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fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#351: Feb 1st 2013 at 6:07:33 AM

Amnesia 4: Certainly a not-so-generic take on the multiple routes element of VNs, but it's really, really boring. I can't even snark at it. Dropping.

Senyu 4: In which an old dude unceremoniously dies. XD Just kidding! Also Foyfoy. —snicker— Yes I'm shallow like that.

Mangirl 5: The art of ensuring font quality.

Inferno Cop 6: Inferno Cop and Mecha Cop get chased by dinosaurs with weird names, almost get roasted by weird gnome people for their nonexistent meat and end up pretending to be gods, which apparently ticks off the real Alpha and Omega. Yeeeah.


Senran Kagura 4: Beach Episode. No point snarking about the fanservice. Snarky comment of the day:

One of the Super Modes involves stripping down to swimsuits in order to raise attack and speed in exchange for lowered defenses. Okay... Then this works for the girl whose default Super Mode get up is her unbuttoned blouse and a skirt. She even keeps the boots, the one thing that would actually count as defense.

Also, Pink Hair's useless, Blondie's a jerk, and the fight scenes sucked.

Bakumatsu 4: Shooting arrows UNDERWATER. What.

Plus giant catfish. Yeah.

Trolling treasure box. Expected.

Oooh, boulder trap. Classic.

GOLDEN JAPANESE CASTLE MECHA. :D Instructions: FIGHT IT TO THE DEATH XD

Nooooo why did you press the red button

GJ-bu 4: Bridal carry, gender inverted.

Sweet potatoes are serious business.

Megu uses Maid Outfit! It's super effective!

Shion in Butler Outfit! :D

Kyoro's surprisingly honest. Guy seriously likes maids. To the dismay of his harem.

Shion's ED's still ear candy. n_n

edited 1st Feb '13 7:45:04 AM by fillerdude

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#352: Feb 1st 2013 at 6:17:47 PM

I've seen clips of Puchim@s on Funi's Youtube channel. It's very cute, but I don't really understand what it's about? I think it should get a tropes page.

Do not obey in advance.
fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#353: Feb 1st 2013 at 6:29:52 PM

[up] It's about Idolmaster girls taking care of their chibified caricatures. It really doesn't make much sense, you just kinda roll with the premise.

Racso Since: Sep, 2010
#354: Feb 3rd 2013 at 1:40:05 PM

Gotta say, really loving Kotoura-San. I just marathoned through the episodes yesterday and it definitely caught me off guard. The writers cleverly create an emotional connection between the viewers and the lead in the first 10 minutes, before moving on to a nice combination of heartfelt friendship and the occasional serious situation. Unlike most Rom Coms I've seen, it creates a situation where you want to protagonist to succeed. All in all, good watch.

I couldn't get through Cuticle Detective Inaba.

edited 3rd Feb '13 1:40:26 PM by Racso

Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#355: Feb 3rd 2013 at 1:52:29 PM

If Inaba just slowed down, it would be more tolerable. There's so much stuff being thrown at the viewer that it's difficult to concentrate.

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#356: Feb 4th 2013 at 2:24:33 AM

[up] It's Rapid-Fire Comedy, that's its style. I dunno, it works for me. Not that it's comedy gold or anything.

edited 4th Feb '13 2:24:49 AM by fillerdude

Tenzen12 Red Lagoon Since: Jul, 2011
Red Lagoon
#357: Feb 4th 2013 at 6:52:02 AM

Yeah it's not most funny thing ever. But it's watchable and it doesn't bore me.

Silentedge89 Since: Apr, 2012
#358: Feb 8th 2013 at 1:27:18 PM

Problem Children continues to be entertaining. Izayoi is a badass.

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#359: Feb 8th 2013 at 2:26:51 PM

Eh, I think there's a fine subjective line between "fun" invincible and "boring" invincible, and the latest episode just crossed it. Given that he's apparently strong enough to casually win with no effort it felt like he was just drawing things out for no reason, and it wasn't particularly flashy either.

Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#360: Feb 8th 2013 at 3:22:12 PM

Izayoi's been the low point of that show since ep. 1, and the only part I actively dislike.

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#361: Feb 8th 2013 at 11:01:09 PM

  • Roman 5: Still has that old school charm.
  • Mangirl 6: Ehh.
  • Senyuu 5: Lolicon old knight is hella creepy.
  • Senran Kagura 5: Actually has decent fight scenes.
  • GJ-bu 5: So-so episode. Shion is still cool. Kirara's ED is catchy.

edited 8th Feb '13 11:03:14 PM by fillerdude

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#362: Feb 12th 2013 at 3:26:11 AM

Senran Kagura 6: Raging because of Hibari. For context, Hibari is the pink-haired, klutz, "stupid moe" character of the show. This would have been a minor annoyance at most had this show not been about ninjas.

