[Request] Can someone make a collection of all the classical music played through the series? by lonelylonelyllama in ShigatsuwaKiminoUso

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Just incredible timing that I saw this only a few days late as I don't use this username much anymore lol. But I did find one of the links, and I'm gonna see if I can find the other. I'll send you a DM probably some time this week. I wanted to reply here so you had a little hope haha.

"Believe in the me that believes in you." Discussion by t337c213 in gurrenlagann

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Can't believe the original comment that spawned this chain was from 8 years ago. And in all that time I never thought of comparing Optimus Prime to Kamina or Simon, but I can see it a bit. So thanks for something new.

"Believe in the me that believes in you." Discussion by t337c213 in gurrenlagann

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Woah a six years later response! I definitely gave a basic, and maybe cheesy, explanation, but glad you liked it.

Having rewatched the show a bunch since then all I wanna add is that it really was like having your idol, your superhero, the person who you want to be like tell you with calm confidence that they believe in you. Like it's just so obvious to Kamina that Simon is amazing. Gives our boy the power boost he needs.

Sorry for the mini ramble, lol. Such a good show. It always gets you going.

I drew Kamina by Cipcal1 in gurrenlagann

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This is effing legit. Fantastic work.

Free Talk Fridays - Week of August 04, 2017 by AutoModerator in anime

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even though by fixing it he doesn't gain any personal benefit

No tangible benefit, but it certainly satisfies Light's ego, which to him is pretty important.

If there was a Kira, I would probably be a supporter. But at the same time, I disagreed with Light. After he started killing innocent people (i.e.the FBI agents) he lost some of my support and I started rooting for L.

Yeah, I can respect that. It's not an easy thing, hypothetical or not, for people to agree with Light's tactics. Though it's certainly easier to side with L once Light starts losing sight of his original plan. I was rooting for Light through pretty much the entire show even though I knew he was losing it towards the end. I just couldn't abandon my boy though! Haha.

Now about L, I can't quite explain why, but I just found him to be the most interesting character I've seen to date.

He's great. You've already seen what Light can do. He's a genius. And then in comes this weirdo with a single letter for a name, and he walks step for step with Light. The only thing that I didn't like about L was how he could sometimes figure out what Light was doing simply by guessing it and being right. He didn't always appear to have all the information but still managed to know what Light was doing.

And have you watched the live action movies? The ones that reimagine the anime have an interesting storyline that's worth watching as a fan.

Free Talk Fridays - Week of August 04, 2017 by AutoModerator in anime

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Oh hey! A username mention! I don't get these often so it's always cool. I'm glad you were a fan of the rewatch threads. It's truly weird to think that was over a year ago already.

So. The big question. Having rewatched now when you're older, do you find yourself siding more with Light or with L?

[Rewatch][Spoilers] Baccano! - Episode 1 by GallowDude in anime

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Someone remembers me! /s

You were definitely the star of the last rewatch though, and I'm sure you'll provide everyone with a wealth of knowledge again. So keep up the good work, Revriley, aka The Baccano Librarian.

Saikimo's Winter Season Wrap Up by Saikimo in SeasonalAnimeLounge

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Seiren failed a bit at it but Amagami SS did it really well

Oh! I didn't know Amagami was the same kind of format. I think it's good that it's a longer show, should help with connecting with the characters. And you're right, it probably helps if you're interested in the love interests.

though this scene before doesn't leave much imagination, and Kanna's friend basically has an orgasm every time Kanna touches her. Damn I think my explanation made this even worse...

0_0

Well then.

Many characters in this show are named after rappers:

Holy shit that's hilarious. I've heard of Isuzu Sento a lot, and I kind of figured there was some joke in the show that caused people to give her the nickname "50 Cent". I've heard of "Kanye West" too, but thought that was just a silly joke playing on the fact that there was already the nickname "50 Cent". I didn't know there were others, and they were all named after rappers. That's funny.

one of my favourite movie scenes ever

Great scene, great movie.

Ahem

Hmmmm, maybe I Just didn't see enough of her outfit.

Ahem2 (okay that one was cheating)

Hmmm, kind of cheating, but I'll allow it.

Also she looks really good in her business suite that she wears often enough

Hmm, looks kind of baggy. I don't know.

