The New Release Club's General discussion

Sir Maddy wrote:
Nah, it’s been confirmed months ago.
Apparently the manga is supposed to be shit too.
Great, time for bad horror again.I was actually looking forward to this show coming out since it is meant to be one of the most messed up manga out there, but since it is only a short I can easily wait. I actually began its manga out of curiosity and it isn’t bad but nothing great. What makes it so known for being messed up I don’t know, sure its premise is different but it doesn’t seem that graphic so far. Perhaps people just don’t like fake erotic scenes between siblings while one of them eats the other. I’m also concerned by the company behind it, so while the run time is already a problem I think its animation could be somewhat awkward as well.
Oh, so now you're concerned about DEEN messing up, again.I've seen the PV and the animation isn't bad, it's cute.But yeah, looks like we're gonna be watching 5 minutes of cute sisters eating their brothers.Speaking of DEEN anyway, Sakura Trick is coming out in 2 months.We are so doing that for the New Release Club.

 

Guys, whoever is watching Miss Monochrome and Non Non Biyori, are they worth watching?


Miss Monochrome is below average. Since it's only 3 minutes, it doesn't hurt to watch... but don't expect anything good.

Non Non Biyori on the other hand is rather fun to watch. A simple slice of life comedy anime However, if you are looking for easy comedy genre anime and haven't started yet, then I'd say Outbreak Company and Noucome are the best for this.

 

No to Sakura Trick, that is unless it wins its place in the next vote. Not sure what I’ll think if that happens….



Could you honestly watch cute girls kissing for 12 episodes?

 

Supernatural Knight wrote:
No to Sakura Trick, that is unless it wins its place in the next vote. Not sure what I’ll think if that happens….


Could you honestly watch cute girls kissing for 12 episodes?


I could and I'd be happy to (^^) +1 for Sakura Trick

 

Sir Maddy wrote:

Supernatural Knight wrote:
No to Sakura Trick, that is unless it wins its place in the next vote. Not sure what I’ll think if that happens….

Could you honestly watch cute girls kissing for 12 episodes?

Nope I would struggle with this series so I might just observe my own rule and watch “at least one” should sakura trick win, hoping for Space Dandy at this very point in time. Anyway is there even a PV for this yuri show yet? I haven’t seen any posted in threads anywhere online. Actually I haven’t seen many PV’s at all for next seasons anime, I think Space Dandy is the only one I have seen one for so far.



There's no PV yet, but there is a Key Visual:


The designs also look quite nice, so does the cast list.
I mean you have Asuna from S.A.O and Maria from Haganai as the two main leads.

 

For everyone who will be watching Pupa.
The second PV is up:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200227132720955&set=vb.186049298150338&type=2&theater
And it will air January 9th.

Incest, torture, blood and gore.
I think this is my Anime of the season.

 

Okay so I'm just going to give some quick opinions on several of the anime I've been watching this season.

Kill la Kill 8/10
This anime did not disappoint and even exceeded my expectations a bit. When it started off with so much happening and so much energy I was afraid the rest of the episodes would just be like "Fight of the weak" episodes or something else repetitive like that or that it would become slow and drawn out just to fill in space. But so far it's keeping the energy going fairly well, it's a bit less than the first episode but that is a good thing, and it's not keeping things repetitive. I have no idea what is going to happen each episode and even when the episode starts it's hard to tell exactly how it will all end. Sure it doesn't have the deepest plot but it's not supposed to. It's just taking what it has and has fun with it.

Infinite stratos 2 4/10
This one has been a disapointment. Each episode feels like 75% fan service filler. I know it's a harem anime but a show can be loaded with fan service and still have a steady plot progression and plot. Just look at highschool DxD that show used the fan service as part of the plot so even when they were flashing clevage something important was happening. But in IS2 each fan service scene feels like it's distracting from the important parts and I find myself getting rather bored at times. If they could just get a little more done each episode I'd be a lot happier.

Strike the Blood 6/10
Now this one was about what I expected. Not a bad show but nothing really all that ground breaking either. The characters aren't too special but they are fun enough to watch and the setting has plenty to work with to keep us entertained until the end. Same with the action scenes and animation quality. Nothing great but nothing bad either. If you like this type of anime then I'd recommend it but if shonen action series are not really your thing this probably won't give you anything special to keep you interested.

