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So no fek
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States3001 Posts
September 03 2009 01:00 GMT
#2281
On September 03 2009 00:49 Nylan wrote:
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On September 02 2009 23:53 Nytefish wrote:
I watched Clannad but my friend told me After Story really depressed him so I avoided it.

I'm not sure if stuff like minami-ke is better in manga form or anime, or whichever you see first.

Thanks for the recommendations.


It may be sad, but it's also amazing and incredibly well done.



Yeah, I watched After Story as well. The series was so good as a whole, that I'm seriously thinking about looking into the visual novel when I have some free time.
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TransfuSe
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada201 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-03 21:56:26
September 03 2009 21:55 GMT
#2282
Speaking of k-on music



Hello.
Wangsta
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United States776 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-04 13:28:51
September 04 2009 13:27 GMT
#2283
On September 04 2009 06:55 TransfuSe wrote:
Speaking of k-on music


That was really good, probably the best youtube K-On drummer I've seen. And, as a side note, not that it should matter, but its nice to finally see a K-On girl that actually looks like a girl. Some decent drum solos in her other videos too, nice find

IMO, the K-On! youtube band should be these guys. Wish I had some kind of editor to overlap the videos, I'm really curious how they would sound together. I wouldn't be surprised if they could outdo the original

guitar:

bass/vocals:

drums: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12aLC0azql4

:D
TransfuSe
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada201 Posts
September 04 2009 13:55 GMT
#2284
and the fact she's 12 is pretty impressive <3
Hello.
VarmVaffel
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Norway378 Posts
September 06 2009 00:03 GMT
#2285
So, anybody else agree that Bakemonogatari keep getting better and better? I really wonder how they will end that show, can't really seem to predict any obvious ending.
SK.Testie
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada11084 Posts
September 06 2009 00:11 GMT
#2286
That's because it's just a series of short stories pretty much so far and doesn't have a running theme other than the dude just likes to help out.
Social Justice is a fools errand. May all the adherents at its church be thwarted. Of all the religions I have come across, it is by far the most detestable.
VarmVaffel
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Norway378 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-06 01:24:12
September 06 2009 01:23 GMT
#2287
Well it seem like it should come to some sort of conclusion which somehow combines the overall story, from the "feel" of it.

Or maybe I'm wrong and they're planning on a bunch of episodes without a connection. I would be dissapointed.
Ecael
Profile Joined February 2008
United States6703 Posts
September 06 2009 02:39 GMT
#2288
On September 06 2009 09:11 MYM.Testie wrote:
That's because it's just a series of short stories pretty much so far and doesn't have a running theme other than the dude just likes to help out.

I disagree, even when I just read vol1 of Bakemonogatari I felt that individual stories had a strong sense of connection. In terms of animes I'd compare it to, I'd probably say xxxHolic. Some consider that to be eclectic without the Tsubasa part of things, but I feel differently. There is an overarching theme in both stories. In fact, if anything, I believe that Bakemonogatari has a stronger connection between individual stories than Holic. That might have to do with the fact that I got to read them in a concentrated dose rather than have to wait on episodes from week to week, since the random hilarious character interactions seem to drown out the more sobering elements when placed that way. That said, that the dude "just likes to help out" is already contrasted a lot of times with both references to how he was previous to the Spring vacation and the different ways people had approached him. That further brings up hints of the his status as a human being, or perhaps, something not of the human world. The struggles were constant, barely visible, but occasionally rising to great prominence (Suruga Monkey's conclusion, anyone?). It both fleshes out his character and introduces a strong theme to the stories.

On September 06 2009 10:23 VarmVaffel wrote:
Well it seem like it should come to some sort of conclusion which somehow combines the overall story, from the "feel" of it.

Or maybe I'm wrong and they're planning on a bunch of episodes without a connection. I would be dissapointed.

The part about connection between episodes I addressed above. I suppose I'll just assure you that, imo, the ending works very well with the feel of the story thus far.
PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
September 06 2009 08:24 GMT
#2289
The whole plagiarism thing with China's propaganda department or whatever finally drove me over the edge to watch 5 Centimeters Per Second...and holy shit, I was floored by that movie...

That fucking asshole Shinkai Makoto SERIOUSLY needs to be more active...he's an amazing director...T_T.

On August 30 2009 02:07 Wangsta wrote:
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On August 29 2009 20:07 PH wrote:
Ecael, was it you that was having problems with K-On! because of the ridiculous gap between Yui's guitar skill (considering she picked up guitar at the BEGINNING of the series) to the complexity of that OP song?

