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Title: Get Ready! HENSHIN! Mahou Shou----err Vividred Operation! ON!
Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on January 15, 2013, 07:38:28 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/chlBpl.jpg) LAND OF THE RISING SUN indeed.
Vividred Operation (ビビッドレッド・オペレーション Bibiddoreddo Operēshon? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets)) is a Japanese anime (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime) television series produced by A-1 Pictures (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-1_Pictures) and directed by Kazuhiro Takamura, which began airing in Japan on January 11, 2013
The story is set in a futuristic and peaceful world made possible thanks to the invention of the Manifestation Engine (示現エンジン Jigen Enjin? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets)), which solved an energy crisis five years prior. On the island of Ima Oshima (BLUE ISLAND), Akane Isshiki lives a peaceful life with her family. When the world is threatened by an alien force known as the Alone, Akane takes up a special battle suit created by her grandfather known as the Vivid System to face against the threat.

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I have watched episode one and cannot believe how this show has captured my breath even with all the similarities to some anime of the past, combining everything from cute talking animal advisor to mahou-shoujo esque henshin sequence. The show reeks of Strike Witches, and feels a bit like Nanoha meets Star Driver in an epic showdown of Godannar-style storytelling. So far I been very interested, and I am sure to be watching this to the end thanks to the direction of the art, which happens to include Redjuice himself (of Guilty Crown fame) on board.

(http://i.imgur.com/HJCTUl.jpg)
APPRIVOISE....!! errr... I mean, Henshin!

(http://i.imgur.com/coajEl.jpg)
Hold on guys, let me put on my PIMP gloves.

Crisp, agile, and wonderful, it is not a mahou shoujo of typical frilly type, but it has all the wonders it has to offer. Giant monsters aside, I sure hope someone else is talking about this.

bonus MAYO.gif http://i.imgur.com/K84PE.gif
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Post by: Moerin on January 15, 2013, 11:30:32 PM
Welp, know it caught my attention at least.  Looks like an interesting take on the magical girl genre, eheh~

...I can't be the only one who saw this as pretty much Mazinger Z with magical girls, right?  Just... So many similarities... Not that that's a bad thing.  Quite the contrary, even. ^_^
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Post by: Amraphenson on January 16, 2013, 01:24:48 AM
'm completely okay with this.
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Post by: Drake on January 16, 2013, 09:08:48 AM
Mazinger
very yes


>Isshiki Akane
>Momo
>Futaba Aoi

are they really

>Kuroki Rei
>Saegusa Wakaba
>Shinomiya Himawari
>Mashiro
>Yuuri

I'm dying
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Post by: Bio on January 16, 2013, 09:17:54 AM
How does mayo rice taste?
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Post by: Amraphenson on January 16, 2013, 09:23:45 AM
I suppose it would just be the mayo diluted with the starches of the rice; I can imagine it tasting pretty decent in moderation, but damn Akane layered that stuff on.
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on January 16, 2013, 04:07:29 PM
How does mayo rice taste?
I suppose it would just be the mayo diluted with the starches of the rice; I can imagine it tasting pretty decent in moderation, but damn Akane layered that stuff on.
Vividred TEN YEARS LATER:
today on Life Channel: Obesity and Magic Girls
Title: Re: Get Ready! HENSHIN! Mahou Shou----err Vividred Operation! ON!
Post by: Moerin on January 16, 2013, 04:21:41 PM
Vividred TEN YEARS LATER:
today on Life Channel: Obesity and Magic Girls
Don't be ridiculous.  Clearly all the fat is going to the right place. :3

But dear god that's a lot of mayo Akane goes through.  I'll never understand how people can like that stuff.
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Post by: Bio on January 16, 2013, 04:50:56 PM
THIS JUST IN.
it doesn't taste very good.
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Post by: Edible on January 16, 2013, 04:59:45 PM
Strike Witches + Mazinger + Uta~Kata?  The staff for this kind of hints that it's going to lean towards darker stuff.
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on January 16, 2013, 05:25:17 PM
I am almost certain mindbreak stuff ala Guilty Crown will occur.
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Post by: Drake on January 16, 2013, 06:48:21 PM
The sheer happy-lovey-friendshippy-righteousness and parodying archetypal nature of the show is setting us up. I can feel it in my bones.
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Post by: Moerin on January 17, 2013, 03:31:11 PM
Meh, don't see it happening.  Seems way more Nanoha than Madoka, honestly.  If anything, might end up being the thing that puts the pieces of the genre back together after Madoka took it apart.

