Discussion dedicated to April 2010 series.

And it seems we have an early contender for something special - Arakawa Under The Bridge.

http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?sh ... e&aid=7238

This looks brilliant.

oh goody a anime about a troll who lives under a bridge (no pun intended)

OH WAIT ITS SHAFT!!!
damn right who's the production who cuts corners on animation!!
SHAFT!!!
there one bad mother-
shut ur mouth!
but i am talking about SHAFT?
then we can dig it!

well lets add the list shall we...

Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou

Based on Mizuki Shoutarou's Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou magical fantasy romance novel series. The story of "love, magic, and battles" revolves around Akuto Sai, a boy who aims to become part of his country's highest order of magicians and contribute to society as one of its clergy. On the day he is admitted into the Constan Magical Academy, his aptitude test predicts the following: "Future Occupation … Devil King." Thus begins his difficult school life in which he is resented by his studious female class head, desired by a girl with mysterious powers, and guarded by a beautiful female android. -in otherwords ART8SIMS material-

Giant Killing

* Based on a seinen manga by Tsunamoto Masaya and Tsujitomo serialised in Weekly Morning.
In Giants Killing a ragtag bunch from East Tokyo are struggling in Japan's top football league. The team is going through an abysmal spell right now where they are nearing the bottom of the table and have lost 5 matches in a row. The loses haven't done much to team moral, because it was already low. Fan support, on the other hand, is looking bleak. In the world of football, once the fans turn on a team the end is near. Teams don't recover. Coaches are fired, players are sold, and teams drop to smaller divisions where profits often prevent them from ever being successful against even mediocre top division programs. East Tokyo United, ETU, can only blame their coach right now. And Coach is ready to give up this next game to prove to his team and fans, that against the biggest club in the nation he can make this team win. -Studio Deen WWHHYY!!!

Working!!

Adaptation of Karino Takatsu's Working!! four-panel manga. The story is set in a family restaurant named Wagnaria in the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido. Souta works part-time among the restaurant's high-spirited, mysterious, yet cool staffers. - i am not sure whats working but its got my approval of decentcy

the rest is MAJOR 6th season? wow and some movies like conan and TRIGUN woop! but its still not as epic as last april. this year...

Let's add something suss to this list....

KissXsis TV
http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?sh ... e&aid=7215

Wow, you beat him to that one? Amazing....

i been having cpu problems over here my main computer freezing up and no greg did not beat me to it... i posted age's ago about the rumours so i take that cake thank you very much!

But you didn't get to eat it this time.

Thats going on TV........ may be I need to wait for the BD version XD

depends if its AT-X then its uncensored but if its any other station its most probebly censored

Of course it will be censored. How else will they get DVD sales?

Last Exile wrote:Of course it will be censored. How else will they get DVD sales?

they could cut out backgrounds or animation for a whole episode maybe sounds like a way to make sale's

i don't like the look of this on

well first episode of HEROMAN mind you this is written by stan lee so expect alotta american this american that... pretty much everything is american beside the fact they all speak japanese :S the sign's the flag everything! very american kinda like something you would watch after birdy decode series if you want..

Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou

episode 1 hmm started off slow and simple got some character and plot then you get to the part were there future is predicted and the main character's popularity level hits the roof!!! the fact everyone fears him and wants to destroy him followed by a harem of magick girls following in his war path its not a bad anime about magick and low level ecchi decent CGI some nice explosions i would'nt be suprised if ARTA8SIMS enjoys this one its his kinda ball game so to speak...

well first episode of angel beats!

starts off in the deep end situation arise's weapons of all the marvelous variety such awesome animation quality on KEY animation can handle not bad humour the odd bandana eye covering american dub seems to be the norm in japan ever since higashi no eden its amount of plot shoved down ya gob! mission briefings,school setting, swords, axe's, pistols, rifles, rocket launchers its over the top style mash's so much together and even the band seems to outshine k-on!'s attempt at playing music :S SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR QUALITY AJAS MATERIAL DON'T WATCH COALGUYS THERE TROLL THE illegitim!!!

GarryGod wrote:

This isn't Haruhi, this is her sister, and unlike Haruhi, who thinks she's a god, this girl thinks she's the anti-christ....

well if you watch it on Mazui there all dead! and they are trying to kill angels hmm? some one talking about the war!?!?!?

