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Oct 12, 2019 6:13 AM
#51
The only show that's not already on my list that I'm planning on watching this season is "Rifle is Beautiful" I might also check out the first episode of "Tenka Hyakken: Meiji-kan e Youkoso!" since it is only 6 minutes long and I don't see any boys in the promotional art. |
Oct 12, 2019 7:49 PM
#52
Bajar said: oh ur a bugger mate haha :DI don't watch it. |
The current game that i play: Azur Lane :3 |
Oct 13, 2019 11:35 AM
#53
so happy this "EHHHHHHHHH" cutie finally got a role as a main character ![]() Holy cow that was a really fun OP. Might be a candidate for OP of the season. I will have to look at the OPs in more detail later to make a final ruling on that front. This show doesn't mess around. We already have all 4 girls before a third of the episode is through! Hikari's secret big boobs ;) The Russian one is not the one with white hair. What a shock. Man this first episode was just loaded with cute and funny moments. Super strong start to this show. I think this one is storming right to the top of my rankings at least for now. Official Show Rankings 1. Chidori RSC 2. Saikoro Club 3. Noukin 4. Kandagawa Jet Girls Official Girl Rankings 1. surprisingly stacked rifle shooting derp Hikari 2. russian tsundere rifle gal Erika 3. professional boardgame loser Aya |
Oct 14, 2019 3:10 PM
#54
Chidori RSC used secret technique: Get all the girls together within 7 minutes of the first episode it's super effective! other cute girls shows don't know how to respond I think hikari might be run's' moderately less retarded cousin with some of these faces and stealth assets on top of literally being the nichijou girl |
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Oct 14, 2019 3:11 PM
#55
aya definitely would have won that one game if not foiled by that boy thinking he was helping |
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Oct 14, 2019 4:29 PM
#56
Welp watching 24 things again this season but at least null peta and bananya are 8 minutes combined |
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Oct 14, 2019 8:18 PM
#57
The new Sora no Method episode is out. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-13/celestial-method-anime-new-episode-streams-on-youtube/.152185 Boruto episode 128 yesterday sent Boruto and Sasuke back in time to the original pre-Shippuden era, so Boruto will get to spend an arc with Naruto and co. as kids. Since I haven't read/watched Naruto, this will be my first time seeing them young. I love how wrong this is. (Also shout out to deep-voiced battle milf Temari in the last arc) I've been looking forward to this part of SAO Alicization, wasn't expecting another slow start. Asuna ASAP plz 2 of 2 Azur Lane episodes have had me gently weeping at the battle scenes so far, I wonder what the final tally will be. It's so easy, happy go oh lucky Anise_Punter said: It's possible to have sexualized lolis in your game but then not actually do that in your anime, it turns out you can make a pretty enjoyable anime if you do that. But the safest business practice is clearly to focus on what our existing customers value, rather than reaching for the sky by trying to make a show with broader appeal Gah I'm too tired to deal with battleshipcode "The character I enjoyed watching most in ep 1 was nowhere to be seen this week, probably bullied out of existence." She was there in an inflatable lifeboat. "Also this may come from my relatively conservative upbringing but if you name your supposedly hot female boat character after a dude (or a boat named after a dude) it becomes 500% less appealing." My dad was an evangelical pastor, and I found out about sex from reading a book in a church library when I was 11. *shrug* For me it varies and it can take some getting used to, but often I like it. I'm glad Friedrich der Große https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/Friedrich_der_Grosse got the name she did rather than the more historically plausible, but less cool, "Ulrich von Hutten" or "Götz von Berlichingen." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-class_battleship_proposals "Why the hell are there little yellow birds everywhere?" The Manjuu birds are the mascot of Manjuu, the primary company that created the game. I wasn't expecting to see them in the anime, but then again they have appeared in in-game story art, so I guess I should have. It was sweet when Bismarck lent her manjuu band to little fangirl U-556 for her commissioning, as the real Bismarck did. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-556#The_sinking_of_Bismarck "Hopefully this Hanmann girl gets bullied." AGREED! Throw Hammann in the stagnant roadside pool! The game staff did! https://twitter.com/azurlane_en/status/1177613870917025792?lang=en ...I put Unicorn in it Added Tenka Hyakken: to season list. "Chidori RSC used secret technique: Get all the girls together within 7 minutes of the first episode" On that note, unrelated to whether Noukin is good or not, it has a lot of negative reviews on Crunchyroll from disgruntled LN readers. The top one by zebers: She did not meet her party members in this way and they completely wrote out her entire experience as Adele and her first set of friends. The entire reason she is running as "Mile" and became a hunter if the first place is just not there. So at best they will have maybe a 15 second flashback of what is the entirety of book 1. I'm just so completely shocked at how completely and utterly off base they are. Apparently the manga edited the story the same way. To me, meeting one group of girls and then having the main girl switch into a whole new group about 1/3 through the show sounds like a TERRIBLE idea for what will almost certainly be a 1-cour-only series. |
