No.20587
>>20584>UQ>Fireball>Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryoukou>Kino>Kekkai Sensen>more eps of The Magus' Bride>Hoozuki>Sangatsu no Lion>more Guru GuruThere is so much to do this season that I don't even want to catch up with Osomatsu. Damn. What I like the most in the new seasons is trying out new and exciting stuff, and now I'm stuck watching jewels that I already know.
No.20588
>Houseki no Kuni
That reminds me that I need to re-read it again.
No.20589
Man, I hope this new Garo series is better than their last attempt. Looks like it's completely different staff to both series though so who knows what we get. Reminds me I need to check out Divine Flame.
Also pretty pissed that they still havent released the 18+ patch for Dies Irae, hoped to have the VN finished before the anime aired, so I guess I'll just put that show on hold.
No.20592
Based on the descriptions I'll be looking forward to Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou, Konohana Kitan, Urahara, Kino no Tabi, Netojuu no Susume, Mahoutsukai no Yome, Blend S, Inuyashiki, and Sho-Bitch.
What's the deal with this Kino no Tabi, though? Is it a remake?
>>20589At least this time we'll go into it not expecting more of Honoo no Kokuin's quality.
No.20594
>>20592>What's the deal with this Kino no Tabi, though? Is it a remake?As far as I have heard, yes, it is. Which makes it that much worse. Though I am not sure I recognize any of the background characters, but it has been years since I watched the original, but the character design is also different too.
No.20625
>>20617My problem is that the bit after Botes is really just straight build-up, and I don't think they can cover all of WW III in a single season or even two-cour, so I don't know what they're even adapting. Even Britain would barely fit in a two-cour.
No.20676
>>20672Wrong seasonal thread m8. I didn't much like it though. I thought the show had an amazing first episode, but it all went downhill from there, particularly with every action sequence having the characters constantly do stupid things and / or survive against incredible odds for no reason other than their opponents having stormtrooper accuracy. The plot that the show ended with could have been alright if it had been built up two over the two cours the show clearly wanted to be, but it wasn't, so it just came out of nowhere. Princess saying her reign would likely end on the guillotine was the most interesting part of it, but we're obviously never going to see that go anywhere.
No.20682
>>20676Oh yeah. Summer, not Fall. My bad.
Not sure why you disliked this remake of Totally Spies… or why you expected so much out of it. I guess I managed to strike the exact level of suspension of disbelief in order to maximally enjoy this show.
No.20683
>>20682Mostly because the first episode had two specific instances of combat; the car chase, where the enemy's stormtrooper accuracy was then explained as them being faking it and never actually trying to hit the spies, and the raid at the end where the spies took the enemy totally by surprise. I gave the writers far too much credit and after that expected the combat to be a lot more sensible than it ended up being, and was immensely disappointed when every episode afterwards just played the stormtrooper accuracy completely straight, with no such explanation for it. That said, I did like the episodes not focused on combat a lot more, like the one about Dorothy's father. It's a shame it all went so undeveloped; I don't think the non-chronological structure really did this any favours past the first episode.
No.20685
>>20683You are indeed correct that these strengths could have been developed much more, especially in the length of two cours. The non-chronological structure could have worked really well if the chronological episodes were more, so that the non-chronological ones stand out more. And while they did manage to build up some characters traits that were actually consequential, this in turn didn't leave any room for character development. Oh, and, the episode with Dorothy's father was indeed the objectively best-constructed one. This made it my favourite episode.
But who am I to complain, I quite enjoyed its Totally Spies side too. The juxtaposition of the lightheartedness of Totally Spies with the more gory steampunk setting was nice.
No.20696
Monday: 1
Tuesday: 5
Wednesday: 2
Thursday: 2
Friday: 4
Saturday: 5
Sunday: 3
Okay, this week looks manageable. I hope I drop at least half of these.
No.20701
>>20696Are you picking up every show or something jesus christ
No.20702
>>20701Not him, but I would consider 22 shows to be little. This is coming from someone that actually watches almost everything. Lately because of the number of series alone I have been easily getting to like 40. Which is still just barely over 2 hours a day, if all are full-episode. Anon, can't you find 2 hours every day to enjoy some anime?
No.20703
>>20701Nope. Saturday alone has 10 shows, I'm not even giving a chance to five of them. This season seems to have all the shows starting between the 1st and the 8th of October. Like, only Sho-bitch and Sangatsu no Lion are starting later on.
No.20736
>>20731I was gonna post that screen.
And yeah, I wasn't expecting anything from this from the synopsis, but MC's voice made it even worse that I thought it'd be.
No.20744
>>20743Oh fuck, didn't realize NisiOisiN wrote it.
I've got super high hopes for it carrying on being good now.
No.20745
>>20731Was it too much to ask for a Mx0? At least UQ Holder, if not that? I feel like an idiot for even finishing the episode.
Mx0 never ;_; No.20750
>>20743Definitely switching characters. Dog next time.
No.20753
>>20731From the first line I heard I thought it'd be alright. And then it go so much worse, and I was wishing for him to shut the fuck up already not a minute later. Even if the show had been remotely interesting he would have put me off watching it.
>>20743I didn't like the action scenes much, but the art style was ok and the characters being eccentric is interesting enough.
>>20747It was all bad. Though slowly realising I was watching sengoku period Twilight was something else.
No.20769
Fucking annoying yuri bait, non-stop throughout the whole episode. Fuck. It could have been an okay anime if not for that. And I can bet my ass we won't even get canon gay couples.
