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Manix2019
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Hehe, true i nevre thought about the fact that they actually never see a dead body. hmm either they used weapons that are of such a horrific functionality , that they only delete biological life (which would be in question because of the fish on hte outside. but neuronbombs kind of do exactly that).
Next thing i think it is less adapting then it is straight up denial or a lag of knowledge. Currently im still going with the lag of knowledge, since they have been locked up to long. Next episode will probably be the moonshine, im looking forward to it, hoping i can identfy myself a bit with the situation and kinda bring myself into one of the characters. and the theme, well it is somewhat sadness, that seems enjoyable since they share it between each other. But imo i would call it and direct it more towards hopelessness. even though they do have major conflicts which arent shown to much, but if one recalls them and can replicate it to some extend on IRL, it i appears quite sad, in combination with the state of its world. It can have a major impact on how you emotionally absorb it.(wow does this section even make sense ?). *i simewhat had to cry once already... in the temple i think (and also the failed plane) that slight moment of utter darkness just showed how fagile the characters would be without the other. that shit hit me really really hard. it was almost embarising xD . though its nothign compared to "mitty".....(shit that name is already to much for me... how freaking good is that studio damn it..... well back to tears ....sh**, ill probs never get over that episode) But now to the more light hearted anime, jormungand second season...... im kinda conflicted since the anime tries hard to keep it semi-realistic, of course the sell-point of it would be that the main chars are op, but showing that in a scene where a B52-Bomber was initiated to kill 3 people .... HAHA that is almost as absurd as one punch-man. Not that i dislike that way of presenting the main gourp, but it conflicts so much with the allout theme of the anime ... at least a bit. (also i greatly apoligize for all my typos and the way i type stuff, most of the time its do to a slight intoxication, but also because i really am bad at typing stuff. So i appreciate that you actually work yourself through the posts xD. |
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Manix2019
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hmm now that i finally managed to finish it ..., its kinda anticlimactic, i like how it ends for Johan and the crew... but its a way to open ending to not think about it. I wonder what exactly would happen if something like said "Jormungand" would actually exist.
otherwise it was fun watching an anime that had a lots of cool military and operation stuff going for it. Also it's always a bonus having freaking amazing strong female military fighters in an anime. Since the anime it self kinda has a lot of freaking amazing female chars that are just straight up the cools characters in "action" anime I've seen, it was a nice change of pace. also since it might already have been obvious, since i go on about "Girls Last Trip" and " Jormungand".. do you have any other Military girl / women anime you could recommend ? I've seen stuff like, Gate, Black Lagoon, so ra no wo to etc. so something of that category :3 would be nice. (if you are interessted i would like to post my animelist here : https://myanimelist.net/animelist/ManiX207 hope dis is okay o.o= |
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DuskyPredator
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This really is not the place to ask for recommendations, but I will give a few places to push. I could go through my list to see if there is anything you might fit the bill of a military women/girls. Hmm, it looks like you have already seen my go to with GIrls und Panzer, the wonderful Youjo Senki, and Attack on Titan. Upotte maybe, it has a girls as guns thing going for it, but more of the ecchi side. Hisone and Maso-Tan flew a little under the radar as the airforce, but with dragons. HIgh School Fleet is kind of the GuP thing, but Navy instead of tanks, it has its moments. There is the Sword Art Online spinoff, Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online with a separate cast that is all around the shooter game, the cast largely being women and can be pretty military. There are also airsoft anime that can have young girls at least be enthusiasts of military stuff like Stella Jogakuin Koutou-ka C³-bu, although I see you have already seen Sabage-bu, I am really fond for that one in how it plays the seriousness while being silly in surprising ways. C3-bu is a bit more serious, and dramatic. There is the short episode anime that is literally called Military!, that is if you want it with lolis, it really isn't that bad. While I am in that corner, there was also the fairly recent UzaMaid (Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru!), to be frank it is a loli anime too, but one of the main characters is an adult woman who is ex defence force and treats her maid job with seriousness of the military (link to the ED). As silly as it sounds Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Strikers is pretty military with female characters, even if a bit more on sci-fi side, it though the third season of what mostly comes across as mostly just on the magical girl side, but the fanbase do like to make jokes about the main character pretty much being a WMD. At this point I am just trying to get you to watch stuff for the loli community. I thought that I would be able to pick out more anime that featured military women, but kind of seems harder than expected. |
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DuskyPredator
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I have been watching WATATEN!: an Angel Flew Down to Me, with just up to the 6th episode. I think that it was the best episode yet, and yet as far as the series proper, it focused the most on the university aged character, and other adults. Got to be odd in that sense that this was an episode that seemed to introduce at least 3 of the main cast that were not children. To be frank, this is probably on the edge that could be called a loli anime, at least it would probably wedge itself between Mitsuboshi Colours and last season's UzaMaid, but not quite being as predatory as UzaMaid, while the adult woman still seems to have a crush of sorts on a young girl. It has its good parts that save it from being too bad, especially with the young adult, Miyako, relationship with her sister, HInata, which is completely safe and if anything removes romanization of young kids, while still being cute.
