Netflix animoo discussion

[dAnceguy117]

spoiler tags, guys ;_;

[Izzy]

Thought about it, but none of that actually happens. However, I will do it anyway.

[Artic_counter]

Originally Posted by Izzy

There was a saying back during the downtime after this tsusami that if you don't like magical girl anime than madoka is the perfect show for you because

they all die and the main girl never even becomes a magical girl.

Actually, that's not how I found it to work. In my opinion, in order to enjoy that show, you need to like magical girl anime from the beginning. Allow me to explain:

If you watch it expecting a normal magical girl show (meaning that you like that kind of stuff) then you'll be shocked. The *only* interesting point of that show is the shock value it provides by throwing at you something you're totally not ready for. Kind of like School Days.

If, like me, you can't stand that kind of anime and you go at it expecting something different, then you'll be disapointed. Tragedy only truly works when there is some attachement to the characters and considering that those could very well fit in any magical girl anime... Good idea, poor execution I guess.

[Pseudo Enigma]

The movies are > the series IMO. I've watched the movies 4-5 times each and own them Limited Edition (i'm a faget). I feel that they skipped/shortened certain things that were necessary to expand on things that were, and also because of that it flows a bit more. They're 2.5hrs each so be prepared be there for a while if you do. But yeah, it's totally worth it.

I dunno why everyone says the characters are flat/boring though *shrug* that's literally the only bad thing I hear about this series and I disagree.

Oh shit I just realized #3 is out on Bluray fuuuu (I don't own it yet). I went to see that one in theatres and I might've missed something the first time watching it, but it's not as good as the original series if you're looking for plot expansion. But if you're looking to see the magical girls doing magical girl things, then you'll probably like that movie. It gets pretty hard to follow near the end for most viewers. I still liked it enough to give it a 9/10 like the rest of the entries in the series.

also if you're expecting anyone to live in this series, then you don't know the reason they call him Gen "the Butcher".

[Snowcrafta]

Having some fun with Heavens Lost Property, always enjoy silly shows with tons of fan service. I never understood the obsession with panties in japan, but to each their own.

Exploding panties episode was god damn hilarious, however.

[Mike Weedmark]

Another part of being able to fit more relevant plot was that they just had more time to. The Madoka movies are actually longer than the series.

The characters aren't flat or boring. They're just a bit flatter and more boring than you'd expect from a show that does everything else so well.

They're also not written AT ALL like high schoolers, but it's not like Madoka's the first show that tries to pretend "hardened death-acclimatized veteran" attitude on a 14 year old like Homura isn't really fucking silly. Watching anime, you learn to go with it.

Heero Yuy was 15 at the start of Gundam Wing. Yeah.

[Snowcrafta]

Ash is 10 in pokemon.

For 20 years

[Snowcrafta]

I just wish the next season of Fairy Tail would be released already, that show is fun to watch

[Wayward Vagabond]

guys



mushishi

[Pseudo Enigma]

Originally Posted by Mike Weedmark

Another part of being able to fit more relevant plot was that they just had more time to. The Madoka movies are actually longer than the series.

The characters aren't flat or boring. They're just a bit flatter and more boring than you'd expect from a show that does everything else so well.

They're also not written AT ALL like high schoolers, but it's not like Madoka's the first show that tries to pretend "hardened death-acclimatized veteran" attitude on a 14 year old like Homura isn't really fucking silly. Watching anime, you learn to go with it.

idk if you've watched the whole thing yet but

Homura is like waaaay older than she looks.

Anyway Homura has her reasons. You'll know by the end of it.
edit: also MALGraph has recommended me to watch Mushishi and the second season is airing so I might pick it up.

edit2:

Originally Posted by MrPopadopalis25

I thought that Homura's more mature attitude was a result of

her having to loop over and over so by the time she gets to the loop that we watch in the series she's probably been dealing with the whole magical girl gig for years upon years upon years.

You're definitely right though. Even beyond the super genius type characters, a lot of them are way too worldly beyond their years...not that it's a bad thing in all cases.

in the one timeline, Homura has to kill Madoka to stop her from turning to into a witch. I'm pretty sure having to watch your friends die multiple times every time you reset the world, and feeling like ultimately killing your friend is the only possible solution, it would do that to a person. If you spent 10 years repeating the same 2-3 weeks I'm sure you'd become a genius of that week in no time. You'd probably stop seeing your friends as actual people by the 4th - 5th loop and start doing what you absolutely have to in order to save your best friend. 10 years is a LONG time. (you're only 21 and have been making conscious decisions for probably only 15-16 of those years.)

Originally Posted by http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Homura_Akemi

If Homura really did loop the same month nearly 100 times, she would technically be around 22 years old.

[Snowcrafta]

Originally Posted by Wayward Vagabond

guys



mushishi

Not on netflix :/

[Wayward Vagabond]

oh gay they took it off.

