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Finally started Higurashi now and things are bugging me. The green haired chick is strapped, but no one seems to notice or care. I mean they are like 14 to 16 and she goes everywhere, but school with a gun???
 
watched 5 centimeters per second last night in 1080p

definitely the best anime i ever watched, which isnt that many to be honest :)

And it also looks stunning.....
 
Paintface said:
watched 5 centimeters per second last night in 1080p

definitely the best anime i ever watched, which isnt that many to be honest :)

And it also looks stunning.....
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Makoto Shinkai is a fantastic writer/director.. You have 5 Cps, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, & my favorite, Voices of a Distant Star. Their all 3 beautiful works of art in the anime world. I know I go back at lease twice a year to rewatch all of them.
 
5 CPS bored me to tears, seriously.


i may be the odd one out there, but i just could not derive any enjoyment from it at all.

i liked voices, so its not just me disliking his work entirely.
 
Mussels said:
5 CPS bored me to tears, seriously.


i may be the odd one out there, but i just could not derive any enjoyment from it at all.

i liked voices, so its not just me disliking his work entirely.
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nah, your not out there.. It's the story that I have to watch first when I re-watch them all.. Because it can put you to sleep.. It's that voice that makes it so.. Just a voice of a professor at a college class.. The old ones that talk like they need to have speakers and a mic.

The whole flow of 5cps is just as fast when it starts, as it is in the middle & end.. So, I can see where you are at Mussels.
 
Mussels said:
5 CPS bored me to tears, seriously.


i may be the odd one out there, but i just could not derive any enjoyment from it at all.

i liked voices, so its not just me disliking his work entirely.
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While i agree it had great production values like any Makoto movie, i think its just a nice love story, its wasnt anything amazing for me...
For ex, Eve no jikan the movie was far more enjoyable...
 
Mussels said:
5 CPS bored me to tears, seriously.


i may be the odd one out there, but i just could not derive any enjoyment from it at all.

i liked voices, so its not just me disliking his work entirely.
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I wasn't greatly impressed with it too.
 
Still watching Higurashi. Getting predictable, but still different. The gun is still bugging me. Now because it is not used, not because no one seems to notice it. Just seemed like it should have never even be draw into the anime.
 
But there are many things worse than the pistol in the anime...
Well each arc is a repetition but with different events and it all makes sense when you watch the second season, where each arc gives a solution to each of the first seasons arc's along with the materialization of a characters that is already in th first season but is never seen...
 
djisas said:
But there are many things worse than the pistol in the anime...
Well each arc is a repetition but with different events and it all makes sense when you watch the second season, where each arc gives a solution to each of the first seasons arc's along with the materialization of a characters that is already in th first season but is never seen...
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That is good to know, but I don't think I will be watching a second season of this. It is fun to watch the cliche K-on type characters be portrayed as murders, serial killers, and/or getting brutally killed. There is a weird sense of satisfaction to it all. Like you said and like I was trying to avoid, there are some very large, very obvious flaws to the presentation, story design, and strange character reaction to certain events. Each arc is rushed, disjointed, and seem like they want to fit together so badly....but doing so just creates massive plot holes and story inconsistencies. On the flip, leaving them separate, leaves massive plot wholes that aren't explained well with little to no background for these characters.

It is something different with these character types and I like the bait and switch genre look, but that is about it. The first story arc was by far the best and creepiest and all the others are failing to measure up. I feel like she had an orgasm 5 minutes in and is just hanging around to make me feel better. While that is all fine and good, I just don't think either of our hearts are in it any more and we should just stop.
 
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TheLaughingMan said:
That is good to know, but I don't think I will be watching a second season of this. It is fun to watch the cliche K-on type characters be portrayed as murders, serial killers, and/or getting brutally killed. There is a weird sense of satisfaction to it all. Like you said and like I was trying to avoid, there are some very large, very obvious flaws to the presentation, story design, and strange character reaction to certain events. Each arc is rushed, disjointed, and seem like they want to fit together so badly....but doing so just creates massive plot holes and story inconsistencies. On the flip, leaving them separate, leaves massive plot wholes that aren't explained well with little to no background for these characters.

It is something different with these character types and I like the bait and switch genre look, but that is about it. The first story arc was by far the best and creepiest and all the others are failing to measure up. I feel like she had an orgasm 5 minutes in and is just hanging around to make me feel better. While that is all fine and good, I just don't think either of our hearts are in it any more and we she just stop.
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that show has to have the most ass backwards plot direction ever
the first season made absolutely no sense until you watch the second season then the second season makes you sit there thinking alright enough already get to some conclusion already
 
TheLaughingMan said:
That is good to know, but I don't think I will be watching a second season of this. It is fun to watch the cliche K-on type characters be portrayed as murders, serial killers, and/or getting brutally killed. There is a weird sense of satisfaction to it all. Like you said and like I was trying to avoid, there are some very large, very obvious flaws to the presentation, story design, and strange character reaction to certain events. Each arc is rushed, disjointed, and seem like they want to fit together so badly....but doing so just creates massive plot holes and story inconsistencies. On the flip, leaving them separate, leaves massive plot wholes that aren't explained well with little to no background for these characters.

It is something different with these character types and I like the bait and switch genre look, but that is about it. The first story arc was by far the best and creepiest and all the others are failing to measure up. I feel like she had an orgasm 5 minutes in and is just hanging around to make me feel better. While that is all fine and good, I just don't think either of our hearts are in it any more and we she just stop.
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Batou1986 said:
that show has to have the most ass backwards plot direction ever
the first season made absolutely no sense until you watch the second season then the second season makes you sit there thinking alright enough already get to some conclusion already
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I hated it.
 
