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[Cwarrior]

Spring is old and busted, let's get ready for summer!

well i don't think am gonna around anime thread in summer then, can't find anything interesting in there.

 

[pieatorium]

Blade anime could be interesting. It's not like it could be worse than Blade Trinity.

 

[Geneijin]

Spring is old and busted, let's get ready for summer!

Summer is pretty good. IdolM@ster, Natsume Yuujin Chou San, Ikoku no Meiro Croisee and everything else.

 

[Lafiel]

I'm probably going to check out 7 shows in Summer. But I have serious doubts as to whether I will end up following any of them. Lol.

Pretty much but 7 shows to check out is better than checking out 2-3 shows every other summer and dropping them after wards lulz.

 

[Swag]

Mayo Chiki! Day 1.

 

[trejo]

Blade anime could be interesting. It's not like it could be worse than Blade Trinity.

I'm pretty sure it could be.

 

[zeroshiki]

Summer will be brutal but there will be Iroha overlap! That and Usagi Drop will probably tide me over until the Fall.

 

[duckroll]

Blade anime could be interesting. It's not like it could be worse than Blade Trinity.

Here's the plot: Eric Brooks--known as Blade--seeks revenge on Deacon Frost, the vampire lord who killed his mother while she was still pregnant with Eric. With all the powers of a vampire with none of their weaknesses, Blade's quest for vengeance leads him throughout Southeast Asia in search of Frost, where, in Vietnam, he discovers a vampire plot that threatens to take down the whole world.

 

[Branduil]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=426988

 

[pieatorium]

Here's the plot: Eric Brooks--known as Blade--seeks revenge on Deacon Frost, the vampire lord who killed his mother while she was still pregnant with Eric. With all the powers of a vampire with none of their weaknesses, Blade's quest for vengeance leads him throughout Southeast Asia in search of Frost, where, in Vietnam, he discovers a vampire plot that threatens to take down the whole world.

See sounds 100 times better than Blade gets pretty sidekicks that product placement iPods

 

[Hellsing321]

Spring is old and busted, let's get ready for summer!

Well at least it looks better than last summer. More Natsume is always a good thing.

 

[trejo]

Usagi Drop sounds like Aishiteruze Baby. I'll check it out if it reaches the same levels of atrocious parenting.

 

[Risette]

Well at least it looks better than last summer. More Natsume is always a good thing.

Is it possible to be worse than last summer? Worst season ever.

 

[zeroshiki]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=426988

Great thread. I put the over/under on "lolz animu" in the first page at 5. Anyone biting?

 

[Nonoriri]

Nishigorim@ster, Dantalian, No. 6, Blood-C and Bunny Drop for me.

 

[Hellsing321]

Is it possible to be worse than last summer? Worst season ever.

I hope we never find out.

 

[duckroll]

See sounds 100 times better than Blade gets pretty sidekicks that product placement iPods

I wonder if the anime designs will use old Frost like in the original comic, or young Frost like the hippy poser movies.

 

[pieatorium]

I wonder if the anime designs will use old Frost like in the original comic, or young Frost like the hippy poser movies.

Middle ground Frost maybe?

Blade 2 is where it's at anyhow.

 

[TheVampire]

Spring is old and busted, let's get ready for summer!

YES!
New Kiss x Sis ova episode!!!!!!!

I love that show its like ecchi to the max lol

 

[Solune]

Hmm.. Character Design for Kami sama no Memo chou looks very familiar.. Is it Kishida Mel?

 

[firehawk12]

I decided to go back and watch episode 1 of Twilight Q. The plot, such as it is, is basically shoujo meets time travel, and it's incredibly straightforward and a bit dull although the production values are high enough that the animation is always nice to look at. This time it's not written/directed by Mamoru Oshii, so it's pretty unremarkable for the most part, but I still think the idea of a longrunning Japanimu equivalent of The Twilight Zone would be amazing and would produce more gems eventually.

It was an OVA series from the late 80s, when there was more money available for more esoteric projects, and the second episode is bizarre as hell, so I'm sure it tanked and never went anywhere. Still, the idea behind the project was sound and I'm kind of bummed that there's nothing like it around.

Monocle power falling!

I wonder if there wasn't just a live action science fiction anthology thing around the same time. Or maybe they just imported the American stuff.

