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varmintx
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Madoka would be the big one for me. Despite having no interest in a magical girl show, I watched the first episode on the strength of the recommendations from the Preview Guide. My reaction to it was exactly what I thought it would be: very well made, but obviously not for me. It was months later after finishing Penguindrum, the show that I assumed would be getting all the high praise while people were still going on and on about how good Madoka was, that I decided to give it another try. After my second time through the series, I changed my score from a 9 to a 10. I assume I'll be making such a score change to the aforementioned Penguindrum whenever I get the time (and courage) to re-watch it. |
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Roxas4ever
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Samurai Flamenco was such a weird series, but I can't help but look back on it fondly. I really liked the beginning of it, when it was just an idealistic fanboy trying to become a super hero, and I was super put off when there started to be random monsters and what not, but the show kept evolving even beyond that. It was such an interesting show that took a ton of tropes of the genre and embraced them before dumping them on their heads. The last episode was particularly fantastic.
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Apollo-kun
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Wow, thanks for the Mizushima shout-out! Sometimes I feel like the only person out there who loves almost everything that guy does. Glad to know there's somebody else out there who appreciates him! I had no idea that "Girls Und Panzer" was by him, though, so I'm going to need to check it out.
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Touma
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I think that "Cat Planet Cuties" is a good title for a show featuring cute girls from planet Catia. And it is no more corny than the alternative Japanese title of "Bombshells from the Sky." And it is more descriptive and meaningful than "We've Come to Play." "Bodacious Space Pirates" actually is the alternative Japanese title. It even appears, in English, as part of the logo for the title in the anime and on the Japanese web site for the show. Both of the titles in question make me want to watch the show. Unfortunately I have not had a chance to see either of them yet. But I want to even more because of this:
Cute girls and science fiction is a winning combination for me. As for the article, it does make me want to check out the shows that are featured. I have not tried any of them yet. |
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DangerMouse
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Great choice in mentioning Kiddy Grade, Splitter. That show really became something special.
Tweeny Witches was great, the title might make it qualify but yeah thankfully the awesome art style hinted at what a good show it would be. I too was hooked on Scrapped Princess right from the start, loved that show, actually the spoiler[amnesia bit ] was really the only part of the entire show I didn't care for. Thanks to that great show I also ended up really looking forward to Chaika - The Coffin Princess, which I also really liked a lot outside of the sadly super-rushed ending which was made even more ashame by how well they'd been able to do the ending of the first season of the show. |
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Gina Szanboti
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I've learned to stay clear of anime with that balloony font in the title card, especially if it's rendered in rainbow colors. Sometimes I get fooled, but I can always go back and correct that. Madoka, which you'd think would be an exception to the rule, actually turned out to follow it. I couldn't make it past the "game-changing" episode 3, tried again with the movies, hoping a condensed form would help me get through it, but I just never got the appeal. C'est la vie.
Girls Und Panzer is another one that really seems like it's not my thing, but I still intend to give it a look one day, given how many people love it whose opinions I respect. I watched all of SF, but since I'm not a tokusatsu fan anyway, all its parody and commentary on the various genres it tripped out into still never managed to win back my love lost after the disaster of episode 8. Toradora also never seemed like my thing, but this article makes me want to put it in my to-watch backlog.
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KH91
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Awesome for mentioning Samurai Flamenco. GG is the GOAT. I still laugh at that.
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unready
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Her real name wasn't Erwin. They called that her "soul" name. Just like the team lead wasn't really named Caesar. Basically the StuG team were military history geeks and gave each other soul names. (Yes, they call them soul names, too.) In the Anzio OVA, we learned that Caesar's real name was spoiler[Takako.] I don't think we ever learn the real names of the other history geeks in the TV series. The Wikipedia article has their real names, presumably derived from the follow-on manga. Anyway, my reaction to Girls und Panzer was similar. I gave up after the first episode and had to be coaxed back into watching it. The characters are (mostly) a collection of stereotypes seemingly designed to guarantee at least one of them would be your "type," no matter who you are. The plot is a straight line. But the tank battles are cool. Watch it for the tanks. Eventually, the fact that they're driven by high school girls becomes irrelevant. |
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Random 21
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Glad to see the Samumenco love, sometimes I need to be reminded that I'm not the only SamFlam fan in the world. The show was always the highlight of my week, and sits comfortably in my top 20. I can understand why there's a lot of hate for it, but it's a shame, since I adored every moment of it.
Other shows I brushed off at first would be this season's Maria The Virgin Witch, which was a surprise hit for me, and even Death Parade, since I really didn't think much to it when I first saw it, but was hooked the moment I saw episode 1. |
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princess passa passa
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Samurai Flamenco is clearly one of those polarizing shows. I have yet to find a review that feels meh about this show, is either they flat out hate it or love it. I still have it on my to watch list for some time now, still debating whether I should take the plunge.
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Mikeski
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No disagreement. A title can be simultaneously good, accurate, and corny. (And it's not like more-accurate versions for BSP are any better... "Go-getter space pirates", or "Miniskirt pirates" to match the light novels.) But if you told a non-anime sci-fi fan the title of either show, would they be more likely to mentally file it with "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress", or with "Plan 9 From Outer Space"? |
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penguintruth
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Samurai Flamenco was great until the actual monsters showed up, ruining a great premise for just an ordinary animated toku show.
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eely225
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I won't lie; I laughed out loud. All the titles Mike mentioned are great examples. Another title I tend toward in the not-cover-judging category is Infinite Ryvius. Just looking at character designs, descriptions, stills of the mecha and battleships, and the set up from the first episode, it seemed like it would be really cheesy and predictable. But that show turned the tables a lot of times in a lot of ways, and ended up being one of my favorites. |
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phia_one
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I'm surprised that I made it six episodes in to Samurai Flamenco. The characters were just too annoying for my tastes. The only thing that got me through Girls und Panzer were the tank battles.
I definitely agree with the few posters that brought up Tweeny Witches. The series had a charming quality to it from the characters to the animation. Thought I do admit that I was a little disappointed that it spoiler[didn't just stick to catching all the different types of fairies.] I'd also like to mention Pumpkin Scissors. I kept putting it off for years and then finally decided to watch it. I finished it in two days. I loved the post WWI atmosphere and found the characters to be very likable. |
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Hameyadea
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Pretty much hit the nail on its head with that one. |
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