Subject: Summer 2014 Anime Season Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:25 pm
i put it in a spoiler to make this page easier to load:
Well since summer season is starting next week, it's about time we make a topic for those 2(?) members that would actually post in it. So i'll make sure to make it too long for those 2 members.
Akame ga Kill!(White fox)
Synopsis:
Tatsumi is a fighter who just got robbed by a pretty girl, but his luck seems to be looking up, as another pretty girl has taken him in. What he doesn’t know is that this girl is about to be visited by a family of assassins (including the girl who robbed him) and they might be the good guys, and be recruiting...
PV:
Yes he does have invisible 3dg at the end(no not really).
So to start off we Akame ga kill, a new fun gorey action series. I already read the manga and i actually think this really could become hype anime of the season/year because it really starts off with the same "gritty" shock 'people die when they are killed' thing that i believe had a big part in SAO and AoT's popularity. Then again people could be sick of that by now, i mean it would be the 3rd time in 3 years that people are dragged in with the same tactic.
More on the actual anime itself, it should be pretty decent and fun to watch. I mean the manga is good, the animation seems good so far, it's made by white fox, and the composer for the series is pretty decent too(made osts for gurren lagann, gatchaman crowds, katanagatari, kiroshitsuji) so... FUN.
Aldnoah.Zero(A-1)
Synopsis:
In 1972, a hypergate was discovered on the surface of the moon, and humanity began migrating to Mars and settling there. However, eventually the seeds of war were sown.
PV:
Well... this anime is another thing that COULD be hype anime of the season, but it's more thought of as a contender for best of the season/year rather than hype(cuz AGK and SAO will probably out hype it).
Here we have a mecha anime with a vague description made by a studio that's never done a mecha series before(they did SAO though), and the pv wasn't anything impressive. The character design looks meh-ish and i don't appreciate the CG too much. So why could this possibly be the best anime of the season/year? Because it's Written by Urobochi(writer of Madoka magica and fate/zero) and directed by the director of Fate/zero and has the composer from AoT, kill la kill, Guilty crown. So.... pretty stellar staff here.
Ao Haru Ride(Production I.G.)
Synopsis:
Yoshioka Futaba has a few reasons why she wants to "reset" her image & life as a new high school student. Because she's cute, she was ostracized by her female friends in junior high, and because of a misunderstanding, she couldn't get her feeling across to the one boy she has ever liked, Tanaka-kun. Now in high school, she is determined to be as unladylike as possible so that her friends won't be jealous of her. While living her life this way contentedly, she meets Tanaka-kun again, but he now goes under the name of Mabuchi Kou. He tells her that he felt the same way as she did when they were younger, but now things can never be the same again. Will Futaba be able to continue her love that never even started from three years ago?
PV:
Well, it's a shoujo romcom anime. It looks rather cute and seems like one of the better slice of life animes of this season. On a side note the director is the same as the one for Oregairu... which is like the exact opposite of this.
Bakumatsu Rock(Studio Deen)
Synopsis:
The story is set in the Bakumatsu era, at the end of the shoguns' rule over Japan in the middle of the 19th century. The Tokugawa shogunate uses the brainwashing Heaven's Songs by the top idols in Shinsengumi to subjugate the country and its people. In this Japan, writing or singing any songs besides the Heaven's Songs is a capital offense. Sakamoto Ryouma and the other rockers rise up and change the world with rock 'n' roll for freedom and justice.
PV:
Uh.. it's a music anime based on an osu like music game... made by studio deen. Idk.
Barakamon(Kinema Citrus)
Synopsis:
As a punishment for punching a famous Calligrapher, young handsome Calligrapher Handa Seishu is exiled on a small island. As someone who has never lived outside of a city, Handa has to adapt to his new wacky neighbors, like people traveling on a tractor, unwanted visitors who never use the front door, annoying kids using his home as a playground, etc. Can this city guy handle all the crazy hardships? Find out in this wacky island comedy full of innocence and laughter!!!
PV:
A fun seeming slice of life comedy. I mean it's "full of innocence and laughter", obviously a masterpiece. I mean it has a finger going up someone's ass in the pv, how could they go wrong? Also couldn't find a longer PV for some reason.
Sailor Moon 2014(Toei animation) uh.. it's sailor moon.. it's not even weekly. that's all.
DRAMAtical Murder(NAZ)
Synopsis:
The story takes place many years in the future where the game "Rhyme," a virtual fighting game, is incredibly popular and people possess "AllMates," convenient AI computers. Aoba leads an ordinary life, working at a junk shop and living with his grandmother on the island of Midorijima. Unlike his friends, he doesn't participate in Rhyme, nor does he belong in a gang. However, when rumors of people disappearing spread, Aoba finds himself needing to unravel the mysteries behind the island in order to protect his everyday life.
PV:
Well best title of the season aside. It does look rather colorful with its future and talking robot helper dogs and fighting the evil armies of online bunnies. More importantly though is the fact that this is based on a visual novel, and not just any visual novel, one made by the same company that made steins;gate and chaos;heads. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S BOY LOVE. Yes you can actually butsex all the male characters in the game, hopefully not too much of that will be in the anime. Btw, incase you were wondering, you can infact fuck the robot dog with an umbrella in the poster.