>>20753>Though slowly realising I was watching sengoku period Twilight was something else.Oh. Nice, didn't think of this comparison.
No.20770
Wednesdays look like they're going to be pretty lame. Neither Tsukipro or Konohana Kitan particuarly interested me and Urahara I actively disliked. That show was a fucking chore to sit through.
No.20773
>>20772Is it not tomorrow? It aired on Monday as a 4-day early broadcast for promotion.
The official translation looks really rough from the previews.
>>20769>And I can bet my ass we won't even get canon gay couples.Having read the original manga but not the derivative work on which this is based that is likely not true.
No.20774
>>20773AT-X and Tokyo MX air it tomorrow morning for some reason, I guess I got confused from that. Two other stations air it tonight, so in a few hours.
No.20777
Mahoutsukai is really on point judging from the first episode.
No.20779
What's up with this season? Ever since I saw the covers of the series it looked like an irregular season. And so far I have been proven right. Everything about it is just wrong. Not sure how to even describe it, but the underlining thematic of a lot of the series is just diverging from the medium standard too much and some are just plainly bad.
No.20780
>>20773Kuyashii. The only rip for now is 360p. That's a little too much eyecancer for me. Well, this just means I'll have five series to watch this evening.
No.20781
>>20769I figured I was just not liking it because Blue was getting angry over everything for the whole episode, but if it's meant to be some yuri drama then I guess that explains it. Well, the characters weren't particularly likeable anyway.
>>20772Mari is cute, but the other two aren't. And yeah, the animation was awful. It all seemed much too laid back for the absurdity of the art direction and scenario, which didn't mesh well. I think I'll pass on this too.
No.20787
>>20785I wasn't sure if I should make a thread or not.
It is noting special, but it finally feels like I am watching a normal anime this season.
No.20789
>>20788I really, really don't like it. And not just for being yet another cute girls with a twist.
It is that shitty OST again. Not the music per say, but its usage. Makes me think of that OST guy that always hates how others use his music on anime. It was obnoxiously loud and straightforward with the emotions it wants you to feel. It totally ruins the atmosphere for me. This is the director's first full-director job, other than the Persona 5 special. All of his other works are "Director of Photography". The voices could have been a little less moe anime voices too.
I didn't like it.
No.20790
>>20789I don't even remember the OST. Except that one vocal track in the beginning and in the end, that was nice. Thinking back to the episode itself, I think most of the scenes didn't have any music. And less moe voices would make the viewer think it's gonna be grimderp, so that's a no-no.
Whatever. I can probably watch this even just for the scenery porn.
No.20791
>>20789I get where you're coming from with the OST, it was quite in your face.
Still, I quite liked it. I was going into it dreading something if not grimdark, at the very least excessively melancholy. So I did quite enjoy how moe it all was.
No.20797
>>20789I thought it was pretty good, I don't even remember the OST and as for being "cute girls with a twist" there isn't really a twist it's just cute girls exploring the world alone without a drop of some psuedoclever underwriting. I don't think they're the best VAs for the roles but it seems to be the most popular ones they could afford.
No.20821
I was expecting a little more from Two Car, especially with the bike/cycle series we had lately. But among all of them this is certainly the worst and the level was not high anyway. The driving is an important part of it, but you can't understand shit from how it is animated. All the characters are females and all the teams are yuri baits. But the main team is fighting over a man we didn't see the face of. There was nothing enjoyable about it.
No.20830
>>20822To me it seems like it's taking quite a lot after Working. Actually, more than the Working spinoff that did happen.
No.20841
>>20731Agree. I was actually dissapointed, because it has been a while since I cared about a shonen, and Boku no Hero Academia was so enjoyable to me that I was looking forward to another similar show.
But holy shit, this kid was so obnoxious. I don't consider myself above any demographic, but I honestly felt too old to enjoy this. Which sucks because the dark haired guy is super hot. Oh well.
No.20843
>>20743I went into this blind and left weirded out. I hate battle royale scenarios and that bunny looks so fucking retarded. Yet I just know I will watch it every week. Goddamnit.
>>20747This was terrible and yes, I will also watch it every week. It's just so gloriously dumb. The ridiculous designs. The trap! There is no way they will be able to handle that huge cast in any satisfying way in just 12 eps lol.
>>20777This is actually one of the few I'm looking forward to this season, along with Osomatsu and Kekkai Sensen. Animation looks good, the OST is enjoyable, and it is an all around enjoyable experience. I am happy.
>>20809Have you played the game? I enjoyed what few changes they made to accomodate the plot, but yeah, I'm only watching it because I enjoyed the game. On its own it's pretty ridiculous, I think.
I hope they include the vampire kid.
>>20818Also enjoyed Houseki no Kuni more than I expected, but I already loved the manga. I was just iffy on the CG, but… well. I've sat through worse. And I kind of hope it sells enough that the BDs will look better,
No.20852
>>20850They probably figure too few people care about the show to notice. I mean, if I remember correctly it was the worst selling show last time.
Who is financing this, anyway? Some… rice bureau? I find it fun to think that a bunch of old guys in suit are financing this BL-parodying pun-hell.
No.20861
Well, I'm quite satisfied.
>>20843>Have you played the game? I enjoyed what few changes they made to accomodate the plot, but yeah, I'm only watching it because I enjoyed the game. On its own it's pretty ridiculous, I think.Nope, but I enjoyed the ridiculousness, so I'll probably follow it.