It might not have been you, but somebody was having major beef with that, lol.

I realized though, that the actual song they play in the eps has much simpler instrumentation, lol. It's completely different. Go back and take a look, it's pretty funny, lol.


that was probably me.

it doesn't really bother me anymore, but technically the songs played during the show ARE pretty difficult. listen to the intro to "my love is a stapler" (0:11 - 0:14) and then rhythm part immediate after (0:20 - 0:35). theres tons of little fills throughout the song that are also deceptively hard to play


obviously, its easy if you just play the notes, but if you try to replicate the scratching and exact rhythm, its actually really hard. kind of silly to think that yui is playing those parts with her mouth open and staring blankly like a retard


"brush and ballpoint pen" from the last concert also has a fairly difficult rhythm part during the verses when mio is singing (easy to play but really hard to make it sound decent), but its much more believable because sawako is playing it

Ah, I see. I was just rewatching a couple of eps and noticed the difference in instrumentation, so I thought I'd bring it up. You'd know better than me, though. haha.
Hello
doktorLucifer
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States855 Posts
September 06 2009 09:54 GMT
#2290
@Ecael, should I assume you read the Bakemonogatari novels in Japanese? I looked around a bit for translations, but could find none.

@PH, he made at least one other film, I believe. "The Place Promised in Our Early Days" was also pretty amazing. O_O (Of course, this is the opinion of someone who is either bad at understanding things, over-analyzes, or both. -_-)
Oddysay
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Canada597 Posts
September 06 2009 14:14 GMT
#2291
you guy watch needless too , that pretty good
Ecael
Profile Joined February 2008
United States6703 Posts
September 06 2009 18:15 GMT
#2292
PH, think of it from another perspective, if we get more of that often we'd be bored pretty damned fast

aznman, yeah, I read it raw. I believe baka-tsuki has a few chapters of kizumonogatari up, but nothing for bakemonogatari. Considering I think there was only one translator doubling as editor, it can take a while.

As for needless, you mean we have something other than the ED to stare at? That every episode isn't just the pretense to give us the ED with!?
PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
September 06 2009 20:06 GMT
#2293
On September 06 2009 18:54 Thesecretaznman wrote:
@Ecael, should I assume you read the Bakemonogatari novels in Japanese? I looked around a bit for translations, but could find none.

@PH, he made at least one other film, I believe. "The Place Promised in Our Early Days" was also pretty amazing. O_O (Of course, this is the opinion of someone who is either bad at understanding things, over-analyzes, or both. -_-)

Yeah I have that one DL'd too...but haven't gotten around to watching it. Everything else of his are short projects...):

On September 07 2009 03:15 Ecael wrote:
PH, think of it from another perspective, if we get more of that often we'd be bored pretty damned fast

aznman, yeah, I read it raw. I believe baka-tsuki has a few chapters of kizumonogatari up, but nothing for bakemonogatari. Considering I think there was only one translator doubling as editor, it can take a while.

As for needless, you mean we have something other than the ED to stare at? That every episode isn't just the pretense to give us the ED with!?

lol, that's one way to look at it...but then there's people like Miyazaki who never fails to entertain with each release.
Hello
triangle
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States3803 Posts
September 06 2009 20:28 GMT
#2294
Makoto Shinkai's 1st work was "voices of a distant star" which was a 30 minute "movie" he made on his laptop. IIRC, the total staff was him, one voice actor (he did some of the voice work), and a pianist for the music.

It's incredibly impressive considering that it had more or less no budget, and is definitely worth watching.

5cm/sec is amazing too of course :D.
Also known as waterfall / w4terfall
NeverGG *
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom5399 Posts
September 07 2009 00:17 GMT
#2295
Random lurking: I'm enjoying my way through Zombie Loan right now. It's kind of relaxing after throwing things at the screen at the end of Gantz. FMA and Hellsing are next on my list.
우리 행운의 모양은 여러개지만 행복의 모양은 하나
neobowman
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada3324 Posts
September 07 2009 00:22 GMT
#2296
On September 03 2009 10:00 So no fek wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 03 2009 00:49 Nylan wrote:
On September 02 2009 23:53 Nytefish wrote:
I watched Clannad but my friend told me After Story really depressed him so I avoided it.

I'm not sure if stuff like minami-ke is better in manga form or anime, or whichever you see first.

Thanks for the recommendations.


It may be sad, but it's also amazing and incredibly well done.



Yeah, I watched After Story as well. The series was so good as a whole, that I'm seriously thinking about looking into the visual novel when I have some free time.


