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Ettick
A lot of the purpose of LN adapted anime is to promote the source material. Seeing as the S&W novels are finished, I would not count on an S3 ever coming out. It's a shame because the anime was quite enjoyable and interesting. Also because I don't really like LN's that much and will be missing out on the rest of the story.
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Pretty much this. Pretty much the only reason adaptations exist at all with anime is to serve as an advertisement for the source material. Adapt something, move onto the next series. Future seasons can come only if it's profitable enough (It sold enough discs, good boost to the source material, etc., it's how those on the production committee benefited), and they feel they can further boost the sales. Once sales peak, it's most likely done for for more seasons. Doesn't help that with like discs, sequels very rarely sell as well, or more than the previous season.

S1 of Spice & Wolf BTW did 8,957, S2 did 5,071. If they did a S3, the discs would have been like 3K or even worse. Though Kadokawa these days doesn't give very much of a crap about disc sales.
 
Ettick
A lot of the purpose of LN adapted anime is to promote the source material. Seeing as the S&W novels are finished, I would not count on an S3 ever coming out. It's a shame because the anime was quite enjoyable and interesting. Also because I don't really like LN's that much and will be missing out on the rest of the story.
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TheCorvette
Pretty much this. Pretty much the only reason adaptations exist at all with anime is to serve as an advertisement for the source material. Adapt something, move onto the next series. Future seasons can come only if it's profitable enough (It sold enough discs, good boost to the source material, etc., it's how those on the production committee benefited), and they feel they can further boost the sales. Once sales peak, it's most likely done for for more seasons. Doesn't help that with like discs, sequels very rarely sell as well, or more than the previous season.

S1 of Spice & Wolf BTW did 8,957, S2 did 5,071. If they did a S3, the discs would have been like 3K or even worse. Though Kadokawa these days doesn't give very much of a crap about disc sales.
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I actually knew that this would be the reasons. I just thought that there might be extraneous reasons for not having a S3. Thanks for the answers though
 
Just was watching some Project CARS screenshots and found this.
Haruhi Suzumiya?..
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So yesterday at about 11:30 pm I was like "man, tacos". The wife was all for it if we watched something while we ate, as she didn't have WoW raid yesterday and was bored to death. I then remembered this post:

Roger the Horse
So, I just marathoned Terror In Resonance.
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and was like "eh there's this anime that the weirdos in GTP say it's pretty good an I've been wanting to check out". "-Whatzit?" -"No idea, but the guy that did Bebop did this too, and music by Kanno". She was game, so while I went to get some meat poisoning she stayed home with the daunting task of finding the show in good quality, with spanish subs. The intention was to just watch a couple episodes while we ate, but the thing grabbed us, and we ended up watching it complete! We went to sleep at 4:30 am, lol.

Very, very solid show with very few shortcomings. Graphically it's very good, great animation for what the show needs to portrait, good character design, the music, altough not as spectacular as other Kanno works, is still incredibly good and fits the show exceptionally well -the opening is a bit miserable, the ending is fantastic-, the plot is great and the character development, while very very good, might be the weakest point of the show for some of them, specially Five. All in all though, all the characters do what they are supposed to do and do it well. And it's only 11 episodes, all of them good and without crap filler, so it's an easy watch. All in all very recommended 👍 9/10 would watch again.
 
Not_A_Guest
@Rage Racer 10/10 would do again
I have Assetto Corsa but my DFGT refuses to work properly with it. How sad.
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Why? I play AC with DFGT normally. The only little problem is, I can't assign the clutch on it, so I play with autoclutch on.

Hey wait, it's an anime thread...
 
Rage Racer
Why? I play AC with DFGT normally. The only little problem is, I can't assign the clutch on it, so I play with autoclutch on.

Hey wait, it's an anime thread...
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Please PM me with all your settings, in both the profiler and ingame. I need to play :drool:

I finished Mayo Chiki. It was entertaining but by no means good or original. I want an S2 nevertheless.
 
RacingOtaku86
We're NEVER going to see a livery editor, are we?
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I've seen plenty, and what does this have to do with anime?

Any way, Terror in Resonance has gotten me in the mood for some more animu. Not sure what though. I've been meaning to rewatch Gurren Lagann, and I noticed Netflix have Psycho Pass. Not sure on Psycho Pass, I know a lot of people think it's pretty good, but a lot of people think Lucky Star is pretty good, so I'm not sure how inclined I am to trust a lot of people.
 
RacingOtaku86
No, I haven't. Lay on the crap of "not watching it" on me.
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It's not very long. Only 25 ep's if you include the OVA. It is pretty wordy though but that's what makes it enjoyable

Roger the Horse
I've seen plenty, and what does this have to do with anime?

Any way, Terror in Resonance has gotten me in the mood for some more animu. Not sure what though. I've been meaning to rewatch Gurren Lagann, and I noticed Netflix have Psycho Pass. Not sure on Psycho Pass, I know a lot of people think it's pretty good, but a lot of people think Lucky Star is pretty good, so I'm not sure how inclined I am to trust a lot of people.
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S1 was awesome. S2 was a disaster. For me anyways. There's a movie too but I think that takes place after S2
 
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Roger the Horse
I've seen plenty, and what does this have to do with anime?

