Omori-Senpai has not disappointed me in the slightest. Samurai Flamenco is solid gold and has a lot of potential. The soundtrack is also insanely awesome. Easily takes 2nd best anime for first episode from me, and I hope it continues to get better, it could take place above Kill la Kill in my mind because while spectacle is nice substance is what I really treasure in anime.
By this weekend I'm going to have watched the first eps of about half the anime of the season, so I'll probably make a big post discussing the ones I've already watched and the ones to come then.
So I marathoned Fate/Zero... was about as good as FSN... A lot more servant background development which was nice, but at the same time didn't have the same impact and surprise since I kinda knew what was coming since it's a prequel... Also kinda disappoint that Saber seemed a lot cooler and capable in Fate/Zero, but that didn't really carry over into FSN... Since no riding skills were ever shown in FSN IIRC...
I think F/sn is vastly overrated. That's the anime, the Fate route, UBW, and...maybe HF, but maybe I'm pushing it. I have respect for Nasu, and I like the world he built, but the story is just dull for me. I don't know. (The hamfisted adult content is part of it, but that's a pet peeve of mine.)
But Fate/Zero is wonderful. Urobuchi is a marvelous storyteller.
Anyway, this season I've been trying Kill la Kill, Kyoukai no Kanata, and Samurai Flamenco (and continuing with Space Bros). Like all three, but don't really love any of them.
EDIT: Nvm, I just saw Kill la Kill ep. 2. Best tennis anime in 40 years, since Aim for the Ace.
I think if Fate/Zero would have aired first then they came out with FSN.... FSN would have just been a bad sequel... Probably the only reason I like the world of Fate so much is the premise of bringing Heroic Spirits into modern times to fight each other. Favorite Fate series awkwardly enough would probably be Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Ilya tho cuz it's hilarious... And on a similar note Carnival Phantasm was also hilarious. Fate Prototype with Arcueid as a Servant looks like it'd be funny too. Dunno how much I would have liked it with Gilgamesh being the only returning hero tho... Seeing a male Saber using the Excalibur attack also seemed really wrong to me...
Hey guys, havent been around much, im swamped with stuff to do for classes (this is even the easy semester, next semester is going to be hell and dont even get me started with next year when i have internship....if i pass at all....).
Somehow i have managed to keep up with the current lineups, just the fact that theres a new season for Ippo is enough to make this season the best ever
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So, who here is seeing Madoka 3 in theaters? I'm somehow within 2 hours of three theaters playing it and within 5 hours of six theaters playing it (all four major cities in Texas). Undecided on whether I'm going to do San Antonio or Austin.
Words cannot describe how pumped I am for this. I'm so elated you could probably convince me to do a QB cosplay.
Unfortunately, the closest Madoka screenings I had access to was another country (Australia) away, and it looks to be the same this time round.
I got a Shimakaze in Kancolle today though, so pretty happy. Also managed to level up both Chiyo and Chito to 12, and Kitakami to 10 so now I can torpedo everything to death before actual combat starts.
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I feel the new content will make it more worthwhile than the first two movies.
Mm. But I'm most interested in seeing whether or not the three movies will form a cohesive trilogy or just a duology with another film tacked on the end.
Sorry to the rest of you that can't see it
Hopefully there's a second wave of showings like with 1&2.
I kinda wanna commission some Fate/Stay Night alters for awesomeness. The real question then becomes... What cards fit which servants?
So far the only two that I've been able to successfully come up with half decent ideas are getting Baneslayer Angel altered to Saber and Stonehewer Giant as Archer. I think that Caster as Azami or Oona and Rider as Ashen Rider would be neat, but I don't know how fitting that'd be... I'm thinking maybe Batterskull for Berserker as well...
university work term. there's a program that specifically pairs Canadian university students and Japanese companies, the pay isn't amazing (I make more on my current work term) but it's mainly for the living experience, culture and Akihabara
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I recommend you contact Mr.Stuff (is he still around?) he has experience living in Japan and could give you some early advice/pointers on what to expect and what not, also prepare you for big cultural shockers and even the minor ones (honestly be more weary of the minor stuff that one always sends you for a loop)
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Like how to properly use a Japanese bathtub... Soap does usually not go into the tub...
You're meant to actually /finish/ washing yourself before you go into a tub. But yeah, lots of quirky stuff.
The pairing of companies seem interesting, hope you have a lot of fun (and hit a few GPs for the experience - I know I will try and judge one sometime when I have money/free schedule).
