[D'rek]

Maark Abbott, on 02 December 2016 - 08:37 AM, said:

This week's Keijo was proper stupid. Great, of course, but absolutely ridiculous.

I'm not watching it, but I'm guessing you could say this about Keijo every week

[LinearPhilosopher]

LOGH ep47

Things are shaping up nicely

Making two predictions

Yang and Reinhard kill each other

Julian becomes the next emperor duking it out with ruental.

[Maark Abbott]

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D, on 02 December 2016 - 04:03 PM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 02 December 2016 - 08:37 AM, said:

This week's Keijo was proper stupid. Great, of course, but absolutely ridiculous.

I'm not watching it, but I'm guessing you could say this about Keijo every week

</div><div><br></div><div>Usually yes, so for me to comment that it was ridiculous, it needs to take the silly up a notch. Judo throwing someone with a nipple? Zangief approves!</div><div><br></div><div>Izetta, Ep10:

Spoiler

So Izetta and Fine survived (predictably) though Izetta is now (at least temporarily) crippled. She also now has the other half of the Magic Stone which Sophie has been using. My guess is that she's going to do a heroic sacrifice to stop Sophie in the last episode, and that I'll have to go hide in a dark room and weep for a bit. Still, it was nice that this week wasn't all doom and gloom. Also: Fuck you, Germania, for bombing Brittania.

</div><div><br></div><div>MGRP, Ep10:

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This show, however, not just maintains the brutal streak we saw last time, but amplifies it. Hardgore Alice's death was fucking horrible to watch, man, especially after we see her backstory. Even Minael - though she had it coming - was pretty nasty. It's at the stage now where almost everyone except Swim Swim has gone into blue screen of death mode. And just why did Fav refer to Cranberry as 'master'?

</div><div><br></div><div>JJBApt4, Epwhicheverthehellitwas:

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BAITSA DASUTO is making this one pretty interesting, but then I love anything that involves timeloops. The way Hayato is playing off against Kira reminds me of Battle Tendency - there's no Stand battle going on here, it's just good old-fashioned JoJo outsmarting the outsmarter.

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This post has been edited by Maark Abbott: 03 December 2016 - 09:01 PM

[Maark Abbott]

God damn that editor is stupid.

[LinearPhilosopher]

log ep 55 now

Spoiler

i was completely wrong about everything lol

So despite everything, it does seem as if yang wenli is the superior stratego then reinhard von lohengram

So now we're finally going to get to the bottom of this earth nonsense. Heinrichs assasination will likely provide the reason for reinhard to start investigating earth.

There will be giant battles and in the end yang wenli fleet will save everyone cuz USA!!!!

seriously the first half of the show is basically the Prussian empire vs the US.

[D'rek]

Ok, caught up on Izetta (ep 9 and 10).

Glad to see how things have... escalated. It's been nicely exciting turn for the plot, even if it's predicated on some blatant character incompetence/oversight. Looking forward to where things go next... but can Fine and Izetta please stop having their emotional heart-to-heart talks? Their so cringey!

[LinearPhilosopher]

Neat video that somewhat articulates what i was trying to articulate about grimgar.

So drifters is fantastic so far, im so glad i decided to pick this up. Though im not a fan of the gag manga art style from time to time, when its time to get serious its fights are fantastic. That and nobunaga alone is worth watching the show IMO.

[Maark Abbott]

SNI Ep 11:

Spoiler

A few twists in this one. I wasn't expecting Berkman to turn coat quite so quickly as he did. This week is almost guaranteed to be a heartbreaker, though.

MGRP Ep 11:

Spoiler

I certainly wasn't expecting Tama to kill Cranberry. Or for Swim Swim to kill Tama seconds after. We'll see where next week goes with this.

JoJo PT4 Ep 35 (I think?):

Spoiler

Kira's on the ropes now. Someone phone an ambulance for the guy, I don't think Josuke's gonna fix him up after he's done giving him the DORA.

Keijo Ep 10:

Spoiler

Do I really need to go into it? GATE OF BOOTYLON. Magnificent ridiculousness.