...Although that last bit is probably just overly wishful thinking on my part.  But oh well, at least when the Sailor Moon remake comes out that'll achieve that goal anyways.
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Post by: [Y]oukai [J]esus on January 18, 2013, 11:59:47 AM
Shit needs more Kamen Rider
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Post by: Moerin on January 18, 2013, 03:49:38 PM
Welp, guess it passed the two episode test.  This show is amazing and I am going to be following it closely.

...Screw everything else, Akane's magical girl weapon is a giant boomerang and that is awesome~ 8)
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Post by: wailofthebanshee on January 18, 2013, 04:22:15 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/5NyXY.jpg)
Anime in a nutshell.
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Post by: Amraphenson on January 18, 2013, 06:27:47 PM
I always get giddy when the military works together with you given anime's supernaturals. This was just making me smile so much.
goddammit Homura go back to Madoka
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Post by: Stuffman on January 18, 2013, 06:41:36 PM
The sheer happy-lovey-friendshippy-righteousness and parodying archetypal nature of the show is setting us up. I can feel it in my bones.

I dunno if I want to bother watching if this doesn't happen. Call me when it goes Madoka.
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Post by: Moerin on January 18, 2013, 07:34:33 PM
A realization occurs to me.  This is not Mazinger Z with magical girls.

This is MOTHERFUCKING GAOGAIGAR with magical girls.  And holy hell there is so much right with that. 8) And something the genre sorely needs in the post-Madoka fallout.
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Post by: Amraphenson on January 18, 2013, 08:49:22 PM
HIKARI NI NAREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Post by: Drake on January 19, 2013, 10:25:23 AM
"so what exactly is docking even going to do"

"oh sweet this sequence is just what i expected"

"HOLY SHIT WHAT THEY COMBINE YESSSSS"
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Post by: Tamer Anode/Cathode on January 19, 2013, 03:07:58 PM
So is the fanservice as excessive and in-your-face as the promotional art makes it seem? I want to check out this series given your approval of it, but I can't help but be put off by the gratuitousness of some of the design choices.
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Post by: wailofthebanshee on January 19, 2013, 03:15:30 PM
So is the fanservice as excessive and in-your-face as the promotional art makes it seem? I want to check out this series given your approval of it, but I can't help but be put off by the gratuitousness of some of the design choices.
It's nowhere near Strike Witches levels, if that's what you're asking. I think this one's trying a little harder to have an actual plot.
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Post by: Moerin on January 19, 2013, 03:32:36 PM
Yeah, despite what the promo art might make you believe, it's not like you're having Akane's ass shoved in your face every three seconds.  There's fanservice, yes, but it's at a tolerable level that doesn't really get in the way of actual plot.