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei!(Silver Link) I'm not bothering with this one either, it's a sequel to a magical girl anime made specifically for fate/stay night fans. if you liked the first one you'll probably like this one too
Free! Eternal Summer(Kyoto Animation)
Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita.(Feel)
Synopsis:
The story is about the life of a high school girl, Nanako, and her senpai, Yukari, who end up becoming the town’s local idols (locodol) upon the request of her uncle. However they would soon learn that their new idol lifestyle is less than stellar as they are only be interviewed by the town’s shopping center, appear on low-budget cable television, and perform concerts on top of the roof of department stores. The girls’ salaries come from the town’s taxes.
PV:
Seems like a moe comedy thing, WITH IDOLS. Though this was supposed to be a 5 min anime last season sooooooooo it's probably just a slapped together version of that.
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun(Dogakobo)
Synopsis:
The romantic comedy story begins when high school student Sakura Chiyo confesses her feelings to her classmate Nozaki. Due to a misunderstanding, Nozaki thinks Sakura is just a fan of his shoujo manga work. Sakura has to convey her true feelings while her relationship with Nozaki develops.
PV:
It looks like fun ridiculous school anime that will probably poke a lot of fun on shoujo stuff.
Glasslip(P.A. Works)
Synopsis:
The story follows six high school students who meet during the summer. The protagonist is Touko Fukami, a 17-year-old born in Fukui Prefecture. Her dream is to become a glass artisan.
PV:
Well it's another slice of life romcom anime, and while the setting isn't anything special this is made by the same studio that made nagi no asakura last season and that was pretty nice. So on that note alone, and taking in the fact that it's going to probably be the prettiest of the slice of life animes this season, it's worth checking out.
Hanamonogatari(Shaft)
It's a few OVAs continuing from the last season of monogatari
Hanayamata(Madhouse)
Synopsis:
Normal appearance, normal intelligence, normal in arts and sports... just normal. This is the entirely normal 14-year-old, Naru Sekiya. While she admires "Heroines" she continues to live a normal life until one moonlit night she meets a fairy. This foreign girl then guides her into the extraordinary world of the yosakoi dance.
PV:
Uh... A generic looking moe anime about a girl who discovers the magic that is DANCING. Don't know what to do with your life? DANCE! Ah yes the life lessons we learn from anime. It's made by madhouse which is... uh.. well Madhouse are great but.. moe really isn't their thing.
Jinsei(Feel)
Synopsis:
The story centers around Yūki Akamatsu, a boy who joins the staff of his school's second newspaper. The editor-in-chief Ayaka Nikaidō immediately assigns him to the life (jinsei) advice column. Three girls — the science representative Rino Endō, the liberal arts representative Fumi Kujō, and the physical education representative Ikumi Suzuki — answer requests from students about whatever is troubling them.
PV:
Well this is probably the most meh seeming thing so far, like really it's just meh. The only noticeable thing here is that in the PV there was a girl with a pencil on her hair from the side. Yes "on".
Kantai Collection: Kan Colle(Diomedea)
PV: Google it
Best PV ever, dat ass.
ugh.. it's actually based on some card game thing or w.e, but the PV is telling exactly what you're getting so... yeah
Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus(A-1)
PV:
I never watched black butler so...eh, I hear it's one of the best arcs of the manga so... enjoy. Though A-1 sure is doing a lot this season.
Love Stage!!(J.C. Staff)
Synopsis:
The story revolves around Izumi Sena, a boy born into a family of ultra-famous entertainers. However, he is the only member of the family who is not in the entertainment industry, and he is a super otaku college student, too. He has been striving hard to become a manga creator, but he ends up starring in a television commercial. He eventually cross paths again with the very famous actor Ryuuma, who becomes aware of his attraction towards Izumi.
PV:
Like Free! wasn't homosexual enough for this season, we have a literal Yaoi anime with the plot revolving around a homosexual relationship. REJOICE YAOI FANGRILS, though the animation style looks shitty. i'll watch it to see if i awaken to my homosexual urges.
Majimoji Rurumo(J.C Staff)
Synopsis:
Shibaki is a high-school boy whose only interest is girls. Except he's been branded as the most hentai boy at school and the girls avoid him like the plague. One day he finds a book in the library about how to summon witches. He tries it as a joke, but it turns out to be the real thing. An apprentice witch named Rurumo appears to grant him a wish. Shibaki helps Rurumo and she in return refuses to take his soul. (This part of this story happened before the start of chapter1) When the story starts, Shibaki wishes he could see Rurumo again. His wishes is granted immediately as Rurumo falls from the sky and crash lands in front of him. He finds out that as punishment for not taking his soul she's been busted down to an apprentice demon. Now, she must complete the task of getting Shibaki to use up 666 magic tickets that grant wishes before she can become a witch again. However, what she doesn't know is that each time he uses a ticket it shortens his life. When the last ticket is used up, Shibaki will die. Shibaki knows this because Rurumo's familiar black cat Chiro tell him as part of the "contract" for giving him the tickets. Now, Shibaki has a choice, make a wish and help Rurumo become a witch again or resist the temptation and try to save his own life.
PV:
My god, this is like the combination of a bunch of equally generic anime settings. Yes mixing them together will make them better, genius. It uh.. could be fun though, idk. Certainly better looking than "meh the animation" up above but i mean just...
