A 4-way chibi crossover with characters from 4 different isekais. Has the isekai genre gone too far? I thought the first episode was pretty charming and it was nice seeing the characters again.
So, I suppose this means he stills has the power to revive in this world. I was wondering that for awhile. Maybe he's already died and reset from one of Ainz's floor guardians
Isekai Quartet 2 https://youtu.be/OFHc0L87Z2g https://youtu.be/DgAW7Nlcqlw Now with more shields.
>>33827 I don't think this addition is going to add anything really.
Very unpopular opinion, but I've wanted to get it off my chest for a while: I don't like Haruhi. At least, I don't anymore. When I first watched it, it was fine. My tastes weren't really developed and I just watched whatever. Looking back on it though, it was a disappointing experience, and I don't just mean season 2. I watched it in chronological order. The first few episodes got me really excited. I loved the premise and thought a lot of crazy, mind fuckey things were going to happen. The possibilities were endless. I was excited to see all sorts of people ask the SOS Brigade for help with supernatural problems. I was excited to see more of the "radical alien faction" or something. I thought Kyon was going to go through a lot of traumatic shit. Haruhi's kind of a cunt, but if she gets better or if there's some repercussions for it, it's fine. Then the baseball episode happened, and most of the show ended up being like that. I get this is a consequence of the source material. I get this is why they aired the episodes out-of-order. I still don't like it. It's not that I don't like slice of life. I liked Azumanga Daioh. I liked Lucky Star. Konata wasn't a magical girl though, and she wasn't possessed by a demon. If the show is going to be high schoolers doing high school things, why can't they just be normal high schoolers? Why waste an interesting premise? It's not even a comedy. There's jokes and gags and references, but it's not funny funny like Danshi Koukousei No Nichijou. Same thing with Hyouka. After the first arc, I thought he was going to solve a murder case or something. Nope. With his genius level mystery solving powers he just hangs around school. There was a cultural festival, last-minute romance sub-plot, and that's it. I just checked, and other "stuff" did happen, but all of it was wiped from my memory. Both of these were adapted from light novels and I think that's a big part of it.Post edited on 2nd Jul 2019, 7:02am
>>33055 You have to admit that the vast majority of discussion and interest about isn’t because there’s a lot of brass connoisseurs in the anime fandom.
>>33058 Sure, but I also don't think most people who like Girls und Panzer build tank models. There's lots of other reasons one might like one of those series. >>33057 >The old business model has collapsed, and the route to make independent planning as a commercial work has disappeared. Makes sense.
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>>33826 Hopefully they'll install a proper sprinkler system...
How far into a series do you go before deciding to drop it? What are your thoughts on the "3 episode rule" that has become colloquial knowledge and a de-facto threshold? This may vary between genres, but for the SoL genre I find character interactions are the most important aspect that define the show and it usually only takes one or two episodes to ascertain the pacing, mood, and style. Similarly for comedy, where usually one episode is sufficient to determine the style of humor. The issue with this is that I often have the lurking fear that I may have missed out on a show that gets better at a later episode. While these are usually an exception, some shows like Tonari no Kyuuketsuki-san or Animegataris improve midway through with the addition of a character or mild subversion of expectations. It seems absurd to watch an entire series that one has no interest in solely based on this fear of missing out though, so where do you draw the line in deciding to stop watching.
>>33400 Basically this. I've even done the reverse and dropped a show when there was only one episode left.
I enjoy dropping shit quality anime so much that sometimes I download ep1 of whatever just to see how quickly I can positively assess it's shittiness and confidently drop it. I wasn't always like this, but year of wasting my valuable free time giving crap anime 2nd, 3nd & 4nd chances taught me the lesson. There is some regret involved in dropping at ep 5, while dropping at minute 5 is more like freeing yourself from a burdensome responsibility.
Been watching anime for like 26 years. I definitely don't need 3 episodes to know if I'm going to like a show. Generally the first 5-15 minutes of ep 1 is enough.
>>33816 Yeah they rarely have any substantial twists past the first ep. ep 1 and 3 just seem to be where they put the most attention to detail.
This thread is to serve the purpose of announcing recent OVA releases that we may not all be aware of. Particularly I would like to mention that the raws of latest Seitokai Yakuindomo OVA are now available which is particularly important because WE ARE SYD, but I am also planning to use this thread in a few weeks to tell everykyon about the new Kiss✕sis OVA.
