Winter 2016 Anime Thread
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Xarpolis
Life's a Dream
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Damn right. That OP Kobold really messed stuff up, but watching Ranta stop being a selfish piece of shit for once was a nice touch. This show rules. And it's strange... The very first episode gave me the feeling that the world of Grimgar was MMO style, but I haven't felt that way in any other episode. It was mostly because they said things like "Cell Phone... What is that and why did the word pop in to my head?"
Kriptini
Vyemm Raider
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I turned out not enjoying Konosuba. The first two episodes were good but everything after that was pretty tropey/cliche. The fight scenes all sucked, the camera would always pan away so as not to show blood, gore, or even any actual injuries. Eventually I couldn't tell the difference between it and softcore porn set in an RPG world. Oh well.
Malkav
French Madman
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Xexx
Vyemm Raider
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Malakriss
Golden Baronet of the Realm
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The last two episodes of the anime heavily altered the scenario from the Erased manga. Still a great series and adaption but the anime's resolution felt rushed and really played down Yashiro from the manga version. The ending scenes were also more significant in the with extra tie-ins which leaves manga-first viewers feeling somewhat unfulfilled.
Some manga spoilers:
Some manga spoilers:
One of the big changes is that the girl in the hospital is related to Airi and Satoru meets her there. She's also the one that breaks the camera of the tabloid photographer and caused some memories to return. It's way better way to set up the Airi end without her coming out of nowhere.
The other change in the scenario is they all went to a rehabilitation summer camp and played a strategic game of cat and mouse against Yashiro with fakes, switches, and countermoves instead of a talk on the hospital roof. Yashiro drugged Kumi-chan and put her in a boat with a gradual leak so she would drown while Satoru catches him early on a bridge where the confrontation happens. He also wasn't a nice guy over the last 15 years and confesses to all of his murders in court. His backstory wasn't just about animal cruelty and the hamsters, he had a brother who used him to lure girls to be molested/raped and the brother was his first on the way to becoming a serial.
The other change in the scenario is they all went to a rehabilitation summer camp and played a strategic game of cat and mouse against Yashiro with fakes, switches, and countermoves instead of a talk on the hospital roof. Yashiro drugged Kumi-chan and put her in a boat with a gradual leak so she would drown while Satoru catches him early on a bridge where the confrontation happens. He also wasn't a nice guy over the last 15 years and confesses to all of his murders in court. His backstory wasn't just about animal cruelty and the hamsters, he had a brother who used him to lure girls to be molested/raped and the brother was his first on the way to becoming a serial.
Malakriss
Golden Baronet of the Realm
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Some Gate light novel differences:
The ogre had plate armor that could withstand bullets, but Kuribayashi takes it on. Instead of merely sniping a shot past Zolzol's head they shot a goblet out of his hand. Also, they didn't use the sleep magic but had Rory and Yao kicking the guards' asses.
The motivation was also different, the primary objective was to stop the targeting of Lelei and merely rescue Pina while they were there. She obviously wasn't happy to be a side quest. That's the unfortunate political side effects of the anime medium, have to be more politically appealing and not all gungho military focus, they're actually peace seeking nation builders!
The motivation was also different, the primary objective was to stop the targeting of Lelei and merely rescue Pina while they were there. She obviously wasn't happy to be a side quest. That's the unfortunate political side effects of the anime medium, have to be more politically appealing and not all gungho military focus, they're actually peace seeking nation builders!
Xarpolis
Life's a Dream
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Ok, today was also the last episode of God Eater & Haikyuu.
Haikyuu was great. Excellent "wrap up" kind of episode. I'm looking forward to next season.
God Eater was violent, but then got really strange at the end. It's as if they didn't know what they were going to do, so just quickly wrote something to appease the masses. It wasn't great.
Haikyuu was great. Excellent "wrap up" kind of episode. I'm looking forward to next season.
God Eater was violent, but then got really strange at the end. It's as if they didn't know what they were going to do, so just quickly wrote something to appease the masses. It wasn't great.
moonarchia
The Scientific Shitlord
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Just finished this week's crunchyroll shows. Liked the ending of Erased, even with the differences from the manga. Satoru gets to meet up with Best Girl again.
Foggy
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When has age ever stopped the Japanese? Based off anime, that entire country is nothing but pedophiles.
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I would assume its later, since the banner on the school they visit says 2010 champions.
The original timeline is 2006 when he's 29, and Airi is 16 or 17 at that point. By the end its at least 2010, she'd be 20. And he's 33, which is how old I am.
So I'm off to Japan to hang out under bridges trying to pick up cute pizza girls.
So I'm off to Japan to hang out under bridges trying to pick up cute pizza girls.