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Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-04 17:50:48
November 04 2014 17:49 GMT
#161
Meh. I will finish it.
Like... Obviously there are so many faults but I look over them.
The darker than black series has a lot more surrealistic twists than SAO and I am only in episode 5.
I had a good night of sleep.
Toadesstern
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Germany16350 Posts
November 04 2014 20:25 GMT
#162
On November 05 2014 00:22 Holyflare wrote:
I think monster was pretty good too

I mentioned monster especially as something great he can't watch if he wants anime in HD because Monster's only available in 480p, like all those old series
<Elem> >toad in charge of judging lewdness <Elem> how bad can it be <Elem> also wew, that is actually p lewd.
Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25560 Posts
November 06 2014 21:38 GMT
#163
Took some time to rewatch the last few episodes of Fate/Zero and was reminded of how much I liked about the series, especially the Archer/Rider interactions and Kiritsugu's interaction with the grail. I'm on the lookout for another good action anime. Any suggestions? I care a lot about production value and subversion or avoidance of bad anime tropes.
When you stare into the iCCup, the iCCup stares back.
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HiroPro
Profile Joined March 2012
United States2624 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-06 22:06:31
November 06 2014 22:05 GMT
#164
Well I'm not sure what you consider as a bad trope, but for action I would recommend Black Lagoon. Watch it in english - the japanese voices aren't as good and english fits the story/characters better.
Holyflare
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United Kingdom30775 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-06 22:47:44
November 06 2014 22:47 GMT
#165
yakitate japan also best anime
Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25560 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-06 23:28:21
November 06 2014 23:20 GMT
#166
There are... I dunno, just like some "things" that happen a lot in anime that bother me. Certain ways of telling stories or having characters express themselves. Things like under or overreactions that would be literally insane IRL, or convoluted plots that end up with characters groping each other by accident or ending up in "harem" situations. Obviously, every medium and genre has its own awful tropes, but for some reason certain ones in anime bother me a lot, maybe because in general I love anime so much.

On August 01 2014 17:05 Blazinghand wrote:
The #1 thing that will turn me off to an anime is like, certain awful anime tropes that show up sometimes that break internal consistency or show the people involved are nothing like real humans. Let me share an example with you.

Broken Blade is generally an excellent anime. It ran short, but a lot of anime that are short rather than dragged out are good. Your typical anime/manga writer really only has like 10 episodes of good story in him so better to cut some of the chaff if you can. In any case, Broken Blade follows some tropes and breaks others, but I just really hate it when things straight up pull me out of the anime.

[image loading]
What could be more important than not getting shot?


In this scene, this dude just got a gun pulled on him for no reason. It's silly and like awful. Like, if you're gonna have people randomly pulling guns ok but those are lethal and people should react appropriately. I am amazingly ok with being like "there are super robots fighting" or like "there's magic" but things need to be internally consistent and people's actions have to make sense.

Nothing about the world of Broken Blade tells me it's normal to wave guns, or threaten violence towards each other, or that this is somehow a joke (in-world, that is; this is clearly meant to be humorous to us watching it). Nobody involved is laughing. If I saw an old friend and her first response to seeing me was to threaten me with murder using a gun, I'd be scared to shit and would not be like totally chill with hanging out with her right afterwards. I'd probably try to run as soon as it was clear she wasn't about to kill me. This is a scene that is hilarious to us as viewers, but should be scary and dark to the people involved. This kind of scene happens again later but with the gun aimed at a man's groin, because of course that is hilarious and wouldn't be terrifying as hell in real life???

Broken Blade was actually fairly OK about a lot of this, barring a few exceptions. The superpower of the hero isn't that awful. But man this stuff bothers me, almost as much as it bothers me that people actually like/prefer it this way.


I would note that Broken Blade holds a special place in my heart as the only mecha anime that really justifies the existence of mechas instead of like, tanks.

E: And it's not about realism, it's about consistency of realism level. For example, the reaction scenes in Yakitate Japan and basically everything that happens in that anime is totally ok because it's not like some kind of grimdark universe where breadmaking is the only way to save humanity, it's an over-the-top comedy where everyone reacts in the most hilarious way possible. But people, say, waving guns at each other for comedic affect (and spoilers, that gun isn't loaded but the dude thinks it is and still doesn't freak out) is totally not ok in an anime with the tone of Broken Blade. Fate/Zero does a good job of having consistent levels of tone and realism-- you don't see quick cuts of people hitting each other with hammers. Log Horizon does a good job of having consistent levels of tone and realism-- you see people hitting each other with weapons over minor disputes or transforming and wrestling or licking each other to express over-the-top possessive romantic desire in a "funny" way but this is not unusual given the physics of the world they're in and how they act outside of these over-the-top reactions.
When you stare into the iCCup, the iCCup stares back.
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HiroPro
Profile Joined March 2012
United States2624 Posts
November 06 2014 23:55 GMT
#167
ok yeah I get what you're saying. That stuff annoys me too. tbh, I feel like that also gets exacerbated from anime studios focusing their stories around high schools and teenage protagonists.

