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| ... DEEN's still around? |
| Isayama Hajime should be awarded The Manga with The Highest Inconsistencies of Characters' Appearances. He keeps performing multiple plastic surgeries on those Shingeki No Kyojin characters in a SINGLE chapter. Yes, I've read up to the latest chapter of Shingeki No Kyojin manga. Forced myself to read through the kidsketching chapters after the anime's ended. At least from now on, I only have to go through the hell once a month. Patiently awaiting SNK TV/movie/OVA anime-sequel. The 2015 SNK live-action movie would probably suck. |
Mizusi said: If you get "pandering" (there's that word again!) yuri anime like Sakura Trick with everything your average cheap and obsessed yurifag requires to satisfy their tastes, you complain about how it's too fanservicey and how it (once again) didn't meet your expectations for whatever reasons. Hell, they gave you kisses, boobs, an almost entirely female gay class and thighs. Are you not entertained? Even fanservice has a standard, although I don't expect someone who openly hates it to be able to pay attention to all the nuances that go with it. The same with people with zero care for what they watch or not much exposure to certain genre tropes to begin with. Yes, I'm saying this is bad even in terms of "pandering". As for Aoi Hana and its ilk. Well, lets just say that I'm not too hot on the idea of watching animated soap operas. I don't mind having a few around, but I'm certainly not losing my sleep over those not happening frequently. |
Silent_Scream said: Misleading synopsis. Bullshit. yes, it made it seem dramatic, but it's been too long since we've had yuri. |
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mecharobot said: So you wouldn't like to have a Girlfriends adaptation then.As for Aoi Hana and its ilk. Well, lets just say that I'm not too hot on the idea of watching animated soap operas. I don't mind having a few around, but I'm certainly not losing my sleep over those not happening frequently. |
| I was really afraid of this, since DEEN is behind it, but... this is exactly what I've wanted! Damn, I might've hated DEEN for what they did with the more serious anime, but seems like this is exactly their style! The characters are adorable. Especially the main character, I love her already. <3 And wow, is this yuri! I was expecting something along the lines of Yuru Yuri where it was only played for jokes, but this... this is absolute win. Loved every second of it, haven't been this excited about a new anime in ages! |
| Well, that was way too cute. In a good way. It might become my favorite non-sequel show this season. I'm not watching that much Yuri (since Yuri anime are not too common in the first place) but I can definitely work with that genre. However, before the first episode I've really been hoping for less over the top moments (backflips!?!) and a more serious tone of the romance which is even rarer to see in anime, too bad. Sakura Trick will do for the time being though.^^ |
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Mizusi said: kuuderes_shadow said: Bad news then, they're only friends. At least as far as the translated chapters go.That was fun. My favourite couple is Yuzu and Kaede so far I think. So? :) |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
kuuderes_shadow said: I thought you were shipping them as a couple, nothing else. I'm sorry.So? :) :^) |
| This is so silly it somehow makes me laugh. And dat superman fly-hax balcony stuff, lol. |
I almost never read discussions after I made my post, if you want to reply PM me or post on my profile page. |
