Re: The Big List of Anime
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:55 pm
BANZAI! ThanTheGiftedMonkey wrote:I have stated on this forum many times already that 08th MS Team is one of the best damn animes evar!
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Re: The Big List of Anime
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:52 am
well i just finished Shikabane Hime for my zombie anime of the week thing. while i love the animation and character design, i did find the story inconsistent at times and wasteful and there is lack of substance in character development. my biggest problem is the ending. one of the worst ending i seen. what anime left you hanging? i wanted to watch macross frontier but after finishing basqaush awhile back which has a bad ending too, they mention it was like that too. should i watch it anyway? damn studio with good animations has lack of stories. jeez.
Re: The Big List of Anime
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:15 am
How was the ending like? I didnt watch the anime, but i do read the manga, so i am curious.b0mb3r wrote:well i just finished Shikabane Hime for my zombie anime of the week thing. while i love the animation and character design, i did find the story inconsistent at times and wasteful and there is lack of substance in character development. my biggest problem is the ending. one of the worst ending i seen. what anime left you hanging? i wanted to watch macross frontier but after finishing basqaush awhile back which has a bad ending too, they mention it was like that too. should i watch it anyway? damn studio with good animations has lack of stories. jeez.
Re: The Big List of Anime
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:57 am
ShadowZeroHeart wrote:How was the ending like? I didnt watch the anime, but i do read the manga, so i am curious.b0mb3r wrote:well i just finished Shikabane Hime for my zombie anime of the week thing. while i love the animation and character design, i did find the story inconsistent at times and wasteful and there is lack of substance in character development. my biggest problem is the ending. one of the worst ending i seen. what anime left you hanging? i wanted to watch macross frontier but after finishing basqaush awhile back which has a bad ending too, they mention it was like that too. should i watch it anyway? damn studio with good animations has lack of stories. jeez.
Spoiler! :
Re: The Big List of Anime
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:08 pm
Sorry? I dont quite get you...
WHAT KINDA ENDING IS THAT!?!?
WHAT KINDA ENDING IS THAT!?!?
Re: The Big List of Anime
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:23 pm
Let me RepeatShadowZeroHeart wrote:Sorry? I dont quite get you...
WHAT KINDA ENDING IS THAT!?!?
Spoiler! :
Re: The Big List of Anime
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:45 pm
b0mb3r wrote:Let me RepeatShadowZeroHeart wrote:Sorry? I dont quite get you...
WHAT KINDA ENDING IS THAT!?!?
Spoiler! :
which anime? Macross Frontier?
All I remember of that ending, was the epic music!
Re: The Big List of Anime
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:49 pm
Apparently, it's Shikabane Hime
Re: The Big List of Anime
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:53 pm
Seriously, a three year old would know a better ending than that... Even if its not a "happily ever after", AT LEAST LET IT END PROPERLY!!
Re: The Big List of Anime
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:06 am
... I still can't get it till now.ShadowZeroHeart wrote:Seriously, a three year old would know a better ending than that... Even if its not a "happily ever after", AT LEAST LET IT END PROPERLY!!
... What studio did this?
Re: The Big List of Anime
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:54 am
Gainax
Re: The Big List of Anime
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:58 pm
ben1234 wrote:Gainax
typical.....
Re: The Big List of Anime
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:29 pm
Really? If I didn't know any better, I'd say GONZO and their horrible, horrible record with endings had secretly produced the thing
Or it could be Bee Train, pulling off a prototype to the epic fail ending in Phantom Requiem
Or it could be Bee Train, pulling off a prototype to the epic fail ending in Phantom Requiem
Re: The Big List of Anime
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:17 pm
Forgot if I did this one, but whatever
And before you ask: Yes, it's a Gainax
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai)
Genres: action, (overused) comedy, (wasted) drama, romance, science fiction. (unneeded) ecchi
Rating: 6/10
Summary: High school student Takeru Takemoto works part time as a (motor)bike courier. During one of his deliveries, he saw a mysterious light passing him and fell into a forest. What he had found was a beautiful girl coming out from a glowing cocoon, calling herself "Hikari." While Takeru was quite embarrassed because of Hikari's nudity, a strange monster suddenly showed up and immediately attacked the two. Both Takeru and Hikari demonstrated the power of their other selves before Takeru had a clue of what's going on.
Thoughts: KonoMimi is probably one of the best cases of when a show's producer can't decide to pick between comedy and drama. To put it simply, it's like taking Love Hina and combing it with Saikano. In theory, this combination might work with the right staff and studio, but it'll turn a mid-low budget series into oil and water - it just won't mix. Truthfully, the story is very interesting and the idea is there: The search for something beautiful in an ugly world. Yet the series fails to just focus on the drama aspect, which is a shame. As aforementioned, in place of the ignored drama is comedy and ecchi. But the problem with comedy and ecchi is that it takes away much needed character development and is unable to lead into the darker plotline of the climax. Unfortunately, KonoMimi ended up as a show with lots of hidden potential. But with that said, you know a show is an epic fail when the only selling point is the story.