But you loved elfen lied for it's straight plot and blood...
Like mentioned, the first season of higurashi makes little sense and seems to lack a plot, that is why they made a second season...
 
Higurashi was boring. Still hate it.
 
Kaichou wa Maid-sama! still RAW lol

K-On!! finally subbed lol

Gundam 00 movie still not subbed! RAWR
 
djisas said:
But you loved elfen lied for it's straight plot and blood...
Like mentioned, the first season of higurashi makes little sense and seems to lack a plot, that is why they made a second season...
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Well I liked Elfen Lied because it explained who these people were; They were depressed, needy, social awkward, and filled with pinned up emotional rage and pain. It wasn't about the gore for me. It was a story of how people with super powers would really react to being conditioned by a military to become a weapon. In every other story it works so perfectly and only love can break their hold to cause the rebellion. In Elfen Lied, subjecting children to brainwashing, pain, and combat training before they can discern the difference between right and wrong left them all psychologically broken. The first experiments into a new realm of science usually fail and Elfen Lied portrayed it as such, as all their children either died from the mental stress or developed severe personality disorders. And while trying to save them from that world is a good natured idea, how would they be able to function in society? It even provided a foil character who was subjected to much of the same harsh treatment, but raised in society to show counter points as to how each reacts to things.

That is why I liked Elfen Lied.

Higurashi's girls were subject to some very bad moments in life. A few more than your average child, but always had the village to lean on. While to lose one's parents in a brutal murder is really rough to live through, they had people willing to help; yet at the drop of a dime they turn into serial killers. Then we strange stuff does happen like finding out the cute adorable little girl in class and your close friend is murderer, everyone just kinda goes with the flow.

"Oh, murder you say. Thats find, no problem there. Lets play Hide the Evidence game! Then we can eat lunch in the park." Everyone else: "Yeah, that is a great idea single male character who's only purpose is to create love triangles." Me: "Dude, she killed two people, chopped them up into pieces with the hatch she is still holding, and now you are all witnesses. Oh I get it. The killer is the only one who is normal in this village and all the rest of you are out of your f%^&ing minds. Now it makes sense, continue."
 
Theres a cause for the serial killing spree, not quite explained initially thought and all most of the cast has had a very bad past, like satoko who is hatted by everyone in the village, Rika doesn't have family, Rena had a nasty past with nasty family problems, even keichi isnt innocent...

I did enjoy elfen lied, i even wrote an extensive review of it... http://www.animeorb.info/plugins/content/content.php?content.7
 
djisas said:
Theres a cause for the serial killing spree, not quite explained initially thought and all most of the cast has had a very bad past, like satoko who is hatted by everyone in the village, Rika doesn't have family, Rena had a nasty past with nasty family problems, even keichi isnt innocent...

I did enjoy elfen lied, i even wrote an extensive review of it... http://www.animeorb.info/plugins/content/content.php?content.7
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I may get around to giving season 2 a shot. during the mean time I just got Nana, Desert Punk, and Ga-Rei Zero in to watch. I also have a gap to fill by watching season 1 of Gunslinger Girl and I am going to see if El hazard is worth a look.

The weak explanation at the very end was intriguing but still a bit of a cop out. I guess i will see in the future. During the mean time I have to put down the Slice of Life and dramas. Need some action in my blood.
 
El hazard??
Thats some really good fantasy stuff!!
Watch baccano if you want some action...
 
Ga-Rei Zero was good just wish it was longer
 
It curious that ga rei zero works as a prequel to the manga, the last scene is where the manga starts...

Theres another good one i watched about the same time as ga rei, Shikabane Hime better zombies than HOTD, and better women too...
 
djisas said:
It curious that ga rei zero works as a prequel to the manga, the last scene is where the manga starts...

Theres another good one i watched about the same time as ga rei, Shikabane Hime better zombies than HOTD, and better women too...
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I have already seen Baccano! twice. No need to rewatch again....for now.
 
Then check my recommendations on the orb, already mentioned Shikabane Hime which was really good, there's black lagoon which im sure you have already watched, bebop, trigun, etc...

There's some cyberpunk, not sure if you into complicated stuff like many of these, but they are generally very good, some good examples are Ergo Proxy, the classic Ghost in the Shell, Serial Experiments Lain and this is a perfect example, Texhnolyze is a great anime by an even greater artist Yoshitoshi ABe and dont forget Boogiepop Phantom, it might be even better than Lain, and it feature uniques animation techniques...

More in the orb...

Edit: Have you watched baccano's successor Durarara??
 
djisas said:
Then check my recommendations on the orb, already mentioned Shikabane Hime which was really good, there's black lagoon which im sure you have already watched, bebop, trigun, etc...

There's some cyberpunk, not sure if you into complicated stuff like many of these, but they are generally very good, some good examples are Ergo Proxy, the classic Ghost in the Shell, Serial Experiments Lain and this is a perfect example, Texhnolyze is a great anime by an even greater artist Yoshitoshi ABe and dont forget Boogiepop Phantom, it might be even better than Lain, and it feature uniques animation techniques...

More in the orb...

Edit: Have you watched baccano's successor Durarara??
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Wow, you don't remember me I see. I guess after I got your IM, we never really talked. MAL is linked below if you want to see what I have seen so far as I have seen everything you mentioned and most of your recommendation list. Ghost in the Shell is my favorite series of all time. I did not like Texhnolyze or Durarararararara, but I may check out Boogiepop Phantom later as well.
 
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