Forum - View topicThe Anime You Should Have Watched in Spring 2013
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Ruddor
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Let's not forget, of course, the king of train wrecks of Spring 2013: Valvrave the Liberator!
Okay look, this show wasn't exactly good, but damn was it entertaining. |
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Emerje
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Are you in denial or do you actually not know about the second season (and upcoming third) season? Emerje |
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Glordit
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Spring 2013 also had:
DATE A LIVE, which is getting its 5th season in the near future. The wacky Mushibugyou. you should give it a watch. Hayate no Gotoku!: Cuties, back when Manglobe was still around. There was also; RDG: Red Data Girl, Yuyushiki and the second season of Yondemasu yo. Of course, there was also, Death Billiards which 2 years later gave us Death Parade. Spring 2013 was a really fun season. |
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Triltaison
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This comment made me laugh way too much. Thanks for the best description for every mech show ever, because I'm probably going to think this every time I watch one now. 
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kotomikun
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Oreimo isn't a good anime by any sensible definition, but it's certainly one of the biggest memes in the entire subculture, capped off with an ending that skewers the entire show and everyone who watched it in a way that's somehow both predictable and completely ludicrous. A unique sort of trainwreck, worth experiencing if only for that reason.
Flowers of Evil, however... feels like a show for people who think political discussions on Reddit aren't cynical enough. SNAFU is kind of along the same lines, but much more palatable, both in terms of not making people absolute monsters, and by not using such an incredibly ugly animation style. |
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theotheranimeman
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Honestly, this would have been a really great series of articles if someone else wrote it. The idea is great, but this author keeps shitting on the most random shows without really giving solid explanations a lot of the time. His writing has this boomer energy and air of self-importance that just lowers the quality of the articles so much for me. I don't care about Oreimo at all and I doubt I'll ever watch it, but the rant about it in this article is so self-indulgent. |
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ThatGuyWhoLikesThings
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My point was that I thought it was very bad, yes. I will ignore the 3rd season as well. |
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Melicans
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I'm surprised at how many of the shows mentioned still have material coming out to this day. Rather than focusing on things like Titan and SNAFU that are still present and at the forefront of fan's minds, I think this article may have been better served by series that didn't get sequels/continuations, like it did with Flowers of Evil and Gargantua. And do we really need to talk about Naruto or One Piece?
Hentai Prince and the Stony Cat and Nyaruko W would have been perfect choices as mostly forgotten series from that season. You could have written about Aiura and Muromi-san to include some shorts that are never discussed anymore. And instead of the numerous ongoing shonen series, why not pick something like Space Brothers? Not to belabour, but my point is that this article would have been more interesting if it didn't discuss series that continue airing to this day. |
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Zalis116
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Wow, here I thought PhotoKano was a pretty unassuming "not actually harem" Amagami-SS-style romance anime with mild to moderate amounts of fanservice. But apparently it is/was an "abomination" for some reason. Other not-yet-mentioned highlights from the season include:
* Leviathan: The Last Defense, an okayish JRPG adaptation from Gonzo. * Hayate the Combat Butler: Cuties, the last TV incarnation of the long-running franchise, and one where you'll be somewhat lost if you haven't read the manga. Granted, pretty much nothing of note actually happens in this series, but the initial setup and living arrangements of the characters comes out of left field. * Haitai Nanafa S2, a short-episode "CGDCT in rural area" series in the vein of Non Non Biyori. * Samurai Bride and Mushibugyou, two straight-up "what you expect is what you get" action/ecchi series in historical/samurai settings. I did somewhat like Red Data Girl, although it's a crying shame we never got it on Blu-Ray. Also had some interest in going back and watching Severing Crime Edge. |
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JuanDmarco
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Onimai did a lot of weird stuff, but it didn't even entertain the incest route. |
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Fluwm
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This reminds me, I still need to watch Gargantia. Got the BRD ages ago and it's just been sitting on my shelf since.
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Piglet the Grate
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My only issue with Yama no Susume is that I wish there had been two seasons of full episodes instead of the two seasons of shorts, a season of half-lengths shows, and a final season of full length shows but one-third devoted to a recap. One of the all-time great CGDCT/SOL shows (up there with Yuru CampΔ). Non Non Byori does the miracle of having small children who are not annoying (Renge and friends). Silver Spoon's main fault is not having a third season to cover more of the source material. |
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CrimeVsCrime
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I mean, there's tons of scenes and jokes about Mihari dressing up Mahiro and sexualizing him, making lolsex jokes like the two of them playing video games but it's framed like them having sex with awkward comments like "Slow down, I'm at the edge and almost there!" "Ah, onii-chan, so this is your weak spot, hmm?" and lots of implications about them bathing and sharing dressing rooms together and seeing each other naked. At the very least there's tons of baiting and pandering to that crowd. |
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Shay Guy
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As I recall, it's also consistently explicit that Mahiro has no sexual interest in Mihari whatsoever. (To her chagrin. Which is a bit more questionable.) |
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