Oct 15, 2019 5:21 AM
#58
anyway the 2nd ep of Fairy Gone's 2nd half tried to put some yuri-bait this time well did it work? i would say no i just already hated this anime since after dropping the first half and it makes me wanna say "i'll set the charges and let the scuttling commenced sooner or later!" |
The current game that i play: Azur Lane :3 |
Oct 15, 2019 6:15 AM
#59
Yeah I couldn't care less about how much they are deviated from the original LN plot. I'm enjoying what it is now and I'm never gonna read the LN so hah. Take that LN nerds. I'm enjoying the bad adaptation of the story you like. But yeah now that I think about it the plot doesn't make sense. Like how did she not realize how overpowered she is until the events of ep 1? You figure she would have pieces that one together a while ago. Oh well I'm not exactly into this show for the story so I don't mind overlooking something like that. But I guess if you're looking for reasons to be mad at it there are some pretty glaring ones. |
Oct 15, 2019 6:21 AM
#60
Also tbh reading this description of the show and seeing how the characters really want to learn Mile's secrets in the show. I definitely anticipate more than 15 seconds dedicated to her backstory. Hopefully it's not too dramatic. Changing the order of events in an adaptation isn't always a bad thing. The anime for Gakkou Gurashi had Mii-kun from the beginning and showed how she joined later in a flashback episode. That worked fine. If they dedicate an episode to Mile being candid and telling about her old party then that will sate my curiousity at least. |
Oct 15, 2019 9:03 AM
#61
I've been complaining about cute girls shows taking forever to get their casts together for so long it's only right that I credit one that does, looking at you magical tangerine and red nico. shoutout to the overly cautious hero for cautiously having his episode delayed already and somehow managing this before both rifle is beautiful and azur lane. |
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Oct 16, 2019 5:20 PM
#62
Afterschool Dice Club committed the sin of attempting to get sappy and emotional with characters we've known for all of an hour. The game selected was almost a perfect opportunity to showcase Miki's personality or lack thereof, an outstanding choice. The educational part of the show is done so well but the characters are just really blah outside of Aya. Bajar has now seen Aya in her underwear by the riverbank, been in her house AND met her sister plus he hasn't made her lose at any games, what now unnecessary male character? |
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Oct 17, 2019 8:16 PM
#63
Belfast is excellent in pretty much every way possible. Unlike Enterprise, who comes across as a world-weary unrelate-able former superman kind of character, Belfast makes me want to keep watching. Protecting Unicorn is the most important job in the world and she's very good at that too. I'm not entirely sure what the deal was with the loli antics this week other than the game knows its user base a lot better than I do. The storm scene was kinda meh, it served to emphasize how dedicated Enterprise is even at the cost of her own health but I think they had sufficiently explained that already. Way better fanservice show than most fanservice shows. Still not entirely sure what it is Prinz' garters actually do but I don't particularly care? Official Chinese Boat Ranking 1. Unicorn 2. Belfast 3. Hood (official japanese boat ranking is 1. lucky jervis 2. everyone else) (assassin's pride is the name of this one) This show moves fast. At least, it feels that way, I haven't read the source material. Already two rounds deep in our tournament arc by the end of the episode with our lovable heroine eliminated already. At least she was able to depose of the generic beady eyed school antagonist with Cocoa's voice. Preview for next week makes it look like even more unpleasantries will come Melida's way and threaten to cause her harm and I do not approve. Could have done without the examination but the successful result helped lead to what will end up one of my favorite gifs of the year. Wonderful. |
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Oct 18, 2019 5:27 AM
#64
@Anise_Punter are u implying that the Azur Lane anime's fanservice was better than those in Kandagawa Jet Girls? |
The current game that i play: Azur Lane :3 |
Oct 20, 2019 5:14 PM
#65
I wasn't sure about Dice Club but I liked it much more this week than the first two. If the dude is around a lot it'll be one of those rare nCGDCT with a useless side boy like Chu-Bra. Rydae "reviewed" the episode on Funimation: My fave type of girl. HAHAHA, Mad Dog Kyoko, luv it. Tough girls like her are my faves. Just like Uotani from Fruits Basket or Saki from Zombieland Saga. There's just somethin about ex-ganger anime girls with a heart of gold that really makes me happy. XD And none of these are a main character in a small group, but they should be, I want more. I wanted to marry my Belfast, but she maintains the maid/master relationship even in her oath skin and that makes me uncomfortable.... I have one of the Chinese loli twins https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/Ning_Hai in the game, didn't think she and her sister were very likeable, but they're much more so in the condition they're found in in the show. I was hoping the show would get