Besides, at times it got so awesome I barely noticed any of the fanservice due to it being eclipsed by the magic boomerangs and giant hammers. ^___^
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Post by: Tamer Anode/Cathode on January 19, 2013, 04:15:57 PM
Besides, at times it got so awesome I barely noticed any of the fanservice due to it being eclipsed by the magic boomerangs and giant hammers. ^___^
Well, if the notion of magical girl Gaogaigar manages to outweigh the negatives... I might as well give it a shot. Hopefully it can carry whatever momentum it has and not turn into a massive trainwreck like Symphogear did.
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Post by: Drake on January 19, 2013, 10:48:24 PM
If you aren't going to watch this show for fanservice then holy cow you're watching the wrong show since nearly everything is at least some form of fanservice. If this isn't an homage to mecha and mahou shoujo and overall silliness in anime then I don't know what is.
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Post by: Moerin on January 19, 2013, 11:19:07 PM
Well, of course it's full of fanservice.  But it's more of the awesome kind of fanservice, and less of the shallow kind.
...Honestly, they should've just called the series GaoGaiGirls or something, because that pretty much sums it up all the awesome so far. 8)
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Post by: Zengar Zombolt on January 20, 2013, 02:34:24 AM
So I watched ep1. This show is so ass.
I'm in so hard.
Also, dat mecha lover only cliffhanger. Docking? Fuck yeah.
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Post by: Moerin on January 20, 2013, 02:46:14 AM
Watch episode 2 already, Zengar.  I guarantee you will love it.  It's like Nanoha and GaoGaiGar had a baby and that baby went and kicked Superman in the balls it's so awesome. 8)
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Post by: wailofthebanshee on January 20, 2013, 09:20:07 AM
If you aren't going to watch this show for fanservice then holy cow you're watching the wrong show since nearly everything is at least some form of fanservice. If this isn't an homage to mecha and mahou shoujo and overall silliness in anime then I don't know what is.
Nice post, dude.
Good job looking up the wiki definition of "fanservice" and being a smartass about it here. Really.
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Post by: Drake on January 20, 2013, 10:37:27 AM
Woah. I knew what he was talking about and I wasn't trying to equate homage to butts. This show revolves almost completely around taking themes from other genres, popularized archetypes and cliches. You can pretty much well expect a show like that to want to use fanservice as appeal, especially considering both the mahou shoujo and mecha genres are well-known for fanservice. Sure it isn't something that's required in an anime, and of course many people have an aversion to shows with gratuitous fanservice. But if you're going to veto an anime just by how many tits it throws at you then it would be silly to start watching knowing it has at least some and then complain about it later.

That being said, I'd say there's more than your average anime, but most of it is pushed into details rather than being the central point of a given scene. The latter is something that really bugs me and shows that the studio can't really pull it off. The former at least acknowledges that the anime comes first and any fanservice comes after, so not only is the fanservice done in a subdued manner, it shows that the studio respects their own project. In general. We haven't had a scene where it's like a minute of a bug crawling into underwear or flopping boobs being able to outspeed bullets yet.
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Post by: Tamer Anode/Cathode on January 20, 2013, 02:15:40 PM
Well, I'm one episode in and my fears have been somewhat allayed; the certain excesses I were concerned about aren't as severe as I expected. REALLY loving the "high-tech magical girl" design style, and hoping this goes in the same direction as Nanoha did.
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Post by: Zengar Zombolt on January 21, 2013, 06:19:44 PM
/me foams at the mouth
G-Gattai...!?
My expectations were turned into light at this point. And I'm loving it.
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Post by: Edible on January 21, 2013, 06:28:30 PM
EDIBLE DEMANDS SYMMETRICAL DOCKING
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Post by: Zengar Zombolt on January 21, 2013, 07:17:03 PM
But there's not much material for that! Unless we get something like Twin VividBlue or something.
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Post by: Drake on January 21, 2013, 07:20:15 PM
Don't worry, Yellow will take care of that.
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Post by: Zengar Zombolt on January 21, 2013, 07:25:25 PM
... And then we get Green.
GEKI
RYUUUUJIIIIIN
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Post by: Moerin on January 21, 2013, 07:41:46 PM
So when do we get Mic Sounders? >.>
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Post by: Zengar Zombolt on January 21, 2013, 09:02:24 PM
Vivid Momo, of course.
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Post by: Moerin on January 21, 2013, 09:55:25 PM
You would not believe how down for that I am.  Like, I'm so down for it I've burrowed my way to the Earth's core.
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Post by: Amraphenson on January 25, 2013, 05:51:46 AM
this episode felt rushed. Mostly cause a lot happened. Akane's fighting ability was sorta foreshadowed by her absurd throwing accuracy though, so not gonna dispute that.
also special EDs for each girl yesss
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Post by: Stuffman on January 25, 2013, 07:51:38 AM
Yeah, very rushed. Series must be only 12 episodes or something. That's not really enough time to do a typical magical girl show.
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Post by: Moerin on January 25, 2013, 02:54:18 PM
Yeah, the fact that it seemed kind of rushed is my only real complaint here.  However...