| I've made my opinions on this show abundantly clear on Sea Slug Team, so I'll just repost that and expand on it. Despite the sheer volume of people who think this shit is the greatest show ever no exceptions, I found it to be an incredibly boring and simply pointless meander through the lives of two incredibly uninteresting girls. This show is vapid, to put it lightly. There’s basically nothing besides obnoxious sugary-sweetness and the entire experience is roughly akin to shoving cake in your mouth non-stop. It is delicious, yes, but ultimately hollow and leaving you with a tooth-ache. And in my particular case, I don’t even like the flavor of the cake. But even if this show had been BL instead of yuri, I STILL would have found it to be mind-numbingly vapid. The Sakura Trick experience can basically be defined as DEEN shoving cake in your mouth while going “MAN THIS SHIT TASTES SO GOOD DON’T YOU WANT SOME MORE” and you’re like “DEAR GOD I’M STUFFED NO” but they’re just like “NO HAVE SOME MORE” And some of us don’t even like the flavor. So I’m having vanilla cake shoved in my mouth while thinking “man, I really want some chocolate cake…” But even if I was getting chocolate I would probably find the experience nauseous. Perhaps I merely find the sheer speed of the relationship to be plain. I’m not a massive angst fan at all but I like my homo fiction to have a few chapters/episodes of “I…I’m not really gay for HER/HIM, am I…?” And then they can finally go “I don’t care, I love them and I’m going to accept that part of me” and it’s just fucking adorable. If a little sappy. Absolutely nothing of interest happens in this first episode. The entire experience is braindead sugary treacle designed for a very specific type of fan. All in all, this show is not bad. It is, however, mind-numbingly vacuous. |
YuiChoco said: And that's exactly what Yuru Yuri did, without the kisses of course. You forgot more ellipses too, it makes your text look so appealing it's almost cringeworthy."HEY LET'S MAKE A SHOW WHERE WE WATCH TWO GIRLS AIMLESSLY KISS JUST FOR THE POINT OF IT AND WE'LL MAKE MILLIONS" Sorry if I seem so mean... it's just that it's been really hard to find a perfect yuri anime lately. I was thinking this one might finally be it, but... it wasn't. "Completed: 8" Right. |
| well this isn't just any ordinary slice-of-life =o that was hot |
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YuiChoco said: That's understandable, it's okay.I'm probably just watching Sakura Trick with the wrong mindset, I was expecting it to be a serious yuri anime, I guess. |
| I Don't Know What To say ? & What The Hell Did I Watch But Funny Huh!!! Right!!!! 2014 The Year Of Yuri !!! And Yo People This Is My First Time That I See In Anime Girl Kiss A Girl Damn Sweet Cute Shit Cool I Enjoy Watch This Episode & This Anime Sweet |
saiuchiha012Jan 21, 2014 4:17 AM
| '"Hearts, you say? You Humans are always so quick to speak of such things. As though you carry your hearts in the very palms of your hands. But this eye of mine perceives all. There is nothing that it overlooks. If this eye cannot see a thing, then it does not exist. That is the assumption under which I have always fought. What is this "heart"? If I tear open that chest of yours, will I see it there? If I smash open that skull of yours, will I see it there?4th Espada |
| At first, I was a little put off by the tame opening scene and then the barrage of kisses in the OP. But then during the second half of the show, I gradually warmed to it and found it funny and charming. Cute and saucy at times, I'm looking forward to more. |
Frostav said: I've made my opinions on this show abundantly clear on Sea Slug Team, so I'll just repost that and expand on it. Despite the sheer volume of people who think this shit is the greatest show ever no exceptions, I found it to be an incredibly boring and simply pointless meander through the lives of two incredibly uninteresting girls. This show is vapid, to put it lightly. There’s basically nothing besides obnoxious sugary-sweetness and the entire experience is roughly akin to shoving cake in your mouth non-stop. It is delicious, yes, but ultimately hollow and leaving you with a tooth-ache. And in my particular case, I don’t even like the flavor of the cake. But even if this show had been BL instead of yuri, I STILL would have found it to be mind-numbingly vapid. The Sakura Trick experience can basically be defined as DEEN shoving cake in your mouth while going “MAN THIS SHIT TASTES SO GOOD DON’T YOU WANT SOME MORE” and you’re