Anime Discussion Thread - Page 1447

On September 24 2011 19:26 Mysticesper wrote:


Theres an OVA for it released by Mazui. It was somewhat amusing.

On September 24 2011 18:18 Emnjay808 wrote:


I decided to give Penguindrum a try. And after 2 eps I got hooked. Its a head tilter thats for sure, not ur average run-of-the-mill anime.

On September 24 2011 19:29 Gao Xi wrote:
If you mean the OVA was episode 0.
It was god awful.

On September 24 2011 19:41 Rebs wrote:


yea Ive just seen 2 aswell. Its nice but

+ Show Spoiler +



ill still probably watch it myself though depending on how much harem I can stomach, but yeah the only thing the ova had going for it was the length.

On September 24 2011 19:29 Gao Xi wrote:

If you mean the OVA was episode 0.
It was god awful.

On September 22 2011 04:05 KazeHydra wrote:
After watching that OVA of Boku wa tomodachi, I have to admit it was pretty bad. It was how the manga started though now that I recall, and I'm glad they animated it this way instead of wasting it on the actual anime. Should still be good. Tomo-chan so cute

On September 25 2011 02:01 Ferrose wrote:
Why does Zero no Tsukaima and Louise get so much hate? I don't see what's so bad about this show so far. It's funny and has a decent concept behind it.

And Louise is so awesome with that whip. She's so S :3

On September 25 2011 02:01 Ferrose wrote:
Why does Zero no Tsukaima and Louise get so much hate? I don't see what's so bad about this show so far. It's funny and has a decent concept behind it.

And Louise is so awesome with that whip. She's so S :3

On September 25 2011 03:24 MoonBear wrote:

Louise isn't a very balanced tsundere + Show Spoiler +

That aside, she leans very heavily towards the tsun-tsun side of things. The gratuitious amount of fanservice (especially in Season 3) doesn't help either. But I personally thought the story line was decent although there were things that were kinda bad like + Show Spoiler +

It's not exactly an "intellectual anime", but then my view is that if you enjoy it, it doesn't matter if it's "intellectual" or not. It's just entertainment. If I want something intellectual, I'll go read a science journal. As for what I enjoyed, I think the Tabitha arc was great. Tabitha is adorable. I'm planning to watch the last season when it comes out.

On September 25 2011 03:29 Truedot wrote:
If "fan service" is bad, why does it exist?

On September 25 2011 03:38 MoonBear wrote:

An interesting question. I could write a lot on this but I'll try and be brief about it.

"Fan service" is essentially something you can put in your anime that's there to spoil your fans a bit. Think of it like icing on a cake. The problem is that once you have too much fan service, it starts feeling a bit weird because there's not much to back it up. In a way, fan service acts enhances the anime (depending on what the fan service is and if it's appropriate) but if there is nothing to enhance then it feels cumbersome. This is like when you buy a cake and then realise there's not really much cake and it's mainly icing and frosting. It might taste really sweet, but there's a lack of actual cake to back up the icing. This then leads to diabetes (be it metaphorical or literal).

Of course, if you really really like icing and frosting then that's a different matter.

On September 24 2011 18:48 fant0m wrote:


We so excited. :D

Also, just noticed from the OP that there's a Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai anime this season. I'd HIGHLY recommend watching that. I just got done reading the manga (or as much as is translated rather - pure coincidence that I picked it up this week) and it was HILARIOUS. I'm definitely going to be checking out the anime, even though I almost entirely read manga.

On September 25 2011 01:02 Truedot wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon_on_the_Middle_of_Nowhere

there's a trailer I found on animemnewsnetwork for an actual anime, but judging from the manga cover, looks almost as beutifully and stylistically done as Chobits.

has anyone seen this/read this? Good series?

On September 25 2011 01:08 Nagisama wrote:


I think it was ecael that has been talking/hyping up about both novels and anime.

On September 25 2011 02:01 Ferrose wrote:
Why does Zero no Tsukaima and Louise get so much hate? I don't see what's so bad about this show so far. It's funny and has a decent concept behind it.

And Louise is so awesome with that whip. She's so S :3

On September 25 2011 03:51 KazeHydra wrote:

to add to this, ZnT constantly foreshadowed a plot that never really went anywhere important. So it was like a delicious cake was being advertised but when you bought it, you just got frosting and icing but very little cake, pretty disappointing.

Now, if I want to watch a fan service show, that's different, and I would enjoy ZnT for being all about the fan service. The problem arises from the main plot of ZnT that is constantly teasing us but never really revealed. The "final battles" of season 2 and 3 were more like simple skirmishes in the grand scheme of things, so in the end, the plot doesn't advance all that much despite 2 seasons of episodes. In my opinion, fan service isn't the real problem of the series but the lack of advancement of plot. It's just that fan service was used as filler, and that's why people aim their frustration at it regarding the series.

On a side note, season 1 was fine. It only went downhill from there though.

On September 25 2011 04:13 Ecael wrote:

I honestly don't know what people find funny about haganai. Nothing distinguishes it from all the other works in the same genre and style. At best you can say that it took all of the good elements from the other ones, diluted them, and called it a series.


That's a light novel cover, and you think that's well done, I am more than glad to change your opinion.

Like, with this.

Oh yeah, also look at the spine of that and see how long it is. Btw, that's about 400pgs less than the longest book in the series yet. Light novel my ass.


Dunno about hype, but Southlight and I have both talked about the books and randomly reacted as we are reading. As for the anime, I personally don't think it'll turn out too well because this is a pain to storyboard, but I can be wrong.


Because none of us come near your level of M.


You missed the most important point. No one cares about the fan service that they put in, we only want fan service from the one who aren't giving any. Some shows can survive on fan service, ZnT is not one of them.

That is, until they resorted to sex. Maybe we'll watch 18+ version of it /shrug

On September 25 2011 04:13 Ecael wrote:
No one cares about the fan service that they put in, we only want fan service from the one who aren't giving any.

On September 25 2011 04:40 KazeHydra wrote:

lol I totally didn't realize this but now that you say it, it's so obvious.

On September 25 2011 04:13 Ecael wrote:
No one cares about the fan service that they put in, we only want fan service from the one who aren't giving any.

On September 25 2011 05:54 Rebs wrote:


which is why its called fan service in the first place. Or should be anyway.

ZnT was so terriblty forgetful though. mean I remember watching it, but I used to roll through so much stuff when around then that my basic measure for rating them was how much I was able to remember 6 months later.

Hell I dont even remember the tsukaimas namen nor jokes or nuances in that show at all. I mean if I read the epi summaries quick ill be like "Ohhhh right right..." which is probably what Ill do to jar my memory for the next one. but thie last season was like what 3-4 years ago ?