Summer 2013 anime season - Early impressions

[Amraphenson]

Wait fuck maullar that's idol PP's plot what the fuck are you DOOOOINGG-

[trancehime]

Wait fuck maullar that's idol PP's plot what the fuck are you DOOOOINGG-

hahahahaha

(i can totally get idol PP and play it just to spite you, but I don't have a PSVITA :3)

[Rin Kagamine]

Started WataMote the other day and, with all honesty, I have not been this excited about a currently airing show since Higurashi (I wait until completion for 90% of what I watch).

Speaking as someone who has dealt with sometimes-crippling social anxiety for years, Tomoko is immediately relatable and believable. The absolute high she achieves in the first episode over such a minuscule accomplishment absolutely exists, as does the crushing doubt after one bad encounter. I dig the spartan presentation and style of the animation, it adds to the loneliness. This show is probably going to make my top yearly list.

The ED is great but the OP is pure hot garbage. I've never heard of Kiba no Akiba but they should like a really shitty version of Maximum the Hormone.

To all those who don't like WataMote: you probably don't get it, and that's a good thing. That I relate to Tomoko so well can't be healthy.

[Quad City QBs]

To all those who don't like WataMote: you probably don't get it, and that's a good thing. That I relate to Tomoko so well can't be healthy.

Let me clarify that I did enjoy the manga--but you don't turn a 8-page chapter into a 20-minute episode without losing something. Maybe I would've liked the anime more if I hadn't read the manga, but as it is, undergoing 5 minutes of setup for a single visual gag that I knew was coming was too much.

I dunno. I think to have a successful manga adaptation, you need bold direction and you need to be willing to play with the pacing. This is something where Nichijou succeeds and Kill Me Baby doesn't.

[Tengukami]

Yeah, I love the manga, and Tomoko. I just think the anime is taking a sort of comic approach to her character, especially in the art and animation. It's just a little bit overdone, when what makes the manga so great is the ability to convey a crushing emotional blow to the stomach with simplicity and restraint. Or at least, comparative to the anime.

[Formless God]

Dang Rope -

Spoiler:

forced

Spoiler:

animation

Ginmosa - Antidepressant of the year any year

Neptunia - Occasionally funny, but probably won't last long. Where are my facial expressions

Penetrator - Grimdark magical grills? I'll take it.

Rozen Maiden Z - When I first heard it's gonna take place in an unwounded world, I was like "lol it's gonna be shit", but DEEN quickly went and proved me wrong. The atmosphere is great, the dialogues feel natural, the visuals are very decent (save the KEYlips) and the OST makes me diamond.

Uchoten Kazoku - Kyosogiga + DRRR = instant keep

[Zerviscos]

Neptunia - Occasionally funny, but probably won't last long. Where are my facial expressions

[Zengar Zombolt]

So EP 3 of Rozen Maiden Z...
"Step 3: Defend yourself."
:getdown:
Also got to watch first ep of Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou. Oh god, what was that? The first half wasn't much out of the ordinary... And then I lost it.

[Zerviscos]

So EP 3 of Rozen Maiden Z...
"Step 3: Defend yourself."
:getdown:
Also got to watch first ep of Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou. Oh god, what was that? The first half wasn't much out of the ordinary... And then I lost it.

Just think of it as a lesser version of Madoka.

[Formless God]

I still don't get what the hell happened after the tentacle part

[Stuffman]

I still don't get what the hell happened after the tentacle part

Watch episode 2.

[MatsuriSakuragi]

Just watched the first ep of Watamote, and honestly the OP was the only part of it that amused me, just because it's so out-of-place and over-the-top.

I find Tomoko to be relatable to the extent that I used to be awkward and socially anxious like that in high school (

Spoiler:

but to be fully fair a lot of that had to do with a ton of abuse I had to deal with so welp

), but now that I've more or less overcome that, I find her relatable in a bad way, because she reminds me of how I used to be. Now I just find her personality grating for that reason. Either that or it was because the episode was just kind of really boring. I dunno. It reminds me of Welcome to the NHK!, only less dark and cynical. Eh.

I think I'll watch Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou tomorrow. I've heard decent stuff about that one.

[Suikama]

aw yiss time for some motherfucking Fate Kaleid Liner PRISMA ILYA

starring the best fate girls Ilya and Rin

shirou? fuck that shit youve been a boring main character for long enough, to the minor character seat with you

also co starring Kohaku and Hisui as the magical wandsYOU CANT GO WRONG WITH THIS KINDA FORMULA

[Zengar Zombolt]

also co starring Kohaku and Hisui as the magical wandsYOU CANT GO WRONG WITH THIS KINDA FORMULA

I... Failed to notice this. :getdown:
Should have realized when Sapphire called Ruby her Nee-san.

[Suikama]

best part is that it's not only the same voice actors but also the same personalities

so it's pretty much literally Hisui and Kohaku


jesus ilya how are you so unbelievable cute aaaaaaaa