I've managed to dig out the Visual Novel and english translation from the internet, and I have to say, IT IS AWESOME!!!!!!! No really, lots of stuff that wasn't in the anime, more hilarious lines involving Sunohara being beaten up and much more. And they have the gym storage room scene for more characters XD. Also, try to find every character's route before doing Fuko's and Nagisa's. Do Nagisa's last. There's also a plot not in the anime following a guy named Hiiragi Kappei. That's good too. All in all, it is great.
Mystlord *
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States10264 Posts
September 07 2009 00:38 GMT
#2297
On September 07 2009 09:22 neobowman wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 03 2009 10:00 So no fek wrote:
On September 03 2009 00:49 Nylan wrote:
On September 02 2009 23:53 Nytefish wrote:
I watched Clannad but my friend told me After Story really depressed him so I avoided it.

I'm not sure if stuff like minami-ke is better in manga form or anime, or whichever you see first.

Thanks for the recommendations.


It may be sad, but it's also amazing and incredibly well done.



Yeah, I watched After Story as well. The series was so good as a whole, that I'm seriously thinking about looking into the visual novel when I have some free time.


I've managed to dig out the Visual Novel and english translation from the internet, and I have to say, IT IS AWESOME!!!!!!! No really, lots of stuff that wasn't in the anime, more hilarious lines involving Sunohara being beaten up and much more. And they have the gym storage room scene for more characters XD. Also, try to find every character's route before doing Fuko's and Nagisa's. Do Nagisa's last. There's also a plot not in the anime following a guy named Hiiragi Kappei. That's good too. All in all, it is great.

Be sure to get the visual novel for School Days too. Packed with all sorts of goodies.
It is impossible to be a citizen if you don't make an effort to understand the most basic activities of your government. It is very difficult to thrive in an increasingly competitive world if you're a nation of doods.
Ecael
Profile Joined February 2008
United States6703 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-07 02:15:43
September 07 2009 02:14 GMT
#2298
On September 07 2009 09:38 Mystlord wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 07 2009 09:22 neobowman wrote:
On September 03 2009 10:00 So no fek wrote:
On September 03 2009 00:49 Nylan wrote:
On September 02 2009 23:53 Nytefish wrote:
I watched Clannad but my friend told me After Story really depressed him so I avoided it.

I'm not sure if stuff like minami-ke is better in manga form or anime, or whichever you see first.

Thanks for the recommendations.


It may be sad, but it's also amazing and incredibly well done.



Yeah, I watched After Story as well. The series was so good as a whole, that I'm seriously thinking about looking into the visual novel when I have some free time.


I've managed to dig out the Visual Novel and english translation from the internet, and I have to say, IT IS AWESOME!!!!!!! No really, lots of stuff that wasn't in the anime, more hilarious lines involving Sunohara being beaten up and much more. And they have the gym storage room scene for more characters XD. Also, try to find every character's route before doing Fuko's and Nagisa's. Do Nagisa's last. There's also a plot not in the anime following a guy named Hiiragi Kappei. That's good too. All in all, it is great.

Be sure to get the visual novel for School Days too. Packed with all sorts of goodies.

You mean eroge, school days is 18+. Adult contents. Visual novel tends to suggest that it is all-age. That said, I don't know about what "goodies" it has really, if the aim is to play eroge with good content, I can think of a ton more, albeit not fully animated.

Kappei was an excellent route, largely because we get rid of Ryou. Yay, no more annoying sister. Also, should note the laser tag variations previous to the baseball episode.

Speaking of the baseball episode, we can't not mention Mei. Batting .75, saving errors, and just owning it up. We need a Clannad 2, and she needs to be the main character.
doktorLucifer
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States855 Posts
September 07 2009 11:32 GMT
#2299
On September 07 2009 09:17 NeverGG wrote:
Random lurking: I'm enjoying my way through Zombie Loan right now. It's kind of relaxing after throwing things at the screen at the end of Gantz. FMA and Hellsing are next on my list.


Are you referring to the old/new FMA?

And is there some kind of Hellsing remake? I don't know so much. Sorry. -_-

On a more general note, if I were to considering adding another anime to the list of what I'm currently watching, what would you guys recommend? I'm thinking about Clannad, but I have no idea where to start. How many sub-series are there? o_O
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66364 Posts
September 07 2009 11:35 GMT
#2300
On September 06 2009 17:24 PH wrote:
The whole plagiarism thing with China's propaganda department or whatever finally drove me over the edge to watch 5 Centimeters Per Second...and holy shit, I was floored by that movie...

???

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