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[Anime] of Fall 2024: Aliens VS Spirits, Remakes VS Isekais

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    Friendly reminder -

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlh0ddHyew8

    The dub narrator fully understood the assignment.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    I don't actually care for the dub narrator. I prefer the style of the sub guy.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    I don't actually care for the dub narrator. I prefer the style of the sub guy.

    Yeah, they go for completely different vibes, I feel like the JP one is deliberately hyper melodramatic in the style of, say, Gundam or LotGH.

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  • FrozenzenFrozenzen Registered User regular
    edited October 27
    I frankly hate the dub narrator for Kaguya. The overly serious tone of the JP one balances out the absurdity of the series overall premise really well.

    What little I've heard of the dub seems to desperately want to one-up the absurdity which for me at least ruins a lot of the jokes.

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    Latest Kiyoshi reminds me that once again I am fascinated by how quickly it hit the ground running

    And god, the art is just wonderfully dynamic and fluid.

  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Cross-posting from the Gunpla thread:


    Oh hey, a nice big present to myself came in!

    A few months back I saw this while looking at other anime-related stuff. I can't remember if someone here pointed out its existence, or another of my friends, or what, but it did show up!

    Unfortunately, it took a hell of a bonk on the way here so one of the corners is pretty fucked up. But as I get older, I realize I really can't prevent that, so why worry?

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    Macross Plus was my first anime, truly. I went out and bought the VHS tapes and watched them quite a bit. I own both CDs of the music and wore those out too, playing them endlessly to fall asleep. It's the first time I ever heard explicit sex lyrics. And of course a bunch of other aspects. It was also a huge favorite of my youngest brother, who wanted to figure out how to make a Veritech in real life all his childhood.


    Back's about what you would expect.

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    Or is it?

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    Mirroring the original CD covers and other aspects of the show, here we have Sharon Apple's logo.

    I'll get to the main selling point later, but the add-on for this sucker is very much a series of high quality prints. These are the promotional images for the anime.

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    Oh, and a replica of the concert one-sheet.

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    You know, it's funny looking at that now, seeing it cite 2030. You could easily say that with the advancements of AI and vTubers in the last few years, we are actually heading towards a version of this future. Well, realistically, we've always been here - the themes of what it means to live and love in a rapidly advancing technological future where racial concerns are ever-present under the surface.. yeah, kind of a universal theme.


    I didn't snap pictures of the front or the back of the Archive. They are pretty simple. Honestly, for some reason I thought this box set would come with vinyl records of the soundtrack, but I guess not.

    Stars of the show:

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    I've legit never seen the cut down movie version. I here there's some new/different stuff in there.

    The rest is a giant production archive book. Can't show it all for obvious reasons, but... still quite a thing.

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    So.. yeah! All in all, about what I was expecting, and I love this kind of artbook. I'm glad it was brough to my attention.

  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User, Moderator mod
    ooooh cool as fuck

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  • asofyeunasofyeun Registered User regular
    so I finally watched the new Uzumaki anime and boy howdy, I'd heard about the drop in quality after the first episode but it sure is something to actually see

    I'm curious to know what happened behind the scenes

  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited October 28
    I love Macross Plus, but I couldn't bring myself to throw down that kind of cheddar. Glad the set looks great, though.
    (And it actually looks like the extra stuff was worth it, unlike the $800 LotGH one.)


    That said, I'm not holding back when they announce Frontier's release.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw09Hb82kuM

    (I might also be importing the 4K Do You Remember Love, because we sure ain't getting that here.)

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  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    asofyeun wrote: »
    so I finally watched the new Uzumaki anime and boy howdy, I'd heard about the drop in quality after the first episode but it sure is something to actually see

    I'm curious to know what happened behind the scenes

    Sounds like "Zaslav happened" is a part of it.

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  • SyngyneSyngyne Registered User regular
    better written than igloo is good but also a very low bar

    My overall takeaway from iGloo wasn’t that war is hell or that everyone in the conflict is human, it was that the key to surviving the One Year War was to not get assigned to the 603rd .

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    So the Catholics have gone full anime:

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  • BadablackBadablack Registered User regular
    My Lord and Savior Can't Be This Cute

    FC: 1435-5383-0883
  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Insert Catholic and loli joke here

  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User, Moderator mod
    we can just say the mascot is pretty lame and move on

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    Jragghen wrote: »
    Insert Catholic and loli joke here

    Can't be loli, not male.

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  • OwenashiOwenashi Registered User regular
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    So the Catholics have gone full anime:

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    I wonder how enthusiastic they'd be to go this route if they knew of the manga "Make the Exorcist Fall in Love".

  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User, Moderator mod
    MNC Dover wrote: »
    Jragghen wrote: »
    Insert Catholic and loli joke here

    Can't be loli, not male.

    break off this line of conversation now, also that is not how that word is used

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  • AnzekayAnzekay Registered User regular
    weirdly, I kinda like that mascot design

    but being a thing for them ruins it

  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    I can only see the Shell gas logo in their eyes

  • Fig-DFig-D Tustin, CA, USRegistered User regular
    Looks like bootleg Ai from Wonder Egg Priority.

