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On November 11 2016 21:27 Ilikestarcraft wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2016 19:03 sharkie wrote:On November 11 2016 18:52 XenOmega wrote:On November 11 2016 18:41 Miragee wrote:On November 11 2016 18:24 XenOmega wrote:Random discovery in Japan : I now know where the famous school-trip (Anime) come from!! I've been in Japan for 5 days, yet I've seen school-kids EVERYWHERE, morning, lunch, afternoon. In almost every tourists spots, you see students hanging around, exploring on their own. When i start my day (early), they always are grouped around the JR Stations in the morning, listening to their teachers, and then... they just spread around (Which is unthinkable in my country ; no teacher or school would dare letting Children under their care go around the city, probably because of some responsibilities issues). That's an interesting way of letting kids have fun, bondings, while exploring the cultural sites and learning about their history and culture. The only school trips i ever had were like theater nights No beach though. Anime is a lie. 9 more days in Japan, time flies  Huh? Here in germany it isn't that common but teachers would let pupils go around on their own. On week-long school trips we always got some time to explore the city/surroundings on our own. In my 8th grade we were on a small island in the North Sea for example and aside from group activities we all got bicycles we could use to drive around on the island freely in groups, so we could move from on village to another and so on. I think that's a good thing. At home, we could sometimes, too. I still remember we played Scotland Yard one day, but city-wide with bus+train+mobile phones. That was fun. If you can't see any beaches you are probably on the wrong island?^^ If you don't manage to get to any beach you can still decide to live your own pool or hotspring episode.  Guess i was in the wrong school or education system then!!! After two weeks and a half in China, Japan feels like heaven. Wish I could communicate/understand Japanese though... years of watching anime with subtitles gave me close to 0 knowledge in Japanese... -_- In China, in 1 hour, our bus driver probably used his horn more than I will ever use it in my whole life. So far in Japan, i've only heard 3 horns! People in Japan use the horn to thank the other driver. Don't they use hazard lights? + Show Spoiler +
If you want to thank from behind yes.
But if you want to thank someone in front of you, you use the horn!
I personally never saw the horn used in an aggressive manner in Japan.
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On November 11 2016 17:14 Miragee wrote:Did you like it? 
I did, surely. But I'm still a bit confused about what I actually saw. It seemed full of "random" stuff (for example some backgrounds) that screamed "we're having lots of laugh doing this, hope you too" even when the history was mostly grim, dark and violent. Because of that I'm not sure if that was more of a serious piece, a bloody "parody" or some sort of "danger ahead" kind of piece. Still, weird, enjoyable and wild at times (Ooba, dafuq you actually were).
Actually I might be overthinking this
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I'm probably gonna drop Girlish Number. As far as "anime about seiyuu" go, this is pretty much just Sore Ga Seiyuu with better art, but without all the real-seiyuu cameos. And I already got "better art" from Shirobako. The only thing it has brought to the table so far is the faces the MC makes, but that isn't enough to make me want to continue.
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So it's not Shirobako but with voice actors? That's disappointing.
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it's like... Shirobako but instead of shafting the cute voice actress they do her part. And OreImo on top of that.
They even have their own Tarou in Girlish Number, no surprise that Sent is dropping it
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On November 12 2016 00:41 OsaX Nymloth wrote:I did, surely. But I'm still a bit confused about what I actually saw. It seemed full of "random" stuff (for example some backgrounds) that screamed "we're having lots of laugh doing this, hope you too" even when the history was mostly grim, dark and violent. Because of that I'm not sure if that was more of a serious piece, a bloody "parody" or some sort of "danger ahead" kind of piece. Still, weird, enjoyable and wild at times (Ooba, dafuq you actually were). Actually I might be overthinking this
Hm, I thought it was a pretty serious piece that got quite weird in the end. It's kind of like Masaaki Yuasa's take at Satoshi Kon's style. I think the ending was ok but a bit weak compared to the rest because it wasn't really in line from a directoral perspective. Looking at his other works, he has a very striking, eccentric and often weird direction and animation-direction style. However, it's pretty consistent throughout a show. For Kemonozume that wasn't true, it was pretty Kon-esque, hence my reference, and I don't think it worked too well. It was still a good ending it's just that it felt weak to me compared to the supreme direction earlier on.
