The General Anime Thread...

[MHPALA]

I played this OST track while reading this page lol



Reminded me too much of the Byarlant custom raping all of those prototype Zeon Jaburo suits.

 

[Loliblade ver2]

Actually, I can remember feeling the same way when I was 15, so no worries! Take it more like this: as amazing as you think you are right now, and as much as you can't imagine getting any cooler or how anybody else can be much smarter than you are, in 5 years, you'll be times 2 what you are now. Hard to imagine, I know, but that's the nature of growth. You always think you know it all, but there's always so much more to experience. And the worst is when you're actually intelligent, because when you compare yourself with your peers, you're at the top, so it's harder to imagine going much higher, but believe me, it's out there. Until you hit your mid 20's. Then there's not much further to go. More just developing the subtleties from then on, sophistication and experience, but not brilliance.

I'm well aware that I haven't hit my mental and physical peak. There's always room for growth and this has become very clear to me in the past few months. I just don't appreciate it when someone throws "maturity" into ANYTHING. It's not the best way to state your reasoning as to why you liked it and is demeaning to others that didn't appreciate it as much as you.

 

[TheCorvette]

Speaking of Akira, look at what the cheapest you can own it is, $5. But it's on the long-dead UMD video format.Guess I should sometime get that to see that film finally.
http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/8EmN3m6sYmfzQjh-yd/browse/item/67011/4/0/0

 

[Terronium-12]

I love the way the custom looks. Like something straight out of Sentinel.

 

[jeffgoddin]

I just don't appreciate it when someone throws "maturity" into ANYTHING. It's not the best way to state your reasoning as to why you liked it and is demeaning to others that didn't appreciate it as much as you.

Hmm. Maturity. What did I mean by that? Was it not a good term to use? I'm old, relatively, at 36, so am I being ageist?

I guess that was sort of aggressive, to basically say anybody who doesn't think the original movie is great is either stupid or immature. Okay, I take it back. I loved it, and if you do, too, great, we may have something to talk about, but if not, oh well, but doesn't mean you're dumb or undeveloped. Yeah, that was pretentious of me, sorry.

 

[TheCorvette]

And now time for me to watch more Clannad. According to MAL, I haven't watched it since the 17th, so that's nearly 2 weeks. Damn I'm slow with Clannad.6 episodes since I started on the 10th.

 

[MHPALA]

Love the two songs that Mika Kobayashi did the vocals for in Unicorn. 👍 Wish I had knowledgeable vocabulary in my memory cells to call out every word stored register to show how her work is epic. (comparing my brain to a computer)

 

[DK]

SO.
TEMPTED.
TO.
PHOTOSHOP.
FUU.
IN THERE.

Don't you dare...or else you'll find yourself underneath an RUF with a German licence plate reading "EVA 02".

*4-eyes pic dump*

I thought you didn't want us to look at Fuu.

Don't take it to heart Loli, we'll be 18 soon enough. For me, I'll be 18 finally in the Summer.

Same here.

OA-HHHNNNGGG-DY:

Bunny Yoko is best Yoko.
"I'll show her..." *reveals bunny outfit*
*nosebleed*

 

[driftking18594]

Asuka Planet > Yoko Planet > every other planet > Steins;Gate?

This man speaks the truth.

 

[Sephy]

It's painful too, because it's obvious that it's trying uber-hard with that sad/emotional tune that plays almost every other scene... which would be very effective, if it were used more sparingly and the scenes during which it played were equally emotional.

That isn't even the stuff anyone is talking about. It comes much later.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu that isn't the right Fuu, DAMNIT

All the extensions of GitS are cool, watchable. But for me, the original movie, watching it when it first came out, as one of my first anime experiences, is just epic. And to this day it's my standard. Evangelion came close, but not quite. There have been great shows in other genres, but as far as psychological, philosophical, Blade Runner-esqe anime goes, I've still never seen anything better. If any of you out there haven't yet seen it, and aren't totally shallow moe types, go give it a good, quiet watch (by yourself, no distractions), then watch it again. Major Kusanagi, OMG. Looking at you two, Yay and Cano.

I haven't seen that movie in so long lol. I've been wanting to watch it again, plus all the other stuff that's out.

Until you hit your mid 20's. Then there's not much further to go.

On a side note, this forum is loading super slow...


OADA:

 

[uMadson?]

@OADA: A mere screencap.... but the test suit...

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:3

 

[C-ZETA]

As a note, due to the current slowness of the forum, this was probably meant to come out from the other end at 12:47 pm, not the time of this post.

On a side note, this forum is loading super slow...


OADA:

Help Desk says all. Or gtplanet.org.

Sweet OADA though :3

 

[uMadson?]

... and I thought it was my net that was lagging all along.

 

[AOS-]

Forget everything you know about Kirino...and I mean everything.
Make room for Hoshii Miki!

 

[AOS-]

Dat double post lag....

Lust (FMA)

 

[Lain]

That isn't even the stuff anyone is talking about. It comes much later.

I figured that much... otherwise you guys would be saying Clannad's as great as After Story.

I'm hoping I'll be pleasantly surprised, but frankly I don't think a great ending can justify praising an otherwise lame show as being great. At that point, a show is just barely recommendable... and only because of the great ending. A truly great show is a show that's great throughout. Or at least good throughout, with a spectacular ending.

I'm not saying that After Story is lame up until the ending, as I'm nowhere near far enough into it to make that judgement. It's not even entirely lame currently... the humor's quite a bit better than in the original. It's just the emotional aspect of their mundane drama stuffs isn't affecting me like the show apparently thinks it should.

Dat double post lag....

Lust (FMA)

 

[AOS-]

How far have you gotten again?

 

[Lain]

29%.

 

[AOS-]

Ah You're almost there

 

[dice1998]

Forget everything you know about Kirino...and I mean everything.
Make room for Hoshii Miki!

Makes me wish i was Producer-san =3

 

[AOS-]

Aya Hirano and ClairS kill in j-pop... because they don't use annoyingly high-pitched voices.

 

[Loliblade ver2]

Dat double post lag....

Lust (FMA)

always livin' up to her name.

 

[Lain]

Ah You're almost there

You're right.

Just watched episode 8... now that's more like it. 👍

 

[Loliblade ver2]

The dramatic fight scenes in CLANNAD After Story were awesome.

 

[Dravonic]

Forget everything you know about Kirino...and I mean everything.
Make room for Hoshii Miki!

She looks even more spoiled Well, Kirino is not spoiled but she sure looks spoiled.

I don't know... Kirino was kinda surprising, as in she's more than she looks. That's the only reason I liked her.

dramatic fight scenes

Lolwut? I've yet to watch After Story but that can't be right.

 

[Loliblade ver2]

There's two if I recall correctly.

 

[Dravonic]

I thought you were joking :3

I don't remember anything like that in Clannad, except for slapstick comedy of course.

Oh, wait... don't you mean heated arguments/verbal fights by any chance? xD

 

[Loliblade ver2]

That's why After Story is so much better.

 

[Sephy]

I figured that much... otherwise you guys would be saying Clannad's as great as After Story.

I'm hoping I'll be pleasantly surprised, but frankly I don't think a great ending can justify praising an otherwise lame show as being great. At that point, a show is just barely recommendable... and only because of the great ending. A truly great show is a show that's great throughout. Or at least good throughout, with a spectacular ending.

CLANNAD isn't the best but it's still a good show regardless of the After Story tear jerker stuff.

 

[AOS-]

Oi, Jimmy James. You saw Tomoyo After, right?