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  • SCREECH OF THE FARGSCREECH OF THE FARG #1 PARROTHEAD margaritavilleRegistered User regular
    wonder egg priority, damn....its a wonder they didnt make it a priority to not end the show on a wet fart!!! Egg!

    anyways much love to the catholic vtubers

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    Madican wrote: »
    I can only see the Shell gas logo in their eyes

    Apparently the scallop shell symbol is a very old symbol associated with Christian pilgrimage traditions in Europe.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago

  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    I keep watching this, it's so fuckin beautiful

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    It's great, but honestly not as good as the original music video if you haven't seen it:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLzxuIfD9rU

  • The Cow KingThe Cow King a island Registered User regular
    edited October 30
    I didn't make a bad joke I just pondered pointless so disregard sorry

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    I would have totally believed that was from Space Dandy had I not seen the original.

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Honestly as much as anything I'm surprised at the quality for the turnaround time. Song has been out what... Two weeks?

    Also "transcen-dandy cha cha cha" is such a great name.

  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    Today's manga chapter of Oshi no Ko:
    So Aqua is dead dead. They didn't seem to leave any wiggle room on that.

    Two chapters remain, and I imagine one will be Ruby's reaction since we didn't get it this chapter.

    Then the question is whether they're going to reincarnate Aqua, and if so, as who's kid?

  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited October 31


    Gundam Info just rotated in the HD Remaster of Zeta into the official YouTube channel

    You will see the tears of time

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited October 31
    Be aware it’s the localized release so no OG credits music because licensing issues with Neil Sedaka

    https://youtu.be/X82QTT_vJI0?feature=shared
    https://youtu.be/bM9IvVH3pKE?feature=shared

    https://youtu.be/cnqnRQlicqk?feature=shared

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited October 31
    Believe in a Sign of Zeta
    Beyond the Hard Times from Now

    Lanz on
  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    Huh, never knew about the changed music, I dug the jazzy vibe.

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  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    Dan Da Dan 4 ruled

    Dan Da Dan 5
    Damn, now they got his balls damn dang

  • Andy JoeAndy Joe We claim the land for the highlord! The AdirondacksRegistered User regular
    Danmachi S5 05

    Really putting the "gaslight" in "gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss" there.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    I forgot Danmachi was back. Last season ended up being fantastic.

  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Juggernut wrote: »
    Dan Da Dan 4 ruled

    Dan Da Dan 5
    Damn, now they got his balls damn dang

    And now you know why people kept saying
    hold onto your balls

    When this show was announced.

    Alt joke:
    dandadan is a romance story about a boy who lacks the balls to confess to a girl.

    Manga spoiler:
    ... And once he finds them, she needs to be a big enough person to accept it

  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    Dan da Dan 5
    I loved the string piece that played during the searching montage. Incredible musical piece.

    Hearing Luffy's voice come out of the Turbo Granny cat was weird.

  • WearingglassesWearingglasses Of the friendly neighborhood variety Registered User regular
    Random Dandadan ep 5 trivia:
    Seiko pulls references wholesale from the Japanese TV Drama Kinpachi Sensei when she hits Okarun with the paper fan:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinpachi-sensei

    It's a popular tv drama of a teacher who helps out students from 1979 to 2011. Gintama spoofed it with Ginpachi-sensei shorts in the past.

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    The "rotten orange/tangerine" line and the "person kanji" line are some of the famous quotes from the show.

    https://hughsmiscallenouscollectionofstuff.wordpress.com/2017/11/26/translators-notes-ginpachi-sensei-lesson-1/
    When Ginpachi says “you’re bad apples,” in Japanese he says “you’re rotten oranges,” which is a reference to one of Kinpachi Sensei’s most famous scenes and stories. In series two, episode five, there’s a scene where Kinpachi is talking to a teacher called Yonekura who once taught a trouble student in his class called Kato. Although Yonekura did want to help Kato, being someone who understood Kato’s rough upbringing, he ultimately gave up on him, and harbours huge regret about it. He explains why by explaining what he calls “rotten orange logic,” describing Kato as a rotten orange which if left with the other oranges in a box, will spoil them. Kinpachi disagrees, stating that “Kato isn’t a orange, he’s a human being!”

    https://www.paulfioravanti.com/blog/persons-character/
    During a scene in Kinpachi-sensei’s 4th special episode, aired in 1985, Kinpachi writes “人” on the classroom blackboard, and says to his students:
    Can I have your attention, please. So, the character for "person" consists of one person holding up and sustaining another person. In other words, it is a "person" precisely because a person and another person are supporting each other. A person gets support from other people and their community, and through that support, grows and develops as a human.

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