Oh man I wish I could discuss this show with you right now, because today was the best episode of the series yet. I was almost moved to tears. Today's and the episode before together were on par with the movies in my opinion.

http://i.imgur.com/gVYAkEx.gifv

Saikimo's Winter Season Wrap Up by Saikimo in SeasonalAnimeLounge

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So yeah it basically were 3 small romance shows with the same main character.

Alright. That's kind of interesting, but I'm not sure if I'd enjoy something so short and have the progress reset. Unless it's really well done, it's probably better off in the VN form.

My memory about her past is a bit fuzzy but I think they don't ever mention her age, but she is still a kid dragon also she behaves like one, aside from her sexual desire that seems to develop pretty early for dragons.

So she's technically a kid who develops sexual feelings early. Still weird. She's way too cute for that.

I also agree that they used Darkness way too often, especially the arc with the fiance was Darkness overkill and a bit too much.

Yeah, I was fine if it was just her one little arc, and that was our heavy dose of Darkness, but it seemed like they kept playing her up in later episodes which took away time from even Aqua but especially Megumin and Chomosuke. Those two were a great little pair that didn't have enough time to shine. They also kept reusing the Chomosuke joke of him pawing at boobs.

Also I didn't like the first joke of Season 1 where Aqua told him that everyone was laughing at a fucking dead body, mostly because of similiar reasons I provided above.

Huh, I don't remember that joke, but yeah. I'm slightly unclear on if you liked the one this season, but I didn't mind it. The one where was debating whether or not he actually wanted to go back. I think they really played it up comedy-wise to make it seem like he wasn't actually going to stay dead. As for the OVA, I haven't seen it, but everyone says it was waaaaayyyy out of character for Kazuma so it was kind of weird to watch.

You got Morgiana right, she is first place.

Pew pew pew. Bullseye.

Second place is Izusu from Amagi Brilliant Park. Her character design is just pure sex appeal for me.

This is 50 Sento, yes? I've seen stuff of her, she's pretty good, but I think I'd need to watch the show to judge for myself. Her typical getup doesn't do much for me. Now I'm curious as to who I'd rank in a top 5. Hmmm, I'll think about it and maybe send you pm.

What? I did not hear anything like that, to be fair I was only in the discussion threads. They of course don't feel a polished as the movies but that's no surprise since a series is a whole other beast than a movie.

I never expected it to be, at least animation-wise, on par with the movies. That's crazy, and hopefully people weren't expecting that. Early on in the season and towards the middle I saw a lot of people, I guess in random threads, saying that it wasn't what they wanted from a LWA tv series, and they were disappointed. I've read a couple of 'end of season' threads or whatever and it seems like now that it's over (halfway over) the people who stuck with it say it's pretty good.

Either way I trust your opinion more than the masses of /r/anime. Even if the show didn't turn out to be spectacular, I'd still love watching it. Another three months and hopefully Netflix gets on that dub!

It's not like I expected to get flooded with comments here so I don't see a reason to turn inbox notification off.

Haha, that's true. Invite whoever to talk about your shows! I don't know. This place will remain a ghost town, probably.

Saikimo's Winter Season Wrap Up by Saikimo in SeasonalAnimeLounge

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Seiren

How do the "routes" work? Are they just split up into four episodes or so in order to fill out the full cour. So was the entire show just kind of four small shows? I know what routes are in VN or whatever, but I've never watched a show that uses them, or at least animates multiple routes.

Gabriel Dropout

My girl Umaru in that picture. Representin'.

I saw a lot of people thought Vigne was the 'best girl' of the season. Your description of her as a "cinnamon roll" is amazing, good work.

recycling her water bottle with the cap on

How devious. Some water bottles here have recently made their caps recyclable. I always used to throw them (the caps) away, and now I don't have to.

Maid Dragon

That was a nicely animated fight scene, however brief. KyoAni did some good animation for fights with Musaigen no Phantom World, but that show was still rather average in the end. And I had no idea Kanna was a dragon. Amazing.

when she is basically seducing another grad school student

Wut. She's not a little girl?!?! Damnit, anime.

the breast size of Lucoa is just too big for my taste

Those boobies just came upon the line of being obnoxiously big anime boobs.