I AM VIVID GREEN, THE SWORD THAT CLEAVES EVIL!  THERE IS NOTHING MY VIVID BLADE CANNOT CUT!
8)

Also, leading on from that emote:
(http://i.imgur.com/9LlbcTQ.png)
It is so amazing that we don't need to shop anything about this series, isn't it?
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Post by: Zengar Zombolt on January 26, 2013, 02:34:27 AM
This episode is great and I love Saegusa.
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Post by: Amraphenson on January 26, 2013, 03:27:47 AM
It's either a 12 episoder or they're rushing the full party, which I don't particularly mind.
my heart already belongs to himawari
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on January 27, 2013, 02:23:33 PM
After 1 week of holding back, I binged to episodes. REPEATEDLY
I should say TRIPEATEDLY

SHIT IS SO GOOD I HAD TO ALL CAPS THIS FUCKER HERE
seriously, it is ENGAGING, it is fucking awesome
Gotta love the henshin, the combine, everything!
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Post by: Amraphenson on January 31, 2013, 08:57:06 PM
aaaaaahhhhh himawarin~?3
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on February 01, 2013, 02:15:53 AM
VividGreen! Oh dear god did I just jizzed in my pants? What is this? This is sacrilegious it is like... an episode of Basara with GIANT TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCES AND OH MY GOD. at this rate there is no need for six swords or a flying robots, this shit is fucking too awesome already.

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Post by: Drake on February 01, 2013, 09:45:16 AM
HIMAWARI BEST CHARACTER OHHHH MAN



also rei has a gun lol
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Post by: wailofthebanshee on February 01, 2013, 02:53:58 PM
so first she's in her room being all like "yeah i'm a hikikomori and I hate everyone"
probably hasn't left the house in months
then akane comes around and says "hi manifestor engine p cool i'll protect you"
and now she's totally fine again and goes to school on the next day
the power of friendship is truly astounding.
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Post by: Moerin on February 01, 2013, 04:39:14 PM
Himawari was... Cute, I guess?  She was okay for a moeblob, I suppose.  Wakaba is still the best, because samurai.

...And looks like next week's going to focus on Homurei.  Yay~
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on February 01, 2013, 05:43:21 PM
Proof that serious Hikkis is a MAN thing and not some fickle BFF Girls thing
MANLY MEN ARE BORN NEET
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Post by: Amraphenson on February 01, 2013, 07:36:58 PM
when it involves
life saving
it's pretty amazing yeah
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Post by: Stuffman on February 01, 2013, 08:05:48 PM
Stuffman predicts the series

Ep 5: school life episode, details on bow girl
Ep 6: beach episode
Ep 7: confrontation with bow girl, details on alones
Ep 8: hot springs episode
Ep 9: bow girl finally joins
Ep 10: SHIT GETS REAL
EP 11: SHIT CONTINUES BEING REAL
Ep 12: Akane becomes god

In the event that the series goes grimdark, Akane dies and Momo takes her place (or maybe Momo will just be chibi moon w/e)
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Post by: wailofthebanshee on February 01, 2013, 08:16:40 PM
My prediction is that Momo will join. We have the red, green, blue and yellow rangers already. Homu will be black. Only pink is left.
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Post by: Zengar Zombolt on February 02, 2013, 02:46:46 AM
the power of friendship is truly astounding.
No no. It's the power of UNDERSTANDING (via docking instead of GN particles, but.)
also rei has a gun lol
Quote from: Kuroki Rei
Homerun.
Fuckdamnit, Rei. Stop being Homura.
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on February 02, 2013, 06:29:30 AM
GN Particles give you cancer, but docking does not.
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/437ecf437133a5e81321459ea0aa8626/tumblr_mhjtaeiPIr1qitri8o1_500.jpg)
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Post by: Moerin on February 08, 2013, 02:48:10 PM
So... Am I the only one who wants to give Rei a hug?
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Post by: wailofthebanshee on February 08, 2013, 03:25:07 PM
I have a feeling she'd rather be left ALONE, if you know what I mean.
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on February 08, 2013, 06:01:06 PM
I have a feeling she'd rather be left ALONE, if you know what I mean.
I bet a 50% chance she joins as VividBlack. *in the OVA or something
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Post by: Zengar Zombolt on February 08, 2013, 08:17:21 PM
For the love of god.
She comes from a destroyed world (Or maybe timeline, seeing as it was the Engine itself that caused it)
Prefers to be alone, as contact with kindness causes her to hesitate
Was selected by a mysterious creature (CROWBEY) who promises to undo the terrible things that happened, at a heavy cost
Rei becomes more and more Homura with each episode.
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Post by: Moerin on February 08, 2013, 08:56:55 PM
Being Homurei is suffering, poor thing.

