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Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#301: Apr 8th 2014 at 4:50:19 PM

[up] Also creepy loli stuff.

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RJSavoy Reymmã from Edinburgh Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Reymmã
#302: Apr 8th 2014 at 5:27:00 PM

Saw the first episode of The Comic Artist and his Assistants (not interested in looking up the original title) and it was exactly what I expected from the first minute: using an idiotic, shameless pervert of an artist and the tsuntsun reactions of his female assistants to make a pseudo-harem comedy while trying to look meta about the genre. It did get a few laughs out of me but I was hoping that when artists talk about themselves they could inform the audience about their techniques or their industry. Even at ten minutes, I don't think it's worth following.

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HopefullySane from Antartica Since: Apr, 2012
#303: Apr 8th 2014 at 5:37:34 PM

Mahou Shoujo Taisen: Went in expecting four minutes of epic fighting between gorgeously-costumed Magical Girls and instead I got a cheap gag series. Dropped.

Black Bullet: Delivered as an action series with guns, alien viruses, and Badass Adorable little girls beating the shit out of things. Hate the OP though. Hope it isn't the official one.

Dragonar Academy: Two words; generic crap. Nothing to see here AT ALL. Dropped.

Damidaler: I couldn't get past the ten-minute mark. Can't decide if it's stupid ridiculous awesome or just straight-up stupid. Too afraid to rewatch to fully solve indecisiveness.

Akuma No Riddle: A little cheesy, but an okay introductory episode. It succeeded in keeping me entertained which is all I ask for in an anime. Liked the opening.

Mahouka Blah-blah: Gosh, that first episode was a snoozer. I might watch the next one for fair judgement, but man! Please tell me that I wasn't the only one bored out of my mind. Nothing happened! They went to school, gave exposition, and not much else. Oh, and the lead's a stu.

Is there any action at all in Soul Eater Not? I was thinking about checking it out since I rather liked the original Soul Eater series, but if it's just straight-up slice-of-life, I'm not bothering.

edited 8th Apr '14 5:38:26 PM by HopefullySane

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#304: Apr 8th 2014 at 5:41:04 PM

Is there any action at all in Soul Eater Not? I was thinking about checking it out since I rather like the original Soul Eater series, but if it's just straight-up slice-of-life, I'm not bothering.

First episode had a surprisingly good fight scene. I don't expect much more, though

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#305: Apr 8th 2014 at 5:52:06 PM

In the manga anyway, there's like a sidestory going on about a witch, but it happens sort of in the background spread out over many chapters. If I were an anime studio, I would make that into the main plot of a short cour. This storyline is implied to exist in the OP.

Honestly, it's a lot like To Aru Kagaku no Railgun in many ways.

edited 8th Apr '14 6:03:05 PM by Clarste

HopefullySane from Antartica Since: Apr, 2012
#306: Apr 8th 2014 at 6:35:55 PM

[up] & [up][up], Huh. Okay. I think I might give the first episode a shot then. I love Railgun, though it helps that I like the characters and slice-of-life enjoyment hinges on the characters being interesting enough. Hopefully, the trio in this is likeable enough. I'll give it a go.

stairwalker Since: Nov, 2012
#307: Apr 8th 2014 at 7:27:44 PM

Mangaka - Transition between skits is a bit odd, would've been better as a 5-minute series.
Black Bullet - While the setting isn't terribly innovative (besides mutant lolis, lots of them), the balance of action to exposition is quite good.

edited 8th Apr '14 7:27:55 PM by stairwalker

HanabiraKage (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#308: Apr 8th 2014 at 7:50:12 PM

[up]x5 Mahouka: Nothing much happens in the first half of the Enrollment Arc.

KSPAM PARTY PARTY PARTY I WANNA HAVE A PARTY from PARTY ROCK Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
PARTY PARTY PARTY I WANNA HAVE A PARTY
#309: Apr 8th 2014 at 8:21:35 PM

Black Bullet: I am getting some very uncomfortable lolicon vibes from this show.

