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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Never watch anime OPs if you don't want to be spoiled on shit.

    That's the number one thing that OP makers like to do, hide little hints about what's gonna happen in the arc.

    It's why a dude has made a career out of analyzing all the bullshit that goes into anime OPs.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
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    MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    I mean, you have to watch OPs to find out if it's a banger, that's like 60 percent of the reason to watch anime

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    KamarKamar Registered User regular
    Some of the worst anime have the best OPs.

    I have OPs and EDs downloaded for series I've never even heard of, much less watched.

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Mysst wrote: »
    I mean, you have to watch OPs to find out if it's a banger, that's like 60 percent of the reason to watch anime

    You can listen to it to figure out if ti's a banger.

    Don't have to watch it.
    Moriveth wrote: »
    BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN

    Also yes.

    (I always watch the OPs)

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    It's weird because I think visually my favorite MHA OP is Odd Future, but as far as music goes I think I like Make My Story the best.

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    BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited October 2019
    posting "BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN" instantly brought the song to mind but I can't for the life of me remember what show it was the opening for

    e: oh right jojo

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    JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Moriveth wrote: »
    It's weird because I think visually my favorite MHA OP is Odd Future, but as far as music goes I think I like Make My Story the best.
    I know what I have to do now

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    King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    MHA like One Piece opened with such a strong first OP its been hard to compete

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    MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    Mysst wrote: »
    I mean, you have to watch OPs to find out if it's a banger, that's like 60 percent of the reason to watch anime

    You can listen to it to figure out if ti's a banger.

    Don't have to watch it.
    Moriveth wrote: »
    BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN

    Also yes.

    (I always watch the OPs)

    If you don't watch it it's just a song

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    MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    My demon king grandpa is funny enough. I dont get why dude was so freaked out by getting adopted( pre the threat of being ate). His old family sucked ass.

    He has no magic, is a human among human-eating demons, and is being purposefully thrust into the upper tiers of the school with nothing but his wits.

    Old family sucked ass, yes, but the demon who adopted him also sucks all the ass.

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    rhylithrhylith Death Rabbits HoustonRegistered User regular
    The song from the MHA fantasy ED would've worked as an OP.

    And also that ED would've worked as an entire show give it to me already.

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    rhylithrhylith Death Rabbits HoustonRegistered User regular
    edited October 2019
    Look I'm just sayin Truck-kun should pay a visit to UA.

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    King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Madican wrote: »
    My demon king grandpa is funny enough. I dont get why dude was so freaked out by getting adopted( pre the threat of being ate). His old family sucked ass.

    He has no magic, is a human among human-eating demons, and is being purposefully thrust into the upper tiers of the school with nothing but his wits.

    Old family sucked ass, yes, but the demon who adopted him also sucks all the ass.

    Seems nice enough tbh. He is also clearly nursing an ulterior motive

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    PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    Average isekai is delightfully self-aware and the "dammit I don't wanna be OP" shtick has definitely earned watching some more.

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    King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Polaritie wrote: »
    Average isekai is delightfully self-aware and the "dammit I don't wanna be OP" shtick has definitely earned watching some more.

    She got monkey pawed so hard.

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    ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92TEcszkRBw

    Just thinkin' about good OPs.

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    rhylith wrote: »
    The song from the MHA fantasy ED would've worked as an OP.

    And also that ED would've worked as an entire show give it to me already.

    Brother

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    PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    Polaritie wrote: »
    Average isekai is delightfully self-aware and the "dammit I don't wanna be OP" shtick has definitely earned watching some more.

    She got monkey pawed so hard.

    Although interpreting a wish completely contrary to intent usually doesn't work out so well.

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    KamarKamar Registered User regular
    edited October 2019
    When I talk about 'bad anime but it added to my playlist' I'm compelled to mention the best part of any Mahou Sensou episode being the ED.

    When the credits start, it means the shit is over AND the nano starts! Win/win!

    Fanservicey opening seconds and a bunch of melodramatic Engrish (I did say it was nano), you've been warned if you go find it on vimeo (where obscure anime OPs and EDs that don't get spam reuploaded go to live).

    Or you could just go find 'Born to Be' by nano, but I think the strange jump in animation and STYLE over the terrible anime it was attached to is part of what made me enjoy it so much initially.

    There's also lot of good OPs and EDs attached to fanservice-laden battle harem LN adaptations in general, but I enjoy that sort of trash so it doesn't count.

    (Really, it says a lot about how awful Mahou Sensou was that I think it was awful)

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    Jragghen wrote: »
    Moriveth wrote: »
    It's weird because I think visually my favorite MHA OP is Odd Future, but as far as music goes I think I like Make My Story the best.
    I know what I have to do now
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    ElaroElaro Apologetic Registered User regular
    Dear anime thread,

    I'm watching Love is War, second episode. I'm at the "Help! I'm being asked for love advice and I've never dated" part of the show, and...

    Oh my god this is so stupid.

    So stupid.

    I hope this gets better because I'm not really getting the impression that these kids are as intelligent as the narrative would have us believe.

    tl;dr: is this show a marxist plot to show us the stupidity of the ruling class?

    Children's rights are human rights.
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    KamarKamar Registered User regular
    Elaro wrote: »
    Dear anime thread,

    I'm watching Love is War, second episode. I'm at the "Help! I'm being asked for love advice and I've never dated" part of the show, and...

    Oh my god this is so stupid.

