Board 8 > Anime & Manga Discussion Topic 168: swordz9 watches YGO

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pyresword posted...

Is this Colorful the movie or the TV show because my understanding is they are very different things. (I've only seen the movie and thought it was decent.)

The TV show
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I read Kimi ni shika Kikoenai. This was great. Had an awesome premise, and was pretty emotional. I think the twist at the end was a little too out of nowhere and predictable, but it wasn't really a major part of the story anyway. Nice read.
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http://www.rightstufanime.com/0-79-April-Fools-Adult-Blind-Box-Joke-Bargain-Item

Anyone want to take a chance for $0.79?

There's a regular one for $0.79, but it's probably just stupid stuff.

http://www.rightstufanime.com/April-Fools-Blind-Box-Bargain-Item
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oh yeah, some animes I watched

Haikyuu S2 and S3: S2 was quite good. Definitely the best season. I really appreciated how much time they spent off the court developing the characters, and the actual matches were good too. Plus nice music. S3 was not quite as good, since it was all just one game, without much off-court stuff. Plus the game wasn't really better than the best S2 games...

Saga of Tanya the Evil slowed down a bit around episodes 8 or 9, but the rest of it was excellent. Tanya's battle with God never ceased to be awesome, and her plans were always super entertaining too. The animation was some of the best in the shows I watched this season, the the character design for Viktoriya was...odd. I guess the main flaw of the show might be the relatively weak characters, but for the most part that doesn't matter since the focus is basically 99% on Tanya, who is a fantastic character. Her and Satania were a great one-two punch for the season. <3
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No more Tanya

Sad times are coming
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Saiki Kusuo no Psinan/The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. finished. This show was frequently hilarious. Had to stop watching it a few times because I was laughing so hard I got a headache. It's usually not quite on that level, but it's always good. Quite possibly the funniest show from last year? Up there with Bakuon anyway, and sadly better than Gabriel Dropout ended up being. Kinda a shame most of the people around here seemed to ignore it. I think the key to it being so funny (other than good writing and jokes) is how fast the pace is. They adapt like five manga chapters per episode. It's awesome.
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Just started reading Saiki myself, definitely one of the most enjoyable gag manga I've read in a long time.

I think it's owed to the fact that it's humor is derived from a lot of everyday experiences, never overextending into too ridiculous territory.
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It also likes to make fun of the ridiculous territory of other mangas and anime series.
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You aren't helping your pacing issues with an 8 minute recap, Academia.
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voltch posted...

It also likes to make fun of the ridiculous territory of other mangas and anime series.

A lot of things do that, I think what makes it unique is the overall dedication to the theme that everything has its upsides and downsides without being preachy. It's one of the "smartest" comedies I've seen.
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I think what helped Saiki compared to something like Gabriel Dropout, is that the extra episodes gave it time to round out the cast. It has a nice collection of characters they can use for specific gags, having a decent amount, means the jokes don't get tired too quickly since you can just rotate around.

A bit like how Conan rotates mystery types with its gigantic cast
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LapisLazuli posted...

You aren't helping your pacing issues with an 8 minute recap, Academia.

well this time they're doing 25 episodes or so I hear so they got plenty of time!
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Wait, really?
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Titan day is back.

Just watched the new episode. Now this may have come a couple of years too late and the hype may have died down, but I was immediately hooked back in. The ending of the episode was so fucked up. I loved it.
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LapisLazuli posted...

Wait, really?

https://twitter.com/WTK/status/848146563251699713
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KommunistKoala posted...

LapisLazuli posted...

Wait, really?

https://twitter.com/WTK/status/848146563251699713

Hm, so knowing they aren't going to force the tournament arc into 12 episodes, there are two drastically different points in the manga they could end at depending on how fast they go.

Either way, it means I finally get to see my creepy girl and her creepy fucking smile.
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And in contrast to that, Titan is only 12 episodes?
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I have finished making my new custom MAL layout
https://myanimelist.net/animelist/NowItsAngeTime?status=7&tag=
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Didn't realize the new season started already. I gotta do write-ups! Also need to watch Titan S2 at least

Titan certainly isn't holding anything back.
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LapisLazuli posted...

And in contrast to that, Titan is only 12 episodes?

Several years and we are only getting 12? :(

Finally finished Masamune-kun's Revenge.