I Couldn’t Become a Hero 6.5/10
This show has been fairly entertaining so far. The demon lord's daughter is a fun character and the MC works well with her. He'd probably be pretty boring on his own but the two of them make a good duo. The show is funny and mostly light hearted but it does have some series moments.

Spoiler

Like that messed up scene in the factory where cute little monsters have been enslaved as factory workers and are worked to death. It kinda hurt to watch that.

Over all I'd definitely recommend this to something looking for a good comedy. It's not at all a harem series despite the mostly female cast and the fan service is there but not distractedly so. They keep it at a level to please those that like it but is ignoble to those that don't.

Outbreak Company 7.5/10
Another one that exceeded my expectations. It's taking itself a lot more seriously than I expected. It's still mostly light hearted and gets in a lot of silly moments but it still deals with real and serious issues. Like in one episode the elves and Dwarves of the class and fighting over anime related stuff and it doesn't take long for it to devolve into insulting each other's race. So the MC tries to fix the problem and get everyone to grow closer together. The result is kinda wacky so they don't seem to let themselves stay too serious for too long and that is also a good thing. Over all it's showing a fairly good mix of funny and serious moments. Mostly funny but with enough serious moments to where it takes the topics it introduces seriously. It doesn't just turn everything into one big joke.

Log Horizon 8/10
Another one deserving some praise. I've said a lot about this in the discussion thread so I'll leave some out. The characters are a lot of fun to watch and the plot is progressing very smoothly. Speaking of smooth the animation is great and just great to watch. The first few episodes have quite a bit of explaining in order to set everything up but I personally never felt bored and for those that did they do less explaining as the series progressing so the worst thing I can say about it so far is the start is a little slow. But the slow start is good IMO as they explain and set up the world rather than throwing stuff at you throughout the series and maybe explaining at some point. The comedy is also pretty good and should keep most plenty entertained.

Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova 5/10
This series has turned out a little better than I first expected but not by much. The MC still bores the heck out of me and the rest of the "crew" don't really get much screen time. I feel like any of them could just suddenly vanish from the story and you'd hardly notice. This time it's the villains who are saving the series from being a complete failure IMO. While the mysterious invader plot is nothing new we still don't know anything about them. Are they alien, from another dimension? We don't know much about who they are or what exactly they are trying to do. We know enough to where we can follow the plot but we are kept guessing on enough to keep us wondering. The villains also seem to have more plot development and personality especially with the last couple episodes. Over all I wouldn't say go out of your way to watch this but if you need to kill some time this should be good enough to not bore you. The CGI characters are still pretty horrible though.

Noucome 6/10
This is an odd one. For the most part it looks like a cliche harem comedy but it feels kinda like a parody. I don't know if this was intentional or not but a lot of the humor feels like it's making it's own joke while poking a bit of fun at the genera. Each of the characters feel like a typical harem character (The air head, the Kuudere, the little sister type, the blond rich girl, etc) but they feel like they are meant to be that way as part of the joke rather than lazy writing. So overall it really isn't that bad. I went into it not expecting much and while it certainly didn't blow me back with a masterpiece it's proving to be entertaining enough. Plus the whole "Absolute choice" plot point is proving to be fairly amusing most of the time although a bit too awkward at other times.

Tokyo Ravens 6/10
Pretty much just reread Strike the Blood's description. It has a differnt plot, characters, and feel but it's also mostly just a slightly above average action shonen type deal with a romance sub plot and all that. This one gives me more of a harem vibe though as in he'll have several girls interested in him but the only one who stands a chance in hell is the first girl we meet. So if this kinda show is your thing definitely watch it and if not don't.

 

It was interesting to read. Beside Kill la Kill I agree almost with everything.

I can write down a list of anime I rate so far worth 8 or higher:
Diamond no Ace 9/10
Gingitsune 8/10
Kakumeiki Valvrave S2 8/10
Kuroko no Basket S2 10/10
Kyoukai no Kanata 8/10
Little Busters! Refrain 8/10
Log Horizon 9/10
Magi S2 8/10
Nagi no Asukara 8/10
Outbreak Company 8/10
White Album 2 8/10
Yowamushi no Pedal 9/10
Yozakura Quartet 8/10

And yes I watch almost everything. The only ones I don't watch from this season are Freezing, IS, Hajime no Ippo, idol wrestling, phi brain and meganebu. But most of them because I haven't seen prequels.