I watched Ep1 of Drifters the other day as well when Crunchyroll was having issues with MGRP. I'm not sure if I'll continue with it to be honest. Yeah, when it's being gritty and broody it's really quite good, but it seems to undercut this with random and unwelcome sharkface moments once too often which kind of kills the mood for me.

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Maark Abbott, on 13 December 2016 - 08:55 AM, said:

SNI Ep 11:

Spoiler

A few twists in this one. I wasn't expecting Berkman to turn coat quite so quickly as he did. This week is almost guaranteed to be a heartbreaker, though.

But what if

Spoiler

he didn't really turn coat and it was all part of leading them into a trap?!

[Maark Abbott]

D, on 13 December 2016 - 03:50 PM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 13 December 2016 - 08:55 AM, said:

SNI Ep 11:

Spoiler

A few twists in this one. I wasn't expecting Berkman to turn coat quite so quickly as he did. This week is almost guaranteed to be a heartbreaker, though.

But what if

Spoiler

he didn't really turn coat and it was all part of leading them into a trap?!

You know what, that wouldn't surprise me, but given that

Spoiler

there's a warrant out for his execution

, it'd be a tough one to pull off. Then again, convoluted triple-bluffs ARE his forte... Of all the characters who might make it through alive, he's the one I want to see do it.

[D'rek]

Briar King, on 14 December 2016 - 10:24 PM, said:

SAO "fairy world" is fucking awesome! I like the world much more then the 1st.

I like Alfheim a lot, too, and I think it doesn't deserve the bad rap it gets from a lot of the fandom. Some of the characterizations are a bit... simple or panderific, but meh Aincraid was like that, too, IMO.

[LinearPhilosopher]

Theres a second season split into two main parts

Gun Gate online
and the
mother rosario arc.

Both were highlights of the show as s1 was absolutely terrible, main reason is both arcs take some of the focus away from the gary stu protagonist that is kirito.

Also time for some LOGH trivia, was going over the staff page on MAL

Reinhard von lohengramm is vegeta

Ruental is ofc the narrator from hayate no gotoku but also charles zi britania


Many of the cast i noticed though don't see have had particularly big careers, though given its an 80s anime id be shocked if most hadnt retired by now

This post has been edited by LinearPhilosopher: 15 December 2016 - 02:34 AM

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Briar King, on 15 December 2016 - 02:52 AM, said:

I hit play on SAO 2. It does indeed seem to be the GGO stuff. Idk why it has the 2 though if this is a series.

Oh cool it shows shooter type pov screen. Making me want to fire up Destiny.

The anime is split into S1 and S2, despite being 4 arcs, because the show originally was just 26 episodes, airing in 2013, consisting of the Aincraid arc for the first 14 episodes and the Fairy Dance (Alfheim) arc for the remaining 10 episodes. The next 26 episodes didn't air until a year later as "season 2", consisting of the Phantom Bullet (Gun Gale Online), Calibur (Alfheim) and Mother Rosario (Alfheim) arcs.

Briar King, on 15 December 2016 - 02:52 AM, said:

Ughhhh why did they make this dude look like a girl?

Because SAO is (and always has been) full of silly, not particularly clever slapstick comedy moments and the author this was a good way to set some of those up, as well as the plot point of Sinon being mad at Kirito.

[D'rek]

God, Your Name even made Gigguk do a serious heartfelt video today instead of his usual meme comedy. I don't know if I can survive waiting for it to finally come to Canada. If I do, looks like I am definitely making the drive to wherever it is playing, this could be one of those "regret it for the rest of your life" missed opportunities if I don't!

[LinearPhilosopher]

D, on 16 December 2016 - 04:31 AM, said:

God, Your Name even made Gigguk do a serious heartfelt video today instead of his usual meme comedy. I don't know if I can survive waiting for it to finally come to Canada. If I do, looks like I am definitely making the drive to wherever it is playing, this could be one of those "regret it for the rest of your life" missed opportunities if I don't!

huh

nv,:just saw it.

