene to the anime series, Gardens of the Moon

Yeah? or HELL NO

[Silencer]

Givernewt, on 19 January 2013 - 05:13 PM, said:

Registered here just so I could write this. Understand I'm a huge fan of Steve and Ian's books, and havent bothered registering before now, as everything that needed to be said was , well, being said.

Imagine a new anime ( with hope to gawd high production values ) opening scene. Work with me here:

View External, looking out from a high balcony behind Tall Mysterious Stranger.

His long hair nearly obscures the hilt of a large sword, itself hidden in darkness, liquid smoking shadows pouring off it to wither away in the day's light...his cape is thrown back as his right hand recoils and stretches out , deflecting a massive blast that casts actinic shadows on the surrounding scenery. Parts of the balcony are destroyed or smoking, but Rake himself appears unharmed. Both arms are raised as he prepares to counter Tayschrenn's next strike.

First scene to the anime series, Gardens of the Moon

Yeah? or HELL NO

I would be so in for that! I still maintain an anime would be a lot more practical way to adapt the books than live action movie or TV series.

As long as they didn't Sword Art Online it on me. That'd be disappointing. >.>

[blanketman2.0]

Silencer, on 20 January 2013 - 12:47 AM, said:

Givernewt, on 19 January 2013 - 05:13 PM, said:

Registered here just so I could write this. Understand I'm a huge fan of Steve and Ian's books, and havent bothered registering before now, as everything that needed to be said was , well, being said.

Imagine a new anime ( with hope to gawd high production values ) opening scene. Work with me here:

View External, looking out from a high balcony behind Tall Mysterious Stranger.

His long hair nearly obscures the hilt of a large sword, itself hidden in darkness, liquid smoking shadows pouring off it to wither away in the day's light...his cape is thrown back as his right hand recoils and stretches out , deflecting a massive blast that casts actinic shadows on the surrounding scenery. Parts of the balcony are destroyed or smoking, but Rake himself appears unharmed. Both arms are raised as he prepares to counter Tayschrenn's next strike.

First scene to the anime series, Gardens of the Moon

Yeah? or HELL NO

I would be so in for that! I still maintain an anime would be a lot more practical way to adapt the books than live action movie or TV series.

As long as they didn't Sword Art Online it on me. That'd be disappointing. >.>

i agree with a with silencer with anime or any animation there's no line between the real and the fake like special effects and other such things