me to warm up on Enterprise and the starters, but it hasn't so far. I'm super happy Yorktown isn't dead in this version of events, and that ships aren't dying at all at least so far. I wonder whether she's in a coma. "the game knows its user base a lot better than I do." The ara ara crowd is being underserved by the fanservice so far though :P Atago is coming.... (I did oath her recently) I didn't realize Rifle Is Beautiful was about beam rifles rather than airsoft until I watched the first episode last week. "That seems like it might be fun to do but boring to watch," I thought, "let's see the show prove that wrong." So far it has only confirmed it. Even range archery is better to watch, since you get to see the archer pull and release the string, and watch the arrow fly. Episode 2 actually devoted chunks of time to letting the girls play an entirely different sport. From this, it doesn't sound like the show's Japan is the real Japan, but rather a future the show wants to help create. Which would be cool. https://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/oly-para/eng/overview/events/shooting.html In recent years, “Laser beam rifle” which use a light beam instead of real bullet to shoot a target has gradually become common and the door is open to the general populace including elementary school and junior high school students through on-site training sessions and others. (...) In Japan, now about 10,000 people enjoy shooting sports. (...) Every year, the shooting population is decreasing and only a few youths joined the association(...) A smaller page about it: http://www.city.niiza.lg.jp.e.gv.hp.transer.com/site/tokyo2020xniiza-oly-para/rifle-taiken-sakae.html |
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Oct 20, 2019 9:14 PM
#66
Here's my anime catch-up post This body-snatching Mary Sue continues to infuriate me. I love Turi tho. So cute, must protecc. Watching this show just puts a big derpy grin on my face. I love everything about it and it's by far my favourite of the season so far. Erika playing softball reminds me of Sasesagawa Sasami. ok we need an anti-bullying ranger in this show, stat! so I just realized Aya calls her cat "uchi no ko" so does that mean that Dale and Latina's relationship is supposed to be like that of a master and cat? Man that show was weird. OMG SHE'S AYA'S SISTER! AYA YOUR SISTER IS SO HOT!!! OMG THERE'S A SCARY PUNK!!! How the hell has Aya never met her sister's best friend before??? Maki was the anti-bullying ranger all along <3 The hero Miki deserves! Next episode preview looks weird. The student council vice president is a gyaru? Also next week is the first time they are playing a game that I've actually played before. Oh boy I saved my favourite for last! Don't forget that war never changes! OMG THEY DIDN'T SAY IT THIS TIME!!! GOOD JOB GUYS YOU'RE IMPROVING! Saratoga ruined this poor fucking girl's fish & chips by putting fucking ketchup on it. Jesus Christ fucking idiot Saratoga. Saratoga is now the worst girl forever and I hate her. Absolute fucking idiot who would put ketchup on it. Oh my god, disgusting. I am done. Fuck you Saratoga. Fuck you director for putting this horrifying scene in the background of this anime. Fuck I didn't expect to get so upset over this fish & chips background scene. IT'S SO OBVIOUS THAT VINEGAR IS THE PROPER WAY TO EAT FISH AND CHIPS YOU FUCKING IDIOT SARATOGA!!!!!!! lol Unicorn feeding ants <3 what a cutie. The social hierarchy between the British ships makes no sense but whatever. think I lost a few braincells from that scene with San Diego getting eaten by a shark and Saratoga attacking or something. I dunno they didn't even show it because it was so ridiculous and probably would have went over their budget to animate. I wouldn't have enjoyed the scene anyway because I'm still mad at Saratoga from earlier for FUCKING RUINING THE FISH AND CHIPS YOU FUCKING DOLT SARATOGA. STOP PUTTING KETCHUP ON EVERYTHING STUPID FUCKING AMERICAN. Unicorn is actually pretty hot, why did they have to make her personality like a shy 12 year old? Oh one of these Chinese ships is voiced by Misaki Kuno. Major points for that. Now just need her to wear animal kigurumis and we are golden. Of course instead of cute animal kigs we get exposed string panties. Well whatever. Beggars can't be choosers I guess Azur Lane girl rankings 1. Laffey 2. Hammann 3. Ping Hai 99999999. Saratoga Rifle is Beautiful retains it's spot as the best for another week. |
Oct 20, 2019 9:43 PM
#67
Anise_Punter said: Bajar has now seen Aya in her underwear by the riverbank, been in her house AND met her sister plus he hasn't made her lose at any games, what now unnecessary male character? Couldn't have said it better myself. |
Oct 21, 2019 5:52 PM
#68
compared to the board game adventure the rifleblobs show isn't as strong in the subject matter but I also find myself less bored (get it) by it at most points. Hikari's voice bothers me, it's not a female lead voice. Hikari's vacant stares makes me wonder why there are so few dumb run momoki expression images. Am I going to have to make my own? |
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Oct 21, 2019 6:15 PM
#69