Yes, the definition of "ninja" in this show is very, very loose, but you'd expect them to at least be competent fighters. Hibari is not. She can't even fight properly, she flails around like an amateur. All she can do so far is call for someone else's help and act "cute" (read: stupid).

Now, I do have to give props to the good stuff this episode.

  • It's nice that the enemies still dominate the protagonists, even after the training episodes. The power gap is closer, sure, but it's not close.
  • The enemy's plans are actually pretty smart conceptually. Show the good guys that their strongest isn't good enough, so that they'll be coerced into resorting to that hidden, super-strong power— which is what you want to steal. It does come off as narm-y in the execution, though. Sure doesn't help that the hidden, super strong power is called Super Secret Ninja Arts. Which are Secret Ninja Arts, but Super! Yeah.

Silentedge89 Since: Apr, 2012
#363: Feb 12th 2013 at 6:11:32 PM

God you're both so negative.

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#364: Feb 13th 2013 at 4:01:26 AM

Liking Vividred Operation quite a bit.

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Racso Since: Sep, 2010
#365: Feb 14th 2013 at 8:06:29 PM

[up]I must admit, I find myself intrigued by the premise. What do you like about it? Should I watch it?

Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#366: Feb 14th 2013 at 8:08:18 PM

It's basically a perfectly generic magical girl show, except the fact that it's (very soft) sci-fi means it isn't technically a magical girl show.

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#367: Feb 14th 2013 at 8:15:46 PM

I wouldn't say perfectly generic: It's aimed straight at what would normally be the Periphery Demographic. And the plot seems to be decent when it actually gets focus

edited 14th Feb '13 8:37:23 PM by Hylarn

Racso Since: Sep, 2010
#368: Feb 14th 2013 at 8:28:15 PM

I may look into it. I'm hoping to check out Maoyu and The UNLIMITED Hyobu Kyosuke this weekend.

Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#369: Feb 15th 2013 at 12:18:04 AM

I'm wondering how the heck Love Live is number 1 in Japan.

fourteenwings ^_^ from Clad 6 Since: May, 2010
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#370: Feb 15th 2013 at 1:05:53 AM

It's a good show with good music and people like it?

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SimplyWhatever bla bla bla from bla bla bla Since: Sep, 2011
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#371: Feb 15th 2013 at 2:15:55 AM

So far I haven't really been impressed with Vividred either. Nothing there really wows me. It's not terrible, just that nothing feels very special. This is coming from someone who doesn't watch much magical girl stuff.

That being said, if they just go crazy wit the mecha-inspired stuff and do a magical girl Big Bang Punch I'd be all over that, just because it would be so goofy.

Anyway, should I give THE UNLIMITED Hyobu Kyosuke a try? Going fro the promo on Crunchyroll, it feels like it tries too hard to be cool.

edited 15th Feb '13 2:22:04 AM by SimplyWhatever

whatever
Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#372: Feb 15th 2013 at 2:34:35 AM

I like Unlimited but it's kind of hard to come up with a counter to the claim that it's "trying too hard to be cool". On the other hand, it's also aggressively silly half the time, so I don't know what that means overall.

Unless you want, like, a description of it or something all I can say is that I like it. It's just your standard supernatural action spy-thriller civil rights metaphor thing.

edited 15th Feb '13 2:36:07 AM by Clarste

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#373: Feb 15th 2013 at 4:37:04 AM

The Unlimited is a fun ride if you're just looking for a decent action/thriller.

[up][up] Vividred is simply decent, yes.

Re: Love Live It's actually pretty good. Not one to watch if you actively dislike idols (or find them boring), but otherwise, yeah, pretty good.

burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
#374: Feb 15th 2013 at 6:28:22 AM

[up][up][up][up][up]Love Live is based on an existing property, so it already has a fanbase.

There's also how, y'know, it's actually pretty damn good.

edited 15th Feb '13 6:30:45 AM by burnpsy

Tenzen12 Red Lagoon Since: Jul, 2011
Red Lagoon
#375: Feb 15th 2013 at 8:13:03 AM

[up][up][up]Hyoubu is fairly decent, which means it's one of best show of this season (unfortunetely). Anyway personaly very like it and would recommend.


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