>>32103 Very good post, very good news
Alita OVAs were very 90s
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection Movie Trailer https://invidio.us/watch?v=fEiX_69tu2I
There were five Isekai anime airing last season and there are seven airing this season. It's getting worse.
Only 4 this coming season, it looks like it's getting better. Although they all look awful this time apart from Isekai Quartet which is alright but not that good.
>>33758 I predict Shinchou Yuusha chibis will join the Isekai Quartet. Bonus: https://imgur.com/a/WpF2cBQ (may contain spoilers)
>>33802 Ep 12 preview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8AJtlLvMII
>>33546 Probably because it spends more than half of its time making fun of isekai/romcom tropes. The characters just happen to be interesting and written well enough to make it work in the long term.
Is your rifle beautiful too?
>>33728 I think it's because that's all they can do. There just aren't enough people capable of non-3D animation left. That's just a guess pulled out of my ass, though.
>>33738 Why isn't all of the show in 3D then?
>>33740 What a dumb question. "Not enough people capable of non-3D animation" is not the same as "no people capable of non-3D animation", and I really can't see how you were capable of reading it that way.
>>33740 More and more anime are becoming all 3D
Recommendations thread: What's the best anime to watch when you are stuck at home on a rainy day?
>>33140 Garden of words
>>33145 Will give that a try.
>>33193 A Silent Voice/ Koe no Katachi/ The Shape of Voice Your Name/ Kimi no Nawa A Garden of Words 5 Centimetres per Second Hal I want to eat you Pancreas* *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqao854TBM0
Kantai Collection
Did you buy an anime calendar? Scan it for your pc/tablet/mobile wallpaper? I do.
2019-09
2019-10 >All Hallow's Eve *insert spooky music*
Spooky month time!
>>33456 Here's the rest of it.
flip fappers is good the colors holy fuck
>>27262 Watched the second episode and I 'get it', enjoying it. The first episode focused too much on world exposition, where the world has no story/lore and is more a visual spectacle. >>27266 >Might just be me but ep3 was giving me some heavy KLK vibes. I got it as well; my thinking was a more general 'Trigger Studio feel'.
>>27666 it's definitely influenced by Trigger works. studio 3hz is relatively unknown, i think flip flappers is the only thing they've worked on but i like the 'vibe' a lot. i predict/hope we'll see a lot more of these klk-esque anime in the coming years. take no game no life which was basically klk by madhouse. anime should always strive to be visually confrontational/appealing.
I <3 the OP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6nlDwOfZu8
>>33677 There's a very nice AMV that uses the full-length OP to retell an abridged version of the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a11g02F10ms The amount of effort put into this show overall is breathtaking. It's a treat to watch, and you don't necessarily have to care about the underlying themes or motifs to enjoy it.
Story is about a girl who discovers she's part of a cursed blood line and has to find and defeat a mahoshojo to lift the curse on her family.
I'm still convinced until proven otherwise that momo has already been loosing her powers and is training a replacement now that she found someone good and pure of heart.
>>33401 I wonder what secrets she's been keeping
Last episode was quite a lore dump! I guess we now know part of the burden that Momo has been carrying. As we learned in an earlier episode Momo had no family, so it's likely she was adopted by Sakura. And with this episode's reveal that Sakura suddenly went missing some time back, that might help explain some of Momo's trauma.
>>33476 Read the manga (still ongoing) if you want more.
What do you think about video game adaptations(not visual novels)? Rpgs usually already have fleshed out stories with more room for diaologue and side characters, but there's benefits to an animated medium too. Which ones have you seen?
I find most of them to be the equivalent of shovelware. Low-effort, poorly directed & lousily written garbage put out in an attempt to cash in on the fan's goodwill for enjoying the game. VNs are generally less offensive in this regard, as there is literally an existing script (which will be butchered, but I digress) for a starting point -- more true videogames have less to work with initially, and the end product is so much worse. Or it's a 23 minute advertisement for the game with no plans to put forth an actual series.
>>33669 If you like E&L you're probably going to like its animated series.
>>33671 I did enjoy the game. The Dusk series had a really great image of living a decent life in what amounts to a dying world.
>>33672 Absolutely. It's a very melancholic and yet cheerful world.
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