Momo Kyun Sword(TBA)
Synopsis:
The story begins with a female re-imagining of Momotarou, a famous character in Japanese folklore. Momoko is a beautiful young sword fighter who was born inside a peach (momo in Japanese). She lives with her constant companions — the dog god Inugami, the monkey god Sarugami, and the pheasant god Kijigami — in a peaceful paradise. However, a demon army led by devil king invades the paradise and steals the precious treasure that protects Momoko's land. To retrieve the treasure and save the people, Momoko embarks on a great adventure with her three companions.
PV:
Well with an amazing studio like studio TBA behind it, this will be something to remember. Along with talking dogs, monkeys and boobs that developed the ability to constantly blush, obviously anime of the year.
Nobunaga Concerto(TBA)
Synopsis:
The story centers around Saburou, a high school boy who time-travels to Japan's Sengoku Era. He must become Nobunaga Oda, the famed warlord who helps unite Japan.
PV:
...Because the last Nobunaga based anime ended up so well.. But hey, with 3d animation that rivals that of mekakucity actor's opening song in episode 10, and the amazing studio TBA at it again, surely this will be a work of art.
Persona 4 The Golden Animation(A-1)
Synopsis:
Spring. A rural town, far removed from the city, that spends its time peacefully. A boy arrives at Yaso Inaba Station, where the cherry blossom petals are falling. His name is Yuu Narukami. Due to his family's situation, he moves to Inaba to live with his uncle, and attends Yasogami High School. From there, his school life begins: The shopping mall after school. The serial murders happening in the town. The Midnight Channel that comes on late at night... What days are waiting for Yū and his friends "this time"?
PV:
A very pointless seeming remake with better animation and supposedly made just to include some girl called mary to the series that wasn't there the first time. Also another A-1 anime this season apparently.
Psycho-Pass New Edit Version(Production I.G.)
PV:
Another remake that is nearly as pointless as the P4 one, except here it works well as a reminder of what happened in the first series considering S2 is coming out next season. And it's teasing that there will be some added stuff here.
Rail Wars!!!(Passione)
Synopsis:
The "dream railway paradise entertainment" story is set in a parallel world where Japan did not privatize its national railways. Naohito Takayama is an ordinary high school boy who dreams of a comfortable future working for the top-rated Japanese National Railways. He is assigned as a trainee in the Railways Security Force full of odd characters such as Sakurai, a troublemaker who hates men. On top of that, an extremist group called "RJ" plots to privatize the Japanese National Railways.
PV:
I like trains *cough* uh.. IT'S AN ANIME ABOUT TRAINS. Looks neat, also the girls all have awesome tits. I'm in.
Re: Hamatora(Lerch)
S2 of hamatora... don't ask why a 2nd season has "re:" in its name. Also it's made by a different studio than S1 for some reason.
Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?(Silver Link)
Synopsis:
Now that he enters his high school career, Satomi Koutaro begins his life living alone in an apartment that only costs him 5000 yen per month, an extremely cheap deal even for this small apartment. There’s a catch: the apartment is apparently haunted by a cute ghost that has driven its prior occupants away. Next thing he knows, not only is there a ghost trying to drive him out of his new home, but magical girls and other unique female characters turn this small apartment into a battleground of sorts.
PV:
....It's basically a copy of Nanana from the season that just fucking ended, that's about it.
Sabagebu!(Studio Pierrot)
Synopsis:
Middle school girl Momoka is dragged into joining one of the strangest associations at her school, the Survival Game Club. Its members participate in various forms of paramilitary training under the watchful eye of charming and alarming president, Miou. How on Earth will the inexperienced Momoka survive her training, let alone Miou's company?!
PV:
I'll be honest here, it looks stupid, And with memories of that other anime that tried to sell lolis with guns a few seasons ago... yea... no. Also is that a duck platypus?
Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance(TNK)
Synopsis:
Only a pure maiden can have the privilege to contract with a spirit. In here, Areishia Spirit Academy, trained maidens of noble families are gathered and given an elite's education to become spirit contractors. A boy, Kamito, peeped by accident at a girl, Clair, while she was taking a bath and he ended up making a contract with the spirit she wanted. Yes, Kamito is an irregular boy spirit contractor whose existence was thought impossible until now. "You stole...my spirit...you have to take responsibility for it!" "Huh?" "You have to become my contracted spirit!" What will Kamito's destiny lead to?
PV:
Idc about the description much, IT'S MADE BY THE EXACT SAME PEOPLE WHO MADE HIGHSCHOOL DxD, like seriously the same, not just the studio but EVERYONE. That's all i care about really.
Sengoku Basara Judge End(Production I.G.)
Another sequel i honestly don't care about
Shirogane no Ishi Argevollen(Xebec)
PV:
Didn't find a summary for this one. So.... there was a nice ass scene in the middle of the pv ;D
Shounen Hollywood -Holly Stage for 49-(Zexcs)
Synopsis:
The anime will tell an original story set 15 years after the novel's story. It takes place at a fictional theater called Hollywood Tokyo in Harajuku, where members of the idol group "Shonen Hollywood" develop their talents with diligent work and studying.
ANOTHER anime about attractive guys doing stuff. Now i get why people were upset when free happened, it opened the fucking gates for this shit. Also a sequel to the novel that was never animated? Why?
p.s. couldn't find a PV
Space☆Dandy 2(Bones)
IF YOU LIKED SPACE DANDY 1, THEN YOU WILL SURELY LIKE THIS TOO.
