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Post by shinkiro0 on Jan 15, 2011 8:26:24 GMT -5
Dragon Crisis = Kugimiya - Tsundere + Dragonaut Basically Shakugan no Shana minus just the tsundere part. The way the anime kicks off, it's similar to Dragonaut. I have nothing better to do, I'll watch it until Kugimya sounds annoying again.
Rio Rainbow Gate = T + A Remember the anime that had funny fan service and a comedic plot (funny in a stupid sense)? Take that pitiful excuse for a plot away, and make the fan service subpar and not funny. I see no gold in this pile of shit. No.
Infinite Stratos = Harem + Clone Yet another harem clone, just like every other one you've seen. Plus some shiny battle scenes. I miss shiny battle scenes. Guess I'll watch this for the shiny battle scenes.
Freezing = Ikki Tosen + Mai-Otome + Depressing After a second viewing, and actually finishing it, this is like a depressing, budget version of Mai Otome. I liked Mai Otome, so why not.
Gosick = Detective Conan + Loli More loli than Conan. The only good Bones work are serious anime, not this loli kawaii/moe stuff that it appears to be. This should have just left this for JC Staff to figure out. No
Puella Magi Madoka Magica = Loli + Mahou Shojo A potentially depressing loli mahou shojo thing. Wait, loli mahou shojo and depressing at the same time... yeah, its just loli mahou shojo. Never liked mahou shojo, and throwing nothing but lolis in there doesn't help. Then again, Yuki Kajiura (composer of the entire My- series)... good music doesn't make up for something I don't like. No
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Post by isodan on Jan 15, 2011 10:35:31 GMT -5
I just started watching some of the animes and I love Fractale. It's really cute and kind of reminds me of a movie. It was really enjoyable. Freezing was meh, I watched 10 minutes of it and gave up afterwards, I'll just stick with the manga. I also checked out Dream Eater and it was okay-ish, I'm not sure if I'll keep up with it though. So for now I'll just wait for Ao no Exorcist to come out.
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Post by shinkiro0 on Jan 17, 2011 6:04:22 GMT -5
Continuing on with Jack's review of this seasons many crappy anime.
Kore wa Zombie = Dokuro chan + mahou shojo + shota cross dressing Well, there is nothing more to this anime than those 3 things listed above. If you're cool with all the above stuff, you'll like this anime. I might as well, nothing better to do. I miss Dokuro-chan, even though this as good. It's pretty funny seeing a mahou shojo loli killing pedo bear though.
Fractale = Last Exile + Laputa The animation feels like Last Exile but that's really it. Laputa, but that's mainly because of falling girls. After some thought, this resembles more of Laputa than I thought. It definitely has that Miyazaki feel to it, that nostalgia since it's quite clear that main heroine is discontent with technology today. The way it ends definitely makes me believe that the main character probably feels the same way and will discover that on his journey to find the girl. After some skimming through some info, the original light novel/manga art and the anime are radically different. What this means, I don't know. Anyways, I'm definitely watching this one. This is the only anime that might be memorable so far this season.
That new Onii chan anime = B Gata H Kei + Ore no imouto Remember that rich girl Kanejo who constantly wants to fuck her bro? Give her some of Kirino's overbearing attitude, and that's what this anime is all about. This kind of anime loses its appeal when the "siblings" are actually interested in each other. I'll probably stop watching halfway through this. For (few) people who've seen Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka, the settting is literally the same.
Two more things I need to check out. Yumekui Merry Hourou Musuko
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Post by Xylia on Jan 17, 2011 21:31:39 GMT -5
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Post by pluffei on Jan 19, 2011 21:26:22 GMT -5
Hourou Musume is weird. I haven't really seen anything like it but then again I usually don't watch stuff like this. It's like... 5 cm/s melancholy atmosphere meets middle school kids who are upset with their gender. I don't dislike it, but I'm not liking it that much either.
Beelzebub turned out good as expected although that kid still looks like Baby Zoro. Fractale reminds me of Eureka 7 as well, but it's cute and I like the art style.
Gosick is ... well, I didn't expect it to be good so the fact that it's not bad is good in and of itself.
Kore wa Zombie Desu ka was really funny, and I couldn't help but say "Go Eucliwood Hellscythe" when she bitch-slaps the tsundere. That's not a spoiler, it only happens in the 2nd episode and has nothing to do with the plot.
Rio Rainbow Gate was the only fanservice-y thing I tried. It fell short of expectations as it was rather boring, so I won't be watching any harem this season.
And just to say, Starry Sky isn't bad, it's not good either. But it's pretty good for when I feel like something short and sweet since they're only about 15 minutes each. Still doesn't beat Hetalia though.
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Post by ceredron on Jan 20, 2011 2:25:51 GMT -5
Yeah I dunno about the hourou musume anime. The manga is interesting, but I worried about the move to anime. >.>
I haven't seen enough of the new season yet, been in korea then on an akward sleep schedule and now just playing League of Legends all night and sleeping all day. What a life. Probably will try Fractale and Zombie-chan soon enough.
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Post by strikereon on Jan 20, 2011 12:14:00 GMT -5
Fractale - Agreed that it feels like a combination of Eureka 7 and Laputa, art style is pretty reminiscent of Miyazaki films. Though judging from the first episode I think that'll be the last of the recall. I do like the attempt at a utopian setting though, it's not perfect but that's gonna create some plot.
Gosick - I find it rather odd that the first couple of episodes use the story of the Ghost Ship, I was reminded of the movie of the same name (movie use's the ship's story as well). The anime doesn't create enough interest for me just yet, though I think i'll watch the entire series just the same. Thank god most of these series are only 13 episodes a piece.
Infinite Stratos - Another harem-ish anime that attempts to make mech combat a sport of some sort. Seems like the game Custom Robo combined with a little bit of fanservice (fanservice content for now has been kept to a minimum, let's hope it stays that way). If it's gonna turn out like IGPX (which sucked after the first half), then it's gonna be a downer overall. I'm a sucker for mechs though so I guess i'll be watching this as well.
Oniichan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne - First off, holy crap that's a long name for an anime. Second, incest plus a heaping helping of fanservice, not sure if this is my cup of tea or not. I was pretty much watching the second episode in a constant state of facepalming. Just the same I picked up the anime thinking it was interesting for some reason, guess i'll watch a little more to keep on evaluating it, but from the looks of things, it's not looking all that great........facepalm.
Beelzebub - Looks pretty good from what i've seen (the ova I saw may as well have been episode 1, in fact i'm pretty sure it probably was something along those lines). May be one of the better series that I think I'll be watching this season. As for the mini-zoro comments, I think that may just be a design coincidence unless he starts picking up 3 swords, then we got a mirror image there. No indication of that happening anytime soon though. I get the feeling that this series will become a new super-series with multiple seasons.
i actually just finished up the last season of stuff, kuragehime was good, dunno if there might be a second season or not though based on the ending there probably will be. Panty and Stocking....holy crap did they fit in every possible plot twist in the universe in the course of the last 10 minutes, i think they did, i did not expect that ending at all. Looks like there will be continuing seasons of a lot of the stuff from last season.
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