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tSar-Ivor
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Legendary Hero
Scourge of God
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posted November 02, 2020 02:27 PM |
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UBW(again ufotable, not deen
Deen's UBW is unwatchable.
Fate/Stay Night was good if a little cringe due to the braindead MC.
Ufotable also managed to salvage UBW a route for me, which was a tall order after going down sorrow's path with Deen. Seriously I await Ufotable's vision of Fate route.
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted November 02, 2020 03:42 PM |
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We need a proper ufotable trilogy. And finally people would know which series to start with 
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blob2
Undefeatable Hero
Blob-Ohmos the Second
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posted November 03, 2020 09:08 AM |
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Edited by blob2 at 09:09, 03 Nov 2020.
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Fog Hill of Five Elements
Ok so this is totally worth it. Has some of the best fight choreography I've seen in months. And for only 3 episodes, the plot does make sense (even though there are plans to continue the series). Backgrounds are lit (made with a watercolor technique that resembles traditional Chinese illustrations) and the only weak side about the animation are probably the facial expressions. And all this was supposedly made by a small studio... the donghua (does it even belong to this thread?) has a bit of slice of life, drama and even some worldbuilding.
I don't want to spoil anything, if the amv I posted a few pages back isn't enough for a recommendation, just take my word for it that it's good and worth the watch.
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted November 08, 2020 08:39 AM |
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Watched s1 kaguya sama, adorable The comedy did not grasp me from the beginning but it gets better, much better. Loved the murder drama and ramen scenes xD
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blob2
Undefeatable Hero
Blob-Ohmos the Second
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posted November 08, 2020 12:06 PM |
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It's pretty inactive here recently. Don't tell me you guys don't have time to watch Chinese rice stories? 
Magatsu Wahrheit ZUERST - so far probably one of my biggest surprises this season. It's hard to actually point out what this series is about but it is set in a fictional early 20-th century Europe like setting with elements of sci-fi and magic. It has political drama elements, horror and mystery and action. Pretty unique and quite well written (it doesn't look like the plot is written "as they go" but seems to actually be well thought out through and through). The characters are pretty fleshed out and there are a couple of parallel threads. Give it a spin if you have time.
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Stevie
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted November 08, 2020 12:11 PM |
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Just been busy a ton lately. Work related. And my spare time's been going into Genshin Impact. I started the second season of Fruits Basket, but that's about it. Still watching Jujustu and Danmachi.
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Guide to a Great Heroes Game
The Young Traveler
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blob2
Undefeatable Hero
Blob-Ohmos the Second
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posted November 08, 2020 12:36 PM |
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Edited by blob2 at 12:37, 08 Nov 2020.
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Stevie said:
Just been busy a ton lately. Work related. And my spare time's been going into Genshin Impact. I started the second season of Fruits Basket, but that's about it. Still watching Jujustu and Danmachi.
Ah ok then. It's good you have a job in the corona reality  Becasue I work from home I save around 1-1,5h a day by not driving to work, I have some additional time to spare
Danmachi has become pretty interesting, I wonder how our hero will get out of this predicament (situation has become pretty dire). Well probably with the use of some secret-uber innate power
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted November 11, 2020 05:26 PM |
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Kaguya sama delivers steadily. I'm almost done with s2.
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OmegaDestroyer
Hero of Order
Fox or Chicken?
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posted November 13, 2020 03:36 PM |
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Big fan of that series. Have been reading the manga since day 1.
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The giant has awakened
You drink my blood and drown
Wrath and raving I will not stop
You'll never take me down
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted November 13, 2020 07:42 PM |
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Edited by Elvin at 19:49, 13 Nov 2020.
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Time to drop journey of Elaina, this has gotten embarrassingly bad.
Danmachi is barely tolerable as well. That villain monologue made me cringe, who writes this stuff? I was fond of the first season but it has abandoned the things it has set up and goes into seemingly random directions. The dungeon and levelling used to be a big deal, not anymore. Aiz used to be the driving force for Bell to get stronger, swept under the rag and never mentioned again. The city and its deities used to be more interesting and fleshed out. Then we got a worse spinoff with Aiz, a terrible season 2 and a benefit-of-the-doubt s3 which has its good moments but eh.
Meanwhile, I'm enjoying the higurashi different directions. But I'd recommend starting the original to any newcomer, this one drops major spoilers too early!
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Stevie
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Undefeatable Hero
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posted November 13, 2020 09:25 PM |
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Edited by Stevie at 21:49, 13 Nov 2020.
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Danmachi ep. 7: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES YES YES
That ONE MOMENT at the end where he puts his arms up. Damn..... It got me genuinely excited.
EDIT: Obligatory rewatch of the minotaur fight. Man, that season was something else.