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On November 12 2016 06:02 Miragee wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2016 00:41 OsaX Nymloth wrote:On November 11 2016 17:14 Miragee wrote:Did you like it? I did, surely. But I'm still a bit confused about what I actually saw. It seemed full of "random" stuff (for example some backgrounds) that screamed "we're having lots of laugh doing this, hope you too" even when the history was mostly grim, dark and violent. Because of that I'm not sure if that was more of a serious piece, a bloody "parody" or some sort of "danger ahead" kind of piece. Still, weird, enjoyable and wild at times (Ooba, dafuq you actually were). Actually I might be overthinking this Hm, I thought it was a pretty serious piece that got quite weird in the end. It's kind of like Masaaki Yuasa's take at Satoshi Kon's style. I think the ending was ok but a bit weak compared to the rest because it wasn't really in line from a directoral perspective. Looking at his other works, he has a very striking, eccentric and often weird direction and animation-direction style. However, it's pretty consistent throughout a show. For Kemonozume that wasn't true, it was pretty Kon-esque, hence my reference, and I don't think it worked too well. It was still a good ending it's just that it felt weak to me compared to the supreme direction earlier on.
You can put those thought in words better than I can.
Also felt the ending was different and not exactly coherent with previous episodes. But I had this feeling that things were only getting weirder and weirder, so the way the ending played could be exactly what was supposed to be. A bit like "hey, don't get too serious about this".
I wonder what happened to + Show Spoiler +flesh eaters. Yuka was the only one left? What happened to society after Ooba's medicine killed a bunch and made monsters of others? And most important: why they could make sex before early on but not later? I know I'm nitpicking but seriously, how
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On November 12 2016 06:08 OsaX Nymloth wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2016 06:02 Miragee wrote:On November 12 2016 00:41 OsaX Nymloth wrote:On November 11 2016 17:14 Miragee wrote:Did you like it? I did, surely. But I'm still a bit confused about what I actually saw. It seemed full of "random" stuff (for example some backgrounds) that screamed "we're having lots of laugh doing this, hope you too" even when the history was mostly grim, dark and violent. Because of that I'm not sure if that was more of a serious piece, a bloody "parody" or some sort of "danger ahead" kind of piece. Still, weird, enjoyable and wild at times (Ooba, dafuq you actually were). Actually I might be overthinking this Hm, I thought it was a pretty serious piece that got quite weird in the end. It's kind of like Masaaki Yuasa's take at Satoshi Kon's style. I think the ending was ok but a bit weak compared to the rest because it wasn't really in line from a directoral perspective. Looking at his other works, he has a very striking, eccentric and often weird direction and animation-direction style. However, it's pretty consistent throughout a show. For Kemonozume that wasn't true, it was pretty Kon-esque, hence my reference, and I don't think it worked too well. It was still a good ending it's just that it felt weak to me compared to the supreme direction earlier on. You can put those thought in words better than I can. Also felt the ending was different and not exactly coherent with previous episodes. But I had this feeling that things were only getting weirder and weirder, so the way the ending played could be exactly what was supposed to be. A bit like "hey, don't get too serious about this". I wonder what happened to + Show Spoiler +flesh eaters. Yuka was the only one left? What happened to society after Ooba's medicine killed a bunch and made monsters of others? And most important: why they could make sex before early on but not later? I know I'm nitpicking but seriously, how
+ Show Spoiler +I'm not really sure on the details anymore as I watched it quite a while ago. I don't really remember the whole sex thing clearly. Are you talking about sex vs actual reproduction or about the fact that she couldn't control herself later on?
About the society, I'm even less sure. I would have to rewatch it to make concrete statements instead of wild assumptions. I will rewatch the show eventually but I don't know if now is the time I want to do that.^^ Will decide that in the next few days.