    So stupid.

    I hope this gets better because I'm not really getting the impression that these kids are as intelligent as the narrative would have us believe.

    tl;dr: is this show a marxist plot to show us the stupidity of the ruling class?

    It's actually an educational piece, showcasing how in some cases natural selection culls specimens from the gene pool in unexpected ways, despite what you would think of as exceptional traits for survival.

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    l_gl_g Registered User regular
    edited October 2019
    Kamar wrote: »
    Some of the worst anime have the best OPs.

    I have OPs and EDs downloaded for series I've never even heard of, much less watched.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjUtmbZt8zc

    This OP song is like 100% peak supercell, the anime is well-drawn and animated, there are cool machines and sci-fi whatnots in it.... but the story is rubbish.
    Almost everybody I know who watched through the whole thing having been drawn in by the music and art came away with the same sentiment: "man, what a waste".

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    StiltsStilts Registered User regular
    Oh God, Guilty Crown?

    Yeah

    That show is definitely not worth watching past the opening credits

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    l_gl_g Registered User regular
    Stilts wrote: »
    Oh God, Guilty Crown?

    Yeah

    That show is definitely not worth watching past the opening credits

    But man, those opening credits!

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    KamarKamar Registered User regular
    l_g wrote: »
    Kamar wrote: »
    Some of the worst anime have the best OPs.

    I have OPs and EDs downloaded for series I've never even heard of, much less watched.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjUtmbZt8zc

    This OP song is like 100% peak supercell, the anime is well-drawn and animated, there are cool machines and sci-fi whatnots in it.... but the story is rubbish.
    Almost everybody I know who watched through the whole thing having been drawn in by the music and art came away with the same sentiment: "man, what a waste".

    I'd suggest that Love & Roll is in fact peak Supercell, but yeah, Guilty Crown's definitely on my list of 'download the music, skip the show' series.

    I actually prefer the second OP by Egoist, but they're both great.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdanLoW6FgI

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    ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH3s7GmNl_Y

    Here's a show with a great OP, incredible design and some really great, interesting ideas.

    And it's just incredibly boring, and somehow makes all the worst decisions possible with the strong ideas and designs it starts with.

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    KamarKamar Registered User regular
    Reynolds wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH3s7GmNl_Y

    Here's a show with a great OP, incredible design and some really great, interesting ideas.

    And it's just incredibly boring, and somehow makes all the worst decisions possible with the strong ideas and designs it starts with.

    I vaguely enjoyed it, but yeah. It didn't do much with what it had.

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    KamarKamar Registered User regular
    How was BBK/BRNK received?

    The first season had some awesome music (MYTH & ROID ED! Suzuki Konomi OP!) and I liked it, but I have no clue how it went over.

    I see it did get a second season, though, which I haven't seen because oops it came out in the brief gap where I had dropped off anime and manga pretty hard.

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    StiltsStilts Registered User regular
    Man, we are really going down a memory lane of "shows Stilts watched one episode of for his anime podcast and immediately regretted" on this page

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    darunia106darunia106 J-bob in games Death MountainRegistered User regular
    SO
    NO
    CHI
    NO
    SA
    DA
    ME!

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    Kevin CristKevin Crist I make the devil hit his knees and say the 'our father'Registered User regular
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    rhylithrhylith Death Rabbits HoustonRegistered User regular
    Elaro wrote: »
    Dear anime thread,

    I'm watching Love is War, second episode. I'm at the "Help! I'm being asked for love advice and I've never dated" part of the show, and...

    Oh my god this is so stupid.

    So stupid.

    I hope this gets better because I'm not really getting the impression that these kids are as intelligent as the narrative would have us believe.

    tl;dr: is this show a marxist plot to show us the stupidity of the ruling class?

    Love is War is hilarious and them being idiots is the entire point.

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    darunia106 wrote: »
    SO
    NO
    CHI
    NO
    SA
    DA
    ME!

    JOOOOOOOOOO
    JO

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    SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    So, does the art get better in Dr. Stone (anime)?

    Because, like, most of the dudes look fine, but every single girl I have seen so far has a face straight out of the 90s. And it's really weird.

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    rhylith wrote: »
    Elaro wrote: »
    Dear anime thread,

    I'm watching Love is War, second episode. I'm at the "Help! I'm being asked for love advice and I've never dated" part of the show, and...

    Oh my god this is so stupid.

    So stupid.

    I hope this gets better because I'm not really getting the impression that these kids are as intelligent as the narrative would have us believe.

    tl;dr: is this show a marxist plot to show us the stupidity of the ruling class?

    Love is War is hilarious and them being idiots is the entire point.

    also that chika is precious

    and very much an idiot

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    TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    rhylith wrote: »
    Elaro wrote: »
    Dear anime thread,

    I'm watching Love is War, second episode. I'm at the "Help! I'm being asked for love advice and I've never dated" part of the show, and...

    Oh my god this is so stupid.

    So stupid.

    I hope this gets better because I'm not really getting the impression that these kids are as intelligent as the narrative would have us believe.

    tl;dr: is this show a marxist plot to show us the stupidity of the ruling class?

    Love is War is hilarious and them being idiots is the entire point.
    They're very smart academically.
    And in no other aspect of life.

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    PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    Reynolds wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92TEcszkRBw

    Just thinkin' about good OPs.

    Doesn't hurt that that's basically the best arc of the series either. God what a waste of potential.

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