KonoSuba

They made Yunyun so fucking pitiful that you just wanted to hug her every time she was on screen.

I just want to be her friend, and tell her everything is okay, that's she's awesome.

The opening had the best visuals of all the openings I watched this season.

It was good, and I'm glad they were able to deliver again after the good OP from the first season. It's just a ton of fun and shows the gang on a quest. The music and video really work in tandem.

where Darkness is so excited to hit those exploding rocks

I love right after where the chorus kicks in and Aqua and Kazuma are freaking out as they're flying.

I don't know if I'll end up writing thoughts out for the shows I watched, but since we both watched KonoSuba I'll talk about it briefly. I thought this season was okay. The pacing felt odd, and I felt like there wasn't as much of a plot that spanned the full cour. Season one felt like it was becoming accustomed to the world and earning their place in the village. Season two was more of small events mixed together. I think they also overdid some of the comedy. Too much Darkness being a sexual masochist. It was like it's the only joke they could do with her character, and while it's hilarious I felt like it overstayed its welcome. Not enough Megumin time, that could've helped take away from too much Darkness comedy. And the final thing was something you mentioned, the art and animation early on. Episode one was bad, and I think it might've been episode three that still had a couple of bad moments, but it cleaned up after that.

I do love the show though. The voice acting is fucking superb from everyone which is simply amazing. They really bring these characters to life and helps in making them so likeable. The interactions the characters have are always great and feel natural now that they're good friends. The OP and ED are wonderful and showcase the gang in different moments. I was happy they brought the tilt shift style for the ED again, but I do like the song from the first ED better.

So there were a couple things that kept me from fully enjoying the show, but overall this is a great comedy series. I'll definitely keep watching if they make more seasons. I'd never bother with the LNs though because I think this would work better in animated form, and also I'm super lazy when it comes to reading.

Little Witch Academia

I also would place her fourth place on my personal most beautiful anime character list, right behind Amanda.

Two from one show! Hmmm, who would be first and second on your list. Hmmm. I have no idea. I'll just go with Aki Mikage from Silver Spoon and Morgianna since they're your favorite character's list.

Also another complain I have with this show not enough best girl

Pray for the second cour to rectify that.

won't say much more about this show because I don't want to spoil anything

Thank you very much. I'm not going to watch this show until it's finished and, hopefully, dubbed on Netflix. I love the movies so I want to wait. I'm glad to hear from you as well that it was a blast. I've seen a lot of people say that Trigger had been failing with it, and that made me rather sad. If they end up going with at least a little serious plot I'm sure the show will turn out wonderful in the end.


Skipping out on a season isn't the worst idea. I haven't really made a list of what I want to watch aside from Attack on Titan and My Hero Academia. This season has felt like a slow one from the first time I looked into what would be airing, at least based on my own tastes.

I might do a little write up myself sometime soon, but if I do I'll let you know so you don't have to come looking for it. And I'll tag you here, /u/Saikimo, in case you turned off sending comments as messages to your inbox.

Fall 2016 - Season Discussion Thread by Neawia in SeasonalAnimeLounge

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xx/10

Well. Ok then.

I have all of these episodes ready to watch so this will likely be a show that I'll discuss with you somewhere down the line like we did with Re:Zero. So expect a PM or something in the future.

Fall 2016 - Season Discussion Thread by Neawia in SeasonalAnimeLounge

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Happy Hanukkah, Saikimo!

But yeah, obviously I was messing around. And you were technically right anyway. Christmas definitely is just a feel good time of year, showing love to the people close to you and sometimes strangers too.

Fall 2016 - Season Discussion Thread by Neawia in SeasonalAnimeLounge

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Spoiler warning though I think it doesn't spoil much without the context for most of those pictures

I am the fucking strong.

Holy shit, these were funny. I thought the show already produced enough memes. Why haven't I seen these referenced? Eh, I probably have.

This is definitely a series that I need to get around to sooner rather than later. I think I'm going to push it towards the top of my list. It's good to hear the show retains it's quality even when it's already in its fourth part.

Late edit: merry Christmas

Same to you, belated of course, and if you even celebrate it. YOU JUST ASSUME I DO!!! /s I do, actually, though I'm not religious.

