A New Year of Anime Begins: Winter Anime 2012 thread

[Ramary]

Besides stuff from last season and the Amagami sequel (which I watch cause I enjoy HATING it) nothing really seems to interest me this season, maybe once we get halfway though and something turns out to be good. Until then I think I am gonna re-watch some of my favorite anime of the last 3 or so years, starting with Star Driver.

[phil_]

Originally Posted by Kyanbu The Legend

By the way, anyone know about that new season for Eureka Seven.

It has the potential to be really good or disappointingly unrelated to the first series. I'm basing this off of one known plot element, namely that Ao and Naru grew up in Okinawa. So, there's the possibility of time-travel shenanigans or maybe the Scub Coral reteaching humanity its history or something. Alternatively, whoever wrote this saw the nifty setting of the first show and said, "Naw, I'd rather write something set in Japan."

Still has gallo44 on the character designs, though the lead character animator is the dude from Heroman, who is also the lead character dude for OreImo. I'm not sure how the music stands.

Anyway, yeah, I'm totally watching it. It can't be worse than Pocket Full of Rainbows.

[Mr.Bookworm]

Originally Posted by "Half Assed" Karesh

I can't even begin to count the ways you should not fucking watch Zero No Tsukaima.

Also, hell yeah Carnival Phantasm!

I have never actually encountered someone, online or off, that has actually liked the ZnT anime (I know several fans of the books, but they universally detest the show too), so it makes wonder who watches it.

But anyway, Berserk, fuck yeah.

[Fifthfiend]

Originally Posted by Mr.Bookworm

I have never actually encountered someone, online or off, that has actually liked the ZnT anime (I know several fans of the books, but they universally detest the show too), so it makes wonder why watches it.

It's good for a few episodes but then it just DOESN'T STOP

Originally Posted by phil_

watch The Sacred Blacksmith

NYEEP NYEEP NYEEP terrible ideas alert, do not listen to this terrible idea

[Donomni]

I'm hearing good things about the Highschool Boys show and that Space Pirates one, but I think I'll just wait and see if we see any of that stuff in chat.

For some reason, I expect Kill Me Baby to be the same type of silly comedy as Nichijou. That would be cool.

[Aldurin]

When I look at that chart, the sheer wall of japanese brings my brain to a total halt.

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

Originally Posted by Fifthfiend

It's good for a few episodes but then it just DOESN'T STOP

That's basically it right there. You've got a decent setup, some characters that would be interesting with some fleshing out, potential for good battles and fuck even optional political intrigue I guess.

But then
no
we're not doing that
what even made you think we're doing that
Was it the four episodes where we acted like we would do that?
Too bad, have a pile of domestic violence.

Originally Posted by phil_

Watch Moretsu. Don't watch Zero no Tsukaima. If you insist on watching Fantasy cartoons where the "Fan" in "Fantasy" stands for "Fanservice," watch The Sacred Blacksmith. It's shorter and I personally like it, which makes it better.

One of my friends almost convinced me that I should give The Sacred Blacksmith a watch.
Then I saw this:


That is a katana slicing through another sword.
Dropped before it even began.

[phil_]

Hey, Moretsu Pirates has some neat zero-G scenes then HACKING BATTLE HACKING BATTLE! It's still shaping up pretty good.

Nisemonogatari is still sex jokes, and not, like, innocent sex jokes, but "This dude has a little girl after him and he knows it," sex jokes. It's unique.

And Guilty Crown makes more sense now that there's incest everywhere, so that's special.

And and Kill Me Baby is getting more comfortable in the same ditch as the comic, so that's good.

[obligatory Smile Precure hype] [/hype]

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

Originally Posted by phil_

Nisemonogatari is still sex jokes, and not, like, innocent sex jokes, but "This dude has a little girl after him and he knows it," sex jokes. It's unique.

Some of the sequences are a bit dull so far but Kanbaru and Araragi are just plain fucking hilarious when they're together in a room.
Also;

[Bells]

Can i try to sell you on some Gundam Age?

I just watched Episode 14, and it's just about the turning point between season 1 and 2.

My advice is... give season 1 a go. 14 episodes, you can do it. If you like it you WILL watch season 2, i assure you.

It started as being hauled as a kiddy show... then it actually starts and stuff starts to happen. The plot itself takes a bit to gain momentum (right up to about Episode 7 i would say...) So, it's half the season... in a show that HAS to be fast paced because there are only 15 episodes before changing the whole damn cast and time-skipping 15 years.

But, even though is Kiddie-Coated, this is not a silly show. It's gundam in all the good ways. There are moments of awesome, stupid science, a cool soundtrack, very nice characters, honorable deaths... and let me just say that holy fuck, by Episode 14 you WILL want to see some people dead.

The entire Gundam Thematic of "The Price of War" is in here, right up to a scarred youth. Seriously, almost every single grown up is tied to the sidelines, too hooked up in their own faults and pasts to move forward, while the kids move ahead, take the lead, and lead the future and warfare... if you like subtle symbolism, it's there.

Just give this one a go. It's a light adventure with some seriously well done undertone. And season 2 seems to be more of the same, more Shounen clichês, more gundam cliches, and more of the good stuff from season 1.

ALSO This:



The Gundam Titus. It's awesome.