No.20863
Two Car is a sports anime, so not for me. Only Animegataris and Kujira left, so:
Monday: 1
Tuesday: 1
Wednesday: 1
Thursday: 1
Friday: 6
Saturday: 6
Sunday: between 1 and 3
Well, that's awfully balanced. Thanks, Japan.
No.20871
>>20861If you enjoy the ridiculousness, stick with Code:Realize at least until Impey's rival, Nemo, shows up. You'll love him.
No.20876
>>20859It's actually pretty good. The silver-haired slut is amusing too, I hope they don't overdo it and make it get old though
No.20880
>>20876I just hope we don't get Nandatte-grade drama or the little brother actually being a little sister and shagging with his brother at the end of the series. These two combined may work tho; MC nandatte-ing the little brother-sister.
That being said, can you imagine the meeting where the author and the editor planned out Imouto Sae Ireba Ii? "People really liked the Gundam x Eva doujin skit, so let's write something similar for the start of the new series." This guy, if nothing else, understands /d/.
No.20882
>>20880Judging by the filename I assume this show is incest-bait.
But those subtitles… If I weren't watching close to EVERYTHING already this season, I would pick it up for those subtitles alone.
Maybe I should drop Tsukipro. Goodness knows I already consume enough Idolshit.
No.20883
>>20882The title is a bait indeed, but a fake one. There are no imouto characters that we know of. Yet. And we already met all the main characters have been introduced. There is an otouto, though.
No.20884
>>20883Don't forget that the author for this is Haganai's author. Very high chance that otouto is an actual imouto.
No.20885
>>20884Okay. Now my interest has plummeted.
No.20886
>>20882I'm not sure why you would think it's an incest-bait from a title like "If only he had a little sister".
For now the show is basically "this is what people who don't have little sisters actually believe", taken up to eleven.
For the record, the pic was from a light novel proposal, written by MC. Who (hopefully) doesn't have a little sister. But the little brother may be a little sister, I wouldn't put it beyond Haganai's author to do shit like this.
No.20888
>>20885Yeah, but as I said, even if otouto is an imouto, Haganai's author is capable of lifting one huge middle finger to all imoutofags and making silver win, or some other bullshit. Besides, I think that even if this becomes a trainwreck, at least the setup means it's gonna be an entertaining trainwreck. Silver for example is gonna blackout at least once during this series, no matter what the conclusion of the drama is. If she wins, she'll drink to celebrate, if she loses, she'll drink to forget.
No.20889
>>20887Pure faggot. Doesn't he know BL stuff sells better? He should have made MC secretly gay for his brother, and getting these feelings out by writing about sisters.
No.20891
>>20886>Haganai's authorOh boy, the reasons to drop this one are really stacking up.
No.20892
>>20886In my defense, I'm a plebian and only recognize "Imouto" from the title. I am not proud of myself, though.
>>20890I agree. It's pretty and the setting is interesting, but something feels kinda off. Like I should be more into it, but I am not.
Still. It is pretty. And the guy who just kidnapped the MC and the girl has a hot voice.
No.20894
>>20795The animation itself was good, but the direction was awful. All the movement during the action scenes made it hard to tell what was even going on, and the severe abuse of blur effects made it straight up hard to watch.
Also, is Sword literally retarded? He lures the Horror off to some deserted location only to for no reason at all lead it back towards a populated area before fighting it, letting it kill a bunch of people, and then blows up a bridge to kill it. I really hope that guy in the crowd at the end is showing some self-awareness because if that stupidity was really unintentional on the writers' parts then that's a really bad sign.
No.20896
>>20859I liked the ridiculousness of the intro segment, but everything afterwards was trash.
>>20887Yeah, definitely trash.
No.20897
>>20894He's a Fist Baka. Don't expect Fist Bakas to think. I guess he expected the horror to attack only if it's a deserted location.
But these problems are small nitpicking in comparison to the main question: if the red-haired girl is gonna just be a mascot for the whole anime, I don't think I'll be able to stand it.
No.20899
>>20897>I guess he expected the horror to attack only if it's a deserted location. Yeah, he established that, but the problem is why did he get on the highway and drive back to a populated area instead of just fighting it then and there?
No.20900
>>20899He thought a car chase would look good, maybe. And certainly didnt care much for civilian casualties.
No.20901
>>20899>>20900Guys, you are forgetting an important plot point. It is Garo in Murrica.
No.20906
>>20901But then where are all the guns?
No.20909
>>20906Next ep. The poor Japanese heart can't take all this americanness in one episode.
No.20914
>>20848The ojousama's taste is trash. Traaaaaaaaash. Also, what I wrote five minutes in the show was
>if the punchline is that she's watched Gundam AND Macross, blending them together in her memories, I'm gonna follow this anime>if not, I won't>let's seeOf course, the anime found a completely different way to disappoint me. I'm not sure I'm up for watching it just to find out this one thing.
No.20919
>>20914For some reason I was hoping it'd be about the three main girls piloting their own mecha. How quickly those hopes were dashed.
I might be able to watch it just for the glasses girl though, she's super cute.
>>20917And that's why I stopped bothering with anything Haoliners puts out.
No.20922
>>20917>there's a very high chance of this shitty MC going through a fuck ton of suffering.I can respect this reasoning.
No.20933
>>20932I feel like kuudere characters have become a lot more bland and predictable over the last few years, and this was about as boring as it gets. That aside, given the title, I was expecting something a lot more blatantly slutty. As is it was just dull. The only part of the episode that got a laugh out of me was the wrestling flashback.