What was good about this episode, was that I so empathised with having social anxiety, while attending university. Got a good laugh out of the three girls being unable to believe that Miyako was not a NEET and actually went to Uni. saying that from the fact of my own social issues despite studying. The sort of ironic introduction of someone her own age, Koko, has worked nicely, that is in revealing that she is a stalker of Miyako. Different from Uzamaid from the fact Miyako barely knew who she was. Especially funny how she managed to get in the house, and actually be of help. Actually, I think that the show is helped a lot by its focus on its adult character. There has been some funny parts of the show where Hinata's bragging of her socially incompetent sister had made her popular with their class, they all thinking she is amazing. Hinata even wanted to present a life sized bust as homework. In ways, it is kind of a bit like Non Non Biyori, where the actual child but older looking Hotaru has a sort of obsessive crush on the older but younger looking Komari, where it still manages to be mostly harmless. It seems to have mostly got past its creepy aspects, that it became more self aware, and had Miyako kind of get a feel of how she made Hana feel earlier, with her own person who had no idea how to interact with her. |
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louis6578
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It's been a while!
I started Rising of a Shield Hero, Tate No Yuusha, whatever you wanna call it. Best anime series of the Winter Season in my humble opinion. I've been pretty hyped about this since reading the original Light Novels and I have to say it hasn't disappointed. The protagonist is the sort that I love. The type who inspires others despite his own weakness. Anyone who can inspire people to be brave in a genuine seeming scene, while being a weak fighter on top of that, is always cool. When the one inspiring greatness is a powerhouse, it really diminishes the effect for me. Also, the political sabotage that he went through in episode one to make him thoroughly hated was tough to watch. That rape accusation was just harsh and raises a lot of cool questions that I have theories about. Clearly, the king was in on it. We find out later that the Shield Hero has always been a friend to demihumans and common people. I think this made him a threat to the nobles and slave traders, so now the nobility wants to make the shield hero as hated as possible. It made perfect sense to me. I'm surprised how many people speaking harshly of this show to push their own political agendas. It's a fantasy world ruled by a matriarchy written by a woman... I don't think it's trying to say anything about the real world, especially since Japan isn't going through any of the things that we are, gender politics speaking. I Want To Eat Your Pancreas is easily my favorite anime of 2019 so far, and if we count it as a 2018 anime, it's still in the top 3. I don't want to spoil too much, given that it's a movie and not a show so anything I say could ruin the experience, but it's not tragedy porn like Grave of the Fireflies. It's about the ups and downs of a life doomed to extinguish soon. How it grants new perspective and a sense that you should live what you've got left to the fullest. It's emotional, like Anohana. Not constant sadness, like Grave of the Fireflies or Barefoot Gen. There were no archetype characters, every action, no matter how much I disagreed with it, felt sincere rather than something to move the plot along, and it has a great sense of humor that isn't overbearing when emotion hits. Easily a 10/10 masterpiece I recommend it to everyone. On that note, it also had a great dub. That's how I watched it personally. |
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Gina Szanboti
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Maybe it should be. |
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DuskyPredator
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Figures that there is sexist crap in the industry. In terms of the relation of the story of Shield Hero, I was largely on the fence to see how it worked itself out. Making it about women would be a crappy thing to do, but the story did seem to go a way of seeming to make it about power dynamics that he was in the disadvantage. The whole slave thing was fascinating in how on paper it is horrid, and other characters with limited information had the expected result. I could have done without her spoiler[deciding to make herself a slave via a branding with that sleazy slave trader, and that our lead should have maybe worked that she have one over him too]. It kind of approaches the problems with that Ragnarok anime from last year, where a big 'hero' moment was when the main character spoiler[gave a large amount of money to a slave trader to buy a mother and daughter. Said daughter joining his harem]. There being a troubling idea of balance of power, and a misunderstanding of how solving a problem like slavery should work, not for rewarding people for forcing others into slavery. But I have also liked that he has been starting from a position of being flawed and generally powerless, where in the future he could make some good informed decisions. Maybe sleazy slave trader could have a more moral position where he uses his knowledge of exotic things that others look down on. But what does it say that last year also had How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, which felt mostly fine despite being an ecchi show where the main female characters are slaves to the main character. |
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louis6578
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I'm glad you also realize that the way Shield Hero portrays slavery isn't at all trying to make a message about male-empowerment. It's just a fact of life in this fantasy world.
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
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This is not the thread for you to keep going on about this topic. You've made your opinions on the show known. Don't drag this thread off topic by trying to start those arguments here as well. |
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Never_Know_Best
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I’ve got 8 episodes of Akage no Anne left.
