No.34778
>>34770It seems to depend on the monster, since the flashback episode mentioned killing one with conventional weapons. Blowing the head off might not do any more good than removing an arm, and the kirukousen doesn't have enough ammo to experiment or destroy the whole body. It would be dangerous to fire it towards the ship's floor, too. Maru touch is much more reliable and efficient, regardless of any other mysteries.
Lewdness makes sense in the setting, so that was a good excuse for going all out. It wasn't until rewatching that I realized he pulled back and called for help because he couldn't control the automatic maru touch and almost killed her.
No.34781
>>34778Sasuga professor anon, that makes sense. Especially, now that I think about it, since the characters don't know in advance when the plot will grant them a battery recharge - better spend as few shots as possible and spam the Maru touch, which, if riskier, at least is much cheaper.
No.34784
Poor bear-kun.
>>34777Yes and no.
That aside, that anime looks like an ugly adaption of the manga, going by your image.
No.34785
Skip to Loafer stays good so far. It's shifting into full romcom gear now, hope that doesn't grow stale. I like the way characters are being developed, as in how the main couple dealt with and solved the episode's conflict, or how bitch-chan, after her own little epiphany, is still a bitch but not quite so much as she used to. That's the show's strongest point in my view: it's not fully idealised, but it doesn't revel in the drama either. It strikes a middle ground where it's interesting but also easy to watch. On another note, in this episode Kurosawa Tomoyo treated us to some nice screeching and general extreme voice acting, which is certainly not what we usually get from her.
And at the other end of the spectrum, Ao no Orchestra is failing. Episode 4 was brimming with timing problems, with characters standing still for a whole second or so before or after delivering a line. It's getting the plot points across, but it's not engaging to watch. I'm on the verge of dropping it.
No.34788
>>34785>it's not fully idealised, but it doesn't revel in the drama eitherYup, it strikes a really good balance. Certainly exceeded my expectations a lot.
Speaking of which, the Cafe Terrace one also exceeded my expectations. It's not as good as Skip to Loafer, but also I expected even less from it. The retard is really enjoyable, and the rest are actually getting some development/exploration.
No.34792
Tokyo Tower!
>>34785>Ao no OrchestraMore like CG no Orchestra. Yuck!
No.34799
>>34795I really like you!
No.34835
He's pretty much an antagonist in some NTR plot in both looks and threats. Just fantastic.
No.34884
I need to get this off my chest, and since the anime's currently airing, I'll use this thread: preliminary research suggests Hirogaru Sky! Precure is awesome, further enquiry needed.
The MC's a straightedge tummypuncher with an ardent sense of justice and a natural talent for playing boke. But the pink-haired girl's not bad herself! In this selection I present to you, she awakens to the power of KINDNESS, and proceeds to rain it upon her enemies. It's like I'm watching symphogear without the pantyshots! Ok, yeah, that doesn't actually sound good, but you get the point.
At this point, even the baby and the baddy have ceased to be annoying, so I've got a very promising four cours ahead of me. This, surely, finally, will be my entry point into this franchise.
No.34885
>>34879I'm guessing the grandma will die. Even if glasses doesn't man up and betray her, the computer has an agenda of its own and is currently a step ahead of the grown-ups, so she's pretty fucked.
But the kids don't have a bright future in wait either, unless someone finds the cure for eventually turning into a gruesome horror. Hope remains, however, as Mimihime made sure to show us that they live in a non-deterministic universe in which the future is not set.
No.34903
>>34898What did you like about it, or what would you say it was good at? I don't think I'll be giving it another shot, but I'm curious.
No.34906
>>34903Long story short, it's a great adaptation of a manga I'm already invested in. So there are two questions here: why am I invested in the manga, and why the adaptation works so well.