No.20948
Jesus Christ. How something as Ousama Game gets two manga series and then even an anime adaptation? This shit is so butt fucking retarded. Forget about it being edgy, nothing makes sense even internally. It is just a vomited bad writing.
No.20950
>>20949I didn't think it was too bad. The biggest problem for me was that it didn't manage to get the emotion right. Where I should have been feeling sad with the ojiisan I was just thinking of all the other things I've seen that pulled of the same theme but better.
But at least it wasn't Ousama Game. Thank fuck there's something half decent to watch today.
No.20951
>>20950Agreed. Surrounding him with awful people doesnt really make me sympathise with him. Instead I just end up hating them and nothing else. Would have been better to show more of his personal hardships, especially when he still felt emotion and you could see how it emotionally effected him on a deeper level.
Whole episode just felt like it was competely devoid of emotion which didn't really work in its favour.
CGI was fucking horrible too, but I expected poor production values given how thin MAPPA has spread themselves the last year or so and how all their best in-house staff are working on Garo this season.
No.20952
>>20932This anime was outright bad, but, damn, dat Aoi. I may actually follow this series just to listen to her. Don't even need to actually watch it, simply listening to Aoi's voice is enough.
No.20960
>>20822I liked it, though I hope the premise won't just end with every character having two sides that they switch between for the rest of the show, because that'd get old.
Also it has some nice legs.
No.21009
>>21008Wonder why this didn't get simulcast.
No.21010
>>21009I'd bet on it being chinkshit.
No.21013
>>21012I'm not sure if I can use spoilers here in fufufu, but spoiler warning of sorts.
Her harem includes
a yandere of sorts, and Suwabe's character doesn't start off with the best foot, but it's never anywhere near as bad as some of the worst offenders in the world of otome, such as that vampire game.
It's similar to Hakuouki in some as`pects, including the
crossdressing sibling, but less polished, if that makes any sense.
Anyway, I doubt the anime will cover everything from the games, so if you have any questions go ahead.
No.21014
>>21013I said all of that mostly in jest, of course. It was pretty clear Suwabe's character isn't gonna treat her the nicest, but even this episode already showed he's a far cry from what seems practically accepted as normal.
I doubt I'll sit down to play Hakuouki, but is the anime good? I skipped it because I rarely like the Shinsengumi-related series, and I had plenty of other stuff to follow back then. That season specifically was one of the strongest in recent history, wasn't it? Even bottom-of-the-barrel series like Color Wars and Qwaser were quite enjoyable and well worth my time.
No.21015
>>21014Don't sit trough the series. The Hakuouki movies have superior animation and better condense the plot. The series suffers from the same problem all otome-adaptations do: you can't cram a bunch of guy's personal stories + actual plot in equal parts in just 12 episodes.
For cute moments watch the OVAs, which cover the fandisc in which Chizuru has to dress up as a geisha and infiltrate the red light district. It's a stand-alone story that has the guys fussing over her, which is like 90% of the reason I watch otomeshit in the first place.
I don't blame you for not wanting to sit trough the game. I personally found it incredibly satisfying, but I can't see myself playing it again since it's so fucking dense with actual historical facts intertwined with vampire bullshit. Still, it does a better job of tying up its plot points than Code:Realize and Norn9, for example.
I always have funch comparing Showtaro Morikubo's role as Okita in Hakuouki, with his other roles. Okita spends most of the time threatening to kill the MC. in comparison he's such a fucking goof as Impey, who is one of the best boys in Code:Realize. It's great.
Also, now that Van Helsing joined the group he immediately mellows out, lol.I have to wonder what they're gonna do with
Sainty-G, since his whole thing is that he needs to kill Cardia, but at the rythm the anime is going I doubt they'll explore his route at all.
Next week we get the vampire shota, woo!
No.21043
>>21036I recognize that filename.
No.21044
>>20950>>20951Well I liked it. I don't think you were particularly supposed to like the old man, since he's clearly shown to be spineless and is pushed around by everyone. But once he realises that he's going to die his attitude slowly changes with his desperation. Even with his robotic body, I don't think he went to help the hobo expecting to come out of it alive. And the machine obviously has its own intelligence, and possibly even moral judgements based on how it only diffused the situation rather than killing the kids, and then uploaded the video, which I found really interesting. Hopefully I'm not overrating it too much and the second episode meets my expectations.
But yeah, the CGI was pretty questionable. And the subtitles sucked.
>>21043I'm glad someone did.
No.21045
>>21044Actually I managed to write it without actual spoilers, but I will spoiler tag it anyway.
I found out that the manga has been finished and I read the half of it I didn't before. It was a lot more entertaining when I was reading the first 30 or so chapters. But I have to say I really disliked what was after that. The author seems to have completely went in jdrama writing bullshit. All of the characters are bad, nonsensical and just scream in tears. It is basically Gantz after chapter 300. And oh god, that ending. Makes me question if Gantz was ever good.About the robotic body
It can move on its own to defend itself, when the person is unconscious, so it has some form of an AI, but it doesn't go against the owner's wishes. It never stops anyone from doing anything. It has no morals at all, as you are going to eventually found. So in the case of the first episode, it was probably moving by the wishes of Inuyashiki, but he probably didn't think himself to hack their social media accounts and the TVs across the town. In fact later in the manga he is portrayed as not being very good at hacking. No.21055
>>21046I thought it's something about sex. Welp. The more you know.
