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Anime |OT| Fall 2019 - Falling Down the Rabbit Hole
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Is there a streaming service where I can watch 80s-90s anime specifically ninja scroll and demon city shinjuku?
Ninja Scroll is on HIDIVE, can't seem to find streaming for Demon City, sorry =/. HIDIVE has a number of older titles, but there's no 80s/90s anime collective streaming catalogue across any of the services.
Star Twinkle Precure 36
Oh no, more furries! And furry-Yuni comes back in this episode too.
Finally an episode worth getting excited about! It's been far too long. Yuni episodes are pretty much always good, so maybe I should have expected this one to be, but at the same time it was a movie tie-in episode, which sounded worrisome. But it turns out they nailed it! Ann gets introduced, characterized, and developed cleanly within the span of this one episode (an even more notable achievement than it would be in most shows due to Precure having multiple minutes of required stock footage eating up precious time), and they do it not as a one-off side thing, but as a tie-in to Blue Cat's ongoing story and development too, while also bringing back a bit character from an earlier episode for a larger role and continuing the interesting world-building of the Starscape Realm.
Basically, we got something of a miracle of great pacing this week.
...And now using that word has reminded me how thoroughly Miracle Universe failed at doing literally all of the same things this episode nails. Comparing Ann and the annoying bird from that movie is a completely one-sided stomp, despite her huge time and focus disadvantage. Man, am I glad the real movie looks to be a lot better than the crossover one. Oh, on that note, the Miracle Light cameo in this episode was a cute nod too. They did a great job of leaving hooks to tie in with the new movie without making the episode into a straight-up advertisement for it. (That's what the OP and ED are for, after all.)
Oh no, more furries! And furry-Yuni comes back in this episode too.
Finally an episode worth getting excited about! It's been far too long. Yuni episodes are pretty much always good, so maybe I should have expected this one to be, but at the same time it was a movie tie-in episode, which sounded worrisome. But it turns out they nailed it! Ann gets introduced, characterized, and developed cleanly within the span of this one episode (an even more notable achievement than it would be in most shows due to Precure having multiple minutes of required stock footage eating up precious time), and they do it not as a one-off side thing, but as a tie-in to Blue Cat's ongoing story and development too, while also bringing back a bit character from an earlier episode for a larger role and continuing the interesting world-building of the Starscape Realm.
Basically, we got something of a miracle of great pacing this week.
...And now using that word has reminded me how thoroughly Miracle Universe failed at doing literally all of the same things this episode nails. Comparing Ann and the annoying bird from that movie is a completely one-sided stomp, despite her huge time and focus disadvantage. Man, am I glad the real movie looks to be a lot better than the crossover one. Oh, on that note, the Miracle Light cameo in this episode was a cute nod too. They did a great job of leaving hooks to tie in with the new movie without making the episode into a straight-up advertisement for it. (That's what the OP and ED are for, after all.)
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80's-90's stuff is sorta all over the place when it comes to streaming, I guess I would say HDIVE (via Sentai Filmworks licenses) and Crunchyroll (via their current deal/partnership with Discotek) have more of them then the other services. Crunchy unless something has changed, you should be able to watch any of those show with Ads without needing to subscribe; HDIVE is a bit more dicey with many of their older shows like VOTOMS, LOTGH and Patlabor behind their paywall. As Valdfellgar said, Ninja Scroll is on HIDVIE (behind the paywall); while Demon City is liscened by Discotek.....so may randomly appear on Crunchyroll one day since there is no real pattern of which Discotek stuff gets added.
Thank you both for your recommendations, I'll check them out.
Animelab has a lot of these 80s/90s movies but you need a premium membership to watch them.
Elfen Lied 11–13 [END]
To Kouta, "everyone is like Kanae," his little sister. Nyu cut her hair to look like her in order to forgive him as Kanae for being mean to her on the day she died because it made him sad to remember that. By the way, Nyu/Lucy was the one that killed her.
Him: "You killed my dad and sister... but I love you." Smooch.
Her: "I'm sorry for making you feel sad so many times." Intimate embrace.
Yes, that actually happened. This managed to make me laugh out loud more times than most other comedies, so kudos on that. I mean, this is a comedy, right? No one would honestly try to pass this off as a somber and raw depiction of both primal and systematic discrimination and the damage those cause, right? Planting bombs in a newborn baby and detonating them later after she failed to kill a member of her own race wasn't serious, right? And what does beating a puppy to death with a flower vase have to do with anything? But at least the rape was relevant to the episode it belonged to... only because it was double-downed on.
The only thing to say about the technical qualities is that the acting/directing/script could not carry the weight of the subjects covered. Oh, and this show feels blatantly padded for time with the amount of recapping done and the overall slow pace. That's rather strange, considering there's an extra episode (10.5).