Generally the story follows in a very realistic down-to-earth manner a teen love story with all the accompanying cringe. But at the same time it does not fall into the whole "why am I watching normalfags do normalfag things" trap like things like Kuzu no Honkai. It makes sure to aggressively filter out the normalfags that might read it from the very start, in fact. Overall, the characters and their relationships are pretty well realized, with the gradual accumulation over the course of the manga working well in their favor: watching the anime and seeing the continuity and how things have changed with the current moment in the manga was quite delightful indeed. In the same vein, none of them feel like cardboard cutouts that just serve a purpose in the story. Another thing that works in its favor is the main guy's relationship with his sister and with Moe. They are both pretty close relationships - but lack any of the jealousy you'd expect from from a "normal" romantic story. As we see everything from our guy's viewpoint, and his viewpoint is that they aren't romantic targets at all, that's all the story treats them as too. The story derives its drama from the cringe teen problems of the main two rather than from them not being allowed to have friends from the opposite gender. But, you know, all of that is taken from years of reading the manga, rather than the anime specifically.
No.34907
>>34906So the opposite side of the coin is how the anime manages to do a stellar job with the adaptation. It's not like I can point towards specific moments: it's just that the baseline is very high. Both animation and soundtrack are constantly used well and appropriately to the scene. I absolutely love the opening and ending themes too. In terms of pacing and structure it's also great: it knows what to focus on, and it doesn't just mechanically translate the manga to the screen. For example I really like how each episode displays its title only when it reaches the appropriate moments. I can't really make a proper comparison for the overall mood that the anime achieves as in the end comparing it to something like Kimi ni Todoke would in fact be doing it disservice. It's not copying anything, the choices are deliberate to the story being adapted rather than something else. Stellar work from Horie Shun and Youmiya Hina too.
tl;dr: I won't list this as one of my favourite series of all time but at the same time I can't list even a single complaint either; S2 when?
No.34910
>>34906>>34907>"why am I watching normalfags do normalfag things" trap like things like Kuzu no HonkaiI liked Kuzu no Honkai and fuck you, in that order, but also, I get what you mean and can see how a work could benefit from not doing that.
That was a very nice write-up, anon, thanks for taking the trouble. Let me tell you, I had seldom had so few second thoughts about dropping an anime as when I dropped this one at episode 1 - and yet I've all but decided to give it another shot now, because the kind of work you've described is something that I can really enjoy too.
No.34916
>>34910Thanks! But I really am not sure if you'll like it if you dropped it on ep1. It's not like that episode is unrepresentative of the series.
The seaside cafe harem has more of an unrepresentative first episode, actually: turns out the cohabitation hijinks are really not the focus at all. They still happen, just the focus is elsewhere. And only about half of the harem is actually part of the harem. I enjoyed that too, though less than The Dangers in My Heart.
No.34917
>>34913I'm pretty disappointed by it. Had hope he would be a good guy, but then again, that would only ensure he would die quickly after his reintroduction.
Not looking forward to the ensuing episode.
No.34919
>>34917It's disgusting. I was genuinely upset by how the episode built up to that and then seemed to delight in its portrayal. I'm not shocked, aroused, or interested.
>Not looking forward to the ensuing episode.I won't watch it.
No.34929
>>34919Turns out the ensuing episode was pretty great. I did the right thing to watch the last three episodes back to back. It's a significantly different experience when you can just not stop watching.
You know, in a series where the main story seems to be how
a guy is killing all of his parents' childhood friends one by one, the whole "rape your sister while you watch in the mirror" thing was what was truly too over the top. It certainly sounds imaginative when I put it like that but yeah, it's a little too imaginative.
Okay, time to read the manga.
No.34954
>>34929I put off watching it, but yeah, it was well worth it.
Robin's life being spared was infuriating as it was predictable, but at least she overcame it pretty quickly.
>it's a little too imaginativeHigh-level stuff certainly, and I've only felt that kind of dread from reading story-centric ero-manga.
No.34963
>>34954>I've only felt that kind of dread from reading story-centric ero-mangayeah, same here
>>34930>What the fug happened?they are shutting down the gatcha game tie-in in August