B Gata H Kei might just make Queen's Blade look good in comparison. O_O (I want to F U C K ! ! ! 100 virgin guys...SPROING! AOO-GAH! *cough*)
Angel Beats might make E8 look good in comparison. O_O (Fail outsourcing to Korea to boot! Anyone thinking KyoAni paid these guys off to re-install faith in the Haruhi franchise? I honestly thought Key wouldn't let one of their titles get mangled like this)
Kaichou wa Maid-Sama makes almost any shoujo romances look good in comparison. O_O (This rips off Kare Kano and other shoujo romance series so shamelessly it's appalling)
Ikkitousen 4th season makes other fanservice shows look good in comparison. O_O (At least they learnt how to draw, finally)
Working! makes most other shows look good in comparison. O_O (And I've seen H-titles with better maids, to boot)
Ironman makes the 60s animations look pro in comparison. O_O (Seriously, a shot of Spiderman or Adam West+Burt Ward era Batman utterly destroys this)

I think we're really in trouble.....TO THE BATMOBILE!

Last Exile wrote:Angel Beats might make E8 look good in comparison. O_O (Fail outsourcing to Korea to boot! Anyone thinking KyoAni paid these guys off to re-install faith in the Haruhi franchise? I honestly thought Key wouldn't let one of their titles get mangled like this)

They are not Korean, they do the work in Japan still, so I'm not sure where you're getting at here

Last Exile wrote:Ikkitousen 4th season makes other fanservice shows look good in comparison. O_O (At least they learnt how to draw, finally)

That's because they switched animation studio's for this series....again....

Series 1 was animated by J.C. Staff
Dragon Destiny and Great Guardians were animated by studio Arms (they've done work for stuff like Genshiken 2, Kite/Kite Liberator, Himawari!/!! and a whole bunch of H-titles)
Xtreme Xecutor is animated by TNK, and they've done some rather interesting stuff (like UFO Princess Valkyrie, I My Me Strawberry Eggs, School Days and Hand Maid May)
So this might explain the differences in look.

It was established during the credits of Angel Beats that part of the animation had been done in Korea via outsourcing. For the quality of animation to be so varied in Episode 1, when one still has all the budget and time to spare, is pretty pathetic. Key pride themselves on their look and usually only trust someone who can do their product visual justice at the very least. P.A. Works were pretty shocking in what they've done so far.

In all seriousness, Greg, was there anything you would put on the playlist from what has aired so far?

Well, I'm not saying anything until I've actually watched a few of these shows, the only one I've watched so far is B Gata H, and it's a definate NO!!! from me

oh well there in heaven nothing's accurate to say about this series sure it made mistakes but its entertainment to say the least in other news seem like funimation pulled there head out of there arsch's and got rights to the OP of higashi no eden might be seeing DVD sales soon...

True, but didn't it also say the dvd's wouldn't be out until 2011??

yeah? soon as in a year is what i mean... what you did'nt get that part

Hmm, theory. April 2010 is being loaded with crap so that K-ON!! (i.e S2) cleans up.

True, probably why I can see at least 4 good series for July....

That said, I am going to follow Angel Beats. It was the only thing I had any hope for to start with. I might as well see it through. Having enough balls to be so blutig to its leads and combining the wacky stuff it does - have to give it credit for trying to be outside of the norm.

I'm hoping noitaminA and the TV Tokyo project will save the day.

Last Exile wrote:I'm hoping SD Gundam Sangokuden and Mayoi Neko Overrun will save the day.

You're asking for a Sonic Hand, Hans.

Hakuouki ok i like it sure its a reverse Harem but its about shinsengumi and its got swords and blood i hav'nt watched samurai anime since....well hmmm ahhh champloo?

arakawa under the bridge.... main characters a knob! end story dropped!

Hey, look, Garry dodged another bout of SHAFTing, good job

YOSHA!!! i watched the big tamale of the season k-on!!
ok watching it ok yeah not bad nice the pictures a bit bright for some fuken reason? ok whats this the OP? ok lets hear it ahuh yeah wWWAAHHH WTF MY EARS ARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH HELP ME!!!! THEY ARE BLEEDING WAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

argh omg my ears!!! jesus Chuck Norris kyoani what the hell are you doing!!! subliminal tone death hypontizing us with 3D render animation!!!! argh!!!! well apart from that tsumugi is in it so my mind is at ease

oh ED is 100x betta then OP.... hands down!..... no china-man is gonna convince me otherwise....

