Fall 2012/Winter 2012-2013

[Aeni]

Re: Fall 2012/Winter 2012-2013

I stay away from sports anime. It's just not my thing.

Psycho Pass is awesome ... really is filling in that "Ghost in the Shell" void. It's like a good old fashion cop show ... the ones I used to watch as a kid.

[Zempten]

Re: Fall 2012/Winter 2012-2013

Wow, I don't know why but I'm really getting into these sports anime. First it was Kuroko no Basket and now Giant Killing. Anyone else know of something similiar?

[Zempten]

Re: Fall 2012/Winter 2012-2013

Yea, I guess you have a point. Meanwhile . .Initial D 5 stage O.O wow . . .. its been so long

[Aeni]

Re: Fall 2012/Winter 2012-2013

Well, it wasn't the darkness from Shin Sekai Yori but some of the animations we're a bit . .weird? like what was up with that creepy smile that saki had when she was running away and Satoru picked her up?

Remember, they've been re-educated and "sterilized" from birth. I think the key points in the scenes are showing you that they are slowly returning to their "humanity". Saki had those internal monologues about "regressing" after what they've learned from that "librarian".

Another endearing series: Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo.

[Zempten]

Re: Fall 2012/Winter 2012-2013

Well, it wasn't the darkness from Shin Sekai Yori but some of the animations we're a bit . .weird? like what was up with that creepy smile that saki had when she was running away and Satoru picked her up?

[Aeni]

Re: Fall 2012/Winter 2012-2013

Anyone following Shinsekai Yori? Around episode 4 everything feels so . .. . different

Actually, I already anticipated that this was going to be something dark, something macabre, something really, really deeply disturbing. Reminds me of "Another", a series by Kyoto Animation, that kind of went over and beyond what horror anime tend to be. The message seems to be, TL;DR, don't mess with life and play a God, cause you're going to screw things up. As someone once said in a movie, I'm paraphasing, "you were so focused on if you could do it that you didn't stop to ask yourself if you should do it".

As for AnoHana, it was depressing, but really well done. Not something you could watch repeatedly, though, unless you're into that sort of thing. It was especially poignant for me as this was during the time my father-in-law was hospitalized due to an illness and passed away a few weeks later, leaving my wife besides herself in heavy grief.

Psycho Pass has gotten quite dark and disturbing as well. Although I already knew that to be the case from the first episode

K has slowed down quite a bit and the exposition has been slow and at times painful. The focus seems to be quite heavy on character relationships and at times it leaves the story as a "minor" backdrop. I hope they can keep their eyes on the prize or else they will end up with a "potentially good but an utter failure" on their hands.

Robotics;Notes has renewed my interests in robotics. Dabbled a bit back in college while concurrently taking those EE courses.

[Zempten]

Re: Fall 2012/Winter 2012-2013

Anyone following Shinsekai Yori? Around episode 4 everything feels so . .. . different

[Raydeus]

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Yep, already watched it. I liked it.

Although it kinda reminded me of my only anime weakness, Air. To this day I haven't been able to watch that series again, even the theme song is enough to get me all tear eyed. orz


Edit > ...

Correction, even thinking about the theme song is enough to get me tear eyed...

[Zempten]

Re: Fall 2012/Winter 2012-2013

I feel like Robotic's Notes is getting a bit more interesting with the small reveal of some back story ^ ^

I know this is off topic, but has anyone checked out Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (I think some abbreviated as AnoHana)? Its kinda of an old series though, I think it was released in 2011 but a friend recommended to me and I think it deserves a bit more attention. I totally missed it in 2011 ^ ^

[Aeni]

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His light novels weren't deep or heavy ... just that it made you think. Stuff that I don't usually think about on a day-to-day basis, but does give me pause if someone else brings it up.

Not like other light novels, like Infinite Stratos, which was all about titilating innuendos and cliched harem-esque packaged for prebuscent boys.

[Raydeus]

Re: Fall 2012/Winter 2012-2013

From what I've seen that happens in most light novel to Anime transitions, since they can't go Captain Tsubasa on all the stuff going through everyone's minds or the super long scene establishing narrative. Either way I'm pretty happy about the series so far.

I may pick up the novel(s) eventually, but for now I'll just complain about the wait. orz

[Aeni]

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I don't about the manga but the anime hasn't lost steam probably since episode 2 for me. /waitonemoreweek

Light novel, not manga, which is what I was expressing concern over (SAO was never a manga to begin with). Even if someone was skilled, like Peter Jackson, there's only so much content you could lift from a published work and turn it into a media production (e.g., LOTR) This is A-1 Pictures, so I'm confident they will be able to do as much as possible, but there were parts in there that already deviated from canon. The sole emphasis has been on the entertainment portion of the series but they certainly left out too much of the cerebral part of what the writer was trying to convey.

[Raydeus]

Re: Fall 2012/Winter 2012-2013

Wait, I almost forgot to post my weekly whine about having to wait another week to watch SAO. orz

I don't about the manga but the anime hasn't lost steam probably since episode 2 for me. /waitonemoreweek

[Aeni]

Re: Fall 2012/Winter 2012-2013

Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai! episode 4 had me laughing hard till my sides split. I especially liked how it almost started off cliched and then they threw a curveball down the gullet. I feel sorry for the protaganist.

[Zempten]

Re: Fall 2012/Winter 2012-2013

i agree with alot of what you've said. I'm also watching Jormungand: Perfect Order which the last episode has really gotten me hooked. Season 1 just felt like a huge build up to Season 2. lol I LOVE Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai!. It's freaking hilarious. I feel so stupid as a kid too when i look back lol.