The General Anime Thread...

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All this hype just makes me want to watch SAO2 even more.

And Sinon is a nice sounding name.
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I enjoy it, even with her semi annoying personality. There aren't many anime that both my girlfriend and I watch.

Sinon is her screen name in the game, her real name is Shino Asada.
....mmmm carne asada.
 
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There is a backstory?
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There is for Miho and her previous friends in Panzerkraft. Some things about her sister Maho too.

I wish they would say more about why they have schools on giant aircraft carriers, but I'll take what I can get, the series is still ongoing.
 
Sounds pretty good. I to wonder what's up with the aircraft carriers. Like, what. Japan's liquidating all military assets?
 
Slipped my mind they were from other countries. It's been awhile.

As much fun as it would be, I'd fear getting lost! :nervous: Since they are enlarged versions it'd take a lifetime to explore.
 
Below deck might be an issue. I've been on an older carrier and it's pretty crazy below deck. All the ceilings are really low and everything looks the same.
 
So I just finished Gurren Lagann last night.


Was seriously, mentally ill after finishing it. I've never felt like that. It affected me that much.

I think what bothered me most was that, at times, it was a fun, over the top, action-packed anime that was silly and fun...


(Excuse the incredibly quiet audio, I couldn't find anything better)​


...but then, like some sort of sadistic bi polar roller coaster that rides in the sun and fun only to dip into a horror filled tunnel, it would take some seriously dark turns that would kill the mood.

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This is only the beginning.​

At first I thought, "Well at least Yoko can make things better with all of her jiggling."...

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But no, she ran my emotions into the ground several times. It's nice that the fan service became so, so much more in this show. But what they used her for is something that should be saved for the very worst emotional torture.

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No fan crush for you!​

In fact, her presence struck me right in the feels more than anyone else, although the protagonist's actions at the very end were also very emotionally unsettling for me.

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I came across this when I was half way through the show. If only I had heeded it's warning.​

To work so hard for something, only to either lose or give up everything at the end just killed me. Not even the biggest mecha battle ever in the entirety of Anime's existence could distract me from the end.

Most of the emotional train ride from hell can be avoided, though. Simply stop watching the moment they beat the Spiral King. Don't even start the next episode.

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You'll never escape this, though.​

Technical Overall: 9/10
Subjective Overall: 1/10

I like things that make me feel, even if they make me feel sad, but I do not like the way this made me feel.

Which means I'll more than likely stay away from ever watching more episodes of Elfen Lied, the few I did watch I don't recall liking. Or did I finish that show? Maybe I put a mental block on it, I can't remember.
 
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The only thing that makes you feel bad in Gurren Lagann is Nia's voice.
Which makes you feel like reaching for the headache pills.

Doesn't stop her being waifu mind.
 
Snaeper
Technical Overall: 9/10
Subjective Overall: 1/10

I like things that make me feel, even if they make me feel sad, but I do not like the way this made me feel..
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I'm sorry to hear you don't like things that don't end in a Hollywood Happy Ending.

I would not recommend the Walking Dead Game if you're sensitive to sad endings.
 
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I'm sorry to hear you don't like things that don't end in a Hollywood Happy Ending.

I would not recommend the Walking Dead Game if you're sensitive to sad endings.
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Like I said, I don't mind sad endings at all. Death Note and Madoka Magika being two recent shows I've watched that really hit me in all the right ways when it comes to sad endings.

But the way Gurren Lagann made me feel was more than sad. It made me feel small, insignificant, mortal, unaccomplished, etc. It wasn't just sad. My chest was numb, my mind was numb, it was a feeling I've simply never experienced and cannot really explain, but I didn't like it.

If felt like excessive, emotional brutality. Mostly because it's themes and flow were not like Death Note which seemed to be heading down to it's ending from the very start, only to give you a few glimmers to make you think he might actually get away with it, or Madoka Magika, which gave off a good vibe that the ending was going to happen the way it happened. Gurren Lagann made me feel like I got the rug pulled out from under my feet, like I started watching Gundam and finished watching Madoka Magika, only with an ending that was even more emotional.

I think that it also helped that I connected with Simon's character, where I didn't connect with the main character from Death Note, and certainly not Madoka Magika.
 
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But the way Gurren Lagann made me feel was more than sad. It made me feel small, insignificant, mortal, unaccomplished, etc. It wasn't just sad. My chest was numb, my mind was numb, it was a feeling I've simply never experienced and cannot really explain, but I didn't like it.
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The core theme is that they surmount everything, that a person can overcome any obstacle laid before them because that's what they do. It's a message of hope, strength and endeavour.

The ending is the result of Simon realising that he's climbed over all the mountains he needed to in his life, and he's happy to retire into obscurity and allow the world he built to grow and prosper under Rossiu's better judgement in peacetime matters. I won't lie that the ending is sad as hell, but it's got a core of contentment in it. I'd say bittersweet is the word I'd use for it.
 

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