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ninjastarforcex said: Have you seen Penguindrum and Utena? They don't appear to be on your list.i dont know this ikuhara guy but it seems he is too overrated for all of shit he made in the past |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
DejWoSWK said: How similar/different is this compared to Mawaru Penguindram? I am kind of mesmerized by how...different and twisted it is,in it's own way. i havent watched yuri kuma yet (going to watch it tonight) but I did watch penguindrum ~2 weeks ago. it is a flatout masterpiece imo. i was so pumped to see ikuhara had a new show starting in a few weeks after i finished penguindrum. the one thing i will say about penguindrum (for new viewers) is get past the first 5 or so episodes. these ep's are setting up the characters and setting, and preparing you for the dark and twisted things to come. the show is so much more then what it appears at first, don't judge it by the beginning. |
| Of course it's retarded, it's from Ikahura. And, like sakura trick, another "yuri" anime that gives a bad impression about the genre. |
| Is every yuri anime this trippy? Feels like Cat Soup, but Bear Soup instead. |
| just a weird yuri show |
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| Confusing. Especially the last 10 minutes or so. I had no idea what was going on in the end. Too much gao gao. The op was good. The song I mean. I might give it another episode or two. |
| KUMA SHOCK! Okay, seriously... I've never been left speechless by a show before. I have no clue how to respond to this. Brilliant. I think i'm gonna be addicted to this absurdity. Only japan would make something clever yet so over the top, and so sexual. |
GenesisAriaJan 6, 2015 2:48 PM
❀桜舞う空〜 Cute is Power. 🔗CosmoGenesis Project “Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” “A truth seeker has no patience for BS.” I seek only to improve myself and others. |
| I'm not entirely sure how to feel about this. It was very interesting. I kind of really like it but I'm also really confused. Give it a few more episodes and I'll probably love it. |
| I really liked this and really can't wait to see more. I really liked how the show was handled and enjoyed mostly everything, except the characters maybe. |
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| Why are people complaining about the characters? There's like zero development yet, patience. |
| ❀桜舞う空〜 Cute is Power. 🔗CosmoGenesis Project “Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” “A truth seeker has no patience for BS.” I seek only to improve myself and others. |
| People think this episode was 5/5? Really? Be more honest with yourselves, or actual think about it more. Telling a story and throwing it into tiny bits and pieces and symbolism/ metaphors doesn't make something good. A lot of people seem to be blinded by metaphors and symbolism and think they automatically make things amazing. I'll give it 3 more episodes to get better but right now it's pretty messy. |
KougeruJan 6, 2015 3:28 PM
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Kougeru said: Correct, symbolism doesn't automatically make a show deep.People think this episode was 5/5? Really? Be more honest with yourselves, or actual think about it more. Telling a story and throwing it into tiny bits and pieces and symbolism/ metaphors doesn't make something good. A lot of people seem to be blinded by metaphors and symbolism and think they automatically make things amazing. I'll give it 3 more episodes to get better but right now it's pretty messy. But contrary to popular belief and what you seem to think, trippy visuals don't automatically make a show pretentious and shallow either. |
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| What.. ? That was, hum, interesting... Let's give it a few more episode to see how it goes. |
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bastek66 said: Did she die?  How couldnt i love it? Instant 10/10 :o Based Ikuhara :o Just disappointed its apparently 1 cour :/ |
sanleiJan 6, 2015 4:53 PM
| There rarely are men in yuri animes and women in yaoi animes so I tend not to think too deeply about it. I was a little 'wait what wtf' on the anime but I didn't feel particularly confused about it? maybe because I love mindfucks and I just go with the flow :D i don't like the shorthaired girl that got eaten though, too madoka-like for me, gets on my nervers :"( WHATEVER THOUGH, THE BACKGROUNDS' COLORS GO SO WELL TOGETHER and the composition is also spot on |
| I don't know what that was. But I found it boring and all over the place :P |
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| What the hell did I just watch? The subs I watched were hilarious, and so lewd...oh well 3-ep rule. music was nice though, |
OSOI! |
| So I watched this yesterday, it's nowhere near as much of a mess as a lot of people said. Random? Yeah, but it's not like it's Cuticle Tantei Inaba random. Will definitely keep watching this, gave me a Penguindrum kinda feel and I loved that anime. Though this definitely won't be as good, as long as it keeps me relatively entertained I'm happy. Better than a shitty generic harem series. |
| It is way too early for me to take a stab at the symbolism in this show, but wow, Ikuhara never fails to disappoint. Consistently delivering some of the most bizarre stuff I have ever seen in a consistently entertaining form. Love the bear court. Love Ikuhara. Growl Growl! |
| Hmmm I appreciate that this series is trying to be unconventional and artsy and whatnot... but there is no rhyme or reason to anything and nothing gets explained. Also since when are bears the size of small dogs? Honestly FLCL episode one made more sense than this episode did. This series just feels like its trying too hard to be weird at the expense of the storytelling, weird can be a lot of fun but not if the audince is saying "WTF is happening" every five minutes. My prediction is that the ending will be confusing as hell, especially if we don't start getting more info in the next episodes. And to be honest nothing about this episode jumped out at me as interesting, nothing was there that made want to keep coming back. The only thing this episode did right were the yuri relationships, and if yuri relationships are a focal point then it is basically necessary to have an easily understood world, so we can spend more time delving into the relationships. Obviously this show has other thoughts on the matter. I might watch another episode to see if it improves but my gut reaction is a pass on this series. |
