[Maark Abbott]

Didn't realise that Netflix has anime. My fiancee has an account and so I'll be sitting down with GITS and AoT in the near future.

[LinearPhilosopher]

Maark, on 22 June 2015 - 11:41 AM, said:

Didn't realise that Netflix has anime. My fiancee has an account and so I'll be sitting down with GITS and AoT in the near future.

good man

So another season of anime comes to end. Have to say I was pleased with this cour.

Owari no seraph

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so vampire dude is playing his own game, this is an interesting twist and explains quite a few things actually. Now that the foundation is established im curious as to where the series will go in terms of execution

Assasination classroom, was just perfect the way this season ended (idk if theres a s2, i'd be surprised if there wasn't) and was a good series through and through

FSN>went downhill after the end of part 1. What was it that shirou said, "just cause you're correct doesn't mean you're right? alongside with "people die when they are killed". I swear he could give amagai shuu a run for his money in terms of worst protagonist.

Arslan senki: its entertaining, and i love shows featuring military strategists as main or supporting characters

sidonia no kishi: well now, its finally gotten interesting again. Glad i skipped a few episodes that centered around the boring as hell love triangle.

[D'rek]

BalrogLord, on 23 June 2015 - 12:34 AM, said:

So another season of anime comes to end. Have to say I was pleased with this cour.

Me too! It's been a pretty good season, though moreso because there were a lot of decent-to-good shows this season, but few were genuinely great (I would only but Shokugeki no Souma and Assassination Classroom {and that one I'm being lenient on because it is clearly more of a kids-targeted show} in there).

The season's not actually over yet, though. Plastic Memories, Sound!Euphonium, Stay Night, Punchline and most of the others will have their last episode this weekend. Kekkai Sensen won't finish for another two weeks.

BalrogLord, on 23 June 2015 - 12:34 AM, said:

Assasination classroom, was just perfect the way this season ended (idk if theres a s2, i'd be surprised if there wasn't) and was a good series through and through

They've already announced a season 2 to air sometime in 2016.

[The Hust Legion]

watched the latest ep of shokugeki honestly the quality of the episodes has been constant throughout, which i like theres no amazingly OTT episodes but theres no drab episodes either just decent ones. which is great

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this weeks episodes JESUS DOJIMA SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF ME, as a character he seems like he's a demon kinda reminds me of the like a younger version of the captain commander from bleach, quite serious and terrifyingly powerful. but yeah i wouldn't be surprised if we never see him cook cause he's probs OP like yukihiras dad. but yeah this weeks episode wasn't as eventful as others but i kinda like the way events panned out, especially at the end THE MC IS FINALLY DEFEATED. i was looking forward to it, otherwise the repetitive victories would have gotten stale. good for tadakoro too surviving but they kept it realstic the actual match was 3-0 which means alumni are on a different level .

but yeah 7-8/10 episode this week

started watching assassin classroom today the animation is different can't shake of the feeling it would be a cooler anime if it didnt look so childish but then again to me thats whats kinda drew me in at , the bonkers silly nature of it and the animation emphasises it I'm on episode 8 and after a really quick pace at the start its starting to slow a little hopefully things pick up again soon.
also keeping up to date with kuroko no basket some good stuff there its going to end in a few episodes though.
aaaand arslan senki and owari no seraph are next on my list after assassin classroom

This post has been edited by The Hust Legion: 23 June 2015 - 10:19 PM

[D'rek]

The Hust Legion, on 23 June 2015 - 10:19 PM, said:

watched the latest ep of shokugeki honestly the quality of the episodes has been constant throughout, which i like theres no amazingly OTT episodes but theres no drab episodes either just decent ones. which is great

Spoiler

this weeks episodes JESUS DOJIMA SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF ME, as a character he seems like he's a demon kinda reminds me of the like a younger version of the captain commander from bleach, quite serious and terrifyingly powerful. but yeah i wouldn't be surprised if we never see him cook cause he's probs OP like yukihiras dad. but yeah this weeks episode wasn't as eventful as others but i kinda like the way events panned out, especially at the end THE MC IS FINALLY DEFEATED. i was looking forward to it, otherwise the repetitive victories would have gotten stale. good for tadakoro too surviving but they kept it realstic the actual match was 3-0 which means alumni are on a different level .

but yeah 7-8/10 episode this week

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Agreed, Dojima is scarily amazing. I think it's key how he emphasized that he is an Educator, not just an alumni/judge. In just that one Shokugeki he taught three people what they needed to learn - Megumi needed to learn confidence in her cooking, Shinomiya needed to learn to care for his customers to bust out of his stagnation, and Souma needed to learn how it feels to not always win just because he has some experience. If Dojima hadn't setup the Shokugeki the way he did, none of them would have learned those lessons. SCARY GOOD!