 

If we're doing ratings, I might as well give mine, though my list isn't as long.
Kill la Kill - 8/10
Coppelion - 7/10
IS S2 - 7/10 (Laura makes up for the baka MC)
Kyoukai no Kanata - 7/10
Log Horizon - 8/10
Miss Monochrome - 7/10 (Wish it was longer than 4 minutes)
NouKome - 8/10
Unbreakable Machine-doll 8/10 (I

 

It was interesting to read. Beside Kill la Kill I agree almost with everything.I can write down a list of anime I rate so far worth 8 or higher:
Diamond no Ace 9/10
Gingitsune 8/10
Kakumeiki Valvrave S2 8/10
Kuroko no Basket S2 10/10
Kyoukai no Kanata 8/10
Little Busters! Refrain 8/10
Log Horizon 9/10
Magi S2 8/10
Nagi no Asukara 8/10
Outbreak Company 8/10
White Album 2 8/10
Yowamushi no Pedal 9/10
Yozakura Quartet 8/10And yes I watch almost everything. The only ones I don’t watch from this season are Freezing, IS, Hajime no Ippo, idol wrestling, phi brain and meganebu. But most of them because I haven’t seen prequels.
You should check out Phi Brain. I can't say for sure if it's your kinda show but I found it rather interesting. Think something along the lines of Yugioh but instead of Childrens card games it's puzzles and instead of evil card games that steal your soul or something you have giant death traps and I do mean death traps as in the characters would seriously die if they failed to solve them. Some of the puzzles really were interesting whiles a few others felt like they were trying a bit too hard to seem complicated. It falls into a few annoying cliches like the MC's parents both being dead and a few others but I still found it worth watching at the very least.

 

I did hear it's kinda childish since every antagonist becomes a good guy after getting beaten. Anyway, I do like the art and I enjoy those silly anime... I am watching Cardfight! after all...

 

Caught up with LB Refrain... completely changed my mind. Well not 10 yet, but a strong 9 for sure.

That 3rd and 4th ep combination of depression & confession... it hit me :|

 

I did hear it’s kinda childish since every antagonist becomes a good guy after getting beaten. Anyway, I do like the art and I enjoy those silly anime… I am watching Cardfight! after all…


Well that is true but to be fair most of the main antagonists are only evil in the first place because they went bat shit crazy. So at least it's not a "I lost so I'm just going to stop being evil" thing. It kinda makes sense they stopped being evil. It is still childish with how hardly any villains (there are at least a couple that stay evil) stay bad but I can appreciate them writing a lot of it so that the side switching makes sense. Plus it does have some darker elements to it primarily in the backstories of the kaito and the main antagonist of each season. They aren't super dark and depressing but they do make you feel bad for them once you learn the full story. But yeah if your watching vanguard then you should also give Phi Brain a try because I liked the later series more. How far are you in cardfight? I watched it up to about where the dub ended at the time and planned to pick it up later and IMO the second arc is just awful.

Spoiler

My main problem with the second arc revolves around psyqualia. At first he acts like it's coming back but then later he and even Ren act like they don't remember it happening the first time. Ren even wispers to the MC about it as if it's some kinda secret. His stance on using it has also shifted for no apparent reason. Also the style of the cardfights are more like Yugioh. Season 1 I thought was really good and even better than Yugioh primarily for one reason. There was no "Pull the one card you need to win" crap. Instead The players were shown actively trying to pull out a win even when they get bad deck luck. Like sometimes the MC would draw and say "OH no I don't have any grade twos in this hand" or "What am I supposed to do with this card". There were times the MC could have won easily if he just had the right card but he didn't and had to work with what he had. It felt like there was more emphasis on strategy and the main character was winning not because the main character is awesome and simply must win but because he truly worked for it and used strategy to pull out a win. But in the second arc I saw a lot more "Lucky draw" type wins and that was really dissapointing since the first arc had stayed away from that so well.