Yeah i guess i do need to watch that movie

This post has been edited by LinearPhilosopher: 16 December 2016 - 06:16 PM

[Maark Abbott]

Weekly roundup:

SNI finale

Spoiler

God, what a ride. I'm glad it ended well, because a shitty ending would have destroyed me. Berkman surviving was a good touch. The very last scene with the wheelchair had me feeling as well. It was a bit rushed overall but still. I am satisfied.

MGRP finale

Spoiler

I'm more glad that Swim Swim finally died than anything else. Again it ended well enough. I do like my exercises in 'break the cutie' so the epilogue was pretty interesting, to see the characters' ultimate reaction to what had been going on.

JJBApt4

Spoiler

Last ep next week. A lot of up close shots of faces doing weird things and utterances of 'I, Kira Yoshikage!'. Part 4 has lacked the pace and urgency of Part 3, but especially towards the end it's picked up. Okuyasu's dream was... feelsy.

Keijo Ep11

Spoiler

It gets weirder. Somehow. Butt sniffing, illusion boobs, battojutsu busts and Buttack on Titan all happened this week. It's fucking ridiculous and still fun. Somehow, despite the ridiculousness, it hasn't overstayed its welcome, either.

[LinearPhilosopher]

So i started watching yuri.

Those skating scenes wow....... top tier animation.

Also i recently found out twby s4 was out.

They need to find a vocalist who can sing properly. Chapter 6, they had the vocalist singing what i assume was supposed to an an operatic number. So bad, 0 technique flat cresencdos, the fact it sounds like pure throat singning.

This post has been edited by LinearPhilosopher: 18 December 2016 - 01:40 AM

[Dolmen 2.0]

I watched Keijo today.

I had to stream Bungou stray dogs in the background for the all important wife walks in unannounced switch. Im trying to ease her into anime, she barely survived Shimoneta so I figured i'd scout the way first...and I regret nothing.

Ithis show takes itself seriously. I am into the level of commitment the studio put into gatling ass attacks.

[Maark Abbott]

Dolmen 2.0, on 18 December 2016 - 05:44 AM, said:

I watched Keijo today.

I had to stream Bungou stray dogs in the background for the all important wife walks in unannounced switch. Im trying to ease her into anime, she barely survived Shimoneta so I figured i'd scout the way first...and I regret nothing.

Ithis show takes itself seriously. I am into the level of commitment the studio put into gatling ass attacks.

It's like... imagine if Star Platinum was in a swimsuit? That's Keijo. It's well aware that it's ridiculous and plays with it. Where it manages to actually work is that it's not just pointless fanservice; all the characters have fleshed out goals, aspirations and the story is driven along by them. It's JoJo with a bit more A&T.

[D'rek]

Maark Abbott, on 17 December 2016 - 06:47 PM, said:

Weekly roundup:

SNI finale

Spoiler

God, what a ride. I'm glad it ended well, because a shitty ending would have destroyed me. Berkman surviving was a good touch. The very last scene with the wheelchair had me feeling as well. It was a bit rushed overall but still. I am satisfied.

Yeah, I think it ended well enough. Nothing particularly unexpected or atypical for an anime story, but that's alright. It was worth the watch.

LinearPhilosopher, on 18 December 2016 - 01:15 AM, said:

So i started watching yuri.

Yaaaaayyy!!!

LinearPhilosopher, on 18 December 2016 - 01:15 AM, said:

Also i recently found out twby s4 was out.

They need to find a vocalist who can sing properly. Chapter 6, they had the vocalist singing what i assume was supposed to an an operatic number. So bad, 0 technique flat cresencdos, the fact it sounds like pure throat singning.

You're right... but it's not a professional production and I assume you're not paying anything for it. Can't you just enjoy it for what it is?

- - -

Watashi ga Motete Dousunda is still absolutely hilarious.

I also started watching through Gi(a)rlish number. It's sort of like Shirobako, but with voice actors instead of production staff, and a lot less optimism. Kind of weird... it feels like it wants to delve into an in-deptch expose of problems in the industry, but it keeps stopping short. It's good though, the drama is solid.