Jesus you people are outdated. Good thing I go to MAL For my anime talks. I mean not bad convos...4 years ago.
How the hell did I not realize FMAB had a movie attached to it? Jesus, I feel so dumb lol
Also, KLK today!
Also, just started Bleach, on episode 46 now.
How the hell did I not realize FMAB had a movie attached to it? Jesus, I feel so dumb lol
Also, KLK today!
Also, just started Bleach, on episode 46 now.
What's that Reich all about? Looks like Code Geass in space from here
Anime is Legend of Galactic Heroes.
About 118 episodes of awesome.
Politicks, subterfuge and lots of space battles. Also tons and TONS of characters. So many they always have their name shown first time they appear on the screen.
^ I can't like it twice.
Jesus you people are outdated. Good thing I go to MAL For my anime talks. I mean not bad convos...4 years ago.
Guest_simfamUP_*
Anime is Legend of Galactic Heroes.
About 118 episodes of awesome.
Politicks, subterfuge and lots of space battles. Also tons and TONS of characters. So many they always have their name shown first time they appear on the screen.
You are lying.
That sounds too good to be true.
Guest_simfamUP_*
Right, now I can do this justice with my mind right.
Also, I cannot understand how come you didn't see Paranoia Agent to be of magical psychological themes from the first ep onwards. The excuses' and idols' theme rings throughout the OP and the very first episode.
Clannad had not-so-realistic themes to it. Similar to magical realism. Basically my favorite genre. Just behind "pretentious" symbolism with something provoking to the extent of "odd", "strange", "creepy" and "dreamlike". Expanding on everyday *and* fantasy with *ideas* tucked in with emotions (whether of nightmarish or afterlife-freedom-love stuff).
For the first paragraph, I think I was mislead. The psychological aspect was evident from the start, but the supernatural? Not so much. Yes, it was 'mystical' I suppose, and that was more to do with the old bloke (or grand master, which ever you prefer) but then again, after seeing so many animes pull of a Dickens (and by that I mean linking everything together) I had faith that in the end, there would be some logic behind it.
The thing is, that PA mislead me, or, I mislead myself into believing it to be a mystery. The psychology behind the supernatural entity was fascinating, and the forces that drove it were coherent with its origins, but it's when things get so out of control, and when so many questions are needed, is when its effect of disbelief completely collapses under its own absurdity.
Take Clannad, for example, from the start we knew that there was some sort of 'other dimension.' We didn't know if it was real or not, but then, as the series progressed, we began to grasp its significance. We might have not understood it, but we knew that within the setting it was real. (Though to be fair, the whole another world thing was handled poorly.)
But then we have PA, and by the end, things started getting mixed up. We had psychological and supernatural elements intertwined, and making the distinction was tough until by its finale, you just HAVE to accept that the manifestation was real for all to see.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed how they used symbolism for almost everything. How the bat represented the detective's sword in his own illusion; how the chief ended up 'escaping' into his own utopia; and how the makeup on Maria's face represented her disorder.
Yet, it's when two people share in the same utopia, that you begin to question the mechanics behind this illusion; it's when this old man SOMEHOW is linked with everything but is so vague that you would probably be forced to watch it a second time to fully grasp his importance. It's when a giant monster, who previously targeted the emotionally cornered, is now destroying the entire world, you begin to wonder how the hell it ended up there.
Perhaps I myself just failed to understand the entire thing. In that case, please explain and enlighten me. It'll be a lesson I won't forget. But as of now, those are my thoughts on the matter.
Anime is Legend of Galactic Heroes.
About 118 episodes of awesome.
Politicks, subterfuge and lots of space battles. Also tons and TONS of characters. So many they always have their name shown first time they appear on the screen.
Sounds like the original Mobile Suit gundam minus the mecha.
o-o The Principality of Zeon is an autocratic space state after all.
A heads-up for those of you here that like manga as well as anime: The light novel "all you need is kill" is being converted into manga form.
If the manga conversion ends up being as good as the novel it'll be well worth tracking down, it's kinda like ground-hog day meets super contra.
According to the wiki it's also being adapted into a Hollywood smuckbuster called "Edge of Tomorrow".
http://en.wikipedia....ou_Need_Is_Kill
The Hollywood version looks like it'll suck more quad than Krogan gonorrhoea, having tom cruise on the poster is never a good sign...
Oh well,hopefully it'll at least garner some free publicity for the good version.
@sim
A good post if I may say so!
You should really check out Satoshi Kon's other works at some later time (when you're just in it for the info, in case you don't like his directing otherwise). Then you'll understand he was all about dreams and paranoia. I'd recommend Paprika. Sort of a spiritual predecessor of PA.