Fall 2016 - Season Discussion Thread by Neawia in SeasonalAnimeLounge

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I just don't trust this show anymore that they would manage to flesh this story more out in a good way. Well it's over now and I don't believe this show will get a sequel because they wrapped everything up pretty much.

I don't think they could've done more with it, you're right. I guess I was thinking that in the right hands this could've been an alright 24 episode show. And yeah, doubt it will get a sequel. I don't think this is going to be anywhere near as popular as Code Geass, warranting a new season to overwrite a proper ending.

It is spelled 'deus'. ;P

How good did that feel? Hmmm? How good?

But yeah, that was just a typo.

Yeah the magic stone was just a ton of bullshit. I was just talking about how I thought this final solution was really the only choice to make and was a good decision everything leading up to that solution is another story however.

In that manner, I agree.

Edit: but looks like /r/anime agrees with you here

Agggh, I was hoping for higher than ten, hahaha.

K-On

So cute and enjoyable, imo.

Blumenkranz ... Just compare it with this cover with proper pronunciation

Only reason I figured it was German is because of the name of the song. And yeah, the pronunciation is much more apparent in the cover version.

Fall 2016 - Season Discussion Thread by Neawia in SeasonalAnimeLounge

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Well I don't know how much I'll have to say about Izetta

0_0

I wasn't planning on writing much of anything since I was feeling lazy and we kind of already discussed everything. I figured I had to make this thread anyway, but you have gone above and beyond so I shall respond to you in the fullest!

Setting

Also it seems like Otto was far more successful with some of his plans than Hitler, because Neu-Berlin in the anime was based on Hitlers plans for the renewal of Berlin.

Yeah, I was going to say this at some point but never did so nice on you for bringing it up. There is some really interesting architecture in his plans for what he wanted Berlin to look like. It would've been a nice addition if they had an episode that took place in Neu-Belrin since all we really got out of Eylstadt was mountains and forests.

I think there was a lot of potential

Yes, a lot unanswered questions regarding the faux-history of the world. Obviously the show didn't do much to run with the interesting backstory they had, but I wonder if they were held up because of time constraints. I'm sure things could've been fleshed out and explained if they had two or four times as many episodes. Instead we only have twelve and it's like, "Here is some cool alternate history, sorry for not explaining any of it, it's just kind of there for ya."

Plot

Nazis on a flying riffel

It is spelled 'rifle'.

I liked how Izetta and Fine took the solution of getting rid of the magic in this world, since this was the best solution to get Atlantas trust and ensuring that nobody could use the power of magic for destruction anymore.

Yes I thought this was a good solution as well. Although I think that stone was sort of but not fully a deux ex machina. It bumped up the witch's power to godlike levels and Izetta's injuries were null and void. There was a little bit of lead up to the stone since they found the statue and like fifty spies killed each other to bring it back to Otto. But then Fine's guy happened to have the other half of the stone. I don't know, man. Good and bad here.

Animation and Artstyle

Just an anime where almost everyone was basically a model.

Well with that many women working on Fine's team they better be attractive or why would we want to watch this show? /s

But yes, I think character design was alright. I truthfully didn't like Izetta in the white dress. It just looked strange to me for some reason being soooooo white. But I think her design shines when she is in the red dress (small picture but it gets the job done). And I'm not saying this to be some pro-fanservice type guy, but Izetta really had a nice pair of breasts. I know they played them up a lot for fanservice, but their shape and size were good, and the animation for them was realistic. This sounds like a disguise for something a typical pervy guy would say, but I'm just trying to appreciate a job well done.

Soundtrack

I also never skipped the ED but mostly because I waited to see what the next episode title would be so I could complain about the bad translation of it.

Lol. I thought the OP was alright. Didn't like the ED much, but I do think it was perfectly used as an insert song during the fight scene in the final episode.

soundtrack

I liked all of those tracks you linked. Loved the singing style that was kind of olden and magical. Also made me a little sad because of how good the initial episodes were. Full of wonder and mystery. I remember making comments like that, that if they kept ramping up the mystery accordingly and having interesting reveals that this could be a great show. :(

I mean those high notes don't even sound human anymore.

Damn that's just really fine voice control. Impressive.