AYA YOUR SISTER IS SO HOT [2] Yeah I was also wondering how they hadn't met. Oddly enough, despite having a British mother, I was never encouraged to try putting malt vinegar on fish & chips until I found it at Long John Silver's after we moved from upstate New York to Pittsburgh. "STOP PUTTING KETCHUP ON EVERYTHING STUPID FUCKING AMERICAN." I put ketchup on almost everything savory, normally including spaghetti and pizza. These days I have both vinegar and ketchup with fish & chips. Generally I assume normie Americans only want it with burgers and hot dogs. Saratoga is another overrated bote, though. Points to Unicorn for feeding ants. The tiny ants that come through the window by my desk ate 6 whole mini candy canes this summer, but then stopped coming after I accidentally left a bag of salt & vinegar chips (crisps) on my desk and hundreds of them died from the vinegar powder. Hierarchy in Azur Lane seldom makes sense because they like to hold off on the most famous ships to make a big deal out of releasing them later. Yamato never, Iowa never, they just put out Bismarck in May (simultaneous worldwide) along with King George V, which, I'm pretty sure Queen Elizabeth (named after Elizabeth I of course, doesn't look like her at all) is only in command because of her name (and she's not even SSR, she's SR), so if KGV had been there from the start would she be in command instead? Maybe. Next week Princess Principal Maid and Edinburgh infiltrate the Sakura base, which is under the command of loli Nagato (a TERRIBLE change vs. KanColle) but in her dialogue after you get her Nagato says "I appointed Yamato to take over as flagship" and historically Musashi took over the role after Yamato, but neither of the Yamato class even have a design yet and probably won't for quite a while. "Unicorn is actually pretty hot, why did they have to make her personality like a shy 12 year old?" To make her hotter to the target audience.... Yesterday they finally revealed a Lewd2D that targets ME and I learned about womb tattoos https://www.reddit.com/r/AzureLane/comments/dktkvw/gneisenau_halloween_skin_revealed/ edgar1208 said: Credits to: Seiryu The slightly formal name for this is English = womb tattoo Japanese = inmon It’s history is a bit distorted but there is a relationship between the shape of a heart and the shape of a womb. This location is also where you stick the heated metal rod to damage the reproductive function of a woman if you are an old fashioned slaver that needed her not to get pregnant. Naturally you’d cover up the damage with a tattoo or something. Keep in mind that in Japan it was theorized that the soul was not found in the head or chest like other cultures but rather in the stomach. In modern times this is most associated with hentai because it looks lewd as fuck and the heart shape makes it feel like a mockery of things innocent girls like which makes it feel even more lewd and then there is this exponential lewd as fuck factor depending on who or what kind of person it is found on. Keep in mind that it isn’t necessarily sexual but may be indicative of a cursed bloodline or something though that outfit suggests it’s just a cosplay slut of some sort or maybe both. "Oh one of these Chinese ships is voiced by Misaki Kuno. Major points for that. Now just need her to wear animal kigurumis and we are golden." She has the lewd type of bunny suit instead https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/Ping_Hai Fubuki is getting an animal kigurumi for free, I've got it like 5/7 unlocked at the moment https://twitter.com/azurlane_en/status/1183442277047386113?lang=en |
Oct 22, 2019 4:07 PM
#70
everywhere ketchup can be used, barbecue sauce is a better choice, this is a thing I have believed way before moving to texas vinegar is what you put on fish and chips did they already make a moe condiments franchise, i forget |
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Oct 22, 2019 4:58 PM
#71
There's foreign anime girls And there's over-the-top caricature foreign anime girls And then there's Jennifer Peach and Emily Orange THIS IS GREAT "Tomato ketchup is Britain's best-loved fish and chip accompaniment, a new study has found." "A traditional portion of fish and chips teamed with a big dollop of ketchup is the perfect combination, they go hand in hand." https://stories.swns.com/news/tomato-ketchup-is-top-choice-for-fish-and-chip-lovers-3005/ "Ketchup was broadly more popular in London and the Home Counties, with some popularity in the South West as well." https://brilliantmaps.com/chip-sauce/ "John Lennon smothered his in tomato ketchup." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8419026.stm "Ketchup on fish & chips?" 49% voted yes, 51% voted no https://www.facebook.com/RateMyPlateNow/posts/573687240108123 ha ha https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2015/jan/05/-sp-brown-sauce-sales-are-falling-has-britain-finally-come-to-its-senses I like brown sauce. |
Oct 22, 2019 5:59 PM
#72
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Oct 24, 2019 3:35 PM
#73
tried to headpat my own screen |
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Oct 24, 2019 6:03 PM
#74
This week from Bibury Animation Studios: We Will Deliver The Best Animations To You™ nDroae said: Frostav: "The entire episode was animated by one key animator (with about 38 subordinates doing in-betweens), so yeah, you can tell that he was cutting corners on certain scenes." https://www.reddit.com/r/AzureLane/comments/dm9i0l/anime_episode_4_megathread/f51d6ej/ |
Oct 26, 2019 10:20 AM
#75
