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ultimatemegax Since: Jun, 2011
#326: Apr 12th 2012 at 7:05:51 PM

BD/DVD listings for Hyouka have been posted. It appears that the series is 22 episodes (2 episodes on 11 volumes), not 21 episodes.

Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#327: Apr 12th 2012 at 7:19:16 PM

(2 episodes on 11 volumes)

The things that anime distributors get away with, I swear

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
#328: Apr 12th 2012 at 7:24:58 PM

[up]That's the usual, actually. Why are you acting as if it's notable?

Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#329: Apr 12th 2012 at 7:48:58 PM

notable or not, that's still ridiculous.

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
ultimatemegax Since: Jun, 2011
#330: Apr 12th 2012 at 8:29:43 PM

It's the usual for Kadokawa. Every other distributor in Japan uses 3 episode discs for 2 cour anime and 2 episode discs for 1 cour anime. Kadokawa has only used 3/4 episode discs for B Ds twice. First was a delayed release of Kiddy Girl-And in 2009/2010 and the second time was the final 8 volumes of Future Diary. Every other 2 cour show from Lucky Star (12 volumes) to Nichijou (13 volumes) has been 2 episode discs.

edited 12th Apr '12 8:31:56 PM by ultimatemegax

Raso Cure Candy Since: Jul, 2009
Cure Candy
#331: Apr 12th 2012 at 8:32:26 PM

[up] I would like to note that Nichijou was ~90$ for 2 episodes.... and people wonder why it didnt sell....

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ultimatemegax Since: Jun, 2011
#332: Apr 13th 2012 at 11:13:02 AM

[up]It's useless to compare prices in USD as the exchange rate can change, making any comparisons pointless. Hyouka will be 7350 yen per volume while Nichijou was 8000 yen per volume. For two-episode discs, it's only 620 yen per volume more than the cheapest show, so it's not more expensive per volume. It's just the increased volume count (11 opposed to 7/8) that infuriates people.

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#333: Apr 13th 2012 at 3:16:43 PM

Last few impressions (unless the thread is somehow still active when Hyouka and AKB 0048 come out):

Tsuritama: Another case where I like the style but not the characters. That seems to be happening a lot lately, which makes me sad

Eureka 7 AO: Haven't seen the original, but I did like this (though most of the cast could use a good slap upside the head). Lots of flash and weird shit going on

Shining Hearts: In theory, I should wait until the plot actually starts, but I think it's fairly clear that it's mostly a feel-good kind of show, and that's the opposite of what I like. Also; low-ish production values and clunky dialogue

fourteenwings ^_^ from Clad 6 Since: May, 2010
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#334: Apr 13th 2012 at 9:01:29 PM

Does anybody aside from gg have AO subbed?

Infinity...
Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#335: Apr 14th 2012 at 2:37:13 AM

[up]I dunno, but they've been restraining themselves pretty well so far. No trollsubs.

What's precedent ever done for us?
fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#336: Apr 15th 2012 at 12:22:45 AM

Tsuritama: Art is bright and vivid, plus interesting visuals in general. Also surreal. I'm not sure what to make of it at the moment.

Episode 2 of Natsuiro Kiseki was funny. A great step up from the previous one. Also nice to see more of the supernatural stuff.

Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#337: Apr 15th 2012 at 11:26:31 AM

So, impressions for last week:

  • Jormungand - I'll probably watch this just to see the relationship between Koko and Jonah, because that was seriously the best part of this episode. Pretty much everything else was pretty muddy and indistinct, from the personalities of the rest of Koko's team to almost all of the actual arms-dealing to the way the series itself looks (grain, grain everywhere), but I suspect they'll flesh that out more in the coming episodes.
  • Sakamichi no Apollon - It's... not what I was expecting, honestly, but I still like it. The use of jazz music in the thematic way that they've been doing certainly makes this more interesting than shows of this type. Will that be enough to elevate it? We'll see.
  • Tsuritama - I really don't know what to make of this show. It's art and animation are great and wonderful, but... bluh? The main character takes social awkwardness to levels I wasn't sure even existed before, Haru is just completely inscrutable, and none of the other characters are thus far noteworthy enough to pontificate on for long. I'll have to keep watching...
  • Tasogare Otome x Amnesia - Seemed like fairly typical highschooler drama at first... but then one of the characters is a GHOST!!!!!!!!
Will probably watch just to see where they go with that.
  • Haiyore! Nyaruko-san - The "moe Nyarlthotep" thing lost its novetly about 30 seconds in, but what was left was fairly amusing, I suppose. I love how the girl is the on the receiving end of the comical violence, too.

