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Noncurrent Anime Thread Anonymous 05/19/20 (Tue) 12:24:18 No.18 [Reply][Last 50 Posts]

I started rewatching Mushishi lately, because I haven't seen the OVA or any of the extra seasons, only the first one many many years ago. It's as great as I remember it and I can't wait to get to the stuff I haven't seen.

What have you all been watching lately?

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Anonymous 09/26/21 (Sun) 12:25:35 No.3222

I caught up with 86 in time for the new season. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, for a setting that's basically just anime nazis they treat it with a surprising amount of nuance so far, edgy shounen bullshit aside. While I'm not a fan of the characters or setting the atmosphere and tone are surprisingly good, especially the stuff near the end where they leave on their suicide mission. Something about the last couple episodes really impressed me with everyone embracing their probable death and cheerily wandering off into the unknown. I also like the plotline of fighting a rogue AI army that steals human brains to improve itself. It's no masterpiece by a long shot but it's interesting enough that I'm invested in seeing S2

Anonymous 10/08/21 (Fri) 07:04:11 No.3268

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Girls und Panzer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyVkSgH6nZs
Its tanks are surprisingly (mostly) historically accurate…

Anonymous 10/09/21 (Sat) 20:50:57 No.3277

Is the bump limit 250 replies on sushichan? Should we make a new thread?

Anonymous 10/09/21 (Sat) 23:11:05 No.3279

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https://myanimelist.net/anime/33263

I watched Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregototsukai. Also known as The Beheading Cycle. Here are my thoughts:

This is an OVA by Shaft, and it certainly feels that way. The visuals are signature Shaft and resemble past works by the studio. I did not particularly like the character designs or art style, personally. I also wish there were more visual detail in general. However, the visuals were still mildly interesting due to the way Shaft uses cinematography.

The OST is by Yuki Kajiura. It is decent but it felt like not a whole lot of artistic risk was taken. It uses the same kinds of instruments and sounds you've likely heard in her other past OSTs. It was not particularly innovative. (Having said that, I suspect I'll be more impressed with it once I sit down with the OST alone and carefully explore every song in the catalog, since it is Yuki Kajiura after all.)

This is the case in general with Kubikiri Cycle. Although it has a lot of artistic flavour, it doesn't stray beyond the artistic boundaries already explored by Shaft in the past. The cinematography, music and art style are all similar to past works put out by the studio.

I did not like or appreciate any of the characters. The male MC in particular was annoying and unlikable. Also, despite involving a murder mystery, I was never interested in the story at all. However, sometimes the script itself was intriguing and had some memorable lines. The scriptwriting was clearly done with a lot of care. Although I didn't care about the story, the dialogue itself held my attention. In terms of voice acting, the cast was skilled but nobody struck me as exceptional.

My overall rating: 5/10
As a whole, it was only marginally entertaining enough for me to watch to completion. The visuals were mildly interesting but hardly spectacular. The music was decent. The script was well written. No other characteristics of this anime provided me any enjoyment.
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Anonymous 10/16/21 (Sat) 02:37:50 No.3308

>>3277
It is done

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2016 Anime Awards and Analysis Anonymous 07/06/21 (Tue) 16:02:40 No.2983 [Reply]

I have conducted a thorough analysis of anime from the year 2016. The primary purpose of this analysis is to identify works which have artistic merit, and to classify the nature of that artistic merit. Secondarily, my intent here is to rank the works in terms of their superiority in various categories. This will allow for comparison with other surveys of 2016 anime. This analysis is an expression of my own personal opinions and did not involve input from anyone else. I did this for my own intellectual and personal satisfaction, but I also hope that others may find it interesting or useful. At the very least, maybe this will generate some interesting discussion. Additionally, if you're looking for anime to watch, you can peruse through the specific categories I've provided to identify works that are likely to suit your tastes.

Only anime which started airing in 2016 are considered here. Meaning that anime for which the first season aired before 2016 are not considered (ex. neither Hibike Euphonium nor Love Live are candidates here). The considered anime are evaluated on the basis of all seasons that have aired (not just the first season in 2016). Movies are not included unless they are related to a TV anime (ex. Bungou Stray Dogs). I am conducting reviews for other years using this same system. Annual reviews are typically done as soon as the year ends, but I believe my methodology here is superior for conducting reviews of years retrospectively. Furthermore, classifying the year's best works only by season/genre I find is an ineffective method for identifying meritorious works, so I've included more-specific categories.

Categories and their results are listed below. Winning titles for each category are separated by commas, with the superior titles being listed first. For the genre categories I've provided two answers (the winning title followed by the runner up). However, polls for anime of the season and anime of the year typically list many top candidates in their results, so I've followed a similar procedure with my results here. For the anime of the season and year results, I've listed the top-5 candidates in order of superiority, with the winning title listed first and the progressively lesser titles listed afterwards.

