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The Anime/Manga Thread
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Saturos	Jan 16 2016, 11:17 PM Post #10221
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	Shinsekai Yori is great, just finished ep 5. Definitely impressed with how things are going, the questions it's been raising, and the worldbuilding. A few things driven by Stupid Kids Doing Stupid Things, but within reason/not enough to break my suspension of disbelief. also S E K K O B O Y S, SEKKOU



Zeige	Jan 17 2016, 07:04 AM Post #10222
Posts: 133 Group: Jupiter Clan Member #846 Joined: June 28, 2011 Gender: Zeige Country: Goma True Name: Not Zeige Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHfCgGG2E7U	I've been deep in Jojo hell for the past six months. After watching the anime (which covers the first three parts), I jumped straight into the manga and am currently making my way through Part 8. The series definitely has some of the most creative powers and out-of-the-box thinking when it comes to its fights, but I kind of wish that the stories told weren't... bland in comparison. Then again, I watched Jojo right after Hunter X Hunter, so I guess it left me wanting a biiit more than what Jojo is offering.



Saturos	Jan 17 2016, 07:06 AM Post #10223
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	watched Stand Alone Complex ep 2 Way better than the first, the little "standalone"/episodic engagement with religious issues and tech was nice also tachikoma are cute as [radio edit] holy shit



King in the North	Jan 17 2016, 08:19 AM Post #10224
Posts: 2,642 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #1,237 Joined: September 17, 2014 True Name: Kitten	I will never wake up next to Kusanagi why live



Saturos	Jan 17 2016, 09:59 PM Post #10225
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	The show does seem keen to push Kusanagi's "assets," which is kind of eye-rolly, but I can live with it. That moment looks sweet though, I'm looking forward to seeing what the context is It's probably just a normal "waking up" though



Seoulbowz	Jan 17 2016, 10:40 PM Post #10226
Supergeil Posts: 19,233 Group: Sol Clan Member #54 Joined: May 28, 2006 Blog: Edeka Country: #79# True Name: Friedrich Liechtenstein Theme Song: https://youtu.be/jxVcgDMBU94	That looks like the Motoko from the movie universe though.



Saturos	Jan 17 2016, 11:18 PM Post #10227
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	oh Then I probably did see it and just forgot



Dracobolt	Jan 18 2016, 06:44 AM Post #10228
Incorrigible Posts: 72,032 Group: Kid Squid Member #25 Joined: September 11, 2005 Gender: Female Blog: Creative Contemplation and Random Rumination Country: #226# True Name: Braco the Magnificent Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMhvS8oGXQU	Symphogear fans: http://nekekur.tumblr.com/symphogear



King in the North	Jan 18 2016, 10:10 AM Post #10229
Posts: 2,642 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #1,237 Joined: September 17, 2014 True Name: Kitten	Saturos Jan 17 2016, 11:18 PM oh Then I probably did see it and just forgot Yeah it's from the opening of the first Gits movie WATCH OUT ANIME BOOBS WORSE THAN ISIS [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u77XdL8_B4[/youtube] Looking forward to Scarlet Johansson doing this Kenji Kawai too good [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z64HCi2rQkE[/youtube]



simplechild	Jan 18 2016, 12:18 PM Post #10230
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	Saturos Jan 17 2016, 09:59 PM The show does seem keen to push Kusanagi's "assets," which is kind of eye-rolly, but I can live with it. That moment looks sweet though, I'm looking forward to seeing what the context is It's probably just a normal "waking up" though From what I remember, those asset shots eventually phase out and she gets a less revealing outfit later.



King in the North	Jan 18 2016, 01:12 PM Post #10231
Posts: 2,642 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #1,237 Joined: September 17, 2014 True Name: Kitten	simplechild Jan 18 2016, 12:18 PM Saturos Jan 17 2016, 09:59 PM The show does seem keen to push Kusanagi's "assets," which is kind of eye-rolly, but I can live with it. That moment looks sweet though, I'm looking forward to seeing what the context is It's probably just a normal "waking up" though From what I remember, those asset shots eventually phase out and she gets a less revealing outfit later. Well sure, she does wear other outfits than the swimsuit one but other than this (which might not even be from STC, but from the sequel series 2nd Gig) there's really nothing I can remember being blatant fan service or even comical sex jokes or anything like that. Wouldn't really say they "focus" on her body at all. She just...have a voluptuous body. That she even choose herself if we're gonna get into the whole cyborg thing. Nakedness and sex is the last thing she's embarrassed about.



simplechild	Jan 18 2016, 02:31 PM Post #10232
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	That's specifically from episode 2 of SAC. There's another shot from the front with her boobs pressed against the surface while she's riding the tachikoma. I think those are the only two instances in the entire series, or at least these ones are the most egregious of them. Yeah, episodes 2 and 3 gave me a very wrong idea of what this show was going to be like.



Saturos	Jan 18 2016, 05:33 PM Post #10233
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	simplechild Jan 18 2016, 02:31 PM That's specifically from episode 2 of SAC. There's another shot from the front with her boobs pressed against the surface while she's riding the tachikoma. I think those are the only two instances in the entire series, or at least these ones are the most egregious of them. Yeah, episodes 2 and 3 gave me a very wrong idea of what this show was going to be like. Okay, those were the two shots that I was like [eyerolling intensifies], so I'm glad they're exceptions.



