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Calwings
09/20/19 10:50:26 PM
#452:


Juhanor posted...
tl;dr

Makes perfect sense to me.

It's interesting to me that, after Cutie Honey's limited exposure in the west failed, the "niche" that Cutie Honey filled (action-packed magical girl show primarily marketed to male viewers) never got another chance in the west until much later when Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha came over... and that one failed in the west too. Puella Magi Madoka Magica was the one that finally broke the barrier and was well-received by western anime fans.
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Calwings
09/20/19 11:47:01 PM
#453:


https://twitter.com/granbelm/status/1175098545810149376

No idea why, but apparently the final episode of Granbelm will be airing on Japanese TV next Thursday instead of Friday like all the previous episodes. No idea if Crunchyroll will adjust to it or not, but I certainly hope they do.
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Juhanor
09/20/19 11:54:04 PM
#454:


Calwings posted...
It's interesting to me that, after Cutie Honey's limited exposure in the west failed, the "niche" that Cutie Honey filled (action-packed magical girl show primarily marketed to male viewers) never got another chance in the west until much later when Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha came over... and that one failed in the west too. Puella Magi Madoka Magica was the one that finally broke the barrier and was well-received by western anime fans.

Yep it really is quite interesting. Fun as CH is, I can see how and why Madoka was the one to really blow up. People love a good shocking twist and I'd rather watch that spin than a typical mook of the week work. All about timing and content in the end.

Finished FMP, final thoughts:
Gundam 00 basically lifted Gauron and Sagara for Ali Al-Saachez and Setsuna, not that I'm complaining
Gone fishing was a nice conclusion
Hmm...I think that's it. As comedy/slice of life I'd rate it 8/10, as mecha I'd rate it 7/10.

Not very high on giffing potential either, though I think I've got one or two worth whipping up.
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Calwings
09/21/19 1:27:23 AM
#455:


Juhanor posted...
Calwings posted...
It's interesting to me that, after Cutie Honey's limited exposure in the west failed, the "niche" that Cutie Honey filled (action-packed magical girl show primarily marketed to male viewers) never got another chance in the west until much later when Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha came over... and that one failed in the west too. Puella Magi Madoka Magica was the one that finally broke the barrier and was well-received by western anime fans.

Yep it really is quite interesting. Fun as CH is, I can see how and why Madoka was the one to really blow up. People love a good shocking twist and I'd rather watch that spin than a typical mook of the week work. All about timing and content in the end.

So why do you think Lyrical Nanoha didn't succeed in the west? I know only the original season and A's were ever dubbed, then they didn't bother with it for StrikerS onward.
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MwarriorHiei
09/21/19 1:55:17 AM
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i tried watching nanoha once, and honestly the first episodes kinda bored me. if i had to say why it didnt succeed, its cuz it seems like its a slow starter.
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Calwings
09/21/19 2:00:38 AM
#457:


MwarriorHiei posted...
i tried watching nanoha once, and honestly the first episodes kinda bored me. if i had to say why it didnt succeed, its cuz it seems like its a slow starter.

True, that might be why. It started pretty slow, but episode 5 (when Fate showed up) was when things really started moving and it just kept getting better and better from there. If anyone here has tried watching Nanoha but dropped it due to the slow start, give it another shot.
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kirbymuncher
09/21/19 2:28:26 AM
#458:


clearly the solution is to watch the movie instead
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Blue_Inigo
09/21/19 2:44:34 AM
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Netflix has the audacity to ask me if I want to skip the OP to Carole and Tuesday. Fuck that lol
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Calwings
09/21/19 2:49:38 AM
#460:


kirbymuncher posted...
clearly the solution is to watch the movie instead

Or that too. The movie version of the first season of Nanoha trims out a lot of that not-very-relevant stuff from early in the show. To this day, I'm convinced that those first few episodes of Nanoha are just the result of the show's creators not being totally sure which way they wanted to go with the series.
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Juhanor
09/21/19 8:56:48 AM
#461:


Calwings posted...
So why do you think Lyrical Nanoha didn't succeed in the west?

I agree with the slow start being a factor but I think Geneon can take a good share of blame for not striking while the iron was hot. They grabbed the license in 2007 and then broke off relations with ADV (their distributor) in the same year, meaning Nanoha didn't hit shelves until a full year later when Funimation agreed to put out the discs. Before the license Nanoha was anticipated as being the next big thing in the magical girl genre, but that first year of uncertainty over whether or not it'd even come out really stole the weight from its punch.
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GiftedACIII
09/21/19 1:11:35 PM
#462:


Juhanor posted...
6 characters left, not too bad for a couple open tabs and a lot off the top of my head
I hope it's an informative read, but those are just the conclusions I've drawn, there might be more to it I don't know or whatever.

