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07-14-2016, 05:42 AM | #7241 |
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I have yet to start all the anime I'm watching this season (I'm gonna finish watching a playthrough of Ultra Despair Girls before watching the Danganronpas, which could take a while) but most of them have started. This season is looking...rather promising, actually.
orange is pretty alright so far. There's...something about the art style, it is a little unappealing, but in a rather appealing way...I'm not sure how I really feel about it or how to describe it. Overall, I'm definitely gonna need to see more of it, but I don't dislike it at all. Arlsan Senki is Arslan Senki. It ain't bad. But I have to say, it's a bit of a trollish cop-out, the way things went. Season one ended making it seem like the story was within reach of the big climax and conclusion, and season 2 comes along with a "lol fuck no" and then the developments with Andragoras and now...shit, guess there's pirates now, alright. I mean, whatever (literally) floats their boat, but it really isn't what I was expecting. With only 6 episodes left, really not sure where they're going. I mean...I guess I also don't understand why they're doing an 8 episode season...it's a little confusing. But again, it ain't bad. This Art Club Has a Problem! was entertaining enough going off the first episode. I think this will probably be the kind of series where at first I'm just mildly amused but may grow a little tired of eventually. The scenarios presented by the setting in episode one are rather limited. Hopefully this will not be the case. Most of the cast has yet to be introduced, so I'm hopeful. Not bad. 91 Days looks interesting, but after just one episode it's a bit hard to tell. Amanchu was my favorite of the season for a little bit there. The first episode was very nice. It was funny, the art style is charming and the art shifts are appropriately humorous and I overall just really enjoyed it, and it looks very promising. Really glad I decided to watch this one. Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE! LOVE! I was a bit concerned about before I watched it. I loved the first season, but was afraid the second may not live up to it properly or something. My concerns were, however, unnecessary. The first episode was fun as hell and lived up to the memory of the first season perfectly. Considering the way season 1 ended, there's bound to be some really ridiculous shit going down to allow the events of this season to happen, and I'm really looking forward to finding out what. Mob Psycho 100 is my favorite of the season so far by a large margin. The animation is beautiful, the art style is great, the humor is on point, the premise is promising and just...man, even just the first episode was probably as fun as the rest of the stuff I've seen this season put together (which says more about it than the rest of the season, because as I've established, I'm liking it). Seriously really great start. Hoping it stays strong. And then there's...Mahou Shoujo Naria Girls. Gonna be honest, I wasn't necessarily expecting much from it. I'm only watching it in the first place because it shares some of the staff from Tesagure, which I adore. But it was an obviously experimental project from the start and much different in premise. So I wasn't expecting a lot, I was mostly curious. Even so...even so, the first episode was just kind of...embarrassing to watch. The animation, which is terrible when it's there and isn't there as much as you'd think, the conversations, which don't seem to have a real theme or purpose the majority of the time and feel stilted when they do, and the premise, which so far has not lent itself to anything interesting...this show is a mess. No other way to put it. I don't know what its point is or what they're trying to accomplish. It ain't good. The phrases during the transformations are pretty hilarious, the little aside from the monster in episode 2 is the kind of self referential humor I was expecting, but as a whole it's...really weird. Really bizarre. I guess it may get better, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will rise to the level of good. I guess we'll see. Naria Girls is proving itself the weak link, but I was always kind of expecting that to be the case. And honestly, if the bad anime I watch this summer is restricted to this one 8 minute show, I'll consider that a pretty good deal. In non-seasonal news, I finished Katanagatari last night. The last episode was kinda fucked, and it kinda left me feeling a little fucked. I don't know. I still don't think I know how to feel about it. It's a really good and rather unique anime, but I think I likely would have preferred it if its ending was a little more typical. Last edited by barnstenchfartface; 07-14-2016 at 05:47 AM.. |
07-15-2016, 08:44 AM | #7242 |
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I'm just treadin' along with this.