Seoulbowz	Jan 19 2016, 02:05 PM Post #10234
Supergeil Posts: 19,233 Group: Sol Clan Member #54 Joined: May 28, 2006 Blog: Edeka Country: #79# True Name: Friedrich Liechtenstein Theme Song: https://youtu.be/jxVcgDMBU94	Today I learned Humanity Has Declined is actually about our beloved mods here at the Temple of Kraden.



Jackal	Jan 19 2016, 02:21 PM Post #10235
Come and Take It - Temple Tsundere Posts: 8,106 Group: Jupiter Clan Member #201 Joined: June 11, 2007 Gender: Male Blog: The Pharaoh's Tomb Country: #226# True Name: Jackal	I'm not sure what else you expected with a title like that, solbowz



Gnarlymaple	Jan 19 2016, 06:05 PM Post #10236
Posts: 1,449 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #1,330 Joined: October 20, 2015 Gender: Male Country: #0#	Saturos Jan 16 2016, 11:17 PM Shinsekai Yori is great, just finished ep 5. Definitely impressed with how things are going, the questions it's been raising, and the worldbuilding. A few things driven by Stupid Kids Doing Stupid Things, but within reason/not enough to break my suspension of disbelief. Oh hey, finally an anime I'm familiar with! Glad you're enjoying it, it's hard to peg it as one of my favorites but I think it's just because it's so different from others that I've watched. Don't know what else I can say without being spoilery, so I'll just sit back and wait for you and Silvy to speak more on your experiences with it. Think I did like it a lot of the two reasons things you specify: world building and questions it raises. It was actually one of the last anime I watched, I think...back in May. :(



Saturos	Jan 22 2016, 06:20 AM Post #10237
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	^___^ aww yeah, ep 4 of Stand Alone Complex and the Laughing Man stuff hits, glorious



Seoulbowz	Jan 23 2016, 12:15 AM Post #10238
Supergeil Posts: 19,233 Group: Sol Clan Member #54 Joined: May 28, 2006 Blog: Edeka Country: #79# True Name: Friedrich Liechtenstein Theme Song: https://youtu.be/jxVcgDMBU94	S-E-K-K-O B-O-Y-S SEKKO Mars is so tsundere.



Saturos	Jan 23 2016, 12:29 AM Post #10239
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	I am so impressed with Shinsekai Yori so far. It's getting to the point where I'm getting anxious about them screwing it up, because I'll be a lot more disappointed and buttmad than I would have been otherwise. Only a third of the way through, so there's so much ways for it to go wrong. x_x ep 8 I'm glad we're finally out of the queerrat plotline - it was good, and it established a lot of things, and built some good things without it being a catastrophically dangerous threat/leaving time for things to build up. I'm also reaaaally liking Saki as a protagonist. She has an excellent combination of traits that drive the plot and complexities to make her interesting. She's a bit of a rulebreaker and an independent thinker (what she did in the past, the copycat, but also restoring the Canti and so on), but also cautious enough to be the voice of reason to Satoru and some of the others. And after puberty, the episode: we also see Saki caught between her longing and also a bit of spite. Enough to be sympathetic, but also enough of a jerk (as teenagers are) to not just be miss perfect. Her spying on Shun and Satoru, then running to redhead girl (who, as we know the whole time, will ultimately be responsible for the death of thousands) for comfort - and then, in a displacement of her jealousy over Shun, taunting Mamoru over his longing for redhead girl. On that note, I also really like how this episode represents teenage sexuality. It's not particularly voyeuristic, and a lot of the light colouration and soft shading kind of emphasizes the innocence/curiosity of it. My reaction was not "oh damn that's hot" but "awwww that's adorable" or thinking "sasuga teenagers." I also like how "love" through the bonobo thing is set up as an alternative to war, but also as a coping mechanism that Saki herself resists. Even as she's drawn to it, her rebellious streak hates feeling manipulated ("We are not monkeys"), but her self-awareness also makes it so that she can't fully enjoy relationships without being aware of the escapism of it (if we assume that the later quote of it by the show in this episode comes up because Saki thought of it) I also like the inclusion of homosexual relationships/bisexual characters, but I'm a bit skeptical of it - I know they can sometimes be regarded in Japanese culture generally as a teenage experimentation thing that they're expected to outgrow, so I'm curious to see how the show will develop that. I like how Shun's angst over breaking up with Satoru affected his Cantus enough to set off alarm bells in a routine visit and basically get him/vanished. Also Shun turning his egg into a monster/fiend is hoooo >implications But yeah, strong cast, great world, animation and music are fantastic, please don't screw this up also the acid trip at the part of ep 6 had me lol'ing this coupled with Madoka and so on is going to convince me that giving kids in puberty magic is a Bad Idea



Lemubaby	Jan 23 2016, 01:03 AM Post #10240
(_(_( ・ω・) Posts: 9,256 Group: Venus Clan Member #671 Joined: August 3, 2010 Gender: I sit when I pee Country: #0# Theme Song: https://tinyurl.com/mgenbj6	King in the North Jan 17 2016, 08:19 AM I will never wake up next to Kusanagi why live h-have you never heard of body pillows theres a practical approach to any dream if youre enough of an absolute [radio edit]er

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