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blob2
Undefeatable Hero
Blob-Ohmos the Second
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posted November 13, 2020 10:13 PM |
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Edited by blob2 at 22:15, 13 Nov 2020.
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Stevie said:
That ONE MOMENT at the end where he puts his arms up. Damn..... It got me genuinely excited.
Yeah, although the bad guy was beating the crap out of him. Why does he need to be so lame at times?
But let's face it, this series hasn't reached season 1 level even once afterwards.
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Stevie
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted November 14, 2020 08:10 PM |
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I'm about halfway into the second season of Fruits Basket. Gotta say, there's some really awkward and facepalmy moments at times, but there are also some pretty relatable ones too. It's a lukewarm feeling of satisfaction, even though I don't think they're pulling any punches. No idea where they're going with it, but I hope it gets a little bit more interesting.
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blob2
Undefeatable Hero
Blob-Ohmos the Second
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posted November 14, 2020 11:10 PM |
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Edited by blob2 at 23:16, 14 Nov 2020.
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SAO Ordinal Scale movie was actually decent. I'm in shock this is the same SAO franchise that I watched not so long ago in the form of Alicization. While the TV series was full of pathos and cringe moments (even to the point of me facepalming and rolling my eyes in disgust), there is nothing of that sort here. Characters, Kirito included, aren't irritating at all.
The "gang" behaves normally and it's fun to see them living their ordinary lives (most of the movie takes place in RL) or using the fictional AR device known as Augma. It feels quite realistic actually and the technology itself makes a lot of sense (Google Glass works on similar principles I guess) as opposed to the whole "Fluctlight" idea or Alice mild spoiler becoming a perfect android end, which is total sci-fi atm. The only part that might be a bit exaggerated is the antagonists strenght, it feels pretty artificial, even if his supposedly augumented by some sort of technology. But his (and his ally) goal and the underlaying scheme is reasonable (even if it's selfish).
The plot and even the scientific "stuff" in the movie make sense (for example how the Augma device might damage a brain). It's probably the best piece of SAO I've watched since the first TV series.
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted November 15, 2020 07:44 AM |
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Really? I recall it as a retarded piece of crap that kept getting stupider and stupider until I could no longer watch. Would have to rewatch to remember why but that's unlikely.
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blob2
Undefeatable Hero
Blob-Ohmos the Second
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posted November 15, 2020 11:26 AM |
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Edited by blob2 at 11:35, 15 Nov 2020.
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Elvin said:
Really? I recall it as a retarded piece of crap that kept getting stupider and stupider until I could no longer watch. Would have to rewatch to remember why but that's unlikely.
No, I didn't have the "oh, more retarted SAO snow" moments at any point (well, maybe once when the antagonist had that maniacal laugh sequence). That's why I'm surprised actually Or maybe I was simply in a more forgiving mood, idk... but I don't actually have a reason not to criticize SAO, so the movie really does seem to be particulary different from the rest of the lot I think.
There were no:
- rape scenes
- Kirito crying and snowin' (Kirito was actually tolerable this time around)
- Asuna cryin and snowin' for Kirito (take Alicization where she was literally pitiful)
- Kirito saving the world on his own (it was actually more of a team effort)
But take all this with a grain of salt, maybe everything seems better after watching Alicization...
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted November 15, 2020 11:54 AM |
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blob2 said:
But take all this with a grain of salt, maybe everything seems better after watching Alicization...
You took the words straight from my mouth Sounds like the things that annoy you are deep seated SAO tropes. And I've seen many people defend Alicization as the best version because it drops previously established tropes. It's a vicious circle trap!
At any rate, abridged version best version. The originals can't hold a candle to it
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Elvin
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Endless Revival
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posted November 17, 2020 09:33 AM |
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Edited by Elvin at 09:41, 17 Nov 2020.
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According to aninews, the previous danmachi ep shaved off 90% of the story. Including the descent to floor 20 that almost wiped Hestia's familia.
That explains a lot, it's all felt way too rushed past season 1.
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blob2
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posted November 17, 2020 11:31 AM |
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Elvin said:
According to aninews, the previous danmachi ep shaved off 90% of the story. Including the descent to floor 20 that almost wiped Hestia's familia.
That explains a lot, it's all felt way too rushed past season 1.
That's worrysome. They literally don't have any reason to change story yet they do it. It's not like this is some backwood cartoon, but a popular franchise. The anime is mediocre as is, why make it even less?
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Elvin
Admirable
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Endless Revival
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posted November 17, 2020 02:16 PM |
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Presumably they want to focus on the greater scheme of things and character clashes? Lack of resources? But the dungeon survival was good in s1, why cut all of that out :/
Atm it's hard to tell if the light novels have gotten worse or the adaptation is hella rushed and riddled with holes. But if cutting large chunks of content really happens regularly, well..
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