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| Holy Shit! That was Fucked up! That was not what i was expecting. |
Paulo27 said: Personally? It's trying too hard with this yuri stuff, way too fucking hard, I can already tell you this would be a lot better without it, I still enjoy it whatever, nice music, OP and ED are pretty amazing. How can you possibly say how important the yuri is or not? It's one freaking episode. As far as the episode, I really don't have much to say. I'll just wait and see how things turn out, I suppose. I don't think it had as strong a first episode as Penguindrum, though. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| It has some nice style. |
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| Well I watched the first episode of Lesbian Bear Storm subbed, and I'm still confused as fuck. The art was good. The only other new show that's on that I started watching was Absolute Duo, and the first episode for this was way better...even though I have no idea what the fuck is going on. The OP was extremely sexual. Good. So did the lesbian chick die? Did she not die? What happened to the girl on the roof? Anything or did she pass out? What was the purpose of that bear trial? What is an invisible storm? Felt like some of the monologues they tried to pull off were attempts to be extremely witty and metaphorical like monogatari, but failed hard. Instead they just left me more confused. Well that was just the 1st episode. Let's see where the Lesbian Bear Storm continues to take us. |
| I liked it, it was interesting. The style is pretty cool and having Suwabe Junichi voice Life Sexy makes everything a million times better. The premise reminds me of Attack on Titan lol. Getting strong Utena/Mawaru vibes, no surprise. The OP is what you would expect from Mawaru. Same style of music too. |
| A show about lesbians? With no men? Heaven. Masterpiece. Instant 10/10. |
| Ugh, god. The subs made this episode so, so, bad. "Everything is gonna be daijobu." What? "Okay" was too hard to sub, apparently. Anyway, the episode was a phenomenal start, and I really enjoyed the WTF Ikuhara threw at us. Although the part where they're in court was a little too confusing for me. I'm having a strong feeling Sumika is going to turn out to be a bear, but I hope she doesn't come back for a while. I didn't really like her lol. But I'm really hoping Ginko and Kureha end up as a couple; I shipped them so hard in the manga and seeing them with other people is a little... 5/5 episode (loving the OP/ED). Can't wait for next week! |
Nabris said: Ugh, god. The subs made this episode so, so, bad. "Everything is gonna be daijobu." What? "Okay" was too hard to sub, apparently. I agree. I have no idea what the hell the subbers were doing. Seriously. |
mayukachan said: Nabris said: Ugh, god. The subs made this episode so, so, bad. "Everything is gonna be daijobu." What? "Okay" was too hard to sub, apparently. I agree. I have no idea what the hell the subbers were doing. Seriously. Apparently it was translated from german by some random person who had no idea what the fuck they were doing. |
| A yuri anime with lesbian pedobears as mascots?? I'm so fappi-.. watching this! It's creepy alright but the cunnilingus made up for it not to mention that opening! PS: seriously people, the bears were obviously eating the human's "honey".. or to put it more crudely their vaginal secretion a.k.a love juice. |
MoeGodJan 6, 2015 9:20 PM
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VGFACTCHECKER said: sshit too deep for me lesbians / bears 10/10 This is all you need to know. Yuri/10 |
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fst said: mayukachan said: I agree. I have no idea what the hell the subbers were doing. Seriously. Apparently it was translated from german by some random person who had no idea what the fuck they were doing. Well.... maybe they should let a person more fluent in English handle this. I don't think I'll be able to go on if the subs stay like this. |
| Those subs weren't that bad at all, calm your tits. Complaining about free subs, lol. |
| Perfect ! A Yuri with bears. The beginning was interesting, look forward to watch more. |
dunsparcedude said: Those subs weren't that bad at all, calm your tits. Complaining about free subs, lol. I'm only complaining about it because bad subs could lead to a misunderstanding in the story. |
Nabris said: dunsparcedude said: Those subs weren't that bad at all, calm your tits. Complaining about free subs, lol. I'm only complaining about it because bad subs could lead to a misunderstanding in the story. Watch Asenshi. They did a pretty solid job. Or you could wait for funi . |
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| This anime is totally absurd. Especially on scene 20:17-20:21 and made me LOL so hard! "KUMA SHOCK!" |
matias067Jan 6, 2015 11:35 PM
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mewtwo21 said: Yeah Asenshi was perfectly fine.Nabris said: I'm only complaining about it because bad subs could lead to a misunderstanding in the story. Watch Asenshi. They did a pretty solid job. Or you could wait for funi . |
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| Rewatched it with the Asenshi subs - like night and day, baby. Sure the general gist was gotten across by both, but Asenshi's were just better in every regard. Clever wordplay, better typeset, and overall just more coherent: something that is an absolute must in an Ikuhara show. Overall impressions have been immensely improved. Very excited to watch the rest of this. |
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| http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-06/funimation-schedules-yurikuma-arashi-absolute-duo-streaming/.82971 Funi still haven't subbed the first episode so I suggest Asenshi for at least the first episode. But on the bright side, the rest of the episodes will be released 3 hours after they air in Japan. Asenshi's subs are decent but for the rest of the show I'm probably going with Horrible Subs. They're probably going to be out first and I'm not a big fan of the bear puns and some of their translation choices anyway even if the subs are generally okay. Plus I prefer to watch shows with official subs unless it's like Love Live where Crunchyroll released the episodes a whole day after the fansubbers. |
SeibaaHomuJan 7, 2015 12:29 AM
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