And yeah, I really liked how the judges were able to give great insight into why Megumi's dish was a great design and delicious, but still pinpoint the little flaws that made it far inferior to Shinomiya. Really shows us that there is a ton of depth to these chef's skills, not just dishes being bad or good.

The Hust Legion, on 23 June 2015 - 10:19 PM, said:

started watching assassin classroom today the animation is different can't shake of the feeling it would be a cooler anime if it didnt look so childish but then again to me thats whats kinda drew me in at , the bonkers silly nature of it and the animation emphasises it I'm on episode 8 and after a really quick pace at the start its starting to slow a little hopefully things pick up again soon.

It definitely is a show aimed more at kids, but as you say I think that is part of its charm. It's kind of like a modern Dragonball (not Z) or Naruto, and I think making it more teen/adult would lose some of what makes it pleasantly different from other 'standard' shounen coming out at the same time.

It should pick up a bit soon, though don't expect the show to accelerate faster than how it started. The first 10 or so episodes have to cover a lot of world-building - they reveal a lot of Koro-sensei's capabilities and weaknesses, introduce the teachers and main-most students, explain several facets of what the E class and its students are (and how they're used by the rest of the school), introduce some of the antagonists, and showcase what equipment and wits the students have at their disposal. It's a lot to setup, and some of the episodes in the first cour aren't great as a result. But once all of that groundwork is established, the show gets to run wild with it - still continuing to add new ideas and characters or give minor characters some focus, but at a pace which better fits the story of that episode. And plus, it's really nice having that world-building and multiple antagonists setup ahead of time, compared to other shows where characters are always learning more powerful techniques that were never mentioned before so they can defeat an even more powerful antagonist than the last guy who was also never mentioned until the latest arc.



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In other news, this was a beautiful scene (from Sound!Euphonium, and not a spoiler) that I am guessing was really difficult/time-consuming to animate! The shifting angles is flawless and the blurring of the backgrounds to match the depth of scenes is something they've been doing a lot in this show and it really gives things an amazingly natural eye-like perspective. Really cool.

[LinearPhilosopher]

Such a great interpretation. Wait till the end with the plugin of ichiban no takaramono. I wana rewatch angel beats.

[The Hust Legion]

ah angel beats, the ending made me feel empty good anime a weird one but good. still watching assassin classroom its getting better and better I'm really enjoying the two teacher thing they have going on. although pretty sure irina is there for fan service nowadays. NAGISA IS SCAAARY LIKE KARMA SCARY BUT WORSE CAUSE YOU DONT SEE IT COMING.

<div>finished assassin classroom, I'm fairly satisfied that was a solid anime kinda want to watch one similar now instead of moving onto heavier stuff anyone got any recommendations?</div>

This post has been edited by The Hust Legion: 26 June 2015 - 01:54 AM

[LinearPhilosopher]

so that FSN UBW ending

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so it ends not with hope, but with futility. i actually like that ending

[Andorion]

Mt brother is driving me insane to watch an anime called Death Note. Is it any good?

[LinearPhilosopher]

Andorion, on 28 June 2015 - 03:29 AM, said:

Mt brother is driving me insane to watch an anime called Death Note. Is it any good?

Possibly one of the greateast cat and mouse detective thrillers i've had the pleasure of watching. I highly reccomend it

[Silencer]

Yeah, Death Note is pretty great. It can be a bit hammy at times, but it runs with it so well that it actually ends up being better for it (and usually is pretty dark).

[D'rek]

BalrogLord, on 28 June 2015 - 02:56 AM, said:

so that FSN UBW ending

Spoiler

so it ends not with hope, but with futility. i actually like that ending

Does it?

Spoiler

The characters seemed pretty happy, I didn't think it was all that futile.

It was cool seeing Waver in the epilogue, but kind of inconsequential. I wish he had been more to the point, just straight up "So, you're the exchange student from Fujiwaki, what was your name again? Oh so you're Kirei's son, let's talk about that..."

Andorion, on 28 June 2015 - 03:29 AM, said:

Mt brother is driving me insane to watch an anime called Death Note. Is it any good?

Echoing Balrog and Silencer, yes it is very good, definitely worth watching! If possible, try to avoid any spoilers or even hints of spoilers for it until you are finished.

Do NOT read this (but Silencer+BL do read this)

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I see a lot of people avoiding spoilers for it but still saying "but I hate the last 13 episodes" or whatever, giving away that a major development is going to happen in epi 26, so we should try and avoid even hinting at that

[D'rek]

More season+series finales this week:


Plastic Memories - The ending was pretty alright, but still didn't live up to its surprisingly moving first episode. Good on them for ending it the way they did, though. Looking at the overall series, it really feels like this show should only have been 4 episodes:

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1: Introductions, worldbuilding, MC has a thing for Isla
2: initial romance, reveal Isla's termination date
3: confession, rejection, re-wooing, changing persepectives
4: last days, Isla dies, finale

I won't say all the middle episodes were *entirely* unnecessary, as it did build up the supporting cast and character emotions/interactions more, but at the end of the day none of the world-building, side-plots or secondary characters had much of any importance and I think cutting all that fluff out in order to have a more focused narrative that doesn't drag would have been worth it. They should try and cut this up into a movie!


