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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Hell's Paradise is doing an astonishingly good job of character development, like more in one episode than some entire seasons manage.

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    And FLCL is a parody of "alien girlfriend falls from space into teenagers lap" trope

    This is a long ramble
    Mamimi is the standard girl next door trope but there's deeper reasons as to why she won't leave Naota alone. Haruko shows up like the many space girlfriends from Tenchi Muyo, or Lum, or any of the hundreds of alien girlfriend animes. The getting hit by the Vespa bit is a parody on the "lucky pervert" trope where two people collide and end up in compromising position. She kisses Naota on the flimsiest of circumstances, probably because she read some manga and figured this is how earth people do it right?

    The steam from the giant irons evokes the feeling of an industrial town that is now waning, a maybe once promising area that has moved on. All the young adults Naota looks up to seem to be looking for ways out of the town. Naota's brother, Takkun, used his baseball scholarship to leave home. Mamimi would use her photography skills to do the same. The feeling is very much that if you don't leave your small town you'll become a weirdo like your dad.

    A lot of the series is Naota telling himself he needs to do X or Y to be seen as mature, but his idea of maturity is flawed because all the people he looks up to are silly (his dad) or skipped town on him and Mamimi (his brother). Theres a melancholy to Naota's relationship to Mamimi, like he feels obligated to be nice after his brother left her behind.

    Anyways basically I'm saying, it takes the themes of what would be some typical wish fulfillment stuff and flips it on it's head. The whole series Naota is playing it cool, literally shoving his problems back into his own head. He's never really honest with himself or the people around him right up until the end. He allows himself to be used by Mamimi, Haruko and even Canti because it makes him feel mature or cool in the moment, but he realizes by the end the coolest most mature thing you can do is be yourself, even if that means appearing childish or immature. There's nothing wrong with disliking sour or spicy drinks. Just let the bullshit go and enjoy being whoever it is you are.

    The "nothing can happen til you swing the bat" line I interpret as this; his whole life, Naota has been getting curve balls thrown at him and he's been too scared to swing. He's afraid that saying or doing what he feels will expose him as just a little kid. He wants to be seen as mature, maybe for himself, maybe for Mamimi, maybe because that's just what kids do.

    At the end, Naota is able to say what he's feeling to Haruko. And as if on cue, she calls him a kid
    https://youtu.be/EXXw8Y_VGWc
    Meanwhile, Mamimi finally calls him Naota

    Sorry I have spent my whole life thinking about this show and have so many thoughts it's hard to bundle it all together neatly.

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  • Mortal SkyMortal Sky queer punk hedge witchRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    oh I am aware of the Ultraman stuff with Eva but I don't think it really becomes textual until remarkably late into the meta of the series, where the "get in the robot" thing happens from the jump and i needed to be reductive to keep that post from rambling

    I have also just tried to get into toku multiple times as an adult and I bounce off every single time, so the Eva-Ultraman line has never stuck with me as much as it probably ought to

    edit: and similar vibes with the ties between FLCL and stuff like Urusei Yatsura or Tenchi, honestly the manga my brain ties FLCL to most firmly is River's Edge

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  • Beef AvengerBeef Avenger Registered User regular
    edited April 13
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    Moth 13 wrote: »
    I don't know if I truly believe Kill la Kill is saying anything more complex than (full show spoilers)
    "If clothes were evil, would that be fucked up or what?"

    but I definitely had a fantastic time with it.

    this being sufficient premise for a plot is why I love anime

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    eva's definitely not JUST ultraman, there's super robot genre mixed in as well. I just don't think it's that connected to Tomino's work, the real robot style stuff like Gundam. Maybe there's some Ideon in it? I haven't finished watching that.

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  • IronKnuckleIronKnuckle This is also my fault Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    It's cool when the Ultra punches a kaiju hard enough that it's thrown into an office building.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    It's cool when the Ultra punches a kaiju hard enough that it's thrown into an office building.

    its fine that office building was certainly evacuated first

    right

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  • KayuraKayura Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    And FLCL is a parody of "alien girlfriend falls from space into teenagers lap" trope

    This is a long ramble
    Mamimi is the standard girl next door trope but there's deeper reasons as to why she won't leave Naota alone. Haruko shows up like the many space girlfriends from Tenchi Muyo, or Lum, or any of the hundreds of alien girlfriend animes. The getting hit by the Vespa bit is a parody on the "lucky pervert" trope where two people collide and end up in compromising position. She kisses Naota on the flimsiest of circumstances, probably because she read some manga and figured this is how earth people do it right?