like “DEAR GOD I’M STUFFED NO” but they’re just like “NO HAVE SOME MORE” And some of us don’t even like the flavor. So I’m having vanilla cake shoved in my mouth while thinking “man, I really want some chocolate cake…” But even if I was getting chocolate I would probably find the experience nauseous. Perhaps I merely find the sheer speed of the relationship to be plain. I’m not a massive angst fan at all but I like my homo fiction to have a few chapters/episodes of “I…I’m not really gay for HER/HIM, am I…?” And then they can finally go “I don’t care, I love them and I’m going to accept that part of me” and it’s just fucking adorable. If a little sappy. Absolutely nothing of interest happens in this first episode. The entire experience is braindead sugary treacle designed for a very specific type of fan. All in all, this show is not bad. It is, however, mind-numbingly vacuous. Perfectly put! I wouldn't hate to watch a show like this once a week myself. And only one show like this at a time. I agree it really is like being given way too much chocolate cake to eat and getting sick from it. |
| the episode was cute alright, I give it that. clearly intended for guys though and personally too much fanservice for me. me being not the biggest shoujo ai/yuri fan doesn't help much - I guess I'm looking for a more serious approach x: |
Frostav said: God, finally, thank you. See, if you always posted like this it would prevent so many unnecessary discussions, flaming, hate between fanbases, etc.Despite the sheer volume of people who think this shit is the greatest show ever no exceptions, I found it to be an incredibly boring and simply pointless meander through the lives of two incredibly uninteresting girls. This show is vapid, to put it lightly. There’s basically nothing besides obnoxious sugary-sweetness and the entire experience is roughly akin to shoving cake in your mouth non-stop. It is delicious, yes, but ultimately hollow and leaving you with a tooth-ache. And in my particular case, I don’t even like the flavor of the cake. But even if this show had been BL instead of yuri, I STILL would have found it to be mind-numbingly vapid. The Sakura Trick experience can basically be defined as DEEN shoving cake in your mouth while going “MAN THIS SHIT TASTES SO GOOD DON’T YOU WANT SOME MORE” and you’re like “DEAR GOD I’M STUFFED NO” but they’re just like “NO HAVE SOME MORE” And some of us don’t even like the flavor. So I’m having vanilla cake shoved in my mouth while thinking “man, I really want some chocolate cake…” But even if I was getting chocolate I would probably find the experience nauseous. Perhaps I merely find the sheer speed of the relationship to be plain. I’m not a massive angst fan at all but I like my homo fiction to have a few chapters/episodes of “I…I’m not really gay for HER/HIM, am I…?” And then they can finally go “I don’t care, I love them and I’m going to accept that part of me” and it’s just fucking adorable. If a little sappy. Absolutely nothing of interest happens in this first episode. The entire experience is braindead sugary treacle designed for a very specific type of fan. All in all, this show is not bad. It is, however, mind-numbingly vacuous. I agree with you, this time. Everything in that post is how I felt towards the show, despite the fact that I'm biased by it. If only you expressed yourself like this in other threads related to yuri it would be just great. Or not respond at all if it annoys you that much. |
| She's actually a D-cup. <3 |
| ^ Correct. When they set up an official webpage for the series, they created profiles for each of the characters. They do say that Haruka is a D-cup. http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/sakura/chara/ But Yuu "measured" Haruka and said that she is a C-cup. Haruka didn't correct her. |
Jenaimemepas said: I find it kinda cute when Yuu says for sure that she's a C.She's actually a D-cup. <3 |
| This is some of the worst animation I have ever seen. |