As to Clannad, well, yeah I do think the magical part was an afterthought, so I maybe should have brougth a better example.
But now I really do understand your perspective better. I hope you weren't at least disgusted by the show (that sometimes happens in anime).
Guest_simfamUP_*
@sim
A good post if I may say so!
You should really check out Satoshi Kon's other works at some later time (when you're just in it for the info, in case you don't like his directing otherwise). Then you'll understand he was all about dreams and paranoia. I'd recommend Paprika. Sort of a spiritual predecessor of PA.
As to Clannad, well, yeah I do think the magical part was an afterthought, so I maybe should have brougth a better example.
But now I really do understand your perspective better. I hope you weren't at least disgusted by the show (that sometimes happens in anime).
No I wasn't. To be honest, I was more disappointed than anything else.
Perhaps my initial reaction was a little edgy, but I think in hindsight I really enjoyed it until the conclusion of it all. The dialogue was great, the arcs of the early victims were very well written and the whole legend was done very well.
And thanks for taking my post as neutral. I realised I never added any smilies, and I end up coming out as a right dick when I don't :-)
Smilies, I feel, are important here. Especially when you're trying to come out as friendly, hehe xD
P,S Paprika is bookmarked. I think someone said it was Inception on steroids or something 
Just watched the 7 minute short film Dareka no Manazashi by Makoto Shinkai and I'm impressed. It had a good story (for a short) and was absolutely gorgeous.
Can anyone tell me if Kotonoha no Kiwa is worth watching for anything other then the amazing looking animation?
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No I wasn't. To be honest, I was more disappointed than anything else.
Perhaps my initial reaction was a little edgy, but I think in hindsight I really enjoyed it until the conclusion of it all. The dialogue was great, the arcs of the early victims were very well written and the whole legend was done very well.
And thanks for taking my post as neutral. I realised I never added any smilies, and I end up coming out as a right ****** when I don't :-)
Smilies, I feel, are important here. Especially when you're trying to come out as friendly, hehe xD
P,S Paprika is bookmarked. I think someone said it was Inception on steroids or something
No, Inception is the watered down version of Paprika.
Guest_simfamUP_*
No, Inception is the watered down version of Paprika.
Exactly what I said ;-)
Paprika is Inception but on steroids heheh
And about NHK...
Oh god...
He's started an MMO game.
Well bye bye progress.
Exactly what I said ;-)
Paprika is Inception but on steroids heheh
And about NHK...
Oh god...
He's started an MMO game.
Well bye bye progress.
The ending to that arc was priceless.
God damn it crunchyroll.. Gets me all excited to see Kill La Kill when I get home and then I find out its delayed? lame 
Guest_The Mad Hanar_*
True on both points, Sim. lol
Though Paprika did come before Inception. Dat's all I meant mayne.
Guest_simfamUP_*
True on both points, Sim. lol
Though Paprika did come before Inception. Dat's all I meant mayne.
Fair enough! :-) forgot about that actually xD
And oh...
PLOT TWIST!
HAHAHAHHAHA The utter ****** deserved that xD that was freaking hilarious ^.^
Sato won't soon be forgetting that lesson.
And the new Kill La Kill is finally up on CR W00T!
Guest_simfamUP_*
It's a good thing that Kill La Kill will probably be finished by the time I'm done with all these anime shows. I mean, I only have like 36043968 to go, right?
P.S
Btw, is there a gif of Akio from Clannad going "SCREW YOU ASS****!!" During the baseball match from Afterstory? That must have been one of his best moments but I can't find it anywhere.
I have not seen any gif like that unfortunately Sim, and I have looked for Akio gifs before, but I wouldnt be surprised if its floating around somewhere out there.
Kill La Kill is the type of anime that if you attempted to explain it to someone who didn't watch anime, they would think you were completely nuts. Its such good over the top fun and the pacing is insane.
Kill La Kill episode 20 spoilers below
Also Chu2 episode 8 spoilers well we're at it
T__T Seeing the Zeon remnants cut down to a man fighting the feddies in OVA 4 always makes me chokes up.
Servants, Soldiers and men of a Nation two decades dead, fighting a war of revenge and rebirth and dying for it. The mission was in effect three things: Acting as a Distraction, Signal fire of war and suicide mission.
Sieg Zeon!
Kill la kill confuses me now
Kill la kill confuses me now
Spoiler
Your questioning Kill La Kill logic this late into the series? We should be passed this point by now.
Retour en haut
I guess their abilities will be reversed as well?