    The steam from the giant irons evokes the feeling of an industrial town that is now waning, a maybe once promising area that has moved on. All the young adults Naota looks up to seem to be looking for ways out of the town. Naota's brother, Takkun, used his baseball scholarship to leave home. Mamimi would use her photography skills to do the same. The feeling is very much that if you don't leave your small town you'll become a weirdo like your dad.

    A lot of the series is Naota telling himself he needs to do X or Y to be seen as mature, but his idea of maturity is flawed because all the people he looks up to are silly (his dad) or skipped town on him and Mamimi (his brother). Theres a melancholy to Naota's relationship to Mamimi, like he feels obligated to be nice after his brother left her behind.

    Anyways basically I'm saying, it takes the themes of what would be some typical wish fulfillment stuff and flips it on it's head. The whole series Naota is playing it cool, literally shoving his problems back into his own head. He's never really honest with himself or the people around him right up until the end. He allows himself to be used by Mamimi, Haruko and even Canti because it makes him feel mature or cool in the moment, but he realizes by the end the coolest most mature thing you can do is be yourself, even if that means appearing childish or immature. There's nothing wrong with disliking sour or spicy drinks. Just let the bullshit go and enjoy being whoever it is you are.

    The "nothing can happen til you swing the bat" line I interpret as this; his whole life, Naota has been getting curve balls thrown at him and he's been too scared to swing. He's afraid that saying or doing what he feels will expose him as just a little kid. He wants to be seen as mature, maybe for himself, maybe for Mamimi, maybe because that's just what kids do.

    At the end, Naota is able to say what he's feeling to Haruko. And as if on cue, she calls him a kid
    https://youtu.be/EXXw8Y_VGWc
    Meanwhile, Mamimi finally calls him Naota

    Sorry I have spent my whole life thinking about this show and have so many thoughts it's hard to bundle it all together neatly.

    You summed it up better than I ever could. Spot on.

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  • KayuraKayura Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Lanz wrote: »
    ES-CA-FLOW-NE

    [HORNS BLARE]

    We doing this?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_49H_N43jQ

    Rent free in my head.

    As an addendum to this, I love that Escaflowne has the best 'unstoppable villains who also have cloaking devices for their mechs' theme music. Just Yoko Kanno bringing the dread like no one else.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuaZjM50So8

    Everytime I hear this I imagine Dilandau going on a rampage, burning everything in sight. Beautiful.

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  • IronKnuckleIronKnuckle This is also my fault Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Naphtali wrote: »
    It's cool when the Ultra punches a kaiju hard enough that it's thrown into an office building.

    its fine that office building was certainly evacuated first

    right

    Probably. Like, kaiju is around, you get out of downtown.

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  • WhippyWhippy Moderator, Admin Emeritus Admin Emeritus
    edited April 13
    Naphtali wrote: »
    It's cool when the Ultra punches a kaiju hard enough that it's thrown into an office building.

    its fine that office building was certainly evacuated first

    right

    too bad it's sunday, that building would've been filled up tomorrow

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  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Man when I started watching Skip and Loafer I did NOT expect to resonate with the bitchy girl but this show is literally the most endearing thing, it makes me recall past relationships or interactions where I realized I was letting my insecurities take the wheel, and dictate who I talked to and how

    So far this is my contender for best of the season
    Yeah, she's maybe my favorite character in the comic.

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  • initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Man I haven’t seen escaflowne since I was an actual child. Why does thread have to keep doing this me

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  • djmdjm Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I'm not quite sure how to describe the latest chapter of Witch Watch (109); 'shaggy dog story' doesn't quite feel right, but it had the same "oh, goddamnit" feeling when the punchline finally hit.

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  • WhippyWhippy Moderator, Admin Emeritus Admin Emeritus
    edited April 13
    has animenagerie watched birdie wing, that seems like a sure thing for yall

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Naphtali wrote: »
    It's cool when the Ultra punches a kaiju hard enough that it's thrown into an office building.

    its fine that office building was certainly evacuated first

    right

    uri66g22v9m7.jpeg

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Super Sentai and probably mass murdering a ton of citizens had always been A Thing. Happens in Kamen Rider a fair bit too, like guys, the amount of people who just got offed here would be world news!