And I'm totally using
Crowbey
from now on. >.>
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Post by: Edible on February 09, 2013, 05:57:32 PM
Stuffman predicts the series

Ep 5: school life episode, details on bow girl
Ep 6: beach episode
Ep 7: confrontation with bow girl, details on alones
Ep 8: hot springs episode
Ep 9: bow girl finally joins
Ep 10: SHIT GETS REAL
EP 11: SHIT CONTINUES BEING REAL
Ep 12: Akane becomes god

In the event that the series goes grimdark, Akane dies and Momo takes her place (or maybe Momo will just be chibi moon w/e)

Episodes 5 and 6 have been on the money. <_<
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Post by: Stuffman on February 09, 2013, 06:14:34 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/WaXmh8p.gif)

PREDICTABO
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Post by: Moerin on February 15, 2013, 02:53:30 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/jz9ar9a.png)
Not even a minute in and this week's episode is already amazing.  Must be a new record or something. 8)

EDIT: And after watching the whole thing... No idea where to even start on this.  Best episode so far, at least, not least because of how absolutely hilarious it was.  Hopefully we'll get to see
Gramps' mecha
again at some point later on, though.
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Post by: Prime32 on February 15, 2013, 04:05:18 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/jz9ar9a.png)
Not even a minute in and this week's episode is already amazing.  Must be a new record or something. 8)
He didn't actually say anything like that though; I guess the subbers just couldn't resist. :V
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on February 15, 2013, 05:02:58 PM
best [creature assistant] category this year, last year was all Kyubey (though he really is less of an assistant than the advocate of terror).
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Post by: wailofthebanshee on February 15, 2013, 07:33:30 PM
So, the one question everyone has on their minds is, who has the best ass?
It's a tough one, to be sure. But I think I've seen enough episodes to come to this conclusion:
Homuhaya > everyone else
Wakaba's is too flat
Himawari's is too fat
Akane's is in your face ALL the time so it got somewhat boring
Aoi's is, uh...
Aoi's is...

fine, I guess


Thank you for reading.
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Post by: Amraphenson on February 15, 2013, 09:10:14 PM
Rei?
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Post by: Moerin on February 15, 2013, 09:13:40 PM
Homuhaya?  Come on, Homurei rolls off the tongue so much easier~

Also, you forgot Momo.  Poor Momo...

Of course, they're all wonderful girls.  Shame on you for trying to choose one above the others, even if it's obviously clear that Wakaba is the best character. >.> <.<
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on February 16, 2013, 04:01:06 AM
best character design: Homurei
best likely to die character if this was Madoka: Himawari (because losing your only defensive type is totally the way to go)
best overall girl: Wakaba / Momo
best non-lead/irrelevant character: Tomatoes
best lines: the ferret
best henshin sequence: Himawari x Akane (because golden goth lolita)
best ability: Himawari x Akane (the other two have zero defense lol wut)
best voice operation final move: Wakaba SLICE THAT SUSHI sword
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Post by: wailofthebanshee on February 16, 2013, 10:22:55 AM
Homuhaya?  Come on, Homurei rolls off the tongue so much easier~

Also, you forgot Momo.  Poor Momo...

Of course, they're all wonderful girls.  Shame on you for trying to choose one above the others, even if it's obviously clear that Wakaba is the best character. >.> <.<
I think everyone agrees that wakaba is the best character. However, in terms of ass, this last episode just proved that her's is hopelessly FLAT.
Must've been a result of all that training, poor girl...
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on February 16, 2013, 05:28:03 PM
Guys, the fashion of the season:
SCARF + Bikini + sneakers.

let nothing prove you wrong, darling, you are a catwalk superstar.
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Post by: Zengar Zombolt on February 16, 2013, 06:46:15 PM
Kenjirou is the most morally defective parental figure I've seen in a long time, and I am okay with this.
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Post by: Drake on February 22, 2013, 08:25:26 AM
~*~IT TASTES LIKE RAINBOWS~*~


Stuffman's ep 7 prediction isn't right, but the caveat...
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Post by: Stuffman on February 23, 2013, 01:15:34 AM
Stuffman's ep 7 prediction isn't right, but the caveat...