Sword Art Online II(A-1)
PV:
Dat ass, quite a season we have where my reaction to 3 different pvs was saying "dat ass". Well as we all know, we really shouldn't be expecting too much out of SAO plot wise and character wise. On the other hand there's nice ass, guns, light sabers, and trap kirito. So i'll be watching this just for some fun action. Also probably A-1's main focus this season even though they're making 4 animes this season apparently.
hmm phantom bullet... star wars phantom menace? no? it has light sabers!
Tokyo ESP(xebec)
wtf:
The science fantasy story Tokyo ESP begins with Rinka, an extremely poor high school girl who lives with just her father in modern Tokyo. One day, she is going home from school when she chases a "flying penguin" to the top of New Tokyo Tower — only to have "fish swimming in the air" suddenly appear before her. One of the fish goes through Rinka and gives her extraordinary powers beyond those of normal humans, particularly the ability to slip through solid objects.
PV:
Ok y'know, now that i read the summary on this i don't want the mech thing summary anymore.
Tokyo Ghoul(studio pierrot)
Synopsis:
The suspense horror/dark fantasy story is set in Tokyo, which is haunted by mysterious "ghouls" who are devouring humans. People are gripped by the fear of these ghouls whose identities are masked in mystery. An ordinary college student named Kaneki encounters Rize, a girl who is an avid reader like him, at the café he frequents. Little does he realize that his fate will change overnight.
PV:
Another(heh) anime trying to be horror and mystery, and even using a genderbent version of the girl from "another" as the main character. Though obviously horror means slight blood with intense looking faces and stuff being dark red and black everywhere. Though other than that it looks.. decent.
Zankyou no Terror(MAPPA)
Synopsis:
On a summer day … A massive terrorist bombing suddenly struck Tokyo. The culprits behind the act that woke up this complacent nation from its slumber, were just two boys. Now, the culprits known as "Sphinx" begin a grandiose game that encompasses all of Japan.
PV:
Woah, a good pv and an interesting synopsis and pretty damn nice animation? This looks surprisingly good, maybe we'll even get our first actual anti-hero-ish main characters in a while. Seems like it very well could be the best thing this season has to offer.
I can just feel the racist jokes coming from me talking well about an anime about terrorists...
Well that concludes my pointless overlong uh.. topic about the anime season. Now discuss you 2-3 members that care!!!
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Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Mon Jun 23, 2014 11:41 pm
Akame ga kill kawaii tatsumi really worries me
Aldnoah.Zero Too much "art" in one place. I've learned to fear art. Thankfully, A1 is one of the most mundane studios out there so they could keep the art in check. Or just wouldn't know what to do with it.
Ao Haru Ride Shoujo and yaoi count: 1
Bakumatsu Rock That's some interesting pose and clothing options you got there ... Shoujo and yaoi count: 2
Barakamon I'll give it the benefit of the doubt before putting it in the list of boring pointless stuff. For 1 episode.
Sailor Moon 2014 I'm actually looking forward to this. My memory of SM is all fuzzy since I was a kid when I watched it, and it adapts the original artstyle of endless legs. Yeeees~ those thighs and calves never end.
DRAMAtical Murder When I first saw the description for the translated VN I was kinda excited. Then I kept reading further down the description and had my dreams crushed. Shoujo and yaoi count: 3
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei! I actually watched the first one so... I'm actually kinda looking forward to this... ... shut up...
Free! Eternal Summer Shoujo and yaoi count: 4
Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita Sure, let's also make a boring, pointless and sometimes Moe count Boring, pointless and sometimes moe count: 1
Hanamonogatari Kaiki will forever live in my heart, making everything else in this show kinda boring by comparison, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt.
Hanayamata An interesting and revolutionary premise that could possibly- Boring, pointless and sometimes moe count: 2
Jinsei This looks like it could be mildly amusing, so it is saved from the above count.
Kantai Collection: Kan Colle Yay, it was about time that happened~ It will be pointless and boring too, but I am sure it will deliver what really matters here.
Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus Haven't watched kuroshitsuji actually, issue is mostly speed, I see no problem waiting on it a bit. I am sure it will be ok. And yeah, not entirely hetero but I won't get into that.
Love Stage!! Shoujo and yaoi count: 5 Remember when people would recommend boku no pico as a joke? I think this season will change that, so many options.
Majimoji Rurumo I will be accepting, it's not like there are too many options this season
Momo Kyun Sword Yeah, sure, it's generic boobs, but it's the generic boobs we need. I mean, look at that count up there. Save us generic offensive boobs!
Nobunaga Concerto Yeah, I know, historical figure, copyrights are evil and all, but someone should fucking copyright nobunaga so that this shit will stop. The nobunaga count is always bad, but this year it's out of control. No more nobunaga. Except Nobuna, I'd take more Nobuna.
P4GA: People asked for this? Everything else aside, couldn't we just play the game? Isn't one animation enough? How much must persona be milked?
Psycho-Pass New Edit Version I didn't actually watch the first one so this could be a good opportunity.
Rail Wars!!! You'll need a lot more boobage than that to get me into a train story, anime.