---

Meanwhile, Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi continues right off the OVA and falls perfectly into shoujo trappings. Having never really watched or read a BL text before, it's strange to see how a) shoujo everything appears, made more evident by the fact that they deconstruct a shoujo manga within the show itself and b) how the main character could be replaced by a woman and this could be another Hatakari Man. At least, the fact that the character(s) are/might be gay seems to have no bearing on the text so far.

Then again, if BL is written for straight women more than gay men, maybe it makes sense that it's just the shoujo formula with a gender swap.

 

[flawfuls]

Spring is old and busted, let's get ready for summer!

Let's see, the brains base shows, the Noitamina shows, maybe Blood and the nondescript Sunrise show. Seems pretty decent for a summer season especially compared to last year's.

 

[zeroshiki]

Then again, if BL is written for straight women more than gay men, maybe it makes sense that it's just the shoujo formula with a gender swap.

It is. There has got to be gay anime fans out there but they are probably an insanely small negligible amount. BL is written for the fujoshi crowd.

 

[Paprikka]

Other than the obvious Natsume and Usagi Drop might check out No.6 too. Just read the first two chapters the other day and it seemed somewhat interesting.

Ended up watching a few more of the Detective Conan movies over the weekend and as always they were oddly entertaining. Partially because I always enjoy seeing what crazy stunt gets pulled in the end to save everyone.

 

[Joe Molotov]

Astarotte​ no Omocha! - Episode 1

"You're 10 years old, time to start sucking cock." Pretty awesome show so far, guys.

 

[Risette]

Astarotte​ no Omocha! - Episode 1

"You're 10 years old, time to start sucking cock." Pretty awesome show so far, guys.

Do the subs really say that?

 

[Cwarrior]

hanasaku iroha ep1

lol like a boss

found it pretty good, the moms funny trolling her daughter

 

[Crash Station]

Hen Zemi 1

Invisible groping and bath bubble farts. Meh. Might watch more since it's only 12 minutes.

 

[tiff]

Do the subs really say that?

The show's a little more classy about it.

 

[Joe Molotov]

Do the subs really say that?

It would be awesome if they did.

 

[firehawk12]

It is. There has got to be gay anime fans out there but they are probably an insanely small negligible amount. BL is written for the fujoshi crowd.

Yeah, it's just funny to me because, as I debated our great colonizer doomed1 in the last thread, "good" Yuri seems like it is written by women for other women.

That's not to say gay male wishfulfillment is all that different from what a straight woman might experience, but it seems so very shallow when the tropes are nearly identical. Heck, the dude even talks to himself and narrates his emotions for like 80% of the show.

 

[zeroshiki]

Yeah, it's just funny to me because, as I debated our great colonizer doomed1 in the last thread, "good" Yuri seems like it is written by women for other women.

That's not to say gay male wishfulfillment is all that different from what a straight woman might experience, but it seems so very shallow when the tropes are nearly identical. Heck, the dude even talks to himself and narrates his emotions for like 80% of the show.

Marimite is written by a woman but the crowd that buys it is definitely your standard otaku fare. Then again, I'm not sure if Marimite counts as yuri. (Endless Eight loop incoming!!!)

 

[shintoki]

Then again, if BL is written for straight women more than gay men, maybe it makes sense that it's just the shoujo formula with a gender swap.

I can give you a hint... It is. It's basically porn for girls.

 

[tiff]

shintoki, is that a new avatar?

Hilarious timing if so!

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Hanasaku Iroha 1:
That was pretty enjoyable. I think they did a good job setting up the characters. The show looks really nice. Looking forward to seeing where the story goes from here.

 

[firehawk12]

I figured that watching obscure 80s scifi anthology animu that no one else has heard of or cares about would increase my monocle power, tho. Is it because I called it shoujo with time travel?

That's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time! And I think I meant the episode itself had less monocle power because it didn't have Oshii. :lol

Probably the latter. I thought Outer Limits aired around that time, but nope. Twilight Zone The Movie? :lol

That makes me wonder what nerds there think about American science fiction. I'm assuming anime nerds are different from SF nerds anyway.

I intended to watch at least an episode of this, but Aria is beckoning. From my limited experience yaoi/BL is not usually that blatantly shoujo-esque in structure, though it is most definitely predominately written for (and consumed by) straight women.

You should watch the OVA. It's basically shoujo... except they have sex right after meeting each other.