Regardless, I finished 18-20s of the remaining three today (Yamato, Dirty Pair, Betterman), advanced on 21-22 of Shiki and am heading towards the end of FMP.

Shiki review in brief:
First opening was great, didn't much like OP2
Natsuno wasn't favorable at first but I grew to like him
Gackt was good, the role suited him
Character designs and hair especially were very recognizable and fun to look at
Overall, good twists, good setting, good vampires anime. Would recommend, let's say oh, 8.5/10

FMP review in brief:
Tomokazu handles stoic Sagara as well as hot blooded Domon, always a good VA to whom to listen
Supporting cast, OK, Chidori is probably least favorite
Character designs are incredibly stand out, very comfortable and round
Lambda Driver is largely an agreeable gimmick, not as cool as some or as dumb as others
However, some arcs IMO take 1-2 episodes too many due to padding and abrupt stopping points

Good writeup
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FL81
09/21/19 1:24:51 PM
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Caelthus
09/21/19 2:40:00 PM
#464:


@Calwings Today's penultimate episode of Symphogear is titled Senki Zessho. Watched it, and the finale next week....woo boy.

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GiftedACIII
09/21/19 2:48:12 PM
#465:


Is the vampire girl gonna die
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Tropicalwood
09/21/19 4:06:44 PM
#466:


Welp, Symphogear seems to have violated the law.
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Calwings
09/21/19 4:40:54 PM
#467:


I've been so busy today that I haven't had the chance to watch the Symphogear episode yet. But I did see this in the preview images.

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Calwings
09/21/19 6:37:24 PM
#468:


Okay, I watched it.

*Symphogear XV new episode spoilers*

Chris' amalgam transformation and use of her reflector was badass. Hibiki transforming while running up to punch Vanessa was badass. Shem-Ha vs. Carol was something I never expected and never knew I wanted to see, but it was badass. President Trump-san rallying humanity together to fight Shem-Ha's network takeover was weird but neat. The attempt to redeem Noble Red wasn't very good and I still disagree with it. And finally, the gears using X-Drive to survive atmospheric re-entry was the coolest thing in the whole episode. Holy shit, I am so hyped for the finale next week.
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kirbymuncher
09/21/19 7:23:36 PM
#469:


personally I thought the ep was kind of a mess and really dropped the ball in nearly every respect

that said there is still lots of cool stuff set up for next week plus more importantly the hibiki B-side song has not happened yet and that song is very good
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Calwings
09/21/19 7:42:46 PM
#470:


The only thing I'm afraid of is that, unless they have a surprise movie announcement with the true final ending waiting in the wings, we're likely getting a rushed ending because of all the stuff they need to cram into the final episode. I blame how much time they wasted on Noble Red.
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Juhanor
09/21/19 7:49:01 PM
#471:


GiftedACIII posted...
Good writeup

Thanks
OvEGgks

FL81 posted...
Fumuffo was the best season of FMP

Should I check it out?
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Calwings
09/21/19 8:45:58 PM
#472:


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Caelthus
09/21/19 8:46:22 PM
#473:


Calwings posted...
The only thing I'm afraid of is that, unless they have a surprise movie announcement with the true final ending waiting in the wings, we're likely getting a rushed ending because of all the stuff they need to cram into the final episode. I blame how much time they wasted on Noble Red.
Milaarc and Vanessa got off WAY too easy, frankly. Elsa is just as complicit, but still, the fact that they have the highest body count in the series by an extreme margin...

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Calwings
09/21/19 9:00:45 PM
#474:


Caelthus posted...
Calwings posted...
The only thing I'm afraid of is that, unless they have a surprise movie announcement with the true final ending waiting in the wings, we're likely getting a rushed ending because of all the stuff they need to cram into the final episode. I blame how much time they wasted on Noble Red.
Milaarc and Vanessa got off WAY too easy, frankly. Elsa is just as complicit, but still, the fact that they have the highest body count in the series by an extreme margin...

100% agreed. Elsa is the only one that I thought should have even had a tiny chance to be redeemed because she at least seemed to be hesitant and a bit apologetic the whole time. Milaarc and Vanessa deserved nothing but a life in prison or a brutal death though.