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  • PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I'm just now watching Pop Team Epic season 2. It's pretty good.lbgs6c3cjun5.png

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  • ElaroElaro Who am I? What do I want?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Man I haven’t seen escaflowne since I was an actual child. Why does thread have to keep doing this me

    Because we're currently watching Vision of Escaflowne in Animenagerie.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Super Sentai and probably mass murdering a ton of citizens had always been A Thing. Happens in Kamen Rider a fair bit too, like guys, the amount of people who just got offed here would be world news!

    Millions dead!

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  • LasbrookLasbrook It takes a lot to make a stew When it comes to me and youRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Whippy wrote: »
    has animenagerie watched birdie wing, that seems like a sure thing for yall

    We’re waiting for a dub, probably in vain.

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User, Transition Team regular
    edited April 13
    Lasbrook wrote: »
    Whippy wrote: »
    has animenagerie watched birdie wing, that seems like a sure thing for yall

    We’re waiting for a dub, probably in vain.

    We did watch the pilot, subbed, though.

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  • J-bobJ-bob J-bob in games Death MountainRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Zonugal wrote: »
    Lasbrook wrote: »
    Whippy wrote: »
    has animenagerie watched birdie wing, that seems like a sure thing for yall

    We’re waiting for a dub, probably in vain.

    We did watch the pilot, subbed, though.

    It was indeed a hit. But we need a dub.

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  • DanHibikiDanHibiki Registered User regular
    edited April 13
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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    darunia106 wrote: »
    Zonugal wrote: »
    Lasbrook wrote: »
    Whippy wrote: »
    has animenagerie watched birdie wing, that seems like a sure thing for yall

    We’re waiting for a dub, probably in vain.

    We did watch the pilot, subbed, though.

    It was indeed a hit. But we need a dub.

    I'm thinking if Birdie Wing finishes its second season and we finish our Season 7 without a dub being confirmed, we should go ahead and lock in both seasons subbed for Season 8.

    If they'd announced a dub and it was just taking forever it'd be worth waiting for, but they haven't even mentioned one, still.

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Kanojo no Kanojo finally ended, and
    pretty much how we all assumed it would

    Funny thing is if they did do a season 2 for the anime they could probably cover everything up to the end but they probably won't

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  • IronKnuckleIronKnuckle This is also my fault Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    A friend asked me what Nichijou is about, and the answer is just to send them the Helvetica Standard intro right?

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 13
  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    i've watched 8 episodes of nichijou and I'm still not sure what its about

    i don't think it's possible to know

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  • arthurinscalesarthurinscales Registered User regular
    edited April 13
  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Naphtali wrote: »
    i've watched 8 episodes of nichijou and I'm still not sure what its about

    i don't think it's possible to know

    wait, wait, I know

    its how much yuuko is a shit (and some robot lady, idk)

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Oshi no Ko chapter 119:
    Aqua meets Ruby's mom from Ruby's previous life as Sarina.

    He is displeased with the mom's attitude.

    Meanwhile Ruby is rehearsing for her part as Ai, and she's having trouble processing how a parent could abandon their child. Aren't parents supposed to love their children, like Ai loved Ruby?

    The whole chapter is peak WTF, and the art only accentuates it.

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Nichijou is a comedy sketch show with very, very little background setup. It's pretty simple.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    It's a loving tale about a principal leading up to his pro wrestling career.

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  • IsornIsorn Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Kanojo no Kanojo finally ended, and
    pretty much how we all assumed it would

    Funny thing is if they did do a season 2 for the anime they could probably cover everything up to the end but they probably won't

    They are doing a second season. Airs later in the year. Season 1 only seems to have covered a quarter of the chapters so that is probably not happening no.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Kanojo no Kanojo finally ended, and
    pretty much how we all assumed it would

    Funny thing is if they did do a season 2 for the anime they could probably cover everything up to the end but they probably won't

    this ending is fine, better than I had feared.
    It's just a shame it isn't gonna keep going and explore the fun day-to-day of their polycule more.

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Goddamn the latest Oshi no Ko episode ended so good. I hate to say I'm impatient for the next episode.

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  • ph blakeph blake Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Gundi wrote: »
    Goddamn the latest Oshi no Ko episode ended so good. I hate to say I'm impatient for the next episode.

    Next week is a recap, unfortunately, so 2 weeks for the next episode

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  • ph blakeph blake Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    https://youtu.be/tJQb5BP1nTU

    Dungeon Meshi trailer, airing in Jan 2024

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