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HopefullySane from Antartica Since: Apr, 2012
#310: Apr 8th 2014 at 9:24:30 PM

[up][up] Hopefully, the anime series will condense itself accordingly. I'll give Mahouka a couple more episodes to be fair, but thanks for the warning.

[up] I got those vibes too. Glad that there were only vague vibes. If it goes anywhere past an abrasive Precocious Crush, I'm dropping the shit out of this anime. I can tell you that much.

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#311: Apr 8th 2014 at 9:26:02 PM

[up]

Given how it's been described as Ao T, except with lolis, I think the lolicon vibes is the least one has to worry about in Black Bullet.

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#312: Apr 8th 2014 at 9:26:45 PM

From what I've heard about the books, the MC ends up with Kisara

burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
#313: Apr 8th 2014 at 9:49:58 PM

Heck, a quick Google search reveals that Enju [massive spoiler] gets mercilessly shot repeatedly until she dies in the second arc. Kinda hard for things to proceed any further than the current Precocious Crush stage when something like that happens.

edited 8th Apr '14 10:10:19 PM by burnpsy

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#314: Apr 8th 2014 at 9:54:27 PM

[up]

Hence my comment about lolicon vibes being the least of a watcher's worries about the series.

KSPAM PARTY PARTY PARTY I WANNA HAVE A PARTY from PARTY ROCK Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
PARTY PARTY PARTY I WANNA HAVE A PARTY
#315: Apr 8th 2014 at 9:57:31 PM

[up][up]... didn't see that coming.

I've got new mythological machinery, and very handsome supernatural scenery. Goodfae: a mafia web serial
MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#316: Apr 8th 2014 at 9:59:25 PM

[up]

One does not get compared to Attack on Titan + (LN qualifier) and not expect something of that sort ya know. :P

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#317: Apr 8th 2014 at 9:59:33 PM

...what kind of person intentionally Googles major spoilers just so they can relay them to other people?

burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
#318: Apr 8th 2014 at 10:01:17 PM

Did you not see that Spoiler Hound plothole? I Googled out of my own curiosity.

To be fair, I can't find anything on what happens after that. May be a Disney Death for all I know.

edited 8th Apr '14 10:06:29 PM by burnpsy

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#319: Apr 8th 2014 at 10:06:32 PM

Well, technically the spoiler warning was after the spoiler so it's a failure in that sense, but that's not why I'm complaining. I'm the kind of person who reads spoilers for shows I never plan on watching after all. I just thought it was odd that you decided to post it here.

burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
#320: Apr 8th 2014 at 10:09:30 PM

I just felt that one piece of information was highly relevant to the conversation at hand.

I'll move the warning to before the spoiler right now.

edited 8th Apr '14 10:09:59 PM by burnpsy

HopefullySane from Antartica Since: Apr, 2012
#321: Apr 8th 2014 at 10:27:15 PM

Whoa. I definitely did not see that coming at all.

I guess the comparisons to Attack on Titan aren't unfounded then. Damn shame. Enju is a real cutie. If they adapt that far, I'm hoping for a Disney Death.

edited 8th Apr '14 10:28:17 PM by HopefullySane

Scherzo09 Revy Gonna Give It To Ya from Roanapur Since: Jul, 2010
Revy Gonna Give It To Ya
#322: Apr 8th 2014 at 10:34:03 PM

Why is the Protagonist of WIXOSS dumbfounded by the concept of a 'turn' in a card game?

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Rynnec Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#323: Apr 8th 2014 at 10:34:28 PM

Going by the wikia, it seems Rentaro dies first.

burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
#324: Apr 8th 2014 at 10:36:21 PM

[up][up]Not watching, but maybe they don't play games much?

[down]Someone should probably get on that, yeah.

edited 8th Apr '14 10:38:06 PM by burnpsy

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#325: Apr 8th 2014 at 10:36:37 PM

Okay, you guys should probably start a thread for Black Bullet instead of putting all the spoilers here


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