Fall of Anime 2011 - The Threadening

[Kim]

It's fall anime time, so let's chat about what's airing right now.

Mawaru Penguindrum is still airing and fantastic. We've finally got our main villain, the fabulous Dr Sanetoshi, who is actually more of a decent person than most of the rest of the cast it seems. He even visited Himari in the hospital.

Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon sounded like an interesting mindfuck show but seems more interested in being stupid wacky fanservicey animu bullshit, so fuck that show. Also, one of the characters is an unbelievably racist caricature so seriously FUCK THAT SHOW.

I watched the first episode of Hunter x Hunter, and it seems like it should be pretty decent shonen fun. By the same guy who made Yu Yu Hakusho, which I've always heard good things about, so I'm interested.

I watched the first episode of the Persona 4 anime, and while the art and animation seem a bit dodgy from time to time, and it's incredibly rushed, I thought it was pretty decent. Unfortunately, it sounds like the company making it is screwing over all their employees like hella, so don't be surprised if it gets cancelled or really shitty by the end.

Un-Go seems interesting, but I really need to see more to make a value judgment. It's about detectiving Sherlock style, so I'm giving it a chance, and the first episode wasn't bad, so we'll see how it turns out.

[Solid Snake]

Originally Posted by Liz

I watched the first episode of the Persona 4 anime, and while the art and animation seem a bit dodgy from time to time, and it's incredibly rushed, I thought it was pretty decent. Unfortunately, it sounds like the company making it is screwing over all their employees like hella, so don't be surprised if it gets cancelled or really shitty by the end.

Damn it all.
I've waited for you before starting the second episode, but honestly, I'm kind of hoping the second episode deviates a bit more from the videogame's script compared to the first. So far, the lack of inclusion of any new scenes or dialogue or unique information is the one thing that's sort of holding me back from fully endorsing the show. I mean I know that most of the P4 anime should follow most of the game to the letter, but it'd be nice to throw in new material to entice people who've already played the game before.

...And I kind of want to see the main character fleshed out to the point where his personality may actually contrast from other's perceptions of him, like it'd be cool if this version of the main character actually had a specific canon love interest and specific canon preferences in the friends he hangs out with, etc.

EDIT: For what it's worth: While it still isn't perfect, the second episode is a fairly significant improvement over the first.

[Kim]

New ep was aces for the punch alone. Good fun.

Also: Just realized the heavy use of trains in Mawaru Penguindrum is a metaphor for fate and GODDAMN why didn't I see that before?

[Donomni]

Originally Posted by Liz

Unfortunately, it sounds like the company making it is screwing over all their employees like hella, so don't be surprised if it gets cancelled or really shitty by the end.

Seriously? I thought that was a bad image board rumor.

But if that's really the case... goddammit.

One of the few shows I'm willing to see subbed, and this might happen to it. Bluh bluh, etc.

[Kim]

Ahahaha oh my God you guys Guilty Crown.

It's like a company trying to make a new Code Geass, and it succeeds.

And by succeeds I mean Goddamn this show is so stupid.

[Eltargrim]

Penguindrum is the best show of the season, and basically the only thing I have time to watch.

This saddens me.

[Kim]

Watched the first episode of Ben-To. It's stupid, but it knows its stupid. Normally that plays in something's favor, but it's otherwise very generic feeling, so it's just kind of an okay show where the stupidity doesn't really detract. It's just there.

[phil_]

Originally Posted by Liz

Dr Sanetoshi is actually more of a decent person than most of the rest of the cast it seems

He's holding out on giving Himari the medicine she needs until Kanba pays him a ridiculous amount of money. He doesn't even want the money, he just wants Kanba to suffer. That's just the concrete stuff; personal speculation as to his motives write him, to me, as the biggest asshole in the series.

He was stylin' in those scarves, though.

I'm gonna give Guilty Crown a few more episodes before I judge it. Maybe they were just getting all the stupid crap demanded by this story archetype out of the way in the first episode, kinda like Milky Holmes but not funny.

Chihayafuru is two episodes in. It's about karuta, which is a Japanese card-slapping game, except it's not about that at all because it's about relationships because all shoujo is about relationships. I like it. I don't like explaining why I like things.

Fate/Zero is Fate/Stay-Night written by Urobuchi and starring adults. It is my favorite show right now, even if it is largely talktalktalktalktalk. It's fun, I guess. Awful things happen.

Persona 4 is my "silly characters fight things" show right now, and it functions well enough as such.

Ika-Musume has a second season. It's the same as the first.

I thought about watching Un-Go, but the screenshots I've seen look so plain that I lost interest. Let me know if that was a mistake.

And, finally, there's a new Last Exile series. I marathoned the first series one weekend in September to refresh my memory, and I'm totally gonna watch the new one, even though I know almost nothing about it.

No, no the final "finally" is I miss Tiger and Bunny. That was a fun show.

[Kim]

Oh yeah. I also watched the first episode of Mirai Nikki, which was pretty rad. Will watch more.

ALSO

It seems Snake has come down with a case of the ~animes~ so we're probably going to watch some Bleach or something while hanging out in NPF chat tomorrow night. 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific time if you want to join in. Should be fun. Gonna make him watch at least until Don Kanonji shows up.

SPIRITS! ARE ALWAAAAAYS! WITH YOOOOOOOU!

[Solid Snake]

NONE OF YOU EVER TOLD ME HOW AWESOME THE BLEACH SOUNDTRACK WAS

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN ALL OF YOU