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Body count: 56+ (only counted Lucy's on-screen murders)
To Kouta, "everyone is like Kanae," his little sister. Nyu cut her hair to look like her in order to forgive him as Kanae for being mean to her on the day she died because it made him sad to remember that. By the way, Nyu/Lucy was the one that killed her.
Him: "You killed my dad and sister... but I love you." Smooch.
Her: "I'm sorry for making you feel sad so many times." Intimate embrace.
Yes, that actually happened. This managed to make me laugh out loud more times than most other comedies, so kudos on that. I mean, this is a comedy, right? No one would honestly try to pass this off as a somber and raw depiction of both primal and systematic discrimination and the damage those cause, right? Planting bombs in a newborn baby and detonating them later after she failed to kill a member of her own race wasn't serious, right? And what does beating a puppy to death with a flower vase have to do with anything? But at least the rape was relevant to the episode it belonged to... only because it was double-downed on.
The only thing to say about the technical qualities is that the acting/directing/script could not carry the weight of the subjects covered. Oh, and this show feels blatantly padded for time with the amount of recapping done and the overall slow pace. That's rather strange, considering there's an extra episode (10.5).
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Body count: 56+ (only counted Lucy's on-screen murders)
Dr Stone 15
That's a very... fast forward way of curing pneumonia (that went on for years??) but I'll let it slide because I'm a sucker for procedural stuff like this.
MHA S4E01
People were saying it was a recap but felt better than most recap eps. I guess I was expecting a clip show. I liked it, glad to have this back.
That's a very... fast forward way of curing pneumonia (that went on for years??) but I'll let it slide because I'm a sucker for procedural stuff like this.
MHA S4E01
People were saying it was a recap but felt better than most recap eps. I guess I was expecting a clip show. I liked it, glad to have this back.
Is it possible to go any lower than Elfin Lied?
Star Twinkle Precure 36
Is it okay for the Precure to fight the space mafia? Who apparently have actual guns? Yuni knows stealing is bad, but if it's the mafia who cares. Lala didn't actually say stealing is bad. Ann is alright, though it's obvious she's just a movie tie-in. Yuni got some actual good development with how she pointed out stealing may not be bad if it's for a just cause, just like spying. The point wasn't actually countered. We get an actual fight this time. That's rare. Guess they were lucky enough to run into a nice mafia boss. Yuni declaring she will continue to steal her planet's treasure back has solidly put her above Madoka. What do you know, when the space show focuses on aliens, it gets good again. What a novel concept.
Is it okay for the Precure to fight the space mafia? Who apparently have actual guns? Yuni knows stealing is bad, but if it's the mafia who cares. Lala didn't actually say stealing is bad. Ann is alright, though it's obvious she's just a movie tie-in. Yuni got some actual good development with how she pointed out stealing may not be bad if it's for a just cause, just like spying. The point wasn't actually countered. We get an actual fight this time. That's rare. Guess they were lucky enough to run into a nice mafia boss. Yuni declaring she will continue to steal her planet's treasure back has solidly put her above Madoka. What do you know, when the space show focuses on aliens, it gets good again. What a novel concept.
Yay, the bad nostalgia trip is over!
Etotama for a cat.
It really was worse than I remembered, lol.
Um, yes? Did I miss something? "Elf-en leed," although, I still say "lied" in my head since forever ago.
The Rose of Vesailles 37
For some reason I didn't think Andre and Oscar would ever move forward with their relationship but this episode seems to push them further and closes that chapter. Will they continue to work for the Royal family as the army or will they fight for the people, Oscar seem to make that critical decision next episode.
It's pretty interesting to see Oscar's father make a heartfelt plea to Andre to return safely and that he would gladly give Oscar in marriage if he was a Noble. It's really silly in the modern western progressive lens to hear that but this is a topic I've been thinking about. 'Family' sentiment is still very prevalent in the east but I'm gonna assume it's to a far lesser degree in the west now. The emphasis on Individualism vs Familial being is a difficult balance to make, not just because you have to decide what you wish to let go of (and you will most likely have to let go of something, you can't make everyone happy) but because you don't necessarily and fully comprehend what you're letting go of in the process of this.
Beastars 01
Good start. Some really good direction as much as the plot seems to tackle a rather simple zootopia conflict but I'm willing to give it the benfit of doubt to see where it takes the drama. It seems to be about these characters who are having their own struggles as well. Terrific production quality as everyone mentioned.
