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bailey1985
Vampire Ninja
New Game ep 4
Twin Star Exorcists ep 16
Sweetness & Lighting ep 4
The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi ep 4
Hitorinoshita The Outcast ep 3
Twin Star Exorcists ep 16
Sweetness & Lighting ep 4
The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi ep 4
Hitorinoshita The Outcast ep 3
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
Okami San and Her Seven Companions-Episodes 5-8
thedoctor2016
Mushi-shi
High Speed!- I kinda LOVED IT
Gemsy-chan
Shrine Maiden
Eps 1-3 of Tales of Zestiria the X...i like how the episode previews are like the skits from the game.
MrLaserSharkKH
Stand User
HK: Forbidden Superhero
Excel Saga: Episodes 1-4
Excel Saga: Episodes 1-4
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
Okami San and Her Seven Companions-Episodes 9-12 (Complete)
Truly a show that started as it meant to go on; a solid 7/10 as I predicted. Whilst the animation was super good, and the characters were pretty decent and likable enough, I can't help but feel the story is massively unfinished, both in terms of the romance and the villain, suffering "read the source for the full ending" syndrome that unfortunately plague many adaptations. It also got weirdly dark in some places, even going so far as to imply Ryoko got raped (unless I'm misinterpreting) which felt really jarring and out of place with the fairly whimsical and light hearted nature of the rest of the show. Enjoyable none the less.
Truly a show that started as it meant to go on; a solid 7/10 as I predicted. Whilst the animation was super good, and the characters were pretty decent and likable enough, I can't help but feel the story is massively unfinished, both in terms of the romance and the villain, suffering "read the source for the full ending" syndrome that unfortunately plague many adaptations. It also got weirdly dark in some places, even going so far as to imply Ryoko got raped (unless I'm misinterpreting) which felt really jarring and out of place with the fairly whimsical and light hearted nature of the rest of the show. Enjoyable none the less.
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bailey1985
Vampire Ninja
Mob 100 ep 4
Servamp ep 4
Servamp ep 4
DragonBlaze67
Combat Butler
Full Metal Panic! eps 1-3
BanzaiJedi
Pokémon Master
Amaama to Inazuma ep 4.
Mobile Suit Gundam ep 3-4.
Orange ep 4. Typical school melodrama so far. I'm still waiting for it to get interesting.
The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance s2 ep 4. It's amazing to think this is halfway done already.
Mobile Suit Gundam ep 3-4.
Orange ep 4. Typical school melodrama so far. I'm still waiting for it to get interesting.
The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance s2 ep 4. It's amazing to think this is halfway done already.
DragonBlaze67
Combat Butler
Full Metal Panic! eps 4-8
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
Berserk (2016)-Episode 5
Kind of a slow one this week. I wouldn't have minded if it was like episode 4 and had some character development and the like, but nothing really happened here. Oh well, I'm sure it will pick up again once Guts arrives at his destination.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable-Episode 18
One thing I'm really liking about Part 4 over Part 3 is that not every episode is a fight or a battle. Sure, Part 3 had episodes like The Sun or the Darby episodes where there wasn't any fighting, per say, but there was still a conflict. In Part 4, I'm really enjoying episodes such as this one, or the chef one, or the baby one, where there isn't really any conflict. It sounds weird to say in a franchise that is based around action, but I think it's interesting to explore stands that don't really have a combat purpose.
A Certain Magical Index-Episodes 1 and 2
Seems pretty enjoyable so far. Index herself is incredibly cute. It's still quite early so I'm not sure exactly where the story is going, but so far so good!
Kind of a slow one this week. I wouldn't have minded if it was like episode 4 and had some character development and the like, but nothing really happened here. Oh well, I'm sure it will pick up again once Guts arrives at his destination.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable-Episode 18
One thing I'm really liking about Part 4 over Part 3 is that not every episode is a fight or a battle. Sure, Part 3 had episodes like The Sun or the Darby episodes where there wasn't any fighting, per say, but there was still a conflict. In Part 4, I'm really enjoying episodes such as this one, or the chef one, or the baby one, where there isn't really any conflict. It sounds weird to say in a franchise that is based around action, but I think it's interesting to explore stands that don't really have a combat purpose.
A Certain Magical Index-Episodes 1 and 2
Seems pretty enjoyable so far. Index herself is incredibly cute. It's still quite early so I'm not sure exactly where the story is going, but so far so good!
