T3h Animes: stuff I've watched

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Originally Posted by Arhra

Episode 25 is a bonus included with the DVD/Bluray release.

Ah. I thought that the series "felt complete" without it, so I was surprised that it existed.

I think it's a fine addition, but I don't know that it's necessary. Still, not a bad thing to have present.

---------- Post added 02-05-2015 at 04:07 AM ---------- Previous post was 02-04-2015 at 08:35 AM ----------

I just finished No Game, No Life, and it was... okay, I guess?

The problems include the excessive fan service (and I do mean excessive... blech, and really creepy, by the way) and slight feeling of "Mary-Sue-ness" of the main duo... buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut the last part is actually deeply undercut by their very genuine and consistent flaws.

They are extreme geniuses, but they are flawed geniuses with deep-seated phobias, irrational urges, failings that cause them real trouble, which, amusingly, "saves" them as characters in the show and makes them interesting.

Beyond that, it's an exercise in watching them win in creative ways when faced with "impossible" situations.

The biggest problem (aside from the creepy fan service*: seriously, ew) is the ending - it's sudden and comes out of nowhere.

Everything else is top-notch and extremely well done. I just wanted the series to finish the story it started telling.

In terms of much better (not-exactly-) anime** I've seen lately, is There She Is!!, which is simply fantastic. Starts out derpy-slapstick (along the lines of Peppy LePew), goes to a little anvilicious in the "morals" department, and ends wonderfully. The set on NewGrounds has a bunch of Easter Eggs - I dunno, maybe the YouTube one does? I haven't checked it. Anyway, it's ~24 minutes you won't mind having spent, I think!

* Not all the fan service is creepy. All of it is entirely needless, but not all of it is creepy. The whole mind-control, and the whole child thing, though? Ugh.

** Yes, I know. It's Korean. Yes. I know the difference. It's still worth watching.