Overall I think this was a solid show. As I said before I don't really agree with the sentiment that the ending was bad. The latter half in general was worse than the beginning half, so I do agree there was a quality drop, but I'd still it was about average by the end. While I won't be recommending this years down the road or anything like that, I did have quite a bit of fun watching the show at least.
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If Titan packs as much content into its 12 eps as this latest one did, I'm not gonna complain!
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KokoroAkechi posted...

The second season of the show was like already confirmed before the first season even began iirc. Like I think it was one of those they were doing both anyways but just not back to back.

I don't even know why you're so upset. It's not like I gave the show a 9 or something or a 7. I gave it a 5 with is average. Is it a good show? No. Is it original? No. But it has good fights, good animation, a great soundtrack, and pretty fun side characters. I actually think the big mistake the show did was that I think it wants you to think it's trying to be serious in places when I personally think the show would have been better as a fun battle harem type anime which was where it was at its best.

if you want to see bad shows watch something like Galilei Donna or Tokyo ESP. Or if you want something even worse watch like Devil Survivor 2 The Animation, Big Order, or If Her Flag Breaks. If those are not bad enough I mean I guess there's like Red Data Girl, Colorful, and Mars of Destruction? I don't know, like very few shows get worse than that.

i wasn't RAWRRAGINGMAD or anything but i still think it's upsetting that something so painfully and offensively generic is considered merely "average" by a lot of people and plays a part in lowering the standard for the medium.

Moreover, that you brought up that you gave it the same score as Rakudai Kishi/Chivalry is what really stood out as the "offensive" part when Rakudai is so much better because at least it tries to do things even a fractionally different whereas Asterisk just serves up genericness on a platter and expects the audience to give it a pass because "hey this is all STANDARD in anime". even when both follow the same bare plot lines, Rakudai has details that sets it apart. again, at least a little.

watching Kemono Friends ep. 1

definitely not for me. lol


when do the penguins first appear? i want to check out an episode they're in.


never mind. i'll at least check out ep. 2

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/04/03-1/attack-on-titan-creator-welcomes-animes-return-in-true-memelord-style

That's just funny!
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this season continues to look totally uninspiring

why did people say winter was the weak one again?
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But this season is heavier on shonen!
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Barely any of the anticipated shows have aired yet....
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th3l3fty posted...

why did people say winter was the weak one again?

because winter was fully of sequels to crappy shows like rakugo and konosuba...
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Lol Mac
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Hmmmm

Dragon Maid somehow managed to end on a relatively weak note 'oops'

It was pretty much exactly the expected kind of ending though.

Okay so now that I've finished Dragon Maid, I'm gonna do the rankings and write-ups for Winter before I pop Persona 5 in. A few things to note, Little Witch Academia will be ranked for Spring when it finishes. Also March Comes in Like a Lion finished this season, so this is where it'll be ranked. And finally, Zestiria isn't finished since the final episode won't be until the end of April, but I doubt it'll change my rankings either way.

7. Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Arc
Alright, I'm gonna stop getting excited about theses shounens from years ago that are finally getting sequels. DGM was lame, and this was honestly way worse. Maybe it's due to the fact that I'm older and my tastes changed and whatnot, but I feel like it's mostly to do with the shitty pacing. Like, this entire season was just so damn slow. Felt like everything could be done in less than half the episodes we received. I was so out of it by the end that I probably won't partake in any further sequels. What a disappointment.

6. Masamune's Revenge
What a shame! Masamune started out pretty solid. It was a typical romcom setup with more realistic implications (That being the fact that sexual attraction is the primary cause of many romantic pursuits. Not the actual way in which the story is written). Because of that, you get a really vain and unlikeable dude going after a really vain and unlikeable girl, and it felt pretty unique in it's own way. Of course, it just couldn't help itself and immediately falls prey to many of the formulaic tropes that persist in the genre once the 'other girl' shows up. My interest in the show basically dropped off a fucking cliff once we got into the final story arc, where the main girl is set to be engaged to a different dude because that hasn't been overabused by every shitty romcom. I did like the final episode however. It was funny. The ending is great too because it literally trolls you to your face for expecting any sort of progression from this show.

