Anime Brigade: We all have 8th grade syndrome~

[Homura]

I'm in the process of watching Madoka and all I'm thinking is "this is definitely Urobutcher's writing". I'll have to thank Psycho-Pass and Fate / Zero for that. I've put it on hold for now because watching that right after seeing the ending to Psycho-Pass is a major downer.

What's interesting is that Madoka came before both of those series. Fate/Zero doesn't really count, since it's an LN adaptation. The conclusion of F/Z was predetermined, and Urobuchi cannot change it. That accounts for a lot of why F/Z was much less Psycho-Pass like than other Urobuchi works.

Spoiler:

Madoka is Urobuchi's most positive work. Well, at least contemporary Urobuchi anyway.

Space Dandy... yeah it actually reminds me of how episodic Bebop was except it's a lot more comedic. Both animes definitely had their trippy moments (SD ep. 9 and Bebop's Mushroom Samba/Pierrot Le Fou) so I won't put it past Shinchiro to have something crazy happen in the season. There's going to be backstory in the new episode and I can hardly wait! CAT FAMILIES AHHH

It's interesting that Cowboy Bebop is quite well known in NA, but not really placed in such a high pedestal there. In any case, yes the episodic methodology makes me think of the old TV days, where people would reoutinely miss episodes. No arcs? No problem. SD reminds me a lot of Zetsubo Sensei, for some reason. lol

Also speaking of anime, I just started watching Ace of Diamond annnnd I have more favorite characters and shippings. It's killing me! DX

Hahaha, good times.

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KLK 21 Spoilers

Spoiler:

So how about that. Ryuuko rejoins the nudist beach faction. :O
Satsuki in the nudist beach outfit <3

[TheoreticalSelkie]

What's interesting is that Madoka came before both of those series. Fate/Zero doesn't really count, since it's an LN adaptation. The conclusion of F/Z was predetermined, and Urobuchi cannot change it. That accounts for a lot of why F/Z was much less Psycho-Pass like than other Urobuchi works.

Spoiler:

Madoka is Urobuchi's most positive work. Well, at least contemporary Urobuchi anyway.

Actually I think Urobuchi also wrote the F/Z LN. The anime is comparatively newer and better quality than the Stay Night anime. It definitely reminded me of how he often deconstructs ideals in the stories he wrote (i.e. you see a lot of arguments between the characters about what makes a hero/king/etc in Zero).

Even considering the nature of the Holy Grail War in F/Z, some of the deaths killed my soul again. I guess it's only positive because of how F/SN turned out but pretty bittersweet.

Spoiler:

Madoka really feels a lot more brighter. Kinda thankful for that but it makes all the dark parts of the anime stand out more. Eeek.

It's interesting that Cowboy Bebop is quite well known in NA, but not really placed in such a high pedestal there. In any case, yes the episodic methodology makes me think of the old TV days, where people would reoutinely miss episodes. No arcs? No problem. SD reminds me a lot of Zetsubo Sensei, for some reason. lol

I think Cowboy Bebop was well received in NA since AS still runs it sometimes on their late-night programming. FMA:B and InuYusha are the other two I remember seeing a lot on AS too. Really prefer the episodic stuff sometimes because I tend to forget long-running plots heheh. It's also easier to get people into since you can just drop into a new episode and drop out without missing too much of the overall plot.

Just checked out Zetsubo Sensei. Looks like something I have to add to my ever-growing backlog!

KLK 21 Spoilers

Spoiler:

So how about that. Ryuuko rejoins the nudist beach faction. :O
Satsuki in the nudist beach outfit <3

Spoiler:

AGH I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THAT EPISODE. LET THE ESCALATION BEGINNNNN

But seriously the E4 working with Satsuki in that fight was awesome.

[MC Elesa]

To be honest, I never really like Cowboy Bebop. There are a few episodes of it that I like such as the Shuttle episode but overall I just don't really find myself eager to watch it. Maybe because it has been on reruns for the last ten plus years or something.