Dang. I'm not gonna give up on there being another fanservice episode though (not sure about hot springs, it's just the most likely option). Gotta sell them Blu-rays!

I doubt she's dead. I think they're just trying to play into our expectations of this show turning into a bloodbath. Incapacitated or maybe even crippled is possible, though, leading to either combinations between the other girls or SUPER MOMO.
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Post by: Moerin on February 23, 2013, 01:19:25 AM
I doubt she's dead. I think they're just trying to play into our expectations of this show turning into a bloodbath.
...People are actually expecting this?  People need to learn that Madoka is not indicative at all of the magical girl genre already.

And of course they're not going to do that.  Would pretty much negate the entire theme they've been building up so far, ie. that if you believe in your friends and they believe in you you can accomplish anything.
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Post by: Stuffman on February 23, 2013, 01:25:07 AM
Madoka changed everything. Now any genre, even sugary mahou shoujo, can suddenly go grimdark on you!

But yeah, it's too late for this series to go that route, they've already established different themes (also the writing in this show isn't good enough to handle that kind of tone shift correctly rofl). I'm just saying that from the first episode you can't be sure what to expect, especially with a series that didn't have much information released about it before it started airing.
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on February 23, 2013, 09:11:07 AM
Can't help but get an EVA vibe from this. you know how them Alones are like Angels heading the way to Adam.
and no she won't die, the next episode definitely is her struggling and the girls will fight and Homurei will be all about her usual self. Then they decided what is good about Akane etc etc and they unite, they share their life powers with her while Homurei talks to the bird and gets extra powers to punish the girls. Her identity as the enemy gets revealed and the girls ask her why.
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Post by: Drake on February 23, 2013, 09:26:51 AM
They're going to have to go through all 12 arrows/Alones somehow though, and there are like 5 left or whatever.
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Post by: Amraphenson on February 23, 2013, 09:46:16 AM
actually I'm sorta expecting like a forced double/triple arrow as the final boss, like rei finally swaps sides but EVIL makes her use up the last arrows on one alone.
then vividblack takes it down. or something.
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on February 23, 2013, 11:59:56 AM
I would not be surprised if she shot the arrows into herself and gives a big fuck you to the bird. while the bird will say stuff like 'as I expected, she was too fragile, we must find another tool' she ends up being AloneBlack or something then she crushes the girls with absolute power before VividRainbow takes her down via Friendship Operation.
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Post by: wailofthebanshee on February 23, 2013, 04:43:32 PM
AKANE IS DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAD
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Post by: Stuffman on March 01, 2013, 08:28:02 PM
> Nobody died

FUCKING DROPPED

Oh well I guess it was nice to see the girls not being useless without docking
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on March 02, 2013, 04:23:04 AM
WHAT were you expecting really. Nobody died in this show lol...
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on March 06, 2013, 05:39:06 PM
can't help but wonder why the girl is all kinds of anguish, I don't suppose Homurei is using her life powers or something to feed Alones into a two-stage evolution is she? Or do those black feathers represent how many more she can shoot before she becomes the ultimate Alone?
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Post by: Zengar Zombolt on March 06, 2013, 06:48:40 PM
By now the end of her limit could mean anything, from being used as a weapon herself to Crowbey deeming her useless and trying to off her.


Oh, you meant where do the arrows come from? Yeah, the feathers seem the ammo. Her anguish comes from being forced to detach herself from everyone, while at the same time having no other option but to partake in it. (Remember, two of Crowbey's orders were to go to school, and not to show kindness to anyone).