Marimite is written by a woman but the crowd that buys it is definitely your standard otaku fare. Then again, I'm not sure if Marimite counts as yuri. (Endless Eight loop incoming!!!)

Check another one off the list!
And yeah, including myself, Marimite has a strangely large male fanbase. Enough to sustain 4 seasons and a Pizza Hut sponsorship anyway. But, unlike Strawberry Panic, Marimite isn't really about girls sexing each other up.

I'd presume Oniisama e... has a similarly large male fanbase?

I can give you a hint... It is. It's basically porn for girls.

I know. It was almost rhetorical, now that I think about it. Emotion porn + seme/uke relationships FTW.

 

[Joule]

Kampfer 14?: What a terrific return to form. Absolutely flawless.

Hen Zemi 1: Had a chuckle here and there but it's not that amusing. At least it's just a short twelve minute affair.

I'm going to miss my Nitori walking avatar. Might as well make the switch now.

 

[shintoki]

shintoki, is that a new avatar?

Hilarious timing if so!

No, it's an old one. I got it from AAF from their Christmas request back in 2009(
Maybe 2008). I asked for rotating Shuichi pictures. It's what I got.

I use to have it up here too, it replaced my Scribblenaut Shuichi.

I know. It was almost rhetorical, now that I think about it. Emotion porn + seme/uke relationships FTW.

Most will follow a fairly standard Shoujo formula. Except it's very sped up, and more on the sexual side. I guess you can say, it's their version of the Ecchi,Fanservice(Whatever) show.

 

[zeroshiki]

Check another one off the list!
And yeah, including myself, Marimite has a strangely large male fanbase. Enough to sustain 4 seasons and a Pizza Hut sponsorship anyway. But, unlike Strawberry Panic, Marimite isn't really about girls sexing each other up.

The last two seasons are OVA though. I'd have killed for more anime seasons. I think it taps into the same vein that KyoAni found with K-On. Cute (classy) girls doing cute (classy) things. And not a dude in sight!

Which reminds me, I need to continue reading Marimite!

 

[Branduil]

I Am Now won't be posting here again any time soon.

 

[zeroshiki]

Why not?

 

[shintoki]

Why not?

Evilord! Avatar changes I bet

 

[firehawk12]

Kampfer 14?: What a terrific return to form. Absolutely flawless.

The Strike Witches of the season.

The last two seasons are OVA though. I'd have killed for more anime seasons. I think it taps into the same vein that KyoAni found with K-On. Cute (classy) girls doing cute (classy) things. And not a dude in sight!

Which reminds me, I need to continue reading Marimite!

The fourth season was an actual season though - which is why Pizza Hut appeared all over the place.

And there are dudes! Which is why the author is writing the series about Yumi's brother and his school after all.

 

[Lafiel]

I Am Now won't be posting here again any time soon.

Reminds me he has the only animated avatar in this thread that i will miss.:lol

 

[zeroshiki]

The Strike Witches of the season.
The fourth season was an actual season though - which is why Pizza Hut appeared all over the place.
And there are dudes! Which is why the author is writing the series about Yumi's brother and his school after all.

I never got around to finishing the 3rd season so I don't know much about S4. Great if true. I need to do a full rewatch if I'm gonna catch up though. I've forgotten so much that I'm genuinely surprised at certain things that happen in the novels.

Reminds me he has the only animated avatar in this thread that i will miss.:lol

LOL firehawk am cry.

 

[Lafiel]

LOL firehawk am cry.

Pfft i barely notice the difference between his static and animated avatar.

 

[firehawk12]

Poor guy!

And my single frame Mugi is still mooging moogs. Too lazy to find a new one and I've turned so hard on Mass Effect that going back to one of those would be so disingenuous.

 

[NewFresh]

Just ditched my ranma avatar. Sad day

But moving on.


Nothing looks good for the summer

 

[firehawk12]

I never got around to finishing the 3rd season so I don't know much about S4. Great if true. I need to do a full rewatch if I'm gonna catch up though. I've forgotten so much that I'm genuinely surprised at certain things that happen in the novels.

I'm trying to remember what happens in S4... it's mostly Yumi and her antics when it came to picking out her own Rose en Bouten de la blahblahblah though.

 

[hellclerk]

Evilord! Avatar changes I bet

Yeah, it sucks. I've always had an inkling to switch between my current Kino avi and my old Ayu one:

and it's only like 11kb too!