 

For everyone who will be watching Pupa.
The second PV is up:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200227132720955&set=vb.186049298150338&type=2&theaterAnd it will air January 9th.Incest, torture, blood and gore.
I think this is my Anime of the season.
It will air at 3 AM on a weekday. Says enough about the gore in this anime. And probably why it took them so long to find a channel to air it.My ratings so fariamond no Ace - 7/10Hajime no Ippo - 10/10Kuroko no Basket S2 - 10/10Log Horizon - 8/10Nagi no Asukara - 8/10Samurai Flamenco - 7/10 (was 8/10 but after last ep it went down. So disappointing )Strike the Blood - 6/10Yowamushi Pedal - 9/10Best of the season are Hajime no Ippo and Kuroko no Basket. Im having trouble deciding which sequel is better.Biggest suprise of the season is Nagi no Asukara and Yowamushi Pedal. I dislike romance and slice of life, yet i am rly enjoying Nagi no Asukara. Its just different and the art is beautiful. Yowamushi Pedal because im no fan of cycling, yet this anime brings out so much good from that world.. It's amazing.

 

Spoiler:

My main problem with the second arc revolves around psyqualia. At first he acts like it’s coming back but then later he and even Ren act like they don’t remember it happening the first time. Ren even wispers to the MC about it as if it’s some kinda secret. His stance on using it has also shifted for no apparent reason. Also the style of the cardfights are more like Yugioh. Season 1 I thought was really good and even better than Yugioh primarily for one reason. There was no “Pull the one card you need to win” crap. Instead The players were shown actively trying to pull out a win even when they get bad deck luck. Like sometimes the MC would draw and say “OH no I don’t have any grade twos in this hand” or “What am I supposed to do with this card”. There were times the MC could have won easily if he just had the right card but he didn’t and had to work with what he had. It felt like there was more emphasis on strategy and the main character was winning not because the main character is awesome and simply must win but because he truly worked for it and used strategy to pull out a win. But in the second arc I saw a lot more “Lucky draw” type wins and that was really dissapointing since the first arc had stayed away from that so well.




Well I was watching it subbed. I finished the one with 65 episodes... so I suppose that's the 1st season you are referring to. Since then I didn't have time to continue watching it. I did read your message and I have to agree that it is stupid, but I can't say it's disappointing... I was expecting this kind of stuff to happen since anime is more based on kids anyway.

How's the dubbed version?

 

Well I was watching it subbed. I finished the one with 65 episodes… so I suppose that’s the 1st season you are referring to. Since then I didn’t have time to continue watching it. I did read your message and I have to agree that it is stupid, but I can’t say it’s disappointing… I was expecting this kind of stuff to happen since anime is more based on kids anyway.

How’s the dubbed version?



65 episodes sound about right. But honestly the "It's made for kids" stuff pisses me off. Why do some people feel the need to talk down to kids and treat them like idiots. Sure kids can watch a lot of crap and not be bothered by it but that doesn't mean they don't like to be challenged a little bit. Don't show a kid something like Alien or Saw but a little edge in a show is good for them and don't make a story with more levels than Inception but try to write a little depth to it. I know when I was a kid I watched all kinda junk that I realize is junk now but when I saw something that I acknowledge as good even today I simply loved back then. So kids know when something is good and they can enjoy what is challenging to them. Again don't be throwing stuff that is too rough and heavy at them but throwing nothing but fluff isn't doing any better.

So I don't care if Cardfight was made for younger audiences the least they can do is not write a hundred plot holes into the second season. It honestly feels like the second season had a different writer who didn't even read through what happened in season 1. I mean how does your main villain from the first arc mysteriously forget about a power he had previously and how does the main character not notice this? There is no reason to assume either has amnesia since the main character shows at times he knows what the power is but it's like he forgot all of the resolve he had at the end of the first season to accept both sides of himself. To me it feels like they put no thought or effort into the story and just shoved a second arc into the series. Have some pride in your work people!

Oh yeah you asked about the dub. It was okay as far as I could tell. Honestly I'm not a good person to ask because it seems I don't really have much on an ear for voices but they all seemed to fit rather well IMO. None of the voices felt high pitched, annoying, or wrong for the characters. So I'd say the dub is okay.

 

My rankings:

Kill la Kill - 8/10
Non Non Biyori - 8.5/10

I can't really do the rest considering I've only watched one episode of each and I'm going to catch up over the summer holidays.