Oh boy, more boats. for as good as the American, British, German, and even Chinese ship designs are. The Japanese ships really have nothing on their KanColle counterparts. Belfast stop being so pushy and let Enterprise enjoy her delicious American rations and black coffee in peace. Wait why did Ping Hai change her clothes and faction and become Nagato?!?? gdi Misaki Kuno. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO MISAKI KUNO JUST SAID WAR NEVER CHANGES. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Well, I guess there was a reason she was never my number 1 favourite seiyuu. Seeing the big boobed Japanese ship girls Takao and Zuikaku just makes me wish I was playing Senran Kagura instead. Good thing I'm watching Kandagawa Jet Girls after this. Oh man I can't believe those 2 girls in teh masks weren't actually Japanese. A huge fan like myself would never mix up the ship races (is it ok to call them races?) like that. that Siren is gettin uncomfortable close to Akagi. Bad Touch. BAD TOUCH! The green cat girl is great. One thing that YoStar does well is cat girls. See Ichihime in Mahjong Soul for a prime example. Lol Edinburgh you glasses wearing klutz. <3 WTF GUYS YOU CAN'T JUST HIT ME WITH THE POLKADOTS LIKE THIS WITHOUT ANY FOREWARNING!!!! dual swords vs dual pistols who would win? Somehow the sword girl was winning, that is the power of Senran Kagura boobies I guess. Then Sheffied killed them all in an explosion. The End. What a klutz~ teehee. Ship girl of the Week: Green Hair Japanese Cat Girl who I didn't bother to remember the name of. Nyaa~. oh boy, more boats ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) This was a fun episode. I like this show a lot when they're not actually racing. Well there will be a race next week so maybe that one can change my mind. Hopefully a lot of safety features get activated in the race. We wouldn't want any injuries after all ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°). Time for Boardgames The Student Council Vice-Gyaru will not be defeated. Gyaru-senpai is so smol and cute. I like her. Kinda wish she would be a recurring character but I'm not even sure if this show is going to reuse characters at all based on their current trajectory. Board games are so totally not cool~ sorry you major losers. Man I was starting to get worried that this new girl was stealing Aya's special ability to lose. Good thing Aya still had a losing hand mixed into that montage. Oh that blondie at the end looks cute. Overall with this show I'd say I'm starting to lose interest. I think I really only like Aya in this show. When the plot of an episode revolves around anyone else it's just not as interesting of an episode. Aya swimsuit in the PV has me looking forward to next week tho. Current Rankings 1. Chidori RSC - 2. Noukin ↑ 3. Kandagawa Jet Girls ↑ 4. Saikoro Club ↓ Saikoro Club falling off, everything else holding steady. Next episode of Jet Girls will be big in determining if it's gonna be an AOTS contender or just a pretender. Hopefully they can make an action race sequence that really gets me into it. |
Oct 26, 2019 10:24 AM
#76
nDroae said: There's foreign anime girls And there's over-the-top caricature foreign anime girls And then there's Jennifer Peach and Emily Orange THIS IS GREAT OH YEAH! CRAZY AND SWEETIE! FANTASTIC! JESUS! they're amazing. I bet they put vinegar on their fish and chips tho |
Oct 27, 2019 4:22 PM
#77
HIKARI IS THE ONE WHO WAKES UP IZUMI! WHAT A TWIST! Not very flexible hehehehe. Another super cute and fun episiode. This show holds its spot on top of the rankings. Hopefully these Asaka girls show up again in the future. Also hope that Izumi can lose those 2 kilos. You can do it Izumi! |
Oct 28, 2019 5:06 PM
#79
Pretty decent and fun episode with some good gags and cute moments. but I'm really not comfortable with a show like this attempting to wade into the kind of moral issues that they touch on at the end of this episode. Gonna have to punish this show in the rankings and hope that such plot lines are not so brazenly brought up again. Just stick to cute and funny stuff. I don't want these heavy, dramatic moments to be a recurring thing. 1. Chidori RSC - 2. Kandagawa Jet Girls ↑ 3. Saikoro Club ↑ 4. Noukin ↓ |
Oct 30, 2019 7:59 AM
#80
I'm slowly accepting that Noukin just... isn't good? Mile doing the moe-moe kyun was certainly above average though. So I checked in on Z/X and it's basically "we took all the lolis from the main show and gave them a spinoff to make dumb faces and occasionally mention the overarching plot" and that's a good call. Don't know how serious this will get in time but it hasn't been as serious as Crimson Reina threatening to melt a guy into a puddle of goo yet. I guess it's a distant sequel to the original show that was more faithful to the story behind the card game I dunno, but basically in this one regular girls get paired with the titular Z/X who come from time/space rifts and are for the most part also cute girls but not quite human and they... do stuff and make dumb faces, I guess. Lots of cute girls but no high tier mega qts unfortunately. Rifle is Beautiful having the problem of a kind of generic cast (with only four girls grrrr) is mitigated by already visiting a second school with a couple of memorable girls in it, like cool club prez and kinda zannen first year. I hope they never find out about Hikari's hidden talents, it could be a game-changer. Kandagawa Jet Girls has had way more jet racing than I would have expected after the first episode, they're actually integrating the fanservice into the show pretty well at those points. No way their next opponents can be as cool as Peach and Orange though. Rankings 1. Rifleblobs 2. Board games with DUDES 3. Z/X Loser Camp 4. Null/Peta 5. Noukin 6. Jet Girls |
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Oct 30, 2019 9:27 PM
#81