Now to Space Dandy, while it had a rough start, I do enjoy this series a lot more. It has a lot of episodes where I find myself interesting and the one from last night was rather sweet. Very tripy though but I think that is part of the magic. Certainly isn't a Cowboy Bebop when it comes to tone.

[Lord Celebi]

Fujiko was good and well worth the buy. That was the last thing I saw before Kill la Kill.

Mmm, yes. I loved Fujiko Mine. It just oozed style, and the art was gorgeous. I'm a sucker for Lupin III though.

[Homura]

Actually I think Urobuchi also wrote the F/Z LN. The anime is comparatively newer and better quality than the Stay Night anime. It definitely reminded me of how he often deconstructs ideals in the stories he wrote (i.e. you see a lot of arguments between the characters about what makes a hero/king/etc in Zero).

Even considering the nature of the Holy Grail War in F/Z, some of the deaths killed my soul again. I guess it's only positive because of how F/SN turned out but pretty bittersweet.

Spoiler:

Madoka really feels a lot more brighter. Kinda thankful for that but it makes all the dark parts of the anime stand out more. Eeek.

I double check. You seem to be right on the F/Z being an Urobuchi LN. I suppose the only restriction he had was "connect it back to F/SN". that makes a lot more sense now. Ufotable has always been a fantastic animation studio. They didn't do F/SN, but if you compare the animation at the time in their works (Kara no Kyoukai), you'd see that it was still top notch animation.

Also, another F/SN later this year. I'm hoping for Heaven's Feel because Dark Sakura is <3. And also the possibility of a Rin and Saber Alter rereleases on the figures.

I think Cowboy Bebop was well received in NA since AS still runs it sometimes on their late-night programming. FMA:B and InuYusha are the other two I remember seeing a lot on AS too. Really prefer the episodic stuff sometimes because I tend to forget long-running plots heheh. It's also easier to get people into since you can just drop into a new episode and drop out without missing too much of the overall plot.

Just checked out Zetsubo Sensei. Looks like something I have to add to my ever-growing backlog!

Ya I can see that probably being the reason. I also think there's a huge dose of nostalgia too. I mean, if I go back and watch DBZ, I'd probably not be able to sit through it nowadays.

Spoiler:

AGH I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THAT EPISODE. LET THE ESCALATION BEGINNNNN

But seriously the E4 working with Satsuki in that fight was awesome.

KLK21

Spoiler:

Ya, they are really ramping it up for the climax. It's in a couple episodes.

Now to Space Dandy, while it had a rough start, I do enjoy this series a lot more. It has a lot of episodes where I find myself interesting and the one from last night was rather sweet. Very tripy though but I think that is part of the magic. Certainly isn't a Cowboy Bebop when it comes to tone.

Haha, so true.

[MC Elesa]

So Kill la Kill ended.

[Homura]

Indeed. I honestly didn't think it was as epic was the ending for Gurren Lagaan was. Then again, hard to top two giant robots fighting in the universe and throwing galaxy shurikens.

[MC Elesa]

Indeed. I honestly didn't think it was as epic was the ending for Gurren Lagaan was. Then again, hard to top two giant robots fighting in the universe and throwing galaxy shurikens.

Yeah. Prior to the ending, I was comparing Kill la Kill with Gurren Lagaan but realize that I shouldn't. GL had MEGA universe sized robots fighting in space which is impossible to compare to girls wearing sailor fuku to fight a crazy mother.

Either way, that was some way to end a show which I am glad was done how it was.

Also, Mako is just so precious.

[Lord Celebi]

I pretty thoroughly enjoyed Kill la Kill. The ending may have been a little underwhelming in light of Gurren Lagann, but out of that context, I thought it wrapped really well.

I'm currently working on Spice & Wolf. I'm only two episodes in, but I'm absolutely in love with the show.

[Braixen]

I'm trying to decide if I should watch Kill la Kill. It has a big fanbase, and people love to discuss it but I fear I can be too picky. I am very open minded though, I'm not easily offended and such I just crave good character development and a smart plot. I'm not sure if Kill la Kill has either of those things, anyone care to tell me otherwise? haha. :P