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#338: Apr 16th 2012 at 12:33:49 AM

Sakamichi no Apollon: Typical introduction episode. Nice art style, interesting relationship dynamics, and fantastic music.

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#339: Apr 16th 2012 at 11:40:13 AM

Anyone been watching Saint Seiya Omega? Didn't see a thread for it. Pretty generic shonen, but sometimes that's just what you want. Plus, the third episode's look at The Red Sonja as a trope was simplistic, but got a surprising amount right for the sort of show it is.

What's precedent ever done for us?
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#340: Apr 16th 2012 at 11:56:41 AM

Ironic, As Saint Seiya is one of the original classic 80's shonen series to go along with Fist Of The North Star and Jojos Bizarre Adventure.

And you can never have to much Shōnen Fighting Series, IMHO.

Watch Symphogear
djmaca Secret Character from Philippines Since: Apr, 2010
Secret Character
#341: Apr 16th 2012 at 9:49:34 PM

I can't watch Shining Hearts with a straight face. Tony Taka's past works has my mind hostage for each second of that anime.

...a little brother should belong to his older sister, right? - Orimura Chifuyu
Sparkysharps Since: Jan, 2001
#342: Apr 18th 2012 at 8:59:19 PM

So, just caught up on what's out for A Woman Named Fujiko Mine.

Cons: SEX SEX BOOBS SEX TITS BOOBS SEX BOOBS BOOBS SEX TITS VAG SEX (Not that I'm entirely opposed to fanservice, but Fujiko goes a wee bit overboard. On the bright side, it's not the panty shots of teenage zombie girls sort of fanservice that can make a show completely unwachable so much as its just the "Yes, but WHY ARE YOU NAKED?" sort.)

Pros: Everything else. Yeah, I think I can tolerate the constant nips this time around (and there were less of them in the second ep, so hey).

fourteenwings ^_^ from Clad 6 Since: May, 2010
^_^
#343: Apr 20th 2012 at 2:16:48 AM

If anybody cares, here's a short CM for AKB 00048.

Infinity...
fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#344: Apr 20th 2012 at 2:58:59 AM

[up] That... that still looks dull.

Not a fan of the character design, either. It's not bad, but, I dunno...

edited 20th Apr '12 3:00:24 AM by fillerdude

fourteenwings ^_^ from Clad 6 Since: May, 2010
Raso Cure Candy Since: Jul, 2009
Cure Candy
#346: Apr 20th 2012 at 3:20:13 AM

The artstyle is pretty decent IMO but I am not a fan of the faded color palette, could just be the video quality.

edited 20th Apr '12 3:21:53 AM by Raso

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Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#347: Apr 20th 2012 at 3:30:42 AM

They've improved the look a lot from what we've seen before

LiberatedLiberater 奇跡の魔女 from [DATA EXPUNGED] Since: Jun, 2011
奇跡の魔女
#348: Apr 23rd 2012 at 5:56:53 AM

Hyouka: Fantastic artwork, as usual for Kyo Ani, but I can't make heads or tails out of where this is going. Looks like your standard mystery-solving anime.

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Tenzen12 Red Lagoon Since: Jul, 2011
Red Lagoon
#349: Apr 23rd 2012 at 9:05:57 AM

I like it too, though I hope that guy has reason for that motto of his.

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#350: Apr 23rd 2012 at 11:17:00 AM

Wow, Hyouka was ungodly boring. I felt like it should've been over before even the halfway point. The "mysteries" so far are stupid in that those are the common sense explanations that occur to me half-formed before I even think about it. It's the classic "make the supporting characters stupid so the protagonist looks smart" technique. Speaking of the supporting characters, they all talk way too much about pointless and annoying things. I mean, I guess the male friend guy is smarter than they usually are, but I still just want him to shut up. It's all well and good to have his talkativeness be a character trait, but you have to think about the audience too. And don't get me started on idiot-girl.

The one saving grace is the main character who doesn't feel like doing anything. I can respect that. Unfortunately, it seems the theme of the show will be to slowly undermine his integrity. What a tragedy.

edited 23rd Apr '12 11:17:08 AM by Clarste


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