Today: goiter I don't think there's ever before been a season where my preference was as exactly diametrically opposite you guys as this. Not even Winter 2018 comes close :D Even within "Dice" Club, after episodes 1 and 2 I wanted to drop it, but I liked episodes 3 and 4, while Bajar liked it more at first than later. I agree the rifle rival school girls are better than the main cast, though that's a low bar. Edit: Kandagawa recap next week due to production failure https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1808832 It's looked good so far considering it was only announced in July. Obviously it was in the works since 2018, but that July PV contained very little animation. |
nDroaeOct 30, 2019 9:51 PM
Nov 1, 2019 8:50 PM
#82
Enjoy this week's incoherent Azur Lane ramblings. Green Cat is the cutest nyaa~ I want a shamisen made out of Green Cat. Every time you pluck the strings it just says "nyaa" Atago massages are very effective against Takao. Very nice. NORFOLK RETURNS!!! what a dork. let yourself get glomped by Atago-nee-san Ayanami. Man some of these action scenes have just awful animation. No wonder they didn't show anything past episode 1 in the PV. Cute Norfolk and Suffolk bullying! Man how many times can they show the panties of this girl with the stars and stripes socks? Apparently not enough. Definitive best ship rankings as of ep 5: 1. Atago-nee-san (she said she'd give me a "massage" if I didn't rank her number 1) 2. Takao AKA the hotter version of Atago 3. Green Cat girl nyaa~ 4. Ayanami tomodachi Go Team Sakura! I was actually enjoying this episode but the end ruined it. I have 2 major problems with this episode. 1) I don't see the reason why she can't use wood or bamboo. The reason given is not particularily satisfying. It seems like they have plenty of wood stored up but Myne can't convince her mom to just not burn that specific wood? Why not? Why doesn't the mom burn Turi's doll? that's made of wood. So clearly the mom understands that some wood is for burning and some wood is for other purposes. If Myne just tells her mom plainly and clearly that she wants to use a small amount of wood for a purpose other than burning then what is the problem with that? I can't really buy into the idea that wood is now off the table as an option for writing because of a dumb reason like that. 2) When Myne gets mad and her eyes go all rainbow it makes me supremely uncomfortable. She did it last episode too. Bad Myne. Stop doing that. wait that last one wasn't Aya. Oh well, still a cutie. This was a really fun episode. First of all I really enjoyed their choice of game. I'm very interested in Japanese games. A traditional local game like this is super interesting to me. Moreso than modern German games, although the modern games may be more fun to play, I find the older games more interesting to learn about. Secondly, damn that was just a fun episode. This is exactly the kind of episode I want from the series. The main focus should always be fun! Miki's insecurities are important but they should take up too much focus to the point where they are distracting. In this episode they were balanced just right with the game action. Well done and I hope for more episodes like this one in the future. can't help but think this gyaru on the bridge eating taiyaki is being somewhat sexual. Jennifer Peach's safety feature activated!! Man Emily gets a fucking rocket launcher? how is that fair!? The races in this game really make me want to buy the game. It just seems like it would be fun to play. SHE USED THE BAZOOKA AS A BOOST!!!! I love this. man that one gyaru is so lewd. These loli idol girls are super cute. sitting on the same chair like that <3 That episiode was good. I'm looking forward to more. Lots of fun SoL with tsundere Misa still to come. and of course they still have to race the gyarus and idols. Lots to look forward to in this series. This was a good week for anime. Had a lot of fun watching everything. |
Nov 1, 2019 9:16 PM
#83
that one reminds me of this girl from Aikatsu who gets sheep eyes when she's angry of course once I noticed the cleavage I realized it couldn't be from Aikatsu where everyone is DFC forever except for the headmistress. nDroae said: I don't think there's ever before been a season where my preference was as exactly diametrically opposite you guys as this. Not even Winter 2018 comes close :D Even within "Dice" Club, after episodes 1 and 2 I wanted to drop it, but I liked episodes 3 and 4, while Bajar liked it more at first than later. I agree the rifle rival school girls are better than the main cast, though that's a low bar. glad we had the same reaction to that "great memory" line. huh Winter 2018? *quickly looks it up to remind himself* Holy shit what an amazing season that was. Sora Yori and After the Rain I both have at 10. Then on top of that you have Yuru Camp, Mitsuboshi Colors, Hakumei to Mikochi, Slow Start, and Takunomi. I even got enjoyment out of shows like Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san, Pop Team Epic, and the definitely not CGDCT thriller Kokkoku. Man this current season has nothing on that one. Those were the golden days. Funny how Yuru Camp is one of the most beloved CGDCT but was only my 3rd favourite of that season. I guess it was similar for you. You have it as above average but clearly had another favourite that season. |
Nov 3, 2019 6:57 PM
#84