Note 1: I DID NOT hate KonoMimi and I am not sorry I watched through it
Note 2: The symbolism with the red butterflies was done very well
Note 3: The ending was nice and bittersweet, and it makes you hope all the character will be happy one day
Random note: Sharin no Kuni is epic and is finally translated!
And before you ask: Yes, it's a Gainax
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai)
Genres: action, (overused) comedy, (wasted) drama, romance, science fiction. (unneeded) ecchi
Rating: 6/10
Summary: High school student Takeru Takemoto works part time as a (motor)bike courier. During one of his deliveries, he saw a mysterious light passing him and fell into a forest. What he had found was a beautiful girl coming out from a glowing cocoon, calling herself "Hikari." While Takeru was quite embarrassed because of Hikari's nudity, a strange monster suddenly showed up and immediately attacked the two. Both Takeru and Hikari demonstrated the power of their other selves before Takeru had a clue of what's going on.
Thoughts: KonoMimi is probably one of the best cases of when a show's producer can't decide to pick between comedy and drama. To put it simply, it's like taking Love Hina and combing it with Saikano. In theory, this combination might work with the right staff and studio, but it'll turn a mid-low budget series into oil and water - it just won't mix. Truthfully, the story is very interesting and the idea is there: The search for something beautiful in an ugly world. Yet the series fails to just focus on the drama aspect, which is a shame. As aforementioned, in place of the ignored drama is comedy and ecchi. But the problem with comedy and ecchi is that it takes away much needed character development and is unable to lead into the darker plotline of the climax. Unfortunately, KonoMimi ended up as a show with lots of hidden potential. But with that said, you know a show is an epic fail when the only selling point is the story.
Note 1: I DID NOT hate KonoMimi and I am not sorry I watched through it
Note 2: The symbolism with the red butterflies was done very well
Note 3: The ending was nice and bittersweet, and it makes you hope all the character will be happy one day
Random note: Sharin no Kuni is epic and is finally translated!
Re: The Big List of Anime
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:11 pm
Eve no Jikan
Genres: SciFi, Androids, Daily Life
Rating: Epic/10
Torrent
Directed by Yoshiura Yasuhiro, who also worked on Pale Cocoon
Summary: In the not too distant future androids have come into common usage. Taking the androids for granted, humans treat them as if they were common everyday tools, while on the other hand, some people empathize with androids due to their human-like appearance (save for a digital ring floating above their heads). This has become a social problem and these people are frowned upon as a result. Rikuo, one who has taken androids for granted for his entire life, one day discovers that Sammy, his home android, has been acting strangely and finds a strange phrase recorded in her activity log. He, along with his friend Masaki, traces Sammy's footsteps and come upon an unusual cafe. This cafe's main rule is to not discriminate between humans and androids.
Thoughts: Eve no Jikan is easily one of the best OVAs of the year, and possibly a shoe-in for best Sci-Fi of the year. Each episode, while short, delivers a compelling experience to the viewer and by the end, will leave you wanting for more. You'll find yourself attached to the people in the cafe, despite their real identities as human or robot.
TO
Genres: Action, SciFi, Seinen
Rating: Fail/10
Summary: From the creators of Vexille 2077 comes a adaption of the sci-fi manga 2001 nights. This OVA adapts two of the short stories from the manga.
Thoughts: Terrible writing. Terrible pacing. Terrible director. Pretty spaceships
Genres: SciFi, Androids, Daily Life
Rating: Epic/10
Torrent
Directed by Yoshiura Yasuhiro, who also worked on Pale Cocoon
Summary: In the not too distant future androids have come into common usage. Taking the androids for granted, humans treat them as if they were common everyday tools, while on the other hand, some people empathize with androids due to their human-like appearance (save for a digital ring floating above their heads). This has become a social problem and these people are frowned upon as a result. Rikuo, one who has taken androids for granted for his entire life, one day discovers that Sammy, his home android, has been acting strangely and finds a strange phrase recorded in her activity log. He, along with his friend Masaki, traces Sammy's footsteps and come upon an unusual cafe. This cafe's main rule is to not discriminate between humans and androids.
Thoughts: Eve no Jikan is easily one of the best OVAs of the year, and possibly a shoe-in for best Sci-Fi of the year. Each episode, while short, delivers a compelling experience to the viewer and by the end, will leave you wanting for more. You'll find yourself attached to the people in the cafe, despite their real identities as human or robot.
TO
Genres: Action, SciFi, Seinen
Rating: Fail/10
Summary: From the creators of Vexille 2077 comes a adaption of the sci-fi manga 2001 nights. This OVA adapts two of the short stories from the manga.
Thoughts: Terrible writing. Terrible pacing. Terrible director. Pretty spaceships