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On November 12 2016 06:31 Miragee wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2016 06:08 OsaX Nymloth wrote:On November 12 2016 06:02 Miragee wrote:On November 12 2016 00:41 OsaX Nymloth wrote:On November 11 2016 17:14 Miragee wrote:Did you like it? I did, surely. But I'm still a bit confused about what I actually saw. It seemed full of "random" stuff (for example some backgrounds) that screamed "we're having lots of laugh doing this, hope you too" even when the history was mostly grim, dark and violent. Because of that I'm not sure if that was more of a serious piece, a bloody "parody" or some sort of "danger ahead" kind of piece. Still, weird, enjoyable and wild at times (Ooba, dafuq you actually were). Actually I might be overthinking this Hm, I thought it was a pretty serious piece that got quite weird in the end. It's kind of like Masaaki Yuasa's take at Satoshi Kon's style. I think the ending was ok but a bit weak compared to the rest because it wasn't really in line from a directoral perspective. Looking at his other works, he has a very striking, eccentric and often weird direction and animation-direction style. However, it's pretty consistent throughout a show. For Kemonozume that wasn't true, it was pretty Kon-esque, hence my reference, and I don't think it worked too well. It was still a good ending it's just that it felt weak to me compared to the supreme direction earlier on. You can put those thought in words better than I can. Also felt the ending was different and not exactly coherent with previous episodes. But I had this feeling that things were only getting weirder and weirder, so the way the ending played could be exactly what was supposed to be. A bit like "hey, don't get too serious about this". I wonder what happened to + Show Spoiler +flesh eaters. Yuka was the only one left? What happened to society after Ooba's medicine killed a bunch and made monsters of others? And most important: why they could make sex before early on but not later? I know I'm nitpicking but seriously, how + Show Spoiler +I'm not really sure on the details anymore as I watched it quite a while ago. I don't really remember the whole sex thing clearly. Are you talking about sex vs actual reproduction or about the fact that she couldn't control herself later on?
About the society, I'm even less sure. I would have to rewatch it to make concrete statements instead of wild assumptions. I will rewatch the show eventually but I don't know if now is the time I want to do that.^^ Will decide that in the next few days.
+ Show Spoiler +In terms of reproduction then it is stated that human + flesh eater = flesh eater baby. What I was curious is that later on when they try to have sex Yuka gets too excited and transforms, making it impossible - while early on they don't have this problem at all. Tell me I'm way overthinking :D
Still solid 7/10 from me. But would not watch again I guess, once you know how the story goes and who dies/lives there isn't much of re-watch-ability. Because damn me if I'd come back because of art style. 
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On November 12 2016 05:56 Toadesstern wrote:
it's like... Shirobako but instead of shafting the cute voice actress they do her part. And OreImo on top of that.
They even have their own Tarou in Girlish Number, no surprise that Sent is dropping it
Its worse than Shirobako IMO. Both anime have a lot of stupid/annoying characters, but as of now, Girlish Number hasn't had as much of the positives that it had.
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Canada4481 Posts
Echoing sent, although I'm still watching for the cute faces + art (reaction face gold mine). For a show about seiyuus, was definitely hoping for more seiyuu cameos/references. Even Shirobako had some popular seiyuu cameos, and Sore ga Seiyuu had like a seiyuu of the week :3. That producer guy (I think that's his job) is annoying as hell.
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I don't think it's trying to be like Shirobako though, I said that a bit as a joke. Sure the genre's there but it's trying to be something completely different, so idk how you'd go into this expecting cameos or actual references.
It's quite clearly Watari/snarky stuff for the sake of being just that.
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All this Shirobako talk got me to watch it again and now it's 2am having gone through 11 eps. . Even got exam on Monday. Why do you do this to me. Every Zuka scene makes me want to cry.