IncendiaryLemon said:
This is exactly what fans of the manga have been saying for years...
qaiz
Pokémon Master
Revolutionary Girl Utena - Episode 6 - 9 (out of 39)
I just got done watching the next four episodes of Revolutionary Girl Utena and the series has yet to falter. Episode 6 was a highly entertaining watch that centered on what is growing to become a favorite character of mine, Nanami. The first frame reacquaints me with the play like nature of this series, the camera is focused on an empty alleyway as Nanami fades into view, entering the stage and walking towards the camera with the light from the lamppost being the only source of lighting in this otherwise dark setting like a spotlight on a stage, directing our attention towards our star of the episode. It’s a motif that exists throughout this series but one that feels even stronger here in this episode. Each scene begins with an establishing shot and the framing eloquently introduces each character. The episode is chock-full of medium close up shots which allows for the exuberant facial expressions to take center stage, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t get to gawk at some of the nice backgrounds throughout the 24 min episode either. Some interesting camera angles and tonnes of flower imagery continue to find their way in this series with some nice uses of color and silhouettes peppered throughout. It’s a pretty silly episode that I really enjoyed, the ending sequence was pretty hilarious and out of left field. My love for Nanami continues.
I just got done watching the next four episodes of Revolutionary Girl Utena and the series has yet to falter. Episode 6 was a highly entertaining watch that centered on what is growing to become a favorite character of mine, Nanami. The first frame reacquaints me with the play like nature of this series, the camera is focused on an empty alleyway as Nanami fades into view, entering the stage and walking towards the camera with the light from the lamppost being the only source of lighting in this otherwise dark setting like a spotlight on a stage, directing our attention towards our star of the episode. It’s a motif that exists throughout this series but one that feels even stronger here in this episode. Each scene begins with an establishing shot and the framing eloquently introduces each character. The episode is chock-full of medium close up shots which allows for the exuberant facial expressions to take center stage, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t get to gawk at some of the nice backgrounds throughout the 24 min episode either. Some interesting camera angles and tonnes of flower imagery continue to find their way in this series with some nice uses of color and silhouettes peppered throughout. It’s a pretty silly episode that I really enjoyed, the ending sequence was pretty hilarious and out of left field. My love for Nanami continues.
Episode 7 is a more thoughtful episode, moving the plot forward and developing the characters and their relationships with one another further. It focuses on a character that we haven’t really seen much of, the illusive Juri. A fencer, she wears an epee mask to protect herself but maybe that mask serves another purpose. Juri seems to inhabit multiple personalities and hides her feelings, and with the switch of a mask she goes from soft and delicate to sharp and powerful. This feeling is embodied and perpetuated through the pacing of the episode itself thanks to the fantastic music direction. Soothing tracks and quiet moments snap and turn violent at a drop of a pin which mimics Juri’s snap personality. Speaking of which, I haven’t really talked about the soundtrack for Utena but it’s phenomenal. The episode is very condensed with information both spoken and visual interspersed in each and every frame. It’s a fantastic episode, one that demonstrates the writers’ abilities to depict meaningful relationships between the cast with ease. With tonnes of strong moments including a weighty dual, it’s a standout episode among standouts. Fantastic storytelling and characterization.
Episode 8 was just hilarious, straight up, unadulterated hilarity. I never would have expected Utena to be a show that nailed comedy and yet it does. A lot of the gags are just straight up silly and this combined with the facial expressions and music kills me time and time again. The plot: Anthy cooks a curry so hot and spicy it creates an explosion that for some reason makes Anthy and Utena switch bodies. Nanami is blamed due to her switching the normal curry mix with a special super-spicy Indian curry as a means to sabotage her cooking out of spite not knowing what would happen. To get the two to return to their normal bodies Nanami sets off to India in order to acquire some more of that Indian curry, only to be met with a rampaging elephant in the most bizarre of scenarios. It’s so dumb on paper and even dumber on screen and it was incredible. The ending made me spit all over my screen. Needless to say, I loved this episode. Nanami is the queen of the noblewoman laugh, she was born to Ohohoho.
The next episode was a more serious push at developing the story. I really appreciate the tick-tock nature of this series; serious episodes are book-ended with comedic ones as a means to create a smoother viewing experience to not overbear the audience with info dumps. Episode 9 featured some fantastic shot composition and uses of shadows, shadows that depict the gulfs forming between each character as they grow further apart, clawing for their own eternal thing. It also works as a means to depict just how shrouded in secrecy these characters are. Not everybody is who they seem to be. All in all it’s a very interesting episode with lots of backstory, religious undertones and tonnes of cool and stylish imagery.
Plenty of episodes left, but needless to say I'm enjoying this show a whole lot and as early as it is, it could become an all time favorite.
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
qaiz said:
Jesus, those eyes are awful, bordering on terrifying. No idea who thought those were a good idea...