^ The thing about that though is I was already thinking the parents would use the time for sex as soon as the free babysitting offer came up ;P the later "memory" line was just icing on the cake Added to fall CGDCT list: Dropkick on My Devil! Anime Gets New Episode Before 2nd Season https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-02/dropkick-on-my-devil-anime-gets-new-episode-before-2nd-season/.152907 This is at least as unusual as the infamous plea to fans to buy BDs to get the second season greenlit. Apparently this "Chitose" episode was funded by Chitose City, Hokkaido, and features a new angel voiced by a seiyuu from Chitose... read the article. "The story will deal with the process and incentives of the hometown tax program." Uh. Why do you want guro naked snake-loli promoting your hometown tax program? nDroae said: This is a game that respects its player base. I guess this is what happens after you spend real money in the game. (Akashi is the green catgirl shopkeeper above, if you cross the Himalayas on foot for her she'll join your fleet) I still haven't finished the quest to get her. It's much easier to get her to join your fleet in the anime, *nyaa~* I've seen chat edgelords call her "jew cat." Apparently Akashi (a repair ship) was also a shopkeeper in KanColle. I don't even need to say that Rifle 4 was by far my favorite episode. Winter 2018 was when AP went over the moon and gave both Yuru Camp and Mitsuboshi Colors 10/10. I would have rated Yuru Camp a whole point higher if it had been a 6-episode ova - I thought it was great at first, but sometime around the middle I simply got tired of watching Rin drive around by herself and deadpan-react to goofy texts from Nadeshiko. I guess Slow Start and Re-Kan should be the next backlog CGDCT I watch. |
Nov 6, 2019 12:15 PM
#85
Enjoyed seeing Midori get put in her place by Maximilian Dood. Since I unsubscribed from HiDive VRV channel (wasn't worth paying $5/mo just to support Rifle and Kandagawa) I guess I'll "have to" switch to watching Kandagawa uncensored starting next week~ |
Nov 8, 2019 10:07 PM
#86
OH BOY! TIME FOR BOATS! don't fall for it Ayanami. Laffey is just pretending to be your friend, but when you're not looking she's gonna put ketchup all over your food! Classic American trick. This show is showing its budget again this week. lots of QUALITY. Kinda sad to see. KAGA STOP BULLYING THE LOLIS Man this episode probably doubled their projected blu-ray sales lol. So many hidden nipples. Unicorn so ashamed of her disgustingly large milkers. You'll never be a true loli Unicorn, sorry not sorry. I bet Kaga wouldn't even bully you. So this episode is about the state of the Japanese boardgame economic market and philosophies for game creation. The first half of this episode was a total bummmer. Highlight of the first half was when Aya was on screen but Midori just yelled at her and then the episode took a turn downwards into a lecture on what it means to be a game creator. I just wasn't that interested in this part. It rebounds in the second half and it's fun to watch them play Midori's game and being too afraid to criticize it. This show really shines when it's just the girls hanging out and having fun and playing. Excited that the cool girl will be returning next week. Glad they are re-using characters! 1. Chidori RSC 2. Kandagawa Jet Girls 3. Dice Club |
Nov 13, 2019 4:11 PM
#88
afterschool board games has one week to not end up in the "total disappointment" category that null/peta is hanging out in jet girls had basically a raceless episode but in turn we've got one at the very start of next week, that's good. Very pleased they brought the foreigner girls back instead of them being a one off. GOODNESS. Chidoro RSC by being "ok" four times has basically sown up a top-two spot. Yukio and the loser freshman at the other school get a couple laughs a week out of me and that's been enough. 1. Rifle Adventure 2. Miki The Crybaby And Her Much Better Friend With Less Screentime 3. Z/X Blob Academy 4. Lesbian Idol Water Sp... Jet Ski Racing 5. I Can't Believe You Jerks Made Unicorn Cry 6. It Would Be An Improvement If This Show Was Average 7. Null/Peta |
Anise_PunterNov 13, 2019 5:33 PM
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Nov 14, 2019 3:31 PM
#89
‘Azur Lane’ Anime Staff Fails to Pull Episode 7 https://www.animemaru.com/azur-lane-anime-staff-fails-to-pull-episode-7/ Bibury Animation Studios put out a press release yesterday that they were delaying episode 7 of Azur Lane due to the fact they had been unable to pull a single version of episode 7. “People may think we call Azur Lane a gatcha anime because it’s adapted from a gatcha game, but we actually mean it far more literally,” director Tanaka Motoki told the media. “All of the show’s episodes actually come from a gacha game called Azur Lanimation. Each week there’s a new event where the next episode of the show is made available, and we try to pull the newest episode.” Unfortunately, staff at Bibury were unable to pull any copies of episode 7 before the week’s event expired, and has therefore cancelled episode 7 entirely. The staff has stated that they will hopefully be able to pull episode 8 in time for next week’s broadcast. “We spent over 80,000 yen on pulls, but we just kept getting repeats of episode 1 and 3 without a single episode 7. Since we ended up missing the boat (no pun intended) on the episode 7 event, we’ll just have to go without for now. Hopefully they run the event again in a year and we can show you episode 7 then.” Bilbury also apologized for the low animation quality of previous episodes, saying they were only barely able to pull C-ranks for episodes 5 and 6. Re: chat, well I mean unless your story is about Gandhi or something. If it's about a band of adventurers in a world full of amoral murderers, I don't see any way that goes well. Come to think of it, the strongest warrior in Vinland Saga (I'm still reading