Regarding the genre results, there are a couple important details:
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Anonymous 07/12/21 (Mon) 16:47:10 No.3000

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>>2998
Thanks for explaining, but like I said, it's just not the show for me personally. I'm glad that you found some enjoyment from it though.

>I know I watched one or two episodes of Bubuki Bubranki, but I can't remember much of anything about it except the CGI characters. What would you say was surprisingly good about it?
I thought it was creative and fun to watch. The antagonist characters were memorable and had good voice acting. The soundtrack was good.

Anonymous 10/11/21 (Mon) 22:12:56 No.3299

>>2983

OP here. I recently realized that there was an 8-episode Shaft OVA (about equivalent to a cour in runtime) which I overlooked that technically began airing in Fall 2016, so should have been included in this analysis. The OVA is titled Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregototsukai, and you can read my review for it in another thread if you’re interested. I rated it 5/10 and the only noteworthy qualities it had were script, OST, and cinematography. It merited honourable mentions in these categories (see further below).

I’ve also been rethinking the mystery/psychological genre category. This was in part triggered by my (presently almost complete) rewatch of Flip Flappers. For some reason I overlooked Flip Flappers as a candidate in this category, when it is in fact a good so-called ‘psychological’ show that also has mystery elements. It won so many other categories, it was like it was hiding in plain sight to me. Kubikri Cycle also has some notable mystery elements.

Accordingly, I’ve changed my mystery/psychological winners to the following:
(HM = Honourable Mention)

Mystery/Psychological: Flip Flappers, Joker Game
Mystery/Psychological(HM): Kubikiri Cycle, Re Zero

Consequently, I’ve now removed mystery/psychological from the weakest genres list, which now only includes fantasy (2016 had good genre diversity).

Weakest genres of the year: Fantasy
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Anonymous 10/11/21 (Mon) 22:18:20 No.3300

For anybody wondering about the state of my ongoing 2016 anime music review, the award lists in their present form are provided below. At the moment, I still haven’t formally evaluated the music of the following franchises: Hina Logi, Re Zero, Bungou Stray Dogs, Kubikiri Cycle, Orange, Yuri on Ice

Audio Characteristics
*Best soundtrack: Norn9, Planetarian, Prince of Stride
Best voice acting: Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, ReLIFE, Bungou Stray Dogs
Best OP music: Flip Flappers, Dimension W, Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume
Best ED music: Koutetsujou no Kabaneri, Sangatsu no Lion(S1ED1&3), Flip Flappers
*Best character songs: Dream Festival, Magic-Kyun Renaissance

Audio Characteristics (Honourable Mentions)
*Soundtrack: Koutetsujou no Kabaneri, Bubuki Buranki, Drifters, Koukaku no Pandora, Shuumatsu no Izetta, Tenkyou no Alderamin, Dream Festival, Amanchu, Bungou Stray Dogs, Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge, Kubikiri Cycle
Voice acting: Hai to Gensou no Grimgar, Dream Festival, Bubuki Buranki, Sansha Sanyou, Kuma Miko, Hina Logi, High School Fleet
OP music: Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari, Sangatsu no Lion(S1OP1&2, S2OP1), Bungou Stray Dogs(S1,S2&S3), Dream Festival(S1&S2), High School Fleet, Bubuki Buranki(S1), Prince of Stride, Norn9, Re Zero(S1&S2), Long Riders, Tenkyou no Alderamin, Reikenzan(S1&S2), Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku, Magic-Kyun Renaissance, Kiznaiver, Amanchu(S1), Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai, Shounen Maid, Idol Memories, New Game(S1&S2)
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Anonymous 10/11/21 (Mon) 22:24:24 No.3301

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I’ve also gone ahead and put the primary award lists into tables, to enhance readability and perhaps lead to more-effective long-term archiving. These tables are attached to this post and the one afterwards. I realize that I probably should have done this from the start. I will definitely make tables like this for my 2017 analysis, which I am making good progress on by the way, despite some stubborn torrents that have been stalled for months.

Anonymous 10/11/21 (Mon) 22:25:38 No.3302

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>>3301
>>2983

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Selection Project Anonymous 10/10/21 (Sun) 03:10:30 No.3292 [Reply]

Obligatory idol show
Who is best girl sushi?

Anonymous 10/10/21 (Sun) 03:16:31 No.3293

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tomboy is hot
I am actually slightly interested in the tournament aspect of this show, since a "there can only be one winner" style tournament isn't what you'd expect out of a presumably feel-good idol show. If they handle the drama and tournament matchup stuff well or not will determine if I stick with this one I think

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Takt .Op Destiny Anonymous 10/06/21 (Wed) 05:32:20 No.3260 [Reply]

1st episode is out, anyone else watching this?