No.21056
>>21044I actually have no idea what was different from the genre norm, besides the appearance of the main character. I wouldn't find anything strange in the exact same scenes if the MC was your normal black-haired bland looking highschooler. I'd probably even swallow the cancer examination easily. I'm kind of surprised that I don't remember any edgy high school protagonist having cancer as a tragic backstory.
I would normally hope they start showing a 58 year old behaving like a 58 year old after the necessary introduction is over, but I don't think I care enough for this anime to watch even the second episode.
I like Man with a Mission, though.
No.21063
>>21056No idea what you're on about, just wanted to congratulate you on your excellent taste. Man with a Mission is awesome.
No.21087
>TV Tokyo announced on Tuesday that ONE's Mob Psycho 100 manga is inspiring a live-action drama adaptation that will premiere in January. TV Tokyo is producing the series in collaboration with Netflix. Tatsuomi Hamada (seen left below) will star in the series as the main character Mob.
At least they are doing it in Japan this time.
No.21088
>>21087Hahaha, what the hell. I am honestly looking forward to that.
No.21089
>>21087These articles are always really misleading, just like the "Netflix producing 30 new anime series next year" articles that are circulating. Netflix hasn't actually produced a single anime series, they just distribute them. Just look at the production committees and see that literally every single series Netflix has "produced" would have happened anyway even if Netflix had not been involved.
>>21088I feel like they won't do it justice, honestly. Japan has some really talented people in their film industry, but they suck when it comes to CGI and a series like this will rely heavily on that for its action sequences. No amount of good cinematography and fight choreography can make up for a action sequences that rely heavily on CGI.
No.21090
>>21089>Japan has some really talented people in their film industry, but they suck when it comes to CGI and a series like this will rely heavily on that for its action sequences.And that's exactly why I'm looking forward to it. Nothing better than getting drunk while watching a trainwreck, and there is no way this won't be one.
Now, I'm hella retarded so help me here: Netflix being involved means it'll turn up there in January, yeah? I won't have to torrent it?
No.21092
>>21090I'd assume so. But it might only air on Netflix after it's aired on TV Tokyo. Also, I'm pretty sure it'd be exclusive to Japanese Netflix. Basically you'll probably have to torrent it.
No.21093
>>21092Aw.
Betcha we won't see Teru's butt pimples in live action lol.
No.21112
>>21089Netflix is actually producing a lot of anime, not all 30 titles they have procured are made due to their involvement, and for most of them they are only involved with the distribution but things like Devilman Crybaby are fully produced by them.
No.21115
>>21112That's untrue, though. You can see who produced an anime in the credits by looking at the companies listed under 製作. These are the companies which came together and formed the committee which funded what the anime. Pic related, as an example, is the production committee for 3-Gatsu.
Now if you look at any "Netflix original" or "show produced by Netflix" you will never see them listed here, and that is because they did not fund the project.
>things like Devilman Crybaby are fully produced by them.This is untrue once again.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-15/masaaki-yuasa-directs-new-devilman-anime-for-netflix/.113478>Aniplex and Dynamic Planning are producing the project. Netflix just has exclusive distribution rights. They are not, however, producing it.
This whole thing is just a marketing tool used by Netflix to make it appear as if they're responsible for all one's favourite shows.
No.21116
>>21115To add to this, Crunchy Roll is actually one of the only companies to produce an anime. They've been on the production committee for a several anime now, including pretty big titles like Classroom of the Elite, Kemono Friends, even leading (they invested the most money) the committee for series like Isekai Shokudou and Urahara.
Netflix does not produce anything, though. At least not yet (and hopefully not soon).
No.21187
>>21185I'm still struggling to get into it, not really liking the characters. I really hope the whole drama surrounding its production doesn't affect it too much, though.
No.21190
>>21187What happened this time?
No.21191
>>21190The director had a meltdown on Twitter saying how horrible it was to work with the studio. Saying things like headaches with the project started the moment he started working with them as well as blaming them for delays. Apparently episode 8 is only at story-oarding (pretty much the first step in the production outside of pre-production planning).
http://yusaani.com/l-sa/t-si/justbecause/2017/10/16/443134/ Here are his original moon tweets.
https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2017/10/16/just-because-and-the-tv-anime-problem-living-characters-dead-production/ There was an English write up about it here if you can't into moon to read his original tweets.
But long story short there will probably be really bad production issues going forward.
No.21192
>>21191>story-oardingboarding*
No.21201
>>21191Well damn, I was really liking how the first episode looked and was directed, though the animation for the musical instruments was admittedly way off from what they were playing.
>>20818I enjoyed the first episode a lot, but I'm going to pass on watching it because the video quality sucked. Looking forward to the BDs.
No.21210
>>21201Did you try the 1GB 1080p releases?
No.21219
>>21191Is it common for anime to start airing before it's all been made?
No.21220
>>21219Yes. It is pretty much the norm.
No.21229
I think I started figuring out my dislike for the mud whales anime. It's a little theoretical.
As I see it, fantasy can be done in several different ways. One is like LotR, telling a fairly straightforward story with lots of similarities to a mythology and fairy tales. The other is the more science-fiction-y way, which borders on a case study of exploration how a fantasy society would behave, and is often heavy on politics, science and sociology. Stuff like Vlad Taltos falls here (Song of Fire and Ice is more of a torture porn fapfic than actual fantasy series). The third foregoes any science and decides to talk about emotions. At that point you can no longer have a magical system, because that's detrimental to talking about emotions. I actually don't really like Ursula Le Guin, because I consider her bordering on this.