the manga, haven't started the show) decided that "a true warrior needs no sword." Characters are clearly taking this too literally when they assume he means barehanded fighting, but he is conveniently strong enough to easily knock enemies out of action barehanded, without killing any of them. (He and certain others' extreme capability in battle strains suspension of disbelief, in what's meant to be a real-world setting.) But at the Faroe Islands, if he had killed the berserker Bjorn instead of temporarily knocking him out, Bjorn wouldn't have been able to take his son hostage. In Noukin, Mile is an absurdly overpowered isekai protagonist, which makes the setting unfair for serious discussion of whether killing is necessary. It's easy for any writer to keep their characters safely out of any situations in which the clear best solution would be to kill, so that he/she can pretend they're making a case for nonviolence, when actually it's a contrived fantasy with no meaning or bearing on that real-world moral question. I still like Noukin overall, I just take issue with it doing that. If it were to pull the "If you kill him, you're no better than him" line like Steins;Gate 0 did, then I'd be really triggered. In retrospect, actual worst to best would be Xenoglossia < Cinderella Girls = Symphogear < Idolmaster < AKB0048 < Love Live, I skipped Skip Beat and Locodol until later. Started Aikatsu a year ago and watched five episodes so far, I'm pretty sure I'd prefer watching Futari wa Pretty Cure. |
Nov 17, 2019 8:39 AM
#91
I'm having a great Sunday morning so far. Was treated to the best Precure episode of the last 3 years and then a tremendous Rifle episode, probably the best one so far. Now I just need the Bills to win for this to be one of the best Sundays ever. This episode felt like it really showcased everything this show can do. Lots of good gags really helped the episode moving along and didn't feel like a distraction from the interesting underlying competition. More episodes like this will help this show solidify it's spot on the top of my rankings! Good luck at Nationals! |
Nov 17, 2019 7:44 PM
#92
Bajar said: I ship it They got to Nationals a bit faster than Saki |
Nov 17, 2019 8:28 PM
#93
I wouldn't ship such a pure hearted sweetie with a deviant like that! |
Nov 18, 2019 5:01 PM
#94
Concur with Bajar that this was the best rifle episode so far and moves it from a borderline 7 to solidly in there if I ever remember to update my lists. Lots of quick gags that didn't feel stilted, natural cast interactions, more bullying of the first-years, terrific episode. And just in time too, since we know that saikoro club is dropping the 1-2 punch of blonde foreigner and maids on me this week, an almost unstoppable combination that... what if they combine them? Noukin much better this week though they really need to stop with the 40 year old references. |
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Nov 18, 2019 6:21 PM
#95
putting together an official girls ranking this season is tricky |
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Nov 20, 2019 7:18 PM
#96
Anise_Punter said: putting together an official girls ranking this season is tricky yet another one of my comments that ages incredibly well in less than TWO DAYS God-tier episode of saikoro that pushes it from a low 6 to a borderline 6/7 and a second episode of this quality might move it ahead of hikari and friends best girls ranking 1: emmy 2. unicorn 3. aya professional loser of boardgames 4. yukio (tan ver) 5. hikari doing the run face 6. belfast 7. karen professional loser of beam rifling 8. pervert deviant reckless driver tsurumaki-sensei |
Anise_PunterNov 22, 2019 11:52 AM
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Nov 21, 2019 5:24 PM
#97
can someone update me on the status of war |
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Nov 22, 2019 11:35 PM
#98
War never changes until whenever Asuna freaking finally shows up more importantly HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MAKUNOUCHI IPPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO born 11/23/1973 Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood climax pales in comparison to Avatar The Last Airbender :< |
Nov 22, 2019 11:43 PM
#99
left is me, right is this week's saikoro club me after the girls show up in maid outfits So what exactly was the deal with that azur lane ep, was that based off an in-game event or something |
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Nov 23, 2019 12:04 AM
#100
Sort of, it's not an event I've played but Dark Enterprise / Alterprise was a thing in the game. See "The Key" here https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/ Seems like the Siren stuff in the game's writing is always a big ball of ~~~ooooooh isn't this dark and complex and mysteeeeeerious and soooo saaaaad~~~~ Akagi wanting to get mama Amagi back was never her motivation to side with Sirens in the game, as far as I know, though she'd certainly like to and it makes more sense than just being the Saruman. Some fans are still hoping the story will actually follow the game after this but I don't see why, and I hope it stays its own thing. I was hoping Enty would stay "possessed" and be everyone's main enemy for the next few episodes, hehe. That would make a nice change. I'm really tired of watching the girls fight each other just because Akagi says so. I wanted to see Midori be all reluctant to put the outfit on but they just cut to her already wearing it :/ |
nDroaeNov 23, 2019 12:12 AM
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