It's like putting a 33 1/3 on 45 speed....

*and if anyone got that kudos to them*

Well, technically if you watched the first episode you actually watched 9 episodes, so you've given it enough of a go.

Hmm, now then....

I think I drew better backgorund animation when I was 5.
The chick sounds like a guy. (And no wonder. She previously voiced The Major, Alphard and Lunamaria Hawke)
That wasn't humour.
The guy is a douche.
I think we came up with more plausible dialogue in the Story Game.
The amount of staticness is just creepy.
The grass seems to take up more focus than anything.
I'm struggling to find any form of development or substance in that episode.
I pity the guy who dressed as the Kappa IRL.
There was music?
I think they spent more money on the IRL Kappa advert than the episode itself.


How the F U C K ! ! ! does this have a rating of 8.23 on AniDB? (Correction - 8.06 after I voted. Hint: You can help change this more!)


In summation, every fear I had about Shaft and the industry has been confirmed with this. You don't have to try anymore. You don't need a budget anymore. You don't need to have talent anymore. All you need to do is be an EFFING TROLL!

Yet, somehow I felt more trolled by the OP to K-ON!! that the Arakawa episode.... *bonk* Good to see I'm not the only one!

I think we have an official theme for April - trolling. -_-

WTB noitaminA subs and Ultimate Project subs ASAP!

You know, it's a good thing you mentioned the Doves last night, Mappy. Because 'Lost Souls' seems to perfectly describe this Shinbo phenomenon. Too many 'Lost Souls' permanently falling under his spell.

yeah yeah i totally dig what your saying but if theres anything i can say about that arguement its this.....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANS!!!

Give the man a Gundam!

he was a good man showed me the way of the gundamu......uteyo! uteyo!!!! kimi yooooooo!!!!! tsukame!!!!!!!
he showed me how to slap! LIKE A MAN!!!! MY PIMP HAND IS STRONG!!!!

WTB Hans's perspective on April.

senkou no night raid not bad could be best show of season BUT i have yet to watch rainbow which is my best choice of the season...
http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=7389

Last Exile wrote:WTB Hans's perspective on April.

Well franky, I've only watched two shows as they were the only two I had any interest in from reading Chartfag's descriptions: Working! and Heroman. So for now, I'll just give my take on those.

Heroman: Stan Lee + Tetsujin-28go + Bones. The Tetsujin comparison fits particularly well on account of Joey being almost as hot as Shotaro. Almost. So far it's been uncompromisingly simple, and that's somewhat refreshing. It's not trying to be particularly deep or nerd-pandering. It's just a show about a kid and his big robot buddy punching things IN AMERICA.

Working!: Yes neither the characters nor the premise nor even the art style are particularly special. However, what grabbed me was the slickness of its delivery. No awkward pauses, no drawn-out tsukommis and even the sillier reactionary moments had a downplayed approach that's rather uncommon for Japanese comedy. Plus it has Jun Fukuyama, and he's always delightful.

Last Exile wrote:Give the man a Gundam!

While I am undoubtedly a fan of the franchise, there are actually very few gundams (as in the mobile suits with the name) that I like. Really only the Zeta, F91, V2 and Turn A (and if we include obscure as hell supplementary materials, the Le Cygne on account of it looking more like a Dragonar). Otherwise, it's all about the monoeyes. Unless Bandai start releasing some Zanscare merch.

OMG Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin is awesome! this is my favourite pick of the season! its so gritty and emotional it might not be the most nicest looking but just be careful of the cavity search part the OP is awesome! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OghSdTqZ8R0

House of Five Leaves has started. Weird thing is, Funimation has already licensed it. License right when it starts airing? How unlike them.....

its no wonder they licensed it. the shows pretty good nice to see manglobe do something with taste...

Well, the manga was done by the same guy who did Ristorante Paradiso. I don't think quality or maturity was ever in doubt. The art style will be a mountain for some but a hook for others. Nice to see manglobe do a strong option versus the cheap cash-ins they were doing in 2009.

i thought id never see it again but angel beats episode with a pixelated picture of laputa castle in the sky and howls moving castle i was like "wut!"