I dunno where to put spoilers so I'm redacting everything
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Post by: Drake on March 06, 2013, 07:17:39 PM
YOU MUST GO TO SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY SAID SO was one of the most hilarious things I heard that week.
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Post by: Drake on March 08, 2013, 09:03:07 AM
stuffman episode 9 prediction: rei joins

what actually happened: fluff filler
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Post by: Moerin on March 08, 2013, 03:44:10 PM
Hey, at least it was fun fluff filler.  And since the writers can't seem to decide whether they want to pair Wakaba with Momo or Himawari... Just going to split the difference and decide she's going for the harem route. >.> <.<
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Post by: Stuffman on March 08, 2013, 04:34:11 PM
stuffman episode 9 prediction: rei joins

what actually happened: fluff filler

12 episodes and they still need filler. QUALITY filler, at that.

Get your shit together, A-1.
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Post by: wailofthebanshee on March 08, 2013, 07:59:01 PM
This episode had barely any animation at all.
This scene struck me as especially bad (http://i.imgur.com/zjDmDkT.jpg).
Even Akane's HEAD is off-center.
And to top it off they reuse a closeup of the same still image a scene later.
Like, what the fuck. I guess they blew all their money on ass and transformation sequences.
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on March 08, 2013, 10:28:55 PM
I am sorry that A-1 knows where the important bits are: HINT - IT IS THE HENSHIN

but seriously, I was expecting the sum of all Alone stories.
shit man, running outta budget late season sucks.

Himawari x Wakaba = perfect yuri couple, reminds me of Kyoko-Sayaka (except one of them don't have to die)
If only Himawari can merge with Wakaba or the alternative... at least make this happen in FANFICTION (HINT HINT SOMEONE PLZ WRITE THIS)
we can have VividChartreuse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartreuse_%28color%29
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Post by: Moerin on March 10, 2013, 07:49:20 PM
perfect yuri couple, reminds me of Kyoko-Sayaka
Don't agree with you there, but this isn't a Madoka thread so I won't go into it.

Wakaba/Himawari is cute, though, even if I still think they should totally go for the Momo/Wakaba/Himawari route in the end.

...Seems like I was the only one who actually liked that episode and thought it worked where it was placed, seeing all the negative reactions I've been seeing.  Honestly, something light and fluffy was needed after the last two episodes.  It was a good chance to cool down, and might actually end up being a sort of calm before the storm depending on how things turn out this week.  But we'll see.
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on March 10, 2013, 09:15:41 PM
It totally is already, further failure on Homurei's part was pretty spot on, with some 4 feathers left, I say what happens with the oncoming Alone, will be a disastrous one. One might even think she goes fucking insane and start shooting  all that is left into the same one.
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Post by: Amraphenson on March 15, 2013, 08:26:01 AM
girl, if they had known from the start they would've just gotten your address from the school.
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on March 15, 2013, 05:48:37 PM
I always wondered why are girls ok with other girls showing them their
butts at close range
I mean, I wouldn't want to have to see yours...
well, not always anyway.
not this casually.

sorry, my brain is in the gutter over that one scene. I think too much.
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Post by: Amraphenson on March 22, 2013, 05:12:17 PM
please get over yourself rei kthx.
randomly noticed everyone's uniforms are the same shade of white now
you're talking to a talking ferret and the thought of alternate universes is preposterous?
I honestly agree, execute her
I...what, are you girls fucking serious jesus christ aaaaah
what are you people doiiiiing
wtf is thisssssssssss
YUKARICROW?
ahahahaa this is all horrible why am I still watching this
vividblack next episode or vividrainbow who knows.
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Post by: Stuffman on March 23, 2013, 01:04:22 AM
Yeah, the girls went full retard this episode :fail:
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Post by: Drake on March 23, 2013, 08:28:01 AM
finally plot and nothing makes sense
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Post by: Zengar Zombolt on March 24, 2013, 12:13:21 AM
The end of the episode had me burst out in laughter, no joke. I just can't.
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on March 25, 2013, 03:32:04 PM
WHAT AM I WATCHING HURR DURRRRR plot collapse is go.

Robert_Downey_Jr_Tropic-Thunder_FullRetard.Jpg
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Post by: Zengar Zombolt on March 29, 2013, 04:15:56 PM
Well.
All in all, tbe end wasn't half bad. For the trainwreck of the past couples of episodes, the ending felt... Satisfying, maybe? Can't complain. And
CAPTAIN VIVIDRED sure showed us her moves. I'm still confused tho, was Rei the main?