And the mud whales anime is like the worst example of the third group I've ever seen. I doubt we'll get any explanation why any of this is happening, or how their society functions, or how any other society on this planet functions…. we'll just see tidbits about their daily life without getting a more systematic picture of anything. Because, after all, the point will be empty philosophy about having emotions and so on.
We could at least get some ADVENTURE with a small cast going around different places, but for some reason I don't think it's gonna happen. Well, I may skim through the third episode too, anyway.
To blatantly plagiarize Grey, many things are normal. Humanity was quite accustomed to having cholera, but does that mean having cholera is okay? Fuck this logic. Fuck it to hell. And why the fuck is he still calling her Lykos? Just why…
No.21234
>>21208I kinda forgot, since I'm watching so much shit this season. Which is odd considering I marathoned Casshern SINS in preparation for this. I also watched the whole of Gatchaman as a child (in its G-Force incarnation). If someone's subbing it, I'll watch it.
>>21227Along with Love-Kome, this is my weekly dose of weird. It's not great, but it's also so completely inoffensive that I can't justify dropping it, so… yeah.
No.21235
>>21234There's no group release, but it's subbed. No idea where the subs came from, but they're not great. Not much you can do, though.
I was meaning to watch Tekkaman recently but didn't get around to it, and now I'm too late for this.
>>21210No, and I can't imagine an upscale of a 720p source ending up any better.
No.21238
>>21235>No idea where the subs came fromhttps://fansubdb.com/wiki/Autumn_2017Simulcast: Viz Media via Tubi TV.
>No, and I can't imagine an upscale of a 720p source ending up any better.https://anibin.blogspot.com/2017/10/blog-post_9.htmlIf we are to believe this old blog, you are right. It is 720p upscale. But you also have to remember that the streaming sites use the same settings for every anime and so I would argue the extra bitrate does add some quality to it, though you won't escape the jaggies even on the BDs. At least the OP you will for sure see in its full glory.
Also the only anime this season made in 1080p seems to be Souma
https://anibin.blogspot.com/2017/09/blog-post.html But as you can see a lot of series are made in a resolution somewhere above 1280x720.
No.21241
>>21238Well BDs are usually less appreciated for their resolution, and more for the fact that they're ripped by groups that actually know how to make good encodes, unlike CR and the other official sites.
No.21255
>>21249I like it, it was one the shows I was waiting for this season. It's just a nice, comfy show with extra fun like Sugita hamming it up, Akira Ishida as an iPad and fun music history.
Also the fucking gorgous ending art.
No.21266
This season is pretty fun, but probably the only one I will keep watching until the end of the season is Gem Girls. I liked not-Blame Girls, but I got tempted into reading the source material, which sadly is much superior than the adaptation (not like the adaptation is bad or anything, but it could have been better). There's also Magical Guru that's still airing. Finally, backlogging and rewatching old shows.
Do you need to have some basic understanding of shogi to watch San-gatsu?
No.21268
>>21266>Do you need to have some basic understanding of shogi to watch San-gatsu?It is more about the drama around the game than the game. But also some good vibrations.
No.21276
Ichiko and Niko are fucking great.
>>21266>Do you need to have some basic understanding of shogi to watch San-gatsu?Nope. The series tells you everything you need to know.
No.21283
>>21266Have to agree. Outside of sequels nothing has really grasped me this season. Favourite would probably be Girl's Last Tour but I think they could have done a better job at creating it's atmosphere and building up its world. Slower shots of the scenery/landscapes and its emptiness would be really nice and get me more into the sense of adventure.
>Do you need to have some basic understanding of shogi to watch San-gatsu?No, shogi is a tool used to tell the characters' stories. The matches are less about the outcome and more about how characters internalize their thoughts, feelings, and experiences and thus grow as people. Unlike a series such as Haikyuu which is about volleyball backed by excellent characters, 3-Gatsu is a series about excellent characters backed by shogi. The series is excellent and absolutely worth checking out.
And like
>>21276 points out, it does explain things so you don't ever feel lost.
No.21294
>>21283>Outside of sequels nothing has really grasped me this season. There are several nice new series, and Girls' Last Tour captures my taste in anime so well that it may end up in my top 10, so I'm not complaining.
Especially considering that the sequels are equally good, if not even better than their own first seasons. That's rare, and yet now we have Kekkai Sensen, Sangatsu AND Hozuki achieving this at the same time.
No.21295
>>20584Literally nothing i'd like to watch in this season.
No.21296
>>21295Why so? Anything older that you are watching?
No.21298
>>21294Yeah, this season has great sequels, I will admit. I thought I'd dislike Souma s3 without Risa voicing Erina but Kanemoto is doing a fine job so far despite the big shoes she had to fill. Its better pacing is also refreshing after s2 was so rushed and skipped so much content. It's a shame to see so many people foregoing it because of no Risa.
Sunshine is the only sequel I'm not enjoying. I just cant stand it compared to original Love Live, especially given how fantastic the cast was. Sunshine just feels overly formulaic and sterile.
As for new series, there are a few I like but nothing really stands out, I guess. Net-juu has the potential to be a sweet romance but I don't really enjoy its storytelling. I'd rather just see the Morioka and Sakurai in real life than their avatars. Sho-bitch I have a similar complaint where every time it builds up to a nice romantic moment, it's stifled by a joke that feels inappropriately timed. I guess that's the point they're going for with its humor but it doesn't really work for me. Inuyashiki feels like it lacks characters and emotion, which seems at odds with what the series is trying to do. Juuni Taisen feels a bit too predictable, although it is fun at times. Blend S is nice but the characters are a little weak for a 4koma adaption in my opinion. Only really like Sakuranomiya but even then I feel like her interactions with the rest of the cast is a bit bland.