[Mike Weedmark]

Originally Posted by Pseudo Enigma

idk if you've watched the whole thing yet but

Homura is like waaaay older than she looks.

Anyway Homura has her reasons. You'll know by the end of it.

I know, that's part of what I meant by learning to go with it. A lot of things people are spoilertagging here are things I already suspected on my own, or knew already from spending too much time on danbooru.

Having said that, Homura's not the only, or worst, example. But I actually like most of these characters (don't really know what Kyouko's about yet) so I don't want to ruin it by thinking too hard.

[Mike Weedmark]

(Double post because bump)

I finished Madoka. Probably the most unsatisfying end to a show I've seen in a while.

I generally like happy shows, but I understand what Madoka is, and I would've been okay with any number of tragic endings for any other character in it, but... I felt like in order for the story to have any value the way it was set up, Homura saving Madoka without losing her or separating her from her friends and family was non-negotiable.

Like yeah, Madoka's wish accomplished a lot of good things and did a passable job of saving the universe and so on, but you didn't need to watch five seconds of the show to know it was going to. She's the title character. If there was anything I thought the ending COULDN'T be about for the show to remain forceful and meaningful, it was denying Homura everything she spent the entire story striving for. A story she was BY FAR the most important character in. Maybe the only character who mattered at all.

Not because I just wanted a happier ending (although I did), but because the ending they did choose made me feel like nothing was resolved that wasn't guaranteed to be resolved anyway. It was a cop-out. Rather than dropping something clever enough to do the rest of the story justice, they just mailed in the wish they spent five or six episodes foreshadowing. They didn't need to give Homura a pefect happyhappykyun ending, but they could've had her finish with SOMETHING more than she started with. Something to make it feel like the show didn't finish exactly where it began, minus one pink-haired plot device. It had no human element. It had no sense of justice or resolution.

I can probably still give it a 9.0 just because the RIDE leading up to the end is so great, Kajiura's soundtrack is flawless, and the gestalt has so much cool-factor. But dat end.

[megamon88]

Originally Posted by Mike Weedmark

(Double post because bump)

I finished Madoka. Probably the most unsatisfying end to a show I've seen in a while.

I generally like happy shows, but I understand what Madoka is, and I would've been okay with any number of tragic endings for any other character in it, but... I felt like in order for the story to have any value the way it was set up, Homura saving Madoka without losing her or separating her from her friends and family was non-negotiable.

Like yeah, Madoka's wish accomplished a lot of good things and did a passable job of saving the universe and so on, but you didn't need to watch five seconds of the show to know it was going to. She's the title character. If there was anything I thought the ending COULDN'T be about for the show to remain forceful and meaningful, it was denying Homura everything she spent the entire story striving for. A story she was BY FAR the most important character in. Maybe the only character who mattered at all.

Not because I just wanted a happier ending (although I did), but because the ending they did choose made me feel like nothing was resolved that wasn't guaranteed to be resolved anyway. It was a cop-out. Rather than dropping something clever enough to do the rest of the story justice, they just mailed in the wish they spent five or six episodes foreshadowing. They didn't need to give Homura a pefect happyhappykyun ending, but they could've had her finish with SOMETHING more than she started with. Something to make it feel like the show didn't finish exactly where it began, minus one pink-haired plot device. It had no human element. It had no sense of justice or resolution.

I can probably still give it a 9.0 just because the RIDE leading up to the end is so great, Kajiura's soundtrack is flawless, and the gestalt has so much cool-factor. But dat .

Watch rebellion. Be warned though: It'll either satisfy your need for a resolution or make you even more mad.

[Snowcrafta]

I thought the art in the labyrinths was the coolest part of Madoka.

Still hanging around on Heavens Lost Property, should be fun for awhile longer. The humors crudeness is still pretty comical

[Pseudo Enigma]

Originally Posted by Snowcrafta

I thought the art in the labyrinths was the coolest part of Madoka.

Still hanging around on Heavens Lost Property, should be fun for awhile longer. The humors crudeness is still pretty comical

What you're watching: http://myanimelist.net/anime/5958/Sora_no_Otoshimono
What I mixed it up with: http://myanimelist.net/anime/10568/Kamisama_no_Memochou

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[dAnceguy117]

my roommates finished watching Attack on Titan recently, they liked it but didn't love it I think

[Snowcrafta]

Originally Posted by Pseudo Enigma

What you're watching: http://myanimelist.net/anime/5958/Sora_no_Otoshimono
What I mixed it up with: http://myanimelist.net/anime/10568/Kamisama_no_Memochou

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How do you mix up a title in English?

I mean, you SPEAK English

[Pseudo Enigma]

Originally Posted by Snowcrafta

How do you mix up a title in English?

I mean, you SPEAK English

It's pretty easy to make a mistake like this actually, regardless of if English is your first language or not.