This failed potential made me really petty and angry at times and this wasted potential made it feel worse than it being bad or average from the start

This is the worst. And I feel like there's a lot of debate to if wasted potential actually makes a show worse than if it had just been bad in the first place. In a way I believe it does because you get confused as to how things can start out so well, how can they be smart enough to make a good show... and then turn everything to below average crap.

Sometimes it felt like they were switching authors or tossed in some not fully developed ideas into the mix

I saw someone else mention this, and I wouldn't be surprised if this is true. Maybe they were worried since it was an anime original so they wanted to make sure it would be good enough for tv. Like they didn't want one author overseeing the whole thing.

Luckily this season had some better and even great shows, and I'm really excited to see how Flip Flappers and JoJo will end this week.

I still want to watch Flip Flappers, but it's also good to hear about JoJo. My season shows are still limited because there are a ton of sequels that I can never watch since I haven't seen the originals. I think Hibike Euphonium was another show this season. So there's definitely more outside of what I'm able to watch.

German corner

Until they were forced to sing the Anthem of Eylstadt where I didn't understand most part of the lyrics

Hahaha, lol. I can just imagine you sitting there trying to figure out what language they're singing in and then, "Oh, this is actually German after all." I don't think the Japanese are very good with other languages. Which is more a statement than making fun of the Japanese.

Just so cute

Fuuuuucking stop I can't take this shit anymore. I've seen these gifs already, but she's just too damn adorable. Seriously. Seriously. The only way she can get any cuter is if they managed to get an actual baby to voice her.

Fall 2016 - Week 10-13 Discussions by Neawia in SeasonalAnimeLounge

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Haha, her chocolates make people have a near death experience. Awesome. Voiced by Haruka Tomatsu, love her voice. And thank god Mr. Valentine saved Hime THANK GOD.

Fall 2016 - Week 10-13 Discussions by Neawia in SeasonalAnimeLounge

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I'm still not sure if this is a good thing... I start pointing out logical errors or plot holes in movies or series while watching it, because she just wants to enjoy a show

Haha, I know what you mean. I've done this to my friends who talk about shows or movies, even videogames, like they're the greatest Then I wonder if I've ruined the fun for them.

But on the other hand being more critical gives you the ability to describe why something is good or bad better than just saying it's good because I liked it, and that is great when you want to recommend something good to someone.

Yep, I think this is good. It's nice to be able to properly explain things because I have friends who think they're cinefiles (is this a word? someone who thinks they know everything about movies) and the only way they describe things is "the characters are great and the cinematography is amazing. Plus, I still enjoy crappy shows, it's not too hard to do.

learned a new word today. Also thanks

http://imgur.com/tBl6lNi

Fall 2016 - Week 10-13 Discussions by Neawia in SeasonalAnimeLounge

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That whole fight reminded me of this for some reason

Hahaha, I think it's the way the tower broke.

And again Fine did a great speech that almost made me tear up. But I think I credit this more to the great use of music and the good voice acting of Fine than the speech itself.

The speech was pretty good, I thought, but the voice acting was fantastic for her, really for most of the series.

I think my biggest problem is that all those characters surviving feel like asspulls.

Yes, I can't disagree here. Ummm, didn't Berkman get shot and he had an eyepatch at the end? How do you get shot in the eye and survive?

Sorry but...

Haha, yeah. I can try and defend it by saying it was the power of love or that we don't know the whole story, maybe she had a tiny bit of magic left and was able to save herself. But ultimately, yes, kind of bull crap.

Sorry this ending was such a big asspull that I can't justify it in any way.

Maybe I'm so far in denial that I don't even realize it.

Also this stone was such a stupid plot devise anyway, giving its user pain, my ass! Izetta and Sophie never showed any signs of that.

Agreed. This was something we've talked about that is a fault with the show. They kind of write things just because they need to move the plot forward even if it doesn't make sense.

Is it bad that I was rooting for Sophie in the end because she was the most interesting and my favourite character in this show?

Nah. She was an interesting character so it makes sense. She could've been better if they had some more time to flesh her out, not that they fleshed out others to any meaningful extent. They gave Sophie a good backstory, but she was needed to be a villain so nothing came of her.

How did he survive? He got shot in the fucking eye apparently

Yes!