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Canada4481 Posts
Zuka is shit... I found a couple ep on my laptop during my flight, and ended up rewatching the part where she + Show Spoiler +DECLINED letting Aoi introduce her as a voice actor to industry people that she had connections with so she could "find a job with her own powers", then proceeds to be emo as fuck watching other voice actors on TV. That's all well and admirable, but that's also how you NOT get a job. It'd be great if she got it with her own super special talent and shit, but when literally all of your friends are in the industry, omfg ask for some connections!@# start somewhere, and then rise up with your talents and shit. /rant
Back to Girlish Number, the amount of snarkiness seems to have declined from just about everyone except MC. To where even Tomoka seems to have toned down a bit, and Kazuha just... doesn't get any lines lol. It's just more annoying producer screentime and Chitose making a fool of herself, and everyone's just watching and enjoying her suck.
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see, here's the thing. I agree with you on Zuka. That's why I like MC in girlish number
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TAIWAN NUMBAH WAN5956 Posts
ep 6 of girlish number was pretty good though, I encourage you to keep watching :D
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Canada8033 Posts
Girlish Number is pretty awful imo. The MC is annoying as fuck. Hachiman's snark helps make him a relatable character. Chitose's snark just makes her a two-faced asshole. Frankly, the only two characters I enjoy in the show are Tomoka and Kazuha, and they don't actually appear all that much.
On a related note, I watched the Oregairu 10.5 OVA. It was a cruel reminder of what I liked about the series before it became mired in love triangle drama. Fuck the main girls - the side characters are where it's at. I have basically no motivation to read vol 11.
Yuri on Ice is weird. I feel like the pacing is way too fast. Half the point of a sports anime is to see a character grow and develop as the series progresses. Yuri lands the quad in the short program no problem when he's historically had issues with them, but we never actually see what caused the difference. Am I supposed to assume that Yuri's problems are 100% mindset or something? Because as far as sports anime developments go... that's pretty lame. Also, while I don't particularly mind the BL stuff in the show, sometimes they take it way too far. Case in point: the Swiss guy in ep 6. His behavior during the short program basically made me roll my eyes.
Fune wo Amu is boring. I think there was real potential in the concept, but the execution seems bad. I assume that the story is supposed to follow the socially inept MC as he finds his words (both literally and figuratively). However, the way they try to tie the two storylines together is surprisingly blunt for such a nuanced topic. Maybe some of the meaning is being lost in translation, but I kinda doubt it, given the presentation. I think the main problem is the MC himself. He's so awkward that he's more of a caricature than a person. In contrast, the characters of something like Rakugo were distinctly human, with all the conflict, desires, successes, and failures that implies. The rakugo in Rakugo served to highlight the emotion of the series, whereas the words in Fune wo Amu seem to exist merely as an obvious metaphor.
Apparently the Kekkai Sensen OVA got translated at some point and I never knew. It was pretty much everything I enjoyed about the series. They explore a small section of the interesting world and couple it with some nice presentation and a couple jokes. The best part is that they didn't even mention the overarching plot that I disliked. I think the majority of the background music for this OVA was famous classical music. It fit the setting, but it was a little strange since this basically never happens (unless you're LoGH). I also can't hate something that references 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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On November 12 2016 08:37 Toadesstern wrote:
I don't think it's trying to be like Shirobako though, I said that a bit as a joke. Sure the genre's there but it's trying to be something completely different, so idk how you'd go into this expecting cameos or actual references.
It's quite clearly Watari/snarky stuff for the sake of being just that.
I just can't enjoy the snark in Girlish Number. I just don't see a point it watching it, especially when compared to its peers.
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Izetta's attempt to be more edgy didn't really work this last episode imo.
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Canada8033 Posts
I thought it was okay. + Show Spoiler [Izetta] +Was it emotional? No, but it was at least a little surprising. And really, I prefer this to having some random soldier become a major player in the story.
I guess it helps that ponytail guy is one of the few characters in the show I actually like.
The story has major issues with tone. One moment we get fanservice and Fine/Izetta doing whatever sol stuff in the town, and the next we have Izetta slaughtering entire squadrons. It's not impossible to have both, but the way they're going about it is pretty dissonant when you consider what sort of mood they're trying to set.
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