Anonymous 10/06/21 (Wed) 05:35:49 No.3261

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>>3260
Was not expecting this to be a post-apocalyptic American road trip anime, but I'm all for it. Actually quite excited, even. The fantasy stuff in it is also cool, I was thinking they would just have vaguely music themed powers but the concept of music ties into the world and enemies and the main character in a really cool way. Fantastic animation as well.

Anonymous 10/06/21 (Wed) 05:39:00 No.3262

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I like this girls outfit and weapon, white + red is very cool color scheme. And the weapon transformation stuff is just eye candy action stuff but I'm a sucker for that. She reminds me a little of Chaika in personality, but not quite as cute. Still some good autismoe.

Anonymous 10/06/21 (Wed) 05:53:58 No.3263

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Anonymous 10/10/21 (Sun) 02:44:41 No.3287

I wonder what the deal with the Musicarts and the Conductors are, like how accurate was that storybook at the start?

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Heike Monogatari Anonymous 09/16/21 (Thu) 22:19:15 No.3193 [Reply]

Just finished watching the first episode and I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to seeing the rest.

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Anonymous 10/03/21 (Sun) 23:07:58 No.3256

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>>3251
>Biwa in the future
Yes, she has white longer hair and an older sounding voice. Though she has lost her heterochromia which I assume indicates that she's blind as most Biwa hoshi were.
On a side note here's a performance of the opening passage that I like, you can compare it to Biwa singing it in the first episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyUVT8sas6g

Anonymous 10/06/21 (Wed) 05:14:31 No.3258

>>3255
>>3256
I didn't know Backgammon and its variants were so old and widespread. I guess a lot of board games are probably older than I would suspect
>she's blind as most Biwa hoshi were.
Cool, I'm getting a lot of interesting facts from this show

Anonymous 10/07/21 (Thu) 11:36:36 No.3266

episode 4 is out!

Anonymous 10/10/21 (Sun) 02:28:28 No.3280

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Lots of cute Biwa moments this episode
Does she seem a little bit taller/bigger standing next to the other characters, or is it just me?
They certainly make the retired emperor out to be a bro in this episode, I quite like him at this point

Anonymous 10/10/21 (Sun) 02:30:34 No.3281

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This show moves awfully fast as well. Not complaining though, I still really like it.
They seem to be going further into the supernatural stuff going forwards, interested to see where that goes with Biwa getting Shigemori's eye
Also, who the heck is this guy in Shigemori's dream? I don't really get that sequence aside from simply that he was dreaming about the fall of the Heike

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Houkago Teibou Nisshi Anonymous 05/26/20 (Tue) 18:53:07 No.153 [Reply]

Let's go fishing!

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Anonymous 09/27/20 (Sun) 17:12:31 No.999

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Aaah I didn't want to watch the final episode because it means no more cute girls fishing, but I ended up watching it anyway…

From coronavirus casualty to highlight of the (next) season. Doga kobo always delivers.

Anonymous 09/28/20 (Mon) 12:54:04 No.1024

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>>999
Yes, it was a nice laid-back anime with good character interaction and situational comedy. Almost makes me want to go fishing but I know how cruel the 3D world is so I won't even try.

Anonymous 09/29/20 (Tue) 07:36:02 No.1028

>>1024
I don't even know where I'd go fishing, the rivers here are all polluted and probably fenced off anyway

Anonymous 10/03/21 (Sun) 03:34:09 No.3248

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eats ur nose

Anonymous 10/03/21 (Sun) 09:06:49 No.3254

>>3248
noselessness among modern anime girls is an epidemic, please do your part and don't encourage this cruel practice

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Anonymous 09/21/20 (Mon) 08:11:48 No.913 [Reply]

Do you remember the 21st night of September?
Love was changing the minds of pretenders
While chasing the clouds away

Our hearts were ringing
In the key that our souls were singing
As we danced in the night
Remember how the stars stole the night away

Hey, hey, hey!

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Anonymous 05/12/21 (Wed) 19:11:56 No.2834

yes

Anonymous 05/14/21 (Fri) 03:50:32 No.2839

This is one of my favorite playlists on YT

Anonymous 05/14/21 (Fri) 03:53:09 No.2840

>>2839
oops I forgot the link to the actual playlist
a bunch of people made MADS of Yuzu saying "September" for every day in September culminating with mixing it into "September". Sadly it looks like a couple of them have disappeared.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCVFp228DQFh7p3TXT-0N8Uzfa1-s6T3s

Anonymous 05/14/21 (Fri) 18:45:31 No.2843

>>2840
Some of them were really great, thanks for sharing sushi.

Anonymous 09/25/21 (Sat) 09:58:43 No.3214

I forgot to post here on the 21st!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat least we're still in September

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