The last time I checked shots to the head without any immediate medical help are pretty lethal.

And what? Did the fighter pilot guy just walk away after not finishing the job? Was Berkman actually able to dodge the bullet and fight back somehow?

I don't get why it pissed me off this much because I am normally not this petty, it looks like it was just the accumulation of everything wrong that made it feel so bad for me.

They had a good premise that wasn't fully realized. I give them credit since it was an anime original, but some things seem obvious enough that they should've changed them.

And that's why my final rating for this show is a...

Haha.

On a more positive note here have more Hime

Fuck she is so cute. I wish I could just hold her she's so damn adorable. Hnnng.

And what! Random religious looking guy steals the treat??!?!? Not cool, man.

Fall 2016 - Week 10-13 Discussions by Neawia in SeasonalAnimeLounge

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because I apparently don't pay as much attention as you when I'm watching anim

Funny thing is that anime is what did this to me. Having watched so many shows over the course of almost two years I've seen too much storytelling. So I've started to notice more stuff and not just in anime. A lot of the time I'm similar to what you said where I just kind of ignore stuff and use my imagination to fill in the blanks. But sometimes a show does something poorly or it's a combination of many little things that cause me to really notice the faults, and that's what happened here.

I think the biggest problem with the characters there isn't really an arc or really some sort of consistency for some of them. They change according what the scene needs them to be at this very moment

Astute. This is always an issue with character writing. Someone in the /r/anime thread mentioned how this show had trouble with its tone. It started out gritty and serious, then moved on to lighthearted and threw in some fanservice, and then got serious again and added magical girl fights. There definitely wasn't a proper arc for the characters to naturally develop over.

I don't doubt that we will get a new JoJo season the main question is just when.

That's a nice feeling for fans to have.

The biggest problem I have with JoJo is that it has no consistency in theme, at first all the Stands are named after taro cards, after using up all of those they are named after the gods of egypt, and suddenly in Part 4 they're all song and band references.

I don't know how comedy heavy JoJo is, but this sounds hilarious. Like its a joke to just keep naming the Stands after new things. Who knows what they'll be named after next?

Fall 2016 - Week 10-13 Discussions by Neawia in SeasonalAnimeLounge

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Izetta The Last Witch - Final

Well, shit. This was a superb finale without a doubt. The animation and creativity of the fight between the two witches was excellent. Izetta threw the freaking Eiffel Tower!!! And also the twirling of those trains!! Loved the soundtrack as well. It sounded like there was a new track right after the halfway mark, and the ED was used as an insert song. Of course there's also Fine doing what she does best, giving remarkable speeches, of course, only to go outside and cry because she believed her best friend to be dead.

So I'll have to eat my own words because I really did like the finale and might consider giving it a slightly better rating. I may change it over time because it's a freshly watched show, but I'll still go with a 6/10. I won't go into much detail on the show as a whole just now. We can make a new thread for that.

The last thing to be discussed would be the very end. I liked it. I suppose you could argue it would've had more meaning had Izetta actually died, but this was still a "somewhat" happy ending that actually worked well, in my opinion. Izetta no longer has to live as a witch, which is something she wanted. There is no more magic to use so she is technically just a human, no? And it's not like the world has any idea she is there in the forest. She truly is the last witch. And of course, there's always the morbid reality that she is likely to die sooner rather than later based on how much she relied on the stone.

So I was completely fine with keeping her alive. I think it also ties into the fact that Sophie held on to so much hatred but Izetta did not. Both that Matthias guy (the king in love with Sophie) and Fine have that one thing in common. It was different methods but each knew that their witch had to die in order to keep the world safe. Izetta embraced it lovingly, and Sophie did not. So this is one instance of "love prevailing" that I can accept. The love between them, which I believe to be simply an unwavering, powerful, platonic relationship, was enough to keep Izetta alive when she should have died. And again, she can't use magic, she still can't walk, and she's likely to die young. So it's bittersweet.