>>21295It's the season of great sequels and you're not watching any? How?
No.21323
>>21229Did the third episode meet your expectations?
I don't mind a fantasy setting being used just to convey the character stories, but of course that has to be done well. Right now I'm questioning how the bad guys supposedly don't have emotions despite what we saw. I guess joy isn't supposed to count?
Also, Ouni did nothing wrong.
No.21324
>>21283I'm not watching any sequels this season and I still consider it one of the best in quite a while. I've made it through the second/third/fourth episodes of 9 shows and still want to watch more, which rarely ever happens.
No.21339
>>21337I don't remember ever hearing about the three episode rule before Madoka aired. I always thought it was silly.
No.21346
>>21339I read about the three-episode rule on tvtropes before Madoka aired. I suppose Madoka made it more popular because it was a convenient way to get people to reach an important turning point without even hinting at anything in particular happening in episode 3.
I find that the n episode rule makes sense for what it is. It applies under certain circumstances: when the anime uses introductory episodes, and when the pick-or-drop choice isn't clear from the characters and setting alone. It isn't always 3 either (I've found 4 or 5 to work better on double-cour anime), but 3 is a particularly common pattern: episode 1 introduces the characters, episode 2 is an infodump, and episode 3 is the first normal episode. When the pick-or-drop choice is up to the way the anime is executed (like the balance between action, comedy, and drama), you can't judge that based on purely introductory episodes.
The three-episode 'thou shall not drop an anime before episode 3' commandment is silly, but the (roughly) three-episode rule of thumb works well enough. As for the interpretation of the rule that screenshot seems to make (do not drop an anime AFTER episode 3 rather than before), I had personally never heard of it. That's just the sunken costs fallacy at work and is indeed stupid.
No.21352
>>21346I've always thought it silly because if an anime didn't do anything to grab me by the first episode, be it the characters, direction, music, writing, setting, or anything else, then it probably isn't going to suddenly interest me a little bit later.
Madoka, for example, already had me hooked by the first episode, with the distinct art style of the Witch's world, the intro scene, the music, and the very clear hints that this was not going to be your average magical girl anime and darker things were afoot. I didn't need to wait for the events of the third episode to want to see more of it.
On the other hand, if I'm not going to be at all invested in a show before a twist or particular event happens three or more episodes in, then it's probably not all that good a show in the first place.
No.21353
>>21352My take on this rule is more of the following variety: three episodes are enough for me to decide whether I should drop a show or not, so I shouldn't subject myself to fourth episodes of shows that I'll eventually drop. Thus, this week I'll be weeding out the shows I have some interest in, but which have also given me reasons to skip watching them.
Ironically, this as a conclusion is quite close to what
>>21337 says, but I've come to it from the opposite end.
No.21355
>>21353Funny you say that because I initially dropped madoka ep1 then I watched it until the storm it brewed on ep3.
Same thing happened to me with other anime, most recent one being japari park.
No.21375
>>21346The three episode rule makes sense insofar as being a very safe cutoff point. There's plenty of anime which get off to a poor start, or which are adaptions of LNs that go on a huge exposition spree or setup portion before the meat, or are simply slow and peaceful (like classical stories, where the entire first quarter might be basically slice of life, Greek Style), but ramp up dramatically later on. If there's nothing there after three episodes, there's a 99% chance that the anime is rubbish (of course that doesn't mean the anime is good if you picked it up, Re:Tards really went to shit after episode 2-3). Picking or dropping based on the first episode is less 'safe' so to speak, but in the end it depends on how much time you have and how much you want to spend on watching anime.
>>21353So, what've you picked up?
>>21298Sunshine S2 isn't fantastic but I won't say it's bad, but then again I passably enjoyed S1 too. Souma S3 turns me off slightly because I never did like Souma himself, and also because Rindou doesn't look like pure sex anymore.
No.21376
Pro tip: there are no rules to how to watch anime. Just does not exist and it does not work.
Either watch everything that engages you from the start or buckle up and watch everything, with the hope that something interesting might happen, or just learn to love anime in its most pure and generic form, because that is really what makes anime anime. Your time is not that precious if you learn to truly love.
No.21377
>>21355I've had just a few anime series that I watched after having a drop-worthy first episode. OniAi for example; the difference there was from the annoying shitty of the first episode to the enjoyable shitty of the rest - it's not like it picked up in quality. Other noteworthy example is Hachiman. After half an episode I had already predicted how the anime will develop, didn't like my prediction, and quickly dropped it - only to pick it up again some time after it ended airing. The ONLY thing I was wrong about was the length of the "enjoyable first arc" that I thought was gonna happen. It was the entire first season instead of the 4 (or maximum 8) episodes I thought. But what the heck, the one predicted nice character was worth suffering through s2; Komachi is a miracle of the universe.
>>21375Still have a few shows I'm on the edge, like Juuni Taisen and the whales thing. The sure picks are mostly Girls Last Tour and S2s.
No.21378
>>21377>Komachi is a miracle of the universeI'm partial to thirst-Sensei, but Komachi is great too. Too bad she's not even in the running.
No.21379
>>21378Who's not in the running?
No.21380
>>21379Neither of them are.
No.21451
>>21449I thought so for a while with the manga too, but then it becomes a complete trainwreck in any sense of the word.