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07-16-2016, 09:04 PM | #7243 |
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Dragon Knight - Not to be confused with Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight obviously. Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight wishes it was Dragon Knight . This anime was very ecchi, but it was also surprisingly funny.
While this anime is far from perfect, this anime give me some great laughs. I thought it would be another bad forgettable anime. It end up being pretty funny. Takeru Yamato is very perverted and goofy much like Kintaro Oe from Golden Boy. You could say that this anime is like Golden Boy meets Dungeons and Dragons. The other characters are not very developed and felt like that they are just there. Takeru pretty much steals the spot light from everyone in this anime. He always creates the best funny moments in the anime and I always laugh when he is one screen. I also enjoy the monster designs. I find it funny that we have a group of demons at the end of the anime that look like a mixed between Piccolo and Devilman . The animation is pretty good for an anime that was release in 1991. Everything was decently animated. The soundtrack is alright. Nothing bad or good, just alright. The English voice acting is not bad, but it's far from being great. Doug Smith from Golden Boy voices Takeru Yamato and does a great job on the role. You also have Kimberly Yates voicing Luna and Tiffany Grant voicing Queen Neina. They both did a pretty good job in this anime. The other voice actors did an okay job I guess. Overall Dragon Knight is a short and funny anime. This anime already has become a guilty pleasure of mine and I won't mind watching it again. If you want to watch a short funny anime, give this anime a watch. Be warn that this anime is not safe for work. Grade: C+
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07-20-2016, 12:58 AM | #7244 |
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Legend Of Lemnear - Wow this was boring to watch. A lot of older OVA's, you have really good ones, decent ones and awful ones. This one is pretty bad. This anime is boring to sit through and I found myself checking the time on my PC multiple times to see when this anime will be over. Seven minutes in, I just want to watch something else. The anime was directed by Kinji Yoshimoto, who was work on Megazone 23. Megazone 23 was pretty decent anime while this anime is just shit.
This anime focus more on fan service and good animation than plot (Funny how that it's still an issue today with some anime like High School of the Dead in my opinion). This anime has so much nudity and boob bouncing scenes that you could make a drinking game out of it. The story is pretty much your typical generic fantasy adventure story. You have some evil powerful wizard trying to destroy the world and now it's up to the main character to save the day. Oh yeah, the main character sees her parents die right in front of her with no major emotional impact in the story. I can't care for anyone in this anime when there is almost no character development. They try to cram an epic tale into 45 minutes. Even if this was some fail pilot for a TV series, they still could have done a better job on the story. I seen short anime that have more story and better characters than this anime. Also the ending is total bullshit. The main character uses her pterodactyl to fly above the clouds and fires some beam to kill our bad guy in one hit. It just ends right there! I rather watch Wrath of the Ninja: The Yotoden Movie again over this anime. The best thing about this anime was the animation. It's very well done and every thing was nicely animated. I love all the detail put into the animation for this OVA from 1987. That's the only good thing about this anime. Overall, Legend of Lemnear is bad and I want my 45 minutes of my life. Avoid this anime at all cost. Grade: D- Meanwhile I'm also watching Ajin: Demi-Human on Netflix. As a big fan of the manga, I'm liking the anime a lot. The CG takes some time to get used too, but it looks great. The animation reminds me of Killer 7. Cel shaded graphics with a dark and gritty feel to it. So far, I like the manga more but I do dig the anime adaption so far. I take it no one else is a fan of Ajin besides me?
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07-24-2016, 03:33 PM | #7245 |
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All caught up with everything Berserk.
This new show is rather difficult to watch at times.
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07-28-2016, 02:59 AM | #7246 |
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Some of the anime that I have finished recently.