Weathering With You
Now this is something special because this is the first time I got to watch an anime movie in a theater. A fan petition and some trending hashtags got Shinkai's attention and eventually he got around have this movie release here. Thankfully, this was a success with multiple theaters in multiple cities being housefull over the weekend and friday. They're even extending it to another week but I wonder how that will go.
Anyways.
Weathering With You is an interesting progression of Shinkai in terms of his stories. This is a conclusive story along the lines of Your Name in some ways but it still leaves some very huge things unanswered, leaving the audience to wonder. I think this is an interesting balance he might have found. The movie in general was pretty entertaining, with lot of humor and occasional tension. I'm not really big on the story in general but much like Your Name, Shinkai relies a lot more the emotional connection and void setup he establishes and less on the logical specifics of the setup (and that's partly something I picked up right from the trailer). It's not something I dislike at all but its effectiveness is often shortlived. It was in the context of me watching the movie in a theater was nice to
For some reason I didn't think Andre and Oscar would ever move forward with their relationship but this episode seems to push them further and closes that chapter. Will they continue to work for the Royal family as the army or will they fight for the people, Oscar seem to make that critical decision next episode.
It's pretty interesting to see Oscar's father make a heartfelt plea to Andre to return safely and that he would gladly give Oscar in marriage if he was a Noble. It's really silly in the modern western progressive lens to hear that but this is a topic I've been thinking about. 'Family' sentiment is still very prevalent in the east but I'm gonna assume it's to a far lesser degree in the west now. The emphasis on Individualism vs Familial being is a difficult balance to make, not just because you have to decide what you wish to let go of (and you will most likely have to let go of something, you can't make everyone happy) but because you don't necessarily and fully comprehend what you're letting go of in the process of this.
Beastars 01
Good start. Some really good direction as much as the plot seems to tackle a rather simple zootopia conflict but I'm willing to give it the benfit of doubt to see where it takes the drama. It seems to be about these characters who are having their own struggles as well. Terrific production quality as everyone mentioned.
Weathering With You
Now this is something special because this is the first time I got to watch an anime movie in a theater. A fan petition and some trending hashtags got Shinkai's attention and eventually he got around have this movie release here. Thankfully, this was a success with multiple theaters in multiple cities being housefull over the weekend and friday. They're even extending it to another week but I wonder how that will go.
Anyways.
Weathering With You is an interesting progression of Shinkai in terms of his stories. This is a conclusive story along the lines of Your Name in some ways but it still leaves some very huge things unanswered, leaving the audience to wonder. I think this is an interesting balance he might have found. The movie in general was pretty entertaining, with lot of humor and occasional tension. I'm not really big on the story in general but much like Your Name, Shinkai relies a lot more the emotional connection and void setup he establishes and less on the logical specifics of the setup (and that's partly something I picked up right from the trailer). It's not something I dislike at all but its effectiveness is often shortlived. It was in the context of me watching the movie in a theater was nice to
see cameos from Your Name haha and now I have to check the weather in the ending for Your Name.
The new series of Cooking Master Boy (Shin Chuuka Ichiban!) is really weird. I was assuming it would either be a retelling or a continuation, and was hoping for a continuation.
But Ep 1 was randomly a remake of episode 20 of the original series, and judging from the next episode preview, episode 2 will be a remake in some way of the episode 21-23 arc, probably jammed into one ep. Bizarre and disappointing.
For anyone wondering too, ep 20 was not any kind of special ep, not was it the start of a new arc or anything, just a random one-off episode, as it is in the remake too.
But Ep 1 was randomly a remake of episode 20 of the original series, and judging from the next episode preview, episode 2 will be a remake in some way of the episode 21-23 arc, probably jammed into one ep. Bizarre and disappointing.
For anyone wondering too, ep 20 was not any kind of special ep, not was it the start of a new arc or anything, just a random one-off episode, as it is in the remake too.
I've heard to many good things about Clannad and Clannd: After Story that I'd love to watch it, but being in the UK there don't appear to be any UK-accessible (legal) ways to stream it. Does anyone know any different? I'm surprised it's not on Crunchyroll (which I have subbed to for other shows).
The mangaka talked about how they feared their story was going to be too similar to zootopia during the release of both works but after seeing the movie it turned out the two approached their subjects pretty differently.
The way I see it, they both benefit from each other.
Thanks. I might just try and work my way through them one at a time then.
Their English Twitter account seems to be going with it, oddly. Looks like they cut the cleavage out? From the screenshot, I mean. It was there in the anime as well.
Special 7 Episode 2:
Turns out the really do fight crime, like actual mundane crime since things are in a slow spot right now.
Turns out the really do fight crime, like actual mundane crime since things are in a slow spot right now.
Yuki Kaji as the lead of Ahiru no Sora...awesome. Cant readily think of any sports anime he was lead it, though he did play as Kenma in Haikyuu!!