No.21454
>>21451The good kind or the bad kind?
No.21455
>>21454The worst possible kind.
No.21456
>>21455As is tradition with Oku.
No.21460
>>21459Fun times are only in our memories.
Praise America.
No.21468
>>21458I like how the character that says Gantz sucks is the bad guy.
No.21505
>>21486I'm kind of disappointed nobody noticed the change. Maybe next ep.
No.21517
>>21418Her mum is wonderful. Hope she shows up more.
>>21449Everything in this world still feels way too fake for me. Everyone is either a giant asshole or a completely useless piece of shit. Just feels weird. Hiro is good, though, yeah.
No.21593
>>21588>>21592That was actually kind of okay in the manga. But the worst is yet to come.
No.21625
Still watching Taishou Chicchai-san, still have no idea what's going on. Are they gonna say now that Imperial Japan is bad or something? They seem to be pitting MC against the military.
No.21651
>>21375Well, I don't think I'll have time to give a chance to Dies Irae and Infini-T any time soon, unfortunately, so…
Sunday-Thursday:
Imouto Sae
UQ Holder
Guru Guru
Just Because
Friday:
Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou
Net-juu no Susume
Garo
Taishou Chicchai-san
Saturday:
Code: Realize
Sangatsu no Lion
Hoozuki no Reitetsu
Mahoutsukai no Yome
Kekkai Sensen &Beyond
If I'm bored:
Blend S
Juuni Taisen
No.21697
>>21529Really strong Idol Jihen vibes. With the tonal shifts and forced idol CG.
No.21809
>>21800I wanted to like it, I truly did. Boku no Hero Academia was so much good fun it made me excited to watch another JUMP title animated. But goddamn, that kid's voice made my ears bleed.
Screenshots like that make me wanna consider it because I'm all for that type of cuteness + twintails, but then I remember his voice and my soul shrivels a little.
Glad you're enjoying it, though. At least someone is. Maybe later I'll do as
>>21802 says and check out the manga.
No.21811
>>21809While his voice can be somewhat annoying, I think it has been overmemed how bad it really is. He is just slightly more annoying voice-wise than other screaming battle shounen MCs.
On the other hand he has a weirdly realistic view on things for someone that goes "I will become the wizard king" several times an episode. Especially after joining his guild he has constantly been going "holy shit this guy is way out of my league", "I will die", "I am scared shitless", "I can't do this crazy thing". Basically as someone that has been working hard his whole life he is capable of realising he is still at the bottom compared to his seniors, so he doesn't overestimate himself too much, but also believes that with more hard work he will eventually overcome them.
No.21815
>>21811What you describe is exactly the opposite of what was shown in the first episode. Sasuga, great adaptation.
No.21816
>>21811About the voice… I honestly hated it. I watched the first episode on the day it waired and before checking any threads on it and I spent most of it wishing he would stop screaming. He may have calmed down in later episodes but as a newcomer to the show, despite watching it with the best of intentions, I honestly found nothing about it that made me want to stay for the second one.
Still, you're clearly fond of it and fufufu users have yet to lead me astray when it comes to recs. I'll check out the manga later.
No.21817
>>21816I don't want to sound like I am praising it more than I am. It is just okay. It is just about what you would expect from an okayish battle shounen. And it is probably a long one and we are still within the introduction episodes.
Boku no Hero Academia a shit.Not really, but still, overrated as shit and the later chapters really started putting me off.I was trying to think of a good, non-obvious, battle shounen to actually recommend, but I currently can't think of anything so I will have to hold on that. Or maybe I just consider too many things "obvious."
No.21818
>>21817I realize that BnHA is overrated, but at least with the BONES treatetment it got awesome animation and a kickass OST. Seriously, Peace Sign is the best song ever to work out to. Pumps me up every time.
No.21831
>>21449Yeah so much for that.
Like what, are we supposed to feel bad for him? Is it supposed to be tragic that he decided to give up killing just before the cops came down on him? Sure it does suck for his parents but it's his own stupid fucking fault in the first place.
I do actually like the vibe between Inuyashiki and gantz boy, wish it was more about them. At least his war on 2ch was funny.
No.21832
>>21831So you are up to the raid in the anime? Oh boy, get ready for the rest. From here on the ridiculousness goes wild. And the annoying bitch tears with it.
No.21888
>>21886There is no LN, though, it is a manga.
The second cour has been very rushed, but it is understandable and still enjoyable. Though there is a lack of battles for something called "Record of Battles".
No.22023
hoo boy, another season of brainless garbage. Let's see highlights: Overlord movie, another season of Gintama, kino no tabi's sequel with no possibility of living up to the original's legacy. Oh and Rohan, that'll be nice.
No.22024
>>22023Kino's not bad; it's not as good as 2003 but still enjoyable to watch. I wish the threads on /a/ weren't total fucking garbage though.
No.22025
>>22023>Mahoutsukai no Yome>Girls' Last Tour>a better version of HaganaiIt's a good season, even if we don't mention the rest of the new seasons of stuff.
No.22030
>>21970This garbage show isn't a good example of anything, really. Imma watch it all, but so far, the biggest reveal has been the cute heart-shaped highlights in their hair.
And the fact that they maybe can control the chibi-ness?
No.22155
>>21809>I'm all for that type of cuteness + twintailsIf this episode proved anything is that you should definitely be watching this, anon. They even show us the gap between what she says and what she thinks.
Also already 4 people died in this series, so it is nice to know that people can indeed be killed in this one.