[algo448]

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Originally Posted by SideswipePrime

Isn't that the show with those guys with the penguin suits with giant boners?

No.
That's Daimidaler, and they are supposedly real penguins, with long frontal tails...

[SideswipePrime]

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Originally Posted by algo448

No.
That's Daimidaler, and they are supposedly real penguins, with long frontal tails...

Oh.
Suuuuuuuuuure.

[ZeoRangerV]

Six episodes into Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, and I'm wondering why its taken me so long to watch. Its absolutely fantastic!

The first episode made me think it was just going to be another generic space/mecha show (the constant amount of technobabble wasn't helping), but then once the actual plot hit I was immediately hooked. The characters are brilliant, the art is stunning and I love the fact the show has an actual language barrier between Ledo and the population of Gargantia.

This is very quickly becoming my favourite Urobuchi series.

[algo448]

Love Live! School Idol Project (Season1): After finding out that her school is about to close Kousaka Honoka comes up with a plan to save it, make a school idol group to gather interest and get new students.
Of course that plan is batsh#t crazy and as such getting it into motion and supported will be harder than she expected.

Love Live is first and foremost a way to promote all the singles, concert and various merchandise regarding the idol group, but that's not a problem by itself, and Love Live is surprisingly more substantial than just a group of schoolgirls being all moe and stuff.
I mean, yeah they'll be moe, and heck everybody is blushing all the time, but that's unavoidable.

Love Live main gripping point for me is the struggle required to make the idol group work, they don't simply jump into a stage and become popular, they have to exercise, compose and practice a lot, in a way it reminds of sports film, fitting given the degree of physical intensity required for such a job.
In fact I find the practice way more interesting than the actual choreographies, the awkward mix of traditional animation and CG models has never been my thing.
The songs are catchy enough, though I kind of prefer the ones that don't show up in the anime, Wonderful Rush is neato~

The characters are enjoyable, they mostly follow basic archetypes, but rarely fall into the zone of annoyment, honestly, chances are you'll really like at least one character.

And as seems to be the rule with these kind of shows, everything goes dramatic at the end in an attempt to draw emotions from the viewer... *sigh*
It's not terrible, Honoka blaming herself after being sick makes sense, and Kotori's wish to study fashion abroad is consistent with her character, but I still do not get why shows that aim to present a lighthearted and sweet world, love to go all bitter and melancholic towards the end, it just makes me scratch my head.

As a whole Love Live is apretty easy show to watch, and that's the main thing that comes to mind, it's not heavy or overbearing, but has enough of a story to be gripping, it's a decent way to pass the time.

Nico Nico Ni~

[ZeoRangerV]

Minor rant incoming.

I've just hit the "big twist" in Gargantia and as good as it was, its made me realise how much of a one-trick pony Gen Urobuchi is. That's four series I've watched by him, and all four have had pretty much exactly the same "shocking reveal".

Madoka - Omg the witches are people!
Psycho-Pass - Omg the Sibyl System is people!
Gargantia - Omg the Hideauze are people!
Gaim - Omg the Invess are people!

Granted Psycho-Pass did it a little bit differently than the other three, but when you break it down all of his series seem to be exactly the same themes and concepts with different backdrops. As much as I want to love the guy's work because conceptually it all looks and sounds amazing, but its really hard to when you begin to see his story patterns a mile off.

Give me a call when Aldnoah.Zero has its twist. I'm not watching it but I'll be curious to see if its just the same thing once again.

[Electric Turahk]

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

Minor rant incoming.

I've just hit the "big twist" in Gargantia and as good as it was, its made me realise how much of a one-trick pony Gen Urobuchi is. That's four series I've watched by him, and all four have had pretty much exactly the same "shocking reveal".

Madoka - Omg the witches are people!
Psycho-Pass - Omg the Sibyl System is people!
Gargantia - Omg the Hideauze are people!
Gaim - Omg the Invess are people!