Yamada and the 7 Witches - I let this one drop after the first couple weeks but caught back up and finished it this weekend. It's a high school romance with magic show ('cause there hasn't been an anime about *that* before! ). It had some really good moments and overall I liked it, but it definitely suffers from being too rushed as they try and squeeze it into one cour - some of the character motivations/backstories are noticeably truncated from what are presumably much more detailed character building in the source material, and some of the mechanisms for moving the plot forward are awkwardly shoehorned in ("Oh darn, this notebook only lists 2 of the 7 things and we'll have to find a second notebook with the rest of the list"). Surprisingly little cringy ecchi from a show where the characters are kissing each other and changing bodies all the time, too - the whole thing was pretty tasteful overall. As for the finale, not really anything too surprising but it was a good ending. In particular, I liked that

Spoiler

when it came to kissing romantically instead of just for magic purposes, Yamada got all teenage-awkward about it. Cute.

Mikagura School Suite - Was pretty average all the way through, and the last episode didn't stray much from that. Nothing really stands out about this show, but it was fun in its own little way and the constant manic cheerfulness even gets a little bit contagious. I like that the overall theme/message of the show was basically just 'having fun with your friends is fun', I'm down with that (now if only my friends and I could shoot lasers and had telescope cannons we could *really* embrace that theme).


Gunslinger Stratos - It's sooooooooooooooo bad. Just when you think it can't get any worse, the last episodes go even deeper. This show is like the trainwreck of anime, IMO, it starts out seemingly going somewhere, and then you get 12 episodes of unrelentingly stupid plot twists, hilarious character designs and a constant barrage of new ideas being thrown in that have at most 1 bit of immediate relevance and are then forgotten about. AND YOU CAN'T STOP WATCHING THE DISASTER UNFOLD!



Still got Hibike!Euphonium and Kekkai Sensen finales to go, then we're done for the season!


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In other news, I'm done Clannad now. Silencer et al, I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on the finale (and the show as a whole). Some misc thoughts from me:

Spoiler

The ending didn't have that big of an effect on me. Ushio and Tomoya dying hurt, but it seemed pretty inevitable and built more obviously.

Then magic-Ushio reverses it all. Don't get me wrong, I was happy to see the good version of the story, but it wasn't *thaaaat* moving. Partly, I think it would have helped if the meta-fantasy parts had been a bit more directly linked/explained. I get that they were going for the

make others happy > get magic orbs > magic orbs grant wish

but how that tied into Ushio being able to do that was a bit odd, and then flashing back to Tomoya wishing never to have dated Nagisa, but then I guess *really* wishing just that she hadn't died, was more than a bit unclear. Plus we only ever actually saw like two of the magic orbs - they should've shown them for everyone they helped along the way, non?

So, a bit messy in spots and in the final execution, but still a very moving anime when it wanted to be. I definitely do not regret watching it.


All that said, the one episode of Tomoya-x-Tomoyo is better than all the other episodes combined. Holy shit that episode was amazing.

[Dolmen 2.0]

Please. please.

Somebody please watch this.

Oh god. I'm laughing so hard I might die.

Just...Someone? pleeeeeeeeeeease!

[Maark Abbott]

Has that chap suplexed a deer!?

[QuickTidal]

Maark, on 29 June 2015 - 04:48 PM, said:

Has that chap suplexed a deer!?

~this excerpt taken from Irreverent British-isms Of Modern Day by Reginald Bartholomew Excelsior III (Called Chavvy Joe by his mates).

[D'rek]

Dolmen 2.0, on 29 June 2015 - 04:10 PM, said:

Please. please.

Somebody please watch this.

Oh god. I'm laughing so hard I might die.

Just...Someone? pleeeeeeeeeeease!

That's Nichijou, right?

I'll bump it up to be my next on-the-go bizarre-daily-school-life show, just for you Dolmen, but I need to finish Cromartie before I start it (only one BDSL at a time!).

[Dolmen 2.0]

Maark, on 29 June 2015 - 04:48 PM, said:

Has that chap suplexed a deer!?

indubitably.

[Dolmen 2.0]

D, on 29 June 2015 - 05:47 PM, said:

Dolmen 2.0, on 29 June 2015 - 04:10 PM, said:

Please. please.

Somebody please watch this.

Oh god. I'm laughing so hard I might die.

Just...Someone? pleeeeeeeeeeease!

That's Nichijou, right?

I'll bump it up to be my next on-the-go bizarre-daily-school-life show, just for you Dolmen, but I need to finish Cromartie before I start it (only one BDSL at a time!).

Oh its good stuff D'rek. so so good. hows Cromartie? Was there a review I missed back thread?

[LinearPhilosopher]

voila