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| 4/5 Compare it to Aoi Hana is sacrilege, here you overdo it too. Plot sweet, thanks to the OST, OP and ED pretty good, but I see too many ecchi scenes, it disturbs me a little. Character design is not superb, but we step on, perhaps the designs are much more beautiful in the ending card! * _ * Backdrops and graphic choices similar to Hidamari sketch. Smooth animations, Studio Deen seems to have worked well, undecided for now. I want to see more episodes to speak my mind permanently. For now, my vote is for 6/10! |
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| We finally get yuri and they warp it into a shitty fanservice show. They even managed to ruin the jokes. |
Blfrvfrv said: We finally get yuri and they warp it into a shitty fanservice show. They even managed to ruin the jokes. I didn't like the fanservice either. But I believe they added it in to make it a safer bet market wise. Like a plan-b in case plain yuri alone doesn't sell. Hopefully Sakura Trick will bring good anime adaptions in the future. Also, skip the OP and ED everytime, a lot of the fanservice part is in there. |
| From a business point of view, it looks like the fanservice is working. I just checked on Amazon Stalker and for Volume 1, which goes on sale on March 19th, they are reporting 2655 BD + 417 DVD. That is very respectable. The gamble has paid off. 桜Trick 1 (初回特典:イベント優先購入抽選券) [Blu-ray] 発売日： 2014年03月19日 最終予測累積ポイント Blu-ray:2655pt(残り日数49) 桜Trick 1 (初回特典:イベント優先購入抽選券) [DVD] 発売日： 2014年03月19日 最終予測累積ポイント DVD:417pt(残り日数49) By comparison with Sakura Trick, Aoi Hana ( 2009 / 青い花 ) had much less fanservice, as you can see from this compilation of clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXPwRDzt-MA Amazon Stalker shows their Oct 2009 DVD with 2165 points. 青い花 第1巻 [DVD] 発売日： 2009年10月23日 登録日： 2009年07月02日 最新順位 ***,391位(2009年10月23日07時) 最高順位 ***,251位(2009年10月19日) ※登録24時間以降 最低順位 *19,077位(2009年09月06日) ※登録24時間以降 平均順位 **1,057位(中央値) ニコ市場予約数：データ収集中 最新累積ポイント DVD:2165pt (※注意事項) 最終予測累積ポイント DVD:2165pt(残り日数0) Sasameki Koto ( 2009 / ささめきこと ) was not generally fanservicey, but it had quite a lot in the obligatory beach episode (EP 10), the obligatory pool episode (EP 11) and another episode which found a pretext for bathing suits (EP 13). Even so, it only got 1323 DVD points. ささめきこと 第1巻 [DVD] 発売日： 2010年01月22日 登録日： 2009年10月09日 最新順位 ***,605位(2010年01月22日07時) 最高順位 ***,503位(2010年01月22日) ※登録24時間以降 最低順位 *13,100位(2009年11月09日) ※登録24時間以降 平均順位 **2,008位(中央値) ニコ市場予約数：データ収集中 最新累積ポイント DVD:1323pt (※注意事項) 最終予測累積ポイント DVD:1323pt(残り日数0) Here is how to use Amazon Stalker which forecasts BD/DVD sales: http://bakalaureate.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/guest-post-anime-and-sales-analysis-by-yuyucow/ http://www27392u.sakura.ne.jp/index2.cgi?sort=rankup |
okanaganJan 28, 2014 3:00 AM
| Lewd/10 |
| gol411 said: Second, cute girl doing cute thing (CGDCT). In Japan, CGDCT fans form huge positive power to CGDCT anime sale, and that is why we see so many CGDCT animes in recent years Agreed! There has been a CGDCT explosion. Number of CGDCT anime series produced each year: 2000 or prior: none 2001 1 2002 1 2003 0 2004 0 2005 3 2006 3 2007 5 2008 2 2009 5 2010 3 2011 7 2012 8 2013 14 gol411 also said: or you can search key word "萌え豚" if you know Japanese, then you should find some hint to their population. The first time I ever heard the phrase "moebuta" (萌え豚) was last year in the series Watamote in Episode 2 in the scene at 18:02 where Tomoko was in the cafe with her good friend Yuu-chan. As I understand it, a "moebuta" is basically a fan of moe anime, manga and light novels. But some sources indicate that it might be a derogatory term and should therefore be used with caution. It started being used among Japanese fans in about 2005. |