Ajin: Demi-Human - As a big fan of the manga, I enjoy it. I find it to be a very interesting anime adaptation as this anime is fully CG than being normal 2D animation. 3D animation is not bad once you get used too. Some scenes it did look off at times, but the animation at times can look really good. It does capture the dark and gritty feel that the manga has going for it. The voice work in both Japanese and English are very well done. Whoever voiced Sato in English did a really good job. The characters in the anime are very well done. Kei Nagai is a character that shown changed over time as he becomes stronger and more violent as the story goes on. Sato is probably the best villain in anime and manga recent history in my opinion. Such a dark and sinister villain that I really love his character. The action is very well done too. I don't like how they tone down some of the violence from the manga as the manga did had more blood and gore in it. The anime does remove scenes from the manga and episode 13 plays much differently than it does in the 5th volume. One big plot hole that the anime has is Tosaki can now see IBMs. How did this happen? It makes no sense?!. Also one thing I didn't like about in the last episode was Kei frees Nakano just like that as if nothing happen and agrees to go with him after being imprisoned for so long. While in the manga I felt like it was done better. I hate to sound like a purist, but I did enjoy the manga more. I like the art style better in the manga and I felt like the story was told much better in the manga. However I still say that the anime is pretty great. There was never a dull moment and each episode made you want to see more. Overall, Ajin: Demi-Human is a solid anime that has action, mystery, drama and horror in a world filled with interesting characters. I do look forward to season 2 on how they will adapt the other volumes of the manga. The 3D animation will turn people off for sure, but I say give it a watch. If you don't like the 3D animation art style, I do suggest to read the manga instead. If you enjoy anime like Parasyte or 3x3 Eyes, you should enjoy Ajin: Demi-Human. Grade: B+ California Crisis: Gun Salvo - There's not much to say about this anime really. The story is your typical run from the Government as our main character has an object that they want and the main character does not want to give it to them. This anime set in the US, but was never released outside of Japan which I find very interesting. This anime is pretty much "1980's The Anime". The music, animation and general tone feels retro. The anime is very dated out, but it does help give its charm. This anime does show that it was made in the era that it was made in. Anyone who is very nostalgic of the 1980's decade should get a kick out of this anime. I did enjoy the animation as everything had a shiny and outlined style to it. Making it feel like a western animated show or movie than something from Japan. The characters are forgettable and the ending is so anticlimactic. This anime has a special charm to it as it tries to be something different compare to other anime titles at the time. I only recommended this anime for people who nostalgic for the 1980's or watch it on a rainy day to pass off time. Grade: C Demon Hunter Makaryuudo - I found this anime to be very interesting. This anime is pretty obscure as there is almost little to no information on the web. The anime was never released outside of Japan, but it's up on Youtube. Anime News Network and My Anime List barely have any information on this anime. Looks like it's not based on a manga, video game or any other sources. Making this anime a pretty original title for its time. This anime was not too bad. It was entertaining to watch and had a cool story. The idea of a female demon hunter who is a powerful being from the underworld sent to the human realm to hunt demons is awesome. The story falls pretty flat every on and the story overall does not make much sense. All of the characters are not very good. I can't even remember the names of the main characters after the anime was over. I did enjoy the action and the animation was pretty solid for the most part. This anime feels very incomplete and was mostly likely plan to be an ongoing series. Had this anime continued after 1989, we could have a really cool anime series. Unless you want to watch something obscure or totally bored with nothing to do, I don't recommended this anime. I will give this anime some credit for effort. Grade: C+
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07-28-2016, 04:29 AM | #7247 |
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Out of genuine curiosity Guyver Spawn, where do you find the titles you end up watching? You pick some of the most obscure stuff I've ever seen
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07-28-2016, 09:44 AM | #7248 |
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Caught up with Love live sunshine and it has been quite good, reminds me of the the first season, although a bit too much like the first season in some aspects, which I am partially okay with as long as this doesn't end up being too much of reskin of the first season.
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07-28-2016, 05:29 PM | #7249 |
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Both arcs of Danganronpa 3
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07-28-2016, 07:42 PM | #7250 |
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Since I finish Ajin: Demi-Human, I'm thinking about checking out Tokyo Ghoul because I always see people compare the two. I did saw the first two episodes of Tokyo Ghoul last October at my Anime and Manga club for Halloween. I thought it was decent.
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