Re: Hamatora Iunno, haven't watched
Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!? Ooooooh, that's why nanana felt off, I was remembering the description for this one instead. Ok, I will take my moe shit with acceptance. Following.
Sabagebu! Not sure if shoujo or pointless moe. I think it's the latter. Boring, pointless and sometimes moe count: 3
Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance That's actually a pretty enjoyable LN. I mean, it's harem, if you don't like that you won't like this, but it's also pretty enjoyable.
Shirogane no Ishi Argevollen Black metal is out of style, so now we have White Metal. I can't really tell, but looking at the battlefields (generic valleys, generic forests) I have to say it seems pretty unimaginative right now.
Shounen Hollywood -Holly Stage for 49- Shoujo and yaoi count: 6
Sword Art Online II The yaoi in this season is so strong that even kirito is gender bent Shoujo and yaoi count: 7 and there is nothing you can do about it
Tokyo ESP I can confirm this was an actual thing, and that's all that I can confirm. Was thinking of reading it but never got around to it.
Tokyo Ghoul I don't trust horror anime, not after what happened to snk
Zankyou no Terror I could possibly get behind this, but judging by the artstyle, this is probably shoujo and the main character is the girl there, and we all know (or at least most of us) how stupid that turns out. I mean, look at the guy at the right, would you trust him with "waking up this complacent nation from its slumber"? I wouldn't. No. Shoujo and yaoi count: 8
Is summer the season the fujoshi crawl out of the woodwork? Can someone explain this phenomenon?
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Mon Jun 23, 2014 11:55 pm
I saw no suspense in that Tokyo Ghoul video and typically anime horror is like modern Resident Evil horror, lot of action but not a lot of horror. That being said I like a dark action anime and I'll give it a try if I have the free time.
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:02 am
[Akame ga Kill!] Sword fighting all day every day! Hope it does not fail my expectations. I'm expecting it to have lots of blood and slow motion scenes of swords clashing.
[Aldnoah.Zero(A-1)] They have a nice team working on it,sadly Teiler had no combat in it. But by the looks of the Animation/Music/Voice Acting/Character Design it looks promissing. Hope it doesn't fail in Fighting segment,because the only reason people watch "Grundam" animes is to see giant robots smashing each other till they become spare parts.
[Ao Haru Ride(Production I.G.)] I'm not a fan of "Slice of Life" animes,story of this one sounds pathetic to me. I dislike the Character Design but everything else is in place (Story isn't) and looks okay.
[Bakumatsu Rock] Looks like a Steam-Punk Music anime,correct me if I'm wrong. Should be fun to watch if it's going to have lots of humour in it :D.
[Barakamon] PV's too short for me to judge the anime. Story's promising,hope they got good Voice Actors for it. And ya,I like Character Design and the Animation.
[Sailor Moon] :Pukes: NEXT!!
[DRAMAtical Murder] Cyber-Punk Anime that has a Video Fighting Game in it,count me in lol! I don't like the fact VP has Zoophilia :/. I like the Animation and Character design. I dislike the music :/.
[Fate/kaleid liner Prisma?Illya 2wei!] No!!
[Free! Eternal Summer] NO!!
[Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita] It looks Funny,hope it does not fail my expectations .
[Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun] I don't know,it looks okay. But mehhhhh idk :/.
[Glasslip] While watching the PV I imagined SIMS logo in it's top-right corner. I like everything about it,not sure If I'm going to watch it because I'm not a fan of "Slice of Life" Animes..
[Hanamonogatari] Main character is a slut >_<.
[Hanayamata] Anime made for Nour O_O.
[Jinsei] Harem or get out :_:!
[Kantai Collection: Kan Colle] Ass + Card Games = Win~
[Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus(A-1)] Circus ! Yay!
[Love Stage!!(J.C. Staff)] Is that a Girl voice-actting that Blond guy? It feels that way.Nai,nat gonna watch it.
[Majimoji Rurumo] That Witch's so cute mannnnnn. Story looks like it's going to be goofy. Character Design's okay,animation is not attractive as other animes coming out this summer.
[Momo Kyun Sword] People behind this love Boobs,it's going to be like Fairy Tail. Fan service,not sure If I like that xP.
[Nobunaga Concerto] Charachter design's perfectooooooooooooooooooooo. Story's interesting ,hope its going to have lots of Sword Fighting.
[Persona 4 The Golden Animation(A-1)] Animation is nice,and that is it :/.
[Psycho-Pass New Edit Version] Legit Sci-Fi anime,think I'm going to love this.
[Rail Wars!!!] Like everything about it (Especially the Titso).
[Re: Hamatora] -No Comment-
[Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?] Magical Harem? Yeah :_: !
[Sabagebu!] Lolis with guns,that is just wrong...
[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance] Masters and Heroic Spirits? I'm only going to try it because it's made by same studio that made DxD!
[Sengoku Basara Judge End] I like swords. I don't like this.
[Shirogane no Ishi Argevollen] Animation,Character Design,Robots it's all good. Combat reminds be off one seen in "Sigma 6",god I love that Animated Series. Sure,gonna check this out. +1 For the ass @Ali
[Shounen Hollywood -Holly Stage for 49-(Zexcs)] Not even gonna bother reading it. It has Hollywood in the title = No!