Ahiru no Sora Episode 2
The gang plot needs to get dropped or resolved quickly because its so lame and done so much in animes that there is nothing unique or interesting here with it that I can't get past the feeling of just skipping through it. If only Momo's character development moments didn't happen during those moments :(
Easily, Momo plot is the more interesting and compelling part of this anime.
The gang plot needs to get dropped or resolved quickly because its so lame and done so much in animes that there is nothing unique or interesting here with it that I can't get past the feeling of just skipping through it. If only Momo's character development moments didn't happen during those moments :(
Easily, Momo plot is the more interesting and compelling part of this anime.
Vinland Saga 14
Fuck Askeladd. Feel like the priest will eventually find out that Thorfinn is Thor's kid. Maybe eventually get Thorfinn to go against these dipshits.
Fuck Askeladd. Feel like the priest will eventually find out that Thorfinn is Thor's kid. Maybe eventually get Thorfinn to go against these dipshits.
Beastars 1
What a great start. My main worry was the visuals and the music since I already know the story is fantastic from reading the manga, but holy hell they knocked it out of the park.
The scene with the darkness at the start was visually amazing, and I love how they squeezed in some manga panels on a wall as a pseudo montage. I think my literal only nitpick so far was that Tem falling down the stairs looked awful, but that's it.
legosi's voice actor is perfect. Deep but gentle.
The soundtrack is exactly what I was hoping for, lots of jazz and piano, and man that OP sounds like a banger.
I don't want to write too much since I'm a manga reader, so I'll just mostly say I'm SUPER excited to see some of my favourite moments animated.
What a great start. My main worry was the visuals and the music since I already know the story is fantastic from reading the manga, but holy hell they knocked it out of the park.
The scene with the darkness at the start was visually amazing, and I love how they squeezed in some manga panels on a wall as a pseudo montage. I think my literal only nitpick so far was that Tem falling down the stairs looked awful, but that's it.
legosi's voice actor is perfect. Deep but gentle.
The soundtrack is exactly what I was hoping for, lots of jazz and piano, and man that OP sounds like a banger.
I don't want to write too much since I'm a manga reader, so I'll just mostly say I'm SUPER excited to see some of my favourite moments animated.
wait
Some cats speak different language, like "Nyan" or "Meow".
They're all same fucking languages. Who wrote this shit?
Aikatsu on Parade 2
I think S4 forgot there's 4 people in their group. Where's Haruka? Mahiru and Ako shine like the top idols they are. I forgot that Ako has her cat stuff in hammerspace. Good old Principal Evil still not getting any success. Poor Mio being the only one to be concerned about being trapped in another world. Remember that Stars idols are hardcore. Lots of performances, but they're cutting out the dressroom transformations, so it works out. Lots of good interactions this episode, but the highlight was the first crossover performance. Top idols Yume and Mio combine their premium dresses to show off their superpowers on stage. Exactly what I wanted to see even if it makes no sense that Mio is this coordinated on a new song. Looks like they're delivering on what matters, even if Raki is still lame.
I think S4 forgot there's 4 people in their group. Where's Haruka? Mahiru and Ako shine like the top idols they are. I forgot that Ako has her cat stuff in hammerspace. Good old Principal Evil still not getting any success. Poor Mio being the only one to be concerned about being trapped in another world. Remember that Stars idols are hardcore. Lots of performances, but they're cutting out the dressroom transformations, so it works out. Lots of good interactions this episode, but the highlight was the first crossover performance. Top idols Yume and Mio combine their premium dresses to show off their superpowers on stage. Exactly what I wanted to see even if it makes no sense that Mio is this coordinated on a new song. Looks like they're delivering on what matters, even if Raki is still lame.
Rifle is Beautiful 01
Another perfectly done cute girls into an offbeat hobby/interest. MC is a precious idiot who must be protected and the tsundere girl is already my favorite.
Vinland Saga 14
Well, that was a depressing episode that gives you a sorta eye opening that these are some cruel ass dudes.
Bokutachi S2 02
Teacher episodes are the second best ones next to Fumino ones.
Special 7 02
Samurai vampire chick better decapitate someone in a episode or I will be disappointed.
Another perfectly done cute girls into an offbeat hobby/interest. MC is a precious idiot who must be protected and the tsundere girl is already my favorite.
Vinland Saga 14
Well, that was a depressing episode that gives you a sorta eye opening that these are some cruel ass dudes.
Bokutachi S2 02
Teacher episodes are the second best ones next to Fumino ones.
Special 7 02
Samurai vampire chick better decapitate someone in a episode or I will be disappointed.
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