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Stark700
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Hmm...this week's Self Life:
Loving the Amagami SS+ stuff considering this week's sequel Amagami SS+ Plus will be finishing airing. Heaven's Lost Property is also something to mention. Not a big fan of .hack unfortunately so not much to say on that part. Now, that I see Toradora!, I look back when I watched the anime last year and really considering rewatching. Well, a lot of old movies from the Old School days that I don't really recognize but anyways, not bad. Last edited by Stark700 on Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:32 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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here-and-faraway
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Thank you! That is one of the reasons why I have a difficult time with ecchi titles. I think it's funny that ecchi shows with a girl protagonist (Girls High, Yamada's First Time, etc.) generally don't "punish" the girl protagonist for having sexual desires, but ecchi titles with a male lead do. Go figure. |
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Yttrbio
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The Heaven's Lost Property franchise is chugging along, and actually has some seriously interesting hooks about what exactly is going on with the New World and the angels. It's just so incredibly difficult to pay attention to those hooks when they're sandwiched by what can only be described as "hijinks" that make any plot advancement immediately vanish from the mind. If only there was a distilled version of those interesting moments to watch, it would be possible to retain that information. On the other hand, maybe the distraction is the point, and the writer is telling a meta-story about the viewer.
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Apollo-kun
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Nice collection, but poor guy. He spent a lot of money on Hyperdimension Neptunia. I spent 30 dollars on it and felt like my eyeballs, fingers, and ears were being gouged with nails. Apparently some people liked it, but honestly, I don't understand how.
"HLP" looked like a stinker from the get-go, tbh, and even though I tend to be weary of your easily-alarmed "sexist" cry, this show genuinely does look like it's pretty offensive to any sensible woman. It's kind of sad that a lot of shows exist with subservient women, or where women get to play second banana to the male protagonist. As a guy, I'd like to see more shows with badass women taking charge and not falling victim to men. But I'm soapboxing here, so I'll stop. Nice reviews this week, Erin 
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Mr Sinister
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I was able to make it through HLP because the main character is the same seiyuu as Keichi Maebara from Higurashi, and his laugh is so ridiculous that I have to laugh everytime he does it.
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erinfinnegan
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It bothers me in Love Hina when the protagonist gets punched and called a "pervert" for doing something that by definition isn't perverted, but rather, is something any heterosexual guy would be interested in. I mean I know that's the joke, or... I hope that's the joke? Maybe it used to be the joke, and it's not anymore.
I didn't have room for it in the review, but I liked all the "New World" parts, too. A fan edit would help... or a fan dub that changes the characterizations... |
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Surrender Artist
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Well, nobody should be surprised that Heaven's Lost Property was deemed perishable.
I watched the first two episode of Heaven's Lost Property on Hulu in English. It wasn't as awful as I had expected, but it was frustrating experience, especially the second episode, which I found tedious and unpleasant. The slave-girl imagery built into Ikaros is pretty uncomfortable and nobody seems interested in the reasons or implications of her having a collar with a chain around her neck. The series doesn't seem to be interested in its own premise. It's a small pity; the cast don't really seem like bad characters, but they aren't made to do anything really good. This series is short on brain. I did like the English dub, however. Somehow I've turned into a rather a Jamie Marchi fan, even though I haven't heard her have a significant part in a really great series yet. And I still think that Heaven's Lost Property is an unduly pretty title for a show like this. Erin probably wouldn't've cared to see the whole .hack//Sign television series. It was produced by Bee Train and directed by Kōichi Mashimo, which have a dubious record with her. I never really got into myself. Especially as my experiences with MMORPGs have all been pretty dissatisfying.
That is a curious phenomenon. Perhaps the male audience doesn't want their surrogate to go as far as to get real satisfaction, but want to believe that women are willing to provide it. Then again, I believe that B Gata H Kei performed very poorly in Japan, so I have no idea. Last edited by Surrender Artist on Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:44 pm; edited 3 times in total |
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Megiddo
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Yep. Looks to be on target for this week (referring only to Sora no Otoshimono). What ticked Erin off was that it was almost a good series. Had it been just downright terrible and not even been even close, then it might have gotten slapped with a rental like Akikan did. I have no opinion of SnO as I personally avoid harems at all costs. I didn't care for the omnibus style of Amigami. Struck me as really, really lazy. I much prefer how they did it in Kimikiss by splitting up the main character in two. Just resetting every 4 episodes isn't my kind of thing. There's no flow. I enjoyed .hack//SIGN, and it does end... twice... quite well with no outside knowledge required to understand it. I never got into the games or the other parts of the .hack franchise though. |
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Stark700
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LOL. Now, I really can't wait for season 3. |
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dragon695
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This should mean automatic perishable, dunno why you refused to pull the flusher Erin. 
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Melanchthon
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I, too, found Sora no Otoshimono a borderline show, but for me it fell on the right side, which is why it now sits proudly on my shelf. I will have to say that the second season is significantly weaker--the story is better, but the ecchi is much more stupid. But I have a higher tolerance for ecchi than most, too. Also, I really liked Funi's packaging. The art box was nice and solid. Even though I did feel dirty for buying it. Thank God for Amazon, so I don't have to look a real salesclerk in the eye when buying stuff like this.
And for Herr Brandon, a fine collection, but I believe it is time you invested in a new shelf. You could spread your collection out in a more aesthetically pleasing manner, and of course, empty shelf space is license to buy more. Or, if you are feeling particularly handy, you could build your own shelves, which I personally prefer, although it tends to give mixed results. I mean, what good is a fifty dollar anime if you don't have a place to display it? |
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eyeresist
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I think it's because Japanese comedy at its lowest is pure schtick. The comedians do The Thing That Is Funny, and the audience laugh at The Thing That Is Funny - even though it might have been funny once, years ago, but isn't remotely funny now. I lol'd at a couple of lines in the HLP review: "Was there some kind of cute girl arms race on distant worlds?" "...it's ridiculously easy to point to HLP as an example of why Japan has negative population growth." |
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KLAC
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WHAT!!!
really put sora no oto on the perrish you got to be kidding me?! besides give series will still be remember as kira yamato as tomoki yea still having hard time imagine seeing kira yamato as a perv. give series quite ok give of course seen the dub yea indeed karb's ikaros is so playing against type. really give more to adjust with forte dub, movie ,& s3 on the way. |
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Covnam
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I'd recommend finishing .hack//sign, while it doesn't conclude the .hack series, it is more or less self contained as far as the characters involved go. Tsukasa's story ends with .hack//sign. The games end the larger story of the time period, but having played all four of the original game series, aren't necessary in my opinion to enjoying .hack//sign. Plus, how you can resist that great soundtrack?
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CareyGrant
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And yet, the box art is enough to guarantee I'd never watch this series (coming from a fan who liked Golden Boy). Truthfully her expression makes me want to call the authorities on her behalf.
Um, which is it? In one breath you describe his behavior as "perverted," but then "healthy" in the next. As a former healthy adolescent male (who is now a healthy adult male) I can attest that the majority of my adolescent musings on sexuality were perverted. LOL! |
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