[Space?Dandy 2] -No Comment-
[Sword Art Online II] OH MY GOD.I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH THIS!!! Yeah I liked everything about SAO ,problem?
[Tokyo ESP] You what mate?
[Tokyo Ghoul] Reminds me of Bleach,I'm sure hardcore Bleach fans are going to love it! I might watch it as well ,as it isn't one of those lame "horror" animes where characters are lunatic lolis (God I hate those >_<).
[Zankyou no Terror] Dammit it looks amazing. Feels like DayZ,hope plot's not going to mess everything up .
[END NOTE] This is my first Anime seasson I'm going to watch (As watch every single anime (At least 1-2 Episodes)). @Ali thank you for making the topic. P.S: It's 3-4 ,not 2-3 .......
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:24 am
Al-Bhed wrote:
P4GA: People asked for this? Everything else aside, couldn't we just play the game? Isn't one animation enough? How much must persona be milked?
Nobody asked for it. A lot of people are kinda fed up with how Atlus has been milking Persona 4 lately. I mean, sure, they'll buy the game anyways, but everyone is still worried that this is going to become a thing, where all we'll be seeing is Persona 4, and having it chugged down our throats for the upcoming years. It might even come to the point where when Persona 5 comes out, they're like "ummm just kidding! Here's more Persona 4!"
Persona 4 is good, I get it, but the cheerful atmosphere is still pretty off-putting for a lot of people who just want the morbid and dark stories back, the initial pull that got people into the series. The only reason why a lot of people still focus on it a lot is because of the gameplay and Social link system, which is at its best. Persona and Persona 2 did have the more complex system, sure, but it was just too clumsy and not well-implemented.
If anything, a minority of people want to see the original Persona and Persona 2 remastered and brought back again, and this time with all of the things that brought those games down being either fixed or removed. Persona 2 had the most morbid story in the entire series, and despite its flaws, it was pretty enjoyable.
It's just a shame that Atlus has forgotten about those games because they didn't sell all that well in Japan. There's a decent Western fanbase for the second game though. Still, the games are pretty old, and Atlus insisted on only remaking them as they were instead of adding new stuff and removing the old stuff that made the gameplay not all that great.
About the anime, thing is Atlus said that it was going to make a new huge announcement, and everyone got excited and all, and it turns out....that the new remake was the announcement. Everyone expected Persona 5, maybe even some new characters from P4U2 (Ken, Koromaru and Adachi weren't announced yet), but nope this is what we got. Everybody I saw was frustrated beyond belief, and some even wanted to boycott Atlus, like, honestly. Everyone was just very upset.
Everyone but ex-senpai.
Ex-senpai wrote:
OMG NEW PERSONA 4 MY LIFE IS BACK AGAIN AAAAAAH HA FUCK YOU ALL YOU HATERS I'M GOING TO BE A PERSONA FANATIC AGAIN AAAAAAAAAHHH YESYESYESYES I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE
This is not her exact reaction though, it's what I assume is her reaction. This is the same reaction to everything Persona 4-related, so I wouldn't be surprised if this were it. I mean, even when Atlus announced Persona Q, Persona 4 Dance, and Persona 5, she only cared about the Persona 4 stuff and hardly bothered with Persona 5.
But I think I'll skip out on this anime season as well. I'll be busy watching old stuff that I missed out on, and maybe I'll watch a show or two from this list when they're close to being finished. Maybe Akame ga Kill and Zankyou no Terror since Ali seems to be excited about the most, and if they do end up being pretty good as everyone says.
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:36 am
I'm just gonna go ahead and copy Skit's layout despite the fact I'm barely going to write anything good.
[Akame ga Kill!] Oh look, another kewl picture. o-o
Spoiler:
[Aldnoah.Zero(A-1)] While a lot of people hype about an anime made by Urobuchi, I'm not very interested in mecha, but will still give it a try.
[Ao Haru Ride(Production I.G.)] It's the girl in your avi!!!!!!!!!
[Bakumatsu Rock]While I'm not sure how I feel about trying out a second boys anime by Studio Deen... what's with the poofy hair?
Spoiler:
Paint it gold and he can be a Super Saiyan.
[Barakamon] Ahhh, yes. The anime I'm hyping for before even seeing the PVs for absolutely no reason. The "young handsome" part about the MC is so true. Well, it seems these days, being sent off to a place with farms & getting used to living there is a genre of its own. The little girl seems cheeky. Not Nonon-level cheeky. Just cheeky. WAIT. WAIT. I JUST NOTICED SOMETHING. THE VOICE ACTOR... IS ONO DAISUKE. YES. THIS IS THE REASON I'M HYPING NOW. THIS IS MY NEW REASON FOR HYPING THIS SO MUCH. Oh, and I watched a PV of it a few days ago, different one:
Spoiler:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1iu1xr_barakamon-pv_creation Ha ha you though this was going to be a Youtube video. Nope, Dailymotion.
[Sailor Moon] You screwed the alphabetical order. :x
[DRAMAtical Murder] DID YOU SAY BOY LOVE b-because it's not like I care about that. I feel ashamed because I can never make any posts like "Oh wow, the character design looks awful, but the plot looks really interesting and the OST is so nice and fitting" I'm just gonna go ahead and say potato. But the city looks so colorful. o.o
[Fate/kaleid liner Prisma?Illya 2wei!] I really doubt most of us have watched the first season.
[Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita] Ehhh... probably a short anime.
[Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun] Ah yes, a shoujo anime about shoujo manga. I want.
[Glasslip] Well, at the start of the PV I thought this would be kinda boring but it really does give that simple slice of life thing.
[Hanamonogatari]Hanamonogatari features Suruga Kanbaru and is set after Koyomi Araragi graduates from high school. Also, all 5 episode are going to air on Aug 16, 2014.
Spoiler:
[Hanayamata]
Spoiler:
[Jinsei] sup
[Kantai Collection: Kan Colle] Al-Bhed: ali, the title of your kantai collection PV says "fake", not that I don't like it, I dl'd it when it was out a few months back, but still, fake Al-Bhed: also, it shows an ass, which is hardly ok
[Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus(A-1)] Well, as someone who watched Kuroshitsuji and read the manga... yeah.
[Love Stage!!(J.C. Staff)] ahahaha that's so gay ahahaha i would never watch something so freaking gay ahahahaha gay ahaha... when's the first episode coming out? c: because... coming out... okay.
[Majimoji Rurumo] umm.. ok. Cute enough for me. Reminded me of Nagato Yuki.
[Momo Kyun Sword] Why are her boobs embarrassed
[Nobunaga Concerto] GUYS WHY IS 3D ANIMATION SUDDENLY HAPPENING
[Persona 4 The Golden Animation(A-1)] My comments are slowly getting smaller and smaller.
[Psycho-Pass New Edit Version] The "new edit version" will take the first series and re-cut it into 11 one-hour episodes with new cuts of footage. Guess I'll wait for the next season.
[Rail Wars!!!] I KNOW, HOW MANY ANIME ABOUT TRAINS DO YOU KNOW?!
[Re: Hamatora] I plan on watching this... once it finishes airing. Along with season 1. x:
[Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?] *Looking at the synopsis before seeing the PV* Okay, let's see... someone got an extremely cheap room, okay. OH LOOK A FUCKING GHOST WHO CAN'T LEAVE THE ROOM, COME ON. THAT'S A COPY OF NANAN- oh you already said that. Seeing the PV, however, this is different from Nanana. Nanana is somewhat comedic and about discovering who killed Nanana. Doing this, they go to ruins. Ruins are puzzles which involve physical abilities and intelligence. Lacking so can either get you nothing, minor bruises, or death depending on the puzzle in question. This anime, however, is a magical boobs pantsu harem. I bet it'll still suck, though, because Nanana was kinda bad too. ;p
[Sabagebu!] It's a duck platypus.
[Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance] Do I even No No, I don't even
[Sengoku Basara Judge End] dem sequels
[Shirogane no Ishi Argevollen] dat ass
[Shounen Hollywood -Holly Stage for 49-(Zexcs)] "Now i get why people were upset when free happened, it opened the fucking gates for this shit." ...LOL.
[Space☆Dandy 2] I DIDN'T WATCH SEASON 1. GUYS, STOP MAKING SEASON 2 SEQUELS AND GET ME HAGANAI 3.
[Sword Art Online II] Watching for trap Kirito and guns. For some reason, I've completely forgotten about SAO II.
[Tokyo ESP] AHHH YES THE CLASSIC THIS FLYING FISH GAVE ME SUPER POWERS. Hah. Flying fish. Because... it's a legit fish. Okay...
[Tokyo Ghoul] "Another(heh) anime trying to be horror and mystery" ...lol. It looks interesting. No organs in sight! :3
[Zankyou no Terror] This looks interesting. 2boys vs Tokyo. ggnore
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Time to list the outcome; which anime series' I'm going to be watching. Without a * means I planned on watching it before seeing this topic.
Akame ga Kill! Aldnoah.Zero Ao Haru Ride *Bakumatsu Rock Barakamon DRAMAtical Murder Free! Eternal Summer *Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun Glasslip Hanamonogatari *Jinsei Kuroshitsuji Love Stage!! *Majimoji Rurumo *Momo Kyun Sword Rail Wars!!! Sword Art Online II Tokyo ESP Tokyo Ghoul *Zankyou no Terror
. . . And then a good 3/4 of them turn out to be bad and get dropped. =) You sure put a lot of work into this topic, though. c: http://livechart.me/summer/tv
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Tue Jun 24, 2014 4:42 am
@nour it's full name is bishoujou senshi sailor moon, so technically i didn't Also tell al fake ass is still ass(also it's the only pv available), and ass is in our banner, obviously a big thing for our lovely communitty
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Tue Jun 24, 2014 5:10 am
Uh..so complicated Anyway, interesting opinion, we should talk about them sometime..I suppose, or something desu Tehepero, uhm more on topic. After reading through your post I may watch more of the anime but..I dunno..it's so complicated I don't really want to follow like 10-20 anime either, that's just ridiculous so..yeah. Maybe like 5-10, but even then it depends....sigh
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:41 am
Rika Furude wrote:
i see something Studio Deen that isn't Higurashi. It is going to suck Higurashi is only thing Studio Deen did good with
Only as back as 2011 and until now there was 2 seasons of Kore wa Zombie Desu ka, Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen and Sankarea. Sankarea is decent, I rate the other 2 pretty highly, they did an excellent job with the material they had imo. I mean, yeah, they lack the definitive quality of being higurashi and have the clear downfall of not being higurashi, but I believe that the anime industry is ready to advance past the point where the singular measure of quality is higurashi.