I should also go and buy all the kancolle stuff, but they sell out waaaaay too quickly. Pretty interesting to see how a game designed for ~50,000 expected players now hosts >1,000,000
Like how to properly use a Japanese bathtub... Soap does usually not go into the tub...
found that out the first time I was there (actually the hotel was a traditional japanese inn with tatamis and futons so that was a shocker too). Mainly going to Akihabara for older games, apparently they're really cheap there (like Y380 for something that's 3x the price in NA).
there's a guy at my LGS (who's also an engineer) that goes back and forth between canada and japan for work so if I get a job there I'll be sure to talk to him.
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@Mr. Stuff, if you're in Ohio and Cleveland is three hours away, we likely live close to each other unless you live in the boonies or something. Curious...
@Mr. Stuff, if you're in Ohio and Cleveland is three hours away, we likely live close to each other unless you live in the boonies or something. Curious...
Gallipolis, just a stone's throw across the river from WV. An hour from Chillicothe and an hour from Huntington.
And yeah Mabber, if you've got any questions, just ask me. I lived there for two years. I know my way around Kyoto pretty fairly and I've traveled to Tokyo and Hiroshima.
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But Fate/Zero is wonderful. Urobuchi is a marvelous storyteller.
Anyway, this season I've been trying Kill la Kill, Kyoukai no Kanata, and Samurai Flamenco (and continuing with Space Bros). Like all three, but don't really love any of them.
EDIT: Nvm, I just saw Kill la Kill ep. 2. Best tennis anime in 40 years, since Aim for the Ace.
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Somehow i have managed to keep up with the current lineups, just the fact that theres a new season for Ippo is enough to make this season the best ever
Words cannot describe how pumped I am for this. I'm so elated you could probably convince me to do a QB cosplay.
I got a Shimakaze in Kancolle today though, so pretty happy. Also managed to level up both Chiyo and Chito to 12, and Kitakami to 10 so now I can torpedo everything to death before actual combat starts.
I feel the new content will make it more worthwhile than the first two movies.
Meh, I'm contented with watching the new season at the moment, and I'm broke besides.
Mm. But I'm most interested in seeing whether or not the three movies will form a cohesive trilogy or just a duology with another film tacked on the end.
Sorry to the rest of you that can't see it
Hopefully there's a second wave of showings like with 1&2.
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Doing a working holiday, or something else?
So far the only two that I've been able to successfully come up with half decent ideas are getting Baneslayer Angel altered to Saber and Stonehewer Giant as Archer. I think that Caster as Azami or Oona and Rider as Ashen Rider would be neat, but I don't know how fitting that'd be... I'm thinking maybe Batterskull for Berserker as well...
What do you all think?
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university work term. there's a program that specifically pairs Canadian university students and Japanese companies, the pay isn't amazing (I make more on my current work term) but it's mainly for the living experience, culture and Akihabara
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You're meant to actually /finish/ washing yourself before you go into a tub. But yeah, lots of quirky stuff.
The pairing of companies seem interesting, hope you have a lot of fun (and hit a few GPs for the experience - I know I will try and judge one sometime when I have money/free schedule).
I should also go and buy all the kancolle stuff, but they sell out waaaaay too quickly. Pretty interesting to see how a game designed for ~50,000 expected players now hosts >1,000,000
found that out the first time I was there (actually the hotel was a traditional japanese inn with tatamis and futons so that was a shocker too). Mainly going to Akihabara for older games, apparently they're really cheap there (like Y380 for something that's 3x the price in NA).
there's a guy at my LGS (who's also an engineer) that goes back and forth between canada and japan for work so if I get a job there I'll be sure to talk to him.
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It's tough to get a perfect fit, but here are my suggestions based on rules text. Some card names really don't fit though...
F/SN
Archer = Stonehewer Giant
Lancer = Master of Cruelties
Berserker = Deity of Scars
Rider = Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
Caster = Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
Assassin = Primal Plasma
F/Z
Archer = Mageta the Lion
Lancer = Hateflayer
Berserker = Thornling
Rider = Hero of Bladehold
Caster = Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
Assassin = Pack Rat
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Gallipolis, just a stone's throw across the river from WV. An hour from Chillicothe and an hour from Huntington.
And yeah Mabber, if you've got any questions, just ask me. I lived there for two years. I know my way around Kyoto pretty fairly and I've traveled to Tokyo and Hiroshima.
I like the one for the F/z assassin
Saber could also be silverblade paladin
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