You're incorrect about one thing though. In truth, Noble Red's total body count wasn't actually that much higher than that of Saint-Germain and the Alchemists from AXZ. But those deaths were over a period of thousands of years, some of them were noted to be willing sacrifices to their cause and not just getting straight-up killed, and Saint-Germain counted every single one of them and always consciously held that guilt with her. Meanwhile, Noble Red racked up most of their body count in a single night and in such a brutal way, and Milaarc/Vanessa never showed an ounce of guilt or conscience for it. The only guilt they felt even as they were dying was "for becoming monsters" and not for the 70,000+ they killed along the way.

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Caelthus
09/21/19 9:09:10 PM
#475:


@Calwings I need you to yell at @Anime to start symphogear already and @Spidey5 to watch season 3(?).

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Calwings
09/21/19 9:10:40 PM
#476:


I'll take care of that later on. I've been so distracted by Granbelm/Symphogear hype these past few days that I forgot the last page housekeeping:

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@Jeff_AKA_Snoopy, you're up. We most likely won't need the next topic tonight, but when this one reaches around 490 or so, put the next one up and link to it here. If you can't make it for some reason, let me and/or (the backup) @Juhanor know.

Also, if anyone wants to reserve any of the open slots, just let me know, I'd definitely like to have V186 filled before it becomes a problem later on.
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kirbymuncher
09/21/19 9:22:33 PM
#477:


Calwings posted...
100% agreed.

they had their ideals revealed to be a sham and then all died, what more do you want to happen to them lol

considering symhpogear is a series that is very into redeeming its villains... honestly just the fact that they are (presumably) gone for good means they already got a worse fate than basically any other villain from previous seasons

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MwarriorHiei
09/22/19 6:23:57 AM
#478:


i see those "it's finally friday" images and imgtc links in the ship posting server >_>

edit: happy cirno day
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GiftedACIII
09/22/19 7:02:38 AM
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happy cirno day
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Calwings
09/22/19 9:15:06 AM
#480:


MwarriorHiei posted...
happy cirno day

GiftedACIII posted...
happy cirno day

Cirno day was 13 days ago though
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MwarriorHiei
09/22/19 10:20:30 AM
#481:


https://twitter.com/CBTANeo/status/1174448716557836290

Calwings posted...
Cirno day was 13 days ago though

no but you see earth has 4 corner simultaneous 4-day time cube within a single rotation, which means that it is always cirno day in some part of the world.

this also explains why cirno is confused at the world being round and not a ice cube
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Cookie Bag
09/22/19 3:05:46 PM
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Spidey5
09/22/19 3:12:33 PM
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https://imgur.com/sBIBNTx
Oh hey who's that sneaking around in the back. Definitely feeling Shaft's work in this show.
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Spidey5
09/22/19 10:36:04 PM
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Calwings
09/22/19 10:49:21 PM
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Cookie Bag
09/22/19 11:46:58 PM
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MwarriorHiei
09/23/19 1:30:44 AM
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Jeff AKA Snoopy
09/23/19 1:54:49 AM
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Juhanor
09/23/19 9:03:22 AM
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Juhanor
09/23/19 5:19:32 PM
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Calwings
09/23/19 7:36:33 PM
#491:


I just listened to previews for some of the upcoming Revue Starlight songs that feature girls from multiple schools in the mobage mixed together...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz6UBPqB4mE" data-time="

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTv0O9sbj9g" data-time="

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TdHSDSatXc" data-time="

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_e-1cRZsM4" data-time="

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdhz_G-Byjo" data-time="


I can't say that I expected to hear RAP GOD JUNNA HOSHIMI in one of these, but damn, it was great.
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Caelthus
09/23/19 10:49:06 PM
#492:


Cal, you wouldn't even watch RAP GODS SAKI VS SAKURA in Zombie Land Saga though...

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Calwings
09/23/19 11:18:20 PM
#493:


Caelthus posted...
Cal, you wouldn't even watch

WRONG. I told you that, since I knew that show and that scene were going to be dubbed, I was going to wait for the dub before I watched it. But as soon as the English BD comes out, I'll watch it.
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MwarriorHiei
09/23/19 11:24:41 PM
#494:


dang the junna song is great
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Calwings
09/23/19 11:38:24 PM
#495:


@Jeff_AKA_Snoopy if you're here and able to make the new topic, now would be a good time to put it up.
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Jeff AKA Snoopy
09/24/19 12:11:34 AM
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09/24/19 12:14:37 AM
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09/24/19 12:15:03 AM
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MwarriorHiei
09/24/19 12:22:18 AM
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