Anime Thread. [Prob not 56k safe]

[Man0warr]

And I don't know about anyone else but that stupid robot builidng crap just really pisses me off. At this point I've been just skipping ahead two minutes. Nothing relevant has been shown about what the robot and the girl have to do with the actual story-line and it's been introduced not in season 2 but was also in season 1. Waste of two minutes spent on more interesting things honestly.

Pay attention, the robot = Tomoya and girl = Ushio. How people can watch a show like this and fail to grasp anything is beyong me - what are you watching for? Shipping?

[Rivero]

Pay attention, the robot = Tomoya and girl = Ushio. How people can watch a show like this and fail to grasp anything is beyong me - what are you watching for? Shipping?

Well shit, for one thing if you didn't see the movie normally you'd have no clue Nagisa gets pregnant with Ushio until just a few episodes back. That still doesn't cut out of all Season 1 and the early episodes of 2. And to be honest I just find it to be ridiculous annoying hearing all that stuff. They don't need to put another "version" of what they feel, I'd rather them do so using the actual show.

On top of the sheer fact you only see them for what, two minutes an episode? I don't even remember if they make an appearance each episode or not.

Getting back to your subject I hardly believe I can't enjoy the show just because I haven't really paid attention to the robot/girl "crap".

[Ratatapa]

The thing i think they decided to do it like that, so we dont have 2 suffer 2-3 full episode of robot/girl crap. They kinda tried to make them pass at the same time

[Man0warr]

The robot/girl stuff actually would take place near the end of the series, timeline wise - its important, but they probably don't want to fill up full episodes of it. If you skipped through them all you will have a hard time with the ending because of that.

[Elcura]

One thing I liked about Clannad 17 is that for the first time since the show started, the ED has actually felt natural. I hate how the show can be so depressing and emotional then the ED pops up and completely throws me out of my mood. But the way the last scene transitioned into the ED was awesome. Also, Ushio is adorable.

[octopus]

Randomly, I just finished watching Nana and it was pretty awesome. I don't usually watch/read shoujo/jousei stuff but Nana kept me hooked. I'm pretty sure the manga follows on from the anime, but around what volume?

Don't know how I missed this message. I don't have your answer as I don't read the manga, but yeah, I can't wait until Nana manga ends so they'll make the continuation anime...

And, yes, Ushio is adorable! I loved her in the visual novel and she is just as cute in the anime.

[Elcura]

Ah, I don't think I could watch Nana week by week, back to back was awesome, so if they made a continuation it would take a while to watch it. However, it feels weird to leave Nana at that point, since it was getting soooo good. Well, I'll probably read the manga when I get the chance.

Now all that's left in the week is 00, though I'm not sure whether I should look forward to it so much, as I'm not sure where they're taking it.

[Akiyama]

I personally thought it was a good episode of 00 this week. A lot of character development.

[Quixotic]

Its another setup episode for 00 this week, was alright. I LOL'd at the end though:

Spoiler: show

Before he launches Lyle tells Anew that he loves her over the radio and everyone hears, and Lasse says something along the lines of "it looks like he sniped her"

And of course, the most hilarious part was at the end with everyone naming their "loved one."

"Louise"
"Saji"
"Mother"
"Taisa"
"Marie"
"VEDA"
"GUNDAMU"

[Akiyama]

Its another setup episode for 00 this week, was alright. I LOL'd at the end though:

Spoiler: show

Before he launches Lyle tells Anew that he loves her over the radio and everyone hears, and Lasse says something along the lines of "it looks like he sniped her"

And of course, the most hilarious part was at the end with everyone naming their "loved one."

"Louise"
"Saji"
"Mother"
"Taisa"
"Marie"
"VEDA"
"GUNDAMU"

Spoiler: show

HAHAHA. Yes. I laughed so fucking hard at the last two. Seems like Tieria has moved past Neil and back to her first love, Veda.

Setsuna didn't hesitate at ALL when he said "Gundam" either. That was hysterical.

The part with Lyle telling Anew he loved her... that was awesome. Lasse's comment + Milena's "SUGOI DESU" in the background made the moment just too good.

I don't mind setup episodes when you get a ton of character development which I felt we did.

Spoiler: show

We had the Andrei and Louise scene where Louise wonders if she'll be able to kill Saji if she has to, just like Andrei killed his own father. Also, you could totally tell she didn't give a shit about Andrei and that hug there.. lack of response ftw. There's hope for a happy Saji/Louise ending yet! Glad to see Saji willing to stand up and fight for a loved one though instead of being a wuss. D: It's good that he's grown a backbone in the second half of the season. I'm liking his character a lot more.

We had the Lyle/Anew stuff, along with Soma popping back up and brushing Allelujah off all together. That sort of sucks. I wonder what Soma's like when she's angry in bed?

[octopus]

Haven't watched this week's 00 yet, but from what you guys described I think I'll probably like it. I actually prefer story/character development episodes than pure action/fighting anyway.

[Elcura]

Haven't watched this week's 00 yet, but from what you guys described I think I'll probably like it. I actually prefer story/character development episodes than pure action/fighting anyway.

Depends on what the build up is, if there's a lull after some good action (which 16 provided) then char development is welcomed. But having such dialogue before an anticipated fight or even worse, during a fight. My main problem is them dragging out an encounter longer than it needs to because they want to have some talky talky. It totally breaks the flow if they do that.

Unrelated, recently I've been wanting to watch something with great animation and/or fight scenes. I've been watching a lot of shows that are heavy on character development and personality, so I've been looking for something more action orientated.

Finished Mai-Otome, which was good (certainly less annoying) but lacking in the animation/action sequences and I've started watching Scrapped Princess. If I like it, I'll probably keep watching it, but I'd like to know if I should expect good animation/fights or not?

[Souj]

without reading any of the last few posts, has anyone tried the AoShen sub of gundam00? I was waiting for other sub groups Ive used before, but havnt seen any others on tosho yet.

[aers]

AoShen is bad.

inb4 bias

[Man0warr]

Here is a line from their episode 18 script:

"We have the Celestial Beings."

[The Blackrose]

AoShen is bad.

inb4 bias

Shinsen or bust for latest version, with Menclave for archiving.

[Souj]

are they just really late or did they stop getting posted on tokyo tosho? dont see anyone elses except aoshen and not sure where else to get it from atm.

[Kuya]

Aoshen? More like Aoshit. Amirita?

[The Blackrose]

are they just really late or did they stop getting posted on tokyo tosho? dont see anyone elses except aoshen and not sure where else to get it from atm.

Shinsen usually takes 1-2 days to new release. Menclave is about 4-5 episodes behind thanks to finals but they usually have the best quality, which is why I use them for archiving.

EDIT: They need to finish Macross Frontier too...

[Man0warr]

are they just really late or did they stop getting posted on tokyo tosho? dont see anyone elses except aoshen and not sure where else to get it from atm.

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