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Thu Jun 26, 2014 1:00 pm
Al-Bhed wrote:
Well while i do like kore wa zombie desu ka? and sankarea was nice. i think we can agree their animes for the most part... aren't really of the highest quality
not that i'd watch the series even if it wasn't made by deen.
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:06 pm
They have done a lot of average stuff, but the point is the thing I am responding to, it is not true they can do nothing but higurashi. Heck, rozen maiden was my favourite last summer season and they did a great job with it.
And kawaii tatsumi worries me greatly. You know why it's happening? It's the yaoi season, that's why it's happening, it's a shota ready to be thrown into bl fanfictions. Mein will be getting additional death flags for not being a dude by the time it comes up.
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:15 pm
Al-Bhed wrote:
They have done a lot of average stuff, but the point is the thing I am responding to, it is not true they can do nothing but higurashi. Heck, rozen maiden was my favourite last summer season and they did a great job with it.
And kawaii tatsumi worries me greatly. You know why it's happening? It's the yaoi season, that's why it's happening, it's a shota ready to be thrown into bl fanfictions. Mein will be getting additional death flags for not being a dude by the time it comes up.
i think he'll probably start looking more mature the more it goes on like in the manga. though it's easier to make slight art changes in manga than in anime i guess
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Fri Jul 04, 2014 4:08 am
Rika Furude wrote:
is it just me or does toya soul look ALOT like Another
i'm assuming you meant to say *tokyo ghoul and it's just because of the mc, after watching the first episode they're really nothing alike
so since by now 6 animes have had their first episode i'll say my opinion on them
sabagebu or w.e was the first to air and it was very... underwhelming. it wasn't horrible just not very good at being funny which is all it was trying to do.
i skipped the homosexual ones so i don't really know about those
today we had 3 animes
the first, which i will be calling generic mech because its name is not worth mentioning, was extremely fucking generic
the second, tokyo ghoul, was stupid and not really "horror" more like gore.
the third....glasslip.. it was awful... just extremely boring and uneventful... sigh
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:26 am
Generic mech was generic mech.
Glasslip was an example of artistic masturbation, it's basically when the director is trying to be artistic, but forgets that art is supposed to communicate, so he is just doing cool shots for himself, wasting everyone's time. It took them 20 minutes to tell us they are a group of teenagers where some teenagers in the group are horny for other teenagers in the group. Also, the nice and standard "Show character and show name" in the opening. I'm not taking a bloody test... I won't remember that information and no one will... You took 20 minutes to masturbate, take out some of those wasted minutes to properly introduced your transparent characters...
After those 2 I tried to watch tokyo ghoul. Half the screen going black for no reason, epic music in "horror" scenes, nonsensical battle. You know what, I've wasted enough time today. Just no. Maybe another time.
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Fri Jul 04, 2014 8:23 am
Sooo... I watched half of Glasslip and I just... I just couldn't keep it up any further, considering Alibaba told me not to watch it in the first place. I'm sorry. This was too boring. I should never stop watching an episode half-way, but this is... this is Sparta. I'll see both episodes together next week.
Tokyo Ghoul escalated quickly and yeah I guess it was kinda stupid but I may or may not see the next episode before deciding whether to drop it or not.
Also, Bakumatsu Rock sucks. I knew it would suck, though, so I can't say I've been let down, but... hand-written synopsis; In the 19th century, people didn't use swords on people. They used THE POWER OF MUSIC. Anyone who sings or writes any song besides Heaven's Song is going to get in trouble with the government. So this overly passionate optimistic MC wants to rebel with a few others and use the power of rock to get freedom of music. What could possibly go wrong? It's funny, because I didn't even like the MC's voice. Dropped P.S. the show includes every girl there being a fujoshi.
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Sun Jul 06, 2014 4:57 am
Free... it was pretty decent first season, but KyoAni decided to please fangirls with the premiere. I mentioned it in chat, I will give Free and SAO the benefit of the doubt with 5 episodes, and if i am not satisfied i shall drop. Bakumatsu Rock was just an experience lol, dropped it. You need friends, rock n roll, magical girl-esque sequences, and music collages Mekaku style to fight off oppressive boy-band governments!
I don't have much hope for this season at all. I am only interested in RAIL WARS!, Zakyou no Terror, Space Dandy 2, Psycho Pass, and Aura Sphere. Idk im really disappointed so far...
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Sun Jul 06, 2014 5:21 am
But that's the point to what I've said. Yaoi, titilation for the girls, and the couple few fanservice shows for the boys. It's referring to how most of the excitement this season is over fanservice anime. At least until we get a slice of Akame ga Kill.
Subject: Re: Summer 2014 Anime Season Sun Jul 06, 2014 5:32 am
Kimo Force wrote:
But that's the point to what I've said. Yaoi, titilation for the girls, and the couple few fanservice shows for the boys. It's referring to how most of the excitement this season is over fanservice anime. At least until we get a slice of Akame ga Kill.
there's about 6-7 fanservice animes out of the 36 animes that are airing this season, they're just noticeable because of how stupid they are.. like with rail wars above
most the hype this season is over the couple of aciton animes that seem worthwhile
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