But you don't have to worry about most of that with Black Lagoon. I saw it a while back so I don't remember everything. But the characters are generally reasonable and the action's good.
GlowingBear
Profile Joined May 2014
Brazil12446 Posts
November 07 2014 02:17 GMT
#168
Just came by to say naruto manga ended this week and that I'm impressed how it went downhill specially after Danzo's fight with Sasuke

Kthxbai
I'm adorable.
Toadesstern
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Germany16350 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-08 11:56:34
November 07 2014 15:04 GMT
#169
more places to spam this:

On November 07 2014 23:33 Toadesstern wrote:

[15:28:38] <irrespunsible> btw elem did you see the new boats pv
[15:29:29] <Toad|> link
[15:29:36] <irrespunsible> dun have link Google it
[15:30:10] <Toad|> http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-07/kantai-collection-kan-colle-anime-2nd-video-story-unveiled/.80775


+ Show Spoiler [PV#1 from couple months ago] +




quote from link above:
The anime's official website also outlined the story, which is set in a world where humanity has lost control of the seas. The threat that has taken over the seas is the "deep sea fleet." The only ones who can counter this threat are Kan-musume (literally, warship girls), girls who possess the spirit of naval vessels from days gone by.

The base for the fleet arrayed against the "deep sea fleet" is Chinjufu. There, many various Kan-musume have gathered to live together and work hard everyday in training and other matters. One day, a Kan-musume arrives at Chinjufu, She is a special class of destroyer. Her name is Fubuki. "I am Fubuki! Nice to meet you!" Fubuki's story — as well as the Kan-musume's story — begins now.


that moment when there's like 50 ships in there and I recognize every single one of those except for tone DESPITE her wearing a shirt that reads neto.... Even the frickin' brown haired akatsuki's were no problem but Tone...

Hype is real, aots winter.


Also, 15 sec trailer of Tsukimonogatari \o/


<Elem> >toad in charge of judging lewdness <Elem> how bad can it be <Elem> also wew, that is actually p lewd.
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
November 18 2014 16:57 GMT
#170
I gave up on Anime.
I had a good night of sleep.
iamperfection
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States9647 Posts
November 19 2014 01:54 GMT
#171
K
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=406168&currentpage=78#1551
Alakaslam
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States17336 Posts
November 19 2014 02:06 GMT
#172
Eh?

I still have not seen Mizayaki's work

Did I spell his name right?... Hijole
If you think Elon Musk is a Nazi, it is because YOU radicalized him!
Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25560 Posts
November 21 2014 02:58 GMT
#173
When you stare into the iCCup, the iCCup stares back.
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Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-22 22:28:05
November 22 2014 22:26 GMT
#174
I watched Darker than Black episode 7. There still isn't a main storyline. The episodes on themselves are somewhat ok-ish. But really not as good as for example the Newsroom or The Blacklist or probably 5 other ongoing series.

There is no main story.
I do not feel connected to the Main Character or any character.
Not really that funny.
Not really that intelligent written. No wauw-factor.

Hmmmm.



Does it get better?
I had a good night of sleep.
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
November 26 2014 12:07 GMT
#175
SAO ended on episode 22. So bad. So bad. Never again.
I had a good night of sleep.
abuse
Profile Joined April 2011
Latvia1945 Posts
November 26 2014 12:16 GMT
#176
On November 23 2014 07:26 Koshi wrote:
I watched Darker than Black episode 7. There still isn't a main storyline. The episodes on themselves are somewhat ok-ish. But really not as good as for example the Newsroom or The Blacklist or probably 5 other ongoing series.

There is no main story.
I do not feel connected to the Main Character or any character.
Not really that funny.
Not really that intelligent written. No wauw-factor.

Hmmmm.



Does it get better?


yes.
I don't believe you.
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
November 26 2014 12:21 GMT
#177
I trust you.
I had a good night of sleep.
Toadesstern
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Germany16350 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-26 12:33:01
November 26 2014 12:28 GMT
#178
On November 26 2014 21:07 Koshi wrote:
SAO ended on episode 22. So bad. So bad. Never again.


not like I didn't tell you.
Funnily enough someone else, about half a year ago, said he dropped SAO halfway in and I responded with "dude, just skip everything in the second arc and only watch last 2 or 3 episodes if you want to know what happened". Funny because just like you, he watched everything except for the last 2 or 3 episodes when he couldn't stand it anymore.

The final fight was somewhat nice to look at. Mostly for boob-related reasons. (Episode 24, ~9:15 and on)
<Elem> >toad in charge of judging lewdness <Elem> how bad can it be <Elem> also wew, that is actually p lewd.
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
November 26 2014 13:33 GMT
#179
Nha it ended. Episode 21 had tentacles and 22 was emo crap. Nouf is nouf.
I had a good night of sleep.
Toadesstern
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Germany16350 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-26 18:55:57
November 26 2014 18:54 GMT
#180
On November 26 2014 22:33 Koshi wrote:
Nha it ended. Episode 21 had tentacles and 22 was emo crap. Nouf is nouf.


Episode 24 was the funniest episode ever. You'll never understand why everyone just calls Asuna a dutchwife without it.

But fear not, Toad comes to the rescue to give you an abridged version in not more than 11 pictures! Slightly nsfw:
What would SAO be without rape, so click me!

You get the fun without having to watch the bullshit! As you can see, the bad-guy tried to literally make her into a sex-doll
<Elem> >toad in charge of judging lewdness <Elem> how bad can it be <Elem> also wew, that is actually p lewd.
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