Granted Psycho-Pass did it a little bit differently than the other three, but when you break it down all of his series seem to be exactly the same themes and concepts with different backdrops. As much as I want to love the guy's work because conceptually it all looks and sounds amazing, but its really hard to when you begin to see his story patterns a mile off.

Give me a call when Aldnoah.Zero has its twist. I'm not watching it but I'll be curious to see if its just the same thing once again.

Oooh so I'm not the only one who's gotten over the Urobuchi hype after realizing this. :P At the same time I do still really enjoy his shows, so... Not gonna really complain.

Unless it's revealed in the last two episodes that ZOMG ALDNOAH IS PEOPLE (which is incredibly unlikely), Aldnoah.Zero does fortunately seem to break out of that mold. Its twists were all political.

[FormerTitanium]

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Originally Posted by algo448

Love Live! School Idol Project: After finding out that her school is about to close Kousaka Honoka comes up with a plan to save it, make a school idol group to gather interest and get new students.
Of course that plan is batsh#t crazy and as such getting it into motion and supported will be harder than she expected.

Love Live is first and foremost a way to promote all the singles, concert and various merchandise regarding the idol group, but that's not a problem by itself, and Love Live is surprisingly more substantial than just a group of schoolgirls being all moe and stuff.
I mean, yeah they'll be moe, and heck everybody is blushing all the time, but that's unavoidable.

Love Live main gripping point for me is the struggle required to make the idol group work, they don't simply jump into a stage and become popular, they have to exercise, compose and practice a lot, in a way it reminds of sports film, fitting given the degree of physical intensity required for such a job.
In fact I find the practice way more interesting than the actual choreographies, the awkward mix of traditional animation and CG models has never been my thing.
The songs are catchy enough, though I kind of prefer the ones that don't show up in the anime, Wonderful Rush is neato~

The characters are enjoyable, they mostly follow basic archetypes, but rarely fall into the zone of annoyment, honestly, chances are you'll really like at least one character.

And as seems to be the rule with these kind of shows, everything goes dramatic at the end in an attempt to draw emotions from the viewer... *sigh*
It's not terrible, Honoka blaming herself after being sick makes sense, and Kotori's wish to study fashion abroad is consistent with her character, but I still do not get why shows that aim to present a lighthearted and sweet world, love to go all bitter and melancholic towards the end, it just makes me scratch my head.

As a whole Love Live is apretty easy show to watch, and that's the main thing that comes to mind, it's not heavy or overbearing, but has enough of a story to be gripping, it's a decent way to pass the time.

Nico Nico Ni~

Should name this Season 1 review. :P

[DaiRiderRX]

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Originally Posted by Electric Turahk

Oooh so I'm not the only one who's gotten over the Urobuchi hype after realizing this. :P At the same time I do still really enjoy his shows, so... Not gonna really complain.

Unless it's revealed in the last two episodes that ZOMG ALDNOAH IS PEOPLE (which is incredibly unlikely), Aldnoah.Zero does fortunately seem to break out of that mold. Its twists were all political.

aldnoah zero's twist was it ripped off turn a gundam

[FormerTitanium]

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Originally Posted by Electric Turahk

Oooh so I'm not the only one who's gotten over the Urobuchi hype after realizing this. :P At the same time I do still really enjoy his shows, so... Not gonna really complain.

Unless it's revealed in the last two episodes that ZOMG ALDNOAH IS PEOPLE (which is incredibly unlikely), Aldnoah.Zero does fortunately seem to break out of that mold. Its twists were all political.

You have to remember Urobuchi no longer writes for Aldnoah.Zero anymore after episode 3 he's just the creator of it now so whatever the writer next move for twist or such is all on him now.

[algo448]

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Originally Posted by FormerTitanium

Should name this Season 1 review. :P

You are right, thanks.

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Originally Posted by FormerTitanium

You have to remember Urobuchi no longer writes for Aldnoah.Zero anymore after episode 3 he's just the creator of it now so whatever the writer next move for twist or such is all on him now.

Indeed, with a new guy in charge the show should move away a bit from the usual Urobuchi tropes.