I’d been an admirer of Isao Takahata for awhile now. Only Yesterday and Princess Kaguya in particular are enchanting, resonant experiences the likes of which I’ve rarely come across in anime. I rarely feel deeply about the passing of a creative I’ve never known personally, but Takahata’s I definitely felt. So, I began a quest to at least give every work of his a fair shake. I can’t recall why I chose Anne sometime last year. Maybe my foggy but pleasant memories of PBS cartoons and childhood literature obsession we’re responsible... Anyway, I’ve become surprisingly absorbed in this humble yet sprawling story. It’s... been a journey, for sure. I honestly wasn’t sure I’d be so into it. But the very first episode captivated me: I had to know more about this charming red-headed orphan with a big personality and worrying sensitivities. I was as beguiled and troubled by empathy as Matthew Cuthbert himself. I had to learn her fate; I had to know if the Cuthberts could even afford to do what they suspected was right. So, off and on, I’ve been embarking on this girl’s personal little voyage of self-discovery and tough lessons in bite-sized chunks. The characters and their stories are all incredibly believable and endearing: I saw a little of myself in just about any one the viewer becomes acquainted with. Anne’s initial struggles to be accepted in a milieu far too small for her personality were especially engaging and relatable; spoiler[as was her later admission at 15 that there is a time and place for big words and general honest expression]. It was a treat to spoiler[watch Marilla’s cold, utilitarian exterior finally soften a bit as her relationship with Anne became more genuinely maternal. I was pleasantly surprised to witness Matthew finally face his anxieties for the sake of a girl he loved as his own.] You can tell Takahata and staff put a lot of effort and technique into expressing everything Anne and co. go through to the best of their ability, even with somewhat limited means. While the animation is certainly limited; little touches like convincingly fluent body language really help to sell the inner lives of these characters. And many creative flourishes breathe life into depictions of the precocious young Anne’s vivid flights of fancy. I used to be the kind of guy who scoffed at the thought of trudging through 50 episodes of 70s tv animation when the original novel is handily available. World Masterpiece Theater seemed like something exclusively for kids of that era, and hardcore anime nerds seeking online cred. Now, I’m seriously considering Heidi and Marco marathons. This series is a real gem; we lost a master with Takahata’s passing. Likely 8.5/10 |
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Aca Vuksa
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I am watching an Pokemon Sun and Moon, Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V and Assassination Classroom.
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DuskyPredator
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Just finished How Clumsy you are, Miss Ueno. It had half length episodes, but I think managed to outpace some of the shows that had longer episodes. Was actually pretty fun to watch with some of its creativity, although maybe occasionally more ecchi than I would expect. Yet what should I have expected from a first episode that had a girl trying to convince her dense crush to drink her filtered pee while claiming it is just water, while clearly having ulterior intentions with it.
It kind of also had a status quo that it felt comfortable to do jokes from, but never go further, and things like characters and elements that were only introduced later, like last episode, that appeared predominantly in the OP. Regardless, I give a rating of Good (7/10), worth seeing. |
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DuskyPredator
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Another show finished from the season is WATATEN!: an Angel Flew Down to Me, finishing at its 12th episode. I am sure many turned off from it in its first episode, fearing that it be a dreaded loli anime. Honestly it was much more wholesome and fun than some initial reactions would say. Also had a rocking and catchy ED song; [url]=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D3tXYg6WjYHappy Happy Friends[/url].
To be honest, the last episode was a bit of a dud, most of it being the play that the principle children were doing, where interestingly a couple parts were played by the characters, but otherwise felt unrelated to the show as a whole except for name, and maybe the crush bit. The best bit was probably the class finally meeting "Mya-nee" (Miyako), with them all still believing how she is talked up by Hinata. That Miyako was clearly trying hard. The best part of the series kind of turned out to be the main character, the adult Miyako who is a bundle of anxieties and embarrassment. Her mother's part in perception of her almost NEET daughter was probably among some of the more underused elements. That she was not actually a NEET was one of the funnier jokes part way through the show, where none of the kids believe that she was going to uni, with mostly just a note that she mentioned things, and even her sister just happening to be at school while she is doing her work. Full disclosure, she was a bit of a lolicon, part of the joke was that she really wasn't anything like a paedophile that Hana thought she was, and was reclusive but not entirely stuck in her room. She actually felt really true to life for an introvert with social anxiety, hitting a bit to the close to home thing, while not exactly being too hopeless. The other characters were good too, especially the sister, Hinata, who is good natured, but also clingy and can come across as a pain, that it somehow makes her cute again in the flaws. And also Noa, who tries hard to be cute that it comes across as endearing instead of annoying or mean spirited, despite wanting to be the centre and being rather cynical in level headedness, somehow coming across as good natured. And Hana too, who worked best when her more responsible and eeked out by things could be contrasted by her weakness to sweets. It always felt ready to make fun of itself, that I think it has been an open target for memes. I think this was one of the under watched shows of the season, people getting too offended when it was actually pretty fun. I give it a rating of Good (7/10), worth seeing. |
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gomeshelen
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I just finished up Monogatari Series Second Season and I'm blown away at how great it is
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njprogfan
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Finished Season 2 of Chihayafuru. The series as a whole is now in my top 10. I still am in awe with the amount of tension and drama the series had, especially for a relatively low action card game/sport series. And on top of all the dramatic one-on-one and team matches, there's an underlining, low-key but nevertheless important love triangle. I could go on and on with how wonderfully expressive the character animation is and the GREAT music..... SO looking forward to Season 3 this fall. A 9 out of 10 easy!
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