| Based on the 1st week sales (according to Oricon) for Yuru Yuri, Yuri Yuri♪♪, KinMosa, and Non Non Biyori... they seem to significantly beat their Stalker estimates due to particularly strong storefront sales. ○ゆるゆり 【全6巻】 巻数 初動 累計 発売日 BD(DVD) BD(DVD) 01巻 8,367(1,425) 9,474(*,***) 11.09.21 ※合計 10,899枚 02巻 6,255(1,008) 6,902(*,***) 11.10.19 ※合計 *7,910枚 03巻 5,783(*,942) 6,460(*,***) 11.11.16 ※合計 *7,402枚 04巻 5,914(*,***) 6,354(*,***) 11.12.21 05巻 5,800(*,912) 6,734(*,***) 12.01.18 ※合計 *7,646枚 06巻 6,796(1,324) 7,531(*,***) 12.02.15 ※合計 *8,855枚 ○ゆるゆり♪♪ 【全6巻】 巻数 初動 2週計 発売日 BD(DVD) BD(DVD) 01巻 6,386(1,342) 7,119(*,***) 12.09.19 ※合計 8,461枚 02巻 6,018(1,143) 6,771(*,***) 12.10.17 ※合計 7,914枚 03巻 5,923(1,275) 6,514(*,***) 12.11.21 ※合計 7,789枚 04巻 5,141(*,***) 5,710(*,***) 12.12.19 05巻 4,888(*,898) 5,555(*,***) 13.01.16 ※合計 6,453枚 06巻 5,010(*,766) 5,554(*,***) 13.02.20 ※合計 6,320枚 ○きんいろモザイク 【全6巻】 巻数 初動 累計 発売日 BD(DVD) BD(DVD) 01巻 5,645(*,***) 7,575(*,***) 13.09.25 02巻 5,713(*,568) 6,109(*,***) 13.10.30 ※合計 6,677枚 03巻 5,474(*,***) 5,844(*,***) 13.11.27 04巻 5,231(*,***) 5,567(*,***) 13.12.25 05巻 *,***(*,***) *,***(*,***) 14.01.29 06巻 *,***(*,***) *,***(*,***) 14.02.26 ○のんのんびより 【全6巻】 巻数 初動 累計 発売日 01巻 7,546 9,377 13.12.25 ← DVD estimate of 875 as well, since it ranked #129 (#109 sold 1050 and #131 sold 874). 02巻 *,*** *,*** 14.01.29 03巻 *,*** *,*** 14.02.26 04巻 *,*** *,*** 14.03.26 05巻 *,*** *,*** 14.04.25 06巻 *,*** *,*** 14.05.28 ※BD版のみの数字、DVD版はランク外 Sakura Trick seems to also be following this trend, with a strong performance lately at the "gamers" retailer. It has been ranking within the Top 10 prior to Jan 23, but I just restricted to the past week or so. The only anime that seems to be competing with it in the Top 10 is Little Busters! ~Refrain~. Hopefully it can keep up this trend, which would make it more likely to beat its Stalker estimate when Vol.1 is released on March 19. Jan 23: Jan 26: Jan 27: Jan 28: Jan 31: |
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Frostav said: I've made my opinions on this show abundantly clear on Sea Slug Team, so I'll just repost that and expand on it. Despite the sheer volume of people who think this shit is the greatest show ever no exceptions, I found it to be an incredibly boring and simply pointless meander through the lives of two incredibly uninteresting girls. This show is vapid, to put it lightly. There’s basically nothing besides obnoxious sugary-sweetness and the entire experience is roughly akin to shoving cake in your mouth non-stop. It is delicious, yes, but ultimately hollow and leaving you with a tooth-ache. And in my particular case, I don’t even like the flavor of the cake. But even if this show had been BL instead of yuri, I STILL would have found it to be mind-numbingly vapid. The Sakura Trick experience can basically be defined as DEEN shoving cake in your mouth while going “MAN THIS SHIT TASTES SO GOOD DON’T YOU WANT SOME MORE” and you’re like “DEAR GOD I’M STUFFED NO” but they’re just like “NO HAVE SOME MORE” And some of us don’t even like the flavor. So I’m having vanilla cake shoved in my mouth while thinking “man, I really want some chocolate cake…” But even if I was getting chocolate I would probably find the experience nauseous. Perhaps I merely find the sheer speed of the relationship to be plain. I’m not a massive angst fan at all but I like my homo fiction to have a few chapters/episodes of “I…I’m not really gay for HER/HIM, am I…?” And then they can finally go “I don’t care, I love them and I’m going to accept that part of me” and it’s just fucking adorable. If a little sappy. Absolutely nothing of interest happens in this first episode. The entire experience is braindead sugary treacle designed for a very specific type of fan. All in all, this show is not bad. It is, however, mind-numbingly vacuous. It is a slice of life anime, why would you expected it to be so serious. |
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| Here is my list of CGDCT anime series: |
| Super cute ^.^ And love the OP~ |
| this is PURE GOODNESS |
| Really like the opening theme music!! |
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| The kisses were pretty hot, all of the characters are adorable, the episode was cute all around....... I LOVE YURI! :) |
htsuji said: |
| Nice opening and kisses. Lol. I laughed more than i should at that 'veranda' jump. |
htsuji said: |
| The main characters annoyed me far more than they should have... At least the kissing looked nice, I guess. |
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