Spring 2013 Anime Season Thread

[Ker]

BlazBlue Alter Memory(Fall Season)
Studio:TeamKG/Hoods Entertainment(Qwaser of Stigmata)
Teaser Trailer(5:26:10 mark and No Animation Footage):

http://www.twitch.tv/kurushii/b/405384670?t=326m9s

[Gulkeeva]

taokaka and makoto...!!!!11 (hope they are there)

[Elcura]

Kinda wondered why they didn't do this earlier. Interested, but only if the art/animation is good, otherwise paaaass.

[Insanecyclone]

Qwaser studio huh? Tao and litchi are going to have some nice jiggles.

[Zilong]

glorious underboobs

[6souls]

BlazBlue Alter Memory(Fall Season)
Studio:TeamKG/Hoods Entertainment(Qwaser of Stigmata)
Teaser Trailer(5:26:10 mark and No Animation Footage):

http://www.twitch.tv/kurushii/b/405384670?t=326m9s

http://blazblue-am.jp/

Cast: Ragna, Noel, Jin, Rachel, Hazama, Taokaka, Litchi, Tager, Tsubaki, Kokonoe, and Makoto

Google Translate of the story appears to be the same as in the video games.

A.D.2199 Dec
一年の締め括り、街は新年への期待で活気づいていた。
そんな最中をSS級の統制機構反逆者にして史上最高額の賞金首、「ラグナ＝ザ＝ブラッドエッジ」が第十三階層都市「カグツチ」に出現したという情報が走り抜ける。

対象「ラグナ＝ザ＝ブラッドエッジ」は別名「死神」と称され、その行動目的は統制機構の壊滅といわれている。
対象に懸けられた高額な賞金や彼の所有する絶対無比の力を持つ魔道書を狙い、様々な者達がここ第十三階層都市「カグツチ」に集結する。

Conclusion of one year, the city was booming in expectation of New Year.
Information bounty of all-time high amount, "Laguna = the = Brad edge" that emerged thirteenth level city "Kagutsuchi" by the control mechanism of rebel SS such a class is run through the middle.

Target "Laguna = the = Brad edge" is referred to as another name "Death", it is said that the action purpose and destruction of control mechanism.
Aim the mage written with the power of absolute matchless own or his expensive prize that has been applied to the target, who our various concentrate thirteenth hierarchy city here "Kagutsuchi".

[Deathbringer]

Makoto for 4th wall breaker pls.

[Weltall]

What are the best anime this season? I am downloading the Attack on Titan one right now.

Thanks!

[Elcura]

Apart from Attack on Titan, I think Hataraku Maou-sama is the next best show this season (so far, it's still early). I also personally like Mushibugyo, Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san and Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. The latter I wasn't really expecting a lot based on the setting and first few episodes, but I ended up really liking these. The last two are comedy/slice of life, but Mushibugyo is just typical shonen with nice art and animation.

Kakumeiki Valvrave is interesting but it's hard to tell whether it's worth watching. So far it isn't great but they haven't explored the darker areas yet and unlike Suisei no Gargantia there's no PLOT. Suisei no Gargantia has PLOT and a great start, but the longer it continues the less impressed I am.

So far my only solid recommendation apart from Titan is Hataraku Maou-sama. It's too early to tell for anything else.

[popsiclestix]

Susei no Gargantia seems like it could be good, but the pacing is a bit off. It is like Maou to Yuusha. It's drawn well. The story is good. But the directing and pacing is just drawn out and badly formulated.

Attack on Titan will probably go down as one of the best anime of the year I think. Reading ahead in the manga, the source material doesn't disappoint, however, I think it might catch up at the rate it is going and if it is to be a 25 episode run.

Hataraku Maou should of have stuck with the "Fish out of water" rather than going back to the fantasy elements from the other world. Maybe a live-action version could be a funny television series.

Chihayafuru 2 is just as good. I think it still is great at making an otherwise boring game enjoyable with art and directing.


Muromi is great. Really wish they were longer!!!

Date A Live is terrible.

Oreno Imouto... is decent. The beginning of this season focused on a lot of supporting characters and Kirino, while I think most fans like watching Kuroneko. Its watchable but if you didn't like the first season, then don't bother to watch this.

Red Data Girl sucks. Bad pacing, confusing story, characters whom I can't discern who is who and 7 episodes in, I still don't even know what is going on.

To Aru no Kagaku is great. But man I am confused on where we are at in the general canon of the Toaru universe.

Photo Kano is like a little Ichigo 100% but a bit more like Amagami. Its ok for the genre.

[SamanosukeShiva]

What are the best anime this season? I am downloading the Attack on Titan one right now.

Thanks!

chihayafuru

[Vaspinne]

chihayafuru

This times a trillion! Albeit, it's from last season too and if you're gonna watch this season's Chihayafuru, you should also watch the first season from a couple years back to get the entire back story. But god damn, is it an amazing anime

[Ker]

What are the best anime this season? I am downloading the Attack on Titan one right now.

Thanks!

Little Witch Academia(One episode)
From Panty and Stocking Staff. They take full advantage of the strengths of traditional animation and the short is full of wonderful props and gags that fit the setting. The story is harmless fun with simple but believable characters.

http://i.minus.com/ibrkt2x1W1KFpk.gif
^
Warners Brothers homage.

Wolf Children (Movie)

I'm a big fan of Hosoda's work and he really hit it out of the park with this one. Just gorgeous Movie. One of the most important pieces to the success of Wolf Childern though is the attention to detail and the relationships. A great deal of care and thought is clearly put into rendering the emotional scenes and it shows all over. Its effect on the way the movie look is probably the biggest thing, from the way characters and objects attached to them move to the minute density of the world is really impressive. This carries over pretty well into the way everything. There is an appropriate massiveness instilled in the way certain things sound that really helps establish the setting. It's one of those anime you can't even say much about, because the only way you can put it into words is "Well, that was excellent."

[Weltall]

This times a trillion! Albeit, it's from last season too and if you're gonna watch this season's Chihayafuru, you should also watch the first season from a couple years back to get the entire back story. But god damn, is it an amazing anime

Thanks, I will download this tonight.

[xopher]

Little Witch Academia(One episode)
From Panty and Stocking Staff. They take full advantage of the strengths of traditional animation and the short is full of wonderful props and gags that fit the setting. The story is harmless fun with simple but believable characters.

http://i.minus.com/ibrkt2x1W1KFpk.gif
^
Warners Brothers homage.

Wolf Children (Movie)

I'm a big fan of Hosoda's work and he really hit it out of the park with this one. Just gorgeous Movie. One of the most important pieces to the success of Wolf Childern though is the attention to detail and the relationships. A great deal of care and thought is clearly put into rendering the emotional scenes and it shows all over. Its effect on the way the movie look is probably the biggest thing, from the way characters and objects attached to them move to the minute density of the world is really impressive. This carries over pretty well into the way everything. There is an appropriate massiveness instilled in the way certain things sound that really helps establish the setting. It's one of those anime you can't even say much about, because the only way you can put it into words is "Well, that was excellent."

Everything this guy said. Both LWA and Wolf Children were amazing.

[xElipsis]

Was there not a new Nyaruko episode this week?

[Weltall]

I will check out Wolf's Chicken as well, thanks!

[Vaspinne]

I will check out Wolf's Chicken as well, thanks!

Wolf Children, lol. And prepare to go on an emotional rollercoaster, it's very good.

[Weltall]

Oops...rofl. I was talking about chicken for lunch out loud at the time XD

[Correction]

Oops...rofl. I was talking about chicken for lunch out loud at the time XD

Southerners...