I dunno how to rate the series, but the mech-related hype that attracted me to it fell through, kinda.
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Post by: Moerin on March 29, 2013, 04:28:38 PM
Vivid Red used a Gekigan Flare, and thus is the best character in the show.
8)

...Honestly, loved the whole damn series.  It was so gloriously super robot-y, eheheh~

...So yeah, Vividred for next SRW. >.> <.<
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Post by: trancehime on March 29, 2013, 04:38:31 PM
...So yeah, Vividred for next SRW. >.> <.<

keroro gunsou beat you to it

Vividred Operation was a thing. Well at least it tried to salvage itself at the end.
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Post by: Zengar Zombolt on March 29, 2013, 04:53:02 PM
keroro gunsou beat you to it
I saw this yesterday. Much laughter was had.
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Post by: Tamer Anode/Cathode on March 29, 2013, 05:44:23 PM
Well, I guess the last episode recovered from the missteps of the previous few. The last fight was definitely pretty satisfying to watch, and I think I might have teared up a little bit during the final scenes.

Overall, the series was... at least enjoyable? I definitely stand by the opinion that the characters and action sequences were brought way down by unnecessary fanservice, but there's at least enough good points that I don't feel like I've entirely wasted my time like I did with last year's Symphogear.

It's no Nanoha (and that bar is a hell of a lot higher now with the recent movie) but it was at least a good watch on its own.
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on March 29, 2013, 10:28:32 PM
4 words = HOLY MOTHERFUCKING EPIC PUNCH

brb fanboyism screams
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Post by: Stuffman on March 29, 2013, 11:14:06 PM
Quote
Ep 12: Akane becomes god

Oh well at least I got that one (even if it's kind of like the free space on a bingo board)

She still didn't manage to claim the title of BEST AKANE this season though.

(http://i.imgur.com/PDVljKG.jpg)
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Post by: Edible on March 29, 2013, 11:38:16 PM
Well, this show was bad
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on March 30, 2013, 12:12:47 AM
Epic 3 way plz: God Madoka vs Tengen Toppa Drillbreaker vs God Akane

needs immediate genderbending fanart.
I am on it
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Post by: Drake on March 30, 2013, 07:53:26 AM
Last episode completely delivered all expectations and redeemed the past many episodes. I guess that counts as a success. Was definitely not expecting a FINAL PUNCH though, delicious.

Overall rating of series: Eh
From the first episode it was pretty clear how the whole show would be laid out. Covered all the basics but really staled its whole middle section. Wasted quite a few episodes, which for a 12-episode series is really just bonkers. Could easily have been done better, and probably could have been written better overall by fans. That being said, it did awesome in pretty much everything it actually tried to get right. So, yeah. Eh


She still didn't manage to claim the title of BEST AKANE this season though.

(http://i.imgur.com/PDVljKG.jpg)
Very, Psycho-Pass ended up pretty incredible even if it wasn't the mindfuck people were expecting from Urobuchi. Quite happy with it and tbh I want it to continue.
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on March 30, 2013, 08:58:49 AM
> Someone just literally saved the world from everything via facepunching it to the infinity of existence
> Gets nothing from anyone or anything and still has to deliver papers for money
> OKAY.jpg

I am thinking too much am I, surely this is a one way ticket to sit in a spot and call bullshit to the pope or something. I mean, I am like if I was Akane I would be 'Yo dudes, I just saved the world, you didn't, mind if I check out the Vatican archives? Yeah I will bring the popcorn' or 'oh hey Mr.President, can I come for a cup of tea? I mean, I just saved the world and all, I figured we can sit down and talk about that new law regarding Mayonnaise imports'
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Post by: Drake on March 30, 2013, 09:13:26 AM
yeah when she was still delivering papers in the ending slideshow i was just "wat"

i mean they handwaved isshiki's lack of money because he gave it away out of guilt but seriously everything just went back to usual lol
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Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on March 31, 2013, 04:59:48 PM
maybe it is to compensate the loss of lives on the UDF's end of military spending. They literally fired every deep incursion bomb into that thing I imagine it'd cost a bundle. BUT STILL I JUST URGH SAVED THE WORLD YOU GONNA BILL ME FOR COLLATERAL DAMAGE WHAT