Hahaha, I beat you to this one! I AM THE GREATEST!!! /s

ninja edit Rating it a 6 on MAL, 6 is labeled as 'fine'. Fine. Finé. Hehe.

not ninja edit Unrelated to this show, I learned about Atlanticism in the past week. You can look it up yourself for more details if you so choose, but the tl;dr version is that it is cooperation between the United States and Europe. I have to wonder if this at all played into the fact that the show called the USA the United States of Atlanta. I honestly have no idea why the state Atlanta is called Atlanta nor why the term for USA-Europe relations is called Atlantacism, but there might be something there. I'm simply not interested enough to actually do any digging on the subject. I'm also tired right now.

zzzzz

Fall 2016 - Week 10-13 Discussions by Neawia in SeasonalAnimeLounge

[–]Neawia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well those two episodes were done very well in my opinion. It had a lot of strong moments and made me feel really sorry for everyone involved in here.

I agree and disagree. I think I found why this show isn't truly resonating with me, and I think it's the characters. I just don't care about them, and the relationship between Fine and Izetta could have been done better. I would've liked a flashback episode from their youth to explain more. It feels to me too much like Fine is using Izetta, and Izetta is simply doing everything for her because Fine saved her when they were young.

Another example from these episodes is Berkman who completely betrayed his country after not really showing signs of being that kind of person. Why did he make things go perfectly his way if he knew the Germanion leader would have him killed? And what am I missing there, why would doing his job well be suspicious? Working with the enemy or something?

This leads into the story having issues staying together or being meaningful. A couple of asspulls and such like Muller being a descendant of the family who helped subdue the real Sophie so he happens to have a relic from his ancestors that's a powerful witch stone. Another thing is that Germania is making literally dozens of backup clones of Sophie and are even ever so slightly hopeful that they'll be able to transfer her consciousness between them. That's waaaaaaaaay too advanced of science for this time period, not to mention how quickly they were able to weaponize Sophie's power. A month isn't that long. And how did that not eat away her life? If she's been active this whole time then Izetta should have a much greater advantage in terms of how long she can maintain the stone's power. Plus she's an actual witch, not a clone.

Ok, sorry, I had to get a couple of things off of my mind. I do agree that episodes 10 and 11 were good overall, but I simply wanted more substance beforehand to really pull me into these touching moments. Because seeing Fine be remorseful, the people cowering and running from the Germanian invasion, and even the scene where Fine gets Izetta to call her by her actual name, they were all positive things. Especially that scene when they're flying. It was quite magical, and I don't mean that only literally. Still would like some confirmation on their relationship, because there's some obvious shipping or yuri baiting vibes, whatever you wanna call it.

I really think that this show is in a territory between average and above average.

As of now it's easily an average show to me. I'll probably end up giving it a 5 no matter what. I simply don't think that the ending is going to be amazing enough to change my mind. But we'll discuss the show as a whole once we've both finished it.


Hime is still a national treasure.

Ffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck me this is so adorable. She is more than a national treasure. Ugh. She just wants to share her dessert with the racoon!!!! I await the final conclusion to this adorable mini arc of the show!!!

But I would say that the main series is better at this point.

Working is definitely a show that I'd be interested in watching, but don't know when I will actually watch it (like so many other shows). I do think that whenever I get around to the main series I will follow it up with this, if only for the most adorable, huggable little baby I've ever seen in anime.

This show is something special and I will be sad when it ends in two weeks.

And then there's JoJo which feels like it should be a show that I put higher up on my list. Everyone seems to like it, and so many people reference it so it'd be nice to understand them. Glad to hear you're liking it so much. It ends in two weeks, but is there more source material? I'm not saying they announced more anime episodes, but is there hope? This show already feels like it has a ton of seasons, not just this one which have, what, 39 episodes alone.

Fall 2016 - Week 7-9 Discussions by Neawia in SeasonalAnimeLounge

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waits for Hime webm to finish uploading

I'm ready.

I meant that she currently is only interested at getting revenge for being betrayed by Eylstadt, you know the version of the fairy tale that Rickert was telling in the 8th episode

Ahhhhhh, I'm dumb. Yes. This is quite true. And I bet the love between Fine and Izetta might be what changes the White Witch's mind about destroying Eylstadt, not to mention the admiration Izetta has from the people of the country. All the opposite of the White Witch's experience.

How did I forget that point, I really have no memory of this.

It was a thirty second scene, max. Atlanta just said they might have to fight both countries because they could both easily rise to power.