Any way, Terror in Resonance has gotten me in the mood for some more animu. Not sure what though. I've been meaning to rewatch Gurren Lagann, and I noticed Netflix have Psycho Pass. Not sure on Psycho Pass, I know a lot of people think it's pretty good, but a lot of people think Lucky Star is pretty good, so I'm not sure how inclined I am to trust a lot of people.
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S1 of Psycho-Pass=Good, but due to the characters, not the story (Which was mediocre due to the holes) S2=Complete disaster, one of the worst sequels you can find in anime

Unless you're a completionist, I highly recommend skipping S2. It's apparently not going to be required in order to watch the movie, which also unlike S2 actually has S1's staff working on it.
 
nick98
Now if somebody makes a Kill la Kill livery in Project CARS, then... SOLD!
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I had this Lambo sitting on my desk and I was ready to draw up some itasha for the fun of it. Thanks for the idea. I've got something in mind now. Check back in a month.

Cano
meat poisoning
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I know you like to come up with your own nicknames, but what in the world is this supposed to refer to?!

great animation for what the show needs to portrait
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portray.

and the character development, while very very good, might be the weakest point of the show for some of them, specially Five. All in all though, all the characters do what they are supposed to do and do it well.
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Yes I felt characters were the weakest point of the show. I felt Nine and Twelve were the only ones to have received decent development. Everyone else either had something going or seemed insignificant to the story.

The basis of Five's character makes for an interesting antagonist. As childhood peer of the protagonists, she grows up, works for the organization Five and Twelve wanted to destroy, and fights them with the same level of intelligence but with the added advantage of having government-level authority. That's awesome. That's the grounds for a really good struggle.

However, the grand reveal is that Five wasn't out a mission to stop Sphinx because she was given orders- she did it out of settling a grudge she held against them for who knows how long. That's lame, especially how she lost her composure in no time.


Shibazaki. He received enough screen time to suggest his past has some significance to creating magic by entwining his life with theirs. What his motive was to combat Sphinx, despite it being tied by a "mass bombing" didn't amount to much in the end. It was one of those "You- you mean you weren't trying to do such and such? ... Oh. Well, that's awkward.


Lisa. Not much comes out of Lisa to contribute to the story.... it seems like Terror in Resonance is a story that throws a bunch of characters with a bad past together and has them do stuff to each other. Maybe that's how the title was derived.
 
AOS-
What in the world is this supposed to refer to?
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Tacos.

Any way, as I said, Terror in Resonance was fundamentally pulp. So was Cowboy Bebop. By no means a bad thing, it just means that reading too much into it is somewhat missing the point. Not to say that there's nothing to read into. As I was watching it I couldn't help but see the whole thing as a sly criticism of Shinzo Abe, but maybe that's just me.

Anyway, I like to preface my statements with any way, with or without a space.
 
TheCorvette
S1 of Psycho-Pass=Good, but due to the characters, not the story (Which was mediocre due to the holes) S2=Complete disaster, one of the worst sequels you can find in anime

Unless you're a completionist, I highly recommend skipping S2. It's apparently not going to be required in order to watch the movie, which also unlike S2 actually has S1's staff working on it.
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I finished S2 last week. While not unavoidably bad, it did taint the mild feeling of content I had after S1. Felt like a more outlandish rehash of the first season condensed into half the number of episodes with a markedly less engaging character ensemble. It did flesh out a few things that were missing in S1, but only to cover issues presented in S2 and never would have mattered if the series ended after 22 episodes anyway.

I was hoping the movie could rekindle some of that S1 goodness, but I've yet to find it anywhere.
 
lol all these people discussing Psycho Pass and I'm just sitting here waiting for Nisekoi: and Kizumonogatari.
While we're on the subject of Kizu, I think it'll be released in a bundle with Half Life 3.

Also started Dangan Ronpa (the VN of course). No spoilers pls.
 
AOS-
I know you like to come up with your own nicknames, but what in the world is this supposed to refer to?!
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Roger the Horse
Tacos.
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AOS-
portray.
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Ah, true :/

AOS-
Yes I felt characters were the weakest point of the show. I felt Nine and Twelve were the only ones to have received decent development. Everyone else either had something going or seemed insignificant to the story.

The basis of Five's character makes for an interesting antagonist. As childhood peer of the protagonists, she grows up, works for the organization Five and Twelve wanted to destroy, and fights them with the same level of intelligence but with the added advantage of having government-level authority. That's awesome. That's the grounds for a really good struggle.

However, the grand reveal is that Five wasn't out a mission to stop Sphinx because she was given orders- she did it out of settling a grudge she held against them for who knows how long. That's lame, especially how she lost her composure in no time.


Shibazaki. He received enough screen time to suggest his past has some significance to creating magic by entwining his life with theirs. What his motive was to combat Sphinx, despite it being tied by a "mass bombing" didn't amount to much in the end. It was one of those "You- you mean you weren't trying to do such and such? ... Oh. Well, that's awkward.


Lisa. Not much comes out of Lisa to contribute to the story.... it seems like Terror in Resonance is a story that throws a bunch of characters with a bad past together and has them do stuff to each other. Maybe that's how the title was derived.
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I felt that Shibazaki did his part, as did Lisa. I at least got what I expected from them, he, the guy that wanted to stop them but ultimately couldn't, but somehow got into their shoes and understood them. Her, the annoying commedy relief/idiot who has to be a polarizer for the team. She sucked, but her character was surpirisingly good.

But Five. Oh, Five. What a waste. What potentially could have been. The biggest let down of the show. If she had fulfilled what she could have been for the show, I would have given it a 10.
 
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AOS-
I had this Lambo sitting on my desk and I was ready to draw up some itasha for the fun of it. Thanks for the idea. I've got something in mind now. Check back in a month.
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Make sure to send the result to Slightly Mad! I bet they'll be more than delighted to have new liveries for the game. ;)
 

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