5. Tales of Zestiria the X Season 2
I don't wanna call this one bad, so much as it is not what I was lead to believe. The first season was a pretty faithful adaptation, on top of having some really amazing fight scenes. The story in Zestiria isn't anything to write home about, but it was just so fun to watch! This season changes the story up from the game, focusing more on the two main females, Rose and Alicia. Issue is, they're fucking boring. The action scenes sort of get shoved to the back as well. You get a cool one every now and then, but it spends most of it's time with character interaction. Worst thing about this is how much they snubbed Edna and Lailah. They were the two best characters in the game, and they merely serve as plot devices here. One of the game's best aspects was how much fun the Seraphim were, and that as a whole is pretty much lost in this anime.
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4. March Comes in Like a Lion
Another show that started off solid, sputter out around the final fourth of its run. The main appeal to March was that it felt like a pretty relateable character study. Rei was a pretty lonely, depressed guy who had issues coping with such a situation. He played shogi as a profession, but it wasn't a part of what made him who he was. Shogi could be replaced with literally anything else, and we could still relate to the guy, and the stress he feels when trying to be better at his job and make a living off of it. There was also a really good SoL setting with the three sisters Rei would have dinner with. You got to see their lives and problems through Rei's eyes, and it was really nice. Then the show unfortunately becomes more focused on shogi. But it's not bad at first! You get to see these random characters who Rei will face, and learn about their own issues. They're much older and have way more to lose from their failure, so Rei goes through his own inner struggles when it comes to fighting them fairly. It's really nice character building, as Rei continues to grow. Then it just becomes a fucking shogi show. It is about shogi. Rei has big monologues about shogi. Everything on screen is about shogi. God it was so disappointing to see it reduced to this. Maybe the next season will bring back the SoL stuff. That'd be really nice.

3. Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
Surprise of the season! Pretty big gap after March. I was pretty ready to drop this after episode 1, but I didn't find it offensively bad, so I figured I'd keep going. Not sure why I didn't drop it at episode 2, since i didn't like that either. Anyway, episode 3 introduced some neat supporting characters, so that gave me enough reason to continue. After that, I liked pretty much every episode! I always have trouble writing about straight comedies, so I'll just leave it at the fact that, even after disliking basically every character at the beginning, they all grow on you. It's a very fun, loveable cast with excellent chemistry.

2. KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 2
Sequel to KonoSuba. Not much to say. Great show. Highly recommended.

1. Scum's Wish
So I imagine a lot of people aren't gonna like this show and how it ended. Hell, I've seen some pretty absurd responses like comparing it to School Days, which is, like, what? I wish I could really say why I thought this was so great without spoiling the ending, but that's basically the reason I put it at #1 and rated it a 9, rather than putting it at 3 and rating it a 7. All the themes and messages it pushes are poignant and beautifully composed, and it really makes the overall show feel so much nicer. It's uncomfortable to watch at times, yeah. But it's not attempting to be a feel-good romance where everything goes the main character's way eventually. I guess all I'm saying is that something isn't bad just because it makes you feel bad or because it doesn't match your head cannon. I basically realized how annoying many viewers' opinions are with Orange last year, and Scum's Wish is only furthering that annoyance. Anyway, watch Scum's Wish. It's really fucking good.

The cinematography is really bad though...
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Also gotta give a big shoutout to TexasZea, as I only watched Scum's Wish because he told me the manga was pretty good.
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tazzyboyishere posted...

Anyway, watch Scum's Wish. It's really fucking good.

wake up sheeple
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Kobayashi's Maid Dragon beated. 9/10
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Halfway through Nagi no Asukara. what a feels trip
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halfway through that show i too thought it was great.
then the second half hit.
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Yeah, second half makes it a 10/10
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I wasn't really into the show much at any point

I think I dropped it around episode 20 or something
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Nagi Yanagi greatness.

And angry loli is the best.
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nagi yanagi welp sign me up
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1st half of Nagi no Asukara was 10/10. 2nd half was...okay I guess?
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I remember the show being pretty bad. Think it has been a while since I've seen a good PA Works show

Tari Tari best PA Works show tbh. I really wish that one wasn't seemingly forgotten compared to other PA Works shows.
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pyresword posted...

Tari Tari best PA Works show tbh. I really wish that one wasn't seemingly forgotten compared to other PA Works shows.

https://i2.wp.com/www.bitcultures.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/danganronpa-2-goodbye-despair-ps-vita-consent-nyanblog.jpg
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I loved tari tari!
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Yeah I remember from when I was saying that I watched it that it seemed more popular here than basically anywhere else.
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I still say Hanasaku Iroha is my favorite from P.A. Works.

I guess I could see how Sakura Quest is like.
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